Chapter 14 : Worry and Excitement

A day has passed and she was still sleeping. A single bed and a chair. And in that chair sat Monoma, trembling.

He looked at Kukeiko's face, which was red. Thankfully, it wasn't too bad and she would recover in about 2 weeks. But the silence, especially coming from her was unnerving. Normally, if you were to be in the same room with her, her laughter would've

brightened your day instantaneously... like the sun. Even in trouble, even when she's deep down in a pit of doubt, she still smiles and laughs as if it was no big deal for her.

But now there was silence.

Just silence.

"She's strong. I've seen her before. She is strong."

He continued to tremble.

"Why am I so worried? Why am I trembling? I should be smilling! It's something Kukeiko would do."

A soft, yet trembling smile appeared on the boy's face.

"You'll see, Midoriya! I'll do it! And tomorrow, at the license exam, I'll do my very best! You'll see! Continue being strong Midoriya...", said Monoma, holding her cold hand tears slowly starting to form.

Kukeiko was still in bed, eyes closed, with red, burning face, cheeks and lips. Even her choker was now glowing red.

"I'll become the greatest hero I can ever be. I promise."

'Man up!', said Monoma to himself while wiping his tears.

He took a deep breath and exited the room, trying his best to act like his normal self.

At the same time, Izuku was working out intensely for the next day: the hero license exam. Actually, everyone was. All students around Japan who have been aspiring to be heroes were working exeptionally hard. They all had to pass this exam as it'll help them be a step closer to their dream. Some had the option to watch the exam progress. Midnight Sensei recommended the Support Heroes to watch the license exam unravel so it might help us come up with ideas to help others with our inventions. Sadly, most of 1-H's students were so over themselves thinking that they don't need inspiration from those heroes. Only Akihiro, Mei, and Kukeiko planned on coming there.

"Good morning, Hatsume! I heard Kukeiko felt ill again, huh?", said Akihiro.

"Yea, that's right... Heard that the flu got her well.", said Mei in a very calm manner.

"How can you not worry?! I never know whether she'll wake up or not."

"You and Izuku! Jeez, you really don't trust her!"

"What do you mean?"

"Whatever. I'm calm because I know she'll come back."

"What do you mean?!", repeated Akihiro in a louder voice.

But Mei was just ingnoring the boy.

"You know I'm still here!"

No response.

Akihiro was getting all fed-up with Mei's silent treatment so he pouted and went to his classroom.

In Recovery Girl's office, was Kukeiko. She woke up and felt like she had slept for 100 years. She felt so full of energy. When she sat up, it felt like her equillibrium was messed up for good. She went back in her bed. Kukeiko was still cold, but other than that she felt perfectly fine.

"Good morning, Sleeping Beauty!", laughed Recovery Girl.

It was evening.

"Haha, good morning."

She gave her a bag of medicine.

"Your immune system is getting stronger by the day! But you still need to take these pills to fight off the flu. As long as you wear thick clothing, eat warm food and take the medicine, you'll be alright in about 2 weeks.", said Recovery Girl optimistically.

"And how thick should I be dressed? As I can see here, it's very warm.", said Kukeiko as she was scrolling through her phone.

"You should at something long-sleeved and something to cover your throat."

"...mmmmoke...", groaned the girl.

She exited, wishing the sweet lady a good afternoon and headed for her dorm. She looked up at the sky... and then over to the horizon.

'Let's see the heroes in action!', with a grin growing on her lips.