Sara didn't want to risk it all but she went for Izuku's house. She had managed to get Katsuki's number when she talked to him on the phone and called him but he hadn't heard from Deku. She was beginning to feel uneasy like something wasn't right. She felt almost sick.
Much to her surprise, Katsuki was waiting for her already when she arrived. He had no way of getting in but she had the master key to all the locks on the door. She undid them as quickly as she could and they headed inside. Neither one of them talked but the uneasy feeling was felt by them both.
The strong smell of iron filled the air as they got off the ladder and it confirmed both of their fears. Izuku Midoriya was sitting in a pool of his own blood. Katsuki screamed angrily as Sara dropped to her knees. How else could they react seeing the bloody sight?
"No!" she screamed.
She crawled over to him, smearing blood all over herself and spreading it out on the floor. He was still bleeding out oddly enough. It seemed like his body was slow to react to heal but his quirk was struggling to keep him alive. She saw the glass bottle laying its side ; it was something she didn't recognize. She crawled back to her dropped purse and started digging through.
I brought it... I had a feeling but I brought. I didn't want to use it but we are gonna have too.
"Katsuki!"
He stared at her with unreacting eyes.
"He's still alive! Go into that closet there and look through his medicine. He should have a few adrenaline shots in there!"
He wasted no time as he threw the door open looking through all the bottles until he found it. There was six syringes filled and labeled carefully. He grabbed them and dropped into his friend's blood beside of Sara.
"Alright... Izuku told me how to do this just in case it ever happened to me or Alice. This needle," she whispered holding up, "It's called the Screamer. It kills off any pain meds the person had taken and so he can fix them before they bleed out. At the same time, I'll inject this whole thing into his body while you take three of those and inject it into his heart."
Katsuki stared at her like she was nuts.
"His body can destroy the drugs if they become harmful but in order for him to heal he has to feel pain! Get on him and on my go, inject him. Slam them into his chest and press all three at the same time. He can't feel anything right now. I've seen him use these things on a drug addict before."
Sara laid him down on his back and took her spot by his right arm. Katsuki straddled him and slammed all three needles into his chest. They were a good size and blood started oozing from the injection site slowly. They looked at each other with fearful looks but determination over powered that.
"GO!"
The liquid shot into his body.
"Move!" she screamed but it was too late.
Izuku woke up screaming. He threw Bakugou off with one hit. He rolled on the ground screaming bloody murder, ripping the needles from his chest. It was worse than watching Deku destroy that Nomu. His screams nearly deafened Katsuki as he crawled to the walls peeling the paint off.
The wounds on Izuku's body sealed up and color started to return to him. His vision was blurry as he stared at his childhood friend. His brain wasn't connecting the dots at all and he passed out. Katsuki screamed his name.
"He's ok now. Let's get him to the shower and cleaned up ok? Get him washed off and I'll do what I can to clean this up."
After an hour, all the blood was off the floor but the iron like smell was still strong. Katsuki was still shaking from the shock but he managed to wash his friend off and dress him in clean clothes. Luckily, Deku's bed was clean and he laid him in it before showering himself and borrowing his friend's clothes.
Sara showered after him and she was wearing some of her son's clothes too. There was no words spoken between them as they sat staring at the lifeless body on the bed but they could still see his chest moving. Katsuki was amazed by the woman's medical knowledge but it seemed she had picked it up from Deku himself.
"The best thing about his quirk, it doesn't take much to fix himself. I'm glad for that."
"Oh."
She smiled at the boy.
"He always said his quirk was selfish because it expended more energy to heal someone else than himself. I'm thankful he has it though."
"Y-yea."
"I'm sorry you had to see that. Honestly, that was the worst I had ever seen. He must've figured out a way to do it more efficiently."
"Hm."
"A week before he ran into Shouto he did it again. Even if the damage is healed, something like this takes time to recover. He almost died when he saved Shouto because he had hurt himself badly a short time before. It's unreal honestly."
"The League was probably watching us."
Sara snorted, "Yea but there's something odd about them though. They haven't attacked Izuku directly not even with a Nomu."
"I didn't think about that. Why wouldn't they try though? They can't know about his quirk."
Sara shrugged like she was unbothered by that.
"Izuku would've said something but he hasn't. He has some interest in Tomura but he hasn't said why. He has a few notebooks on that man alone... It's like he's the All Might of villains for him."
"You think he has a crush on him?" Katsuki asked looking slightly disgusted.
"I think it's a little deeper than that... kind of more... I don't... really know what but I don't think it was love."
Izuku was always curious anyways.
X
X
Izuku laid up against his pillows wrapped up in a blanket. Katsuki had taken some time from school to help Sara out. She had Alice to care for and she had to work still. He was still refusing any medication except the IV she had set up for him.
Shouto hadn't called Deku once but Bakugou was glad for that. He tried sitting close to his friend but Izuku recoiled from the friend like affection. Katsuki wasn't trying to make any moves on him or anything. It was hard to comfort someone who seemed to hate themselves and the world.
Katsuki was nervous about meeting Sara's young daughter until she opened her mouth. She was full of attitude and she was just as smart as Deku was. She bad mouthed the hero every chance she got because she seemed to hate him on the spot. The interaction between him and her made Izuku smile, so he dealt with it.
"What do you think would be a good villain name for me?" Alice asked.
Deku arched an eyebrow. It was one of the biggest reactions he had made in a few days.
"Why would you ask that?"
"Because if anything happens ima be your right hand woman."
"Ummmm..."
"Heatwave," Katsuki answered, "Or Deviant."
"Wow, you actually have a good idea for once. I think I like Heatwave."
"Fuck off."
Deku chuckled as he glanced at the IV bag.
"What are you thinking about?" Alice asked.
"Things."
"Icy hot."
Izuku hung his head.
"It's ok to still love him Big Brother."
He nodded.
"He still loves you."
The two of them looked at Katsuki.
"Round Face has been telling me he's been mopey without you calling him. She said he feels like shit and carries that notebook around like his life depended on it."
His heart felt heavy.
"Once things are settled you two can back together!" she said excitedly, "I can't wait to meet him!"
Deku got up and went to the restroom to get a moment to himself. He heard Alice and Katsuki talking with her sounding excited. Once he calmed down, he returned to the bed with the other two.
"What would your villain name be?!" Alice asked looking at Katsuki.
"Lord Murder."
"Should be Lord Loudmouth."
"The fuck you say?!"
"I didn't stutter Bakugou so you heard right!"
"I don't care if you're a girl, I'll beat your ass!"
"Just like you beat Ochako, huh?!"
"She's stronger than she looks damnit! I only fight those who are worthy of my quirk to the max!"
"Am I worthy Kacchan?"
The two stopped fighting. The question was out of no where but Bakugou kept his rude down to answer him.
"Yes."
Izuku smiled. That was all he needed to hear.
X
Izuku woke up around five in the morning to Alice spooning Katsuki with her thumb in her mouth. He almost snorted because the image of her looking so innocent and childish was hilarious. Katsuki had his hand twisted up in Izuku's shirt with a death grip.
Maybe I was moving so much and he was trying to calm me down.
"You're awake."
Deku jumped.
"Mom?"
He looked around to see her sitting by the closet reading on her phone.
"Have you been up all night?"
"No... I woke up about four in the morning. I made some coffee. I was thinking of going for a donut run."
"That sounds nice."
"Izuku."
"Y-yes?"
"If I have to go through another one of your suicidal episodes... I'm going to have to leave."
Deku nodded.
"Why would you do it anyways?"
Izuku pulled away from the bed making Katsuki's hand fell onto the bed but he didn't move.
"It was the best way. No one would look for me anymore and everyone I cared about would be safe. I might've done it in a whirlwind of emotion but that's what that box was for. I have another one just like it."
She fell quiet for a few minutes.
"I suppose that is the most logical solution to everyone's problems. No one would be arrested and the League can be taken out by pros. No one would be targeted by All for One even if he is in jail."
"I didn't do it at the spur of the moment. It was just a long time coming."
"No matter how logical... I would miss you and I don't know if I would be ok after you were to be gone like that."
"I know," he whispered softly, "I know but it's selfish of me to want the things I can't have. I'm so angry at everything and everyone. I want to die because it would be the only selfish thing I could have."
Izuku heard sniffing.
"I know... It's so selfish because I want you alive. I don't want to hurt from losing you."
They fell silent for a short while.
"Let me be selfish... please?" Sara asked softly.
"Ok, Mom. If things go out of control... I will stop it the best way I know how."
X
X
"You look like shit."
Shouto looked up to see Sero and Kaminari standing there.
"Ok."
Shouto felt worse than normal and all he could think about was the cancer was coming back with a vengeance and he welcomed it. He messed up so bad lately... he didn't want to go on anymore. He almost wanted to call his sister to talk to her but he wouldn't know what to say. He's hid so much from everyone already.
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
His bedroom door flew open revealing Katsuki.
"You look like absolute shit. What the fuck have you been doing?"
He locked Shouto's door then made his way to the bed. He pulled out a blue case from his pocket. He opened it up revealing the syringes filled with blood.
"What are you doing?"
"I asked Round Face how you were and she said you looked run down. She got me a picture and Deku decided your cancer is too aggressive."
"I don't want it."
"He knew you would say that."
Shouto stayed quiet. Katsuki closed the case and placed it in front of the dual user.
"Deku almost finished himself off a few days ago."
The hero looked up frightened.
"We made it in time. He made a deal that if you continued your treatment, he would stay alive. I know I'm years late on the friendship bullshit but you better take care of yourself because I don't want to walk into another situation where he's laying in a pool of his own blood. Do you fucking understand me?"
"He almost died?"
"Deku said to go to your doctor and get chemo. Do something. He said he doesn't understand what's wrong without you getting tests done. He said if he has too, he'll do a total blood transfusion on you."
"I don't... I don't feel any pain right now."
Katsuki bent over and grabbed the hero's hand. Without giving warning, he snapped Shouto's left middle finger.
"YOU FUCKER! UGH!"
"Get to it dumbass."
"Why would you?!" he yelled turning red.
"You're a pathetic hero. If you want to save Deku from the world of loneliness he put himself in to protect everyone then you need to save yourself first or you're useless. What kind of hero wallows in self pity when the shit he dealt with wasn't horrible compared to another's?"
"What the fuck do you know huh?!"
"He doesn't believe in me or Uraraka. He believes in you to change the world. To make it different."
Katsuki sighed.
"Get better. Give him the world he has been sacrificing himself for and show him that his trust in you was worth his time and energy. He doesn't deserve to be let down again."
Trust me when I wrote this it almost hurt physically to do it. It took a few hours to write correctly because I couldn't figure out what to do from then on. Thank you Kacchan for being there! I didn't expect intense reactions from you guys but damn it made me feel good. There's more pain on the way though.
HealSlut: They're there now! It's all ok!
Kpanda100: Wow, thank you! I promise things will get better at some point : )
AmbertheCat: I apologize! I hope this makes it all better now though.