#(todoroki bought the figure and is attempting to parent trap them)

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notice from the school 学校からのお知らせ (final part)

from the first light novel, the todoroki part everyones been waiting for!

having separated from the other two, after some time, Todoroki arrives at a massive white building being dyed by the orange colour of the evening sun. It was the hospital his mother was admitted into. Despite the medical examination time being over, the waiting lobby was still jammed pack with patients. From the side of his eyes, Todoroki glances at the elevator he needed to get on, he tries to hurry to the floor where all the inpatients were staying.

As the elevator ascended, he watches the different floors he passed, only realising their was a slight nervousness in him, even though he’s been there a few times already. Though, you couldn’t really compare it to the first time he’d come, on the day he’d first visited, he also noticed he was nervous, he would open the door, completely oblivious and unsure, he’d watch his own hand tremble, finally realising what he was about to do.

A soft sound accompanied the opening doors of the elevator, the quiet corridor he exited on to couldn’t really be compared to how it was downstairs. There was a light smell of disinfectant and all the patient rooms looked alike. He continues forward, recalling the time he was admitted into hospital after being attacked and wounded by the hero killer. The three of them were admitted into a hospital for a few days. Everyone would fall asleep during the night, but he’d suddenly wake up, sitting in the silent state of the hospital, he would think of his mother, for her to have experience something like this for so long.

“Shouto kun? Isn’t this a rare sight?”

The voice of an acquainted nurse could be heard reaching out to him as he happened to pass by the nursing station.... rare?

“...hello”

As the nurses pager would go off, he thought how many times must he hear this sound as he proceeds towards the patients room. With his hand in his pocket, he fiddles and bends the printout in it. A massive onset of emotions begin to fill him as he arrives at the room, Todoroki heaves out a small breath of air as he opens the door.

“...mum”

“Shouto?”

Sat by the window, Todoroki’s mother turns around. The gridding of the window to her back, she softly smiles and her eyes widen.

“What’s wrong?”

“Ah... oh, it’s nothing, here, have a seat” she answers as she holds out the seat she was sat on to her son. 

“Unn” Todoroki replies as he lowers himself down onto the chair, with his mother motionlessly watching him.

“...mum?” 

Feeling a little embarrassed he wanted to ask why she was looking at him like that, his mother a little taken back, she apologises and proceeds to down on her bed. 

“It’s... nothing, but was there something weird?”

“No, not at all, it’s just been a while since I’ve seen you.. and on a weekday too, I just wanted to look at you properly... I think you’ve gotten bigger”

She narrows her radiant eyes at him, Todoroki embarrassed, he turns his eyes downwards. But now, he realises why the nurses called him a rare sight earlier, it was the first time he had visited during a week day.

“Sorry, for coming so suddenly”

“What are you saying, whenever you visit it makes me happy”

If you was to apologise for something like that, it was understandable for a mother to reply like that. He felt somewhat spoiled, although a little awkward, but there was a sense of happiness within him. Though he had vowed to save her, it almost feels as if he had reverted back to the young boy he was before.

“......”

Todoroki pats down the printout that was inside of his pocket, it was the sole reason for his sudden visit. Even though he knew his mother would probably be unable to attend, his feet just naturally brought him to the hospital anyways. Just letting her know of it would have been okay he thought, but he kept quiet out of worry.

“Oh yes” His mother suddenly remembers something.

“Do you want something to drink?” She asks.

That’s right, after hearing her ask, he suddenly remembers he was actually quite thirsty. Todoroki gets up in in an attempt to go buy something but his mother becomes flustered.

“I already have some! Check the fridge” Just as she said, there was a little fridge located under a desk by her bed, he opens it and inside were some green tea and a selection of fizzy juices. There was also a really cute illustrated cow on a carton of yogurt which was made for children. 

“Look Shouto, it’s the Milk san yogurt that you liked so much, I had just gotten it from the shop stand just now”

Todoroki stares blankly, only realising that it was the drink he used to drink as a child, how could have forgotten something like this. Todoroki notices his mother’s grinning face, but could only reciprocate with an embarrassed smile. 

“Shouto is already a high school student right... I just realised, I bought a lot but is there something you like?”

On his way to the hospital he thought he’d taken enough time to figure out what he’d wanted to say, but his chest just burned up.

“....This one”

He gently bends down, in the end he ended up choosing the carton yogurt, holding something in his hand he had not held in a very long time. He couldn’t return himself to such a time, what should he have done? He didn’t know and just sat in silence, the period of them parent and child. However, that pain and suffering from then, he couldn’t feel anymore, what if it was a mutual feeling? Due to the help of time, maybe now he’d be able to drop such a burden.

As always, his mother broke the silence.

“....How’s school?”

“unn....”

For the moment Todoroki had forgotten about the print out within his pocket, only to realise it once again he becomes tense. If he was going to ask, he should do it now. As he thought about it, the more conscious he became of the issue, and the more the words were less likely to come out. Watching Todoroki struggle to get his questions out, and not knowing why, his mother’s face becomes worried. Nothing the concern on his mother’s face, Todoroki panics.

“Today we had a lesson on rescue equipment, we were suspended from a helicopter”

“Helicopter? They do that also?”

Todoroki was relieved at the sight of his mother being genuinely surprised and interested, he continues on.

“Saving peoples lives is a heroes job”

“That’s right”

“Also, we got to descend from a building in an escape chute”

“oh”

“We made our own SOS signal”

“Wow”

“And also...” 

His mother smiles at him, as he begins to gradually speak up, bit by bit.

“All might was there too, he took part in the lesson”

“Shouto, you really liked All might right?... But do you remember when your father was around we couldn’t watch him so we had to record it all and then watch it in secret?”

“Yeah...”

He was the hero he had looked up to since he was a child, however, before he knew it, within his heart he began to forget that feeling but now he remembers.

Todoroki then recalls a broken hand with scarring and blood.

“.... Midoriya was there too”

“The child from the same class as you?”

“Yeah”

From when he had entered school, he never really had taken notice of him, although he did have this unusual habit and was really timid. During the attack by the villain alliance, he was taken back by the tremendous power and spirit he would shoot off. He ended up realising that All might had started to favour Midoriya too, during the sports festival after declaring war on his fathers pride, the hatred he had for him for hurting his mother, he wanted to win without using his left side in an attempt to shun his father even more, watching his fathers face cloud over, he had thought he’d succeeded. 

Even so, looking back at Midoriya with his beat up and injured body, still fighting at full power, while he tried to win with only half of his strength, Midoriya became angry..... it’s your power isn’t it?!

That voice, Midoriya, it was his voice who reached into the depths of his heart, even though he was so beat up, he was still strongly egging him on, which led to the both of them clashing at full strength. The hero he had longed to be, he felt as if he could finally see it once again. That burning sensation he had forgotten a long time ago, in that moment, for the first time nothing mattered, he hatred he held for his father he had forgotten, realising that all this time he had been trapped.

“...At the sports festival, even though he was all beat up and his hands broken, he still carried onwards”

“I see”

“... That’s why with all my strength”

“....un”

“For the first time, I fought with all my strength”

“...that’s right”

“...he’s an amazing guy”

His mother couldn’t help but smile as she watched Todoroki mutter on.

“You made an amazing friend haven’t you”

“......yeah”

Todoroki gives a slight nod, as his mother happily watches him through tearful eyes. Silence began to fall upon them again, but this silence, this time felt very calming.

“Mum.. here’s the laundry.. oh, Shouto? What’s wrong? It’s rare seeing you here”

The door opens, breaking the silence, it was his older sister Fuyumi. She looked just like her mother with her delicate expressions, but the only difference was her bright personality.

“That’s the second time...”

“What is it?”

“Nothing, it’s nothing”

“I see.. well, I’m bringing in your laundry mum”

“Thank you as always”

“So what were you talking about?” Fuyumi asks, trying to get Todoroki to speak, as she proceeds to shelve the folded laundry.

“Did you have something to do?”

“...not really”

As he gets up trying to throw away the yogurt carton he still held in his hand, the print out that was in his pocket had fallen out out.

“Huh? What’s this?”

After finishing with the laundry, Fuyumi bends down and opens up the paper.

“A notice for parents day?”

“Eh......”

“... Don’t just look at it whenever you want”

“Okay.... okay, I get it”

After realising the situation, Fuyumi could be seen smiling vividly, up until the now the time he used trying to conjure up the courage, all that worrying it felt pointless. He unintentionally frowns. Taken back a little by what she had heard, their mother begins to speak.

“Shouto... I’m sorry but mum can’t go..” His mother feeling guilty could only apologise, Todoroki begins to get flustered.

“No.. it’s not like that, I thought I’d just let you know... that’s why, it’s not really an issue”

Todoroki felt a little regretful, for her to end up apologising like that, as expected maybe it would have been better if he hadn’t had tried to tell her... maybe it would have been better if he had not come at all.

“...sorry”

“Shouto...”

Todoroki apologises, the blatant look of sadness could be seen on his mother’s face.

“Uh....uh you two...”

Fuyumi who realised she was the one who had started all of this, becomes slightly flustered.

“That’s right!” She had thought of something, her face lights up.

“I’ll go! To the parents day!”

“Ha? What are you saying? Don’t you have the school?”

Fuyumi was also an elementary school teacher.

“It’s alright, if it’s for family occasions I can request for half days.. also, I’d be able to record videos for you! Great idea right?” Fuyumi suggested so brightly.

Todoroki was completely dumbfounded at the idea.

“This isn’t going to be like an elementary school sports day you know”

“Eh? I can’t? But recently at elementary school, there’s been loads of parents who record videos”

Todoroki tries to tell her that there was a difference between high school and elementary school.

“Eh.. So I can’t?”

Their mothers face began to brighten up, seeming really happy at Fuyumi’s suggestion.

“no...”

Todoroki becomes speechless, he absolutely did not want it to happen but he couldn’t say anything that’d make his mother sad.

“...I don’t know what the school would say”

That was the best excuse Todoroki could come up with, but then it was time for their mothers dinner, both Todoroki and Fuyumi had to end their visit. As they walked down the corridor, Fuyumi begins to speak.

“Your home room teacher... isn’t it Aizawa sensei?”

“...yeah”

“What’s wrong... you suddenly look tired, ah.. is it possible that dad’s going to be the one attending?”

“Don’t ever speak of him”

“Eh? But...”

“Don’t”

Watching her little brother tense up, Fuyumi couldn’t help but give off a sad expression, however she quickly reverts back to her smiley self.

“...yes yes”

As they were waiting for the elevator, Fuyumi notices the grimacing expression on her little brother’s face.

“Can we really not record videos? If you say it, I’ll stop”

Todoroki lifts up his head at the sound of his sisters voice.

“...no, it’s not like that”

“Then what is it?”

“...as I thought, from the beginning, you knew she couldn’t go, it would have been better if I hadn’t said anything, that’s what you’re thinking right?”

“That’s right”

Fuyumi smiles at her brother as she pats him on the head.

“What’s that for”

“Listen, there are parents who are not happy with what their child thinks of themselves, even though mum feels really bad for not being able to go, the fact that you made an effort to inform her, I’m sure that made her really happy. That’s why... doing this for mum... Shouto’s first parent day”

Realising the truth in Fuyumi’s words, the notice for parents day... this was for his mother... and also for him.

“...I’ll check with sensei”

“Did you say sensei”

Fuyumi gently pats the head of her little brother who was trying to hide his embarrassment, the elevator they had been waiting for had arrived, the door opens with an accompanying sound.

“Shouto? Hurry and get in before it closes”

Todoroki quickly enters at the sound of his sister calling him in, he really wanted his mother to watch him, even though being video recorded was embarrassing as it is, for her sake... he’d just have to bear with it.

THE END

(t/n I may update this with an excerpt of the parents day chapter)