"Hi, Azumi" Hayami greets Azumi waving cutely. Azumi smiles at Hayami and greets her back "Hey girl, what's up?". Mina grabs Azumi's hand and squeezes it slightly. The boys sit down and start to chat, so Hayami looks back at Bakugou and smiles. "I feel like the luckiest girl ever," Hayami says, smiling at Azumi and Mina. Mina hugs Hayami and nods her head smiling, but on the inside, she feels very bad for Azumi. "I have good news Azumi!" Hayami gasps, whispering. "And what's this good news that makes you so giddy?" Azumi asks, trying to hide her sadness. "Bakugou asked me out yesterday and things went very well, and I have to thank you for setting everything up for us~!" Hayami says excitedly. Mina's grip on Azumi's hand had lightened and was followed with another squeeze.
"It wasn't a problem, it's what friends are for, right?" Azumi asks, looking at both Mina and Hayami. On the other hand, the boy's conversation wasn't as exciting as the girls. Kirishima looked at Bakugou and sighed loudly. Mineta didn't even want to look at Bakugou, he was very mad at him. Kirishima crossed his arms and looked Bakugou dead in the eyes and said "Man... what's wrong with you?". Bakugou looked very confused, but then suddenly looked over at Mineta and gave him the death glare. Kirishima noticed immediately and told him "Knock it off! I know about last night and early this morning. Don't think you're off the hook".
Bakugou then replied, "Well if you know, then you'd know that Azumi and Mineta are a thing". In complete disbelief Kirishima and Mineta shook their heads. "Azu-Chan and I aren't a thing, Bakugou. You just want to believe that" Mineta says as he sits up from his slouched position. Bakugou's mouth opened slightly as he wanted to say something but then closed it as he leaned back into the chair. Kirishima looks at Bakugou and kicks his right leg. "Hey man, it's not manly of you to do what you did to Azumi. You should apologize and get her to accept your apology. As well as forgiving you for being such an asshole to her" Kirishima says in a serious tone.
"I don't think I was in the wrong, we both agreed to everything" Bakugou says angrily. "Everything? What do you mean by everything? Bakugou? Mineta?" Kirishima asked, confused as he looked at both the other boys. Mineta gave Bakugou a look for him to tell Kirishima because it was his life and not Mineta's. Bakugou just glared at Mineta and looked away. "Fine, I'll tell you, but Bakugou don't you dare say I'm being biased. I'm only going to say what I know" Mineta says as Bakugou just nods.
Mineta explains to Kirishima that Bakugou had asked Azumi to be fuck buddies, in better terms, friends with benefits after taking her virginity. Kirishima, after hearing that, was very disappointed in Bakugou. "It was in the past! Done, no feelings, no emotions, was it that bad of a deal?" Bakugou grumbles as he waves his hands. Kirishima looks at Mineta for more information. "Not only did he ask her that, he had also openly harassed her at school and confessed to meeting up with other girls as well." Mineta explains as Bakugou's jaw drops. "And you might dislike him after I tell you this, but he forced Azumi to do things she did not consent to..." Mineta says as his voice changes to anger and sadness. "That was how I actually became friends with Azumi." His memory flashes back to the day before school ended senior year.
Mineta was walking around the hallway skipping class because he thought he was way too smart for class, plus school ended tomorrow. He went up to the third floor, which the students weren't allowed to be in. He was now a little taller than he used to be in freshman year, so he couldn't use his old sneak hole anymore. He chose to use the stairs this time. He was grateful for finally growing, but when he wanted to be small again, he wasn't. As he was walking up the stairs, he could hear someone talking. He just assumed it was other students from the other classes. But he soon realized it wasn't students from other classes when he heard Bakugou's voice.
He decided to wait because he was terrified of Bakugou. His heart was telling him to go peek, but not in the perverted way as he used to think. He had a gut feeling that something was off because he could hear a girl crying and repetitively saying no. After a while he gave in to his instincts and as he walked up the stairs Bakugou walked down as he zipped up his zipper. Bakugou walked past him as if Mineta wasn't there. Mineta peeked around the corner only to see Azumi wiping the tears away from her face as the disgust from her face changed into her naturally scary mean face. "Azumi?" Mineta asks in a low whisper. Azumi gasps as she sees Mineta by the corner of the wall. She was ready to scream but he jumped out and covered her mouth. He shushed her and told her he wasn't there for funky business. She calmed down a bit but stayed at a distance.
He sat down and took off his coat, placing it on the floor. He patted the spot where his coat was inviting Azumi to sit next to him. "I don't mean to pry into your relationship with Bakugou, but what's really going on?" he asks looking out the window. There was an awkward silence for a while, but he spoke up again "Did he ask if you were okay, c-cause I mean, are you okay?", he hit his head with his palm. "Sorry, I know you're not okay, you were crying and hurt." Mineta says as he rubs the back of his neck. "No, I'm fine," Azumi lied.
"You don't have to lie to me, I heard you tell him no. And as your friend he should've listened." Mineta says, looking at Azumi. "Since when did you learn to respect women?" Azumi asks him mockingly. "Look, I can explain my whole characteristic of being a pervert, but more importantly, you are the main point of our conversation" Mineta says seriously. "Calm down grape boy, and yeah I'm okay. This is pretty normal for-" Azumi gets cut off by Mineta. "Normal?! This thing you guys do is normal?" he says as anger rises in him. He stood up in frustration shaking his head in disbelief. "No, it's not normal Azumi! If you say no, no means no. It doesn't matter if he's horny or just in the mood. Is he always doing this to you?" Mineta says as Azumi just sits there shocked.
"Uh... It's not always, just sometimes." Azumi says as her strong exterior begins to shed. "Did you enjoy one bit of what just happened to you?" Mineta asks. "No, I'm sorry I asked. That's too personal" Mineta says, walking back and forth. "You know... No..." Azumi says as she looks up at him. "Huh?" Mineta stops in his mid-stride. "No. I didn't. I didn't enjoy it. It was horrifying, I felt like he was going to leave me if I had said no. An- And... And when I tried to push him off, he looked at me angrily. And that side of Bakugou scares me so much I don't know how to react. I just froze up. I felt so stupid" Azumi lets out all her emotions as she is sobbing.
Mineta slowly approached her and kneeled down in front of her. He reached his hand up to wipe away her tears, but she flinched and looked away. "You tell no one about today. Got it?" Azumi asks as she looks him in the eyes. "Fine, I won't, but only if you'll be my friend and tell me when you need help" Mineta says, wiping away her tears. "Friends?" Azumi asks, raising her pinky in front of him. He smiled and wrapped his pinky around hers. "Friends, I promise!"
Mineta heard Kirishima calling him back to his senses. He looked at Kirishima confused, and Kiri just smacked the back of his head telling him he spaced out while telling him about the situation. The girls walked towards the boys and Hayami leaned down to kiss Bakugou's cheek. He grabs her by the waist and places her on his lap giggling. Mina stood behind Kirishima playing with his hair while massaging his shoulder. "Azu-Chan? Are you ready to go now?" Mineta asks her as he could tell the atmosphere there was getting uncomfortable for her. "Yeah, Kay, we'll see you guys later. Mineta and I have to finish my book" Azumi states. Mineta grabs Azumi's hand and looks directly at Bakugou, and to his surprise Bakugou was watching with jealousy.