8I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder
It was well into the New Year, with Valentine's Day just around the corner and Kyouka Jirou was dreading the upcoming holiday.
Why one might ask? She had finally decided to admit her feelings for the green-haired cinnamon roll that had stolen her heart way back in October and had become a very important fixture in her life since then.
There was only one problem with this. Others had found out her plans.
"Eee, I can't believe you're finally going to admit everything to Midori, Kyouka-chan!"
Kyouka could only groan as the fluffy alien that was her classmate exudes happiness and excitement. The shy rocker and Mina, as well as Momo, Itsuka, and Setsuna were all in her room discussing Kyouka's plans for Izuku. Personally, Kyouka wished no one else knew about this. This was between her and Izuku, after all.
"Do you really have to be so loud, Mina?" asked Kyouka as she pet her cat Kiki, who was lying on her owner's lap.
"But Kyouka-chan! You're finally going to confess to your knight in shining green armor! This is a cause for celebration!"
The purple-haired girl blushed a bit at the mention of Izuku being her knight. It wasn't that far from the truth, considering what the two of them have been through.
"I still can't believe it's taken you this long to tell him, considering you two have been sleeping together," said Setsuna, giving off a lizard-like grin.
Kyouka bristled at that before glaring at Mina, making the pink girl raise her arms up in defense.
"I didn't say anything, I swear!"
"Then who told them?!" demanded Kyouka. From the corner of her eye she could see Momo fidget nervously. "Seriously, Yaomomo?!"
"I couldn't help it! I was worried about you and went to Kendo-san for advice!" admitted Momo, looking apologetic.
"If it's any consolation, only a very few of us in 1-B know what you've been going through, Jirou," added Itsuka, feeling guilty over what her class had put Kyouka through. Glancing towards her classmate, she could see the lizard girl feeling just as guilty, if not more so, since she was one of the reasons Kyouka was traumatized in the first place. "How have you been doing by the way, Jirou?"
She gave a brief pause before answering. "I've been doing a lot better actually. The therapy is surprisingly working and I still have Izu-kun to talk to outside of sessions."
"And that's all the more reason to call up Midori and tell him that you love him!" exclaimed Mina as she snatched up Kyouka's phone.
"H-Hey! Give that back!" demanded Kyouka, reaching out for her phone.
It was for naught though. Mina used one of her arms to hold Kyouka back while she scrolled through the contacts. She grinned when she found Izuku's number, which had a heart by the name, and quickly pressed the "call" button. Once connected, she handed it over to Kyouka.
"Hello?"
The shy rocker froze in place, while her face heated up to a brilliant red at the sound of her cinnamon roll's voice. "H-Hey, Izu-kun!"
"Hi, Kyouka! How are you doing today?"
"I'm d-doing fine, Izu-kun. L-Look, the reason I called you (at which she glared at Mina, only to get a beaming smile in return) was because I n-needed to tell you something."
"What is it, Kyouka?"
"I…I…I was wondering if you wanted to hang out at a music club with me tomorrow night!" said Kyouka in a rush. She just couldn't do it. Not yet anyway.
Around her she could see Mina giving off a pout, Momo staring at her with wide eyes, Itsuka facepalming, and Setsuna giving off a teasing grin.
"A music club? Sounds great, Kyouka! What time should we meet there?"
"S-Seven-o-clock should be fine."
"Seven it is then. See you then!"
"Yeah, see you tomorrow, Izu-kun. Goodbye."
The two teens then hung up. Kyouka turned to the others to see wide grins on Mina and Setsuna's faces.
"You know what this means, don't you Kyouka-chan?" asked the pink girl, her grin getting slightly wider. Kyouka could feel dread fill her body. "It's time to go clothes shopping!"
She knew it. "Why the hell do we need to go shopping? I have clothes here!"
"You sure they're not in Midoriya's dresser?" asked Setsuna, her sharp teeth showing. Her grin got wider n amusement when Kyouka glared at Momo, who flinched back in response.
"No! All of my clothes are here, thank you very much! I can wear one of those sets tomorrow night!"
"Kyouka-chan! You're going on a date with Midori! Don't you want to look your best?" questioned Mina.
"You make it sound like the clothes I have aren't good enough."
"Not for a first date!" exclaimed Mina, making Kyouka pout slightly. "Come on! To the mall!"
Mina and Setsuna each grabbed one of Kyouka's arms and started dragging her out of the room, making the shy rocker kick and protest. A worried Momo and an exasperated Itsuka soon followed them out the door, with all five girls making their way out of the dorms and to the station.
It was going to be a long day.
CHAPTER END
