Later that night Shoto looked over the book he had taken from the Todoroki library. "Should I say something about what I found? Would she already know?" He mumbled to himself.

There was a knock at his door.

When he answered, it was Deku on the other side. "Midoriya?"

"Hey, Todoroki. I was checking on you, you seemed in a bit of a daze when I said hi to you before."

Shoto let his friend inside his room. "I'm fine." He sighed and sat down in his chair.

Deku dropped down on the dual haired boy's bed. "Is it Sano?"

Shoto met his gaze. "What about her?"

Deku chuckled. "You two hung out this weekend, I figured you have become good friends."

Shoto let a small smile grace his lips. "I hope so."

"She's a nice girl. Quiet, but really kind." Deku remarked. "She and the girls sure get along."

"When I first met her, I never thought I'd enjoy her company much. That I didn't need her to like me. But now... it seems that she trusts me, and... I dunno... I feel good about that."

"She's easy to like." Deku sat up. "So, what did you two do when you hung out?"

"She came with me to visit my mom, I just thought my mom would like her and enjoy the female company."

"Did it go to plan?"

"Kinda. My mom kept going on that she approves of Sano, it was as if she was marrying us off on the spot."

Deku laughed. "Well, Sano is the first friend you've taken to visit your mom, as well as being a girl. What did you expect?"

"Fair enough. They just sat and talked about girly things for most of it. Like my mom likes her sense of style and Sano saying that my mom is one of the most beautiful women she had met. I reckon that scored points." He chuckled. "She clearly hasn't looked in the mirror for a while."

Deku frowned. "Sano?"

Shoto flushed. I said that bit aloud?! He cleared his throat. "Never mind."

Deku bit back a roll of laughter. I've never seen Todoroki so flustered!

"Midoriya..." Shoto sighed, trying not to meet the dark-haired boy's eyes. "Not that it matters to me, but do you really think Bakugo likes Sano?"

Deku's eyes widened a little then he took a thoughtful moment before answering his friend's strange question. "I definitely think so, but it's too early to tell for sure. He worries about her and made sure to check on her after she saw your dad. Like I've said, I've never seen Kacchan act like that."

Shoto sat back and looked up at the ceiling.

"Do you like her?" Why else would it bother him if Kacchan does?

He gave a shrug. "I don't think I like her in that way. I care about her because she's my friend." He swallowed thickly. "Anyway, even if I did, I don't even think that I have the right to act upon any of those feelings." He mumbled.

Deku raised a brow. "The right to?"

Shoto shook his head. "Forget it. Like I said, I don't have those feelings for her. She's a brilliant friend and I am happy with that, it's all I'll ever need."

Deku looked down. So... Even if he does like Sano, he's going to suppress how he feels... because of what happened to Tamaki?

"Anyway, Midoriya. Do you know anything about twins with quirks?"

The dark-haired boy frowned at the change of subject but didn't have it in him to question the previous topic further. "I've heard that it's rare for even one of the twins to have a quirk."

"Yet the Sano twins both had quite strong quirks."

"Yeah, the Sano family are all strong heroes, their quirks are all similar."

"Imagine if Tamaki Sano hadn't died. Imagine the three siblings' quirks united?" Shoto ran his hand through his hair. "My father ruined what could have been one of the strongest teams to join the hero world."

Deku rolled his eyes. "Todoroki, we've already said, it was an accident…"

"Or so I thought..." Shoto cut in, throwing his book at him. "Read chapter sixteen." He ordered.

Deku frowned but obliged. After a few minutes of reading, his eyes widened. "This is..."

"Do you think it's possible?"

"There isn't a record of a set of twins with both of them having quirks since soon after super powers became the norm... so we can't say for sure this can happen now."

"Should I tell Sano or what?"

"I dunno... it may stress her out, and she's only just started to open up to people."

Shoto massaged his temples. "Alright. I guess you're right."

Deku handed the book back. "It's nice to see that you care, though. I'm glad she's earning friends she can rely on." He got up. "I'm going to head outside to train a bit. I'll see you tomorrow." He patted his friend's shoulder. "I'm gonna say this once. You of all people deserve to be loved… by someone who loves you for who you are, with or without your powerful quirk and father's blood."

Shoto's eyes met Deku's. "Thanks…"

Deku gave a smile and left his room.

Shoto put down his book and gave a groan. Someone who loves me for who I am, eh? He stretched. He heard his phone ping. He looked to see that Kahoko had sent him a message.

Hey, are you alright? You seemed a bit out of it. - Sano.

He chuckled to himself. I'm fine, sorry if I worried you. - Todoroki.

Kahoko was sat in her room with her laptop. I should act like it never happened... like Hitoshi said, I attract people because of my quirk. I've barely known Todoroki for a week so obviously he can't want to kiss me of his own will.

Are you feeling okay? - Todoroki. Shoto bit his nail. What is she thinking now? Does she think I didn't give that moment a second thought? Is she mad that I'm avoiding the subject? Damn it! "I'm sorry..." He mumbled.

Yeah... just this question is a little trickier and I had to focus. - Sano.

He laughed. Liar. He rolled with it. It's obvious that she wants that moment to be unspoken about. He moved to his bed and lay down, staring at his phone screen. I could help you? Or ask Bakugo, he did get top marks in the written test. - Todoroki.

Really? I forgot about that. - Sano.

Yeah, kinda proves that for a hothead, his skull isn't empty. - Todoroki.

Kahoko giggled. I guess not. - Sano. She sighed and got up and put on some comfy shoes. She decided to go out into the courtyard for some air.