[Cracked Plans]

Summary:  Yoshino visits Aki without her knowledge, and they hang out.
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"Hey, Aki. You lived on Maple Way, right? 443?"
Yoshino's voice rings through Aki's phone. She furrowed her brows as she flipped her eggs.
"Yeah? Why? You sending something?"
The blonde asks, carefully paying attention to the texture of the white part of the egg. She can practically hear the grin in her friend's voice ad he answers.
"Yeah. Something like that. You might wanna check your mail."
Yoshino states.

"Okay? Its gonna have to wait though. These eggs have to be perfect."
The blonde says, very seriously. She hears Yoshino whine on the other side of the phone.
"C'moooonnnn! I'm impatient! You gotta see it while I'm on the phooonnnee!! I wanna hear your reaction!!"
He complains noisily. Aki lets out a laugh, something that would've been out of character when they first met.

"I don't see how your impatient nature is my problem. *especially* if you already sent your thing."
She says, grinning as she finally finishes her eggs. She transports it from the pan to the plate and takes a bite. Perfection.
"Mmmm!"
She hums in satisfaction. Absolute perfection. She's gotten reeeeaaaaaallll good at making eggs.

"C'mon Akkkkiiiiiiiiiii! Go check your maaaaaiiiillllllll!!!!"
Yoshino continues to whine. Aki notices the sound of the wind coming through the phone.
"Are you outside right now?"
She asks, eating her eggs as she leans against the counter.
"Yes, and its fucking cold out. I'm here in protest. Check your mail or I'm gonna get a cold!"
Yoshino continues to be stubborn. The blonde rolls her eyes.

"I'm almost done, don't twist your panties in a knot."
She says that as if she's going to take her time eating her eggs. But in fact, she is now rushing. As she knows Yoshino will continuously spam call her if he gets sick.
"My panties are already in a knot, go get your maaaaaiiiilllll!"
The blonde sighs as she shovels the last bite into her mouth and puts the plate in the sink. She covers her mouth as she walks over to her door.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming."
She mumbles, slipping on her shoes.

Aki *finally*opens the door.
"I'll see what the fuss is all about."
She sighs and...

There, in front of her. Is her best long-term friend.

"Fucking finally. I hope those eggs were good enough to make up for me getting a cold-"
Aki blinks as Yoshino speaks almost bitterly, like an impatient child.
"YOU MAILED YOURSELF TO MY HOUSE????????"
Aki exclaims, incredibly confused.
"I wish. I bet the drive on a delivery bus would've been a lot easier."
Yoshino states, crossing his arms.

Aki gives herself a second to process.

"You literally could've just told me you were coming you fucking idiot, I would've picked you up at the airport."
She points out. "Yeah, yeah and-" Yoshino pauses as Aki hugs him. "Woah! That is new!"
He states loudly, almost unsure what to do 'till he just decides... Know what? Fuck it. Hug her back.

"Ah, yeah, that's my partner's fault."
Aki says, letting her friend go. Yoshino looks shocked.
"YO YOU GOT A PARTNER? SINCE WHEN? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE DATING ANYONE?!"
He exclaims, grabbing her shoulders and shaking her around like a rag doll.
"Hero buddy. The one they partnered me up with."
She clarifies.
"Oh."

Aki invites Yoshino in.
"And I *did* tell you about her. Apple Juice girl, remember?"
Aki says, closing the door.
"Oooooh! Apple juice girl!"
He snaps as he finally gets it.

There is an inside joke here. Aki's Hero Buddy is Touch Tone. A Psychic Type NEXT who can connect a Telepathic Communication line(To which she can send them images and also voice communication) between her and whoever she touches. This is pretty useful when Aki needs to know where to go for a Mission, so they ended up as quite the efficient pair.

But when they first met, Touch Tone accidentally spilled apple juice all over Aki. Earning her the name of "Apple Juice Girl" in Aki's private talks with Yoshino.

"You want somethin' to drink?"
Aki asks, already walking to her fridge.
"I guess. Wat'cha got?"
Aki doesn't reply, she just throws him a water bottle.
"Water."
Yoshino turns the bottle, and sees the label.

"Does... Does this say PP Water?"
He asks, blinking. He inhales shakily.
"Mhm. They're everywhere in the Justice Bureau's vending machines."
She says simply, grabbing one for herself and sitting down. Yoshino can't hold his laugh any longer.

He fucking loses his mind. Over *PP Water*. Of all things.

"This is gonna be a long visit, isn't it?"
Aki asks, leaning against the arm of the couch. She acts like she didn't also start snickering the first time she was offered PP Water.

It takes a while for Yoshino to finally calm down. And when he does...

"So, you've lived here for how many years now? You MUST know of all the cool spots."
Yoshino say, struggling not to laugh as he twists the cap on his PP Water.
"7 years." She begins, before thinking hard about any interesting places. "And... I've visited... Two bars. And the amusement park and thats it." She pauses once more. "I guess the ice rink? But only 'cause we had a criminal a while back with a thing for ice skating."

Yoshino stares at Aki blankly.
"Babe, you need to get out more. Do you just spend all the time you're not working at home???"
The blonde looks offended.
"No, the Gym. I have a very dedicated routine."
She states, crossing her arms. Yoshino inhales deeply, and he clasps his hands together.
"Okay. Thats it." He begins, standing. "We're going on a cheesy tour."

Yoshino then proceeds to drag Aki out of the house and forces her to go into ever shop he sees. Eventually, the sun begins to set, and Aki takes Yoshino to the one place she's familiar with.

"Bar Number 06, seriously?" He asks, staring at the sign in front. "Thats the best they could come up with?"
He asked, politely thanking the random man who opened the door for them.
"Its the sixth bar implemented on this level of the city."
The blonde replies, quickly taking a seat at the bar and greeting the woman behind the counter.

"Heyyy, who's your friend, blondie?"
The bartender asks. Yoshino squints, just barely making out her nametag in the dim light.  Suha? At least, he's pretty sure it says Suha.
"Yoshino." Aki answers simply, before lightly knocking her knuckles against his arm.
"What do you wanna drink?"

"Do they got like, orange soda or something? I don't like alcohol. Too bitter."
Suha nods, already on it.
"I should'a took you to the Hero's Bar. You would'a been right at home."
Aki laughs, nursin' some fizzy drink thats probably just some kind of fruity flavored sprite and rum.

"Oh? And why's that? Dim lights and whatever atrocity you're drinking doesn't suit me?"
He teases, pretending to be offended.
"Absolutely not. You'd thrive under the neon lights and sweet atrocities they serve at the Hero's Bar. So much sugar you'll drop dead. You'd love it."

"So, whats everyone up to in Japan?"
Aki finally asks after a bit, taking a sip of her drink.
"Eh, the usual. Though theres a lot more more kids than since you left."
Yoshino laughs, swirling the ice in his cup with a straw.
"I can imagine. Feels like everyone in our school was a Highschool Sweetheart."
The blonde replies, scrunching her nose at the smell of nicotine. Ew.

"Everyone but us. How sad. Highschool romance just wasn't for us."
Yoshino jokes, being overly dramatic with his heavy sighs and gestures.
"Oh please, you act like you didn't flirt with everyone with a pulse."
Aki laughs, casually people watching the other patrons.
"But alas, never did I have a girlfriend... Or a boyfriend... Or even just a partner!" He complains dramatically.

"No bitches?"
The blonde asks jokingly.
"No bitches."
Her friend replies sadly. She pats his back with a lighthearted laugh.

"You know, its so weird to see you so... Bubbly?" Yoshino points out. Aki hides her face with her hand.
"What can I say... I'm literally living out my childhood dream." She says, embarrassed.  "Plus, I'm with like... My favorite person, so? Of course I'm happy."
Yoshino chokes on his drink.

"Ooooh?! Is that me? Am I your favorite? I'm honored!"
He exclaims, all happy. Aki laughs at his behavior, and rolls her eyes.
"Noooo, the drunk man three seats down."
She says sarcastically. Yoshino pauses out of suspicion, squinting and noticing that Aki's face is flushed.

"Oh my God, you're drunk." He gasps, poking her face. "I should have known, theres no way you'd admit I'm your bestie sober."
He pouts, very dramatically I might add. Bottom lip out and everything. Aki bursts out in laughter.
"Stop actin' all sad. You're still my best friend, even if I'm not sober."
She points out. God, the air of joy is infectious.

The rest of the night is filled with more drinking[And complaining about the liquor on Yoshino's part] and good fun. By the end of it, they walk back to Aki's apartment and crash.

Yeah, it was definitely a good idea to visit Sternbild.

~Fin.~

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Author's Context: This features OCs from the BNHA Roleplay I have with my friend... But in the future. To complicate things, I had decided that the world of our BNHA RP and Tiger and Bunny are the same.

This ends up in Aki moving to Sternbild as an Adult, and becoming a Hero there instead of being a Pro Hero in Japan. Yoshino, her longtime friend from her days at UA, is one of the few people she still keeps in contact with from that time in her life.