Chapter 12
"ZuMo!" Himiko called out as she barged into Momo's room without a care in the world. She had just finished talking with Miyuki about their upcoming celebration party for them passing the UA entrance exam, and because of her past experiences with these types of parties, Himiko had asked if she really had to go. Miyuki had reassured Himiko that if she didn't want to go, nobody was going to force her. Even though Himiko was grateful for Miyuki's answer, the experience of talking about the parties had brought up some bad memories, and Himiko decided to search for comfort in Momo and Izuku.
"Over here, Himi." Momo responded, causing Himiko to follow the sound of her voice. She paused in the doorway, finding Momo in front of her makeup vanity with Izuku standing behind her. She could see Izuku running his hands through Momo's hair, while Momo did her own makeup. Himiko slowly made her way over towards them, taking a seat in a spare chair beside Momo, watching how Izuku carefully took care of Momo's hair. "Is something wrong, Himi? You seem quiet." Momo stated, looking in the mirror towards her adoptive sister.
"Mom asked me if I was going to the party." Himiko said quietly, looking towards the mirror on the vanity to find Momo watching her. Momo didn't respond but continued to watch Himiko to see her emotions following the response. Himiko closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. "It brought up some bad memories."
"Oh, Himi." Momo responded, carefully moving out of Izuku's handiwork on her hair, wrapping her arms around Himiko. "You know you don't have to go if you don't want to." Momo said quietly, feeling Himiko snake her arms around her.
"Mo's right, Himi." Izuku said, wrapping his arms around the two girls and giving them a squeeze. "There's many times where Mo or I didn't go to the parties for one reason or another. Sometimes we just made an appearance and disappeared not long after."
"If you want to talk about it, just know that Izu and I will always listen." Momo encouraged quietly, not releasing the hug she had around her sister. Himiko tightened the hug after a moment before she pulled out of it slowly.
Himiko took a deep breath again, closing her eyes. "When I was growing up with the Togas-" Himiko spat out her old family name as if it would poison her just saying it. "-they would host all these parties. They always made sure I had the perfect hair, the perfect dress, the perfect makeup, that I was their perfect daughter." Himiko continued to spit out venomous memories, letting the anger flow through her. Momo and Izuku could hear the hissing around her words, and knew that she was getting really worked up about it. "I had to be on my best behavior or else I would be punished. I hated it!"
Izuku and Momo quickly wrapped Himiko in another tight hug, feeling her shake as tears stained her cheeks. Time stretched on as the trio embraced in the hug with Himiko crying quietly. When Himiko had finally stopped crying, her shaking disappearing soon after, she slowly pulled out of the hug. "Thank you, Izuku, Momo." Himiko wiped her tears from her eyes, taking another few deep breaths.
"You're welcome, Himiko." Momo responded, still not taking her hand from Himiko's shoulder, giving it a firm reassuring squeeze. "You know you can always come to Izu or I if you ever need to talk. We'll always be here for you, and will always support you, no matter what happens." Himiko nodded as she took a few more deep breaths. Momo sat back into her seat, allowing Izuku to walk behind her again.
Himiko watched as Izuku continued doing Momo's hair, taking the utmost care of styling it properly. She even found him sticking his tongue out of his lips in concentration, making her giggle. Momo noticed what Himiko was looking at, quickly bringing a smile to Momo's face as well. "Why is Izuku doing your hair?" Himiko questioned after a few more moments of watching.
"Izu offered to help me get ready for the party." Momo responded, looking up to see Izuku still concentrating on getting her hair perfect. "He claims it's to help me get ready faster, but I know how much he loves doing my hair."
Izuku hummed in thought, grabbing the hair tie off the vanity in front of them, and tying Momo's hair up in her signature ponytail. "While it does help Mo get ready faster, it's another way to show her how much I love her." Izuku responded with a small smile, leaning down and giving Momo's crown a kiss.
Himiko closed her eyes and nodded slowly. "Can you do my hair?" Himiko questioned so quietly that she didn't think the other two would hear her. When she opened her eyes, she found Momo and Izuku looking at her. "Please?"
"Are you sure you want me to do your hair, and not Mom or Miyuki?" Izuku questioned carefully.
Himiko nodded slowly, looking away. "Momo looked so peaceful when you were doing her hair." She looked back at Izuku with determination behind her eyes. "There's nobody I would trust more than you, Izuku."
Izuku looked taken aback for a moment before he allowed a genuine smile to grace his face. "I would love to, Himi." Izuku stayed behind the chair that Momo was sitting in, allowing Momo to move over to the seat beside her. Izuku gestured to the chair in front of him, causing Himiko to pounce into the chair, already wiggling back and forth in excitement. "I'm not sure if I can make your buns like you do." Izuku started. "Is there anything else you might want me to try, or do you want to show me how you make your buns?"
"I can show you how I do them later." Himiko responded as she looked into Izuku's face in the mirror, seeing him smiling back. "But I was also thinking of trying a ponytail similar to Momo."
Izuku nodded and quickly got to work. Carefully taking out Himiko's buns, he gently started running his fingers through her hair, allowing it to cascade along her back. Izuku looked up into the mirror to find Himiko had closed her eyes and was practically melting into the chair between them, bringing a smile to his face. Creating a hairbrush matching Momo's, he carefully started running it through the ends of her long hair and working his way towards her roots. It was soothing for Izuku almost as much as it was for Himiko.
When Himiko started purring, Izuku looked over at Momo to find her smiling towards her sister. Izuku could tell how much Himiko was loving the feeling and continued to run the hairbrush through her hair much longer than strictly necessary. When he finally placed the hairbrush down, he found Himiko watching his every move, as he created another hair tie out of his hand. "That's nifty." She whispered to herself. "I was always losing those." Carefully gathering her hair behind her head, Izuku ran his fingers through it a few more times to get it more uniform, before wrapping the hair tie around the ponytail and pushing it up towards the back of Himiko's head.
"How does it look?" Izuku questioned, looking at Himiko in the mirror as she slowly turned her head from side to side. After seeing Himiko's buns for so long, the girl sitting in front of them appeared to be a completely different person. If it wasn't for the blonde hair, Izuku would be fully convinced that Himiko was related to Momo or Miyuki in some way.
"It feels… different." Himiko admitted honestly as she tilted her head to the side curiously. She grabbed her phone and held it out, taking a quick selfie with her new ponytail. "I'm gonna send Ochako a quick picture and see what she thinks." Himiko typed a few things on her phone before she quickly put it back into her pocket. She reached up and scratched where she normally had her buns, feeling lost without them there. "Izuku?"
"Yes, Himi?" Izuku questioned as he took a seat beside Himiko, finding her watching him.
"If I were to keep the ponytail, how would I get the uncomfortable feeling that something is… missing?" Himiko questioned.
"That would be fairly easy to test." Izuku explained, lifting up his hand and creating a plastic headband with ears on top of it. "If you were to have 'ears' where a cat normally would, or where you wore your normal buns, it might feel more natural." Izuku stood up and moved behind Himiko again. "Do you mind if I put these on?"
Himiko's cheeks were dusted with a blush of embarrassment. She closed her eyes and nodded slowly. "Go ahead." She spoke softly, keeping her eyes closed. She could feel Izuku taking the utmost care in putting the band around her head, carefully adjusting it so the cat ears were exactly where her buns would have been. She instantly felt more comfortable with the headband on her head, and decided to slowly open her eyes. As soon as she looked up towards the ears, Himiko snorted, falling into a fit of giggles. "They look so ridiculous!"
Izuku looked towards Momo, and as soon as they caught each other's eyes, fell into a fit of giggles beside Himiko. When the trio had finally calmed down enough where only a few giggles were escaping them every few moments, Izuku looked at Himiko through the mirror, finding her smiling again. "How do they feel, Himi?"
"Like they always should have been there." She responded, twisting her head back and forth, smiling at how funny they looked. "Momo! Can you take a quick picture of me? I wanna send a picture to Ochako to show her how ridiculous I look!" Momo giggled, nodding her head and accepting Himiko's phone. Himiko held up her hands, pretending to extend her claws as she smiled at the camera, allowing Momo to take a photo. "Ochako's gonna die of laughter once she sees this!" Himiko exclaimed, taking the phone back and quickly sending the new picture to Ochako.
"Would you like me to try your buns next, Himi?" Izuku questioned, still standing behind her and watching her through the mirror.
Himiko nodded, reaching up and taking the headband off. "Yes, please, Izuku." Himiko put the headband on the vanity in front of them before leaning back in the chair and catching Izuku's eyes.
Izuku nodded back, carefully pulling out the hair tie that was keeping Himiko's hair into a ponytail, allowing it to cascade along her back. "Can you walk me through it, Himi?" Himiko nodded, carefully gathering her hair and twisting it into her signature bun, taking the hair tie that Izuku was holding up, and wrapping it around the bun in a specific way. "Alright, I think I got it." Izuku exclaimed before attempting to do the other one. Concentrating and working carefully, Izuku replicated exactly what Himiko had shown him on the other bun, getting it absolutely perfect.
Himiko had closed her eyes again, leaning back against Izuku as he worked on the other bun. She was quietly purring and enjoying the sensation of Izuku taking the utmost care. When Izuku had finished, Himiko opened her eyes and looked at the bun that Izuku had just completed, gasping in shock at how perfect it was. "How…?"
"I did everything that you showed me." Izuku tilted his head to the side as if inspecting the bun itself. "But I don't think I did it right. Yours looks a little different. I'm not exactly sure how…" Izuku reached forward to undo his bun, but Himiko reached up and stopped him from undoing it. "Himi?"
"Can you try the other one?" Himiko questioned quietly, looking up at Izuku through the mirror as she covered the one he just finished. "I think the one you did is perfect, better than I've ever done."
"Really?" Izuku questioned, looking at Himiko through the mirror and seeing her nod. "Alright." Izuku responded, smiling towards Himiko before taking out the other bun that Himiko had finished. Himiko lowered her hands, leaning back against Izuku once more, allowing him to work his magic. Himiko released a sigh as Izuku finished, opening her eyes and looking at the two perfect buns on the top of her head. "How's that?" Izuku questioned, finding Himiko's eyes in the mirror.
"Perfect." Himiko said quietly, tilting her head slightly and watching as they didn't move. She allowed a full fanged smile to grace her face before she spun around on the chair and jumped into Izuku, giving him a tight squeeze. "Thank you so much, Izuku!"
"You're welcome, Himi." Izuku responded, catching Himiko in the process. "Are you feeling better now?" Izuku questioned as he released Himiko.
"Yes." Himiko nodded with her answer, smiling up at Izuku. "Thank you, Izuku." Himiko quickly turned around, throwing her arms around Momo. "And thank you, Momo."
"You're welcome, Himi." Momo responded.
As Himiko pulled out of the hug with Momo, she heard her phone chime in her pocket. Taking it out, she opened up the text message chat with Ochako. She read the text once, her blush slowly increasing, before reading it again. "C-c-cute?!" Himiko exclaimed before looking up towards Momo. "Ochako called me cute!" She looked back down in disbelief at the text messages again, reading and rereading them, her blush reaching up towards her ears.
"Earth to Himi." Izuku snapped his fingers in front of her face a few times, not getting a response. "Come in mission control, it appears we've lost her." Izuku looked up towards Momo to find her trying to hide a giggle behind her hand, causing Izuku to chuckle in response.
"It's a good thing that Himi decided to sit out of this party." Izuku spoke quietly to Momo standing beside him, his arm wrapped around her midsection as they glided around people. "I've been receiving dirty looks since I walked in."
Momo hummed in acknowledgement, looking around the room and finding the glares that were directed towards them. "You think they would have gotten the idea by now, considering this isn't the first party that we've been joined at the hip."
"They're probably just waiting for me to disappear from your side before they approach you." Izuku replied, guiding them to the side of the room to get a breather. "Remember last time? I wasn't even out of your sight before the last one tried."
Momo let out a frustrated sigh, and was about to respond until she was interrupted. "Yaoyorozu, Midoriya!" Both Momo and Izuku looked in the direction they were called as Tenya walked up to them, followed by someone they weren't familiar with. "It's good to see you two! Congratulations on passing the recommendation exam!" Tenya chopped a few times to emphasize his point, the person beside him expertly dodging all of them within a few centimeters.
"Thank you, Iida." Momo responded with a small smile and a bow, Izuku following her lead. "Did you end up taking the general exam after the recommendation? We lost you in the crowd before we could accept our placements."
"I did!" Tenya responded, chopping a few more times. "I ended up placing sixth in the general exam." Hearing a throat being cleared beside them, Tenya turned towards the person he was standing beside before realizing his mistake. "My apologies, Sekigai!" Turning back towards Izuku and Momo, Tenya held out his hand in indication beside him. "Allow me to introduce Kashiko Sekigai. We've been classmates and class representatives for the last few years of middle school. She also made it into UA, coming in fifteenth!"
"It's nice to meet you, Yaoyorozu, Midoriya." Kashiko gave a small bow towards Momo and Izuku, who responded with their own. "Thank you for having me tonight."
"You're very welcome, Sekigai." Momo responded with a small smile. "A friend of Iida's is a friend of ours."
"It's good to hear you two made it into UA! Do you mind if I question which class you two were placed in?" Izuku questioned, his hand still on the center of Momo's back. "Momo, Himi, and I were all placed in Class 1-A with Oboro Shirakumo."
"We were also placed in Class 1-A." Kashiko replied, stopping Tenya from chopping as she responded. "I've researched Shirakumo on the HeroNet and there is little information about him. Supposedly, he used to be an underground hero before returning to the limelight."
"That is what I've also come across in my research." Izuku confirmed. "His quirk, Cloud, is mostly used for increased mobility while also being able to restrain villains with ease."
"It's been theorized that Cloud can completely immobilize others by surrounding their limbs and forcing them against their body or the ground." Kashiko responded, pulling out a notebook. Izuku's eyes went wide as he looked towards Momo, finding her shaking her head and smiling at the interaction. "Otherwise he's a very energetic individual but a strict teacher nonetheless."
Izuku pulled out his own notebook, causing Kashiko's eyes to flash in turn, which he did not see as he was busy flipping it open to a previous written page. "Based on the information I've found, Loud Cloud is often found hanging out or patrolling with Midnight and Present Mic. They're mostly based out of Musutafu now, but have been spotted patrolling bordering neighborhoods, and once or twice in Tokyo."
"It appears that Sekigai and Midoriya have become quick friends!" Tenya commented as Izuku and Kashiko continued to exchange information between them.
"It would appear so." Momo commented as well, smiling at Izuku being able to nerd out with someone that wasn't her. She turned towards Tenya, finding him watching Kashiko with an odd look in his eye, and a conflicted look on his face. "Is something the matter, Iida? You seem to be conflicted about something."
"Oh!" Tenya responded, turning back towards Momo. "I was just thinking about how well Sekigai is getting along with Midoriya. I can never keep up with her when she gets into analyzing a quirk, but Midoriya seems to have no trouble in doing so."
"Izu has been analyzing quirks since we were kids." Momo explained, looking back towards Izuku and Kashiko. "It took me a while before I could understand what he was saying and explaining, but once I started to understand, it's amazing how far he can break down quirks."
"Sekigai has been known to break down quirks as well." Tenya responded quietly. "And her own quirk makes it a walk in the park."
Momo was about to question what Kashiko's quirk was before she spotted a figure retreating out of the room not far from them. Looking around Tenya, she noticed that Endeavor was walking in the opposite direction. "Izuku." Momo said quietly, causing him to snap his head up towards her, cutting off what he was saying mid sentence. Momo pointed in the direction that she saw the figure retreating. "Was that Todoroki?"
Izuku looked around Kashiko and Tenya, even standing on his tiptoes as he watched the retreating figure turn the corner, seeing the distinctive white and red hair before it completely disappeared. Looking around the room, he saw Endeavor stalking away to the far end, his flames appearing larger than normal causing people to step away from him. "Looks like it.. Endeavor doesn't look happy." Izuku responded, looking back towards Momo. "That's also the exit to the backyard."
"Is something the matter, Yaoyorozu?" Tenya questioned, looking between Momo and Izuku.
"Nothing to worry about, Iida." Momo responded, looking back towards her future classmates. "Can you please excuse us? People can easily get lost in our backyard if they don't know where they're going, especially when the sun has gone down."
"Of course, Yaoyorozu!" Tenya responded instantly, missing the look that Kashiko gave him. "Sekigai and I still need to make the rounds. I would like to introduce her to a few more people before the night is over."
"Thank you, Iida. Sorry about cutting this conversation short." Momo responded. "If we don't see you before you leave, please enjoy the rest of the night! We'll have to catch up more when UA finally starts."
Izuku walked over beside Momo, putting his hand on the center of her back again, guiding them towards the corridor where they saw Shoto leave. "You're not worried about Todoroki getting lost." Izuku commented quietly, seeing Momo shake her head.
"Call it a gut feeling, but I think something is wrong." Momo responded.
They glided around the guests again, avoiding conversation as much as they could, before reaching the corridor that led into the backyard. As they turned the corner, they saw the door at the far end swing shut, indicating that Shoto had gone outside. Izuku shared a look with Momo. "In for a penny, in for a pound?" Izuku questioned, receiving a nod from Momo. They continued down the corridor, pushing their way out the exit to find Shoto standing by himself and looking towards the sky.
"All he ever cared about is surpassing All Might." Izuku and Momo heard Shoto mumble to himself, causing them to freeze in their approach. "I'm nothing but a tool that he can live vicariously through." They watched as Shoto clenched his fist tightly, smoke appearing from between his fingers.
"Todoroki?" Momo questioned from behind him. They watched as Shoto went stiff in front of them, the smoke disappearing into the night air, but he continued to look towards the sky. "Is everything okay?"
Shoto turned around slowly, his face still emotionless, but Izuku and Momo could spot the conflict behind his eyes. Shoto opened his mouth as if he was about to say something before shaking his head and looking off to the side. "It's nothing." Shoto plainly responded, turning back around. "Just needed some fresh air."
Izuku and Momo shared another look before Izuku nodded, both of them walking forward to stand beside Shoto. "It's a beautiful night to enjoy some fresh air." Izuku commented, looking up towards the stars that could be seen. With the Yaoyorozus property being so large and shielded by steeply sloping hills for several kilometers around, there was barely any light pollution from the city, giving them a clear view of the sparkling sky above. "There's some nights where Momo and I will just come out here and watch for shooting stars."
Shoto continued to be silent as the three of them looked into the sky. As the silence dragged on, Shoto finally turned towards Izuku and Momo. "You followed me out here. Why?"
"I saw you leave the party, with Endeavor walking the other way." Momo admitted honestly, watching Shoto's face to see if any emotions played across it, but he stayed as emotionless as before. "We were worried something happened, and wanted to make sure you were okay."
Shoto humphed as he turned around, walking back towards the door they came through. Placing his hand on the door handle, he opened the door and was about to walk through. "If you ever need someone to talk to, you're welcome to talk with Momo or I." Izuku commented, causing Shoto to pause, as Izuku walked up beside him.
Using Creation, he created a slip of paper with their names and numbers already on it, holding it out for Shoto. "These are our numbers, if you do decide you wanna talk with one, or both, of us." Shoto looked towards the piece of paper for a moment, and Izuku could see him debating with himself. "We won't make a mention of this to anybody outside of us."
Shoto looked up into Izuku's eyes at that moment, and Izuku could see the different emotions playing behind Shoto's eyes, before he looked back down towards the piece of paper. He slowly reached up and took the paper, looking over the names and numbers on it, before shoving it into his pocket. "I'll think about it." Shoto finally responded as he continued into the house, letting the door shut behind him.
Izuku let out a sigh as Momo walked up beside him. "You were right, Mo. Something is wrong."
Momo circled her arm around his back, leaning her head against his shoulder. "Do you think he'll actually contact us?"
Izuku circled his arm around Momo in return, pulling her closer towards him. "I don't know." Izuku responded honestly. "But I watched the different emotions play behind his eyes when I mentioned I wouldn't tell anybody. He seemed conflicted about telling someone about what he's going through, but I don't think he realized we heard what he mumbled."
"Do you think we should try and be friends with him?" Momo questioned, looking towards Izuku to find him thinking about the question. "Maybe he doesn't want to open up to us because we're still strangers to each other."
"That's a good possibility, especially based on how he treated us at the last party." Izuku let out a huff of air in annoyance. "Like seriously, how hard is it to hold a conversation?"
"To be fair, Izu, he could be homeschooled." Momo replied. "We weren't very sociable ourselves."
Izuku let out a breath in acceptance. "That's a very good possibility." Izuku admitted before looking back towards Momo. "Would you like to return to the party?"
"I don't think so." Momo responded honestly. "I know we didn't stay long, but I'm already drained from the conversations." Momo scrunched up her nose a bit in frustration. "Plus the glares in our direction were getting old."
Izuku chuckled, putting his arm on the center of Momo's back again before guiding them forward and opening the door back into their home. "How about we go get changed and try to get a chapter or two in before bed? We have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow."
"You know me too well." Momo responded with a smile.
The next day brought a whirlwind of activities, and with it, some disagreements between the soon-to-be UA students.
"Himiko! You can't bring your entire plushie collection!" Momo was saying as Izuku stood by the door, both having finished their packing earlier in the week.
"Why not?" Himiko questioned as she continued to pack her plushie collection, leaving the best for last. The rest of her packing had been done earlier in the week, but she couldn't sleep without her plushie collection, which is why she was packing it on the day they were supposed to be leaving.
"Because your dorm room would be nothing but plushies!" Momo exclaimed, looking at all the boxes that littered the floor of Himiko's room. "You could barely walk in your room here!"
"Himi, the dorm rooms at UA are much smaller than your actual room. If you took all of your plushies, you wouldn't have enough room for your bed." Izuku tried to reason, causing Himiko to stop packing the box she was currently working on to pout towards Izuku.
"But that's the point! I'll be able to drown in them!" Himiko tried to reason. "I won't even need a bed!" Himiko turned back to the box she was previously working on. "Why aren't you giving Momo any grief? She's bringing her bed."
Izuku's eyes went wide as he snapped them towards Momo, watching as she went stiff. "She's what?"
Momo slowly turned towards Izuku, walking over towards him with her best innocent eyes on full display. "Izu, Love, it's too comfortable not to bring. Imagine after a long day of training to be a hero and being able to come back and read in bed?"
Izuku brought his hand up to his chin, appearing to think about it for a moment. "You're right, that bed is pretty comfortable…" Izuku thinned his eyes in suspicion towards Momo, dropping his hand from his chin, finding her smiling sheepishly towards him. "Hey! Don't change the subject! Do you even know if your bed will fit in the dorms?"
"Well…" Momo trailed off, looking away.
"If Momo gets to bring that massive bed, then I get to bring my massive plushie collection!" Himiko interrupted, causing Izuku and Momo to look over towards her, finding Himiko smirking towards them in triumph.
"I'm not going to be able to talk either of you out of this, am I?" Izuku questioned, shaking his head slowly with a smile.
"Nope!" / "Not a chance!" Himiko and Momo responded at the same time.
When Himiko finally finished packing her massive collection of plushies, with help from Izuku and Momo, the movers that were helping them transport their stuff into the UA dorms came and collected the boxes. The teenager trio were watching the movers placing the last few boxes of plushies into the trucks, closing the doors and locking them, when a pair of arms embraced the kids from behind.
"Our babies!" Miyuki cried out, attempting to bring Izuku, Momo, and Himiko into a tight hug. Himiko successfully slipped out of Miyuki's grasp at the last second, just for Inko to come up behind her and embrace her in a matching hug.
"You've all grown up so quickly!" Inko cried out. "It feels like just yesterday that you started training, and now we're sending you off to become heroes!"
"Mother! You're acting like we're moving away permanently!" Momo responded with a smile, turning around and embracing Miyuki, Izuku following Momo's lead a moment later. The three of them melted into the hug, always enjoying the hugs they shared throughout the years.
"Mama Inko! You're crushing me!" Himiko complained. "And please don't start crying! You know how much I hate water!" Inko wetly chuckled, holding off on the waterworks for the time being, loosening the hug ever so slightly. Himiko relaxed in her grip as she turned around, returning one of the hugs she'd come to love.
When Miyuki finally released the hug containing Izuku and Momo, she moved over towards Inko, winking at the shorter woman. Inko understood immediately, releasing Himiko and pushing her towards Miyuki, causing the woman to embrace Himiko in a bone crushing hug. "Moooooom!" Himiko complained with a smile, hugging Miyuki back tightly. Inko came over towards Izuku and Momo, holding her arms out in question, allowing the two teenagers to embrace Inko in a tight hug.
They heard chuckling from behind them, causing the two hugs to split apart, finding Yuukichi exiting their home. "If you kids don't get going soon, you won't have any time to set up your dorm rooms." Yuukichi commented as he waved towards the moving trucks, indicating to the drivers they were clear to start heading towards UA. "Musutafu is only a short drive away and we'll be able to visit them on the weekend to see how they've moved in."
Miyuki let out a sad sigh, giving Himiko one final squeeze before letting her go completely. "Yuukichi is right. We could stand here all day and you kids won't have any time to get set up before classes start tomorrow."
Inko gave Izuku and Momo one final squeeze before separating from the hug, moving to stand beside Miyuki. The trio of teenagers watched as Inko finally allowed herself to release her tears, the two streams landing on the ground beside her, causing Miyuki and Yuukichi to chuckle as they moved away from her. "Come on, Inko! They're only going to be a phone call away!"
"At least we won't have to water the flowers today." Yuukichi commented, smirking towards the shorter green-haired woman. "The servants will be pleased."
"Oh, stop it, Yuukichi." Inko commented, reaching into her pocket for her handkerchief and wiping her eyes. "I was just thinking about how much things have changed since you called me into your office that day."
"One of the best decisions I've ever made." Yuukichi responded, smiling towards the shorter woman.
Izuku coughed into a fist, causing everyone to focus on him. "I hate to cut this conversation short, but we better get going if we plan to show the movers where to put our stuff." Izuku commented, opening the door to the limousine behind him, gesturing for Momo and Himiko to enter before him.
"Make sure to call us once you three get settled!" Miyuki called out.
"Of course, Miyuki!" Izuku commented back with a smile, allowing Himiko to enter the limousine, Momo following not long after. "I'll make sure to drag these two into one of our rooms to call. Talk soon!" When Izuku finally entered the limousine and closed the door, it was only a moment later when it was leaving the Yaoyorozu's Estate.
"Why do I have a gut feeling that something bad is going to happen?" Inko questioned quietly.
"I thought I was the only one." Miyuki responded, watching as the gate at the end of their driveway closed after the limousine exited.
"It's because we haven't been separated from them for any amount of time." Yuukichi commented, wrapping his arm around Miyuki's back and pulling her into a side hug. "Even when we went on business trips, it was never longer than a day or two at most, and never all three of us. With them moving into the dorms, we'll be separated from them more than we've ever been."
Inko and Miyuki nodded, accepting the explanation, the feeling in their guts never lessening throughout the day until Izuku video called them later that night. Hearing their voices and seeing their excitement after moving into the dorms helped ease the feelings, but they never disappeared completely.