09. Waiting...
(Momo POV.)
I sit beside Shouto's bedside. Nearly his entire body is wrapped in bandages. The doctors were able to treat the cuts and burns that coated his body and Recovery Girl came by and healed his knife wound. It's been three days since the attack, since our wedding and he hasn't woken up yet...
When I first got here the doctors checked on mine and the twin's condition. The only injury I sustained was the cut on my arm which Recovery Girl took care of for me, and to everyone's surprise the babies are both unharmed and growing well. The doctor did warn me about using my quirk now. He said that it's okay if I create small things every now and then but another large scale creation could now endanger them...
I let out a sigh as I rub my abdomen, and think about the choices I made during that day... If I hadn't intervened when I did Shouto could have gotten severely hurt or even killed from that claw attack.. And with Toga, I did the best I could but I was still a little careless..
I reach out and set my hand over top of Shouto's, holding it gently and staring at his bandaged, sleeping face. "Shouto... Wake up soon," I quietly say.
I then hear a knock on the door. I turn and see one of the doctors come in. "Mrs. Todoroki, you're still here?" he questions as he sees me.
I nod and tun my attention back on Shouto as I answer. "Yes. Leaving him just doesn't feel right..."
He walks around the bed and begins checking on Shouto's vitals. "Your husband is stable. He's in no danger now thanks to Recovery Girl healing the major wound that he took to his abdomen. But he has been drained of all his strength and we're unsure right now how long it'll take him to wake up," he tells me. "Your doctor let me take a look at your records and I know you are pregnant Mrs. Todoroki. Your husband is safe here and you don't need to worry about him. Please take my advice and go home and get some proper rest. We can call you when he wakes up."
"Proper rest..." I mutter. I lightly squeeze Shouto's hand. I lean forward and lightly kiss his lips. "Please let me know the moment he wakes up," I say with a small bow to the doctor.
He returns the bow. "We will Mrs. Todoroki. You go home and rest."
Leaving his side is hard, but I know that I owe it to him and the twins that I must go home and rest myself properly... I leave the room and walk down the hall, my mind thinking of nothing except Shouto.. I round the corner and find myself face to face with Jirou and Kaminari.
"Oh. What are you two doing here?" I ask as we all stop walking.
"We came to check on you and Todoroki. We went by your place and you weren't there so we came here," Jirou replies. "How's he doing?"
"The doctor told me that he's stable and once his strength returns he'll wake up.."
"So he's still out cold?" Kaminari asks.
I nod as I start to feel tears forming in my eyes. Jirou puts her arms around me, which causes me to break down. I bury my face into her shoulder as I let my hormonal emotions take me over. Jirou pats my back, not saying anything, just allowing me to cry into her shoulder.
"It's gonna be ok Momo," Jirou finally says. "You've got nothing to worry about. You said the doctors told you that he's fine. He's just out from Recovery Girl's treatment. That's all. Let me take you home and we can hang out until he wakes up."
I wipe the tears from my face and look her in the eyes. "Jirou... You're such a good friend," I reply with a small, grateful smile.
"I'll stick by Todoroki's side for awhile," Kaminari says as he begins to walk away. "I'll call if he wakes up."
"Thank you," I reply.
"Come on. Let's get you home," Jirou says as she begins to lead me to the elevator.
I look over my shoulder and watch as Kaminari heads towards Shouto's room. Jirou and I step into the elevator and head down to the ground floor. "So is there anything in particular you'd like to do. I know we'd normally just talk and drink, but you can't drink anymore," Jirou says as we finally reach the ground floor.
"Anything is fine as long as I can get my mind off of Shouto being in the hospital..." I reply.
"Okay. Geez. Ease up on the doom and gloom. He's gonna be just fine. How are you holding up with those twins you're carrying around?" Jirou asked, changing the subject off Shouto.
"Overall I've been fine," I say as we exit the hospital. "My symptoms are definitely more intense than a month ago, but it's still been enjoyable. Shouto and I have been able to spend a lot more time together over the last month than we have in the past two years..." I reply, unintentionally circling back to Shouto.
Jirou flags down a cab and we get in. "Having more personal time must be nice," she says before giving the driver my address. "I know it's hard when you're both Pros. Denki and I always try to make time together at home and go out on dates as much as we can. What kind of stuff have you guys been doing recently due to your situation?" she asks.
"We spend time together. Talking, reading, watching movies.. And Shouto has been cooking dinner every night," I say, my cheeks heating up and a smile crossing my face at the memories.
"Sounds nice. Have you guys thought of any names yet? Do you even know what your having?"
I rest my hand on my growing baby bump and grin. "Not yet. I have another appointment in about two weeks and we might be able to tell then. We haven't discussed any names yet either. We're waiting to see the genders," I inform her.
"You hoping for boys, girls, both?" she questions me further.
"I don't know... I've tried to not think about it. I don't want to get my hopes up on anything," I reply.
We continue to chat for another half hour until we finally arrive at my house. We step out of the cab and Jirou pays the driver. I stand on the sidewalk staring at mine and Shouto's home. It's a small one story rental in a small urban neighborhood. There's a lamp post on the street corner which is where our house sits, and the light is illuminating the snow that has coated the house in a light layer.
I remember when we first moved in together. It was about a month after we graduated from UA. We were so in love and couldn't stand living in our separate homes with our parents so we moved in together here. We pooled our money together and began to rent this place. We've stayed here for so long because the rent is cheap and everyday but once a week we are out on patrol and doing Hero work so there wasn't a point in moving anywhere bigger, plus it's not like we required more space.. But now, with us being married and starting our family we'll most likely be moving soon. This place is too small for four people to live in.. Even if we do have good memories of being together here...
"Hey. Momo?" Jirou snaps me out of my thoughts as she comes back from the cab. "You wanna go inside or stand out here staring at your house all night?"
"Um.. Let's go in," I say as I walk to the door. I open the door and we take off our shoes and coats, and brush the snow off of us. We then head into the living room. I shiver slightly as we enter. "It's rather chilly in here," I state as I rub my hands over my arms.
"Yeah. Crank up the heater," Jirou replies as she shivers and copies my motion.
"I haven't been home in a few days so the house has just been getting cold..." I say as I turn the thermostat up. "And I'm not used to needing to turn it up since Shouto is usually here with me. He's my own personal heater."
I look back to Jirou who is sitting on the floor with her legs tucked under the kotatsu's blanket. "Come on. I turned the heater on under this thing too," she tells me.
I go over and take a seat across from her, tucking my legs under the blanket and feeling the instant warmth. "This is much better," I reply with a sigh of relief as my body is beginning to heat back up.
"Yeah. So then, whatcha wanna do?
Suddenly my stomach grumbles and I realize I haven't eaten in a few hours. "Actually why don't we make something to eat, then we can figure out how to kill time," I suggest.
Jirou shrugs and we both get out from beneath the kotatsu and head into the kitchen. I open the refrigerator and look to see what leftovers we have, because I really don't want to cook anything. I pull out a container of soba noodles, and a separate container of steamed vegetables.
I close the door and turn and set the containers on the counter. "This okay?" I ask Jirou.
"Soba? Is that all you've got?"
"At the moment yes. We also have some snack food if you don't want this," I tell her.
"Nah the soba is fine. Is this the kind you eat cold?"
I nod. "Yeah. It's Shouto's favorite," I reply.
Jirou opens both containers and dumps the vegetables into the noodles. She then grabs a pair of chopsticks out of a drawer beside her, then she hops up and sits on the counter as she begins to eat. I chuckle a little bit at how comfortable she's always been in my home. I open up a cupboard and pull out a bag of chips and start to eat those.
"Don't you want some actual food Momo?"
"Nah. Maybe later. Snack food right now sounds more appealing to me," I reply as I eat more. "For the past few days it's all I've really wanted to eat."
"So then, wha-" Jirou gets interrupted by her phone ringing. "Dammit." She digs into her pocket for it and answers. "What d'you need Denki?"
I continue to eat my chips, leaning against the counter and watching Jirou speak with Kaminari. "Wait, what do you mean?" She glances at me with a worried look before hopping off the counter and walking into the living room.
I'm getting a bad feeling now. I follow her but stop at the edge of the kitchen and listen to her trying to be quiet with her discussion. "Denki you'd better not be fucking with me. What the hell am I supposed to tell Momo?" I walk over to her and quickly snatch the phone from her hand. "Hey! Momo!"
I turn my back to Jirou and put the phone to my ear. "Kaminari what's going on? Did something happen to Shouto?" I demand to know with a mixture of worry and anger in my voice.
"Um... Well," he begins to nervously say, "the things is, is that he's gone. I left his room to go and grab a few snacks from the vending machine down the hall and when I came back he was gone. I went and found a doctor and they told me he wasn't supposed to be moved or anything."
"He's.. He's gone? He can't just be gone Kaminari!" I shout into the phone.
"I've been looking around the hospital for nearly fifteen minutes now trying to find him. The doctors and nurses are searching too and they're checking the security cameras now," he informs me.
"I'm coming back to the hospital," I say. "If he's gone I need to help find him."
Jirou takes the phone back. "Denki keep searching and let us know about the security footage. Me and Momo are staying here," she says and then hangs up.
"What? No! We have to go and help find Shouto, Jirou!" I exclaim.
"Momo calm down. You know stress is the last thing you need right now. Plus it's dark and snowing outside. The best thing for you is to stay here where you'll be safe. And Todoroki has people looking for him already. Once they find him he'll want to know that you and the kids are safe," she explains as she leads me to the couch and sits me down.
I set my hand on my stomach and imagine the two growing children inside me. I then think of Shouto and the state his body was in when I last saw him. "Staying safe is the only thing I can do right now isn't it..?" I mutter.
Jirou nods and sets her arm around me, comforting me with her touch. "I can't imagine how hard this is for you but, he'll be found. Todoroki is strong and he wouldn't just disappear without a trace or a reason."
"I just keep thinking about what Dabi said... He said that me, Shouto and Endeavor are his to kill. I'm worried that maybe they had Kurogiri warp someone in and take him away..." I say as tears begin to form in my eyes.
"You can't think like that Momo," Jirou tells me as she starts to rub my back. "How would they even know where he's at? Your imagination is just thinking up the worst case scenarios because you can't help."
"I hope you're right..." I say as I wipe my eyes. "I can't help but worry about him. He's my husband now and I can't do anything to help find him..."
A/N: I figured this would be a good place to have a Momo only chapter ;) little plot twist of Shouto disappearing from his room too. Leave a comment and let me know what you thought of the chapter or what you think may happen next ;)
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