Chapter 2: The First Time
"How often do you come here?" Denki asked, and Momo hummed in thought.
"Only when I'd like to have a second opinion on my quirk usage. I'd say.. once a week?" Momo said and Denki bit his lip at that. One of the only reasons Denki was able to come today was because he knew that he wouldn't come again until next month.
His family was very well off. And yet Denki knew that this place would run them dry if Denki even attempted to copy Momo's frequent visits.
"Once a week.. you must be really dedicated." Denki says and Momo lights up like a firework.
"Yes! This place is fantastic! With affordable prices, areas with plenty of space and utilities for use, and seasoned Pro Heroes who are able to oversee our progress! I guess you can say I'm dedicated.." She mumbles at the end with her cheeks flushed. Denki thought she realized she was rambling as she abruptly became silent.
'Affordable prices.. or you're stinking rich.' Denki didn't roll his eyes, but he knew Momo's opinion on the price at least was because of the fact she was wealthy.
It was almost four-hundred-thousand yen per reservation. And Denki was an expert in U.S.A. terminology so, if going by U.S.D. then it was two-thousand-five-hundred dollars! Denki just cleared his throat at the thought, gathering Momo's attention at the sound.
"I think it's.. admirable that you're so focused on becoming better with your quirk. No reason not to use any resource that's at your disposal right?" He says and Momo's eyes gleam at him with delight.
"Thank you, I really appreciate that." Momo says and Denki smiles at her in acknowledgement.
"No problem, it just means I need you as an example more than ever." Denki reasons and Momo widens her eyes as a flush stains her cheeks. Denki didn't know it, but his words could be misconstrued for something completely different. She goes quiet and Denki looks at her a little puzzled. Maybe what he said caught her off guard..
But how, he didn't know.
"Anyways! Let's get started shall we?" Momo changes the subject and Denki nods before stretching. Momo does the same and soon both of them limber up until the Pro-Hero supervising them arrives.
They both gasp in shock at who it was.
"Kamui Woods?" Denki says and the man nods as he approaches them.
"So you know me, that's good. Which means you know what I can do. However I have yet to know either of you.. considering it's my first day here." Kamui admits and both Denki and Momo look at each other. Denki being the gentleman that he is, decides to introduce himself first.
"I'm Denki Kaminari. I have an emitter type quirk: Electrocution. When in use my whole body emits it, and I can release it from any limb I wish. When I go over my wattage limit my brain short circuits." Denki explained and Kamui nods before turning to Momo.
"I am Momo Yaoyorozu. I possess a creation quirk. I can create any non living material or object from my skin by transforming the molecular structure of my fat cells. In order to create something I need to understand the molecular structure of what the material or object is made of. The more I eat, the more I can use my quirk." Momo said and Kamui nodded, impressed by both of their potential.
"These are powerful quirks. Do you both plan to become Pro Heroes?" Kamui asked them and both teens nodded without hesitation.
"Good, because I can already tell you both have the potential to become part of the top ten. But remember what I said, potential. It's what you do from this day and forward that will determine if what I say is true." Kamui said and they both nodded once more.
"Okay, you both can get started. I will oversee from here." Kamui said, then Denki smiled at Momo who returned it sweetly. They soon got to work.
It was an hour before Kamui Woods pulled Denki aside.
"I see what you're trying to do, and what you need to focus on is expanding your horizons. Instead of just one, envision two. Instead of a hill, expand to a mountain. Do you understand?" Kamui asks and Denki frowns. Right now he was focusing his Electric Dash, the name was still in the works but it's what he called it for now. And right now he was still feeling hazy when he dashes. What did Kamui mean by expanding? Like, not focusing on just his legs?
"You have that look in your eyes, you're starting to understand. Now go out there and perform the move again." Kamui directs and Denki smiles before doing like so.
At this point Momo took a little break. She had been creating all different types of materials and objects for the past hour. She decided to look over at Denki as he starts using his quirk. However even to her, she can see that there was something different going on. She them smiled as Denki had a look of satisfaction on his face.
'He figured out his problem.' Momo watches in awe as Denki glows like a beacon and dashes around their space. The ease at which he did so makes Momo admire him for his quick self mastery.
'The brain uses electricity through rapid electrical impulses that neurons send to each other. So instead of leaving the electricity out of the equation he needed to put the same amount that he does into his limbs while he dashes. After all, our brain uses that electricity to think, behave, and perceive the world around us. You really are amazing Denki..' Momo watches as the human electric bolt himself dashed to separate corners of their training area.
'I can see!' Denki dashes again.
'I CAN SEE!' Denki keeps dashing until he feels his whole body begin to strain. He dashes one more time to stop in front of Kamui who looked on impressed.
"Excellent work you two. I'm astounded by your progress." Kamui says and both Denki and Momo perk up at his words. Puffing their chests proudly and holding their heads high.
"You have another hour before time is up for your reservation. And I think your siblings are all ready to go." Kamui smirks at Denki who looks over to see Denyari and Dentaro looking at him with admiration. The twins were leaning on the gate right before entering the training area, which had a clear view of their activities.
"You both can come inside!" Denki tells them and the twins had the decency to look sheepish. They both open the gate and sprint toward their big brother.
"That was so cool!/rad!" Denyari and Dentaro said in unison. The comment almost made Denki flush but he simply smiled down at them.
"If you think your big brother is cool now, just wait until I.. expand my horizons." Denki smirks toward Kamui and the man looks at Denki with pride. However before Kamui could respond Denki's eyes nearly bulged at the sight that greeted them.
"Hey babe are you done over- oh hello." Mt. Lady herself walked on by as she let herself in through the gate. Denki couldn't help but trail his eyes over her curvaceous form. Noticing how her costume hugged everything in the right way. However he shook his head. Now wasn't the time.
"Mt. Lady, can't you remain professional? You shouldn't call me that in public." Kamui scolded and Mt. Lady pouted while walking up to him.
"Oh but c'mooon. It's just you, me, and the kids you're training.. the kids who won't tell a soul they heard what I said, right?" Mt. Lady emphasized the last word threateningly and everyone nodded without hesitation. Then Mt. Lady seemed to go over to the side with Kamui and soon they were bickering. Denki gave off a small smile at the scene. They really looked like a cute couple.
Denki then chanced a look at Momo. He studied how her face flushed at the adult topic the couple's conversation turned to. How a small change of her eyebrows could furrow and the fact that she seemed so innocent to such a thing. He wondered right then if she could ever be with him. Wondering if what Kamui and Mt. Lady have is something that Denki could ever replicate in his life.
Yet he trails his eyes off of Momo and frowns down at the ground. No, not him. Not for someone like him who has wronged in the past. Doing something so wrong that it couldn't be reversed. Happiness wasn't for him, so wasn't love.
Not for him.
He looked at his siblings and patted their heads. The twins looked up at him and he smiled. They blushed at the affection he showed but let him do so anyways. Momo took her attention from the couple and looked at the Kaminari trio. She focused her eyes on Denki, letting her mind wander when it came to him.
Denki however spent the rest of his time training in silence.
The four of them exited Quirks n' the Works with different types of tired. Two mentally, the other two physically. Momo looked to Denki who held his hands in his pockets as he walked next to his siblings.
"So, do you all live far from here?" She asked and Denki shook his head.
"It's just a little walk back. Through a few neighborhoods." Denki said and Momo perked up at his answer.
"Really? What's the neighborhood? We might be going in the same direction." Momo said and her response jolted something in him. He had a feeling Momo could be closer to him than he would've ever figured.
"Minato Ward." Denki answered simply and Momo brightened even further.
"What's your house number?"
"Five-thousand-and-" Momo then clasped his hands, all of a sudden stopping the four's walk. Denyari and Dentaro looked at Momo and Denki with perplexed but curious expressions.
"Five-thousand-and one right?! Five-thousand-and one! That's right across from my home!" All of a sudden Momo dragged Denki into a run. The siblings yelped in shock at their sudden speed before following suit.
The four of them had arrived back to their respective homes, standing on the street in front of the Kaminaris. They were breathing heavily as they literally ran all the way over there.
Once recovered Momo looked to Denki who had been confused this whole time.
"Yes! We're neighbors!" She hugged him and Denki widened his eyes as her warmth enveloped him. And considering she was a few inches taller, that wasn't hard. Denki felt the shock of her touch once more, feeling something warm crawl inside of his stomach. Then the warm thing began doing tricks like it was an airplane in the sky. Denki gulped, he felt hesitant in reciprocating.
Did he deserve this affection? Was he someone who deserved something so simple, so.. good? Momo must've realized that he wasn't hugging her back so she let go before Denki could put his arms up.
Momo flushed and took a step back. Her eyes didn't meet his, finding the ground between them interesting.
"I'm sorry.. that was improper I-" Before she could continue Denki clasped his hand onto hers. The gesture shocking her.
"No, it's.. it's not you. I just.. it's hard for me." Denki says and Momo softens her gaze at his golden eyes. She squeezes his hand and Denki is putty under her fingertips.
"I understand. If you ever need someone-"
"We just met, I can't burden you with what I've got going on." Denki states and Momo bites her lip, averting his gaze once more.
"I know, it wouldn't make sense. You're right." Momo slowly takes her hand away from him and Denki feels the coldness biting at him once more. He regrets what he said, and what he did almost as soon as she let go of him.
"But- ahem. If you ever want to text, you have my number. And my door is always open to you." Denki says and Momo smiles softly at him. She pats his arm and Denki feels electricity flood his system, like a high that he couldn't stop flying to.
"Likewise. And.. thank you for today.. I know we just met but um, you're really.." Momo flushes and doesn't complete the sentence. Denki doesn't know what to think. Because right now the two of them were just foolish teens looking into each other's eyes. Both of them with various shades of red coloring their faces.
Afraid of the silence, feeling as unbearable as a clamp on his throat. Denki shakes his head and does his best to just smile at her. It seemed to work in alleviating whatever tension there was because Momo smiles back.
"Let's do something tomorrow, just you and me." Denki says and the boldness of it catches everyone off guard.
"Oh! Um, should I wear something fancy?" Momo asks and Denki almost laughs at the words. It seems he wasn't quite as successful as he thought because the hand that Momo still had on his arm tightens just a bit. She pouts, the same flush remaining.
"Hey.. don't laugh. I don't know what we're doing." Momo says and Denki couldn't help but chuckle that time. It was so cute.
"You don't have to wear anything fancy, we're doing something fun. Promise, so just casual wear I guess." Denki says and Momo brightens. She wondered what his idea of fun was.
"Okay great! I can't wait! I'm going to go home and let my butlers, and family know of my plans tomorrow!" Momo pats him again on the arm before waving at Denyari and Dentaro.
"Bye you two! I hope we see each soon!" She says brightly and the twins mirror the sentiment.
"Bye Yaomomo!" The two echo and Momo grins at the impromptu nickname. Momo crosses the street to her gate, enters a code, and then looks back before waving again.
Denki could've swore she smiled at him, but in a different way. Or he was being an idiot and reading into things. The latter option was probably the correct one. Moments before Denki could delve into his thoughts he heard snickering. Denki frowned before looking to his siblings, who looked like evil villains scheming amongst themselves.
"What are you two laughing about?" Denki asks while Denyari and Dentaro gave very smug and seemingly very satisfied grins.
"You and Yaomomo are going on a DATE!" Both Denyari and Dentaro say at the same time and Denki sighs at his siblings' antics.
"It's not a date. Me and Momo are just gonna go to the arcade and hang out. Get to know each other." Denki says and the twins don't look an ounce more convinced. Matter of fact, it seems like Denki might as well have shoved Exhibit A for why it's a date into their faces.
"That is exactly what a date is Denki!" Denyari says and she looks to Dentaro who nods vigorously.
"Yeah! Sis is right! You and Yaomomo are gonna daaaaaate!" Dentaro then high-fives Denyari who does so with gusto. Denki just shakes his head before walking into the house. The siblings grin at what they believe is their successful persuasion. Denki was pleasantly surprised to see his parents in the kitchen cooking some food. They were normally still at work around this time. Which was three in the afternoon.
"Hey, you're home early." Denki went up to kiss both parents on their cheeks, and the adults smile at him with glowing expressions.
"We had a breakthrough at work today so, we decided to let everyone out early." Denji says and Yura smiles adoringly at him.
"It was your father's idea really. However we were able to make generators, that are as small as my purse, but with the power of a full blown generator. The materials are even better than before so there's no chance of electrocution or damage from the elements. Despite the increase in density we were able to keep it as light as only forty pounds! And I'm talking about home backup generators Denki, these things can power up that mansion over there!" Yura explains and Denki is in shock at how his parents' have developed so well in the company.
"And let's not forget, since this is our idea, not just mine sweetheart, we are going to get a huge percentage of the profits. Because this generator is easily three times the price of the old design. So it's split into twenty percent each, your mother gets twenty percent, and so do I. Which equals forty percent. Which factor in the work we've been doing already.. hell we'll probably become as rich as the family across the street." Denji finishes and Denki is in even more shock.
"Wow, that's amazing you guys! Congratulations!" Denki hugs them as his siblings enter the double doors.
"What's going on?"
"Mom and Dad are getting raises you two!" Even before Denki finishes the announcement the twins ran into the group hug.
Denki couldn't feel much prouder for his family at that moment.
Some time after the family is sat around the dinner table eating chicken katsu and rice with an assortment of steamed vegetables with a little butter on them.
"So kids, how was Quirks n' the Works?" Denji asks and the children all smiled.
"Oh it was so cool! There was a bouncing palace, this huge slide, rock climbing-" Denyari and Dentaro traded off in explaining the various places they played in. Denki just smiled at the two of them, glad they had fun on the trip.
"But all of that didn't compare to big brother!" Denyari says and Dentaro nods like a bobble head that was shaken roughly.
"Yeah, yeah! big brother Denki was so cool with his Electric Dash! He was zooming around the area so fast that it hurt our eyes to keep up!" Dentaro said and Denki smiled further at their admiration of him. However their parents looked the most proud, setting their gazes on Denki with similar gleams of satisfaction in their eyes.
"How about you tell us more dear?" Yura says and Denki puffs up at suggestion.
"It was great, I've made some decent progress. I was able to figure out how to counteract my tunnel vision when dashing. From the help of Pro Hero Kamui Woods." Denki says and his parents widened their eyes a little at the name.
"One of the newer Pro Heroes? He's becoming quite popular." Denji says and Denki nods.
"Yes, him. He's the one who told me to expand my view on things. I was holding myself back by only putting electricity in my legs. My brain couldn't keep up. And since I emit electricity from my whole body, then I should just keep emitting it like that. Now when I dash I can see everything as if it was in slow motion. Well not quite, but I'm just really fast.
Although it makes sense now that I'm saying it. If I increase the input to the neurons to my brain, then my reactions and perception can match what my body is capable of!" Denki explained happily and everyone at the table looked at him as if he grew a second head with the smarts of all geniuses combined. The siblings were in awe, and his parents had so much pride in him.
"Wow son, that's sounds amazing! To think that your quirk is even more sophisticated than we thought. After all me and your mother don't have all powerful quirks for Hero business, really just business." Denji said this as his hands sparked a tiny bit of electricity, about enough to charge a phone or some batteries he reckoned,
"Your father's right son, me and your father were more inclined to finances and money orienting." Yura agreed as she blew a breeze of wind with her mouth. It was more powerful coming from her mouth but she can do it in other places too.
"It's cool that I was born with the culmination of both your quirks though. I can use electricity everywhere like how mom does her wind. And of course I got electricity from you dad. I wouldn't be so.. cool without you two." Denki smiles and his parents almost felt tears prick their eyes. They thought their quirks were mediocre but hearing their son's appreciation for them had their hearts throbbing.
"Oh you're such a precious boy!" Yura nearly leapt over to Denki just to nuzzle him into her chest. Denki didn't say anything and just let the affection happen.
Moms were just like this he figured.
Meanwhile the twins had devious grins on their faces.
"Oooooh but he didn't tell you the most important part-" Denyari said and Dentaro's grin turned even more sinister.
"Yeah! Denki's got a girlfriend! Denki's got a girlfriend!" Dentaro yells out and Denki widens his eyes before he clenches his fist in rage.
"OH YOU TWO LITTLE DEMONS C'MERE!" Denki wrenches himself from his mother's embrace and starts chasing the twins who bolted out of their seats in different directions.
"I'm going to catch you!" The twins stood no chance as Denki with a surprising mastery of his quirk dashes over and collects the two. He holstered them in between each arm in one fell swoop.
"What did I tell you two? She is not my girlfriend, and we're not going to date." Denki says irritably while pinching their ears.
"Ow ow ow! Sorry big brother/niisaaaaan!" Denyari and Dentaro apologize and soon Denki lets them go so they can go back to their original seats. Denki sits himself down and looks to his parents with some remorse.
"I'm sorry about using my quirk in the house mom and dad-" Denki paused as he saw the looks on his parents' faces. It was the look of complete and unrestrained shock. Denki frowned at their reaction, why did they look so.. bewildered? Was he that scary with his power?
Before he could say anything his parents jump up and hug Denki like he's a one-billion U.S.D. lottery ticket.
"Holy shit son! That was badass!" Denji took him out of the group hug to lift his son into the air, which surprised the hell out of Denki.
"W-w-what?" Denki says intelligently and Denji puts him down before looking to his wife. He embraced her too and they look down at Denki.
"Son, that was one of the coolest things we've ever seen. We knew you were becoming more self-sustainable but this was, like a moment in history!" Denji continues and Denki can't help but feel his ears heat up at the praise.
"I-"
"We are so proud of you sweetie. Honestly if you can keep your control like that then you can use your quirk all you like!" Yura said and Denki felt himself become more flustered by it.
"Thanks.." Denki didn't know how to feel about the praise. He didn't use much power to snag up his twin siblings, maybe only like one-hundred volts or so.
"All right now come on, we've got to talk about your quirk!" Denki's dad said and soon the family went to the living room to do so.
Some hours later the family had been tucked into their own bedrooms, albeit Denki couldn't sleep. Or at least, sleep properly.
Inside The Dream
"NO! STOP IT"
"I WON'T FORGIVE YOU!"
"DENKI NO!"
Denki woke up with a gasp, soon turning into rapid breaths and an even quicker beating heart. Denki felt anger, like he never did before. He threw a pillow across the room.
"Fuck, fuck, fuuuuckkk!" Denki clutched his head as a headache started forming. He felt tears prick his eyes but he blinked them away. He sighed after a minute or two, laying back down on his bed. He didn't dare sleep again for fear of reliving something he wanted so desperately to leave behind. Denki chose to stare up at the dark ceiling of his room, ruminating until the sun rose.
Once it did, he texted Momo. Saying he'll come to visit her at twelve in the afternoon on the dot. Momo seemed excited, or so Denki hoped. But right now he was gonna go through his morning exercises.
12PM
Denki buzzed Momo's speaker and she told him she'll be right out. Denki didn't quite know why but he felt some nerves springing up. Was this a date? No, they didn't specify anything like that. This was simply an outing between friends. He just felt nervous because he didn't sleep well last night.
While he was spending time in his thoughts Momo had come through to meet him at the gate. Denki would hate the pun this made but he was shocked out of his system at the sight of her. She let her hair down which was a big change according to how he dilated at the sight of it.
Her top was a short sleeve red top with red buttons. The top was cut a little low, showcasing her collar bones and upper chest modestly. She also wore a nice black mini skirt. And donning her feet was a pair red slip on shoes with white soles and rims. She even wore red lipstick to compliment the whole look and Denki had to subconsciously not drool at the sight of her. He shook his head.
'She's just a friend Denki, don't push it.' He told himself. And Momo must've noticed him shaking his head slightly as she became to look worried.
"Am I not dressed properly?" She asked, and the way she said it made Denki want to jump off a cliff.
No one should sound that worried, ever. He almost panics but keeps his head level.
"You're dressed great, very beautiful." Denki says almost quickly and Momo smiles at him.
"Thank you kind sir. I didn't quite know what to expect so I hopefully did well with my options." She says and Denki smiles at her.
"You did, truly. But um, the skirt. One of the things we're doing involves constant movement. You sure it's going to be okay?" Denki asks and Momo laughs.
"Oh don't worry. I thought about that, which is why-" She pulls up her skirt and Denki's eyes widen to the four corners of the earth. He then sees what she was talking about as a pair of black shorts cling tightly to her long, creamy, and toned legs.
"-I have shorts under here." Momo says and Denki swallows a gulp, inaudible but he notices it. He feels his ears burn and looks away too quickly for his liking.
"G-got it. Good choice, it'll definitely work." Denki says and Momo keeps her smile at him.
"Speaking of good choices.. I like your outfit too, it looks good and is very practical." She says and Denki looks down at himself, almost to remind him of what the heck he was wearing.
He wore a yellow shirt with long black sleeves rolled up to his elbows, black pants that weren't loose and not too tight, with a pair of black sneakers with white rims and soles. He shrugs but is grateful for her compliment.
"Thank you Momo, I appreciate it." He says and Momo beams at him. She all of a sudden takes his right arm as they start walking. They're now linked together as Denki walks on the side of the street where traffic is closest, while Momo was on the other side.
He thinks of something dorky, but mentions it to her.
"I feel like.. we look like ketchup and mustard." Denki says and Momo arches an eyebrow before looking between them. She makes the connection and she holds up her other hand to cover her mouth in giggles.
"Oh my, yes. We do look like a pair of condiments." She giggles and Denki smiles at the fact he made her laugh. She unconsciously brings his arm closer to her chest as they walk alongside each other. Denki keeps leading the way while Momo feels giddiness in her whole body.
'That comment was so precious, I wonder what he's planning?' She thinks and she dares a look at him, finding that he too felt some semblance of happiness. Maybe as much as she did.
After some time they came to Denki's destination, which was the mall.
"You've been here before right?" Denki asks and Momo nods.
"I have, my parents take me on occasion. Why?" She asks and Denki arches an eyebrow.
"Me and my siblings go to this special spot of ours. We have a lot of fun there." Denki says and Momo smiles.
"I'm assuming you're taking me there?"
"You assume correctly." They soon keep walking, looking at various stands and stores as they stroll by. Once they came upon the location Denki has a satisfied smile on his face.
"The arcade?" She asks curiously and Denki nods.
"Not just any arcade, this is SEGA's arcade. There's a lot of fun stuff to try, come on!" This time Denki dragged Momo who giggled at his behavior.
Wasting no time Denki took her to a racing machine, where there were seats, pedals, steering wheels and even a gear shift.
"Bet I can beat you in a race." Denki says as they sit next to each other. Momo smirks at the challenge.
"I'll have you know, I don't always have my chauffeur drive me around. I sometimes take the family car if my parents are supervising." Momo huffs and Denki doesn't think twice about the chauffeur comment before putting a coin in their slots.
The race starts off in Denki's favor, but Momo somehow catches up to him, expertly shifting the gear and bumping into him. Denki gasps before wildly sliding into her as well. Momo is bumped but she is still in the lead and Denki steers to try and catch up.
Denki tries to bump Momo's tailgate but she masterfully avoids it as if she's done this her whole life.
"You're cheating!" Denki gasps as Momo crosses the finish like some seconds before him. She simply laughs at him.
"Cheating? I've never even been here before. Just admit that I won fairly." She says as they exit the machine. Denki shakes his head before chuckling.
"Alright fine, beginner's luck then." Denki says and Momo pokes him in the arm.
"Spoilsport." She pouts and Denki's heart is shot through by Cupid's bow. Denki smiles at her before taking her hand and leading her to another machine.
"This one is really fun." Denki gets her to what looks like a whack-a-mole machine. Except it was Sonic underneath.
"You want to go first?" He asks and Momo smiles with a nod.
"Sure, winner's first right?" She teases and Denki arches an eyebrow. This girl was going to be the death of him. Denki lightly nudges her low back with a very small amount of electricity and she yelps. She blushes before rounding on him.
"How dare you! T-that was uncalled for!" She feels her whole face becoming red while Denki grins at her.
"I have no idea what you're talking about. Winner." Denki says nonchalantly and Momo rolls her eyes at him.
"Alright, prepare to lose again Mr. Kaminari." She says before inserting a coin into the machine and picking up a red mallet. Denki smiles as he watches her. Momo waits patiently for Sonic to pop up, he does and she hits him. A loud bonk sound plays as Sonic goes under and pops up again. Momo hits him again, but misses when he does it the second time. It goes on similarly, Momo misses every now and then but soon gets a decently high score.
She huffs before giving Denki the red mallet.
"He's quick." She pouts and Denki smiles at her adoringly.
"It's alright Momo, now you can watch your sensei." Denki teases and Momo rolls her eyes before playfully hitting him in the arm. Denki smiles before putting a coin into the slot. Sonic comes up and he smashes before even the hedgehog could blink. Momo arches an eyebrow at Denki as if he already saw the pop-up coming.
Denki then does it again as Sonic comes up a similar hole that Momo tried to smash him earlier. Denki proceeds to hit Sonic every single time with blinding speed, and Momo is in confused at Denki's reaction time. Denki finishes with a perfect hit count and Momo is speechless.
"How?" She asks and Denki has a gleam in his eye.
"The game is setup so that Sonic pops up in the same spot for three separate games." Denki says and Momo's jaw drops before lightly assaulting him with playful hits.
"You. Are. A. Cheat!" She laughs and Denki lets her hit his chest and arms with fondness.
"Yup. But I win." He cheeses at her and Momo pouts. Denki then rolls his eyes at her before taking her hand again.
This time he leads them to not a machine, but a table. A hockey puck table.
"Air hockey?" She asks and Denki grins at her.
"It's our tie breaker. Or are you chicken?" He asks and Momo laughs.
"Chicken? Yeah right, you're going to eat my dust." Momo says and Denki's mind immediately goes elsewhere. The last word of that sentence could be replaced with something not so competitive but still fun. Or at the very least he thinks so. Denki shakes his head to clear the thought before he goes to his side.
"Better back that up princess." Denki says and Momo gasps.
"Princess? You're on!" They insert their coins and grab their hockey handles. Momo has a blue one, and Denki has a red one. The puck comes in from the side and they both clash to get it. Denki manages to get the puck and tries to lodge it into Momo's goal. Momo has other plans however and somehow reverses her hit of the puck into Denki's goal. He widens his eyes while Momo does a little happy dance.
She was closing her eyes and shaking her hips like an angel floating up in the Heavens. Denki shakes his head before focusing up. She stops and looks at him with a satisfied smile.
They run it again. This time Momo takes the puck from the middle and Denki is on the defensive Momo goes for a straight goal but Denki hits it on the side before it reaches. The puck bounces from wall to wall and Momo has a hard time keeping track of it. She however catches it at one point and tries to score on Denki in a straight shot again. Denki however uses what she did in the first round and scores the puck into her goal. She widens her eyes before squinting at him in accusation.
"Copycat."
"Nope, just a winner."
And the air hockey rivalry ensued.
After some time the game became tied to the very last point. It was 6-6 with thirty seconds left and both teens were getting antsy.
The hockey puck is in the middle. Denki snags the puck and Momo is on the defensive. Denki tries to score but Momo blocks it. She collects the puck and hits it into the wall bouncing perfectly toward the goal. Denki blocks with the same perfect defense and retaliates with a straight hit to Momo's goal. Momo however hits it back and then an all out war ensued as they keep hitting the puck back and forth. It became so fast that their hands and the puck became a blur.
However there can only be one winner.
"WHAT?!"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!" Momo exclaims ecstatically as she was just a hair faster than Denki. She successfully got around his guard and hit the puck into the goal. Momo was jumping up and down with glee. Unnoticed to her, her skirt was flying up and soon Denki's loss was lost to time. Pun in-time-ded..
He watches as how the slight tone of her legs flexed and melded into soft mush and cream, how her shorts clung to them like a second skin. How he savored the moment for him and him alone. She stops bouncing and wipes a bead of sweat from her face.
"Good game Denki." She says and Denki smiles at her. He approaches her and she sticks out a hand. He grabs it and then pulls her close.
"I still think you got beginner's luck." He whispers, and before Momo could say anything Denki lets go of her hand and then attacks her sides.
"Oh- oh my goodness! Denki! Denki! Stop! Haha! Stop!" She's laughing as Denki tickles her, and Momo tries to fight him off but to no avail he was definitively stronger than her. Denki keeps tickling her for a few moments, waiting until she has tears in her eyes from the laughter. He then stops and Momo breathes a sigh of relief. Her lungs were hurting from laughing so much.
"Whew, my goodness.." She then realizes that Denki's hands never let her go. They grasp onto her hips as if they were made for them. Time itself seems to still, the noise in the background ceases, and then it's just the two of them in the spotlight. Momo tries to breathe but is stopped as she looks between Denki's golden eyes and his lips. She feels her throat constrict, her heart beats faster, and her hands become clammy.
"Denki.." She whispers and Denki bites his lip, looking into her eyes and at her lips.
"Momo." He says and they draw closer to each other. It was as if the universe created a gravitational pull between them. Because right now he was a magnet, and she was the metal made for him.
Their lips unite with her red lipstick, and his natural pink. It was a simple, yet eternally long kiss. Something shy and innocent. Yet they couldn't get enough of it. Denki planted his lips to capture her lower ones, and Momo does the same to his upper. There is electricity between them, and it wasn't due to Denki's quirk. They both couldn't help how warm, supple, and soft each other's lips were. They also couldn't help but realize that this kiss cemented something even deeper than they imagined.
After all, it was a kiss they both shared for the first time.