The one who matched your number had been Kirishima. Kaminari cooed in response, and then cackled loudly. "Now this is interesting! Start puckerin' those lips!"
He urged you on, and there were others like Ashido who did so as well. Midoriya and Bakugou, however, were left in great dismay. "They can't kiss! They barely know each other!" The male with green eyes shouted, teeth clenched out of anger. "Besides, you saw what happened between me and [Y/N] earlier!"
You've never seen him become so argumentative before, it even made you feel nervous within. Ashido and Kaminari went silent, looked at each other, and then back at him.
Midoriya felt a ball of sweat trickle down his head. There was no way he was going to let you kiss Kirishima, and he knew without a doubt that you wouldn't do it either.
The silence was overthrown by a loud chant the two commenced. "Kiss! Kiss!" They pressured, causing both you and Kirishima took look away from each other. This was getting out of hand, and it was only the first round.
Kirishima could feel a gaze reach down and into his soul. He sensed the familiarity in it, and eventually looked into Bakugou's direction. Once he did so, he watched as his red eyes shifted away from him, as well as head.
That was unusual.
"Kirishima.." You whispered, instantly causing him to flinch. "I'll just give you a kiss on the cheek, okay? We'll just make it seem otherwise."
The redhead nodded in response. He was placed at ease by only a little bit, but he could sense the same familiar stare land on him once again.
While the chants continued, you'd turn your body in order to face the redhead beside you. And although it was only a peck on the cheek, you were still mildly nervous. There was an deep knot inside your stomach, it seemed like it was worsening.
Ashido glanced at Uraraka, who covered her eyes but still managed to watch through her fingertips. Her face was red, looking quite fidgety due to the anticipation.
That's when she got an idea.
She snickered to herself, and then stood. "Man I'm hungry, I'll just get a little snack...~" Yaoyorozu watched her, not very convinced. After all, there was no reason to walk toward the opposite end of the couch to get to the snacks against the table.
Bakugou took his eyes off of both you and Kirishima once again, lifting a can of soda gently to his lips. 'They won't do it.' He thought, '[Y/N] doesn't like him anyway.'
Your head tilted closer to the redhead's. You could tell he had been holding his breath, as you couldn't even feel wind from his nostrils graze your skin. It was natural to feel this level of intensity. The both of you were panicking on the inside, mentally cursing at Kaminari for having to do something so daring.
"Ah!" Suddenly cried Ashido. You turned your head and noticed she landed beside Kirishima, and then felt his body lean toward you quite unexpectedly. You tried to move the opposite way, wanting to avoid coming too closely, however after becoming startled, your reaction time slowed.
Kirishima's forehead made contact with yours, and the last thing you saw until his head smothered against yours was his shocked expression. It seemed as if he knew what was bound to happen in the next few seconds.
Yaoyorozu stood up abruptly, concerned over Ashido's safety. But what was worry contorted into sheer disbelief, and she covered her mouth followed by the warmth of her cheeks. "Goodness.."
Kaminari on the other hand, stayed there, genuinely perplexed, just like Jiro. Honestly, they didn't think they'd do it. He thought either you or Kirishima would move away before your lips would make contact. "Holy crap! They actually did it?!?" He exclaimed loudly.
The both of you were kissing.
Your eyes went blank. Both body, as well as expression now a ghostly white. You could hear Midoriya stuttering helplessly, mouth open as he attempted to give his judgement. It felt like your kiss lasted for minutes, but luckily, Kirishima yanked himself away and placed his backhand over his lips. No one spoke.
The silence felt humiliating for you, but what broke it was the sound of thin metal being broken down. Still surprised, you remained in your position, but finally looked away and toward the source of that unsettling noise.
'Katsuki...?'
What was in his hand was his can of soda, crushed almost to completion.
The scowl resided against his face seemed more angered than it was previously, and his naturally blank gaze was overcome by a deadlier turn.
Tossing it to the floor, everyone was still as silent as a mouse, affected by unease. "Ashido..." He mumbled, urging the girl to squeak. She noticed that he's never called any one by their first or last name, which means...
This situation was serious to him.
"Y-Yes?" She'd reply with uncertainty. The male opposite from her started to tilt his head slowly, his hair following his movements resulting in one eye becoming covered. Ashido showed a look of absolute nervousness, more intimidated by the look he emanated rather than his aura. "Can you... Come with me for a sec..?"
Bakugou began to walk toward the ends of the hallways, and even glanced back at the girl. It was as if he wasn't taking no for an answer.
And he wasn't.
The two of them would find themselves in the empty hallways surrounded by silence. Bakugou stood directly in front of Ashido, meanwhile the girl stood there stiffly, quite worried about the anticipated situation. "W-Well..?"
Everything happened in a quick fraction of a second. She'd feel a hand squeeze at her windpipe just as her back was forced against the wall both loudly and forcibly, knocking the air out of her in an instant. By the time she could realize what had been happening, the grip around her neck squeezed ever so slightly, while she felt warm breaths nip at her ear, causing her to shiver involuntarily.
"That fall earlier was.. uncalled for, and unnecessary." He started, "Those two... weren't going to kiss back there, I knew it, but you just had to drop in and make the tension worse." Bakugou's eyes remained locked onto Ashido's shocked expression as he spoke to her. He then leaned his head away from her ear, presence completely cold and hostile.
Unable to get a good grip on sanity due to his thriving anger, he could hear the girl gag and release desperate shortages of breaths, however he did not let go. Bakugou grunted. "..Damn it, I don't know who to be pissed at now..."
As he leisurely spoke, Ashido started to punch his arm, declaring that she was on the very verge of losing consciousness. This made the other feel a hint of excitement within, unknowingly.
Insanity was now knocking at his door, coming extremely close as to inviting itself inside. Bakugou would utter low, steep chuckles, while with his free hand; he covered his eye.
A revelation came onto mind.
"That's right..." He mumbled, "It's your fault.. you're the one who started everything..."
Suddenly feeling his grip loosen, Ashido leaned forward, inhaling deeply to regain her lost breath. She held onto her throat, and then looked up at Bakugou who stood there in discomforting crazed persona. "I should get rid of what started it.. It's only fair..."
Shrouded in disbelief, the alien shook her head, horrified as she started to wonder what he'd do next. Maybe she could call for help, or fight him? Either way, the cards didn't lay in her favor. Ashido didn't want him to cause harm to her, and he acknowledged that.
The girl clasped her eyes shut as soon as she heard him shift, waiting to feel some sort of impact. But there was nothing. Instead, there was no one left lingering within the hallways aside from her. And after turning her head a little, she'd take notice of Bakugou, who seemed to be returning back to his bedroom.
A slight grin melted over his formerly permanent scowl out what appeared to be eagerness. Now that realization had hit him, he knew what he was working toward. "The problem here is..."
'That damned Kirishima.' He thought.
[Chapter END]