It was two days after the rescue mission of Tomoura and stopping the League of Villains from reforming. Everyone was in the hospital but Vlad King, Katsuki and Camie. Izuku was in the worse condition even with the help of Recovery Girl. His arms received the worse of it mostly from ripping quirk proof bars from steel and concrete.

Tomura was second worse to that even with a few internal injuries and the malnutrition. He got whacked on the head for making his state worse for trying to use his quirk to escape. Mei was ready to leave by the end of the first day but she had a hairline fracture in her left arm. Himiko was actually tied in second for her horrible condition. Her hands were pretty burned up and her body was suffering from after effects for the amount of blood she drank.

Dabi, Spinner and Mr. Compress were transported to different prisons and were receiving top medical care, especially Dabi. It still blew everyone away that Izuku managed to pull through with a broken body, helping out Himiko and carrying a grown ass man on his back. No one really had any answers on how he managed it but Katsuki was glad his childhood friend pulled through.

Himiko and Tomura were in the same room. Mei and Izuku were in other rooms separated. He laid there listening to his best friend snore away when he came too. He didn't have it in him to wake her up and start asking questions. No matter how many times he asked a nurse how Izuku was, he was the same. He wasn't any better or any worse.

Once the third day had passed, he was getting annoyed and anxious. He was forced to wear gloves for very obvious reasons but he was tired of finding Izuku's hospital door locked. He was caught three times trying to go over there. The nurses were annoyed with him, urging him to stay away so the poor guy could rest.

Tomura needed to know if he was ok or not. It was all he could thing about. He sat on his bed and groaned looking at his IV stand.

"Can't you be miserable a little more quietly?" Himiko muttered.

"Sorry."

She sighed, raising her bed up so she could look at him.

"What's your problem?"

"His door is still locked."

"You really think you can have your cake and eat it too?" she asked looking annoyed.

"What the fuck does that mean?"

"You had the greatest man in the world. Someone who would've done anything for you and you left him for some fucking idiot who wanted to bring you back to the life you tried and succeeded from escaping. Now you want him back."

"I was wrong-

"Damn fucking right you are!" she snapped.

He fell silent.

"Even in the midst of battle, he was careful not to kill him. He aimed for spots that would hurt- not kill. Even with a building falling on us, he saves Dabi because he said he couldn't live with himself if that asshole died and you were upset about it."

"I..."

"I wanted Dabi to suffer so much for what he did. I wanted him to hurt so bad it would scar him. Yet, this sweet guy, bleeding and fucking up his whole body is worried about saving him. Saving him for you because he believes you still love that dickhead. You probably do but not the way you thought you did. Not the way you used too."

"I don't love him. You're right."

Himiko sighed looking out the window.

"Our first love hurts. It's the one where we learn from. The second we learn what we want. The third... I never hit that one. I feel like I have my one."

"Who was your first?" Tomura asked trying to think.

She blushed then smiled at him, "It was you... before I knew you were gay as gay can get. Then when you started a thing with Dabi, I had to let myself down slowly. I know how it feels to love someone and watch them love someone else. I get why Izuku had so much patience with you because I did it."

He stared at her dumbfounded.

"Why though? I don't see it-

"Because you're you. You aren't the mass murderer. You're a caring person who shows it in the most uncaring way. All I want now for you is that Izuku takes you back and shows you, you are worth the time. But honestly, I wouldn't blame him one fucking bit if he said no."

"I wouldn't blame him either."

"Good, just so you know."

Tomura smiled.

"I love you Himiko. You're the best sister anyone could have."

"I guess you're like a big brother since you act like a dumbass."

The two of them laughed. It finally felt normal.

"I want to say thank you though," he said, "The thought you had to bring everyone to reform into regular citizens. I had no idea you wanted something like that."

Her expression softened.

"I missed everyone. I missed how things were... when I found out what they were really after, I went to Bakugou for help."

She closed her eyes.

"It made me more sad but I guess we all didn't think of each other the way I thought we did. It hurt me so much to go over every night and watch you sit there by him knowing you really weren't going to get what you thought you wanted. It hurt me so much, I constantly destroyed Bakugou's office. He took it like a champ but inside it killed me."

"I suppose you didn't tell me because you knew I would fuck it up."

"Damn right you would. You have a temper."

"Yea."

"I apologized to Izuku too. I told him when we were coming out of the building. He didn't care."

She placed her hands on her face. He could hear her sniffing.

"It was the hardest thing of all. It hurt more than seeing your face in the alley when you found us. I just... I wanted to save everyone but I couldn't tell you anything. I couldn't tell Izuku. I couldn't even tell my own boyfriend what was going on until a few days before we came for you."

She started crying. Tomura got up and walked over to her. He sat down on her bed then hugged her, being careful of their IV lines.

"I'm sorry and I want you to forgive me but I... I didn't think you would."

"It's ok, I forgive you and I'm not mad."

After a short while, he crawled up on her bed, bedside of her.

"You want to take a nap like we used too? It may not be a couch but at least we have a TV to watch until then."

She laughed, "Close enough and sure."

He laid next to her listening to her breathing mellow out until it was slow like she fell back asleep. He finally made it. To a place in his mind where he was almost at peace. He had hated himself enough to wish someone would just kill him but those thoughts didn't invade his head anymore. Being trapped in that cell, he wanted it but now... He had a good reason to live. Even if he didn't have Izuku anymore, he had Himiko back in his life and Mei was still his friend.

He would even want Izuku to just be friends with him... Even if Izuku didn't want him back, he wanted him in his life. He just had to wait.

X

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Four Days Later

Tomura had been released two days before. He cleaned out his apartment and moved his stuff into a storage unit then crashed at Mei's after helping her move back into the old, blue house they lived in. He didn't want to be in that apartment anymore and he wasn't exactly sure where he wanted to go but he would figure it out.

Now, he was walking up to the hospital to go visit Izuku. He had a bouquet of red, white and blue roses since it was the colors of All Might and he knew Izuku loved him. He got a call from Katsuki that he could finally visit the green haired man and quit harassing the nursing staff. He wasn't nervous when he made it to the hospital but the closer he got to Izuku's room, the harder his heart beat.

This is going to go really good or really bad. I don't think I'm ready for it.

He finally stood in front of Izuku's door. Tomura took a deep breath and knocked.

"Come in."

He turned the handle and walked in.

Izuku smiled at him, "Hi."

Tomura marched up to him, dropped the flowers on his bed, grabbed his face and kissed him. After a few seconds the ex villain pulled away.

"Hi."

Izuku started laughing.

"I... I'm sorry."

Izuku raised up his bandaged hand and waved him off.

"It's ok... You had a lot to deal with."

"Not an excuse."

The green haired man sighed and glanced down at his hands.

"I thought I had lost you."

"I'm sure I looked pretty dead in that cell."

"I meant that too but... yea. I was really scared."

"You should be a hero," Tomura blurted out.

"What?"

"I just... I don't want to hold you back from your dream. In reality, you do deserve the things you want and being a pro hero is one of those so... I won't hold you back."

"You were never holding me back. I was holding myself back."

The ex villain said nothing. Izuku took his hand and smiled.

"I held myself back all this time and there was a reason. I never needed to be a hero for everyone. If I needed to save someone it could only be you. Saving you, meant saving a lot more people. Stain told me that."

"Seriously? That villain told you that."

"He said something to that effect. He was there for help if we needed it. He um... dispatched a few villains scurrying around as he put it. He came to visit me a few times at night."

"I don't think I will ever understand how fucking weird you are but that's just you."

He laughed as he laid back into his pillows.

"I have something to ask you."

Tomura glanced at him. There was sadness in those emerald eyes and it hurt to see it.

"Was it worth your time and effort to go back to him?"

"I..." he trailed off thinking.

Izuku stared at him, waiting for answer.

"In that moment, he told he missed me... It was what I always wanted to hear... That he truly really loved me and I could forgive anything he had done but after everything Himiko told, he was only scheming to use me. People don't change. So I don't think it was worth anything but heartbreak for everyone."

"I'm sorry it turned out that way. You may have hurt me but I really wanted you to be happy."

"Well... it didn't happen. I deserved it all."

"You know... you said people don't change but you and Himiko are walking examples of that. People do change but only if they want it. Dabi didn't want it. Maybe he thought killing his father would be it for him but it wasn't either."

"Yea."

Tomura stood up.

"I'm going to go."

"Why?"

"I just need to."

"Please don't leave me," Izuku whispered loud enough as his voice trembled.

The ex villain couldn't even look at him.

"Don't do that."

"Why though? Why are you leaving me again? The nurses told you tried breaking in every day you were here so why leave now?"

"I... I don't know. I still feel like a terrible fucking person."

"You aren't. Please don't go. I've been waiting for you to come back. Even if you just want to be friends, don't leave."

"You really think I want just that? I stayed in that cell and I could only think of you the whole time. How I wished I could go back to that smiling face and the sarcastic remarks you made. You never fed me pretty lies. I'm not stupid- I would probably just hurt you again."

"Is that the kind of person you are?" Izuku asked looking angry now, "Is that all you think you are? A cheater? A liar?"

Tomura couldn't look at him anymore.

"If you won't be with me at all, why did you try so hard to come in my room? Why did you kiss me? Why are you here at all?"

"I wanted to know... are you ok?"

"No I'm fucking not!" he shouted.

Wow-

"Don't... ARGH!"

"Mr. Midoriya?"

Izuku turned towards the door to see two nurses standing there.

"What?" he snapped.

"We wanted to bring you a snack. Is that ok?"

"Sure."

They hurried off.

Izuku continued to stare down at his lap. Tomura left without another word.