(Shouto POV.)

"How long does it take to get in? We got here on time didn't we?"

"Sometimes it takes a little bit depending on how busy the doctor is Shouto."

"Well I told Kirishima and Uraraka that we'd meet them at the house by eleven o'clock," I remind her. "I figured we'd just be in and out like before."

Momo rolls her eyes, very obviously, and shakes her head at me. "Last time you came with me was nearly eight weeks ago. They're getting bigger now and the check up may take longer if there's anything irregular. Plus, sometimes the doctors just run late. Text them and tell them we might be late getting home," she tells me, her tone on the more annoyed side as per usual by now.

"Sure."

I pull my phone out and take a quick glance around the waiting room. There's a few other couples here along with some single women, all of them obviously pregnant, and all of them obviously looking at us. Just glad none of their phones seem to be pointed at us. Last thing we need right now is a video of Momo bitching at me..

I type out a quick message to Kirishima and Uraraka letting them know we're at Momo's appointment and that we might be a little late to our place. "There. I sent them a message," I inform her quietly just as the nurse walks out.

"Are you going to come in?" Momo asks as she starts to attempt to get up.

I get to my feet and assist her. "Of course I'm coming in," I tell her somewhat sternly. "Can you just try and calm down a little. You're getting worked up again for no reason."

"I am..? Sorry.." she replies, her face softening and her visibly loosening up.

"It's fine," I tell her as I follow her and the nurse. Only fine because I know you can't help it... Still got a half a year to go with this... Just gotta put up with it for a few more months Shouto...

We walk down the hall and enter a room. "Your doctor will be in shortly. Make yourselves comfortable Mr. and Mrs. Todoroki," she kindly tells us.

"Thank you," Momo nicely replies with a bow.

"Thanks. Momo come on and sit down," I say, extending my hand out to her.

She takes it and I help her sit down with little resistance from her. Right now asking for help isn't something she's easily willing to do.. Even if she doesn't need it, I want to help her.. There's only so much I can really do to help right now and I don't think she's aware just how difficult she can be at times..

"Thank you," she says to me and she gets comfortable in the seat.

"You're welcome. How long does it take for your doctor to come in?"

"Just a few minutes. She's usually pretty punctual."

"Alright. And, this check up, we might be able to see their genders, right?"

"Maybe," she replies with a smile. "I'm excited to see what they are."

"Same here," I say, grinning slightly as I think about them. "I don't understand how some people don't want to know until they're born.. That anticipation would be excruciating."

My phone suddenly vibrates and I pull it out and check the text I just got.

» Kirishima 10:23am
Me and Uraraka will probably be a little late anyways so no pressure on the time! We're at the moving truck rental place now just sorting out some details and then we'll meet you at your place 👍 👍 👍

« Me 10:24am
Sounds good. We'll see you then. Thanks for helping us out today.

» Kirishima 10:24am
No problem man! Don't sweat it! We're both glad to help out! We'll see ya around 11! 💪

"Well Kirishima and Uraraka are getting the moving truck for us now, and he said they might be a little late and not to worry," I inform Momo.

"Alright. I'm just glad that they were able to help us today. Everyone else had work," she says. "We'll need to make sure and treat them properly once we're settled in our new place."

"I agree. If I wasn't injured then I could handle this all alone.. Uraraka especially will be helpful today," I say as I take a seat in a chair beside Momo.

Just as I sit down, the doctor walks in. "Mr. and Mrs. Todoroki," she warmly greets us, "how are we doing today?"

Momo sets her hand on her baby bump and a small grin crosses her face. "I'm doing well. So far I haven't had any complications, although I have been put off of a few different foods.."

"No kidding.." I mutter as I lean back in the chair. Both Momo and the doctor look my way and I avert my eyes... Now I remember why I usually stay quiet..

"Mr. Todoroki, how have you been handling your wife's pregnancy? It's been awhile since I've seen you here for an appointment with her. I'm aware of your situation at home thanks to both Mrs. Todoroki and the media, so from your point of view, how is everything?" she asks me.

I straighten up a bit and look from her to Momo, uneasy about answering completely honestly but I know I should... "Everything overall is fine," I reply. "Her hormones are definitely elevated and she is over emotional with certain things.. Especially with me.." I admit.

"That's normal, especially with twins. You should expect basically every symptom you know of to be about twice as much as a standard pregnancy given that you're growing two of them inside of you," she says as she focuses back on Momo. "If you feel yourself getting worked up just try to remove yourself from the situation and then talk things out when you're calmer. And Mr. Todoroki, try to be patient and understanding during this time. I know from countless other expecting father's that their partners have been experiencing a rise in emotions as well."

"I know... I am patient with her. I fully understand her situation and I'm willing to do anything to help her," I say as I look to Momo who in exchange looks to me.

"I'm glad to hear it," the doctor replies. "Now then Mrs. Todoroki, let's proceed with the routine procedure shall we?"

Momo lifts her shirt just above her stomach, exposing her growing belly and the doctor then applies the gel to her and starts her ultrasound machine up. She presses the scanner thing to her and I instantly hear their hearts beating. I can't help but focus on the monitor and see the images of them. They're both getting so big, even though I could easily set them both in my palm. It's amazing that they're still so small but Momo's gotten so big...

"Right now they're about twelve centimeters each and they're still healthy as ever. They're growing at a good and steady pace," the doctor speaks up.

"I'm glad to hear it," Momo replies, smiling at the monitor. "And, are you able to tell what genders they are or is it still too early?"

"Well, they both have developed well enough it's easy to spot-" she points to two places on the screen over top of both of them, "see these? You're having two boys."

"Boys?" I mumble, astonished that we finally know.

"Boys.. That's wonderful," Momo says, wiping her eye.

"Momo?" I stand up and step up beside her and set my hand on her shoulder. "You okay?"

"I'm fine. It's just these stupid hormones," she says, wiping more tears from her eyes while smiling. "I'm just happy to know what they are. We're going to have two little boys Shouto."

"Yeah," I say, smiling down at her. "Boys.. We're going to have our hands full."

(Momo POV.)

"Two boys.. I was kind of hoping they'd be the same gender. I feel like it'd be just a little easier if they were both boys or both girls," I say to Shouto as we head back home.

"I was thinking the same thing," he replies while he sets his arm around me. "Now that we know what they are do you wanna talk about names more?"

"I'm not sure just yet. Maybe we could hold off on that until I'm further along. Maybe decide once they're born."

"Ok. Doesn't really matter right now I guess." Shouto sets his hand over top of my belly and gently rubs it. "Sons... I wonder if they'll be identical or fraternal."

"We won't know until they're here," I warmly reply as I set my hand over his. "I can't wait for them to be with us."

"Me neither."

Not too long after we arrive at home and see that Kirishima and Uraraka are sitting on the front steps waiting for us. Kirishima sees us pull up and grins, getting to his feet and waving to us. Shouto opens the door and we get out, greeting our friends.

"How long have you guys been waiting?" Shouto asks them.

"Not long. Five minutes maybe," Kirishima responds. "Is everything inside packed up and ready to be loaded?"

"Yeah, everything's ready to go," Shouto says, walking to the door and unlocking it. "Let's get started."

Shouto walks into the house followed by Kirishima, and Uraraka approaches me rather than following. "So Momo, how was your appointment today?" she asks as we both head into the house.

"It was good. Pretty standard," I reply.

"That's good to hear," she smiles brightly at me. "You mentioned before that today might be the day you know what they are."

I nod and rest my hand over top of them. "Two boys," I simply state."

"Oh wow! That's awesome Momo!" she exclaims and then wraps her arms around me in a hug. "Two of the same will make the shopping so much easier. Have you told the others about it yet? Mina and Toru were so excited to take you shopping for them."

"I know. And no I haven't told them yet. We only found out about a half an hour ago," I say as we walk into the living room.

Everything is all packed up in boxes, something that took me and Shouto about three days to complete in total. We don't have too much stuff due to how small this place is and how little time we would really be home.. Even with our conditions I was surprised it took three days. I thought it'd be much faster, but, it doesn't really matter.

"Well we should start helping out," Uraraka states as she presses her finger tips together. "I'll lighten all the boxes for ya and then I can move the couch."

(Shouto POV.)

Uraraka was definitely the right person to have help us today. With her help we've been able to move everything with little effort. More people would have been helpful, but with the four of us working diligently it was enough. It only took us about an hour to get everything loaded and now we're on our way to our new home. Kirishima and Uraraka are taking the truck and they're following behind us in our car as we lead the way away from our old place.

"It's a little sad to be moving," Momo speaks up, snapping me out of my many thoughts. I turn my head to look at her and she's watching as our house, our old house, leaves our sight as we turn off the street. "We've lived there together for so long.. Five years was it?"

"Yeah. Basically since we graduated," I reply as I take her hand linking our fingers. "Six years together, five years living together, sixteen weeks pregnant, and a little over a month married.. With where our lives have taken us I'd say it's time we upgraded our home. It is a little sad leaving our first home together, but, we still have those memories," I remind her. She leans into me and I hold her close, kissing her head as I reminisce of our time together. "This is going to be a new chapter of our lives."

"Shouto.. You can be so cheesy you know that?" she says, laughing slightly.

"Cheesy or not, it's the truth. Starting tonight we're living in our home that we own and where we'll be raising our kids. They'll play, have fun, go to school, and maybe become Heroes just like us some day."

"If they want to be."

"Well, yeah, if they want to be," I scoff. "I'm not going to force them to do anything they don't want. But we're both Pro's with strong and unique Quirks, I'd honestly be surprised if they didn't want to become Heroes. Being a Hero is the highest calling in my opinion, as long as you're doing it for the right reasons."

"Why don't we just put this conversation to rest for now and bring it up again in about four years when they get their Quirks."

"Okay? Is this something you don't want to talk about?"

Momo lifts herself from my chest and looks at me head on. "I just don't want you to start sounding like your father is all... Talking about them becoming Heroes and they're not even born yet, we've only just found out that they're both boys, I just don't want you to get any expectations is all. They could both be Quirkless for all we know or one could have a Quirk and one couldn't... We just need to make sure we don't pressure them into following our footsteps if they don't want to take this route."

"Sound like my father? My father married my mother for the sole reason of making me. He went through my siblings until he got what he wanted, basically pushing Touya over the edge and disowning him for being a "failure". All I'm saying is that I would love it if they chose to be Heroes. I could train them from a young age and teach them the ropes-"

"Which is what I'm sure your father thought too. He just went about it in the wrong way-"

"The wrong way? His whole parenting style is the definition of the wrong way! Why are you even defending him right now!?"

"I'm not defending him Shouto, but you told me you didn't want to end up like your father and I'm just pointing out the logical facts! Do not pressure our children and do not get your hopes up!"

End up like my father!? That's the last thing that's going to happen! Where the fuck did she even get this? My father created me to surpass All Might and become the number one Hero for him because he knew he couldn't! I know we're both getting too worked up right now and this isn't good... This is a stupid topic and I just want to drop this all right now.

"Okay. Okay... Just calm down Momo and take a breath. We don't have to talk about this right now and you're clearly not understanding what I'm saying," I calmly say, trying to not get her stress levels too high.

"I understand fully Shouto, you're the one who's not seeing what I'm saying because of your resentment," she snaps back.

"Just drop it! My fucking God! I don't want to talk about my father and I don't need you comparing me to him!" I shout back, immediately regretting it. Tears form in the corners of her eyes and I can tell she's trying to stay strong but just can't... She's crying now... Fucking hell Shouto... "No... Momo I didn't mean-"

She turns away as I try to pull her close to comfort her, wiping her eyes and looking out the window. "Just leave me alone for now. I don't want to talk with you right now," she says, her voice cracking a little...

"Fine..." I'm sorry....

The rest of the ride to our new home is in silence... I just don't know what to say to make things better, and she said she didn't want to talk to me...

(Momo POV.)

These stupid hormones are ridiculous... Getting into a fight over something like that... It's so stupid... I know what he was saying, but it's just frustrating that he can't put the pieces together. I wipe my eyes again as I see our new home come into view. I hate this feeling.. We rarely fight, but right now I feel like it's too easy for us to end up this way...

The driver stops and shuts the car off. Without turning around I know Shouto got out of the car. I see him come around to my side and open the door for me without a word, but he still offers me his hand. I take it but I just can't look at him right now and I walk passed him and towards our house...

(Shouto POV.)

Not even so much as a glance my way... Did I really piss her off that badly..? I rub my neck out of habit and I shut the car door, sighing and trying to think of how to make things right... I guess just give her space..? Do what she wants when she asks for something...? This is hard..

"Yo!" I turn my attention to Kirishima who is coming my way from the moving truck. Uraraka walks passed me and over to Momo who just walked into the house. "You guys know where you want all this stuff?" he asks, motioning with his thumb to the truck.

"Um.. Yeah. I can help with everything. I don't think Momo's up for it right now.." I say as I follow him to the back of the truck.

He opens the back, pushing the large door up and revealing all of our stuff. "Well where'd Uraraka go? I'm not complaining about getting a good workout in, but some of this might be a bit much for you with your injury and all..."

"She went inside with Momo... Let's just start and we can grab her when we bring in some of the boxes."

(Momo POV.)

This house is so big and so empty. Walking through it right now feels so, lonely... Shouto... It's usually hard to get mad at him but right now it feels all too easy.. I walk to the back of the house and slide open a wall, exposing the house up to the backyard. I sit down on the ledge of the small outer hall as I look across the fairly large yard. There's a light layer of snow coating everything, it's undisturbed and peaceful to look at.

"Momo."

I turn my head and look up to see Uraraka take a seat beside me. "I thought you were going to be helping Kirishima and Shouto."

"I will but you looked a little upset. Did something happen?"

"It's nothing really," I reply, turning to look back out over the lawn. "Just my hormones acting up at inconvenient times is all..."

"So... Something did happen. Is it anything you want to talk about or is it better to let you be alone to calm down?"

I sigh, watching the white puff of air I exhaled disperse. "I probably should talk about it, but maybe once I feel more emotionally stable," I say as I smile but feel tears in my eyes. "This pregnancy is getting to be more of a handful now," I state as I wipe my eyes again.

"You think it's just 'cause of it being twins?"

"Probably. Hopefully if we end up having more it'll just be one in here at a time," I reply, rubbing my belly.

"More? You don't even have these two yet," Uraraka laughs.

"I know but you never know what can happen in the future. I'm an only child so I know how lonely it could be at home at times. I'm just happy that these two will have each other even when me and Shouto can't be there with them."

"Yeah. Seems nice, but I'm betting you'll still have your hands full for a few years," she replies while kindly smiling at me.

"Yeah.."

There's a loud thump behind us and we both quickly turn. Shouto and Kirishima had just set a few boxes on the counter top in the kitchen and they're now looking our way.

"Yo Uraraka, thought you'd be helping us out with unloading everything," Kirishima says while wiping a small amount of sweat from his face.

"Yeah sorry. I can get on that now. You're fine now right Momo?"

I nod, smiling at her. "Yeah go help. I'm going to just sit here a little longer. I'm sure with your help this'll be done a lot faster. Don't worry about me."

"Momo.. Did you want to help too?" Shouto speaks up. He steps closer to me and we meet eyes. "I mean, it's just that you've been sitting for awhile and I thought maybe some time up and moving would be good..."

I look away again. These stupid feelings... I still feel mad at him but I don't want to be. It's so stupid... "I'll just start unpacking things when I get up. Right now I just need to sit for a bit," I answer, sounding a little less caring than I meant......

"... Alright.. If that's what you want..."

"Um.. Come on man. Let's get that couch out now. Uraraka can you come and just float everything for us and then you can come and help Momo with the rest while we move it all?"

"Sure. Let's get this done."

(Shouto POV.)

Uraraka was only out here for maybe five minutes before she went back inside to help Momo.. Not exactly complaining about the moving aspect of this day, with the zero gravity on all of this we're almost done getting everything out of the truck... I'm still just bummed that Momo's been ignoring me since we got here.. I've tried talking to her a bit but it just seems like she doesn't want to be around me...

"Hey. You alright man? You've had this wounded puppy look on your face for the last little bit."

I snap out of my thoughts and see Kirishima standing in the way of my path out of the back of the moving truck. "I'm.. I'm fine. Let's just finish this up," I tell him as I try to walk passed with the boxes I've got.

"Yeah I don't think so." He steps in my way and pushes the boxes out of my hand. They float across the truck and bounce off the wall.

"What the hell? Why'd you do that? We're almost done and-"

"Dude calm down. What's up with you today? Ever since we got here you've been acting wierd."

"I'm not acting wierd. I just want to get this done.." I reply as I go to retrieve one of the floating boxes.

He presses his hand to the box and holds it against the wall, stopping me from taking. "We're friends dude. Just talk with me if something's bothering you. I might be able to help with a solution, and that gloomy face of yours is making Momo feel bad. I can tell just by looking at her when we're inside," he says, glancing towards the house.

I sigh and run my hand through my hair as I sit down on one of the larger boxes. I guess venting a little could be useful... "I'm just stressed out and down about how Momo's been acting towards me over the past couple weeks. With all her excess estrogen and elevated hormones she's just super snippy and gets on me about everything... I yelled at her a little in the car and she started crying... I feel horrible but she just doesn't want to talk to me right now..."

"Huh.. Well, I don't really know much about women and pregnancy and all that stuff, but it sounds to me like you guys might just need a night apart. Maybe spend some time with friends to relax a bit," Kirishima speaks up in his usual cheery tone.

"Why would you suggest something like that?"

"Well think about it dude. You guys have been stuck at your old tiny place for weeks, just the two of you and you're both stubborn at asking for help even when you both need it. You guys are getting on each others nerves with stuff but neither one of you will admit it. And I'd bet Momo could use a night out with her girl friends for a change of pace."

Thinking it all over, what he's saying is true and makes sense... I just don't really feel comfortable leaving her though... "But, how do I know she and my children will be okay? I honestly feel like I need to protect them with my life. I don't know if you fully understand that.."

A somewhat soft smile crosses his face as he glances down. "No I get it... I can only imagine what you're going through and I bet you would die for them...." he says a little quietly. "But, I also have known you since our first year of high school and I know you, Shouto.. You and Momo.. You guys could benefit from a separate night with friends. Even now. And besides, all our friends are Pro Heroes who are more than capable of making sure Momo stays safe!"

That's the first time I've heard someone other than my family or Momo use my first name like this... As... Friends.... I stand up, trying to push my protective instincts aside and listen to him with his advice. "Alright.. I'll have to talk with Momo about it first though. Even if she is mad, I don't want to just up and ditch her.."

"Nah don't worry about it!" he waves me off. "I'll send Uraraka a text and get her on board too! I know she and the others have been missing her to hang with and now they can all go shopping for stuff for your boys."

"I suppose so... I was sort of looking forward to that, but I'm sure they would do a better job than me..."

"Don't say that dude. You'd be great at it! You'll have plenty of time to shop for those little monsters later! Haha!"

"I guess," I grin a little at his words. "If Momo's fine with it, I guess I'll go out with you and anyone else who can join."

"That's the spirit! Get ready for a fun and manly night!"

A/N: A new chapter! \( ˆoˆ )/  'Bout time right? Haha! Well hopefully my mild slump is on its way of being over, so hopefully I can get more wrottong done but depending on how busy I get this month with my art updates for everything still may vary and be slow (especially since I'm writing like 7 things ( ˙-˙ ))

I will be trying to update the next chapter for this soonish while I've got ideas rolling around in my head, but if not, I'll definitely try to update a different story soon! ✊