TwinStarDragon: Indeed uwu

Iiunt: You're right...good luck on getting Ellen, thou.

ProjectIceman: In this reality, she is.

Ochako's Apartment

Musutafu, Japan

"Hey, mom. Y-yeah, I'm good." Ochako says as she holds her phone in her left ear.

"Are you sure, dear? You didn't skip a meal, did you?" Ochako's mom asks from the other side of the phone.

"Yes, mom. Inko-san also made sure that I didn't by inviting me to dinner. Much to my insistent." Ochako mutters the last part quietly.

"That's nice, dear. I truly owe Inko-san a lot. I was afraid you'd skip meals." Ochako looks a bit guilty because her mom has hit right on the nail. If Inko hadn't invited her to dinner and been insistent, she would've done so to save money.

"L-like I said, don't worry about it, Mom." Ochako stammered as she heard her mother sigh at the other side.

"Alright. So...how's your luck with her son?" Ochako's face turns bright red as she silently groans at her mom. She once told her about Izuku getting her wallet back and she never stopped teasing her about it.

"Mom..." Ochako groans out as her mother laughs.

"I can't help it. You were dreamily talking about how kind and good-looking he was every time I asked you about it." Okay, maybe she told her more than once.

"Please stop...besides...I don't think I even had a chance." Ochako mutters. "He was way out of my league."

"How would you know if you didn't even try to ask him?" Her mom questions her.

"I..." Ochako hesitates as she puts on her shoes. "I should go now. See you later, mom."

"We'll talk about this later, dear." Ochako silently agrees as she hangs up the call before sighing.

"I'm a complete mess..." Ochako mutters. "He was the first boy who helped me instead of mocking me for my financial problems, and I ended up having a crush on him."

Ochako sighs before opening her apartment door. To her surprise, she saw Izuku and Eijirou wearing beach shorts and aloha shirts, exposing their toned abs, holding a cooler and a parasol. Behind them, Kousuke holds a sandcastle-building kit.

"O-oh, hey, Ochako," Izuku says nervously as Ochako's face slowly turns red and slams the door. Izuku blinks before he comically falls as dark clouds start to cover around him. Eijirou meanwhile was unable to control his laughter and yelp when he dropped the cooler right on his toes.

Meanwhile, Ochako was sitting behind the door covering her bright red face while breathing heavily as sweat poured down from her body like rain. Steams coming out of her head and ears.

'Gods, why do you make me such a mess!!?!'

Later

Dagobah Municipal Beach Park

Musutafu, Japan

"I'm really, really sorry about that!!" Izuku apologizes as Ochako looks away awkwardly, trying to look anywhere but her crush's toned abs.

She has changed her clothes into a loose button shirt and a short with a beach hat. She puts her sunglasses in the pocket of her shirt and a beach hat on her head.

"I-it's fine!!! I shouldn't slam the door in your face! It was disrespectful!" Ochako stammers. Meanwhile, Eijirou cackles in the background while Kousuke looks confused as he holds the bucket full of sand.

Both Not-Couple stood there in awkward silence for several moments, unable to say a word to start a conversation. Eijirou starts facepalming watching the scene. He sees them as a cute duo, but it is just too painful to watch the scene.

He was glad that a certain shipper wasn't here or else those duo wouldn't be able to handle the constant teases.

"S-so...nice beach..." Ochako decided to say something. "Y-you and Kirishima clean this place up?"

"Y-yeah. I actually started cleaning this place a few months ago before I meet Eijirou." Izuku says as he rubs the back of his head. "It was a complete mess. Junks are everywhere. You can find them on the sand, in the sea. Hell, even there are those buried under the sand."

"Who could've done such things..." Ochako says with a frown as they walk towards Eijirou and Kousuke. "And why is there nobody did anything before."

"I guess that everyone was more focused on heroes and villains than community service," Izuku says with a frown before looking away, a sign of shame on his face. "I...was one of them..."

"Well, in the end, you realize it and decide to do something about it." Ochako says as Izuku smiles.

"I suppose..." Izuku replies before looking at Eijirou, who wiggles his eyebrow at them. Izuku clears his throat as his cheeks turn slightly pink.

"S-so...do you have anything in mind?" Izuku asks. "Like, anything you want to do?"

"W-well, the water seems nice," Ochako says as she looks at the sea before looking at Izuku and grabs his wrists. To Izuku's surprise, he felt his body getting lighter, realizing that she had used her quirk on him before Ochako lifted him and tossed him to the sea, much to Izuku's panic. "Release!"

Splash!

Eijirou burst out laughing as Ochako giggles a bit before Izuku emerges from the sea and spits some seawater out of his mouth. Izuku glares at her before he also starts chuckling.

"Okay, that was a good one. How about you bring Ei over here as well!?!" Izuku suggests as Eijirou stiffens before looking at Ochako, who has a gleam in her eyes.

"N-now, now...I should just stay here with my little brother-!" His words fell on deaf ears as Ochako did the same thing to Eijirou as he yelped and fell into the sea. Kousuke saw this and giggled.

"That looks so fun! Ochako-san, can I join as well?" Kousuke asks.

"*Splash* Don't you dare!" Eijirou exclaims in panic.

"Sorry, Kou. But, your brother says no." Ochako replies.

"Aww..." Kousuke pouts as Ochako giggles.

"Well, you can still run towards the water," Ochako suggests.

"But it's less fun," Kousuke mutters but decides to walk to the sea.

Splash!

Ochako yelps at the loud splash before looking back at the sea and is surprised to see a huge wave of water hit Eijirou full force. She stares before dragging Kousuke back, much to his confusion.

"On second thought, we'll go after those two stops rampaging in the sea like those pre-quirk kaiju movies," Ochako says as Kousuke looks back at the boys. Izuku lifts Eijirou before tossing him several feet, earning a loud giggle from Kousuke. Ochako could only shake her head while muttering "Boys..." with a smile on her face.

"What are you doing, Ochako? Join us!" Izuku exclaims before Eijirou splashes water right on Izuku's face. Izuku retaliates him by doing the same.

"Not until you two stop rampaging like Kong and Godzilla having beefs!" Ochako exclaimes.

"I'm the Godzilla! He's the Kong!" Izuku exclaims with a silly smile as Ochako snorts before covering her mouth.

"Why am I the Kong!?" Eijirou asks in disbelief.

"You're the fuzzy one!" Izuku exclaims as Eijirou stares at his bro in bafflement while Ochako spittakes and starts guffawing.

"Screw you, Izu-bro! Fine, I'll show you Kong's the manliest titan!" Eijirou exclaims as Izuku grins.

"No way! Godzilla all the way!" Izuku retorts as they start splashing at each other silly. Ochako continued to laugh at the boys before deciding that she had enough.

"Okay, okay, stop!" Ochako says between laughters. "If you keep that up, Kousuke won't be able to join in." The boys look at each other and nod before looking at Ochako.

"Very well, Mothra." Both boys reply as Ochako gapes at them before giggling at their silliness.

"Wait, if Ei's Kong, does that mean Kousuke is Suko?" Izuku points out before gasping. "Ochako, get Kou away from Ei!"

"Izu-Bro!" Eijirou looks baffled as Ochako burst out in laughter. The boys soon join in, except for Kousuke who seems more confused than usual.

Later

After one hell of a water fight, with Ochako and Kousuke joining in, they are now sitting under the parasol as Izuku starts cooking by using his skill [Hellfire] . If it wasn't for his constant mana control training, he would've burned the food to ashes.

"That explains why you didn't bring any stoves," Ochako mutters as she looks at the cooler consisting of drinks and some frozen food.

"Let's be honest, who would want to bring a stove if you can make your fire?" Eijirou asks rhetorically.

"Some people have their preference, Kirishima," Ochako says as she rolls her eyes.

"Just call me Eijirou. We're friends, right?" Eijirou says with a grin as Ochako smiles.

"Sure, Eijirou-san," Ochako says before Izuku places down the plate full of food. Burger steak with grilled sausage and bacon, french fries and mushroom, with some salads. Both Ochako and Eijirou can't help but drool at the sight and scent of the food.

"Wash your hands first. We don't want to have sand on the food, do we?" Izuku says as they both nod and grab a bottle of water before pouring some to wash their hands.

"Itadakimasu!" They all say in unison before grabbing their utensils and start eating, their face turning blissful expression.

"I'm going to be honest..." Izuku says, getting their attention. "If I was my past self, I would never expect to experience this moment."

Eijirou can't help but give his best friend a sad look alongside Ochako. Both of them remember when Izuku explains his past and what he has to deal with in his life.

"So, guys...thanks for being my friends," Izuku says with a grin on his face as both of them smile back.

"Of course, Izu-bro!" Eijirou says with a smile.

"Ditto," Ochako replies.

"D-do I count as your friend?" Kousuke asks innocently. They all chuckle lightly as Izuku pats his head.

"Of course, little buddy," Izuku replies as Kousuke brightens up.

To be continued