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“HELP! HELP!” A woman's shrill scream echoed in the forest as the barbaric prince Bakugou stormed through the trees grumbling. He was currently on a quest to hunt and kill a deadly beast to gain the title of a man fit to be king. He was the last one yet to earn his title. ‘
even the weak princess Ochako had beaten him to it damn it!
’ He growled at the thought. Stomping on as the woman cried out more with some other smaller voices joining her in her cries as he grew closer. He moved ready to ignore and pass them without a thought when his mother and fathers voices ran through his head…
“Bakugo to be a worthy king you must put your people's well beings over your own.” His father spoke wise and calm with a smile before he’d set out on his quest. His mother however had another way of expressing her feelings to him.
“Don’t die brat! And don’t be a little jerk, listen to your father and think about other people than yourself for once! Hell maybe be nice, find a friend, or if we’re extremely lucky a blessed woman who could handle and keep you in line.” She chuckled crushing him in a hug while he fumed and was ready to bark back at her before his father gave him a look that screamed “Your going to regret that.” Biting his tongue the boy groaned and pushed her away grabbing his cape and bag nodding to his parents. They waved him off and he walked out the door grabbing his sword and stomping off into the woods into the unknown.
Now here he was ready to go and kill some beast to become a king as he rightfully should be, but no. Some random chick and her kids probably got into some wagon trouble and are crying for his help. He jogged towards the screams with a huff when he saw the issue at hand. His eyes widened, yes there was a woman and her children there as well as a waggon. What he didn’t expect however was to see the cart dangling into the edge of a ravine with the children inside crying out for their mother and squirming to get to her unknowingly making the situation worse. The woman only ran around in panic crying for help and desperately looking for anything to help, she tried desperately to help and tugged at the waggon but only made it worse. He dashed over and pulled on it as well and it moved back a bit before the ravine edge crumbled a bit dragging the wagon and himself and the woman near the edge as well. They all scream in fear as he yelled at them to shut the hell up while struggling to keep hold of the cart and pull it back.
‘I'M NOT GOING TO DIE LIKE THIS DAMN IT.’ He growled and pulled hard again closing his eyes as he felt something big grab ahold of the wagon pick it up, A squeal was herd as the woman fell onto the ground with a cry of pain, still clinging to its edge his eyes opened wide and frozen in shock. The back of the wagon was in the maws of a black and red dragon. It slowly sat the cart down, he laid underneath it as the children above rushed out to go to their mother. Bakugo stared at the beasts large clawed feet watching as they walked slowly to where the women laid transforming until at that was there were bare human feet standing beside the woman who’d fallen off the cart.
She was cradling her ankle and the children cowered in front of her as if they somehow we're going to protect her from this shapeshifter.
“I-I am so-so-so sorry mam!” A warm and slightly gruff voice stuttered as the humans, presumably male legs knelt down revealing that the now seemingly human dragon had feet,legs, and thankfully torn shorts to cover his modesty’
...there's definitely a bulge in those little torn shorts…Wait shit. Don't stare at that!’
Bakugo growled at himself closing his eyes and rubbing at them hard before rolling out the otherside of the cart to catch whatever this shapeshifting beast was in a surprise attack.
“G-Get away from them!” the woman cried as I looked for my sword. My eyes widened when I saw the woman inching back towards the ravine with her children clearly injured. She hadn’t caught my eye though, no I was more focused on the boy in front of her with sunkissed skin, a small dirty white vest, dirty and ripped tiny shorts, and a head of gravity defying spiky red hair that faded to black near the boys actual head. He stood with his arms up backing up nearing me.
“I'm not going to hurt you guys I swear! I just want to help!” The boy shouted nervously. “Miss you need to get away from the edge…!” He muttered nervously taking a small step forwards as she took another scoot back nearly losing her balance.
“CALM IT LADY. I'M HERE AND I’LL HANDLE THIS BEAST. NOW MOVE AWAY FROM THE RAVINE YOU IDIOT.” I shouted startling the boy and causing him to jump and turn to face me. His eyes widened and his mouth hung agape before he closed it and bushed pink darting off into the trees. I growled and reached for my sword ready to go and either kill or interrogate the boy but froze seeing the woman and children staring at me in shock. I groaned and stabbed my sword back into the ground by my bag before walking over and offering a hand to the woman.
“Prince Bakugou what a relief!” She cried with a smile standing with a bit of trouble. He sighed.
“What's the damage?”
“I-I think I’ve just twisted my ankle...As for the bridge however, it gave out when we were crossing.” She mutters as her two children cling to her legs.
“Can you walk it off or not?” She stared at me in shock that shifted to confusion.
“Im sorry what…?” She muttered as if she hadn’t expected him to respond.
“Can you walk it off?” He gritted his teeth.
“Oh...Um...I’ll try my prince...may I ask which direction is back to the kingdom?”
“That way.” he mutters gruffly jerking my thumb back towards the way he came. She smiles thanking him and crawls into the wagon claiming she’ll need a few minutes to rest with her children before they set off back to his kingdom. Bakugo sighs looking at the place where the bridge to cross the long and wide ravine once stood. How was he supposed to cross now and continue his quest? He growled and kicked at the dirt in frustration until he hears some rustling from the other side of the small clearing just to see a flash of red dart out towards the waggon hidden behind a large brown horse. From behind the giant of a horse he can see small hands and some bare feet on the other side tying the horse to the wagon and giving its bottom a light tap sending the wagon off back to the Bakugou kingdom. As the wagon moves he sees the same boy from earlier running back into the forest. His eyes narrow and he chases after him. Quickly gaining on him sword and bag in his hands he catches the boy who screams and trips on a tree root rolling into another tree with a groan. He lays on his side as Bakugou approaches without hesitation placing a foot on his chest.
“Who and what the fuck are you.” He growls. Leaning down to inspect the quick little rat. The boy stares up at him in surprise blushing pink.
“Im Kirishima Eijirou…” He mumbles as I inspect him some more, he’s extremely lean, has bright red eyes similar to my own, razor sharp shark teeth, and a small scar almost hidden behind his long feminine eyelashes.
“Great, now what the fuck are you?”
“W-what do you mean?” He muttered looking away from me. I snorted unamused.
“Don't pull that shit, I saw you, you were a giant fucking dragon not even 20 minutes ago shitty hair.”
“What are you talking about…?” He muttered still not meeting my eye contact. I growled and pressed the blade to his neck watching as his breath hitched. He shut his eyes and I glared seeing his skin hardening almost like a rock…
“What the hell even are you beast…!?” I muttered and he glared at me.
“I'm a dragon shifter who can harden-W-Wait um- har-harden my skin!” He stumbled over his words blushing pink and still refusing to make any more eye contact with me.
“Why are you here.” I growl.
“I heard them screaming and I wanted to help honest!” he whined pressing himself as far away from my blade as possible.
“Bullshit.”
“O-Okay I saw you and was watching you and then I heard them and wanted to help! A-And I saw you were about to fall into the ravine too and I knew I couldn’t let you!”
“I wouldn’t have fell!”
“Are you stupid…? I'm not that bright but even I know you weren’t going to be able to lift that…” He mumbled staring at me in genuine confusion I glare and go for a punch at him watching as he rolls to the side doing it with a squeal.
“THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT, WHY THE HELL WERE YOU STALKING ME YOU SHITTY HAIRED CREEP!?”
“I-I wasn’t stalking!” He defends himself sitting up with a huff crossing his arms. Bakugo points his sword at him with narrowed eyes.
“Sit still and tell me everything you dragon scum.” He looked at Bakugou with a frown before sighing.
“W-Well...I'm Kirishima Eijirou...Im 17 and a half dragon with a hardening quirk…?”
“Where are you from.”
“A nest somewhere far away…” He mumbles playing in the grass.
“How far?”
“A week or so flying…”
“Why the hell are you here then?”
“I-I um…”
“Spit it out!”
“I’m like your biggest fan-I wanted to come and see you-the elders always talk about you and they say your going to be so powerful and dangerous-but your so manly! I’ve been watching you train since I was barely able to fly!” He rambles pressing his eyes shut. Bakugou stared at him bewildered.
“Jesus christ...you really are a stalker!” He sneered and the redhead glared up at him with a pout crossing his arms.
“I wanted to talk to you but I couldn’t! Looking from the distance was the next best thing…!” He whines covering his face. “If your just going to kill me because I'm a dragon please do so now.” Bakugo weighed his options, sure he could kill this dragon and be done with this stupid quest now or he could possibly warm up to this dragon and let it lead him to his nest? Sure the other princes and princesses had killed at least one powerful beast but what would they say when they learned he, Bakugou Katsuki, had killed an entire giant fucking nest of dragons!? He’s be probably more respected and feared then the soon to be formal King Endeavor of the Todoroki kingdom! Chuckling lowly he shook his head.
“Killing you here like this would be too easy. Where's even the challenge?” I retorted and he stared at me in awe, it was if he had stars in his eyes.
“So manly and fair…!” He whispered with a growing shark fanged smile. He quickly stood up startling Bakugou who held out his sword warningly. He rose his hands his grin not faltering before he reached a hand out to Bakugo. Bakugo took it with a murderous grin showing off his own little fang like teeth.
“Well Kirishima your coming with me. Assuming you’ve been watching me this whole time you know what I'm after.” Kirishima stared at him with a small excited smile nodding.
“Anything you say Bakugou.” He grins doing a mock salute sign.
‘I'm going to regret letting him live later, I can feel it.’
He groans turning and walking off with the supposed half dragon following him like a puppy talking and asking him about thousands and thousands of stupid little things.
‘Already regretting it.’