{6} Dock (DICK) Party

(A/N: here's a sketch that I accidentally turned into the concept art about the cliff that was mentioned on the hike last chapter. read till the end to see what's under the blue sticky notesss!)

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Bakugou exhaled a long drawn out sigh as he leaned against the kitchen counter. The coffee machine was churning and he had been waiting for the red head to wake up.

The blonde grabbed and opened his new camera which he'd received from said red head the previous night. It's lenses worked far better than his old one, also including many more added features. He appreciated, no, loved his gift, but it could only make Bakugou feel bad about the one that had been broken. After all, it was a present from his dad.

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ย  ย ย  The two of them had a weird father-son relationship, seeing that Masaru was quite more gentler and quieter than his mom, Mitsuki. Plus, Bakugou's father wasn't home a lot. Meaning that Bakugou had never saw him in the position as the normal father figure. But instead, he thought of him as a strange friend.

ย  ย ย  The times Masaru would be home, the two of them would go to the mountains and hike up the trails to go to a rocky cliff similar to the one at Yama Island. He remembered those sights, sounds, and memoirs he'd gathered from those trips. So when Kirishima took him hiking the previous day, he couldn't help but reminisce on those times.

But just after a few days after graduation, he'd received a call from his mom saying his father had been diagnosed with CVD, cardiovascular disease. Being the teenager he was, he started to blame Masaru for being weak. At the time, Bakugou was directionless. The blonde had no idea what to do with his life or even how to continue it. He felt weak, and blamed his father for not teaching him how to be stronger. In result, he and his mother fought for many days, weeks, and even Katsuki moving out of the house.

After many months, he received a package at the step of the place he had been living at the time. A letter had been stuck on the side of the box which read 'FRAGILE'.

He opened the letter, his stomach dipping as his brain registered the handwriting.

Katsuki,

How've you been doing? It's been what, a year since I've seen your blonde little head eh kiddo?Well, I guess I shouldn't call you that, seeing you're a whole man now, even living in his own place. I've heard what happened from Mitsuki. It's alright that you're mad, I'm even mad myself.

ย  ย ย  I should've been someone you could look up to as a kid, I should've been stronger. So, I'm using this time to become stronger, for you. I have to admit, you're more of a man than me. Hopefully, I can learn from your example. You've taught and shown me different things Katsuki. Each and every memory I'll treasure forever.

ย  ย ย  I don't know how this will turn out, so I want you to make some memories of your own. Find someone special to you. It could be a lover, or even just a friend. So, as you can see, I've sent you a package. Open it and see what you are able to do with this. Start a new life, capture amazing things, and live a little. You only have one life, so please make it count. And Katsuki, thank you for everything.

From your father and your friend, Masaru

P. S. Just try not to break it okay? I know how destructive you can be sometimes.
P. P. S. Your mother can be a little frustrating at times but just remember that she loves you.

Bakugou remembered his hand shook as he slowly opened the box. He felt his chest clench when his eyes recognized his father's camera inside. All those pictures on the mountains, trails, every single memory of them two were kept inside this tiny box. The weight of his body made his knees buckle and slump slowly against the kitchen cabinets. It was then with ragged breathing, he realized his mistake. As he sat there more and more, his guilt crawled over his body like a disease. All he could do was numbly sit on the floor, letting his tears finally free.

ย  ย ย  But that somber night, something happened to the blonde. Just as he was about to knock out into a miserable sleep, the camera's screen turned on which played a video of Masaru and young Katsuki hiking up one of the island's mountains. To this day, Bakugou never knew if it was a malfunction, or even a weird demon possession. But at the time, he thought of it as a sign. A signal his father was telling him from wherever he was now, saying,

ย  ย ย  "You are not weak. You will not lose hope. Make up for those mistakes in the past to create a better tomorrow. I believe in you, Katsuki."

ย  ย ย  And as if he was a puppet on a string, Bakugou grabbed that camera and was whisked outside to take some photos.

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ย  ย ย  "Hey! I'm heading out!" Kirishima yelled over his shoulder at the blonde who was lazing around on the couch.

ย  ย ย  "Don't drown again idiot!" Bakugou replied, a hint of worry in his hoarse tone.

ย  ย ย  "I won't~!" Kiri sang as he closed the door.

ย  ย ย  The redhead had just left that morning to go back to surfing classes and Bakugou couldn't help but feel that reoccurring panic that was planted in his gut ever since the incident. It wasn't like the blonde didn't trust him... Oh who are we kidding, the dumb guy managed to almost kill himself in the water, of course he didn't trust him.

ย  ย ย  Bakugou bit his nail and looked out the window. Fortunately, he could see a little speckle of red hair on the beach twirling his surfboard around. He let out a chuckled and rolled his eyes at how ridiculous that moron looked.

ย  ย ย  After checking his planner, he made the decision to watch over Kirishima at the beach. He didn't have any places to see at the moment so he might as well.

ย  ย ย  The blonde made his way down the compacted dirt stairs and onto the trail leading into town. Today was sunny, and pretty hot. Bakugou's least favorite kind of weather, despite being a semi-pyromaniac who loved sparklers and fireworks. He was dressed in a black tank top and some beach shorts, shades, a straw hat, Gucci flip flops, and his new camera was hung around his neck. Town was a little less lively than yesterday, but the market was still packed with locals. Luckily it was slightly windy so the air felt a little light, the greenery of the island swaying side to side.

ย  ย ย  He made quick rounds through the market, buying a few ingredients he could use to cook this week's dinner. Along the way, he came across an ice cream seller who gave him a very eerie smile that made Katsuki shiver.

While moving to the direction of the beach, he passed by the dock and saw three workers with sailor uniforms working to bring fish in from the boats. Well, if "working" meant slapping each other with slimy fish. He exhaled exhaustedly when he realized those three were Kirishima's three friends. Bakugou had mostly gotten over what they did but he couldn't get over how annoying they were.

But of course, he had better things to see. So, he dismissed them and swiftly made his way toward the beach chair under the red and white umbrella planted in the sand.

ย  ย ย  He set his backpack down then sat on the wooden material, stretching his legs out. Bakugou sighed in contentment under the shade. He watched from under his hat the clear, turquoise water roll and tumble onto the shore with soft crashes. The bright sun shone down which illuminated the sand, almost making it seem it was glowing. A gust a wind flew by, letting him taste the salty air. With each refreshing inhale and exhale, his worry started washing away. The beach back home was always packed with people and the noise would never allow him to relax. But on Yama Island, the atmosphere was clean and refreshing. It was so calming even Bakugou's eyelids started to get heavy, starting to lull him to sleep.

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Bakugou woke up to the sound of someone calling his name in a sing songy expression.

"Baku~ gou~, Baku~ gou~, I've got a surprise for you~!"

He tiredly squinted his eyes to see a tiny crab dangling right in front of his nose. Katsuki jerked away, eyes now fully open. Using his fist, he instinctively attempted to punch the crab away. But instead, his knuckles were met with a face. The figure fell backwards onto the sand, laughing. When he finally regained his composure, Bakugou registered the man's face and groaned.

"KIRISHIMA!" He hissed, "YOU FUCKING IDIOT DON'T PLAY DUMB SHIT WITH ME!"

"Hey, hey, now, there's children here Bakugou! Wouldn't want to make a bad example, eh?" Kirishima sat up, now rubbing his swollen right cheek. "You even wanted to punch a little crab! It didn't even hurt you!"

Bakugou glowered at the redhead who was holding up the tiny crab in his hands with a pout. He scoffed and returned back to his original position.

"Why are you even here anyway?" The blonde questioned, now using his straw hat to cover his face from the sun and Kirishima's radiating grin.

"Ah, I'm actually done for today, there haven't been a lot of kids because summer break isn't until July 20, and that's over a month away!"

"Then what do you do since there aren't many kids? Do you have a second job or something? I hope you don't just invite random tourists to your house every so often."

"W-Wah!? Of course not! I just...well..."

ย  ย ย  "Well what?"

ย  ย ย  "I take online courses from the college at the mainland, it's the one my friends go to."

ย  ย  Bakugou took the hat off his face and looked questionably at Kirishima, "If you guys are so buddy buddy, why don't you join them?"

ย  ย  Kirishima thought for a moment then looked out towards the sea. "I guess," He started. "I never wanted to. It felt wrong when I lived at the dorms. I couldn't wake up to the sounds of the beach, or greet the awakening locals in my morning job, prank Ms. Hiyoko, or even surf! So, I asked the school to change my teachings online so I can learn AND stay here!"

ย  ย ย  "Shitty Hair, y'know you're just super homesick right?"

ย  ย ย  "I-I know... but," Kirishima stammered, trying time find the right words. "It's like I'm emotionally connected to this place. It's hard for me to leave."

ย  ย ย  "Eh? That's weird," Bakugou furrowed his brows. "What if you need to evacuate because the island explodes or something? Will you just stay here and cling onto a palm tree?"

ย  ย ย  "W-Well!...No..."

ย  ย ย  "Exactly."

ย  ย ย  After a few minutes of bickering about his homesickness, Kirishima suggested they do something else.

ย  ย ย  "How about I teach you surfing?" Kiri grinned, eyes lighting up at the thought.

ย  ย ย  "What!? N-No way! You're not getting me onto those fucking boards!"

ย  ย ย  "C'mon, let's put your stuff away into a locker!"

ย  ย ย  "NOOOOO!"

ย  ย ย  "YESSSSS!"

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(A/N : I have no idea how to surf or how to teach surfing. I just found these steps from WikiHow. Please don't take my words seriously if you actually want to try to. I've only boogie boarded ๐Ÿ˜„ )

"Alright, now that we have our wetsuits on and boards picked out, I'm going to start to teach you the basics and surfing etiquette!" Kirishima held up an eager thumbs up at the blonde who was sleepily squinting at the ocean.

With a heavy sigh, Bakugou dropped to the sand and sat on his board, watching Kirishima start to demonstrate how to paddle in front of him. The redhead's stomach met the board while his hands moved in a windmill like manner. Bakugou's movements pretty much replicated the surfer's, considering it was the tool he used to rescue a certain someone. Once they covered how to paddle and get onto their board, Kirishima lead them closer to shoreline.

As they placed their surfboards down, the blonde looked back to the tumbling waves and said, "Y'know, I was gonna have a nice relaxation day by the beach, then SOMEONE had to drag me out into this wetsuit and teach me how to surf when I practically know how!" Bakugou shifted his glare to Kirishima who just hummed musingly as he started to put on the wrap the leash around Bakugou's ankle.

"Yada, Yada, Yada. Now, I'd like for you to please step onto your board!"

"Don't tell me what to do."

"Just shut for once, blondie."

"Okay, now what?" Bakugou asked once both feet were mounted.

"First," Kirishima started as he started to move behind Katsuki. He felt the surfer's hands weigh down on his shoulders, making his bend his knees. "We need you to just relax."

Then he further proceeded by telling Katsuki to lean his torso foward to lower his center of gravity or some shit. But of course, how could the blonde focus on that when Kirishima was a foot away, watching him with such an intense gaze? He felt tense, and sort of flustered. A tightness growing somewhere in his wetsuit. There was no way he could relax.

Bakugou heard a sigh and saw Kirishima start to inch closer to him, feeling one hand on his back and one on his thigh. "Look, I know you're tired. But, I thought it'd be fun to spend some bro time with you. I mean, once we're done with this lesson, we can go surf every morning together!"

"Uh," Bakugou turned his head, fully aware his cheeks were starting to flush. "W-We can still continue, I guess."

"Great! Now, we just need you to shift a little this way... Then, your legs should-"

"NGH~!"

Startled by the strangled noise, Kirishima's head whipped up to find see Bakugou's eyes bulging out, tips of ears pink, and a hand covering his mouth. Unknowing to Kiri, his hands unintentionally made their way down to the blonde's ass and...

Katsuki Jr.

Once the realization hit him, he fell backwards onto the sand, a newfound hotness spreading across his face.

"BAKUGOU I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I DID'NT MEAN TO I'M SORRY I'M SORR-"

"๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ”ช"

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ย  ย ย  Meanwhile, it was nearing sunset, and the dock was almost empty, aside from a few workers still tying up the remaining boats. It had been a hot and humid day, and Mina, Sero, and Denki were ready to throw in the towel.

ย  ย ย  "Guys, huff, jeez," Sero stopped to catch his breath. He leaned his sweaty head on the barrels the three of them had been sitting against on the past few minutes. "I feel so gross."

ย  ย ย  "Same."

ย  ย  ย  "Yup."

ย  ย ย  Even though most of their work day mostly consisted of goofing off, the times they actually would do their job drained the remaining life out of them. Mina, Sero, and Denki, could've signed up for other jobs like working at the cafe, be tour guides like Kiri, or even sell ice cream like dear ol' Shinsou.

"Why do we even do this~?" Mina whined as a few other sailors give them a death glare for slacking off. "I know we get a decent amount of money but working with slimy fish!? Not to mention the amount of boats we have to tie to the dock everyday!"

"We need that money remember? Me, you, Sero, and Kiri will finally obtain Yama Island's treasure from the ancient monkey of the universe!" Denki reminded her. "They say that treasure was buried by Yama Island's founder, and he was a super rich king!"

Sero laughed, "You realize that was just a story that parrot made up when we went to the rainforest a while back right?"

"Wait but didn't the monkey talk-"

"That monkey mugged us Kami."

Before the blonde could even protest, a familiar sing songy chime rang through the dock. All heads turned to find an embarrassed Shinsou, pushing his ice cream cart through.

"Would, uh, anyone like some i-"

"CHOCOLATE VANILLA SWIRL WITH COOKIE CRUNCH, PUH-LEASE!"

Denki slammed his money onto the cart with a wide smile, excited to see his lovely Shinsou. The tired man just stared blankly at the blonde, but still gave him his treat.

ย  ย  ย  "Here's your change-"

ย  ย ย  "KEEP MY HEART- I MEAN MY MONEY!"

ย  ย ย  With a sigh, Shinsou pocketed the extra $10 dollars and moved down the dock, Denki following close behind him.

ย  ย  ย  "So~ how was your day?" He asked as Shinsou handed a sailor a cone. "Must've been a lot of people!"

ย  ย ย  The purple haired boy nodded. "There were a lot. Those girls from campus somehow found this place and started hitting on me again," He said, wearing an exasperated expression. "I swear, I came here to be with you not them."

Kaminari stopped walking and watched his fluffy hair serve another worker. "W-Wait," He stammered. "You came to the island because of me? I thought it was because you needed some extra money!"

"That too, but, mostly you."

Kaminari's crush, the seemingly cold-hearted tired guy he had been in love with since freshman year, came to Yama Island, for him. His heart began to race, and began feeling like he was walking on air. After a while, Kaminari hadn't noticed he had been standing in the middle of the dock in a love daze for over 10 minutes, sailors now officially off of work.

ย  ย ย  What knocked him out was a sudden push from Mina, who was snickering mischievously and a smug Sero by her side. He didn't realize she didn't just push him, she pushed him off the dock.

ย  ย  ย  "W-Wah!? WAH!?" He exclaimed, eyes darting to his two friends who were now high fiving each other.

ย  ย ย  Kami landed in not only in the water, but in someone's arms. He blinked his eyes open to see Shinsou's face only a few inches away from him. He too, was soaking wet. But boy, did he looked so goddamn attractive with damp hair or what?

ย  ย ย  "You okay?"

ย  ย ย  Denki shook his head, "O-Oh yeah, I'm fine!"

ย  ย ย  "Good..." Shinsou whispered, eyes slowly trailing up and down Denki's face. He bit his lip, as he watched the blonde ramble excuses away, only focusing on the way how flushed his cheeks were, the cute way his lips would curve up in an endearing smile, and his yellow orbs he could get stuck in forever.

ย  ย  "Ah... Shinsou?"

ย  ย ย  Shinsou broke away from his trance, now seeing Kaminari giving him the most adorable doe-eyed expression. He couldn't take it anymore. He needed Denki Kaminari.

ย  ย ย  "Is something wro-"

ย  ย ย  "Kaminari."

ย  ย ย  Denki looked up at him, surprised to hear his given name. He gulped and answered, "Oh? W-Whaddya need?"

ย  ย ย  "I'm gonna give you something. If you don't like it, you can return it."

Before Denki could even guess, he was there. Right in front of him, staring with the most intense and wanting gaze. His lips were light and a bit unsure, but to them, it felt absolutely right. With one hand wrapped around his neck, and one on his chest, Denki melted into the kiss. He tasted the ocean, felt the roughness, and the hint of chocolate ice cream. Denki Kaminari was kissing Shinsou Hitoshi and it felt like absolute paradise.

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