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- Tuesday Morning -
The trouble started, as it usually does; all because of a sleepover.
Ochako’s brows furrowed as she shoved her books into her bag, “He’s not going to say yes.”
“You really should have more faith in me, Chako-chip,” Mina giggled, obviously not taking her friend seriously.
Ochako shook her head, “You should know by now that I actually have a lot of faith in you Mina, but I’m telling you, he won't go for it.”
The ‘Impossible Plan’ as she had taken to calling it, had been proposed earlier that morning. Mina had cornered her on the way to class in the few minutes before homeroom had started, and now Ochako was regretting how little time she’d had to try and talk the girl out of it.
Ochako had been sitting in her chair, leisurely watching Iida attempt to scold Shinsou and Kaminari for sitting on their desks as they stared at him in amusement. While waiting for class to start, she had pulled out her water bottle for a quick swig when Mina had come bounding up to her. Eyes widening in excitement, Ochako had gone to swallow her mouthful and greet her friend, but was interrupted before she got the chance.
“We should ask Bakugo to make us snacks for the sleepover!!”
At Mina’s proclamation, Ochako balked, choking on the water and barely managing not to spit her mouthful out.
Ochako swallowed harshly, and frantically swung her gaze over to the explosive blonde, who was calmly staring out the window. By the lack of a reaction, Bakugou clearly hadn’t heard, and her eyes naturally flicked down to his desk. Noticing the hearing aids resting on the top, she breathed a sigh of relief before turning back to face her friend.
“Mina,” she hissed, “what the heck are you talking about?”
Bouncing on her toes, Mina rolled her eyes at Ochako’s panic, “I was saying that we should ask Blasty-boy to make us snacks. Ya know, for the girls sleepover on Saturday?”
“Yeah no, I got that part. I’m just wondering why?”
The pink girl stared at her for a bit, blinking slowly. “Okay you’ll have to explain, because I’m not seeing the problem.”
Ochako took a deep breath to calm herself as she tried to explain herself. “Why Bakugou? Couldn’t Satou do it?”
“Nah,” Mina shook her head, “He’s one of the people leaving for break. I already asked him, but he apologized and recommended that we ask someone else.”
“Okay but seriously Mina, Bakugou’s not going to make us anything.”
“Don’t worry, I’m very capable,” she winked. “You don’t call me ‘Barbie’ for nothing!”
“Uh, no. I call you ‘Barbie’ because you like pink and you can’t stay focused on one thing for more than a week.”
Mina wrinkled her nose and waved her hand dismissively, “Yes and I call you ‘Chako-Chip’ because you’re sweet and a tough cookie. What does that have to do with anything?”
Ochako groaned and leaned back against her seat in exasperation,“You’re missing the whole point, Mina."
Mina just wiggled her eyebrows.
“And you’re just being a worrywart,” She teased. “You gotta chill, girl.”
Seeing as Aizawa-sensei had entered, they’d had to scramble to get to their seats. Frustrated, Ochako had slumped in her chair for the rest of class, barely paying attention as the morning announcements droned on.
While the other girls were supportive, Ochako was immediately opposed. Asking Bakugou for a favor of any kind was never likely to go over well, not to mention one that required him to do something for a group he wasn't part of? Yeah, that was more likely to blow up in their faces. There’s no way they would be received with welcome arms .
She’d tried to bring up her concerns, but her protests were waved off and met with comments about how she had been spending too much time around Iida lately.
Ochako had tried to confront Mina again before English, but Mic-sensei had called them in from the hall and the conversation was dismissed again .
She tried to text Mina during class, but apparently she wasn't very subtle.
Today 8:47 AM
IPinkyPromise: (￣ω￣) / (T_T )
MINA.
I’M BEING SERIOUS
Ochako barely got out two sentences before her device was confiscated, Mic-sensei teasingly pointing out her grade and how she wasn't really in any position to be getting distracted.
It wasn't just english, either. She couldn’t focus in any of her other morning classes.
Too busy worrying about all the things that could go wrong, Ochako hadn’t been paying attention in Cementos class when she had been called on to come answer a question on the board. ( After blankly staring at him for a minute as the class giggled in the background, Cementos had moved to call on Shoji instead. With a sheepish apology, Ochako had sat back down and actually tried to pay attention for the remainder of the class. )
When the bell rang for lunch, Ochako made a beeline for her friend’s desk. Taking breaths to calm herself, she tried to think rationally.
At this point, she knew there wasn't much she could say to keep the pink girl from following through. This conversation was her last resort to convince Mina before the girl in question scurried off to corner Bakugou on his way to lunch.
“Aww, c'mon, you know no one can say no to this face!”
Mina beamed, bringing both hands to squish her cheeks, but her attempt at her brightest-ever smile was only met with a raised eyebrow from the brunette. Mina huffed for a moment at Ochako’s blatant disbelief, but she plowed forward regardless.
“Even if he tries, I'll just use my secret weapon.”
Ochako shot a knowing look at the ball of energy beside her, but even as she rolled her eyes at the antics of her best friend, a small smile bloomed on her face. Still ...a little teasing couldn't hurt.
“Mina, his best friend is your boyfriend. It's not a secret weapon if literally everyone knows about it.”
That comment earned her a pout from the pink girl, and Ochako giggled as Mina crossed her arms and stuck her tongue out. Mina’s faux annoyance didn't last long as her attention shifted to the buzzing coming from the phone in her hands. A squeal caught Ochako’s attention, and as she looked over the shoulder of the pink girl (who was basically vibrating in excitement) to peek at the sender of the message. Ochako shook her head knowingly as Mina responded to her boyfriend, and the two grabbed their bags and headed out. They passed through the halls, both making sure to keep an eye out for the explosive blonde while continuing their conversation uninterrupted.
“Plus,” Ochako pointed out, “Didn’t he go home for the break?”
“Hmm?”
“Kirishima. He took his exams early, remember?”
Mina stopped momentarily, her feet stalling as her brain rushed to catch up. Ochako could see the exact moment when it sunk, and she snorted as Mina’s mouth dropped open slightly, “Oh shit , I forgot about that.”
The girl groaned dramatically, and Ochako laughed, “He just left yesterday, how did you already forget?”
Mina sputtered at the scolding, “He’s been texting me all day!”
Ochako shot the pink girl a knowing smile.
“It's not my fault I didn't notice,” her friend insisted.
Ochako hummed, choosing to let it go for now.
“Yeah, he said something about his mom being pregnant, right? That’s pretty cool, you’ll be sorta like an aunt.”
At the mention of Kiri’s mom, Mina perked right up and returned to her usual energetic disposition with a snap. ( The two women had been introduced at a class event a month or two after she and Kiri had started dating, and much to the redhead’s chagrin, they had hit it off unnaturally fast. Even Ocha had to admit that it had been terrifying, the two were basically the same person. )
“Oh well, guess I'll just have to rely on my natural charm,” Mina wiggled her eyebrows teasingly and Ochako groaned, finally giving in. She knew how often Mina’s “natural charm” often led to the both of them getting in trouble, but she also knew that it was useless to fight it.
“There's just no stopping you, is there?”
Mina laughed and grinned at her.
“Nope!” she shot back, popping the ‘p’ dramatically.
Both girls slowed as they rounded the corner, not wanting to bump into anyone accidentally, and as Bakugou came into view, Ochako watched as Mina swelled with excitement, her eyes burning with mischief. She gave Mina a half-hearted thumbs-up as the pink girl turned to her, and after nodding in acknowledgement, Ochako’s eyes following her actions as Mina bounded towards the explosive blonde.
Ochako noted as recognition set on his face, and she snickered as Bakugou noticed Mina and her blinding ( and unfortunately familiar ) “i-want-something-from-you ” smile, his eyes widening comically.
Still observing the interaction, a small snort slipped out as she watched Bakugou promptly turn on his heel and start barrelling in the opposite direction to get away. Completely undeterred, Mina continued following down the hallway, calling out to him cheerfully, “Hey Bakubabe, wait up!”
Ochako chose that moment to turn away, and as she approached her usual table, she could hear Bakugou’s irritated response ring out through the chatter.
“Call me that one more time Racoon eyes, see what happens.”
She shook her head, but Ochako couldn't help but grin to herself as she approached her classmates with a small wave and a slight skip in her step. At least I’m gonna have fun teasing her later.
- Tuesday Night -
Today 10:32 PM
IPinkyPromise: i rly did think he'd do it for me :(
That's so sad, Alexa play Despacito
NowUCMe_NowUDont: Ochako *did* warn you lolol
Earphone.Jack: If we’re being technical, she warned all of us
Is this what being right feels like??? :0
CreativeQueen: We’re sorry for not taking you seriously, love
It’s alright Momo!! ilyyyyyyy <3
NowUCMe_NowUDont: what does being smart feel like :((((
IPinkyPromise: i wouldnt know :((((((((((
NowUCMe_NowUDont: It’s alright, we can b stupid together! (✿´ ꒳ ` )
IPinkyPromise: (´ ꒳ ` ✿)
Froppy: It's just like how Yaomomo studied chemistry to better control her quirk
Ocha’s quirk requires a strong understanding of mathematics and physics.
NowUCMe_NowUDont: #smrtgorlthings
CreativeQueen: And combined with her naturally strong instincts?
It makes perfect sense.
AWWWWW
@ CreativeQueen <3
CreativeQueen: It's only the truth
<3
Earphone.Jack: @IPinkyPromise @NowUCMe_NowUDont Have you two considered...
that maybe...
paying attention in class...
might have something to do with it??
CreativeQueen: ^^
Froppy: ^^^
Oop-
NowUCMe_NowUDont: You mean like the tests and all the lectures are supposed to make us smart??
IPinkyPromise: or smthn like that????
NowUCMe_NowUDont: …
IPinkyPromise: …
NowUCMe_NowUDont: …
HAHA
IPinkyPromise: lolololol nahhhhhh that's not it
W o w
IPinkyPromise: Pfft imagine being such a N E R D
-.-
IPinkyPromise: u brought this on yourself when u decided to be a smartie pants babe
You guys are so mean
Froppy: Mina, that's not how it works.
NowUCMe_NowUDont: *Dayum*
Oop-
Tsu’s not pulling any punches
Earphone.Jack: Okay so the general consensus is we should probably just…
listen to Ocha more often? Lololol
Why weren't we doing this beforehand?
Or just *don’t* listen to Mina more often
Earphone.Jack: Fair point
NowUCMe_NowUDont: Fair point
IPinkyPromise: h e y y y y y
who’s being mean *now*
Sucks to suck :)
CreativeQueen: Girls, you’re not helping. And it’s not polite to gloat, Ochako.
NowUCMe_NowUDont: Sorry mom
IPinkyPromise: srry mom
Sorry mom
Earphone.Jack: Sorry mom
Froppy: I didn’t do anything.
Earphone.Jack: Me neither technically
ykw I redact my apology.
NowUCMe_NowUDont: *gasp*
IPinkyPromise: *gasp*
NowUCMe_NowUDont: Traitors.
IPinkyPromise: the lot of them
D r a m a q u e e n s
NowUCMe_NowUDont: Mina, you’re my only friend :((
IPinkyPromise: ditto babe :((
CreativeQueen: Shush you three.
Earphone.Jack: oooooo somebody’s in trouble :)
CreativeQueen: You too, Jirou
Earphone.Jack: :0
NowUCMe_NowUDont: *whispers* Jirou, your line is: “Sorry mom”
Jirou = pikachu meme
CreativeQueen: Girls.
fineeeee
CreativeQueen: I will say this, once Bakugou’s put his foot down, he definitely stands his ground.
NowUCMe_NowUDont: If only our favorite manly-man wasn’t spending this break with his fam :(
Earphone.Jack: Yeah, the only person explodo-boy’s ever caved for is Kiri
Froppy: Well, there was that one time
Earphone.Jack: ?
Froppy: Bakugou came out with us to dinner as a class, remember?
That doesn't really count Tsu, it was my birthday.
NowUCMe_NowUDont: Oh that’s right!!!!!
IPinkyPromise: oh? :)
NowUCMe_NowUDont: I almost forgot about that lolol
ohhhhhhhhh wait…
hehehehe
Um okay??
En e ways, i guess this means we should just stick to drug store snacks
why mess with perfection, right?
IPinkyPromise: oh ho ho i wouldnt lose hope just yet (•̀⌄•́)
Mina, I TOLD you, just give up
He really doesn't have a weak spot for anyone
IPinkyPromise: oh I think he does chako-chip. >:)
i truly think he does…
Uhhhhhhhh
Is anyone else getting super creepy vibes from Mina?
Girls?
G I R L S
Read 11:06
Ochako set her phone down in her lap and stared across her room at nothing in particular. Sitting alone on her bed in the complete darkness of her room, the only thought that came to her mind was two simple words:
Well shit.