The day after the Sports Festival, Sakura woke up with a start. She sat in bed as memories of what had happened yesterday sunk in. One that caused her to groan in frustration was the one where she came back home and searched up if it was okay to like two people at the same time.
Only now remembering the medal on the dest, the pinkette got up and grabbed it, turning it around to see the carvings on it. Smiling softly, Sakura placed the medal into the box that also held her unopened U.A. acceptance letter.
" Ah, I have to meet up with the others." Sakura mumbled to herself, recalling the phone call she had with Uraraka where they agreed to have a sleepover as well as take a visit to the mall with the girls from Class A. Right now, it was already nine, and she need to be there by ten or so.
Still yawning slightly, Sakura entered her bathroom and did her usual routine. Twenty minutes later, she came out refreshed and with her hair combed thoroughly. Slowly, as if she had all the time in the world, Sakura went through her closet.
The pinkette spotted an oversize long sleeve shirt with black and white stripes along with a jean skirt and her eyes lit up. Quickly, Sakura replaced her self tie shorts with the jean skirt and her tank top with the long sleeve t-shirt.
Once she was dresses, Sakura smoothed down invisible wrinkles before making her way to the door. As the pinkette locked the door behind her, thoughts of the two boys consumed her mind to the point she had almost forgot to order take out for tonight. Quickly she called a restaurant and ordered pasta that should be delivered at around eleven at night. Once she finished, the pinkette heard a familiar voice calling her.
" Sakura-chan!" Uraraka cheered when the pinkettte reached them. " Do you want to eat first?"
Sakura nodded happily in reply. " Sure, sure! I still haven't had breakfast yet. Where do you want to go, a cafe or a restaurant? Either one is fine by me."
" To the cafe!" Ashido announced to which the other girls agreed to as well.
As they navigate their way around to a cafe they could all agree on, many whispers could be heard from groups they would pass. After the sports festival, they were now all recognize, as either a student, or someone already looked up to. Occasionally a stranger would come up and congratulate them personally.
After another such occasion, Yaoyorozu smiled softly. " It's truly nice to know that we've been recognize as future heroes."
" I kinda- ribbit- just wished that I had passed the second challenge -ribbit- and made it to the tournament." Asui commented, a finger on her chin in a thinking position as per usual. " Speaking of tournament, Ochaco-chan, you did really good."
Uraraka sheepishly rubbed the back of her hand in a bashful manner. " Ah, you're making me blush. But I think everyone did good, I mean we all had passed onto the calvary battle, didn't we? So hurray to us!"
" Okay, we're down to two option, finally!" Sakura declared. " It's either the Go Lucky Cafe or the Cafe Flower. I'm all for Go Lucky, raise your hand if you find that Cafe Flower seems more fun to go to."
After a second or two, no one raise their hands, showing that Go Lucky was their option. Hagakure led the group in, eager to see the menu. Once everyone was seated, and all had a view of the menu, the girls erupted into chatter.
" Look! They serve blueberry pancake with low sugar syrup here!"
" Cappuccino! Cappuccino!"
Sakura shared a menu with Uraraka, both still trying to figure out some choices that they would like. As Sakura's eyes traveled down into the bottom left of a page, her eyes lit up in delight. " Ah, they serve basil flavor macaron also? The ones in Konoha were my favorite!"
" You guys, I've been here before and I promise you won't regret getting the honey tea!" Hagakure announced excitedly.
Uraraka let out a laugh and nodded along. " Sure! Lets all get that as drinks. So have everyone decided on anything else yet? Sakura and I are thinking about getting some Basil flavor macarons. Any one else with the same thought?"
As the girls finished up deciding on their choices, they called over a server once they had everything sorted. Smoothly, Yaoyorozu ordered their choices, which was a bit much since majority of them couldn't figure out which dish they wanted most. For the bill that came, everyone paid their share.
" Your orders will arrive at most in ten minutes." The waiter informed before walking off.
Asui turned to Sakura with a curious stare. " I -ribbit- hope your parents are okay with five girls coming over. Are they -ribbit- out for the night or something?"
The pinkette shook her head in answer before letting out a sigh. " My parents travel a lot, and they left me in the care of Lady Tsunade when I was thirteen. In fact, Lady Tsunade was the one who bought me the house I'm living in, she basically took over as my guardian."
" Nice, so we have the whole house to ourself, right?" Ashido grinned widely.
Sakura suddenly remembered about the park near her place as she thought of things to do once they headed back. " Are you guys okay with a late night run? There's this awesome park near my house, and I'm positive no one's using it tonight."
" That sounds like fun, I'm down." Jiro said, leaning back into her chair in a relaxing manner. " I just hope they don't mind some loud music."
" Don't worry, the park's really big and it has a forest." The pinkette assured, remembering how the ruckus she had once created while taking down some trees didn't even stir any close neighborhoods. " Look! Our orders are here!"
The girls watched as the server placed their orders down for them, and when he left, they moved the dished around to it's rightful owner. Gently, Sakura reached for her macarons, careful to not crush the treat as she took a bite out if it.
" It's so good!" Sakura sighed dreamily. " Ochaco, you've got to try it right now. Come on Tsu, I think you'll like it as well."
The results with Uraraka and Asui were similar to those of Sakura's, finding the flavor both unique and sweet. And even though sweets weren't exactly what Sakura would normally qualify as breakfast, the pinkette finished her order and moved on to her drink.
Slowly, she took tiny sips to savor the taste. " So after this, we'll be walking around the mall for sometime, and when we're done, we'll be heading over to my place. Right?"
" Yep!" Uraraka answered. " I'm surprised you told us not to bring a sleeping bag, do you have extra guess rooms?"
" Two, I think." Sakura replied. " But how about crashing in the living room instead? I have these pullout couch completed with extra pillows and blankets."
Ashido grinned as she stood up, having finished eating her food. " Cool! I brought some movies with me also, lets stay up late and watch them! I've got romance if we're in a fluffy mood, thriller if we feel daring, and action to get our hearts racing!"
" With those options, we'll be staying up til early morning to get through each movie!" Hagakure cheered.
One after another, everyone finished their food and got up. The group of girls made their way over to the nearest clothes shop and entered with an excited air hanging around them. Quickly, they separated into groups of two or three, agreeing to get back together after twenty minutes so they could go to the changing rooms together.
Hagakure and Ashido went to one section, Jiro and Yaoyorozu wandered over to another rack of clothes, and Sakura, Uraraka, and Asui found themselves in a different corner of the shop. After a minute or so, Asui came out with a dark green spaghetti strapped dress that went down passed her knee.
" That would look so cute on you! Try a short sleeve shirt under it, maybe tan or white, it would finish the look off for you." Uraraka advised.
After awhile, Sakura found herself calling out for Uraraka, a look of excitement on the pinkette's face. " Wouldn't this circle skirt look good on you? The purple would go well with that shirt you're holding."
" Really? Sure, I'll try it on then!" The brunette promised, taking the skirt and hanging it on her arm.
As the clock ticked by, the girls gathers racks of clothing in their hands, which grew by each minute. Finally, when the time came, they stopped the search and made their way over to the changing rooms. Yaoyorozu was the first to volunteer to go first so the others could say either yes or no on her choice of outfits.
After a few minutes, the tall girl came out wearing an outfit that caused the others to firmly agree she should buy the clothes. One by one, everyone took their turns, and in the end, they had spent over seven hours at the mall. Including the fifteen minutes spent at the cashier.
" Better get a move on, it's already five." Jiro reminded, two bags hanging from one of her arm.
Yaoyorozu nodded in agreement, looking up at the clock on the wall. " Good idea. It's best to get back before the sun completely goes down. Beside, I think we've spent enough for one store."
" Sure, I don't think we need stop for anything either. I've bought some ingredients for strawberry mousse yesterday, lets get back and start mixing!" Sakura grinned, leading the way toward the exit of the mall.
As they all made their way over to the pinkette's place, the sun dipped down behind the trees slowly. Quickly, Sakura unlocked her doors once she got there and motioned for the girls to follow her in. The pinkette told them to put their bags in one of the guest room and get change if they wanted to.
" But a quick reminder, we're going for a run at ten." Sakura announced. " I'm going to wash my face and change into shorts and a t-shirt. There're extra towels in the closet if anyone else want to wash their face.
The pinkette entered the bathroom, turned on the water and splashed it onto her face . ten minutes later, Sakura came out in different clothing while drying her face. After seeing the pinkette come out, Asui went in to freshen up herself.
Sakura noticed Ashido's and Hagakure's voice in the living room, picking out the first movie to watch, and when the pinkette went into the kitchen, Uraraka, Yaoyorozu, and Jiro were busy trying to place the mousse ingredients out.
" Ah, Sakura-chan, where's the sugar?" Uraraka asked, noticing the girl while opening a drawer.
The pinkette walked over and reached for the drawer next to the one Uraraka was opening. " I've got the sugar. Can you get the strawberries for me?"
Gradually, the ingredients were found and placed on the counter. And by the time the four girls started hulling the strawberries, Asui, Ashido, and Hagakure had enter in to help out as well. Yaoyorozu placed Sakura, Asui, and Jiro in charged of cutting the strawberries while the others continued on culling.
" And once we're done, we'll make strawberry pureed. Does anyone know where the lemon juice is?" Yaoyorozu asked, placing her knife down.
Uraraka looked up and pointed to the opposite counter. " The cup of lemon juice is over there. Lets get out a sauce pan as well."
" I'll get it." Sakura volunteer, reaching down to open one of the bottom drawer. Pulling out the pan and placing it on the burner, Sakura filled it with the finished strawberries while Uraraka pour in some sugar. After Yaoyorozu spilled the lemon juice in, everyone made their way to the living room which was right next door. " We'll take turns checking on it while watching a movie. So what did you two have in mind of us?"
" Romance for now, but once we get settle in for the night with our mousse, it's thriller!" Ashido cheered, pumping her fist while Hagakure slipped the movie disk in.
Curious at what may come on, Sakura sat on the edge of the couch and waited for the movie to start. During the movie, the the girls not just took turn checking on the strawberries, but also squealing when a romantic scene came on.
" Ugh! Why can't Aki see just pick Riku already!" Hagakure complained, referring to the main character and the childhood crush even though it was obvious that Aki was going to end up with the new transfer student, Haru.
Suddenly, Asui's voice came form the kitchen. " The pureed is -ribbit- done!"
Since making strawberry mousse didn't take a lot of people, Jiro, Ashido, and Hagakure stayed behind in the living room while Sakura, Uraraka, and Yaoyorozu went into the kitchen to meet up with Asui. When the pinkette entered, she found the frog-like girl straining the pureed of it's seeds.
" Now we have to boil it, right?" Uraraka asked Yaoyorozu who nodded in reply.
Sakura had finished rinsing the pan and handed it over to Yaoyorozu. " Here, is there anything else we need?"
" Unflavored gelatin, and we also need to get the whip cream started." The black haired girl said as she started to boil the pureed and add the unflavored gelatin in.
As Yaoyorozu kept watch over the burner, Sakura got out the heavy whipping cream while Asui poured in some sugar. Mixing the two ingredient into a bowl, Sakura used a whisked to blend them together. After awhile, the whip cream reached it's soft peak and the pinkette stopped stirring.
At the same time, Yaoyorozu finished the strawberry syrup. Carefully, Uraraka filled the whip cream into seven snifter cup, and once she finished, Yaoyorozu poured in a generous amount of the strawberry syrup in each cup.
" There's some cake pieces in one of the drawer as well as some chopped chocolate, I'll bring out a bowl of those while you guys hand out the cups." Sakura said as she pulled out two bowls. " Oh, and I'll also bring out the spoons for us."
After a minute or two, the pinkette came out of the kitchen with two bowls filled with either cake piece for chopped chocolate, and also seven spoons. Sakura placed the two bowls on the table and handed out the spoons to each girl to which she was handed a cup of her own.
Once everyone got settled into their seat, things were silent as the romance movie finished up. And when it reached the end, everyone had also finished their dessert. One by one everyone stood up and stretched.
" Look, it's almost ten. Lets get change -ribbit- into warmer clothes before heading -ribbit- out for our run." Asui said when she checked the clock.
Sakura let out a yawn as she made her way to her room to grab a sweater. " Once we finish our run, the take out I had order earlier this morning should get here by now. I hope you guys didn't mind eat dessert first. And not to mention we're having dinner so late."
" Nah, I kinda like the arrangement for today." Ashido assured as she zipped up a jacket. " Now come one, lets tackle this jog!"
The pinkette led the way out to the park, and in a group they ran around the perimeter of the forest. Jiro blasted out loud music from her phone which got the girls joking and laughing while running.
" We haven't spoke much about the sports festival even though I'm sure we were all excited for it." Hagakure pointed out. " So come one, what are your thoughts?"
" It was really stressful!" Sakura huffed, but her lips parted into a smile that all the other girls returned knowingly. " But I think we can all agree that the sports festival was..."
"...Plus Ultra!" The group shouted into the crips night air in unison before bursting out into laughter.
After awhile, the pinkette felt her phone vibrating, signaling that the delivery guy was heading to her house right now. Grinning slightly, Sakura held up her phone for the others to see the location of the delivery guy." Lets play a game. Who ever gets to the house before the delivery guy and the rest of us first wins!"
And instantly after hearing Sakura's words, the girls used their Quirk to reach the pinkette's house first. Yaoyorozu produced a metal rod to launch herself from a place to another, Uraraka lightened her clothing, Ashido used her acid as a sliding zone, Asui leaped, and because Jiro and Hagakure couldn't use their Quirk in this situation, they simply ran.
Sakura on the other hand guided the flow of her Quirk into her legs, giving her inhuman strength that easily won her a spot up front. This was her first time using her Quirk since yesterday, and all thoughts of the malfunctions had been forgotten until now. Her Quirk was doing just fine, nothing out of the ordinary as if it only acted up during the sports festival because of Sakura's nerves.
It was probably nothing. Sakura thought to herself.
The race finished with Yaoyorozu pulling ahead by producing another metal rod at such a rapid speed that it had launched her right in front of the house's door step. And right on time too because the delivery guy had just arrived as well.
" Uh, here?" The man said, handing the food over to Sakura when she reached Yaoyorozu's side. " That'll be twenty forty-six."
The pinkette fished for the money in her pocket and handed it over with a tired smile. The delivery man left with a tip of his hat as the girls entered the house one by one, each with a take out box that Sakura had handed to them. But instead of digging in right away, they took turns showering first, which took a whole hour and a half.
Once they had all finished and were in their pajama, Ashido, Yaoyorozu, Jiro, and Asui got under the covers Sakura had brought out after her shower and opened their dinner boxes. On the other couch was Sakura, Hagakure, and Uraraka, each with their own dinner as well.
They had already placed the thriller movie in, now they just had to wait for it to start while hoping no scene would catch them by surprise. Thankfully, they all got through the movie without one of them throwing their food up into the air in fright, or someone destroying the TV when scared.
" Hand your trash over here, I'll throw them away." Sakura said, reaching for the finished boxes. When the pinkette came back, she found that Yaoyorozu as well as Hagakure were sound asleep. Quietly she got into her own covers, motioning for the others to be quiet as well. " It's already one in the morning, lets get some sleep."
" Goodnight." Uraraka wished the others to which they all returned the words. And soon, everyone fell asleep.
The next day, everyone woke up around nine and ten, Ashido being the last and Yaoyorozu the first. The first three that got up busied themselves with breakfast, which was blueberry pancakes with syrup.
Chatting among themselves, everyone had their breakfast before they headed back home. The pinkette saw her friends off at her door, having to remind them of their shopping bags in the guest room when they were about to leave with their simple bag of casual clothing from yesterday.
" Bye Sakura-chan, see you tomorrow at school!" Uraraka called, waving her hand in the air as she started to walk back home.
" Thanks -ribbit- for yesterday." Asui said, giving Sakura a hug.
Once everyone had said their good-byes, Sakura closed her door and jumped into her bed. Now that the girls had went back home, the pinkette had nothing else to do. But because of all the excitement that had all happened for the past few days, Sakura figured it was time for a more relaxing break.
Pulling out a book from the bookshelf near her bed, Sakura flipped to the first chapter and started to read. She didn't remember when, but while reading, she found herself drifting off to sleep, but before she did, a voice rang through her mind.
"We'll meet soon."