Since the day Kyouka studied in the library with Yaoyorozu, their interactions had gotten a little less hostile. Their short conversations were filled with simple greetings and that was it, unless Kyouka deserved to be scolded. They only seemed to interact randomly outside the classroom and in the studio. Yaoyorozu started visiting the studio maybe 3 or 4 times a week, for reasons that "unrelated to the likes of you" as Yaoyorozu put it. After seeing the strict girl so much, Kyouka deemed those so called "feelings" that she felt in the library a one time thing. Because the next time she saw the spikey haired girl, she had gotten scolded for dozing off in class. It reminded her how much Yaoyorozu was a semi tyrant President. Kyouka felt good about not catching feelings, there was no way she needed that kind of emotional baggage right now.
With that, Kyouka returned to her normal life as a delinquent. And something to look forward to. Apparently the UA Sports Festival was coming up. "Many of you are talented but have no clue what you'd like to be when you graduate. The Sports Festival is for you all to show off your quirks. It will help you get an internship you might like. So work hard these next few weeks to prepare for it. Plus Ultra." The way Aizawa said that last part could've been more enthusiastic but no one else really seemed to care. Kyouka and the rest of the class cheer out loud, excited for their first sports festival. "Another reason to come to school I guess." Everyone breaks into their own conversations. Aizawa didn't care at this point.
"Dude I'm super excited for this!" Kaminari yells.
"We've just gotta show off, right?" Sero shakes Kyouka's shoulders in excitement.
"Yeah, this should be fun." Kyouka laughs.
"I'm going to do my best!" Kirishima clenches his fist. "Right, Bakugou?" Everyone turns to Bakugou and he stays silent for a minute.
"Listen up you clowns. If they're gonna call us delinquents, then we better be strong dammit!" He yells and it riles up the rest of the delinquents. Even Kyouka felt motivated. Kyouka wasn't strong like Bakugou or Kirishima and her quirk wasn't going to help with it, but she refuses to be called weak.
"You all! You must quiet down!" Iida and his robotic arms arrive to the scene and starts scolding everyone.
"Deku-kun...! Iida-kun...! Let's do our best in the Sports Festival!" Everyone turns to Uraraka, who had a scary expression. Kyouka looks over at Mina, who was staring as well. Mina see's Kyouka turn from the corner of her eye.
"That's your girl." Kyouka mouths. That sentence was enough to make Mina blush and shake her head. Her face was already pink but the blush stood out more.
"Everyone! I'm gonna do my best!" Uraraka yells, and so does everyone else. When they delinquents don't answer, she says it again. "I'm gonna do my best!"
"Y-Yeah..." They all reply. At least Kyouka knows they're not the only ones fired up.
Kyouka and her group spent the remaining weeks before the sports festival training. UA's extensive system of training grounds came in handy. The band decided to take a break until after the sports festival. With the help of Mina and the others(including Bakugou a little), Kyouka was feeling good about her training. Some days, Mina would train together with Uraraka, because their quirks could help strengthen each others. Kyouka didn't want to hang around them because she had a feeling Yaoyorozu would be there. Plus Mina's a disaster around Uraraka and it was embarrassing to watch. So Kyouka spent her time strengthening her earlobe jacks by throwing darts and trying to break rocks.
Finally, the day of the sports festival came. Class 1-A were all together in the waiting room. "I'm so nervous." Kyouka leans back in her chair.
"Don't worry Kyouka, you've trained so much." Mina pats her shoulder.
"Don't forget about us too, y'know!" Kirishima points at himself. Bakugou only scoffs.
"Class 1-A, are you all ready?" Iida runs in yelling like he always does. Behind him, Yaoyorozu walks in.
"Everyone. Let's all do our best." She smiles. Kyouka smirks and looks away.
"YEAH!"
The first event was an obstacle course. Kyouka hated running but that's exactly what Mina and the others told her she should work on besides using her earlobe jacks. As she passes the finish line and enters the stadium again, she falls on the ground, out of breath. She arrives around the same time as Mina, with Kaminari behind her. She lost sight of Bakugou, Kirishima, Sero and Tokoyami a long time ago but she was sure they were in front of her.
There was a small break in between events and results were posted. Kyouka was in 21st place. "Not bad..." She nods to herself.
"Damn it, I knew I should've practiced more!" Kaminari runs his hands through his hair in frustration.
"At least all of Class 1-A made it...Right?" Mina asks. Kyouka looks around trying to find all of her classmates. Her eyes land on Yaoyorozu, who was talking to Uraraka and Midoriya.
"I guess the Prez made it too..." Kyouka's eyes land on her chest. Her jacket was open, exposing her bra and stomach. Her jaw drops and she looks away. Kyouka covers her face, she was sure it was turning red.
"I dunno." Sero replies.
"I guess no one saw that..." Kyouka lets out a breath of relief. "What the hell Prez?!"
"But we can't give up just yet. We've got a lot of people watching us." Kirishima points at the audience. The stadium and its audience were breathtaking at first but Kyouka was over it. She just wanted to get it over so she could relax.
"Okay everyone!" Midnight gets everyone's attention again. "Now it's time for the second event!"
"Already..." Kyouka mutters.
"Cavalry battle!"
Kyouka and her cavalry team didn't make it past this round, but she felt relieved that it was over. "Awww, we didn't win!" Hagakure yells.
"It's frustrating but we tried our best, right?" Sato puts his hands on his hips. Koda remains quiet and Kyouka rubs the back of her head.
"You're right. But at least we get to relax now." She says as they make their way up to the stands. Being hit with Kaminari's quirk wasn't what Kyouka thought she would be experiencing today, so she needed a break. "It was good working together with you all."
"Yooo, Kyouka!" Mina tackles Kyouka's back.
"Mina? Oh congrats." Kyouka looks back. Bakugou and the others were walking behind her. "Congrats everyone."
"We'll win for you Jirou don't worry." Kirishima gives her a thumbs up.
"Dumbass, I'm gonna win!" Bakugou yells at him. Kaminari used his quirk too much so he looked like an idiot and it made Kyouka laugh. He could only give her a thumbs up.
"Ah, Ochaco!" Mina lets go of Kyouka as she spots Uraraka and Yaoyorozu walk by them. "And Yao-momo! Congrats."
Kyouka shoves her hands in her pockets and looks away when she makes eye contact with Yaoyorozu, "Congrats you guys."
"Thanks, Mina-chan, Kyouka-chan!" Uraraka gives them both a thumbs up. Kyouka forgot all the girls use her first name except Yaoyorozu. During training they all decided to be on a first name basis and Kyouka wasn't quite used to it yet, so she still uses last names.
"You're really fired up, huh?" Mina throws her arm around Uraraka. Kyouka could sense that Mina was pulling Uraraka away so Kyouka could speak to Yaoyorozu alone. Mina takes one last look at Kyouka and winks.
"Damn you, Mina!"
Yaoyorozu moves a little closer to walk next to Kyouka. "O-Oh, hey Prez." Kyouka clears her throat. "What's up?"
"I noticed that you've gotten stronger. Hagakure-san made you the front horse for a good reason, then?" Yaoyorozu looks ahead.
"Yeah I guess." Kyouka looks down. "I guess she's trying to compliment me?" This was a first. "You're pretty strong Prez." Kyouka blurts out.
"You think so?" Yaoyorozu chuckles.
"Well, yeah I guess..." Kyouka looks away and it makes Yaoyorozu chuckle more. "Sheesh I just had to open my big mouth."
As Kyouka watches the beginning of Mina's battle against Aoyama, she sees Yaoyorozu stand up from the corner of her eye. "Good luck, Yao-momo." Uraraka waves off Yaoyorozu along with Asui and the others. Ever since the Tournament was announced, Kyouka could sense Yaoyorozu's nervousness from afar, although she never got the chance to talk to her about it. Kyouka turns back to the battle.
"Start!" Present Mic yells, his voice ringing loudly throughout the stadium.
"Yeah, Ashido!" Sero yells. Kaminari who was sitting right next to him, can only give a thumbs up because he was still recovering from his match with Class 1-B's Shiozaki.
"This is seriously getting me pumped!" Kirishima bears his fists.
"Shut up, shitty hair!" Bakugou yells. He'd been quiet ever since the aftermath of the cavalry battle.
But Kyouka could only think about Yaoyorozu. She felt bad about not wishing her good luck. It didn't feel right to her so she suddenly stands up. "Eh? Jirou, where are you going?" Sero asks.
"For a walk." Kyouka walks away from the stands, to the player waiting rooms. Kyouka really hated the way she acted and talked without thinking sometimes, but it got her closer to Yaoyorozu. Little by little, she was sure they would become actual friends.
The player waiting rooms weren't far from the stands, but if Kyouka wanted to talk to Yaoyorozu, she'd have to hustle. She would hate to come in the middle of her preparation. Kyouka quickens her pace and as she turns the corner for the play waiting room, she spots Yaoyorozu. Her hand was on the door handle but she wasn't turning it. She just stood in place. "Prez!" Kyouka shouts, and it startles the other girl.
"Wh-What are you doing here?" Yaoyorozu lets out a sigh of relief. "You scared me."
"Uhh..." Kyouka's earlobes touch together in embarrassment. "Well I don't know...You seemed really nervous and stuff. So I guess...I wanted to..." Kyouka can't find the words right away so she just rubs the back of her head. "Like...give my support?" Kyouka closes her eyelids shut. "How embarrassing...!" Kyouka only hears Yaoyorozu's laugh. She opens her eyes and spots the spiky haired girl holding her hand over her mouth. "What the FUCK was that." Yaoyorozu's laugh was cute.
"I really appreciate it. Thank you." She looks a little more fired up. It makes Kyouka feel better and she gives her a thumbs up.
"Good luck, Prez." Kyouka watches as Yaoyorozu enters the waiting room. She nods to herself and smiles. "I did it...!"
As she returns to the stands with the rest of Class 1-A, Asui calls for her. "Kyouka-chan, sit here for a minute."
"Oh, Asui? What's up?" Kyouka takes a seat and she nods at Ojiro.
"Call me Tsuyu. But I saw what you did. You went to go see Yao-momo, didn't you?" Asui puts a finger on her chin and looks straight in Kyouka's eyes.
Kyouka immediately averts her eyes, "I went for a walk."
"Oi, Jirou!" Kirishima waves at her. "You missed Ashido's fight! She uppercutted Aoyama!"
"Seriously?" Kyouka laughs, "That Mina..."
"It's okay, Kyouka-chan. I know you care about Yao-momo." Asui whispers. "Thanks for supporting her. It means a lot to her."
"Uhhh...I'm gonna go!" Kyouka stands up and takes her seat by Kaminari. There was no way she needed a student council lackey trying to start rumors.
"Yo, Jirou." He gives her a thumbs up. He looked a little better. His stupid eyes were the same but at least he could actually form sentences.
"H-Hey." Kyouka replies, trying to forget the conversation between her and Asui happened.
"So, uh, Jirou..." Sero leans back in his seat and gives Kyouka a knowing look.
"How was that walk?" Kirishima smirks and both Sero and Kaminari join him.
"Shut up!" Kyouka crosses her arms.
"Oi, assholes! Shut up!" Bakugou yells. "It's starting." Present Mic introduces both Tokoyami and Yaoyorozu. Everyone stays quiet as he announces them.
"Man, Tokoyami versus Yaoyorozu...I wonder what's gonna happen." Kirishima mutters. He stands up, "I should get going."
"Good luck, Kirishima!" Kyouka, Sero, and Denki say together. Kirishima waves as thanks and takes one last look at Bakugou before leaving.
Bakugou scoffs and stands up too, "I'll get going too." She shoves his hands in his pockets.
"Good luck, Bakugou!" The last three call out to him.
"Oi, Kirishima. Wait up." Is the last thing Kyouka hears from Bakugou as he angrily walks away.
"What do you think, Jirou?" Kaminari playfully elbows Kyouka. He points down at the stage.
"...I don't think anything." Kyouka brushes him off. Kyouka didn't want to pick any sides, both were her friends. Well, Yaoyorozu was sorta her friend at least. Kyouka knew Tokoyami was really strong and she wonders how Yaoyorozu's going to fight.
"Sixth match, start!" Present Mic yells.
Instantly, Tokoyami sends Dark Shadow to attack Yaoyorozu. Kyouka gulps as Yaoyorozu quickly makes a shield to block. She looked like she could lose her step any moment now. Dark Shadow goes in for another hit, but Yaoyorozu blocks. She loses her shield and instantly creates another as Dark Shadow attacks for the third time. But Kyouka can already see the end. Dark Shadow's last attack pushed Yaoyorozu's foot out of bounds. Kyouka leans back in her seat.
"Yaoyorozu-san! Out of bounds!"
Yaoyorozu hadn't come back immediately after her match. Midoriya's and Todoroki's match was about to start and the spikey haired girl was nowhere to be found. The way Yaoyorozu walked off the stage, made Kyouka feel sad. She could tell how frustrated she was in the way she walked. And Kyouka had a feeling she was beating herself up about it even now. That feeling made Kyouka's stomach turn. "I'm going to get a drink." Kyouka stands up.
"Right now? The battles about to start." Kaminari asks.
"It'll be alright." Kyouka waves him off. This time it wasn't necessarily about finding Yaoyorozu, she was actually thirsty and needed a drink. But she also didn't want to sit around and do nothing while Yaoyorozu beats herself up about it. She had no idea where Yaoyorozu could be in the first place. "Maybe I should just leave her alone. I'm not in any position to be looking after her..."
Kyouka stops at the vending machines and digs in her pocket. All she had was a 500 yen coin so she puts it into the machine. "Hmm..." Kyouka puts her head against the machine. She couldn't stop thinking about Yaoyorozu. "Just where the hell is that girl?" Kyouka puts the number in for juice. Somehow, instead of only one can falling, two cans fell. "Dammit, did it take my money?" Kyouka presses the button to receive change and 400 yen comes out. "Huh...So I guess I got one for free. Lucky." Kyouka smirks to herself and walks away.
Getting that free juice made Kyouka feel a little better, but then she was brought back into reality because she had no idea where she was. "Alright...What the fuck. I could've sworn I wasn't that far from the stands..." Kyouka walks around a little longer, but ends up even more lost. "I'm gonna miss Midoriya's and Todoroki's battle at this rate..." Kyouka sighs. But like a sign from a higher being, in big letters "EXIT" lights the way for Kyouka. As she turns the corner, she spots the girl thats been on her mind.
Yaoyorozu was standing alone against the wall. She wasn't far from where the rest of the class was, but what was she waiting for? Yaoyorozu wasn't aware of Kyouka's presence, and Kyouka could tell she still felt disappointed. It was in the way she stood. Yaoyorozu's head was tilted down and her hands were clenched together in front of her. It made Kyouka feel sad, just looking at the other girl.
Kyouka knew that if she were in her situation, she wouldn't want anyone's pity. There was no need to treat her like a hurt puppy, that could make her feel even worse. Kyouka swallows and heads forward, toward the exit. Once Yaoyorozu's aware of Kyouka's presence, her expression changes. She meets Kyouka's gaze, "Ah it's the troublemaker." She gives Kyouka a little smile. Kyouka can tell she's faking it and sighs. She throws once of her juices at Yaoyorozu. The other girl catches it and gives Kyouka a confused look.
"There's no need to act. You did your best until the very end and we all saw that." Kyouka shoves her free hand in her uniform and continues walking slowly, dragging her feet. "We're proud of you, y'know. You're our strong Student Council President, who could totally beat my ass if she tried." Kyouka doesn't bother looking back, she didn't want to see Yaoyorozu's face and possibly feel terrible. Yaoyorozu doesn't reply right away and it makes Kyouka feel worse. She was never good with words in the first place, despite being an aspiring musician.
"Jirou-san." Yaoyorozu says her name in a soft tone. It makes Kyouka stop in her tracks. It was the first time she ever heard Yaoyorozu say her name. She turns back and watches as the spikey haired girl gives her a gentle smile. It had a hint of sadness but Kyouka could tell that she kind of cheered her up. "Thank you. You're not so bad after all." Kyouka feels her face getting warm and she turns back around quickly. She opens her juice and slurps loudly, to hide her embarrassment.
"...Whatever." Is the only thing Kyouka manages to say.
Kyouka decided to try something different. She decided to go intern for a hero team instead of interning with a music program. There wasn't many to begin with but Kyouka didn't mind trying something new. UA was also known for it's hero program, but those weren't available to first years. Her experience at the internship opened her eyes. She hadn't realized how much her quirk could help in bad situations. It made her rethink her choices for her career. She had saved two people and they called her a hero. She'd be lying if she said it didn't make her feel good. "What am I thinking? Do I want to quit music?" Kyouka's head begins to hurt and she groans. "I still have three years left, I'll figure it out later." And with that thought, Kyouka fell asleep.
The next day was the return back from all the internships. Class went by normally, and the band was going to jam out together for the first time in awhile. Kyouka thought it was going to be a chill day back, until Aizawa announced that finals were coming up next week.
Kaminari, Mina, Sero, and Kirishima were all dreading it. They ranked low during the midterms except for Kyouka and Bakugou. "C'mon, Kyouka help ussss." Mina pouts on her desk.
"Yeah Jirou, it'll be a big help!" Kaminari throws his arms over Kyouka's desk.
"I didn't score good enough myself, what makes you think I'd be a good teacher?" Kyouka begins packing her bag, so she could hurry to the studio.
"Shut up, you were ranked 7th in the whole class!" Kaminari pouts.
"Hey Bakugou, could you tutor me?" Kirishima says. Kyouka tries to tune out everyone else's conversations. Although it was hard to do that, since her quirk made it easy to hear literally anything. But Kyouka was ready to play her guitar and release some stress.
"I couldn't help but overhear, but I could assist you all in your studies?" Yaoyorozu makes her way towards all their desks. Kyouka finishes packing her bag and stands up, already heading out the door.
"You're a lifesaver, Yao-momo!" Kaminari yells.
"Kyouka, where are you going so fast?" Mina yells.
Kyouka only turns back to them to show off her smug grin, "Good fuckin' luck."
Kyouka had already experienced tutoring with Yaoyorozu, and she knew that they wouldn't last. Probably. But Kyouka knew she didn't want to interact with Yaoyorozu anytime soon. Ever since their conversation after her battle with Tokoyami, she's had mixed feelings about the taller girl. She was indeed pretty, smart, and humble. Sometimes. But lately Yaoyorozu has been nicer to Kyouka, but maybe because she actually shows up to class. Kyouka shakes her head. "This isn't the time to be thinking about girls."
As always, Kyouka is the first to arrive at the studio.
Kyouka was frustrated to say the least. Her sound wasn't at its best today and everyone else had to leave earlier. "I should've left with everyone else, because now I'm pissed at myself for not doing anything." She runs a hand through her hair in frustration. Yaoyorozu came in to bother her about their study group. Kyouka felt weird about being semi vulnerable, because of their last conversation. She showed that she cared for someone and actually went out of her way to do something sort of nice. "Stupid feelings." Kyouka swings her leg and kicks a rock laying on the ground. It flies pretty far.
In response to Yaoyorozu's question about the study group, Kyouka politely declined. Well she tried to politely decline, but it came out as, "I have...study."
"...You mean you need to study?" Yaoyorozu gave Kyouka weird look.
Kyouka shook her head, "I...Yeah...?"
"Is...Is that a question, or an answer?" Yaoyorozu had sweat dropping from her head.
Kyouka opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out. "She'll come." Mina put her hand on Kyouka's shoulder. Kyouka sighed and nodded.
So now Kyouka was going to Yaoyorozu's house this weekend to study with Kaminari, Mina, Sero, and Ojiro. Kyouka shoves her hands in her pockets. "I guess it won't be so bad. Mina and the others will be there. And the Prez is just a person."
But her attempt at making herself feel better didn't work. She still wasn't happy with her performance in the studio today, which earned an unlikable nickname from Bakugou. Being called "shit head" the entire time was frustrating. Kyouka kicks the same rock farther away. "Stupid Bakugou."
"Are you alright?" A voice calls out.
"Huuuuuh?" Kyouka scoffs and turns to the direction of the voice, hoping to make eye contact with its owner. She's given a surprised and a bit scared expression from Yaoyorozu. "Eh?" Kyouka lifts an eyebrow.
Yaoyorozu steps back a bit, Kyouka's sudden rise of her voice must've startled her. "U-Uh-" Yaoyorozu starts.
"Sorry. The delinquent jumped out of me." Kyouka sighs and tries to release tension from her shoulders. "Just what I need, a good ol talking to from the Prez."
"I'm sorry for disturbing you. You looked conflicted." Yaoyorozu bows her head. Kyouka narrows her eyes at her.
"There's no need to bow your head. I was just frustrated, that's all." Kyouka softens her expression when Yaoyorozu lifts her head. The other girl was simply asking about Kyouka's well being, and Kyouka didn't want to take it out on her. There was no need to be a Bakugou. "Sorry for startling you." Kyouka rubs the back of her head.
"It's okay." Yaoyorozu replies.
"Um...I guess I'll see you around." Kyouka takes her leave and continues walking. "That was unnecessarily rude of me..." Kyouka was most likely going to take tomorrow off, after experiencing all of today's events. Kyouka quickens her pace as she exits the school gates and starts walking in the direction of her home. She plugs into her phone and puts on music. It should help improve her mood, right?
But after a couple minutes of shuffling through songs, Kyouka couldn't find the right one. She just wasn't in the mood for music, which was a first. She could understand taking a break from playing, but actually listening to music? This was different. Kyouka sighs and puts her phone back into her pocket. "I guess the noisy streets will have to do."
Walking to and from school wasn't bad for Kyouka. It was a short 20 minute walk, and there were plenty of convenience stores and fast food restaurants along the way. But today she had cup ramen waiting for her at home, that would hopefully cheer her up. Ahead was her favorite arcade. She could already spot the annoying boys that hung around outside the arcade. She always saw the 5 of those boys every time she came to the arcade. It was like they had no lives, and Kyouka pointed it out to them one day when they were being especially annoying. After that day, they knew better than to mess with Kyouka. Time and again she's put them in their place, leaving bruises to help them remember that fact. As Kyouka gets closer, the group of boys notice her presence and she can tell their fixing their attitudes.
"Shit, it's Jirou."
"Shhh, quiet down!"
Kyouka smirks as she walks past the group of terrified boys. She looks inside the arcade through the window. One of the crane machines looked like it had new prizes so Kyouka suddenly stops in her tracks, alerting the group of boys. As she walks into the arcade, she lets out a laugh because they all looked so scared when she turned back around to go inside. "What a bunch of pushovers."
Now looking at the crane machine prizes, they seemed to have added new stuffed animals. Kyouka didn't have much money on her, so she decides to leave it for tomorrow, since she already decided she was missing class. She fixes her bag's strap on her shoulder and starts to exit the arcade. But something outside the window catches her eye instantly. Kyouka watches as Yaoyorozu passes outside the window, and the group of boys start calling out to her. She can tell Yaoyorozu is ignoring them, and that's what they hate the most. "Oh boy." Kyouka sighs. Like clockwork, they all start walking a few paces behind Yaoyorozu. She can see a few of them split and walk ahead of Yaoyorozu. Kyouka's stomach drops and she quickly walked outside to try and catch up with them.
"Hey, beautiful!" The leader calls for Yaoyorozu. Kyouka doesn't hear any response from the other girl. "Helloooo? I'm talking to you!"
"If you could stop yelling, that would be great." Kyouka tries to hold in a laugh. "It's always good hearing the Prez's attitude when it's not directed at you."
"Ehhhh? You should watch your mouth." Now all of them surrounded Yaoyorozu, halting her movement.
Kyouka clenches her teeth and starts running. She jumps and aims to kick the back of the leader's big stupid head. She swings her leg at him and instantly, his head impacts the ground. Everyone in the group, including Yaoyorozu step back. "Oi...What the hell are you doing?" Kyouka glares at the remaining 4 troublemakers.
"Run away, it's Jirou!" One of them tries to shove his friend out of the way, but his friend clutches his sleeve tightly.
"No...This is pathetic. Running away from a dumb girl!" He starts to get confident. "Let's get her! There's nothing to be afraid of." He smirks at Kyouka and she continues to glare at him.
"Fine. Hurry up!" Kyouka yells, startling him. He could act cool all he wanted but deep down they both knew he was still afraid. Their leader was still laying down on the sidewalk, did they really want to continue the battle? He clenches his fist and runs toward Kyouka. She shakes her head and sighs as her earlobes make it faster than he does, and she paralyzes him. He falls on the ground, right next to his friend. "Next!"
"Nevermind it was just him! Just let us go, please!" The rest of them bow on the ground for Kyouka.
"Fucking pathetic." Kyouka scoffs. She finally makes eye contact with Yaoyorozu who looked like she might just pass out. "Don't bother her again." Kyouka grabs the other girl's arm and takes her away from the pathetic group of boys.
"J-Jirou-san thank you." Yaoyorozu puts her hand over Kyouka's. It makes Kyouka blush and she slowly releases her grip on the other girl.
Kyouka takes a slow breath in and out before replying. She wanted to calm down before speaking to her, since the last time they spoke she kind of hurt her feelings. "Are you okay?"
"I am, thanks to you." She lets out a deep breath as well. "I didn't know how I was going to get out of that situation. We're not allowed to use our quirks really, and my hand-to-hand combat isn't the best against many opponents."
"Well, I'm glad I was nearby." Kyouka pats the other girl's back. She looked so stressed and Kyouka felt bad. Never again would she want Yaoyorozu to look like that or go through that kind of thing again.
"I thought you were ahead of me."
"I stopped inside the arcade." Kyouka scratches her cheek. "I'm sorry about before. I feel really bad, I was just upset with my performance in the studio today."
"I told you it's okay." Yaoyorozu puts her hands up and shakes them in defense.
"Nah, it's not. Let me walk you home at least to make up for it." Kyouka looks at the other girl. She pauses for a second before nodding. "Alright."
"This is my apartment." Yaoyorozu points at a large house. Kyouka's eyes widen.
"Prez, that's not an apartment." Kyouka gives her a weird look. "Please say you're joking."
"What do you mean?" Yaoyorozu gives her an innocent and confused look. Kyouka laughs awkwardly.
"Uhh, nothing prez. Have a good night." She looks down and begins to walk away.
"W-Wait!" Yaoyorozu yells.
"Huh?" Kyouka looks back.
"Um...Would you like to come in for tea? It's...the least I can do." Yaoyorozu shyly asks. "Wow..." A shy Yaoyorozu was a new sight and Kyouka didn't know how to react.
"Uh..." Kyouka had no idea how to answer. The first instinct is to tease the other girl, so without thinking, Kyouka says, "Oh? Me a delinquent? Being invited into the Student Council President's household?" Kyouka laughs awkwardly
"Sheesh, Jirou-san." Yaoyorozu crosses her arms and pouts. "Do you want to come in or not?"
Kyouka laughs at Yaoyorozu's face. It looked like she wanted Kyouka's company, but at the same time she didn't. "Alright, yeah I'm coming in." Whatever it was, it was cute. How could she say no to a face like that?
"Holy shit, this place is like...heaven." Kyouka couldn't help but be surprised at how much fancy stuff Yaoyorozu had.
"Do you need to let your parents know you're coming home late?" Yaoyorozu puts her bag down on the dining room table.
"No...I live alone." Kyouka replies as she gazes around the taller girl's home. The inside of Yaoyorozu's house is what Kyouka imagined a mansion would look like, with the way it was decorated. Everything was super clean and organized. Nothing seemed out of place.
"No wonder why you skip class so much." Yaoyorozu motions for Kyouka to sit at the table. "I'll go make us some tea, please have a seat."
"Alright." Kyouka places her bag down and tries to make herself comfortable at the table. She pulls out her phone and takes a selfie of herself. She sends it to the delinquent group chat.
Jirou: Guess where I am.
Almost instantly, there's a reply.
Bakugou: no one cares.
Kaminari: church?
Jirou: the prez's hse.
Ashido: whAAAAAAAAaat
Ashido: eXplAin
Jirou: long story short, I saved her life and she invited me in for tea.
"Jirou-san, what kind of snacks do you like?" Yaoyorozu calls from the kitchen, breaking her train of thought.
"Surprise me." Kyouka replies. She looks back down at her vibrating phone.
Sero: are u sure its just for tea? and not something else ;))))))
Jirou: sERoO
Kaminari: GAY JIROU'S GAY
Jirou: I'M NOT GAY I JUST THINK SHE'S HOT
Bakugou: So that's not considered gay?
Kyouka's face starts to warm and she shoves her phone back into her pocket. Out of all the things she went through today. she didn't think she'd end up at Yaoyorozu's house.