Things were awkward among the 78th class of Hope's Peak Academy, to say the least. Their first week of their new lives at the school was coming to end. However, because of the sheer diversity of the students, few friendships had formed. People like Leon Kuwata, and Sayaka Maizono who would immediately have been popular at other schools shifted awkwardly in their seats. There were a few problems. Chihiro was shy. Kyoko wasn't interested. Ishimaru was forceful. Yasuhiro was old. Byakuya was pretentious. Toko trusted no one. Celestia wanted to keep up her air of mystery. Mondo was the leader of a biker gang. Sakura was terrifying. Hifumi's hobbies creeped everyone out. Mukuro was a soldier who spoke to no one. That leaves the class with five normal people. Junko and Sayaka had talked a little because of their similar careers, but found they had little common ground. So now, Sayaka was clinging to Makoto because of the middle school excuse.
This placed Aoi Asahina in an interesting situation. She had tried to talk to almost every girl in the class. She found that she couldn't really relate to Sayaka or Junko. Kyoko, Mukuro, and Celeste weren't very responsive, but Celeste at least humored her. Toko had made what she thought of her VERY clear. Chihiro was nice, but seemed uncomfortable when Aoi talked to her, so she decided not to bother her. That left Aoi with Sakura being the only girl she hadn't tried to make friends with yet. She would have done so sooner, but she learned just yesterday that Sakura was indeed a girl. So after classes ended today, she resolved herself to talk to the massive girl. At the end of sixth period, she made a beeline for Sakura's desk, making sure not to miss her.
"Uh, hey! So um...my name's Aoi Asahina, but all my friends call me Hina. I love donuts and any kind of physical activity! Ooh I also love animals, but I don't have any pets. I have a little brother named Yuta, and he's pretty athletic, but I can beat him in anything swimming related. I actually got invited here because I can swim REALLY well. I'm sorry, who are you again? I knew your face but I totally forgot your name." All of this was said in about the span of about 20 seconds.
"My name is Sakura Ogami," was the response she received from all of that.
"That's cool. I really like the name Sakura cuz it just sounds so pretty. You know, you look really athletic. What's your Ultimate skill?"
"I am the Ultimate Martial Artist."
"Wow, that's so awesome! You must do all sorts of really difficult training to look so good! What's your secret?"
"I don't really have a secret. I suppose I just make sure to have lots of protein and to never let my body fall out of shape."
"Aww man seriously? I mean if there is one thing that I was blessed with, it's my ability to eat whatever and not gain weight. Like, if I go a day or two without donuts, I think I start withdrawing, you know? I think if I tried to go on a hardcore athlete diet I would die." She suddenly stops at this. "I rambled again didn't I? You're probably thinking, " why is this crazy chick talking to me?"" I just kinda get excited, and I really wanted to get to know you so I just-"
"I think we'll be great friends, Hina."
A/N: So the summary kinda explained things, but here's my full idea. This is going to be about how the 78th class becomes so close over the year, starting with the obvious groups of best friends, and later encompassing the friendships they have as a group. These are gonna be sorta chronological, as in my take on who becomes friends with who fastest, but I'll also take requests later on for individual interactions between characters. That's about all I have to say for now, but I'll probably update the next chapter this week.