Kaminari was woken up by the stop of the truck. He stretched and felt something warm in his lap. He looked down, and his face turned red. Jiro's head was still there from last night. Jiro began waking up, too. She felt something warm beneath her head, and her eyes opened. She looked up at a blushing Kaminari. This time, she didn't stop herself. She sat upright and stabbed one of her earphone jacks into his ear. After writhing for a couple of seconds, she retracted it.
"How many?!" She asked.
"How many what?" Kaminari asked, hurt.
"Hey," Steve said, "we're at a safe place."
Steve and Natasha, who had woken up a while prior to Kaminari, got out of the truck. Kaminari and Jiro saw they were parked outside of a house.
"After a shower," Jiro growled, "give me your phone."
They both grabbed their duffle bags from the back of the truck and followed Steve and Natasha to a house. After a very brief explanation to the occupant, all four were allowed in. The occupant introduced himself as Sam Wilson. The adults were given permission to refresh themselves in the downstairs bathroom, and the kids were given permission to use the upstairs bathroom. Kaminari took a shower first. All throughout, he was confused about her anger. He exited the shower a couple of minutes after he started, being done. He walked out with a towel around his waist. Jiro blushed at his body.
"Are you..." he started
"Shut it, moron!" She grabbed some clothes and went into the bathroom.
Kaminari got changed into new clothes. He sat down on the bed. He had no idea what got Jiro into her anger. Curiosity hit him, and he looked through her clothes, taking special care to not touch anything private. He found a shirt that was smaller and more fitting than pretty much anything else she had packed. He set it aside and checked his phone for messages.
Hey, Kaminari, have you seen any hotties lately?
-Grape Boi. Sent 8:21 PM
What's up with Mister Rogers being the most wanted person right now?
-The Boulder. Sent 3:30 PM
You're missing out on the Matrix. It's weird.
-Alien. Sent 2:57 PM
WHY THE HELL IS IT TAKING SO LONG FOR YOU TO TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING?!?
-Bakugo. Sent 12:00 PM
Jiro finally came out of the bathroom. Kaminari blushed at what she was wearing. She only had on a pair of shorts and a sports bra.
"Uhm," he stuttered, "Y-you know you d-don't have a sh-shirt on, r-right?"
"Your phone," she said, her face slightly pink, "now!"
He gave it to her, and she went through his pictures. Her anger abated when she didn't see what she was looking for, but she also felt a little sad. She tossed him back his phone.
"What was that for?" He asked, still blushing.
"I just wanted to make sure that..." she began, "never mind. It was stupid to hope you'd ever take a picture of me."
"What?"
"Well, someone like me, who doesn't let people get that close. Who doesn't have many friends. Who's... chest is flat as a pancake. Who's ugly."
"Wait... you think you're ugly?"
"Look at me. Think of what Minetta said. I'm... I'm a kraken that nobody would want. And though he's a pervert, he has an eye for beauty," she put on another very baggy shirt, "and he's never said anything nice about me."
"Jiro," Kaminari rose from the bed and put his hands on her shoulders, "why do you think you're ugly? Just because Minetta hasn't said anything nice about your appearance doesn't mean you're ugly."
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My Avenging Heroes
FanfictionThey were facing All for One when they were flung from their reality. Now they were no longer in a world where 80% of the population has a super power. Now they're in a world where powers are made through work, science, or accident. A world of gods...
