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Inasa had gotten the bright idea that they should all go out and eat together after training. Well, he had originally invited just Todoroki but if Todoroki came along that meant Bakugo, All Might, and Aizawa had to come and if Inasa went that meant Camie, Shishikura, and their teacher.
So, it became a whole affair that two people in particular (Bakugo and Shishikura) weren't happy about. Especially when they went to take their seats, the restaurant only had two tables of four open so Shishikura quickly chose to sit with the teachers while Todoroki had to endure Inasa's insistent attempts at becoming friends and Bakugo had to endure simply the presence of everyone around him as he cursed their existences.
"What are you going to get, Todoroki, my friend?!" Inasa asked, setting his menu down with an isnaely happy smile on his face. He sat across from Todoroki, since the only one he could sit next to with his wide frame was Camie.
"Cold soba," Todoroki replied. They had gone to a restaurant that served cold soba specifically, because Todoroki wouldn't go otherwise.
"I'm getting udon!" Inasa shouted which he really didn't need to do.
Todoroki stared at him with a look that screamed that he didn't care, and then abruptly turned to Bakugo, maybe just to get his eyes off the overly excited man."What about you, Bakugo?" Todoroki asked.
"Why the hell should I have to tell you?!" Bakugo yelled, small explosion coming out of his hand and almost burned his menu to a crisp."Mind your own damn business!"
Todoroki was not disturbed."You should try the cold soba. I've had it before. It's good."
"Fuck that! Don't tell me what to do!"
"Nobody asked me what I was going to get," Camie pouted."Wack."
"I'm sorry, Camie!" Inasa shouted."What will you be getting?!"
Camie flipped through her menu."I don't know."
"Could I recommend the cold soba?" Todoroki rushed."I've had it before. It's good."
"Hm," Camie hummed, still looking."I'll think about it."
The waiter came and everyone ordered. Inasa ordering udon, Todoroki cold soba, Bakugo demanded the spiciest thing on the menu, and Camie followed in Bakugo's footsteps.
As the waiter turned and left, Bakugo glared at Camie."Are you tryna fight, bitch? No way can you handle all that fucking spice."
"Chill out." Camie rested back on her chair."I got it, fam."
"Heeh?" Bakugo leaned back with a smirk."We'll see."
Camie didn't realize it, but she had just issued Bakugo a challenge. And, with every challenge involving Bakugo, there was only one winner: him. Even if Camie pulled through she was sure to get spewed every insult in the dictionary every time she saw Bakugo, not to mention a good many blasts to the face.
"I'm not very good with spicy stuff," Todoroki said.
"Haha, me neither!" Inasa shouted and someone really needed to turn the volume down on his voice."There's another thing we have in common, friend!"
"We never had anything in common," Todoroki stated, looking more dead by the minute.
"Yeah we did! We both like soba!" Inasa said.
"But you said you like udon—"
"You're both trying to become heroes," Camie supplied.
"You're both annoying," Bakugo stated.
"Now that's not the sort of attitude a hero should have!" Inasa scolded and really, should he be the one saying that?
Bakugo called him out on his bullshit."Try and say that after you blow some kids fucking eardrums out, vacuum shit."
"He's lowkey right, though," Camie said and Inasa looked heartbroken.
"Low...key..?" Todoroki silently questioned underneath his breath, trying to figuring out what she meant. Growing up in such a proper household, he wasn't used to such unrefined language, ohohoho.
Bakugo looked at him like he was an idiot, which according to his standards, he was. Idiot was probably saying it nicely in his words, actually.
Their food arrived and Todoroki looked more than happy to start eating.
"Thank you so much!" Inasa shouted, even getting up out of his seat to bow to the waiter who looked intimidated and on he verge of tears as he bowed back and quickly bolted away.
Everyone started to eating and Bakugo watched with narrow eyes as Camie took a bite of her food. She didn't look disturbed at all, in fact, she looked a bit too happy to be eating such a spicy meal. Bakugo was suspicious, but he wouldn't lose, gobbling up his food faster than he could swallow.
Camie let out a happy hum."This is, like, hella good," she said to Bakugo."I'm totally happy I got the same thing as you. For a normie delinquent you have good taste."
"What the hell did you call me, you shimmery brown-haired bitch?!" Bakugo raged back, slamming his chopsticks down and putting holes in the table.
"What's the vibe like with your guys food?" Camie quickly diverted, a smart call.
"Don't ignore me!"
"Good," Todoroki said, some kind of fluffy aura surrounding him as he slurped up his noodles. It was cute, really, the light blush he had as his face lit up and his cheeks puffed out a bit.
"Hey, Todoroki, look!" Inasa called, trying to impress Todoroki.
He created a small tornado, swooping up some of his noodles and slowly moving them up and inserting them into his mouth. He ate them with pride, loudly moving his mouth far more than he needed to.
"Don't play with your food," Todoroki droned."That's bad manners." Yet another one of Inasa's hearts broke.
"God, you're so lame, Boringroki," Camie booed, blowing out an illusion next to her and Bakugo.
"I'll let you play with your food all you want~" Illusion-roki purred seductively at Todoroki, flowers spreading around him and his whole being seemed to sparkle.
Bakugo held back his mad laughter with a hand to his mouth."Fucking hell..." he wheezed, clutching his stomach from his hard laughter.
But the illusion wasn't don't yet."Don't worry, Inasa, I appreciate everything you do for me," Illusion-roki smiled brightly."Thank you, my friend."
"T-Todoroki..." Inasa was crying. He was straight up crying the Niagara river from the illusion Camie made and no one could stop him.
He suddenly stood up, arms wide and tears continued to fall from his face and everyone's eyes slowly widened. He couldn't be...
"You don't need to thank me, that's what friends are for!" Then he jumped across the table and attempted to bear hug the illusion but it just disappeared, causing Inasa to fall flat on his face with an annoyingly loud thud.
"Idiot," Todoroki mumbled.
Bakugo was still to busy laughing to comment.
"You good?" Camie questioned.
Inasa abruptly stood up, blood pouring out of his nose and he stood completely still."I'm fine! No need to worry!" Everyone could tell that behind those eyes of his he felt like crying.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Bakugo questioned madly and Inasa moved and sat down, almost like a robot.
"It seemed very real. Camie is talented," Inasa said, words rather stiff. He still wasn't okay.
"Of course I am, bruh, I ain't a hero for nothing," Camie blew him a kiss.
Todoroki set his chopsticks down."I'm finished," he stated."Bakugo hurry up and finish so we can leave. I'm tired."
Bakugo, not liking to be ordered around and simply a piece of shit in general, decided to take his sweet time."Hey, illusion women, is it hot yet?"
"Hm, I don't know, maybe?" Camie said, eating some more."I think my tongue tingled a bit."
Well Bakugo's tongue didn't tingle at all. Still, it was suspicious.
Inasa seemed rejuvenated at that."Then it must not be that bad!" he shouted."Maybe I try a bite, Camie?!"
"Sure, dude." Camie pushed her plate over so he could grab a piece.
"Bakugo, could I also...?" Did he see this as a challenge?
Bakugo, wanting to watch the world burn, couldn't hide the smirk on his face as he moved his plate towards Todoroki."Go right ahead, icyhot."
Inasa slowly took a bite and Todoroki did the same. They both paused as they chewed, contemplative looks on their faces.
"It's not that bad..." Inasa mumbled, but he spoke too soon.
A thunderous volcano erupted inside their mouths and they screamed for mercy, chugging down water to try and quell the monstrous, unforgiving waves of heat. Even the usually calm and composed Todoroki looked like he had stared death in the eye and Inasa was spewing nonsense and scrambling around for something to provide him with relief.
Camie looked insanely confused by their actions and Bakugo smirked in victory. It was worth sharing a bit of his food.
At that time, the waiter came over to see how they were doing and he couldn't be more terrified.
"Water! Milk! Something!" Inasa screamed at him.
"Hurry!" Todoroki shouted back, looking more angry than in pain.
The waiter probably pissed his pants, running away and then running back with a tray of about six glasses of milk for the two of them. He scurried away as Inasa and Todoroki chugged the milk with fervor, liquid spilling every which way as they gave up their manners under the remorseless heat.
"That was so hot!" Inasa shouted as the heat finally quelled to a bearable sting."How could you eat such a thing?!"
"It wasn't that bad, though?" Camie questioned, looking honestly lost as to why they weren't okay. Did she not realize the power she held?
"Horrible," Todoroki uttered.
Bakugo smirked."That shit's nothing." His duel with Camie would end in a draw. That shit was fucking funny.
Suddenly All Might came over."A-Are you all alright? We heard some noise, and..." He looked rather nervous, not sure of the insanity that just ensued.
"I'm ready to leave," Todoroki stated all too quickly, looking worse for wear and like he needed a long nights rest to come back from that.
"Let's fucking go!" Bakugo shouted, standing up and grabbing his shit.
"Ah! Wait over by the door while we pay!" All Might shouted as the four of them were already doing so.
"That was fun!" Inasa shouted, thumbs up."We should do it again, everyone!"
"No way," Todoroki looked as though he would barf."Definitely not."
"Ha! I always knew you were a bitch, half-and-half bastard!" Bakugo huffed.
"Boringroki," Camie booed.
Todoroki just sighed and the teachers plus Shishikura came and they finally left.