"I Want To Be More Than Friends"

~Momo~

Now that Todoroki and I are friends, things are less awkward. We pass each other in the halls without problems. I wave to him and he waves back. He still doesn't smile much, but I guess I don't really expect that from him.

We are now comfortable sitting beside each other in class. Things are fine.

But that doesn't stop Jiro or Uraraka.

"Getting closer to ol'  Half-N-Half, aren't we, Yao-Momo?" Jiro smirks at me as I sit down for lunch.

I roll my eyes at her. "I am not doing this with you today, Jiro-chan."

"Then how about with me?" Uraraka pipes up. "I wanna know why you and him finally decided to be friends now."

"I wanted to be his friend because he's a nice person and I figured it would make things less awkward between us," I sigh.

"And why were they awkward in the first place, Yao-Momo, hmmm?" Jiro smirks.

"Because of people like you," I chuckle, half-amused and half-irritated. "Todoroki-san told me that his friends are also teasing him about me. We decided to put an end to it. We are friends. Enough."

"If you think I believe that, you must think I'm dumb," Jiro comments.

"Well you're not acting too far from the part right now," I mumble.

Uraraka and Jiro just laugh at me. Laugh like the lunatic fangirls they are. There's nothing but friendship between me and Todoroki, why does no one see that?

~Shoto~

"You've been spending more time with the Ponytail Girl," Bakugo comments.

"Her name is Yaoyorozu Momo," Midoriya says with a tone that says he is tired of Bakugo.

"Don't talk to me like that, Deku! I know what I said!!!" Bakugo slaps Midoriya upside the head before turning to me again. "How come, Icy-Hot?"

"We're friends now," I tell him, flat and simple. I am stating the factual truth.

"AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH!" I swear, Bakugo's laugh could wake the entire city. "TODOROKI'S CRUSHING ON OL'  PONYTAIL!!!!"

He really didn't have to say that out loud for everyone. But, then again, everyone is saying the same thing anyway, so why does it even matter?

Kaminari, two tables away bursts into laughter on cue.

Yaoyorozu's face is as red as a rose. It's cute the way she--

Anyway.

~Momo~

I sit in the library, spreading math books on the table and waiting for Todoroki. He just needs help with one more thing as it relates to math.

He shows up and I wave eagerly. I haven't seen him in a few days now. I missed him during that time. Thank goodness Uraraka and Jiro aren't inside my head to hear that.

"Greetings, Todoroki-san!"

"Yaoyorozu," he greets me.

"So, what part did you have a problem with?"

--

After helping Todoroki, we are both exhausted. I'm sitting in my chair and he's sitting in his with his forehead kissing the table. "Arigato, Yaoyorozu. My assignment will definitely be easier, now."

Not wanting him to go, I try to start conversation. "So, what are you gonna do when you get home?"

"Probably train or something." His answer is quick and simple.

"Ooh!" I cheer, interested. "Do you have a dojo in your home?"

"Yeah. But it's not anything to be excited about, trust me." Todoroki half-rolls his eyes before catching himself and looking away from me, toward a bookshelf in the distance.

There's something he's not saying, I can tell, but I decide not to bother him with it. If he wanted to tell me, he would.

"Well, I'm probably going to do homework and then go shopping or something, would you like to come?"

"Not today," he says, half-distracted. "But Saturday, sure."

I hope I look normal, because on the inside, I am screaming for joy. I am so excited now! This will be our first real hangout since we became friends.

"Cool," I say, trying to sound like I'm not totally ecstatic like I am. "Goodnight, Todoroki-san."

But when I turn to leave, he says, "Wait." I turn around to see him staring into my eyes. Shocked, I softly gasp.

He rises out of his chair and walks over to me. We stand there for a few seconds before he places his hand on my shoulder and says, "Can I get your number? For Saturday, I mean."

"Of course!" I pull out my phone and ask him for his number. I add him to my contacts and he does the same with me.

Then, instead of hugging me, he places both his hands on my shoulders for a brief moment and says, "Goodnight, Yaoyorozu."

~Shoto~

She's really pretty.

That's the thought in my head the whole time I head home and even when I get home.

"Nii-san!" Fuyumi rushes up to me and buries me in a hug.

"Greetings, Fuyumi. Is Natsuo home?"

"No, not right now. He's at his friend's house. But... Father is home."

Dammit. The last thing I need right now is him screaming at me right now.

"How are you?" Fuyumi asks.

"I'm alright," I answer, which today isn't all false. I'm feeling pretty fine right now. Part of me wonders if that has anything to do with Yaoyorozu--

"SHOTO!!!" 

"GoodnightShoto", Fuyumi says rushed together, hugs me quickly and runs off to her bedroom. 

"Where have you been, Shoto?" Father's voice is thundering and loud. He shoots me down with a hard glare which I meet with a cold stare.

"I've been with my friend, Yaoyorozu."

"Who's this Yaoyorozu?"

"Yaoyorozu Momo. She's my classmate at UA."

"It's a girl?"

Not you too, Father.

"Yes."

"Don't distract yourself with women, Shoto. They get in the way of your goals. Women are for when it's time for you to get married, and you would want one more powerful than her. From what I saw, she easily lost her sparring match at the Sports Festival."

I bite my tongue to keep from cursing Father out like I wish to. How dare he talk of Yaoyorozu this way?

--

When I finally retire to bed, my muscles ache and I'm exhausted from training. I'm furious with Father for what he said about Yaoyorozu. He spoke of her as if I wanted to establish some type of quirk marriage with her like he did with Mom.

I would never put my future wife and future children in a living hell like he did with us.

I don't even want to marry... and have children with...

Goddamn.

Furious thoughts of Father turn to nice thoughts of Yaoyorozu. Her bringing me soba, opening up to me and helping me with my homework are memories I'm glad I have. I finally close my eyes and fall asleep.

And I dream of Yaoyorozu.

~Momo~

I'm in my happiest moment since that goddamn Sports Festival. I practically walk on air every morning. I'm dancing to music in my AirPods when I crash into Todoroki.

"Dammit! I'm so, so sorry, Todoroki-san!"

Todoroki is sitting up with his books scattered across the floor I rise and pick them up for him.

"Thanks." He doesn't smile, though. He just nods at me once, slips his backpack back on and does that weird touch-my-shoulders-briefly thing before leaving.

Ashido and Uraraka, who saw the whole event, point and me and laugh. I give them the finger and stick my tongue out at them, which just makes them laugh even harder.

--

Jiro looks at me with a satisfied grin on her lips, which tells me that Ashido and Uraraka told her what happened in the hall.

"You just can't get enough of your lover, can you, Yao-Momo?" Jiro asks me slyly.

"Shutup, Jiro-chan!" I'm more than tired of this by now.

She laughs a "heh-heh-heh" and (FINALLY) leaves me alone.

--

It's Saturday now, and I'm going to meet Todoroki at the mall today! I need to save some of the happiness I have right now because I could make good use of it in the future.

I whip out my phone and call him. My first time calling Todoroki-san, I think to myself.

It rings once before he answers. If Ashido was here, she'd say "Dayumm, boi!"

"Greetings, Yaoyorozu."

"Greetings, Todoroki-san! I'm waiting for you at the front of the mall, near the food court." I grin as I speak the words.

"Thank you. I'll meet you there."

Then we hang up.

When he gets here, I want to hug him but I don't. Todoroki is not like my other friends. He doesn't smile, laugh or even grin. He doesn't hug me goodbye or hello. 

But I enjoy spending time with him, so it doesn't matter.

I grab his wrist and yank him into the clothing department, into my favorite clothing store. "Come on, Todoroki-san! It's fun, I assure you!"

"If you say so..." but he looks far too much in shock to understand anything taking place around him.

I scan the racks as I usually do, giddy with excitement. I love shopping for clothes. Even if I only get one thing, it feels great just to be there.

I spy a pair of black heels and scoop them up, along with a purple dress. Lastly, I fight with myself, trying to decide if I'll buy this one last outfit.

"Todoroki-san," I walk up to him as he holds a baseball cap in his hands.

"Should I buy this last thing?" I hold it up.

"I don't know, if you want to..."

"But will I look good in it?" His denseness frustrates me.

"You would look nice in anything Yaoyorozu, I don't care whether you buy that or not."

Though I blush at his flattering compliment, I still want a real answer. Maybe he'll give me an answer after he sees me in it, I think.

So I walk into the dressing room and change into the outfit. Todoroki waits for me outside. When I'm done, I say to him, "Okay, Todoroki-san, I'm coming!"

~Shoto~

She's... beautiful.

She was always beautiful, but she looks gorgeous in that outfit. "B-buy it," are the only words I can bring my mouth to say.

"Arigato, Todoroki-san!" 

She holds my wrist in her hands and leads me to a gray hoodie with red lines along the outlines. It has cat ears on the top of it.

"I am not wearing that," I almost plead.

"Awww, you'll be so cute in it!" 

I blush. Only Mom and Fuyumi have ever called me "cute" before. Hearing Yaoyorozu say it sparks something different inside me.

"Alright, but this is all I'm buying, alright?"

"Fine with me," Yaoyorozu smiles.

--

She buys me soba and gets sushi for herself. As we eat, I can't help but notice the sparkle in her eyes. 

"Goodness, Todoroki-san."

She's looking at me in wonder as I eat my soba. The bowl is more than half empty now.

I actually chuckle, which is not normal for me, I usually don't have much to laugh about. But Yaoyorozu's face is definitely hilarious right now.

~Momo~

I'm walking home from school with Todoroki, Jiro, Midoriya and Uraraka when a villain runs out of an alley, followed by two other villains.

"Damn!" Jiro shrieks. She exchanges a glance with me.

I take in everything. The first villain is a man with rather large hands. His quirk involves paper coming out of his hands and he wears a wooden mask. The next is a long slim girl wearing a mask as well, while the third looks like a wrestler, but his ears are very large.

"Jiro-chan, you and Midoriya get the man with the big ears. Uraraka and Todoroki-san, get the paper guy. I'll have to go against the girl."

No one asks questions, they just stare at me in shock for a moment before going to do what I instructed. 

Midoriya lands a single punch that blows the big-eared man backward, eventually leaving him lying on his back. As he makes to get up, Jiro claps, sending a soundwave toward him. His large ears are sensitive to the sound and he claps his hands over his ears before blacking out.

The paper guy keeps shooting paper at Todoorki and Uraraka. He turns the paper into sharp items, such as toothpicks and razor blades. Uraraka ducks and dodges, while Todoroki puts up ice barriers. Once he gets close enough, he begins to burn the paper that is thrown at him. Since the Sports Festival, I see  Todoroki using more of his fire quirk than he used to. When the man learns that his attacks will be useless against them, he starts to run, but Uraraka catches up to him and her finger graze his shoulder. He floats into the air, where he is then trapped.

As for me, I rush up to the girl, who snickers. She blinks and shoots a marble right at my forehead, leaving a red spot there. Her quirk... is odd, I think. I pull an expandable shield from the spot where my ribcage is. I expand the shield and protect myself from the flying marbles. I then pull a large net gun from my arm and shoot the net at her. She falls into the street, trapped in the net.

After we ship them off to the police and Jiro, Midoriya and Uraraka go their separate ways, I notice something strange happening to Todoroki.

The left side of his face is burning!

"Oh, sh--! Todoroki-san!" I run to his aid.

I touch his forehead, and he is burning up with a fever. 

"Come to my place, Todoroki-san. I need to help you," I say to him. He mumbles something but I can't hear what it is.

I enclose my fingers around his wrist again, carefully walking down the street with him to my house.

When we get there, the left side of his face has stopped spitting out violent flames, but he is still suffering from his fever.

I drag him up to my room and use all my strength to lay him onto the bed. "I can't put the covers on you, Todoroki-san, they would only make you warmer." He mumbles his response and nods once.

I consider asking him to take his shirt off but that would be too awkward of a question. Then again, Todoroki's so dense he might not even understand why that question is awkward. I'm still not going to ask.

"I'm going to get you a cold rag."

I scurry off to the bathroom and when I come back, I notice that Todoroki has removed his own shirt.

"Eep!" I shriek, but I hope Todoroki doesn't notice. And if he does, I hope he doesn't care. My eyes comb over his broad shoulders and...

The boy's got abs, I think.

Mortified by my own thoughts, I blush something awful before placing the rag on Todoroki's forehead. I'm about to get one for his neck, too, when Todoroki says, "Yaoyorozu. You need to eat."

When he says this, I finally give notice to the ache in my stomach. Creating that shield and the large net gun took a toll on me. He's right. So, before I go get him another rag, I travel downstairs to make myself a snack.

~Shoto~

Yaoyorozu's kindness never ceases to amaze me. She was so busy helping me with the backlash of my quirk that she didn't even think about her own. And I am happy that she agreed to be my friend because she's a good friend.

--

When I start to cool off, I sit up. Yaoyorozu has been near me the whole time, reading a book and occasionally checking on me to see if I'm alright.

"Todoroki-san! Are you feeling better?"

"Yes, thank you for all you've done to help me."

I retrieve my shirt from next to me and begin to put it back on. Yaoyorozu whips her head around back to her book. I swear I saw her ears redden.

I climb off of her bed and ask, "May I wash your covers? I'm sure I sweat on them."

She smiles and says, "You may, Todoroki-san. Arigato."

~Momo~

He cares.

He cared that I ate to help myself regain strength. While I was helping him, he was focused on me. He thought of me having to wash my covers and he asked to do it himself.

That makes me feel a certain way. I'm not sure I've ever felt like this before. It means a lot to me that Todoroki cares the way that he does. And it's then that I notice Jiro and Uraraka may be right.

Do I want to be more than his friend?

A/N: I really loved writing this!!!

I really want to thank @MiguelCastro854 For their comments! They made me laugh and I'm glad to know that y'all love my story so much, cause I love it, too.

Thanks again guys! 

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