「 Todoroki's POV 」

I felt my heart, it was beating quickly. Damnit.. Yaoyorozu, what have you done to me? This girl has lit a fire in my chest.. This feeling, I felt weak, nothing like before. It was terrifying, yet so special.. I didn't want to find a way to get rid of it. This love that I felt for the special raven haired girl was something I wanted to keep forever, someone to take my breath away as they please.. Someone I could trust, talk to.. Keep secrets with.. It had to be her. Only her. Yaoyorozu Momo.

I looked at the clock and sighed, it was time for me to leave to go to the hospital.

As I was walking down the bustling streets I felt a weird tingle down my spine. I turned my head around and smelled.. Ash? No, that was fire. Was my old man stalking me or was it just a trash can that was on fire? They are the same thing either way..
I decided to ignore it and continue to walk, I didn't want to be late.

I managed to make my way to the hospital and told the receptionist who I was going to visit and got the room number, even though I knew it by heart at this point, it was good to get reminded of it.

I walked down the hallways until I got to my mother's room. I hesitated to knock, I felt a bit nervous. She was going to see right through my facade, wasn't she?

I managed to knock on the door and heard my mothers soft voice telling me to come in. That's what I did, I stepped inside and saw her where she usually sat, by the windowsill and aimlessly looking out at the people on the street outside. Her white hair was laid properly over her back, I felt myself relax as she looked over.

"Oh! Shoto! Please, sit down," she gave me a warm smile, a smile only a mother could have.

I sat down and I felt myself smile, I could always calm down here, no matter what.

"Your smile, it's so beautiful. I noticed that you have been smiling more when you visit me," my mother stated, keeping her gentle smile.

"Heh.. Well, I suppose I feel safe here.. Plus, I've been given more reasons to smile recently," I replied, feeling myself slouch over a bit.

"More reasons to smile? How come? Friends? Girlfriend?" she asked, humming slightly.

"M-mainly friends.. I don't have a girlfriend- ... yet.." I whispered the last part, feeling myself blush slightly.

My mother seemed to have heard the last word, or she just had some magical senses, "yet? So you are thinking of somone?" she asked, curiously.

"uh.. Yeah.. However I don't know if she likes me back yet, I'm bad at reading people.." I said with a sigh of disappointment.

"Who is it that you speak off? Who have caught your interest?" she asked with a smile.

"her name is Momo Yaoyorozu." I felt my face heat up as I thought of her, that smile of hers, she was really an angel, maybe even a deity, considering her quirk.. She might as well be a goddess.

"Yaoyorozu? I've heard of their clan, very rich and successful people.. I met her mother once, she was very kind," my mother leaned her head in her hand, breathing out, it seemed to be a fond memory of hers.

"Yeah.. She is very smart, sweet.. Beautiful.." I felt my heart beat faster as I trailed off.

"Then how come you haven't moved in yet? If she is these things that you say she is, which I don't doubt, you should have a lot of competition, no?" she asked me, getting a bit more serious.

I felt myself blush, it was true that many people adored Yaoyorozu, but most people only wanted her for her body.. Mineta for example, but he never settles for one girl, and probably will never settle down with someone. If people wanted to get with her, I needed to become more fierce with my plans.. But then there was the issue, I had no idea how to actually get someone to like me, I was lucky with Midoriya, Iida and Uraraka.. But the rest, I had no idea.

"What's wrong, Shoto?" I was ripped back to the real world by my mother's voice and I shrugged a bit.

"I don't know.. How to actually get her to like me back.. Things like that confuse me.." I replied, looking down at the floor and fidgeting with a piece of my sleeve.

"You know, Shoto.. You don't always have to be sure that they love you," my mother said, humming.

"Huh? What do you mean?" I looked up at her, a bit confused.

"Love is complicated. You don't always have to be sure that she loves you, you can introduce the idea of a relationship with you to her, as a confession. Ask her as a confession, if it would be possible to get into a relationship," she explained to me, keeping a soft expression.

"Introduce the idea to her..? Isn't that a gamble?" I raised my right eyebrow, I wasn't fully convinced that such an idea would work, if she didn't love me I would be left with nothing, and I didn't want nothing. I wanted her.

"If you see it as a gamble, then it is a bit more complicated, yes. But you see, I don't think she would reject you," my mother said as a matter of factly.

"how come?"

"You see, you are a really sweet boy if you just put the effort in. I'm sure that Momo sees that in you," my mother gave me a warm smile, keeping her hands on her lap.

"So you think I have a chance with her?" I felt hopeful, my eyes lighting up.

My mother nodded and smiled, "of course you do."

~Timeskip~

Walking back towards U.A, I felt heavier than usual. It was hard to move my feet forward, like I had weights strapped onto me. I was basically dragging my feet after me at this point. My mind was wandering off, love was complicated.. Wasn't it just sexual and romantic feelings towards someone else? I couldn't quite wrap my head around it.

I felt a tightness around my chest as I walked into the 1-A Dormitory, I tried to take a few deep breaths to calm down, I was going to have to ask Fuyumi or Natsuo about this..