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Gravitational Sorrow

By Kokoyori


Right After Ochaco Helped Izuku -

Currently, Ochaco was doing something she never thought she would be doing in her new school, let alone on her first day.

Right now she was running down the hallway, getting weird looks from other students. Probably due to the fact that she was currently dragging along a certain white-haired boy.

To anyone who didn't have context on why she was dragging him, it looked like she had just kidnapped him.

Eventually, the duo arrived at a corner around the side of the hall, where nobody was around them.

Izuku was completely dumbfounded by what just happened. Not only had someone other than his Dad just show care for him, but a girl he just met had just grabbed him and ran through the hall with him. Frankly, he didn't know what to say.

Luckily for him, Ochaco asked him something.

"Are you okay?" she asked him, it was easy to detect her concern for him.

"U-uh… Y-yeah I'm okay"

Izuku paused for a second, thinking about what had just happened. "I-I'm sorry" he said sheepishly.

"What are you sorry for? It wasn't your fault"

"N-No not that" Ochaco looked at him, confused. "Your 2 years here are probably going to be ruined now, and it's all my fa-"

Izuku was suddenly interrupted by a stern voice, "Stop it" Ochaco ordered.

"W-Wha-" he was interrupted again.

"Stop blaming yourself, none of this was your fault" she looked at him, determination in her eyes, "It was my choice to do what I did, and I don't regret doing it, not one bit"

"B-But now you won't have any friends…"

"I don't care about that. If they all treat you like that, then I don't want to be friends with them"

Izuku was in utter disbelief, somebody who he didn't even know was willing to basically ruin 2 years of her life for him. 'Why is she so kind?' was all he was wondering at that point.

And then, like a crack in a dam finally gave in to the pressure, tears started flowing from his eyes. "Thank you" at this point he had dropped to his knees, gripping at his heart, "Thank you so much, you don't know how much this means to me"

Ochaco knelt down to his level, and brought him into a hug, "It's okay, let it all out"

They stayed like that for a while and as Ochaco said, Izuku let out everything he had pent up inside. For him, it felt good; he didn't feel heavy anymore. He thought he felt free after he climbed his mental wall, but right now, he couldn't feel any freer even if he wanted to.

However, this was all stopped when the bell rang, startling the two, but also signaling that they had to go to class.

When they pulled away from the hug, they stood up in awkward silence. They may only be 10 years old, but they still got embarrassed by what they did.

'Oh my god! I just hugged a boy for like 15 minutes!' Ochaco thought, her face bright red.

'A girl just hugged me!' Izuku thought, his face also bright red.

Ochaco decided to break the silence, "W-We should probably get to class then"

"Y-Yeah…"

Ochaco started walking away, whereas Izuku just stood there, trying to regain his composure.

When he did, he spoke up, "Thank you, for everything you've done" he said with a small smile.

In the small-time Ochaco had seen and know Izuku, she only saw him with a sad expression on his face, so seeing him smile was rewarding.

"It's alright! That's what friends are for, right?" she said, also returning the smile Izuku gave her.

Since he was 4, Izuku never had never considered anyone a friend. Yes, he has had people like his Dad and some Pro Heroes who don't treat him like the kids in school do, but he never considered anyone to be a friend. So someone considering him as a friend was completely new for him, but he didn't mind, he liked it in fact

He looked at Ochaco for a second, thinking about what she said. He then spoke up.

"Yeah…"


A Few Months Later -

Since Izuku and Ochaco's friendship was established, they had become practically inseparable from one another, both inside and outside of school. They had grown so close in fact, they started calling each other shorter versions of their first names: 'Izu' and 'Ocha'. They each thought the other's nickname was cute, they were also very easy to say.

But also, thanks to Ochaco, Izuku's bullying had hit an all-time low. If she was there, nobody would dare to lay a finger on him.

There were obviously some times where she couldn't be there for him, that was inevitable. But thanks so Ochaco, Izuku had started to stick up for himself a bit. He never resorted to violence, but he wouldn't just stand there and accept the things people were saying anymore.

However, this wasn't the case with Bakugou. Izuku was still terrified of him as he was his main tormentor, and he had a strong quirk he wasn't scared of using on others, especially Izuku. But most of the time, Ochaco was there to prevent anything from happening, even when Izuku was going to and from school. He and Ochaco lived very close to each other so they decided to walk to school and go home from school together.

However, even with the reduction in bullying, Izuku was still always down. Ochaco helped him a lot, she cared for him lots after all, which he appreciated very much.

But nothing could change the past and even though Izuku and Ochaco had grown close, he still didn't want to tell her about his past. He thought that if she knew, she would throw him to the side as Bakugou did. He obviously trusted her, but when it came to his past, it was hard to trust anybody.

Luckily for him, Ochaco respected his boundaries and never bothered to ask why people called him 'Monster' and 'Villain', she would wait for him to tell her when he was ready. And little did she know, that day was today.


Outside Ochaco's House -

Currently, Izuku was waiting for Ochaco so they could walk to school together, while also looking at the news on his phone for any news on villain attacks. He loved heroes and taking notes on them, so he always checked to see if there were any new heroes in the news.

But before he could search any longer, he heard a familiar voice call him.

"Izu!" he turned towards the direction of the voice, only to be met with a hug from a certain brunette. This flustered him a little, but he was used to it by now.

"Hey Ocha"

"Were you waiting that long?"

"No, I was only here for a few minutes"

"Okay good, let's get going then!"

"Sure"

On the way to school, they talked about simple things like what they had for dinner the day before and what they thought would happen in school today. It was simple, but it was just the way they both liked it.

Once they arrived at school, they received the usual gossip by others around them.

"Hey look, it's them"

"Oh yeah, it's the villain and his girlfriend"

"I wonder what he did to get her to be friends with him?"

"It probably wasn't anything good, poor her"

After hearing the comments, Ochaco glared at the people, making them shut up.

"Sorry Ocha, it's my fault you have to go through this" Izuku stated.

"What have I said about blaming yourself Izu? It was my choice and I would never change my decision" she replied sternly.

Izuku smiled at the comment, "Thanks, you always manage to make me feel better"

"I'm glad that I'm able to do that" she said, smiling at him.

And with that, they walked off towards their class, still ignoring all the things people said about them. But before they went into their classroom, Izuku heard one comment that made his blood boil.

"Look over there, it's the two villains. People always say that she's normal, but I reckon she's just as much of a freak as he is"

Izuku didn't mind people saying stuff about him, but there was no way he would accept people saying things about Ochaco. So after hearing this, Izuku walked away from Ochaco and towards the people who made the comment.

"Oi. You" Izuku said with venom in his tone, while standing in front of the person who he was angry with.

Izuku towered over the person due to him being quite tall for his age, which he assumed was due to the training he did with his Dad and his quirk's side-effect.

Izuku then grabbed the person by the shirt, lifting him to his eye level. "If I ever catch you saying anything bad about Ocha again, you're dead" he said with order in his voice, especially in the last word.

The people around looked on in fear, nobody had ever seen this side to Izuku before, he was never hostile towards others. Izuku then dropped the person, who was terrified by the scene that had just taken place. He then started walking away, back to Ochaco who was still standing in the same place, also shocked by what had just happened.

"What's wrong Ocha? Aren't you gonna come to class?" he asked her, confusion in his voice.

"O-Oh, yeah sorry" she said before joining him inside their classroom.


Later On At Lunch -

Ochaco was currently waiting for Izuku where he had told her to meet him. They had PE before lunch, so they couldn't go to lunch from their classroom like they usually do.

However, Izuku was running late and Ochaco was starting to get worried. 'Where is he?' she questioned in her head. And then it hit her, 'What if someone is holding him up while I'm not there?'. With that thought, she was off running down the halls of the schools, looking for anywhere Izuku could be.

When she finally found him, she also found Bakugou, who had a terrified Izuku pinned against the wall. She was about to intervene, but Izuku gave her an 'It's fine' look. So, she opted to listen instead.

"So, you think you're hot stuff now?"

"H-Huh? W-What do you mean?"

"You know what I'm talking about, the stunt you pulled in the morning, I heard about it. You think now that you've got a friend, you can talk threaten others do you?"

"N-No of course not"

"That's what I thought, you're just worthless garbage" with that comment also came a reminder of a nickname Bakugou had for Izuku when they were younger. "You're just a Deku, and that's all you'll ever be" after saying this, Bakugou smirked at the nickname and walked off to get his lunch.

Izuku looked like he had just seen a ghost, but who could blame him? He had just been reminded of a childhood nickname he hated and at the same time, his childhood. His thoughts were interrupted however when Ochaco came and spoke to him.

"Izu? You alright?" she asked, concerned.

"Y-Yeah" he answered, lying.

"Are you sure? You look like you've seen a ghost or something" she was even more concerned at this point.

"I'm fine, really" he said, again lying.

"Sure…" she said, unsure, but she carried on talking "But what was with what Bakugou said? He called you 'Deku' right? What does that mean?"

Izuku flinched at what she asked, "O-Oh that? It was a nickname he gave me when we were kids, it means worthless. He forgot about the nickname after awhile, but he just suddenly remembered it now…"

"Oh… Sorry for bringing it up" she said apologetically.

"I-It's fine! I just don't really like the nickname that's all" he reassured her.

"But you know Izu? I don't think the nickname is all that bad. 'Deku' kinda reminds me of 'Dekiru', which gives me 'You can do it' vibes, ya know?" she said, smiling at him.

And just like that, a nickname that Izuku thought would torment him, actually turned into something positive. It was like a train had hit him at full speed as he realized something: 'I can trust her with everything' he thought. He was thinking of telling her for a while now, but he was scared to do so. But he realized how stupid his thinking was, 'Ocha would never abandon me, especially for something as stupid as my past'. So he decided to take action.

"Thank you Ocha, I never thought of it that way"

"No problem Izu. But just so you know, I'm sticking with Izu as your nickname, Deku just isn't as cute" she told him while blushing slightly at what she had just said.

"I wouldn't have it any other way Ocha" he said, but he then spoke up again, "Oh yeah, is it alright if you come over my house after school? I need to tell you something important" he asked her.

"Yeah sure, I will just have to ask my parents first, but it should be fine" she informed him, she also had a question, "What do you wanna talk about?"

"I want to finally explain my past to you" he told her.

"Really? Are you sure you're ready? You don't have to if you don't want to, I'm not forcing you or anything" she said.

Ochaco was quite surprised at the sudden development, but she wanted to make sure Izuku actually wanted to first.

"Yeah, I'm ready. And anyway, you deserve to know, you have since the day you helped me, I was just too scared to tell you"

"Okay. Well, I'm glad that you feel like you can trust me with the knowledge" she said while giving Izuku a smile that warmed his heart. "Now let's get some lunch, I'm starving"

"Yeah, same"


After School -

"So are you allowed to come over?" Izuku asked Ochaco.

"Yep, I got the okay from my parents just now" she told him.

"Oh yeah that reminds me, I need to ask my Dad if it's okay, lemme just call him now" he remembered as he started calling his Dad. After a few seconds, he heard the phone pick up.

"Hello? Dad?"

"Hello, Son! It's unusual for you to call me, what's the matter?"

"Oh I just needed to tell you that Ocha is coming over if that's alright with you"

"Of course that's alright! Young Uraraka is welcome any time!"

"Ok thanks, also, the reason Ocha's coming over is that I'm finally telling her"

"I'm confused, telling her what exactly? Are you telling her that you love her perhaps son? I know that you've grown close and al-"

"Dad! That's not what I'm talking about!"

Ochaco giggles at the interaction between them, she hadn't heard what Toshinori said, but she found Izuku's reaction funny either way.

"Oh, sorry"

"It's okay. What I'm really telling her is the details about my past"

"R-Really? Well I'm glad you're finally telling her, she deserves to know after all she's done for you"

"Yeah, I know, I'm really thankful that I met her"

"Good. Well now that I know you're coming, I should probably change out of this form…"

And like that, Izuku heard the sound of smoke from the phone.

"How come you were like that anyway?"

"I wanted it to be dramatic when I answered the phone…"

"Got it… Anyway I should probably hang up now, I've got nothing else to talk about"

"Alright son, see you at home"

And with that, Izuku hung up and turned to Ochaco, "You could probably tell from the phone call, but it's okay for you to come over" he informed her.

"Yeah I could tell, let's get a move on then!" she said, raising a fist in the air.

Izuku just chuckled at her pose, before walking on ahead towards his house.


After They Arrive -

When they arrive, Izuku opens the door for Ochaco, letting her in first and then swiftly following her.

When they walk into the living room, they see a skinny blonde haired man sitting on the couch, watching TV.

"I'm home!" Izuku shouts out as he walks into the living room.

"Ah there you two are, how was your day?" Toshinori asks the two.

"Good I guess" Izuku responds.

"It was great Yagi-san!" Ochaco responds, excited as she hadn't seen Toshinori in a while.

"Well that's good to hear, now I'm guessing you want to speak to her about it privately right?" he asked Izuku, who just nodded in response, "Okay, do you want me to leave the living room or do you want to go to your room?"

"We can just go to my room Dad" Izuku told him.

"Okay, well you can go now then son, I just need to speak with Young Uraraka for a second if that's alright" he informed the two.

"Um okay? I'll be in my room then I guess" Izuku said and walked off to his room.

"So what did you want to talk about Yagi-san?" Ochaco questioned him.

"I just want you to promise me that you won't look at my son any differently after he tells you about his past. His past and what happened after it has always haunted him and it probably will forever, so I just want you to promise me that if possible, you're there if he needs support. I know it may be a lot to ask for, bu-" before he could finish, he was cut off.

"You have my word Yagi-san, I would never look at Izu any other way, no matter what he has done in the past. That was all in the past, all I know is that right now, he's an amazing person" she told him, smiling at her last few words.

"Thank you, I'm so glad my son was able to meet you and thank you for all you've done for him, it really means a lot to both of us" Toshinori explained to her.

"I'm glad I met Izu as well, I don't even what to know what I would be doing if I didn't meet him" she told him.

"Oh yeah one last question before you go"

"Hm? What is it?"

"Has Izuku ever told you about his quirk?"

"No he hasn't, all I know is that it is similar to my quirk, or in other words; the opposite"

"Okay then, he will probably explain his quirk alongside other things, so be prepared for that as well"

"Okay, well I should go now, don't want to keep him waiting for any longer than I already have"

"Yeah you're right, that boy can get quite impatient, you're welcome to stay for dinner if you end up staying that long Young Uraraka"

"Thanks, Yagi-san"

And with that, Ochaco walked off towards Izuku's room. She was quite nervous after everything Toshinori said about Izuku's past, but she decided that it didn't matter what he did in the past, Izuku was still Izuku.

When she arrived at the door, she knocked and was eventually met with Izuku opening the door and letting her in.

"What took you so long Ocha?" he questioned her.

"Oh Yagi-san just wanted to say a few things first" she told him.

"Oh okay, well are you ready then? I don't see the point in holding back for any longer" he said simply.

"Yeah, as ready as I can be Izu!" she said while smiling at him.

"Okay, this is going to take a while…"

After saying that, Izuku proceeded to explain everything; the incident; how he was adopted; his quirk; all the years he was bullied, basically everything bar details about his Dad, until he got to where he met Ochaco. Only 1 minute into the explanation, Izuku started crying, probably because he had to talk about how he ended the lives of 60 people, including his own mother. It wasn't something he talked about often, but luckily, almost everyone in Japan knew most of the details on what happened, just not the name of the kid who did it and their quirk.

After he started crying, Ochaco hugged him for a bit, until he had calmed down so he could finish explaining. She didn't care about what he had done, she was obviously shocked at what he said, but she wouldn't let it dictate her view of him.

After he had calmed down, Izuku carried on with the rest of the story. This time he was able to carry on without any interruptions, all the way up until where he explained how their meeting affected him: "And that brings us to the day we met Ocha. It started off just as normal as any old boring day but ended up being one of, if not the best day of my life" he told her with a huge smile plastered on his face.

His smile warmed Ochaco's heart, a rare occurrence, it was usually Ochaco who did that type of stuff. However, when Ochaco heard about everything that happened to Izuku, she felt a mixture of emotions: sadness, anger, sympathy, you name it. What had happened to him was truly terrible, and her new-found knowledge only made her respect Izuku even more.

But it was time she spoke up, she had been quiet the entire time, listening and taking in all the information, but it was now her turn to talk.

"I'm sorry that you had to go through all of that Izu, none of what happened should've happened. But that's all in the past now, nothing that you said will change my view on you. You are still Izu, and you always will be" she explained.

"Thanks, Ocha, it means a lot. I was just scared that you would change your opinion of me after I told you like Bakugou did…" he tried to carry on, but his tears wouldn't hold back anymore, "I'm just really glad…"

"Hey, you want a hug? You look like you need one right now" she asked him. Ochaco could only hear an inaudible sound from him, but she assumed it was meant to be a yes, so she brought him into a hug.

They stayed like that for a while, until Toshinori called them from downstairs, food was ready.

Nothing was said on the way down, nothing needed to be said, everything that could have been said had already been said after all. But they didn't mind, they respected the silence; it wasn't a bad thing in their minds.

From that day onwards, Izuku decided something: He would protect Ochaco no matter what. She saved him when he was at his lowest, she became his only friend and now, she was one of the 2 most important people in his life. But unlike his dad, she couldn't always fend for herself, she was strong, but Izuku felt a need to always protect her. Izuku didn't care who it was who harmed her, they would pay, one way or another.

Which lead to a certain incident…


Last Week Of Elementary School -

It's almost been 2 years since Izuku and Ochaco met, they were now going to Junior High soon. They were both going to the same school, a given for them.

But when they thought about it, they weren't that far off high school and they had never discussed which school they wanted to go to. When they asked each other where they wanted to go, they both told each other UA simultaneously. They weren't surprised, it was the top hero school in the country and possibly the world, what aspiring hero wouldn't want to go? They were already quite prepared for UA, they had started training and sparring with each other at the start of their final year in Elementary School in hope of improving each other.

But right now their priority was Junior High, they would focus on UA when the time came. However, Izuku and Ochaco's focus was interrupted by a certain incident.


During Lunch -

Izuku was currently waiting for Ochaco so they could go for lunch. Like last year, they both had a day where PE was before Lunch, so they couldn't go straight from class, but they had gotten used to it by now.

However Izuku was starting to get worried, Ochaco was unusually late, a very rare occurrence. He was then reminded of what happened last year, where Bakugou stopped him after lunch and reminded him of his childhood name, which he now calls him religiously, instead of 'Monster' or 'Villain'.

Izuku brushed it off though, thinking 'There is no way anybody would do anything to Ochaco'. Not many people disliked Ochaco to his knowledge, she was only friends with him, but nobody hated her like they hated him. So the idea of people doing anything to her seemed stupid in his head.

'She's probably just had to put away equipment or something' he thought.

But then another minute passed.

And another.

And then another three.

'Okay, now this is REALLY unusual' he thought. And with that thought, he started running around the school, searching for anywhere Ochaco could be, but to no avail. He couldn't find her anywhere in the halls.

'Maybe she got stuck in one of the equipment rooms or something' he thought as he was running towards where they do PE. When he got there, he saw a teacher, "Sensei?" the teacher turned toward Izuku.

"Ah Yagi, what brings you here?" he asked Izuku.

"Do you know where Och- I mean Uraraka is?" he hesitated on saying her nickname, he didn't want teachers thinking they had some sort of relationship.

"No I don't sorry, she left a few minutes ago after I asked her to take some equipment back" he informed the younger boy.

"Is that all you know? Was she acting weird or anything?" he desperately asked the teacher.

"No, she was acting normal… Oh yeah! A few other students were waiting for her, I'm pretty sure they were from your homeroom" he informed Izuku.

After hearing this, Izuku instantly ran off, quickly thanking the teacher for the information.

"I wonder what's up with him?" the teacher questioned while taking a sip from his coffee.


With Izuku Running To His Classroom -

At the moment, Izuku was running as fast as he could towards his classroom; where Ochaco would have been taken, he thought at least.

'I'm just thinking of the worst right?! There is no way they would hurt her, right?!' he wondered.

He finally reached the classroom and unfortunately for him, his suspicions weren't wrong.

When he opened the door, he saw around 20 of his classmates gathered around in a circle, laughing. When Izuku first looked inside, it just looked like they were kicking the floor and laughing, but when he looked properly, his blood started boiling hotter than lava.

What he saw was his classmates surrounding a beaten Ochaco, kicking her and laughing. One of them said 'This is for all the times you stopped us from getting to that monster!' while the others kept on laughing.

He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He had failed at protecting her, and now she was hurt badly because of it. Before he could think anymore though, he heard a weak call for him, "I-Izu…"

After hearing what she said, the students turned and saw Izuku standing there, with a shocked expression on his face.

"How is he here?" one of them asked.

"It doesn't matter, it's not like he can do anything anyway, and we've already done what we wanted" another answered.

After hearing this, Izuku lost all sense of reason. He started walking over towards the group. But he was stopped by one of them.

"What do you think you're doing? Think you can just walk up and save her? Not gonna be that eas-"

But before he could finish, Izuku said: "Shut up" and proceeded to grab him by the head and slam it into one of the nearby tables, knocking the person out.

The other people were completely shocked and scared, so when Izuku walked up to them, they naturally moved out of the way for him.

Izuku picked up Ochaco bridal style and carried her over to a chair, setting her down on it. "It's okay Ocha, I'm here now, you can rest" he told her with a calm and comforting voice

She tried to contest, but she was hurting all over, so she eventually passed out from the pain

After putting her down, Izuku turned his direction towards the rest of his classmates. Izuku still currently had no sense of reason, which resulted in him doing something he wanted to never do; use his quirk on others.

One second the students saw Izuku with his normally green eyes, but then they changed color. All they saw was crimson red, and then, they collapsed to the floor.

Almost everyone in the school could hear the sudden thud from upstairs. But if somebody didn't hear that sound, then they definitely heard the screams of pain from people upstairs.

Most of the students immediately ran upstairs to see what was going on. Once they arrived, they saw at least 19 students on the floor, their bodies being pushed down and they were screaming in pain.

When they looked to see who was causing it, they found Izuku, but he seemed different; he had red eyes and he had a much different atmosphere coming from him. Nobody could act, they were completely frozen in fear by what they saw.

Then, Izuku, who still hadn't noticed his audience, spoke up: "You're lucky I can't increase the pain even more, you would probably die if I did that" he stated bluntly. But his tone was much different, it was much deeper, but also much darker.

The students who were on the floor eventually passed out, causing Izuku to pick up Ochaco and walk off with her towards the infirmary. He didn't need to tell his audience to move, they just did it for him. Before he could get to the infirmary though, he was stopped by the principal, who had been informed on what happened by one of the students.

"Yagi, my office, now" he ordered his student.

But Izuku just walked past him, ignoring him. His priority right now was getting Ochaco help, he couldn't care less about his principal right now. But he was once again interrupted by the principal placing his hand on Izuku's shoulder.

"Don't ignore me, boy. Office, now!" he demanded, but Izuku brushed the principal's hand off his shoulder.

"Get off me, I get Ocha help first, then I can go to your office. Got it?" he ordered the principal.

The principal didn't respond; he was speechless. So Izuku took that opportunity to walk away and into the infirmary.

After Izuku demanded the school nurse patch her up, he settled into a chair next to the bed Ochaco was resting on, before being collected by a teacher to go to the principal.


A Few Hours Later -

When Ochaco woke up, she was very confused as to why she was in a hospital bed. And then she remembered that she passed out, 'What happened before I passed out?' she questioned in her head. She then remembered seeing Izuku smash one of their classmates into a table and then picking her up, but from then on was blank for her.

Before she could think anymore, she saw her parents walk in with a man in a suit, who she didn't recognize.

"Ochaco! You're awake!" her Mom said while running and hugging her, her Dad just smiled at the two.

"Mom, Dad? Who is that?" she asked while directing her attention to the other man who walked in.

"Sorry for not introducing myself, how rude of me. I am the chief of police here in Musutafu and I'm here to ask you for some details about what happened to you in school today" he informed her.

"O-Okay" she said nervously.

"There is no reason to be nervous, you aren't in trouble. Now, could you tell me how you ended up in that position?" he asked her.

"Um, I had just gotten out of PE when around 20 of my classmates stopped me and told me to follow them to the classroom. When we got there, they pushed me to the floor and started attacking me, I tried to defend me but there were too many of them" Ochaco informed him.

"I'm sorry you had to go through that. Do you know why they would do such a thing?" he asked her.

"I think it was probably because I stopped them from bullying someone in my class, Izuku Yagi when I joined last year" she said while frowning.

She then thought of something, "Wait! Where is Izuku?"

The man then stood up and started explaining, "He is currently being detained as he has been considered a threat to those around him"

"W-What? Why is he a threat?" she questioned.

"Well, after you passed out, he used his quirk on the students who hurt you. They are all currently in the hospital in quite bad condition, their bodies were getting crushed by his quirk. They will recover, but they will miss the rest of their time in school until the next year" he told the younger girl.

Ochaco was completely shocked, Izuku swore to never use his quirk on others again, he hated hurting others. 'Why?' was all she was wondering at that point.

Ochaco's Mother then spoke up, "What will happen to him?" she was also quite curious about the situation.

"So far, he has already been expelled for his actions. As for what will happen, he will have to take therapy so he doesn't do anything like this again. He did technically save a person and it could be counted as self-defense, but he cannot go uncharged for what he did" he explained.

"That makes sense" Ochaco's Father responded.

"There is one more thing, he will not be able to attend a Junior High where any of the students he harmed are going. We don't know how much this will matter for him, but we don't want him triggering any PTSD that the injured students may get from the incident" he informed the 3 others in the room. "If that is all, then I shall now take my leave. Also, if you want to know where he is, he is currently being watched carefully by pro heroes in his house. If you want to visit him, give one of them this, they will let you in" he said as he handed Ochaco a tiny slip of paper. He then left.

There were many things going through Ochaco's head right now, but she knew one thing for sure, she was visiting Izuku, that was final. But before she even said anything, her father spoke up.

"I already know what you're going to say, so let's go, the doctor said you could go as soon as you woke up as your injuries weren't incredibly bad" he said.

"Thanks, Daddy" Ochaco said while standing up slowly.

"Let's go, sweetie, I'm sure Izuku really needs you right now" she explained to her daughter.

And with that, they left to go and see Izuku.


When They Arrive -

Once they arrived, they saw many pro heroes surrounding the building. Endeavor, Edgeshot, Best Jeanist, Gang Orca, Eraserhead, Ryuku and many others. It was like Izuku was some sort of top priority villain with the number of pros there.

When they walked up to the front gate, they were stopped by a sleep-deprived man with long, black hair. "I'm afraid I cannot let you enter this house at the moment" he informed the Uraraka's.

"Wait, we have a note from the chief of police" Ochaco's father said as he pulled out the paper from his pocket and handing it to Eraserhead

After reading it, Eraserhead spoke up, "I will allow one of you to enter, that's what it says on here" he told them.

Immediately, Ochaco spoke up, "I'm going!" she said.

Ochaco's parents wanted to protest not being able to go in with their daughter but just allowed it as Ochaco was clearly desperate to see Izuku.

After Ochaco left her parents and followed Eraserhead to the door, she knocked and was met with Toshinori.

"Young Uraraka! It's good to see you! Please come in, all Izuku has been asking is where you are" he told her.

When she went inside, she immediately ran to Izuku's room, she had been told he was there.

When she opened the door, she saw Izuku on his bed wrapped up in his blanket. She then heard sniffling, 'He's crying…' she thought.

She decided to speak up, "Izu?"

He turned towards where the sound came from, "O-Ocha?" after seeing her, he jumped out of his cacoon and ran over to her, hugging her tightly, "I-I'm so glad you're okay" he said while crying in her shoulder.

"Thank you for worrying Izu, I appreciate it" she told him.

They stayed like that for a while, they both had things they wanted to say, but for now, silence was all they wanted.

When they broke apart, they both said the same thing simultaneously: "I'm sorry!"

They both looked at each other confused until Izuku spoke up, "You go first"

"Okay" she took a deep breath, "Because of me, you got expelled, your school selection is limited and you have to take therapy… All because I couldn't protect myself…"

"None of that is your fault Ocha, I may not have been in the right state of mind at the time, but what I did wasn't your fault, it was the people who hurt you's fault"

"Yeah but now you used your quirk on others again, because of me…"

"I may hate the fact that I used my quirk on others again. But, I would do it again a million times if it meant protecting you Ocha, you mean the world to me, I couldn't even imagine losing you"

Ochaco was surprised by Izuku's words, but she was also glad that he felt that way.

"Thank you Izu, that makes me feel a lot better"

"No problem Ocha"

"Now what did you want to apologize for Izu?"

"Oh… I wanted to apologize for not being there sooner, if I was, I could have protected you from them…"

"None of that was your fault Izu, there was no way you could have controlled what happened"

"Yeah, I know, but I just hate the fact that you got hurt because you defended me all this time" he said, but before Ochaco could protest, he spoke up again, "So, I have now decided on something. As long as I am alive, I will do everything in my power to protect you and the people who need help. I will become a true hero, I don't care about fame or money, I realized today that I just want to protect others from harm. Thank you for making me realize that Ocha"

Ochaco just smiled at what he said, before bringing him into another hug, saying: "I would like that, Izu"

Little did the two of them know, but a certain Number 1 Hero was listening in on the conversation. And what Izuku said made him decide on something in his head, 'I haven't been too sure for a while now, Izuku has a kind heart and I know that. But, now I know for sure…' he then buffed up in excitement.

'He's worthy'


A/N -

And done! Almost 7 thousand words, the number just keeps rising! Now before I finish it off, there are a few things I want to say ~

Firstly, I know the scene where Izuku loses his senses and sends some of his class to the hospital may seem quite out of character for him, but I wanted to add it as a way of demonstrating how much he cares for Ochaco. Sorry if the scene was kind of confusing.

Secondly, a surprise to some, not to others, but yes, Izuku is getting One For All in this series. I'm pretty sure I mentioned it in the last chapter, but now it's official. The next chapter will be the final chapter before UA most likely, expect more some training for and with One For All and some actual IzuOcha. Most of the stuff I've written has been them helping each other with their issues as best friends, but expect that relationship to develop soon, maybe even in the next chapter? Who knows?

Finally, with the whole Izuku not being allowed to go to the same school as any of the kids his injured, that will mean he won't go to Aldera, which also means he won't see Bakugou for 3 years. Izuku and Ochaco will go to the same school as well.

Anyway enough of me talking, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I will see you all in the next one! :)

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