Unsteady

Chapter 11 Unsteady

"Don't look back." immediately stating it.

"So what? Are you mad at me or something?" he replies.

"Ugh! No!"

"Ugh?! No?! WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?!" now facing me.

*THUMP*

"I... don't have a problem."

"Are you kidding me right now?! You simply slam the table with NO REASON??!! You expect me to believe that??!!"

"Look, just go back to your side of the table and don't talk to me."

I turned back on the table in front of me and started chopping more vegetables. It wasn't that big of a deal really. I'm used of helping my mom cook meals for us after all. It's just that, I can't believe I'm missing training camp and time with Deku-kun for a reason that I woke up late. Instead, I use this time away from school with an exploding knucklehead behind me. Which by the way chops vegetables vigorously.

Thinking about it, I don't have any reason to hate or scowl at him even though his temper led us to this. I just don't like this position I am in right now.

Aizawa-sensei assigned me and Bakugo-kun on daily meals for everyone on this 3 day training camp as a punishment on waking up late. So now we are on the journey of preparing dinner for 20 hungry super powered teenagers and I'm only halfway of peeling my potatoes for curry. Of course it's going to be curry.

*sigh

"You don't have to be so down about it round face." He said softly.

"You don't have to comfort me."

"I'm not. I just hate lazy slow-poke cooks."

"Uraraka-chan!"

"Guys!"

"How are you there Ochaco-chi?" Mina-chi sheepishly sneaks a peek on my peeling skills.

"Peeling potatoes I see." Tsuyu-chan snickers.

"How's Bakugo-kun?" Tsuyu-chan continues.

"Readying some frogs to put in." He answers.

"Don't mind him." Looking at Tsuyu-chan.

"Hmmm, what do you mean?" Tsuyu-chan looks at me innocently.

"By the way Ochaco-chi, how's the ride with Deku-kun?" Mina-chi says cutting down my conversation with Tsuyu-chan.

"Ah, it's more or less okay."

"Just more or less? That's it? When did your time with Deku-kun just become more or less?"

"Well I don't mean it in a bad way, and also it's not like we were alone. Bakugo-kun was also with us after all." Smiling at her innocently wishing she would just let it go. After all there's nothing wrong with some normal days. Right?

"That is true."

"Anyhow, how's the activity? Anything fun? Or hard? Hehehehe"

"Everyone's getting ready that's for sure. It's a sort of capture the flag type so everyone is kind of hyped about it. That's why we thought to pay you a short visit first, after all there's still some down time." Giving me a big smile.

"Awwwww, that sure sounds fun."

"Ashido-san! Asui-san! Everyone is waiting for you guys!"

"Coming Deku-kun!" Mina-chi replies waving back.

"Well then, see you later Ochaco-chi!" waving back at me.

"Yeah sure!"

"Looking forward to the meal Uraraka-chan!" Deku-kun waves at me.

"Yeah! Do your best!" I wave back at him.

"Thanks!" with that big smile.

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"Are you done chopping on your end?" Bakugo-kun says behind me.

"Yeeeeeeeeep. All done." Fixing the pile of cubed potatoes beside me.

"Good."

I looked back on Bakugo's station and saw all that he has already done everything on a short amount of time. He finished the onions, carrots, and is that?

"Yep, it's apples." He states.

I glanced awestruck at him. "Apples? Can you do that?"

"Well, yeah. It adds natural sweetness to the curry."

"Sweet?"

"What?!" completely sneering at me.

"I never really imagined you saying anything that is remotely similar to "sweet"." I snickered back

"It's a flavor idiot. I'm bound to say it at least once on this whole "activity"."

Trying to ignore his remarks, I head to the nearest stove and tried lifting the lid not noticing that it was already lit.

"Oi! Be careful round face." Immediately taking the lid out of my reach and almost covering me from the steam that comes out of the stove. "It's hot."

"Ah." Looking away from him, a little too quickly.

"I didn't know you already started softening the meat."

"You did kind of refuse to even look at me, so I just thought of doing everything ahead."

He grabbed a ladle beside the stove and started stirring the meat gently. He grabbed the bowl of onions, carrots, potatoes, and apple and gently transferred it to the pot.

"You didn't even leave anything for me to do."

"Want to stir then?" handing me the ladle.

"Uh, I." feeling uneasy I just said, "I'm just gonna go."

"What?"

I was already walking away for no reason at all. Feeling uneasy for no reason at all.

"Hey round face!"

I hear the muffled steps falling behind me little by little resounds as he catches up to me.

"Oi! Round face!"

"Stop following me. There's curry that might be burnt if you don't."

"I didn't know that you wanted to cook that bad." He runs ahead of me and faces me now. "Oi!"

Looking from side to side, gaping then closing my mouth, I don't really know what to say. Coz I'm pretty sure I'm being too dramatic for no reason at all.

"I'm pretty sure there's something wrong with you today, because you are so damn weird."

"There is nothing wrong with me." I answer him.

"So you're just damn weird?" looking at me with confusion.

"Just leave me alone!" walking past him.

"What are you so angry about? Did I do something?!" he swiftly pulls my arm so that I will face him. It wasn't as tight though so I was able to pull out easily.

"Not everything is about you Bakugo-kun!"

"When did I say this was about me?"

It's not.

"Can you just stop, because you wouldn't understand!"

I don't even understand.

"WHY DON'T YOU TRY ACTUALLY TALKING TO ME RATHER THAN IGNORING ME?!"

"Why would I? Like you'd actually care! Coz I'm pretty sure the last thing you can do. Bakugo-kun. Is care."

There was no going back to those words.

I took a step back and started walking away from him.

*BOOM*

"Ah!" I looked back at him and saw that he shot a tree 10 feet away from him.

"Yeah, you're right. Why would I care for a damn weird woman." Now looking at me with those sharp ruby eyes. Now he's the one walking away.

It's you, you idiot. Just saving me from a ton of chopping. Or using apples to make curry sweet. Or simply covering me from steam. This position I am in right now. You just make me feel so unsteady. And I hate it. I really do.