in the night | todomomo

chapter 5

A boisterous school bell marked the start of a new day at UA, as two girls filled with curiosity approached a silent boy sitting in his seat.

"So, Todoroki... We saw you at the Ennichi festival on Friday. And we saw you were with a girl." Ochaco turned and faced Hagakure who was right next to her.

"Care to explain who she was and what that's about?"

"Yaoyorozu. Why do you ask?"

Hagakure had maneuvered right behind Todoroki listening in and backing up Ochaco. The bundle of floating clothes chimed in saying: "Ooh... so you and Momo? Are y'all dating?"

Shoto felt his face burn up from the sudden questionnaire. "We haven't gotten around to discussing that yet..."

"So you do like her then." The girls giggle and wanted to ask more but a boisterous voiced yelled from across the room: "Uraraka, Hagakure. Get in your seat! Aizawa has arrived!"

Iida always liked making sure that everyone followed directions so the disappointment of the girls they headed back to their seats. Momo's seat in class was next to Todoroki's but as vice-class rep, she was in the class 1-B room sorting through some stuff they needed. Running into Aizawa in the hall, she entered her real classroom and their teacher followed behind.

Taking her seat next to her crush, she whispered a soft "Hello, Todoroki." and gave a gentle smile. Pink lined the faces of both of them as they just enjoyed their presence sitting next to each other in class.

As the class periods cycled through, the final bell of the day rang. Waiting for everyone to exit the room, Shoto eyes Momo's movements and waits for her to make her move out of the classroom. As she makes her strides on the smooth floors of the campus, Todoroki sneaks up from behind and grabs the attention of the tall, black-haired girl moving in front of him.

"Yaoyorozu..."

Her reflexed spoke up before she did as her head made the near full turn in response to his call. Momo being who she is, shock overfills her face as she realizes who called her name. Unable to react properly, memories of the preceding weekend flooded her brain and flustered her beyond belief.

"T-todoroki! It's finally time for us to go home! Do you want to walk together?"

Todoroki reaches in for Yaoyorozu's hand and delivers a soft whisper of approval.

"Of course, but before go I need to ask you something..."

A silence stood above them as he gathered the words in his mind.

"Yaoyorozu, will you be my girlfriend?"