That Friday, after class, Kahoko swung her overnight bag over her shoulder and headed down stairs. She was going home for the weekend and needed to catch a train since her parents were on a job again.

"Kahoko!" Momo and the other girls waved at her from the Hero common room door.

Kahoko stopped in her tracks to look to them.

"Going home for the weekend?"

Kahoko nodded. "Yeah, my parents are on a job again, so I need to babysit Natsu."

"You're a good sister." Ochaco said.

Kahoko smiled softly. "He's a good brother." She pulled up her scarf. "Well, I'll see you girls when I get back." She bowed her head and continued with her journey.

Shoto was waiting at the train station, he too was heading home, so he could visit his mom in hospital. He checked his watch impatiently.

"Todoroki?"

He looked to see Kahoko walking towards him. "Sano. Are you heading home too?"

She pulled her scarf down. "Yeah, babysitting sister to the rescue here… maybe that should be my hero name." She giggled.

He couldn't hold back a small smile. "Nah. You'll be a great hero… no babysitting duties included."

She felt her face flush. Damn it, Todoroki! Why do you have to smile like that?!

He watched her from the corner of his eye. Man… she is cute.

"What are your plans for the weekend then?" She asked, changing the subject.

He cleared his throat. "Just planning on visiting my mom, she's in hospital right now."

"Oh." Kahoko breathed. "Well, give her my best wishes."

"I will." He nodded. "I think she'd like you."

She looked up at him. "What makes you say that?"

"You're refreshing."

She raised her brow. Refreshing? She heard the train coming and pulled her scarf up.

"Sometimes I forget that you have heightened senses." He stood straight, watching for the train to come around the corner.

"Well, it's not something I flaunt."

The train pulled up and they jumped on.

They squeezed through and found a lone seat.

"You take it, my ride isn't that long." Kahoko stated, holding on to the bar next to it.

"Don't be silly."

"I mean it. It's fine." She waved her hand.

Shoto sat down reluctantly.

The train gave a jerk, causing one of the many passengers to slam into Kahoko, making her lose balance and land on Shoto's lap.

He caught her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "Are you alright?" He asked her.

She felt his cool breath tickle the back of her neck, sending shivers down her spine. "I'm alright. Sorry!" She moved to get off him, but his hold tightened. "Todoroki?"

"It's safer if you just stay still." He mumbled. What am I doing?!

She could hear his heartbeat going a mile a minute.

"You're pretty clumsy, aren't you?" He remarked.

She gave a light snort.

"First time we officially met, you ran into me." He reminded her.

She shrugged. "That's kinda how I met Bakugo too."

"You just have a talent for smacking into people."

"I guess you can say that." It's strange… one arm is really cold and the other is like a furnace… is this to do with his quirk?

"What's on your mind?" He asked, watching her inquisitive expression. Even with the lower part of her face covered, her emotions are always expressed though her eyes. She really is interesting.

She shook her head. "Nothing much." Yeah, like I am gonna tell you what's going through my head right now.

"You can get the truth out of anyone… but you're the most reserved person I've met." He chuckled.

She looked down at her hands, when her phone beeped. She took it out of her leather jacket pocket and read the text. Sorry we can't see you when you get home. Dinner is made and Natsume should be fine until you get home. Love you, Mom & Dad. She sighed and put it away.

"Something the matter?" Shoto felt her body tense up a little.

"It's nothing." She looked up at the announcement bar and realised that the next stop was hers. "This is me."

Shoto hadn't realised how much time had passed. "Yeah, me too."

"How strange. I've never really noticed you getting the train to school before." She stood up, grabbing the poll.

He stood too. "I used to set off super early… to avoid having to interact with my dad as much as possible."

"Seems you don't get along much."

"Well…" He sighed. Why do I want to tell her everything I've kept to myself? Apart from Midoriya… nobody in the school knows much about my history.

"You don't need to explain." She waved her hand. "I can tell it's a bit painful."

The train stopped, and they stepped off.

As they walked through the exit gates, Shoto looked up and caught a glimpse of the giant of a man covered in flames. Why is he here?! His eyes widened, and he looked to Kahoko.

Her eyes were downcast.

"Sano?"

She looked up at him. "Don't worry. I'll see you later, Todoroki."

He nodded. "Be careful."

She walked towards the side of the road about two or three cars from Endeavour's big fancy one. She held out her hand to signal a cab. She didn't live far but her bag was heavy and she didn't want to walk past Endeavour if she could help it.

Shoto walked up to his dad. "I could have walked." He stated.

"I wanted to come and greet you, I finished the job early today." He glanced towards the girl waiting at the side of the road. "New friend of yours? She's not part of your usual crowd."

Shoto cleared his throat. "Yeah."

Endeavour smiled a little. "Does she live close?"

Shoto shrugged.

"Hey! We can give you a ride home if you want, girl!" Endeavour called out to Kahoko.

"Dad!" Shoto hissed before looking towards the said girl.

She looked back. She met Endeavour's gaze and gave a polite bow. "No thanks, Sir. I'll be fine getting a cab." She replied. Why?!

Endeavour frowned. "Strange. Most people would jump at the chance."

"Well… she's not most people. She is the twin sister of Tamaki Sano." Shoto mumbled. "I don't think she's your biggest fan."

Endeavour's eyes widened. "You mean… the boy that died… last year?" He looked back to see Kahoko climbing into a cab.

"Yeah. She's in my year at school." Shoto climbed into his car.

Endeavour got in too. "I can't believe I didn't realise."

Shoto sighed.

"And she's your friend?"

Shoto smiled slightly. "I think so."

Endeavour caught his son's expression. "Oh… it's like that."

Shoto choked on his own spit. "No! I mean… she's just a someone I got to know this week. She's really great."

Endeavour laughed. "She's pretty too." He wiggled his brows.

Shoto shrugged. "Yeah."

"Shoto."

His son looked to him, confused by the sudden change of mood.

"I… would like to talk to her personally."

"Why?"

"To apologise. I never really got the chance to."

Shoto tried to hide his look of shock.

"Could you… maybe ask her?"

"I could ask. But it's up to her whether she wants to see you. She went white as a ghost just now."

Endeavour nodded. "I understand. Thank you, son."