Little Itsuki ( A Bakumomo fanfic)

Chapter 6

(Momo because Yaoyoruzu)

Momo still hadn't told her own parents of the events that had been transpiring in her life. Nothing about Katsuki or Itsuki reached their ears as far as Momo was concerned. As far as she knew. Her parents loved her dearly, but they were already of the opinion that she shouldn't have been in the hero course. The idea of her having a "child and partner" would be enough to send them over the edge.

She'd managed to convince them and keep them satisfied with her outstanding marks and rankings among the students of UA. Her placement in the Big Three of that year was vital for this argument as well. Momo didn't fear her parents finding out about Itsuki. She knew they would love the boy just as much as she had come to over the past few months.

She worried that they would insist on her giving up her budding hero career in order to settle down and be Katsuki's housewife. Katsuki was a prime marriage candidate; Momo knew this. Her mother would be all over him and his parents. And, knowing Mitsuki and Masaru now, the two of them would most likely be more than happy to oblige.

Father would most likely prefer her to marry a bureaucrat. However, Katsuki was most certainly going to be within the top ten hero rankings some day, if not the top three. She wanted to be right up there with him as a pro hero herself. But, she knew her father would see Katsuki's promising career and would want her to settle down and be his support system that way.

Her parents were wonderful and she loved them immensely; but they were terribly old fashioned. She wanted to be a working woman with her own career and the two of them could not wrap their minds around that. Just like she couldn't wrap her mind around her mother simply staying at home and tending to the manor while her father was their designated breadwinner.

Mother's old fashioned upbringing was becoming more and more apparent to her as well. More often than ever, mother would send her emails, letters, messages - all pleading with her to begin the marriage selection process! Momo couldn't help but scoff. She was hardly eighteen. She had no interest in being married; especially not to some young, rich heir who was most likely full of himself.

While not entirely appropriate, she found herself ignoring her mother's pleas. She had her hands full in the moment and didn't want to risk Itsuki being sent off, should she choose to settle down with one of her mother's marriage candidates.

This had gone on for some time... until her mother had apparently had enough.

The three of them had been gathered around one of the dining tables, a rare moment of the little pseudo family being left to their own devices, the rest of Class A seemingly away. Momo was startled as her phone began to go off.

"Oh! I'm so sorry," she told the boys, neither seeming to mind much. She went to silence the device before seeing the familiar number on the screen. Feeling somewhat panicked she excused herself. "I have to take this... I'll be right back."

She picked up, noting the concerned look Katsuki gave her, and stepped away from the dining area, into the kitchenette.

"Hello, Mother..."

"Momo! Is there a reason you haven't responded to any of my letters I've sent you? You don't have to send me a signed document, but at least call or message me your thoughts and concerns on them?"