Chapter 2: Light Sparring
"Taro-sensei's class today isn't it?" Goku asks with a heavy exhale of breath, also known as a sigh. Momo chastises him with a tap on his arm as they walk down the hall together. Everyone gives them a wide birth as they fawn over both teens deliberately.
"Momo-chan and Goku-kun look so good together!"
"No kidding! I can't tell if I hate Goku or if I want to be Goku!"
"Same here with Momo-chan! Goku-kun is such a hunk I can't take my eyes off him! Ugh! I hate them together! But they're so perfect that I just wanna dieeeeee!"
Goku looks at Momo who blushes at the comments towards them.
"A-As I was saying! Don't be like that Goku, Taro-sensei is a very diligent teacher!" Momo says and Goku shakes his head.
"That's the problem. It's so boring! I think I need at least five energy drinks just to stay awake during the lecture." Goku sighs again while Momo lightly hits him on the arm once more.
"First of all, I don't even want to go into the health ramifications drinking five energy drinks would do to you, and second Taro-sensei keeps us well informed and makes sure we're all paying attention! Who wouldn't want a teacher like that?"
"No, no, I get it. But not everyone can study like you Mo, like seriously give you enough time in a week and you'd be teaching the class instead." Momo rolls her eyes as she bumps into Goku's side. Goku merely lets her, easily liking the way she reacts to him.
"C-cannot!" She blurts incredulously and Goku chuckles at her.
"Uh huh, and who's the one who aced every single test known to mankind?.." He raises his eyebrows at her while she blushes a new shade of red.
"You're over-exaggerating!" She hits him on the arm and he laughs at her predicament.
"It's not my fault you're a hardworking genius." Goku shrugs and Momo sighs.
"You can easily get grades like mine if you take more time to study Goku. But all you want to do is ten thousand sit-ups every day." She admonishes and Goku laughs.
"And the results speak for themselves!" Goku grabs her hand and places it on his abdomen, his washboard-six-pack-full-of-nothing-but-protein-abdomen. She yelps in surprise at the fact that she is now groping her best friend's abs.
"G-Goku! This is P.D.A.! We're not supposed to-"
"P.D.A. Shmeedeeaye. This isn't nothing. Not unlike this anyways." Momo looks at Goku in concern as well as confusion.
"What do you meEAAN?!" Before she could complete her question Goku hooks his arm around her waist, pulling her to press up against him. He looks down at her, the height difference clear as day.
"This is what I mean. Right? This IS P.D.A. to society's standards?" He asks genuinely and Momo nods, gulping down all of the saliva she had in her mouth. Goku then smiles before letting go of her. Meanwhile Momo stews with the profound blush on her cheeks.
"Y-yes. That's right.." She coughs to regain her composure, Goku keeps surprising her today..
"I guess we should go to that class now." Goku sighs as he tugs on Momo's wrist again. She lets him drag her like a kite in the sky. Merely accepting this is now the circumstance between them.
If Goku had to summarize school, then boring would be the only word he'd use. It was a good thing he and Momo were friends, he didn't know if he could stand it if she didn't exist.
Seriously, she's so enthusiastic about academics that it cancels out his apathy for them.
And now school has ended and they were free from its evil clutches. Well he was, Momo was actually complaining about what to do during the summer before attending U.A.
Now the two of them sat in the back of her family's limo, merely letting her chauffeur drive them back to her mansion of a house.
"What do you think Mo, of our last day?" Goku asks as Momo looks fondly at him.
"I think it was fantastic! Taro-sensei was a great teacher to leave off with! Now all we have to do is apply to U.A.! With my family's recommendation we'll both get in for sure!" She says excitedly and Goku smiles at her bright demeanor.
"Exactly, we're on the road to becoming Heroes," At this moment Goku takes both of her hands in his, Momo widens her eyes as Goku looks at her with the familiar gleam in his own.
"Together." He finishes and Momo brightens even more at that. She squeezes his hands in return, letting him know how she feels with that simple gesture.
"Yes, we'll do it.. together." Goku and Momo let go and sit in companionable silence for the duration of the ride. They've both been friends ever since elementary school, and they couldn't envision a future without being by each other's side. They had promised to be friends for life, and they will do everything in their power to keep that promise.
Surprisingly it doesn't take long for the both of them to arrive back at the Yaoyorozu mansion. They both had gotten out of the limo to go enter Momo's home.
"Your parents still out on business?" Goku asks as he opens the door for her to head in.
"Yes they are. They told me they're going through France to establish more connections for the family business." When Momo said that Goku swore he could hear how sad she sounded, and it got him thinking about how lonely it must feel for her. Momo must've saw how serious he started to looks so she waved him off frantically.
"B-but it's good for the business! So I get why they have to travel so far.." Her head is tilted down, looking more unsure than she sounds. Goku decided to step closer to her, and she's frowning. Goku mirrors it as he places his curled index finger below her chin. He tilts her head up to look at him.
"Hey, c'mere." Goku says and without hesitation Momo embraces him, holding on so tight that even Goku can feel the constriction. Goku holds her just as close, making sure she knows he would never let go.
"It must be.. lonely without them around." Goku says and Momo merely nods into his chest. Goku caresses the back of her head, remembering how to calm her. It works soon enough and now they're just hugging out in the great hall.
"So.. wanna spar?" Goku asks so abruptly that Momo leans back to laugh, loud.
"Of course you'd think about sparring at a time like this!" Momo lightly hits his chest and Goku smiles down at her.
"You know where the mind goes.." He trails off and Momo laughs again.
"Sure I do. Especially if it's you Goku." She teases lightly and Goku feels his own ears heat up.
"Let's get changed first, I don't want us to get our uniforms dirty." She says and Goku rolls his eyes good naturedly.
"We're not even going back to school now that we've graduated from it." Goku says and Momo shakes her head.
"Doesn't mean our uniforms shouldn't be proper." She responds and Goku smiles at her.
"I guess you're right. Which reminds me, can you help me make a set of gi? I left them at my gramp's." Goku rubs his head sheepishly and Momo rolls her eyes at his antics.
"Yeah gimme a sec." Momo turns around and opens up her white dress shirt to use her quirk. Goku stares at her back as her front sort of.. sparkles. He'd guess that was the word for it as she uses her fats to make a new set of training clothes for him. A part of him wonders what her front looks like while she did this. He then shakes his head of the dirty thoughts that invaded it. That was is best childhood friend he was thinking about.
After a few more moments of curiosity and materializing Momo buttons up and turns around, carrying a new set of his gi. Goku notices the color difference and Momo smiles at his dumbfounded expression.
"I just changed the color of your pants and outer shirt to black, while your wristbands and undershirt remain blue. Your boots are the same too so no worries there." She hands Goku his clothes while the male teen looks as if she told him that he would get buffets for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
"Thanks Mo! These're great!" Goku compliments and Momo piques up after his compliment.
"With pleasure, now go and get changed. Then after meet me in the courtyard." Momo directs and Goku gives her a two fingered salute before dashing off.
Momo shakes her head in amusement as she makes her own outfit. She wonders if Goku would notice what she was going to wear.. or if it would hinder his focus while fighting. Momo shrugs before going into the nearest bathroom. She was going to surprise Goku today for sure.
Momo had changed into her black sports bra and black leggings, getting more antsy with a spar with Goku. They've been doing this often ever since they met, and Momo believes they both have come a long way.
By the time she reaches the courtyard Goku was already doing his stretches and warm-up strikes. Momo couldn't help but run her eyes up and down Goku's form. His muscles tightly coiled and ready for destruction the way he built himself. She swallows a gulp as she keeps her gaze on him. Goku goes into a familiar leg stretch as he turns around with a grin.
"Look at you! Finally getting serious huh?" Goku teases as he stretches his other leg. Momo frowns with a blush as she stretches her arms.
"I'm always serious Goku, not everyone can spend every second of the day training." She responds and Goku laughs.
"And where's the fun in that?" Goku stops stretching to walk toward her and Momo rolls her eyes at the question.
"There's a lot more to do than training, even if it's important." Momo says and Goku nods.
"I can agree to disagree. Not much else interests me, improving myself and breaking my limits is what I can't get enough of!" Goku clenches a fist as he plops on the ground in front of her. Momo follows the movement as they start doing two-person stretches. They're both sitting with their legs straight and feet against each other as they pull each other forward to stretch.
"I understand Goku, but there's more to life than it is all." Momo says and Goku nods.
"Maybe I should let you show me, prove me wrong." Goku teases and Momo feels a small blush creep up her neck.
"Of course.." She trails off as she pulls Goku toward her, stretching out his back and getting a satisfying pop.
"Whew! Alright, I'm ready, how about you?" Goku leaps up from his sitting position and Momo nods towards him. Goku looks down at her, extending his arm and opening his hand to help her stand. She grabs it and he pulls her up, making her feel as light as a feather with his strength.
"Always ready." She responds and Goku grins.
"Good, I'm not going easy on you. Even if I noticed the added weight you put into my clothes.." He laughs as Momo blushes from the implication.
"I didn't make them unlike how I usually do. Half a ton each right?" She asks and Goku nods.
"Yep! But maybe I'm feeling a little sluggish.. I did have a big lunch after all." Goku wonders and Momo shakes her head with amusement.
"Yes, quite a few bentos from Stefan I believe."
"Yeah, he's such a good cook. I'm almost jealous he doesn't live next to me and Grandpa." Goku says and Momo smiles at him.
"Well, you'd probably have to pay him quite a hefty salary for that to happen.. He and a few other chefs are on 24/7 service.." Momo blushes and Goku laughs at her.
"Ah, wealth. Totally not exploitable in your family's case." Goku raises an eyebrow that makes Momo blush further.
"O-okay, let's get on with the spar. I have some new tricks up my sleeve." Momo says and Goku's eyes light up like on the evening of Christmas.
"Great! I can't wait to see what you do." Goku walks a few steps back and gets into his signature stance. Momo readies herself as well, arms raised from her side.
"Ready? Here I come!" Goku dashes towards her with almost blinding speed. Momo without hesitation makes a shield with spikes in front of them as Goku goes in for a forward strike.
"Oh? Spikes! That's new on your shield!" Goku feints his punch and lets his other fist hit the bottom of the shield. Momo is flung back a little as the force of the hit has her flipping backwards. She does so with expertise as she materializes a metal rod on her other side. Goku smiles at her weapons and cracks his neck. He gives her a come hither motion with his hand and Momo obliges.
When Momo comes into contact she uses her shield to try and bash Goku while the martial artist dodges with a self mastery. While Goku is on the defensive Momo tries to sweep his legs with her rod, yet Goku reads the movement like it's a toddler's booking for learning ABCs. Goku dodges back and comes in to stomp on the rod, even bending the thing as he punches on her shield again. However Momo is flung back without her rod as Goku snaps it in half with another stomp.
Momo skids back and she frowns at the way Goku looks at her, a challenging look saying something like, 'Is that it?' She grunts before coming toward him again.
Goku smiles as Momo tries to bash him all while she makes a knife from her other side. Goku arches an eyebrow as he dodges the shield and now the slashes of the knife. Momo clenches her eyebrows in concentration as she tries to hit Goku, but he's as slippery as a snake as the blows are nothing but wind to his sails.
She growls in frustration as once again Goku does nothing but show her why he's the martial artist of the two. After getting a couple of more bashes and swipes at seemingly nothing Goku seems to have enough and sweeps her legs, all while disarming her shield and knife. Momo gasps but rolls before Goku can capitalize on her prone body.
She flips backwards while materializing a grenade as she tosses it toward Goku who widens his eyes before crossing his arms. Before the grenade detonates Momo makes another shield, this one a full body one that is able to cover her whole front. She gets behind it as she hears an explosion with shrapnel going everywhere.
She peeks from behind the shield only for her to see that Goku is still crossing his arms, with nary a scratch on him.
"Whew! That was a good one! It might have shaved a leg hair or two Mo!" Goku chuckles at her and Momo stomps in frustration.
"Oh yeah?! How about this! Momo tosses another grenade this time a flashbang as Goku widens his eyes before closing them. He's still crossing his arms just in case but Momo capitalizes when she hears the bang. She makes a spear and another handheld shield this time looking to at least scratch him with this thing.
However Goku does the unthinkable, he smirks and dodges her attacks anyways.
'ALL WHILE HIS EYES ARE CLOSED?!' She internally screams as every single hit is dodged just as refinely as it was before.
"What is going on?!" She yells with unveiled anger and Goku's laugh fills the air. He keeps his eyes closed as he disarms her shield once more, and then swatting the spear to the side as he palm strikes Momo's midsection. Momo spits as she's sent flying across the courtyard. She lands in a groggy heap on her back while Goku dashes towards her exposed everywhere.
The hit did more damage than she thought because she couldn't even move. She merely groans as she sits up right before Goku's in front of her and pinning both her hands to the floor. Goku puts one leg on each of her side, letting his one hand grip both of her wrists while the other holds it close against her face. She sees a blue ball of energy form in front of his palm and she grunts to try and shake him off.
It doesn't work because of a few reasons.
1. He's naturally heavier than her.
2. He has on training clothes that were the equivalent of 5,000 POUNDS.
3. He was that much stronger than her.
"Do you give up?" He asks as his palm of energy gets closer to her. She feels sweat drip from her forehead as the energy intimidatingly comes closer to her face.
"Y-yes." She sighs and Goku smiles down at her, dissipating his blue energy. However he still keeps his position with one hand pinning both of her wrists.
"Can you get off?" She asks with a slight flush and Goku shakes his head.
"I don't think so.. I'm a little tired." Goku smirks and Momo widens her eyes as a blush creeps up even more onto her face.
"G-Goku.." She whispers and Goku stretches a little before slowly leaning down onto her.
"I'm so tired.. I might just lay here.." He trails off and Momo immediately feels the crushing weight of him and his clothes. She widens her eyes as Goku continues to lean down until he's almost entirely covering her.
This is the moment where Momo realizes she might just be squished into a pancake forever.
"G-GOKUUUUUUUUUUU!"
Ah, just another day in the life of Goku and Momo.
I'm still working on fight scenes, how did I do? And also they're so cute aren't they? Nothing like some fluff and action in between!