The next morning
Shoto was the first to wake up, he saw that Mina and Nozomi were still sound asleep, a big pain came to his body after losing the effect of the morphine and the pills, he was not going to admit it, but it was because his daughter was asleep on him, he managed to take out one of the pills that are in the left pocket of his pants and swallow it, that relieves the pain a bit, but the morphine was in his suitcase.
He moved the hair on Mina's forehead a little to see her better and smiled, he had missed seeing her face in the morning, he gave her a soft kiss on the lips, which woke her up.
- I really like to wake up this way - Mina kissed him again
- I'm going to make you breakfast, little girl wake up
Shoto shook Nozomi's head gently which yawned and scratched her eyes, shook her head and looked at both Shoto and Mina, smiled and hugged Shoto's neck.
- Daddy
- Good morning to you too baby
Shoto tried to pull her into Mina's arms, but Nozomi held onto his shirt tighter
- I'll be back Nozomi, I'm just going to make breakfast
The baby shook her head as a sign that she did not want him to leave, Shoto messed her hair making her laugh, he managed to get her to let him go and sit on Mina's lap, Shoto got up and left the room, before going to cook, he went to his suitcase and grabbed one of the morphine jars and a syringe, he saw that he had only 5 more jar left; each one took away the pain for at least 8 hours; He injected the whole jar into his chest and went to cook
Nozomi just stared at the door waiting for Shoto's return, Mina hugged her and kissed her head.
- I told you that he would come back with us
Nozomi smiled and hugged her mother's arms, after a few minutes Shoto came back with a tray, which had a glass of orange juice, a plate with a pancake tower with a piece of butter in the middle of the one above, a small cup with syrup and a flower, surely Shoto hadn't changed.
He took Nozomi and sat her on his lap so Mina could eat, the baby looked at the food and then she looked at Shoto with puppy eyes because she had no food.
- I did not forget about you little one
Shoto had in his left hand 2 packages of peanut cookies, Nozomi smiled more and hugged his arm while eating the cookies, Shoto was happy to see his 2 girls eat, his hand ran over Nozomi's white hair, Mina turned to see Shoto who did not eat.
- Sho, you also have to eat
- I'm fine Mina, first you
Nozomi seemed to understand the situation, she took a piece of the cookie and spread it up to Shoto's face, he smiled and kissed Nozomi's head.
- Thank you Nozomi - Shoto took the cookie and ate it, his hand passed from Nozomi's hair to Mina's, which was carried away by the caresses
- You don't know how glad I am cause you're back S-Sho - Mina blushed when she felt how Shoto's fingers caressed her horns - Now you can help me so that she can learn to walk
- ¿Walk? I didn't know you were teaching her to walk - Shoto turned his gaze to Nozomi - ¿Have you learned to walk?
- No, she only manages to stand for a few seconds, but if she tries to take a step she falls
Shoto looked at Nozomi who pouted, she always tried and always fell.
After they finished breakfast, they both bathed Nozomi who threw water on both of them, after they dressed her, Mina receive a message, after reading it she gave a big sigh.
- I had forgotten
- ¿What happen Mina?
- I promised Jirou that I would help her pack her things - Mina said with the phone in her hands
- ¿Is she moving?
- Yes with Kaminari, she asked me yesterday to help her and I did not know that you would return...
- Don't worry - Shoto caressed her cheek making her turn red - I'll stay here with Nozomi, I'm not going anywhere, besides ... I don't think Nozomi is going to let me go.
Mina giggled when she saw that Nozomi was hugging Shoto's leg, first Shoto took a shower and then Mina, she got dressed and said goodbye to both of them. Shoto stayed with Nozomi on the couch, she hugged him while they watched TV.
"She only manages to stand for a few seconds, but if she tries to take a step she falls down" Those words kept ringing in his head, he looked at his daughter who kept clapping at the screen, he wanted to make up for these months without them somehow.
He got up and sat Nozomi on the ground, he sat near her and made signs for her to get up.
- Come on little one, you can
Nozomi looked at Shoto and tried, put her hands on the ground to get up, which made Shoto smile, but when she tried to move her right foot, she fell into a sitting position.
- Come on little one, don't give up, I know you can
Nozomi tried again and fell again, she pouted that was a sign that she was going to cry, Shoto quickly got up and calmed her down.
- Easy little one, it's okay, I'll help you
Shoto took her small hands and helped her up, did not let go and Nozomi managed to take the first step, she smiled and moved the other leg.
- Yaaaaa
Shoto smiled when he heard how happy Nozomi was, he helped her walk without falling, they walked around the room, the kitchen and the garden, then they went back inside and sat her down on the floor again and sat in front of her.
Come on baby I know you can.
Nozomi got up again and remained standing, this time she managed to take a step without falling, she managed to take a second step approaching Shoto, but in the third she fell, Shoto carried her and kissed her head.
- Don't worry little girl, you did very well - Nozomi smiled and hugged Shoto - Let's buy mom a surprise - Nozomi stared at him to which Shoto sighed and smiled - And you too
They both went out to buy something for Mina. For her side, Mina was with the girls helping Jirou pack the things for her apartment. Everyone was happy and relieved to know that their friend was fine.
- I'm very glad that Todoroki has returned safely - Uraraka said wrapping some discs in bubble wrap
- Me too, ¿How about if you come tomorrow with everyone to the new house? - Jirou said while writing "fragile" on a box with black marker
- Sure, sounds good - Mina said smiling and popping the bubbles with Hagakure
- Hey, don't burst anymore, it's the sixth roll of paper that I do - Momo said making more paper from her arm
They lasted about 3 hours packing all of Jirou's things and taking them to the electric blonde's house, after they finished, Mina went back to her home where all the lights were off.
- ¿Sho?
Shoto hugged her from behind making her jump in surprise, he gave her a bouquet of roses making her smile and smell them.
- My favorites, thanks Sho
Shoto carefully carried her in his arms and take her to the kitchen where he had made a romantic dinner, he had already put Nozomi to bed so they could both have privacy.
After dinner, Mina wanted to dance a bit with Shoto, she put slow music on the stereo and wrapped her arms around Shoto's neck, he took her by the hips and brought his face closer to Mina's until their foreheads touched, sometimes they kissed while dancing, they were dancing for at least 1 hour.
When they returned to the room, Shoto took off his shirt and it was there that Mina saw it...
The scars on Shoto's chest, from his left ribs down his abdomen. The other on his back the same size, others smaller and a few bruises, Mina put her hands to her mouth and resisted the urge to cry.
She slowly approached Shoto and hugged him from behind with fear that she was going to hurt him, she sobbed a little and that was when Shoto turned around and she hid her face in his chest.
- It's not fair - Mina whisper
- ¿What do you mean?
- This is not fair
Shoto saw how tears were forming at the edges of her eyes, he went to bed with her and she hugged his neck.
- ¿What's not fair Mina?
- T-That you are always there for me and I ... I am not - Some tears rolled down her pink cheeks as she spoke - Sho, you've always been there for me when I need you ... When I hit my head you stayed with me every night until that I recover, when I got a fever you did not go to work until I felt better, when I could no longer go to work to rest the pregnancy you never left my side.
- Because I love you Mina
- But ... when you needed me the most ... I couldn't be with you or do anything to help you
Shoto hugged her and kissed her head gently causing her to calm down a bit, he lay down with Mina next to him who fell asleep after Shoto's caresses, words were not necessary to know that she was busy venting, he hugged her with all his strength
The next morning…
They went to have breakfast with Rei, Fuyumi and Natsuo who were glad to see Shoto, Endeavor was angry with him because he had left without permission from the mission, but Shoto did not care what he said, Shoto before leaving he injected another bottle of morphine and saw that he only had one more
Mina told her him Jirou had invited them to her house, Rei told them that she would take care of Nozomi so they wouldn't worry, they both went and they were all glad to see Shoto
Shoto saw the clock that said 9 p.m., went to the bathroom for a moment and injected the last jar of morphine, went with Mina and carried her in his arms in front of everyone, which made her turn red
- Woooow, ¿Where are you taking her Todoroki? - Hagakure asked when seeing such an act
- To make up for lost time