Chapter 18 Fun time
No One's POV
It was a beautiful morning, and all our loved heroes were gathering in the mall, they just wanted to have some fun, enjoy each other company, in all these months they have grown to care for each other, I know what you are thinking, yes, they even cared for Mineta
All the events they have lived together had left a mark in everyone, even if they wouldn't admit it, some were scared, some were worried, some were anxious of what the future would bring, but its times like this day they could forget about everything and just be what they were… Kids
They had all agreed in meeting at the mall entrance at 11 am, at first, they all went together to have a crepe, but then some wanted to check stores, some wanted to go to the fountain and make a wish, some just wanted to walk aimlessly with others *coff coff* Jirou *coff coff* so they made teams with people who had the same idea on mind, so they went like this:
· Jirou and Momo went for a walk
· Mina, Tooru, Ochaco and Tsuyu went to check clothes stores
· Sero and Kaminari went to the arcade
· Iida, Oojiro, Kirishima and Bakugo wanted to check the martial arts dojo they had recently opened next to the mall
· Shoto and Midoriya went to the book shop
· Sato, Shoji, Koda, and Aoyama went to check the pastries store
Mina, Tooru, Ochaco and Tsuyu, Mina POV:
The girls and I went to check the forever21 store, there was this jacket I have been wanting to get forever, and today it was finally the day I would get it.
To those who didn't know me that well I would appear as noisy, annoying and more but in reality I cared for all the class, they have gone and become my friends, specially the girls , Kaminari, Kirishima and Sero, we have all been there for the other when needed like when my grades were dropping Momo would be there to help me study, or lend a shoulder to cry on, an amazing friend if you ask me along with Jirou, even with her sarcastic humor she was a really nice person, I was so happy when they told us about relationship, which make me think of my other friends Tsu and Ochaco, Tsu is a little shy at first but she was one of the most honest persons you could meet, If you wanted an honest opinion Tsu was your girl, Ochaco on the other hand was just so cute, she would do anything with care, and Tooru that girl is as loud as I am which means we hung pretty well, she also loved to dance like me, to me it was amazing how well the group complemented each other
I felt a tug on my arm, I must have been distracted by my thoughts
"Welcome back from La la land" Tooru told me, and I just smiled
"It was not La la land, I was just thinking about our group and how much I love you girls" I said hugging them, they all blushed but smiled
"We love you too Mina, you and your craziness *Kero*" Tsuyu said
"How about we hurry up here and we look for the guys maybe we could do something together like karaoke!" I said
"that's an amazing idea Mina, let's do just that" Tooru said while Tsu and Ochaco nodded
Shoto and Midoriya Shoto's POV
I can't believe I was alone with Midoriya-san; he was looking through some adventure books
"Ah Todoroki-san look they have Harry Potter" he was really adorable when excited
"That's nice Midoriya-san, is that the one you were looking for?" I asked him
"Well… no but it's still an amazing book" he said, and I couldn't help but laugh, he blushed
"Heeey…. I just like it" he said and started to mumble
"Don't get me wrong Midoriya-san, I'm not making fun of you, I just find adorable how you get excited over a book" I answered truthfully, and he blushed harder
"So which book did you came to look for?" he asked me
"Oh well Momo recommended me this book called the perks of being a wallflower, and I decided to give it a shoot" I said, and he looked down for a second but quickly recovered
"I see, it's an amazing book indeed, so are you and Yaoyarozu-san close? I couldn't help but notice you were… flirting before the sports festival, then we had our internship and now you don't seem to be doing that anymore it's rather confusing" he said, and I giggled
"Me… flirt with Momo? Hahaha never, she is just my friend, and I must say dear friend that if you haven't notice she is dating Jirou-san you are dense, it's not like they hide their puppy eyes every time they are together" I laughed, Momo fell and bad for her, and I could tell it was the same for Jirou-san
"Is that so?" Midoriya-san said
"Yep, you can even ask them yourself if you don't believe me" I said
"No, no I trust you, I'm just glad" that perked my interest
"And why is that Midoriya-san?" I asked
"Ah... ah it's nothing don't worry" he said blushing, I just smiled to myself and continued looking through books
Iida, Oojiro, Kirishima and Bakugo, Bakugo POV:
I was walking along the extras and shitty hair to the dojo, when we got there was a class going on
"That's so manly" Kirishima said
"If you are interested, we are giving a free class today" an old man came and told us, all the guys eyes shined, to be honest with you I'm not really interested in martial arts, I just came because shitty hair did too
"Can we do it guys? Let's join the class pleeeeeeeease" Kirishima said sending us puppy eyes, I blushed a little at the sight but turned around so he couldn't see, everyone nodded but me
"Come on Bakubro, please" he said
"Ugh! Stop doing that stupid face shitty hair, let's do it so you can stop annoying me" I said rolling my eyes, he jumped happily and made a little dance, I chuckled
We waited for the class to start, thankfully it was not that long, at first they were just showing us how to throw a punch or a kick, pretty boring stuff if you ask me, and then we were assigned pairings, I got paired with Kirishima then we had to put gear so we wouldn't "hurt" each other, with the karate breastplate on we were supposed to kick each other in turns, we did just that for a few minutes and I must say Kirishima has a strong kick
"It looks like we have gathered and audience with our class, everyone would you like to do simulated combats for them? After all we have UA famous students along with us" the professor said looking at us, I looked around and so that in fact a crowd had gathered on the dojo
"Sure, but let the UA students fight each other it wouldn't be fair for them to fight others" someone said
"That's true, after all they are training to become heroes, but these fights won't consist on quirks, anyway you would fight with your partner" so I would have to fight shitty hair huh?
"Let's do it, it will be manly and fun" Kirishima said, and everyone nodded
I wasn't paying attention to the battles since I was not interested in them, I was just watching Kirishima cheer everyone up, he was a good guy, always happy, always fun to be around even if I won't ever tell that to his face
When Oojiro had to face Iida-san, it was obvious the tail man would win after all his quirk surrounds around martial arts, no surprises for me or Kirishima but I could hear many people of the crowd gasp, when it was my turn I supposed everyone expected me to win because of the results of the sport festival but even if I knew how to throw a punch or a kick I have never actually train in martial arts so after a few minutes of back and forward, when I threw a punch at Kirishima's chest he evaded me, kicked me throwing me off balance and making me fall, making him the winner, he then extended his hand at me smiling
"That was really manly Bakubro, you are a great opponent" he said with his stupid smile, and I blushed
"Shut up shitty hair, I missed a step and lost balance that's why you won" I said huffing
"Hahaha of course you did Bakubro" he said still smiling at me, I took his hand and he pulled me up
"h-hey shitty hair, would you mind…. Teaching me some moves someday?" I asked him and he blushed
"of course, Bakubro! Any day" he said and then the class was over, we said our thanks and went for a drink, all that exercise had made us thirsty, so we made our way back to the mall with the boys
Momo and Jirou, Jirou's POV
After parting ways with the guys, Momo grabbed my hand and we were just walking, I was enjoying being with her in silence, I liked how our hands felt like they matched and the warmth they were giving
"Are you excited about the field trip?" Momo asked me and I nodded
"It will be the first time I will go to one if I'm honest, my dad always encouraged me to go but I never had a reason to, but now my dad will be there, I will have friends there too, and of course my beautiful girlfriend will make things even better" I said while blushing a little
"Kyouka you are too adorable for my own good" she said and by her voice I knew she was blushing hard
"I try my best" I said winking at her, and she laughed
We had been walking for about 40 minutes when we went to sit on a bench next to a fountain
"I am thirsty so I will go buy water do you want anything honey?" Momo asked me
"No thanks, do you want me to accompany you?" I asked her
"No honey, it's ok, there will be a lot of people over the food court so you can rest here" she said kissing my cheek and going away, I was deep in thought about how amazing my life was now, I had an awesome dad, amazing friends that would be there for me no matter what, and then there was Momo, in so little time she had become so much to me, I just wished my parents were here to see in what I have I become
I wondered would they be proud? Would they be mad I didn't follow their steps in music? That I had stopped playing everything or even singing? It's not like I didn't want to play anymore but I just didn't know if my echolocation would help me, it probably would since I'm able to distinguish almost anything, but at the same time I was afraid, afraid of all the emotions coming back to me again, music was the special connection I had with my parents, I feel like I would be betraying their memory by doing so, It was a foolish thought I know, maybe just maybe I could… try
I was deep in thought, so I didn't notice someone get close to me
"Oh you are the girl from the sport festival, please give me your autograph I'm a huge fan" It was a guy in hoodie
"I'm sorry I believe you are mistaking me for someone else" I said, this guy was giving me shivers, it was nothing like the guys in the ice cream shop, I tried ignoring him but he got his arm around me and said
"Oh don't be so modest, I know all about you, you were the second place of the sport festival, I know about your encounter with the hero killer, pretty great fight I was not sure a kid could stop him, I thought you were dead for sure" who the hell was this guy, I was getting really uncomfortable "But I'm really glad you didn't so we could meet again, it was destiny that brought me to you today" Again? What did he mean by that? Just then he grabbed my neck with 4 fingers of his hand of the arm that he got around me
I couldn't say anything I was terrified, who the hell was this guy
"Calm down we are friends, I'm not going to hurt you, I just want to talk with you after all the last time we meet you made sure to crush my plans of killing All Might at your drill exercise" oh shit…. That means this guy was…
"That's right Jirou, I'm Shigaraki Tomura, so now be a good girl and don't cause stress or I will put my last finger on you, and you will no longer exist, and we wouldn't want that right?" I gulped and shocked my head
"that's good, now let's just go for a little walk, ok? Get up nice and slowly and we can talk all about how your meddling in my business worked, we can even get tea" he said, and I started getting up
"I'm really glad we had meet here, you see I have a big problem right now and maybe you can help me solve it" he said as we started walking, I was so nervous I couldn't use my quirk right, so I let him lead me
"I hate many things, believe me many but what I despite the most is people like the hero killer" he started
"B-but he was part of your crew" I said, and he got mad at my comment since he tightens his grip almost making me choke
"He was never part of anything, the media made it seem that way but now anything we do goes in the shadow of the hero killers name, like the attack in Hosu, but I don't understand it, we both were villains, we both were killing people yet he is inspiring others in his footsteps and I can't do the same, can you help me understand why? What's the difference between the hero killer and myself?" he said
"I…I" I was taken back by his question; how would I know? but then again, the Hero killer wanted to purge the society of fake heroes meanwhile this guy just wanted to kill the most heroic hero I can see how they thoughts contradicted each other
"I don't understand nor approve the hero killer actions but I guess I can understand how it started, he was inspired by a real hero, by All Might, he wanted all the heroes to be like him to be as heroic, so that's why he started purging the society of the "fake" heroes, he didn't kill for the sake of killing or destroyed for the sake of it either, he did it for a better world according to his twisted ideas, I will never agree with him but I can respect that he never doubted his ideals and wanted to make them a reality" I answered and they guy started laughing maniacally
"I see, so that was it, how could I be that dumb" he started "I understand now why you both irritate me so much, it's all because of him, of how much you remind me of the "hero", that's why I hate everyone and everything, you all are living happily and grinning just like him" he continued
"Kyouka where have you been, I have been looking for you everywhere, eh who is your friend?" no…. It was Momo I had to make her go away
"Oh Momo…. This is j-just a friend… c-can you wait for me at the fountain p-please? W-we are just talking" I was stuttering because of how nervous I was, I don't know what Momo had done but suddenly the guy freed me
"Sorry sorry I didn't mean to hold her this long, I just wanted to ask how was she doing now on the UA, thank you for the talk Jirou, it was very… eye opening" he then got closer to me and whispered "don't try to follow me or announce to any pro hero I was here or I will kill each and everyone of your class starting with that girl" I nodded not trusting my voice
He then went away, Momo ran to me and hugged me, I was shaking
"Are you alright? Who was he?" she asked me
"I-I… I'm fine, let's get out of here please" I said, and she nodded, she took my hand, and we went back to the fountain, in there we found the other girls and Bakugou's group, by the time we got there I had calmed down thanks to the fact that Tomura was no longer there and that he didn't have his hand on me anymore, yes it was more the second part
"Hey girls! We were wondering if you would want to go to the Karaoke after getting our stuff for the trip" Mina said, I had completely forgot about the things we were supposed to get
"That would be really nice, but I'm don't know if Kyouka wants to, do you want to go honey?" Momo said/asked me
"Yes" was all I said
"Are you alright Ears? You seem scared" Bakugo said
"M-me? Y-yes never have been better, let's not talk about this, ok? Let's go let's get our things and go away from here" I said in a rush Momo squished my hand to give me a little comfort
"What got your extra ass like that?" Bakugo asked
"Nothing, let's just get our things please" was all I said with pleading eyes, Bakugo then said nothing, minutes later Todoroki and Midoriya got there
"Do you believe me now?" Todoroki-san said, eh?
"I always believed you but seeing it helps" eh? Again?
"What are you two talking about?" Momo asked
"oh nothing Momo, just Midoriya-san here being silly thinking you and I got something" Todoroki casually said, I couldn't get angry at Midoriya I mean it did seemed like that for a while I was fooled, but then again Momo and I had never hide, maybe he mistake our romantic gestures as friendship ones, after all we had never kissed in front of the guys
"Ew, no thanks I have the best girl here" Momo said while kissing my cheek and making me blush
"Hey! First of all, Ew to you too and second, I would never like you or girls in general" Todoroki said, had he just…. came out of the closet with us?
"I know Shoto I know" was Momo answer, everyone else was too shocked to speak but when we recovered, we all thanked him for his trust and congratulated him
We had all agreed to go to the Karaoke after getting the necessary stuff for our trip so when we got to the Karaoke cabin we asked for food, drinks and were deciding the order of who would sing first, I was not sure if I wanted to sing so I let everyone fight for the first turn, even Bakugo
The winner had been Bakugo of course because he was the loudest one, I clapped and laughed with his rendition of believer by imagine dragons, then it was Todoroki's turn of course he had to choose hot and cold by Katy Perry it was just fitting, one by one all my friends got to sing and it was making me really happy to see them all happily dancing, damn even I was dancing with Momo it took my mind away from what had happened that afternoon
"It's your turn Jirou" Ochaco told me
"I… do I have to?" I spoke
"Pleeeeeeeease everyone has sang, you don't have to worry if you sing badly after all we all did" Mina said
I sighed and grabbed the mic "It's just… I haven't sing or play anything since and accident occurred in my life" I said
"You played an instrument?" Tooru asked
"Yes, I used to play over 10 instruments and was learning others but that was a long time ago" I said looking down
"Oh, you are so talented, now I want to hear you more" Kaminari said "I bet you will do amazingly, go Jirou" he cheered me, and everyone started following him
"Go Jirou go!" I felt a little better and thought for a second what song should I sing
"Would you mind if I sing a slow song?" I asked
"Sing whatever you want honey, I will cheer for you no matter what you sing" I blushed, everyone else nodded and then I whispered Bakugo what song I wanted to sing, he seemed surprised but didn't said anything and just put the song on
[Hey it's your Author here, ok so I do not own this song, or the cover all the full credits go to them, I suggest you start listening to the song while you read the next part, I will put the English lyrics here but the link is: watch?v=jOhSqKo2MxM in the story this song was one of the first ones Jirou's Mom sang before becoming famous]
I took my position, let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and then the song started, it was nostalgic to hear it, I could still remember my mom teaching it to me, I was not sure how it would go but if I was going to go back to it, the best way to honor their memory in my mind was to go back with one of their songs
As the river flows, heading
north as it takes its course
Rustling from the trees,
a peaceful little melody
A blow from the breeze,
hinting nostalgic memories
Grazing near my cheek, tinting
red as it comes gently
Wistful eyes, staring at the sky
Past moments, flashing as they cry
My heart splits, whispering as
it cries out a painful plea
Tears continue to streak my cheeks
By now this melody and this lyrics meant something to me, because music was bringing me memories, happy memories of my parents and I when we were in the living room laughing at some movie, when they were "chasing" me so I took a bath, when they taught me how to play my first guitar
Gracefully, pure white cherry
blossoms bloom right before me
A grand scene that exists in a fantasy
Scattering as the petals
gently graze against my cheek
Whispered words that
engrave in my memory
Those were memories I would never forget, no matter what they will always be a part of me
Throughout wakeful nights,
setting out to walk in twilight
Another warm breeze gently
blows as it comforts me
As I stroll along, memories
appear just like dawn
But then slowly fade, leaving
to wonder where they've gone
Wishful eyes, staring at the night
Flashing back, to days
that were hot and dry
My heart splits, fading memories
that cause pain and fear,
Leaving me with these endless tears
But with happy memories always come sad memories, the memories of them on their last concert, the last warm smile they gave me, or the last hug we shared before they passed away, the pain these memories gave me were enough for a trail of tears to flow from my eyes
Locked within, as time cruelly
traps us in this glazed facade
Our eyes gaze at the
string that is binding us
Silently, the lush cherry blossom
leaves float through the breeze
Whispering there's no more to the story
Gracefully, pure white cherry
blossoms bloom right before me
A grand scene that exists in a fantasy
Scattering as the petals
gently graze against my cheek
Whispered words that
engrave in my memory
All of this was a part of who I was, the hope for the future but the pain of the past, you could say I had to let the past go, but like I said these memories were me, my past made me the person I am today, and I wouldn't change it even if I could
I finished the song, I was unsure of how it went since everyone was silent, suddenly they all exploded in cheers
"That was amazing Jirou! You are the best singer" Mina said while patting my back
"Your voice put me in a trance, it was really beautiful Kyouka" Momo said
"Good job Ears, destroying this extra's asses" Bakugo said while fist bumping me
I laughed it was nice to let some emotions go through music, I almost forgot how it felt, I thanked everyone and then we continued singing, after that first song my other songs were more animated like Ignorance from Paramore stuff like that, after a few hours we said our goodbyes and I took Momo home
"Ah a gentlewoman like always Jirou-san, thank you for bringing Momo home" Momo's mom greeted us
"Now tell your goodbyes to your girlfriend Momo, you have to rest for tomorrow trip, I will be waiting inside, goodnight, Jirou-san" Momo's mom said before getting inside of her house
"Thank you for today Kyouka, I had an amazing day, maybe… one day you could serenade me with your beautiful voice?" she was blushing at her question
"I would like that" I answered and peeked her lips "but now like your mom said you must rest Yao, I will see you tomorrow, ok?" I said letting her go and going to my house, she then grabbed me by my hand and pulled me back crashing our lips together, I never knew you could need a kiss till this moment, we hugged all the time, we kissed each other's cheek but when our lips connected it was as if time stopped and my heart was about to explode, it was a feeling I would never get used to, but one I loved
"We should do that more often" I casually said after we parted ways, and Momo giggled
"I would like that" she said, and I was mentally dancing
"Goodnight princess, I will see you tomorrow" I said while peeking her lips again and this time going home for real
When I got home, Dad was running from side to side of the house
"Wow wow old man relax you will make a hole on the floor" I said, and he glared at me
"I need everything to be ready for tomorrow, what do you want for lunch on the bus, onigiris or sandwich?" he asked me, was the bus ride going to be that long?
"I'm not sure I will be hungry at the hour we leave dad" I said
"Well, I suggest you force yourself to eat on the ride or you will cry later" why would I cry for not eating lunch on the bus? Unless…
"hehehe" Dad laughed, great… we are all dead
"Tuna onigiris please dad, do you want me to help you make them?" I asked
"none sense, I will make them and I will make extra for your girlfriend as well, by the way I forgot to tell you, you can ride with her on the bus but on the room accommodations you won't be with her, I trust you both but it's school rules no pairings are allowed to sleep in the same room" I was sad to hear I wouldn't be with Momo but I understood, school thought we could have sex, I blushed hard at the thought of Momo in that way but we were not ready, not even close so I guess it was for the better
"Now go tell your classmates to eat, have a bath and go to sleep Kyouka, rest as much as you can, you will need it" Dad said and I did as he told, I sent a voice note telling everyone to eat breakfast and have lunch for the ride, that I didn't knew why but my dad was giving me the creeps when he said we would need it
I sent another note to Momo telling her that she didn't had to worry about the lunch since my dad was making tuna onigiris for both, she thanked me and told me to thank my dad too on her behalf then we sent more voice notes about how we missed each other already, pairing stuff you know, after a few I went to take a bath and then I went to bed thinking what the future had prepared for us and drifted to sleep