(M/n) = Mother's name

I'm in the car and we're driving back home.

"Mommy! My quirk manifested! I'm so happy!" I say happily to my mom. My dad is staying until a little later but I have to go home early.

"Really? Show me once we get home okay?" My mom tells me.

"I will!" I say. "But only a drop of water will come out, so I'm going to train harder than ever!"

"Really~ Daddy has high expectations from you so you're going to have to train really hard~," my mom says teasingly.

I bob my head to nod, "Yeah, I will! I definitely will! I'll work hard so Daddy can be proud of his daughter! Until then, can you keep it a secret from Daddy? I don't want him to be disappointed with how weak my quirk is."

"I don't think he'll be disappointed about you but okay! Let's work hard! Mommy's going to support you as much as possible!"

"Thanks, Mommy! I'll work really hard!" I say. For the next week, I do hours and hours of quirk training per day, but nothing gets better and I can't get more than a cup full of water in a few hours.

"Mommy, I've been working really hard on training my quirks and yet nothing is getting better. I'm not improving so I'm going to tell Daddy. Maybe he has some tips for me," I say.

"I think that's a really good idea!" Mommy says, "Let's tell him tonight! We'll have to celebrate for real!"

A few hours later Daddy finally came home.

"Daddy, Daddy! My quirk manifested. But the problem is it's really weak. I've been trying to train it for the past week but nothing gets better. What should I do?" I ask.

"Really? Can you show me?" Daddy replies happily.

I show him the drop of water that drops out of my finger.

I look up at my father as if to ask for some advice but the look on my face turned into a look of horror in a matter of seconds. I'm still young and I don't know much but I could tell one thing. That my dad was devastated.

"D--Daddy?" I ask, my voice soft.

My dad forces a smile on his face and looks at me. "Ah, yeah, keep working hard (Y/n)... I'm sure you'll get better..."

"Y-yeah, I will..." I say quietly.

"(M/n)!" my dad says rather harshly, "I need to talk to you for a bit."

I realize that the conversation was not for me to listen to so I didn't follow them in. I put my ear against the door as soon as they closed it and I listened as carefully as I could but all I could hear was my mom gasp after a while.

"You can't do that to her! I've never heard of it! She says she'll work hard!"

"We have to! I don't know what to do with that! When I got mine I almost flooded my house!"

'Oh, it's about my quirk,' I think. I decide that I don't want to listen to anymore and step away. I get a cup and go to my room. I earnestly start training my quirk again. The next day, my dad talks to me.

"(Y/n), can you listen to me carefully? Your quirk is unfortunately extremely weak-- training wouldn't probably do much. Would you still like to get it stronger?" He asks.

I'm slightly sad but I decide to face the truth, "Yes! I would!" I say.

"I'm not forcing you but this is always an option. Although it's still a work in progress, I highly recommend it. My friend's been working on it-- quirk surgeries. They basically try to find out which part of your body is used most for your quirk and they try to enhance it. 'Connect it to your quirk' he calls it." Daddy explains.

"Quirk surgeries?" I didn't understand much of what he said but I understood that it wasn't the safest thing to do. I also understood that Daddy wasn't giving me an option, he was telling me what to do. "Um, I'll think about it. I'll let you know soon," I say and leave the room.

My mom is waiting outside.

"(Y/n)! Don't worry! You don't have to! I'll talk some sense into him so you don't have to worry about going through a stupid quirk surgery okay? Mommy's quirkless and I'm still living a normal happy life!" she says with tears in her eyes.

Tears helplessly start to fall. "Mommy! I'm scared!"

"I know (Y/n), I know. I'm so sorry (Y/n). Mommy will do something, don't worry!"

And we both stay there hugging and crying for a little bit longer.

I keep training for the rest of the week. I keep trying but nothing, absolutely nothing gets better. Daddy won't even talk to me anymore. Mommy is constantly crying and fighting with Daddy. I don't know what to do anymore but at the end of the week, while sitting on the swing at the nearby park, I come to a conclusion. I'll take the quirk surgery.

I sit there thinking of what could possibly happen to me. Die? Could I die? I could. But Daddy said I'll be alright. I'm scared but I'll do it. I'm strong. Yup. I'm strong. I'll be fine.

"(Y/n)!!" I hear a familiar voice yell. The voice sounds happy and the emotion is almost nostalgic to me.

"Hmm? What happened Shoto-kun?" I ask, trying to match his tone of emotion but I can tell I'm unable to.

"(Y-Y/n)-chan? What happened? What's wrong?" he asks.

"My quirk won't get better. No matter how much I try, it doesn't improve so my dad gave me an option. He says I should have a quirk surgery. Apparently, it's something that's still a work in progress but they're going to try it on me. Do you think I'll be fine?"

"I'm a little worried but you'll be fine (Y/n)! I believe in you!" he says.

"Okay! Thank you, I feel a lot better now!" I say. "Oh yeah, what about you? Did something good happen?"

"My quirk just manifested just now! I'm so excited to show everyone! But I'm also really scared about the training that my dad has prepared for me. I'm sure it's going to be super harsh..." he says, his eyes a little gloomy.

It's my turn to cheer him up, "I'm sure you'll be fine! I'm so happy your quirk manifested! I'm sure your dad won't train you too hard!"

"Yup!" he says and we both smile.

We talk for a pretty long time that day before we head home.

At the time, I thought we had talked forever but now I wish that we had talked for longer. Now I'm in middle school and we barely even talk. Come to think about it, I think that day at the park was the last time we talked. And we were both wrong. His training wasn't 'alright' like I said it would be, and my surgery didn't go as well as he said it would. We were both naive little four-year-olds.

Now, I'll go back and explain a few things. Few things I feel the need to clarify.

First, we'll talk about my quirk surgery. Did I get what I wanted? Yes. Yes, I did. I know have a beautiful, strong, water quirk. Did I lose anything? I did. I lost strength. My body is now seriously weak. After my surgery, I was unconscious for almost 3 years. I tried to regain my strength and catch up with my studies. Apparently, my heart is really weak and therefore I can't overwork myself. As soon as I go past my limit, I faint. Was the surgery worth it? Probably not, but it's fine. My dad's happy and I just have to be careful with my body. My mom still keeps crying, she keeps apologizing to me. I don't mind it so I wish she would put a smile on her face. That's what it's like for me

Now let's talk about Shoto. The day he went home to show his family his quirk, he changed. The way his dad looked at him and talked to him changed and Shoto became someone far away from me. His Mom no longer lives with him. He has a scar on his face. I know what happened because I heard from Fuyumi-san but I have yet to talk to him face to face. I've seen him on the street a few times but it's almost like he's trying to avoid me, I don't even know how to talk to him anymore.

Anyways, today's a special day. I wasn't able to go to any elementary school, I spent the time in at the hospital whether it be in a bed or in rehabilitation. Today is the day before the first day of middle school. But tonight is also the once a year summer festival.

I change into my yukata and head out. I'm really excited, it's my first time going. I stop by stalls, play some games, get snacks and walk around. I'm having so much fun and everyone else seems like they are too, I'm so happy except for one thing. I wish someone was here with me. I wish that Shoto was here with me.

I walk to a hill behind all the stands, behind where everyone else will be to wait for the fireworks. I'd rather be alone right now. But I see someone familiar on the top of the hill.

"Shoto-kun?" I say.

"(Y/n)?" he says, surprised.

"H-how have you been? How's your training? Are you okay? How about Rei-san? How did your father let you come? Have you been ignoring me?" I ask.

"Wait, wait, calm down. One at a time. I've been doing okay, my training is super harsh but I'm used to it now so it's getting better. No, my dad did not let me come, I just left. I wanted to see the fireworks. I'm sorry if it seemed like I was ignoring you, I really wasn't," he says and pauses. "I haven't been able to talk to Mom. I'm scared."

"Then let's go! After the fireworks are over, let's go to the hospital! Let's say hi to her!" I say.

Shoto faces me, his eyes wide. "Meet her?"

"Yes! We'll go right after we see the fireworks," I say.

"O-okay. Okay," he says twice as if trying to convince himself. "How about you? How was your quirk surgery? I heard that you were unconscious for almost 3 years, are you okay?" It was his turn to bombard me with questions.

"I'm really weak now, but my quirk is super strong. I have super extreme limits but I can still use my quirk, I just faint really easily and headaches come and go."

"(Y/n), I'll help you. I'll protect you when you've reached your limit, I'll fight for you when you can't anymore. I'll do what I can for you," he says to me.

"Then I'll help you too. When training's too hard, when you want someone to talk to, remember I'm always here for you," I tell him.

And the fireworks bloomed in the sky. I was breath taken, it was my first time seeing them. It gave me a surprise, they make a loud 'boom' before they light up the night sky.

"Shoto?" I say.

"What is it?" He asks.

"They're beautiful," I say.

"Yeah, they are. They really are," he says.

We sit there on the patch of grass for a few minutes until the fireworks are over.

"...wow," I say.

And we sit there for a few more seconds, mesmerized. Then I stand up, take his hand and run to the hospital his mom's in. Luckily we were only a five minute run away so I could run there full speed without fainting although I have to admit, it was a little tiring.

We go see his mom and I wait outside while he talks things out with her. When he comes out of the hospital room, he seems happy. I haven't seen a happy Shoto in a long time, it makes me super happy.

We walk out of the hospital and breathe in the cold, fresh night air. The breeze is cool, but not freezing. It's as if it wipes all our bad memories away and out of absolutely nowhere, I say something I never thought would leave my mouth.

"Shoto, I like you. I've always liked you. I'm weak and it'll get really annoying at times, but would you please go out with me?" I ask.

It's dark outside but I can still see him faintly blush. He nods and says, "Yes, of course. I've always liked you too. I may not be able to meet you much because of my dad but is that okay with you?"

"Yes! I'm so happy~" I say. We stand there for a little bit longer before we start to walk again.

"Let's always stay together, Shoto." I say.

"Yeah. We'll always be together, (Y/n)," he replies.

(A/N Okay, this chapter was way longer than I expected it to be 21 words. Yes, I think you're wondering where Kaminari comes into this Todo x Reader x KAMI but he will appear a little later on. I'm sorry. I hope you found this chapter interesting, and I apologize for any grammatical mistakes, it's 1:05 and I'm not in a mood to edit... Thank you so much for reading this chapter and I hope to see you in the next one! PLUS ULTRA!!!!)