Already up to nine! Kind of surprised, honestly.
Mina stared intently at her target, tongue hanging out ever so slightly as she concentrated. She slowly leaned her arm back before bringing it forward. She did this twice, three times, four, not once releasing the small plastic ring in her hand. Around her, the clinking of rings against bottles could be heard as others tried and failed at the task she was attempting to accomplish. Cheers and screams rang out in the distance as a roller coaster began its descent. A carousel's song played nearby as children laughed.
Shutting her eyes, the pink girl took a deep breath as she tuned all of it out. Eyes still closed, she gave one more practice throw before finally tossing her first ring.
She heard the sound of plastic hitting glass, but it was different from what she had been hearing all around her. Rather than a series of clangs as the ring bounced off the bottles and hit the ground, there was but a single muffled clink.
Mina beamed, opening her eyes to see the red ring sitting comfortably around the neck of a bottle.
"Aw yeah, first try!" She cheered, throwing her arms up in success. A few members of the crowd around her stopped to stare in amazement; someone had actually won this rigged game?
"Uh… Congratulations!" The man running the game stand was briefly stunned by the quick victory, but quickly grew a smile. "See folks? If she can do it, you can do it!" He called out to the rest of his sucke-uh, customers. "Now, what would you like, kid?"
The prize winner had a finger to her chin, tapping it as she thought about what to take. Dozens of giant plush animals (slightly bigger than Mina herself) were available to choose from.
"Hm… Not sure…" She turned to her companion. "What do you think, Izu?"
"I… I think… Uh… Sorry, kind of hard to… See!" Izuku's voice sounded strained as he struggled to see around the pile of toys in his arms. He held 4 other stuffed toys, all about the same size as the ones his girlfriend was choosing from now.
This wasn't the first "impossible" game she had aced.
"Uh… He gonna be okay?" The game runner asked.
"YEP, I'M FINE." Izuku shouted out from behind the wall of plush. The man shot Mina a worried look; who simply smiled and shrugged.
"How about the bunny?" She finally decided. A large pink rabbit was handed to her, and the couple went on their way.
"…I can carry that for you," Izuku offered after a few steps. Looking at him, his girlfriend cocked an eyebrow.
"Uh, dude? I'm pretty sure you can't." The poor boy could barely keep his footing as it was. Mina had asked him multiple times if he wanted help, but he insisted on carrying all of her winnings for her.
Ever the gentleman, her lover was.
It was late summer, and the two were on a date at a local amusement park. It had been an exhilarating day of riding rides (it took some effort to get Izuku on a roller coaster… And about 30 minutes for him to stop shaking after), eating food of questionable health, and of course games. Predicting Izuku's behavior and her skill, Mina had wisely left those for last.
"N-No, please! I… I can hold it." This guy was determined. At this point Mina just wanted to see how far he would go.
"Well, if you insist." Not even trying to argue, the amused girl plopped her bunny onto the pile in Izuku's hands.
"W-Wait, let me…" It seemed he wasn't actually expecting her to go through with his request so quickly. The human pack mule stopped in his tracks, knees trembling as they buckled. Beside him, Mina couldn't hold in her laughter.
"Are… Are you absolutely sure you don't want me to-
"I GOT IT!" Izuku swayed from side to side, taking a few steps back and forth as he did. "I… Got…. It...!" The noises he made as he struggled under the weight of the toys was absolutely adorable. Finally deciding he'd suffered enough, Mina took the bunny back from him, as well as a giant stuffed bear next to it.
"You obviously don't," she said as she positioned the two toys in her arms so that she was comfortable.
"H-Hey, I…" The relieved boy paused. "…Ok, you're right. I just-
"I know, you were just being a sweetie." Mina smiled brightly as they continued to walk. "And if my hands weren't full I'd pinch your little cheeks for it!" It was one of the many, many things the pink girl loved about her freckled honey-muffin. He didn't have to do gestures like this to show her how much he loved her; they had been together over a year now, and were both more than aware of their feelings for one another. But he did it anyway, because he was just that kind of guy.
Blushing slightly at the comment, Izuku looked forward.
"Er, so… H-How did you get so good at these games anyway? I could never win at them."
"Weeeeellll… That's an Ashido family secret," Mina teased with a wink. "But let's just say I made my folks spend a bit more money than they wanted to here when I was little."
Yeah, she had had a looooot of practice.
"Oh. I see." Her partner seemed to understand. "So, uh… What exactly are you planning to do with all these? I mean, how… How are we even going to get them back to U.A.?"
"You let me worry about that, babe."
He didn't look very satisfied with that answer. Too bad; Mina had a little surprise in store for him later, and he'd just have to wait.
"…Oh! I love this game!" Easily distracted as always, the energetic girl took notice of another stand she was very familiar with. Some more stuffed giants hung were on display inside. "Come on!"
"W-Wait! Do we really need another…" Sighing, Izuku accepted his fate and followed his eager girlfriend.
Izuku was exhausted.
Spending the entire day at an amusement park was taxing enough, but the sleepy student had spent a large portion of his date lugging around oversized stuffed animals. At his request, of course; Mina would never make him do that kind of thing. But he didn't want her carrying that much bulk around either.
Of course, he wasn't expecting her to be that good at those games. Izuku could count on one hand the number of times he'd seen someone win one of those sorts of things. Mina had taken no less than 9 supersized prizes home with her today, along with several smaller ones. Her parents had wound up driving most of her winnings back to the dorms for them, though the couple still had to take a couple armfuls worth of stuff back themselves.
He loved Mina with all his heart… But she could still be a little too much sometimes.
In a good way.
Once they got back, and got everything into Mina's room, she told Izuku to come back in a half hour. He took that time to shower and get changed for bed. He was just thankful it was summer break.
When the time came, he honored her request and returned to her room, curious what exactly she had in store. His mind wandered to a few places, but he quickly chased those scandalous thoughts away. Not that it'd be the first time one of her plans led to that…
Shaking his head, the curious boy knocked on the door.
"Come in!" A muffled voice called out. Opening the door, Izuku stepped into the room.
"…Mina, what is this?"
All of the toys his girlfriend had taken home, everything he had nearly been crushed under today, was all piled up into what was basically a small mountain. Near the base of the mound, Mina's grinning face could be seen. The rest of her was buried in plush.
"Awesome, right?" She asked, wriggling out of the pile, revealing she was also clad in pajamas. "The ultimate cuddle ball!"
"C…Cuddle ball?"
"It's suuuuper comfy, dude!" Walking up to him, she wrapped an arm around his shoulder as she turned to admire her work.
"It… Looks it." Izuku wasn't exactly sure what he had been expecting her to do with all this.
"Still… I feel like it's missing something," She muttered. "Hm… Oh!" She snapped her fingers. "Right! I forgot the most important piece!"
"What?" Ami?" Ami, Mina's prized stuffed xenomorph, was sitting on her bed still.
"Nope!" Without warning, the mischievous girl grabbed her boyfriend and, despite his cries of protest, tossed him into the mound. Izuku "landed" on his back, sinking into some of the plush.
He almost completely disappeared under when, half second later, Mina practically jumped on him. He let out startled yelp as she wrapped her arms and legs around him.
"Mmmmm… Yep, this one's my favorite!" She stated cheerfully as she snuggled her boy-toy. Izuku flailed for a bit as he tried to get his bearings, but quickly relaxed as the comfort set in. The two sank into the mountain of furry friends, holding each other close. Everything around him was so warm and soft… Though the hug he was getting was both the warmest and softest.
Mina lifted herself up slightly so she could look down at her lover.
"See? Cuddle ball…" She said softly, stroking the side of his head.
"It is comfy," he admitted, rubbing her back with one hand absentmindedly. He was, as usual, quickly getting lost in her hypnotic eyes.
"…I love you." Mina brought her lips to his, kissing him deeply. The gesture was returned with interest.
"Love… You… Too…" Izuku managed to say between kisses.
Roughly a half hour later, the two were asleep side by side in each other's arms, cheeks squished together and smiles on their faces.
Just had the idea of Izuku carrying way too much for Mina, and it grew from there. Fun times all around.
