11:30pm
Midnight Strike Bar & Grill
(Made up restaurant)
1 month after Y/n joined UA High
In the last month I've gotten more accustomed to the ways of UA. The days were filled with Todo and I having one on one talks about how he's doing at home and befriending the 'Deku squad' mostly Medoriya, his friends didn't seem to like me that much. And having fist fights with Bakugou became a morning routine when Iida wasn't there. That and bickering the second we saw eachother. It was like our way of talking. We didn't hate eachother but wouldn't let go of our pride and call eachother friends either.
I sigh throwing away the bag of trash from Midnight strike. I started working here three days after going to UA. It was a way for me to prepare for what would come next. If the government would let me go to the next level. I don't know if they'll hold me back from becoming a hero because of my record. But I hope they let me so I can start new, forgetting everything else that's ever happened.
Closing the back door I step back inside the bar. We were cleaning up and getting ready for the drinkers to come in. Though I was only helping since my shift was about to end anyways. It's apparently illegal for me to work with drunk people cause I'm 16, but anyways.
"Y/n!"
I lookup from washing my hands to see my coworker, Angie. "Boss says you can leave early. Since it's a Monday night it'll be slow." She flashes her smile and I nod. Angie and I grew to be good friends in my time here. She was twenty three the oldest of all of the workers here. She was kind of like our mom.
"Ah okay." I shake my hands dry. "Then I'll be leaving." I grab my back pack removing my apron, my neon yellow work shirt taking full view. Walking to the door I look back inside. "Bye Angie! Bye Boys!" I exclaim my hand making a small wave. "Bye y/n!" They all exclaim and I close the door to the back of the restaurant. I begin my walk down the alleyway.
I had walked this alley way a lot. It was connected to the cafe I went to when I wanted to study and though it was dark and creepy I never had any bad moments here. I put my hood over my head after slipping my black hoodie on. On top of the hood I put the headphones on 'Olivia' by 1D. The song brought memories of 11 year old me in the jail cell jamming out to boy bands with the other prisoners. I would always play around and give people things to stay entertained. That was before I turned 16 and they sent me to Japan. They said they wanted me to finish my education. But I had to go to the office every here and there so they could see how I was doing. I actually had an appointment tomorrow.
I continued walking keeping my head down and looking at the damp gravel of the alleyway from the rain that had fallen earlier that day.
The back door to the cafe swung open and I put my hand out stopping it before it hit me. "The hell!" Someone yelled and I let go of the door moving out of the way.
"Oh look. If it isn't the famous hothead." A smile forms on my lips as I see the familiar ash blond hair. "Tch I fucking told you to stop calling me that!" He growls looking at me. I close the door behind him as he begins walking. "But whats the fun in listening to you? Imma become Iida by then." I speed up until I'm right besides him. He chuckles lightly.
"No one would want another Iida." He says stuffing his hands in his pockets. There was a small comfortable silence.
"Did you just get out of work? Never seen you come out this late." I take my headphones off putting them in my bag. He shrugs. "They changed my schedule. Imma be get out this fucking late now." He says his deep voice sounding different. "Then i guess I'll be seeing you often, hit head. I always get out this late." There was a lightness in my heart, it was weird.
"Tch." And just like that we stayed silent. I enjoyed his company it was i don't know...enjoyable. It's hard to explain.
We were almost at UA and had rolled a short cut through the park. I'd been here often usually on my morning runs. I felt a unfamiliar aura. It was energized. Most people don't have that anymore just positivity. I hold onto Bakugous arm and he scowls at me, had held him back from going to his bed. "What is it?" He asks raising an eyebrow. I look around us like a radar, looking for where the aura was coming from. I stop where I felt it strongest. Walking in a straight line I jump over a bench, go around a tree and stop at a bush.
"What the hell is it Y/n? I want to go home." Bakugou states the obvious but I stare at the bush. I couldn't focus on it like I did with people I couldn't see what it was doing in a bush either. My brain told me; whistle. And though I thought it was weird, I whistled.
The bush began rustling moving left and right rapidly. Bakugou got in front of me but I squatted down staring at the moving bush. It stopped moving and a beige or blond colored spikey ball game out.
It took me a while to realize, it was a dog. I whistled agin and it turned around it's eyes staring at me before running towards me.
"What is that mut?" Bakugou pokes at it as it smells me but when Bakugou touches it it turns around growling at him. "Aww I like it already." I say petting its head and it turns around happily, licking my hand.
"Tch." I roll my eyes at Bakugou. "You don't have to be in such a mood. Animals have always liked me." I say scratching at one spot on the dog and it leaned into my touch seeming to like it.
"How'd you even know it was here?" Bakugou says more than asks. I shrug my shoulders my eyes still in the dog. "It's one of my quirks. Auras. People don't know what category it is. I can feel people's emotions. And now I can feel animals' too." Reverting my eyes away from the dog I look at Bakugou who was standing above me. He nods.
"Is that how you knew Aizawa and All Might we're coming that time?" My eyes widen. I hadn't thought he'd remember that. "Yeah, with people if I focus hard enough I can see what they're doing, see where they are, know what they're thinking." I look back down at the dog. I sigh petting it one more time. "Do you know if they allow dogs in the dorms?" I ask standing up and staring at the small thing beneath me. "No idea. No ones ever done it." He says looking at the dog too.
"Well I'll know what to do if it comes to it." I say stuffing my hands in my pockets. I start walking. I look back at the dog and whistle. It's tiny body starts to walk with me. "For now Imma have a new roommate." I say a smile on my face as I look at Bakugous ruby red eyes. I dozed off for a while but caught myself when Bakugou looked back at me.
"Then let's go, dumbass."
12:13am
UA High sidewalk
I groan remembering. "I forgot about the curfew." I was known for being bad with time. And coming to my dorm from work was never an exception. "How the helld you get in before." He says looking at the closed gate. "Oh yeah. Follow me." I perk up, somehow my nightly routine had left my mind.
We walk around to the side of the school. Putting my new Ronnie in my bag I leave it slightly open. I climb half of the fence lifting the bag over and taking it as close to the ground as possible and gently dripping the bag. The bag rustles and the fur ball starts running around the bag.
I look down and jump as far away from the dog as possible. Landing on my feet I fix myself and pet the dog. Putting my bag on I my shoulder I look at Bakugou as he expertly climbs and jumps off the fence. The fact that his form was perfect left me awestruck but my pride didn't let me show it. We walk and make it to the dorms and Bakugou goes to the front doors.
I shake my head at him pulling his arm back. "They shut the doors after 11. We have to go through Todo's window. He's the only one stupid enough to leave it open at night." I say removing my shoe lace and tying my zipper shut. "What are you doing, dumbass?" He says his voice harsh but his tone was calm.
"I don't want the dog falling out of the bag." I clarify putting my laceless shoe inside the bag with the dog.
Putting the bag on my back, I place one of my feet on the window sill. I climb upwards and make it to Todo's window. I tap on it and a few seconds later it opens. Todo yawns. "Mmm hey y/n. You came home later." He says sleekly rubbing his eyes.
I chuckle lightly. "Yeah I made a new friend." I begin to lift myself on the sill but my foot slips. "WATCH WHAT THE FUCK YOUR DOING DUMBASS!!!" Bakugou yells from below me. "Shut the hell up asshole! You'll wake up the entire building!"
"Bakugou?"
"He's coming home with me now. They changed his schedule at his work." Todo nods letting me pass.
I sigh sitting down on Todos couch and unlacing my zipper letting the ball of energy out.
He begins running around the room smelling everything and occasionally barking. Todo sat next to me shaking. I look at him worried. "What's wrong?" He stares at the dog running around. "I don't like dogs very much." He says his voice cracking ever so slightly.
I chew my lip looking at the dog. I stand up and whistle. The dogs attention reverts to me and begins running towards me. I pet it, picking it up. I slowly walk over to Todoroki. I bend down on one knee my arms outstretched to Todoroki, the dog in my hands happily looking at Todo.
"Pet it, it hasn't bit anyone. Not even Bakugou." I urge Todoroki. Bakugou scoffs his body going over the window sill. "But the little mut growled at me like I was a murderer." I flinched at his choice of words and they seemed to notice the tiny twitch, but stayed silent . "But he hasn't hurt him."
Todorokis hand reaches for the dogs head. His hand was shaky but his jaw was clenched with determination. He touches the spiky fur that was surprisingly soft and his hand slowly eases into petting the dog. I jump in happiness. "You did it!" I exclaim excitedly. He smiles. "I did." His monotone voice soft he uses his other hand to pet the dog. The dog licks his hand, rubbing his head against Todos hand. "Aww he likes you." I place the dog ok Todos lap and he plays with it.
"Not the only one that likes halfie."
I roll my eyes at him. "It's not like that. Plus someone~ already has his eyes set on a very special person." I tease nudging Todoroki. His face flushed red and he looks down at the happy dog in his lap.
"No fucking way." Bakugou breathes out. A small smile spreads on Todorokis face.
I look at the clock on Todos wall. 1:06am.
Standing up I brush off my pants and grab my bag. "K well be leaving then Todo. Thanks again. I'll try opening my own window next time." I walk over to the door Bakugou on my heels. "Night." I say and whistle, the doggie running over to me.
We leave Todos dorm and I walk to my own I notice Bakugou not walk to far before stopping at a door. 'He lives next to Todo too?' I think an eyebrow raised as I look at him opening his door. He glares at me. "The hell you looking at dumbass!" He growls and I shake my head. "Nothing." I open my own door, taking one last look at Bakugous closed door before ushering the dog in.
I sigh putting my bag down and looking around. In my entire month here, I haven't had the time to put furniture other than my bed. I was tired so decided to hold it off. Just like what I told myself yesterday, and the day before that.
In the kitchen part of the dorm I kneel down. I hold my hand over the ground and dirt mounds into two separate piles. The piles form into doggy bowls and take shape and color. In one I fill it with water and fire erupts in the other, leaving dog food. I whistle and the dog comes running to me from sniffing the other rooms. While it eats fire erupts in my hand. I look at the empty red collar in front of me. Fire engraved itself onto the collar leaving one word in gold.
Ryder