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▬▬▬▬▬⠀( training in the water )

❝スイミングプール..

▌fun fact #37 ; kourin first got her
period when she was twelve.

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As of right now, only Bakugo, Midoriya and Todoroki knew where she lived, so when she heard two familiar  voices calling out her name, her eyes snapped open. "Is that... Mina and Toru...?" She rolled out of bed and cradled the baby lion in her arms before she headed for the door.

"Koucch— ooh, sexy."

"Mina, Toru, what is it?" A yawn escaped her lips.

"We asked to use the pool and Aizawa-Sensei let us!" Hagakure squealed, taking hold of her spare hand. "Ooh! Is that a cat or a dog?" A low growl escaped from Kasai's lips as he attempted to bite the invisible girl's finger. "You don't need to bring a bathing suit because we have the school issued ones, but make sure to bring a towel and maybe food!"

Kourin nodded slowly, petting the lion in her arms. "Can I bring Kasai?" With an eager nod from the two, she quickly shoved a spare change of clothes and a towel in her bag before heading off.

"How'd you two get my address by the way?" She asked.

Ashido grinned, "from Midoriya, of course!"

"We may have lied a little, saying it was important..." Hagakure trailed off, "but we promise not to come again without your permission!"

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When they'd gotten there, everyone had already arrived, Yaoyorozu, Jirou, Uraraka and Asui were in the middle of changing when the trio barged in. "We brought her!" Ashido shouted excitedly.

Placing her bag in her locker, she stripped down and slipped on the swimsuit, a soft hum of satisfaction leaving her lips. "It's a nice fit. I like it." She bent down and cradled the feline in her arms. "Meet Kasai, he's my baby lion. A.. very dear person gave him to me." When they all went to touch the cub, a low growl escaped his lips, indicating he didn't want to be touched by them.

"I guess he's a little... uh, defensive..?" Uraraka sweat dropped.

"Why do you look so good in everything?" Ashido whined, sniffling a little. "I'm jealous."

"I think you look beautiful. Everyone does." Her voice was soft but unwavering. She was telling the truth. "C'mon, let's go." Leading the girls out to the pool, she put her towel on the side and placed the baby lion on it. "Stay here, Kasai." Being incapable of purring, a soft growl escaped his lips, licking her hand before he made himself comfortable on the towel.

"He's very cute." Yaoyorozu said, appearing beside her. Like you.

"You're cute too, Momo." Kourin winked at her, dipping her legs into the pool, a cold shiver running up her spine. "It's not heated, huh?"

Jirou glanced over at her, the corners of her lips twitching upwards. "That's not too bad. It's warm out and we'll be doing activities, so you'll warm right up."

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They'd managed a solid twenty minutes of girl time before half of the class came filing in, but what caught her attention the most was the body of Todoroki. Though, everyone in her class was fit and her eyes were taking in the sights. "Sho, what a surprise. Why're you here?"

Before the half and half boy answered, Iida stepped up. "Midoriya messaged us to see if we wanted to come. We're training!"

Another few minutes passed before Kaminari, Mineta and Midoriya burst in, the green haired boy had a wholesome vibe emitting from him whilst the other two seemed rather disappointed. Mineta was more than pleased. Though initially disappointed, Kaminari spotted the brunette sitting on the side of the pool, the school issued swimsuit sticking to her curves, he couldn't help but blush.

He was there to train, his friend had invited him, but, seeing her there too was a bonus. It made him more motivated. What caught his heterochromatic eyes was the animal sitting on the towel behind her. A cat? Dog?

Kourin ended up playing with the girls, but in the end, she decided to train with the boys. A heavy sigh escaped her lips as she hopped out of the pool after her fifth lap, only to be greeted by Todoroki's face. Not that it was a bad thing. She noticed the opened drink in his hand and grabbed it, taking a small sip. "Thanks for that."

An indirect kiss.. His face flushed at the thought. "You've been working hard. We should.. go out again before camp. And, my mother misses you. You should visit again."

"Maybe," she teased, brushing her fingers through her hair, unaware of the eyes on her toned figure. Sero and Kaminari watched the water drip down her back, a soft red blush appearing on their cheeks.

"Koucchan!" A familiar voice shouted, tackling her into a hug. And in the process, almost pushed both of them into the pool. "You're here too!"

There it was again, that pang in his heart. He really didn't like it when another guy touched her. It was a fellow classmate, but he couldn't help it. She made his heart beat faster. Though, he tore his hues away from her when he heard someone shouting. Bakugo. Another person he didn't like seeing her with.

Kourin held her hand up, creating a wall made of wind, preventing the ash blond from getting any closer to her green bean. "Calm down, hothead."

"I got your message, but, sorry I'm late." Kirishima smiled apologetically, his arms draped over the brunette's shoulder. "It took some time to get Bakugo to come."

"Don't touch her, shitty hair!" Bakugo growled and the red haired boy held his hands up in defence. Turning back to the green haired boy, his brows furrowed. "Hey, damn Deku! You wanna decide things right now? Huh?" His eyes raked over the brunette's figure, how the wet swimsuit clung onto her body. His lips curved up into a smirk as he hungrily licked her lips.

"It's true that just training isn't that interesting.." Iida cupped his chin before his hand shot up. "Everyone, do you want to see which of the boys can swim fifty meters the fastest?"

Kourin slinked over to beside Midoriya, wrapping an arm around his waist. "You're going to win, right?"

"K— K— Koucchan!" He burst out, a shy blush appearing on his cheeks. "H— hai! I won't disappoint you, Koucchan!" His reaction to her question made her grip around him tighten.

"What about quirks? Can we use them?" Ojiro asked.

"We're at school, so, there shouldn't be a problem." Iida said, causing a wide smirk to appear on the ash blond's face. "However, you cannot cause damage to any people or buildings!"

Bakugo's smirk faltered, but he stepped forward, glaring at the green haired boy. "I'll crush you, Deku!" His gaze turned to the heterochromatic eyed male standing behind the brunette. "Of course, I'll crush you, too, half and half bastard!" He grabbed Kourin's wrist and pulled her to his chest. "I'm going to win her too!"

"Am I an object now?" She rolled her eyes and pinched his cheeks. "I think the fuck not."

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In short, there were three heats and Bakugo, Midoriya and Todoroki won, two out of three boys had won without swimming. Kourin sat in the shadows with Kasai in her lap as she watched the boys in amusement. After the ash blond's declaration, he glanced back to see in the brunette was watching, which unfortunately, she wasn't.

"Then, the fifty meters freestyle final will begin now!" Iida announced and everyone began to cheer. "On your marks..."

With the cub still in her arms, she made her way in between Kaminari and Sero, peering at the three boys on the platforms. "You know, it's almo—" The trio jumped in, ready to use their quirks and win, only to land in the water with a splash.

"Wh— what?"

"Their quirks were erased?"

"It's five pm." Aizawa said, his eyes red and his hair standing on end. "Your pool use time has now ended. Hurry up and go home."

"C'mon, Aizawa-Sensei!"

"We just got to the good part!"

With a huff, half the class walked off to change. Kourin grabbed the red haired male's hand pulling him aside with a soft smile gracing her features. "I'm glad he's opening up, he's vulgar and hot tempered, but he means well. I'm happy you can put up with it."

Kirishima grinned at her. "Of course!"

"Oi, shitty hair! What the fuck are you saying to her?!" Bakugo growled out, turning back to the two. He stomped over to the brunette and hovered above her, noticing the confused expression on her face and he pointed to his cheek.

A soft chuckle escaped her lips as placed a kiss onto his cheek. "I'll see you soon, Kat."

"Whatever... shitty weird eyes." A light red hue covered his cheeks as he walked away from her, dragging the sharp toothed boy with him.

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"Yacchan! You're actually here!" Toga's eyes widened in delight as she watched the brunette stroll into the cat cafe. "It's been so long!" A whine escaped her lips as she rubbed her face against hers.

"Careful there Himi, you're going to squish lil' Kasai.." Kourin carefully wrapped her arms around the blond, a small smile gracing her features. "It's been awhile."

"Let's catch up," her lips curved up into a smile, taking a seat on the table. "So, Yacchan, what've you been up to?"

Taking a seat across from her, she waved over to Pyro who nodded, getting her order ready. "Well, the usual, school, you know. And how about you Himi?"

"I've just been missing you," hhe said with a pout, leaning in over the table. "A lion... hm, isn't that illegal?" A teasing smile appeared on her features. "Yacchan, don't tell me you committed a crime!" Of course, the girl was only teasing.

"I've known you since I was what, seven? You should know better than that.. I got it as a gift. Ooh! Thanks Py." Kourin's eyes sparkled at the sight of her nutella crepe.

Pyro eyed the two girls fondly. "It's been awhile since I last saw you two together. It's kind of cute."

"I know she's cute!" Toga grinned, glancing over to the brunette. "Listen, Yacchan, I've been—" She was abruptly cut off by the buzzing of her phone. A tired sigh escaped her lips as she went to go check the message and upon reading it she stood up. "I know it's been brief and of course I'd love to stay more.. especially with you, but duty calls. We'll see each other soon." Pressing a kiss to the crown of her head, she skipped away.

"Kou..?" Shinsou called out to the girl sitting by her lonesome.

"Toshi, what brings you here?"

"Well... I—"

"He comes here pretty often now, doesn't order much but he likes the cats, specifically, Fuku." Pyro motioned to the cat, rubbing against her leg. "He really likes him, and you should know, Fuku doesn't really like other males."

Kourin shot the indigo haired boy a feigned look of betrayal. "How could you steal my favourite cat, Toshi?"

"I— I didn't mean to, I swear! Ko—"

"I'm messing with you, Toshi.. come, take a seat." Her lips curved up into a soft smile as she rubbed behind Kasai's ears. "Oh, and this is Kasai, my pet."

"Is he a li—"

She brought her forefinger to her lips and winked at him. "It was a present for passing the exams. A friend gave it to me."

"It's nice to see you Kou," he said with a smile, as Fuku jumped into his lap, staring at the brunette and the feline in her arms jealously. "I think this guy is a little jealous.."

"He shouldn't be. I have enough love for everyone.." She hummed, her eyes sparkling at the sight of her food. "Aw, Pyro. I love you."

"You're so cute," he chuckled heartily. "Take care of this one, Hitoshi."

At the implication that she was his girlfriend, a light red hue appeared on his cheeks. "N— no.. we're just.." He tried to explain himself, but, the waiter had already walked away.

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...トレーニング❞

▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑'𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄

anyways, just a littler filler and himi
baby. and another hanger. i say sorry
too much. sum hitoshi too. i can't help
it. <333 mhm. also, before i edit the
other chapters and continue writing,
uh which love interest would you guys
like to see more of? hawks? overhaul?