[Later the same day, one of the residence's balconies, 6:30 p.m.]

Mina: *sigh* I'm exhausted, today was the best.

Tsuyu: It's just our first day here Mina, ribbit.

Mina: This is going to be the best vacation, ever.

*Jirou and Hagakure join them at the table.*

Hagakure: The night is beautiful, it's so fresh out here.

Mina: Hey, we should have a party tomorrow, like the whole class here.

Hagakure: Yeah totally!!!

Ochako: That should be cool. We can drink and play games and eat some snacks and.- And Mina interrupted her.

Mina: And kiss boys~*smirks*

Ochako: Wha-wha-what!!!

Hagakure: Omg there were such cute boys today at the beach.

Mina: Come on Tooru, you don't need to look very far, I didn't realize some many of our classmates are so good-looking. And I'm not talking about Bakugo or Todoroki, no offense Yaomomo.

Yaoyorozu: Don't worry sweetie.

Hagakure: Ojiro looked so handsome in those swimming trunks *blushes*

Tsuyu: That's because you like him Tooru, ribbit.

Mina: And Midoriya, like is hard to believe he could have that jacked body with that baby face of his.

Ochako: D-DDDeekkuuuudqdonvcwbiygidwhcwvb.- Uravity's eyes rolled up and foam started to stream down her chin while her face was bright red.

Hagakure: Great Mina, you broke her. Now she is drooling all over the table.

Ochako: Dddddeekkkkkuwchweubcwmd...- One just could imagine the image that Uraraka was picturing in her head after the topic of Midoriya's fine-toned body came afloat. Obviously, both of them spend the whole day staring and blushing at each other for clear reasons.

Mina: *sigh* I just want Kirishima to fucking notice me goddamnit, tomorrow I'll make my move during the party. I want a piece of that cake.

Tsuyu: Wow, how bold of you Mina, ribbit.

Hagakure: Way to talk girl.

Mina: I'm telling ya. He's just a little shy, maybe a couple of drinks to light up the mood, and then hehe...

Yaoyorozu: Did you enjoy the beach Kyoka?

Jirou:...*Looks at the sea*

Yaoyorozu: Kyoka?...

Jirou: Huh? Sorry, I wasn't listening.

Yaoyorozu: I asked if you enjoyed the beach.

Jirou: Yeah, It was right I guess.

Yaoyorozu: Are you alright? You've been distant since this afternoon.

Jirou: I'm alright.- She said trying to not look annoyed by the questioning she was receiving. But obviously, she was feeling mad and sad after Kaminari ditched her for those voluptuous broads from earlier.

Mina: ~Oh, I know what's going on~ *smirks* I saw the way you looked at Kaminari today.

Jirou: W-What? *blushes*

Mina: Come on, you can't fool me, my sweet Jirou. You have been acting all weird these past few weeks and I know why.

Jirou: Shut up Mina!

Mina: Don't lie, I saw when you and Kaminari were talking on the parasol. You were all flustered looking at him.

Jirou: Liar!!!

The look on Jirou's face was now one of anger. She knew Mina was right in some way but that only made her feel even more anger.

Mina: Why do you deny it? You looked beautiful and sexy today in your swimsuit, It was only a matter of time before he would approach you. Also, why did you stop talking to him? He clearly.- But Jirou cuts her off by standing up aggressively from her seat.

Jirou: He was the one who was done talking to me alright!!! And went to play volleyball with the broads!!! And it is not like a give a fuck about it anyways.- Kyoka started to walk away from the conversation.

Mina: Jirou...I'm sorry, I didn't...

Jirou: Either way, it is not like any of you understands what it feels.- The girl of the earlobes says without even turning her face to face them. After that, she left

Mina: Did I...did I say something wrong?

Yaoyorozu: *Sigh* No, is just...please don't tell what I'm about to say to anyone.

Hagakure: What's the matter?

Yaoyorozu: I know Kyoka has been acting pretty weird the last couple of weeks, at the beginning I thought it was something bad and maybe that she was depressed or feeling down. But after analyzing it carefully I came to the conclusion that there was just one simple pattern in her conduct that repeated itself.

Hagakure: A pattern?

Yaoyorozu: Yep, and that pattern is Kaminari. She has a crush on him. 

Mina: I knew it!!!

Ochako: But, what should we do? We can't push her to do anything she doesn't want to do.

Mina: But we can give her a little push. We have the party tomorrow so they could have the perfect opportunity to do it.

Tsuyu: Do it?

Mina: You know, to take the initiative and confess to each other, because I know Kaminari has feelings for her too, is way too obvious.

Yaoyorozu: Maybe we should let destiny do its thing.

Mina: Aghhh fine.

[Next day, The beach, 12:12 p.m.]

The whole class was already at the beach, Jirou was wearing the same outfit she wore yesterday but without the jacket. She was still feeling pretty down because of the amount of things that happened yesterday. And that was going to make her vacations suck so she tried her best to enjoy the day and try not to think about it. Well, at least another girl was about to solve one of her wounds.

Mina: J-Jirou...-Pinky said on the parasol where she and Jirou were the only ones there.

Jirou: Huh?- She mumbles while on her knees next to the cooler, pulling out two cold ones.

Mina: Look I'm...I'm sorry for yesterday. I know I can be a little pushy. Especially with you and Kaminari. Is just I like seeing you two together and talking. Dunno, it makes me feel kind of happy sometimes.

Jirou: It's alright Mina, I forgive you. I acted like a bitch too.

Mina: No no, none of that sweetie. Besides that, you know we are here for you if you need to talk about whatever is bothering you.

Jirou: I know, it's just...Well, I like his attention but when those girls pulled up yesterday I knew there was no chance he preferred to be with me.

Mina: By "like his attention" you mean...? *smirks*

Jirou: Don't push it, Mina.

Mina: Sorry, sorry.

Jirou: Either way, I walked away before he could ditch me up front to my face to make it less hurtful.

Mina: Oh come on Kyo, maybe if you give him a chance he would prefer to spend time with you.

Jirou: Yeah right, try that when Dua Lipa is right beside you in a bikini asking for you to come play with her.

Mina: Okay, now you are just exaggerating things a little bit.

Jirou: Just, let it go. I won't give it much importance, I want to enjoy my vacations in peace.

[Meanwhile, on the other side of the beach in the bar]

Kaminari was with the rest of the bakusquad at the bar drinking a couple of beers, he was with his back facing the bar and looking at the distance, admiring the beautiful day. The shiny sun, the crystal clear water, the hypnotizing smell of the salty sea breeze. But one nagging thought was impeding him from enjoying his beer and the landscape.

~Why would you like to spend time with me after all? Like I could compete with those girls.~

Did his best friends really say that? Does she think like that? Since yesterday she hadn't even looked at him in the eye, even less spoke to the boy, and that was killing him. Denki needed to do something to fix that. The last thing he needs is to lose his best friend over something so stupid. Suddenly, a hand on his left shoulder brought him back from his thoughts.

Kirishima: Are you okay there dude? You have been oddly quiet today.

Bakugo: Don't ruin it shitty hair, I was having a blast over here with sparky quiet.- Katsuki said while taking a sip of his bottle.

Kaminari: I'm fine bro *chuckles* nothing to worry about. I was just, thinking.

Sero: What a shock.- The tall one said sarcastically.

Kaminari: Shut up Sero.

Bakugo: Hey extras, I'm going to the bathroom, don't go anywhere or else I'll kill you.

Kirishima: Have fun.

A minute later, some 4 known ladies appeared at the bar. They were the girls from yesterday. Looking as astonishing as ever, they were like Charlie's angels, one more exotic than the last. There was Mikuno, a redhead that took an interest in Bakugo, not for nothing she had what people call a "bitch resting face" but besides that, she was pretty cool. Shizune is a little Asian-busty one. Lea the exotic Latina brunette and Lisa, the Barbie-like dumb blonde.

Shizune: Hey boys.- She said seductively.

Kirishima: H-Hey girls. How's it going?

Lea: We knew you boys were coming back. Wanna hang out?

Sero: Sure!!!- Steam was about to blow out from Sero's ears.

Lisa: Hey Kaminari~

Kaminari: Oh, hey there.- But Denki was not interested in the gorgeous girl in front of him.

Shizune: So, where is your blonde angry friend? My girl Mikuno here took a liking to him.

Kirishima: Oh he'll be back, he went to the bathroom. Oh look here he comes.

Bakugo: Hey idiots, maybe we should head back...

Mikuno:...

Bakugo:...Redhead.- He acknowledged the presence of the girl.

Mikuno:...Ashy boy.- She answered back with a null expression on he face.

Bakugo:...Looking good.

Mikuno: You too.

...

Kirishima: *Whispers* Is it me, or this is weird?

Kaminari: *Whispers back* Fucking weird.

Shizune: So, let's head back to the beach boys, we have a couple of jugs of Margaritas and Piñas Coladas that we can't drink on our own, what do you say?

Bakugo: Whatever.

The 8 teens headed back to the beach where the rest of their class were. Bakugo and the redhead girl said nothing on the whole way but neither they need to, somehow they understand each other. Lea was chatting with Sero, well more like hypnotizing Sero. Kirishima was just chatting with Shizune but it looked like there was no active intention on the part of the guy with the hardening quirk to escalate the encounter in any way. And finally, Lisa was trying to make some small talk with Kaminari but nothing seemed to catch the interest of the blonde boy.

When they were about to reach the girl's spot, they were approached by Deku alongside Uraraka, Ojiro, Tsuyu, Shoji, and Iida with water guns. Midoriya asked.

Midoriya: Hey guys, want to play water guns with us?

Bakugo: Get out of the way nerd, we don't give a fuck about your childish games.

Mikuno: Yeah, that's kind of childish.

Lisa: Yeah, kind of childish.- She repeated what her friend said.

Mikuno: Shut up Lisa.

Kirishima: Come on Bakugo bro don't be so rude. Look, the others are playing over there too. Maybe is not a bad idea.- Kirishima said pointing in the direction of Mina, Tooru, Yaomomo, and Jirou who were playing too.

Jirou stopped when she saw Kaminari with the others. All the joy she was having was gone when the blonde girl was trying to cling off of Kaminari's arm. A weird sensation manifested over Kyoka's stomach, but this was nothing like that weird yet pleasant sensation she has every time she sees Kaminari. This was like a tight knock that was hurting her to the gut, to the point that she was having trouble breathing normally. Her pulse was accelerated and her hands were shaking. The rest of the girls saw that and stopped what they were doing. Yaomomo was the first to try and calm her.

Yaoyorozu: Kyoka, don't pay attention to that, he's just.- And Kyoka cut her off before her friend could finish the sentence.

Jirou: Don't worry, It's nothing.- Lies.

Mina: Are you alright?

Jirou: Yeah, Imma...I'm going to drink some water at the...I'll be right back.

Jirou walked out of the water and headed to their spot on the beach under the shadow of the beach umbrella. To her luck, the group she wanted to avoid was in the way so it was inevitable to make contact with him. She passed by, and she could feel the tears about to overflow, never in her life had she been in such a horrible and embarrassing position, she was using all her strength to retain the tears and not cry in front of everyone, and in public to make matters worse. So she couldn't let her emotions take over without everyone noticing, she had no privacy in this place so everyone could see her in her most vulnerable state. Jirou ran passed by Kaminari, giving him a quick microsecond look, one of sadness, and Kaminari immediately knew it, he was able to feel the pain in her eyes.

Kaminari: J-Jirou...

Lisa: You said something?

Kaminari: Uhmm...No no.

Mina was watching everything from afar, she saw Kaminari look at Jirou. His face was one of doubt and indecision, he knew he needed to act, to say something, to fix things. But what? What should he do?

Mina: Come on Kaminari, you can do this, I know.- She said to herself.

Meanwhile, the whole group was distracted from the discussion between Bakugo and Midoriya, Kaminari took his chance to snuck up the back, not before running into Uraraka first.

Ochako: Kaminari?

Kaminari: Hey Uraraka, can I ask you for a favor?

Ochako: What?

Kaminari: Can I borrow one of those water guns?- The innocent and genuine look on his face was everything Ochako needed to know, she answered him with a soft smile.

Ochako: Sure, here. Take mine, I'll grab another one.

Kaminari: Thanks Uraraka!

Ochako: And, Kaminari...

Kaminari: Huh?

Ochako: I'm glad you are doing the right thing.- She said giving him a lovely and friendly smile, one that Kaminari in all his might understood completely the meaning of.

Kaminari: I know, thanks.

Jirou was sitting under the shadow of the umbrella, with her legs up and her arms around her knees, looking into the distance with a gaze of sadness. There was no doubt of it, she had a crush on Kaminari, a big one. There was no use in denying it any longer, but seeing him with prettier girls was torture to her. Even more when that flirty behavior he had a year ago was gone, she thought he was more mature and less of a pervy idiot like Mineta. 

Stupid Kyoka, you too are living in a world of fantasies. Look at him, he is more handsome, more mature, less of an idiot and he is also kind of hot. It was only a matter of time before he received attention from the type of girls he usually flirts with. And now that he has it, there is no way in hell that he would notice me. This is stupid...I'm stupid. Maybe the best thing I should do is to forget about him.

But a huge shadow cast upon her, blocking the little sunlight that was reaching her from inside the beach umbrella. But a shadow of hope nonetheless.

Kaminari: Hey...

Jirou: Oh...hey.- She didn't even look at him.

Kaminari: Why are you here all by yourself?

Jirou: I'm just...resting a little.- More lies.

Kaminari: Resting huh?

Jirou: And you? Why aren't you with your friends and your new toys?

Kaminari: Well, I was getting kind of bored. And I wanted to play with different toys.

Jirou: Huh?

Kaminari: And I knew that those girls wouldn't chase me around the whole beach if I did THIS!!!!- And Kaminari revealed from behind his back a water gun and sprayed Jirou with water all over her face.

Jirou: Aghhhhh STOP IT YOU FUCKING IDIOT!!!

Kaminari: And what are you going to do about it? *smirks*

And was at that moment that her expression changed, her whole demeanor actually. That sad melancholy face was soon erased and replaced with that cute little smile he so dearly missed. And that smile quickly turned into a smirk when she grabbed the water gun she was playing with before and pointed it to his face.

Jirou: How about this!?

Kaminari: *Dodges* Wow wow!!! Message to all units, I have an armed suspect, purple hair, around 2'9, she is armed and dangerous.

Jirou: Two feet tall??? That's it, you are dead hahaha.

Kamianri: I need backup, I repeat I need backup. QUIT RESISTING!!!

Jirou: HAHAHAHA come here motherfucker!!!! 

Mina, Hagakure, and Yaomomo, who were looking from afar; couldn't resist but smile at the sight of those two love birds. It looks like things are going on track. Only one obstacle seems to be between them.

Bakugo: Hey! Raccon-eyes, Transparent, Tits. Where is Sparky? We need him to play volleyball with the girls.

Mina: Sorry Bakugo, you are my friend but I can't let you do that.

Bakugo: Wanna bet?

Hagakure: Kaminari is busy right now, find another friend to play with.

Yaoyorozu: Y-Yeah, why don't you ask Shoto? maybe he's up for the match.

Bakugo: Don't be ridiculous Tits, I don't want half and half bastard freezing or blazing the ball.

Yaoyorozu: And how is that different from you exploiting the ball exactly?

Bakugo: Don't fight me, woman, just tell me where is dunce face...Never mind I saw him right there with ears.

Hagakure: WAIT! I can't let you do that Bakugo.

Bakugo: Get out of my way PNG.

Mina: NO! Please Bakugo, they need this, he needs this...she needs this.

Bakugo: Like I give a fuck.

Hagakure: But, he's your friend Bakugo. Don't you want him to be happy?- And that made Bakugo stop, he already passed the girl but he was analyzing what to do next.

Bakugo: I'm still telling him.

Mina: No Bakugo don't! You don't understand.

Bakugo: Do you really think I don't understand?! Oh, I understand, but I want to make sure he understands too.

Mina: Huh?

Yaoyorozu: What do you mean?

Bakugo: Is not like he can't say no to me.

...

Bakugo: Hey Pikachu, we need you to come play volleyball with the others.- The sudden interruption of the ashy blonde made Jirou's heart stop once again. For a moment she felt like everything was perfect but that made her feel like a train full of "reality" ran over her. She didn't wanted to believe that Kaminari was about to ditch her again, she looked at him with sad puppy eyes like saying "Please, no"

Bakugo: Well, I'm waiting for a response you jackass. - Kaminari looked back at Jirou, to make sure what was the reason to decline his offer. And that was all he needed

Kaminari: I'm sorry Bakugo. But I'm fine here with Jirou.

Bakugo: Are you sure?

Kaminari: Never been more sure.- A soft smile appeared on his face, giving it to the girl beside him. Who quickly recovered once again that faith and hope she had in him.

Bakugo: Well, if is that what you want.- Dynamight said before turning his back to the pair.

Kaminari: Wait, is that all? No threatening me to go with you? No punches or dragging against my will? Not even an insult?

Bakugo: WHO DO YOU TAKE ME FOR, ASSHOLE?!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!!

Kaminari: Nevermind, there he is.

Bakugo: Besides...

Kaminari: Huh?

Bakugo: You look happy here, with her.

That made both of them blush like crazy. But a blush that was accompanied by a shy little smile on Jirou's face. Maybe it was pretty obvious she had a crush on him but at least Kaminari didn't seem to bother. That made her feel happy, feel wanted, feel loved.

[To be continued]

[Cover art byArtRezunn]