Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia or any of the characters.
As Jiro changed back into her regular clothes and paid for the bathing suit, she couldn't stop thinking about Midoriya's compliment to her.
"He said that I'm gorgeous… I just can't believe it." Jiro thought.
Jiro was still blushing and her heart was racing, despite her efforts to calm down.
As Jiro exited the store, she saw that Midoriya and the others were waiting for her.
"Hey, is everything alright?" Yaoyorozu asked.
Jiro subtly took a breath and looked up at her friends.
"Yeah, I was just being indecisive." Jiro lied.
"I can understand that, there were so many bathing suits that looked great on us." Mina said.
Midoriya looked at Jiro, with sympathy.
"She gave me a break earlier, so it's time that I return the favor." Midoriya thought.
"Hey, I just remembered that I promised Jiro that we would stop by the music store on our way back to the dorms." Midoriya told them.
Jiro looked at him, surprised by his sudden exclamation.
Midoriya held Jiro's hand and winked at the other girls, giving them the indication that this was actually part of Jiro's lessons in helping him to build his confidence.
"Alright, we'll meet you back at the dorms." Toru said.
"Have fun." Mina said.
As they parted ways, Midoriya and Jiro left the mall.
It was an awkward walk from the mall to the music store, at least for Jiro.
As time went by, Jiro wondered if she had misheard what Midoriya had said.
"Thanks." Jiro whispered.
"No problem." Midoriya said, with a small smile.
"Do you mind if I ask you something?" Jiro asked.
"Not at all." Midoriya said.
Jiro worked up whatever courage she still had at the moment and began to speak.
"Did you mean it?" Jiro asked.
"Did I mean what?" Midoriya asked.
"Did you mean it, when you said that I was gorgeous?" Jiro asked.
Midoriya acted out of instinct and put his arm around her to comfort her in her time of doubt.
"Of course I did." Midoriya said.
"Jiro, you looked amazing and don't ever think otherwise." Midoriya said.
"Well, that's sweet." Mika said.
Midoriya and Jiro stopped in their tracks as they heard Mika's voice.
They immediately noticed that they had made it to the music store and now, Jiro wasn't the only one who was feeling nervous.
Mika smirked and approached them.
"So, Midoriya, you thought that Kyoka looked amazing?" Mika asked.
Midoriya was muttering incoherently, unable to properly respond to her.
Mika reached into Jiro's shopping bag and pulled out the bathing suit, trying not to laugh, as she saw it.
"So, this is why he's so nervous." Mika thought.
"Midoriya, I'm going home early today, why don't you join us for dinner?" Mika requested.
