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ojiro mashirao

Not too long after that, Ojiro finds himself being roped into another one of Kaminari's shenanigans as he hooks an arm around his neck, tugging him over to Kirishima's seat.

"Yooo, Kirishima!" Kaminari shouts and Kirishima stares at him, hands over his ears.

"You really don't have to shout, I can hear you perfectly fine from over here."

"Right, right," Kaminari completely bulldozes over him, waving his hand in the air. "Kirishima, Ojiro. What are you guys doing next Friday? I have the absolute perfect thing planned for you guys, are you two free after school?"

"Uh, I think I should be but I'll have to check my schedule first," Ojiro says, hesitant to agree to anything without knowing the full details first, especially if it involves Kaminari.

"Great, great, Kirishima?"

"I'm not doing anything in particular, why?" Kirishima answers, continuing to fold his week-old math worksheet into a paper crane.

"Fantastic," Kaminari says, rubbing his hands together. Ojiro winces, noting how particularly villainous the gesture manages to look in combination with Kaminari's glowing eyes. "You two meet me at the cafe with the pink flamingos in front of it, you know just down the main street at the bottom of the hill? Meet me there Friday after classes. And dress nice!"

"Why–"

"I'll buy so please show up!" Kaminari cuts off Ojiro before he can protest further.

"Nice, free food!" Kirishima crows, finishing his crane and pushing past them to make his way to Bakugou's desk. "Yo, Bakugou, check out this crane I made for you." Bakugou sets in on fire with his hands. "Awww, man!"

Sero leans over then, asking, "Hey why didn't you invite me, too? I want free food!"

Kaminari frowns, "Uh, no way dude. I promised the ladies I would bring the attractive guys from class and you do not make the cut."

"Um, what?" Ojiro asks, but it's too late as Kaminari is running around the room being chased by Sero and a rolled up magazine.

When Ojiro shows up a week later, picking at the neckline of the turtleneck sweater Kaminari had shoved at him the night before, he finds Kirishima and Kaminari already there, seated across from three girls he doesn't recognize.

"Ah, hello," he says, waving a hand, and Kaminari waves him into the seat next to him.

"Ojiro, you made it! Meet Suzuki, Hayashi and Ito," Kaminari introduces. "Ito and I went to the same middle school, and Suzuki and Hayashi are her classmates, they go to the arts school in the city!"

"Oh, well, nice to meet you," Ojiro says, glancing over at Kirishima. Kirishima shrugs back at him, looking as confused and bewildered as he does.

They stumble their way through about fifteen minutes of awkward smalltalk before it dawns on Ojiro that this is a triple date. Kaminari has roped Kirishima and himself into the literal awkwardest group blind date of all time, and without their consent either. Right at that point of realization, Ojiro notices a second thing.

Bakugou and Sero, strolling past them just outside the cafe window. Sero makes eye contact with him through the glass, and Ojiro raises a hand and waves at them, expecting to pass on by, but Sero is suddenly manhandling Bakugou into the cafe.

"Where the fuck do you think you're taking me, Soy Sauce face, I swear I'll fucking kill you!"

All six of them turn their heads to gape at Bakugou as he screams and kicks as Sero pulls him along.

Hayashi leans over then, grabbing Kirishima's arm as she whispers, "Hey, isn't that the guy that got kidnapped?"

She's not quite quiet enough, as Bakugou whips his head around to glare at them when he hears the word "kidnapped" and that's when he seems to finally recognize them.

Ojiro flinches out of the way on reflex as Bakugou comes striding over and slaps Hayashi's hand off of Kirishima. "Who the fuck do you think you are, touching Kirishima like that?" he growls.

"Bakugou! Don't be so rude, these are Kaminari's friends, you should say hi!" Kirishima tries to calm the tension, but Hayashi's eyes are already watering with tears while Ito and Suzuki try to calm her down.

"You're coming with me, Shitty Hair, I'm fucking tired of Soy Sauce dragging me around," and with that, Kirishima barely has time to wave goodbye at them before being dragged off.

"Hey, I mean if you're short a guy, why don't I sub in?" Sero says, sliding eagerly into Kirishima's now empty seat.

Hayashi finally lifts her head then, making eye contact with a grinning Sero and the tears finally spill over, accompanied by loud wailing. Suzuki glares at them while Ito smacks Kaminari on the head with a menu and all in all, Ojiro decides that he's never saying yes to Kaminari again.