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It was around 10 pm on the U.A. campus. The moon cast a bright glow onto the buildings below and through a certain dormitory window; a scene of contention. Momo's eyes filled with tears of anger, shooting daggers in her friends direction. Todoroki grimaced and dropped his gaze. He quickly freed his arm from her grasp, proving that he had indeed been hiding his increasing temperature and pain the entire time.
"You don't need to worry about me Yaoyorozu, this is my problem and I promised you it wouldn't affect you anymore. If I'm the person in pain than I can handle it myself."
She just looked at him. She had spent the last half hour getting to know him and this was how he actually felt? He got her involved in this ordeal and now she was supposed to just not worry about it? Her blood boiled as she let loose.
"You seriously think I'm the kind of person who would just let a friend go through that kind of pain and do nothing? Last night I felt like was dying from the pressure of it. It's true that you got me involved in this problem and if I was a terrible person I would definitely leave you to carry the pain all by yourself."
She rounded the table and grabbed Todoroki by the collar of his t-shirt
"But I'm not a bad person, I'm a hero!"
Todoroki could only stare wide eyed from below as Momo held him there. His expression told Momo that he couldn't believe she had just lost her cool like that but she was beyond caring.
"Listen Todoroki, neither of us know what's happening to us. You owe it to me to find some answers. We're going to the hospital right now and have your condition monitored maybe the-"
*Knock knock
The pair instantly caught their breath as panic set in. How in the world would they explain this situation without drawing suspicions towards them. They could both her Deku's voice asking if Todoroki was alright and that he had heard screaming. Before she had time to think of a plan Todoroki had opened his window, grabbed Momo around the waist and leapt from the 40 foot high dorm room.
She was too surprised to make a sound as a wave of frosty air went through her. The ice prince had created a slide of ice and was descending at an ever increasing pace. Momo was slung over his shoulder and as they leveled out with the ground she finally gained enough breath to speak.
"Are you insane Todoroki!? Aren't you feeling the effects of your quirk? And put me down now!"
He slowed his ice slide to a halt as they broke line of sight with the boy's dorm. They had escaped a rather dicey situation but matters were far from resolved. Todoroki carefully placed Momo down, his breathing slightly labored. He looked her directly in the eyes as he spoke.
"I am feeling the effects Yaoyorozu, you were right and I'm sorry for lying. I'm ready to go to the hospital and try to fix this."
His sudden change of heart worried her. Was he harboring some sort of secret? She couldn't help her heart from wavering on whether or not the feeling of trust she had in Todoroki due to their bizarre connection was unfounded. Her doubts couldn't form into words before the boy in question.
"My main reason for hiding my own pain was that I did know the kind of person you are. I knew that you would do anything to help me even though it was all my fault. You would probably even… kiss me… without really wanting to. You've already experienced what this pressure does to you. I just didn't want to burden you any further."
Momo came to a realization about the boy in front of her after hearing all this. This person would never directly lie to anyone, especially if it meant hurting them in any way. He had hid his pain in an attempt to assuage Momo's own worries. She surprised him by climbing up to his room and he simply acted in a way he thought was most considerate towards her. It was clear how much Todoroki had thought about the situation. He was a much more emotionally conscious than his cold persona let on. Even though he tried to deceive her at first, he accepted her reasoning of the situation later on. It showed that he cared about her feelings. Her heart felt the same then as it had watching Todoroki warm tea in the palm of his hand.
"We should hurry to the hospital Todoroki… We're out past curfew after all."
Momo walked ahead quickly with a hand to her chest. She smiled with the reassurance that she could trust Todoroki. Her heart fluttered with a pleasure unknown to her. They walked for about 5 minutes in silence as they neared their destination. Momo regained her composure enough to speak again.
"We're almost there, are you holding up ok?"
"...Since I'm being honest now, The pressure I'm feeling is pretty intense."
Momo looked at his neutral expression and wondered how he was coping with the pain. If it was even half of what she had experienced last night then he should at least be grimacing. They entered the on campus medical center and were immediately set up in a large single patient room with what seemed like every medical device in the world. (the son of Endeavor was kind of a VIP).
Momo informed the doctors of the situation as Todoroki finally started displaying the symptoms. His face was beady with sweat and his breathing grew burdened. The monitors attached to him were recording unbelievably high body temperature and heart rate as the room filled with mechanical noise. Momo stood in the corner and watched as the doctors fumbled with treatment plans that seemed to do nothing. Recovery girl came rushing in as she took in the scene in front of her.
"Everybody clear out of my way!"
The doctors backed away allowing the small elderly woman to step up over Todoroki and plant a smooch on his forehead. The Recovery heroes quirk was famous throughout the world for its healing power. Even if the patient was severely infected by an incurable disease, her quirk could alleviate their pain and establish homeostasis within them for at least an hour. So when she finished her treatment and nothing changed, the doctors around her gasped. The machines made even more noise as Todoroki's vitals skyrocketed to inhospitable levels. Recovery girl froze for a second before snapping into action.
"Everyone we have a code red patient! Prepare everything we need and call the National hospital in Tokyo! Tell them we're sending an emergency E-vac helicopter with a VIP patient to them stat!"
The room dispersed as everyone proceeded with the code red protocol. This particular code was saved for the most emergent cases where the patient's life was at risk and the hour that could be bought with Recovery's quirk wasn't enough time to treat them. The fact that they didn't even have that hour made things even more grim. Never before had the elderly doctor seen a case like these and she knew that the best hospital in Japan was the only place that might be able to cure something like this.
Momo hadn't moved from the corner of the room she was standing in. She was terrified and confused by everything around her. The doctors panicked expressions were only making her fear grow stronger. She looked at Todoroki's pain stricken face which had been so calm less than an hour ago. He had just been drinking tea and talking with her. Now he was fighting for his life in a hospital room for no clear reason.
Her eyes welled with tears as she thought of everything they had spoken about that night. The distance between them was smaller than ever. Now, watching the boy fight for survival, she felt him getting further and further away. The feeling in her chest tore at her insides. The thought of Todoroki moving any further away than they had been that night in his room hurt her to the very core. She was not about to let that happen.
The doctors were beginning to strap him to the bed for transport When Momo sprung forward.
"NO! TODOROKI!"
In that moment, nothing else mattered. She moved forward with a hero's speed and urgency, shoving past the doctors who tried to stop her. She didn't feel anything else in her heart except the desperate need to save Todoroki from the pain she knew he was in. Momo leapt forward onto the bed, her body sprawled across him. Her face, damp with tears, lowered to meet his.
"Young lady what do you think you're do-"
Recovery girl shut her mouth as the cacophony of machine readings came racing to a halt. Within seconds the critical condition of the patient had completely reversed and the readings showed all the signs of a healthy teenager. The only sound in the room came from the now slow mechanical rhythm of Todoroki's heart and the loud cries of a distraught Yaoyorozu. Her face was buried in his chest as she released every pent up emotion she had been feeling for the past two days. She let her heart breath as she cried out without a thought to anyone else in the room.
The doctors all turned to The healing hero for some kind of explanation but she had nothing of the sort.
"All personnel leave the room and cancel the code red. I'll take care of things from here."
The wise old woman confirmed that her patient was stable and realized the moment they were witnessing deserved some privacy. Everyone left the room as she finished checking on the nearby machines. She sat down in a visitors chair and gave them the pair a moment before questioning them. A medical miracle had just taken place right before her eyes but she found herself smiling at the display of young love instead.
"Ah, the beauty of youth" she thought to herself.
Todoroki opened his eyes and heard the loud cries of relief coming the girl on top of him. He looked down to the top of her head as tears soaked through his shirt. He didn't know of a way to express the extent of his appreciation in words so he reached his hand over her head and rubbed it gently.
After another thirty seconds of tears Momo finally registered his hand on her head. She rose up and wiped her face, still filled with emotion. Her hands smoothed away the tears as she looked at Todoroki. He was smiling softly, his eyes conveying the appreciation she had already felt through their kiss.
"So have you two made up yet?"
The Recovery girl made her presence known as she smiled brightly at the pair from a few feet away. Awakening fully to the situation, Momo looked for her for a second and then down at herself straddling the midsection of the boy under her. She practically teleported to a standing position a few feet from the bed. She cleared her throat trying to think of a way to reclaim even a shred of dignity after what just happened. Recovery girl felt the gist of the situation as she spoke.
"Don't worry yourself young lady, whatever the pair of you are going through is something that even I have never seen before. It's ok to be flustered. To be honest I thought that you were my long lost granddaughter at first."
She let out a hearty laugh before continuing.
"But I know that's not the case Miss Yaoyorozu, seeing as you already have a quirk. Being able to heal someone with a kiss is something I'm quite familiar with, but this is an anomaly. I'd like to hear the story behind this condition from the both of you. When did this all begin?"
