28.) Fired

I find my ringing phone and answer it sleepily without bothering to see who it is. "Hello?" A deep sigh comes over the other end "As if things aren't bad enough, you're answering his phone." I look at the phone closer realizing it isn't mine, but Katsukis.

"What happened Jeanist?"

"Nothing I couldn't doctor up a bit, but it may be time to give up on trying to keep the two of you out of the media as a couple."

"I don't understand, we've followed all the rules, been careful. What's going on?"

"Someone hacked the security footage of the hotel since so many heroes are staying there. The whole you going into Bakugos room with him thing is pretty far down on the list of subjects all over social media right now. Thankfully the most talked about is the way Deku was dry fucking Uravity in the hall on the way to their room. Not to mention other candid stuff of a lot of other heroes. They only got footage covering a 45 minute span and while there is speculation of you not coming back out again, I got some people I know to point out the fact that the footage of the two of you is only for the last 20 minutes. Since you kept your hands to yourselves in the hall and looked professional the whole time there is now also a counter argument that you two may have just been discussing work stuff since you have a room in your name too."

"Ok so not too awful, but for sure a lot of questions there for anyone who wants to push it. Do we know if the footage is secure now? I can head to my room and make a show of coming from it without him."

"That is just a band aid, I know you were asked last night about the two of you a few times when Bakugo wasn't around. People are very interested. There are people in Musutafu being interviewed. So far most of them have said they don't know anything or that your privacy should be respected, but it only takes one person to brag about seeing the two of you together a good bit or even if you've been spotted at one another's apartments."

"Let me put you on speaker, Katsuki keeps trying to grab at the phone." He relaxes at the words and I hit the button then lay my head on his chest.

"I've got Yamamoto from HR coming to you, he's bringing a new agreement with him and I want you to look it over and sign. There shouldn't be any real issues in regards to your personal relationship since I'm lifting restrictions not adding. However please read the part about your work contract carefully. Meet me out front in an hour."

He hangs up and I move to get dressed. "Wait, so what's happening?" I give him a quick overview and watch as his face lights up, how did I not realize how much he's been hating trying not to act like a couple? I've just been happy we've been allowed to be together these last few weeks, sure it sucks acting like we just work together all the time unless we're at his place or mine, but it's a small price to pay for how happy I've been since then. When there's a knock at the door he walks over lifting my feet from the floor and puts me in the bathroom. "Be right back." I nod and hear him open his room door, Yamamotos voice coming through it. He allows him to enter and then I hear a tapping at the door. "Teddy Bear, your bag so you can change." I grab it through the amount of space he cracked open before taking the opportunity to relieve my bladder then put on the clothes I brought to change into for today. When I walk back out he's sitting with him at the two person table looking over the paperwork already. I toss his tee shirt to him and he looks up. "I didn't mean you had to get dressed before your shower, you could have put on pajamas and a bra or something." My face heats up and I rub my arm "Your tee shirts have become my pajamas lately." He smiles at me then glares at Yamamoto pulling his shirt over his head. "Let's take care of this then we can grab a shower and head out to meet Jeanist." I nod as he pulls me over sitting me in his lap Yamamoto trying not react afraid of another death stare from Katsuki. He became really quiet under me and handed me the papers pointing at a section for me to read. 'Miss L/N agrees that she will give her careful consideration to no longer being under the employ of The Genius Group effective upon her decision. She agrees that should she chose to remain under company employ her contract will from this day forward become one of at-will allowing her to leave the company at any time or for her forced removal.' I can't say that I didn't see this coming, but Katsukis face reads anger, fear, and worry. I lean in kissing him before signing not taking the time to read the rest of the information and hand it back to him.

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Jeanist sits on a bench out front, approaching him I can feel the bad energy falling off Katsuki. His relationship with the hero seems so love/hate to me that I'm not sure what to expect from him, but when he stops in front of Jeanist he says nothing just stands staring at him, jaw clenched tight. "Let's go somewhere more private shall we?" Jeanist stands and walks in a direction Katsuki taking step in next to him as I trail behind. People point them out walking together, but no one tries to stop them to strike up a conversation. I hear a few whispers about the leaked footage of me going into his room last night from both sides of the fence. Katsukis demeanor seeming to make a lot of people switch from the side of even talking about it to it's not their place to pry into our personal lives. I follow them into a cat café and stand silently as Jeanist request a private room. Katsuki enters first picking up a large black long hair cat and sitting down putting it in his lap, I miss Cat Might. "We signed what you wanted us to, what further can we possibly need to say to one another?" The cat lays in Katsukis lap and begins to purr loudly as he scratches it behind the ear. "I knew you would be upset, It's in the best interest of everyone involved. If you knew how my phone has been ringing with people asking if she had an exclusive contract or not and wanting to have her come work with them you wouldn't be as angry. She'll be fine." The pair stare at one another for a moment without speaking. "Katsuki, it's ok. I know we spent what time we had to talk discussing what was in there that I didn't read so I never got to tell you. I'm not upset about it, I get it. Jeanist is right I can find work somewhere else. I of course still want to help you, and I plan to do all I can to." He looks at me with uncertainty and I direct my attention to Jeanist. "What if I went independent. No longer an employee of Genius Group, working for myself allowed to take whatever work comes my way. Katsuki is still your employee for another three months, would you sign an independent contract with me for that time?" He gives me a nod turning to look at Katsuki. "There you see, it'll be up to you if you want to sign another contract with her once you're out on your own. In the meantime L/N you're fired. See Yamamoto about negotiations of your independent contract. My office will be in touch with you to coordinate a public announcement of your leaving the company and being romantically involved with Bakugo. If you're unable to make it, well I'm sure your boyfriend will do all he can."