Chapter 15 Redemption and the Rise of a Phoenix .

A cool night greeted Dad, Shoto, and I when we headed out. There were a few sidekicks with us and I took a deep breath. Whatever was out here, we were gonna stop it. The city was buzzing with so much life and the nightlife was booming. Dad took the lead and Shoto was on the left and I on the right. Hosu wasn't as bad as so many others thought. I still didn't know why Dad wanted to be here, but something hinted at another League Attack. I still knew that there wasn't much to wait for.

"Where are the villains, boss?" one sidekick asked.

"Just follow the screams," I said. Dad blinked, almost as if I surprised him. It wasn't much of one. I sighed and glared at him. I learned that from him. Marching down the way and suddenly Shoto's phone dinged. He looked down at it and took an uturn. Making Dad ticked off.

"Shoto! Hey! Where're you going!" he snapped. It wasn't a question.

"My friends in danger, if you got any extra heroes, send them to the location I just sent you, Koyurei, you cover the other monsters," he said, dashing away and I nodded, launching into the air on a Prominence Jet, my flames winking out and being replaced by ice, carving a path out and skating along it.

There were many of those monsters ahead, seeing Dad blazing through them with his sidekicks. White, Gray, and… black like that one in the USJ. The black one was like a discount Xenomorph from Alien, but I already had a sear in my hands, flying at it with it stretched out to lead in. The spear met the things head but it grabbed it and ice formed on its skin, C...cold… love…. Cold…

My eyes widened, the tail swatted me aside, making me go flying. The monster clashed its hands together, the gaunt body swelling with muscle. I knew if I used my flames, I'd overheat before I could end it. I stood tall, my breath misting out, seeing the thing acing, thinking of ways to end me. Where I crashed was nowhere near Dad or Shoto. I got into my stance, remembering Grandmother teaching me how to fight and me allying it with my quirk.

The Nomu blitzed at me, eyes wide and brain pulsing ugly in its head. It grazed me with its claws as I barely dodged and hit it with an ice sike, trying to keep it away so I could build up some heat to end it in one shot. A hissing sound escaped from its back as small rockets fired out of there, making me dance out of the way and try to gain some distance, but its tail extended and lashed my body, the things eyes burned into me and I had to endure it.

Ice doesn't work, it adapts to the cold, but I can't use my fire because I'm too close to the buildings! My suit barely protected me from the lashes of the spiked tail flogging the tar out of me.

Blood ran down my back and my eyes still stared into the face of death, I clenched my fists and remembered something I did with Momo… "Koyurei? You've been oddly quiet, dear," she commented. I almost shut down, my brain reeling from what she called me, 'Where's my coat?! I need it! Too much affection! Back out! Abort! Forget the fact that she just now turned around and is hugging you!' then I heard something loud, like thunder, and suddenly I shoved her into my arms, a small ice dome around us.

The dome! Just enclose it closer around me! I hurriedly layered ice on myself, the shells interlocking, freezing myself in place. Not a smart move, but I had to try! The Nomu screeched and slashed at the outer shells, trying to get to me.

Remember, Koyurei, breathe in… focus your flames where you want them… and erupt out like a volcano!

I felt it, my back blazed into life, my ice burned off the wings that tore out of the cocoon, my coat billowing and my hair was ablaze like Grandmothers, strands of bright blue flame coursed through my grey hair as it billowed.

Then… and only then… will you know what it means!

The Nomu grabbed me tightly, but I blasted out of its hold, ignoring the claws shredding my back and my coat, I channeled my flames into wing shaped Prominence Jets, with some flair from Grandmother's eruptions. I ignored my pain, flying higher and higher past the buildings and reaching the sky.

Higher! Higher! Come on! For all those asleep during this crisis! I, Koyurei Todoroki, will be the light that burns the darkness away!

Something I always wanted to do. Something that Grandfather used to do when he was around was fly, and well… I found a way. I wonder if he's proud of me wherever he ended up. The Nomu was still on me, but I flipped it off and it was clawing at me desperately as it fell, I turned and spread my hands out wide, my wings spread too.

Grandmother… Dad! Thank you for passing down your skills to me!

"FLASHFIRE FIST, KRAKATOA MISSILE!" I boomed, my wings shooting out small missiles of flame, all of them hitting the Nomu and burning it to ashes, when it was over, I felt my wings wink out, and I was so… so tired and hot. My back hurts… falling and falling, but just glad I finally got the chance to fly.

I felt something soft on me, something warm, and I felt that I was on my stomach for some weird reason. My eyelids were heavy, but I was still breathing and alive so that was good. I didn't know how I made wings with my flames, but that was awesome.

"Hey, is he up yet, Fuyumi?"

"No, he's still out of it."

'Fuyumi and Natsuo? Since when were they in heaven? Did they die too? My back is itchy…'

"You two just give him some air…"

'No! Not Grandmother too! They must've killed themselves out of grief! Wait, that means… Oh man, I'm dead! Momo's gonna be… wait…'

"Mmm… mmm…" I groaned, my eyes opening and flinching at the sudden brightness. I was on my stomach and I felt my favorite blanket on my back, it itches a little but I don't think I should scratch it.

The first thing I saw was Grandmother, Fuyumi, and Natsuo all waiting for me to wake up. I felt a little pressure on my other side and wiggled my head over to see Momo laying there, she most likely refused to leave my side after whatever the fuck happened to me.

"And he's alive!" Natsuo hooted, "Man! He scared the shit outta us with that call!" he knelt and grinned at me.

"So, how's it feel to finally fly?" he asked.

"You… you saw me?" I croaked.

"Koyurei, everyone in a five-mile radius saw you, the news was on top of you, and well… Gramma got worried the second she turned on the TV and fought her way through the train station with us to get here, then she just about lost it when she heard Shoto got hurt too, so now she's pissed at our Scumbag Sperm Donor," Natsuo summed up, my brain was still coming out of it, but I wanted to know what exactly happened. All I remembered was that I was flying and fighting that monster.

Momo shifted beside me and opened her eyes, looking at her and realizing that I was okay. I was overwhelmed with relief because honestly, I was terrified the entire time. I wiggled over and hugged her as tight as I could. She giggled and hugged me back gently, trying not to bother my wounds. She seemed glad to see me. Momo's lips ghosted over mine, I just wanted to go home and sleep in her arms. I just wanted to go home and be with her.

I got to fly! How many people can say that in their lives without having wings or even an airplane I got to fight using my quirk for others, but… I always felt hollow at the end. I always felt something missing. No matter how many times I tried to close that gap and that hole, it was always there. That feeling of why couldn't I be more like Shoto reverberated through my entire life. Aside from Grandmother training me and time with Mom and Natsuo and Fuyumi, I was always treated like a second fiddle.

Yet Momo saw it differently. She wasn't here for the drama; she was here for me. Sometimes I had horrible nightmares and she'd just hold me until I stopped crying or screaming. She was holding me like that now because the painkillers were wearing off.

"Shh… shh… you're okay…" she murmured, "you're alright…"

I didn't even notice I was crying. But I was curled in her arms, resting against her chest and crying because I was so scared. I almost died and my Dad isn't even concerned about it like usual. Grandmother's quirk was going off a little, I could see the amber glow and hear her voice in the distance.

"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN HE COULD TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF?! ENJI TODOROKI I SWEAR TO GOD YOU FUCKING SAY SORRY TO YOUR SONS!" she screamed, trying so hard not to burn something down I bet. I moaned a little and Momo shushed me.

"Sweetie, shhh… shhh… just don't say anything, okay?" She kissed me on the forehead. Momo was angry. I knew she was, she wasn't like Grandmother who blew up, oh no. She was cold, calculating, using her resources in order to get revenge.

If Dad comes in now, I guarantee he won't get out without a tongue lashing, my siblings left me to go hold Grandmother back from incinerating the whole ward. I snuggled into Momo's chest. She was so warm, but I realized something.

My hair was a little wet. Then it steadily got even wetter. She was crying, sniffling and still trying to keep it down but then… she buried her face into my hair and I felt her relieved sobs even through her chest.

I squeezed her back and she hiccuped a little, nuzzling my head and just continuing to sob. I closed my eyes and just let go of my worries and cares, just enveloped myself in her soft warmth. I always was attracted to heat.

My back was a mess of burns and scar tissue, just stuck at home because Momo threatened Dad. At least I wasn't burning myself to death just so I could get knocked out again. Shoto had it rough too, he fought a villain called the Hero Killer. It was pretty much downhill from there. Momo straddled my waist, kneading my back with her soft hands, making me feel good, I was in our bed, with her massaging me and planting little kisses as she went. She stayed home, mostly because of me, but her boss didn't mind at all.

After all, I am the Phoenix of Hosu. Well, I wish it was something like that. Momo kissed the back of my neck and smiled.

"My Koyu and no one else's!" She said in a cute sing-song tone. She plunked on the other side of me, grinning and laying down, hand on her cheek as her other hand messed with my hair.

"Wait… you have blue streaks in there now!?" She gasped, "so pretty~!" I blushed heavily. Why was she so sexy and cute and why were they interchangeable? Momo smiled sweetly.

"Did you like my massage?" she asked, grinning mischievously.

"Uh, yeah… yeah I did, a lot…" I mumbled, hearing the soft smack of her hair against her neck and back. She grinned and rolled me over gently. Undoing her shirt and hugging me tightly. All that was in my way was her bra.

She giggled and I kissed the fabric, feeling it pull away, her soft, luscious skin pressed against my face, I felt her laugh through the bliss as her hand found my dick standing at attention. Her soft hand pumped it and I kissed her breast lovingly.

The woman I fell in love with just let out a tiny cry. She went a little faster with her hand, her eyes looking down at me as I suckled her soft nipples. I let out a quiet moan, barely heard, but she continued to rub it. It filled her eyes with rampant desire as she grinned, "Are you liking my version, dear?" she panted a little, eyes glinting blue, her pussy gleaming with the light of her quirk. I looked up at her and she grinned.

"I'm ready, honey~" she whispered, sliding off me and kneeling before my erect cock, I gulped a little and she took a tentative lick. Soon, she slid down on it, sucking gently, making me fall back onto the pillows in sheer bliss.

Nothing could ruin this… nothing could ever soil this moment. Momo loves me and me just accepting it. Nothing is better than that. But… it wasn't meant to be. Suddenly my ringtone for my dad blasted out, and I groaned a little. It was Down with the Sickness by Disturbed, but I answered anyway. Momo glared up at me, her eyes narrowed, but then she went back to what she was doing.

"Koyurei, how are you?" he asked, I was trying not to moan or groan even a little, because he didn't need to know about this. Hed get ideas. Like how I might be the first to give him grandchildren by Momo.

Why are you… c-concerned?" I mumbled.

"Because, it hurt you." he reasoned.

"I'm… Im fine, old man, just…" I felt my free hand nudging her down a little. Why must my right hand betray me?

"Just what, Koyurei he asked.

"Jus… juhhhh… huuusstt… shuuuttt uuuuuppppp…" I tried to stop moaning, but how was Momo so good at this?

"Are you busy?" he wondered.

"Yess! Yes, I am! Just… talk to you later!"

"Well then, have fun!"

"Wait, Da…"

He hung up. That bastard hung up knowing I was getting it from Momo! She bobbed there, her eyes meeting mine. I glared back and gripped her hair, thrusting hard into her throat and making her sound out a garbled moan. She closed her eyes as I released, making sure it was hot. She pulled herself off me and she was breathing hard, gulping in air and looking at me with a smile. She must've enjoyed my little punishment.

"You got some nerve pulling a stunt like that, honey…" I growled.

"What? He was bound to find out eventually. Besides, aren't you glad there were at least three train stops between you two?"

"Well… seems like you're not done, judging by your eyes," I teased. Momo grinned and slid onto my dick, bouncing and holding me against her chest. I kissed and loved on her some more, kneading and kissing them. I didn't need dirty words. Just kissing her and saying I love you. She bit my neck gently, marking me as hers. Her soft breath made me go a little foggy. I kissed her, feeling her picking up the pace. Our kisses were growing forceful and messy. More like we were fighting each other.

Momo yanked away, her eyes staring into mine, "Honey… Koyurei~!" she moaned, hugging me tightly.

"Hey! Momo, easy! Still… still a little sore…" I squeaked a little. Momo silenced me with another kiss, grabbing my chin and just going to town on me. It wasn't wrong or anything. She just wanted me. That's it. Worried sick and wondering if I was okay only to see me on my stomach in a hospital bed.

Now that I'm a free man, she's been itching for some time alone. She moaned into my mouth and pulled back, her hair tickling my face. I smiled and laid her head on my chest. She smiled and looked up at me.

"Koyurei, next time just call me, okay? No matter what, I'll come running," she said, smiling.

"Yeah, being solo… it's lonely, and I realized how cold it is," I laced my fingers through her hair, "You're luckier than you know, Momo. On to of the world with all the money you can stomach with a loving and supportive family,"

"What're you saying?"

"I just… I'm jealous, my family is kinda at war, ya know?" I sighed, "I mean, come on, without my dickhead dad, I wouldn't have met the most amazingly perfect girl!"

"Oh please, I'm not perfect," she scoffed, but I kissed her. I said all I needed to with that one kiss. She was perfect to me. She held out her hand. And I took it and now I'm living far away from my dad and slowly but surely restoring my relationship with him.

I now know what it means to live, now all I gotta do is make it to being a hero in my own way. Or a father to a cute little kid. Now all I have to do is try not to clamp up when Dad inevitably asks me if I was doing the deed with Momo.

I mean, come on. That's what he wanted, right? If I failed him, maybe my kid wouldn't, but I'd totally raise them to hate him. Or at least do the opposite of what he tells them. Momo giggled and settled in, curling against my chest as I closed my eyes. I learned to fly as a knee jerk reaction! How cool is that? Then I had some sweet time with Momo… I should really take her out on a date… Momo petted my hair and kissed me goodnight. I smiled and snuggled close. My precious Momo… I'd fight so hard for you! No matter what happens, I will be the one to keep you safe… I… I promise.