Silent Suffering

Chapter 13 - Apologies

A/N if you look closely, you can pinpoint the exact moment chapter 348 came out and the author had to change all her plans around : )

By the time Mina was informed about the confession fiasco, it was already too late to do damage control. All the girls in 1-A knew about it, even some 1-B girls, and some guys from their class too.
"I didn't even know he liked Bakugou that way! You girls know how much he blushes around me so I just assumed-" Uraraka exclaimed, tears rolling down her face as she explained what happened. The girls were there to provide comfort and help her through this heartbreak.

"Mina, did you know Bakugou likes Deku-kun?"

The pink girl was sitting awkwardly to the side, not really getting involved in the conversation up until now. Ashido had been mulling over things, trying to come up with a way to explain things properly. She knew how insecure Bakugou was, how happy he was now that he had a chance with Midoriya. Kirishima had told her all about it after their squad bonding moment when he complained how hard it was to be Blasty's wingman.

"Oh, uhm, well..." Mina mumbled, scratching her cheek as she avoided eye contact.
"It's just... You know Bakugou is emotionally constipated. He has a hard time showing how he feels"
"So you knew about it" Hagakure deadpanned.
"No. Yes..? Only recently, I swear!" Mina whined.

"I was so happy when I heard they got together! I didn't stop to think about your feelings, Ura, and I'm so sorry! I had no idea you were planning to confess! And it's just like him to get competitive and protective, I mean, this is Bakugou we're talking about, but still! I'll talk to him, I promise"
"I don't think you're going to need to" Jirou said, pointing to the door.

"I think Bakugou is here"

At that moment, there was a knock on the door, making most of the girls tense up.
"What would Bakugou be doing here?!" Uraraka whisper hissed.
"Maybe he came to apologize..?" Yaoyorozu suggested, getting some unbelieving looks from the others.

"What?"

"This is Bakugou we're talking about. He has never apologized for anything. Ever" Hagakure pointed out. There was more knocking after she said that.
"Oi, round fa- I mean, Uraraka, it's me. Can we talk?" sounded from the other side of the door.
"He used your name" Tsu whispered in disbelief.
"Girl, open up the damn door and talk to him!" Ashido whispered aggressively, pulling Uraraka up and pushing her towards the door.

"Come on, this is your chance! Give him a piece of your mind!" Hagakure encouraged her. Uraraka practically bumped into the door, quickly fixing her posture before opening up, coming face to face with the ash blonde that took her crush away from her.
"Everything okay in he-?" he frowned, only to lay eyes on the other girls in the background.
"Ah... I see"

With that he turned to walk away, only to be pushed back by Izuku, who was standing next to the door.
"What are you doing here?" Uraraka asked, looking at Deku for a moment, only for the green head to stare at Bakugou.
"I came to apologize" he started.
"You asked me to translate and I acted childish and got my own feelings involved. It was immature, like you said. So what's your favorite food?"

Uraraka blinked, confused, taking a moment to process everything he said.
"My favorite food? Why?"
"So I can cook it, why else would I fucking-!" Bakugou hissed, only to be slapped on his arm.
"Fuck. I want to make up for the way I behaved, okay? That shit wasn't okay and I don't want to start shit with you"

Uraraka frowned, glancing at Midoriya again before looking back at Bakugou.
"Deku-kun is forcing you to do this, isn't he?"
"I mean, yeah, but what I did was kinda messed up" Bakugou sighed.
"You're stupidly brave to confess like that, so you've got my respect, and I know you're a fucking perfect fit for this nerd here so I guess I got jealous or whatever, I'm sorry"