Mind Boggled

Chapter 55

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Third person pov

Making dinner was a nightmare. The only competent people present were Sato and Bakugo. They knew their way around a recipe and had the skills needed to execute the meal plan. Everyone else, on the other hand, was fairly hopeless. Harper found herself taking lead and demonstrating out to do various tasks. Like peeling potatoes. Nobody fucking knew how to peel potatoes, and she had no idea why. Even if they didn't know how, was it really that hard to figure out? 1-A was a mess. 

"This is going to come out shitty." Harper predicted as she watched everyone scurry around. Kirishima stood next to her, a pile of firewood in his arms. 1-B was here too, but they were pretty useless themselves. Harper really didn't know much about them. She wanted to keep it that way, too. She was sure they had their fair share of problems. Problems Harper didn't have the time or energy to deal with. Not with everything going on in her own class. "I can already tell nobody here knows shit about seasoning. Well, aside from Bakugo, but I don't think his bitch ass cares enough to contribute more than chopped vegetables."

"Honestly, I'd eat anything right now. I'm starving." Kirishima admitted with a sheepish laugh. Harper shrugged, considering it. Yeah, she was pretty hungry. Her and her aunt had gone full send with the training, and her head hurt so bad she felt like she was going to puke. No amount of Advil could beat down the migraine raging behind her eyes. Kirishima kept giving her concerned glances and wincing a bit. "She looks utterly exhausted. And in pain, too! Can I do anything for her? I don't really know how to season anything either... man, I'm so useless! I wish I could help her! She's just so amazing..." 

Harper sighed, reaching out and patting his arm reassuringly. He looked startled by the unexpected touch, looking at her with rounded eyes and a heavy blush. Harper resisted the urge to roll her eyes. How was he not used to her yet? She guessed he was making progress. At least they could hold a conversation without him absolutely flipping his lid. Harper had to count that for something, right? God, she didn't know. She wanted to lay down and never get up. Which sounded a lot like death, but Harper wasn't exactly opposed to that either at this point. She knew she sounded like Iida pre-antidepressants, but she couldn't help herself.

"You're doing fine, Kirishima. I'm just being a little bitch. I'll figure it ou-" Harper was cut off by the clattering of wood falling  in front of them. Her and Kirishima's heads both whipped in the direction of the sound, mildly startled by the unexpected interruption. Harper blinked. Kirishima's eyebrows rose. There was an awkward silence in which no one moved or spoke. Harper really wasn't living for it. Kirishima seemed tense too, not sure just what was happening. 

Discount Kirishima-- Harper didn't know his name, really-- was standing there in front of them. He'd dropped all his wood for some reason or another, and now his arms were hanging limply at his sides. Kirishima and Harper both shared a look as the boy gawked at her, his eyes wide as saucers and his jaw dropped. Was there something on her face? Had she said something without realizing? Maybe he was in shock over how shitty she looked right now. She was still in her pajamas from this morning. They were sort of wrecked, and her hair had never been brushed, so she looked like hot garbage. Did she really care? Maybe a little, but not enough to fix it.

"Is he... okay?" Kirishima whispered to her, not taking his eyes off TetsuTetsu. "Is he turning red?"

"I have no fucking clue." Harper answered under her breath, giving the guy a weird look. His quirk was similar to Kirishima's in the fact that he could harden his entire body, right? She was pretty sure his was turning to metal though. Definitely not as cool as Kirishima's, but she supposed that's why he was discount and not premium. Harper cleared her throat, awkwardly calling out to him. "Hey, uh... you good?"