21. Another Day

(Shouto POV.)

Man today was a long day.. I've been back in the field for about a month now and it's still weird to be out there without Momo.. I easily managed to drop the extra weight I had gained while on bed rest, and I've been working out even more and making sure that I can use my Quirk to its fullest again. The weather out is nice today, all the snow finally melted about two weeks ago. After work I've been heading home by use of my Quirk and just by walking. It's good exercise and sometimes I run into people who need a hand. Being a Hero is a never ending job.

And with Uraraka hanging out with Momo during the day now, things have been going a lot better. Her hormones are still horrendous at times, but at least she's not suck at the house alone now like she was in winter for a bit.. And the twins.. They're actively moving now and it's so amazing. Momo says they move alot more whenever I speak to them. I can finally interact with them a little more.

I'm almost home now. After a month of living here and getting settled in this place, it's feeling more like a home. It was sorta weird to get used to such a big house again. Over the past few years it's just been me and Momo together in that small place in Tokyo.. Living here seems more relaxing to me.

I finally get home without running into any trouble. I've been going to work earlier in the morning so I can come home and be with Momo before dinner time. Right now it's about 5:30. Uraraka is still usually here, sometimes for dinner since Midoriya does as much Hero work as he can get done right now.. Tonight I just swung by and got some take out. I don't feel like cooking and I figured the girls won't either.. Momo's really big and Uraraka is showing now and getting those sensitive symptoms to smell and stuff that Momo still has..

An unintentional sigh escapes me as I reach the door. "Two pregnant women... Hopefully I bought enough food..." I mumble before opening the door.

The house is warm in comparison to outside. It's not particularly cold, but I'm not sure why the house is this hot.. "Momo? Uraraka? You guys here?" I call out as I take my boots and jacket off.

"In the kitchen, Shouto," I hear Momo call back.

I walk through the house and see it's fairly clean. There's some books laying around but that's about it. The TV was also left on, so I shut it off before entering the kitchen. I see my lovely wife and my best friend's girlfriend sitting on opposite ends of the island in the middle of the kitchen with several miscellaneous snacks all around and a tablet on and a webpage dealing with pregnancy open.

"Um.. You guys hungry?" I ask, holding up the bag of take out I have.

Both of their faces light up and I decide to set the bag down before I'm mauled. "Thank you so much," Momo happily says as she and Uraraka begin to take the boxes out.

"This was so nice, Shouto. Thank you," Uraraka states.

"Of course," I reply as I step beside Momo. I lean down and kiss her head then walk around the island to the refrigerator. "Everything in there is for you guys. If there's something neither of you can eat just set it aside and I'll take care of it," I inform them, deciding not to try and fight with them for food..

I search the refrigerator for something to snack on while I figure out what to eat for dinner since I clearly underestimated how much food they'd eat.. Guess cold soba will do. We always have this on hand.. I pull the container out and grab a pair of chopsticks from the take out bag and pull up a stool beside Momo.

"How was your guy's day?" I ask them both. "Anything interesting happen? Are you both doing well?"

"We're both fine, Shouto," Momo says before taking another bite.

"We're good. Just another ordinary day here," Uraraka says with a smile while eating the food.

"That's good to hear. And the boys? They're fine? Nothing out of the ordinary with them?"

Momo shakes her head. "Same ol' same ol'," she replies while shrugging.

"Mmm... Okay.. How about you, Uraraka..? Everything okay with your baby?"

"Yeah she's doing fine. At my appointment earlier this morning the doctor said she's growing at a healthy rate," she replies.

"I still can't believe you were right when you mentioned having a girl," I state as I finish eating my soba. "Have you guys thought of any names yet?"

"Kinda. Deku has a long list about possible names and he shares it with me every night while we lay in bed," she says, smiling with a slight blush.

"How long of a list?"

"A full three pages in one of his notebooks.. Front and back," she laughs.

"Of course he would," I laugh as I get up to clean my container. "I'm glad Midoriya came around to this. He's really stepped his game up too while we're out on patrol. We team up every now and then and it's been turning into a competition... Almost reminds me of Bakugou sometimes.."

"That's funny to picture," Momo says. "I suppose they are similar in some ways. They did grow up together."

"We don't need two Bakugous though..." I sigh as I put the clean container away in the cupboard. "But anyway, if you two are fine, I'm gonna go lay down on the couch and see what's on TV."

"Have fun."

"Enjoy yourself."

I let them be and go to the living room and sit on the couch. I grab the remote and flip the TV on and search through the channels to find something entertaining enough to watch. Normally I'd be doing my workouts, but I'm just so exhausted today... I was all over the city dealing with an insane number of Villains.. After the harsh winter they all seemed to come out of hibernation or something.

(Momo POV.)

Shouto's been home for about an hour now and he passed out while watching TV after ten minutes. Even when he came home I could tell he was tired. He usually asks me and Uraraka how we're doing, but today when he did he just seemed a bit out of it. Uraraka and I heard about him on the news earlier a few times throughout the day. Based on all that I heard, it's not surprising he's this beat.

"So Momo, you still haven't told me any of the names you and Shouto are considering for your boys," Uraraka speaks up.

I scroll through the page I have open on my tablet, looking at a countless number of baby names. "It's just hard to pick. I want something that'll make sense for them.. It'd be easier if I knew what their Quirks will be," I sigh. "Plus I don't know if we should name them both with the same starting letter, how we should write the kanji, and we have two to figure out..."

"I feel like you're over thinking this.."

I hold my head and lean on my arms against the countertop. "I think I am too.. They'll be here before we know it though..."

"When's your due date again?"

"10th of June.. But from what I've read about having twins, they almost always come early. Especially with first time mothers," I sigh.

"June.. That's like less than three months away.. Plus if they come in May-"

"I know... I know.. It's all I can think about," I reply as I start to scroll through the names again. "How does Asahi sound?"

"Asahi Todoroki? Not too bad. What's the kanji mean?"

"Morning sun," I reply, turning the tablet around so she can see it.

"You think they'll get Shouto's Quirks?" she asks while reading.

"I don't know. I feel like they could have a number of Quirk combinations what with Shouto having two and all.. What if they get all three?"

"You know how rare having just two is?" she questions while glancing up at me. "They'll probably get one each. Fire. Ice. Creation.. A different Quirk from your guy's bloodlines.."

She turns the tablet back around to me and I look over the page again. "I guess you're right.. Tomo..?" I read the name she left up. "All or everything..?"

"I think it's a cute name if you think one will have the Creation Quirk," she says, smiling brightly. "Tomo Todoroki."

"Tomo.. I think Shouto actually suggested this one before when we were talking about names.."

"See? Even your husband likes it!"

I laugh at her enthusiasm about it. "Well we'll see. I think Shouto and I are going to wait until they're born before we pick out names. I was thinking we each would name one," I say, feeling them both moving around. I set my hand on top of my now enormous belly, feeling them squirm around even more.

"I like that idea," Uraraka says. "Each naming one.."

"I do too," I reply, smiling at her. "Have you and Midoriya thought about what your daughter's surname will be?" I question, curious about their situation. From my understanding Midoriya hasn't proposed yet and I'm wondering if she suspects it at all.

"I haven't been thinking about that too much and Deku hasn't brought it up," she says with a slight sigh while taking a cookie from our pile of junk food. "I was thinking of Midoriya, but we aren't married and I don't know if we ever will be.. Even if we don't do it I don't think we'll break up. It's just confusing now that we're having a baby."

"I can only imagine.. The first thing Shouto did when I told him, was propose," I say, thinking back to that morning. "Although he did think I was going to break up with him because of Bakugou...."

"I remember.. Deku just has never brought the subject up is all," she says while going for another cookie.

I can't tell her that he's planning on asking her.. But she just seems down about the subject. I understand it's her elevated emotions that's making her this way... I've been going through the same thing and I know it sucks.. "Just give him some time. Men can be dense when it comes to things.. Trust me.. My man is as dense as they come," I tell her as I pick up my own cookie. "Midoriya will do it in his own time."

"Thanks, Momo.."

"Sure."

Just then I hear the door open and then shut. After a couple of seconds pass Midoriya walks into the kitchen. "Seems like Shouto had a tough day," he states as he walks over to Uraraka.

"He's been out for about an hour now," I tell him.

Midoriya leans down and plants a kiss on Uraraka's head before she looks up at him and kisses him on the lips. They're so cute together. Hopefully he asks her to marry him soon..

"How are you doing today? Did the doctor say anything about her?"

"Nothing to worry about. She's healthy," Uraraka states, smiling at him. "How was your day? Busy competing with Shouto?"

"What? No.. My day was fine.. Busy saving people. Stopping Villains.." he says with a shrug. "I told you that I had that mission today in Kyoto. I was able to take down the entire underground drug syndicate that we've been staking out for the last week."

"Wow," I say impressed. "That network has been huge over this past year."

"Great work taking them down, Deku," Uraraka happily states.

"Yeah, haha. It was about time they got brought down," Midoriya replies while grinning. "Anyway, since it seems like Shouto had a rough day today," he says while turning to Uraraka, "why don't we head home and let them be?"

"Okay. Oh yeah, Momo, tomorrow I have plans with my parents so I won't be able to come over."

"That's alright," I reply happily. "You haven't seen them since finding out, right? It'll be good for some family time. Trust me."

"Yeah, it'll be nice to catch up with them.."

"Right well come on, Ochaco. Let's get home. I thought of a few more names for her too," Midoriya says, taking her hand as she stands up. "We'll see ya later Momo. Tell Shouto I'll see him tomorrow."

"Alright. Get home safe you two. I'll see ya later."

As they leave I get up and start to tidy up the kitchen. I toss all the trash away and begin to gather up the dishes. "Agh.. My back is starting to kill me again," I sigh, rubbing it and feeling how straining it is just standing now. "Being pregnant is a pain.."

"Go relax on the couch then. I can clean the kitchen."

I turn and see Shouto enter the kitchen. He walks up beside me and takes the empty containers off the counter top. "Shouto.. It's my mess I can-"

"Momo, it's my job to take care of you and do what I can for you. Let me do my job. Yours is to rest right now. Okay?" he gently says with a tired smile. "Go up to bed and I'll be up soon."

I can't argue with him. He's too sweet and caring. "Okay," I say as I lean forward and kiss him. "We'll be waiting for you."

(Shouto POV.)

After cleaning up Momo and Uraraka's disaster of the kitchen I can finally head to bed. Today was a long day and tomorrow is probably gonna be just as tiring. But spending my nights with my family is worth being exhausted like this.

Once upstairs I head straight for our room. I enter and shut the door, then turn and see Momo reclined back and reading a book. I take my shirt off and toss it into the laundry basket, then crawl onto the bed beside her and lay down, wrapping my arms around her, shutting my eyes and enjoying her presence.

"So how was your day, Shouto?"

"Tiring," I reply as I roll onto my side. "I spent all day running around the city, taking down Villains left and right."

She sets her book down and places her hand on my back, tracing her fingers around the scar on my shoulder. "I heard a lot of what you did on the news earlier. You're such a strong Hero and I know you give it your all and will come out on top. I'm proud of you, and since I can't be out there with you still I just want you to be happy and relaxed at home."

Momo.. You're too good for me.. I raise myself up so I'm looking into her eyes. "I love you so much my beautiful wife," I tell her as I close the gap between us.

The kiss is simple but quickly deepens. She holds my face as we kiss while I keep myself propped up over her, careful not to put any pressure on her. Our kiss breaks momentarily before I lean in again.  But, she stops me..

"Shouto, I told you before we can't have sex anymore. Not until after they're born," she reminds me.

"Come on, it's been like two weeks since we've done it," I reply as I pull away from her.

"I told you that my doctor recommended that we stop.. Plus last time you freaked out when you felt them move while we did it."

"They both kicked my hand! It was too weird... I just won't touch your stomach when we have sex."

"Or we could just listen to the doctor and not do it," she says with a slight laugh. "I know it'll be a while, but it's just getting too uncomfortable for me now.."

"I know.. You were just so sexual for so long, it's just strange and a little frustrating that we're not doing it every night now," I sigh as I lay my head down on her lap. "But I want what's best for you.. And what you need is to be as comfortable as you can," I tell her as I set my hand on her enormous stomach.

The twins both move beneath my palm. Feeling how active they are and how much they've grown is still mind blowing to me.. I never had any experience with pregnant women since I'm the youngest in my family.. And I definitely don't have any experience in dealing with babies....

"Shouto..?"

"Hmm?" I look up and see a concerned look on her face. Her eyes are averted and she looks like she's trying to figure out what to say what she's wanting to tell me. "Momo.. Just tell me."

"Do you worry about what it'll be like once they're born?"

I sit up, keeping my hand on her belly and set my other arm around her. "Well, yeah. I worry that I won't be a good dad since I have no idea what I'm doing, and I'm concerned about how much sleep we'll be missing out on," I tell her with a shrug. "But I also know that once they're here we'll both be so happy to have them with us."

She weakly smiles as she sets her own hands on her stomach, running them gently across. "I hope I'll be a good mom to them.. I love them so much already... More than I thought I would.."

"Well that's pretty normal. I've read that a lot of pregnant women connect with their children while they're inside them," I gently tell her. "And I know you'll be an amazing mother. You're naturally kind and caring.. You took care of me while I was injured.. And I know you'll take care of them. Plus I'll be here to help."

She leans against me and I kiss her head. "Thank you, Shouto.. And I also know you'll be a good father.. You're already such a wonderful husband."

"Well I do try."

"Whether you try or not, you're still wonderful. I'm grateful to have found someone as amazing as you are."

"I feel the same way about you. I honestly couldn't imagine being with anyone else."

"Same here."

I wrap my arms around her, hugging her tightly. "Let's get to bed now. We both could use a good night's rest," I tell her with a yawn. "My favorite part of my days are snuggling up with you at night."

"Okay then," she giggles.

I tiredly grin and let her go so she can get under the blankets. I unzip my pants and kick them off before I follow her. She shuts the lamp off and I scoot up right behind her. "I love you, Momo."

"I know."

I grin as I bury my face into her back. "Good night. Sleep well. You too boys," I mutter as I rub my hand along her belly. "Let your mom get some rest tonight."

"I love you, Shouto," Momo whispers, sounding if she's falling asleep already.

I grin and kiss her shoulder. "I know."

A/N: Not action packed at all, but, whatever 🙃 Plus now we're done with super horny Momo 😂

I'm getting closer to the point where I have to figure out their children's names and Quirks 😩 feel free to drop some suggestions, preferably something a little more unique than just a fire and an ice set of twins 👀

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