Surrounded By Flames

I Had To Tell Her

Soon after the attack everything fell into disarray. I learned that Dabi revealed his true identity to the world, but I couldn't bring myself to watch the video. I would have liked to lock myself in a room and cried when I found this out. Ya know finding out that the guy you loved and who baby your carrying is a villain. Not just any lowly villain either, a lieutenant for the Paranormal Liberation Front. But I couldn't do that because Keigo had someone watching me 24/7 because apparently my name was mentioned during the raid.

I refused to quit working, even though he practically begged me, because it was the only thing keeping me sane. Plus with all the hero's stepping down crime is on the rise and that means a greater influx of patients. Along with the rise in crime, Keigo was more busy trying to keep the world in order and I was seeing less and less of him every day.

I was moved to UA so I could be under constant supervision. It was a pain in the ass being constantly followed by a student to and from work but back inside UA I found myself spending most of my free time helping Natsuo study.

Being around the Todoroki family is hard with the knowledge that I was carrying Touya's kid, but I also felt a security with them. I knew them before Touya so it wasn't hard for me to fit in, it was just a new awkwardness for me. The more time I spent with them the more I wanted to reach out to Rei. She was the grandmother of my child and she is a mother, I felt a connection with her whether she knew it or not.

One night after supper I reached out to her. I didn't know how I would explain it or if she would even believe me but I was desperate for some kind of support system. With Keigo being gone constantly and my parents (who I have yet to tell) are stuck in a different country due to travel restrictions I needed someone to help me.

"Rei...do you think we could talk...somewhere private?" The rest of the Todoroki's might not notice the slight increase of weight I've put on around the middle but I knew Rei did. I had caught her staring at me a couple times.

"Of course Y/N." she led me to her bedroom with a smile, closing the door behind us. She sat on the edge of her bed and patted the spot next to her. I hesitated a moment before sitting. "What's on your mind? Natsuo said he's been worried about you."

"I...uh...I'm pregnant..." I didn't know what to say so I just blurted out what I needed to say.

"Oh congratulations Y/N! I'm so excited for you and Hawks." She sounded genuinely happy for me.

"It's not Hawks..."

"Oh...does he know?" I couldn't look at her. The thought that she was looking down on me was suffocating.

"Yes. He has been amazing about the whole situation."

"Do you know who the father is? Does Hawks?"

"I do, but I haven't told anyone, not even Hawks or the father...it's a very complicated situation...and I really need someone to help me." There was a long pause after my statement, it was so quite I could hear my own heartbeat. The silence was getting to me and before I could stop myself I started rambling. I wanted so bad to tell someone the whole truth. "I know this is a very messed up situation, and your family is going through something, and even if I told you who the father was you probably won't believe me, but I have nowhere else to turn..." I looked up at Rei, she was a blurry mess from all my tears but I knew she was listening to me.

"Why wouldn't I believe you about the father?" I wiped my eyes, it was a fruitless attempt because I knew as soon as I spoke his name they would flow again.

"It's...it's Touya." Rei's mouth fell open, she looked at me like I had grew another head. I wanted for the belittling. I just hoped she would give me the chance to explain and not think I was someone trying to take advantage of her families situation.

"My Touya?" I nodded, not able to make a sound through the tears. Rei reached for my hand and gave it a squeeze. "Can...can you tell me about him?"

I wasn't sure if that was her attempt at questioning the legitimacy of my clam or to learn about her son but I didn't hold back. I told her everything, I even showed her the one picture I had of him from our date out. The one where I used my quirk to fix his scars. How I found out his true identity, simple things that made me love him and even how he broke my heart and how Hawks found me. I told her all of it, and it felt so good to fully open up about it. Plus, to be able to share those moments that made me love Touya with someone was satisfying.

"I know this is a lot to take in, and I know it's an outlandish story and you probably don't believe me but..."

"I do believe you...it good to know that Touya hasn't completely lost himself."

"Please don't tell anyone. I...I don't know what to do." Rei pulled me into a hug which caused my eyes to start watering again.

"Don't worry Y/N, this will stay between us. I will be here for you for whatever you need. You might not think it but my children already think of you as family."

"Mrs. Todoroki, is Y/N in there?" Keigo's raspy voice came through the door.

"Yes, just a minute." Rei said, handing me a tissue and straightness out my clothes. Rei smiled at me before headed towards the door to let him in.

"Hey Y/N you re...are you ok? Why are you crying?" Keigo dropped down in front of me and grabbed my face. Clear panic on his face. "Are you ok? Is the baby ok?" He asked, placing his hand on my stomach.

"We are ok..."

"It's the hormones." Rei piped in, "There is going to be a lot more crying in the future. I once cried for an hour straight because I found out swans could be gay when I was pregnant."

"Will you please watch after her, with the way things are right now I'm not here much. Plus she seems so comfortable with you guys." Keigo asked, using his thumb to wipe my tears away.

"Of course, she's practically family."

"Are you sure you are ok?" Keigo asked, pulling me closer to him. He actually had a free night so we were cuddled up in his bed at his apartment. Most of his injuries were healed thanks to me except for his wings and voice. I was not able to regenerate his wings no matter how hard I tried. His voice was still raspy even though I fully repaired his vocal cords. He seemed ok with it but I was beginning to wonder if the stress of things was messing with my quirk.

"I am fine and so is the baby. I'm sorry I worried you."

"I'm always worried about my girls." I rolled my eyes.

"The gender ultrasound isn't for another couple weeks."

"I know, but I just feel it, it's gonna be a girl." I watched Keigo as he rubbed his fingers over my stomach, the look of affection in his eyes shot a dagger through me. Spending all that time with the Todoroki family and my talk with Rei today put me on edge. I was in turmoil.

"What if...what if the babies father wants to be a part of its life, or his family?" This question had been haunting my thoughts for weeks. Along with the question of what if Touya came back, and what would I do?

"Y/N..."

"Listen Keigo, things could get messy and I don't want to put you through that. I appreciate everything you have done for me and I am very happy with you but I wouldn't blame you if you walked away right now. It's not fair to you to be stuck with some pregnant chick whose carrying another man's baby. You deserve better and I don't want to..." Keigo's lips cut off my rambling. He was so gentle with me, which just made those thoughts hurt worse.

"Y/N I am not willing to loose you that easily. Especially without a fight...I've been head over heels for you for years and I feel the same way about you now. This baby...I'll love it as my own because I feel the same way about its mother." Damn these hormones, making my eyes leak like that.

So many questions danced through my head. With the revelation that Keigo loves me and fully expects to settle down with me and the baby, it just brought about a whole new train of questions. If Touya steps back into my life what would I do?