Eijiro: Nio
Ochako: Kristine
The tension between Ochako and Eijiro was thick enough to create a bomb shelter. For the last minute and a half, the muscular duo had been sitting on the brunette's futon, still embarrassed from the sudden make-out session they had just engaged in. Sure, that kiss was something both parties wanted to happen for a while, but the spontaneousness of it all took them by surprise.
'Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!' Ochako thought to herself, her face in her knees to hide her increasingly red face. 'I can't believe I just did that!'
As for Eijiro, he was taken aback for a bit, but he lightly slapped his cheeks. 'Come on, dude! Be a man and say something!'
After taking a deep breath, the black-haired young man turned towards the brunette. "Ochako!"
"Y-Yes?" Ochako said, letting out a cute squeak of surprise from Eijiro's sudden exclamation.
"I...I like you! Like...romantically and stuff." The muscular young man said, a light blush on his face.
"...why?" Ochako asked, confusing her friend/crush. "Why would you like someone like me?"
"Why wouldn't I?!" Eijiro replied, suddenly grabbing Ochako's hand. "You the cutest, sweetest, manilest, most badass girl I've ever met!"
"You...you really think so?" Ochako's heart was now beating harder. Sure, most women wouldn't take to being called manly, but coming from Eijiro, the gravity girl knew it as a term of endearment. "I mean...I'm not exactly...I'm kind of plain."
"Plain? Ochako, have you looked in the mirror lately?"
"I have. I well...I didn't think that most guys liked muscular girls."
"Well...I can't speak for other guys, but...I think your muscles are really sexy." Eijiro said, looking down with a brighter blush that matched Ochako's, though hearing that made the brunette smile.
"I think your muscles are sexy too." Ochako replied, making Eijiro smile. "You're sweet, your smile makes me feel all warm inside, and you've been such a big part of my life for a while now. I...I probably wouldn't have done nearly as well on the exam if-" But then, the blackette grabbed her other hand, now holding both hands in his own. Her eyes were drawn to his, taking by how determined yet earnest they looked in the moment.
"Ochako, I want you to be honest with me; do you want to be my girlfriend?"
The brunette was unsure for a second…before giving Eijiro one of the brightest smiles he had ever seen on her face.
"Yes! I'll be your girlfriend." And as if to solidify her answer, Ochako leaned forward and placed a kiss on Eijiro's lips. And when she removed her lips, she saw the astonished smile on his face.
"I guess that makes me your boyfriend." Eijiro said, making Ochako let out a snort.
"Of course it does, you big dork."
After sharing a few more kisses, the newly-formed couple decided to go out on a date the next day; both to celebrate getting into U.A., and to go on their first date.
"See you tomorrow." Ochako said as Eijiro stood in the doorway.
"Right, see ya." The red-eyed young man replied as he turned towards the door. "Wait, I almost forgot something."
"What did yo-" The gravity-defying girl never finished her sentence as her new boyfriend quickly turned around and kissed her lightly on the lips.
"One more for the road." Eijiro said with a grin, making Ochako giggle again.
"Just go already." The brunette joked as the blackette left for the night. Ochako closed the door with a happy sigh, but soon started to giggle again when she heard Eijiro let out a loud cheer.
'My boyfriend is such a dork.' Ochako thought to herself. And referring to Eijiro as such made her feel all warm and fuzzy inside. The night went way better than the brunette expected, and was eager to go on their date the next day.
But Ochako stopped in mid-step as she realized something; she had never been on a date, and had no idea what to do during one! Thinking quickly, she picked her flip phone off the coffee table and dialed her mother's number. She was planning on calling and telling her the results anyway.
"Hey, sweetie!"
"Hey, Mom! I got some great news: I got into U.A.!"
"Oh my gosh! Honey, that's amazing!"
"I know, right?!"
"Your Dad's at work, so you should probably call and tell him."
"Right...but um, Mom?"
"What is it, honey?"
"Eijiro got in too, so we're going out tomorrow to celebrate."
"Okay? How is that any different from your usual outings?"
"...we're going out on a date...as boyfriend and girlfriend."
"...looks I owe your father some money now."
"Wait, what?!" Ochako shouted.
"We sort of had a bet on when you two would hook up. I figured you two wouldn't confess to each other until after you started going to U.A., but Mirai bet that you two would be dating before then."
"...were we that obvious?" The muscular brunette asked.
"You have no idea."
"Well, I've never really been on a date, so do you have any advice?"
"Oh, absolutely."
While the two Uraraka women were chatting, Eijiro had finally arrived at his home, a three bedroom apartment on the fourth floor of a building.
"I'm home!" As he entered, he was greeted with the familiar sight of his father, Kengo, using the stovetop grill to cook dinner, as well as…
"BOOYAH!"
"Goddammit!" Takuma shouted in frustration as his mother celebrated her victory in Smash Ultimate. "How are you this OP?!"
"I was the undisputed FG champ back in my high school days." Himari Kirishima said with some pep in her step. The Kirishima family was a seemingly normal one, but like all families, they had their own unique dynamic. Eijiro's father, Tesshin, was the living definition of 'burly construction worker', and while Eijiro was a year or two from outmuscling his old man, the man still had two feet in height over his son. Himari was shorter than her husband and both her sons, but it was clear where Eijiro got his wild black hair and sharp teeth from. And while his big brother Takuma had the shortest hair of the family, he was still taller than his little brother, and was the first to spot him walking in.
"Hey, baby shark." Takuma greeted Eijiro by his nickname.
"Welcome home, sweetie!" Himari said, running to hug her son. "So, how did it go at Uraraka's place?"
"We both got in!" The black-haired young man exclaimed with a smile.
"Nice! I knew you could do it, buddy!" Tesshin said as he approached Eijiro and rustled his hair.
"Good job, Eiji." Takuma said as the two shared a fist bump.
"Thanks, guys." Eijiro said before his family noticed his expression turned bashful. "So, Ochako and I are kind of...going out on a date tomorrow to celebrate getting in."
"So, how is that any different from your other 'dates'?" Takuma asked, making air quotes with his fingers.
"Well...um, we're kind of...we kissed and now we're boyfriend & girlfriend." Eijiro explained. And the three Kirishima men were treated to the sound of Himari squeeing like a woman half her age.
"I knew it! I knew it was only a matter of time before you two lovebirds hooked up!" The black-haired cheered before turning towards her husband with her hand out. "Pay up."
"Okay, okay." Tesshin said with a light-hearted chuckle as he handed Himari a few 1000 yen bills. It honestly didn't surprise Eijiro that his parents placed a bet on whether he and Ochako would hook up, so he just went straight to his brother.
"So, um, you got any advice for me, Takuma? 'Cause I've never really done the whole dating thing before."
Takuma simply smirked, pushed up his glasses and wrapped his arm around Eijiro's shoulder. "Don't worry, baby shark. I'll teach ya all you need to know."
The next day…
'Dammit. This is so tight.' Eijiro thought to himself as he waited by the bus stop, tugging at his tight, dark blue t-shirt. According to Takuma, wearing a shirt that was one size too small would 'give the lucky lady a good view of his gains.' The rest of his outfit consisted of an opened flannel shirt, knee-length grey cargo shorts, and dark red slides. Earlier that day, Eijiro and Ochako texted each other about having their date at this nice little cafe they discovered three months back. As Eijiro waited for his girlfriend (he still felt giddy whenever he thought that) to show up, he couldn't help but be a bit nervous.
"Eijiro!" The sharp-toothed young man turned his head...and his breath hitched as he saw his girlfriend, and just how beautiful she looked.
Ochako was dressed in a dark red t-shirt, jean shorts, and a pair of pink crocs. He also saw that she had put on some light lipstick. Overall, while she had only cleaned up a little bit compared to her usual look, to Eijiro, she was absolutely beautiful. Not to mention the fact her choice of outfit emphasized her muscles and feminine curves. Specifically, her shorts highlighted just how buff and curvy her legs were.
"Wow."
"I'll take that as a compliment." Ochako said with a smile that made her boyfriend blush. She then lightly pulled on his t-shirt with an eyebrow raised. "Isn't that shirt a bit tight?"
"Oh, I hadn't noticed." Eijiro said with a bold-faced lie that the brunette saw through. Not that she minded, since the shirt gave her a good idea of how prominent her new boyfriend's pecs were. The bus soon pulled up to the stop, and Ochako grabbed Eijiro's hand.
"Come on, let's go!"
"Um, Ochako?" The brunette turned and saw that her boyfriend was now floating, and she realized that she was holding his hand with all five fingers.
"Oops." With a bit of an embarrassed look, Ochako raised her pinkie, letting Eijiro's feet touch the street. "Sorry about that."
"Hey, it's no big deal." Eijiro said as the two got on the bus. A few minutes later, the muscular couple arrived downtown and headed towards Imoen's Cozy Cafe. It was a quaint little place that specialized in western confectioneries (the two had already quietly agreed that today was a cheat day.) They got an outdoor table, and after a bit, they got their food and Ochako said what was on her mind.
"Eiji?"
"Mhm?" The red-eyed young man said with a mouth full of chicken salad.
"Is it just me, or does this not really feel any different than our usual hangouts?"
"Huh? You know, you're kind of right." Eijiro replied. "I mean, when you think about it, we've kind of been going on dates before."
"I guess." Ochako said as she took a bit out of her chocolate crepe. Eijiro saw that some whipped cream ended up on her cheek and smiled.
"Well, there is one difference." The beefy brunette was confused before her boyfriend leaned towards her and kissed her cheek, licking off the cream with a teasing smile. "I couldn't do that before."
With an embarrassed pout and a blush on her face, Ochako pushed her crepe onto Eijiro's nose, and before he could respond, Ochako leaned forward and licked the cream off of him.
"There, now we're even." Ochako replied with a cheeky grin. And the silliness of it all caused the two to have a good-hearted laugh.
"No way! Kirishima, is that you?" The muscular couple turned and saw a woman their age who was very...pink. Pink skin and fluffy pink hair that was contrasted by the reindeer-like horns poking out of her hair and her black & gold eyes. And from her dark purple crop top and teal shorts, the two could see that she was both curvy fit, having a dancer-like physique. She was also carrying about four shopping bags in each hand. "Holy crap, I haven't seen you since middle school."
"Ashido? Wow, it's great to see you again." Eijiro said as he stood up and shook her hand.
'So that's Ashido.' Ochako thought, remembering the name from Eijiro's story.
"Damn, you've definitely gotten beefier since I last saw you." Ashido said before a cheeky smirk appeared on her face. "And based on what I just saw, you've also gotten smoother."
While Eijiro was still embarrassed, the pink girl turned her attention towards Ochako. "So, who's this cute beefcake?"
"Oh, I'm Ochako Uraraka." Ochako said as the two shook hands.
"I'm Mina Ashido." The pink gal said before Ochako noticed her eyes looking all over her body with an...interesting look on her face.
'Is she checking me out?' Mina then turned towards Eijiro and gave him a sly thumbs up. The red-eyed young man decided to change the topic.
"So that's a lot of shopping bags you got there, Ashido."
"Oh, ya. Well, I got into U.A.'s Hero Course, so I'm having a bit of a celebratory shopping spree." The horned girl explained.
"Oh, we got into the Hero Course too!" Ochako said with excitement.
"Really? Awesome!" Ashido exclaimed before holding both her hands up for a high five, which both Eijiro and Ochako followed up by high-fiving each hand.
"Ya. I mean, we're kind of celebrating by going out." Eijiro explained.
"Gotcha. Hey, maybe we'll all end up in the same class." Ashido said.
"Maybe." Ochako said. The brunette had to admit that the pinkette's energy was kind of infectious.
"Anywho, I got more stuff to buy, so we'll have to catch up later." Ashido said as she headed out. "Enjoy your date~!"
"Well, she's interesting." Ochako commented.
"That's one way to put it." Eijiro responded.
"I think she was checking me out."
"Well, she's bi, so that would make sense. Though I can't say I blame her for checking out the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." The beefy blackette said with a flirty smile.
"Oh, stop it." Ochako replied with a blush and a giggle. After finishing their meal, the muscular couple hung around some more. Window shopping for clothing and equipment that piqued their interest, stopping at a DVD/Blu-Ray shop to see if any movie or show looked good for a date night, and even taking a few pictures & selfies together in front of the mall's fountain.
As the early evening began, the young couple once again found themselves riding a bus on the way back. Ochako and Eijiro sat next to each other, and this time, the brunette rested her head on her boyfriend's broad shoulder.
"I had a really fun time, Eiji."
"Ya, me too." Eijiro said, taking in how nice it felt to have such a girl like Ochako sitting so close to him. While he agreed with her that today's outing felt similar to the previous times they hung out, the fact that he was hanging out with the woman who had wormed her way into his heart over nearly a year...it felt special.
The fact that she was going to the same college, to train alongside him to become a hero? That was icing on the cake. Hell, even if they ended up in different classes, both Eijiro and Ochako knew that they were both gonna do their best, no matter what U.A. had in store for them.
Soooo...that took longer than necessary. Honestly, I had some mid-terms that took my attention. On the upside, the awesome RadarLov3r has made some equally awesome art for this story, so there's an upside to me taking my time to write this.
Also, yeah! Mina appearance! Just the first of several. And next chapter, we're finally gonna get to U.A. and a certain new look for our muscular, sharp-toothed hero-in-training. Trust me, you guys are gonna really like the next chapter.
Have a safe & pleasant day!