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

Chapter 26 | Stay Frozen And Unconscious Mineta

Momo's Pov.

  "What are you going to do now?" Todoroki questioned.

  She had just finished creating all the instruments. Maybe it did take some energy out of her, but it wasn't all that much. Momo could still stand and think straight without a problem.

  "I'm not sure... I wanted to talk to you, but you probably have to go somewhere..." she felt herself fidget uncomfortably for asking such a ridiculous question... Of course he had something to do... It was only her day off.

  "I'm sure Iida wouldn't mind if I kept you company," he replied.

  "Okay..." she nodded. But then they just stood there for a few moments and stared at each other. She felt her stomach squirm and her heart start to beat faster. Her cheeks heated up and then she tore her gaze away from his. 

  'Stop Momo... Your goal is to be his friend...'

  "Let's go back to the campsite," she started walking and she could tell by his footsteps that he was following. 

  She needed to pull herself together... There wasn't a way to get to comprehend him better when she could barely look at him... She wanted to be able to talk to him too. Which, she was able to go through short conversations... But solely about things that actually mattered... Unless you include the bus ride and that one discussion about holding her book...

  Momo walked into Todoroki's hand, snapping out of her thoughts. 

  "Yaoyorozu, you were about to walk into a tree," he told her.

  He was right. About a foot ahead, a tree loomed over her. How could she pay such little attention to her surroundings? She needed to do better. 

  "Sorry for troubling you, Todoroki," she apologized, "Thank you."

  He just nodded and they continued walking. It wasn't far out of the undergrowth from there, however, Mineta was standing there looking at them suspiciously.

  "What were you doing with Yaoyorozu away from everyone!?" Mineta walked up to Todoroki. She held in a laugh observing how short he was compared to her dual-haired acquaintance. Why was Mineta choosing one of the most powerful in the class? Along with Midoriya and Bakugo of course. 

  "That's none of your concern," Todoroki responded. He took Momo's arm and they started walking away. 

  "I know what you did! Then I can do it too!" Mineta shouted, jumping at Momo.

  For a moment, she wasn't sure what she was supposed to do, but what if he managed to latch onto her with his hair? Then she wasn't getting out of it for sure. 

  At the same time as she created a staff out of her arm to knock him backward (and maybe even knock him out) Todoroki froze him, so he was knocked out and then trapped in ice. 

  "You guys make a good team," Mina walked over. 

  "What do you want Ashido?" Todoroki's said in a pointed tone. Momo saw Todoroki's eyes narrow at her friend. She wondered why he was acting so hostile towards her... Did something happen between them?

Todoroki's Pov.

  "You guys make a good team," Ashido's irking voice sounded. Maybe it wasn't about something to embarrass either of them, but he still wished that she could leave him alone. 

  "What do you want Ashido?" he questioned. He added extra resentment to his voice and glared at her. He didn't want her to think that she was welcome to continue to pester him. It wasn't enough for her that she was always interrupting his time with Yaoyorozu, but she always had to be right there to tell him to confess. It was frustrating. 

  "Nothing, just to congratulate you on knocking out Mineta because he's really awful," Ashido put her hands up. Why did Kaminari and Ashido both do that? Were they really that afraid of him? 

  "I just wish that Mineta would stop..." Yaoyorozu sighed. She shook her head. Perhaps this meant she was disappointed in Mineta? Or maybe that she just wants him to go away?

  "Just ignore him," Todoroki told her.

  "How can I when he's always right there?" Yaoyorozu wondered, and he didn't know how to answer that. In all honesty, he wanted to tell her "Because I'll be there to protect you" but he knew he couldn't keep that promise. Especially when he was trying to stay farther away from her... And yet he always wanted to be by her side... Why couldn't he just make up his mind? He was becoming indecisive now too... Just like Yaoyorozu...

  "Everyone in the class has your back!" Ashido covered for him when he couldn't find the words. 

  'Maybe Ashido can be helpful and not annoying...'

  "Especially Todoroki," she finished.

  'Maybe she doesn't have a single helpful bone in her body.'

  "Why Todoroki in particular?" Yaoyorozu questioned. He could see pink tinting her cheeks and then glared at Ashido. Why did she was to make her uncomfortable?

  "Just because he's one of the strongest in the class and he wouldn't be one to let that happen," she laughed nervously upon seeing his narrowed eyes, "Midoriya could easily do that too, y'know?"

  What was all this talk about Midoriya for? Todoroki could protect Yaoyorozyu from perverted people better than Midoriya. He could get to her in a heartbeat while Midoriya would take forever because he's saving Uraraka. Todoroki could easily protect every single girl in this class, even Ashido if it was truly nessassary. Midoriya didn't need to get involved. He was fine looking after his future significant other. Stay away from Yaoyorozu, Midoriya. 

  "Leave us alone," he ordered his peer.

  "Fine, fine," Ashido sighed, "But I'll be stalking you in the distance just so you both know!"

  She walked away as if she didn't mention stalking at all.

  "I apologize for Mina's actions... She can get the wrong idea sometimes..." Yaoyorozu trailed off.

  Technically, Ashido wasn't wrong at all... In fact, she was spot on with the "he has a crush on Yaoyorozu" part, but he wanted his crush to go away and Ashido wasn't doing that. 

  He felt petals start to rush up his throat again. 

  "I'll meet you by the campfire," he told Yaoyorozu, and then left to regurgitate the giant hibiscus flower petals.