Mina tentatively poked her head into the room labeled 'Izuku Midoriya'. 'Not like there would be a second in this hospital, but you never know.' Seeing familiar green hair; Mina let out a sigh of relief. 1-A was planning on visiting it's hospitalized members tomorrow, but Mina was too restless to stay home waiting. Her parents hadn't wanted to let her go; it had taken her promising to come right home immediately. After what had happened; Mina understood why her parents made her promise that.

Their training camp had been assaulted by villains after all. They should have been safe, but instead the worst possible thing had occurred. Fifteen students poisoned, twelve people injured, and two people missing in action. It didn't get much worse than that.

'I hope Ragdoll is ok. As for Bakugou...while he needs a massive chill pill; he didn't deserve to be targeted like this.' Were Mina's thoughts on the two missing people.

Taking a seat at Izuku's bedside; Mina took in his appearance. His face looked feverish, there was a thick bandage around his head, gauze covered his torso, and his arms had large casts on them. If Izuku were awake she'd have told him he looked like shit, but since he was asleep Mina just looked on in horror. Through the grapevine she had learned he had gotten really hurt, but this was beyond even the sports festival. The longer she stared; the more tears began to well in her eyes.

'When Mr. Aizawa dragged me away I thought all I would miss was the test of courage. Maybe a few chances to cozy up to Izuku pretending to be scared. I can't believe I ended up doing nothing while my friends fought again. First during the final against the principal. Then there was when Izuku had been taken hostage. Now this. Why am I so useless?' Overwhelmed by sadness and frustration; the tears she had been holding back started to fall.

Mina was so consumed she didn't notice that Izuku had started tossing and turning. It wasn't until he let out a pained gasp did she look up. Mina watched in horror as Izuku began struggling. He was moving like he was still fighting from the other day. His casts kept his arms in place, but he was trying everything to flail around. It was just so shocking that all Mina could do was watch. A moment later he stopped fighting, and let out a hoarse whisper. "Kaa-chan…"

That was all Mina could take. 'I need to get out of here. I can't see him like this...he wouldn't want me to see him like his.' As she neared the door it was wrenched open from the other side. Face to face with a short portly woman with green hair; Mina got out of her way as she rushed to Izuku's side.

"Oh Izuku It's alright. You're alright. Mama's here." Mina silently watched as the woman, obviously his mother, smoothed Izuku's hair, and checked to see if any of his wounds reopened Realizing that she was intruding. Mina moved to give the two privacy. "No...wait please. I-I'd like you to stay Ms. Ashido."

'She knows who I am?' Mina froze from confusion, but slowly walked across the room to the chair she had previously occupied.

"You are the girl Izuku has been spending so much time with lately right?" Mina gave a hesitant nod. "No need to be scared I'm not going to bite. I'm Inko Midoriya. I could just use so company that...talks back for a bit."

Mina felt her heart ache for the Izuku's mother. Whatever she was feeling; the older woman must have felt a hundred times worse. The two sat in an uncomfortable silence for until Mina's curiosity got the better of her. "So uhm...you came in here like you knew Midoriya was freaking out. How?"

Inko never took her eyes off of Izuku. "I was in the Nurse's lounge getting some rest, and one of them has a quirk that notifies her when someone she marks wakes up; even if just for a second."

"Oh that's pretty useful." The uncomfortable silence returned. Mina asked another question to break it. "How did you know who I was? We've never been introduced."

The older woman looked up at her, and gave Mina a small smile. "Izuku pretty much only talks about heroes and being a hero at home. So a few weeks ago when he came home from the library asking for an advance on his allowance; I thought he had seen some All Might merchandise he wanted." Mina let out a laugh; that definitely sounded like Izuku. "Imagine my surprise though when he says it's not for that. That he promised to reward a friend if she studied hard. It was so out of the ordinary that I took note of how he talked about you. Then there's all those late night calls I catch him having with you. "

Izuku let out a short tremble. Almost like he knew they were talking about him Inko wiped the sweat off his face before continuing. "I can't think of anyone else with pink skin that would be visiting him. So I assumed that's who you were. I also recognized you a little bit from the sports festival."

Mina couldn't stop the blush that formed. It was embarrassing to know Izuku had talked so much about her to his mother, but at the same time it made her heart soar. "Yeah he helped me study for the finals, and it was so much fun we've been hanging out when we can. I was going to visit my classmates, but most of them aren't taking visitors yet. I wasn't sure I was even allowed in here, but I needed to see Midoriya."

"What makes him so special then?" Mina had been corecct that she wasn't allowed, but Inko was curious to meet her. She was curious to hear how Mina felt about her son. Inko didn't want to jump to conclusions, but she had a good idea of how Izuku felt.

"He just is." Hoping the vague answer would satisfy the older woman. Inko gave her a warm smile; making Mina feel she could trust her. Turning her gaze to Izuku Mina continued. "I...like him, and knowing how much he pushes himself I was worried. I only heard second hand how messed up he was. Seeing him with my own eyes was all I wanted to do since the alarm went up the other day." Saying that she liked Izuku out loud felt like a weight off her shoulders.

Looking back to Inko; Mina was surprised to see she looked happy and sad at the same time. "Is...there something wrong with that Mrs. Midoriya?" 'Does she not like me?' Inko's reaction left Mina confused.

"No dear; not with that anyway. I'm actually very grateful to hear you like my son. You've been such a positive influence on him in such a short time. I mentioned earlier how all Izuku talked about before was heroes and heroics. Lately it's been heroes, heroics, and you Ms. Ashido." Inko noticed the happy grin that information gave the pink girl. It made what she was about to say all the more difficult. "The problem is after all that's happened I'm considering taking Izuku out of Yuuei."

It was like Mina had been doused with cold water after Inko said that. "W-what?"

"The school and the teachers keep failing to keep you children safe, and I can't think of anything else to keep Izuku out of harm's way. The top hero is on staff yet Izuku is the one in the hospital again." Mina was stunned by the raw emotion in Inko's voice. Unsurprisingly there were tears in her eyes as well. "I know how important Yuuei is to my son; he'll likely come to resent me for this. I know I would if my mother denied my dream a second time. It's a lot to ask of you, but could you be there for him?"

Mina couldn't believe it. She finds a boy she likes, and before they could become something he was practically being taken away from her. Deep down she understood Inko reasoning, but that didn't soften the blow. Something she said though caught Mina's attention. "What do you mean denying his dream a second time?"

"Has he explained his quirk to you in any way?"

Mina nodded her head. "Yeah he said he was a late bloomer, and I know he had it rough before it's appearance. I could tell he didn't like thinking about though so I didn't push."

Inko smiled as she wiped her tears away. 'She's such a good girl Izuku.' "Obviously we thought he was quirkless for a long time. The day we came back from the doctor when he was four; I found him sitting in his room watching old All Might news clips. He turned to me crying asking if he could be a hero too. I couldn't say yes though. A hero with no quirk is dangerous, and a mother's duty is to make sure her child is safe. I had thought he would just admire from afar, but he never gave up. Then he finally gets a quirk, and gets into his dream school. Now I have to do it again. I'll do whatever it takes to keep my son safe."

"Mrs. Midoriya I won't lie. I'd be upset if you took him out of school, but I can see your point. He'll understand I think too. I promise I'll be there for him though; if he lets me." Mina was sure Izuku would get over not being at Yuuei. Considering his reasoning for declining her invites last week; if it gave his mother peace of mind. "If I can speak frankly. Midoriya's a strong guy; stronger than you may think. He also cares so much for you ma'am. I don't think there's anything you could do that would make him hate you."

Crying once more; Inko was touched by what Mina had said. "Maybe so, but he'll always be my baby boy."

Giving the older woman a big grin. They both felt the mood lighten just a bit. 'Your mom is really cool Midoriya. Ah that reminds me.' "Mrs. Midoriya this has been great, and I'd honored you trust me to look out for Midoriya. I think I should get going though. I promised my parents I'd get home early if they let me go today. Besides the rest of 1-A is going to visit tomorrow so I'll see Midoriya then. I-I just wanted to use today to get some one on one time with him."

"It's okay dear I understand. Oh my you remind me of when I first met Hisashi. Izuku's father. I would make any excuse I could to see him. Have a safe trip home, and hopefully Izuku will be awake when you see him next."

Mina gave the woman a good bye wave as she shut the door. Leaving the hospital quietly Mina made her way to the train station. 'Seeing Midoriya like that was hard, but I'm glad I came. Speaking of; I hope he wakes up by tomorrow. It would bum everyone out if they saw him like I did today. Talking with his mom made us both feel better. If she does take Midoriya out of Yuuei; I have no intention of giving up on him though."

She arrived at the train station, and tried to find a schedule. When Mina left in the morning she had gotten lucky that a train was just about to leave. So she had no idea about when the trains ran around here. 'If I'm reading this thing right it should only be about twenty minutes till the next train. Sweet. I'll let mom know I'm heading back." Quickly typing up a text Mina found herself standing at the empty platform. Looking up from her phone she was surprised to see a very serious looking Kirishima sitting on a bench. Just staring at the ceiling. "Kirishima?"

Jumping lightly when he heard someone call his name; Kirishima was surprised to see yet another of his classmates today. "Mina? What are you doing here?"

"I was feeling restless and wanted to see if I could check on anyone. You?"

"Same." Kirishima let out a small chuckle. "Can't believe three of us had the same idea." Mina gave him a confused look as she sat next to him. "Todoroki was here too. His train left a few minutes ago though. It was a wash though; everyone is still out, and not taking visitors. Well Yaoyorozu was up, but she was busy."

This was news to Mina. When she arrived at the hospital the girl had still been sleeping. 'I must have talked with Mrs. Midoriya for longer than I thought.'

"It's strange though. I was in the waiting area for a while, but never saw you come in. When did you get to the hospital? You had to of gotten there before me." Kirishima tried to not sound accusatory, but he was really curious why this was the first time he'd seen his friend today.

"Oh. Uhm." Mina was hesitant to let him know who she had spent the last hour talking with. 'Kirishima's a simple guy. He won't look to deep into things I bet' "Well I was up in Midoriya's room. I bumped into his mother. She recognized me as one of his classmates, and asked to talk for a bit. Shame I missed you two while we were all there."

Her intuition proved right. "Really? Was he awake?" Mina shook her head in the negative. "Damn. How was he?"

"Worse than after he fought Todoroki." Mina decided to not sugar coat Izuku's condition. Kirishima would find out first hand tomorrow anyway.

Their train pulling up stopped the redhead from reacting to what Mina told him. They were the only two on at the moment. Which made Kirishima's silence all the more unsettling to Mina. His face had also returned to the serious look it had when she first spotted him. 'Something is up with him. He's acting like he did back when I first met him in middle school. What's wrong?' "Hey is something the matter dude?"

"It's…nothing."

Mina wasn't going to buy such an obvious lie. "C'mon man. You can't lie to my face like that. Not when you're acting all broody."

Kirishima clicked his tongue after her callout. 'I can't tell Mina about my plan yet. Not until Todoroki gets back to me.' "I'm just frustrated. All that crap at the camp went down, and we couldn't do anything. I'm tired of standing by waiting for something to happen! I just want to get Bakugou back from those villains."

"So do I, but no one knows where they took him." Mina felt sympathy for Kirishima. 'I remember how he bowed his head to apologize to my friends. He feels just as bad as I do.'

"What if we did? Would you be willing to bring him back?" 'I can't tell her we do have a way to find him, but I can gauge her reaction.' Kirishima didn't want to hide the news he overheard; with no solid plan though it was too risky.

Mina had no idea where her friend was going with this. "I don't know. It would probably be better left to the professionals though. I get the frustration. I hate that something happened to Midoriya while I just sat around again. Seeing him today reminded me how unprepared we are right now."

"I know! I know. I just thought I might have changed since middle school. Even just a little. So doing nothing is just unmanly." 'Damn; Mina doesn't sound like she'd go for the rescue plan. Hopefully I can get someone to back me up on it tomorrow.' It was disappointing, but Kirishima wasn't surprised. He was fully aware how reckless it was to cut off whatever the heroes might be planning.

Mina gave Kirishima's shoulder a gentle squeeze. "Don't stress so much. Midoriya told me something the other day when I was feeling down after he got grabbed. 'You can't save people where your hands don't reach'. What I think he meant was that there's a difference in not acting and being unable to act. Right now there's nothing we can do...so we just gotta suck it up I guess."

"You're right." The two then shared a smile. Mina had no way of knowing that she had just solidified Kirishima's will with her advice. 'She's damn right. With that tracker I'll be sure that my hands reach Bakugou. And if that came from Midoriya I'm sure he'll help too if he can.' "That Midoriya knows his stuff. I was unsure at first, but you two make a good couple."

"We really do." Mina blinked a few times as she properly processed what Kirishima had said. "Eeeeeeh! Wait wait wait. Midoriya and I aren't dating. How the hell did you jump to that conclusion?"

"What do you mean? You two have been inseparable since before the exams. When I was studying with Bakugou for the finals I saw you two go into a restaurant together. You even shared drinks. I also saw you chase after him the second night of camp. When you came back holding hands; I figured one of you confessed or something."

"When you put it like that I can see how you'd think that. He and I are not dating..yet."

"So do you want to date him, or should I stick my foot in my mouth?" Kirishima felt bad for assuming they were dating, but from what he could tell Mina did have a thing for Izuku.

"Yes!" Seeing Kirishima actually try to put his foot in his mouth; Mina let out an exasperated sigh. "Stop that you dummy. I was planning on confessing at some point during the camp, but we know how that ended. Now I don't know when I'll have a chance."

Now it was Kirishima's turn to comfort Mina. "Hey none of that. You'll have plenty of chances to tell him how you feel. If you want we can head back here before the class is supposed to meet up. That should give you time to talk with him. He's a real man so I bet he'll accept too!."

Even though Kirishima was being serious; Mina couldn't help but laugh at how he aquated everything to manliness. "Thanks Kirishima I needed that. I appreciate the offer, but I want to wait before I tell him. He's got enough to deal with without me adding that to his plate." Inko's decision to remove Izuku from Yuuei fresh in Mina's mind. "I don't plan on dragging my feet so don't worry. I just need to do things at my own pace."

"Good luck Mina."

"Thanks Kirishima."

The two spent the rest of the train ride in silence. Contemplating their respective plans for tomorrow.

AN: That's chapter four. Obviously I skipped the whole villain raid, but it was because I had no intention of changing how anything played out. So I decided to jump ahead to the aftermath. Fair warning I'll be doing similar for the next chapter as I don't think I'll be changing the AFO/One for All fight. It's the aftermath I plan on focusing on. With this chapter I'm not too confident with the small drama I wrote, but I liked how things came together. If you think Inko probably wouldn't reveal she was considering pulling Izuku from Yuuei; I see your point, but Inko is very emotional. And like I said in the chapter she wants to do what she thinks is best for Izuku. Plus Inko thinks removing from Yuuei is going to hurt her and Izuku's relationship. So when faced with someone she knows her son is close to; I can see her asking to make Izuku happy. Like usual let me know what you think, and thanks for reading. I hope you like how things are going.