Shouta didn't have any time to balk or think, or to even wonder what the hell was going on upon hearing the booming voice of Toshinori's, All Might form calling for him from down the hallway. His heart leapt into his throat and he automatically left Sado, not caring one way or another whether the boy decided to follow him or not.
If Toshiori was shouting for him- then there was usually a damned good reason for it.
And with that firmly in mind, he practically rushed to where his friend was located. Pausing only for a moment when he realized that he was in the infirmary, to steel himself against whatever he might find Ichigo doing or not doing, whatever the case may be this time.
Entering the room, he expected many things to have happened.
The possibility of Ichigo needing to be air lifted out of the valley to the nearest hospital because her condition was declining was just one thing among many of his present concerns. Another was that she might have stopped breathing. Or was still bleeding and was loosing far too much blood.
However finding her sitting up and staring vacantly, straight ahead, her already eerie blue eyes glowing a pale blue-white color, her face pale, her skin and hair damp with sweat. While Toshinori hovered next to her trying to hold her up by her shoulders- his blue eyes and his expression holding mirroring images of worry and even a bit of fear...wasn't what he was expecting.
"A-All Might what-" He wanted to ask him what was wrong, but he could already see what was wrong just by looking at her. Her abilities, the ones that she usually held such tight control over- were running rampant and she wasn't even trying to stop it. Or maybe she was, and she was simply too weak at the moment to reign them in on her own.
"Ichigo!" He called out to her as he started to cross the room, only to find himself suddenly being yanked back by a large hand. He didn't even have to look to know that Sado had followed him. The brat was too fucking nosy for his own good.
However as he was beginning to open his mouth to snap at the teen, he heard the boy growl out. "Don't go near her. She isn't in very much control at the moment and needs someone to anchor her before she winds up tearing herself and someone else apart."
"W-What?" Shouta heard Toshinori squeak out upon hearing this and look like he was going to be sick.
The very idea of the girl tearing herself apart with her own power was something that sent a vicious stab of fear through the muscular blond. It did the same to Shouta too.
So much so that he tried to use his quirk on her. But dammit, he'd forgotten for a moment in his panic that his ability only worked on quirk users.
"What do we do?" Shouta asked in a slightly shaky tone after a heart beat or two as Sado moved him back away from the door to the room.
"You don't do anything. You need to stay here while I trade places with your friend. It'll be okay. I'll take care of her." Sado said gently, but firmly as he pressed Shouta back until his back hit the wall across from the infirmary.
He didn't know what the boy was playing at, but if he thought that he could in some way help her- then Shouta had no choice but to let him since he apparently seemed to know more about what was wrong with her than either he nor Toshinori did.
Once the boy was sure that he would stay put, he turned his back to him and moved towards the infirmary and called out in a coaxing tone. "Ichigo, I need you to focus on the sound of my voice for a moment," The girl visibly twitched in Toshinori's grasp. "I need you to focus hard and reign in your power a little bit. Once you do- I'm going to come over there and make a connection with you by giving you some of my own power. It'll help to ground you."
"I-It hurts…" Ichigo said after a moment or so as the glow in her eyes slowly began to fade a little bit leaving her feeling weak and cold. So cold that her whole body started to tremble and shake and her teeth started to chatter a little bit as she tried to curl in on herself in an effort to remain warm.
Sado looked like he'd been punched in the gut upon hearing her admittance. His own face turned pale and his expression changed from one of concern to horror as he quickly crossed the room to get to her.
He didn't waste much time from there. Grabbing the blanket that was supposed to be keeping her warm, he used it to wrap her in and reached out and placed a hand over her chest. Right where her heart was.
And a second or so later, his hand started to glow red as he pushed it into her while his other hand came up to tangle in the silken strands of her hair at the back of her head. She gasped and nearly fell back from the force of his power being pushed into her. Or at least she would have if not for he and Toshinori both holding her up.
She made a soft whimpering sound as Sado shushed her and softly crooned. "I know, sweetheart. I know. Just hang on. We're almost done."
And then just as suddenly as it started, the red glow disappeared from the boy's hand and Ichigo slumped over in both of their grips looking visibly drained. She was still shaking, her skin and hair was still damp with sweat and Toshinori wouldn't swear to it but she seemed to be taking big gulps of air. Almost as if she hadn't been getting enough moments prior.
"How are you feeling Ichigo?" The boy asked her as he slowly removed his hand from her hair so that he could smooth her damp hair back away from her face.
She sat like that for several moments before finally lifting her head. The first thing that Toshinori could see was that the unnatural glow was gone from her eyes. The second thing that he noted was that she didn't look quite as pale as she had before. Her face had some color in it.
Her eyes didn't look so unfocused either.
"Tired." She said softly as she tried to stifle a yawn. Sado smiled at her as she then spat in a dark, growling tone, "There's a threat nearby."
Sado nodded his head. Though Toshinori wasn't sure if it was to confirm Ichigo's words or if he was merely humoring her.
"I know." Chad said after a second or so.
"Who are they?" Ichigo demanded.
"No one that you need to worry about-"
"Chad." Ichigo said his name warningly and his lips quirked up a little bit before he said.
"I'm you're right hand for a reason, Ichigo. Let me do what I came here to do."
"I don't want Aizawa, this guy," She jerked her thumb over to indicate Toshinori. "Or the kids getting caught up in something."
"They won't," Chad assured her. "I have a plan. And I have backup too."
"I know. I could feel Rukia, Yoruichi, and Kisuke."
"Really?"
Ichigo nodded before then adding in a surly tone. "I could feel Ikkaku and Kenpachi too."
"Yeah, sorry. They've been sticking close to me lately just in case I get into something that I can't get out of."
"Yeah, figures. Have they at least been behaving?"
"Sort of. I have a long fucking story to tell you later about winding up going to Disney World with their crazy asses." Chad said. Ichigo burst out laughing as she leaned forward a little bit and rested her forehead against the boy's shoulder for a moment as his eyes flickered to Toshinori for a moment.
Noting that the man was listening to everything being said, and that something in his expression turned positively lethal once Kenpachi was mentioned. Which meant that either she had talked about the guy or...she had found someone with a quirk that she'd let be used on her.
Shit. He'd have to warn Kenpachi to be on his absolute best behavior and not engage anyone in any form of sparring or fighting otherwise big and blond might decide to try his hand at tearing him apart.
Ichigo's laughter finally tampered off and she got quiet for a moment before saying, "I'm really tired."
"I know. Burning yourself up from the inside tends to take a lot of energy out of you," Chad said as he rubbed her back soothingly until she moved her head from his shoulder. "Why don't you try and lay back down and get some rest while you're body and power both stabilize."
"I can't. Not while there's a threat."
"You can, and you will. Or I'm going to have your big blond friend sit on you." Chad said as he smoothed her hair back from her face again as he shot Toshinori another look and mouthed, 'Take care of her.' Over her head. He nodded his head curtly as the boy moved back away from her and let him ease her back until she was lying down again, and took a moment or so to fuss with the blanket to make sure that she would be nice and warm after her...ordeal?
While the boy took the chance to leave the room.
