Ashes of Love and War - TodoMomo

||Chapter 31 ~ Part 2||

As Yaoyorozu had suspected, the cabin hadn't been used in a long time. Dust covered the floor and few belongings, and they spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning the small cabin and salvaging supplies.

The shack seemed to have been used as a hunting cabin. A fire pit sat in the center of the room. There was a single bed and small table for cooking, but otherwise, most of what was there were traps and tools for skinning and drying pelts.

Shouto set a few traps outside of the barrier, then chopped tinder. Before they knew it, dusk had fallen, and the temperature dropped as a storm blew across the mountaintop.

"To-Todoroki..." Yaoyorozu's voice pulled Shouto's attention away from the fire.

Shouto threw a wood block onto the fire and lifted his head.

Yaoyorozu fidgeted and averted her eyes. Her cheeks turned red. "There's-There's only one blanket," she stuttered. "And I don't see any extra bedding, just some wool that needs to be sewn..."

"I see." Shouto dusted off his hands and stood up. "You can have it."

Yaoyorozu jerked her head up. "No!"

Shouto raised an eyebrow. "It's fine. I can sleep on the floor."

"Certainly not!" Yaoyorozu said sternly. "I can't let you sleep on the floor. Especially not without a blanket when it's this cold."

"Then, what do you want to do?"

Yaoyorozu's cheeks reddened. She bit her bottom lip. "We-we'll share," she said finally.

"Are you sure?" Shouto asked.

"Yes," she said, her voice gaining conviction. Yaoyorozu drew in a deep breath and looked up, holding up a side of the blanket expectantly.

Shouto climbed onto the bed next to her. He took the edge of the blanket from Yaoyorozu and wrapped it around his back so that they were sitting shoulder to shoulder.

Outside, they could hear the wind whip and howl through the trees.

Yaoyorozu shifted closer to his side. "It's a shame we weren't able to prepare more. It would have been nice to have an extra blanket or decent winter shoes."

Shouto snorted and glanced at Yaoyorozu from the side of his eye. "Whose fault is that?"

Yaoyorozu stiffened, then looked away. "I don't know what you are alluding to," she said, raising her chin in the way Todoroki had learned she tended to do when she was being saucy. "I am perfect. I don't know what you are talking about. You're lucky to have me by your side."

Shouto lifted an eyebrow. "Oh yeah?" he said, fighting a smile.

"Yes," Yaoyorozu said, a smug grin pulling at her lips. "Be grateful — He-hey! You're stealing the blanket!"

"Good," Shouto said, trying to sound serious. He pulled the blanket tighter around himself, dropping down onto the bed.

"No!" Yaoyorozu cried out, lunging at him. Her fingers dug into the blanket, and she pulled.

"What are you doing?" Shouto asked steadily, looking over his shoulder at her. A smile pulled at his lips when she tugged at the blanket again, and it didn't move. "I thought a perfect god slayer wouldn't need this. Weak men like myself need a blanket more than a powerful god slayer."

Yaoyorozu huffed and then smacked his side in annoyance which only made Shouto laugh. "Ugh! You're so annoying," she said with mock severity.

"You can always wish for another blanket."