Todoroki P.O.V
After getting out of the rain, I lead Yaoyorozu back up to her room so she could get changed into dry clothes since she fell into a puddle and all her clothes got drenched.
When we got there, Yaoyorozu asked me to just wait for her outside her door, which I obliged to. I stood outside her door and waited, which wasn't very long before she came out.

"Well we're free to do whatever we want now, so what should we do now?" Yaoyorozu asked me as we began making our way down the hallway. "Well you never got breakfast, so let's go to the kitchen and get you something to eat" I told her, which she happily nodded to.

I lead her down the hallways and through corridor until we got to the ground level of the castle and into the kitchen. The kitten was large enough. People walked around preparing lunch, cleaning and washing up. "So is there anything in particular you would like to eat?" I asked Yaoyorozu as I gestured to the kitchen.

She glanced around before coming to a conclusion. "I would like something simple like just a slice of apple pie or maybe just a sandwich" Yaoyorozu spoke as she walked ahead of me and started looking around the kitchen, which had me curious. What was she doing?

"Yaoyorozu what are you doing?" I asked her, confused as she looked through cabinets and shelves. "Making food, what dose it look like?" Yaoyorozu told me like it was basic knowledge as she pulled out bread, cheese, slices of meat and more.

"You know you don't have to do it yourself. You can just ask a cook" I told her. Yaoyorozu turned to me and gave me a look of disapproval, like she was annoyed at me for offering the option. "Well I like doing things on my own. I hate people doing things for me and I can make myself a simple sandwich" Yaoyorozu told me and she made her breakfast.

I was surprised. I never seen a princess do something for herself. Every princess I meet, they are always asking for someone to do something for them, even asking me sometimes which I hated. But Yaoyorozu, she did things herself in her own way. She didn't need help and could do things herself and takes action for herself.

I then had a weird feeling once again. Every time Yaoyorozu dose or says something, I have this feeling. When I find something out about Yaoyorozu, I have this feeling. It's not just that, but anything she does gives me this feeling. When she thanks me for something, when she speaks non stop about something with such joy, and even as something as her turning to me with a smile.

Whenever she does these things, I have this feeling. It's hard to describe this feeling but the best way to describe it for me is a warm fuzzy feeling from the inside that brings you happiness. I don't know what this is, but if I don't know what it is and soon, I may go insane to be honest.

I was so lost in thought that I didn't even notice Yaoyorozu was done and walking over to me. "So where shall we go now?" She asked me as she took a bite out of her sandwich. I was snapped back into reality. "Oh em we can look in the library if you would like?" I asked her.

I saw Yaoyorozu's face light up. "Yeah, I love library's. I spend most of my free time there reading poems most of the time, but I also love reading adventure novels to" Yaoyorozu told me. So she also loves book's to? So she's  kind, sweet, pretty, independent and intelligent. I could feel that strange feeling coming back again.

"Okay this way then" I instructed calmly as we left the kitchen and up to the third level of the castle. I noticed as we walked, Yaoyorozu was going on about her favourite poems and stories. "And I really like the poem Still I Rise, I just find it inspirational you know" she spoke on about. "What's your favourite poem Todoroki?" Yaoyorozu asked me. I was kind of surprised she asked me with my name, but I quickly got over it and replied.

"Dulce et decorum est".
"Ohh that's a good one. Personally that one scares me a lot, like how he describes how his fellow comrade chocks on poisonous gas and how you can hear the blood gargling in his lungs" Yaoyorozu replied as I saw her shudder at the thought, which almost made me chuckle a bit.

"Sure it may be disturbing a bit, but I say it give a great insight about what it's like fighting in a war is like" I replied. Yaoyorozu took my commont into thought. "Yeah. I just think war is a waste of human life that should be valued. It's sad to know how many people die and will never be returned to their families and their bodies are just discarded away in the trenches" Yaoyorozu spoke sadly.

Okay this mood has gone down drastically. "Well what is your favourite pomes of all time?" I asked her, hoping to get her mind off of all the war stuff. I watched from the corner of my eye as she thought, eye's focused on the ground like her answer would be their.

"I'm actually not sure. Maybe The Lake Isle Of Innisfree. Every time I read it, I have this feeling to just stop whatever I'm doing and just go to a lake and travel out to a small island for a day. I've read it so much that I could probably say it all in one go" Yaoyorozu told me as she smiled.
"I bet you can't resit all of it" I told her.

Yaoyorozu looked over at me with a determined face. "Is that a challenge?" She asked me, which I nodded to. To be honest I do believe she would be able to, but I wanted to see it for myself.
"Alright then, challenge excepted" she told me as she cleared her throat.

"Is will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, and a small cabin built there, of clay and wattles made.
Nine bean-rows I will have there, a hive for the honey bee and live alone in the bee loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, dropping from the veil of the morning to where the cricket sings.
There midnight all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, and evening full of the linnets wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day, I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore.
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey, I hear it in the deep heart's core"

By the end of it, Yaoyorozu took in a few breaths and then looked to me with a smirk. "I told you I could do it" she told me with joy. I just smiled and clapped my hands. "Very impressive. That was amazing. Your right, listening to that dose make me want to go and spend a day on a little island on a lake" I told her.

"Not that I would be allowed anyways" I thought. "What do you mean you wouldn't be allowed?". At that moment, I realised I had spoken out loud and Yaoyorozu herd me. "Did I think that or did I say it?" I asked her. "Well unless I'm a mind reader, which I think I am not, you said it" she told me as she stepped in front of me and stopped me.

"What did you mean by that?" She asked me with a demanding tone, but a hint of kindness to it. "I would never be able to go" I told her, which she gave me a unconvinced looked. "Why not?" She asked as she crossed her arms. I just sighed and looked around to make sure there was no one around. Once I noted that it was clear, I turned back to her.

"It's because my father won't allow it. He has forbidden me from even leaving the castle and I will never be allowed outside of this place" I told Yaoyorozu about the situation.
I then explained to her about everything. How my mother was forced into marrying my father and never allowed to speak with her family again. How my father wishes me to marry and to keep me and the person I do marry here behind these wall's and keep ruling the kingdom, lying to the kingdom that I am now ruling.

By the time I was done, Yaoyorozu gave me a expression that was a mixture of fear, worry, surprised and anger. "I...I'm sorry for asking. I don't know what to think of your whole situation. I'm surprised about it, and worried for you and your mother, but also angry that your father would do such a thing like that" Yaoyorozu told me.

"Please, don't worry about it, it's always been like this for as long as I can remember. Sure it gets quiet lonely at times, but I don't really mind it" I reassured her. "Well, has there been anything you ever wanted to see or do if you could leave?" Yaoyorozu asked me.

When asked this question, I didn't know what to say to be honest. The thought has never crossed my mind before. I've always said I wanted to leave this place, but I never thought about where I would go or what I wanted to see.

I then thought back to my favourite book's. In them, the story is set on a boat on the ocean as the main character travels around the world to many places, making new friends and  dangerous enemies. That was something I always wanted to do. Travel the world. See the ocean.

I've also wanted to see Yaoyorozu's cherry blossom garden ever since she brought it up. The way she describes it in such detail, I could probably imagine it perfectly by now.

"I've always wanted to see the ocean. I've only seen pictures of it in books and heard of it in stories that i have read. Also ever since you brought up about the cherry blossom garden you have, I wanted to see it so badly. I can just imagine what it looks like. Tall tree's with light pink flowers on them falling slowly through the air" I told her.

Yaoyorozu stared at me for a few seconds before she  had a determined look on her face and marched passed me down the hallway. "Y-Yaoyorozu!?" I called out for her, confused what she was doing as I chased after her. This went on for only a few minutes when I realised where she was going. She was going to the throne room where my parent's and her father was. I tried to catch up with her, but it was to late. She opened the door and walked in.

"Oh no what is she doing"

I quickly followed her inside as she walked up towards the three adults, before I could tell her to stop, they spotted us. Yaoyorozu bowed in front of them, and so did I after a few moments.
"King Endeavor, could I make a request for tomorrow?" Yaoyorozu asked him as she stood up straight. I glanced at her from the corner of my eye and saw she had a serious face.

"What would it be?" My father asked in a deep tone, clearly upset that his meeting was interrupted.
I watched as Yaoyorozu straightened her posture.

"As you know we are leaving tomorrow back to are own Kingdom. I am very happy that you invited us to your own home and let me and my father stay here for a few nights to. I know this is a lot to ask for, and you may not allow it but.." I watched as she took a moment to compose herself.

"I would like for your son, Prince Todoroki to come visit are own home".

I was taken back by her request, and was also a bit scared. I'm not sure how my father would react towards such a request , but all I could imagine is him being angry.
I looked over to my father, and as I said, didn't look to pleased.

"And why would you want that?" My father asked darkly. I could see how his tone made Yaoyorozu shudder a bit.
"Well, it seems only fair, doesn't it? You invited me to your home, and we invite Todoroki to ours" Yaoyorozu told him.
"I need a stronger reason then that" my father told her, clearly fed up with her already.

I watched as Yaoyorozu intertwined her hands together and fidgeted with them for a moment. "W-well you said you are looking for a future wife for your son, right? I-i was thinking that if we spent more time together, m-maybe there may be a chance of..you know" Yaoyorozu explained, getting more quiet as she went on, her face red. Was she blushing?

I then understood what Yaoyorozu was explaining, and it seemed my mother and Yaoyorozu's father caught on to it to. "Yeah she is right. If they spend more time together, the more of a chance your son will like my daughter, it would be easy to keep then close together if they are in the same place. I know you would suggest that we stay here longer, but I to am a king who needs to rule his Kingdom" Yaoyorozu's father told my father.

"And this is the longest I've seen Todoroki tolerate a princess before. Not once has he complained about her, so there may be a good chance" my mother pointed out to him.
I watched as my father took all of the information in before coming to a conclusion.

"Alright"

Yaoyorozu lifted her head up quickly in surprise and to be honest, so did I. He actually agreed!? This is an actual miracle.
"If you believe that your daughter is suitable to be my son's future wife, then I will allow him to go. Only one condition, that he is not allowed to leave your castle" my father told king Yaoyorozu sternly.

King Yaoyorozu clapped his hands together and smiled, saying "Don't worry, I will make sure of it". My mother then turned to me with a huge warm smile. "Now you two run along now, we still have things to do and Shoto get your things ready for tomorrow then" my mother told me cheerfully. I had never heard my mother so happy in my life. She sounded like she just won a billion coins.

I nodded and me and Yaoyorozu bowed before running off, the door closing behind us.
Once we left the room, we both left out a breath we didn't know we were holding in.

"Why did you do that?" I asked Yaoyorozu, clearly still in shock by what she pulled off in there. "Well, I'm good at persuading people into doing things, and I didn't want to leave you here on your own again" Yaoyorozu told me with her usually bright smile.

There it was again, that warm feeling. Whatever it is, it's going to drive me insane if I don't find out what it is and soon. I looked over at Yaoyorozu who was fixing her ponytail and I wondered how I could repay her for this.

She went up to my father, a man who is know to execute people on the spot for speaking back at him, and convinced him to allow me to visit her own home. How could I ever repay her for her brave act like that?

I don't know what I was thinking, but I walked over to Yaoyorozu, and tapped her on the shoulder. She turned her head to me. "Is there something wrong Todoroki?" Yaoyorozu asked me kindly. "Yeah I just wanted to say thank you" I told her as I wrapped my arms around her and gave her a hug.

I could tell she was surprised by the jump she did but she eventually relaxed and wrapped her own arms around my torso. "No problem at all. Now I'm just excited for tomorrow. I can finally show you around my Kingdom and I can show you the cherry blossom garden and, if we are allowed, we can go see the ocean" Yaoyorozu told me as she smiled up at me.

I was at a lose of words, so I just hugged her a bit tighter. She was truly an amazing person.

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It is currently 03:05 at night, and I don't care. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
I'm kind of running out of ideas and if anyone had any ideas for the next chapter, please tell me♡