Just A Friend (TSUCHAKO)

A Beautiful Afternoon

It was a lively Saturday afternoon, most the 1-A students were either outside or roaming around town. There weren't many people inside, but few students sat around the television, watching cartoons. Uraraka stretched as she sat on the couch, grabbing a pillow and hugging it close to her chest so she could rest her head on it. She was careful to not put all five of her fingers on the pillow, since she didn't want it to float away. A familiar figure walked up to her, and she looked up to see Tsu. "Ochako, would you like to eat lunch with me?" Tsuyu held up her bento box as she smiled at Uraraka. Her box was green and covered in cute frog and flower stickers.

She smiled at her friend, getting a burst of energy and nearly leaping off the couch to stand next to her. "Sure, I'd love to!"

"I made you one too." Asui raised her other had, revealing a second bento box. This box was pink with a few heart stickers.

"Aww, you're so sweet, Tsu. Thank you!"

"You're welcome, ribbit." The green haired girl smiled and motioned for Ochako to follow her, and led her to a bench outside. "It's nice out, so I figured it would be okay if we ate outside. Would you prefer we eat inside?"

"Oh, it doesn't matter, I'm just glad to have lunch with you."

"Alright." Tsu sat down, handing over the pink container while she took the green one.

Opening it, Uraraka noticed there was teriyaki chicken and a few rice balls. "Wow, this looks great! I didn't know you could cook."

"I learned from my father."

"You never fail to surprise me, Tsu." She grinned, using a pair of chopsticks to eat the food. "This is really good!"

"Thank you." Asui took a bite of the food, happy that her friend was enjoying her cooking. "Would you like to do anything today? The weather is perfect and it would be nice to get out of the dorms."

"We can go shopping at the mall!"

"Sure, that would be fun. I need to get a new shirt anyways, I accidentally shrunk one in the washing machine."

"Oh no, which one?"

"My grey tank top."

"We'll get you a new one, then!"

"Alright, ribbit."

The two finished their food and went back inside to wash out the bento boxes and get their wallets and phones. Ochako finished before Tsuyu, and waited patiently for the green-haired girl to come to the entrance. "Okay, are you ready?"

"Yeah."

"Let's go!" Uraraka went outside, fighting the urge to grab Asui's hand like she did at the campground when villains attacked. She wasn't scared, so she didn't need to hold her hand, despite the fact that she desperately wanted to. They talked excitedly while walking, wondering what they would find in the stores. Soon the duo reached the mall and went inside. Tsuyu walked into a store that sold cheap clothes, while Ochako followed close behind. Tsu looked around, rummaging through the clothing racks, and found a dress.

"Hey, Ochako, look what I found!" She held up the sun-dress, it was black with white and yellow flowers on it.

"That's really cute, you should get it."

"I'll try it on first." She walked off, heading to the dressing rooms in the back. Uraraka looked around and browsed through the other clothing options, and found a nice yellow top. She checked the size, making sure it would fit her, and then checked the price tag. When she saw it was only 600 yen, she decided she would get it. When she looked back up, she saw Asui walking towards her, looking absolutely adorable in the sun-dress. Her heart skipped a beat as she saw noticed how pretty Tsuyu really was.