Momo walked through the halls of her school, tired as ever. As much as she had tried to argue with her parents about her staying home, that didn't stop them from sending her to school anyways.
The black-haired girl attempted to stay awake and right up as she walked. It was difficult, though she was surprised she even managed to make it past almost the entire day. All that was left on her schedule was her student council meeting and an after school violin class.
The girl kept walking, dragging her feet as she finally met the student council room. As she peeked through the door, she noticed that numerous of her classmates were already settled down.
A blue haired boy with glasses known as Iida Tenya was sitting at the end of the table. He was the school president, so he naturally had that specific seat reserved for him. Next to him was an empty seat, which would usually be Momo's.
Unlike most schools, their student council was a little different. It was more like a club where students would gather and spread awareness about trending topics that were important or helped the school environment improve. Anything really.
The school president would be chosen by conducting a school election. The candidate who placed first would be president of the school for a year, the candidate nominated second being the Vice President. Other from that, it was more of a 'sign up' kind of choice. Many students of her class were in the club.
On the left side of the table sat a boy with split white and red hair. His name was Shouto Todoroki. Momo and Todoroki had been good friends since their childhood, but no more than that. Their parents had known each other due to their riches and financial advantages.
Todoroki and Momo both loved each other like siblings. After Momo came out as lesbian and Todoroki as gay, they had grown closer, since they knew they could trust each other for good. Their parents were the typical strict and basic opinion-based people, not really being able to imagine a world where a woman wouldn't be dating a man and vice versa. Momo never completely knew, as she herself had never spoken to her own parents about it, but they just didn't give off an open-minded feeling.
Next to Todoroki sat a boy with green hair, wide emerald eyes and freckled-cheeks. The boy's name was Izuku Midoriya, and currently dating Todoroki Shouto in secret. Momo was aware of it, and so were a couple close friends, though then again, due to Todoroki's strict father, they decided to keep it secret.
Midoriya was sitting next to a girl called Tsuyu Asui, followed by Ochako Uraraka. Asui was a quite expressionless girl, though extremely caring. Her hair was green and long tied into a ribbon. A lot of her friends would refer to her as a frog, because, she did resemble one. As for Ochako, she was a pink-cheeked girl with short brown hair, her bangs being longer than the back.
Those were Momo's friends. It was the main friend group she was in. She smiled as she peeked through the door, watching as many were smiling and laughing, talking about whatever topics they could possibly find. Other people were sitting in the room, though Momo didn't really pay attention. She knew their names at most, but didn't really focus on that point. You could say there were a couple people like Katsuki Bakugou, Eijiro Kirishima, Tokoyami Fumikage, Hitoshi Shinsou and Minoru Mineta.
As much as Momo disliked Minoru Mineta for his quite disgusting habits that included many perverted actions, he was a smart student. It was shocking to a lot of others when they found out about it. And of course, Momo thought that if Mineta was part of a project like a student council, perhaps it would improve his issues and help him to evolve from doing these things. As dark topics would come up a lot, many including sexual assault, Mineta was slowly learning how to not be a jerk.
Momo internally sighed. A voice called out to her, making her break out of her thoughts as she noticed. The black-haired girl had unconsciously opened the door ever so slightly, meaning that her classmates could see that she was there.
"Yaoyorozu? Are you okay?" Iida asked professionally, a tint of concern hidden in his tone. Momo gulped as she looked around the room. She put on her confident costume, acting alright, though she was really stressed out for some reason. Probably exhaustion getting to her.
"Ah, yes Iida. I'm alright." Momo reassured, finally entering the room as she headed to her chair. She put down her violin case and then her messenger bag, opening it as she got out her laptop, getting ready to take notes about the meeting. "I'm sorry for being late. I've been a little off track lately.".
Though Momo seemed to be reassuring everyone, not many people seemed convinced, at least not her friends. She could see all of them had some sort of concerned expression. Momo felt all the eyes piercing right through her, though it only was shown on the inside. Over the years of being emotionally controlled by her family, she had gotten used to building a hard shell that would never be broken on the outside.
Well, it was effective all the time, except from that one time she failed to tell a girl off for smoking.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Shinsou asked. It was rare to hear him speak. He would mostly listen to the conversation. Eyes a little wide, Momo smiled, nodding.
"Yes, I'm alright. Just tired, that's all..." Momo spoke, trailing off on the word 'all'. Iida hummed.
"Mhm, alright then. Let's get on with the meeting." The blue-haired boy spoke. He pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose, looking at the papers in front of him.
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The room slowly emptied itself. The meeting was well over and a lot of the students were walking out of the room, leaving only Iida and Momo to pack up their own stuff. Momo closed her laptop as she put it back in the case, carefully organising it into her bag. Iida did the same with his papers, though he seemed to have packed up faster than Momo.
As the black-haired girl was looking down at her leather messenger school bag, she heard him call out her name.
"Yaoyorozu." Iida said. It didn't sound like a call, more like a direct order. Nothing was question-like in his way of saying it. Momo lifted her head up as she closed her bag and looked at him.
"Yes?" Momo asked. Iida cleared his throat. Momo picked up her bag and slung it over her shoulder, grabbing the violin case as well and holding it firmly.
"Well, you see," Iida seemed tensed, almost nervous to ask what he was asking. "Today—" . Before he could finish, Momo noticed he was struggling with his words. She cut him off, thinking ahead about what he wanted to say.
"If it's about the notes, I'll send the document once I get home." Momo said quickly, as if she was in a hurry. Iida scrunched his eyes. He looked frustrated.
"No. Not that." Iida spoke. Momo seemed confused. She tilted her head a little, worried about what he wanted to say.
"Oh? What is it then?" Momo asked. Iida sighed.
"Recently, you've been, not really in the right shape to attend the club meetings, let alone your classes." Iida said. Momo internally gulped. "I don't know what is going on, but something is going on for sure. You seem stressed and anxious, and as much of a good member you are to the club, I can't let you attend it while your health is hanging low like this.".
Momo blinked. She knew exactly what he meant, but brushed it off.
"But, Iida, I am completely healthy!" Momo protested. "I don't have any issues or anything!". Iida shook his head.
"I'm not talking about your physical health, I'm talking about your mental health, and you know I am." Iida said. "I can't risk having a student already tired and anxious taking so much responsibility that could possibly add to their downfall. As the school president, it is my responsibility to assure that everyone feels safe and happy.".
"But, Iida—" Momo tried to say. Iida shook his head and placed his glasses back properly as he walked towards the door.
"Momo, you're my friend. I'm not just doing this because I'm school president, but because I care about you. Please get well soon, you're not doing okay right now and you have to rest." Iida said, not letting the girl protest any longer. He took a deep sigh before crossing the door and leaving the classroom.
Momo stood there, shocked. She honestly would have appreciated it, but due to her parents, it was going to be difficult to appreciate the gesture. If Mr and Mrs Yaoyorozu found out, it's for sure that she would be in a lot of trouble.