Mutual Attraction

Chap 26

Uraraka's POV:

"I'll explain everything! Seriously get off the floor and come over!" 

Mina pushed off my door jam and out of view, most likely over to her room. My mind was racing with worry and doubt and the incredible urge to run after those boys before too many people misunderstood the situation like Deku did. But Mina is my best friend and when she says that everything is going to be ok, I have to believe her. So I pick myself off the floor slowly, grab my phone just in case and slowly wander over to Mina's room. 

The door, already cracked and seeping an aroma from the absurd amount of candles Mina hoards in there, lit and ready to envelope me. Her curvy frame already perched on her puffy hot pink cheetah print bed with a nail file, going over her perfect manicure, which makes me chuckle a little and brings her golden eyes up to me, "What?" "A little extra maybe?" I tease her as I slid onto her bed, already more at ease, "Hm! It's not extra sweetie, it's called boujee and last time I checked, it's not illegal..." Her matter of fact tone and the way she swung her nail file like an expensive silk hand fan always makes me just shake my head and smile which brings her to mirror back at me, dropping the facade, and embracing me in a snuggle. 

"So you don't need to worry, I took care of everything!" my eyebrows found themselves again in confusion before I sat up, "What does that mean Mina? Deku thinks... and I didn't get a chance to stop Todo and.... what if Kat finds out?!" As worry clouded my vision her bubble pink hands grab hold of my face and bring me back to reality, "Chako, babe, I told you... I took care of it!" She released my face and continued to look over her nails. "I heard your little spat with Bakuhoe; so like any best friend would I morphed into my true form as a detective private eye,  investigating the crime scene as Todoroki sniffled about his blooming infatuation about Greeny. Then the before mentioned broccoli boy appeared and you were caught in the act of fondling the culprit which sent accusations flying. So while you were blubbering on about your inseparable love for Bakubabe, I was sending all the deets to my second in command, non other than Kirishima!" 

By now she was standing on her bead, her hands in victorious fists shot in the air, short of breath and eyes ablaze. I was used to her dramatics by now but it still amazed me the daily new lows she would stoop to for a fresh new piece of gossip, "So... you snooped?" I dryly said, to which Mina replied, "YUP!" prompting her to flop back down on her bed and rummage through her night stand, finally pulling out a jumbo bag of flaming hot Cheetos, "Geez Mina! Snack much?"  "I'll have you know that eavesdropping is very tiring and every good hero needs nutrients!" She popped back as she popped open the bag and grabbed a handful before passing the bag over to me.

My eyes searched the back of my skull as I rolled them at the shear level of sass coming out of this woman. But she had a point, if she contacted Kirishima then he for sure would have told Katsuki by now, "So I get that I don't have to worry about Kat but what about Deku and Todoroki?" I ask as I grab a few cheetos and pass the bag back, "Sweetheart, they're big boys now and can handle themselves." so nonchalant as usual. "Ok I guess so..." my voice and gaze drifted off which Mina took note of, softening her smile and tone while taking one of my hands, "Hey Ocho?" Our eyes meet again, "Ya?" "We've been best friends for awhile now so I can pretty confidently say that I know you pretty well and I know that you tend to overthink situations like this. I know that you really love people and want to help in whatever way you can and try to fix issues that are outside of your control. It's a great quality for an aspiring hero but it can be really hard to maintain by yourself." she sighed at this point and squeezed my hand, "What I'm trying to say is that you aren't supposed to hold all the world's problems on yourself, somethings just can't be fixed or reversed and that's ok. I just want you to know that you're not alone in this and that you can talk to me whenever."