TodoMomo: After the Rainfall

After the Rainfall: Todoroki's Fate (Episode 21)

As Fuyumi and Natsuo finish the letter that Endeavor wrote, she hands the letter back to her mother, who cheerfully accepts the letter back.

Rei: Your father might not show it, but he really is a sweetheart on the inside.

Fuyumi: See, Natsuo? Father isn't all THAT bad.

Natsuo: Huh... I guess... he really does care sometimes.

Fuyumi: "Sometimes"?

Natsuo: I'm still not going to forget what he did to Shoto. What he did to you and me, Sis! Especially what he did to Mom.

Rei: My son... Of course what happened happened, and your father can't take any of that back. However, at the end of the day, he's trying his hardest. You notice it too, right?

Fuyumi: Yeah, we do.

Natsuo: Yeah, but... T-Toya.

Rei's eyes immediately widen after hearing the name of her son. Fuyumi takes a sharp breath through her teeth, and Natsuo immediately covers his mouth with his hand.

Natsuo: I... I didn't meant to...

Fuyumi: Nice going, you idiot...

Rei looks down at her hospital bed in reflection. Eventually, she clasps her hands together, and puts on a brave smile for her children.

Rei: I believe... that my son will come back someday.

Fuyumi: M-Mother... we've already discussed this...

Natsuo: T-Toya's gone, Mom. Whether we like it or not, he's... not with us anymore. Believe me, I really miss him too...

Natsuo's depressed expression drives Fuyumi to shed a few tears of her own at the memory of their late brother, Toya.

Rei: My son is alive, Natsuo.

Natsuo: M-Mom...

Rei: I just know it. Someday, he'll come back to us, okay?

Fuyumi: How are you so sure, Mother...?

Rei: I just am. Someday, we'll all reunite as one happy family again.  Your father, me, you two, Shoto and Toya. We'll all be together one day. Even if it's years, even decades later... I just know that we'll all be happy!

Don't cry, my children... Even though our family is incomplete right now, that doesn't mean we shouldn't stop smiling. So don't show me your tears right now, because to me, seeing your smiles are worth more than anything.

Natsuo: Y-Yeah... Yeah, Toya's alive; I believe it too!

Fuyumi: N-Natsuo?

Natsuo: We never figured out how or why he passed, right? Until I see my brother's dead body in front of me, I'll never accept that he's gone!

Rei: That's the spirit...

Natsuo: Come on, Fuyu, whaddya say?!

Fuyumi looks toward her younger brother with determination in his eyes. She looks to her mother, who is also showing the same confidence. With that, Fuyumi wipes her tears away, and smiles alongside her family.

Fuyumi: I know it too. Toya's alive, and he'll come back to us someday...

As the tearful reflection comes to a close, a knocking is heard on the door. The door slowly swings open, and blue eyes peek in from the crack.

Rei: Enji!

Endeavor swings the door open, and he smiles as he sees his family. He is in complete casual wear, albeit, awkward casual wear. Something that a real, genuine dad would probably wear.