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Intertwined

He knocked on her door and waited. The door made a clicking sound opening.

"Oh, Izuku! Hello, dear." Momo happily greeted, guiding him inside. "I missed you." She sang out closing the door behind him.

His gloomy mood was being raised by her warm nature. "Really?" He joked around, he was about to turn his head back to her, but a weight landed on him.

"Of course, silly." She giggled, having jumped on him in a piggyback, wrapping her arms around his neck, and clinging her thighs around his waist.

Izuku enjoyed that he was the only one who saw this childish fun side of Momo. Not the calm and strict Yaoyorozu at school.

"What do you want to do tonight?" He nudged his head against her cheek.

"Oh, hm." She released one hand to tap her lips, absently staring up in thought.

Izuku started walking ahead in no particular direction.

"If only we could go out." Momo pouted with that cute whine.

This time it was Izuku's turn to think. "Maybe we can, but not until later, like midnight."

"Oh? But what could we do at that time?" She stared at him with curiosity.

"There's a place I want to show you."

"I wonder... Well, what could we do to pass the time?" She patted his hair before resting her head on it.

"Hm, I have no idea what we could possibly do." He emphasized a few words. "Oh look we somehow arrived in front of your room, how curious."

"Ara, ara, Izuku what could you possibly be insinuating." Her hot breath whispered against his ear. She grew a shadow-eyed, parted-lip smile, feeling his body shiver. She climbed off him, walking to and leaning against the hallway doorframe. She traced her index finger along his jawline, lifting his chin up, staring at him with those imperious eyes.

He let out an involuntary groan. 'Oh god, it's that naughty version of motherly Momo!' He was anxious and aroused. 'So conflicting!'

She had taken control. "Now, why don't you open the door." She ordered with a soothing voice.

"O-Okay, Momo." His hand was shaking as he tried to open the door.

She patted his shoulder. "Ah, ah, ah, for now, call me, Lady Yaoyorozu." Curling her fingers around his loose uniform tie.

"Y-Yes, Lady Yaoyorozu."

"Good boy. Now..." She had a smirk, biting her bottom lip. She twisted his tie around her hand, dragging him closer, taking prowling cat-like steps, leading her pray into her den.

Gulp.

He almost jumped out of the bench once he saw her. "Eri!" Izuku hurried straight to her as the little girl stepped off the train onto the platform.

Her little horn perked to the sound of his voice. "Mr. Deku?" She turned her head to where she thought she heard him. She fumbled against the people around her, trying to walk ahead. Her eyes lit up seeing him walk through the crowd of people. "Mr. Deku!"

"Hey, Eri!" He caught up to her, picking her up high. "You've grown so much since the last time I saw you." He had a full-blown grin and she was giggling with glee, hugging him back.

"She sure has." Someone walked next to them, placing his hand on Midoriya's shoulder. "It's good to see you again."

Midoriya recognized that voice. "No flashy entrance Togata?" He chuckled back at him. "It's good to see you too." He nodded to him before focusing back on Eri but keeping the conversation with him. "How's being a hero overseas?"

"Oh, it's been great! Tamaki and I have started an agency together. We've made a bunch of new friends." He laughed out with his hands on his hips. His eyes caught someone else approaching as the crowd of people diminished. "If it isn't, Yaoyorozu!"

"Why hello there, Togata, it's been a while." She politely greeted before standing next to Midoriya. "H-Hello there Eri, remember me?" Momo tilted her head, placing her hand over her bosom.

Eri scrunched her eyebrows, thinking. "You used to make me dolls, right?"

Momo lost some of the anxiety plaguing her. "That's exactly right. We used to play together with everyone else." She held her smile, subtly brushing her shoulder against Midoriya's.

"So the both of you are taking Eri out on a family picnic." Mirio placed his hands over their shoulders, shoving his face in between theirs.

"Eh?! Family picnic?" Izuku grew cringed eyes.

Momo kept her smile but a signature sweatdrop came out. "Oh, dear, what are you saying?"

"Hahaha, c'mon you guys no need to be shy, I don't care but it's pretty obvious, you guys are glowing!"

"Hiee!"

"Eeip!"

They both grew scarlet, tensing up. That caused Mirio's laugh to burst out more. "Sorry, sorry. Welp, I guess I'm interrupting. Have fun, I already have a patrol assigned to me. I'll be around. See ya!" He released their shoulders, beginning to walk off. "I'll pick you up later, okay Eri?"

"Sure thing, Mr. Lemillion!" Eri nodded with a chipper smile.

Izuku and Momo were too embarrassed to say goodbye to him.

"Hm? Mr. Deku, what's wrong?" Eri had a twinkle of confusion, staring at Izuku's and Momo's flustered frozen state.

"Er, I-It's nothing Eri. C'mon, is there anywhere you want to go first?" He placed her back down on the platform, holding one of her hands, getting ready to walk.

"Hm, I don't know? Where do you want to go?" Eri lifted her other hand up to Yaoyorozu, asking her.

"M-Me, well I wouldn't really know." Momo tried to act like it wasn't difficult to take the little girl's hand. She took a quick breath before forming a firm grip, walking beside them.

Izuku raised an eyebrow noticing her hesitant actions. He thought Momo would be the last one to have difficulty with kids. He ignored the thought, continuing the conversation of where to go. "How about the arcade? Do you like playing games, Eri?" He leaned down to her.

She nodded vigorously. "I love playing games! Mr. Aizawa always used to play with me!"

"Alright then, we'll go there first." He smiled at her before straightening back up.

"Ne, Eri? What games would you guys play?" Momo asked out of curiosity, trying to picture their teacher playing.

"He taught me how to play a lot of games. Uno, go fish, um, I think it's called Monopoly? And a lot more."

Izuku and Momo couldn't picture Eraserhead teaching Eri how to play cards and board games, only able to ponder with blank eyes. Eri glanced up at their expressions before giggling.

Eri told them about her time away. She sounded and acted perfectly fine which was a relief in the back of Izuku's head. They told Eri about some school shenanigans she might find funny. Eri had a gleeful smile as they held her hand adding a skip to the merry trip.

It was a full moon. The light was shining through the window. They were catching their breath, cuddling. She was combing his hair with her slender fingers. "It's almost midnight." She mumbled staring at the stars.

"Yup." Izuku stretched, sitting up on the bed. "I think you'll like it."

They got ready with a lazy midnight breeze look. Izuku had pants with his belt loose, his shirt untucked and unbuttoned, his tie was dangling around his neck. Momo was wearing gray boyshorts with a black trim, and his green rabbit sweater hoodie, zipped up all the way because she wasn't wearing anything underneath.

They headed to leave her home. Momo was curious as they reached the front porch. Izuku still hadn't told her where they were going. She was staring at his back, wondering, while he was staring down the path. "We should head to the train stop." He mumbled, taking a step back, turning to her. "Here, c'mon." Reaching and clasping her hand. He was about to start walking, but he was halted by her still frame. "Huh?" He glanced back at Momo. Her head was down, staring with a liquid wince.

"You're..." She cupped her other hand over her mouth, trying to hide her emotions. "You're... We're going to walk, holding hands." With a fractured quiver. She dropped her hand by her side, lifting her face up to him.

And she was smiling.

His eyes grew with a breathless gasp. She had a cherry petal bloom tinted across her cheeks, her nose sniffled accompanied by a faint giggle. Her owl onyx orbs held a delicate glisten threatening to spill with affection.

He forced down a gulp and cleared his dry throat. "Yeah, Momo." His lips pulling up. "Let's get going."

"Yes, of course!" Her voice was a little hoarse holding joy.

She held a giggling sigh, twiddling her fingers against his, enjoying the moment as they walked alone at night with the moon as their light.

I always pictured him walking me home from school and holding hands but doing this for the first time during our shared nights... It's foolish I know but this moment means so much to me..!