Flufftober 2021

Day 2: Sneaking Out Together

Several days have passed since Cortez and Todoroki went to the Lavender Festival and life in the Todoroki residence became a little lighter. Cortez was smiling even brighter than Todoroki and the rest of the UA had seen her, and a couple of times the family had heard their youngest brother/son chuckle, which according to them is an improvement to his normally stoic demeanor.

Cortez was even more thrilled than usual today, as the feathers on her wings fully grew back and she was ready to fly back into the air. The minty-haired girl could not wait to get back into the air, being grounded for weeks made her feel trapped like a bird in a cage, unable to fully explore. Now she wanted to have fun tonight.

She had talked to Todoroki about this and at first, he was hesitant because her wings just grew back, and not sure of their strength as well as the curfew Endeavor had set up. However, when did he ever fully follow his own father's household rules?

So, they decided to go ahead and have some fun one Saturday night when everyone was asleep. The two of them snuck out to the backyard and Cortez was flapping her wings to prepare for the flight.

"You ready, Aurora?" Todoroki asked while securing his pouch and looking at his schoolmate. "Where do you want to go first?"

"Pretty much, Shouto. As for where to go I am not sure, I only know a small percentage of Musutafu so maybe we just fly around and see what interests us." Cortez then ruffled her wings again, releasing a chill mist in the surrounding area.

The dual-haired teen looked at Cortez's wings as it was getting to full wingspan. "Will you be able to fly for long periods of time? They are still pretty new..."

The minty-haired teen smiled happily. "Yeah, they are fine. If I do get tired we can rest a bit."

Todoroki looked up and down at her for a brief second just to make sure she was indeed strong enough. Her arms still had braces, so he was not sure how they would fly together.

"Hey, eyes up here, Canelo."

Todoroki jolted and looked straight up into her green eyes. He was stunned as her normally green eyes were glowing a blue from the moonlight that was almost the same color as his left eye. She was beautiful, how he did not see this part of her he never knew.

"Did I surprise ya?" Cortez said while tilting her head a bit, still smiling. "I don't think you have seen my bioluminescent eyes."

"I-I never seen you like this fully. Last time I saw that similar glow was during the training camp." Todoroki said and got closer.

Cortez deadpanned, "That's right, it was when Dabi and the other villains went and kidnapped the Yapping Chihuahua."

"Can't you ease up on that nickname for Bakugou? I know he irritates you but I think you should at least stop calling him chihuahua."

"Yeah, you're right. He's actually pretty cool and much more tolerable since we first met. I'm not making any promises though." She said and then turned around and put her back facing her friend. Todoroki blushed. "What?"

"Ummm, what exactly do you want me to do?" Todoroki said, not sure about the whole thing, let alone where to position himself to not interfere with Cortez's flying.

Cortez got the gist and chuckled nervously. "Well, I don't think you want me to carry you bridal style, plus I couldn't anyways due to my arms still recovering from the calcium deficiency so the only option is kind of like piggyback. Keep your legs close to my hips and your hands just below the shoulder blades, that should not interfere with my wings."

The poor boy blushed even more. "You can't be serious..."

The minty-haired girl then pouted. "You don't want to fly with me?"