The whole house was in ruins and burning, Shoto tried to breathe in the smoke around him, he tried to use his ice, but the flames were too hot and they melted it quickly, flames that Shoto had seen before, blue flames

Shoto kept coughing as he tried to find a way out, but a noise made him worry that much more.

- ¿N-Nozomi?

He managed to hear his daughter crying, she was far away so he knew she was not inside the house, he looked around and saw the window of his room, he ran to it and jumped through it, falling on the floor, hurting his left arm and the right leg

- ¡Nozomi! ¡Mina! - He screamed desperately trying to find them

- How pathetic you are Shoto

Shoto turned his gaze to see a villain whom he had encountered several times in his life, Dabi, but it was worse this time ...

The villain held Mina by the neck of her shirt while she was passed out and held Nozomi who was crying out of fear

- D-Don't hurt them, leave them - Shoto dragged himself with his arm towards the villain - They are everything to me, let them go

- Say goodbye to dad you brat

- Daddy - Nozomi said with tears falling down her cheeks and then she looked at Mina unconscious - Mommy

The black hair man began to walk through the smoke with both of them and then disappeared forever

Shoto tried to get up and use his ice to freeze everything around him and hopefully stop him, but it was too late, his screams of despair were heard all over the place as he couldn't save them.

- ¡Shoto wake up!

Mina's voice brought him back to reality, it had all been a horrible nightmare. He woke up sweating and breathing heavily, Mina had awakened after hearing his agitated breathing, Shoto sat on the edge of the bed taking his head, Mina totally worried sat next to him taking his hand

- Sho, ¿What happened ...?

She couldn't finish the sentence because Shoto wrapped her in his arms, his breathing became calmer just having Mina in his arms, but someone else was missing. He got up and left the room leaving Mina confused, after a few seconds he returned with Nozomi in his arms who was still sleeping

- I will not lose you

Shoto lay down with Nozomi on his chest again and hugged Mina with his left arm, but this hug felt different, he was hugging her very tightly, he had hugged her tightly before, but not as much as now, Shoto was not going to let go of her. He didn't let them go all the night

In the morning…

Mina got up to get ready for work, but she had a hard time letting go of Shoto's hold, when she returned to the room and saw that Shoto was still sleeping and hugging Nozomi, she approached his face and felt his breathing that is still agitated, but not so much like last night. She moved the hair on his head a little for kiss his forehead, then did the same with Nozomi and left the house

After a few minutes after Mina left, Shoto was still sleeping until little hands pressed his cheeks, he opened his eyes and saw how Nozomi was sitting on his chest smiling

- Good morning Nozomi - Shoto said smiling and putting his hand on her head

- Moning daddy - Nozomi hugged Shoto's head

Nozomi rolled over and lay down on the bed while laughing, she kept rolling over the bed and almost fell over, Shoto caught her before she fell

- Careful little one - Shoto looked at the clock that said 8:23 a.m. and then to Nozomi - Dad has to train soon, ¿What do you prefer to do before that? ¿Give you a bath, have breakfast?

Nozomi rolled up to him and hugged him hiding her face in his shirt, she didn't want to get up yet, Shoto cradled her in his arms and sighed

- Okay, 5 more minutes do not hurt anyone

Shoto still with Nozomi in his arms couldn't stop thinking about that nightmare, seeing Mina's smile and Nozomi's look of innocence every day was what he loved the most in his life, and he wasn't going to risk losing them

After the 5 minutes, he quickly bathed Nozomi and gave her some cereal for her breakfast, then he put on a black tank top and a black sports shorts with white stripes, went to the garden together with Nozomi, but he put her in her play spot in the garden while he trained both his fire and ice to the max, everything he did so that if something like his nightmare came true, he would be stronger and could protect them

He spent several hours in the garden training, never losing sight of Nozomi, who was playing with some plastic toys, he didn't know what time it was.

- ¿Sho?

He stopped when he heard Mina's voice along, she was still in her hero costume and took Nozomi in her arms

- ¿Have you been training since you woke up? - Mina asked, concerned when she saw how Shoto's clothes and a part of the garden were partially burned or frozen

Shoto nodded and kissed Mina's head, he was quite sweaty so he went right to the shower, Mina was still worried about him, Nozomi touched her nose and she giggles

- ¿Did you have fun with dad?

Nozomi nodded and made some movements with her hands copying the movements that Shoto made when training, Mina took her hands and gave her another toy, they entered the house and put her in the crib in the living room and gave her a box of grape juice to refresh her

Mina went to the second floor and found Shoto putting on his suit

- It was a quick shower

- I know

Mina was silent watching him get dressed, blushed a little and approached him

- ¿Are you staying at the office today or are you going to patrol?

- Patrol - Shoto said while putting on his boots - Ready

Mina didn't know what to say to him, she just let him kiss her and then left, she sighed and went back down to be with Nozomi. After a few hours she noticed that they had run out of diapers, she took Nozomi's hand and they both walked to the nearest store

When they left it was too cold outside, they both shivered for a moment and Mina put a coat on Nozomi that she had in her bag for emergencies, when they got home, Mina changed her diaper and then they both went to bed to watch a movie, suddenly the Mina's phone started receiving many messages

She saw only the first and then put the news channel ...

She saw that Shoto had made a huge wall of ice, just to stop some thieves, that wall spanning almost 2 km long and about 30 meters up, Mina just gaped at the screen

- ¡Daddy!

Nozomi was excited as she clapped her hands and pointed at the screen where her father was focused, Mina gave a big sigh and read all the messages

"Um Mina, Jirou and I got stuck in the cafeteria and the ice blocked the entrance" Momo sent that message

"Your husband's barrier broke the heating and we are freezing in here" Uraraka sent that message

"¡TELL YOUR STUPID HUSBAND HE OWES ME A NEW CAR!" That last message is from Bakugo, the explosive blonde had bought his car the day before and today he was using it for first time, unfortunately he had left it at the entrance of his agency and the ice wall went through him

Mina sighed again and put the phone aside and then lay on the bed and continue watching the news, Nozomi kept watching without understanding what Shoto had done, she just clapped at the screen

When Shoto got home, Nozomi walked up to him and hugged his legs, Shoto carried her and hugged her relieving that she was okay, Mina saw him since the couch and was quiet

- ¿Is something wrong Mina?

- We saw what you did on the news Sho ... I think you exaggerated with the ice

- They were villains, I will not let any villain who I find escape, not again

Mina knew that something was affecting him, hearing him speak that way was not normal on him, Shoto put Nozomi in her crib and went to the room to change his clothes for another sports outfit

- ¿Where are you going Shoto?

- To train

- But ... You trained this morning and you just came back from work; you should rest - Mina said with a worried look

Shoto kissed her head and went to the garden again, Mina stayed inside feeding Nozomi, she wanted to talk to him, but she didn't know how. After 2 hours Shoto came back in, ate a little and went to shower, Mina washed the dishes and went to her room, there she found Shoto lulling Nozomi in his arms, that gave her great relief

- Thanks for putting her to sleep Sho, let me take her to her crib

- N-No, she will sleep here with us

- But we can bring her crib here and… - Shoto took her hand and made her lie down next to him, then he took off his shoe and threw it at the switch turning off the light

- Goodnight

Shoto had fallen asleep very quick, but Mina did not. She stayed snuggled into his chest listening to his heartbeat, which was very accelerated as was his breathing, she did not understand why he was doing all this, a little touch on her cheek took her out of her thoughts

- Mommy

She saw that Nozomi had woken up, she hadn't realized it was 2 a.m. and she was still awake

- Hi baby girl - Mina smiled and covered her more with the blanket and kissed her head - Don't wake up dad, keep sleeping

Nozomi nodded and hugged Shoto tighter, Mina hugged him too and finally fell asleep

The next 2 weeks are exactly the same, Mina steeled herself to be able to talk to him when he returned from work, when he arrived, Mina did not let him go to the garden, they both sat on the sofa and Nozomi was in front of them playing with her toys

- Sho, let's talk… ¿Why have you been acting so weird these weeks?

- I don't know what you are ...

- Shoto - Mina stared at him - Since that night you woke up at dawn you've been acting strange, you don't stop training, you exaggerate when you fight... You're not like that, Sho

Shoto said nothing and just lowered his head, Mina approached him and took his hand

- You know you can tell me anything Shoto

He just hugged her which left her confused

- I don't want to lose you ...

Mina widened her eyes even more confused. Shoto explained about his nightmare, the helplessness he felt at not being able to do anything to save them was the worst thing he had ever felt and he did not want that to come true.

Nozomi approached Shoto and hugged his right leg

- You see Sho - Mina smiled and hugged Shoto - We know that with you we are safe

- Yaaaaa

Shoto held Nozomi and hugged them both tighter

- I know you want to protect us - Mina hugged him back and smiled - And if one day ... Something like what you dreamed happens... I know you will win, but for now... I want my Shoto Todoroki back

- Daddy, pay

Nozomi grabbed one of her stuffed animals and gave it to Shoto to play

- Sure little one - Shoto took the stuffed animal and sat on the floor next to his daughter - ¿Can she sleep with us?

- Sure Sho

- ¿Tomorrow too?

- Yes - Mina giggles

After that night Shoto had calmed down with training, as a precaution he installed a little security in the house: some cameras outside the house that he connected to his phone, alarms, he removed the knob on the front door and changed it for a fingerprint detector, he build an electric gate with a radio to know who was visiting them

But he doesn't pay Bakugo the car