The Colour Red

5

"So, Kiri... that artsy person at the cafe was cute." Mina said as she aimlessly stirred her milkshake - 'pinky' flavour as she liked to call it - strawberry to everyone else.

"Huh?!" Kirishima snapped up to look at his friend, wildly flustered.

"Yeah man! They're kinda hot. No to mention, totally has the hots for you. I mean, did you see the hearts on the i's?" Kaminari smirked, lightly hitting his friend in the shoulder.

"You're crazy!" Kirishima pushed back. Of course he saw the hearts, he thought it was adorable.

"You say that and yet you're smiling like a goof." An explosive friend stated smugly, easily pointing out Eijiro's behaviour.

"Bakugou, you don't think that- you know, maybe..." Sero was smiling, his straight teeth shining matching the glint in their eyes.

"Oh totally. Shitty-Hair is an open book."

"Okay Bakugou and Sero, what are you two talking about?" raising an eyebrow, and smiling as if catching on, Mina questions the boys.

Bakugou and Sero exchanged a knowing look, then back at Mina.

"We think..." Sero began, not taking his eyes off a slightly confused and - utterly - flustered Kirishima.

"..that Eijiro here has a certain attraction to the little artist." Katsuki finished.

"WHAT!? NO!"

"Stop denying it!"
"They were cute!"
"Don't lie!"
"Admit it!"

"All I did was save them and walk them home!" Kirishima waved his hands dismissively.

"All i did was save and walk them home!" Denki mocked.

"Dumbass!" Bakugou shoved his red haired best friend.

"What?!"

"Mm... guys, as much as i love embarrassing Kiri. I have to remind you about that thing tomorrow." Mina piped up, now having finished her milkshake.

"What thing..?"

"Denki you dunce... the art thing."

"Oh from an art person to the subject of art at that university..." The electric hero mumbled, and almost by some miraculous ability came to an interesting thought. "What if they go to it?"

"What?"

"What if they, the art person, go to the university -  school - whatever. What if they attend?" Denki looked up, a smile daring to make its way to his face. Bakugou already had a shit-eating grin.

"Dunce-face, that is the smartest question to ever leave your mouth."

"Thank you! Wait-"

"No there is no way that [y/n] goes there." Kiri protested - obviously as deep in denial as he is tall.

"Hol' up- [y/n]?"

"Shit- Mina no-"

"WAIT THE PERSON THAT DREW KIRI IS THE SAME ONE WHO DRESSED UP AS HIM!?" Sero snapped his head.

"OH SO THE ARTSY PERSON HAS A NAME NOW?!" Kaminari could be heard alongside Sero, absolutely bewildered at their discovery.

"Maybe? I don't know..." Kirishima looked away sheepishly, knowing that the four of his friends were giving him that look. Ya know? The look where the answer is right in front of you and you would still miss it even if you were looking at it? Yeah, that look.

"Are you guys talking about that university where some of us are supposed to talk about ourselves to give the students quote-unquote inspiration?" The five friends jump, startled by the new voice.

"Jiro! Don't scare us like that!" Mina lounged over her girl-friend as she whined.

"Not my fault you didn't see me." Jiro shrugged, "but yeah, apparently heroes are their muses for their latest artworks they are creating."

"Muses?" Sero perked up and immediately made eye contact with Kaminari. "Tell us, language whiz, what does muse mean?"

"In this context, heroes are the people who are a source of inspiration for a creative artist." Denki may fry his brain when he over uses his quirk, but they are far from stupid.

"Mhmm, so would that mean that our lovely and manly Kirishima here, be a certain art students muse?"

"Why, indeed, I think thou is thy muse." Kaminari mocked a fancy tone of voice, until he quietly admitted he had no idea if he spoke that correctly and that he might not want to make a total fool of himself - not yet anyway.

"Knock it off already!" Kirishima groaned into his hands, dragging them down his face.

"Himbo." Mina stated.

"I'm sorry? Did I skip a few chapters here? What's happening?" Jiro looked between everyone seeing drastically different expressions.

"So, basically, Kirishima saw this person at the cafe and they were drawing him and then he saved her like 30 minutes later then after the battle he walked them home and then today we get word that we have to go to the university we have a suspicion they go to to be peoples muse." Mina ranted on a simplistic version of the story.

"uh-huh... and what about you Red? What's your side?"

"The guys saw someone drawing me so they grabbed the book and showed me. Then a little after that, there was an attack and yeah okay they were close to battle and it was getting late so I walked them home. I didn't 'save them' from anything. And we don't have any proof that they go to this university." Kirishima replied without hesitation.

"Damn. You rehearse that?" Bakugou snickered, nudging Kirishima's shoulder.

"Whatever man."