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“Am I cute?” Himiko asked one afternoon while they sat in Ochakos room together, simply existing in silence as they usually do.
The question has been banging around the inside of Himikos head rather violently and only escaped by accident.
“Seriously?” Ochako jolted her head towards Himiko like it was such a bizarre question to ask.
Himiko nodded after a beat unsure what to say. Ochako threw her phone down on the bed and slinked off to sit at the end where Himiko laid. “You’re the cutest girl I know.”
Himiko searched her eyes for any chance of mockery. Of course there was none, Ochako was the purest girl around. Anytime she said something she meant it, but this was still hard to believe. How could she believe it? Himiko is terrible. She covers her mouth when she smiles from shame of her protruding canines, her eyes look of those from a predator, not to mention her singular outfit she wears everywhere. She’s anything but cute. She couldn’t believe it, not even if Ochako had said it a billion times.
Himiko looked back at her phone screen. She swallowed around the ball that clogged her throat. “You’re the prettiest girl I know,” she retorted.
Ochako stifled a giggle.
Himiko looked back at Ochako indignantly, blush high on her cheeks. fear she said something a bit too revealing of her feelings.
“Sorry, sorry,” Ochako gave her usual infectious smile. Himiko couldn’t stop the grin from showing on her face, covering her mouth with her hand.
“But seriously, you’re probably the prettiest girl in the whole world.” Ochako continued, “sometimes I get a little jealous of you actually.”
Himiko paused for a beat rolling the words around on the tip of her tongue, “Even my smile?”
“Especially your smile.”
Himikos heart burned at her words, her smile filling out showing her ugly canines. Her face was probably blotchy with red and hair a mess but Himiko couldn’t help it.
As if on impulse, Himiko reached out and pulled Ochako into a hug, the two giggling as they fell back on the bed together. The only thing Himiko could think of is how lucky she is to have someone like Ochako as a best friend.
She’s happy, happier than she ever could’ve imagined.