Torn Down The Middle Chapter 27: Chef Bakugou

Both boys were a little more subdued the next day at school.

Shouto gave you a little smile and a head nod as you entered the classroom and Bakugou leaned back in his chair and gave you a sharp little head jerk up with a grunt as you sat down, but apart from that there was no other interaction.

The two of them had seen the state you had been in yesterday before you left early and both felt bad that they had made you feel uncomfortable.

“Ok.” A voice said from the front of the class.

Everyone was looking in the direction of the voice but no one could see where it was coming from until you stood up and saw Aizawa in his yellow sleeping bag on the floor.

“What is with this yellow, caffeine addicted, slug?” You thought as you sat back down again.

“This weekend we have a class camp on.” He said with a yawn. “Personally, I couldn’t care any less, but get your parents to sign the permission slip that I’m getting Midoriya to hand back to you all.” He said in a flat, lifeless tone.

The wad of papers came to you and you took one before handing it back to Bakugou without looking. His fingers gently touched yours and ran from your knuckles to your fingertips before he grabbed the papers and took them from you.

Your heart glitched. “Damn it explodo-Tsun! Why did you have to touch me like that?”

Pleased with his flirtatious move he settled back and took a paper before passing it on.

……………..

The bus pulled up to the stop and the excited chatter increased as everyone looked out the window to the cabins nearby.

“Eeee!! Y/N! This is going to be such a fun weekend!!” Mina squealed, grabbing onto you and shaking you with violent excitement.

“I just hope I survive.” You sighed as you allowed her to shake you.

Your two heart throbs had been in a bit of a tense stand-off all week and you felt like this was going to be one of those weekend’s where they would both try and win you over at the same time.

You stood up from your seat and shuffled out into the isle, reaching up to try and get your bag from the overhead compartment.

Being too short to reach it, you tried jumping a few times to snag the handle so you could yank it down.

“Tch. I’ll get it, here.” A sharp, gruff voice said from behind you and a body pressed into you as you watched the owner of the voice reach up and get your bag effortlessly and pull it down for you. “This is why you need a man like me.” The voice whispered lowly into your ear, their hot breath tickling your ear as they remained right behind you.

You glanced back, your eyes locking with the burning crimson ones of your Tsunny-Bakubabe.

“Thanks, I’ll keep it in mind.” You said cooly as you took the bag from his hand and turned to walk down the bus isle.

“I’m serious about you, Y/N.” Bakugou said lowly again as he caught your arm to stop you for second.

You jumped a little with the sudden spike in adrenaline and nodded, not wanting to draw attention by holding up the line of people who were behind you and Bakugou.

“Get a room you two!” Kaminari called from the back of the bus, still unaware of the whole ‘faking situation’

The only people who knew about your true situation with Bakugou were Shouto, Mina, Jirou and Kirishima.

But only Bakugou knew that his side of the ‘fake dating’ deal had been resolved, he was just holding that title till he could ask you out properly…whenever THAT might be.

“Y/N, please allow me to carry your bag for you?” Shouto offered from the seat in front of where you had been sitting.

He had been waiting for you to walk past so he could cut in in front of Bakugou and follow you out but Bakugou’s little display of manliness had foiled his plans.

You turned and smiled at Shouto, handing him your bag. “Thank you, Shouto.” You said as Bakugou let go of your arm and turned to scream death threats at Kaminari. Finally the line was moving again and you all filed out of the bus.

Once you had settled down in your respective dorm rooms, Aizawa called everyone out so he could give a rundown of what would happen during the cams.

“Before I pass out from sleep deprivation, here is what will be happening tonight and over the next two days.” He said with a yawn and heavy eye lids. “We’ll be cooking curry for dinner tonight on the outdoor stoves so you’ll need to get firewood. Then tomorrow we have quirk training, endurance exercises, test of courage and hot springs bath and Sunday will be exercising, pack up then home.”

There were ripples of excited chatter and even you had to admit, it sounded like a pretty good weekend.

“Ok, go get the firewood now.” Aizawa said before turning and stumbling towards the teachers sleeping quarters like a zombie.

You looked at Mina and Jirou. “Ok let’s go.” You said, leading the way.

……………..

“Mina!! Be my partner for the cooking?” You called to her over your shoulder as you walked back with an armload of firewood.

“You’re gonna want to be with me, Y/N.” Bakugou said lowly as he passed you.

“And why is that?” You asked curiously.

“Be my partner and find out.” He said with a smirk and a wink as he made his way over to a stove.

“Fuckin’…..smooth as caramel.” You mused, your interest piqued by his vague yet confident statements.

“You go be with your boyfriend, babe.” Mina said with a mischievous smirk, “I’ll pair with Jirou and we’ll try and get a stove next to Kaminari.”

“W-why would we want to be near that half baked idiot??” Jirou stammered with embarrassment, ducking her head down and blushing.

“Because you so have the hots for him and he has the hots for you and I’m gonna get you two together!” Mina said enthusiastically.

Jirou groaned and covered her face with embarrassment as you laughed and headed over to Bakugou who had secretly been stressing that you wouldn’t come over to him.

He gave you a proud smirk as you approached.

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