Not a Phase ⛅️ [Tenya Iida Fanfic]

C.25 "Why are you behind me?"

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"Hey ____!"

"Mei, what's up?"

Dagobah Municipal Beach Park.

Once a trash spot, now a popular place to visit, from any to no occasion. Luckily, today no one except you and your friend Mei were there, yet.

"Whatcha doin' down there all alone?"
Mei asked, skipping down the stairs to join you.

"I don't know, trying to do anything but think. What are you doing here?"

"I'm here because this place use to be filled with quality junk, mainly metal scraps. I use them as a solid base structure for building my 'babies'. I use to come here all the time for scraps, but now since it's all gone I go somewhere else. I came today to see if any scraps washed up from the shore."

"Wow, I didn't know you go to the beach.
Let alone leave the workshop."
You snorted.

"I do! Anyways, what's new with you?
I heard you're dati—"

"Don't,"
You squinted your eyes and grimaced while covering Mei's mouth with your one of your hands.
"...finish that sentence."

"Why not?"
Mei muffled, unfazed by your actions.

"Cause',"
You inhaled and took your hand off Mei's mouth.

"I really don't wanna think about
anything related to romance or...him."

"I see...Him."
Mei nodded her head in understanding, placing her index finger and thumb on her chin thoughtfully.
"Okay, we won't talk about that."

"Thank you. Anyways it's been a while since we've hung out, what's up?"

"Ooh ooh ooh! Many great things!"
Mei squealed in delight.

"Alrighty then, tell me."
You grinned, genuinely happy.

It's been a while since you've smiled.

The entirety of yesterday was depressing.

You were miserable.

You cried nonstop,
you even cried in your sleep. Your heart ached so badly, you wanted to die already.

Everything was freezing cold as well.
Although you went to bed late you woke up early.

That day you wore a white, wavy dress and
a petite, straw beach hat. You were barefoot on the beach (but you had some light pink slippers kept in your bag).

Mei wore a big, white shirt with the words:
'U.A Support Department!' quoted on the front. She had knee length, light brown pants on; dark green sandals and yellow sunglasses on her head.

You and Mei walked along the seashore, talking about her countless inventions. Or what she referred as her 'precious babies'.

And you were enjoying the conversation.

The sun was shining, it was eight in the morning and you had nothing better to do than whatever you wanted.