'Never thought for a second that I'd ever ride a ferris wheel with Katsuki Bakugo.' Tsuyu thought to herself as she sat at opposite ends of said boy.

'Conversation… Come on, think of something. Anything!'

"It's a beautiful view…?" Tsuyu spoke up awkwardly trying anything.

Bakugo grunted in some sort of agreement, he leaned against the rail of the pod looking out at nothing in particular.

"So…?"

"Look. I get what's going on here. I'm not a dipshit." Katsuki spoke out still not looking at her.

"Oh?"

'You've been trying to set up blockhead and the racoon eyes all day."

"Y-yeah…"

"And that has nothing to do with us talkin' right?"

"Yep…"

"So we don't got to right?"

"Of course, not."

"Hmph."

Tsuyu had to admit, despite the strained way they conversed. It was somewhat liberating to drop all pretense.

'That's good. I guess…?'

The pair sat in silence, Bakugo staring off into space. Tsuyu grabbing the tied end of her hair to fiddle with. The mood was oddly relaxed, considering who she was with at the moment.

The silence was broken by Bakugo's sigh of exasperation.

"What about the other two?" Bakugo asked. Finally turning to face the girl.

"Kaminari and Kyoka?"

"Yeah. You planning something with them too?"

"Well… I suppose I just let the pieces fall where they may."

"Even if that Sparky Jackass bungles it up, like he's been doing all day."

Tsuyu couldn't help but giggle. Kaminari had been a bit of a spaz throughout the day. Any attempt to look suave or cool, ended in disaster for the boy.

"Well you got me there… But I'm sure he'll pull through."

"And so, that leaves you and me."

"Right."

"And you had to bite the bullet by seating with me."

"Pretty much…"

"Shit, that's a pretty sharp tongue you got there."

"Only for occasions."

"And what's that supposed to mean?"

"Who knows? Maybe you just bring that side out of me."

"Well it had to be there to begin with."

"Of course…"

"So…"

"Hmm?"

"Who do you think screws it up worse?"

Tsuyu looked quizzically

"Oh come on, you don't honestly believe those dumbasses can do it do you."

Something set Tsuyu off about that statement, yet she let him continue on. Bakugo's rant went on for a bit, bubbling some anger in the girl. It all came to a point as Tsuyu finally retorted.

"I don't see you doing any better!"

Bakugo was taken aback by the statement.

"Well it ain't like I'm trying to impress anyone!" Katsuki growled lowly.

"Don't you have any interests besides being an asshole?"

"Fuck you! I've got interests!"

Tsuyu looked at him doubtfully, her anger subsiding to annoyance.

"Oh yeah? Like what?" She challenged the boy.

"Rock climbing."

An unexpected answer. Tsuyu was taken aback by such a plain answer, she was honestly a little interested.

"That's… unexpected."

"Well think about it for a second. It's pretty obvious why."

"I suppose your quirk would make scaling anything easy…"

"That's not it."

"Then what is it?"

Bakugo looked away. He seemed to be gathering his thoughts. Tsuyu sat in silence wondering what exactly could the boy really say.

"It's… It's about the climb."

"What?"

"Using your own strength to overcome any obstacle ahead of you. Standing at the apex and seeing how far you've gone."

Bakugo could be surprisingly philosophical at times. This seems like the first time Tsuyu had ever seen the boy like this.

"It's about how at a vantage point, anything seems to be at reach."

She was intrigued. Tsuyu could listen to Katsuki go on and on, as he described anything from gear to prep. He was passionate about something other than kicking ass and taking names.

"And all that aside, it's great for strengthening your hands."

"Oh?"

"Yeah, it helps with the quirk too."

"Maybe I should try it sometime."

"Bullshit, no way you could handle it." Katsuki huffed confidently.

"Who knows… I'm pretty good at scaling walls. Maybe I'll be better at it than you." Tsuyu teased back.

"Oh, you're on frog face…"

Tsuyu smiled lightly. This really felt like a new leaf when it came to dealing with the bomb-headed boy. Honestly, this went better than anyone could ever expect when it came to Bakugo. Tsuyu felt that if this side of him that was more common, he would be a lot more tolerable. Maybe just maybe, if he wasn't always a raging ball of explosive anger, he may be a great hero one day. When that though came to mind, the first thing she could think of was the first time she ever talked to the boy. On the bus, when she said he wouldn't be popular.

"Remember what I said before…? About you being unpopular?"

"Like I could forget." Bakugo grimaced.

"I was wrong."

"Bullshit."

"Huh?"

"All that shit that happened back then taught me something."

"What would that be."

"If I'm going to be the best, I got to take everything in stride."

Tsuyu had no words, simply listening to every word he had to say.

"Back when I had that simulated battle with that damned nerd Deku, all this shit just came to me… Looking at that icyhot bastard, when that ponytail girl said I was too reckless. It all got to me. Back then it frustrated the crap out of me, I looked like a fucking idiot!"

It was surprising to see him vent like this, so down played. Like the actual core of that explosive temper was showing.

"But I remembered everything I wanted to be and it just clicked. If I'm gonna be at the top, I gotta blast all that bullshit away."

"So everything is a challenge to you?" Tsuyu pondered waiting intently.

"No shit, Sherlock… and the same goes for what you said."

"About your attitude stopping you from being popular?"

"Exactly. So get ready frog face, cause I'm gonna blow your shit talk out of the water."

"Hmm… Well I look forward to seeing what you can do."

"You're damned right."

A new agreement between the two was forged, an understanding where they may lie. The pair shifted to a more comfortable silence as their pod reached its apex. The late noon sunset highlighted the world in a warm orange hue, the heavy shadows created an atmosphere of serenity that few other times of day could match.

"It really is a beautiful view…" Tsuyu uttered as she turned to the city skyline, not giving her words second thought.

"Yeah." A normal answer for once.

"This is nice."

"Yeah…"

"You gonna say anything other than 'Yeah'?" Tsuyu sassed playfully

"Yeah… When I feel like it, wise ass." Bakugo snapped back, turning to face her.

The both shared a laugh, now it was Bakugo's turn to crack a smile.

"Well there you go."

"What?"

"You're already making progress on my challenge."

He grimaced once again.

"Whatever…"

He turns to the skyline once again. The pair return to their silence as the ride closes to an end.

Exiting the pod they spot Mina and Kirishima acting chummier than usual.

"Well would you look at that, I knew they could pull it through. Looks like I was right." Tsuyu nudged at Bakugo, huffing with pride.

"Look again." Bakugo directing her to the other pair of their group.

Kyouka Jirou exited the pod the same as she had entered, with a bored even annoyed expression.

"Hey, how'd it go?" Tsuyu asked as Kyouka approached

"Awkward… Between his usual crap pick-up lines, and not being able to pick his words, it probably would have been better to sit in silence. You?"

"Better than expected."

"You are a stronger woman than I. Though it looks like things went well for Mina."

"Good for her."

The four returned to their friends, Tsuyu noticing Bakugo flash a cocky smirk at her.

'Cocky prick… Classic Bakugo.'

"Well that was fun. Let's go get dinner, maybe go to Satou's workplace?"

"Oh! I'll text Momo and Uraraka to meet up there." Mina bounced to the head of the pack, whipping out her phone.

The group departed from the amusement park satisfied with the day. On to the next phase.