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On their way to the zoo; [____] tried to get rid of her nervousness by pointing out almost every shop they would pass. She felt as if the more she spoke, the faster time would fly by. "Katsuki— Look at that flower shop! Isn't it pretty? How about the bakery right next to it, oh! Is that a magic shop?! How cool! We should totally check it out!"

Little did she know the tone of her voice by itself was making him feel self conscious, as well. After all; he had never held hands with a girl he liked.

He squeezed his grip a bit tighter and pulled on her to pick up their pace. "Later! We gotta see the fucking lions, first."

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They were able to get into the park and reach the lion's den without any delay.

"Look at them...high and mighty, laying on the grass behind those bushes over there..." Katsuki pointed at the big cats with his chin. They were both standing behind the thick wall made out of glass to safely view the wild animals. "Those motherfuckers are sleeping, actually."

"You must really like lions..." Since they were still holding hands, [____] gently tugged on his to catch his attention.

"It's not that I like them— It's just that they're one of the apex predators on land, at least according to this fucking piece of trash." He finally untangled his fingers away from hers so that he could open up one of the zoo brochures that the workers give out for free, near the entrance. "But all they're doing right now dozing off, being useless!!"

"This article online also says that they usually hunt during the night, so...They probably sleep at this time of day." [____] took the liberty to read more on the specific subspecies of lions from her cell phone.

After a few seconds of silence, Bakugo heaved. "Fuck, this is boring— Let's get out of here."

'He got mad out of nowhere...' [____] watched as he turn the paper into ashes using his quirk before walking closer to the glass.

"HEY—!! FUCK YOU, LIONS!! YOU AIN'T SHIT COMPARED TO ME!!!"

[____] didn't blink for a couple of seconds. 'Is.....Is he actually yelling at the animals?!'

"DUMB LOOKING ASS BITCHES!! STOP SLEEPING AND KILL SOMETHING, ALREADY!!"

"K-Katsuki, I don't think you should keep threatening them like that, you can get us kicked out!" She tried to speak up, since the people around them began scattering away, searching for any zoo employee to tell them about the safety concern. "Also, I doubt they hunt their own food here...Their keeper probably feeds them pre-cut meats on a schedule..."

"AHH—?! SO THEY'RE NOT EVEN REAL LIONS?! THEY'RE JUST HOUSE CATS!!"

[____] bit her thumbnail from light anxiety. She could feel some strangers' eyes already on them; she wanted to leave. "I—! I think we should go check out that magic shop before we head back to the train station! Come on, please?!"

Thankfully, her fake boyfriend listened to her suggestion, though his new behavior came with a condition. "Kiss me, right now."

"Ah..? Already..? We're doing this?! In public?!"

"Stop asking these questions and do it." He mumbled. "....If you won't initiate it, then I will."

He took a few steps forward just to make [____] feel intimidated enough so she could give in to his demand. "I'll do it, just...L-Let me prepare for this, first..."

'I haven't thought much about this...but every kiss we ever shared was because of him; who started them...This is actually the first time that I'll do it.

I'm so nervous...Even with my eyes closed, it feels like everybody is looking at us but they're most likely not even caring about what we do...'

'Relax, [____]....Just remain calm...' She gave herself instructions in her head. 'Now; pucker your lips, but not too hard...Don't make yourself look ugly on purpose!! ...Stand in your tippy toes...Now, place your hands on his chest for support and then—'

She ended up touching the glass and almost kissing it, since Bakugo moved away a few seconds before she could reach him.

He laughed when she hit her forehead from not opening her eyes on time. "What an idiot."

"That's mean! Katsuki, you would really treat a girlfriend like this?!"

"Look who's talking— You'd cheat on a boyfriend with a see through wall, like that?!"

"I wasn't doing this on purpose—!" [____] stopped herself from causing another commotion in public; like how they shared a playful argument in front of the gorilla exhibit earlier that day. "I don't know why you're teasing me, right now..."

"Because you're fucking cute, that's why." He got closer just so he could place a hand on top of her head. "Come on, lets head over to the damn magic shop you wanna visit."

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"It says everything is 75% off! Whoa, what a steal!" [____] basically ran inside after reading the bright red sign outside of the store. "I don't know much about magic, but doesn't it sound kinda cool?! Making objects disappear— and stuff like that!?"

"Shitty hair would like this place. Same with soy sauce and raccoon eyes..." Bakugo proved to [____] in a second, that even he could think about his teammates in a proper way that didn't involve him dissing them. "—And can't you do crap like that already?!"

[____] was looking at a stuffed white dove that you could use to hide under a magician's hat for practice. She held up the fake bird with one hand and used her quirk to move it from her view to in front of her crush's.

The toy fell right on his palms since he caught it just in time. Though, it was only because he could see the small portal coming through in midair.

"I guess I can kinda do it...But it's not very appealing when you can see the gateways I use..." [____] shook her head at how little she knew about her own quirk. "My mom can make her portals invisible to the naked eye...I bet I could do that, too, if I practiced enough..."

"Instead of looking all mopey about it, why not turn that into a goal and work hard to achieve it?" Bakugo had a completely different mindset when it came to pushing through your own limits.

To him; nothing was impossible. To her; everything had to make sense in her head before she could pull any sort of action.

"You're right...Todoroki said something about my quirk needing more mental stamina than physical, so—"

"Wait a minute. When did Icyhot said this to you?! What the hell does he know about your quirk that I don't?!" His jealousy got the best of him and he forgot all about being nice to her in a flash. "Fucking fat cheeks— Where did that idiot take you, today, anyway?!"

"W-We didn't do anything! He just took me to a meditation class!" [____] didn't think about including the part where he bought her a chocolate dessert, she couldn't see that route ending very well for her at that moment. "Remember....We're dating?? So...You can't be yelling at me like this...! It's not nice!"

Katsuki clicked his tongue; calming down after she reminded him of their deal. "...Where the fuck is the owner of this store?! I don't see anyone! Not even a fucking cashier!!"

"M-Maybe they're in the back, fixing boxes or something...I'm sure they'll come right out soon."

"Stupid run down shop! Like if anybody would buy this crap...All of it is cheaply made." The blond hissed at the pile of playing cards in front of him. "This probably only cost 10 yen to make, yet they resell it for 1,ooo or something, just to make a pretty buck. Hey, cute face, what do you think of thi—"

"Katsuki, look at me!" [____] went off to find a creepy looking rabbit mask and wore it. "How do I look?!"

He grinned after her failed attempt into hearing his laugh. "Where's the monkey one you usually wear? Oh, wait, that's your face —"

[____] removed the disguise, offended by his comment. "You're not being the best boyfriend ever, right now—"

"Ah?! Is that what you fucking think?! Okay, then...I'll tell you what." He felt more insulted than her in an instant. "Pick anything you want from this dumb place, I'll buy it for you."

"Really?! Anything?!"

"Anything."

"I can get this rabbit mask? Or the stuffed dove I just grabbed? Or the these socks with a cute diamond pattern!? How about the stuffed banana over there—?!"

"YES— Do you know what 'anything' means?! Hold up, why the fuck does this place sell a stuffed banana plush?! This shit doesn't even look like it belongs here!" He grabbed a hold of the only colorful item in the store to inspect it.

"Welcome to my shop!!"

"WHAT THE FUCK—?!" Katsuki threw the object that was supposed to be inanimate towards the ground and began to stomp on it. "IS IT POSSESSED?!"

"Katsuki!! It's probably just a voice recording!" [____] was somehow looking at the most logical explanation but soon swallowed her words as the stuffed toy emitted some type of smoke and turned itself into a human male, right in front of their eyes.

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"Oh— It's just someone's quirk..." [____] bowed her head a few times to express her deepest apologizes to the owner of the shop.

"I have the ability to turn myself into any nonorganic object I desire; but it'll only last for a few minutes."

"That's cool!" [____] clapped her hands at the man's power. "Like a magic trick!"

Bakugo wasn't impressed at all, though; "Why the fuck would you turn yourself into a stuffed banana, out of all things?!"

"I wasn't peeling very well after my last customer, you see."

[____] and her crush both heard the fake drums that followed his terrible pun, but she was the one to ask about it. "W-Where did that come from...?"

"Great question! I will answer that...Not now! So I heard the young lady is looking for a souvenir! I have the perfect thing for a pretty girl like you—!"

"Don't infuriate me, asshole!! That's my girlfriend you're talking about!" Bakugo stepped in front of [____], as if to protect her from someone dangerous. "I'll beat the shit out of you for complimenting her without my fucking consent!!"

"Oh— This boy needs some peanut butter with his jelly. I have the perfect addition for this skit!!" The man turned himself into a white t-shirt with the word 'MAGIC' badly written on it.

Since he scrunched down to the ground, he asked [____] to pick him up. "Young lady, would you mind taking me behind the registers so I can show you my merchandise, that I know you'll enjoy?"

"S-Sure..." [____] took a few steps forward before Katsuki could stop her.

"What the hell are you doing, trusting a fucking stranger like if it's nothing?!"

"But he works here..."

"He's also a fucking t-shirt, right now!!" Katsuki couldn't believe how credulous [____] could be with people they weren't familiar with. "You're not five years old!! Didn't your parents teach you not to speak with freaks?!"

"I can tell jealousy is not a very good fit for a guy like you— OH!" The man threw in one last pun at their conversation before Bakugo snatched the shirt from [____]'s hands to wring him out.

"This is such a load of fun; young man. But I am sad to tell you, I cannot feel pain when I am like this!"

"Katsuki, just drop him!" [____] tried to save the magician from getting killed when he turned back to his human form, but on the process of getting close to them she ended up stepping on what looked like a pet chew toy made out of plastic.

It had the shape of a dog bone, and [____] began to laugh uncontrollably from the little squeaky sound. "Ahaha..! Hahahahaha!!"

"What the hell is wrong with you?! It wasn't even funny?!" Katsuki watched [____] fall to the ground, holding on to the pit of her stomach and kicking her legs.

"Ahh— she stepped on my funny bone. It can make anybody laugh with just a press of a button!"

"What the fuck?! Make her stop!!" Her crush wanted to get the hell out of that shop, already. Their date was turning into something else and he was too afraid to admit he didn't want to get near the rubber item if it was going to make him laugh as well.

The t-shirt managed to turn himself back to his human self. "Do not worry, young man. I can make its effect go away in an instant, for just 50,000 yen."

"Don't mess around with me anymore; I'll burn you."

"Its just that my shop is going out of business, you see. That is why I have to rely on crafty tricks like these..." The shop owner tried to explain himself as Bakugo showed off his quirk by igniting small explosions. "I'll...Ill tell you what, though! I won't charge you but you make sure to tell your friends about my shop!! Bring me a few more customers and I'll even give your girlfriend a free souvenir once she stops laughing!"

"Hahahahaha— It hurts!! My stomach—!!" [____] was crying from the pain at that point.

"Not to worry about her, check this out!" The magician pulled out a deck of cards from his blazer and began to shuffle them in front of the blond. "I can show you a great trick in a blink of an eye for only 20,000 yen!!"

"I'll show you my fucking fist for free right now, if you don't quit it with the jokes and help her out, you fucking insect!!"

"Now that insult really bugged me—" The man managed to survive the first explosion that came to his face. "Okay, okay! All she has to do is press the bone again!!"

"You heard him, fat cheeks?!" Katsuki looked down to make sure she was alright after squeezing the chew toy one last time.

She began to catch her breath, "That was kinda fun, though..."

"She must have a blast everytime she is with you, young man." The man, who was cleaning the light charr marks from his face with a damp paper towel, smiled through the numbing pain.

"Shut up, already. I can see why this place is running out of business; you're nothing but a bad fucking joke."

"Now that was punny!" The magician praised him for a moment, which was exactly what Katsuki needed the most to make him forget about murdering him.

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"What a strange man..." [____] was still sort of laughing at their weird encounter. "I wasn't expecting our date to end like this..."

'He gave me a small puppy plushie...He said if press it after touching someone's head, I could hear their thoughts. But it only works if they're unaware about it...'

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"This! I'm sure you will enjoy this gift!" The man, in his human form, pulled out a fluffy and white plush dog and showed it to the couple.

"A puppy! How cute!" [____] instantly smiled at her view.

"What trick does it have?!" Katsuki wouldn't let her touch the toy until he figured out what it would do to her.

"There's no trick— It's a one of a kind souvenir for my lucky lucky customers, such as you! For example—" The magician smacked Bakugo in the head with the toy, then turned himself into a rock to avoid getting hurt by him.

"What the fuck did you do that for?! I'm gonna fucking throw you into a river and see how many times you skip before drowning!!"

"Young girl, press the dog's paw for a surprise." The man ignored his threat even though Katsuki had picked him up and was getting ready to throw him outside of the store and into oblivion.

"Okay..." [____] pressed the puppy's paw; only to hear her crush's voice right after.

"I'm gonna kill this fucker when he least expects it!!"

[____] gasped. "Whoa! It read your thoughts!"

"T-That's what you were thinking about?!" The solid mineral began to feel endangered for real after listening to the recording. He could of swore he was thinking something else regarding the young girl, not him.

[____] expressed gratitude to the magician. "I love this! Thank you so much!"

"With great pleasure, you remind me a lot of my daughter; who is currently studying abroad in America. That is why I feel like being nice and giving others a gift!"

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'What makes it even better is that Katsuki calls Hideaki my dog, and this puppy plushie does the exact thing as one of his quirks..!'

"Babe, can you try it on me?" [____] asked Katsuki while handing him the plush toy as they walked back to the train station.

Bakugo tapped her head with the fake pup before pressing its paw. It did a cute little 'woof!' sound but nothing more.

"I guess he was right about it not working unless the person doesn't know about it...Kinda useless after one try on each person..." [____] bit the inside of her cheek from slight disappointment.

"Or maybe 'woof' is literally what's on your head."

"That's not it!"

'What I'm actually thinking about is how great this date was...And how sad and empty I'm going to feel when Katsuki starts acting like before, after the day is all over...'

"Babe...?"

"Hm?" He answered without looking at her.

"I just...Want to keep calling you that, I'm sorry. I really don't have much to say...But Thanks."

"What for?"

"Making my first date very special...I wish we could have more days like this in the future..."

Katsuki remained silent before taking a deep breath. "You don't think all of this is a waste of time?"

"I...I can see why you may think that way. But building relationships with others is part of life...Falling in love is sort of inevitable..."

"But we're just teenagers. How the hell are we gonna know what love even is?"

"I guess you're right...Sometimes I feel like asking my parents how they fell in love with each other just to have an idea..."

"My folks are lame— I'd never ask them for dating advice. I can figure this shit out on my own."

"Y-You think so?" [____] awkwardly smirked. "My parents are weird...They'll probably just say embarrassing things to scare me away from dating...My dad thinks I shouldn't see any guys romantically until I'm 50."

"That's stupid. Who's gonna want you when you're that old and filled with wrinkles?"

"How rude..! I won't have wrinkles at that age, unless I get stuck with someone like you...Making me frown all the time will be the cause of it..."

"Shut up...The only tears you showed today was from laughter. I like those better than when you're sad."

"T-Thanks..."

After a few seconds of silence, Katsuki came to a stop and held on to her arm to pull her near him. "Kiss."

"Y-You want to, right now...?"

Instead of replying, he lightly pinched one of her cheeks before planting a kiss on it.

"This counts as one."

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[an; because last chapter was trash imo I wrote a little bit more on this one to make up for it🖤 (this one also sucked I think i wrote this in like an hour so mistakes?? pfft always. but hopefully the next one I'll feel different about it!)🖤🖤

I found a "canon" list on IG which stated that Bakugo likes puns? I'm not sure how canon this was or if I even did a good job at writing them— leave me alone I'm a mom I make mom jokes 🤣 I was just trying to make this a fun chapter lol

If you laughed at all then type your oc's name and brief description of her looks for a chance to be in this story as the magician's daughter (she's gonna show up in later chapters and has a really cool fortune-telling quirk that will impress class 1-A😆 so you'll get to hang out with your faves— also, tell me who your faves are so I could make it extra special)

Anyway I'll see you guys tomorrow! Stay awesome in the meantime😎 ]