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"After we're done here, don't forget we have a little fashion show in store for the guys!" Mina reminded her classmates about her plan, and [____] almost choked on some food she suddenly forgot to chew.

"Learn to eat, stupid!"

Bakugo patted her back with some force; it caused the girl to cough while she swallowed it down. "A drink! Pass me my drink!"

She pointed at her soda cup, she had shared it with Mina earlier so it was still next to her meal.

"Here— take mine." Katsuki pushed his own towards her. "Hurry up and drink some. What are you waiting for?!"

"...It's an indirect kiss..." [____] whispered to herself.

"AH?! I CANT HEAR YOU, SPEAK UP!!"

"It'll be an indirect kiss—!! I don't need some!! I'm fine, now! Thanks!!" She exclaimed. "I used my saliva to make it go down easy."

"Disgusting."

"Wha—? Why?!" [____] opened her mouth to lightly gasp.

"'Cause it just is!! Next time, take my fucking drink and stop being a fucking idiot about it!!"

Mina interfered with their bickering before it got worse. "Anyways!! [____]-chan and Momo-chan didn't end up buying anything but everything is fine since Mina is here to save the day!! I bought an outfit for each of you, girls, to try out so you don't feel left out!"

"I didn't purchase anything for that sole reason, though..." Momo shyly explained. "I don't think doing this will help us at all with the exams..."

"Awe, come on! Yes it will! It'll make us feel more confident and then we'll try our best! Right, [____]?!"

'Confident...' [____] wondered if that's what it would take for her to fight on live television. "I guess I'll try it...If Momo does, too."

Mina wasn't expecting her friend to agree so fast, so when she did; she clapped her hands excitedly. "Momo! See!! Even [____], is in it!! Let's do it, yeah?! The guys wanna see you try new clothes on!! Right, guys?!"

Every one of them agreed; except for Bakugo. "Fuck that."

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"I love this store! They let guys wait outside the dressing rooms since couples like to come in here all the time!" Ashido was informing to her friends as she lead the way after they all finished eating and having a light study session.

"W-What kind of store are you taking us to?!" [____] couldn't help but imagine one that sells lingerie, and other sexy toys for couples.

"Relax— It's just a normal one, stop freaking out so much." As if she read her mind, Hagakure answered her question. "I picked out the outfit for you, just so you know."

"You did...? Thanks..."

'Hagakure is being kind, despite letting me know how she feels about me, earlier......She isn't the type to purposely pick something ugly just because she dislikes me..is she?'

"Hey, shitty hair! Watch where you're going, you idiot!" She heard her crush yell at Kirishima about him accidentally stepping on the back of his shoe. "Put that fucking book down if you're going to be walking behind me!!"

"I can't! You said I had to pass this test or else you'll stop being my friend!"

"THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID! DON'T PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH!!"

"Ahh, that guy doesn't know when to quit being so rude.." Mina shook their conversation off and pulled [____] closer to whisper. "But doesn't that make him so much hotter?!"

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When they finally got to enter the store, Ashido instructed the girls to go inside the dressing rooms while she sat the boys down somewhere safe, where she would help to hype them up for the mini showcase.

"This is already making me feel uneasy..." Momo was holding on to the yellow plastic bag that her exam partner had given her; it contained the outfit she wanted her to wear. She pointed at an empty dressing room, "I'm going to go in here..."

"[____]! Come with me to the biggest stall— I want to talk to you about something!" Toru didn't wait for the girl to answer, she pulled her inside the room and placed the outfit she chose for [____] on the hook next to the door.

[____] took a few steps towards the pink sweater dress. It had a floral pattern and fuzzy pompom balls dangling on the chest area. The collar of the dress was white and fuzzy as well. Toru had also brought a pair of winter boots to go along with it. "This is what I picked for you, don't you like it?"

"It's so pretty..." [____] dared to touch the soft sleeves, "I love it..."

"I thought you might. You and I, we're more alike than you'd think. We like the same cute clothes...We're the same size and the same height. And yet...I can't help but think that...You somehow shine brighter than me."

"Hagakure...." [____] was a little intimidated by her, she couldn't hide it. Although, she also felt a light sadness for her. "When did you start liking Katsuki...?"

Toru didn't feel like denying it; she had been holding on to that secret for months, now. She felt as if she was about to lose her mind if she didn't tell anyone at some point.

Although confessing it to the girl she considered her love rival wasn't the best idea; she figured she had nothing left to lose. "So, you finally noticed..."

"It was hard to figure it out, honestly." [____] admitted. "The only reason I knew, was because I could see you tugging on his shirt, earlier... I don't think anybody else saw it but me..."

"They didn't. I've been doing that for a while, now. Not even Bakugo has noticed. You know something? I kind of imagined that he knew all along, sort of...But since it was me who was doing it, he didn't mind that...You probably think I'm creepy, huh? To believe that I may have a chance to be his girlfriend while doing things all secretive, like that."

"I don't think that way..." [____]'s heart began to tug down to her stomach by her words. "I think you're quite strong...For keeping it a secret from the others, actually."

"Ehh? You're pretending to feel bad for me to make yourself look better? Gross." Toru couldn't believe her after she knew that they both liked the same guy. "How could you maintain the whole 'good girl' act, even right now when we're supposed to be honest with each other..?"

"I'm not trying to act like anything, though."

Hagakure smirked at her profession.

"Bakugo can be rude...but you see it too, don't you? You see the kindness in him. His ambition, his goals for the future and his confidence— I admired it all from afar."

[____] remained silent with her thoughts while Toru continued to talk.

"It's kinda funny...I've sat next to him for the entire school year, so far, yet you managed to take my spot for just a few days and now you're this close to him...Hey, [____]? How did you know?"

"Know what?"

"How did you know that you were in love with Bakugo? For me...it started when I met him. He was super scary, at first glance. Nobody wanted to be the person who sits next to him in class— I heard everybody talk about that. I got the assigned seat that everyone was praying they wouldn't get and I was terrified of what was going to happen, next.

Then, that same day, I accidentally bumped into him after school. We were heading to the same train station and he didn't see anything other than my school uniform, so he kept walking, probably thinking he was imagining things.

I was so scared of the angry look that he gave me but I still wanted to apologize for the sake of being good class neighbors. I didn't think about it throughout the way and so I ended up following him to his house.

On his way there, though, I noticed he stopped by a convenience store and bought about a dozen cans of cat food...He was using them to feed some of the strays...He even took a longer route to make sure there wasn't one hungry cat left."

'That doesn't sound like something Katsuki would ever do... But then again, his mom also mentioned something about him feeding the poor animals only because she asked him not to...' [____] thought about her sweet story while Hagakure continued.

"It was then when I thought, 'maybe he's not as scary as we all think.' He is a person too, you know? He has feelings, too...And it's true he doesn't show them since he probably feels like it's a sign of weakness but I guess...I just started to look forward to sit next to him everyday.

Because I'm invisible, he can't see me. So I could stare at him whenever I wanted to without any problem. As long as I wasn't literally breathing down his neck, I was able to look at his perfect hair or his bright red eyes anytime of day...

Bakugo really looks like an angel when he's calm and collected, doesn't he?

I knew I couldn't tell Mina or anybody else without getting teased about it, so I began to write anonymous letters to express my feelings for him. I'd leave them inside his shoe cupboard before school would start, but I never saw him opening the envelopes..."

"What did he do with them..?" [____]'s voice was a little shaky as she asked.

"I don't know. Probably threw them away, since they had hearts drawn all over it..."

"Oh..."

"I actually wrote him a note without them one time, asking him to meet me at the grounds after school so that I could confess in person, and he thought it was some sort of challenge since I couldn't explain it all on paper so he showed up wearing his hero costume and yelling at me to come out and fight him.

I freaked out so bad that I took off my clothes and rushed out of there, naked. I'll never try doing that again..."

[____] could only imagine what going through all of that must of felt like. "....I'm so sorry."

"It's alright. I really am jealous of you, though...The way Bakugo looks at you; he sees you. Sometimes, it's hard to get a guy to watch you so attentively, like that. That is why I wanted to get to know you better, for my own curiosity. I wanted to see what he saw in a girl like you...

It's not fair...You and I could really be so alike but because Bakugo can actually see your face, he picks you over me..."

'Hagakure...The moment we met, I thought you were different. You act like another person around Mina and the rest...All I wanted to do was to be your friend, I didn't know you have been carrying this sort of weight on you for so long...'

"My unrequited first love...It's Bakugo, [____]. Bakugo is the guy I want to be with. I've been dying to tell him this since we met but, hey? What about you? Have you told him that you like him, yet?"

Hagakure was already in tears as she asked her that. [____] wasn't sure if giving her a hug was the best thing to do but she went for it anyway, since she believed it was the right way to properly make someone feel better.

"I have—! I've told him, not too long ago... Now that I'm saying this, I'm pretty sure I've liked him even since we were kids. He was mean to me, he still kind of is even now...But like you said, he is still a sweet person. He goes out of his way to do certain things for others— and I'm sorry! I'm so sorry that I like Katsuki, too!

I want to tell you that I'll get over it! That our newfound friendship can overcome this, somehow...but the truth is that— I won't give up on him, not for you, not for anyone else...

I told him that I was going to try my best to be called his girlfriend... So I can't let others get in my way. So, I'm sorry! Hagakure, we cant be friends, after all!"

Toru used her fingers to flick [____]'s forehead. "Dummy...We were never friends from the start."

"You don't have to try hurting me..."

"Aahh, it's so unfair, how you could be nice to me even after I admitted that I was jealous of you. I guess I'm nothing but a dreamer— to believe that I can stand a chance against a stupidly sincere girl like you."

"What are you trying to say?!"

"I always thought there was no rush in telling Bakugo that I like him...'There will never be a girl who can like him the same way I do', I thought... Man, I'm such a crazy fool...I let my guard down and allowed you to get in between us..."

"Hagakure..."

"Well, what's done is done, I guess." Toru finished feeling bad for herself and she unlocked the door to let [____] finally change.

"Hey! Wait a second—!"

"[____]....I hope, one day after my feelings for him disappear, you and I could actually become good friends. Until then, you shouldn't get too familiar with me."

"Right. I'm looking forward to that day, too."

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