A New World (Todoroki x OC)

Chapter 6 - Drawn To

I sigh as I look in the mirror. Kyoko is downstairs talking with Yaka and it's around 1 in the morning. We just got done playing cards, and like always, Kyoko won. That woman is very good with her hands, especially when it comes to cards. I've never beaten her at any card game yet. Yaka only beat her a couple of times.

A meow distracts me from my thoughts. At the window by my bed, the cat is looking outside as it pours. I walk over and crawl across the bed to the window. My hand drifts to the soft fur of the small animal. As my fingers make contact, something sparks in them. Some kind of energy shoots through my arms and to my head. Then flashes of that strange world flash through my mind. But this time, dark flashes. Yelling rings in my ears. Red liquid splashes across my vision. A dark room with a girl crying. A feeling wrenches my heart and causes me not to breathe.

I fall into the pillow of my bed, my hand no longer touching the cat. The sensations fade away and I take deep breaths. My chest loosens and I realize tears stream down my face. I wipe the off with my sleeve and get up. Then, there's a knock at my door. I take another breath and go to the door. I open it and instantly shut it again. What the fuck is he doing here???

I pause before opening the door again. "Todoroki? What... The hell are you doing here?" I ask. "It's in the middle of the fucking night."

I let him walk in and I shut the doo behind him. "I-.... Don't really know to be honest. Something said I should come over. I couldn't really sleep anyway. I hope I'm not intruding."

I deadpan. "Sure. You can to my house at 1 am and almost caught me crying... Definitely not intruding."

He looks at me. "Crying?"

I laugh. "No. I didn't say that." There's a moment of silence before I flap my hands at him. "Anyways, shouldn't you be at home?... Sleeping?..."

He shakes his head. "I said I couldn't sleep. Something told me I should be here so... I came."

I raise an eyebrow at him. "Hm... Really?" He nods and I sigh. "You strange boy. I can't believe you would go to a girl's house in the middle of the night... A girl that you only met two days ago. What if I was in the middle of murdering someone?"

He shrugs. "I don't know. But I'm pretty sure you're not a murderer. Especially when you took in a cat and it's still alive."

I smirk. "Who knows. Maybe I have a soft spot for cats." I sit on my bed and use my arms to support me. "Or maybe... You're the person I wanna murder, son of the #2 Hero."

"You're mother is downstairs."

"Foster mother. And call her Kyoko please. I don't like the word 'mother.' It's overrated. Either way... Maybe she's also part of my scheme."

He pauses before he sighs. "Fine. You win. You can murder me now."

I blink. "Um... Damn it! You're such a little bastard."

He laughs. "See? You're not a muderer."

I chuckle. "Hey Todoroki. Why do you wanna be friend with me?" I pat the spot beside me for him to sit down.

He thinks for a moment. "Because you're interesting. When I first saw you, I thought you were crazy. You were running through the streets in a hospital outfit. I don't really know anybody who would do that and not care about what people thought of them. And... You had something in your eye... Something the reminded me of me." The multicolored boy looks at me with a smile. "I guess I'm just drawn to you."

A blush tints my face. I look away and chuckle. "So you're not mad at what I said earlier?"

"Why would I be mad? What you said was true. I thought about it and I guess there really is nothing I'm supposed to prove to my old man. But he takes pride in me using his fire quir-"

"Ah! Not his. It's yours now. Shoto Todoroki. Nothing about you is your father's. Your quirk is not hell fire. It's half hot and half cold. You're twice the person he will ever be. When I first saw you, I didn't think about your father at all. I only thought about that boy in front of me. I know other people judge you and compare you to your father. But there's others that don't. Not everybody cares about who you might be based on your father's actions. Even if you mught think it. It's not true. You're your own person now. It's time to own it." I glance at him and he's staring at me again.

I begin stuttering. "I- I mean uhhhh... Do what you want buddy." I pat him on the shoulder and get up and move towards the door. "I can't really tell you what you should do with your life. Imma go get some food." I open the door and walk downstairs to the kitchen.

"Hey, Sumi. That boy came and was asking for you. I'm sorry if he was someone you didn't wanna see." Kyoko says.

"No, it's okay. He's a friend." I reply.

They're still playing cards and Yaka smiles at me. "Is he that boy you told me about?"

I roll my eye. "Yeah but like I said, nothing's going on." I take some soba out of the cupboard and the supplies to make it. I put the water on the stove and turn to Kyoko and Yaka. "Who's winning?"

"Me, of course." Kyoko says with pride.

Yaka rolls her eyes. "Whatever, hot shot." I laugh and the Yaka sees something behind me.

"Hey, dude. What's up?" She asks. I turn around and see Todoroki smile slightly and walk up to the counter beside me.

"Nothing at all. I was just wondering what Shoya was doing."

I scoff. "Sumi. I'm Sumi." I remind him. I smile at Kyoko and Yaka. "Guys, this is Shoto Todoroki. My friend from school."

Kyoko smiles at him. "What madr you wanna be friends with this dingbat?" She asks and I roll my eye.

"Whatever, Kyoko. You're the dingbat." I say.

"She's just an interesting girl, that's all." He replies. I see Yaka smirk.

"I agree. She's very interesting. But I must warn you. Don't get tok attached because she-"

"OKAY! Todoroki, how would you like your soba? I'm asking because I like mine cold so I put it in the fridge for a couple minutes after it's done cooking. Do you still want yours war-"

"Cold please. Cold is better." He replies. "Thankyou."

I nod. "Yessir." Then I shoot a glare at Yaka and she raises an eyebrow at me.

'You haven't told him anything?' She mouths. I shake my head. She sighs and Kyoko catches my eye.

'You gotta tell him sometime.' I shake my head at her too. Then my attention goes to the soba. They go back to playing cards and Todoroki looks at me from the side.

"Is it personal?" I nod. "Then I won't ask." He turns to the soba and begins opening it. We take the next 20 minutes to make our soba and then head back upstairs. We decide to talk and then end up playing cards. Neither of us were able to sleep until 4 in the morning. I fell asleep first... Idk when he fell asleep or if he did or not because the next morning, I'm in my bed and he's gone.

There's something about that boy that I feel drawn to. Something I have yet to figure out.

[Sorry this one is a bit short. I hope you don't mind. But Todoroki got to meet your foster mom and Yaka as well. Yay! I'll have the next chapter out soon!]