You performed sit-ups on the mat while Katsuki held on your knees. Katsuki stayed silent throughout, speaking only to instruct and correct you at times. His gaze remained low and gloomy.

You assumed it was about the refund, making Katsuki cut on allowance, but despite that you bought his time, he still remained solemn.

"I don't want your pity."

You stopped midway from your sit-ups as you heard Katsuki's low voice. You sat up and rested your arms on your knees, while Katsuki dropped his arms to his sides.

"What do you mean?" You asked. It was out of the blue, why would Katsuki say those?

"I know. You only asked for a session today because you pitied me." Katsuki lowly says as he remains his gaze on your shoes.

You remained silent as you never thought that he was feeling that way. How insensitive of me.

When Sekijiro came rushing to the changing room to inform Katsuki that you wanted a session, Katsuki immediately frowned. He felt like he was being sympathized. That you had to pay for the session just because that stupid client refunded for the night.

He didn't want to be pitied. He much preferred to be left alone rather than to receive anyone's pity, especially yours.

For the first time, you let out the shortest chuckle as you stood up and this irritated the life out of Katsuki.

"What the fuck are you laughing at?" He grumbles as he stands up as well, facing you.

"Bakugo, you're my personal trainer, am I not allowed to borrow your time?" You said as you went back to being stoic. It wasn't your intention to anger Katsuki.

"You could've just gone through your night without my help, four eyes." He angrily says as his eyebrows furrowed deeply. Katsuki was mad, that you can tell.

Katsuki didn't like one bit of what you're acting right now. You 'pitied' him and even laughed at him.

"I'm not wearing my glasses right now." You said, unconsciously changing the topic.

"I don't care. I asked you, what the hell is funny about my situation?" He remains his voice low but you could feel the anger from it.

"Bakugo." You called, trying to calm him down as you looked him in the eye.

"Yes, I felt bad for you." You started and as he was about to utter another word about how he hates being pitied on, you spoke first.

"But I just wanted to be with you right now, will you still be angry with that?" You calmly said.

It probably took seconds for Katsuki to process what you said, his furrowed eyebrows relaxed, his eyes gleamed with shock as he raised an eyebrow.

"Huh?! Are you kidding me?" He finally says.

"No." You almost immediately answered.

"What the fuck are you even talking..." Katsuki slowly realizes as he remembered last night's conversation.

Right. You wanted to know if you like men with his help.

"But I just wanted to be with you right now." That rang in Katsuki's head as he felt his heartbeat quicken.

"Get back to exercise." Katsuki said and looked away.

You glance up at the clock. "There's only ten minutes left until the end of our session." You said.

"Then do a cool down stretching, dumbass!" Katsuki's voice rose a little as he walked away.

"But you're my personal trainer, of course I'd ask-"

"Shut up and follow my lead!" Katsuki said and sat down on the mat.

He was flustered, obviously. How can you suddenly say that? It was like you weren't ashamed at all.

You figured Katsuki was agitated with what you said a while ago, but you were merely telling the truth.

After the stretching, Katsuki immediately went to the changing room first. He can't look you in the eye and didn't want to be in the same room as you.

You entered the changing room. You weren't one to take time in dressing yourself so when you were done changing, you exit the cubicle at the exact time Katsuki was about to leave the room.

Great. Katsuki wanted to avoid bumping into you. He was so flustered. He knew it was immature of him to avoid you over that statement of yours, but he just couldn't bring himself to survive being in the same room as you.

Merely after a month of training you, this was the first time he felt like not wanting to face you at all.

He didn't like how flustered he got but he couldn't help it.

"Bakugo." You called just as he was about to leave the room.

Shit. Not now, four eyes. Katsuki thought.

Katsuki's brain immediately replayed when he tried taking off your clothes last night, which made his situation worse.

Just why did he have to remember that out of all times?

Katsuki shoves his hands inside his pockets and faces you, trying to look calm as if his mind wasn't panicking. He silently wished that you wouldn't bring up that moment last night.

"I'll send you home." You offered.

You were absolutely unaware of what Katsuki was going through right now. He was already panicking, trying to avoid you, your eyes, your voice, your warmth-

Just everything about you, he wanted to avoid it. Just when he wanted to avoid you, that's when you keep popping out of nowhere.

"No need, I'll just take the bus-"

"I insist, and you won't get to the bus stop on time, there aren't any buses at this hour already."

You were right. It was close to 10 in the evening, there won't be any buses going by to the bus stop. But, Katsuki just wanted to avoid you.

Get the hint, idiot. Katsuki screams in his mind. "No, it's already getting late, you sho-

"Exactly why I'm offering you a ride home. It's getting late, Bakugo. I don't mind giving you a ride." You said as you approached him.

Katsuki was a nervous wreck, why were you walking towards him? What were you going to do to him?

His mind was scrambling, thinking of nothing but the distance between you and him.

You stopped right in-front of him and leaned down. "I'll take that as a yes." You said near his ear and stood back up, slinging your bag on your shoulder.

Ah. You were just reaching for your bag, which was right behind Katsuki.

"Follow me." You said and got out of the changing room first.

Fuck. Katsuki cussed inwardly as he felt his knees getting weak. "He's killing me."