Melting an Icy Heart ( TodoMomo ) | *Main bnha Series*

Chapter 19 | Crazy Night, Chaotic Morning

Momo's Pov.

  She decided not to go to sleep yet... She couldn't sleep knowing that Todoroki was there... Even though this was the second day, it wasn't like Momo was used to this...

  Momo pulled the flaps of her tent back.

  "On second thought, I'll stay awake for a little while longer..."  after examining their faces, she asked, "Did I miss something?"

  "No, nothing at all," Mina was obviously lying.

  "I'll tell you later," Jiro reassured her.

  Momo nodded and said, "Okay," before warming up near the fire. The night was already getting colder.

  That was when Kaminari walked up in front of her. 

  "Hello Kaminari..?" Momo felt like that sounded more like a question than she intended, but she was thoroughly perplexed at why he was here.

  "Could you create me a ukulele? Please?" Kaminari pleaded, "I really need one!"

  "Why..?" no one needed a ukulele, especially right now when they were all stuck in the forest.

  "Please could you just do it?" Kaminari asked again.

  "Fine..." she sighed, "As long as you tell me why after I give it to you."

  Momo created it out of her arm and then handed it to him.

  "Okay, I wanted to sing a song to Kyoka," he confessed. Kaminari sat down next to her, and she scooted away from him a little bit. 

  "For what reason?" she wondered.

  "Because I like her and want to do something nice," he admitted, "I'm trying to ask her out. Again. I'm not even keeping track of how many times I've asked... But I'm hoping I can impress her by singing a song."

  "Then good luck," Momo stood up, "But don't break her heart or Mina's probably going to come for you in her sleep."

  "Her sleep..?" Kaminari echoed.

  "Her sleep," Momo repeated and then walked away.

  She wished for the best for Jiro. Momo wasn't certain that this was the best, but if Jiro was okay with this then there was no reason for Momo to hold her back. Especially if she liked Kaminari. Maybe she didn't though, but Jiro had dealt with Kaminari before, so there was no reason she couldn't do that again.

  Momo sighed. She really should sleep now that she created something else and it was cold out. She could only pray that Todoroki was already asleep. 

  After getting back to her tent, she fell asleep. 

  The next morning, Momo got up before Todoroki did and then sat near the fire. Even though she didn't really need to warm up... 

  After about ten minutes, Mina grabbed her arm and put her in a small clearing in the undergrowth. Before she could ask, Mina walked away and brought the rest of the girls to that spot. 

  "Do you know why she dragged us all here?" Jiro wondered, but Momo could only shake her head.

  Then Mina dragged Ochaco over a little bit later.

  "Okay, do you know why I dragged you all over here?" Mina questioned them.

  "No, ribbit," Tsu sighed.

  "Can I go back now?" Jiro asked.

  "It's because we haven't bathed since at least Monday," she looked around and then cupped her hands around her mouth (to whisper) in case they were being followed. And that was where their plan started.

Todoroki's Pov.

  He left his tent. Yaoyorozu wasn't there. After a few minutes, he noticed Mina pulling Uraraka into the undergrowth and decided not to question it. Later, all the girls except Yaoyorozu walked out of the undergrowth and started searching for something.

  Todoroki wasn't sure what they were looking for, but he didn't want to get involved.

  That was when he felt the urge to cough. He knew it had to be more petals.

  Todoroki hid behind his tent. He didn't want everyone else to see this. When he couldn't hold in his coughs anymore, and he felt petals rush up his throat. He sat down. There was no other way to get rid of them than to cough them up. 

  By the end of his coughing fit, ten petals had escaped his mouth. These petals were multiplying fast... Maybe he really did have to listen to Ashido's advice.

  'No. I'll die faster if that happens.'

  "Todoroki, you need to confess already!" Ashido was standing right in front of him.

  "No," he told her. He stood up and started to walk away. 

  "Do you really want to die and leave Momo all alone?" Ashido's irking voice spoke. He stopped walking but didn't turn around.

  "I won't be leaving her alone. She has all of you," Todoroki reasoned before walking again.

  "I need to go now because of reasons," she told him, "But you need to stop hurting yourself."

  "Coughing up these petals doesn't hurt," he said.

  "Yet."

  What did she mean by "yet"? These petals may be multiplying, but they didn't hurt at all.

  "What do you-" Todoroki turned around, but she was gone. Now she was with the other girls pushing Midoriya into the forest. 

  He shook his head around in an attempt to clear his thoughts. 

  He leaned against a nearby tree while a breeze shook its leaves. He took in a breath and then sighed. Todoroki didn't know what she meant, but she could've been exaggerating. That was most likely the case. But... Ashido did mention that he could die from this, so there had to be pain involved at some point... But when? And would he really have to admit his feelings for Yaoyorozu to her face? And kiss her?

  He felt his face heat up. He shoved the feeling down and his heart stopped fluttering. 

  "Hey," Kaminari approached him, interrupting Todoroki's thoughts.

  "What do you want?" Todoroki questioned. It sounded more interrogative and defensive than he meant. 

  "Well... did the girls-" 

  "Nothing that you have to say about the girls is going to be good. Please leave," Todoroki told him. That was most likely defensive too, but if he sounded annoyed he didn't regret it. He didn't want Kaminari to mention them. Especially now.

  "It's not like that," Kaminari promised, "It's just that they pushed Midoriya into the undergrowth and they haven't come out since."

  "Hm... that is strange..." Todoroki nodded his head, "Let's go talk to Ojiro and Tokoyami."

  He knew that they had shoved Midoriya into the undergrowth, but knowing that they hadn't come out for at least fifteen minutes made his stomach churn. 

  But after he and Kaminari found out that they didn't know what was happening, they decided to investigate themselves. Todoroki could only hope that they weren't making the wrong decision by doing so.