A Dating Adventure? Cheer up, Leonidus!

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Luna's been in my room since the whole Valentine's Day shit. Have I really left my dorm room since then? No. Do I plan on doing that? Probably not. I was laying on my bed trying to sleep, I heard it creak and then something grabbed the top of my sweatpants and slowly start to pull them off.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"KYAAA!!" Luna shouted.

I sat up and looked at her, she caught her breath before answering.

"I-I was just... Going to grab you a new pair of sweatpants! That's what I was gonna do, silly!" Luna nervously laughed.

"I've been with succubus women, trust me, a cat girl wouldn't be the strangest thing I've spelunked." I deadpanned.

"Wait, succubus women? What? Actually wait, never mind." Luna started wondering.

I rolled my eyes, sighed and laid back down, "What exactly were you doing?"

"U-Um... I was just going to... Take measurements... Maybe? Possibly?" Luna faltered.

"Taking 'measurements' to try and make me happy, right?" I guessed.

She plopped her head onto my chest and smiled at me.

"Maybe, what's it to you?" She furrowed her eyebrows.

"Like I said... Actually, just forget it." I sighed.

My door opened and Mina peeked her head inside, "Hey, are you busy?"

"Do you even have to ask that question?" I responded.

I sat up as Luna rolled off of me, Mina sat down in my bean bag chair, I guess she's never sat in it before.

"Holy shit! Does this thing eat people?" Mina wondered.

"If it could, and if it was instant death, I'd take the chance right now." I replied.

"Uh huh... Sooo, are you alright?" Mina questioned.

"I don't really know, if I'm gonna be honest, I can't really answer that. I don't know who or what I can trust anymore." I admitted.

Mina puffed her cheeks out a bit, "Well, I've been thinking about something that might help out with that. How about you go on some dates!"

I blinked a few times while keeping my blank expression. Go on "some" dates? How would that even work without a person thinking that we're dating?

"Go on some dates? Why?" I sighed.

"Becaaaause it'll make you feel better! You gotta get out of the dorms instead of lounging around like this! I've already set them up, we'll also be following you around during them just in case." Mina explained.

"Y-You... Set them up already? With who?" I asked.

"Kendo, Laura, Yui, Yaoyorozu, aaand a mystery person! Unless you've got another girl in mind, I think we can fit her in!" Mina smiled.

"Seriously...? Okay, fine, I guess I've got someone else in mind." I wondered.

Mina nodded at me, I guess I didn't really have a choice. Mina struggled to get up from my bean bag chair but eventually got up.

"Hug me, brother!" She beamed.

"No, don't. Do no-" I tried to reject.

She gave me a hug, I sighed, "Now I have to reciprocate..."

[30 Minutes Later...]

I stood by myself in front of the Kiyashi Ward Mall, I'm fairly certain that the others will be surprised at who I called.

"Hey! There you are!" Toga grinned.

I looked over at her and she immediately stopped in her tracks. She blinked a couple times as she looked at me.

"A-Are you okay?" She worried.

I nodded at her, "Come on, let's get this date started."

We walked into the mall, she clung onto my arm, we walked into a restaurant to eat. As soon as we got sat down, Toga began to pepper me with questions.

"Have you been sleeping at all? What's wrong? Is everything okay? It's not healthy to keep things in, you know!" Toga peppered.

I sighed and rested my cheek on my fist. Would she really be interested in hearing me ramble off like I was reading "The Subspace Emissary's Worlds Conquest" all in one go?

"Do you care in the slightest?" I asked.

"Of course! I'd be a fuckin' jackass to not let you tell me what's wrong!" Toga agreed.

Huh, that was genuine.

"Yaoyorozu broke up with me for a reason that I don't even know at all at the moment. Not to mention the tests that U.A. did because they wanted to see the strength of my Quirk. A collar that gauged my power and seeing my ex-girlfriend dead although it was a fake was one of them. And there's just a whole list of things that I honestly don't care about anymore because I've just gotten so used to them that I'm rather numb now. So, how's your day?" I smiled emptily.

"Oh my God, are you fucking with me? If I woulda known that we could've sued their asses for it!" Toga exclaimed.

"Tell me about it, none of the staff members have even talked to me about it besides Mr. Aizawa, the only motherfucker I can say I respect now. Don't even get me started on everyone else. Laura, Bakugo, Deku, Kirishima, Kaminari, Sero, Iida, um... Who else? Oh, Jiro, Tsuyu, the entirety of Class 3-B I can say that I can forgive. Sato as well, he made me a cake the day I came back to U.A. Holy fuck, I need a damn drink. This is the most I've talked in forever." I continued.

"You and me both, you're pretty damn strong if you're still here, Alyx." Toga responded.

I leaned back in the booth, "Pretty strong? I wouldn't call 'Mind-numbingly Broken Beyond Belief' pretty strong."

Toga giggled as she waved a waitress over to us. We ordered food and some drinks. After that, Toga leaned over and rubbed her thumbs under my eyes.

"You know, you're cute with tired eyes, I like it." She flirted.

"Just give me more emotional & mental trauma and you can see them any day of the week." I joked.

She started laughing and I slightly smiled at her.

"Hey, look at that, a smile! Looks like I'm getting somewhere." Toga bubbled.

Our food and drinks soon arrived, Toga lifted up her fork and slowly moved it to my plate, she quickly stabbed a piece of chicken and put it into her mouth.

"H-Hey!" I stuttered.

I took my fork and took something from her plate. It didn't surprise me that she liked her steak rare. I took only a small chunk of it and ate it.

"You fucker!" She quietly gasped.

"Bite me." I whispered.

"Don't tempt me with a good time." Toga grinned.

I tilted my head, "Am I tempting you or offering? I wouldn't mind going all in."

"Ooo, now you've got me hooked!" She laughed.

We continued talking, I have to say, I really did enjoy being around her. I still had a lot to think about though, so I can't say for certain my final decision, although I hate having to choose like this.

"You know something, you're as sweet as Jin was." Toga remarked.

"Jin? Was he an ex-boyfriend of yours?" I wondered.

"No, he used to be in the League of Villains with us back in the day. Huh, it feels weird saying that now, I never thought I'd be here honestly. He used to go by 'Twice' when we were villains. He had problems of his own of course, that's why I'm so used to helping out people in your position. Seeing someone like you smile, it truly makes me happy." Toga explained.

Her words sank in and made me choke up a bit. I nodded at her and took a drink from the whiskey I had in my glass.

"That's sweet of you." I told her.

"You were about to cry, weren't you?" Toga wondered.

"Hmm? No, why?" I lied.

"Nobody drinks a third of their whiskey like that unless they're trying to stop themselves from crying, trust me, I've been around a looot of alcoholics." She noted.

"Read me like a book, I guess I shouldn't have forgotten you can do that." I softly smiled.

I put my hand on the table and she rested hers on top of mine. She rubbed her thumb gently over the top of my hand.

Toga rested her head on the palm of her other hand, "So, have you been using that Overdrive Quirk of yours?"

"Oh, that thing? No, I haven't. I haven't legitimately used it in quite a while. It reminds me too much of all of this bullshit that's happened to me. I've mainly used my Total Concentration Breathing techniques." I answered.

"Yeah, I understand why. I'm serious though, what they've done to you, it's fucked up. In all honesty, I'm surprised you haven't become a villain in spite of all of this. That's why I called you pretty strong, Alyx, not becoming a villain even though you feel society's done you wrong is a damn strong thing to do." Toga smiled.

I actually felt like smiling, so I did. We finished eating and left the restaurant.

"Well, that was fun. Maybe we could do that again sometime?" Toga suggested.

"I don't see why not, I'll give you a call sometime, alright?" I replied.

She nodded and gave me a hug. Toga then walked away, I'm not sure if she was going to be watching me with the rest of the girls, but I guess it didn't matter. I sighed and leaned against a wall; I wonder who'd be next on this little fan service-like adventure? I felt a tap on my shoulder, I looked to my right to see who it was.

"Yo, come on! You like doing karaoke, right?" Kendo greeted.

"I guess so." I responded.

She took my hand and we made our way out of the mall. Were we really going to a karaoke bar?

[10 Minutes Later...]

I didn't think that Kendo would've taken me to a karaoke bar, but I guess this is an activity that I'm doing now. This karaoke bar wasn't like the ones around town though, it was in front of quite a lot of people! Of course, there were a couple of people that didn't sound the best, but at least they tried?

"Hey, you should go up there and sing!" Kendo beamed.

"I... I don't know, could we go somewhere else?" I asked.

"Oh, come on, Alyx. It'll be alright, just focus on me and nobody else!" Kendo reassured me.

That wasn't really what I was concerned about, it was the fact that I was around a shit ton of people. Something quiet would've been a bit better honestly. I decided against my brain and went up to a man that was at the bar.

"Hey, I'd like to sing, please." I told him.

"Alright, I seen you came in here with that orange haired cutie. Trying to impress her, eh? This'll be on the house, kid, head on up there." The man grinned.

I walked up to the small circular stage, I looked through the songs and found one that I've been listening to for quite some time, "Fuyu no Hanashi" is what it's called. I stood in front of the mic as the man gave me a thumbs up, I stared at Kendo, filtering out the dozens of others that were staring at me. I took a deep breath in and the song started to play.

(Listen to "Fuyu no Hanashi" from/by given before continuing. Or continue anyway, either or!)

I took a deep breath out as the song finally ended. The crowd clapped and hollered. I guess I did an okay job. I stepped off the stage and made my way back to Kendo. We sat down in one of the booths.

"W-Wow... I didn't realize your voice sounded like that. Your singing voice is beautiful." Kendo complimented.

"Thanks." I spoke softly.

"That song you chose, was there a reason behind it?" She inquired.

"There's no meaning to it for me, not that really anything has one anymore, but maybe it does to other people." I gloomily responded.

"Well, you should sing more often. Your voice honestly sounds relaxing." She cooed.

I guess the more I thought about it, there maybe was a meaning behind it. I'm sure Mina and the others heard me sing. I was just confused about how this was supposed to make me feel better.

"Hey, how about we go walk around the park nearby?" Kendo suggested.

"Oh, alright." I agreed.

We got up and left the karaoke bar. We made our way to the park that I fought Jax at. The lake was slowly thawing out, I guess it was almost Spring. We sat down on a bench that overlooked the lake.

"Huh, a beautiful lake for a beautiful voice, how about that?" She chuckled.

I leaned forward and kept staring out at the lake, "Do you... Do you think that I'm a good person, even after everything I've done?"

"If you weren't a good person, your Overdrive would be harming you instead of helping you, right? Isn't that how your Quirk works? Here, give me your hands." Kendo told me.

She grabbed my hands and looked at me. I stared down at her hands that were intertwined in mine.

"I-I... I don't know... If I'm gonna be honest, I really don't want to use my Quirk right now... Or ever." I hesitated.

"I'm not going to force you to use your Quirk, if you aren't comfortable, then you don't need to use it. That's something that they should've recognized when we told them about it. Your Quirk is unique and amazing, it shouldn't be taken as some sort of science project or some sort of weapon. And if I'm gonna be honest, I didn't realize that Yaoyorozu did that to you either, I don't blame you for feeling like this. Even though she's my friend, I'm not going to defend her actions. What she did to you was messed up beyond belief, and what I'm hoping, is that she at least learns from it. She's a smart girl, so I think that she will, hopefully. She should've given you a reason, but I at least am thankful she talked to you instead of having someone do it for her." Kendo reassured me.

She looked down at my hands, "And if she doesn't... You know who to call."

I gave Kendo a hug, she really was... Passionate? Or maybe a combination of that and sympathy? Regardless, she's really sweet, this was gonna be tough. Did I really have to have all of this piled onto me? I stopped hugging her, she gave me a smile as she got up and waved goodbye at me. I sat forward and waited, this sure was fun... I heard someone sit down next to me.

"Oh, Yui... It's you. Huh..." I noticed.

"Mm." She nodded.

"So... I'm guessing you have somewhere that you want to go?" I wondered.

"Mm." She agreed.

I nodded at her and we both got up to head to wherever she had planned. I had a feeling that this wasn't the only quiet time I was gonna have. We entered a movie theater, I guess it was kind of fitting, being that we'd be quiet the entire time. We got tickets for some random romance movie and walked into the theater.

[40 Minutes Later...]

I was actually getting tired watching this thing, I was trying not to doze off, I think Yui seen it. I looked over as she lifted up the arm of her seat, she patted her legs and then looked at me. I blinked a few times before she did it again and smiled at me. I rested my head on her thighs and practically fell asleep immediately.

[30 Minutes Later...]

I woke up towards the end of the movie, I felt Yui's fingers run through the side of my hair. I sat up as the lights in the theater began to grow brighter.

"Sorry... I haven't really slept lately." I apologized.

"It's fine, I understand why." She softly spoke.

I honestly appreciated hearing her voice, it was rather soothing to be completely honest. Even though she doesn't really talk, like ever, it's pretty much a treat hearing it. We left the theater, I honestly felt like a piece of shit for sleeping like that. That wasn't much of a date because of it, but she gave me a hug before running off somewhere else. I felt someone grab my hand, I looked down and Laura smiled at me.

"Heya! Let's go do something, eh?" She grinned.

I let off a small smile as I held her hand. We made our way towards an ice cream shop, which was kind of strange, it wasn't exactly warm out yet. We sat outside after we got our ice cream. Laura picked her spoon up and moved it to my mouth.

"Aahh!" She beamed.

I opened my mouth and she put the spoonful of ice cream in it. She looked down at the receipt and started snickering.

"Chocolate GRANULES? What kinda shit is that?" She laughed.

She turned the receipt over to me and I couldn't help but slightly smile at it. Laura cleared her throat and gave a rather snobby look.

"Ah yes, I'd be delighted to have the addition of these Chocolate Granules onto my... Frozen Custard!" She declared in a stereotypical rich person voice.

She started laughing again and I actually felt like laughing with her. I took a deep breath in and relaxed myself as she stopped laughing.

Laura held my hand, "That was nice to hear. Hey, you're even smiling now! That's really nice to see too."

I looked down at her hand and kept slightly smiling. We finished our ice cream, although I didn't really talk much, she carried most of the conversations. She pulled her phone out and looked at the time.

"Well, that's wraps this whole thing up, I really enjoyed this. Seeing you smile like that really made my day, Aly." She cooed.

Laura leaned forward and gave me a kiss on the cheek before leaving. I rested my head on my fist as my smile dropped once again. Was this mystery person supposed to be next now? Someone sat down in front of me, I looked up to see who it was.

"Hey, sorry if I was late, Alyx." Momo gently smiled.