Hey there!

I present you the first chapter of my My Hero Academia fanfiction. The pairing is obviously about Shouto Todoroki and Momo Yaoyorozu and it would be told mostly from Shouto's perspective, as I find him interesting to write in this particular topic.

I hope you'll have a good time with reading this!

- ZelgadisGW

"DROP DEAD!" Katsuki Bakugo shouted, ordering his character to execute its most dangerous attack. But the assault missed its mark and the opposing character responded in her own ultimate move, resulting in...

"FINISH!"

"Hah! I won, Bakugo!" Uraraka said triumphantly, as her opponent just started to throw his usual tantrum. But nobody from entire class 2-A gathered around the TV screen in the common room seemed to mind. Bakugo being loud was just another day.

"Bakugo-kun! It's already late! Please quiet down, this instant!" Iida said in commanding voice and with stiff movements of his hands, being the only one who not only minded Bakugo's behaviour, but also the fact it was past 10PM already.

Shouto Todoroki couldn't care less, watching as Bakugo and Uraraka left the their spots and being replaced with Shoji and Mineta as the next pair to play the game (and apparently the most skilled one in gaming). Shouto sighed internally, wondering what was he even doing here...

After the class started their second year on U.A, somebody threw an idea to buy a gaming console for the next two years of living in the dorms. The idea seemed not practical at first, but with the budget being divided into twenty people, the price was actually very low. Trying to be better friend and classmate, Shouto also contributed his money to this cause, even if he himself didn't intend to play. The class ended up buying a console and a few games, the fighting game they were playing right now among them. But he, he wasn't just interested in games... It's not like gaming consoles were ever a thing in Todoroki household. The young aspiring hero shook his head and looked around.

Apparently, Shouto couldn't help but notice, he wasn't the only one not really interested in games. There was Yaoyorozu. Apparently, the rich girl contributed to the console (and games) because of similar reasons to Todoroki, minus the fact she was much more social than him in the first place. Todoroki watched her for a brief moment and while Momo was not interested in this particular fighting game, she certainly found the usage of Shoji's quirk while gaming noteworthy - no input was too complicated for him. The though irked Todoroki, albeit very slightly. The reason for it was pretty simple.

Shouto was interested in Momo.

He suspected that for few months for now and it was quite recently that he accepted it as a fact. He was sure he liked Yaoyorozu. In hindsight, it was not that surprising. Putting aside such factors as their mutual respect, which had only grown through the months of their hero training, as well facing actual threats together... She was just a beautiful girl with an earnest but still approachable and friendly personality and high intelligence. Many could consider her perfect and many actually tried to ask her out. And Todoroki knew these people have failed, as Momo was either oblivious to subtle advances or was straight up rejecting them if they were more open.

And Todoroki had no idea how to approach her like that, not when knowing the track record of failures other people experienced in that area. And with influences he grew up with... No, stop thinking about it. Just politely pretend you're interested in the goddamn game.

"FINISH!" this time it was Mineta's character that got its ass beaten, with Shoji ruling supreme as the champion of gaming in the room. Minoru's complains about using multiple arms counting as cheating didn't help.

"Easy, easy!" Midoriya said, raising his hands. "More importantly, who's next?" he asked and turmoil of voices followed, with Mineta wanting a rematch with Shoji, Mina and Kirishima wanting to play together, Bakugo not wanting to lose anymore, Ojiro wagging his tail in excitement and Tokoyami pretending to not care. However,the class rep managed to calm everyone down while waving his stiff hands, nearly spilling his orange juice.

"Everyone! There are still those who has not played yet!" Iida exclaimed. "Yaoyorozu-san! Todoroki-kun! How about you two?" Tenya asked. Todoroki was caught slightly off guard while Momo reacted nearly immediately.

"Me?" she said, looking politely surprised. "I'm not really that interested... or good in games and..." but the class didn't let her finish.

"Give it a try, Yao-momo!" Tooru said.

"Yeah, go for it!" Mina insisted, and with some other classmates chanting "Yao-momo!", the girl's "bouncy" personality was now triggered, if her radiant smile, glint in her eyes and slight blush were of any indication.

"Alright!" Momo exclaimed, looking in Shouto's direction. "Todoroki-san, let's try it!" Earlier, Todoroki wondered of how to best politely, but firmly refuse, but now he pretty much couldn't. Peer pressure aside, her smile was very hard to resist. And so, he ended up sitting next to Momo in front of TV screen, holding the controller for the first time in his life. They were so close their sides were almost touching and the boy found that distracting. Her dark, loose and beautiful hair were distracting too...

Focus, Shouto.

"One question," Todoroki raised his voice, "how do I play this thing?" he asked while raising his controller up for emphasis.

"It's just normal fighting game." Midoriya was one to answer. "Have you played any before?"

"No." Todoroki said. "I never played any videogame".

"Really?" Izuku asked. "Then allow me to show you-..."

"No!" Kacchan interrupted. "Kirishima, you show Half-and-half how to do it! Deku would take All Night to explain!" he ordered, while Izuku looked unsure. But as the result, the following explanation was rather quick, to the point and relatively easy to understand and soon both Momo and Shouto picked their characters. A young, blond sword-wielding man appealed to Todoroki, while his crush picked a long-haired redhead girl who was wielding a pen-like sword and book-like shield.

And then, the wheel of fate started turning and the match began.

Of course, Shouto's experience was non-existed, and neither was Momo's, so their match was not that exciting to watch at first, as it was mainly limited to singular attack or very limited and easy to execute combos. Momo won the first round, leading to cheers from the class and Todoroki could have sworn her character was easier to do make combinations with. The second round started with Yao-momo dominating once again, until Shouto decided to go full-focus mode, resulting in him being able to stand his ground. It looked as if Todoroki was stalling, but he was in fact looking for a strategy. He wasn't good with special movies, so projectile attacks weren't very reliable. To his surprise, mashing C button proved to be unexpectedly good strategy and Momo's character was defeated. Shouto was surprised he also received the cheers.

The final round was meet with the hype and it only increased when it become evident this time around both Momo and Shouto were evenly matched, even when Todoroki was not relying on mashing the C button. They were apparently a swift learners. Their characters exchanged blows and - surprise, surprise - small combinations, the most recent one resulting in Momo's redhead character falling in the ground, but not yet defeated.

"Todoroki got her!" Kirishima said, obviously excited by the competition. The white-redhead was distracted by Ejiro's voice, so he turned his head, only to look at Momo instead. Her face showed both determination and excitement, she clearly enjoyed herself and wanted to win. And she still was cute.

Shouto snapped back to the screen as Yaoyorozu's character dashed in attack, Todorok got an impulse to C-mash again but resisted it, instead deciding to face his opponent head-on.

"FINISH!"

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...

"Todoroki, you suuuuck!" Minoru teased in his usual manner among cheers, when the voice announced Momo's character's victory. Todoroki didn't mind however, but still he was not sure whether he lost because he didn't want to resort to cheap tactics, because he let himself be distracted or because... Yaoyorozu. It was funny, in training he wouldn't go easy or her and pity her, yet here and now he wasn't sure.

"That was a good match, Todoroki-san!" Yao-momo said with a smile, raising her palm in his direction. "It was fun!"

"Yeah, it was." Shouto admitted. The match was pretty equal and he had better time playing than he anticipated he would. He shook her hand and he couldn't help but notice how weird her palm feel on his. Momo gave him a warm smile and Todoroki couldn't help but return the smile of his own, albeit a small one.

"Move your asses, already!" Bokugo said loudly. "And Deku, prepare yourself!"

Todoroki sighed. He was tired already.

That being said, the sleep didn't embrace him so swiftly this night. Todoroki was lying in his room, looking at the celling and thinking.

Should he make his move or not?

On one hand, in doing so he would essentially act just like any other teenager would and that would be asking out the girl you like. That seemed straightforward... If Yaoyorozu ends up rejecting him, then that's that... Granted Todoroki wouldn't be happy about it, but at least he could be sure the rich girl would not end up thinking less of him. Not with their firmly established mutual respect.

Then again, what if Yaoyorozu agrees? Obviously, Shouto would be happy about that and, if accepting his feeling would be any indication of that, Momo would be too. But what after that? Should their relationship be a secret? That seemed like a good solution. Putting potentially troublesome and annoying reactions of their classmates aside, Shouto had no idea what Yaoyorozu's family would do about this. And how would his own family react? Especially mother and the old man? Yes, keeping it a secret would definitely be a better idea. With that, in best case scenario he would just spend more time with her... And while Shouto had no idea how that time together would look like, he was more than willing to find out.

But there was one more thing to consider.

Their career. Obviously, every student in class 2-A has aspirations to become hero... some especially were aiming to become the number one. That was what Midoriya and Bakugo are trying to do and Shouto had that ambition as well. He considered how acceptance or rejection by Yaoyorozu could affect him in that regard. Would it hinder his progress as a hero, diminishing his focus? Most likely yes and he would need to overcame that. Then again, ignoring the matter and doing nothing would not help either - Shouto could still get distracted.

No matter the choice he'll made, there will always be a chance of it ending poorly. What Todoroki realized that he could only potentially win by making a move. He sighed. Yaoyorozu was an early-bird type and she liked tea, right? Tomorrow's Saturday... It's decided. He'll need to quickly prepare a game plan for tomorrow.

After all, it was not a big deal to just ask the girl out...

First thing Todoroki did in the morning was going over his plan once again.

It was simple. As soon and he was done with his morning routines, he'll make advantage of routines of his classmates - while living in dorms, Shouto was able to find out how his classmates were usually starting their free Saturday. And aside from Shouto himself, there were few early birds. Iida usually either exercising in his room or reading a book. Midoriya would go training outside. And one of the first things Yaoyorozu usually does is getting something to drink and it was for that reason Todoroki knew where to find her as soon as possible.

Then, he'll make a direct approach and he'll just ask her out. He didn't plan it to be very subtle, so Momo wouldn't be oblivious about it... And by being so direct, he will most likely have the answer he needed, regardless of what the answer will be.

To boosts his chances of not being interrupted, he woke up a bit earlier than usual.

Several minutes later, Shouto was already walking down through the staircase. Usually this time he would greet Midoriya while he was at it, but today was different. When he got to the common room, he just sat at the couch, waiting and focusing to hear the footsteps he expected to hear. And several moments later, he heard them. Yaoyorozu has arrived.

Todoroki moved from his spot and just as expected, he found her already in the kitchen.

"Good morning, Yaoyorozu," he greeted her.

"Good morning, Todoroki-san," she said, sending him a smile and Todoroki's heartbeat hastened. It was time to do it... Go for it, Shouto.

"Yaoyorozu," he said, earning her attention once again. Momo raised her eyebrow in interest, but Shouto found himself having difficulty in saying what he needed to say.

"Yes?" she prodded him, still with a polite smile on her lips.

Todoroki took a deep breath. He just needed to face her. This was it. You're a future number one, Shouto. If you are to face terrifying and dangerous villains in your future, then you certainly can deal with one encounter with a girl you like! "Um," he started, making himself look into her dark orbs. He congratulated himself his ability to keep a straight face, even if inside he was all but calm. "Would you like... to have a tea with me? Together?" he uttered, realizing these weren't the words he was preparing. Nonetheless...

Momo's smile widened a bit!

"Of course, Todoroki-san!" she said and Shouto could have sworn his shoulders suddenly got a lot lighter. "Just give me five minutes and I'll make a fine tea," Momo said with the sparks in her eyes.

Wait, what? That was not what he had meant! He wanted to ask her out, not ask her to make him tea! The girl was already reaching for electric kettle and in a instant Shouto decided to correct his mistake. He'll make his intentions clearly this time!

Shouto Todoroki opened his mouth and...

"Good morning Todoroki, Yaoyorozu-san!" was what Midoriya said behind Todoroki, dressed in his tracksuit and ready for his morning training session.

"Good morning, Midoriya-san!" Momo responded politely, while Shouto only turned back and nodded. Izuku dissapeared as swiftly as he interrupted. When Todoroki looked at the girl again, she was already done with all preperation necessary for her top-quality tea.

Todoroki sighed. For once he agreed with Bakugo... Fucking Deku...

Several minutes later, Todoroki realized three things. First of all, he has failed. Midoriya's interruption thew him out of balance and he haven't said what he wanted. He attempted to bring the topic while drinking her fine tea, but he found it awkward. Obviously, he didn't get his answer and Momo was apparently oblivious. Second, dating her or not, he got to have a top-tier tea with her. He couldn't really complain at all.

And finally, that one wasn't so pleasant to admit it to himself, maybe it would be better if he asked someone for advice or help...

So, the first chapter of the fic ends here, with the premise I hope I was able to establish - that being Shouto having trouble with asking the girl out. To be honest, I can't really blame him, with his background and social skills... We shall see how he's going to deal with that.

Some additional things regarding this fic: I plan to upload relatively short chapters, at least to what I normally used to upload. For once, that would mean more frequent updates. Second, I think I have a tendency of making things longer than necessary, so maybe shorter chapters will be better for me. Also, having little less details could give you, dear readers, more room for your imagination and interpretation.

Also, I don't plan this fic to be too long or too dramatic. I am definitely not going to make TodoMomo equalivement of "The Last: Naruto the movie" or something.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed the read :)

-ZelgadisGW