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"Today is the best day of my life so far— If I pretend like none of you guys are here it'll feel as if the girls are modeling just for me!" Denki almost couldn't sit still while he confessed his true thoughts.

"Pervert..." Kirishima remained not looking up from his textbook although his classmates were already telling him to lose his will to study, even just for a second.

"Kaminari, can I talk to you over here?" Sero signaled him to get closer so they could whisper to each other. "What are we gonna do when [____] comes out? Should we pretend like she's not our type in front of Bakugo?"

"That's gonna be hard to do...But if we're also complimenting the rest of the girls, there's no way he'll attack us without making himself look jealous. He should know this already so I say that we're safe."

"I see your point. So we should just go for it?"

"Yes! I can't wait to see h—!" Denki's face was suddenly covered by one of Bakugo's clammy hands. The sizzling sound coming from his sweat was starting to intimidate the golden-haired boy since it was a warning that he could emit an explosion whenever he wanted.

"I'll burn you, dunce face."

"Ahahah...I didn't think you'd listen to us..." Denki laughed awkwardly while he peeled off Bakugo's hand away from him and looked back to see Sero; who was whistling and pretending like he didn't see or said a thing.

"Guys! Are you all ready?!" Mina's face popped up behind the dressing room's door. "I wanna hear all of you say yes! Bakubabe, sit down!"

"YES!" It was only Denki and Hanta who were loud; Kirishima had a normal tone and Bakugo wasn't even looking at the girl while he told her to shut up.

"Okay! So.....I took the liberty into changing first, while the other girls finish getting ready. So Tadaaaaa!" She hopped out of the room wearing denim shorts and a black band shirt cut into a crop top. "Am I a hottie or what?!"

"Whoa!" Kirishima pretended to be dazzled for a bit then pointed at her outfit. "You wear stuff like this on a regular basis, though."

"What?!"

"Yeah, he's right. There just isn't much to be excited about, when we see you dress the same every time we kick it outside of school..." Hanta shook his head as if to show disappointment in her for trying to lead them on.

"Ashido! I think you look pretty cute!" Kaminari was the only one giving her a thumbs up but she ignored it.

"Thanks but it doesn't mean much coming from you." Mina shook his compliment off. "Kiri!! How could you say that?! These shorts are about an inch smaller than what I usually wear, can you not tell?!"

"I can tell." Bakugo crossed his arms, already annoyed.

"Bakubabe; Really?!"

"Really, Bakugo?" Even Eijiro was surprised to hear him say that.

"Yeah...I can tell that you're all FUCKING IDIOTS!!"

"For a second there, I thought he lost his mind." Kirishima wiped invisible sweat off his forehead after laughing at his best friend. "Okay, so. Who's next?!"

"You guys suck... But I'll forgive you, because I don't want to keep my beautiful girls waiting! Guys! I present you— Hagakure Toru-chan!"

Unlike Momo, who was next in line; Toru was excited to look at the guys' reactions from start to finish. "Don't hold back, guys! Tell me what you think!"

She was wearing a white turtleneck long sleeve that exposed her invisible chest along with some colorful leggings with a snowflake pattern. "Should I wear this for Christmas time?"

"Awesome shirt! I like it!" Denki clapped at his view. "9/10! I wish we could actually see something, though—"

"Nice, Hagakure!" Sero was nodding. "Kirishima, what do you think?"

"Not bad. Bakugo?"

This was the answer she was looking forward to, the most. Toru anxiously clenched her hands together, waiting to hear his response. 'Please, Bakugo! Notice me, somehow!'

"Your shoes don't match."

'Is that all you have to say?!'

Hanta gave his team leader a hard pat on the back to further explain his observation. "Sometimes I forget Bakugo's dad works at a fashion industry so our boy can be a little over critical."

"Ah, that's what it is..." Hagakure laughed a little.

"No? Anybody with eyes can see how bad those shoes look with that top. Gross as hell anyway, what are you trying to show if nobody can even see it?"

"Bakuho— You better stop!" Mina tried to cover Hagakure's ears but she ended up placing her hands near them, not actually shielding her from his harsh words. "How can you be so rude to a girl?!"

"Ya wanna fight me, black eyes?!"

"It's okay! I'm not hurt at all—!" Toru shook her crush's comments off very easily. "Bakugo is blunt but he means well!"

"Let's just gonna ignore him from now on!" Denki, who was actually the only one not being acknowledged, rushed Mina to introduce her exam partner already. "Who's next!! Who's next?!"

"O~~K! Next is my favorite busty sweetie! Yaoyorozu Momo-chan! I picked her clothes! So you guys better not take any pictures without paying me a fee, first!"

"P-Pictures?!" Momo walked out of the dressing room wearing a rather clean and mature outfit that complimented her physique without showing much skin. It consisted of a black pencil skirt and a tight white colored blouse.

Mina added non-prescription glasses on her to top off the look. "Doesn't she look super cute?!"

"Yes! I approve! She's like a sexy teacher or something." Denki gave her two thumbs up. "11/10!! And if I had anymore thumbs I would give you more!"

"I like it. Really suits her." Hanta was nodding to Kaminari's words the entire time. "Bakugo, what do you rate this look?"

The blond pulled out his phone to distract himself instead of answering. "This is a fucking waste of my time..."

"It's not bad at all, but....Wouldn't it be better if she said something along the lines of 'meet me after class for extra credit'..?" Eijiro asked out loud; making Momo turn her back on her classmates out of embarrassment.

"Ah, but this is good too..."

"You guys are making my girlfriend feel weirded out by your strange kinks!" Mina grabbed Momo's shoulders and guided her to sit down next to Bakugo so they could all see the last participant together. "I'm starting to think this was a bad idea...But we only have one girl left!! So guys— Don't freak her out!"

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"You're up next." Hagakure walked in on [____] staring in the mirror; mentally preparing herself to be judged by her guy friends. "Geez, are you always this shallow?"

"I'm not shallow! I'm just...feeling really nervous."

'This is just......I shouldn't of agreed to this...I wonder what kind of face Katsuki will make, though...?'

"You shouldn't worry about it. I'm sure everyone is gonna say that they love it even if that's not the case." As if she kept reading her mind; Toru attempted to calm her down using her personal thoughts.

"What do you mean?"

"Everyone is just going to lie to you."

'Lie to me...No way; they're not like that. Hagakure...Why would you say such a thing about our friends..?

But then again, you know them a lot better than I do...'

"[____]!! It's your turn, come on!" Mina had to go inside the changing rooms just to pull her out; she immediately noticed her sad expression. "Why the long face, though?!"

"Ahah; I was just telling her that she shouldn't worry about what the others will say. I think this style of clothes totally fits her! She looks super duper cute!" Hagakure's tone of voice basically changed the moment Mina was around them; [____] gave the other girl in Bakugo's team a faint smile.

"Oh, that's what you're thinking? Come on! Don't be freaked out— hey, I bet Bakubabe has been waiting for you this whole time and that's the reason he's still here! He could of left hours ago, you know?"

"Alright..." [____] allowed herself to be escorted by Ashido, since she was already pulling on her wrist.

'They'll lie to me, she said...'

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"What's taking them a while?" Kirishima wondered as he began to open up his textbook again. "Bakugo— I think I got this part memorized pretty well but could you help me with the next chapter?"

"Later."

"Thanks, dude! You're the kindest!"

"The words 'kind' and 'Bakugo' just don't mix together very well...Right, Sero?!" Denki teased him.

"Right, 'Bakugo' goes with something more like 'Asshole' or 'Dick'..."

"You wanna describe me using disgusting body parts?! Fucking ballsack dipped in soy sauce!!!"

"Now that's descriptive..." Hanta sneered and expected to be grabbed by his shirt and shaken, which of course happened.

"Okay, you guys! I present you; the beautiful daughter of Amachi Himeko-sama— Ama— HEY! Bakubabe! Stop trying to hurt others and sit down!" Mina began to shout as [____] walked out.

She shut her eyes closed and stiffened up her posture. 'Confident, [____]! Be more confident! Don't let Hagakure get to you!'

Kaminari opened his mouth widely; getting ready to compliment her but then felt Bakugo's warm and sweaty hand pressing on his cheek. "What's this?! I can't say anything, now?! I'm speechless— Literally, though!"

Sero decided to play it safe and he looked at Momo, instead. "Yaoyorozu's outfit is way better..."

"Y-Yeah; [____]'s kind of makes her look bland..." Denki was forced to lie just so Bakugo could stop bullying him.

"You guys! Since when are you suddenly jerks?!" Mina gasped; finally noticing Bakugo glaring at them. "Ah, so that's why...Well, Bakuho since you wanna shut down those yap machines over there— What do you think about [____]'s outfit?"

In place of answering her question, Katsuki simply stood from his seat and pulled the girl outside the shop with him.

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"Katsuki! Where are we going?! My stuff—! Ow! I left my bag behind!"

"Don't worry about that shit!!"

He took her inside the mall's elevator, since it was the only vacant place he could find. Old people preferred taking the stairs; and the younger ones would always visit the mall in large groups, so they hardly ever separated just to take an elevator to the 2nd floor.

Bakugo made sure he pressed every single button on the wall pad, just to kill more time.

"Katsuki, why did you bring me here?"

"Isn't it obvious?!" He leaned on the metal wall and sighed. "Your dumbass face, you looked like you were going to cry."

"I did...?" She touched her cheeks just to make sure they were dry. "I wasn't!"

"Well, what else am I supposed to say?! That I brought you here because you look cute and I don't want those losers to see you like this?! Fuck that shit!!"

'But you just said it, right now...'

[____] did the same thing and leaned back; accidentally hurting herself with the metal pole that was melted in the middle of the wall for others to grasp onto. "Ahh, I should of seen that coming..."

Bakugo let out a laugh. "You're so damn stupid, I swear."

'He looks so cute when he laughs...Even though he only does it when others are in pain, somehow..'

'Even so...It's bothersome. To know that someone else likes you, Katsuki, and I can't seem to figure out what to do with that information...It just feels like I'm already losing, since I can't think of a next move...'

"So, what's in that usually empty head of yours?" He asked.

'I guess I shouldn't tell him about my talk with Hagakure...It seems unfair, she's also trying to go after him and if I do this it'll be like if I'm trying to ruin her chances purposely... But I do wonder...What Katsuki thinks of her...Does he think of her, at all?'

"Well?!" Bakugo wasn't a patient person, everybody knew this already. "What the fuck are you waiting for?! Speak the fuck up, fat cheeks!!"

"I'm—! I'm just thinking about those people who seem very nice, but when you get to know them better you realize that it's all some sort of act...?"

"What are you blabbing on about? Everybody is like that."

"Are they...? Well, maybe I just don't know many things about having friends...I shouldn't get too comfortable with everybody...That's why, I felt super awkward out there. Like; everyone is so nice to me...But I bet some of them feel the opposite, deep down..."

Bakugo eyed her sad expression for a moment. "You're an idiot."

"At least you're honest, so thanks...Ouch!"

He pinched one of her cheeks as he explained; "Everybody has two sides of them...There's an inner face that they never want to show you. I have only met one person so far who is so damn simple-minded and has one fucking face to show the entire world— and that makes her an idiot since it's only a matter of time until she gets hurt by an extra if she doesn't start seeing things as they are."

'I have a feeling he's just trying to insult me, in a kind way...But still...'

"—I don't understand.."

"You never do. Listen, girls are the most annoying when they pretend to like something just to fit in with the others— If you hate something, you should say it. Right?"

"Right...?"

"And if you like something, you should say that too."

"Yeah."

"Believe it or not, a lot of people can't do it. It's so fucking easy, but they just don't wanna be honest. You're really the most dumbest girl I know, you can't even pretend to be smart and lie sometimes."

"Even though what you're saying is supposed to hurt me...I see your point, and I'm grateful that you pulled me aside to talk to me... Katsuki, you're very nice in your own way...I really like that about you."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." He took her praise for a moment, "Let's head back to the rest of those idiots, they're probably searching for us."

'Katsuki likes me back...Not Hagakure; but me...This is where I currently stand. He hasn't made it so obvious, just yet— But I have to stop thinking about others and focus on myself, first...That's my next move.'

[____] waited until Bakugo was out of the elevator to mentally slap herself. "Hagakure, bring it on!! Even I can be selfish when it comes down to it, I'll prove it to you!"

Bakugo overheard this, he turned a hand into a fist after she established who exactly made her sad.

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[an; I accidentally deleted this chapter and so I had to re-write everything in under 1 hour before I got to work and tbh I hate myself so much for it?? Like ?? How am I this stupid lmao sorry for the mistakes I'll fix them eventually eh

idk when I'll be coming back to daily updates since I gotta get back on schedule for work I've been taking too many mini vacations lately and I'll be taking more for the holidays but fingers crossed that everything will be on track sooner than soon :D (does that make sense?)

thank you guys for getting me 2k comments in this story it means a lot to me. it really does. Y'all have to put up with my slow plot I'm sorry lmao but I have too many drafts for this like you guys are going to go mountain climbing/to a farm/ Christmas/Valentine's Day/ birthdays like legit...more than 100 chapters I'm telling you lol

Anyways Mina and Bakugo's friendship is ❤️😌]