Inspired from recent chapters:
Ochako and Mina do a study session in Mina’s room and Ochako finds Mina’s “Musutafu Middle School Yearbook” album.
“No way!!! This is <i>Kirishima</i>!!!??” She pointed at his old picture.
“Yeah, can you believe how lame he looked?” Mina chuckled.
“But this and now is like night and day!!”
“You’d better believe it, girl.” Mina assured her friend, before switching to a more thoughtful expression.
“Y'know, I just think he’s too hard on himself. Back then, he often kept comparing himself to me even though he didn’t need to.” Mina explained, as she looked back on their middle school days.
“But Kirishima’s such an upbeat guy, kinda hard for me to imagine him like that.” Ochako said, still not quite believing what she’s learning about Kirishima.
“Well, fact is he was. Look, what I’m about to tell you stays between you and me, ok? Kirishima’s real sensitive about his past, so promise me you won’t tell anyone.” Mina hushed, putting a finger on her lips.
Mina then proceeded to tell the story of how and why Eijirou Kirishima is the man he is now. During this entire conversation, Ochako noticed a certain look in Mina’s eyes that felt familiar…
“And that’s how it is. Personally, I think Kirishima’s already overcome his past….no, I think Red Riot is already a super cool hero in my eyes.” Mina grinned triumphantly.
That’s when it clicked. That familiar gleam in Mina’s eyes that Ochako had been noticing throughout their conversation, it was the same kind of look when she was talking about Deku. It wasn’t quite love….<i>yet</i>. But the small bud definitely existed.
And that’s when a devious plan popped into her mind. For some people, it would be a cruel one, if not Bakugou-levels of dickery. But oh, it was gonna be worth it to teach Mina a lesson or two.
“Wow, I never would’ve expected <i>you</i> and Kirishima-kun had that kind of story together.” Ochako smiled, with a slight emphasis on ‘you’. People had told her before she’s nice almost to a fault, and this was no different. A part of her felt guilty about what she was planning, so at the very least she’d give a hint to Mina as a heads up.
Mina on the other hand, simply raised an eyebrow. Why did she feel like she just threw herself into the lion’s mouth?
“Mina-chan, is it okay if I tell Deku about this? I mean, we’re pretty much dating at this point, so we tell each other everything. I promise we won’t tell too.” Ochako asked with a tinge of embarrassment.
“Oooh, what else do you tell each other?” Mina grinned, wanting to know more, forgetting the momentary feeling of dread she was feeling seconds ago.
“Mina-chan~” Ochako groaned, but also relieved because her topic diversion worked.
“Ok, okay, sure. It’s getting late now. Why don’t you go back to your room?” Mina shooed her out of her room.
Minutes later, Ochako reached Deku’s room.
“O-ocha-k-ko??” Deku stuttered, looking terrified at her expression.
“Deku~~ wanna get some revenge??” She said oh so sweetly….with a maniacal grin that would unnerve even Shigaraki.
The next week, the plan would be put into motion. Most of the kids were out doing internships. Fatgum’s office was having some downtime, so Kirishima hadn’t been called in for work. Meanwhile, Mina had a bit of extra homework so she stayed behind to watch Eri.
It happened at dinnertime. Mina called Eri down and there she was.
Wearing Red Riot’s mask, and shoulder braces. Underneath it, she wore Mina’s full body suit and on her waist, a belt with a big red “R” on the buckle.
Mina dropped her soup ladle and gawked speechless at the sight. Eijiro choked on his drink as he turned away from the tv to see what the fuss was about.
Both of looked at each other for a moment before turning to Eri.
“Eri-chan, w-where did you get these clothes?” Mina asked.
“Yaomomo-neechan made it for me!! Papa and Mama told me to show it to you, Surprise!!” Eri exclaimed.
“Y-yeah. Surprise.” Mina flatly replied, as she twitched all over.
Eijiro meanwhile, immediately swooped in.
“Now that’s looking manly!! Wanna show me whatcha got, kiddo?” Eijiro said, as he picked her up, before glancing back to Mina with a slight blush.
As both of them went further out into the garden, Mina slumped back into the building and plopped down on the sofa in a daze.
“Me and Kirishima!!?? No way!!” She shook her head, trying to shake of her shock. But the more she thought about it, the more heat was rushing to her cheeks.
She stuffed her face in the couch pillows for a few minutes or so, before finally calming down.
She knew which culprit was responsible for this
'Well played, Urara-chan, well played'.
This only meant one thing.
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