Stuck With You | Katsuki Bakugou x OC [Book One]

Chapter 127 - The Caramelised Chilli Pepper

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Class 1A finished cleaning up all the ice and decorations, per Mineta's hasty request, his sick mind focused on one thing and one thing only. That didn't stop Kira and the others from attending the beauty contest, though. It was quite the spectacle, as eight girls competed for the trophy. They were all striking in their own ways, but Hado resulted in being crowned the beauty pageant queen, earning herself a trophy and other prizes. Her Quirk was definitely mesmerizing, floating and sparkling in the air as she performed her tricks and twirls to win the audience's favour.

The rest of the school festival was loud and daunting - Kira just hoped that Eri and Lucas weren't feeling too overwhelmed with all of it. However, the two kids are in good hands with Mirio and Midoriya. Kira's thoughts were jerked away from her as she felt both Mina and Toru tugging on each arm, squealing in their excitement as they approached a haunted house, courtesy of class C. Kaminari and Mineta were with them as they huddled and bickered their eagerness to enter the next amusement game. They stuck close together, practically tip-toeing through the house, which was covered in creepy props and flashing lights. Mina and Toru shoved Kira onwards, sacrificing her to witness the next jump scare alone, as the two boys that accompanied them cowered right at the back.

Kira led them down the darkening corridor, the ceiling high and the pathway narrow. A spine-chilling cackle echoed in the gloom, as if someone was crawling down the walls to meet them. Kira couldn't see five feet in front of her, as a smoke machine blanketed the floor in a smoggy atmosphere and she felt two pairs of hands grip onto her clothing, almost making her leap right out of her shoes. She paused to regain her composure, wondering why this event is making her heart pound so much, why her hands are clammy with her anxiety. They're heroes - something as silly as a haunted house shouldn't possess the ability to spook them all so easily.

Just as Kira was finding a glimpse of confidence in her gut, someone dropped from the ceiling behind them, hanging upside down by the back of their knees on a metal pole. Everyone screamed, including Kira and suddenly she was being dragged by her friends and she didn't feel so afraid anymore. She was chortling at herself, at her friends, at the scare that rattled them all to their cores. They all burst out of the haunted house and Kira raised her arm to block out the damp November sun.

"That was ridiculous!" Kaminari bellows, his hands on his knees and head down.

"You should have seen your faces!" Mina laughs, pointing with one hand, while her other cupped her mouth.

"Was that Shinso?" Toru wonders, staring back into the hole they just escaped from.

Kira nods at her friend. "I didn't get a good look, but I think so," she says. "Though, I didn't think he would have been into doing this sort of thing."

"That was the dumbest thing ever," Mineta sulks, not happy with having been so easily scared. "I'm never doing that again."

Mina looks down at him, wiping her eyes free from her tears. "Well, just be glad we didn't leave you in there."

"Oh, look!" Toru chants. "Look!"

Kira and the others follow to where she might be pointing, searching around until they notice Momo and Kyoka sat on a circular metal table, enjoying a few drinks from a nearby stand.

"Let's go join them!" Mina suggests, already dragging Kira with her.

Mina was being oddly clingy for her - perhaps she's noticed Kira's distance with a certain somebody, or perhaps she's just being her usual cheerful self and is just overly eager to see all there is to see. Either way, Kira was more than glad for the distraction, for her mind to be filled with nothing but merriment and friendship instead of angst and hatred.