"Stay alive, my boy. Please hold on a little longer and stay alive!" It is all I can seem to think as I race as fast my legs can carry me. I tried using One for All but by the time I finally reached the emergency unit I was back to my original form the stress dialing out my time faster than normal.

"Where's my son?" I scream in the hospital without thinking. Recovery Girl and a few other surgeons, doctors, and nurses. The crowd around hoping to see the child being carried off by the gurney.

"Toshinori, come in... I'm not going to sugar coat it for you, they brought him in a half an hour ago, he was one of the last to get picked up so he's lost a lot of blood on the way over."

Once again the only thoughts running through my head were for him to, Stay alive...

"Is he alive?" I yelled frantically gripping on to her like a last string of hope as she led me to his room.

"Yes. But you have to understand, Yagi the bullet entered just above his hip and lodged in his right arm"

"Can I see him please?" I begged.

"I'm doing everything I can, but the wound was already infected when he arrived..."

It was the last thing I heard before I saw the boy. In his cot, unconscious and pale, the once vibrant boy I had known seemed long gone as I rushed to his side.

"Izuku, "I whispered gently as I cradled his head.

"Dad..." He called and my and my heart shattered even more by how scared he looked, but even in the midst of his fear he smiled at me and sounded so proud of himself.

"I did exactly as you said, Pa

even to the end, I held my head up high"

I know, I know. Shh

I know, I know (High)

Shh. I know you did

Everything just right

Even before they fired I got as many people out as I could.

"D-Dad, I...I don't wanna die." He coughed

I know, I know I know, I know I know Save your strength and stay alive...)

The door suddenly slammed open to reveal the frantic Ms. Midoriya.

"No, my baby!" She screamed.

"Inko!" I tried to console, but she shoved past me to her son. Looking back at me. I've never seen more terror and so clear in another person's eyes than in those few moments.

"Is he breathing? Is he going to survive this..." She had startled me out of my reverie.

"Who did this, Toshinori, did you know?" I had no words until Izuku had clasped at his mother's arm.

"Ma, I'm so sorry for forgetting what you taught me." I heard him whispering. I realized then that I could be of no more use to this family and began to leave the room.

Inko's POV

I got a call from the hospital. I couldn't believe this is where we are after all this time of hero worship my fear is coming true.

"If there is any God listening to me now, have mercy on him let him live, please don't take away all I have left!" I cried as I drove to the hospital.

"My son." I cried as I held him close kissing his cheek. I couldn't help the fountain of tears. My heart brakes and my soul cries as I feel my son being to fade away. he's trying so hard to hold on.

"We played piano" I don't wanna leave her behind. I don't wanna go. Don't wanna- don't all I can hear is my mother sing to me and I see her by the piano teaching me to count before I head off to kindergarten. My life flashing before me.

(I taught you piano)

You would put your hands on mine

You changed the melody every time

Ha, I would always change the line

Shh. I know, I know

I would always change the line

I know, I know

[Inko (Izuku):]

Un, Deux, Trois, quatre,

Cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf (Un Deux Trois quatre)

(Cinq six sept huit neuf)

Good

Un Deux Trois quatre

Cinq six sept (Un Deux Trois...)

Huit neuf

Sept huit neuf

Sept huit...

The next day

Uraraka: Hey, Might where is Deku-Kun?

The whole room goes quiet for the answer only to see a shell of a man that once was a symbol for peace.

With a deep and shuddering breath, he answered...Last night there was a shooting downtown. Izuku just so happened to be there and... was shot. When I got the call from the hospital recovery girl had already told me he wouldn't survive from where the bullet. All I could do was hold him in my arms. He finally broke into sobs as he sunk to the floor holding himself.

"If only I had gotten there faster." He croaked.

The room was silent, tenseness flooded the air. No one wanted to believe that the sweet boy Izuku Midoryia was gone from this world. Bakugou had heard about the shooting the other day. but never would have expected Deku would've been there. He suddenly remembered all the terrible things he'd done and cried knowing he'd never get a chance to apologize.

The End.

Extra scene:

"Never fear All Might is here!" A young Midoriya calls as he runs to his mother."Oh, you've saved me, my brave little hero." She laughs as she hugs her son. All of sudden her arms feel empty only to see in front of her the corpse of her boy, her baby covered in blood and scars.

End of dream

I wake up and rush to my sons' room hoping that it's all a terrible dream to find an empty room. The memory of my son in my arms just days before reminds me what I've lost and I cry out once more as I see now that my little hero is no more.