Graduation day. We're all wearing traditional kimonos in the colors of UA. The hero course classes got a special band around our waists as well, in white, to show our heroics. They're gonna hand out diplomas and hero licenses in alphabetical order, meaning that Shota will be first and I'll be last. Nemuri and Tensei will be somewhere in the middle. But first, the principal needs to have his speech. It's the same thing every year, sending us out in the real world, real pro heroes, work and blablabla. The first and second year students attend the graduation ceremony as well, but only to look. We're all sitting in chairs out in the sun. It is way too warm for this. After at least ten minutes, the first student is called up on stage. Shota should be maybe two or three students after him. I was right, only two students after the first one, his name is called out. I clap a little harder when he walks up, recieves his diploma and hero license. He is now an official underground hero. I'm so proud of him. The ceremony continues. After about half an hour, Tensei and Nemuri also recieve their diplomas and licenses, almost right after each other. It takes another 45 minutes to get to Y. My name is called. I walk up to the stage with a wide smile on my face. Recieve my diploma and my hero license. I shake hands with the principal and my teachers, and then I walk back to my seat. It's only a few students left, then we all sing the national anthem, and then we're... free, I guess.
We all basically ran out of the school and to the train station. The train ride to Tenseis house was a bit longer than to my apartment. I told mom that I'd be sleeping at his house, so she doesn't have to worry. Only Tenya should be home, at least for most of the day. The Iida parents are at work. Tenya is taking an afternoon nap in his room, upstairs. I guess we'll have to be quiet until he wakes up. We storm into the house. Nemuri goes straihht to the kitchen and starts rooting in the cabinets for alcohol. Me, Shota and Tensei start removing our kimonos. Nemuri comes back a few minutes later, almost half naked, with two bottles of champagne. It looks very expensive. She pops the cork and sprays the fizz on us.
"Hey, watch out! Both the champagne and our clothes were expenvise as hell!"
"Do I look like I care? We just graduated!"
She laughs and chugs the bottle. Oh god she will die, I'm sure of it.
"Give me that!"
Shota grabs the bottle, reads the label and then starts chugging it as well. Damn.
"You are all gonna die."
It doesn't take long until we're all drunk. Shota found a pair of pink sweatpants in what I think is Tenseis moms closet. Nemuri looks like she's about to pass out at any moment. Tensei is trying to give Tenya a juice packet. Tenya doesn't quite understand what's going on. I'm sitting down to avoid tripping if I stand. I feel like if I'm not wearing my glasses, but every time I check, they're on my nose. I stand up and walk over to Shota without falling over. He's found a rarther large flower. It seems like he's trying to flirt with it.
"Shota?"
"Hey do you think... do you think we look good together?"
He turns to me and attempts to put an arm around the plant.
"Shota... you have a boyfriend."
"What do you mean I have a boyfriend? This is my girlfriend!"
He points to the plant.
"Shota you're gay."
"I'm... gay? Really? Fuck I didn't know..."
"Shota we have been dating for two years."
"Woah, you're my boyfriend? Damn I have a good taste in boys..."
My cheeks go warm. He's... so stupid.
"You're gonna fall over..."
I grab his arm, partially for stopping him from falling, partially to not fall myself. I look outside the window.
"TenSEI HAS A POOL!"
I drop Shota, who falls to the ground, and start running towards the window. For some reason, going through the window seems like a better idea than through the door. I'm just about to jump in the pool with clothes and everything, but some though from my consiousness stops me. My glasses and hearing aids can not get wet. I carefully remove them and put them on a chair by the pool. Right, my clothes as well. After a minute, I'm only in my underwear. The others start joining me as well. I take a few steps back and jump into the pool, splashing the water everywhere. I swim up to the surface. It looks like the others are joining me, stripping down to their underwear. Tenya is following them. He moves my glasses and sits in the chair, his feet dangling. Tenseis large body hits the surface, making the water go everywhere. Shota climbs down in the water. Nemuri dives. Now that half of us are blind, and twenty-five percent are deaf, nothing can go wrong, right?i brush the hair out of my face and look around. My vision is extra blurry, both without my glasses and drunk. It feels like I'm spinning around. Someone puts their hands on my shoulders.
"Re--- a-- -lo--, re---ber?"
I close my eyes and float on my back. I am completely deaf when my ears go under the water. Shota plays with my hair as it flows around in the water. He grabs my cheeks and kisses my mouth. I kiss him back. He says something against my lips, but I can't hear him. Maybe it wasn't meant for me to hear. I open my eyes and stand up in the water. He's still holding my cheeks. He talks loudly and slowly.
"I pro-ise t- alwa-s m-ke you h-ppy."
I don't know if it's him or the alcohol talking, but I'll take it. I smile at him, and he smiles back.
"God y-ur'e b--autiful... Y-- sh--ld -mil- m-re o--en."
"Wh-t d- --u -ean 'sm--e m--e oft--'? I s-mi-e -ll the t--e!"
I put my arms around his waist. He really has gotten a lot more muscles. He's probably stronger than me, even if I'm taller.
"H-ppy grad---on, Sh--a."
"Ha--y g---uati-on, 'Za--i."
THE END.
