in the night | todomomo

chapter 2

Momo made her evening commute home and entered the exquisite and elegant mansion she was blessed to call her own. Upon entrance, her mother inquires to Momo, "Hello Momo, how was school? Did you do anything important?"

"Good evening Mother. School went fantastic today, we didn't do much and I don't have any new homework so I'm pretty much caught up."

With Momo's mother hearing about the absence of work she had to do, she felt as if the least she could do to make Momo happy was to grant her permission to go out.

I mean she is in high school, she probably has friends who want her to go see them tonight. It's for the best.

"Sweetie..."

Momo's face perked up with an innocent gleam plastered all over.

"Do you perhaps want to go meet up with your friends at the festival tonight? Your marks on your grades are exceptional and I know you must be tired of studying every single day." Mrs. Yaoyorozu gave a radiant beam of a smile to her daughter and reassured her that she could go.

A sparkle entered Momo's coal-colored eyes and brought a light flush to her cheeks. "Thank you Mother!  I love you so so much. I couldn't ask for a better opportunity to go meet my friends!" Momo gave her mother words of kindness and gifted her a soft hug. Mrs. Yaoyorozu wasn't the most lenient parent, so for Momo to be given permission to go party came as a huge shock.

Momo headed up the spiraled, wooden staircase and entered her bathroom. Splashing some water on her face and styling her hair, she used her Creation to make a yukata. Slipping on the traditional garment, she looked in the mirror and admired the red cotton fabric. To be on the more lavish side, as she went through the snappy creation process, Momo made sure to add some golden designs across her garb. The sleek, elegant yukata looked phenomenal on her. It fit with such precision and had a clean look that was sure to make her glow amongst the crowds. Sporting light makeup that accentuated her features, her presence was sublime.

Moving out into her living room, she grabbed her wallet and headed out to the Ennichi festival.

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Only a few streets down was the location of the grandiose Todoroki estate. A home of traditional and elegant design, the quiet boy entered his home and popped into his room. Roaming through his closet, he detects an ivory-colored yukata and puts it on. Finding some adequate shoes, Shoto leaves his house and makes his way down the roads. His home wasn't far from all the commotion as it could be heard all the way back at his residence.

Making the trip alone gave Todoroki a plentiful amount of time to think.

This is a family-style function, what am I doing going alone? It's not even like she's going to be there so what's the point. I really am just a loner, People come here with their families and friends. If only she was going, maybe I should just turn back around. Wait- why am I thinking about her...