Mystery from Another World--MHA

Part 55: Momo's nightmares

After a long day of doing things at the mall, the students were burned out.

Momo was a lot more cheerful, but it didn't last any longer than it took her to remember her problems. Which was when it was time to head back to the bus.

"She looks so serious," Mina said to the other girls.

Jiro stomped her foot. "Here I thought we finally cheered her up."

"I can't understand what could be bothering her so much that a good shopping bender wouldn't help," Uraraka said.

"I think it's something with the Supervisors," Tsuyu said. "They stress her out. Trying to keep the peace."

"We haven't had a problem with them in weeks, though," Tohru spoke up, "I actually think we've finally gotten used to them, haven't we?"

The other girls didn't object, but Jiro and Tsuyu both did their best to give her a strange look. Not a very nice one either.

"What?" Tohru said.

"I will never get used to those freaks," Jiro said.

"I don't like their attitude towards heroes," Tsuyu said.

"I mean, other than that, they've been nice," Mina said, "I don't know if that's what's got Yao-Momo like this, you know? But the villain attack wasn't anything that crazy compared to the other ones, and she was never bothered by those... You don't think it could be something personal, do you?"

"She visited her parents yesterday, didn't she?" Uraraka said, "You think it could be that?"

"That's none of our business," Tsuyu chided them.

Actually Momo's visit to her parents had been very short. Her father had been busy, and her mother had wanted to hear about her grades and hero work. It had always been that way, but after so much time away from them, Momo found it a little odd to only talk about that. Though she didn't know what else she should talk about.

It seemed to her that they had both gotten used to her being away and changed their schedules accordingly... or had it always been that way and she'd just never noticed?

Thinking about it today, she felt blue. She couldn't ask her mother for advice about problems like she used to... She couldn't ask anyone...

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"So... where did Bakugo go?" Kaminari asked Kirishima, after he'd been gone for a very long time.

Kirishima looked sly. "Well, if I tell you, you gotta be cool man, okay?"

"Hey, I am the face of cool!" Kaminari said, "So what's the deal?"

"Yeah, what's he up to?" Sero leaned in also.

Kirishima grinned. "Well, I didn't tell you this, but he's with a girl."

"What? No way!" they cried. 

"Yes way. That girl from Shiketsu who wanted to be on a team with him and me," Kirishima said, "Camie Utsu--something."

"That hottie?!" Kaminari almost lost it.

"Shhh!" Kirishima and Sero shushed him.

"How did he get her?" Kaminari said.

"Well, according to him it was an accidental meeting, but he sure has been gone a while," Kirishima said smugly, "Geez, I almost feel proud of him, you know. Our little Bakugo is growing up."

"Ew, that makes us sound like his guardians," Sero said.

"Aren't we?" Kaminari said.

They all started snickering.