-Shana's POV-
The phone...just wouldn't stop ringing! Here I was trying to sleep and that damn thing wouldn't stop ringing. I fiddle around in the dark and pick it up slowly letting my eyes adjust to the bright light. It was...my boss. "Hello," I said into the receiver. "Shana it's Hiroshima. You're boss from America called and said he needed you back in the states as soon as possible. One of the other girls went up and quit and so he needs someone manning the calls to the agency. You leave in an hour. Have safe travels, Shana!" Click. Not even a chance to respond. Sadness filled my heart. I had just started things here and now I was having to leave. 'Toshinori...why now? Why can't I just stay.' I knew I was sad but I also knew I couldn't delay this. I would just text him whenever I got to the airport. I walked over and began to slowly pack my things. What few things I had that is. I came across the two costumes that Toshi had gotten me. Their material was so soft and free moving. I very gently put them into my suitcase and made my way out the door and into the street. I looked around me as I walked. Good thing I hadn't gotten attached to the city. It made it easier to leave that way. What didn't make it easier was leaving Toshinori. I barely knew the man but I had already started to develop feelings for him. I stopped in the middle of the sidewalk whenever my phone beeped.
HIRO: "Hey, Shana. It's your boss. Your American boss. I was wanting you to come back and help out here but on second thought... you're fired. Go out and enjoy your life kid. Find a good guy, settle down, and get married. Be a hero! I know that's always what you've wanted anyway. Later kid"
I nearly threw my phone across the road. I couldn't believe this. I was already packed and everything and now...ugh! I started to make my way back to my apartment whenever I heard a voice call my name. "Shana?" I look up and instantly I lose my breath as I stare into the eyes of one Toshinori Yagi. He was standing on the steps of a small house. "Hey...Toshi." I replied hesitantly. "What are you doing out here? It's late." I laughed. No, I chuckled. "Well, it's a bit of a long story." He invited me inside and I hesitantly followed him in. I look and across the walls, I see news stories from whenever he was still doing hero work. I just smiled. "It's still a little warm but it should do the trick." He carried in a tray with two cups and a tea carrier. I left my suitcase at the door and sat next to him on the couch.
"I got a phone call earlier," I said as I sipped the tea. "My boss from America wanted me to come back to the office there. So I packed and was on my way to the airport. I then got another message from my boss telling me that I was fired and that I should go out and live my life. Hence why I'm out at 2:30 AM. Speaking of which why aren't you asleep Toshi?" He sat his cup down on the table. "I can't sleep," He grumbled as he relaxed into the couch. I did the same only instead of laying back straight I wound up crooked and my head fell on his chest. I immediately tried to get up but was stopped whenever an arm snaked its way around me and pulled me closer. Heat rose to my cheeks as he held me close. With the tip of my elbow, I felt something hard and rigid on Toshi's side. I turned to him slowly and placed my hand on his stomach. I felt him stiffen beneath my touch.
"What happened Toshi?" He raised up slightly and lifted up his shirt revealing multiple scars. I felt myself lose all words. "I got this in a fight a few years back. Against All for One. He really done a number on me. My respiratory system was practically destroyed and I lost my whole stomach. It was a rough one that's for sure." Without even thinking I threw my arms around the slim man and began to cry into his chest. "Shana...what's wrong?"
I pulled back and looked at him with tear filled eyes. "Nothing it's just...you've been through so much and because of that one villain you can't do hero work anymore. It's...not fair." I began to cry again but stopped once I felt his hand cup my cheek and his thumb begin to wipe away my tears. "Don't cry, Shana. Please, I...I can't handle it. Not from you." I opened my eyes in surprise and just looked into his deep blue ones. He gave me a small smile before leaning in towards me. "Wait!" I said suddenly. He looked at me as if he had offended me. I quickly got up and pulled at his hand leading him to his bedroom. "Shana, what are you..." I turned towards him. "Take off your shirt and lay down. Just trust me, Toshinori!" I gave him a pleading look and he did as I said.
I slowly turned and walked to his bedside holding my hands out above his healed wound. My hands began to glow a radiant blue. "What...is this? My body...it feels so warm." I smiled at him. "It's my second quirk. The one I got from my mother. It has the ability to reverse what time or space has done to an object. Returning it back to its original state." My hands continued to glow as Toshinori saw the scars began to vanish.
-Toshinori's POV-
I...feel full again. I have more life in me. I watched as the young woman's quirk went to work. I could tell she was wearing herself down. She began to sweat profusely. She was...amazing. Never in my life had I ever met a woman like her. The glowing began to die down and I caught her before she collapsed. I slowly pulled her into my lap. "You have overdone yourself on an old man like me. Why Shana?"
She laughed. "Because I care about you silly. I'm just glad I could...save you." She reached her hand up to cup my face. She slowly raised up in my arms. "I'm okay. My quirk takes a lot out of me sometimes. Haha. How are you feeling Toshinori? Better I..." I didn't even give her time to finish before I grabbed her face and brought my lips to hers. She stiffened before giving in, kissing me back. She threw her arms around my neck and deepened the kiss. I darted out my tongue and licked her lower lip. She opened her lips and I took this opportunity to kiss her deeper. She quickly pulled away from me and I could see tears in her eyes. "Shana...I'm sorry I shouldn't have..."
-Shana's POV-
"NO! It's not your fault Toshinori its just...you should be kissing someone else. Not somebody with flaws like me. I'm broken Toshi. You deserve better...than a sick girl. I'm sorry. I have to go!" I quickly got up and ran out of the house leaving my suitcase behind but I really didn't care right now. I was so happy yet so depressed at the same time. He could never...truly love someone like me. I wasn't someone who could be loved. I told myself these things as I ran into my apartment and into my bathroom. I began to bawl as I looked at myself in the mirror and began grabbing at every inch of fat I could find on my body. Nausea overtook myself as I cried to the point of being sick. I fell to the floor and hovered over the toilet. I felt pains in my stomach as I got sick. All I felt was misery. Until I felt my hair gently being pulled back and small circles being rubbed into my back. I glanced back and all I could see was a head full of messy blonde hair. I sat back and leaned into his torso as he wiped the remnants of vomit away from my mouth with a hand towel. He helped me up then brought me into a warm embrace.
"You're not broken, Shana. Your condition doesn't define who you are. Do you have any idea how happy I've been the past few days because of you? I'm not going to let you drown you hear me? Look at me." I slowly looked into his eyes and he bent down bringing our lips together for a tender kiss. He then gave me a signature grin that would put even All Might's to shame. Of course, then again this man was All Might. "To be completely honest with you Shana, I've been wanting to kiss you ever since that incident in the cafe. Thank you. For making me feel like I can still live, Shana. Thank you!"
The rest of the night we spent just talking. About each other and the adventures we have had previously. I slowly began to understand him more and more and to be honest. I felt myself falling. And in all reality it felt...pretty dang great.