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The common room was quiet. The 2A students of the hero's school "UA" were in the field training class. Well, almost all the students. Bakugou had been banned from training after contracting severe flu, which he assured was "kid's nonsense" and that he could very well "beat all those extras' asses”. Aizawa didn't fall for it and forced him to stay in the dorms. So, to counter it, the blonde came down from his room and sat on the couch in the common room (he was wrapped in a blanket and holding a mug of warm milk, but no one needed to know that). Eventually, the boy gave himself up to the sleep his headache brought with it, and, dropping his cell phone on the coffee table, he slept.
An hour later, it was possible to hear agitated voices approaching the building, but Bakugou was too stoned in his sleep to hear when the door opened and his classmates walked towards the common room, chatting and laughing.
— Man, I'm exhausted, I could die in a hot tub and I wouldn't regret it — Sero stretched his arms over his head.
— Bakugou is so lucky, I should have caught a cold too — Denki said as they passed through the entrance doors.
— Then you should have kissed him, "mhua mhua" — Kirishima put his closed hands close to his face while pouting.
— Not even if I had a death wish — the blonde trembled.
— Speaking of the devil — Sero poked Kirishima in the ribs while pointing to Bakugou's sleeping body on the couch.
— Ho-ho, looks like Christmas came earlier this year — Denki smiled as he approached the blonde.
— Dude, don't do shit — Kirishima followed him with Sero close behind.
— Isn't there his cell phone? — asked Sero when noticing the little black cape with a stick of dynamite exploding in the center, lying on the table.
— Dude, you have a good eye — The electric blonde took the device, sitting in the armchair next to him.
— What do you think you're going to do, Denki? — Kirishima crossed his arms.
— Relax man, let's just take a peek — he looked at the locked screen that had nothing but a standard cell phone image — Do you know his password?
— I have no idea — they said.
Then they tried some kicks.
*number1* ERROR
*allmigth* ERROR
*deku* ERROR
— Really? — Kirishima laughed at the suggestion.
—You never know — Denki shrugged.
*DIE* BLIM!_ the phone opened.
— Why am I not surprised? — said Kirishima, noticing that his friends were motionless — What happened? —They didn't answer — guys?
— There's a picture — Sero whispered.
— What? What are you talking about? — the redhead went to their side.
— It has a picture of Uraraka… in the background — it was Denki's turn to whisper.
Kirishima looked at the screen, finding the said photo. Uraraka-san seemed to be distracted as she read something at the library table.
— Uraraka-san’s photo? — he whispered finally, and a silence was made in the place for a long 5 seconds.
The smile on Denki's face grew slowly and eerily as he looked up at his classmates, his eyes twinkling — I just wanted a snack, but I've been blessed with a feast!
— Who would know — Sero crossed his arms and looked at the sleeping blonde — Our boy is growing up — he laughed.
— You Do you think Uraraka knows about this? — Denki asked.
— Certainly not — said Kirishima — and there's no way we're going to tell her.
— Tell what? — A female voice made the three jump in their seats before turning around and finding the photo's owner.
— U-raraka! — Sero smiled nervously — Are you okay?
The brunette raises her eyebrow — What are you doing?
Denki hid the cell phone in his suit pocket — w-we we were just planning to mess around with Kacchan.
— Eh? And what do I have to do with it?
— W-we just thought maybe you could ah-
— You could float him for us — Kirishima interrupted Sero's speech
The girl held her suspicious gaze for a few more seconds before uncrossing her arms with a sigh — Sorry guys, I'm not going to help with this one — she said, walking past them to the kitchen.
Sero released the air — that was soooo close, man.
— I swear, I think I saw God calling me for a second — Denki took the phone back.
— What do you want to do with it anyway? — Kirishima asked.
— You do you think he likes her?
— Why else would he have a picture of her on the cover?! — Sero raised his arms.
— Let's just leave him alone — the redhead crossed his arms.
— What?! Are you crazy? We have a treasure in our hands —the blonde shook the phone.
— is about Bakugou that we are talking about. If he likes her, we shouldn't mess with it, or we might screw it up before it happens!
— I agree with Kirishima — Sero crossed his arms, imitating the redhead.
— Urgh, you're right — Denki rolled his eyes, leaving the cell phone where it was before — I won't disturb the boy in his first crush.
— Who has a crush? — Mina jumped between them, making them jump for the second time that day.
— We're not going to tell you! That's loyalty of brothers — Sero scowled.
— That's right! — the others agreed.
The pink girl looked around before turning back and smiling at the trio— Oh, so Bakugou-kun is in love?! — she almost screamed.
— NO — The trio put their hands over the girl's mouth to shut her up, drawing a little attention from the students around the common room.
— Silence, woman, do you want to sign our death certificate? — Denki whispered as they walked away, looking to see if Bakugou had given any signs that he was going to wake up.
— Who is the girl? — she whispered.
— Mina, we're not going to tell you, the guy doesn't need us getting in his way — Kirishima joined his hands to beg.
She rolled her eyes — Fine! But what if he messes up everything himself?
Everyone turned to look at the large, sleeping body on the sofa, curled up and covered up to the neck. He didn't even look like he could pull a building down on a good day.
— Did he wake up? — They saw Uraraka approaching — I made him some spicy chicken soup — She approached the couch, sitting next to the sleeping blonde and raising her hand to his forehead staying there for a few moments before taking it away — his fever dropped a little — her hand went up, taking a few strands out of his eyes, taking a while her fingers walked in his hair, and then she stood up as if waking up from a trance — when he wakes up, give him his soup, I left it in my jar in the fridge. I have homework to do, see you later — she waved and left to the elevators.
The now foursome was paralyzed until her image disappeared in the elevator doors.
— But what…—Denki was the first.
— Did we miss something? — Sero seemed to have lost the meaning of life.
— I think we missed something — Mina put on the “thoughtful Deku face” as she went over everything that had happened in the last year and a half.
— Apparently he's not the only one, you know — Kirishima raised his head with his conclusion.
— What? So the girl is Ochako? — Mina turned to the redhead.
— There's no denying it now — he shrugged.
— She likes him? — Denki asked.
— How am I supposed to know? — Mina raised his arms.
—You’re her friend! — the boys said together.
— And you're his friends!_ she put her hands on the hips.
— Oi — a deep voice made them stop — What the fuck, don't you extras know how to shut the FUCK up? — Bakugou started to get up from his spot on the couch.
— B-Bakugou!!! You are standing!!! — Mina smiled widely.
— Shut up pink head, do you want to blow my brains out? — he took off the blanket.
— L-Let's go to the kitchen, Uraraka prepared a spicy soup for you — Sero threw the bait.
Everyone watched as the large figure relaxed, and his face looked surprised for a millisecond.
— Cheeks made me soup? — he tried to look uninterested.
Mina could barely contain her smile — yes! She told us to give it to you when you wake up, shall we? — she pulled him from the couch by the arm.
— Hey, Pink Head, let go of me! — the blonde said while dragged to the kitchen.
— How… How we didn't notice before? — Sero asked as he watched the duo enter the kitchen.
— It was so in the face like that? How long? — it was Denki's turn to look for evidence of the last year.
— Who knew — Kirishima laughed genuinely _ Bakugou is in love.
It was the last thing they expected to find out on that random Tuesday in October.
Bakugou Katsuki loved Ochako Uraraka, and it seemed like he wasn't in that alone.