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You nervously paced around the living room of your apartment, glancing towards the door every now and then. You and Todoroki were supposed to be going out today, a nice date after weeks of not being able to see each other due to your conflicting schedules, as you were both busy heroes. Tonight was just supposed to be you, him, and appreciating each other's company. You had even dressed up in some nicer clothes for the occasion.
However it seemed Todoroki was running late. And by running late you meant running late by a couple of hours. Todoroki was usually a pretty punctual person, and when he was late, it was only by a couple of minutes. Needless to say, you were very concerned. You quickly took a glance at your phone, checking if Todoroki had messaged you, but there were no notifications. You sighed and sat down on your couch to try and calm yourself down, your phone still tightly gripped in your hand.
"You're just thinking too much Y/n. Shouto is probably fine, maybe he lost track of time and fell asleep or something," you thought, taking deep breaths in and out. That seemed to work for a couple seconds before your thoughts went into overdrive again. "But what if he's in danger? What if he got called in for an emergency patrol and got injured before he could tell me. Oh god, what if he's in a hospital dying right now!" You jumped up from the couch and grabbed your bag that you already packed two hours ago in preparation for your date. You quickly pulled on a light jacket and slipped on your shoes before running out the door.
You quickly began to make your way to Todoroki's apartment, as that was where he had to have been coming from. You weren't sprinting but you had taken up a fast walk in your panic. Your heart was thumping in your chest with worry, your mind still running wild. Right when you were about halfway to your destination you heard a voice call your name.
"Y/n?"
Your head whipped around to look at the person on your right only to see the very person you were so worried about standing there with a confused expression on his face.
"Shouto!" you cried. You ran over to him and threw your arms around his neck, as you pulled him into a tight hug. He wrapped his own arms around your waist and you buried your face into the crook of his neck. All you could think about was that he was safe and how relieved you were. You couldn't stop the tears of relief from welling up in your eyes and Shouto looked at you in panicked concern.
"Is something wrong Y/n? Are you hurt? Why are you crying?" He asked as he brought up one of his hands to pat your head comfortingly.
You pulled away from him and used one of your hands to wipe away the tears that threatened to fall. "Where were you Shouto?! I was so worried about you, you were two hours late for our date. I thought you had gotten caught in a villain attack and died for crying out loud!" you said, your voice raising towards the end as you got more distressed.
Todoroki's eyes widened as he reached out to cup your face gently. You unconsciously leaned into his touch and looked up at him, your slight anger apparent on your face. His eyes softened upon seeing how upset you were.
"I'm sorry Y/n... there was a small boy who got lost and couldn't find his way home. I couldn't just leave him there. Apparently he was supposed to be going on an errand for his mom and had gotten lost on the way to the store. So I went with him to the store and then helped him find his way home," Todoroki explained. As he talked he looked away from you in guilt. He couldn't bear seeing that little boy curled up in a ball and crying. It reminded him of too many bad memories of being alone with no one to comfort him. However he didn't like when you cried either and he felt terrible that he was the cause of your sadness.
Your eyes widened as he said this. You immediately understood that he hadn't meant to worry you, but had just lost track of time trying to help this little boy. You knew about his past and realized he probably had the purest intentions when he helped the child.
As you placed your hand on top of his he looked back at you. "I understand Shouto. I'm sorry I got so upset with you but I was just worried. We're heroes, anything can happen and I don't want you to get hurt," you told him, a gentle smile stretching across your face.
He shook his head, "no Y/n. It's my fault for making you worry, I should have called you to tell you why I was late, or at the very least I should have texted you."
You chuckled slightly and smiled at him. "Well at least you know what to do for next time if this happens again. I forgive you Shouto, I know you meant well."
He smiled back at you and pulled you back into a tight hug before giving you a kiss on the forehead. "Thank you Y/n. I promise I'll try not to worry you like that ever again."
Bonus:
"You know you nearly gave me a heart attack Shouto. I was worried out of my mind."
"Is something wrong with your heart? Do we have to go to a hospital? Let's go right now to make sure you're okay."
"...It's a figure of speech Shouto."
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