To Overthrow The Stars

Chapter Thirty-Nine

Warning: cursing, kinda cheesy

1443 words.

Just fluffy chapter for Hinako and the girls, I'd say there isn't much to this one, it's just a filler before I start writing about season 7 of the anime. Ima let you know now, don't start reading the next couple of chapters I post until you've gotten at least the first bit of season 7 watched or that part of the manga read cuz we're going into heavy spoiler territory. 👌👌👌👌👌👌

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I groan, stretching my limbs in the chair I'm in, Asui's room providing us a safe space as us girls rant about our days. Midoriya just got back and is now getting special treatment from the guys in the form of a much-needed bath. Ashido puffs up her cheeks, "I totally wanna have a hot bath." She complains, crossing her pink arms over her chest, the t-shirt she's wearing wrinkling with the movement.

Asui agrees, "A hot bath would be nice, ribbit." 

"I can make some cocoa as well." I offer, raising my arm slightly, my oversized sweater sleeve falling down my wrist, "Or tea, whichever you all want." I lower my hand and sink into my sweater, letting the warm fabric envelop me like a hug, having thrown it in the dryer right before wearing it.

"We could have a cocoa pool party in the shared baths!" Hagakure exclaims, shirt swaying as she waves her arms around above her head, "We should ask Aizawa-sensei!"

"We could have music too, it'll be rocking." Jiro adds, twirling her earphone jacks between her fingers on both hands, probably out of excitement and nervousness, "I bet Kaminari would let me borrow his speakers."

"Cocoa with a hot bath sounds nice." Yaoyorozu smiles, "I'll ask Aizawa-sensei promptly!" She stands from her spot on the bed excitedly, "I'm sure if we put in a request he'll accept, Aizawa-sensei is quite strict, but he let us use the pool in the summer."

"Sounds fun!" Uraraka smiles, and we all craft a plan to ask Aizawa to let us drink cocoa in the girls' bath. Dressing up in something more formal than our pajamas, we head over to Aizawa's room in the teacher dorms.

Asui is the one that knocks, softly rapping her fist on the door in a quick motion. Aizawa, tired as always, answers the door with a tired expression implanted on his face, "What are you girls doing here?" He asks skeptically, rubbing his eyes as if he just woke up from a nap. Hagakure holds up a request form she found in her room, probably an extra from the summer pool activities. Aizawa takes the paper and glances over it before folding it and putting it in his pocket, "Sure, just be careful." He says tiredly, shutting the door in our eager faces.

Ashido jumps for joy once we get through the door that leads outside, "Yeah! Cocoa and bath is onnnnn!" She yells excitedly, and we all join her in festivities as we walk back to our dorm tower. The boys are in the common area when we enter, so we stay for a moment until Midoriya finally falls asleep, then we go about our night.

Setting up trays of hot cocoa next to the steaming hot bath, far enough away so we don't splash water into them, and speakers courtesy of Kaminari, we're finally ready to soak. Jiro turns on some soft, slow instrumental music and we all let out a sigh of relief as our sore muscles are submerged in the hot water. We sip our hot cocoa, fresh made from unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar, and milk courtesy of Sato. I was able to use the common room stove too, simmering the cocoa low and slow was the perfect thing for it.

"I'm loving these mini marshmallows." Uraraka smiles, chocolate mustache on her face just above her upper lip.

"Same." We all say in unison, sinking into the bath further as we sip our warm cocoa, "Mini marshmallows are the cutest!" Hagakure adds, chocolate coating what I assume is her lips as she sticks a small marshmallow out of her mouth playfully.

We all chuckle quietly, trying to keep the calming atmosphere in check after a long day of tracking down and capturing Midoriya. Capture seems like a harsh word, I'd say, as I'm sure I can speak for the class in saying, we brought him home. I mean, home is where the heart is, right? I smile softly at my own sentimental reflection, sipping some more cocoa as the girls go off about something to do with whether full size marshmallows are better than minis.

The arguments so far are that mini marshmallows are better since you can eat more of them, and on the other side it's that jumbo marshmallows are better because they're big and squishy and go better on s'mores. I have to agree with the s'mores aspect, but I don't get much time to interject my opinion when I see in my left eye that Iida is picking up his phone and dialing Yaoyorozu's number, "Sorry to cut this short but Yaomomo-san is going to be getting a call from Class Rep in a second and his phone time said past seven so we should probably head back soon."

Yaoyorozu looks at me with an odd expression, but then covers it with a smile as she gets out of the tub, placing her empty mug on the nearest tray, "I guess I should be off then." 

"OH MY ALL MIGHT I AM SO SORRY THAT MUST HAVE SOUNDED LIKE I AM A STALKER!" I stand up in the water and bow furiously in apology, before straightening up and looking at Yaoyorozu as she gets her towel, "I just get random things that pop up into my left eye with the upgrade to my quirk that I got during Jaku. I try to block them out but sometimes I just can't and I get flooded with random visuals of real-time interactions." I bow again, "Sorry!"

"That's alright, ribbit." Asui smiles, "Weird, and quite fascinating, but fine. I'm sure you'll be able to control the visions eventually."

"I hope so." I sigh, sinking back down into the water as Yaoyorozu takes her leave, "I feel like I'm spying on everyone and I hate to intrude without permission." I bite my lip sheepishly, "Especially when it's something like an intimate moment or someone writing in their diary. Although I never look at the words, I just look at the person writing so I don't invade their private thoughts."

"So you actively try to not see these things?" Jiro confirms.

"Yeah, unless it's something super important like when I saw Midoriya and that whole squad battling Shigaraki in Jaku. It was trippy when I started seeing Uraraka versus Toga and such, but it was good to know the situation of those around me." I sigh, getting out of the bath and letting my naked skin drip dry for a minute as I pick up some of the other empty cocoa mugs from the girls, surprisingly not self conscious even though I still have a few belly rolls.

I'm practically sitting amongst goddesses so I don't know why I didn't look down on myself earlier, but it's a nice change to see myself as equal to these beautiful girls. I smile and take the trays of empty cocoa mugs up toward the front of the room, then set off with my towel, change back into my clothes, grab the trays, and bid my goodnight to the girls.

I take the elevator to the bottom floor, rinsing everything off in the kitchen and saying a quiet hello to the few night owls who're staying up in the commons near Midoriya's sleeping form. I then trek back through the hallway, take the elevator up and I'm finally in my room.

When I get there I find my cat curled up on the bed, my phone vibrating rapidly on my dresser, and my bathroom door ajar, just how I left it. I get a sinking feeling though as I pick up my phone. Three missed calls from my mom, no surprises there. A few texts from my dad and mom saying to call her back. But one missed call catches my attention, "One missed call from Crispy Todoroki?" I mutter out loud, clicking the button to call him back.

He answers on the first ring, "Kawaguchi, I need to talk to you." He claims in too serious of a tone than normal.

"Okay, what's up?" I ask, suddenly concerned, "Is something wrong T?" Please Touya, answer me truthfully, I've been worried about you.

He sucks in a breath, "You know about the final battle coming up, don't you?"

"Yeah." I shake my head, "T, tell me what's wrong, you're scaring me man."

"There's something I want to come clean about." His voice goes lower, his burnt throat making his voice scratchy, but this time he sounds pained. He sounds like he did when he faced his father Endeavor in Jaku.

"Okay. I'll listen. Just... help me understand." I sit down on my bed, resting against the headboard, and pet my cat anxiously as I await his words.

He sighs, "Soon you'll understand everything."