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A few minutes into their night out, the group started clashing. Some wanted to go to specific areas, while others backed out. In the end, it was decided that they would split up into smaller groups and meet back up at where they briefly paused, whenever they got bored.
‘Deku, isn’t this amazing?’ asked Uraraka, who went off with Midoriya, Iida and Tsuyu.
‘Really amazing,’ he replied. ‘You know what you said about school feeling like a convention? Just walking out there feels like I’ve entered the future!’
‘I just want to say that this experience has been rather memorable so far,’ said Iida. ‘Just looking at your costumes warms my heart further, and dare I say that Tsuyu’s frog theme actually blends sincerity with humour.’
‘By the way Iida, why did you choose to go for your hero costume?’ questioned Midoriya.
‘I will admit that it falls down to my poor creativity and imagination when it comes to costuming, but it is mostly out of honour for Tensei.’
‘That’s so sweet!’ said Uraraka, out of awe.
‘I think that your tribute to Ingenium is fitting and subtle. Especially since you’re taking his mantle, ribbit.’
During their conversation, Uraraka took notice of Midoriya’s reserved body language and sensed something was up.
‘Deku, it looks like you have something to say,’ she said.
‘No, I’m fine.’
‘Oh. Well, I think that you and Tsuyu’s costumes are unique and cute at the same time. I don’t see many ideas like both of yours, and you even thought of leaving your own touches as well. That, and you’d make a great Hawks impersonator if you stay blond.’
‘I don’t know, Uraraka. I think you look more like Mandalay than I look like Hawks, right down to the face paint.’ He briefly hesitated before his next comment. ‘You actually look cute as one of the Pussycats, I’ll say.’
‘Me, cute as a Pussycat?’
‘Y-yes. If the Pussycats saw you right now, they would be proud and excited. They might even want to recruit you in the long term,’ he chuckled in jest, with his tone lightening up.
Uraraka couldn’t help but laugh, while he simply smiled. Not even Iida and Tsuyu could hold it in. ‘How courageous, Midoriya.’
‘Deku, I’d like to be a Pussycat for a day. But I’ll have to let them down easy if it ever happens. Plus, I have you lot with me, all I’ve wanted was a bond like theirs.’
‘So did I.’
‘But seriously, thank you for the compliment.’
‘No, thank you.’
Kaminari had agreed to tag along with Momo and Jirou. ‘Pretty awkward how I’m the odd one out.’
‘Hmm?’ Momo went.
‘Well, you two are wearing each other’s costumes, and I’m just stuck there as Pikachu.’
‘I think you just need better choices,’ said Jirou. ‘I appreciate how you choose to stand out from the crowd, but you can’t just be predictable. Sure, you may be the electric one but don’t just rely on an, obvious, go-to character? That just becomes boring.’
‘Good thing I have the next 364 days to decide my next costume. When you see it next year, you won’t believe your shit.’
‘Oh, that depends. By the way Momo, you wanted to see if that one cosplay was done right, so what did you think of it?’
‘Oh right. It wasn’t bad; at least she remembered where the bunny ears went.’
‘Come on. You just wanted to see the picture, right?’
‘Well yes, Kaminari. I must admit. You did say Mirko after all.’
‘I’m gonna be real with you lot. I did what I did so everyone could see how lucky Bakugou is to have a girl like Camie, especially when she can pull off such a cosplay.’
‘Fair enough.’
‘I can get behind that.’
‘You know, Jirou. You should consider dressing up as Ryukyu next year. You got the spunk; the attitude and you might just easily style my hair to get the look.’
‘Are you actually serious, Jamming-whey?’
‘Yeah I am. You’d make a nice-looking Dragon Lady.’
‘Dragon Hero, you mean?’
‘That, too.’
‘I agree with him, Jirou. You would easily look elegant and classy as Ryukyu if you wanted to.’
‘Who knows? In a few years’ time, you might even have her figure as well. Then, I can tell everyone how lucky I am to have someone like you.’
‘Don’t push it, boy.’
While Todoroki and Sero were absorbing the atmosphere in their own ways, Mineta was having fun for more reasons than one.
‘Look around you, guys! Short skirts, fishnets, garters! Not to mention all the titties out there! This is the best part of Halloween!’ he said, with an overeager tone.
‘Try not to enjoy yourself too much, Mineta,’ Sero warned him. ‘After all, you only get this once a year.’
‘That’s the point, Sero. How many sexy Halloween costumes do you get to see for yourself?’
‘Speak for yourself. Don’t get me wrong, I like what I see, but you don’t have to know that.’
‘Well, now I do. Always think before you say.’
‘You’re obviously one to talk.’
‘Say what you want; there’s no way I’m forgetting all these beauties tonight.’
‘I know you too well, Mineta. So much so that I can tell what you’re thinking right now. So, if I happen to catch you taking pictures of every costumed female you see, or even worse, I will either set alight your phone or encase your head in an ice block,’ said Todoroki, sternly. ‘And yes, I mean it. Don’t play with me, because I can still melt your purple balls if you try to stop me.’
‘Really? Sero, back me up. Tell him he’s out of his mind!’
‘No can do. I would just wrap you in another tape cocoon.’
‘Not if I jam your elbows with my sticky balls first.’
Even so, the purple kid still whipped out his phone in secret, apparently unaware that Todoroki was still watching him.
Mina and Hagakure, both rocking the rather identical costumes, were well on their way to Shibuya. According to the former, this was the hot spot for many Halloween-goers and both girls, being more upbeat and livelier than usual, wanted to experience the Halloween Shibuya feel for themselves. The closer they got to the area, the larger the Halloween crowds were growing. Before they arrived at their destination, the two girls bumped into a few familiar faces.
‘Er, hi,’ greeted Mina, awkwardly. ‘Do I know you from somewhere?’
‘Course you do,’ replied Kendo. ‘You’re those girls from the other hero class.’
‘And you’re that girl with the big hands who keeps taking out that blond prick with the annoying complex,’ exclaimed Mina, coming to a realisation. ‘I remember now.’
‘Say, aren’t you that Vine Jesus girl, as Bakugou says?’ asked Hagakure, pointing at Shiozaki.
‘That was sacrilegious and blasphemous, coming from you,’ snapped Shiozaki. ‘This transgression of yours has been written in the Book.’
‘What book?’
‘The Great Book, that is all I will say on the matter.’
‘Oh by the way, who are you supposed to be?’ asked Pony Tsunotori, referring to their bright dresses.
‘Oh this?’ went Mina, as she and Hagakure posed, showing off their dresses. ‘We’ve meshed the pastel goth and Gothic Lolita styles together, so we’re going as Pastel Gothic Lolita sisters. What d’ya think of it?’
‘It’s… cool,’ said Pony.
‘Cool?! That’s all you can say?! I spent countless minutes on the Internet, doing my research on gothic costuming and you tell me it’s cool? No one has ever thought of that before, and you’re dissing my work just like that!’
‘No, no. It’s cool how you’re dressing up in new styles, it’s just that I’m basically used to both styles at this point.’
Mina simply shrugged her shoulders in defeat. ‘I can get behind that,’ she simply said.
‘You going to Shibuya?’ asked Kendo.
Both 1A girls couldn’t believe what they heard. ‘Oh my days! Are you psychic?!’
‘I wish I was,’ she chuckled.
‘Girls’ night?’ asked Pony. ‘I’ve done a lot of them back home.’
‘Girls’ night,’ answered Mina, grinning with such energy.
Meanwhile, Bakugou and Kirishima didn’t really walk that far until they decided to stop at a few bars.
‘Last time I go along with Pinky,’ grunted Bakugou. ‘I would’ve been fine with spending my Halloween watching poorly dubbed, no-budget horror flicks.’
‘You serious, bro?’ asked Kirishima. ‘It seemed like you were on board the idea earlier. But then again, what can I expect from the great flip-flopper?’
‘You making fun of me again, hard boy?! Watch out!’
‘No really. You’re judgmental, but you’ve been changing your mind at the drop of a hat recently. That ain’t like you at all.’
‘Me, changing my mind whenever? You wish.’
‘No, really. Remember how you ducked out of my birthday a few weeks ago, only to magically appear out of nowhere later on that night?’
‘That was only because you’re cool with me, and I just happened to be in a good mood that day.’
‘Still, it’s pretty great how you’re pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.’
‘It’s the least I can do, since I can hardly ever rely on my patented explosion therapy.
‘Explosion therapy?’
‘Sometimes, you just need to let loose, clear out everything and blow shit up! That’s how I feel so good when the mood’s right.’
‘Oh, that explosion therapy! Sounds a lot like primal scream.’
‘It’s way better than primal scream. Who needs that shit when you have explosive palms?!’
‘You know what, it’s getting boring out here. Let’s just move on to the next scene, bro. It’s Halloween, why don’t we just soak it in a bit more?’
‘Great, now you’re starting to sound like Pinky!’
Time had passed by rather quickly for the heroes-in-training. Before any of them knew it, it was already approaching 10pm, and some of the crowds were starting to clear off. Hardly anyone of them anticipated that they would be out for this long, and they still had school the next morning. With that, they rushed back to the area where they agreed to meet up earlier.
‘How was it?’ Jirou was the first to ask, as they headed back to UA.
‘That. Was. Amazing!’ yelled Mina. ‘We had all these crazy people out there. Witches, monsters, magical girls, giant mecha robots! We had a ball man, I’m telling you. By the time we got to Shibuya, it was like a bunch of parties rolled into one mega-event!’
‘By the way, where is Sero?’ asked Iida, glancing at Todoroki and Mineta. ‘He was with you two, so did you know what happened to him?’
‘He betrayed us, man,’ cried Mineta. ‘While we were walking and strolling, we met that Tokage chick from earlier. The next moment, he just ran off with her. It really hurt!’
‘She said she was going with some of her other classmates, didn’t she?’ Todoroki told him.
‘And them, too.’
‘Sero just went off with Setsuna?!’ asked Mina, who was liking what she was hearing. ‘That means they must like each other, then! This is big news!’
‘Big News Mina,’ chuckled Uraraka. ‘Always looking for a connection between random people.’
‘What can you do? Love is always in the air.’
‘By the way, you’ll be pleased to hear that I got us so many treats,’ said Midoriya, whipping out a small but loaded bag of sweets. ‘They were selling them for free in all those stands we saw.’
‘Well, that’s our dessert sorted then!’ said Kirishima.
‘Can we just eat them tomorrow?’ asked Momo. ‘I’m actually feeling tired; all this Halloween has worn me out.’
‘You know what, guys?’ Kaminari said. ‘This Halloween has been wicked, in more ways than one. Why don’t we start planning for next year? I already have a few costumes in mind.’
‘Oh, really? Just when you literally have a full year away?’ asked Jirou, snidely.
‘Hey, I like to prepare myself, so I can never forget.’
When they made it back to their dorms, almost the entire group was too worn out to change out of their costumes.
‘Dawww, they better give us the day off tomorrow,’ groaned Hagakure.
‘I don’t see anyone else asking for the day off, so what even are the chances?’ ribbited Tsuyu.
‘Sero’s coming back in a few minutes,’ said Midoriya, walking inside sideways. ‘Will anyone keep watch?’
‘For all we know, he might end up in Setsuna’s room,’ said Mina, smirking.
‘Don’t even go there,’ retorted Tsuyu. ‘He’ll just end up crawling back to his room, ribbit.’
‘And I’ll just crawl back to mine,’ said Kirishima, who was already walking up to his room. ‘Good night everybody.’
‘Good night,’ said Iida.
‘And a happy Halloween!’ whispered Uraraka.
‘The same to you lot.’