Well now, I get low and I get high
And if I can't get either, I really try
Got the wings of heaven on my shoes
I'm a dancin' man and I just can't lose - Stain' Alive by the BeeGees

Shinso accompanied me all the way to Alliance Heights, where I reluctantly gave his jacket back, "Thanks for bringing me back."

He put the jacket on, his cheshire grin once again making my ears flash with heat, "Are you going to keep going out with other guys?"

I smiled, "Yes."

"So there's competition?"

"Not yet," I laughed quietly, flashing my ID at the door to unlock it. "But who knows, there's some pretty non-standard guys in my class after all."

He just nodded, his hazy purple eyes never leaving my face, "Then I'll wait patiently for my e-mail."

"You'd better," I swung the door open, "Good night, Hitoshi-kun."

"Sweet dreams, Ochaco-chan."

The next morning, I woke before my alarm, sitting up with a shiver, my mind still on what had happened last night. A kiss. Accidental, maybe, but Hitoshi seemed to feel it too. A connection. I smiled as I slipped into my house shoes and padded to the elevators on down to the common room.

It was so early that the downstairs was silent except for the sound of chopsticks whisking in the kitchen. I'd actually managed to be awake to see Bakugo do his domestic thing. I should put it on my calendar.

I walked in, and he glanced at me before returning to his task, pouring cream into a bowl, "You were out late last night."

"Sorry dad," I joked and he snorted. "I'd think you'd be more amazed that I'm up early."

He beat the contents of the bowl; eggs, I saw when I craned my neck. He put the sticks in the sink, and pulled a fat loaf of French bread from it's bag. "What're you making?"

"French toast." He grabbed a serrated knife, cutting thick slices from the loaf, "Soak the bread in the egg then put them on the griddle. There's only enough for two. I thought Todoroki would be here since we have class today."

I grabbed a piece, dipping it in the egg. He grabbed my wrist, "Dammit! I said soak, not dip!" He released my hand, "Just give it a slow count of five and give it a shake."

"His loss is my gain, I suppose." I made a face at him, "Yelling and all."

"Hell, yeah, it is. Icy hot will just have to manage on his own."

We made breakfast in silence after that, Bakugo finishing the yolky slices while I got the plates and stuff set up. We were eating in silence too when Todoroki and a few other guys filed in.

"Hey!" Kaminari pouted, looking at the now cooling griddle, "What? This is why I get up early!" He stomped to the cupboards, pulling out the cereal and a bowl, fixing his own breakfast. He popped a spoon into the bowl ang grabbed a banana, throwing it on the table next to me.

"How'd you luck out?"

"I woke up really early. I have work-study on Saturday mornings now that Ryukyu has accepted Tsyu-chan and I as interns."

He blinked, his brows drawing down, "Will you be home before six? If Mina didn't tell you, I'll kill her!"

"If we have a date, no, she didn't say anything. Don't worry, though. We only work for a few hours. I'll be home by three." I smiled at our very own stun gun, "Where are we going?"

"I'm out." Bakugo scarfed the last piece of toast, and stood, "Icy Hot?"

"Yeah," Todoroki gave me a glance I couldn't understand. He followed Bakugo out and I exchanged a look with Kaminari.

"What was that?"

Denki shook his head, his mouth half-full of breakfast when he answered, "I don't think Bakugo approves of anything that sounds like 'not work'. And Todoroki is probably confused. I'm pretty sure he doesn't have a personal life."

"Oh." I followed them with my eyes as they walked out of the dorm into the cold. I wasn't sure Denki was one hundred percent on Bakugo, we'd had a sort-of a understanding since the Sports Festival. Maybe he was upset over something else entirely. Todoroki on the other hand... I shook my head at the blonde.

Kaminari peeled his banana and pointed it at me, "We have a date at the Imperial Senate? It's an all ages club. Jiro's mom is doing a guest DJ, and she can't make it because her work-study doesn't let out until later."

I smiled, "Wow! I'm so excited! I love dancing and music. When do you want to meet?"

"I'll be ready to go by five. Let's eat here and then go. Sound good?"

I nodded eagerly. This was going to be the best week ever.

At The Imperial Senate

The music thumped, making my feel feel anxious to be out on the floor to try it out. Kaminari must have felt the same, as he rocketed in, tugging me behind him though the crowd. And crowd it was, there were a ton of people here just for Jiro-san. I had no idea she was so popular!

"Kyoka-chan's mom must be really good!" I shouted over the crowd as Denki joined a small line of chattering people.

He nodded, the bolt in his hair seeming to swing unbroken though the movement, "Oh, yeah! Have her give you a CD sometime. She's really good!" He smiled, his electricity nearly coming though his skin. "I'm going to sign up for the dance contest, you dance?"

"I don't know if I'm.."

He nudged me playfully, sending a small shock up my arm. I rubbed the warm spot he'd made, "You're dancing now! And with my quirk, we can't lose!"

I looked down, surprised to find that my foot was tapping, my hip keeping time against my hand even just standing in line. "I suppose I am." I smiled, "But using your quirk outside school..."

"Nah." He interrupted me, and I watched the hypnotic lights swirl on his skin, "Because of my quirk, I have fast reflexes. I can't help that." He gave me a truly devilish grin and I giggled. I suppose he couldn't help being who he was.

We got to the sign-up, and he put our names in the couples side, and we went to drink our weight in water. The bar was bustling with life, and I spent so much time stuck to Denki's side that I was starting to wonder if his quirk was simply a terrible case of static cling. He was chatty, though, and the music pooling and splashing against us left no silences to become awkward.

He pulled me out to dance, and I really realized just how fast his reflexes were. I've never felt so safe! He was everywhere, one second dancing in front, the next his arms encircled from the rear. We spent our time getting to know each other's rhythms, and it seemed that the dance competition crept up on us.

"Let's win this thing!" Kaminari and I dashed to the floor in front of where Kyoka's mom was spinning.

We waited, joining the fringes in the dancing for our names to be called. When we finally got there, Jiro-san seemed to give Kaminari a wink, and she changed her record, and used her laptop to play a new track. I didn't know it, but it was obvious Kaminari did.

"Just follow my lead!"

He set up disco fingers which I easily copied, and then moved into a slightly more complicated dance move. In no time, I was twisting and kicking, swinging my hip and stepping right along with him as the song 'Stayin' Alive' played over the music track for 'Back in Black'. It was... electrifying!

When it ended, we left the floor amid clapping, whistling and cat calls, all the while the both of us breathing like we'd just done a ten kilometer run. We stood on the sidelines, cheering the other dancers on while we waited.

Kaminari was practically glowing with a sort of smugness even beyond his usual glow. I elbowed him in the side and he jostled me back, sending a shock though my body that was almost pleasant. I laughed, and he gave me a funny look.

"You shocked me just now. It didn't hurt as much as I thought it would!" I was talking loudly enough to be heard over the music, and another song ended to clapping as the last participants left the dance floor.

He smiled back, "You shoulda gone out with me before I started perfecting the quirk."

"You were serious?" It seemed like forever ago, so much had happened since he asked me out for mochi out of the blue. I thought he'd just been joking.

He shrugged, "We'd better line up for our prize." I followed him back to the stage area, and he continued, "I'm kinda that kind of guy, you know?" His blonde hair was shining in the lights that were making his amber stained eyes glow, "Maybe I'm not serious that often, but when it comes to girls? Yeah. I was serious."

I snorted; that wasn't really a good way to make sure I'd go out with him again, no matter how much fun I was having. Denki had asked every single girl in our class out in that case. I wanted someone serious for me.

"Our judges have voted on the top five! Will..." I waited on pins and needles, hoping to hear our names. "Lastly, Kaminari and Uraraka! Come join us on stage!" We clambered up to more thunderous applause and foot-stamping. My heart was racing again, and Kaminari grabbed my hand as we waited.

"In third place!" The announcer pointed at a couple right next to us, "Great job, Ishida and Yamino!" The crowd cheered again as they left the stage. "Next, in second place, and three free admissions and a CD from our DJ..." He let the tension build, "Great job, Hirada and Saito!" More wild clapping and stomping as the second place couple left the stage. "Finally, with the most votes..." The noise went almost dead, "Kaminari and Uraraka! You two were electric out there!"

He handed Denki a plastic, gold-colored Stormtrooper helmet on a stick, an envelope, and two CDs, "Congratulations!" Denki held the trophy up high, and Kyoka's mom started our song, and he burst into movement as I burst into embarrassed flames.

AN/ Because I can, I will blame Tasia'sENDLESSDreams for writing all that dancing stuff that made me want to take Ochaco out dancing! LOL And thanks for beta-ing, too.