44. Friends #2
"Miraculously, there seems to have been no permanent brain damage, but I won't say the same to your condition." Recovery Girl told him, her face down and reading through the papers in her hands. "I regret to say-"
Izuku nodded solemnly. He zoned out from the rest of the talk. He basically knew what it consisted of. his immune system deteriorating. His lifespan shortening. His failing organs. The possibility of him not surviving the next time.
They were all the same things he's heard the first time he had a Rebound.
Seemingly noticing the dismissing treatment, Recovery Girl put her papers down. She sighs. "In accordance to your classmates' wishes, you have to come in after school, every day from now on." she tells him, "Do you-" she holds up a hand, "HEAR ME?" she chops Izuku in the head.
Izuku yelps. "Wha- Y-Yes, Ma'am!"
Recovery Girl huffs, spinning her chair. "You guys can come in now." she spoke to the door. Izuku gave a confused look. And immediately after, from the door burst in-
A girl that charged at him and engulfed him in a hug, Hatsume.
Uraraka and Iida that charged in and leaned in reeeally close, going "Are you alright? No problems? At all? Safe? Healthy? Alive?"
And Kioku, that just smacked them all on the head and pulled them at least five meters away from Izuku.
Kai who strolled in after, putting a hand on Izuku's forehead and checking his temperature.
"Uh-" Izuku had to be taken aback, "What's everyone doing here? Isn't it uh, class?" he asked, softly pushing aside Kai's hand. "And uh, I'm okay, as you can see. I'm really sorry I worried everyone."
"Study hall for us," Uraraka and Iida said, Recovery Girl nursing a bump on their heads now.
"Cementosss-sensei told us to bring Mei here because she's distracting the whole classroom." Kioku added.
"But I can't focus on my babiess!" Hatsume whined, "I mean, Midoriya's always been there to implement weird ideas in while I'm making them! I can't get used to the silence!"
Izuku sweatdropped. "But... You really didn't need to- I mean..."
"Hmm... a little feverish, perhaps-" Kai mumbled, "Still numb and sluggish." he looked closer at Izuku, "If you're tired, you can keep on sleeping y'know. Don't worry about classes and such."
Heads were turned to Kai, confused looks sent towards the boy. Izuku was just huh? Wait, how did he- He had been hiding questions regarding the numbness for a while now, and well- the feverishness wasn't really much of a worry to him...
"Oh, that must be the painkillers working." Recovery Girl said. "Are you the one with the Link Quirk?" she asked.
"The one and only!" Kai smiled, "I'm Akakera Kai! Nice to meet you, Recovery Girl-san!"
"I've heard, I've heard. The strange one that actually got into the Support Course by recommendations, something that's probably never ever been suggested before." Recovery Girl shook his hand.
"Kai-san, you were so amazing of a person?" Izuku freaked out.
"No, he's just a huge baby with a weird quirk." Kioku said.
"Ow." Kai muttered.
"Anyway, I'm so glad you're alright!" Uraraka chimed in. "We were all so worried!"
"Yeah, it's a relief that you're fine." Iida added.
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"Firstly, I absolutely FORBID you from going out on anything with the A class."
"EHHH?" Izuku wasn't the only one whining about it. Iida and Uraraka were surprised too.
"Wait- wait!" Uraraka stood up defensively, "Are you saying you don't trust us?" she snapped. She was definitely pissed. How dare this guy? Sure, they messed up this once, but that doesn't give him the right to treat the A class as if they were the ones to have caused Izuku's Rebound.
"Pretty much." Kioku glared. "If you as a whole class can't protect one weak link, what does that make you?" he was openly showing anger now, "Heroes?" he scoffed, sarcasm dripping from his voice.
"Wait, Kioku-san, that's a little-" Izuku spoke up.
"Izuku, be quiet." Kioku said sharply. "If you want me to trust you, prove it. Prove you guys are worthy to be considered students of the Hero Course."
Uraraka seemed she had something to say, but Iida stood in between them. "I understand we've all disappointed you, but I won't stand for my class getting insulted." he said. "What rights do you have to say such things about us? You weren't even there."
"Wait, Kioku-" Hatsume cut in, but was spoken over.
"I am his Class President! Even if I weren't, it's irrational to say you guys can aim to be top heroes when you can't even prevent one person form nearly dying!" Kioku yelled.
Recovery Girl was now at a lost. If she yelled, it wouldn't resolve a thing. If she sent them out, it would not do any good either. They'd just continue fighting and Izuku would be left feeling extremely guilty. She would have to wait for a miracle of sorts to break up this fight.
"Just because we failed once! You're not telling me you've never made mistakes!"
"Mistake? And that justifies shearing a few years off someone's life!"
Izuku didn't know what to do. He wanted to stop them. But he didn't know what to say. This is all his fault. They're fighting because he was just too stupid and stubborn and nosy and- If what little friendship he built between these people were to be broken, it'd all be his fault.
Kai glanced over at Izuku. The fight was starting to get physical. Kai stepped in, grabbing Kioku's hand in mid air and held out another hand at Iida and Uraraka's faces. "That's about enough, don't you think?" he asked. "Poor little Izuku's getting emotionally abused." There was a smile on his face that did not reach his eyes.
The three froze. And Kioku instantly knew what came next.
"Anger, anger, anger." Kai sighed, "Resentment? Anguish? Impatience? Fury, Displeasure-" he sighed again, this time more exaggerated. "Your emotions are so loud-" he twisted Kioku's arm behind his back and locked Uraraka's and Iida's neck in a one-armed choke-hold, "THEY FREAKING MAKE MY HEAD HURT!" Kai yelled.
Hatsume had to sweatdrop at this because- wow.
Recovery Girl gaped slightly in amusement.
Izuku was like Eh? Ehh? EHHH?
Kioku's arm was held in a painful position and Uraraka and Iida were having a hard time breathing now- but their fight was instantly stopped and forgotten with one yell from someone that never got angry. "Is this how you're supposed to act in front of someone that's recovering!" Kai eventually got them all in a kneeling position, giving them all about three bumps on the head.
"I get it, I get it!" Kioku retorted, "More like, why did you hit me with all your might! It hurts you too, doesn't it!" Kioku whined.
"It's called being fair." Kai said. "This is an infirmary! It's where patients rest, not a battleground for you to come picking up a quarrel between classes!"
"But-"
"Hello?" Kai had a phone up to his ear, "Shizuku?" he addressed the person on the other end, "Y'see, your dearest older brother Kioku-"
"STOP!" Kioku yelled, "Okay, I apologize! Just- NO!"
In the end, the conversation was shoved back to a later date.
"Kai-san..." Izuku mumbled under his breath, "...Is unexpectedly scary when he's mad."
