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Chapter 50: Euphoria

Today was just like any other day for me.

I woke up, ate a granola bar for breakfast, packed up my bag, and made my way downstairs, starting my trip to school.

Dad had already left since he has to be there an hour before the students, so I had nobody to say goodbye to as I made my way to the door.

What makes today different however, is who I see on the other side of the door, ready to knock as he has his hand stretched out, but his eyes are large with surprise.

"Katsuki?" I say baffled by his presence and he sighs as he drops his hand, "Well so much for a surprise," he groans and I laugh as I close and lock the door behind me.

"What are you doing here? Don't you live kind of far from my place?"

He shrugs, not giving me a reply as he turns away after I'm done and starts walking.

"Hey, wait up!" I call out as I hurry after him.

I get close enough to tug on his arm and he stops in his tracks, turning to glare down at me, but it doesn't faze me anymore.

Brushing my bangs to the side, I ask, "Where are we going?"

His glare turns to confusion at my question.

"Huh? To school, obviously," he states and I raise my eyebrow at him, "Together?"

"Well duh, I thought that's what all couples do," he says, as if I didn't pick up on his memo and my eyes widen with shock.

What couples do.

Never did I think that I would see the day that Katsuki would act like a proper boyfriend.

Sure, I anticipated the flirting, the kissing, and embarrassment that comes from the new experiences that we'll more than likely go through, but this? Hell no.

Stuff like holding hands, walking to school together, and doing dumb stuff like wearing matching outfits, it's just SO not his style.

I watch as he starts to blush and get flustered by my silence, anticipating that I would reject the idea.

"Um, I mean, I just thought that would be normal, to walk to school together, but we don't have to, I mean, it IS a long walk from here, and then we have to take the metro, and we'll probably be teased for walking into class together-"

I grin as I reach up and yank on his tie, cutting off his words by pulling him into a sweet and meaningful kiss.

He doesn't really respond to it since he was caught off gaurd, but also because I cut the kiss short.

Smiling from ear to ear, I let him go as I say, "Thank you, I would love to walk with you,"

His face turns bright red as he turns around almost immediatly.

As he shoves his hands in his pockets, he stutters, "Well w-what are we waiting for?! L-let's go already!"

Walking away swiftly, I stand still and wait patiently for him to notice that I'm not by his side anymore.

I cock my hip to the side as I watch him look to his side confused. He spins around to see me where we were.

"What are you doing, Shitty Face, let's go," he orders and I scoff at the old nickname, not bothering to respond.

He huffs in annoyance, "What do you want?!" he barks and I giggle at his confusion as I lift my hand up, holding it out to him.

Lifting an eyebrow at me, he stares at my hand suspiciously.

After a second he shifts his gaze back to me and we lock eyes.

I can see the realization hit him without me having to say anything, and he practically begs me with his eyes not to make him do it.

Lifting a corner of my mouth into a cocky grin, I don't back down from him and he groans in response.

"Fine!" He snaps as he trudges his way over to me, cupping my hand in his as he drags me away.

I laugh at his embarrassment and let him pull me along the way for a little bit, waiting for him to calm down.

Once his face returns to its natural color and his pace slows down, I match it so that we are walking side by side as I slide my fingers in between his.

I don't try to hide my smile and small blush from the intimate contact, but what surprises me more is when I feel his hand squeeze mine in return.

Trying not to ruin the moment, I don't look at him. If I had, I would've caught him looking down at me with a small smile of his own.

The walk to get to the metro and school is quiet between us, but I don't mind.

It's a new thing for both of us, so the silence is more comforting than anything.

As we walk to our class, I take a quiet breath before Katsuki opens the door and pulls me inside with him.

We're swarmed by our classmates and I excitedly let go of Katsuki's hand hug my girls and reassure everyone else that I was okay.

In their defense, they haven't seen me since I was sent to the hospital three days ago.

I didn't have any external injuries, but I had internal bleeding. The doctors wanted to run tests on before deeming them benevolent.

Behind me I hear my grumpy boy huff out of irritation as he makes his way to the desk next to mine.

He lifts his feet on the desk after dropping his backpack to the ground and Tsuyu turns around to say to him, "Bakugou, that's my seat-"

"Does it look like I give a shit?? Switch seats with me so I can sit with my girlfriend," he says, as if we didn't have assigned seating.

"Katsuki," I scold, but my train of thoughts are derailed as I hear a shocked, "YOU GUYS ARE DATING?!"

I turn my head to Todoroki, Iida, and Midoriya who have surprised looks on their faces.

"Yeah, so?" Katsuki says and I giggle as I hop on top of my desk.

"Yup! I forgot that you guys weren't there, but we've been dating for a couple of days now," I say before turning back to my boyfriend.

"Katsuki, that's Tsu's desk, you'll need to give it back," I remind him, but he just glares at me in return, "I want to sit next to you, damn it, and I'll do as I please,"

Before I can respond, my dad walks in, "Alright, class, let's get start-"

He pauses as he looks directly at Katsuki who glares at him, "What?" He barks at my dad.

"Bakugou, move, we have assigned seating for a reason,"

"Christ, not you too!" Katsuki groans as he titls his head back and I glare at him before yanking on his ear.

"OW! WHAT THE HELL, CHI?!" he yells as he bolts up to a standing position, rubbing his ear soothingly.

"First Tsu, then me, and now my dad? Katsuki, go sit down at your desk and stop being rude!" I chastise him and there's a pause.

Neither of us moves, nor do we take our eyes off of each other.

Just like this morning, it's a power struggle, but it doesn't last long as my dad huffs at us.

"I'm too tired for this, Bakugou, go sit in your seat. Just because you two are dating now, doesn't mean you can stop listening to me,"

Katsuki turns to my dad again, "Sensei-"

"Now," he groans and Katsuki sighs, "Whatever," he says, clearly upset that he didn't get his way, but that's my dad for you.

Even I don't have the privilege of ignoring him, and I'm his DAUGHTER!

Tsuyu returns to her seat next to me as class commences, but I can't help glancing over at my boyfriend. He seems annoyed by something and I don't know why.

I couldn't even put my finger on what it could possibly be, then again, this wouldn't be his first time he'd lashed out for no particular reason.

As class comes to an end, I'm packing up my bag as Katsuki starts walking out of the classroom.

I groan as I get up and follow him.

"Katsuki," I call out as I finally catch up to him and grab his hand. He turns his head to look down at me angrily, "What do you want?" he grumbles and I roll my eyes.

"What's with the attitude? Is this about the seating arrangement, because if it is, I swear to God Katsuki, I will-"

"It's not about that," he groans and I huff in annoyance, "Then what's this about?"

He sighs, reaching up to scratch his head in embarrassment.

"This morning, when we walked in," he utters and I wait for him to go on.

It's obvious that he's uncomfortable by being so forward about how he's feeling.

Unless it's anger, that's easy to express for him.

"You let go of my hand and just...ran off to the rest of the extras and it...ugh! That annoyed me, okay?!"

His face is bright red at the honesty and I can't hold my laughter in.

Aw!!! He looks so cute all embarrassed like this, I wish he would let himself be more vulnerable so I could see this side of him more often.

I receive a glare as he turns around, "I'm going home," he whines, most likely assuming that I was making fun of him, and I shake my head as I pull him back to me.

"No, no, no, don't do that," I giggle before reaching up to cup his cheek.

He refuses to look at me and I lightly tap on his cheek, "Hey," I say, trying to get his attention, but still get nothing.

"Look at me," I say in a soft tone and he finally shifts his gaze back to mine, his face still a bit red, but it's died down a bit.

With a smile, I lightly brush our lips against each other as I speak, "You remember what I said to you last time you got jealous?"

He shakes his head, "I'm not jeal-"

"I only have eyes for you," I say, cutting him off in the process, but he doesn't seem to mind too much.

"Only for you,"

With that, I lean up the rest of the way and kiss him lovingly.

He returns the soft kiss and pulls me closer by wrapping his arm around my waist.

I smile into the kiss as I tug on his bottom lip gently, trying to take his mind off of being humiliated for a moment.

It was the least I could do, considering that I was the one who caused his suffering.

He responds immediately by pressing his lips to mine as a small moan vibrates through his chest.

As I kiss him, I drag my fingertips down the side of his neck and get a shiver out of him.

It isn't rough, heated, or in any way sexual, it's comforting.

That's how today has felt ever since I got up.

Waking up in my own bed, walking to school, holding hands with Katsuki, seeing all my friends, teasing and being teased by my friends and boyfriend, and now this kiss.

It's all so comforting.

I'm alive, I'm happy.

I'm finally happy.

"Chi?"

I blink as I pull away and notice a small tear gliding down in the middle of his cheek.

"Are you crying?" He asks and I pull my hand away from him to dab the corner of my eye, looking down to confirm his suspicition.

On my index finger is a warm tear that was ready to fall down my face and I sigh, but its not out of sadness.

It's a calm and at peace sigh.

"Yeah, I am," I admit, but his eyes grow stricken with worry, "W-why? Was it something that I did??"

I shake my head, letting more warm tears fall as I grasp his face with my hands, bringing our foreheads together for comfort.

"No, no, god no, you've done nothing wrong,"

He gulps, sliding his hands to my hips as he rubs circles into my body, "Then why are you crying?"

I smile as I confess, "Because I'm happy,"

His eyes soften at my statement and he nods slightly in understanding before leaning up to give my forehead a gentle kiss.

I enjoy the affection, but feel an itch rise up inside of me, something that I'd never expected to feel the need to do, but I want to.

I want to let go.

Completely and vulnerably give my all into this new chapter in my life.

I look up at Katsuki with a scheming smile on my face. He furrows his eyebrows in worry at me.

"I don't like that look, you're up to something," he says and I laugh before taking his hand, "Follow me," I say and without question, he does.

It wasn't a long walk to the beach since it's down the same street that the school is. I let go of Katsuki's hand as I make my way to the water.

Dropping my backpack to the sand, I dig through it to finally grab my desired item.

I stand up as I show Katsuki what I'm holding and his eyes grow wide.

"Chi...are you sure?" He asks, now realizing why we're truly standing here and I nod.

"I've never been more sure about anything," I say with confidence and he nods in return.

He puts his hands in his pockets, the wind pushing his hair in different directions as he encourages me, "Then do it,"

Nodding again, I turn around to face the crashing waves and can't help but feel oddly calm in this moment.

Never once had this crossed my mind until today, but I know that it's the right choice.

It's time.

With that, I take the cap off of the container and chuck the contents as hard as I can into the ocean.

I smile as I watch the pills sprinkle down into the sparkling water, dissolving once they have submerged and it feels as if a weight is lifted from my chest.

I didn't need them anymore.

I feel better now, I AM better now.

There was a time that I truly felt as if there was nothing to be happy about anymore, but things are different now.

I have my family, my friends, and of course Katsuki.

All of them are there for me, care about me, and stick by me whenever I need them.

As the cold water hits my ankles, I feel an arm wrap around my shoulders as I'm pulled into a solid chest.

I don't even bother looking up knowing that it's Katsuki. I appreciate the gesture and hum in approval of it.

We're quiet for a few minutes, enjoying the breeze as the water splashes against our feet.

"You know, I've got a good feeling about the rest of the year," he says and I scoff lightly at his remark, "Oh yeah? Why's that?"

He shrugs, "Dunno, just feels like the rest of the year will be different then it has been,"

"I just want a break from all of these villains," i sigh in exhaustion, "I swear they're stalking us now! It'd be nice to go through one semester without them,"

He chuckles, "Hey, you never know, could be fun,"

"How?" I ask, raising an eyebrow at him in confusion.

"Because now I have a heroine to keep safe," he states cheekily.

"Well what makes you think that I'm going to be the damsel in distress? What if it's you next time?" I joke and he glares down at me.

"WHAT?! WHY WOULD IT BE ME?!"

"Because I was kidnapped last time, so now it's your turn," I tease and this only annoys him further.

"WHAT KIND OF SHIT LOGIC IS THAT?!" I giggle before ducking under his arm and grabbing my bag.

"Come on, Sour Puss, let's go home," I say as I hold my hand out to him.

He rolls his eyes, probably more than done with my silly antics, as he intertwines our fingers with no hesitation this time.

I look down at our hands, feeling my heart flutter as a thought came to my mind.

I've heard the saying, 'Home is where the heart is,' but I don't think I could truly relate to it until now.

Home is where the heart is, and that's here.

Walking hand in hand with Katsuki in complete and utter euphoria.

"What's up? Something on your mind?" he asks and I shake my head, a self knowing grin on my face, "No, I'm just happy,"

The End

A/N

For all you BNHA fans who are on season three, you see what I did there ;)

That's it, guys! The story is officially over. I had such a great time with this story, it's given me a chance to get back to some romance, which is a fun escape from my typical writing. On top of that, I got to try different writing techniques that I have never done before, and challeneged myself.

I've never stuck to an upload schedule before and I'm proud of myself. I never missed a single Monday, and that's incredible for me, especially since I suck at writing schedules.

Another thank you to all of my readers who followed the story, favorited it, and did the same for me as an author. You guys are the best!!

Also, side note, please talk to your doctor before pitching your medication. I did this for symbolism, but you're not always ready to get off of a medication when you THINK you're ready. Some medications need time to ween off due to causing a chemical imbalance in your body, so it takes time. Just keep it in mind please!

I want you to know that I read ALL of my comments, good and bad ones, so thank you for your thoughts, praises, and constructive critisim, it means the world to me.

I plan to write more in the future, I just don't know what story will be next. Now for the regular outro~

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