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Jirou looked up from her phone to glance at the blond across from her, mumbling to himself as he ate cheesy onion rings. Bakugou was staring at the side of the restaurant table, near the window, and when Jirou turned, there were indeed local skaters skating at their roller blades and skateboards just outside.

If only she brought her own roller blades...

But she didn't, because that will weigh her baggage heavier at the airport.

She decided to ignore everything and divert her attention back to her Spotify playlist. She paid premium for it.

Beside the purple-haired teen, was two of her loudest friends, Kirishima and Kaminari. The only one who could sit beside Bakugou with the least chance of being yelled at was Yaoyorozu.

"No wonder this country likes soy sauce so much!" the redhead exclaimed, swallowing the entire bite of rice with soy sauce.

"Kirishima, this is brunch, not lunch. How could you eat for lunch then?" Yaoyorozu asked in concern.

"Yeah! Bro, try the banana split! It's amazing," Kaminari said, gesturing to his banana split. It was mashed down by the blond by his fork, and it doesn't look as presentable as when it was served.

"Uh, no thanks."

Mina snorted. "Oh my gosh, Kaminari! I remember the photo Todoroki had found in the easter egg!" the pink-haired girl laughed, "dude, your baby face eating a lemon for the first time was hilarious! It was like right now! You never really grow up."

"H-hey, woman, what the heck?" The embarassed blond furrowed his eyebrows and frowned, wanting to forget the little memory.

The retreat took place a few weeks back, at the same place the seniors will hold theirs. In the egg hunt, it was Todoroki who found the most easter eggs, deeming him the winner. In one of the four eggs was Kaminari Denki's childhood photo, which was the blond in his high-chair eating a lemon for the first time. The photo was made their groupchat head, much to the blond's dismay.

He would do almost anything to remove that photo from existence.

Needless to say, Mina enjoyed the look of utter agony on his friend's face.

"Oh! Dude, why would you even eat a lemon? HAHAHA!" Sero laughed, slamming his hand down the table that their plates bounced at the surface.

The two, Sero and Kaminari, got into a small argument as Mina felt her phone ring. Her classmate's chathead appeared, much to her excitement

Urarakachan sent a message

Urarakachan: Yeah, yeah, got the plan under control.

Urarakachan: Oh, and Mr. Aizawa just got forced by Midnight, All Might and Present Mic to catch some rays at the beach Ｏ−Ｏ...

Mina immediately typed a response.

Ashiechan: reALLY?! SEND PICS OR IT DIDNT HAPPEN

Ashiechan: We're still at the restaurant. Kirishima's will move to Phase 2 of the plan soon...

The pink-haired girl cleared her throat, catching the attention of the black-haired girl beside her, despite the noise of the argument coming from two of their friends. Yaomomo glanced at her; Mina showed her phone screen under the table. Not two seconds after Yaomomo read the message, Mina leaned close.

"Commence phase 2 of Operation: KiriBaku," she whispered.

Yaomomo nodded, immediately coming to rummage her bag for the receipt of their mini shopping trip. It was because they decided to try the snacks of the locals instead of their own. Mina slyly continued eating her own banana split.

"Wait...guys," Yaomomo interrupted the fight, "I think I forgot to buy something."

Mina tried to stop her small smirk by feigning concern. "Eh? But it's already 9:23..."

"I'll be back. It's just a little something. You guys could go ahead..." The tall female started to stand, pushing her chair back and slinging her purse on her shoulder.

"Hm? I'll go with you, Yaomomo," Kirishima said, gaining the attention of the remaining teens. "It's dangerous walking alone from here to the hotel. The locals flirt so much."

Jirou's small glareーMina knew it was just acting on her partーsoftened, nodding. "Agreed. I got cat-called once."

"You...did?" Kaminari whispered.

"Thanks, Kirishima-kun," Yaomomo grinned. "You guys go ahead. We'll follow."

Mina can't help it but turn to the side and grin, hiding her grin and silent snickering face from Bakugou. Since Yaomomo's seat was empty, Bakugou could clearly see her now, and it's just the start of the plan for it to be ruined so early.

Phase 2 is when Yaomomo had to drag Kirishima behind, leaving the two of them together for their "last minute shopping trip", which was just them picking up Kirishima's gift for his...small crush. Mina and the others just had to act oblivious and generally act normal, but Mina can't help herself.

Meanwhile, Jirou herself acted her part convincingly, raising her eyes from her phone as Sero and Kaminari resumed their small argument. She met Bakugou's small glare, with furrowed eyebrows saying that he's clearly annoyed. Following the blond's glare, Jirou turned to see he was glaring at Kirishima's empty seat.

Hmm, that's interesting--

"Ow!"

"S-sorry!" Kaminari quickly apologized, accidentally touching her hand instead of her phone as he charged it. Jirou definitely need to buy a powerbank instead of relying on Kaminari all the time. Charging with the blond's quirk comes with being accidentally electrocuted for at least twice in the process. Jirou could estimate she had about 2 volts in her veins at this point.

It was just the beginning of their trip. It was the Southeast Asian tropical "summer", just a few days before their first day of class as Class 2-A. Since there is someone in their class who is having a birthday at April, namely Katsuki Bakugou, the class decided to have a vacation one last time as Class 1-A. For logical reasons and excuses, they timed it at April 19th to April 21st, covering their classmate's birthday. But...the unexpected happened!

Word spread around U.A, reaching not only other classes but also the principal himself. You could say it was lucky, but the faculty liked the idea so much they organized a formal school fieldtrip (complete with waivers for the parents) for the tropics.

Not only was it a few days before another school year, but for some reason we cannot understand, they agreed. Class 1-A cannot comprehend how the vacation would benefit the school (the school paid for the hotel and the plane tickets, so what good could result from this if they spent so much?) but nobody dared question it. For them, it was a huge achievement AND a miracle as well: to have the entire school organize an overseas fieldtrip just for Bakugou Katsuki, out of all people.

But because Class 1-A could and definitely would make the most out of every opportunity given to them, the girls (and a few of the boys) have a secret agenda planned for April 20th: Operation: KiriBaku.

It was all credits Hagakure, Uraraka and Mina's planning. They planned all "phases" of the plan, but basically...

Kirishima Eijirou would finally confess to Bakugou Katsuki, whether Bakugou reacts positively or not.

On Uraraka's side, she's mainly doing it for Kirishima's peace of mind. The poor redhead had been struggling with his gayness for the blond, which solution was to confess. She still hates the blond from the moon and back, but she wouldn't deny that she still wants to see the two together.

That's Operation Kiribaku for you! Would you join?

The place was undeniably lovely. The sun was high in the blue sky, complete with some fluffy clouds to give some shade. At the hotel lounge of the floor where their rooms were, the glass wall gave a splendid view of the beach and the rest of the hotel-resort. The beach sands were white, and the sea was crystal clear. Palm trees lined near the shore, with hammocks tied between them. There weren't that many people, and they could only wonder why that is. Still, it was a magnificent view of a perfect tropical summer dream anyone could have easily dreamed of and admired.

Iida was one of those people. He sat at one of the armchairs near the glass wall, yet, he still cannot enjoy the view fully. He kept looking at the lounge and to his small notepad, checking his classmates and what they are doing.

• Yaoyorozu, Jirou, Kaminari, Sero, Kirishima, Bakugou- quick trip to grocery store
• Midoriya- couch
• Uraraka- couch

His two friends, namely Midoriya and Uraraka, were at the couch near his armchair. The former was focusing on his laptop while still agreeing with Uraraka's admiration to the beach. Honestly, for Iida, it was just like Midoriya to bring his laptop on beach vacation, but it was total bs on his eyes. Forgive the language, but for Iida, if there was a breathtaking view, why wouldn't you come take a second to admire it? Despite his curiosity, he stayed silent and checked the next person on his listーShoji.

He looked back up, scanning the lounge until his eyes laid upon the muscular multi-armmed man. He was standing at the side, scanning his phone, when a lady in housekeeping staff uniform came nearby and caught a conversation with him. At this, Iida sighed and took his eraser to erase the description.

• Shoji: drinking soda silently being flirted on by housekeeping staff

The next person was Mineta.

The grape was missing. Iida stood, and still no Mineta. He almost took off to the bathrooms to check if the short teen was setting up cameras again when he felt a hand tug at his shirt.

"I'll look for him," Tsuyu offered.

"That's very kind of you, Tsu!" Iida sighed, genuinely grateful from the bottom of his heart. He really, really doesn't want to check this one classmate of his in particular.

He went back to his seat and updated his list.

• Tsuyu- looking for Mineta
• Mineta- playing games missing
• Satou- sleeping
• Aoyama- in his room 
• Shinsou- sleeping
• Koda- sleeping
• Ojiro- sleeping
• Todoroki- snacking
• Hagakure- couch

He looked back up, checking his remaining classmates. Indeed, Todoroki was still eating something while Hagakure was playing something on her phone. He took a deep breath and closed the notepad.

"Oh, oh! Deku-kun!" Uraraka suddenly exclaimed, sitting excitedly beside the green-haired teen and showing him something in her phone. This made Iida furrow his eyebrows silently, despite not knowing exactly what he was being annoyed about. The two almost made it seem like they're ignoring him...?

Iida shook his head. Nope.

Midoriya took a moment to look at her phone before the duo bursted out in a fit of giggles. Before Iida could even think of another poisonous thought, he felt another tap at his shoulder. He hoped it would be Tsuyu being succesful in finding the missing Mineta, but it was Hagakure.

"Iida-kun, have you seen Ojiro-kun? He borrowed my sunblock and I was thinking of having it back..."

"Oh, I haven't seen him, but try knocking at his room, Hagakure. As far as I knew, he's sleeping," Iida said.

"Oh, okay! Thanks, Iida-kun!"

When Iida turned to the couch, his two friends were suddenly nowhere. At this, he let out a sharp breath and opened his notepad.

• Midoriya- couch missing
• Uraraka- couch missing

Meanwhile, Todoroki enjoyed his snack of blueberries. It reminded him of a specific Vine in particular, one of the many vines Uraraka showed him. His phone vibrated silently and he slid the lockscreen open at his sister's new message.

Fuyumi sent a message to the groupchat

Fuyumi: Send a picture of the view, Shouto! I'll show it to mom.

Todoroki complied, turning around on his stool and snapping a photo of the glass window, making sure to focus it on the spectacular beaches and the sky.

Shouto sent a photo to the groupchat

Fuyumi: Wow! Wait, I'll show it to mom.

The half-blonde half-redhead teen quickly typed his reply.

Shouto: Wish you were here.

The elevator nearby suddenly beeped, its tinted glass doors opening to reveal the unmistaken voices of his classmates. He quickly placed the phone on his pocket and placed all remaining three blueberries he had yet to eat.

"Hey! Iida, we're back!" Kaminari greeted with a smile. He and Sero carried a few small paperbags and placed them on the coffee table. Hagakure quickly greeted Ashido with a hug and the boys with a fist bump. Todoroki formed his own fist and bumped it onto a nearby wall gently.

"Hey, did you know, we've seen Monoma, Hatsume, Tamaki-senpai and the whirlwind Shiketsu guy on separate occasions as we walked back," Ashido announced, turning on her phone and showing everyone (including Tsuyu who just found Mineta) a photo Todoroki would rather not see. From the cap to the bizarre smile, Todoroki found the man in the photo quite...memorable.

So Inasa was here, huh.

"Shiketsu bitches," Bakugou grumbled to himself.

Even after the (extra license exam training) they still don't get along. But not as bad as how he and Bakugou got along, or he and his father got along. Just thinking about Endeavor breaks his mood. Thank heavens Fuyumi didn't add his old man to the groupchat.

"Huh," he said.

He silently rummaged the paper bags for the fruitcan snack he had asked them to buy instead.

"That's Yoarashi-san from Shiketsu, right?" Hagakure said. Todoroki almost paused from his rummaging at the name mention.

"Yes. It's not just Class 1-A, or the hero course OR U.A," Sero explained, sipping on his fruit juice drink.

Bakugou growled as he pulled the ice cream tubs out of the paper bag. As the blond set up ice cream for everyone present, the elevator beeped again and there came out Yaoyorozu, Jirou and Kirishima, carrying large bags of...Gucci?

"Iida, we're back," Yaoyorozu announced. Jirou and Kirishima, who carried the large paperbag, passed by the lounge, waving to Iida who is still keeping track of everyone (like Mr. Aizawa told him to).

"Just gonna change! Reserve me ice cream, Kaminari!" Kirishima went straight to his room.

Todoroki finally found his fruitcan at the bottom of one paper bag and immediately settled at the corner, refilling his bowl from the hotel service. The fruits in the service only have limited options, yet the fruitcans were assorted. If he owned the hotel, he'd definitely prioritize the fruits.

Once Iida was done, Todoroki noticed the tall teen stand up and walk closer.

"What time do we swim? What time do we swim?" Hagakure immediately tapped Iida's shoulder once he came close.

"Have anyone seen Midoriya-kun and Uraraka-san?" Iida asked, earning shaking heads from everyone. He sighed. "We are allowed to start swimming at the pool around 5pm--"

It was 11.

"YeeeeEEEEESSSS!!!" Todoroki flinched at the sudden scream coming from Kaminari, Ashido, Sero and Hagakure. The four shared excited chatter and highfives.

Bakugou slid the bowl with his part of the vanilla ice cream silently, the blond immediately scooping for his own part. His phone vibrated again at his hand and he looked at the notification only to raise his brow.

Uraraka?

Well, it's not like Uraraka doesn't chat him, but she rarely ever gives him a chat with their PM's. He pressed his thumb at the fingerprint sensor, unlocking his green lockscreen to see her message.

Uraraka sent you a message

Uraraka: hey, do u have a waterproof camera? Uraraka: too afraid to borrow kirishima's cameras ;;

"Hmm?" he wondered.

Todoroki: Why?

"Are you guys sure you didn't see a glimpse of Midoriya-kun and Uraraka-san on your way up here? The pools? The lobby?" Iida asked once more, gaining a myriad of no's from the group. He swallowed a spoonful of ice cream  as he typed his reply.

Todoroki: Fine, I have one.

Uraraka: Thanks again!

Todoroki frowned at Uraraka's texts. Was there even a place "somewhere over the rainbow"?

He carried his ice cream bowl and fruitcan and went to his and Iida's room to eat alone. Possibly also to privately search places over the rainbow, but mainly, to eat alone.