"Tomomi, remember what I said!" Her voice muffled behind the door. "No one can dictate how you feel about youself!"
Be confident, Tomomi.....be confident. she recited over and over in her head as she took a deep breath. Deciding to push herself into going through this, she turned to the door and grabbed the door knob. You can do this, Tomomi....be confident...
"Well, look at you!" Miruko praised as soon as she saw the young student walk onto set. Miruko was wearing the same thing but in all white, She looked at Tomomi with approval as a hairstylist fixed her straigthened hair a bit before leaving. The photographer was getting ready to take photos of them. "You have some serious curves for a girl your age. And your abs are so defined!"
Her and Shoto had rather fit bodies. And that mostly came from their childhood. Being forced to train was why the twins had very fit bodies. Tomomi turned pink as she got into position, after being directed by the photographer. "Thank you." She thanked politely.
"Okay, are you two ready?" the photographer asked, getting his camera ready.
"The best way to model is to think of a comforting eviroment." Miruko mumbled to her. "I used to be scared of the camera, as well but my mom always told me to think of a comforting place and the rest comes natural."
"Comforting place....okay." Tomomi repeated, thinking of her comfort zone. Which was on the beach. She had dreamed of living on the beach one day after she was done with high school. Somewhere that was quiet and calm. Thinking of that place, she felt at ease. Miruko's advice worked well. "Okay! I'm ready!"
As soon as the photoshoot started, Tomomi never thought she would say that she was having the time of her life. After the first couple of minutes of her being too shy to smile, she started remembering what Miruko told her and soon, she started feeling just as care free as her mentor. She began having fun and in that moment, she felt pretty for the first time in her life.
The staff started playing music during the shoot as the photographer added yoga balls to the set. They took some silly pictures together, some serious looking pictures, even some playful pictures with Tomomi jumping on her back and Miruko carrying her. The two laughed as the flash of the camera kept blinking.
At one point, Tomomi decided to try and balance the yoga ball on her head and Miruko couldn't help but double over in laughter. The photographer saw the chance to capture the playful scene and took about a dozen pictures of them. Everyone was having fun when a newcomer made their presence known.
"Looks like a party is going on and I wasn't invited." a very cool and masculine voice interrupted their session. The two girls looked to see Keigo Takami aka Hawks walk in with a charming smirk on his face. He was dressed rather casually, as well. Only wearing a white t-shirt, dark blue jeans and sneakers. It looked like he just came back from hanging out with someone.
Miruko rolled her eyes after the photographer granted them a 30 minute break. "Keigo, what are you doing here?"
"Stopped by your agency to see if you wanted to come hang out with Snipe and I later in the evening when they told me that you were doing a photoshoot and you happened to have a certain someone interning you." He said, walking onto the set. He looked right at Tomomi and gave her a handsome smile. "Hey! You're the famous Ice Empress Mic kept calling you, huh? The name's Keigo Takami."
Tomomi was so starstrucked, she did nothing but stare and smile at him. Her face, once again, turned red at his handsome face and.....was that expensive cologne she smelled? My god, he was everything she dreamt of and more.
In a fit of awkwardness, she blurted out, "I draw and write mangas about you."
She gasped and covered her mouth with both of her hands, feeling herself shrinking into embarrassment as the two pro heroes chuckled amusingly. Why did she say that!? He wasn't supposed to know! Now, she was sure she couldn't show her face to him ever again.
"Oh yeah? You'll have to show me sometime, princess." Hawks responded, flicking her chin with his knuckle softly. "They are right, you know. You are very pretty."
Tomomi felt her heart stop at his compliment. She suddenly felt like melting into oblivion. Did Hawks.....a hero she has had the biggest crush on.....jsut say she was pretty? Was this real life?
"Okay, don't make the poor girl flustered, Keigo." Miruko chuckled out, pushing him off set. "We have a photoshoot to continue."
"Don't mind me," Hawks said, holding his hands up. "I'll be here watching. Nothing's better than to see two beautiful ladies work."
"She's 15, Keigo." Miruko deadpanned, placing her hands on her hips. "I don't need you giving this girl a heart attack already, we have so much to do after this."
"Hey, just being friendly. When I was her age, I wasn't nearly as good looking as her." He replied with a grin.
[ keigo, that's a fucking lie and you know it ]
"If you're gonna stay, be quiet." Miruko sighed, seeing as she couldn't get rid of him. "Can you do that?"
"It'll be like I'm not even here." Hawks confirmed, pretending to zip up his mouth and locking it.
After hours of the photoshoot, Miruko took Tomomi to a shopping district back over at the rich part of the city. Tomomi has only ever been there three times in her life. Once when she was a toddler and the other two times with Fuyumi. There was a groccery store she liked over there.
"I always say everyone looks beautiful the way they are." Miruko said as they walked into a lavished looking store. Hawks had left to hang out with Snipe after the photoshoot but he made Tomomi promise to show him those manga art of him whenever he saw her again. So it was just the two of them again. "But there is nothing wrong with enhancing your natural features."
"Is that what it takes to be a hero?" Tomomi asked, writing in her small notebook everything she learned from her so far. Keeping it for safe keeping.
"It's what it takes in being a strong person." She replied. "You see, us pro heroes are seen as a light of hope. Someone that is a leader and has a lot of confidence and strength. Someone who is there when no one else will call. Once you love yourself, others will love you."
"Hmmm...." Tomomi hummed, keeping those words in her mind.
Miruko used her quirk to zip around the entire store, picking up different outfits for her to try on. Her being so fast caused a big gust of wind to blow through, making hangers swing and people's hair to fly everywhere. Once she stopped right in front of Tomomi, she had four dresses in her arms. "I've noticed you have very strong legs and, despite your height, have long legs. I think these dressed will certainly show off your curves more."
Unsure, Tomomi looked at the dresses she picked out. They were all short skirted dresses. She doesn't usually where those type of things but it couldn't hur to try them on. "Umm....okay, if you say so,"
The first dress was a red spaghetti strapped silk mini dress with a dragon all over it, shining in gold. It was fitted to cling to her body right and it wasn't too short, as she feared. So she was happy about that. "How do I look?"
Miruko gave her one look and was at awe at what she saw. The dress was certaintly the right choice. She wasn't sure if red would be her color but after seeing the red in her hair, she thought that it couldn't hurt to try. And boy, was she right about her choice. Tomomi was gorgeous! If she wasn't on her way to be a pro hero, she would surely make a perfect model. She'd be famous!
"You. Are. So. Pretty!" She squealed, shaking her fists. "Look at yourself in the mirror and tell me you don't feel pretty!"
Tomomi looked at a body mirror near by and took a better look at herself. She did like the dress and she did feel pretty again. This would be the second time she has felt this way about herself in her life. And her hero was helping her along the way. She didn't know how lucky she was. Smiling softly, she kept looking at the dress on her. It was soft and the color looked right on her skin.
Miruko stood behind her, placing both hands on her shoulders. "You see? There's nothing wrong with knowing your worth, Tomomi....I see a bright future ahead of you."
Smiling even more, Tomomi felt confidence surge through her veins. She had to thank Miruko for helping out with her so much. She remembered exactly why she admired her so much. Why she was one of many reasons why she wanted to help people. She wanted to be just as admiring as her someday. And she vowed to be just that.
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