Chapter 11: Day with Mina
"RISE AND SHINE!!" Mina yelled opening his curtains.
"Ugh... five more minutes." Aiden complained pulling the covers over his head.
Rolling her eyes at his actions, she came over and tried to pull the covers off him.
"C'mon were gonna be late."
Last week he made a bet with her that if she could beat him in Immortal Combat he'd spend an entire day doing whatever she wanted. And as you can guess, the results were not in his favor. For the past month he had gotten to know this girl known as Mina Ashido. She was a very energetic person and tended to always look on the bright side of things. She was sweet and was fun to be around. Despite his somewhat reserved nature, Aiden had to admit that he enjoyed spending time with her. She reminded him a lot of Rumi, only less violent. He'd also been keeping in contact with his chocolate bunny and frequently challenged her in online games. Although the two of them were separated by different cities, he couldn't say that he felt alone.
Sighing at the fact that he had to get up, he eventually relented and got out of bed.
"Oh wow~" Mina said looking at him.
Climbing out of his bed, Aiden was dressed in nothing but a pair of boxers and had his bare chest out on display. Despite it being covered in scars, it only made him look more many in the eyes of many girls. Not to mention the clear muscles and impressive six pact he was rocking, he was basically a living Adonis.
"My eyes are up here." He joked and walked towards the bathroom.
It wasn't the first time Mina had woken him up, but she still couldn't get used to seeing him like that without slightly drooling. Not to mention the fact that he wasn't really embarrassed being seen like that. As Rumi put it "If you got, you might as well rock it."
"So where are we going?" He asked from behind the bathroom door.
"I was thinking of checking out the water park first, then watching that new superhero movie that just came out." Mina replied while searching his browser history.
[A/n: HAHA, foolish girl-- real men use incognito mode!!]
"Hmm~ That doesn't sound as terrible as I imagined." He muttered.
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After he finished dressing up, he went downstairs and to his surprise he found Mina cooking him breakfast.
"Y'know you don't have to do that right." He said sitting in front of the tv.
"I know, but cooking is fun." She smiled and focused on the task at hand.
"Whatever floats your boat." He shrugged and turned back to the tv.
Flipping through multiple channels he stopped when a report about All Might came up.
'The number one hero...'
Watching the footage of All Might save a school bus full of kids made Aiden's eyes glow purple. Of all the heroes he had seen on the hero rankings, only All Might seemed to lack any ulterior motives. He wondered if All Might could be the true hero he was searching for but quickly shook his head,
Despite having the heart of a true hero, All Might was too old and his era was almost over. Once he retires it would mark the end of the last true hero within the Hero Rankings. That was one of the reasons he wanted to go to a hero academy. To see if any of the younger generation inherited All Might's will, or would they all turn out to be nothing but fake heroes like Endeavor and the rest.
"Breakfast's ready!" Mina shouted.
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"Were pretty high up." Aiden commented looking over the edge.
"I know right!!" Mina said unable to hide her excitement.
"NEXT!" The staff member called out.
"That's us." Aiden said grabbing Mina.
Placing her on his lap, he sat in the rubber donut and prepared to slide down the water slide.
"Ready?"
"Go Go Go!!"
Not waiting a second more, he let gravity take hold as the donut entered the slide.
"WHEEEEEEE!!!!!"
Raising her hands in the air, Mina took full advantage of the fact that Aiden was holding onto her.
With his arms wrapped around her waist, he couldn't help but mentally compare her to Rumi.
'Rumi's thicker...'
*SPLASH!!*
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"What about this one?" She pointed to an octopus key chain.
"*Sigh* Why do you want matching key chains anyway?"
"Its a memento silly." She smiled. "It proves we're best friends!"
Looking at the cute key chain Aiden couldn't really understand the big deal.
"Why do we need a cheap trinket to signify our friendship? I mean its not like if we don't get them our friendship will suddenly crumble."
"Hmm..." She put her hand on her chin and thought about his logic before quickly giving up. "Its just what friends do." She smiled and picked up the two key chains.
Watching her head towards the checkout, for some reason Aiden found himself smiling at her illogical reasoning.
"Friends huh~"
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For the rest of the day, the two teenagers experienced everything that the water park had to offer before heading off to the cinema.
After hours of non stop explosions and hero propaganda the two finally left the cinema and made their way back home. On the way back, Mina couldn't stop talking about the movie and even did impressions of her favorite moments.
"-And when he defeated the forever young gang it was so epic!!" She yelled recalling a moment in the movie.
Smiling at her actions, Aiden simply nodded and let her reminisce.
"Hey Aiden." She suddenly called out.
"Mmm?"
"Do you wanna come over for dinner? Mom's cooking spaghetti and meatballs."
He thought about it for a moment before nodding his head. "Sure."
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"Are you ready for the entrance exam Aiden-kun?" A older looking version of Mina asked while serving dinner.
"I think so, can't really see myself failing if I'm being honest."
"Ooo, self confidence is certainly an attractive quality, but you shouldn't underestimate UA."
"I don't think I'm underestimating them, I'm just confident in my abilities to pass the exam." He replied.
"What was your quirk again dear?"
"Astral Construction." After explaining what his quirk did, they gradually understood why he was so confident in his ability to make it through the exams. Although he didn't tell them that he could only construct two knives and a metal pole.
"If that's the case then all you have to do is worry about the written exam." Mrs Ashido said.
Shaking his head he also explained how he was also confident in his ability to pass the written test. While it is true that he had never attended school before, Hiroto made sure that his education was up to standard so he wouldn't fall behind others of the same age.
"I guess I only have to worry about Mina getting in." Mrs Ashido looked at her daughter and sighed.
"Eh? What's that supposed to mean!?" Mina said swallowing a meatball. "If Aiden can get in then I definitely can!" She said proudly.
"...." It took a moment for him to stop staring at her like she was an idiot. While it was true that Mina had an amazing quirk and could definitely pass the written portion of the exam. For some reason Aiden found it quite insulting when she said "If Aiden can get in then I definitely can!" Was she implying that the bar was so low that if he could get in then it wouldn't be a problem for her? Was she so confident in the fact that she could scale up to him both physically and mentally that she could jump over him whenever she pleased? Feeling his eye twitch, he wanted to call her out on her bullsh*t but since this was her day he decided to let her say what she wanted. After-all... he could always teach her about the pecking order tomorrow.
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