Chapter 12
Ochako fell back asleep when Katsuki returned to his dormitory since it was too early for her to stay awake. After grabbing an extra hour of rest, she dressed for the day. She counted five different hickies in the process. Five! At least he was smart enough to leave them in places easy to hide.
At breakfast, the girls sat together. Momo, Toru, and Kyoka were on one side of the table while Mina, Tsuyu, and Ochako were on the other. The two with soul mate boyfriends chatted with each other about them. Ochako didn't mind not jumping in to talk about Katsuki. She liked having him all to herself. Instead, she conversed with the other three girls.
Ochako and Katsuki sat in each other's line of sight. She grew distracted when she saw two girls approach him to talk. The blonde and redhead were the same girls Ochako ran into the hallway a month ago.
"Are you all right, Ochako?" Toru asked.
She snapped back to the moment. "Huh? Oh, I'm fine."
Kyoka glanced over her shoulder. "Huh, two girls are talking to Katsuki."
All six of the girls now turned to see.
"I'm assuming they're talking to him about yesterday," Momo said. "Word has gotten around."
"I still can't believe that happened," Mina admitted. "Talk about crazy!"
Tsuyu nodded in agreement.
Katsuki stood up, slamming his hands against the table. "Lemme eat in peace, dammit!"
The blonde and redhead jumped in place but smiled at his ferocity.
Huffing, he grabbed his plate and stormed over to the girls' table. He sat down next to Kyoka since it was the closest spot to Ochako without sitting next to her.
"Late start to your day, huh?" Kyoka noted.
"Felt like it," he grumbled. "Not like I'm missing out like Shitty Hair."
"Hey, Eijiro woke up not feeling well," Mina defended.
"Sounds like a personal problem."
Mina aimed her spoon at him. "I will tell those girls they can sit over here with us," she threatened.
"No way," Ochako admonished before Katsuki could retaliate.
Everyone turned to look at her.
"Not a fan of my fan club, Round Face?" Katsuki teased.
"You aren't either," Toru laughed.
"It's too early for their bullshit."
"Too early?" Momo questioned. "This is the latest I've ever seen you eat breakfast. Did you not sleep well?"
He clicked his tongue. "Nobody asked you, Ponytail."
Ever so slyly, Ochako stretched out her right foot and felt for Katsuki's foot. He should be easy to find since he had the end spot. They both jumped a little when the connection was made. Her heart skipped, or did she feel what he felt?
As if nothing was going on under the table, Katsuki ate his food. Idle chatter resumed. Sometimes Katsuki would interject something. This dynamic made Ochako happy.
xXx
Class was underway. An elaborate holder displayed a crystal orb on the right side of the desk. It encased gray smoke that constantly swirled around.
Professor Aizawa stepped around to be at the front of his desk. "It's charmed to reveal a glimpse of the future from one's perspective. It shows what will happen given the current timeline."
Minoru immediately raised his hand. "Me! I wanna go first!"
Without a word, Professor Aizawa scooted a small box along the surface. He stepped to the opposite end of his desk from the orb and pulled out a little piece of paper. "Master Uraraka, you're first."
She gulped, nervous about what she would see. Please be good. Her feet carried her over to the desk. She faced the class, standing before the orb.
"Only the person using the orb can see," Professor Aizawa informed his students. "No one will be able to pry on the moment." He then looked at Ochako. "Place both hands on it, and understand what you're seeing isn't a reality...yet. It'll last only for a moment."
She absentmindedly held her breath and slowly reached for the orb, touching it with both hands. She blinked, and the classroom morphed into a small hospital room. No one else was around. Her gaze dropped down, and she gasped, the world coming to a stop. She held a sleeping baby swaddled in a white blanket. Their hair color resembled Katsuki's shade.
Happiness bloomed in her heart before other emotions swept over her. The fleeting glimpse dissolved, and Ochako was back in the classroom. She raised her hands and looked at them. One day, they would hold her child.
"Master Uraraka, why are you crying?" Professor Aizawa asked.
"Eh?" She touched her face and felt tears. She didn't even know she was crying, but then her vision blurred.
Katsuki shifted in his seat. He wanted to comfort her, knowing he needed to refrain for now. He knew whatever she saw made her happy, but he still didn't like seeing her cry.
Ochako wiped away fallen tears. "I wasn't expecting to see that."
"Do you want to share what you saw?" Professor Aizawa prompted.
She made eye contact with Katsuki and softly smiled. "Something precious."
When Ochako took her seat for Koji to use the orb next, something dawned on her. She thought hard to recall the glimpse. Unfortunately, she hadn't seen her hands given their position. She didn't know if she was married at that point or not.
Other students went, but now Katsuki stood in front of the orb. He rolled his hands before touching it with both hands.
The lighting was dim. Bed and sheets. Hot breath. Ochako writhed underneath him—
Katsuki reeled back to break the connection, his face bright red. He aimed palms at the orb and fired an explosion.
Professor Aizawa used a spell to clear away the smoke, and everybody saw that the orb remained intact. "Master Bakugo!" he scolded.
Katsuki whipped his head to look at Professor Aizawa. "What the fuck?"
Ochako had never seen Katsuki so bewildered before. Her heart continued to hammer away in her chest.
"Explain yourself!" Professor Aizawa said.
An unsteady hand pointed at the orb. "Fuck that!"
Ochako wanted to know what he possibly could have seen to make him react like this.
Professor Aizawa asked the same question he asked previous students. "Do you"—he sighed—"want to share what you saw?"
"Fuck no!" Huffing, Katsuki made the mistake of making eye contact with Ochako. He stilled for a moment. Then his face turned as red as Eijiro's hair. "I'm taking five!" he announced as he stormed over to the door.
Nobody stopped Katsuki as he threw open the door and left.
Professor Aizawa reached for the small box as the classroom remained quiet. "Master Ojiro, you're next."
xXx
Katsuki and Ochako shared a moment alone at their usual spot in the library. Nobody was around to disturb them.
"What did you see?" she asked.
"You first," he said. "You saw it first."
"I had a baby."
Crimson eyes grew wide.
"I was holding a newborn in my arms. I don't know if a boy or girl."
His lips parted, but he didn't utter a peep.
Her heart warmed at the memory. "The cutest thing I've ever seen. Tiny hands. Chubby cheeks." She looked at him with a big smile. "They had your hair color."
A genuine smile curved his lips. "I can't wait to share that future with you," he admitted in a low voice.
"Did you also see a future you want to share with me?"
The glimpse briefly replayed in his mind. "I saw how we made the baby."
Ochako slowly processed his words. She knew what was required to make a baby. Yesterday was no exception. As her ears burned, she covered her red face with her hands.
"Oi, don't you go floatin' away!" He reached out and grabbed her, bringing her back down to sit beside him.
Ochako cut off the spell. "Y–you saw that?"
"It caught me off guard in the classroom."
"I would have fainted. Or died in the spot."
"Oi, it didn't seem all that bad for you."
Maybe she'd die on the spot right now!
"Why are you getting so worked up about it? It happened yesterday. Did you think it was just gonna be a one-time thing between us?"
"Well, no. But a month ago, this didn't cross my mind."
"But now is now. Past is behind us, and we have a future to look forward to."
"You seem like you have this under control."
"Just gotta take it day by day."
Ochako took a deep breath and exhaled it out. "Hey, Katsuki?"
"Yeah?"
She softly smiled. "I'm excited to become a mother someday because of you."
"I can change that nine months from now," he said without missing a beat.
"Katsuki!"
His chest rumbled with laughter. "You're too easy to mess with, Cheeks."
xXx
A/N: Kacchako moments like this make me weak~
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