ON A ROLL HERE FOLKS!

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I'm like, just bullshitting my way through here~

Izuku...!

Izuchan...!

Your Majesty, please be okay...!

Izu... Izu, wake up...!

Izuku felt gentle breeze tickle her skin and she let out a soft sigh as she relaxed. She could her birds chirping in the distance, and the gentle sound of insects going about their day. She took a deep breath to inhale the fresh air, and felt a chill in her throat from the cold.

"Strange..." She muttered out as she let her eyes flutter open, and she looked up to the sky. The clouds above her looked like cotton, and were lit up with all the colors of the rainbow. She looked to the right, expecting blue, but she was greeted with more. "Wow..." She breathed out as she saw each color was pastel like, as if some one was reflecting the sun through a prism. She saw birds dart through the air, and she pushed herself to sit up. Her breath was caught in her throat once more, as she looked around at the tall grass she was sitting in. The blades sparkled an emerald green, and she reached her fingers out to touch them. The felt soft but strong... She looked up in front of her, noticing she was sitting on a hillside that overlooked a vast mountain range that was new, yet familiar. She saw the rocks shine a ruby red, and snow capped the mountains near the very top.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" Izuku heard some one speak behind her, and she nodded her head in agreement to the question. "Spring time here is especially pretty..." She turned her head to look up at a tall young man. His hair was snow white, and his eyes a sapphire blue. He had to be about Tensei's age by her guess, and he had a kind smile on his face. "over there..." he pointed a finger and Izuku turned her head to look in the direction he pointed. Her eyes widened in wonder as she saw a large castle in the valley, made out of the same stone the mountains were. "Kita..." The man said with a laugh as he walked over to her and stood next to her in the grass. "The capitol of the Mountain region."

"... The mountains..." Izuku stood up in the grass, and looked around at the vast land. "... They haven't had a capitol before..." She looked up at the man who chuckled.

"They did a long time ago, before the awakening." He said simply and Izuku looked back over at the castle. "They had a capitol, and this is where most of the people lived..." he pointed a finger along the valley and Izuku could see a small village. "Before they became nomadic due to-"

"The Demons..." Izuku said with a realization, and the man nodded his head. "... the terrain they live in now isn't suited for building villages, never mind a castle..."

"Correct." The man said with a chuckle and Izuku nodded her head, before he began walking down the hillside. She looked over at him, and started to follow him with out a second thought. "Izuku right?" She looked up at him as he glanced over his shoulder at her, and she nodded her head. "I'm Ichiro." He said simply, and Izuku felt her heart ache a bit. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"... The same here..." She said with a nod of her head as they walked down the hillside. "...Thee mountains..." Izuku looked around at her, taking in the beautiful sight. "And the sky..." she pointed a finger up and Ichiro chuckled.

"It's due to the hot springs that are around here," He said with a grin, "The mist they let off gives the air a kind of... Dream like feel, doesn't it?"

"Yeah..." Izuku nodded her head, and smiled a bit. The pair of them continued to walk in silence, and she looked up at the castle as they approached it. She looked back to the hillside, seeing that they were moving rather quickly, but they had been just walking leisurely. "... So this is what the Badlands looks like with out demons."

"Yes," Ichiro said with a sigh and she turned her head back around and jumped in surprise, seeing they were standing in front of the gates to the castle. "But with demons running about, spreading a miasma... This is what happened to it..." He sighed out once again and the gates opened with out a sound. She looked around at the castle town as they entered, and saw no people. "It was a beautiful land... But it's beauty is long forgotten..." She looked up at the castle doors, and Ichiro pushed them open with his hands. They stepped into the grand entrance hall, and Izuku's eyes widened as she looked around at the doors and windows.

"I've been here before...!" She spun around as she looked up at the ceiling, and felt a horrible chill on the back of her neck. "I was here... I was here back then...!"

"Back when?" Ichiro asked as she paused, and she stopped spinning and looked over at him. She saw a frown on his face, and she put a hand over her mouth as she tried to recall.

"... I uhm..." She scratched her cheek with her finger, the memories not coming to her. "... I know I was here... I..." She looked down at the ground, and bent down to touch it with her fingers. She traced them across the dark red stone and remembered the pain of demons snapping at her flesh... The feeling of no hope... Having no escape... No one to help her...

"... Right before I first met All for One..." Izuku felt despair in the pit of her chest, and she stood up. "... This is where I was after I was kidnapped... Before..."

"And before One for All became completely yours, right?" Izuku looked up at Ichiro, and saw a kind smile on his face.

"Right..." Izuku nodded her head and he turned to look up at the far wall. She looked over, and saw a beautiful tapestry that had a map of the world on it.

"Suchiru..." Izuku looked up at Ichiro as he sighed the name out, and closed his eyes. "... I admired him... he was always so strong... So confident..." Izuku looked up at the map on the tapestry, and frowned a bit. She felt a sense of regret and sadness, and she couldn't understand why. "It started here..." He reached up and pointed at the northern part of the map. She looked at it with wide eyes as he pointed where the badlands were, and tapped his finger on it. "In Kita... We were born to a well off merchant." Ichiro smiled over at her, and she nodded her head in understanding. "Our father could make anything he wanted... He could make clothes that helped people use their quirks, and jewelry." Ichiro grinned and Izuku nodded her head again, "When we're born, we can use our quirk only a few times with out the help special weapons and the like. Clothes were the easiest... Cheap to make and they helped you use your quirk at a low level of power."

"... The jewelry helps with the power output." Izuku spoke up, and Ichiro nodded his head at her. "The stones help channel the user's quirk in a more natural way. Certain metals help as well, gold helps with things like changing your appearance... And Iron and steel do best for weapons."

"Right, right!" Ichiro laughed and looked down at her wrists. "Those are best for you... That's for sure." he nodded his head as he took her hand in his, and touched the bracelets she wore. "the gold... It helps you spread it out... And the Emeralds..." he looked up at her, and Izuku blushed a bit as she looked into his sapphire eyes. "They're definitely the best stone for you."

"Ah uhm... Thanks... My..." Izuku stopped as her mind blanked again, and she touched her fingers to her head. Ichiro looked at her in concern as she felt her mind ache.

Izu...!

"Are you alright...?" Ichiro asked her in concern and she nodded her head and waved a hand at him.

"Yes sorry... headache..." She sighed out and rubbed her temples. "I uhm..." She looked up at Ichiro, and then back at her bracelets. "Some one very precious to me... Gave me these..." She said with a thought, as if recalling a far off memory. "They... The clasp like this." She showed Ichiro who nodded his head as she opened it up to show him. She smiled a bit as she closed them again.

"You have small wrists..." Ichiro said with a laugh and Izuku looked up at him. "Like a child, almost."

IZU!

"... Are you okay...?" Izuku looked up at the man with wide eyes, and saw him frowning at her. "You're crying, did you pinch yourself?"

"I..." Izuku lifted her fingers up to her cheeks and touched them. They were wet, and she realized, it was because of her tears that were pouring down her face. "... I didn't, I... don't know why I'm crying..." She frowned as she dried her eyes with her hands.

IZU, WAKE UP!

"Can you hear that...?" Izuku asked as she looked around, then back up at Ichiro who was looking up at the ceiling with a sad frown.

"I'm sorry, I hear nothing." He said and Izuku looked down at her hands in confusion. "... There's still a lot we should discuss." She looked up at the man again and he put a hand on her shoulder. "I believe... We were talking about weapons right?"

"Ah, yes!" Izuku felt a smile pull at her face, and she nodded her head. "About the different metals!"

"There's a strong metal found only here in the badlands." Ichiro grinned at her, and she nodded her head to him. "It's the best there is for making weapons, never mind the quirk part!" he shook a hand at her, and she looked at him in confusion. "Though, in terms of putting it to use in battle... Sword against sword, Steel is good... But with Quirks added in, you want Chromium!"

"Chromium...?" Izuku asked curiously, and he nodded his head to her.

"Steel is vastly available elsewhere... But you can only find Chromium in the red mountains!" He pointed a finger to the tapestry again, and Izuku saw it had changed into a mountainous landscape, not unlike the one she had seen outside. "Before the demons took over, we would use it for people who were gifted strength, and other abilities."

"Like...?" Izuku asked curiously and Ichiro smiled at her.

"Fire... Ice..." He shrugged and Izuku felt her head ache once more. "Abilities that need an outlet... Like making stuff float... Something that powers your legs to run faster even. It's very-"

IZUCHAN!

YOUR MAJESTY!

Izuku, wake up...!

"Versatile... Are you sure you're okay...?" Ichiro asked and Izuku wiped at her eyes again with her fingers as more tears spilled down her cheeks.

"Yeah, the headache just keeps throbbing... I keep hearing people shouting too.." Izuku sighed out, and Ichiro frowned once more.

"We should get you some rest then..." He smiled at her and she looked up at him curiously. "A good sleep helps with any headache."

"Ah, that's a good idea." Izuku smiled at Ichiro, and he nodded his head, before he lead her off towards a door. She followed behind him as he lead the way up some stairs, and to a door. Izuku looked at it curiously, before she pushed it open. She saw the stone inside was a dark gray, and there was furniture. The room was round, and wooden stairs lead up to a loft above. "This is cozy... Like a hut or a small house..." she said with a laugh and looked back at Ichiro. "Is it alright if I borrow this room for a bit...?"

"Use it as long as you need." Ichiro told her, and she nodded her head. "I'll be right here when you wake up." He pointed to the ground on his side of the door, and Izuku nodded her head to him again, before the door clicked shut.

"... Looks familiar..." She muttered out as she looked at the small fireplace and sofa. She walked towards the stairs, and up to the loft. She saw a large bed, littered with many colorful blankets, and felt a sense of calm and familiarity at seeing them. She wandered over to the bed, and touched the top of it with her fingers before she crawled into the comfy mass of fabric. She closed her eyes, and a familiar scent of ash and wood filled her nose that made her relax. She felt herself slowly drift towards sleep, when she heard a familiar voice again...

Izu...

"Hah...?" Izuku opened her eyes, and looked around at the inside of the room. She sat up on the bed, and felt groggy as she scratched at her hair. She took a few minutes, trying to collect her thoughts as she sat there, before she got up off the bed and trailed down the stairs. "Hmm..." she scratched her cheek, wondering how long she slept, before she saw the door. She remembered Ichiro's words, but was still surprised as she opened up the door and saw him standing there on the other side.

"Sleep well..?" He asked curiously and Izuku nodded her head. "I thought I'd let you have a night..." He pointed to a window, and she looked over at it. Her eyes widened as she saw the sun rising on the horizon, and looked back at Ichiro. "Shall we continue...?" He asked her, and She scratched her cheek nervously before nodding her head again. "I hope I'm not keeping you from anything important..."

"No, I don't think so." Izuku shook her head as she thought about that. "You didn't have to let me sleep that long though... I apologize." she sighed out and looked up at Ichiro.

"Do not worry, I have all the time in the world." He said with a laugh and waved a hand. "It passes slowly here though... A day here... Feels like a week..." he sighed out, and Izuku laughed a bit.

"Well, being lonely can do that to you." She said with a smile and he let out his own chuckle.

"It is a nice change to have some one to talk too..." He nodded his head to her, and she smiled back at him. "... Chromium..." He looked ahead of them as they stepped back out into the grand entrance hall, and Izuku nodded her head to him. "... When I first touched it...how I found out I had a quirk." Ichiro grinned over at Izuku proudly and she smiled back at him. "I was helping the local black smith, when I touched it! That's how I found out what my power was to!"

"What is your quirk?" Izuku asked curiously and he smiled warmly at her.

"Well, before Suchiru gave me another one..." Ichiro sighed out, and shrugged his shoulders. "It was just a quirk to put other quirks in weapons... But what good is that with out a quirk to stick in it right?" Ichiro asked with a laugh and Izuku let out her own giggle as she nodded her head. He sighed again as he lead the way towards the doors, and she followed after him. "So he gave me another quirk... One that stockpiles-"

"Power." Izuku said as the doors opened and Ichiro looked back at her, and smiled as he nodded his head.

"Right, so... I put that into the first sword I ever made." he grinned as they walked through the castle town, towards the gates. Izuku nodded her head in understanding, and looked up at the rainbow sky above them. "That way who ever used the sword, it would absorb the power they put into it. You see, the sword draws upon a power deep within each user. It relies on not only their quirk, but their strength of will and emotions. It turns all of it into power, that the user unleashes. My quirk though... It made it so that the sword couldn't be touched by anyone else, expect by the person it was gifted too."

"... So complex..." Izuku said with a smile, and Ichiro let out another laugh and nodded his head.

"Who knew, huh? Thank god I gave it to the King though!" He laughed out, "The last King to live here in this castle," he pointed back at the building, and Izuku turned her head to look back at it as they left the castle town. "The name though... Hah, it's been so long since I thought about him last..." Ichiro looked up in thought. "he was really young too... His eyes were the same color as the mountains around us," he pointed a finger around them both and Izuku let out a laugh.

"How old are you exactly?" Izuku asked him curiously as they walked through the tall emerald grass.

"I forget..." Ichiro groaned out and Izuku giggled once again as they continued to walk up the hillside. "You kind of stop counting after a certain point... But I... Think I ended up here when I was about 30 or so..." He sighed out as they climbed the hillside. Izuku looked around herself, and nodded her head as they continued to the top. She looked up, and saw more snow capped red mountains all around them. "Over there.." He pointed to a far off mountain and Izuku looked over at it curiously. "There's a second castle... Suchiru built it with the first quirk he ever took..."

"Took...?" Izuku asked curiously and saw a sad forlorn look on Ichiro's face.

"He could take other people's quirks from them..." The man sighed out, and Izuku felt a burning feeling in the pit of her chest. "... He found out when we were kids by accident while we were testing some gloves we made. That's also how he found out he could give them back..." Izuku looked over at the landscape and nodded her head. "... Over the years, our family struggled with the business... People with powerful quirks would come through here and flaunt them." He waved a hand around and Izuku frowned at that information. "My brother hated them... They had money... power... So he took their quirks from them."

"... That's pretty awful though..." Izuku said with a frown and Ichiro looked back at her curiously. "I mean... I can understand how he felt... It's kind of unfair I guess... But.." Izuku scratched her cheek with her finger. "... If it were me, I would have just worked harder."

"Right?" Ichiro asked and she looked up at him as he smiled at her. "That's what I said too, that we should put all our energy into making weapons and clothing... But he didn't like that." Ichiro looked out at the mountains. "They were only dealt a lucky hand, he used to say... Till one day he stood up, and said he was dealt the luckiest one. He took quirks from people left right and center... Anything that he deemed worth taking..." Ichiro looked down at the ground and Izuku frowned as she watched him slowly sit down in the grass. She took a seat beside him, and the two of them looked out at the land. "... The more he took... The more the look in his eyes got darker... He used to have eyes like mine." Ichiro smiled and pointed at his face, "But in the end... They became this black color last I saw him..." He looked back up.

"I'm sorry..." Izuku said with a frown, as she looked out at the land. "It... Must have been awful..."

"It was... That's why, I knew I had to stop him..." Ichiro sighed out, and Izuku nodded her head. "It's why I made my sword..." She looked over at him and he pointed in another direction, further north. "... have you ever been that way?"

"No..." Izuku shook her head as she looked to the north. "Why...?"

"There's another castle..." Izuku turned her head to look at him in surprise, and he smiled sadly at her. "Though... You don't want to go there now..."

"Why? What's there...?" Izuku asked him with a frown, and he sighed as he leaned back on his hands.

"That's where he imprisoned Akuma..." Ichiro sighed out, and Izuku's eyes went wide in surprise at that. "... he was just a kid... But one day, when he was crying... A creature appeared." Ichirio looked up and frowned. "The creature was the materialization of his sadness and anger... The thing bit the tip of my finger off!" Ichiro held up his right hand, and Izuku saw the tip of his index finger was indeed missing. "... Suchiru liked the creature... Even though all it wanted to do was eat people... I don't know what he did to Akuma exactly, but..." Ichiro glared at the ground in front of him. ".. He's still alive... he can't die... and... God knows how many quirks Suchiru shoved into him, but he just lays there like a puppet... And the demons just crawl out from the shadows around him... Izuku!" She jumped a bit at Ichiro turned to look at her, anguish written all over his face. "I hate to ask you this... But I need you to save him!"

"Save him...?" Izuku frowned at him, "But... Let's just go save him now." Izuku pointed to the north and saw Ichiro frown at her. "It's safe to travel here right? We can just go-"

"I've tried..." Ichiro groaned and Izuku looked back at him, seeing tears in his eyes. "But... I don't have the power... The King didn't either... And neither did all the others..." she watched Ichiro hunch forwards, and she reached out to put a hand on his shoulder. "...8 of us have failed, Izuku... But.." he looked back at her, "you're the first one I've gotten to really talk to..."

"8 of you...?" Izuku asked curiously, and frowned at him as he nodded. "You never spoke to the others?"

"Not... Not really, not like this..." He pointed between them and Izuku looked down at the ground in front of them. "You're different... I don't know what it means... but you..." He looked back at her and she straightened up again. "I think you can do it."

"Well..." Izuku looked away from him, and rubbed the back of her head. "I'll do my best..." Izuku smiled, and nodded her head. "I... Wanted to make the Badlands safe again... For..." Izuku felt a pain in the back of her head, and she touched her fingers to her neck. "For..."

"Are you alright...?" Ichiro asked and she nodded her head as she leaned forwards. "You look like you're in pain..."

"It's okay, It's just a curse.." Izuku said with a wave of her hand, before she froze in realization. She jerked her head up and her eyes went wide as she looked at the landscape. "Curse... I was cursed..." she pushed herself up, and looked around. "I wanted... I wanted to make this place safe for... For Eri..."

"Whose Eri...?" Ichiro asked, and she looked down at him as he watched her curiously.

"Eri... Shes... My adopted Daughter..." Izuku looked up again as it came back to her. "... And it's my job, to keep the world safe... To make it better... Because..."

Your Majesty... Wake up...

"Because I'm King of it..." Izuku felt tears roll down her cheeks as she stared at the rainbow sky.

"Ah, right... I guess who ever got One for All, was usually given that title..." Ichiro said thoughtfully, and Izuku looked back at him with wide eyes. "I think that King made it up after I gave him the sword you know... He had a big ego!" Ichiro laughed out, and Izuku watched him stand up. "Mountain Kings though... They're strong."

"Mountain King..." Izuku looked back out at the red mountains, and something in her head was slowly starting to click into place as the gears turned. "I know one of them..." She felt her tears continue to poor down her cheeks and her eyes widened.

"I remember the name now!" Ichiro said with a gasp, and she felt her heart throb as the next word leave his mouth. "Bakugou!"

Izu... For the love of God... Please...

"... I know... One..." Izuku started to walk forwards, and her tears continued to pour down her cheeks. "I've... Known them my whole life...!"

"Careful... You'll trip...!" Ichiro called out as he ran after her, but her legs picked up the pace as she ran down the hill.

Wake up...

"I KNOW HIM!" Izuku shouted as she picked up speed, her feet running full sprint down the grassy hill. "I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO HIM!"

Izu...

"Izuku! Hold on!" Izuku felt her tears fly off her face as she continued to run, before she she saw the grass stop ahead of her. "HOLD ON! STOP!" Her eyes widened as she saw the edge of a cliff coming up, and felt a hand grab her by the arm. She was jerked to a stop, and she felt her heart ache. She looked to the edge of the cliff, only feet in front of her, before she spun around to look up at Ichiro. "Wait... Just wait..."

"I have to get back...!" Izuku told him, and saw pain in his sapphire eyes. "They need me... The world needs me...!"

Izu... I need you... Wake up...

"He needs me!" Izuku shouted at Ichiro, and felt his hand tighten around her arm. "I have to stop the Demon Alliance! I have to go back and keep everyone safe!"

"hold on..." Ichiro held up a hand to stop her, and she felt her tears continue to pour. "... You'll need your sword..." He turned his head to look at the grass behind him, and Izuku saw it standing straight up out of a stone.

"One for All..." The both spoke at the same time, and Izuku's eyes widened, as she looked up at Ichiro. He stepped towards the sword, and reached a hand out to it's handle. Izuku watched with wide eyes as he drew it from the stone, before he turned to look back at her.

"... To the north..." Ichiro told her, and Izuku looked up at him curiously as he walked back over to her. "Directly north of Kita..." He nodded to her, and she nodded back to him. "All the way to the ocean side..." Izuku looked up at him with wide eyes, and nodded her head. "... One more thing..." He looked down at the sword in his hands, and Izuku frowned. "Make sure... you end him..."

"End who...?" Izuku asked, and Ichiro looked back up at her. She saw a deep sadness in his eyes, and her heart ached for him.

"Suchiru... All for One... He needs to be defeated..." Ichiro told her. A strong wind blew past the both of them, and Izuku felt her heart stop in her chest.

She's... Not breathing...!

"he's... he's in prison..." Izuku choked out, and clenched her fists. "On Grim Island... he can't..."

"He can, and he will." Ichiro said with a tone of finality, and Izuku swallowed the lump that formed in her throat. "He won't stop until the whole world is his... So you need to stop him... With One for All." Ichiro held up the sword, and Izuku looked it over. "He's lived long enough... He's no longer human, Izuku. He's one of the Demon's he runs with... You need to stop him, once and for all."

IZU!

"Ichiro..." Izuku looked up at him, and saw tears form in his sapphire eyes. "I... I can't..."

"You have too..." Ichiro stepped forwards and held the sword out to her. She reached her hands out, and felt the weight of the blade as she took the handle. She looked back up at Ichiro as tears continued to roll down his cheeks. "Izuku... The 9th wielder... Let this madness end..."

"... Ichiro..." Izuku looked up into his eyes, her own tears spilling down her cheeks rapidly.

"I know you're special..." He told her simply and a sad smile crossed his lips. "You can do it..."

Izu, wake up!

".. I think some one is calling you..." Ichiro said with a sigh, and Izuku looked down at the sword in her hands. "I'm a bit sad to see you go though... I enjoyed our chat, I wish it could go on a bit longer."

"Maybe... Maybe we can again...?" Izuku looked up at him, but he shook his head.

"I don't want to see you back here..." He told her, and Izuku frowned at him. "The curse on you... The one he left... You need to break it. Don't go to him for help, I know you can do it on your own."

"But how...?" Izuku frowned up at him, and he smiled, before he turned his head to look up at the hill once again. She looked up at the grass, and her eyes went wide as she saw white and red flowers poking up over the blades as the breeze rustled them. "Is that...?"

"Angels Blush..." Ichiro said with a smile, and Izuku raised an eyebrow at him.

"There's no such thing..." Izuku looked up at him and he laughed as he smiled at her. "That's just white Demons Thorn..."

"Demons Thorn is not natural... It was created due to the miasma they made..." He looked back at the flowes. "Demons Thorn... Plant it in a place where demons do not walk... Then you'll have yourself some Angels Blush..."

Izu... please... please wake up...!

"I think thats all the time we have," Ichiro pointed a finger up at the sky, and Izuku frowned up at him. "You can do it..." He told her as he stepped close to her, and placed a hand on her shoulder. "The world's fate rests on your shoulders..."

"Ichiro... You were..." Izuku looked up at him, and some more tears rolled down her cheeks. "... The Brother... The first wielder... and creator... Of"

"Izuku..." Ichiro smiled at her, and another soft laugh escaped him. "One for All is yours... Wield it with out fear." Izuku felt her heart ache for the man, and she gripped the sword tightly in her hands. She nodded her head to him and bit back her sobs. "Now... Could you do me one more favor...?"

"Anything..." Izuku choked out through her tears.

Izuku...

She looked up at Ichiro, seeing his lips for her name, but the voice wasn't his... It was that distant one that called to her every now and then while she was here... Her eyes widened as he smiled warmly at her, before his mouth moved again, forming the words...

Wake up.

"Ichiro...!" Izuku cried out, before she felt his hand on her shoulder push her gently. She felt her tears spill down her cheeks once again as she fell back. Time seemed to slow down as she did, and she gripped the sword in her hands tightly. She saw a few tears fall down his cheeks as he watched her, and she realized he had pushed her right off the cliff. She felt her heart tighten in fear, and she down into the chasm she was plummeting into. Her eyes widened as she saw not darkness at the button, but a shimmering white. She closed her eyes as she saw it coming closer, and she curled her body around the sword she was hugging to her chest. She felt a rush of cold hit her, and heard water toss around her. The cooling feeling surrounded her, and seeped into her skin. She shivered as she hugged the sword to her, and slowly opened her eyes. The white was gone, and all she saw was black.

"Where now...?" She looked around the empty abyss that surrounded her, and her heart ached in her chest.

Open your eyes... Come on, Izu...!

"Ka..." she turned her head as she heard the voice again, and her tears formed as she looked around wildly for where it was coming from.

The Promise was forever... You can't...

"I can't what...?!" Izuku cried out to the darkness.

You can't leave me...

"I don't want to!" Izuku wailed and her tears blurred her vision. "I'm not going anywhere!"

Open your eyes...

"THEY ARE OPEN!" She screamed out and a sob escaped her throat. "Kach..." She felt the word catch in her throat, and she bit back a sob that so desperately wanted out.

Izu...

She felt a warm sensation on her forehead, and she felt her hot tears pour down her cheeks.

"KACCHAN!" She screamed out, and hugged the sword to her chest. "Ka..." A sob ripped from her throat, and she closed her eyes as she hugged the sword tightly. "chan..."

I'll do anything... Just please... please, Izu...

Wake up...

"Ka..." Izuku struggled to move her fingers. They felt heavy, and her throat felt dry. She felt gravity pull on her, making her whole body ache with pain. The air chilled her skin, but for some reason, her hand was warm, and so was a spot on her forehead. She felt the warmth on her left hand grip her fingers tightly, and what ever she was laying on moved.

"Izu...?" She heard the rasp sound of Katsuki's voice beside her, and she felt her heart tighten in her chest. "Izu, did you...?!"

"Ka... cch... an..." Izuku struggled to open her eyes. Her body didn't want to listen... Everything hurt, and there was a dull itch on her back. She ground her teeth together, and slowly, the light hit her eyes. She felt the warmth on her left hand tighten it's grip, and slowly her eyesight started to sharpen. She looked to her left, and saw wide ruby eyes staring at her. "Kacchan..." She felt her lips tug into a small smile as she looked up at him. His hair was a mess, his clothes as well. He had dark circles under his eyes, and a bandage on his brow. "... You look... Tired..."

"Izu...?" She watched the surprise in his eyes turn into disbelief. "You're..."

"I'm awake..." She smiled up at him, and her fingers curled around his in her hand. Her eyes went wide as she saw his eyes widen, and for the first time in her life, she saw tears form. She frowned up at him as struggled to move her arm. It felt like lead, and she slowly managed to get herself up on her elbow and reach her right hand out towards his cheek. "Kacchan... You... You're... cry... ing...?" She choked out, and she watched his wide eyes narrow at her, and she looked at him in confusion, before he let go of her left hand. She felt her head spin, and he moved to fast for her to stop him. One second, she was about to wipe his tears away for him, and the next, he was crushing her against his chest in a tight hug. "Kacchan...!"

"YOU IDIOT!" She heard the tears in his throat, and she paused as he hugged her tightly to him. "YOU FUCKING IDIOT! YOU COULD HAVE DIED! WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT CURSE DOES! YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE FIGHTING TO US, YOU DIDN'T NEED TO GO THIS FAR, IZUKU!" She felt her own tears form in her eyes, and she gripped the back of his shirt with her fingers as best as she could. "YOU STOPPED BREATHING! YOU DIDN'T RESPOND! YOU DIDN'T WAKE UP FOR 3 DAYS!"

"3...?" Izuku's eyes widened at that information. She felt Katsuki trembling under her hands, and her heart tightened in pain.

"3 days..." she could hear a sob trying to escape him, and she closed her eyes. She felt her tears roll down her cheeks, and she buried her face against his shoulder. "3 fucking days of hell on earth... Watching you lay there... you didn't move at all..." She felt his hands grip the back of her night gown, and some how he hugged her tighter. "Izuku... I don't..." She felt him shake with sadness, and she bit back her own sob in her throat. "... I can't... Live with out you... Please... Don't ever..."

"I'm sorry..." Izuku finallysobbed out, and she felt his shaking stop. "I'm so sorry Kacchan... I'm sorry...!" She felt his shaking start again, and she let out another sob as she clung to him. "I won't... I won\t do it again... I won't worry you again... I'm..."

"Izuku..." she felt him cling to her and she closed her eyes as she cried.

"Katsuki...!" She sobbed his name out. She found some strength inside of her, ad her arms wrapped around his middle tightly. "Katsuki... Katsuki I'm so sorry...!"

"I'm sorry..." Katsuki choked out. She felt his hands grip her arms, and she rested her head against his shoulder. "I should have stopped you..."

"I should have listened...!" She sobbed out.

"I should have been faster... Stronger...!" he gripped her arms tightly and she lifted her head up and leaned back to look up at him.

"I should have trusted you...!" She cried out to him,

"You should have!" He snapped at her.

"I KNOW!" She hiccuped through her tears. "I should... I should have let you all try... Before I stepped in... I just..." She looked down at her lap as he held her by the arms. "... I didn't... Want to see anyone get hurt... It's better if... It's me..."

"No it's not...!" Katsuki snapped, and she turned her head to look up at him. "The world needs you, Izuku..."

"BUT I NEED ALL OF YOU!" She shouted at him, and saw his eyes widen as he looked at her. "I need everyone... There's no world to me... If you guys aren't in it...!"

"Izuku..." She looked up into his ruby eyes, and felt her heart ache as she saw the anguish in them. "... I need you..." He told her, and she felt her cheeks redden a bit. They stared at each other for a long moment, and she watched him swipe his fingers across his cheeks. She felt her own tears well up in her eyes again, and he reached his hands out and touched her cheeks. She felt her tears spill once again, and his fingers cleared each one away for her. She bit back a sob as she looked into his ruby eyes, and saw them get misty once again, before he leaned in. His warm lips kissed hers gently, and she closed her eyes as his hands cupped her cheeks. It was kinda and sweet... It was warm and gentle... It was Familiar... And filled with love...

"Katsuki..." She breathed out his name as their lips parted, and felt his fingers brush her cheeks once more, before he gently pinched her cheek. "Ka...?"

"Say Kacchan..." He told her, and she blushed a bright red as she looked into his serious eyes.

"Kacchan..." She smiled at him, and watched his own lips turn up in a smile before he kissed her cheek. "I love you..." She told him, and wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

"And I love you..." She smiled as she felt his cheek press against her head, and he held her in his arms tightly.

"Izuchan...?!" She looked up over his shoulder at the bedroom door, and felt Katsuki's chest rumble with an annoyed growl as he turned his head to glare back at it. Izuku recognized the voice as Uraraka's, and she smiled a bit as she heard a soft knock. "Bakugou... Is she...?"

"She's-" Izuku held up a hand to stop him, and pressed a finger to his lips. He looked at her with a raised eyebrow, and she smiled at him warmly, before she moved her legs off the bed. She watched him shift on the chair he sat in, and she pushed herself to stand up. "Izu..." He hissed out her name as she wobbled a bit, and reached a hand out to grab his shoulder. She felt his hands steady her by her hips, and she smiled up at him gratefully. "tch... Just stay in bed..." She shook her head at him and grinned. She watched him growl in annoyance, before he helped her walk towards the door.

"Bakugou, is she alright?!" Yaoyorozu called out and Izuku smiled as she reached a hand out to the door knob.

"We heard you shouting, is her Majesty awake?!" Iida called out, and Izuku grabbed the knob and gripped it tightly with her fingers. She turned the knob and pulled open the door. She looked up at the group of her friends gathered on the other side, all wearing their night clothing, and she felt a warm grin spread across her face as she watched their eyes widen in surprise and shock as they looked at her.

"Bit late to be shouting, isn't it?" She asked with her smile, and felt her tears start to form in her eyes. "You all woke me up!"

"YOUR MAJESTY!"

"IZUKU!"

"IZUCHAN!"

Izuku heard them all explain loudly at once, and she let out a laugh as arms went flying and heads knocked together as they all dove at her for a hug. She felt her legs give out, but it didn't matter because they were all holding her up in their embrace. She felt her heart swell with warmth and happiness as she did her best to hug them all back, and she closed her eyes.

"That's one to many scares...!" Uraraka shouted and Izuku heard the sobs in her throat.

"You can't do that again, that was too much!" Jirou shouted and Izuku felt her heart ache for them.

"You had us all worried! You need to think about your own health!" Iida shouted above all the heads.

"Tell us about important stuff BEFORE the battle, not AFTER!" Kaminari shouted.

"REALLY! THERE'S A LIMIT TO MANLINESS YOU KNOW!" Kirishima shouted and Izuku let out a small laugh. Everyone sobbed all around her as they slowly let go, and Katsuki snuck in and held her up by her shoulders so she couldn't crumble.

"Sorry everyone," Izuku smiled at them all, and held up at hand as they all wiped at their tears. " She felt Katsuki grip her shoulders, and she relaxed a bit. "I have a problem though..." Izuku sighed out, and put a hand on her chest. Everyone looked at her with wide eyes of concern. "I've been asleep for days... I'm really hungry...!" She groaned out and heard snorts of laughter from everyone. She smiled at them once again, and Todoroki stepped forwards.

"I'll get a maid to bring something up," he said with a sigh and Izuku looked up at him. "Really... Isn't there something else you should think about?"

"Uhm...?" Izuku felt a nervous sweat on her cheek as she tried to think about what he meant.

"Like the washroom maybe...?" He asked, and Izuku blushed a bright red as everyone laughed loudly. She covered her face in embarrassment, wishing she hadn't woken up now. She could hear the others still laughing, and she lowered her fingers from her face, and felt a smile tug at her lips.

No... She was gad she was awake now.