TWO POWERS (Todoroki Shoto x Reader)

Chapter 15: Not

When the award ceremony is about to begin, you get the brilliant idea to quickly make your way to the infirmary and see if Recovery Girl could answer some of your questions. You faintly remember All Might mentioning that Recovery Girl also knows that the quirk can be passed down, so she must understand your situation.

You knock on the door and wait to be called in. Thankfully there's no one else in the room, but it smells just like a nurse's office would.

"Hi there, I'm Tsukauchi. I hope that All Might has..."

"...told me that you've inherited his power, yes. But what you did today was beyond reckless."

You halt and continue into the room with less speed and enthusiasm than before. Not sure whether she meant the physical toll or social consequences, you offer no comment on the subject. You consider long and hard what you'd like to ask this lady who does not seem very inclined to approve of you.

"Actually I've been wondering about something. At some point I stopped being able to use my birth quirk. Do you have any idea why that could be?"

She considers it for a moment before replying, "No, unfortunately I can't help you with that, dear. From what I've heard, All Might's predecessor was able to use her birth quirk."

"Ah, I see. Well, I'll see if I can figure it out on my own then," you say as you start to open the door to leave.

"Don't go now! People are making their way back. You better stay here. Some students might be hostile towards you."

Now extremely annoyed, you argue, "I think I can manage, but thank you for the concern."

"No, you don't understand," her voice croaks. "What do you plan to say when they ask if you really are the symbol of peace or not? You can't lie and say "no" since everyone saw your power. You also can't admit it since people would be after you and you'd be an easy target. And if you say nothing people will get suspicious."

You sigh and admit that she has a point. You sit at the end of the nearest bed and begin to wait it out, elbows on your thighs and head in your hands. The only thing you can think about is how you had promised Todoroki that you'd wait for him but now you've disappeared and can't leave.

About ten minutes of silence later, the door opens, revealing Todoroki.

"Tsukauchi, are you hurt after all? What happened?"

"I came here to ask about my mom's quirk but then I wasn't allowed to leave," you say as you peek at the nurse's back from the corner of your eye.

"Ah, I see. Well, that makes sense."

Recovery Girl turns and gives you a suspicious look.

"Would it be okay," Todoroki asks Recovery Girl, "if I stay here with Tsukauchi then?"

"Yes, of course, dear," she replies dotingly.

He sits next to you on the bed and pulls out his phone. "I've been thinking that we could probably ask someone to figure out who the original poster of the prophecy is and confront them somehow." You also take out your phone and open the app.

"I am more concerned about the public's reaction. The damage is already done and it's been recorded as well. I don't think there's an easy fix for this," you confess.

"You'll just have to live up to the title it seems."

After a pause you say, "That's exactly what I plan to do, Todoroki. Don't you worry." You look at Todoroki. He is looking at you too.

You scroll through the hashtag and stumble across a post from the same TV company who had appeared behind the school gates on your second day. The headline reads "Proof that Y/N Tsukauchi is connected to All Might and most likely will inherit the 'symbol of peace' title". Below it is the clip of the interview from the beginning of the semester where you had initially been confused by the question about working with All Might. How stupid! You had even forgotten that it existed. Todoroki looks at the post over your shoulder too.