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01 - tree time!
Hitoshi, ever since he was a kid, found himself with quite an interesting habit. Growing up in difficult homes had at least one perk; he was good at being incredibly quiet. He masked his steps until he faded in the background. That was how he survived all those years. Which, for Heroics, was also a giant upside.
The even more fun part of being chronically silent? Hitoshi could wander up to someone and scare the living shit out of them.
His relationship with Mizutome was quite complex. On one hand, Hitoshi despised her and was actively praying for her downfall. Though, on the other hand, he felt the extreme need to figure her out. Not that any of that was important for what he was about to do. With steps as silent as a cat, his breaths barely making a sound, Hitoshi approached the poor girl resting in a tree, and without warning, jumped at her.
Mizutome screamed and before he could get wrapped in ribbons, Hitoshi ran off.
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02 - oh god, he's getting too powerful!
Hitoshi was positively pissed off. The disrespect. Now, he was never quick to yell about respect, he had to admit to not being a kind, perfect angel, but some basic respect? He had that for almost everyone. So, as a normal human being, Hitoshi usually expected basic respect in return.
Though, maybe his expectations were too high for Hamamoto of all people. The fucking bastard. He got everything handed to him, yet still bitches and whines about every small thing. While, simultaneously, trying to make life miserable for anyone who doesn’t fit in his little boxes. He was a prick and Hitoshi wished he could get back every minute spent having to listen to the fucker.
Though, there was no better way to lighten his mood than to scare the living shit out of one of his enemies (were they enemies or was Hitoshi just bitter? He wasn’t sure if he wanted to explore that question.). So, this time putting to use the fancy new stealth skills he had practiced with his mentor, Hitoshi carefully moved closer and closer to Mizutome, who was sitting peacefully on a bench.
He tapped her left shoulder, and when she turned to the left, he yelled out from her right side. Before the ribbon Quirk user could do anything, Hitoshi was gone again.
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03 - hatred? I only know love!!
Now. Hitoshi hated admitting it, and this would be the only time he did, but Kiriko wasn’t as bad as he made her out to be. After a… heartfelt conversation (which consisted of Kiriko yelling at Hitoshi about how much he fucking sucked and Hitoshi yelling back about her privilege), the two had finally settled their differences, or something close to it. Hitoshi wasn’t filled with hatred anymore when he saw her, and Kiriko didn’t look murderous anymore. He counted it as a win.
But, that didn’t mean Hitoshi stopped scaring the living shit out of her. Though, it had become harder to do so as the two spent more and more time together. Apparently, the Hero Course Student wasn’t aware of the fact that it was Hitoshi scaring her each time, she just thought it was a random person.
Well, Hitoshi hoped to be able to keep the act up a bit longer. He stayed still on the roof, staring down at where Kiriko was walking. As soon as she was close enough, he jumped down right behind her, making a loud sound, and then dashing off before she could recover.
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04 - is this a crush?
Hitoshi wasn’t familiar with love at all. At first, it was a general disinterest that morphed into a weird fear of both commitment and attachment. He wasn’t sure what this feeling was, if it even was love, but it felt damn close to something so sticky. He hated it. So, the most logical response was to run off into the woods and die.
Of course, Hitoshi didn’t do that. Instead, he avoided Kiriko like the plague and cursed the feeling away. Ignoring things? Hitoshi was a master at that. He knew how to ignore any feeling, albeit anger, sadness, fear. It didn’t matter, Hitoshi could ignore it. Which meant he could ignore love too, thank you.
Despite how he avoided Kiriko, he still kept up his fun little game of scaring her. This time, hidden inside of the ceiling panels in a training room. Hitoshi had to admit this was not his favorite place, and he was pretty sure he was breaking at least ten school rules by being here, but he had priorities.
So he jumped down on top of her, and before she could pick herself up again and register who jumped her, Hitoshi disappeared again.
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05 - mission failed successfully
So. Hitoshi had tried to avoid her, but sadly Kiriko wasn’t stupid. She cornered him and made him spill why the fuck he avoided her and why it was so sudden. He didn’t see it coming, one would even say it was an unfair attack. Yet, Hitoshi was glad it happened. Because this meant he could finally spend time around someone he enjoyed being around again.
And the added benefit of having a date planned? Well, Hitoshi supposed he couldn’t complain about that.
That didn’t mean he stopped his game, though. The two had planned a picnic, and Hitoshi knew exactly what he was going to do. He climbed a tree and waited for Kiriko to show up to the agreed place, observing her for a moment before jumping down. As he landed next to her, he casually sat down, grinning at the spooked girl.
Safe to say he actually got wrapped up in ribbons this time. He decided it was worth it.
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+1 - she is evil
Kiriko was madly in love, despite her reluctance to admit that. Hitoshi was a fucking prick, and to figure out he was the one terrorizing her? Oh, Kiriko could’ve killed him right then and there. Yet, there was something charming about those tired eyes and lazy grins. Something that pulled Kiriko towards him and she found herself unable to pull away.
That did not mean that she wasn’t going to take revenge. Oh, not at all. She was already planning it as she stared at his way-too-pretty face. She was more than ready to get him back for terrorizing her.
And the perfect moment was right in front of her just a few hours later. The two went into the mall to pick up one thing or another, and Hitoshi had to run to the toilet. No problem, of course she would wait here for a moment. Or so Hitoshi thought.
Using her Quirk, Kiriko wrapped ribbons around a pipe above her head, pulling herself up. She waited until he got back and as soon as he stood there for a moment looking confused, Kiriko detached herself and jumped him.
Hitoshi screamed like a child and Kiriko almost died of laughter.
Safe to say, this was a great first date.