Yaoyorozu Momo considered herself to be a sensible person in every way possible. Her studies and preparation for life as a hero had been occupied almost all of her time ever since she could remember. She only had a few close friends but that was enough to keep her happy and on the right path towards her goals. Everything she did was sensible in that regard and she never faltered. That is, until two days ago.

Seeing Todoroki standing in her path was like seeing her perfectly sensible and proper world crumble around her. She felt scared more than anything as Todoroki slowly approached her.

"Yaoyorozu… I'm glad you're ok."

He looked away, guilt etched into his face.

"Can we please talk about what's been happening to us recently?"

He asked in a tone that implicated his own fear of the situation so she quickly nodded her head. The pair sat down on a bench facing towards the disappearing sun. Neither of them spoke a word for a good while , both mulling over in their minds exactly what to say. Todoroki began as honestly as possible.

"During the sports festival, I used my quirk to the fullest extent for the first time. I hated the part of me that came from my father and I rejected him entirely. It took Midoriyama pushing me to the breaking point for me to realize that my power is my own and I can use it guilt free."

Yaoyorozu was staring at him unable to believe he was opening up to her about such a sensitive topic.

"Everything that has been happening to the both of us started after that day. Something changed with my quirk and I don't understand it. I'm truly fearful about what this all means but the fact you were hurt as a result scares me the most. It's my fault that you caught up in this mess and I'm very sorry for that… I was the one who… kissed you first after all."

Momo's face changed from an embarrassing expression of wonderment to shocked anger as she was about to accuse the boy for lying to her face about his memory loss, but he stopped her.

"Listen Yaoyorozu, I really didn't remember much that night until," He angled his face away from hers for a moment before continuing "You kissed me. After you did it was like I saw everything that happened that night from your point of view. And I felt… everything you felt."

He now turned to face her and even the red color of the setting sun couldn't hide the blushing of his face. Momo didn't understand what this pretty boy was saying and to hide her own confusion she scoffed at him.

"So, let me get this straight. You didn't remember anything from that night until we kissed? How does that even… make…"

The revelation hit her like a truck. When he kissed her for the first time she felt everything he was feeling at that moment. She felt like she saw past the mask he always wore. Then during the second kiss she saw herself from someone else's point of view, the same phenomenon he was describing. Even later on, she could somehow tell that Todoroki was definitely as confused as her by all the events taking place.

Momo calmed herself as she folded her hands together on her lap and looked at them.

"So we're somehow connected by this strange change in your quirk and you have no idea why?"

She stated her question with a hint of fear. Todoroki leaned forward putting his hands on the top of his head.

"I'm sorry, I want you to know that I would never cause harm to anyone, especially a classmate. I completely understand if you would want nothing to do with me from now on with all the harm I've caused you."

Todoroki stood turned to her and bowed his head almost parallel to the floor.

"I'm truly sorry."

Momo immediately panicked upon seeing the all mighty son of Endeavor (pun not intended) do something that would disgrace him in the eyes of others.

"No! Please lift your head Todoroki-San."

She got up and quickly looked around to make sure no one else had witnessed the boys self degrading action. He eventually rose back up to meet Momo's gaze.

"I'm honestly not that upset with you. I understand that a lot of what has happened was as a result of your quirk reacting in a way that was out of your control. I know that you're not a bad person, this connection we have tells me that at the very least."

She felt her blood rush as she spoke these words that seemed so intimate. She glanced at the boy hoping he would understand her.

"I appreciate you saying those words Yaoyorozu, but this was my fault entirely. I need to find answers about my quirk as soon as possible for both our sakes. I will do whatever I can to ensure that you don't have to go through an experience like that again."

Momo simply nodded in response and Todoroki turned around to leave. She watched the back of his head as he walked further away, hands in his pockets. The words she didn't realize she wanted to say somehow found their way past her lips.

"Todoroki-San!"

She chased after him. He turned; surprised that she still wanted to talk to him. Momo approached the boy and looked into his eyes but was unable to maintain her gaze as she spoke.

"I just have one question Todoroki-San. Was it just by chance that I was the person involved in this? Could it have been anyone?"

Todoroki paused in contemplation. He looked out at the sunset as he answered.

"To be honest I have no clue. Maybe it could have been anyone…"

he turned back towards the girl in front of him. He smiled softly.

"but I'm glad that you were the one to help me. I meant it when I said that we're alike. I hope you don't mind me saying that. Have a good night Yaoyorozu."

He turned away just as Momo's face turned the color of a ripe tomato. Did he even realize what he had just said? To the pure maiden of the Yaoyorozu family, that was almost like a flat out confession of love. She shook her head vigorously as she remembered Todoroki's characteristic, lack of social cues and realized that he probably just meant to make her comfortable about his whole situation. Seriously, he needs to watch how he words things she thought.

Momo set out in the opposite direction to meet up with her two most reliable friends. She hoped that tonight could help her return to a sense of normalcy. She found the pair of friends in the oversized kitchen of their dorm baking what seemed to be cookies and cupcakes. Uurakaka and Tsuyu were watching T.V. close by.

"Hey guys, I'm back safe and sound!" She smiled as everyone in the room hurried over to welcome her back. Uraraka and Tsuyu had been out of the loop of current events surrounding Momo so they were eager to talk.

"Momo-san I was so relieved to her you were ok!" The gravity girl said as she gave a tight hug.

"We heard everything from *ribbit* from Mina chan, including how your Prince Charming carried you all the way to the hospital…"

All eyes turned to Momo along with extremely smug expressions ready to tease the girl to no end.

Maybe it was because of the conservation that they had earlier, but she was able to maintain her composure. Todoroki's words had lifted the burden of worry from her shoulders and she could now talk about him honestly.

"Guys you're misunderstanding, Todoroki is just a close friend of mine." She smiled at the surprised faces around her that had expected a much funnier response.

"You're good friends with him, but we're closer right Momo Chan?" Mina pouted with jealousy as Momo laughed and nodded.

Jirou shot her an extra suspicious look but dropped it for the sake of her friends privacy. She instead decided to go for the easy diversion.

"You know, Speaking of good friends… Uraraka and Deku are practically joined at the hip wouldn't you guys say?"

The group chuckled as Uraraka lost it and began floating. It was just to easy to pick on the two as their attraction to each other was so obvious to everyone in the class. The creation girl was happy to see the reaction of a girl who clearly had strong feelings to someone. It showed her that connection between her and Todoroki was one born of necessity. Todoroki was experiencing a bizarre change in his quirk and she was person nearest to him at the time. She reminded herself of the importance of staying focused on studying and hero training.

She had great friends and didn't need romance in her life to make her happy. Momo smiled as she realized that Todoroki almost definitely felt the same about it. They were indeed alike in a lot of ways-

Just then Momo erupted into a series of loud coughs as if here body was trying to shake some sense into. Todoroki had said that phrase more than once and the fact that she couldn't stop picturing those moments now was not doing her any good.

"Momo! Are you not feeling well?" Mina looked at her concerned.

"No, no its just that I couldn't stop laughing picturing Deku's face whenever he's near our Uraraka."

Her excuse worked like a charm as the group shared another round of laughs and Uraraka's face turned a shade darker. Momo joined in on the baking, her quirk being extremely useful for replacing any required tools. About 30 minutes later they had several batches of sugary sweetness ready to be devoured.

"So why exactly did we cook these cookies again?" Asked Momo.

Mina grinned and yelled out "IIIIT'S GAME NIGHT! Kirishima told me the other day that some of the boys play games in the lobby on Wednesday nights and he invited us to join!"

"The cookies are kind of like our token of goodwill for inviting us" explained Jirou.

Momo was conflicted at first but she did want her life to feel more normal again and put her worries behind her. "That sounds great! I would love to join."

The five girls gathered their things and baked goods as they began the minute long stroll to the boys dorm. They entered through large sliding glass doors to the sound of loud laughter coming from the living area. Kirishima was sitting on the couch alongside the electric Kaminari and the tape hero Sero. They were all convulsing with laughter at the sight of the purple headed Mineta using his quirk to its "full potential" as he had several balls stuffed into his shirt and one under each heel. He strutted down a glass table towards a red faced Deku who was too embarrassed to make a sound. He shielded his eyes from the simply unholy sight in front of him as Mineta struck an erotic pose.

"So boys, I'm ready whenever you are" Mineta said as suggestively as possible.

All the guys in the room hit the deck, unable to breath from the contagious laughter. Even Deku couldn't help but nervously chuckle at Mineta's antics.

The girls all just stood there for a few seconds watching these future heroes act like foolish frat boys. As if on cue they all let out a sigh of disappointment and turned back towards the door. Kirishima noticed them before they could leave.

"Hey the girls are here! Wait this isn't what it looks like I swear it" he said in between laughs. "We're playing charades with pro heroes, come on it's fun!"

The girls stopped and considered this as Mina asked

"Pro heroes huh? So then who the hell was Mineta supposed to be?"

Mineta's eyes sparkled as he slid onto the floor with another preposterous pose.

"I'm so glad you asked my lady! I'm none other than the dominatrix seductress, Midnight-sama!"

The girls were about to leave again when Kaminari chimed

"Mineta will only get male heroes from now own if you girls join. Come on let's have some fun! You did bring cookies after all."

The girls had already walked over so they collectively decided that they wouldn't let a perverted grape soil their fun. Both boys and girls spread out across the living room and shared cookies as the game commenced. Everyone did a decent job impersonating heroes with the standouts being Mina as Aizawa sensei and Momo as Present Mic. Deku being the hero nerd he was guessed almost every hero name first including several with in 3 seconds. An hour had disappeared before they knew it along with the baked treats.

Kaminari was failing at mimicking the rookie hero Kamui woods as two boys entered the dorm sweating in their training clothes.

"Oi half and half bastard, I swear you better spar with me using your full power next time! You were holding back just like in the sports festival and it makes me sick! Don't disrespect me like that again."

Bakugo finished his rant at Todoroki as the pair walked towards the elevators. The latter was gripping his left arm and looked a bit dazed as they walked by.

Kirishima called out to the pair asking if they wanted to join.

"Yeah right you damn redhead, I already turned you down before. I'm going to bed."

Momo had been looking towards Todoroki during this exchange and something felt off. She saw as he entered the elevator that his skin was more flushed than usual, but he just been fighting right? So what was making her worried? He looked well enough for it not be a problem. Not to mention he was one of the most mature out of the class. He could take care of himself.

"Hey guys I'm gonna head back now too, the doctor said to get plenty of rest."

Momo stood up as Jirou replied.

"I'll walk you back Momo, I don't mind."

"No, No you guys stay and finish up the game, I don't want to ruin it for you."

Jirou gave a worried look but shrugged her shoulders with a simple "OK".

She waved to the group as she stepped out under the stars once again. She had a blast with her classmates and was really glad she went. Class tomorrow had field training with All Might and she was excited to prove herself again in front of her class. She had been brainstorming quicker ways to utilize her quirk and she was ready to put them to the test.

Momo grinned as she planned for tomorrow and came to the juncture of the cobblestone path that connected to the boys dorm. She silently contemplated how this was the spot she had found Todoroki and where their connection first started. She thought about the bizarre exchanges that followed, filled with pleasure and pain.

The emotion she felt standing over that spot was hard to describe. All she knew was that her body had cut directly off the path and towards the side of the boys dorm.