"Katsuki!! Katsuki wait!!"

(Y/n) chased after the boy and grabbed his arm once more. She tried to pull him back but he yanked his arm away again, not paying much attention to the girl since his murderous sights were set on the unknown blond boy.

The female threw her hands up in frustration upon realizing there was no getting through him but that didn't stop her from trying. They had already arrived at (Y/n)'s resident gate but she continued to be relentless. She speed walked to catch up to him and took hold of his sleeve before jumping in front of him to block his path. Katsuki immediately stopped to avoid colliding with the girl and glared down at her.

"Get out of my fucking way," he snarled venomously as he attempted to sidestep the girl.

"I'm not moving until you calm down," (Y/n) retorted, splaying her arms on either side to completely bar him from going further.

"I'M FUCKING CALM!!" Katsuki snapped in her face, making her roll her eyes.

"No, you're not!"

"Cheeseball!"

Jesus Christ! (Y/n) inaudibly gasped upon hearing the voice and cursed under her breath. She then closed her eyes and let out a defeated sigh, her arms falling back to her sides.

This guy literally has a death wish...so much for trying to prevent world war three...

She was suddenly pushed to the side, her surprised eyes flying open in the process. She quickly turned around to see Katsuki marching towards Reo and roughly grabbing him by the collar.

"Who the fuck are you, huh?!" the ash-blond violently shook the boy back and forth. "Why the fuck are you here?!!"

Both boys were of the same height, which was a bit odd considering Reo was three years Katsuki's senior, not that the latter knew or cared.

Reo didn't answer, which sent Katsuki into a murderous frenzy.

His hands tightened around Reo's collar as they began to smoke. "You gonna answer me, you fuck-"

"Katsuki! Stop!" (Y/n) grabbed the boy's hands from around Reo's collar and pulled him away from him. "Stop this!"

The seething male glowered at (Y/n) for the interruption and he balled his hands into fists. He pointed an enraged finger at the boy fixing his singed collar with a scowl. "Who the fuck is he?!!"

(Y/n) raised her hands up to pacify him. "Look...calm down and I'll answer that in a bit. Okay?"

Katsuki's eyebrow twitched impatiently and he opened his mouth to speak but the third party beat him to it.

"Hey (Y/n), who's this clown?"

"HAAH?!!" a throbbing vein appeared on Katsuki's temple and he took a step towards Reo but was pushed back by (Y/n). He raised a threatening, exploding palm at Reo over her shoulder. "You wanna repeat that, you Shrek-looking bag of bitch?!!"

The female looked over her shoulder to glare daggers at the blond. "Will you SHUT UP?! I'm trying to save your ass from being killed!!"

"Kille-" confusion crossed over Reo's face before quickly being replaced by a frown. "Wait a minute, I recognize that villain face-"

"Shut up!!!" the girl cut him off in irritation and looked back at Katsuki with a softened face. "Katsuki! Katsuki. Hey, look at me. Look at me."

The ash-blond's angry eyes averted towards (Y/n) and he scowled at her softened tone. The girl smiled lightly at him and gently patted his chest.

"Just calm down for a minute," she cooed in a soft voice, her eyes staring deep into his. "You're not killing anyone. Especially this one. I'm going to kill him myself, okay?"

"Wait what?"

"For the love of almighty, Reo, can you please shut up?!" (Y/n) snapped harshly without looking at him and her gentle voice returned once more. "Okay, Fireworks?"

Katsuki's hands trembled in anger as he continued staring into the girl's eyes. He was angry at the fact that her gentle voice was working on him and he could actually feel himself cooling down. When he was finally back to his slightly angry self again was when he noticed that (Y/n)'s hands were on his chest and her thumbs were rubbing soothing circles against it. The crease on his eyebrows relaxed upon seeing the girl smile at him and a small blush bloomed on his cheeks, making him turn his gaze away from her.

"....Fine," he mumbled, heat spreading to his ears from the sheer ability of (Y/n) to calm him.

The female exhaled in relief and placed her arms down (to Katsuki's dismay) and turned around to face a scowling Reo.

Reo had watched the duo's brief interaction, from how (Y/n) had managed to calm the ash-blond to the blush on his cheeks and he had already concluded that the ash-blond meant something to his junior. And that was all it took for him to drop his nice guy act.

"So," he began in an uninterested tone, his blue eyes narrowing at both teenagers. "New boyfriend of yours?"

(Y/n) scoffed and crossed her arms over her chest. "What's it to you?"

"Just curious," Reo shrugged before smirking. "But your answer gives me enough reason to think he's not. Poor bastard."

A low, growl escaped from Katsuki's chest and was about to step forward but was stopped by (Y/n), who was standing directly in front of him.

"Do you know that I'm the only one stopping this raging person behind me from blowing you into bits?" the female arched an eyebrow at the smirking Reo. "So if you still want to keep seeing your pretty face in the mirror every morning, I suggest you keep your insults to a bare minimum."

Reo rolled his eyes, uncaring about the threat. "Oh, (Y/n), I never took you for the type to go for people with anger management issues. Still not the best decision maker, eh?"

This fucking guy!

Irritation bubbled within (Y/n)'s blood as she restrained herself from strangling Reo herself. Her eyebrows creased in an angry scowl as she glared at the boy.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, ignoring his question completely.

"Sightseeing," Reo shoved his hands in his hoodie pocket and looked around before looking back at (Y/n). "...And visiting my favorite girl...who so happens to have company around," he winced. "Not my lucky day, huh?"

"I told you to-"

"Who the fuck is this ballsack?" Katsuki cut the girl off, his own glare unwavering from Reo as he bared his teeth at him. Said male averted his gaze from (Y/n) to make eye contact with Katsuki and his own blue eyes smoldered with jealousy and anger.

"I should be her asking that, dipshit."

"Fucking shit..." the ash-blond took a step forward once more but (Y/n) pushed her back against his chest to prevent him from attacking the boy.

"Katsuki!" she scolded him, instantly making him stop before squinting her eyes at Reo. "What the fuck is your problem?"

The blond shrugged innocently. "I just wanna know who he is. Is that a crime?"

(Y/n) groaned inwardly, resisting the urge to smack her head repeatedly on the pavement and let out a long drawn-out sigh.

"Fine. Reo," she began slowly, shooting him a strained smile. "This is Katsuki Bakugou. My that's none of your blooping business. Katsuki, this is-"

"Reo Yusuke," said male interjected as he cockily pretended to tip his non-existent hat at Katsuki. "(Y/n)'s ex, your current rival and...the guy she's going to inevitably end up with."

(Y/n)'s mouth fell open at his bold words, completely taken aback. But that was a different story for the boy who was literally foaming at the mouth behind her.

"Why you fucking SHIT!!" Katsuki pushed the reeling girl out of his way and lunged at Reo with a hard punch. The blond stumbled to the ground from the brutal force with Katsuki wasting no time in straddling him and swinging his arm back to deliver another hit.

(Y/n), who watched the scene in shock, snapped out of her reverie and rushed towards them. She grabbed Katsuki's arm that was swung back in preparation for the third hit and attempted to pull him away from Reo.

"Katsuki!!" she let out a groan while pulling hard. "Stop it!! Stop!!"

The boy roughly thrusted his arm back to push off the girl, making her fall back. A large menacing smirk formed on Katsuki's lips as he grabbed Reo's collar to position him well for another punch. But before he could hit him, a pair of arms wrapped themselves around his neck and pulled him backward to the ground.

"What the fuck, (Y/N)?!!" the ash-blond protested while trying to unwrap the girl's arms from around his neck. "Let go of me!! Fuck!!!"

"Not....until...you calm....down!!" (Y/n) gritted her teeth as she struggled to maintain her hold on the squirming boy. He was stronger than her, making it very hard to restrain him. She couldn't believe she was actually wrestling Katsuki on the ground and all that movement was making her skirt ride up but at the moment didn't care much of it.

Reo, who had already gotten to his feet, fixed his collar before wiping the trail of blood that had formed from his cut lip. He then gazed down at the two wrestling teens and sighed in disapproval.

"What became of you, (Y/n)?" he tsked, making the girl stop her struggles to listen to him as he continued. "You really let yourself go for this ruffian asshole. I'm really disappointed."

"Hah?!" Katsuki pulled off the girl's arms in one swift move and jumped to his feet as small sparks detonated from his readied glowing palms. "You've got some kind of death wish, don't you!! I'll fucking kill you!!"

"I don't think so, dude," Reo said, wiping away another spot of blood before pointing over Katsuki's shoulder. "I have a feeling you'd go first."

The ash-blond furrowed his eyebrows in confusion and looked over his shoulder. His eyes slightly widened upon landing on (Y/n)'s angered form.

Her lips were twisted into a deep frown and a shadow fell over her eyes in a dangerous aura.

Katsuki's angered face softened as his palms stopped glowing. A small stifled laugh made him look back at Reo and his raging expression returned. The only thing that was preventing him from blowing a hole in Reo's face was the burning glare boring holes at the back of his head.

(Y/n) moved her glare from Katsuki to Reo and her jaw tightened.

"Please leave," she ordered him. "You've caused enough trouble for one day."

"Ahh~" Reo sighed in mock dejection, his eyes softening to plead with the boiling girl. "But I was having so much fun~"

The female narrowed her eyes at him and slightly tilted her head, giving him a silent, clear message that his presence was unwanted.

The blue-eyed male rolled his eyes and let out a long, suffering sigh.

"Fine. I'll leave," he muttered in vexation before pointing at Katsuki. "But just to be clear, he started it."

(Y/n) threw her head back in frustration while tugging at her roots. "Oh, my Ga-" she looked back at him and gesticulated towards the street. "GO AWAY!!"

Reo scoffed in disdain at the girl's words and shoved his hands in his pockets before turning to leave without another word.

(Y/n)'s eyes followed his movement until he disappeared at a corner before releasing a loud sigh as she rubbed her temples. She could feel the pent-up tension in her shoulders relaxing. Dealing with the two boys proved to be more stressful than she had thought it would be. And now that she had dealt with one of them, she was left with the other.

The girl let her arms fall to her sides and looked back at Katsuki who was pouting angrily, his eyes glaring at the grassy ground. His crimson-colored eyes darted back to (Y/n) and he drew in a quick sharp breath upon seeing her grave expression.

"He's the one who-"

"Shut up Katsuki."

***

The sound of running water filled (Y/n)'s bathroom as she doused a small cloth under it. She closed the tap and wrung the cloth off excess water before taking Katsuki's hand and lightly dabbing it over his split knuckles.

After Reo had left, the two hadn't talked, with (Y/n) simply picking up her forgotten bag from the ground and walking to her door. Katsuki silently followed suit right until they ended up in the bathroom as (Y/n) cleaned up his wounds.

Never in his life had he ever imagined having someone clean up his wounds but this time, he was currently doing it so that he could get answers and also because he didn't want (Y/n) to be angry at him. Not that he was going to apologize or anything. That piss stain clearly deserved it.

(Y/n) gently wiped off the blood from Katsuki's split skin, concentration written all over her face. When she was done, she opened the tap and rinsed the cloth under the running water. The girl then closed the tap, wrung the cloth and placed it on the counter before grabbing the small bottle of surgical spirit. She plucked a small ball of cotton wool, poured some spirit on it and dabbed the wet cotton ball on his cuts. The strong smell of the spirit made the girl crinkle her nose as she continued.

Katsuki winced a bit, his crimson-colored eyes ever glued on the girl's face. The female was well aware of the fact that the spirit stung so she pressed down hard against his wounds, making Katsuki frown.

"I get it. You're fucking mad at me. But aren't you gonna tell me what the deal is with that idiot?" he said, his coarse voice reverberating through the silent bathroom.

"You're lucky I haven't used salt on you yet," (Y/n) muttered while throwing the bloodied cotton ball in the bin. "What do you want to know?"

"Everything."

The female sighed inaudibly and washed her hands first before answering. After she finished, she dried her hands and turned back to Katsuki.

"Okay fine," she started, crossing her arms over her chest as she leaned against the marble sink. "You know his name...and the fact that he's my...ex..."

The male's eyebrows creased in puzzlement and he sent her an odd look. "I thought that half and half fucker was your first guy."

"Everyone pretty much thinks that," she shrugged carelessly as she watched him frown deeply.

"He's a secret," she continued. "Well, he was supposed to be until today. Anyway, we went to the same junior high. I was in first, he was in the third so...he was my senior. Reo was...the popular guy. Cute, funny, charming, smart, rich, could sing. He was every girl's fantasy and the reason for guys' jealousy. And I...well...wasn't immune to his charms. We met in music class. I sat at the back with the rest of the newbies while he sat at the front. We never interacted a lot at first until one time we were grouped together and given a music piece to work on. I landed in the same group as Reo and that's when we started talking. So over time, one time conversations turned to late-night conversations. A crush developed in the mix. One simple experimental kiss evolved into long make-out sessions..."

The nostalgic smile that was playing on (Y/n)'s lips then curved into a grimace. "And...And everything just spiraled from there. I was apparently living the dream. A simple, plain junior who snagged the hottest guy in school, who wouldn't wanna brag? But that's the thing, Reo wanted to keep things between us a secret so we did. I mean, a relationship between a junior and her senior...that would've been scandalous and would eventually damage Reo's 'perfect rep'. So no one ever got to know about our relationship and I never told anyone. I guess I just got used to it being a secret that it never crossed my mind to tell anyone. In the end, Reo went to high school and left me behind, but not without breaking up with me in the worst way like the asshole he is...fuck him. So yeah, that's everything about him in a nice summary."

(Y/n) stared at Katsuki as she waited for a reaction. The male had an impassive look on his face while taking in the new information. He then nodded slightly before speaking.

"What's his Quirk?"

Silence followed after as the female sent the boy a blank look.

"What's his Quirk?" she repeated in disbelief. "Seriously? I told you all that and that's what you're more concerned about?"

"I don't give a fuck about your past with him. It already happened. It's not like I can reverse it or shit."

The girl knitted her eyebrows at his mindset before brushing the thoughts away. "He uh...he's Quirkless."

"Heh," the corner of Katsuki's lips curved up into a cocky smirk as he punched his fist on his open palm. "That clusterfuck is a Quirkless little bitch and yet he talks big game? Next time I'm gonna show what happens to people like those when they mess with me."

(Y/n) clicked her tongue and slapped the back of his head, earning her an angry cry from him. "Don't talk about him like that. He's not that helpless if you must know."

"You're now defending him?!!" Katsuki snarled at her while rubbing the back of his head.

The girl frowned at him in disapproval. "I'm not defending him. I'm hitting you because you're talking smack about people who don't have Quirks and I don't like that. Do that again and your head will not be the only thing I'm hitting."

A low, growl sounded from the back of the ash-blond's throat as a small, embarrassed blush appeared on his cheeks. (Y/n) had never reprimanded him for talking shit about Quirkless people but having her do that now stirred feelings of actual shame within him. The boy huffed, his lips pulled into a scowl as he sulked.

"Whatever."

The girl ran her hand through her disheveled hair, still somewhat annoyed by Katsuki's childishness.

"Anyway, don't see him like that," she said, making the boy look back at her. "What he lacks in power he makes up for in other things. In other words, he's the epitome of perfection, if you don't count the absence of a Quirk."

"Perfection? The hell are you talking about?"

(Y/n) sighed. "What I mean is, he's perfect in all other ways. Great looks, great smile, to die for blue eyes, the hair, the bod, he's smart, he's funny, his family is stinking rich. I mean, instead of being born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was born with a gold spoon decorated with diamonds all over. And let me not start with his voice. Both his original and singing voice could make an angel drop from heaven to just come listen to him. That and plus he's the lead guitarist of a starting band. That's like...damn, it takes him to a whole new level. Girls fawn over him, people instantly like him from the get-go...well, except you because you know...you don't like anyone..."

If it were any possible for Katsuki's frown to deepen then that would be the moment but that didn't faze the female who continued on.

"Sure, he has some bad attributes. Like how he's a two-faced thundercunt and a pervert, but that's only to the people closest to him. To the world, he's Reo the handsome angel, he who could do no wrong. In my honest opinion, I think the world needs a reality check and a pair of really huge glasses," (Y/n) scrunched her nose while rolling her eyes in irritation.

Katsuki, who was still frowning, was irked by the girl's description of Reo as being perfect, the complete opposite of him. The only thing that boosted up his pride was the simple fact that Reo lacked a Quirk but that didn't trump all his other 'blessings'. He suddenly started to feel the one emotion that he was very familiar with and hated to show. Insecurity. And it got him thinking to what the blond said earlier.

"(Y/n)."

"Hmm?"

Katsuki's fell to the side to avoid looking at (Y/n) in case she read the inferiority written all over his face.

"What that fucker said earlier..." he began, clenching his jaw hard at the thought of his asking such an insecure question. "Are you-fuck-are you going to go back to him?"

(Y/n)'s eyebrows lifted as her lips parted in slight stun. "What? No, ew never. In case you missed it, I hate his guts."

A small relieved sigh escaped from the boy which the girl noticed. Her concerned eyes ran all over his tense posture, his eyes that were staring hard at the tiled floor and his tightly balled up fists. (Y/n) furrowed her eyebrows at his unusual behavior and her heart squeezed.

"Hey," she pushed off from the sink and rose her hand to his spiky hair, gently weaving into it to remove some dirt particles. "You don't have to worry."

"I'm not worried!" the boy snapped, his head still hung while his face flushed red from the girl's soothing actions.

(Y/n) chuckled silently. "Whatever you say. Anyway, it's not like I'm going anywhere because..."

The girl's hand froze in his hair and her breath hitched. If she hadn't caught herself in time, she would've spilled the beans about her feelings for him. But then again he deserved to know, what was the point of hiding it from him? Besides, if it began a long time ago it wouldn't be beneficial to keep it in.

Guess this is it, huh...

The girl sighed and placed her hand down, giving him a chance to lift his head to look at her. (Y/n) took in a deep breath and sent him a sweet smile, her clammy fingers nervously pulling at her skirt.

"...B-because, to be honest, I'd rather be with you than with anyone else."

Her heart pounded in her chest as a fierce blush roared all over her face, neck and ears. She cleared her throat and averted her eyes away from him in embarrassment and shyness. She couldn't believe that she had just so plainly confessed to him and his silence was taking forever, making her start to second guess her words.

Oh my God, what have I done?! I should've just kept quiet! I just had to go and open my big mouth! Great, now I'm never gonna live this down. Why am I so stupid?! I shouldn't have sai-

"Of course you do, dumbass," the ash-blond clicked his tongue. "Who'd want to be with that asshole?"

Wait...what? The female knitted her eyebrows together and looked back at him. He was staring intensely at her, her words seeming to have passed him.

"Huh?" (Y/n) let out a humorless chuckle. "Katsuki that's not what I mea-"

"Why were you hiding him from me?" Katsuki cut her cold, making her blink in surprise.

"Uh, I uh..." she trailed off, still trying to come to terms with the fact that she had just confessed and Katsuki hadn't gotten the message. (Y/n) then shook her head and sighed both in dejection and slight relief.

Maybe it's not the right time. Another time, I guess...

The female relaxed and pushed back her hair as she felt her red-hot face cool down. She glanced at Katsuki, whose eyes never once looked at her except in passing and she frowned.

And they say I'm the dolt...

"I didn't tell you about him because I knew that whatever happened earlier was going to happen," she said, earning a scoff from Katsuki.

"That's stupid! Of course I'd fuck up that shit!" Katsuki snarled. "What'd you think I was gonna do, huh?! Throw him a welcoming party and bake him a fucking cake?!"

"You'd still hit him even though you didn't know him?"

"Yes!! He gets on my fucking nerves!!"

The girl sighed and muttered something under her breath about Reo and everyone else getting on his nerves before shooting him a smile.

"Katsuki, no matter how much he gets on your nerves, you're not going to hit him again."

"What?!"

"He's my responsibility, therefore, I'm going to deal with him. Don't underestimate this guy. He's a huge pain in the ass that doesn't give up easily," she placed her hands on her hips. "Besides, it's just for one week. After that, he'll be gone so don't stress yourself with him unless you desperately desire to get a stroke, okay?"

The ash-blond scowled at her and suddenly grabbed her arms, pulling her towards him. "I'm not letting you deal with that fuck nugget alone!!"

(Y/n) sent him a confused look. "Why? It's not like he's your problem."

"Because-!!" the boy cut himself off, a small blush instantly blooming on his cheeks.

The girl arched an eyebrow at him. "Because...?"

Katsuki cursed under his breath and released her, "Because I don't like that guy!"

"I think we've already established that. So that's no rea-" (Y/n) narrowed her eyes at him. "Why do I feel like there's something you're not telling me?"

"I'm not hiding anything!!!" Katsuki snapped, his face completely red as beads of sweat formed on his temples.

"Whoaaa. Okay Screamy McGee," the girl lifted her hands up. "Jeez, I heard you. Don't swallow me.

"Whatever, I have to go now," the boy blurted out as he passed by the confused girl to exit the bathroom.

"Wait? Now? Already? Why?" the girl asked and was about to follow him but stopped when she realized how in a hurry he was.

Katsuki remained silent as he picked up his bag that was lying next to her door and yanked open the door. He exited and slammed the door behind him, making the girl wince at the loud sound.

What the-

"Oh...kay then. Bye, I guess..." she spoke to no one in particular while staring at the closed door in puzzlement, her mind trying to figure out why Katsuki ran off without an explanation.

She then sighed in defeat upon coming up with none and shook her head as she returned to clean up the bathroom.

***