A few weeks passed and eventually Nico had to give up on the apartment hunting, there had been nothing in the entire area that was either available or within her price range, but it didn't really bother her that much since she was staying with Bakugo.
They had fallen into a comfortable routine spending as much of their free time together. This day in particular Bakugo had come to collect Nico so they could spend the night relaxing together. He found her surrounded by stacks of papers and two different computer screens,
Bakugo lingered in the doorway of the shop just watching her mutter and filling out whatever was in front of her. He'd been away for a few days chasing down one of the members of the League of villains and he wanted to make sure she was alright, he knew that he didn't have to worry about her getting attacked but at the same time he had seen her forget to eat while caught up in her work.
"Katsuki, if you keep staring at me like that I won't be able to work." Nico laughed as she looked over a stack of papers at him. "And if I can't work now, I won't be able to go home with you later."
"I've missed you," he dropped into the chair across from her, "Can't you just do all of this later? I've got the next three days off, and I've been looking forward to spending time together."
She sighed and put down the paperwork. "I'd love to firecracker, but I have to be careful that I don't draw Nagisa's attention. If I want to stay here with you I can't have him catching on that we're together again."
While he went a little soft at her use of her pet name for him, the thought of them having to keep their relationship a secret pissed him off. "It shouldn't be up to him what you do or who you see." he growled, "You're going to tell him to shove his position up his ass anyways, so why the hell wait?"
Giving up on trying to get any work done, Nico went over to him and preached herself in his lap. "Because I don't want him to ruin your life. Nagisa has always hated me and has always gone out of his way to mess with me and now by extension you." she gave him a light kiss, "Now my wonderful firecracker, may I work so we can spend the next couple days together?"
"If it means I get you all to myself," he stole another kiss before letting her return to her desk. "Why don't I go get something for us to eat and you can finish faster."
"Whatever gets you out of my shop so I can work in peace." she waved him out grabbing a pen so she could fill out the forms. What would happen if I stood up to Nagisa, how far would he go? She caught herself rubbing the middle of her lower lip. There would definitely be a fight and I'd end up losing or barely be able to walk away. Could I put Katsuki through something like that, should I? She leaned back and put her hands behind her head.
Nico hadn't realized that she had zoned out until Bakugo dropped something in her lap, "Hey I thought you wanted to get work done." he noticed something was off, "What's on your mind?"
"I was thinking of what could happen when I tell Nagisa I'm leaving the family." she picked up the bag from her lap. "I'm a little worried that he'll take this out on you too."
Bakugo looked at the small pile of unfinished forms, "Will it be the end of the world if these aren't finished today?" he asked, knowing Nico needed to get out and be distracted a little.
"I need them done so I can get the parts I need. It'll be fast as most of them are filled out, shouldn't take more than a couple hours." She could see that wasn't the answer he wanted, "But I could bring them home with me to finish, as long as I get them in early tomorrow."
"How about this, do the really important ones now and finish the rest later." he offered, getting a little smile from her. "I really want to spend time with you while I have the time."
"I'm going to need at least an hour then." she pointed to the chair on the opposite side of the room, "You're going to wait over there, quietly. If I hear one peep out of you, I'm going to finish all of it today."
"I think I can handle that, but I need one thing from you first." he leaned down and took a long drawn out kiss, "That should hold me over till you're done."
"Go away you wicked man and let me work." she shooed him away with a huge smile. "Scoundrel." she giggled, trying to focus on the work in front of her.
Throwing down her pen, Nico leaned back and stretched out her back. "Finally done.'' She looked at the clock, it had taken much longer to finish up but since Bakugo fell asleep waiting for her, she finished all of it so she could focus all her attention on him.
She took a couple steps before shifting into her cat form, grateful that she was still the size of a large house cat, and leapt up into his lap. Nico rubbed her face against his cheek and purred loudly enough to wake him.
"Hey, you done already?" Bakugo mumbled as he looked over at the clock, "When did it get so late?"
Putting herself in a spot where she could shift safely, Nico sat in his lap. "You must have been worn out because you passed out on me. But it gave me time to finish everything and I'm now free for the next few days while I wait for parts." she leaned forward and gave him a kiss. "Why don't we head home and we can go do something tomorrow."
"I think that's a great idea, I'll pick up something on the way for dinner." he stood up, throwing her over his shoulder.
"Katsuki, put me down." she shrieked while laughing. "You can't walk around with me up here like this. What if someone sees me like this, come on put me down." Nico tried to free herself, but there was no breaking his grip on her waist.
"Then let them see, I'm tired of having to hide the fact you're mine." he growled, "And besides, I think most of the people we work with have put it together that we're seeing each other." he grabbed her coat and bag before leaving.
"Alright, I guess you have a point. But please could you put me down, I can walk just fine on my own." she gave up fighting as he locked up for her.
"Nope, I said I was picking up dinner." he smirked a little as her tail puffed out a little. "Seems someone liked that idea."
"You are wicked Katsuki, so very wicked." Nico stammered out going bright red. She didn't fight with him as he carried her through the building, greeting their friends like it was normal for her to be slung over his shoulder.
The walk to their apartment complex wasn't a long one, so Bakugo just kept on carrying Nico the entire way. "Katsuki come on, the neighbors are staring at us." she whimpered, "please put me down."
"Ah let them stare, you're all mine and I don't really care who knows." There was something in his voice that made her fur stand on end. "If anyone has a problem with it they can take it up with me."
Nico heard a door open as the walked down the hall, "Oh Nicole, is everything alright dear?" she looked up to see their elderly neighbour come out into the hall.
"Everything's fine, Mrs. Fuki. I just sat at my desk too long and my legs fell asleep." Nico smiled as the older woman didn't seem to believe her. "I'll have to talk to you later." she waved as Bakugo didn't waste a step and walked right into their unit.
In one smooth motion Bakugo slid Nico down from his shoulder, placed her down in front himself and cut off anymore complaints by sealing his mouth over hers, pinning her to the wall. "You have no clue how badly I've been wanting to do that." he growled sending waves of goosebumps over her skin.
"It was only a few days, it couldn't have been too bad. I mean you couldn't have missed me too much, you didn't try to jump on me in the workshop." she purred back before he raked his teeth over her neck.
"I planned on sneaking up on you but you looked so busy." Bakugo nipped his way up to her jaw, "plus I get to do this since we're home." he pressed her against the wall with another kiss, sliding his hands under her shirt and making her moan a little.
Finally pulling away a little, "Bed, now." Nico panted as Bakugo grinned down at her before lifting her up and carried her to the bedroom.
"You still awake house cat?" Bakugo asked as Nico cuddled into him, he took the chance to run a finger along her ear making it flick with every touch.
"Yeah, just enjoying your warmth." she purred, her tail twitching in time with her ear. "If you plan on moving there better be a good reason."
"I'm not going far, just a little roll." he answered as he slipped out of her grip a little to reach for something. "Do you remember what I said to you just before we came back from the trip five years ago?"
Nico froze, "Of course, it was on the last night and you somehow managed to sneak both of us out so we could walk along the beach." It was one of the best memories she had. "You promised that once we graduated that you'd become a big time hero so my grandfather couldn't say anything about you marrying me." she blushed as he lifted her chin so she was looking at him.
"Wow I didn't expect you to remember all that." he smiled, "And while there have been a few bumps, you've found your way back into my life and I don't want to let you go ever again." he held out an open ring box, a simple gold band a diamond that had two smaller red stones on either side. "I knew you wouldn't want some huge ring and when I saw this one I knew it was perfect, but I need an answer."
Nico sat up slowly, her eyes flicking from the box back to Bakugo. She was completely speechless, "You're killing me here house cat, I need you to say something."
When Nico found her words, she gave him a huge smile. "I'll say the same thing I said back then, you better have warned Nick that a war is about to begin." she leapt on him and gave him a deep, passionate kiss. "I love you so much Katsuki. I was stupid for pushing you away all those years ago, and I'm so happy that you still want me."
"Only you babe, no one else even comes close." he freed the ring from the box and slid it onto her finger, "I was dumb enough to let you get away once but that's not a mistake I will never repeat again." he pulled he close as she buried her face into his neck. "You know Nina is going to kill me, so you better enjoy this while you can."
"She can try, but I think being with Aizawa has calmed her down a little." she mumbled, "But you did talk with Nick first, because he will kill you."
"Of course, I'm brave not stupid." he ran his fingers up and down her back. "Do you want me to come with you when you go tell Nagisa to shove it?"
"No, I'll go see him on my own in a few days." she purred contently under his touch, "Nothing can keep me from being with you now."