Melting an Icy Heart ( TodoMomo ) | *Main bnha Series*

Chapter 2 | Race Against Time

Todoroki's Pov.

  Todoroki was almost surprised to see that Yaoyorozu wasn't in the classroom yet.

  'She must still be packing and looking for this book.'

  He probably should've given her the book when they were in the hallway. This way, she wouldn't have gotten anxious when she couldn't find it. 

  'I'll give it to her when she gets here.'

  He sat down at his desk and placed his bag next to it.

  A few people were already in the classroom. Among them were Ojiro, Iida, Tokoyami, Shoji, Koda, and a few others.

  Koda was talking to Shoji, he noticed Koda signed, "I hope my rabbit will be okay... I could ask for Recovery Girl to take care of it while I'm gone though if she says no I'm not sure what to do..." and Koda left the room.

  Todoroki glanced around the room. More people were here now. Yaoyorozu wasn't here yet.

  'She's usually one of the first ones here. Where is she?'

  He glanced at the empty seat beside him and then looked toward the front of the class again.

  Mr. Aizawa walked up to the front and then started talking.

  "Here's the seating arrangement... Switch seats if you want... I don't care..." Mr. Aizawa projected it on the screen, and then zipped his sleeping bag back up.

  He was sitting next to Yaoyorozu. This was convenient. He could hand the book back to her on the bus. Where they had all the time in the world to talk if they wanted.

  Talking to her...

  Maybe he could just listen to music. After all, it wasn't like she was actually going to... Talk to him right? She would most likely be reading after she got her book back, right? If they did talk he wouldn't become a blushing mess, right!?

  He felt the urge to punch himself. This was not his normal behavior and it shouldn't change over a girl. Even a smart, beautiful, sweet- 

  'Stop.'

  His face stayed the same during that. No emotion. No one had to notice. No one had to get involved. This was a crush that would fade away. Nothing else.

  Todoroki glanced at Yaoyorozu's empty seat again. Where could she be? Hopefully, she didn't miss the bus...

  It was about a minute after Mr. Aizawa had put up the seating arrangement.

  That was when she appeared at the door and was looking at the seating arrangement. Todoroki couldn't tell if she was horrified, surprised, or just didn't want to sit next to him... For all he knew, she could be scared...

  He glanced back at the seating arrangement.

  'I assume Ashido and Uraraka are going to switch seats. Since Hagakure is sitting next to Midoriya and Ashido was sitting with Uraraka, they're going to switch seats and then Midoriya and Uraraka will sit together. Mr. Aizawa predicted this would happen, so why did he do it?'

  Midoriya and soon-to-be Uraraka were sitting in front of Todoroki and Yaoyorozu.

  Yaoyorozu took her seat at the desk next to him.

  "Yaoyorozu, you're late," Mr. Aizawa unzipped part of his bag, "I expect more from you Vice Class Representative. Don't disappoint me again."

  "Yes, Mr. Aizawa."

Momo's Pov.

  'I'm going to be late!'

  She wasn't able to find her book... Did she drop it on the way? There was no way, right? 

  While she was outside, she ran to the main building, but when she got inside she had to speedwalk.

  'What will Iida and Mr. Aizawa think if I'm late? What will Todoroki think..?'

  She clenched her jaw. She was a failure to this class... Being late over a book? So disappointing... Why did she want to get into UA if she was just going to be late? 

  'I got into UA because I worked hard... I can't let that slip!'

  She continued to speed-walked through the school, trying to get there as fast as possible without running. 

  Momo checked the time on her watch.

  'One minute before class starts!?'

  She was nearly there, so close! Only a little farther... 

  Packing took a long time... She couldn't decide what to put in because of the limited space... Currently, she was wearing a white shirt and black shorts. She wanted to be comfortable during the ride. Well... The shirt was an extra silky shirt that was almost like pajamas but wasn't. She used it a lot because it was a little bit expensive. She still needed to find out what fabric was used so she could create it herself.

  Momo shook her head around to clear her thoughts. When she got to class, the seating arrangements were already up. 

  'Where's my name... Where's my name... Oh! There it is! And I'm sitting next to... Todoroki!?'

  She nearly dropped her bag out of surprise but was able to keep a stable hold on it.

  Her heart skipped a beat as she glanced over to him. Her crush... Was going... To be sitting next to her!? This was bad... Well, she was going to sit next to Todoroki which was good, but that was also the problem. Momo did want to speak to someone, and talking to Todoroki wasn't bad... It was just... Well... It would probably be awkward.

  'Got to find that book... If I engage in any conversation I'll become a mess and Todoroki will think less of me.'

  She sat down at her desk and placed her back next to it.

  After thirty seconds, the teacher spoke.

  "Yaoyorozu, you're late," Mr. Aizawa unzipped part of his bag, "I expect more from you Vice Class Representative. Don't disappoint me again."

  Momo turned her head down to her lap. She felt all the anxiousness and worry weigh her down. She didn't answer for a moment, but then she found the words to say "Yes, Mr. Aizawa."

  Her throat was dry and she couldn't look up at him. Not after that disappointment.

  Momo heard loud footsteps and glimpsed up at the door to see Jiro. It appeared that Momo wasn't the only one that was late. Mr. Aizawa didn't say anything to her, but he did say "Go out to the parking lots..."

  They started walking to the bus.