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

Chapter 149 - Trapped In This Intimacy

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Sleep comes for her eventually. But, when her eyes open again, the early morning of January struggles to brighten up the sky with its meek, useless sun. It sneaks in through the crack in Kira's curtains, piercing right into her eyelids, waking her from her slumber. It's finally a new day and Kira feels like she hardly slept at all.

She rubs her sleepy eyes and prepares for a fresh day, finally back to school after a week at Endeavour's agency. Classes are merely a blur, her eyes cast down at her booklets, as she scribbles down anything and everything the teachers say. Finals are steadily approaching, so aside from mastering her Quirks and physical feats, she needs to progress her mind, her logical responses.

Kira no doubt has to continue her training with Shinso today too, as her Quirk control is equally as important, if not, more so. Her Atomic Power hasn't revealed itself since Nabu Island and she's proud of herself. She hasn't even felt this uncontrollable power bubbling inside her at all. Perhaps her progress with Bakugou has something to with it. After all, he is the core of her problems, her focus.

The school day finishes abruptly and Kira follows the crowd of students out of UA, heading towards the dorms. She has a lot of weight on her shoulders, her plate crammed full of issues, but she can't allow her mind to cling to distractions. She repeats this to herself, as she enters the dormitory with her classmates. However, instead of mingling with her friend, like usual, she dumps her back just inside and decides to wait outside on the veranda. Shinso and Mr Aizawa will arrive soon to collect her, so she wants a head-start on her validity.

Her friends question her motives and she reassures them with the truth. They shrug at her assertiveness and head inside, chatting and cackling amongst themselves. Bakugou usually confronts her about training with Shinso, but she hasn't spoken to him since yesterday in the kitchen. Her hand unwillingly places itself on her chest, just above her heart, as if that will stop it from beating so relentlessly. A few minutes pass, maybe half an hour of alone time outside the dorms, with nothing but her thoughts to keep her company and Mr Aizawa finally shows up with Shinso in tow.

"You been waiting long?" Aizawa speaks up.

Kira shakes her head, skipping down from the veranda. "No, only a few minutes."

Kira joins Shinso as Aizawa leads them to the training grounds. She's pleased to see him again, even though it's only been a little over a week. They chat without end, getting lost in each other's adventures from the past week. The reason why Shinso didn't go home for the holidays is because he decided to spend his personal time training - Kira did spar with him for a bit. He also did his work study with Mr Aizawa.

"Alright, we're here," Aizawa announces. "So, pipe down." Kira stops talking instantly, standing straight beside Shinso, as Aizawa glares at the both of them. "You remember where we left off?" Her homeroom teacher adds, his eyes flicking from Kira to Shinso, then back to her again. Kira nods eagerly, determined to jump back into action. Getting a few hits off will help clear her mind. "Good," he grumbles. "Shinso has spent the New Year's drastically improving his skills," he informs her directly. "So, you'd better have learnt something at your time at the number one hero's agency."

Kira looks at Shinso beside her - he actually looks a little bit smug at his supposed improvement. She scoffs lightly, excited to show him what she's learnt once they start sparring. Even Mr Aizawa doesn't know about this new skill she's acquired. Kira just hopes she remembers how to activate it. Every time it's occurred, it's been purely instinctual, so she just has to latch onto those memories, the words that Bakugou said to her.

"You're overthinking it," he says, ignoring her persistence. "Don't rely on it. Just use it."

"Face each other," Aizawa orders and they do. "You know the drill. Quirks first, spar second."