"So… What do you think of Jirou?"
Momo was aware she'd asked the question out of nowhere and so couldn't blame Izuku for the confused look that came onto his face.
"H-Huh? What do you mean?" He asked confused, causing the tall teen to sigh and put her book down.
"Well, it's just that you are both my friends and I would simply like to know if my friends are alright with each other or not." She explained. What she left out: 'And I've noticed her staring at you in much the same way as Mina and know you would be great together.'
"Well, I mean, we don't really talk much which is…. Sad honestly. I'd like to get to know her more but I don't think I'd be the kind of person she'd take much interest in-" Momo had to do her best to hold in her snort. "-So It's not like there's anything bad there or that. I sometimes worry she doesn't like me much but I'd have loved to be better friends with her If I'd gotten the chance."
"Well, I can tell you she certainly has nothing against you. As she has said many times, she simply 'has one of those faces.'" The raven haired teen assured with a smile. "So if you simply talked with her I'm sure you could be better friends rather easily."
"Maybe but… it's still something I'm not really used to, making friends I mean." He hummed, before looking down with a blush. "E-Especially when they're so pretty."
"What was that now?" The girl inquired, smiling so hard it was starting to hurt because she knew what she heard.
"N-Nothing! It's just-"
Before Izuku could come up with some sort of excuse to hide how he most definitely called Kyoka pretty, a jingle started to play, drawing both teen's attention to the phone in his lap.
He picked it up, before a soft and frankly adorable smile came onto his face. Curious and unable to help herself, Momo leaned over to see why he was smiling at it
What she saw was a text.
'Hey Midori, reminder if you want to retry dance class any time I'll take you back on as my pupil! We all make mistakes sometimes so I thought you'd get a little confidence boost out of this vid of my own fails :p We all start somewhere!'
Though she didn't really need to, Momo decided to check the ID and saw Mina.
"Aww, that's sweet." She giggled, glad to see the pink skinned girl was encouraging her friend even now.
"Y-Yeah…" He muttered, before sighing as he watched the video for a few seconds. It clearly didn't take long for him to forget he wasn't alone. "How's she still so beautiful when she's falling on her face? That isn't fair…"
Internally, Momo started squealing. She leaned over, taking his shoulders and making him face her as she smiled like a maniac.
"So you like how she looks?" She asked with a mischievous tone. "Anything more you like about her?"
"I- Hey I mean- Ah!" His face went crimson, before there was a green flash and suddenly Momo was alone as Izuku ran away, embarrassed at being called out.
She didn't mind, simply leaning back with an excited giggle.
Gears were starting to turn in her mind as she remembered a conversation with her mother.
She knew it would be a while before Izuku would come back so she reached out to her bedside table, opening the drawer and pulling out one of her books.
It likely would have surprised no one it was a romance novel.
"Ashido? May I ask you something?" Momo asked as she and Mina were the only two people currently present in the living area of the dorms. The pink haired girl looked over from the TV with a smile, tilting her head to the side. "It's… a little personal."
"Sure!" She said excitedly, turning to give the tall teen her full attention.
"I am… aware you hold an interest in romance. I know you are interested in men due to previous conversations but are… Are you into girls?" the raven haired teen asked, hoping she didn't sound too rude. She had to ask though for her plan. Fortunately, it seemed Mina had no issues at all with the question.
"I mean, a snuggle buddy is a snuggle buddy! As long as they actually loved me, I'd be willing to give most people a shot." Mina said with a small laugh, before a teasing grin came onto her face. "Why, are you asking?"
"N-No!" The creation teen quickly shut down as she blushed, before putting her hand to the mouth. "S-Sorry! That isn't to say I'm not interested in you or anything- I mean… oh god…"
The pink skinned girl cackled at Momo's expense but came over and slung an arm around her shoulder with a small grin. "I'm just teasing, teach."
"T-Teach?"
"Well you're kinda like a teacher to me, at times with the tutor session." Mina hummed, letting go before frowning. "Speaking of, I don't suppose you're going to have to cancel this one as well? I need as many of those as I can get and I don't know who to go to instead."
A lightbulb clicked on in Momo's head.
"….I would recommend Izuku." Momo said with a small tilt of her head and a smile hiding excitement beneath the surface. "He is rather smart himself, especially when it comes to English and I'm sure he'd be rather excited to spend time with you. He does seem to want to spend more time with people nowadays in general."
"You think he'd be good for me?" 'As a romantic partner, yes!'
"He'd be an excellent tutor for you, I'm certain. It can't hurt to try, as I really will need to cancel the next study session." The raven haired girl assured, before standing up and beginning to make her way to her room. "For now, I believe I could do with some extra studying myself. I hope he'll prove to be as good as I think he will."
"Oh okay. Thanks, Yaoyorozu!"
Momo only felt mildly guilty about cancelling the one tutoring session when she didn't need to.
Okay so maybe she had jumped the gun a tiny bit.
She had been excited the moment she saw a way to naturally make Mina and Izuku spend time together and potentially develop reciprocated feelings for one another, so she took it.
Then she entirely failed to account for how she'd fit Kyoka into it. She had to somehow, the purple haired girl was her first real friend at U.A. and she knew the girl liked both Mina and Izuku so she couldn't not fit her in somehow!
But no matter how she tried, she couldn't think of a way that wouldn't show her hand and reveal she might have been manipulating things slightly.
Fortunately, it seemed Izuku was unknowingly on her side as a jingle sounded out from her phone, alerting her to a text message from the green haired teen.
'Hey Momo, do you still have those CD's we were listening to the other day? I want to put on some music for Mina, she's zoning out and was just staring at me so I want to help her focus.'
Trying not to grin too wide at the idea that Mina might have just been enraptured with Izuku's cute face instead of actually distracted (or perhaps distracted BY Izuku's cute face would be more accurate), she shot a text back with a better idea.
'I do not, I'm afraid, however I can still bring some music down. Or rather, Kyoka can.'
She left her phone behind after that, not to be stopped as she walked out into the halls, making her way towards Kyoka's room. It didn't take her long to get there, knocking quickly on the door.
The door opened, revealing the purple haired teen who raised a brow but smiled upon seeing the taller girl.
"Oh hey, Yaomomo. What's up?" She asked confused, standing aside. "Did you want to come in?"
"Oh, I won't be here for long, I just came to ask a favour of you on behalf of Izuku." The tall teen explained, causing Kyoka to raise a brow in confusion. "He's currently helping tutor Mina in the common room, and thought music would help her focus. I thought you would know better than anyone what kind of music would be good for that so I came to ask if you could bring some down for them."
"O-Oh… s-sure I guess…" Kyoka said, before eyeing her suspiciously. "This isn't some scheme to put me in the same room as one of the girls you know I'm attracted to, is it?"
"Your crush, we both know it's a crush." Momo teased lightly, making the shorter girl blush. "And no, it isn't. they genuinely need that music."
"Okay then, I'll just grab my CD's." The girl sighed, closing the door and Momo smiled wide as she turned and began walking away.
'Also no, it isn't a plan to get you in the same room as one of your crushes. It's a plan to get you in with both of your crushes!' She thought playfully, making her way down the stairs to the bathroom where she could hide out.
Maybe if she just dropped down a few choice words now….
Well, it might be the last night Mina, Kyoka and Izuku would ever be single.
Momo hid behind the doorway to the rooftops, excitement buzzing as she tried to stay stealthy while looking out onto the rooftop, feeling like she was Mina as she saw her green haired best friend holding out two different flower bouquets to both his crushes.
She felt ready to explode from the amount of pure anticipation running through her as she watched on.
"Kyoka Jirou… Mina Ashido… I really like you both." Izuku confessed, as they gently took the flowers from him so he could stop holding them out awkwardly. "I don't mean as f-friends either, I- …I genuinely think you both are two of the most beautiful people I have ever met and I have developed crushes on b-both of you."
He took a deep breath, both the girls in front of him sharing surprised looks as he fixed them both with the best grin he could that still betrayed his nervousness.
"I couldn't d-decide between you obviously. I… on the off chance o-one of you did like me t-that wouldn't be fair and…. I might regret this i-if I'm just making an i-idiot of myself but I'll d-definitely regret it if I don't try. Momo explained the concept o-of a polyamorous relationship to me, where multiple people date each other at the same time with consent. if… If both of you would be into it…. I'd want to try." He said, before nervously awaiting their responses as he looked between them. "I- I get it if you think I'm s-stupid or if y-you don't like me or-"
God Momo wished she could hug him right now. Fortunately, it seemed Mina had that covered as she suddenly jumped him with a scream of excitement.
"OH MY GOD, MIDORI! YES! PLEASE!" She shouted, practically strangling him with the tight hold she took on his neck, causing him to blush but excitedly hug her back with a grin.
"Thank you… thank you…" He muttered to her, barely audible to Momo only because she was listening so intently. After a couple seconds they stopped holding on so tight, going into more of a side hug as they both stared at Kyoka who was still frozen with curious gazes. "J-Jirou? What about you? I get it if you don't-"
Before he could even continue, the purple haired girl stomped up to him, making both the fluffy haired teen's eyes widen briefly with worry as she grabbed him by his shirt…
Then she pulled him down and planted a kiss right onto his lips, causing his face to turn crimson as she pulled away, grabbing Mina as well and kissing her just the same.
Momo had to bite her arm to stop herself from squealing out loud in excitement. 'Finally!'
With that she pulled back and the raven haired teen could hear the smile on her face. "You have… no idea how long I've been wanting to do that, so I was not gonna wait."
"F-Fair enough." Mina giggled a little, before leaping forward and pulling her into a hug, Izuku soon turning it into one big group hug. "So… all three of us are a couple now?"
"Yep… I can't believe it." Izuku said with a laugh that had all his nervous excitement bubbling up to the surface. "Two amazing people wanting to date me? It's a dream come true."
"…How are we going to deal with dates with it being the three of us?" Kyoka wondered out loud, sounding slightly guilty. "I mean… I want to do this but I'm not exactly great at relationships. This is my first…"
"Mine too."
"Mine three." Mina said, getting incredulous looks from both Izuku and Kyoka. "What? Just because I love romance doesn't mean I've experienced it personally before. It will be new for all of us."
"Then let's try to make it the best we can, for each other." Izuku said, getting nods from his two new girlfriends as they all grinned, tears threatening to come into more than just Izuku's eyes.
"Yeah." The purple haired girl said, gently leaning into him with a radiant smile, while the pink skinned girl on the other side of the greenette grinned manically.
"Right! And I think I can still handle a more calm first date if that's what you too want. Like say watching a movie together alone in a snuggle pile?"
"Now that sounds just perfect."
With that, the three new lovers began walking back into the dorms, both girls with their arms slung around Izuku who was holding them both in right hugs.
Momo hid behind the door, avoiding getting spotted as they passed by as she smiled wide. For a brief moment, Izuku turned his head back and smiled at her before he, Kyoka and Mina disappeared around the corner.
Taking one last look out onto the rooftop, the creation teen noticed one of the lilies had fallen to the floor so she walked out, picking it up and smiling at it.
She looked up to the moon in the sky, absolutely ecstatic for her friends.
If you asked her why she'd done this, why she'd manufactured a situation for them to confess?
The answer was simple.
She just wanted her friends to be happy, and she knew they would never get there without a little push.
For Izuku to get the affection he really deserved, to experience things she couldn't give him even with their new found close friendship.
For Kyoka to finally experience the love of her long time crush and her newest one, to not have to worry she might be disliked by them like her crush from long time ago did.
For Mina to experience the romance she loved to talk about, and get the help she needed from two people who would be willing to be by her side whenever she needed and to be able to help them come out their shells while she could learn to keep herself contained.
For all that, Momo was very happy to give that push.
Because that's what you did for the people you loved.