Pink and Bicolor Love - Mina Ashido x Shoto Todoroki

Calm Before the Storm

Shoto spent some days in his office already thinking about what to do with his family, he couldn't leave them alone, but he couldn't leave his job either, all this came to his mind after an attack that he had stopped, but where he was hospitalized for serious injuries and his family go to visit him in the hospital

None of Shoto and Mina liked that their children saw him like that, especially because the twins always cried seeing their father like that, Mina changed her routine a lot and more than anything she patrolled in areas where there were more heroes patrolling, but Shoto didn't, he always go against the most dangerous villains and often without support, he did it mostly to prevent her from having to face them if possible or that something will happen to his children

The last fight left him with some broken bones, a scar on his abdomen and right leg, he was in bed at home resting while the twins slept on either side careful not to hurt him, Mina watched from the door worried and angry

- ¿How you feel?

- Better, last time was worse and...

- No... No more

- ¿What?

- Shoto, I don't want there to be a next time to see you like this... You don't know how much it hurts me to see you like this and they... Nozomi just asks me if you're going to be okay because she doesn't like to see you like this and Haru is afraid it keep happening

- Mina I...

- And don't tell me that you're doing it so that I don't have to fight, I know how to defend myself and you're not alone... You're not the only top 10 Sho... You know that many can help you

She just leave the room and he was thinking in her words as he cover the twins with the blanket, they just curled up more. In the middle of the night, Shoto got up careful not to wake his wife or daughters and go to the kitchen for something to drink, saw Pocky on his bed and just stroked his head and he licked his hand, then open the fridge and grabbed some juice while looking at the drawings the children made, those are all about a happy family but Shoto in these didn't have his hero costume on, he sat looking at them and then heard something in the corner and looked back

- ¿Haru? ¿What are you doing awake?

- I was going to the bathroom and I saw the light on here, ¿What are you doing daddy?

- Just drinking something, now go to sleep, it's late and if your mother see that you're awake she's gonna be angry

- Okay... - Before leaving he stopped on the stairs - Daddy...

- ¿Mmmm?

- ¿Are you okay?

- Yeah, my leg doesn't hurt so much anymore

Haru just walked over and hugged him carefully and Shoto just hugged him back and gently patted him on the back

- Come on, I'll take you to bed, but don't get up anymore, ¿Okay?

- Okay daddy

Shoto took him to bed and tucked him in carefully and let the nightlight on, then go back to his room and lay carefully again so as not to wake the others. The next morning, Yuki would tap him on the cheek to wake him up

- Morning little one

- Morning daddy, ¿Are you feeling better? Mommy said me to wake you up and you can take your medicine

Shoto yawned and settled herself so that the little girl would sit on the edge and gave him some pills and a glass of water, and they tasted bitter

- ¿Tastes bad daddy?

- Yes, but that's how medicines are for big people Yuki, you'll still take the ones that taste like fruit

Shoto slowly got up and she held his hand, they both go down to the kitchen where the rest are eating and Mina stopped cook looking at her husband

- ¿How you feel Shoto?

- Better, although I think I'll stay here for a few more days

Mina opened her eyes at that, he always go to the office when he felt better and then put her hand on his forehead and squeezed his cheeks to feel his temperature

- I'm fine Mina, just... I'm tired of seeing you sad because of me, I'll follow your advice Mina and I'll start taking things calmly, much more calmly

She smiled and kissed his cheek while her children smiled happy to hear that. And Shoto kept his word, when he recovered he began to do less risky patrols, but when he had to fight he did it and if it was too much he only waited for more heroes, but his visits to the hospital were reduced and he managed to be more with his family and their most important moments

He was able to go to Nozomi's ballet performance, to Haru's games, even took the twins to the park on the other side of town, also had his moments with his wife

One weekend they all plan to go to dinner with Rei, Fuyumi and Hawks who had a surprise for them. However, before they left, a call distract Shoto and is for go to his office because it was an emergency, he told Mina to take them to the restaurant and he will go after going and that it would be quick, to which she nodded and took them there in

Fuyumi and Hawks told them that Fuyumi is pregnant and Rei hugged her tightly while Mina smiled, but Shoto didn't come or call her. But then a she get a call from an unknown number

- ¿Hi?... Yeah it's me... What happens...

Mina dropped the phone and the wine glass, making it break and draw attention to herself after receiving the worst news of all

Shoto died