Twin Bombers.
The School Festival: Momo's Birthday.
I didn't know what little ladies like Eri liked, so I left the whole gift-giving thing to Momo. She decided that another small plush of me would be best. Seeing as Eri wouldn't stop talking about me to the staff at the hospital. Once I showed up, their reactions were nothing short of joking relief. We got to her room and I opened the door, seeing her sitting up and staring out of a window.
"Well… lessee who we got here… hm, hm hm…" I mumbled, sidling up to her as she turned. She looked up at me with those big red eyes of hers and she almost tackled me.
"Oh hey, you think she likes me?" I asked Momo, she chuckled and left the little me on the side table as Eri hugged me tightly. My shirt grew wet and I held her.
"Hey… hey… 's okay lil' lady…" I sighed, "I gotcha…"
"Th-thank you…" she sniffled, "F-for everything…"
"Hey, it was a team effort… Momo an' I, Deku and Lemillion," I said, "Still, I think it's awesome that we gotcha out safe,"
"Nngh… ugh…" she grunted, her cheeks wiggling, "Whatcha tryin' to do, Eri?" I asked.
"Trying… trying to… smile…" she mumbled, looking glum. I sighed heavily and shifted her in my arms.
"That IS a toughie… you know what makes me smile?" I asked.
"What?" she asked, her big eyes staring up at me from her perch in my arms.
"I think of my favorite people… do you have any?" I asked.
She thought about it, reaching up and tentatively rubbing my scar.
"I'm one of them?" I asked she nodded. I petted her hair.
"It's alright, ooh… look what Momo an' I got for ya! A mini-me!" I gasped, holding him up. Eri reached out shyly, looking around. Looking for that lil' bitch Overhaul… God, I was gonna find him and just straight-up eighty-six the fool. She grabbed him and hugged him, and I noticed a tiny smile on her face. A little one. A tiny one.
"Renegade-san?" she asked, "Who're your favorite people?"
"Muh? You gonna put me on the spot like that?" I drawled, "Okay then… there's my Mom, my Brother, Momo… and… uhm…" I faltered.
"So… Momo-san is one of your favorite people?" Eri asked.
"Well, I'd say… she's uh, a little more than just that…" I mumbled.
"She's the greatest, right?" Eri guessed, "You… and Momo-san… are together, right? Like in the fairy tales?"
"Well, I'd say we're… far from a happy ending…" I sighed, "But we'll get there!"
Then, the guys came in, Sero, Denki, Mineta, and Katsuki. I didn't know why they were here, but Katsuki looped his arm around my shoulders.
"Sooo…" he drawled, "This is the squirt you almost ended it for?"
"Katsuki," I sighed.
"What's… ended it mean?" Eri piped up, "Is… is it when Ren-san was… all burnt?"
I shut my eyes, "Sweetie… don't worry about it, okay? I'm okay now…" I huffed.
"You almost died for some squirt we barely knew?! Do you know how much Mom would beat the shit outta Aizawa for that?! Do you know how much I would blow up?! Why didja do that?!" Katsuki ranted, grabbing my shirt.
"Why…? Why…?" he mumbled, his eyes full of rage, "For some… some squirt that never mattered to you until you became a hero…" he snarled. We heard sniffling and crying coming from Eri and I pushed Katsuki off me and grabbed her, holding her and glaring at him.
"Sorry… I'm so sorry! Sorry! So sorry!" she cried.
"Eri… you're not at fault…" I sighed, "It's mine,"
"Sir…" I whispered, "I'll protect her, I swear… right here an' now…"
Soon enough, Eri was out, and she only clung to me and Izuku, Mirio too. Also Momo and Nejire once she met her. We all became her family. I was carrying her and going to the aquarium, she'd never been to one. Momo decided to sacrifice some of her fortunes to help us…
Project Smile. I was leading with one tiny smile from her. Izuku in second when he let her win Might Kart and Mirio in third with Nejire and Momo tied for fourth. Denki was in fifth and Kirishima in Sixth.
Mineta is never let anywhere close to Eri. Eri and I held hands, with me looking at the sharks and eels, my favorites being the Hammerheads. She looked up at them.
"Renaru-san? They look like Kirishima-san!" she chirped.
"Yeah, all those pointy-pointy teeth…" I said we moved on to the Whale Shark.
"Whoa… big…" she mumbled.
"Yeah, bet these guys eat more than me and Momo!" I laughed.
"Momo-san's pretty," Eri commented.
"Haha, yeah…" I sighed.
When we got to my favorite, the Stingrays, Eri got excited, tugging on my band.
"You can pet them…!" she gasped, "Can I, Renaru-san?!"
"Knock yerself out, Eri, but stay close, got it?" I cautioned. Mom and Midnight had no shortage of jokes to fire at me.
"My my looks like Ren-chan got busy with a certain horned heroine…"
"Hey, issat yer squirt?"
I watched Eri pet the rays and she looked so awed, one of them splashed her and she let out a tiny giggle. She pets the fiesty one and she named it, "Katsu,"
We couldn't stop Katsuki from interacting with Eri, and it was a PROCESS. But Katsuki let her hang out with him. They just didn't talk. Of course, no aquarium trip was complete without a trip to the gift shop. She got a plush stingray to join her ever-growing collection.
Chief among them was the Mini-me. She used to carry that thing around everywhere until Aizawa said not to. Eri plodded along behind me, tired and holding 'Sting' tightly. She seemed so tired. She bumped into my back and I knelt.
"Piggyback," I said. She clambered on, snuggling against my back and sighing.
"Night-night… Daddy…" she sighed, yawning. I almost started to sob. She was asleep against my back as I marched back to the dorms, seeing a mother pushing a stroller.
"Aw…" she cooed, "Your daughter is so cute, sir," she commented.
"Thanks!" I said. Why didn't I correct her? Why did I accept it? I carried Eri back to UA's campus, seeing Aizawa waiting.
"How'd she like it, Renaru?" he asked.
"Well, for one thing, she likes stingrays…" I sighed, "An' she called me Daddy,"
Aizawa smirked, "So she's that attached to you?" he asked.
"Well… yeah!" I reasoned, "And I accepted it…"
I handed her over to Aizawa. Her head shifted and her eyes opened a little bit.
"Mm? Aizawa-san…" she mumbled, "Gimme back to… daddy…" she yawned, making grabby hands at me. Aizawa huffed and smiled at Eri.
"Your 'dad' has stuff to do," he said.
"Wait, what does that mean? Aizawa-sensei?!" I gasped.
Aizawa grinned, "You'll see," he said.
Oh crap. I forgot! SHIT! It's… It's…
Momo's birthday…
I was so busy with the raid and Eri, that I forgot about it… I realized that's why her family was in town, too! Shit! Shit and Shinola! Is that also why she had me run shirtless this morning and why Katsuki looked at me like I was about to face hell? Or when he stared at Momo like 'You madwoman!'
I stood before our door, and I gulped. Wondering what kind of odd machinations my sweet Momo had in store for me. Please, not another round… I'm done, tapped, finito! It is finished! I pushed open the door and found our common area oddly quiet.
Then I went into the bedroom, finding Momo there, looking all sultry.
"Why hello there, Renaru…" she crooned.
"Uhm… hey… Momo…" I mumbled.
She lifted her hand in a, 'come here' motion, beckoning me.
"Do you know what day it is, my love?" she asked.
"Uhm… your birthday?" I guessed.
"Yes… and Aizawa cleared the floor for us… which means we can scream and play for as long as we can handle it!" she muttered, holding my face in her soft hands, "I know you've been waiting for this… I know you've been planning and scheming, and I feel your pain, Renaru…"
Her bang was going over her eye, giving me an odd feeling, she was mere inches from my face in sexy lingerie that I didn't buy for her. I was in panic mode.
"I… I think I didn't buy that for you," I gulped, "Who did?"
Momo chuckled, "Why to thank our dear friends Mina and Minoru, they smuggled it in for me… and I rewarded our little greasy pervert quite handsomely…"
"Wait… is that why he seemed so happy about today?" I asked.
"Is there a camera in here?! Oh, God…" I sighed.
"No, no, baby… no…" Momo soothed, bringing me back under control.
"I gave him one of my… well… he refused his reward," she admitted, "He said that you deserved privacy and time with me after all you did for Eri,"
"So… what do you think? Do I look good?" she asked.
"Momo. You look… you look good in everything you wear…" I gulped, my sparks starting to fire. My hands clenched into fists and she grabbed my shirt collar.
"It's my turn…" she whispered, "My turn to ride the lightning…"
"That's not even the right-" she cut me off with a deep, passionate kiss, yanking off my shirt and pushing me back against the bed, my head landing on the pillows, she kissed me all over, her smile wide, her arms around me.
"Mm… mm… Mm…" she moaned a little, "Renaru… hah… I'm so happy…"
"Why's that?" I asked.
"I'm with my heroic boyfriend… my birthday present… my hero…" she sighed, "Don't be shy anymore, okay?"
I still shied away; it didn't feel right. It never felt right. What if I win the genetic lotto and boom! Did I get two little squirts, one that's mine, and one that adopted ME as her dad? I tried to… wait… is she nervous?
"Momo…" I sighed.
"N-no… this is wrong… I messed up, didn't I? I didn't think of your side of things… you spent most of the day with Eri, and I… I just coerced you into sex like some backdoor hooker…" she sniffed.
"Baby… Momo… hey…" I muttered, "If you don't want to, that's fine, just… time it right, not during class, I ain't into that, and not around Eri, she's our responsibility since I'm the one buyin' her shit and takin' her places with ya, don't know what that plague mask wearin' fucktard did to her, but I don't want her gettin' ideas,"
"Now, are you gonna use that hot sauce or not?" I snarled, "I'm here and you got an advantage, I ain't gonna sit here and letcha schmooze me, I ain't like that, 'specially since you're wearin' that hot stuff, I just wanna turn the tables on ya..."
She slipped it off, "I hope you don't mind…" she sighed.
"I don't, c' mere babe…" I sighed, she was sitting on my lap and I held her close, her hand in my hair and she started to laugh, I kissed the back of her neck, her sweet little giggles and moans were adorable. She loved to be held, she loved being in contact with me.
I was into girls that made me want to die for them. I was into the adrenaline rush of saving them. I was into girls that made me feel stronger and I made them feel stronger in return. Momo ticked all those boxes. I kissed on her some more, she laughed and leaned back, my eyes closed and an easy smirk appeared on my face.
As I held her to me, I felt so much bliss. Momo was gettin' older now… she was a constant pillar of support and kinda called me out on my bullshit a lot gentler than Mom and Katsuki. I didn't ever want to let go of her…
But would she be happy? Would she still love a dopey, shaking hero-obsessed dork? A kid running at his dream with all he's got? I was such a wide-eyed little kid back then… just innocently saving the girl that'd become my partner. That'd become my best friend…
The woman she was becoming was one I couldn't bear to lose. Someone I'd die for. I felt something warm and wet slide against my cheek.
"Mm…? You're crying?" she asked, "Ren… tell me what's wrong…"
"Momo? Did you just lick me?" I asked, "Seriously, that's oddly comforting,"
"What? The licking or the fact that you're holding me?" she mumbled.
"Both, I guess?" I asked, reaching over for a 'sheath' God, I can't even say the word without feeling Mom's heart rate increase anywhere I am. Momo restrained my hand.
"No," she said.
"Whuh?" I squeaked.
"Not this time, Renaru…" she cooed, "I want all of you… uncovered,"
"Wha….." I shut down, being brought back by her roughly grabbing me and slamming me onto her chest.
My face laid between her soft breasts, "So… you wanna fight?!" I challenged her.
"What're you up to?" she asked, "Is it… something having to do with the radio? What're you..?"
I cranked it up, "You challenged me, babe… that's the hottest shit you can do!" I snarled, igniting.
Momo looked a little frightened, so I toned down my sparks a little, "Hope you're ready to face me when I'm fully fired up… Do a lotta people say my Mom's a force of nature? Tch, they NEVER MET ME!"
"U-uh…" was all I heard out of Momo before I slammed hard into her, shutting her up, the pounding heavy metal coming from the speakers made me a machine, and Momo loved it. In seconds, we were in the remains of the bed, rolling around, minutes? Wall. An hour? Forgot but all I remember is her screaming as if she loved it.
All night, and a little into the morning we went at it, we ended up laying in our shared bathroom, Momo panting and moaning, her eyes a little cloudy, my sparks were putzing lazily and she was makin' a weird face.
"Let's see the damage, babe… you were a trooper…" I sighed, petting her hair and picking her up. The radio was off, the bed was mostly pillows and blankets and the whole thing was BENT. I was a little worried about the wall we probably broke, but I noticed a ton of matryoshkas around.
Momo breathed in a deep breath, trying to regain her composure, but I think… I think I broke her. Today was a school day…
SHIT!
"Babe… babe… hey! Snap outta it! We got the festival to plan! Shit! Fuck!" I snapped, Momo cuddled against me, sleepy. God, she was so cute…
"Mm…" she grunted, "So… panicky… so cute…" she mumbled.
"I didn't mean to fuckin' BREAK YA! Shit, now I see why Katsuki looked so scared for you yesterday…" I muttered.
"Just… lay me down… tell them I'm not feeling well…" she yawned, inching towards the massacred bed. I plucked her up and laid her down, tucking her in.
"No shit yer not feelin' well, I overdid it," I sighed.
"Mm… goodnight…" she whispered, I leaned down, so she kissed me messily, "I'll… be dreaming of you…" she yawned, huddling into the blankets.
"Hey, Denki? Remember when I wore Momo's shirt that one time and you asked me what my kink was?" I asked.
"That's… oddly specific, but okay?" he segued.
"Well… I found out that when… someone of the opposite gender challenges me… I get turned on," I revealed.
"Wait… is that… OH MY GOD! Is that why Momo's not here?!" he yelled.
"SSSSHHHHHH!" I hissed.
"Oop! Sorry," he said.
"Sooo… how was it, Brother?" Mineta asked.
"I kinda blacked out for a bit, but… God… Momo looked WRECKED…" I sighed.
"I feel kinda bad about it…" I huffed.
"Didja use a condom?" Sero hissed.
"What?! No… the whole point was to do it RAW," I admitted.
"Huh?" Mineta gasped, "Wait… Brother Renaru… HAS ASCENDED TO YET A HIGHER PLANE?!"
"Guys! Shut the hell up! None of the others are supposed to know I… I uh… broke her…" I mumbled.
"The Brother… is no longer a brother… R.I.P… Brother Renaru…" Mineta sniffed.
"I hope you take responsibility…" Denki sighed.
"Guys, for all I know, I shouldn't have gotten her pregnant, okay? Either way, I'll be damned if I ever THINK about leaving her with the little guy or girl, my dad sucks, but that doesn't mean I have to," I snarled.
"So, how long?" Mineta asked.
"All night, a little into the morning," I sighed.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Katsuki yelled, "HOW IS SHE STILL BREATHING?!"
"Hell if I know, Katsuki…" I sighed.
"How am I gonna tell Mom she's gonna be a grandma? You already got one squirt! You don't need two!" he snapped, "We're in HIGH SCHOOL, dude! We can't afford the damn child support, and you sure as HELL know her family's gonna kick her ass to the curb!"
"Katsuki! Look, we planned this… we… I…" I faltered off.
Katsuki knelt, "Dude, I thought you were gonna take her virginity, not bake some buns…" he sighed.
"Well, that's not what her MOM thought! That's not what anyone else thought! And there I was, in the hot spring when LAST NIGHT was the night I was supposed to do that… and I almost died, twice in a multi-month span…" I snarled, "Now I'm stuck with the short straw! I'm stuck… an' I don't know if I can do it… I don't know if I can be a good dad or even a passable one,"
"Ren… look, I dunno if it was timed right or not, but… maybe you just got lucky and this'll just be a learnin' experience," Katsuki reasoned.
"You love her, right?" he asked.
I nodded.
"You want her to be happy, yeah?" he continued.
"Yeah," I said.
"Then last night was the best night you coulda given her, right?" he said.
"Uh-huh…" I mumbled, fear settling into my gut. Imagining that pretty face uttering those words, 'Renaru, I'm pregnant.' I imagined Stain, the Nomu, All For One, Handman, all the villains we ever faced… all hurting her and our baby.
I fell to my knees, feeling sick. Disintegrations, smashings, slashings, exploding apart the woman I loved. And the little one inside her. Theoretical, of course, but…
Still… I couldn't stop thinking about it. Thinking about what she was doing. Everyone was spitting out ideas for the School Fest, all of their voices culminating into a loud screaming and clanging. I needed someone to talk to. Someone to…
"Oh! Good morning, Principal!" Tenya snapped to attention, all eyes on our small principal, who was a mouse.
"Good morning, everyone, is Mr. Renaru Bakugou in here?" Nezu asked, straightening his tie, "I need to speak to him,"
I plodded over to him, my eyes dodging his, "Ah, let's go then." he said.
I nodded, leaving my classmates behind, the rest of my friends other than the guys, and Katsuki wondering why I was so quiet and scared today.
Nezu and I walked side by side, "So, I heard yesterday was Miss Yaoyorozu's birthday,"
"Yeah…" I spoke softly, "It was…"
Nezu cocked his head to the side, "What the matter, Mr. Bakugou?" he asked.
"Uhm…" I mumbled, "..." I went quiet.
"Mr. Bakugou, it's alright, I won't tell anyone," he assured me, "Even if it's out of my area of expertise, I know of the raid on the Hassaikai, and I know it must weigh heavily on you two's shoulders, seeing as you've gained a close bond with Little Eri,"
"I… It's… not… about that. It's about something I did… I didn't mean to do it… but…" I tried to force it out, my hands shaking and my legs unsteady, "I think I hurt Momo or broke her or something bad that I can't take back and I can't run from and I'm scared and worried and lost an' hurt an' confused…!" I spat out in a loud barrage of feelings and fears, insecurities I couldn't stop from flooding out. I didn't have my dad around to absorb the barrage, Mom would try to understand, but either get mad or drunk.
"I-I… Don't know what to do…" I whispered. Aizawa could only take so much and I don't know if Endeavor would even LISTEN. Oh no… judging by how Shouto turned out… and… No…
He probably did the same for Shouto's Mom… No… No… I can't hurt Momo like that… I won't, even if her family demands we bang until they get some sort of fucked-up chimera baby that they'll torture the shit out of…
Nezu looked up at me, "Sounds like you have quite the problem…" he sighed.
"Yeah? No shit, sir…" I growled a little.
Nezu chuckled, "Just like your brother, hm?"
"I apologize, I'm just… on edge…" I mumbled.
"It's alright," he relented.
"I cannot blame you, you've been through hell lately," Nezu said, "But still, it's a little concerning when you and your brother are so similar sometimes,"
I smirked weakly and chuckled. It was hard to keep us separate sometimes, well, when we were younger. Now there's a difference. I'm covered in scars and wearing bands that look like gauntlets. I sighed and still walked with the mouse principal.
So when we rounded the corner, we saw a periwinkle-haired girl darting around, that was Nejire, and her big blue eyes settled on me.
"Renaru!" she yelled, barrelling into me and squeezing me tightly, "Oh my gosh! I haven't seen you in a while! How've you been? How's Momo?" she asked.
"Uhm… she's… good… I've been fine," I mumbled.
"You don't sound fine! How's Eri-chan doing?" she asked.
"She called me Daddy yesterday after I took her to the aquarium…" I answered.
"D'awww! So cute… Oh! How about you tell Momo about the pageant?" she asked.
"Pageant?" I echoed.
"It's a beauty pageant, all the prettiest girls from UA gather and we all wear pretty dresses and get judged! But I keep on losing to this girl named Bibimi, think that Aoyama guy in your class but with boobies and overly large eyelashes," she explained.
"O…. kay? I guess I'll run it by Momo… if she's still with us," I hissed the last part.
"Hm?" Nejire mumbled.
"Did something happen to her? Is that why you're not the same 'Big Boom' kinda guy? Tell me, I don't wanna see ya so upset!" she pleaded, in a different time I'd probably have Nejire in Momo's spot, but then again, I wouldn't trade Momo for the world's prettiest girl.
"Just... drop it…" I sighed. Not realizing that we were in front of a very familiar office. I looked at Nezu, and he smiled.
"This is directly within Midnight's area of expertise," he stated, "Get on in there and hash this out, all of it,"
Nejire pushed in the door, "Midnight! I'm here! I brought Renny-chan!" she yelled, barging in. I sidled in, seeing her sitting at her desk, looking surprisingly normal despite her outfit.
"Oh! Thank you, Nejire!" she piped up.
"No prob! Anything for Lil' Bro Renny-chan!" Nejire teased, poking at my cheeks. I sat down, and Nejire left to stand guard to make sure no one interrupts. I tensed a little at the sound of her laptop closing and saw her leaning on her hands, staring at me with one of her soul-searching glares.
"So… what's the matter?" she asked.
"I… I maybe did a bad thing…" I mumbled, "A horrible, terrible, no-good thing that might make me into Endeavor or my Dad…"
"What? What's with that all of a sudden?" she asked.
"Just… last night was her birthday, right…?" I continued, with Midnight nodding, "I know it was supposed to be THE NIGHT that I was planning on ever since I started dating Momo, and… I went to y' know, go to get a… con… condom, you know?"
"Yes," she said, "I helped smuggle those in with your tape friend Sero,"
"Anywho, I go to grab one, and she stops me, keep in mind, I'm already reluctant, and… and she just tells me that she doesn't want it on this time," I admitted.
"Honey, you had every right to stop her, if you weren't happy, why didn't you bring that up?" Midnight asked, my eyes clouded over with tears and I couldn't stop them.
"Because I wasn't me! I was some sorta… I thought she wanted it… and she… she… god, IT'S ALL MY FAULT! The bet! The capture! The Building! Sir's Death! Mirio's KO! My foolish decision to sacrifice myself! Without thinking… without it… I hurt Momo. I hurt everyone…" I started to sob.
"Now her career is over, now her family will hate her and kick her out and I'll be stuck… a deadbeat, or an abusive asshole to the one girl who gave a shit about me… I made everything go wrong… if I was just one-second faster, one moment smarter, or stronger… I wouldn't be in this mess! I wouldn't be so scared and scarred-up…" I sniveled and looked down at my bands.
"If I wasn't around… would everybody be happier?" I asked myself, "Would they be happier without this screw-up? Without this… this 'hero' that the government parades around when the real miracle is Izuku Motherfucking Midoriya? I thought… I thought that… that Momo loved me… that she understood that… that I just… dammit, I can't blame her! I can't… I can't believe I made it this far without dying,"
At this point, Midnight was standing over me, hugging me, rubbing my back.
"I… I don't get it… why?! Why do I have everything I have when there are kids out there who'd kill for this?" I sobbed even harder.
"Shh... shh… it's not true that people would be happier if you weren't around," she sighed, "I know for a fact that your brother and Momo were freaking out after you got captured. All your friends rounded up and decided to save you because they care about you, why else do you think that Mineta managed to get that skimpy set of underwear? Why do you think Momo carried you to the hospital? Why do you think your brother set this time up to talk?" she asked.
"Why do you think Sero and Denki hang out with you? Hell, if you died, I know for CERTAIN your mom would go John Wick on whoever did it! And Eri would be wondering where her Dad went, too," she said.
"How do you know all this?" I sniffed.
"Renaru Bakugou, I'm practically your second mom, I have to know these things," she sighed, "I'm not pretending to know what you're facing, I know you wish you could've taken out Overhaul and avenged Nighteye, I know you wish you would have accepted Endeavor's internship, you looked so hurt when you turned him down and right then I knew that you were struggling,"
"So what happened to Momo, Renaru? What's gotten you all messed up?" she asked.
"She found my kink…" I admitted.
"Oh. Oh my…" Midnight mumbled, breathing deeply.
"Okay, what is it? Please don't tell me it's masochism…" she pleaded.
"No! God, no! I don't like pain!" I snapped, "It's kinda like… you know how my brother has a rivalry with Izuku?" I asked.
"Ohhh noooo…" she gasped.
"Kinda like that, but if my partner says that they can do better than me at something, or shows something that indicates a fight… I take it as a challenge and my sparks ignite and my stamina goes through the roof," I explained, "My mom was known as a force of nature, and I guess that's another thing to add to the tally,"
"I ended up banging her so hard that I broke the bed, and… I broke her…" I admitted.
"What?! Is she okay?" Nejire piped up, barging back in.
"She's asleep in what remains of my bed," I said, "While the frame is broken, the mattress is burnt through, and it's nothing but a pile of pillows and blankets…" I huffed.
"Her bed is okay, that thing is indestructible and FUCKING MASSIVE… it's like the ending of Pirates: At World's End with the maelstrom and I'm trying to cuddle her, but she's back in fuckin' Tortuga!" I snapped.
"Now I'm not sure if she's expecting or not," I sighed.
"Does that make me Auntie Nejire?!" Nejire gasped.
"Not the time, Nejire," Midnight sighed, "So you think Momo's gonna have your baby, and you're scared because your father ditched you at birth and the one positive male role model is Endeavor, who's not a good person, then her family, how will they react?"
"Renaru? I got something to say. The only thing that matters is how she feels about this. No need to worry 'bout her family at the moment and you're never alone," Nejire cut in, smiling and wapping me gently on the back.
I began the gallows march back to my dorm with my girl waiting for me back there. I passed by the others and they watched me go. I marched like a wandering spirit from a spaghetti western, poncho flapping in the hot desert wind, hat heroically shadowing my face. Ready to save the damsel and ride into the sunset with a .45 Colt Peacemaker at my hip.
The Man with No Name, with one mission on his mind. I went to the dorms, passing by some of the others still, this time I had one goal. I marched up to my door, pushing it open gently, seeing Momo in her massive bed, sitting up, and working on her work for the day.
Her hair was tied back, and her eyes scanning the pages of the notes Tenya wrote about the Festival. She looked up at me. I fell into the bed, crawling towards her and she pulled me into her arms, I shut my eyes, feeling her soft lips against my forehead.
"I'm sorry… I am so sorry… I wasn't thinkin' right… I'm so sorry…" I muttered, "So sorry…"
"I hurt 'cha and I'm sorry…" I continued.
"What? Why're you apologizing?" Momo asked, her soft, strong tone comforted me, she pulled the sheets back and tucked me in with her, "If you wanted to rough me up… that's fine…" she determined, kissing me on the cheek.
"Besides, if I do have a little one with me… it's the greatest gift anyone's ever given me on my birthday… our baby. That we decided to have… my first big choice to give myself to you, to trust you and you alone to be the father, be it real or theoretical…" she said, and I felt so humbled and loved at that moment, that she wanted me to be the father of her future children.
"All I wanted was a life with someone who didn't care about my status or family, who just loved Momo, not the money she was leashed to. Not the fast cars or the lights, or the glitz and glamour… just me, and you gave me your hand. You helped me up, but you've done more than that…" she muttered, moving me to look up at her.
"You… you never treated me like some ornament, some bauble… and I want to see you at the top, I want to see you achieve your dream, I want to be there," she said, leaning down and kissing the scar on my face.
"For the rest of our lives, for the rest of our time as heroes, for our children, and our future, so don't be scared…" she said.
"Because I'll be there with you every step of the way,"
I hugged her, "So, wanna hear where they've placed us?" she asked.
"Oh? Where?" I wondered.
"Well, Jirou seemed impressed after you demonstrated Chop Toxicity and they voted on you for lead guitarist," she said.
"Wait… WHAT?! Why me?! I'm rusty…" I sighed, shuddering.
"You're just saying that to get out of it, are you going to have stage-fright?" she asked.
"Ye- I mean, no! I was born ready! Hell yeah! Born fucking ready!" I snarled.
"Oh really? Are you lying?" Momo asked.
"Jirou's playin' bass and… you're playin' keyboard? Are we playin' Square Hammer?" I asked.
"Hahaha…" Momo laughed. We heard a knock on our door,
"I'll get it," I said, getting up and opening the door, seeing my brother standing there, "Get up, lovebirds, time to shred some chords and tap those keys… we gotta kill 'em with sound!" he ordered. I rolled my eyes and turned back to Momo.
"We gotta do this, 'cause the squirt's gonna smile, an' it's gonna be for me!" Katsuki snarled.
"Oh yeah?" I asked, going into our closet and digging around, finding an old and slightly beaten-up case, it was Mom's old electric guitar, she used to roll with Auntie Inko and Auntie Uwabami as a punk band with our deadbeat dad and Izuku's deadbeat dad.
Mom gave me my guitar, and now that Eri was gonna be there…
I was motivated now more than ever. It was red, with an Aerosmith sticker on it, on the other side of the body was a crude writing of her name in black nail polish. Soon to be added was mine next to it in white. I strummed it lovingly.
"Let's roll, then!" I said.