Back inside UA, (Y/N) had just come out of the girls' bathroom, making a quick stop there to refresh herself before she went home.
She was wiping away the water from her face when Uraraka spotter her up ahead, where she was standing together with Asui and Ashido.
"(L/N)-chan!" Uraraka called out, waving her over.
Reluctantly, (Y/N) approached the group.
"Oh, hi Uraraka-chan, Ashido-san, Asui-san," she nodded at them
"Hi (L/N)!" Ashido exclaimed happily, "I didn't get a chance to talk to you earlier!"
(Y/N) smiled, "you were amazing today, Ashido-san. You all were!"
"Thank you!" Uraraka and Asui replied.
"Todoroki's quirk was amazing, but I wish we had gotten to see more of you today!" Ashido added, "I'm looking forward to it!"
(Y/N) smiled uncomfortable, a bit hesitantly talk about today, "right, thanks."
"(L/N)-chan," Uraka hesistated, "um, are you going to see either Deku-kun or Bakugou-kun?"
(Y/N) frowned, "uhhh, don't think so? I told Izuku not to wait up for me, and Bakugou was angry as fuck all day so I'm sure he has already stormed out."
"Actually, we just saw them have a showdown!" Ashido exclaimed, pumping one fist into the air, the other pointing out of the window they were standing in front of, "Midoriya and Bakugou were talking, Bakugou looking like he was going to kill him as always, and they seemed to be having some sort of fight."
(Y/N)'s eyes widened, "shit, did Bakugou-"
"It didn't get physical thankfully," Asui said, shaking her head, "but Midoriya-chan looked terrified and Bakugou looked very angry when he left. Midoriya-chan just went somewhere with All Might, but Bakugou left the school grounds, kero."
"Oh? How long ago was this?"
"Just now. I'm sure if you run for it, you could catch up to Bakugou," she replied, reading her intentions.
(Y/N) gave her a relieved smile, "thank you so much, Asui-san!"
She replied with a smile, "it's no problem, kero. Call me Tsu."
(Y/N) couldn't help but smile wider at this adorable bean, "Tsu-chan it is! You can call me (Y/N)! I'll do my best to catch up with Bakugou now, try to prevent him from blowing something up. I'll see you guys tomorrow!" she jogged away, waving back as they said their goodbyes.
(Y/N) ran out as fast as she could, debating on whether or not to head to the station or to walk.
Bakugou must be very angry, so he's probably walking to clear his head a bit, she thought as she headed away from the station instead, keeping an eye out for him.
Sure enough, after a few minutes, she spotted his tense form walking up ahead.
It was only when she caught sight of him that she hesitated. She knew how into his thoughts he could get, and to be honest, she didn't really see a scenario where approaching him would end well, but she couldn't just leave him alone, especially if she knew he was feeling bad about today.
Plus, a very selfish part of her wanted a distraction from thoughts of Shouto, and she figured Bakugou was the way to do that. He always kept her mind busy after all.
"Bakugou!" she called out in advance as she approached him, but he kept on walking ahead.
She soon caught up with him, walking by his side. He still didn't acknowledge her, and she remained silent for a bit, not quite knowing what to say.
Finally, after a few minutes of silence, he snapped. "The fuck do you want princess?"
She looked at him innocently, "nothing, just walking."
"Get lost," he growled impatiently.
"Hey, you don't own the pavement, I can walk wherever I want!" she retorted, staying by his side.
He groaned, "the fuck is your deal? Our training together is done, and we're not fucking friends, so-"
"We're friends," (Y/N) interrupted with a grin.
"HUUUHH?!?" Bakugou yelled, startling a few by passers, "LISTEN UP YOU FUCKING-"
"Look, short fuse, you can pretend all you like, but we're friends. I don't need to hear you say it to know it's true."
"You're fucking delusional," he scoffed, sounding annoyed, "and anyways, what the fuck are you even doing here? I saw you leave the fucking class first, thought I'd finally gotten rid of you."
She decided not to comment on the obvious abrupt topic change.
"I was off clearing my head for a bit," she replied.
He finally looked at her, a curious look in his eyes, "so what the hell was that about?"
She looked at him in confusion, hoping he didn't mean what she thought he meant. "what do you mean?"
He sneered, "don't fucking play dumb, princess, what the fuck happened to you on the test today?"
She froze. "Oh... just upset I didn't really get to do much is all."
He laughed mockingly, "yeah, I'm not fucking buying it."
"It's true! And look, the real reason why I'm here," she hurriedly pulled out something from her bag, trying to take Bakugou's attention away from the topic at hand, "ta-daaaa! Coupons to that spicy food place you love so much!"
Bakugou eyed her hand suspiciously, "and why the fuck do you have those?"
"Well, last time you took me I liked it so much that I started going without you! Only a couple of times actually, but for some reason one of the guys there gave me free coupons! I didn't know how to ask you and they'll expire soon, though, so how about we go today?"
"Fuck no."
"KATSU! They sell your favourites there! And IT'S FREE FOOD! You can't turn me down like this man!" she tugged on his arm, only to have him shake it out of her grip harshly.
"I have better things to do that hang around your lame ass-"
"I cannot believe you're turning down free food just because I'll be there!" she puffed out her cheeks in frustration. "Why is your heart so explosively petty, short fuse!"
He didn't reply, staring her down with a pissed off expression.
"You know what, Kastu-chan, we're going," she said firmly, mentally saying a quick prayer for her life before she once again reached out and tugged him closer.
To her surprise however, he didn't immediately shrug her off again. Instead, he got this weird, pensive look in his face before he slowly nodded.
"Well, it's free fucking food, so go wild, I guess."
"I always knew you were a slut for free food, Katsu-chan," she said teasingly before he yelled at her.
"FUCKING MAGGOT, DO YOU WANT ME TO COME OR NOT."
She laughed, "yes yes, okay I couldn't resist."
They walked the rest of the way in relative silence, (Y/N) being relieved at the fact that Bakugou didn't seem so tense anymore.
The restaurant they went to was a small one that wasn't well known, which (Y/N) thought was a tragedy since their food was amazing. As soon as they walked through the door, they were assaulted with the sweet aroma of freshly cooked dishes, (Y/N) feeling her mouth already beginning to water.
They found a table pretty quickly and soon sat down, looking over their menus.
"Oh, hello there (Y/N)-chan! You're back!" came a loud, cheery, and fucking irritating in Bakugou's opinion, voice.
"Hi, Yukio-kun," (Y/N) said, looking over Bakugou's shoulder with a small smile.
"It's so good to see you again-oh," he reached the table, and blinked when his eyes landed on Bakugou. Bakugou glared back, daring him to say anything.
The tall, brown eyed boy looked taken aback, his bright smile dimming slightly before he forced it back up again, "you brought a friend!"
"Yeah, it was really nice of you to give me those coupons, so I figured I could share the love, right?" she replied with a smile, scanning the menu and seemingly unware of the blatant disappointment the other guy was now sporting.
Bakugou couldn't help but smirk, thinking fucking loser before snarling, "so can we order or what?" at the guy.
"Oh, yes!" he quickly pulled out the pad, and scribbled down their orders, looking over (Y/N) one last time before he left.
"Fucking loser," Bakugou snorted, finally voicing his thought out loud.
"Katsu, cut it out," she frowned at him disapprovingly, "he's the reason we are getting free food in the first place, stop being such a dickhead."
"Not my fault that extra is a fucking loser," he replied, muttering: "pretty sure this isn't what he had in mind when he gave you those coupons. Fucking helpless."
"What do you mean? It's not rare to share coupons. Plus when you get coupons, isn't it natural to use them?" she looked truly puzzled.
Is this idiot for real? Bakugou thought, before shaking his head. "you're a fucking moron."
"UM EXCUSE ME SHORT FUSE, I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S YOU HERE WHO IS CONFUSED ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF A COUPON!" she retorted loudly.
"NO SHIT MAGGOT YOU'RE THE DENSEST MOTHERFUCKER I'VE EVER MET!"
"BAKUGOU YOU HOE, I'M SHOVING BREADSTICKS INTO MY BAG AND LEAVING IMMEDIATELY!"
"THERE AREN'T EVEN ANY FUCKING BREADSTICKS HERE, THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!"
They continued to squabble, unaware of the eyes they were drawing in.
Soon enough, Yukio returned with their food, smiling winningly at (Y/N) and leaving as soon as he caught Bakugou's glare.
They ate in silence for a bit, until Bakugou finally revealed his true colours, waiting until (Y/N) bit off a large mouthful of food.
"So, princess, now you're going to tell me why you really were upset today, and no more of that bullshit you were spewing out earlier."
(Y/N)'s eyes widened as she took a sharp intake of breath, the food going down the wrong way and causing her to choke.
Bakugou watched with a smug shit-eating grin on his face as she coughed, looking increasingly proud of himself as she began thumping her chest a few times until she could finally breathe again.
"BAKUHOE, WHYYYY?" she moaned before she chugged down a few gulps of water.
"I FUCKING CAME HERE WITH YOU SO-"
"YOU'RE TALKING LIKE I FORCED YOU TO COME TO A BORING FAMILY FUNCTION OR SOME SHIT, NOT LIKE I'M TREATING YOU TO FREE DINNER! GEEZ!"
She took a few deep breaths, glaring at him.
"Come on, princess, I'm not buying it," he replied, looking her over, "besides, with the way you're acting, I already have my own theories, so you might as well just fucking spill it."
"What do you mean?" she asked nervously, looking down at the table and playing with her food.
"Well, you're the not the type to get worked up easily, so it's clear that this goes deeper than it seems. And then I realised earlier that the half-and-half bastard is Endeavour's son, right?"
By the way (Y/N) was fixedly staring at the table, he knew his assumptions were correct.
"Your father works with Endeavour, so it's not too farfetched to think that you might know him. That wouldn't really mean much, but since you're not the type to get upset easily it means you have history with this guy. He only used ice today, not flames," he found himself getting worked up again when he remembered how incredible the guy's quirk was. "But I'm guessing he has both quirks. Your best friend," he gestured at her wrist, "did that to you with his fire quirk. It's that half-and-half bastard, am I right?"
There was a moment of silence, and for a second, Bakugou thought (Y/N) wasn't even breathing before she leaned back into her chair, a fake smile on her lips.
"Have I told you how much I hate how ridiculously smart you are?" she questioned with the same smile.
"Fuck yes, not my fault you're dumb as shit though," he replied, taking that for the confirmation that it was.
She sighed, "such a shame, you've got the power and the looks, yet no charm."
He found himself flushing embarrassedly, "YOU DIPSHIT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IMPRESSED WITH MY INTELLECT, NOT NIT-PICKING DAMMIT!"
She couldn't help but laugh when she saw him blush, "alright, okay, you got it right, happy?"
"Perfectly fucking happy, thank you very much," he grumbled, annoyed.
She stopped smiling and looking at her meal instead, "well, you got your answer, can we not talk about it anymore?" she asked in a small voice, and Bakugou only thought of getting rid of that sad tone and found himself blurting out:
"Fine, let's talk about that shithead waiter."
She looked up frowning, "dude, what's your deal with Yukio? He's literally done nothing to you!"
She looked behind him and her eyes widened before she smiled, and Bakugou immediately turned around to find the aforementioned shithead smiling at her, only to quickly drop that smile as he caught sight of Bakugou.
"Bakugou, stop intimidating him!" (Y/N) scolded.
"Tch, can't he take a fucking hint..." Bakugou mumbled as she looked at him puzzledly.
"Yukio was on his break last time I came so I got to talk to him for a bit. He's actually nice and he's related to the people who run this place, so you better not do anything shitty unless you want to get us banned, okay?"
Bakugou rolled his eyes, "whatever, maggot, not my problem. As long as he stays the fuck away, that is."
"He's our waiter, Katsu," she deadpanned.
"Not what I meant," he mumbled under his breath.
(Y/N) dropped it after that as they soon finished the rest of their meal, and headed out, Bakugou glaring at Yukio one last time before leaving.
"You're such a brat, why do you have to hate everyone you meet Katsu. I'm going to have to apologise on your behalf next time I come around again-"
"What," Bakugou snapped, glaring at her, no longer listening, focused on the fact that she was coming back. To see that smiling moron.
"I'm just saying, maybe you could cut back on the snarls and glares, you'd be shocked at the difference it makes," she replied.
"I'm coming next time too," he said with finality, not having listened to a word she said.
"Huh?" she looked at him in surprise, "next time? Wait, you're coming along without me having to beg you to?"
"I LIKE THE FUCKING FOOD HERE WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TRYING TO INSINUATE YOU FREAK?!"
"I didn't even say anything!" she replied quickly, laughing joyously as she raised her arms in surrender, "you really need to chill dude."
He huffed as he looked away, the rest of the way filled with (Y/N)'s small talk about some of their new classmates.
"Well, I have to go this way," she eventually pointed to a path that branched off from Bakugou's own. "Thanks for coming to dinner!" she smiled at him, and he tsk'ed as he looked away.
"Whatever maggot." He turned around to go home, hearing her call out, "get home safe! See you tomorrow!" before he heard her footsteps slowly getting further.
Bakugou walked for a few minutes, thinking about that Icy Hot bastard and how since (Y/N) confirmed his theory, his dislike of the bastard had increased. Not because I care about that stupid maggot, Bakugou thought to himself, because that bastard is strong. I'm going to beat him and be number one.
It was only when Bakugou was nearing his house that he realised, since (Y/N) had come to see him, he had briefly stopped thinking about his crushing defeat to that Deku bastard.
He froze when he realised, a number of negative emotions flowing through him. She... she took my mind off it?