Momo Yaoyorozu had been prepared for the way her life would go. Yes school had certainly taught her it was impossible to plan for everything. Villain attacks could happen at anywhere at anytime. The War had been completely unexpected and it was nothing short of a miracle that they had all made it out alive.

By now Momo considered herself to be prepared for the unexpected. Prepared for things to take an odd, sudden, and dangerous turn. The Implosioner was a terrifying villain that she had been as ready for as she could be. She kept her head, came up with a plan, executed that plan and saved the day. It was her job and she was good at it. Fighting villains at great risk to herself was well within expected perimeters.

She was completely unprepared to get someone pregnant. Being pregnant herself was much more in line with her plans. She had considered using a surrogate just so that she wouldn't be putting the strain on her body when her job required her to be so athletic, but getting pregnant was a possibility for any fertile cis woman. Part of her had liked the idea of carrying her own child even if it was less practical. Ideally however she went about it, it would be several years in the future with a stable relationship and everything thought of and in order.

Her partner would be the one staying home with the child of course. That's why her and Jiro didn't work out. They were both Heros with busy schedules and their long term goals didn't aline. It was a very amenable break up. They were still very close. It was important to her that she have a family one day, but wasn't forced into the role of homemaker. That wasn't what she was good at or what she wanted.

She was ranked number 15 in japan. It was higher than she ever thought she would get. Top 10 was possible for her, but you only had to look at Shouto's family to know that focusing too hard on climbing the ranks could lead you down a dark path. She wanted to get as high as she could and than when her rank started to naturally fall she would pull back with grace. Settle somewhere in the comfortable rank 20s or 30s most likely and still have time for date night and her child's birthday parties. She wanted to be a good partner and a good mother, just on her own terms.

This was...not ideal.

The wrong time certainly and a villain being involved was terrible, but that wasn't all that different from having an unsafe one night stand and a sudden surge of hormones that prevented her from getting an abortion. Something very stressful, but in the realm of possibilities of things that could happen. She was certain she could handle such a thing with the pose of a Yaoyorozu.

This however... well for starters it was not her body being used to hold the baby so while she wouldn't have to deal with the effects of childbirth she was also not the one in charge here as she always assumed she would be. The brith, the name, the living situation, the child's education, all of that if she didn't have a partner to discuss things with it would fall to her.

If she had been the one impregnated by a villain she would be rushing around to make all kinds of plans and decisions and ultimately she would do what was best for her and the baby not for the person that accidentally contributed DNA. Of course Shouto was a friend so it wasn't like she would block him out of the life she would start building, but all final decisions would be hers. She would have began the practical planning needed immediately and as things got arranged it would sooth her own panic and stress of the situation, if she was pregnant.

She was not and she needed to accept that it was not her place to take over. She should play a supportive role and help Shouto only when he asked for it. She would not have wanted someone taking over if it was her. Shouto was perfectly capable of- Shouto was having a panic attack.

She had been lost in thought too long and Shouto who had started taking rapid breaths and trembling, was looking almost as frightened as when he had been hit by the quirk in the first place.

Right she had at least planned for some kind pregnancy in the future, but Shouto had certainly not. Shouto had never been in a relationship at all. Shouto had admitted once when they had both drank too much that he was afraid to turn out like either of his parents. The very idea of having a partner at all was unsettling to him so the reality of having a sudden child when he had very bad experiences with his parents was going to be much worse.

She forced herself to set up and focus. She was far from the insecure girl that couldn't handle things not going to plan anymore.

"Focus on me. Deep breaths. It's going to be alright." She took his hands and exaggerated her breathing. It took several moments for him to get control of his breaths. He had a vice grip on her hands and had gone very pale.

"It's going to die. I'm going to kill it. I've never had a pet and I can't-" Ok, new plan. They are very different people and need different things. She will instead take charge until Shouto asks her to stop.

"No it's not. We are going to take care of them. We are going to figure everything out. You aren't alone and it's going to be okay."

She regretted not having gotten Shouto that fish. Clearly keeping something alive would have been good for him. He didn't look like he believed her, but he did look at least a little comforted. She took a moment to observe his stomach. It was... very large.

"Do you know how far along you are?"

"Along?" He sounded dazed and he had to blink a few times to understand her question.

"Oh they said it looked almost grown. A few weeks more they said." He swallowed and took a slow breath.

"I can't get rid of it can I?" He already knew the answer, but he looked at her like maybe she could make it all go away. It hurt sometimes not to be able to make everything better for the people that you love.

"No I'm afraid that the baby is too far along to be able to abort. They could survive being taken out now if needed." She told him as gently as she could.

An abortion would almost certainly have happened if they had fallen in bed together the normal way. A one night stand, a late period, the panicked response when she told Shouto, and she would have arrived at the conclusion it would be better for both of them to not have a baby. That wasn't an option for this.

"There is adoption? Maybe to someone we know? Perhaps-" Toru had talked about having a baby, maybe her and Ojiro?

"No! No..." A hand left hers to wrap around his stomach protectively. He looked startled at himself for his reaction.

"I...don't like the idea. I don't know why." His face twisted in conflicting emotions. Too be honest she didn't know if she would really be alright with the idea either.

"Alright." She said easily.

This was a confusing situation and pregnancy hormones would not make things easier. He was probably being hit with pregnancy hormones? She had never really considered the effects a sudden 8 month pregnancy developing in a man would have. An understandable oversight on her part.

"It would be better though? For the child?" It would be easier on both of them practically certainly, but better was subjective. What emotional toil would giving the child to someone else involve? Also Shouto had held unto his fear for so long now. He deserved to have a family and be loved. Maybe this was an opportunity for him to let that fear go.

"No I don't think so. To be honest I've always thought you would be a good parent, Shouto-kun." He immediately tried to deny her.

"But I-"

"I know." She said softy. "But you aren't your parents. Your kind Shouto and if you wanted to I think you would be a very good father."

"Oh." He blinks and looks down at his stomach. He looks a little less sick and perhaps a little more considering. It's a peaceful moment and she lets herself focus on the now instead of future plans. His hand was in hers and together they would be okay.

The peace was broken by the sound of shouting outside the room. They both looked up as a nurse walked inside.

"Yaoyorozu-san it's good to see you up! You two have some friends that are eager to see you if you feel up to it."

Of course, as soon as their friends had learned which villain they had faced there was no chance they wouldn't show up. If they didn't let them in it would only be a matter of time before someone climbed in through the window. Still Shouto was perhaps not ready for their reaction.

"I can go out and speak to them if you need more rest Shouto-kun?"

"No it's fine. I want to see them." The door burst open before the nurse could reach it. Kaminari having decided that waiting for permission was something that other people did.

"Jiro it's the right room!"

"You moron! What if they were resting?"

"Well they aren't resting are they?"

"Urg!" Jiro shoved Kaminari out of her way and beelined for Momo only to stop and stare at Shouto.

"So I guess it wasn't bullshit?" She directed to Shouto's stomach. Kaminari gapped beside her and muttered a quite "Holy shit, dude."

"No I'm afraid I am in fact pregnant." Shouto poked his own stomach. "It's a very odd sensation."

"Yeah I bet man. How ya feeling?" Kaminari went to Shouto while Jiro came around to Momo and worried over how thin she was.

It was nice to talk to them both. Jiro was quick to let the group chat know that everyone was alright as soon as she got confirmation from Momo. She also began ordering a staggering amount of take out as Momo would need the calories.

Kaminari had in fact had a drunken one night stand three years ago almost 4 now with Hatsume of all people. She had called him over 9 months later and handed over a real live baby instead of the support item he was expecting to his complete shock. Since than he had done an admiral job of being a single father and had congratulated them quite sincerely.

"You'll love it! Babies are the best! And if you ever need an overnight sitter Dark Shadow loves babies and Tokoyami doesn't sleep at night anyway!" Seeing a way to get more reassurance for Shouto, Momo was quick to ask him if he thought they would be good parents.

"Oh course you guys will be great! Hisoka has loved everything you made for him and Shouto your a natural! You guys are gonna be the best parents!" The confidence he had in them made Shouto smile shyly and calmed the rest of Momo's own nerves.

She hadn't been around babies very much, but how hard could it be really? They were both Pro Heros after all. It surely didn't matter that neither of them had pets before, there were plenty of books on the subject. Before thinking of how to parent there were so many other things to think about.

Shouto would need a birthing plan. Would it have to be a C section or had be been given a birthing canal? They needed to decide if they would breastfeed or bottle feed and was Shouto going to get breast milk because of the quirk? There were drugs that could make both females and males lactate. She would really rather her boobs not get any bigger, but they could both breastfeed if needed. Oh and where were they going to live? Should they move in together?

"Hey." Jiro snapped her finger. "Earth to planet Yamomo."

"Yes sorry!" She smiled at her friend.

"You look pretty lost in thought there." Her eyes were feeling pretty heavy now that she noticed.

"There's just so much we need to...do." She yawned before she could finished her sentence.

"Like eat and nap?"

"Yes, but-"

"No buts!" She waved her earphone jack at her.

"I'm going to pick up food and your going to sleep. Todo! Call Midoriya he's panicking and he may try to leave his mom's house to come here. Kaminari go back to work before you get fired."

"Um who was it that dragged me away from work exactly?"

"You make your own decisions, that had nothing to do with me."

"That's crap and you know it!" They left the room arguing and Momo couldn't help but smile fondly at them.

"Momo? Are you alright?" Shouto looked much better after speaking to their friends, but he had likely noticed how much it had drained her.

"Yes, I do just need some food and rest. You'll be alright if I lay back down?"

"I'll be fine. I shouldn't have woken you earlier." He looked a little guilty. She yawned again.

"Nonsense Sho you should always wake me..." She trailed off as she fell back asleep she thought he said something back, but she couldn't be sure.

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"Sho?" She hadn't called him that before. It had taken both of them awhile to feel comfortable with first names for their friends and neither of them tended to use nicknames very often. It was nice. Nicer to think about than this situation for sure. If he thought about it too hard he was likely to work himself up again and Momo deserved to rest.

He called for a nurse and asked for a seperate room. He needed to call Izuku anyway and this way he would be away from the temptation of bothering Momo again. He was going to need her if he was going to stay sane so best to let her rest while he could.

He had just taken out his phone when the nurse announced that his sister was here to see him. He settled for sending Izuku a quick text with the basics than turned his phone off. They could talk after he explained things to his sister.

Fuyumi had taken it well when she was assured that he would be alright. She loved kids and loved pretending like their family issues were all solved. Most of the time he tried to let her believe that, but when Fuyumi had began talking about redoing one of the rooms in the house into a nursery in preparation for the new baby Shouto had felt sick.

He was adjusting to the idea of a child. It-he would be here eventually, one way or another. Shouto would also be...parenting...said child. Hopefully...if what he ended up doing could be called parenting at all. He was terrified at the idea of ruining his son. He was also repulsed at the idea of letting someone else possibly ruin his son.

He was trapped in a no win situation and the only reason he was keeping his head at all was that Momo had said 'We'. We, they, together. Momo would be a wonderful mother. She wanted kids. She had talked about it before. She wouldn't abandon him. She would help him. It would be alright. His friends always made things alright, so he wasn't going to panic. He wasn't going to think about it too hard until she was with him.

Fuyumi chatted happily about baby proofing the kitchen and he was going to puke. He could see his childhood bedroom in his memories. He pictured a child sitting there in the dark crying. His child. In that house. He was hyperventilating again and this time Momo wasn't there to help. Just Fuyumi rushing off to get a doctor. He needed to calm down before he was sedated.

The doctors made her leave and he was able to get himself under control without drugs. He wasn't sure how long it took him to calm down, but hopefully Jiro would be back soon. She was bringing Momo food and when she did he could go back to the room with his friends and listen to them talk and watch them smile and it would make his chest stop hurting to see them, it would. He was fine. He was fine.

"Todoroki-san, you have another visitor. Should I send them away?"

"No. No let them in. I want to see them." He didn't ask who it was and he really should have. He was so sure it was one of his friends.

Enji Todoroki entered the room as if he had a right to be there. This was not going to turn out well.