"Izu-kun!" Koharu ran over to where Izuku was sprawled out on the ground; the other pro heroes and he looked over at her as she fell to his side and gave him a quick hug.

"Oh hey Koharu-chan," Izuku smiled sheepishly; he felt a bit embarrassed for having Koharu see him being scolded.

"Are you crazy?!" she clenched a fist and punched him in the shoulder lightly as she gasped for breath. "Why the hell did you do that?!"

Izuku looked down. "I didn't plan it….I just moved. I'm sorry, did I worry you?"

"Duh!" Koharu laughed as she contained her relief. "That thing could've killed you!"

"Exactly." Kamui Woods nodded. "You put yourself and others at risk. You need to think before you act young man."

"I-I apologize." Izuku bowed.

Koharu sighed heavily. "Are you hurt anywhere? Do you need help standing?"

"N-no, I'm fine." Izuku shook his head. "Please, don't trouble yourself!"

"It's no trouble." Koharu smiled; her arm twitched slightly, but she stopped herself before she could touch his shoulder. "Is it weird that I offered help? And what about the hug? I mean, we're friends, so it's not weird right? Ugh, did he see my arm move? Will he think I have a nervous twitch?!"

Koharu walked with Izuku for a little bit; he kept thanking her, until she finally ended up bursting into laughter.

"You're such a dork Izu-kun." Koharu giggled, wishing she could bite down on her tongue a second later; Izuku just seemed to be more confused than offended. "Of course he's used to hearing insults. Dammit." Koharu thought in frustration.

"Uh, what's so funny?" Izuku asked.

"Sorry, I don't mean to make fun, but you don't have to thank me so much!" Koharu tried to grin. "You're always so serious."

In truth, she was laughing from joy; he was just too cute sometimes, Koharu never knew somebody so polite and awkward in a way that didn't annoy her.

"I can't help be grateful." Izuku smiled softly to himself. "You've always been so nice Koharu-chan...you're a good person."

"Not really." she mumbled as she glanced down; their hands were nearly touching.

"Isn't this your place?" Izuku asked suddenly; without even realizing, Koharu almost passed her house.

"Oh yeah. I'll see you Monday, try not to get killed before then, okay?" she laughed; Izuku blushed but couldn't help laughing himself. He waved goodbye and gave Koharu another smile that made her stomach flop.

As soon as Koharu closed the door, she put her face in her hands and groaned. "God, why can't I just act like a normal person?"

She didn't mean to to tease him so much; Koharu wanted to tell him how happy she was that he was okay, and how brave and amazing he was for going in to save Katsuki. Of course Izuku would rush in to save even his bully; he couldn't resist helping people.

"Izuku...he's just that kind of person." Koharu sighed softly and giggled; how could she not like him?

Koharu felt herself frowning though at the thought of Katsuki.

"How could he do that?" Koharu asked herself in disgust; not that she wasn't worried for him. But even so, she also felt stupid. Koharu knew what kind of person Katsuki was too, and even though she was friendly to Izuku, she rarely called Katsuki out on his behavior.

He was her first ever friend, almost like the brother she never had; Koharu wanted so badly to believe he was still a good person deep down, no matter what he said or did.

"But I was wrong….how could he?" Koharu worried her lip as she held in bitter tears. "How could he just tell someone to go kill themselves? And why, cause izuku doesn't have a stupid Quirk? He used to be his best friend….how do I know he won't just turn on me someday? Katsu always thought my Quirk was dumb…he doesn't even respect me."

"Katsu…" Koharu cried harder, curling in on herself as if she had been punched in the gut. "Like I have any right to talk. I'm a shitty friend, I should've been helping Izuku a long time ago and told off Katsuki the day he started bullying him."

More than anything, Koharu wished she could go back. She just wished things were different.

Koharu wished she was as strong as Izuku.

He didn't even have a Quirk, yet he was still so determined, he still risked his own life to save someone else's. It was something she wasn't sure she could ever do; even if Koharu had a combat based power, she didn't know if she'd be able to jump in like Izuku did.

Izuku knew he was weak, he knew he was Quirkless, and he knew he was scared. Koharu saw the look in his eyes as he ran towards the villain, the raw fear he felt as he saw his once childhood friend be suffocated in front of him.

It was one of the reasons Koharu couldn't help-

"Ah, stop!" Koharu felt a swooping sensation in her heart remembering it, as if she was teetering off a high perch. She took a deep breath and tried to steady her nerves.

"I wonder if Katsu's okay…" Koharu threw her bag in the corner of her room and changed out of the school uniform sluggishly. Too much had happened that day and she felt exhausted.

"If I tried to call him, he'll probably just hang up." Koharu grimaced. "No, he'll yell and curse me out. Besides, I'm not going back on this." she brushed her teeth and nodded determinedly at her reflection; she spit out the paste and tried to give a bracing smile to rival All Might's. "I'm not going to keep my mouth shut about this anymore and lie to myself about the kind of person Katsu really is. I should've stood up for my real friend a long time ago. I'm doing the right thing."

Koharu laid down and smiled into her pillow. "I'll be as strong as you are someday Izuku. Maybe then I can fix things with us and then I can get the courage to tell you how I feel."

The time had come for changes, though how could Koharu have known they weren't the ones she wanted?