{DEAR DEPARTURE} My Hero Academia

𝟻. 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚗 𝚀𝚞𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚘

"I know, I know," Mina laughs as she pulls her hands out of Y/N's. "I'll be right back I just need a minute to catch my breath. Hold on!"

As Mina leaves her friends, she gracefully slides between bodies and plops herself on the sofa right next to Aoyama with a bottle of water in her hands. "Hey," she giggles, drunk.

"Oh, bonjour," Aoyama blushes as Mina scoots closer to him. "Are you alright?"

"I haven't seen you around much," Mina slurs. "Where have you been?"

"Right here, I suppose," he chuckles. To Mina, it almost seems as if he's trying to cover something. But he isn't typically a liar.

Suddenly, she sits up and faces the back of the couch, looking out into the crowd. "Wait, I think Y/N is going to come over. There's something I really wanted to talk to her about and maybe it's a good idea to run it by you, too!"

"Is everything alright?" Aoyama asks again, finally getting an answer by a nod of Mina's head.

"Y/N!" she calls out. "Come here!"

A moment later, she walks over. Aoyama is relieved to see that Y/N is mostly sober, unlike Mina.

"Hey, are you okay now?" she asks as she sits beside Mina.

"Yeah, yeah," Mina grins, sitting up straight and looking between her two friends. "I want to ask you guys something! Are you ready?"

Y/N and Aoyama exchange a nervous look.

"God, I wish everyone would just shut up so you can hear me better," she grumbles, frustrated when a new song begins to boom over the speakers.

"What is it?" Y/N asks, looking concerned.

"You can't tell anyone," Mina adds.

"Oui, I swear, we won't tell," Aoyama says reassuringly.

"Well," Mina bites her lip. "I was thinking of asking Kirishima to, you know, go out with me."

"Oh my god, really?!" Y/N gasps, her eyes wide. Mina knows how Y/N feels about it. Mina isn't dumb, and she doesn't want to be a bad friend either. She knows exactly why Bakugou broke up with her.

"I know what you're going to say, Y/N, but Kirishima's been single for three years and I can't stop thinking about him and I don't want to graduate without at least trying. So, please, help me out here. Tell me how he might react. I have to be prepared for the worst."

"You know the worst," Y/N scoffs. "I've already told you."

"I'm going to have to agree with Y/N," Aoyama adds softly. "If he rejects you, then you'll probably never talk to him again considering graduation..."

"But I don't think he'll reject me!" Mina protests. "I'm an amazing person."

"I'm with Aoyama," Y/N agrees. "I'm sorry, Mina, but you know how I-"

"Fine," Mina scoffs as she quickly stands to her feet, immediately needing to use the back of the couch to help her balance. "I'll just be alone forever."

With that, she wobbles away from the others, making sure to disappear quickly before Y/N can catch up to her. She knows exactly why Y/N and Hagakure have tried to stick to her hip all night. It's the same reason why she made sure she would be the most drunk at the party tonight. It is the last night to get her feelings off her chest. And when Kirishima rejects her, maybe she won't feel it as much.

But as Mina wanders away from her two friends, she finds that her heart still feels heavy. She's not ready to give up on her crush.

"Oh, hey, Ashido," a voice suddenly says behind her. She turns around and sees Jirou smiling softly. Finally, a face she doesn't quite mind seeing right now.

"Hey, Jirou, are you having fun?" Mina asks, trying not to let the disappointment in her voice show.

"Yeah, but I've been looking for you. Can we talk for a second?"

"Sure," Mina nods, trying to ignore the pit in her stomach. She hates being rejected. She doesn't know why, but she can't stand it.

"Look, uh, I've been thinking a lot lately, and... well, I'm going to miss you."

"Oh, thanks, I'll miss you, too," Mina tries to smile.

"Yeah, and uh, I think we should stay in touch, too," Jirou gulps. Mina notices that she looks a lot more nervous than usual, but writes it off as her being drunk. "So, can we make plans sometime to hang out, or something?"

"Of course," Mina giggles. "We can definitely hang out, no problem."

"Great," Jirou breathes a sigh of relief. "Then it's settled. We'll stay in touch."

"Yeah, I can't wait," Mina grins, a bit of the weight on her heart lifting.

"Me neither," Jirou smiles as she looks out into the crowd.

"Hey, Jirou, do you think we could step outside for a sec? I think I need some fresh air," Mina gulps, swallowing the puke that threatens to come up.

"Yeah, sure, come on," Jirou nods, taking her hand.

Mina doesn't argue. Instead, she follows her friend through the crowd until they reach the front door and slip out into the night air.

"Are you feeling alright?" Jirou asks as Mina sits on the front step and curls her legs to her chest.

"Not really," Mina sighs. "It's about Kirishima..."

"Oh," Jirou mutters, tapping the toes of her shoes together.

"Yeah," Mina huffs. "He's just... so kind. And I really like him. But I know he doesn't feel the same. What should I do? What would you do if you were in that situation?"

"I think," Jirou begins honestly, not quite sure how to tell Mina this without being too embarrassingly obvious. "I would just be his friend. I'd find him before the night ends and make sure we can still see each other after graduation because I'd be really sad if I never saw you- him- again."

Mina giggles at the slight slip of words, though she's much too intoxicated to notice the actual meaning behind the mistake.

"I'm gonna do it," Mina suddenly announces, rising to her feet.

"Do what?" Jirou asks as she stands up, too.

"Go talk to him. He is one of my best friends, after all," Mina nods, determined. "After you, of course. Thanks, Jirou."

"Okay, well, I'll be here if you need anything," Jirou smiles.

Mina grins and wraps her arms around Jirou's neck. Jirou is shocked, but she hugs her back, her face reddening slightly. "I'm gonna miss you."

"Yeah, me too," Jirou sighs.

"But I know you'll be a great hero. Just make sure you don't let those villains wear you out," Mina winks as she ruffles Jirou's hair slightly.

"You too," Jirou laughs, playfully shoving her away. "Now go, go, get going. Don't keep Kirishima waiting."

"I won't," Mina chuckles as she begins to walk back towards the door. "Thanks, Jirou!"

"You're welcome," Jirou sighs, watching as Mina slips away.