[IC] BNH Academia: Quirk-y Fates { Alternate & Angel }

[AlternateMan]

The next day was a day off for the class, thankfully. After discussing about what they had to go through, counting the students' statements gathered during a short talk with the heroes in the scene, principal Nedzu allowed them a day to relax after such an event. Of course, their work will continue afterwards like nothing happened.

Which was why Midoriya decided to meet All Might in the meantime. He wanted to check if the hero was alright after such an intense fight, and wanted to talk about how his arm was still stable after punching that villain called Nomu. But, as life goes, Midoriya had texted to the wrong person- which was a point he realized after he sent the message.
Hello! I hope you're alright after yesterday... would you care if we meet today?
-Midoriya Izuku, to Todoroki Nensu, 10:27 AM
Midoriya was lying on his bed, his head stuffed in his pillow. And probably trying to go deeper into the bed and sink so nobody will ever find him again. He texted to Nensu instead of All Might. About meeting today. It was literally the same as asking her out.

Hiems, on the other hand, was not having a spectacular day. He did what he always did- sleeping whenever he got the chance to. There he lied, on a bed in his small one-room home, snoozing peacefully without a wonder about anythin happening around him. His phone, sitting on the desk a few steps away from the bed, displayed a few unread messages from his classmates as an alert-which had a high chance to be checked the next day.

[AngelBites15]

The next day became quite a relaxing albeit complicated one. The fight between heroes and villains has taken a toll of everyone and, as a result, it hasn’t been easy getting one’s thoughts together, after a intense scenario like that.
Nensu was trying to understand the one villain whose touch had managed to cut through her skin, while Nomu seemed to be resilient to whatever force that manages to hit him, but have no effect.

Her right forearm has been banadaged up and, as much as she had tried to spend time with her siblings, especially Shōto, she couldn’t get her mind off of what happened the day before. What cut into her thoughts was her cell phone ringing, to which she had managed to receive a text message...from Midoriya! She only thought the boy would be making sure that she was okay, and Nensu almost felt flattered about that fact, having to text back and say that she would be at the city park...even though she had no idea that the message itself was mistakeningly-unintentional.
Sometime later that day, Nensu walked through the city park, before having to sit down on one of the benches.

Somewhere else, a figure had managed to pick the lock of Heims’ bedroom window, and eventually sneak in, before sitting down at the side of his bed, looking down.

[AlternateMan]

The mild weather made it perfect to take a walk around the city, especially the park where they could see the most nature around the area. Midoriya showed up in the park with the most good looking clothes he could find(of course, he never told his mom he'd be going out with a date). He ran around the park in search of Nensu, glancing at both sides every second for a red and white haired girl.
"Todoroki-san!"
He said, running up to her, waving.

Hiems turned around slowly, his arm lazily following him and landing next to his face. He seemed to be sleeping fine until one moment his eyes were staring at the intruder. The room's atmosphere started to slowly cool down.
"Just what do you think you're doing?"
He said. With every word he said, cold vapor escaped his mouth.

[AngelBites15]

Nensu was just standing up, until she heard the familiar voice of the green-haired boy. “Midoriya!”, she said with a smile. She had to admit that it felt slightly awkward, by the time Izuku had managed to catch up to her. “So, what made you decide to bring me out here?”, she curiously asked, although a part of her felt that it was a rather stupid question. But she had to be sure. “Is everything okay, on your part?”

Just as the temperature in the room dropped, Momo immediately made a light jacket to cover her top, even she had a lack of coverage for her legs, due to deciding on wearing shorts because of outside air being so mild. “I just happened to learn that you only live down the street, so I thought I could stop by, and say ‘hi’”, she explained with that naturally-neutral glare in her facial expression.

[AlternateMan]

"Yeah, I'm alright. Thanks to you, mostly."
Midoriya said, rubbing his head with the last sentence. It was quite true. Without the help of Nensu and her quirk Midoriya would have had to risk the use of One for All during their escape, and things wouldn't have been so hopeful without her assist.
Anyways, now that he called Nensu out, he couldn't just say bye after a short talk. Maybe this was a good chance to..
"So... do you wanna go out for a.... d... da.... d
.."
Midoriya turned around, hiding his blush. He just couldn't say it.

Hiems scratched his chin, staring at Momo's neutral-glaring eyes. She was acting too natural for someone who just picked the lock for the window and sat next to his bed. Too natural he thought it was an average thing to do for a moment. But wait-it's not. Hiems turned off his quirk, stopping the room temperature from dropping down further. He let out a lazy sigh and pulled himself up, and sluggishly waded to the mini fridge in the corner of his room.
"You want something to drink?"
A guest was a guest.

[AngelBites15]

“It was nothing. I had to protect and support my teammates. I wouldn’t be in this school, if it wasn’t for my drive to help and save people”, Nensu said this, as a fact. “If anything, I would help Loma too, whenever I might need to”, she added with a small frown upon her face. “But that villain, though...”, she thought back to the one with the many hands upon his being, including his face. His quirk, was unlike any other; very apart from any quirk she had heard or witnessed. It was painful beyond reason.

However, what broke her out of her thinking was Midoriya’s question. The way he was hesitating, to the incomplete part of a sentence, gave her a pretty good idea on what he was asking. “A date?”, she finished it for him. People have offered her the same thing, but she had always refused, preferring to be left alone, in fear of Loma ever surfacing. But, somehow, with Midoriya, it felt different. She developed a sense of security around him, as well as optimism for his passionate and determined views. “Sure”, she responded, with a smile.

Momo kept her neutral eyes of Hiems, as he moved, almost as if she was analyzing him. “Sure”, she said, before having to look around his room.

[AlternateMan]

It almost seemed like Midoriya's head puffed a handful of steam out when Nensu said "yes". His face turned red, even redder than before, as he bowed quickly.
"Th..th.... thank you!"
He said. But then he froze on the spot. He had asked her for a date, but he was never in one before. He lived a life far from romance, and therefore possessed zero knowledge about dates.
"So.... where should we go?"

It was a small room Hiems lived in. The only furniture he had were the bed, a desk, and a mini fridge. There weren't much decoration for a room someone lived in-it looked more like a used model house.
Hiems pulled out two cans of apple juice from the fridge. He walked back to his bed and handed one to Momo, sitting on the bed next to her.
"So, is there any reason else than checking by for your visit?"
Hiems said, taking a sip from the juice.

[AngelBites15]

Nensu smiled, but quickly became concerned for Midoriya, once she noticed these tics behind his every facial expression. “Hey, are you alright?”, she had asked; to make sure he was doing something that was normal for his personality, and not going anywhere beyond that.

His question made her chuckle (or was it a giggle?) with amusement. “Well, let’s start with you, first. What do you like to do?”, she asked. Nensu figures that it would be best to learn more about Midoriya first, since that’s where most of her curiousity has resided.

Momo took the can of apple juice, and soon took a sip. It’s been a while, since she had juice like this, and the only things that struck her fancy these days, were tea, water, and milk. She sighed at his question. “I just wanted to check to see how you were holding up. From yesterday”.

[AlternateMan]

Midoriya flinched and scratched his cheek. What he liked to do? Nensu was being so kind for him. But with all honesty Midoriya doubted any of his hobbies would really be worth doing with her. According to his memory he used to watch the debut video of All Might, look up and collect All Might facts and goods, and worry if he'll do fine tomorrow at UA. He decided not to show his lack of various hobbies during all the time he's dreamed of being a hero knowing he couldn't-until recently.
"Me? Oh, me. Well.... I... Why don't we just take a walk around the city? Maybe we'll find something fun for the both of us."
He suggested. Meanwhile inside his head there was a war ongoing, meaningless debates of what he should say next happening every second. This experience of talking to a girl for so long(which hasn't really ever happened before) was making him nervous.

"Yesterday."
Hiems went through his memory, slowly tapping his chin. He remembered some fights... They visited the USJ, only to be assaulted by a group of villains. Luckily they weren't really experienced in fighting.
"Ah, I remember."
He said. He finished his drink with one long sip, crushed the can, and threw it into the plastic trash bin sitting next to his desk. He scratched his head and turned to Momo. What a way to check on her classmate. She checked his home, then picked the lock to it, and sat next to his bed staring down at him. Pretty impressive passion to check if someone was doing fine, in his opinion. She could've called, or texted him. Maybe even ask tomorrow at school.
"..but this is a bit too much effort for checking out on a classmate, don't you think?"
He said.

[AngelBites15]

Nensu didn’t know of Midoriya’s childhood obsession, but even if she did, no judging was allowed. Everyone has their preferences and their hobbies, no matter how submerged or interested they seemed to be. She decided not to press him, because she’s naturally patient, willing to give him plenty of time to open up. After all, friendships take time, as well as arcs of romance. She couldn’t blame Midoriya; Nensu didn’t have a lot of experience when it came to dating either, although she had heard about some of the corners regarding it; that doesn’t make her an expert.
Hearing Midoriya’s suggestion, the red-and-white-haired girl nodded. “Mm”, she hummed. It wasn’t a bad idea to walk around the city; it was a nice day, after all.

Momo was known to take adverse situations with stride, having to take little concern for herself or others, though not with malicious intent, like sneaking into someone’s house. Her quirk of creation does kind of allow her to push boundaries, but she only had something to say. “I was worried”, she admitted, a slight blush forming across her face, while looking away from Heims, and still holding the can of apple juice in her hands.

[AlternateMan]

And so their awkward walk started from the park. Midoriya glanced at her face some times, proceeding to pretend like he didn't. He walked beside her in complete silence. In his head the chaos was still lasting, thinking up hundreds of possible things he could tell her and erasing them as he tried to picture himself saying them. He couldn't picture the image. He was neither a romantic or a gentle guy. He was just an awkward green haired boy with a secret burden of the future symbol of peace. With one deep breath, he came up with a sentence he could finally say without bursting into pieces.
"So... you're Todoroki-kun's sister, right?"
He said. The thoughts inside his head went silent. Hopefully this would lead to a smooth enough conversation.

Hiems answered with silence. Catching a glimpse of a blush on her face he had nothing to do but stare forward. His empty, lazy stare remained still for the next few seconds. Blushed. She blushed. If it was what he thought it was he had no idea how to deal with it. Never had he ever dated a girl-obviouslt judging by his personality- had he seen any blush because of him. Or maybe she was just ashamed to admit the fact she was worried.
"...."
Hiems stood up and walked to the window, staring outside for a moment and closing it shut.
"Well, Ms. Worried, you can stay a bit longer if you want. It's not like I'm gonna do anything special. There's food and drink in the fridge if you're feeling like it."
Hiems creeped up the bed and crawled under his blanket, turning around from her and facing the wall.
"Just close the door behind you when you leave. Or the window."

[AngelBites15]

The awkward silence wasn’t exactly helping either of them, especially for Midoriya, though he was very lucky that Nensu hasn’t come to notice his occasional glances towards her. She herself was still trying to figure out who that villain was. It’s like the memory had left an imprint within her conscience, making her unable to forget it. Whoever that individual was, he was dangerous; Nensu knew that. Another question had come in the way of her thoughts.
“Huh? Oh, yes. Shōto Todoroki is my big brother”, she confirmed, having to look at him when she responded. It was obviously not hard to tell whether if she and Shōto were related, on a visual scale. Both of them inherited the same powerful quirk, as well as the resembling visual qualities as siblings. Although the tics between their personalities were very different.

Momo frowned at Hiems’ response. Something’s got to change if he were to qualify as a hero; starting tommorrow. Leaving her drink on the desk, she made her exit out of the window, closing it, as promised.

[AlternateMan]

"Mmm. So... how is he? In your opinion?"
Midoriya asked again. Suddenly his head thought of a brilliant roadmap to a nice conversation. He'd try to move from talk about Shoto to her, figuring out about her a bit more, and move on to a bit about himself. Of course, twisting the One for All story a bit in the process. He shouted a cry of joy inside his mind. After the awkward moments he came up with a perfect plan.
"He's... not so... rough all the time, is he?"

Hiems stood up as he heard the window close. He walked to the desk and shook the can lightly, soon throwing it to the trash bin. He scratched his head as an effort to clear his confused mind. What he did probably wasn't the best decision, for a friend or someone who might've been interested in him in other meanings. The thought came to his mind suddenly with a flash of her blush appearing in his mind shortly again. With a tired grunt he opened the window and searched for the girl.

[AngelBites15]

To this day, when it came to her brother, Nensu continued to pity and sympathize with him, for what their mother had gone through. Out of all of the Todoroki siblings, she was closer with Shōto. He was the one who gave her the locket when they were kids. They became increasingly sympathetic with each other, after Nensu received the same but different treatment from their father; the injury on her left eye, included.
“He’s coping”, she simply responded to his first question. The girl had a flashback on how Shōto usually behaved, as a result, to their harsh upbringing: Cold and aloof. “I don’t blame him. As far as ‘rough’ goes, it is never aimed towards me”, others may not know it, but Shōto has been aware of her condition; he just didn’t know how to exactly help her, even though he wanted to.

Momo was walking back to her house; her hands in her pockets, until she heard someone running behind her.

[AlternateMan]

"...oh."
Midoriya nodded. Left in such a situation they probably had nobody else than themselves to rely on. He submerged into his thoughts again, of what the two may had to go through. And how they must've coped together. How Loma was born. Maybe Shoto knew of her too? When he was about to ask her another question he realized he had been muttering to himself for a good while again.
"S... sorry! I just... drifted away..."
He scratched his head and glanced at Nensu's direction.
"..so, how.. are you doing?"

Hiems took some time before he opened his mouth.
"Yaoyorozu."
He called out.

[AngelBites15]

Nensu was thinking to herself, until she heard muttering coming next to her. She looked at Midoriya for quite some time, until he came back to reality to notice her staring. “Hey, I’m used to it. People talk to themselves all the time. It’s a way to go through their thoughts more easily. You can’t do it mentally; gives you quite a headache”, again, she treated like it was no big deal. It’s not like Midoriya was the only one to do such a thing.
Hearing him again, the red-and-white-haired girl frowned. “Other than the bandages on my arm, I’m doing alright. Something’s been bugging me lately, though. That villain...his hands”, she said. “Who was he?”

Momo stopped walking, when she heard her last name being called from behind her. She turned halfway around to meet him.

[AlternateMan]

Midoriya shook his head.
"I... don't know. He barely introduced himself."
He said. The villain at the USJ... from what he saw the villain could "destroy" people with his hand. Nensu and Aizawa were the victims, obviously injured pretty bad as a result. It was lucky Nensu was recovering good. After a short worried glance at her arm Midoriya looked back at her face. They weren't here to talk about those stuff now. He looked around them to spot an ice cream store right next to them.
"Oh! Would you... like some ice cream?"
He pointed at the store.

Hiems, in his casual as ever clothing of a white t-shirt and blue training shorts, stood in the most not romantic way possible in front of her. Still, he said what he came all the way to stop his classmate...? To say.
"You're welcome back any time. When I'm home. Which is most of the time off school."
He said.

[AngelBites15]

Nensu continued to think about that discussed-villain, who possessed some kind of death touch as a Quirk. She didn’t expect to be so pre-occupied in her thoughts about this certain individual, but all she knew, for sure, was that he was potentially dangerous for everybody, able to do some serious harm if not stopped.
However, having to look where Midoriya was pointing, she actually genuinely smiled. Ironically, With the addition of her ice-and-fire Quirk, Nensu grew fond of anything revolving around the cold or heat element; this extends to ice cream being her favorite snack. “Sure!”, she happily agreed.

Momo turned to see Heims. Heck, she wasn’t even wearing anything that would be too appealing either, at the moment. But, in response to his offer, she nodded with a hum, before continuing to keep walking. She didn’t say anything, just continued.

[AlternateMan]

Midoriya took Nensu inside the ice cream store, where the cool air of the interior greeted them. The clerk welcomed them with a mild smile on his face, guiding them to a table next to the window. He placed a menu on the table and walked away, keeping his place at the counter. Midoriya looked around awkwardly at the peaceful atmosphere, and the fact that the two have been, intendedly or not, seated face to face, made him even more uneasy. The cheering wink from the clerk didn't help either.
"So... umm... what would you like to have?"
He asked.

Hiems watched Momo walk away shortly before heading back to home himself. Maybe this'll go all well. Maybe they'll pretend like this never happened tomorrow and be normal as usual. Or maybe she might pay a visit again.
...maybe he could be a bit more active on the second visit.

[AngelBites15]

Nensu was actually genuinely excited for the first time, in a long time. She wasn’t really sure whether or not that the seating arrangement was meant to be on-purpose, but she didn’t find a problem with it, considering that when eating out, it’s how it was supposed to be arranged. However, having to take occasional glances at Midoriya, Nensu wondered if it would make him more comfortable to take the ice cream to-go. “Want to take it to-go?”, she asked.