The Empathetic Eraserhead

Chapter 5

After the two women bonded over shopping, Nemuri persuaded Yuki to come out again, without their two male friends.

"It'll just be the two of us Yuki," she begged her. "Please Yuki, it'll be fun."

"Sure, it should be fun," she nodded, as she did, as a curiosity, she turned her quirk on, and she started feeling the excitement from the older women, along with interest, confidence and a bit of gratitude.

"What are you doing," she asked Yuki when she felt an intrusive feeling.

"Oh, that was my quirk, sorry Nemuri," she said giggling. "My quirk is Empathy, mostly Emotional Empathy."

"That's quite an unusual quirk," Nemuri said, understanding the unusual feeling. "But I like it," she said giggling.

"It's an acquired feeling, after a while you hardly notice, or so I've been told," Yuki said smiling a bit. As the two went on to their dorms, which are right next to each other surprisingly, they met back up in the main living room, they locked arms and headed out to the quait bar.

"So, what are you going to get Yuki?"

"I'm not sure, maybe a tequila sunrise," Yuki stirred up the limited knowledge of drinks from movies and tv shows she knows.

"Are you sure," the older woman asked her, " They're pretty good, but it's a safe drink."

"Yeah, I don't drink much so I'm not sure," Yuki explained. "Plus there's one of my favorites I've tried," she admitted softly.

"And you're how old Yuki," Nemuri asked her, giggling a bit.

"Twenty seven," she replied softly, embarrassed.

"Don't party?"

"Nope," she replied, popping her 'P' loudly. After the two got comfy in a smaller table, the two had a few rounds, two more tequila sunrises for Yuki and a Moscow Mule for Nemuri. They started talking, mostly Nemuri asking Yuki about qualities she likes in a man, and she slowly realized she was talking about a cat. Drunken Yuki was talking so in detail about her childhood fluff ball of a cat.

"Yuki, are you talking about a cat," Nemuri asked her drunk friend laughing a bit.

"Yes, I had a few kitties growing up," Yuki stammered on.

"You remind me of Shouta," she said giggling, thinking about the Erasure hero.

"He likes cats too," she asked way too enthusiastic, blushing.

"He adores cats, as you do," she said fondly, "Other than his 'children' or as he calls his class, his problem children, he's quite fond of them," she explained as she smiled as she remembered when she found out for his love of cats. "You actually remind me of him, but less grumpy and friendlier," she said giggling.

"You think so Nemuri," Yuki slurred. As her mind wandered to the quiet man, she began to think of how handsome she thought he was. Even if she hasn't known him long enough, she felt like she knew, even how small it was, that she knew him for her entire life. It might have been the alcohol she had, but she liked the man. He was on her mind a lot recently. Scruffy or not he was attractive.

"Oh goodness," Nemuri exclaimed, "You like him!"

"Nemuri, shush, you're too loud," she said as she felt a warm heat beginning to rise, making her face a bright red.

"No I'm not, you like Shouta, admit it, you're blushing," she giggled at the younger drunk woman.

"Maybe, but I hardly know the man," she said into her cup, still blushing.

"I could do some recon and see if he likes you back," the elder woman asked her.

"I couldn't," she was thinking about the small possibility of rejection and she couldn't take it. As the night went on, Yuki got drunker and drunker, almost to the point Nemuri had to help the shorter one home to their dorms. Since Yuki was so drunk, Nemuri just figured it'll be easier to keep her in her dorm, easier to make sure she stays safe.

"Good night Yuki," Nemuri said as she tucked Yuki into her guest bed. "I hope Shouta likes you back, he needs a good woman to take care of him," she said, admiring Yuki and hoping for the best for both of them. "You seem so alike already, he needs a giver like you Yuki. He has some rough parts, like his PTSD from the USJ incident and losing one of his best friends, he needs some good in his life. He needs you Yuki," she said as she sat next to Yuki, admitting her hope for the two. "I think he likes you, Yuki," she said as she smiled at her new best female friend.