CHAPTER 21: Invisible Ink (Bakugo vs Kaminari)

"Over here, you bastard." cried Bakugo. He threw a fist at Kaminari, who dodged just in time. The blond scoffed in annoyance.


"Where's Shoto?" asked Kaminari, looking around.


"You don't need to worry 'bout him," was Bakugo's response. Then he grinned, "It's just you and me, Sparky." The blond leaped forward, using his non-broken arm to carry an explosion with him. Kaminari danced out of his reach and relatialed with a fist aimed at Bakugo's jaw. Bakugo blocked, grasping Kaminari's fist and using the momentum to spin around and lock his elbow around Kaminari's neck.


"Ha!" called Bakugo victoriously.


However, Kaminari reached back, grasped Bakugo's shoulder, and flipped him over. Bakugo landed with a solid grunt, his back smacking a puddle on the floor.


"Kh!" Bakugo grunted. But he was up again in a blink. He was shaking with smothered rage, while Kaminari yawned, which pissed Bakugo off even more.


"Why won't you use your quirk?" he asked threateningly, "Are you mocking me?" Kaminari looked at him and grinned.


"Of course not, dear Katsuki," he said, "I just feel sorry for you. Did Shoto and everybody abandon you because they couldn't stand your impulsive personality?" Then he walked towards Bakugo with his arms spread out, "Maybe you just need a hug, Katsuki."


Bakugo fired another explosion at him, which made Kaminari yelp and leap back.


"Get your filthy hands away from me," snarled Bakugo. Kaminari started wiping a napkin across his cheek in an attempt to wipe some dirt off.


Bakugo took this opportunity to launch at him again, knocking him onto the floor and rolling him on his back. Bakugo was on top of him, using his broken arm to weakly hold Kaminari in place and his free arm to hold another explosion.


Kaminari merely sighed at the situation, as he let his bangs freely fall to cover his eyes.


"Oh, Katsuki, when will you ever learn?" he said sympathetically, "You can't defeat me. Also, stop ruining my hair! I washed it before I came, you know," But he didn't make any effort to get up, knowing full well Bakugo wasn't planning on killing him. Yet.


"Listen up, fucking dipshit," spat Bakugo angrily, "I'm gonna shoot you some questions, and you're gonna answer 'em like the goodie little princess you are. You won't have a choice. And then after that, I'll only think about sparing your life."


Kaminari yawned and stretched the parts of his body he could still move under Bakugo's weight.


"Okay, dude," said Kaminari.


Bakugo grinded his teeth.


"Don't give me that face, Katsuki," Kaminari said, "What do you want me to do? Scream in pain and beg for mercy?"


Bakugo scoffed and put more pressure on him. He pulled firm, red ropes out of his pocket and tied them around Kaminari's wrists.


"Not yet," he said, "We'll have you do that after you confess about Shitty Hair."


When Kaminari looked up at him with confusion, Bakugo tightened the ropes.


"Don't play dumbass, I know you remember the Kirishima incident the other day," he said, "When you almost killed him without an explanation." He emphasized the word "killed", like it was a curse.


"Kirishi....? Oooh," said Kaminari, putting a surprised reaction on his face, "I get it. He was yours, wasn't he? Is that why you're so mad at me?" When the fire in Bakugo's eyes grew larger, Kaminari smiled as if he suddenly understood the situation without needing a response.


"Well, what was I supposed to do with him?" he asked sarcastically, "Kirishima's a cool guy and all, but sometimes...him and his 'manliness'...it kinda just drives some people crazy, don't you think?" He looked up at the sky as if reminiscing, "But you know what? He's always been like that. He's always been trying to be the best of the best, the bravest of the bravest. Not matter how much you try to damage his pride, it just keeps going up faster.


"But he just never realizes that it's also making him a little stupid."


Bakugo tightened the ropes more.


"Cross the line, and you're dead meat, buddy," he snarled. Kaminari continued as if talking to himself:


"I mean, seriously, he needs to learn someday, and somebody had to do something about that. See, I came back for a little bit the other day, because...well, you know, I missed everyone, I wanted to see how you were all doing! But when I showed up at the cafeteria, people stared at me like I was...I was...an creature."


"Well, what do you expect, dipshit?" Bakugo interrupted, "You've made the whole fucking school your enemy."


"Everybody ran places, they ran away from me, yelling, talking about how they were gonna tell 'Aizawa-sensei', like he was able to protect them," he giggled, "Anyway, guess who stayed behind even when everybody ran screaming? Our dear Kirishima. He went on about how he was able to 'save me', 'help me' through what I'm experience. Going on about how I'm 'going through tough times', and how he kept denying the fact that I changed, no matter how much I tried to persuade him." Kaminari's expression turned insane.


"God, I hate heros," he said, "Especially ones like those. So annoying, they never listen."


"He was...trying to care for you," said Bakugo.


"WELL THEN, HE'S HORRIBLE AT IT," screamed Kaminari back, his hair rising from electrical power, "If he were still my friend, then he would accept me for who I am! He wouldn't go telling me he 'understands', when really he doesn't have a fucking clue! But he wouldn't stop. Him and his stupid manly morals, he wouldn't believe anything I say. That's not caring, Katsuki! That's...that's..." He clenched his teeth as he struggled with his words.


"You..." Suddenly, Bakugo spat on Kaminari's cheek, glaring down at the villain with passion full of hatred, "You're pathetic. I pity you. I can't believe Shitty Hair let someone like you hurt him. A sorry excuse for a villain. An insensitive little bitch who kills his comrades for a hobby."


Kaminari grimaced.


"You little..."


Kaminari jabbed a knee up, attempting to push Bakugo's weight off of him. Surprised, the blond used his strength to push Kaminari back down to the ground.


"Oh...no...you...DON'T." he struggled to say.


As Kaminari kept pushing, electricity slowly started to cover his body, starting from his neck, his ribcage...


At the last second, Bakugo realized what was happening, and immediately gave up on holding Kaminari down and jumped away. He groaned in frustration as he watched the electricity enveloppe Kaminari's entire body.


"Good boy, you're smart, Katsuki," he said. He stood back up. The boy broke free from the red ropes that gripped his wrists, but Bakugo wasn't paying attention to that anymore


The blond knew that he wasn't looking at the same Kaminari as before. His handsome features were gone, his hair was mad wild with electric sparks, his eyes bloodshot with rage, his arms twitching. He even smelled funnier than before.


"Now you've done it, Katsuki," he chuckled, tilting his head to one side, "I'm itching to electrify you."


"And I'm itching to kill you. Win-win." replied Bakugo with a smirk. Somehow, he was confident he had the upper hand with Kaminari in that state.


Abruptly, he lowered his head and charged with an explosion. Despite having one arm disabled, he still had plenty of energy. Provisional License Training did him some good.


He lowered his head and charged, carrying an explosion in his arm, aimed straight at Kaminari's chest. At the last moment, Kaminari jumped to the side and Bakugo stormed past like a freight train. The blond wheeled back towards him, using the wind to jump into the air with another explosion. But Kaminari was just as quick. He twisted, and the explosion that should've caught him directly in the spine bombed the floor. Bakugo landed back down on his feet.


"Are you angry, Katsuki?!" he asked, "Are you mad that you can never beat me? You're mad aren't you? HAHA! You'll never avenge your beloved Kirishima!"


Suddenly, he threw an electric spark straight at Bakugo, who dodged it tactfully.


"Hm," Bakugo gave a satisfied grunt, He's using his quirk now.


Kaminari threw more electric bullets at him, making Bakugo twist and turn his body in difficult ways. Bakugo heard a crack on his hip as he dodged a close spark.


Fuck, he thought. Ow.


Then, Kaminari crouched down and placed both of his hands on the floor. Bakugo gasped.


"Crap!" He leaped to the side to hide under the untouched insulator sheet.


"Thunder's Caress." Kaminari chanted.


There was intense rumbling sound. And then...the entire area was electrocuted with shining, golden sparks, even some trees were burning down. Kaminari scoffed as he saw that Bakugo had grabbed the insulator sheet.


"That thing is really annoying," whined Kaminari, "I'll get rid of that first."


Sweat dripped off of Bakugo's neck as he saw the electricity fill the area. He didn't move from under the insulator sheet.


He's powerful. His electricity...it's like thunder...Copy Cat (Monoma) wasn't kidding.


As he heard something fall to the floor, he looked down to see the bottle of invisible ink.


Stupid Icy Hot, he thought, We'll never have enough time to cover the insulator sheet with this stupid invisible shit. What was he thinking? Unless...


"Oi, oi, Kacchan," Kaminari called, "Get out of the covers. You can't hide from me, you know!"


There was no response. Abruptly, Kaminari ripped the insulator sheet off of Bakugo and ripped it to shreds. Only...


"Oh?"


Bakugo wasn't under the sheet.


"What—"


"Hey, asshole! Look up!" a voice called. Kaminari looked up.


Bakugo popped open the invisible ink bottle, and spilled the liquid over Kaminari's eyes.


"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kaminari cried.


"I hope you can still fight blind," sneered Bakugo. 




This chapter was a literal adventure. I've been procrastinating on everything lately so I literally crammed this entire chapter in one day. 


Ahh, again, apologies if the fighting scenes seem confusing. 


Fun Fact About This Story: This one isn't related to this chapter AT ALL, but I just wanted to add the fact that Monoma in this story is actually Bakugo's cousin. NOT IN THE ACTUAL ANIME. Fun backstory, Bakugo and Monoma always hated each other, Bakugo calls him "Copy Cat" not only because of his quirk, but because Bakugo once caught him copying his test answers in the first grade. IDK, just thought this miniscule detail was fun to add XD  


Also, ahh, I've really been wanting to write some good KamiJirou in this chapter, so I'm sorry if there hasn't been much lately! I'm just trying to find ways to fit it into the story I have in mind. But KamiJirou will be shown. I know it. 


Next chapter is...uhhh...hm...idk yet. Stay tuned!

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