2 years later, their life was much quieter calm then. Both managed to consolidate in better positions of the ranking of heroes, Mina was in position 59 and Shoto was always in the top 15 and was increasing, Mina had been assigned to a squad of heroes in which she was named captain and Shoto was still leader of the agency "Fire Force" which grew more and more, even with all this they had time to spend with the family, Nozomi had already learned to walk and talk with their help; and Fuyumi's too; her white hair looked more and more like Mina's style
Like every month, the girls met in a restaurant in the center of the city to talk about how their lives were going, they all ordered various specials food and iced tea to drink
- ¿How have you been this month? - Momo asked while taking a sip of her tea - ¿What have you done?
- I was promoted in my agency and I won a salary increase - Uraraka said excitedly and also taking a drink of her tea
- I was hired by a spy agency, but it's secret - Hagakure said while drinking her tea
- Yesterday I helped Kaminari kill a spider in the bathroom - Jirou said drinking her tea, to which everyone laughed
- ¿And you Mina?
- I'm pregnant
They all spit out their tea and coughed, then turned to see their pink friend excited
- ¡¿Really?! - They all said approaching her
- Yes - Mina smiled and put her hand on her belly - Shoto and I are going to have another baby
They all hugged Mina carefully, she returned the hugs, seconds later their food came
- ¿And how did Todoroki take it? - Jirou asked while eating her spaghetti
- I ... I haven't told him
- ¿What? ¿Why? - Asked Uraraka confused
- Because - Mina looking down - Our lives have gone very well and a second baby can change everything, I'm afraid he won't accept it
They all looked at each other worried about that; they had not thought about it that way
- Mina, ¿How was the time you told him that you would have Nozomi?
Mina looked up at them and smiled
- Yes, ¿How was it? You have never told us how it was - Uraraka said smiling
- It's a long story - Mina said smiling
FLASHABCK - 4 YEARS AGO
Mina was acting weird for a few days, she had a feeling of what she had since it was checked in the nursery of her agency, but she still had to check it out. They were both going home in Shoto's car.
- Hey Sho… ¿Can we stop at the pharmacy?
- You are sick ¿Right? - Shoto had already noticed her behavior and assumed she was sick
- No, I need some things ... You know, feminine
- Oh okay, I'll wait for you
After he parked, Mina got out and went to the pharmacy, asked for several things there: towels, some pills for the head, a cough syrup and most importantly, a pregnancy test. She put the proof deep inside the bag so Shoto wouldn't see it.
When they get home, Shoto started to make dinner and Mina went to the bathroom to leave the things she bought and there she took the test, they explained how it was done so the only thing left was to wait, Shoto was serving dinner on plates until…
- ¡AHHHHH!
He heard his wife's scream and quickly ran to the bathroom
- ¡¿Are you okay Mina?! - Shoto asked worried
- Y-Yes, it was just a spider, but I already killed it
Her eyes filled with tears when she saw the test in her hands, which showed 2 lines, which meant positive, she wiped the tears and came out after a few minutes, she didn't comment on anything yet to keep it secret, when it was time to sleeping, she laid her head on his chest and snuggle herself with his left arm, her right hand caressed her belly knowing what was inside and fell asleep with a big smile
She let a week pass to tell him the news, she wanted to tell him in the form of a guess, but there was a little problem with that ... It's Shoto
- ¿Can I help you make dinner? - Shoto asked entering the kitchen
- Hehe, I already made it, it's in the oven, take a look
Shoto went to the oven and opened it looking what it's inside...
- ¿Is this dinner? - Asked Shoto confused
- ¿What's inside Sho?
- A bun
- ¿And where is it? - Mina asked with a giggle
- In the oven
- Aha, ¿Do you know what it means? - Mina asked as she got up from her chair
Shoto looked at the bun, then at Mina
- ¿Is this all we're going to eat?
Mina put her palm to her face, he did not understand it at all, she spent several minutes trying to make him understand the guess
- Sho, ¿What does the bun mean?
- ¿We don't have food? If you want I can take you to a restaurant or we can order something ...
- No Sho - Mina sighed and looked at Shoto - It's a bun in my oven
- I know…
- No Sho, you put that bun in my oven
- I know, I put the package in the afternoon
- No - Mina sighed again - We made this bun together
- But, we have never baked - Shoto said raising an eyebrow
- Sho - Mina took his hands - You put that bun - She put his hands on her belly - In my oven
Shoto took a few seconds to understand everything, he opened his eyes like never before and looked at Mina who smiled more
- ¿A-Are you ...?
- ¡YES!
Shoto hugged her with all his strength and spin her in the air, Mina shed some tears again and hugged his neck.
After a few months, her belly was growing, when she reached the fourth month, Mina was unable for work and stay in bed and Shoto cut his working hours to be able to spend more time with her, he took her and brought her from all the dates to the doctor, but they didn't want to know the gender of the baby still until it was born
One night…
They both slept on a spoon position, Shoto hugged her around her belly without hurting her, until...
Mina woke up when she felt something, sat on the edge of the bed and shook Shoto's head until he woke up.
- ¿What happen Mina? ¿Does something hurt you? ¿Are you hungry? ¿Do I take you to the hospital?
- No Shoto, it's something much better - Mina put his hand on her belly so that he could feel it too - ¿Do you feel it?
- ¿I-Is this…?
- The baby is kicking
They could both feel a few small kicks coming from inside her belly, Mina put her hand on her belly and Shoto put his head, only to receive a kick from the baby
- Hey, don't hit dad like that - Mina said with a laugh
They stayed awake until the baby stopped kicking, which worried both of them and they called the doctor, she told them that the baby was just resting, after that every time baby kicked Mina tried to be awake
The day of the birth...
Shoto was working while Mina was at home with Rei and Fuyumi, suddenly Mina began to feel a pain in her belly and the baby kicked too much, Rei understood what was happening and called an ambulance quickly, they expected the baby was born in one more week, but it seems that the baby could not wait any longer. Fuyumi called Shoto on his phone repeatedly, but he didn't answer, so she called his office ...
- Shoto Todoroki's office, ¿Who's talking? - Natsuki always answered the phone in the office
- ¡¿Where is my brother?! - Asked Fuyumi
- Oh Miss Todoroki, Mr. Todoroki is in a meeting, ¿What is it?
- ¡His wife is having his baby right now!
Natsuki hung up the phone and quickly entered Shoto's office, it was a virtual meeting, after she told him the news, he left the meeting and ran to the hospital, he was floor by floor until he found his mother and sister outside of a room
Rei scold him for being late and not being with Mina during the birth, the baby had been born about 15 minutes before he arrived, but Mina said she wanted Shoto to be the first to come in.
When he entered he saw that Mina had the baby in her arms wrapped in a white blanket, he approached and saw his baby, his daughter, was sleeping peacefully in Mina's arms, her skin was pink but lighter than Mina's
- She's beautiful Sho - Mina said smiling and hugging the baby
END OF FLASHBACK
- Awwww - They all said at the same time
- He loved her, Shoto loved Nozomi from the moment he saw her - Mina said smiling and caressing her belly - But the beginning was very difficult
- ¿What are you talking about?
- At first ... Shoto didn't want to carry Nozomi or even touch her ... He was scare of hurting her with one of his quirks
FLASHBACK - THE DAY NOZOMI WAS BORN
Shoto saw her in Mina's arms sleeping peacefully, he slowly approached and put his hand on her head, he carefully caressed the little hair she had and smiled, Mina carefully put her in his arms to carry her
- H-Hello little one
The baby opened her eyes for the first time and looked at Shoto, not even 5 seconds passed when she started crying which worried Shoto
- Give her to me Sho
Shoto gave her back and the baby calmed down, Shoto turned to see his hands believing that he had somehow hurt her without intention
"Maybe my hand is very cold or maybe it's the one that is hot" He thought to himself worried, but the truth is, the baby started crying because she was hungry.
When they came home...
- ¿Are you sure you don't want to carry her? - Mina asked staring at Shoto
- B-But I'm carrying her
- No Sho... You are carrying me... I am carrying her
Shoto carried Mina in the wife style while she carried Nozomi; they had already officially name her at the hospital; Shoto carried them to their room where Mina asked him to move the crib next to the bed, she just couldn't get away from the baby. Mina laid Nozomi on the crib and covered her with a white blanket with purple lines, then she lay down on the bed and looked over the crib at Nozomi who was just sleeping peacefully, Shoto covered her too and she fell asleep peacefully. The next morning, the two of them bathed the baby; more Mina than Shoto since he just passed things on to her, then they put her back in the crib and Mina lay next to her on the bed
For almost 1-month Shoto did not carry or touch Nozomi, but he was always there for her, one night she was crying, he brought one of her stuffed animals to her and put a music box for her to sleep, Nozomi's room was decorate in a single day, he bought everything the same day too
One night that Nozomi woke up crying Mina calmed her down, Nozomi pointed to Shoto who was asleep next to them
- That's daddy little girl, he loves you a lot too, but he's scared of hurting you - Mina kissed her head and moved the hair on Shoto's forehead a little - But he never would, in fact…
Mina had a little idea for Shoto to get rid of that idea of not touching her, she started to move him until he woke up, he yawned and scratched his eyes, Mina put Nozomi in his arms quickly and got out of bed
- Hold her, I need to go to the bathroom
- M-Mina
Mina got up and left the room quickly, Shoto began to breathe quickly trying not to focus on his quirks so as not to hurt her ...
Nozomi put her hand on his cheek, on his scar and stared at him, a small smile formed for the first time, which made Shoto surprised
- H-Hi little one - Shoto said smiling and giving her a little hug
Mina stood in the doorway seeing everything and then she approached him and kissed his cheek
- You did, I knew you would Sho
Mina hugged him too and Shoto lay with Nozomi on top of him, then Mina snuggled under his left arm and they all fell asleep.
The next day…
- Hold her by the head and back. Remember that her neck cannot support itself, so you must be especially careful with this part of the body - Rei explained to Shoto who was looking at Nozomi
Shoto could already carry her, but he still did not know how to pick her up and carry her without help, he obeyed what his mother said and managed to carry her alone
- ¡Very good Sho! - Mina said recording everything
END OF FLASHBACK
- But that was many years ago ... But I don't know if he would accept another baby
- ¿Can you put him on test? - Jirou said looking at her - You know, ask him little things and throw indirect questions to him
- It's Shoto, he won't understand ... Oh I see - Mina said smiling at them - I'll do it, I'll put him to the test and I'll tell him on Saturday