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It had become a tradition for the heroes formerly of UA’s infamous “hell year” that being class A and later, class B, to meet up at least once a year to catch up, to have a good time, and regale everyone with the craziest or weirdest incident they had to deal with as Pro-Heroes.
Not all 40 of them would show up, overtime some students dropped out of the hero course, or put their hero careers on hold to pursue a different one entirely. And some were even attending in university while they’re a pro-hero.
This year's meetup was special, it was a costume party where people were randomly assigned a hero they needed to cosplay in order to attend
To be honest, Kyouka was grateful she got to do Battle Fist, she wasn't entirely close to her or the rest of 1-B for that matter, having been in different classes and all, but there was something about her she'd noticed overtime.
Upon graduating Itsuka managed to establish an all girls hero team of herself, Setsuna, Mina, Yui, Reiko and Tooru and managed to quickly prove themselves under Ryukyu’s guidance, eventually becoming successful full time pros within a year.
Throughout their journey, Battle Fist had managed to prove herself as a capable leader often representing the group in interviews, she's got the right amount of charisma, authority and likeability to become one of the most popular female pro heroes of their time, competing with Creati and Uraravity in terms of popularity.
“Kyo! You are rocking that qipao!” Greeted Mina who was wearing Uraravity’s astronaut-inspired outfit.
“It's a cheongsam." Setsuna corrected "I know that because she threatened to chop me if I kept calling it that"
"Thanks, you two look great as Uravity and Dekriu"
"Aww thanks! I had Ochako help me out with this"
"Mido also gave me pointers” said Setsuna, currently dressed as Dekiru. Her naturally long hair and the Dekiru scarf reminded Kyouka of their, now-retired, homeroom teacher Eraserhead "I gotta say you're not half-bad dressed up as my boss"
At some point during their third year, Itsuka made a pitch with some of the hero students to form a hero team, some, like Setsuna and Mina, were interested and signed up. Now they were somewhere in the top 20, only beaten out by the golden trio of Dekiru, Creati and Uraravity who revealed themselves as being in an open relationship with each other.
“Thanks you two, I've always had a dress like this laying around, just needed to get one in teal”
“Oh Itsuka is definitely gonna love it”
“Who did she get?”
The pair merely looked at each other and smirked.
“You'll see”
“Boss was rather pleased at who she got for this event”
“Wow. Real helpful you two”
“Hey at least we didn’t try to rig yours”
“Wait. What?”
“Oh nothing, we just wanted to maximise the fun we had, but we didn't mess with who you and Itsuka got for outfits"
"You can guess who's choices we've messed with the most."
Kyouka was inside seeing various other peers in all sorts of outfits, some fit better than most but a lot were rather good looking.
For example, Kirishima as Creati but the real surprise was that he somehow undid his typical red hair, managing to pull off a rather convincing “male version” of the rich girl. He was talking to Shiozaki who was clad in Red Riot’s outfit, showing off impressive, never before seen musculature that was otherwise hidden by her typical white toga.
“Wow you look manly as heck in my outfit” He said, mindful of Shiozaki's views
“Likewise, you make for a very handsome Yaoyorozu” she complimented back
Their eyes never met, instead focused on each other's exposed and well defined abs and not on each other’s blushing faces.
Speaking of, it was Iida who had gotten Vine’s outfit and to be frank he looked more like an Ancient Roman from history rather than Vine. He was seen with Kaminari who had somehow gotten Camie Utsushimi (so non-UA heroes were on the list?) and thus was decked out in her iconic catsuit, complete with (fake) feminine curves and a rather excellent make-up job that hid the fact that it was merely Denki in drag.
“I have… mixed feelings about your… outfit , Kaminari” Tenya Iida not so subtly pointed out.
“Tenya, tell your girlfriend she's a legend. Camie did such a good up job with this that… That I actually kind of like this to be honest.”
“Right. I will.” Iida as his gaze kept focusing on the electric quirk user for much longer than he liked.
Momo meanwhile had gotten Kodai Yui, AKA "Rule" as her outfit. To be honest, the pre-existing red and white on both their costumes made Momo appear to be simply wearing a costume variation rather than cosplaying as another heroine.
“Kyouka I must say you look stunning! How have you been?”
“Same as usual. You look great in red and white. How's it going with Izuku and Ochako?"
“It's been interesting, all three of us are still figuring out boundaries but we have each other in our hearts"
“Sounds good. So, who did they get for this party?”
“Well Ochako got Yanagi’s outfit, but Izuku got Tokage’s outfit. And I must say, I have… less than pure thoughts about it”
Sure enough in the distance, Momo pointed towards, Izuku and Ochako. Ochako was dressed up who was dressed as Emily. Some strands of brown hair peeked through the grey hair wig she was wearing. While Izuku was dressed as Lizardy and her rather tight purple skinsuit.
“I don't get how Lizardy wears this outfit daily!” Izuku complained “It feels like I'm wearing nothing! Nothing at all!” he flexed a bit showing off the sheer tightness of the outfit, which more than showed off his muscles, garnering the attention of both men and women present.
“Well, I'm certainly not complaining,” Ochako let out, completely unsubtle about the outfit
Not too far off, Kyouka could hear someone whisper “Stupid sexy Deku” and managed to recognise who.
It was Bakugou, close by with Tsuyu. The blonde was either lucky or unlucky as he got to dress up as his finance, green jumpsuit and all, while Tsuyu was rocking Dynamight's outfit, specifically the stealth version with dark colours and flashbang-shaped gauntlets around the hands.
“You know, I could've gotten this outfit sized by myself. Ribbit” Katsuki spoke, even adding Tsuyu’s verbal tics for extra measure.
“Ribbit. Now where's the fun in that sweetheart ?” Tsu already had an attitude, now it's beginning to match the blonde bomber himself.
Coming back to Momo, Kyouka could see her staring at Izuku again “Well, I can see where you and Ochako are coming from. I just hope whoever got my outfit can do it justice”
"Oh, I'm sure they'll nail it"
Kyouka knew outfit wasn't as extravagant or revealing as the others, being rather typical punk fashion plus some support gear meant to synergise with her quirk, so in some people’s eyes it seemed almost “boring” but that never deterred her, she wanted to be known more than just her looks and she's outgrown much of her teenage insecurities regarding her own image.
But soon enough, she found out the person who got Earphone Jack as their outfit, getting a text message from Mina and Tokage.
Alien Queen: Gurl! Come to the parking lot! We found Earphone Jack!
She headed outside to find Tokage and Mina talking to some biker, she was clad in all black with a studded leather jacket with spikes around the shoulders and studded black pants with at least 2 belts wrapped around her waist, her boots weren't exactly the same as her ones but they did look the part.
“Umm this guy just looks like a random biker”
The rider must’ve heard that, as they revved their bike, either to cause reaction or just to show off, Kyouka briefly cursed her sensitive hearing for making her flinch a little.
The rider could be heard chuckling a bit before they finally revealed them-self. Taking off the custom-painted teal and black, helmet with an orange fist insignia, it gave way to reveal a much friendlier face underneath.
“Whoa! Battle Fist? Kendo Itsuka?” Kyouka could not believe who she saw.
“Hey there. Jirou, was it?”
She didn't know what to think but the girl in front of her was a striking example of either punk culture or biker culture. Kendo was not only wearing her outfit but even added her own flair to it, the outlaw biker gang aesthetic matching Earphone Jack's punk rock style Kyouka typically wears.
“Are you trying to look like me or a bikie-gang member?”
“Big talk coming from someone who looks like a showgirl"
"Hey! This is your outfit I'm wearing"
"It wasn't that hard to replicate your look, and I did want an excuse to wear this leather jacket I got as a gift”
“Did you also cut your hair for this? Your iconic side-ponytail is gone!”
“Truthfully I wanted to keep that but constantly redoing my hair every time I took off my helmet was starting to get annoying. But it gets worse, I look like my mom now, she has the same hairstyle”
They shared a laugh at that as Kyouka took in more of Itsuka's new look. Her bangs were unchanged but Battle Fist’s side ponytail was now gone, making her a totally new girl.
“I must say, you look beautiful in the cheongsam” the Redhead complimented
“Uhh… yeah thank you… You look great in punk fashion”
“Alright lovebirds, take it inside!” Mina commented, shoving the pair back inside the premises.
Soon the two girls were inside holding a nice chat, they saw more of their peers in cosplay, such as Monoma in an extremely faithful copy of Cant Stop Twinkling’s outfit, Reiko Yanagi arriving in an adorable Shemage outfit and Kodai Yui in a rather striking rendition of “Mines” while her partner Neringeki Shoda (dressed as Gevaudan) could only stare.
"I'll admit, I've been a fan of your music, great for long rides and workouts”
“You're a fan? Of me?”
She'd gotten this a lot from her former classmates, especially when many of her music videos and Album covers featured pro heroes all over. She knew it was unintentional but it always felt that statement was more for formality’s sake than genuine interest.
So why did it feel different when Itsuka said it?
“Of course! Your music is always positive and inspiring, it helps hard-working girls like me get through the day so meeting you in person was always exciting”
“Wow, thanks. Maybe we should team up more?”
“I mean we have twice before”
“The pub brawl and the collapsed building. I remember now”
“You bailed me out of a tight spot when those two men were about get physical, then defused the situation without even fighting”
“Truthfully I don't think that would’ve happened if I didn't have Battle Fist was backing me up. I would definitely be outgunned in that spot”
“I also want to thank you for getting me out of the building, sorry you had to haul my ass out of the building afterwards”
“Hey it's what we do as heroes right? Besides, I think you can repay me with one thing”
"What's that?"
"Wanna spend this night together? It'll be a special occasion. Just the two of us" Kendo held her hand to her "What do you say?"
Just the two of us
Kyouka was flushed at the prospect, a night out with Battle Fist?
"Sure!"
And so they did. They spent the night by each other’s side, singing, dancing and telling ridiculous stories and settling scores. Once it was all over and done it was time to head home.
Everyone had their own methods, Shiozaki could be seen bridal-carrying an embarrassed Kirishima with her, Denki and Camie (The latter had came to the party at some point) were seen flanking a very flustered and very confused Tenya Iida, with kiss marks all over his face from 2 different sources.
“That was a great time, I didn't think singing karaoke alongside Earphone Jack would be so much fun”
“You’re not that bad Kendo, keep it up and I might need to hire you as my co-star. Your tips on arm-wrestling Kirishima were great, I've never thought I'd win against him”
“Well I am managing a team and I don't mind having new members. Maybe we can overtake Momo and co in the rankings.”
The pair laughed at the idea of overtaking a group which contained Creati, Uravity and Dekiru in rankings but it was a fun thought nonetheless.
“So, how are you getting home? I'd offer to send off but I only got one helmet on me”
Kyouka thought for a moment before she had a light-bulb moment “Wait one moment”
Itsuka could see her dart off to where Momo was, helping Izuku manage a very drunk Ochako into a limousine, no doubt it was Yaoyorozu who had that. And saw her negotiate something, Momo turned around for a bit and activated her quirk giving Kyouka some sort of item before she returning back to her.
“You got a free helmet from Momo? I'm jealous”
“Anything is possible when you're besties with the richest girl in Japan who can also make stuff out of thin air”
“I can’t blame you. I suppose I'll be your lift then? Where to miss jack?”
“I’ve got an apartment where I live, but it's awfully lonely just by myself…”
“...You want me to stay over?”
“Well you did say it was a special occasion… Want to make it extra special?”
“I think I can”
Itsuka reached first, touching Kyouka's chin with her hand and coming closer but it was Kyouka who closed the gap and touched her lips first briefly, surprising her.
“Let's start something special then”
The two girls put their helmets on, Kyouka as the pillion-passenger wrapped herself tightly around Itsuka's waist, while Itsuka fired up her cruiser and exited the parking lot, the pair disappearing under the moonlight towards a new future.
In a month, Earphone Jack would formally join Battle Fist’s hero team.
In a year, Itsuka would formally ask for Kyouka’s hand in marriage
After that, the two would be newly-weds.