MHA Arc 4 Chapter 4

Chapter: New Years

Kirishima POV:

"You know what I love most about the stars?" my pink princess asks from beside me,

"What?" I ask curiously and turning my head to look at her soft outline, the stars unable to compete with how bright she is shining right now in my eyes.

"That they are always there, even when the sun is out," she says pausing, "My grandfather says that they are the only ones that watch us always," she says as she turns to stare into my eyes. Her eyes sad, remembering something long-buried within them. "He gave me another piece of advice,"

"What was this next piece?" I ask,

"To find someone that will watch you as the stars watch you," she says, and I see a small tear escape her eyes.

"He sounds like a very wise man, always watching the stars," I say returning my gaze to the sparkling lights above me. As I do, I feel Mina's figure press up against mine, and her soft hair lay onto my arm.

"Let's talk about the future, not the past," she says, as I feel her usual energy return sending a small shock through my body.

"Alright," I say, before taking a deep breath, "What do you want to do when we finish?" I ask as I continue to stare up into the endless void.

"I don't know, stay on this roof forever, or we get a cold," she says

"I know what I want to do, and I want to be a great hero. Like Crimson riot, but I want to do it all with you by my side," I say, as I continue to gaze up into the sky,

"Really?" I hear Mina whisper,

"Yeah," I say,

"You know my brother is crazy about you since you showed off your quirk downstairs, he has been pulling a Midoryia and writing as much as he can about it,"

"No way, he is a good kid and is quirk is just like yours which is super cool, Maybe he can be Alien King when he gets his pro name,"

"That would be funny," she giggles, causing my heart to race,

"Yeah,"

"You know my family adores you, and my father is I think in love with you and your dedication to your physical training when you left after Christmas, he gushed all about you and how I had caught a winner,"

"Really?"

"Yeah, we all love you, your own of our crazy bunch now, if anything was to happen we would all be here for you, if you became sick we would look after you," she says causing me to remember the text from Todoroki.

"Yeah, did you hear about Todoroki?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"Midoryia is sick, extremely sick, he said he has never seen anything like it before, he has been sick ever since Uraraka's birthday,"

"No way, he is as healthy as you though!" Mina says in utter disbelief,

"Yeah that's what scares me," I say just as the snow starts to fall from the heavens almost crying.

Todoroki POV:

"What are you planning for next year?" Momo's angelic voice calls out, from my left side just as I feel her shiver,

"We can go inside if you prefer, we don't have to watch the fireworks up here," I say as I heat up my left side a little more,

"No, your warmth is enough," she says, pressing her body against mine a little more. "Now what are your plans for next year?" Her question makes me stop and think before I turn to my midnight haired girlfriend.

"I want to be with you by your side." Which causes Momo's face to go a shade of red I have never seen before. "But other than that. I want to ask Midoryia if he wants to form that hero agency when we graduate, I know it will be hard but him being the successor to All Might. Me being Endeavour's son I am sure we can make it," I respond, as an image of Midoryia and myself standing together over piles of unconscious villains with crowds cheering.

"Yeah, that would make sense. I hope I can join your agency. It would be nice to work with my partner in life and be work partners too. It would be romantic!" I hear Momo gush causing me to blush a little.

"What are your plans?" I ask,

"I intend to run for class president again, then find a hero agency that specialises in rescue or one that works with someone who has a similar quirk to my own, but I also want to be by your side, next year will be a big year for us, we set up everything for our third year which sets us up for the rest of our hero careers and arguably life,"

"It's lucky. We are together. I didn't think that this year would change me so much, I have a girlfriend, a best friend and a family slowly pulling itself back together,"

"Well next year will be even better, together we will be partners all year, not strangers."

"That sounds nice,"

"Yes, it does," she says then I feel her grow sad. "I am worried about Midoryia,"

"So am I," I start sighing knowing I don't want to keep this secret from her, "I am going to tell you something,"

Shoto's POV: December 30th,

As I stand outside Midoryia's room, chicken soup in hand. I then hear something, someone was in there, other than Midoryia.

"Kid, my quirk it doesn't stop this from happening when I got sick, I got sick bad." A familiar booming voice says within the room, "You don't get the common cold, nor the flu. When you get it, it's an extreme version of it. You must be careful, if colds went from 1 to 10, ten being in bed all day and unable to do anything you would be like a 20 or a 30. You need to be more careful from now on," says the voice in the room which I finally recognise being All Might.

Ah, of course, All Might and Midoryia's quirk are extremely similar, so he called an expert. But it does raise questions about him being a secret love child again. I must look at my notes again.

I think as I hear movement inside. The steps get closer and closer until the door suddenly opens, revealing the smaller All Might.

"Ah young Todoroki, you're such a good friend coming to look after young Midoryia! Thank you so much," he says, clapping me on the back as he walks past making me almost spill the soup all over myself. I shake my head as All Might wanders down the hall a skip in his step, and his massive presence following behind.

Turning away, I enter the darkroom, it doesn't look like the usual bright red, white and blue. But the darkness has seemed to have crept into the room. Only a small amount of light creeping in through the window.

It's just enough so I can see my friend. His skin is as white as a ghost, and his hair looks darker than usual. His face void of happiness and hope, his freckles are looking red and sorer than they should. I can feel his sickness even from across the room. I can feel his pain.

"Hey Midoryia, I brought you this," I say placing the soup on his lap, I don't get any response just stares. "Momo made it so it's not poisons like I would make," I say, and I see his lip slightly curl up.

"Is Uraraka ok?" he asks still not looking at me, his cheer gone,

"Yeah, she is doing what you asked, staying away, why did you ask her to stay away?"

"Because I don't want her to see me like this, weak and sick," he responds.

Shoto POV: Present day

"That doesn't sound good, I know she isn't going to stay away tonight, she is making him soup, and she told me she would spend new years with him in her arms," Momo says as she snuggles closer into my chest.

"He is lost, I think. He doesn't understand that Uraraka doesn't mind him being weak she only wants to be by his side," I respond as I stare out into the darkness,

"That sounds almost romantic. Those books must be rubbing off on you," my beautiful girlfriend teases,

"I do enjoy them," I say as the first fireworks go off, and the sky explodes with colours of the rainbow.

"When we finish for the year, and we are on holiday how about you read them to me, we can just lay around and enjoy them together, I have a few at home you would enjoy I am sure," my beautiful girlfriend says as the fireworks dance in the night sky.

Izuku POV:

"I'm so cold," I say to the void that is my room since the sun went down, I hadn't bothered to turn on my lights or even move. I haven't eaten since breakfast; I haven't seen anyone. I have just been sitting in this black void, consumed by it and the cold empty space that surrounds me.

I am so useless! I ruined her birthday; I ruined this past week, and now I can't even have her look at me. I am supposed to be her hero, I am supposed to protect her an be strong, and I can't even do that anymore. "It hurts being cold, alone, sick and tired. I was going to promise her happiness for the new year. I was going to do so much for her. I wanted to be more,"

I mutter as I stare at the starry night sky, the black void looking a little warmer than in here. At least the stars twinkled in that black void. At least they brought light, but my void, it's just cold.

Then I hear the door open. I don't turn my head not wanting to know who it is. But then I feel something, something warm, something I haven't felt for a while. As I turn my head, I see her outline, my world wordless walking towards me.

As she walks closer to me, I feel the warm air run at me trying to grab me. Trying to envelop me, I don't move my gaze away from her.

No no no, I don't want Uraraka to see me like this!

I mentally scream as she wordlessly sits down next to me. And I feel her body press against mine. Then like wires, I feel energy race up to me. Not energy but warmth, I feel less sick, and I feel warm.

Then I feel her place something on my lap. I look down to see a bowl of soup, looking a lot like my mother's chicken soup.

"I made this, or at least I tried to make it how your mother makes it," she starts to stutter, as I feel her arms wrap around my back sending a small jolt of heat up my back. Then I feel my heart start thumping.

"Why are you here?" I ask desperately, as I turn my gaze to her soft chocolate eyes. "You could be up on the roof with Momo and Todoroki, watching the fireworks," I say just as some moonlight reaches my room. I can see her properly now; her face is pale and sad. Her freckles are clearly prominent.

"Deku, you're my best friend. My boyfriend. Who else in this whole world would I want to spend the last moments of this year with? You're my entire world. Please, I know you are trying to be tough, pretend you're not sick for me, but it hurt you pushing me away, so no more. We are a couple, we will fight villain together, save everyone together, and we will fight this cold together," she states her face not angry like her tone but soft with a small smile. I search her eyes for the truth, but all I see is her soft eyes, no hatred, no anger just worry.

Then she takes my hand. I feel something small and cold on it. I look down, and I see the ring. Clear on her finger. The promise ring I gave her on her birthday.

"I will always be yours, and I know you will always be mine," she says stating some of the engravings on the ring. Then I feel her fingers intertwine with mine. "I don't intend to take it off until we make some other promises to each other in the future, I even got Momo to make me a chain so I can wear it around my neck under my hero costume," she states as I feel the dams in my eyes give way. Then it bursts massive torrents of tears fall down my face.

"What did I do to deserve you?" I cry out as the torrents refuse to stop.

Then she suddenly pulls me into her shoulder, pressing my face into her t-shirt. "Izuku, you saved me. You deserve to be happy, don't cry anymore," she says, lifting my head slightly and planting a kiss on my forehead. "Together Izuku," she says as I hear an explosion outside and then another. As each explosion happens, I watch the colours dance across the eyes Uraraka. Yellows, red, blue and green all dance in harmony across her eyes like dancers on a stage.

"Together Ochako," I say, as I feel myself start to drift off, I think I hear Uraraka say something.

Uraraka POV:

I feel my Izuku start to drift off to sleep.

He is so cold; I am not going to leave him like this.

I think as I place the bowl of soup on his bedside desk. I watch as my green-haired boyfriend's chest rises and falls. His face is resting on my chest, a small smile at the side of his checks.

Even Izuku must be a little perverted, even asleep. I am just happy you aren't like Mineta, and you act like a real gentleman.

I think as I continue to watch him sleep.

Maybe he is just happy not to be alone tonight.

I reason. As I watch his mouth open. "I love you, Ochako," he whispers still very asleep. His smile returning as he digs his face further into my chest, causing my heart to start racing. My face feels at least a shade of a tomato.

"I love you too, Izuku. I love you too,"

[Hey guys

Been a long time. And I am sorry! I must beg your forgiveness! I have had a bad Christmas, had a really bad break up right after Christmas, so I wasn't in the right frame of mind to write again. So, I am here once again though, the next arc planned and ready to go. The first chapter and mini-chapter will be out next weekend. It is the final arc for this story before I start prepping for the sequel.

Now I am looking for an artist, someone who will do a cover for my story. I will pay over , and promote your work in our reddit and discord. So if your interested find me on the IzuOcha Temple discord. I am mikhail#3451 on discord so add me, and I have an idea already but willing to be swayed for a better idea. So please, artists contact me! Send me some of your work!

But again, I am so sorry, for such a long break. I didn't want to write something depressing. So, I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Remember to always GO BEYOND PLUS ULTRA!]