A/N: Here we are, Chapter 20. Honestly, it's kind of scary how fast it feels like time has passed since I first started this story, but I've loved every second of it. Due to popular demand, I revisited every single chapter of this story up until this one and revamped Izuku's dialogue. It is nothing major, all I did was remove a lot of the unneeded and in mine and many other people opinions, quite ridiculous amount of stuttering.

This should hopefully make the experience of reading 'My Hero' not only more enjoyable for old readers revisiting the story, but also for new readers just starting off. I hope it's to your liking! But, now that's out of the way, on with Chapter 20.

Friday. Finally, the week of the End of Term Exams was closing, and Class 1-A had just completed their last written paper. Usually, Izuku enjoyed having examinations and other such things as it was a way for him to test and refine his knowledge, but at this point, he was genuinely happy that it was all over and done with.

He hadn't had massive amounts of time to talk to Mina or any of this friends during the exams since they were all spending a lot of their free time studying small titbits that they thought would be necessary, but even after that and after Mina finding out about Izuku, All Might and One For All's story, he still felt as close to her as usual.

Every morning they would meet each other by the gates of U.A and catch up before their exams, then walk to the train station together, before finally going their separate ways. Although Izuku did miss spending much of the day with his friends and his girlfriend, he was still happy they had chances to talk and socialise between the exams.

Now, however, all of that was over. There was no need to isolate himself so he could study, and the stress of the exams was fresh off his shoulders, so he and everyone else was in an especially excitable mood.

"Hello." The blank greeting from the Eraser Quirk using homeroom teacher.

"Good morning Mr Aizawa." Was the hubbub, tired and yet joyous response from the class. Izuku still found himself smiling, even now. It was such an odd, but relieved and euphoric feeling, knowing he'd completed his exams and done his absolute best.

"First off, congratulations on completing the last of your written exams today..." The black-haired teacher started, a very small but noticeable smile on his cold face. "And now that your exams are done and dusted, there is something I need to inform you all of." He added, his tone becoming a bit sterner. The feeling around the class, Izuku noticed, had become a bit heavier when he said this. Although Aizawa had a habit of making an atmosphere heavy just by the tone he spoke in.

"This Monday coming you will be going on a field trip to a Forest Training Camp." He said with a slight sigh. The entire class erupted in cheers of excitement and relief and Izuku threw his head back, letting out a thankful sigh. He was worried Aizawa was going to say something about these exams only being mocks, so to in fact be told that they were going on a field trip was exciting.

"It's good to see you're all looking forward to it. However, you must remember where you are. This won't be just some leisurely getaway, even though it is partially to give you a form or relief after your exams, but it is also to help train your bodies and strengthen your Quirks." Aizawa said calmly, but also with some hardness.

"Iida, could you hand these out?" Aizawa asked, bringing a pile of small and quite minimal handbooks. The Engine Quirk user quickly got up from his seat and rushed over to the lectern, grabbing the small books in his arms before going around to each table and handing one to the students.

"These handbooks list everything you'll need for the trip, the activities planned for you from Monday to Friday, details about the chalet we'll be staying in and other such things..." Aizawa started as Izuku was handed one of these small books. They weren't made by U.A as Izuku expected, but were official handbooks from the organisers, and they were surprisingly well made.

"Make sure you keep these in a safe place and prepare everything you need beforehand. Consent forms have already been sent to your parents or guardians." Aizawa added, pushing his hands into his pockets and making his way over to the door as the class slowly began growing in volume as conversations flared up again.

"Oh, and one last thing..." He said, quickly bringing the class back to silence. "Your grades will determine whether or not you're able to go on this trip, so I'd best hope you did well." He said with a sinister grin before leaving them in stunned silence and sliding the classroom door closed.

This time the class was silent for a while. No-one knew what to say and everyone was quite shocked after hearing that statement and understandably so, even Izuku felt unnerved by it. He looked across the classroom to Mina and felt his heart sink a little. He'd not seen her face look so disheartened before, at least not that he could recall, and it made him feel bad because he knew she'd struggled before and how much effort she'd put in this time around. He'd take his chance to talk to her about it on their way home, he'd have more time then.

"D-Do you think he's serious?" Kaminari muttered, his expression looking extremely disgruntled.

"I don't know... I don't really trust him because last time he told us something like that, it was an empty threat." Iida responded thoughtfully. Izuku remembered that all too well, what Aizawa said during the Quirk Apprehension Test. But, then again, he was talking about the End of Term Exams just now, so maybe he was really being serious.

"God, now I'm panicking." Rikido sighed, resting his head in his arms and watching Tsuyu as she cleared up her desk.

"I don't think any of you have cause for concern. We all worked really hard during our study sessions, so I don't think any of us have a reason to worry." Momo said reassuringly, smiling over at the Sugar-Rush Quirk user.

"I can't tell if he's kidding or not, that's why I'm worried." Mina said, getting up and tucking her chair in.

"Don't worry about it, really, I'm sure it will be fine." Momo responded, maintaining her smile. Izuku could see in her face that not even she was sure of herself, but he would probably say the same thing to make sure no-one was in a panic over the weekend.

"Come on, we should all get going now, we don't want to cause problems for the janitors." Iida spoke up sternly. The class didn't bother saying anything else and the wave of chairs scraping the floors as everyone tucked them under the desk.

"Oh, one more thing I thought of! Why don't we all meet up again tomorrow and go around Kiyashi Ward together? I think that would be a lot more fun than going alone." Momo suggested. Everyone in the classes faces lit up and everyone exchanged glances.

"Let's do it! It'd be a blast!" Kirishima exclaimed as Iida was about to speak.

"I'm down!" Mina called in agreement, holding up her hand and leaning forwards on her desk.

"Excellent. What time should we all meet there?" Momo asked as the class started filing out of the classroom and made their way towards their lockers. Mina waited by the door for Izuku before quickly taking his hand and holding it tightly.

"Maybe eleven? That was it would give us all enough time to go everywhere we need to and a chance to get lunch together." Uraraka suggested.

"That works for me." Toru said with a shrug.

"Same here." Tsuyu added.

"So, we're all meeting at Kiyashi Ward at eleven O'clock tomorrow?" Momo asked. A wave of agreements returned to her from her classmates, and with a nod of acknowledgement, the class proceeded to their lockers in silence.

"Hey, Mina... A-Are you okay?" Izuku asked after locking his locker and making his way around to hers.

"Hm? Yeah, of course, I'm alright." She smiled, closing her own locker, and quickly twisting the dial combination lock before swinging it up onto her shoulder. "Come on, let's go." She said sweetly, holding out her hand for him. He let out a small sigh but couldn't help but smile, taking her hand as the two of them started to make their way towards the main entrance of U.A.

"See you tomorrow Deku!" Uraraka called.

"Bye Uraraka, later everyone!" He smiled back, waving over his shoulder at the huddle of his classmates all still lingering by their lockers.

As he and Mina made their way out of the school, Izuku didn't so much say anything, but simply kept his eyes on Mina's face, firing her the occasional glance. She looked unnerved and it was probably because of Aizawa's words. It wasn't new news to hear that Mina's grades weren't the best by any means, she was in fact one of the lowest, but she had been, especially recently, doing her best to turn this around.

All through the study session, she paid close attention to everything they studied and contributed quite a lot, but it was understandable that she would still be worried about her grades, especially if Aizawa was serious.

"Mina, are you sure nothing's bothering you? Is it what Mr Aizawa said?" Izuku asked, holding her hand a little tighter as they strolled out of the school and down the path to the main gates. The pink-skinned Acid Quirk user let out a sigh and smiled.

"I dunno... I guess I'm just worried about whether I'll get to actually go on this trip. I mean, as Aizawa said, not only is it to strengthen our Quirks- which I really wanna do- but it's also to relax and unwind a bit, and it's been so long since I last did anything like a real field trip." Mina explained, her smile holding yet she still looked disheartened.

"Well... Y-You've studied really hard for these exams and I'm sure you did really well! I don't see a reason why they'd stop you or anyone else for that matter." Izuku said, doing his best to find some words of reassurance, even though stopping students from going on a trip was something he wouldn't put past the Erasure quick user.

"I really hope you right." Mina said with a nervous laugh. Izuku couldn't help but smile.

"If it really comes down to it, I'll make sure they let you go." Izuku said with a warm grin. Mina looked up to him with a shocked expression before it faded to a loving one and she pulled Izuku closer, pecking his cheek.

"I love you." She said with a quiet giggle as Izuku's face began tinting rosy-red with embarrassment.

"I-I love you too..." He chuckled, looking down at the floor with a goofy grin on his face. He wanted Mina to go not only because it would help her in the long run, but also because he felt like it would be more fun having his girlfriend there with him. Of course, he was going to spent time with his friends as well, that was something he was really looking forwards too. But he was also looking forwards to having some time to bond with Mina.

Mina woke slowly the next morning to her Lo-Fi alarm playing out a tune that was almost too pleasant. She was feeling excited about the class all hanging out at the mall together today and extra excited about the upcoming trip, but even after her One For All Quirk using boyfriend's words of reassurance, she still felt incredibly nervous about the warning from her homeroom teacher.

It was ridiculous, stopping students from going on a field trip that would also improve the strength of their Quirks? Part of her didn't believe what he'd said because of that important fact. Then again, Aizawa was never one to be taken lightly.

"Mina, turn off that alarm! I'm tryna sleep!" Arata called, thumping the wall with his fist, and scaring the pink-skinned girl from her thoughts.

"Sorry dad!" She replied, rolling over and hastily grabbing the phone from her bedside table, fumbling it a little as she panic tapped the 'dismiss' button, silencing the quite pleasant track. She sighed as the alarm screen faded onto her home screen of her and Izuku eating waffles and ice cream at Caspers.

'I'll make sure they let you go.' Those words from him meant a lot to her. If she really was told she wasn't allowed to go she'd be upset, of course, anyone would be, but she wouldn't want Izuku making things harder for himself just for her. It was heart-warming, but she also couldn't help but feel like it was adorably dumb.

Letting out a more content sigh she double-checked the time on her phone. '08:30AM'. The perfect amount of time to have a shower, get dressed, have breakfast, and get to the mall without pinching into being late. So, she set her phone back down on her bedside table, pushed the covers off herself and rolled out of bed.

Since first meeting and now dating Izuku he'd been a good influence on her. She'd found herself organising things and tidying up after herself as she went without even having to think about it. She would now feel happy enough letting him see her room much more so than she would've been a month or so before. Thinking on it now, Mina and Izuku hadn't invited each other over to their homes or even offered to let them meet each other's parents, which she thought was something important for couples to do.

She would feel more comfortable meeting his mother than letting him meet her overly rambunctious family, but he'd have to meet them eventually. Maybe once this training camp was over, they could organise a day to go over each other's homes and spend a couple of hours getting to know each other's families. That would be pretty fun.

Pushing the thoughts to the back of her mind she focused on getting herself ready for the day ahead. Pulling off the dark-blue tank top and skimpy black shorts that were now serving as her permanent pyjamas she exposed her naked body to the morning are, a shiver running down her spine as she pulled off her panties and put them in the wash basket beside her door.

She then quickly made her bed and folded her pyjamas before tucking them under her pillow and turning back to her bedside tables draws, pulling a maroon coloured set of underwear from her draw, setting them down on her bed before turning to her wardrobe to pick out an outfit for the day. Today she wanted to try and wear something that would make Izuku get all flustered.

After the events of a few nights ago when she and Izuku really made out for the first time she'd been wanting to do something to get a reaction out of him, and what better way to do that than subtly.

Scanning through her draw and the coat hangers of her wardrobe she eventually settled on a navy-blue crop top with the words 'PINKY' written across it in a tone similar to that of her skin, and a pair of denim short-shorts. It was revealing, but not too revealing and it also wasn't too far from what she'd wear out and about normally, so it was perfect.

Setting the clothes out beside her underwear she unlocked and opened her bedroom door, quickly scanned along the hall to make sure her younger brother or parents weren't around before dashing into the bathroom opposite, closing and locking the door behind her quickly before relaxing again.

She was always self-conscious of her body in every aspect. Her pink skin, her sclera eyes, the horns protruding from her skull, the size of her breasts, the curve of her body, how wide her hips were; everything about her body she was worried about, even more so now she had a boyfriend.

Izuku had called her beautiful many times before and she could always tell he meant it, but even then, she doubted him somewhat. What would he think of her body? Her skin and other things like that. She let out a sigh and turned away from the bathroom door, looking at herself in the full body floor mirror. She didn't hate her body, but she worried about what other people would think of her.

She hated it when random people would glance at her boobs or her butt unless it was Izuku. She didn't like the fact strangers would sometimes stare at her for her peculiar appearance, even though things like that were the norm.

As she looked over her body, her eyes wandered to her lower region and Izuku came to mind. Did he even like big boobs or would it be her slightly undersized nipples that put him off? Would he like the fact she was clean-shaven? If they ever got to the point of sex, would there be other little things about her that bothered him? The small scars from her early years when she was learning to control the strength of her acid, the magenta birthmark on her hip that was about the size of a gumball.

All these little things that hadn't originally seemed like massive issues were racing around her mind, especially after how far she and Izuku had gotten at Momos. Maybe she was overthinking it and was looking too far ahead, but there was no telling what might happen between them on the trip or in the time they spend with each other after that. Maybe it was a possibility that they end up doing... That... Or maybe there wasn't. She would be lying if she said that sex hadn't crossed her mind at one stage or another, and now she was of the legal age for such acts it had come up quite a few times.

Stop thinking about it! It's not important right now! She ordered herself, shaking herself from her thoughts and looking up at the ceiling with a sigh. Maybe she could ask him what he thought of her and her strange body. It would make her feel better just to hear him tell her face to face. She'd just have to ask him once they had a moment alone.

So, with that final thought, she closed the shower curtain; turned on the shower and gave it a minute or so to warm up, before climbing inside and proceeding with her morning routine.

Izuku was more excited now about the Forest Training Camp that he was when the class had first been informed about it. Being able to get away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo City and relax a bit, as well as focus on strengthening his body over his Quirk was an incredibly appealing thought, and now he was standing at the foot of Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall with the majority of Class 1-A, the feeling was more clear now than ever.

Whilst most of the class sat on the wall of the large fountain just at the top of the staircase that led to the entrance to the mall, Izuku simply stood there, staring up at it. It had been a few years since Izuku had last visited a shopping mall, which would probably explain just why he felt so thrilled now.

"Midoriya, are you okay over there?" Aoyama asked, grabbing the beaming greenette's attention from the glass building. An embarrassed blush came onto his face when he noticed that it wasn't just Aoyama, but most of the class that was staring at him.

"Y-Yeah, I'm alright." He stuttered, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly and looking off to the side, which is when he noticed Mina jogging along the path.

"Guys! Guuuuys! I'm heeeeeere!" She called, clutching her plum coloured handbag, and holding her right hand in the air as she made her way up the stairs, gasping for breath.

"Mina, what took you so long, you were almost late." Toru said with a laugh as the yellow T-shirt and white shorts hopped up from the wall of the fountain. Mina let out a nervous laugh as she reached the group, doubling over and resting on her knees and she let her lungs relax a little.

"Sorry... I spent a bit... Too long in the shower." She huffed, drawing herself back up and throwing her head back, letting out a heavy sigh before straightening up and turning to Izuku.

"Mornin' Midori." She beamed, scooting over to him before grabbing his arm and hugging it to her chest. The sudden action wasn't processed quickly by the distracted One For All Quirk user, but once it had sunk in, his face became beat red, almost as if he were steaming and his body went rigid.

"Good morning Mina..." He said quickly. He should be used to his girlfriend doing things like this by now, but no matter how many times it happened, his body still reacted in the same way as always.

"It's kinda weird don't ya think? Everyone's staring." The Acid Quirk user pointed out, addressing the class altogether. Izuku hadn't noticed it at first, but now he and the rest of Class 1-A were looking, it was clear that almost everyone bustling around outside the mall was staring as they went by. Some were obviously a little bit excited by their faces. Others were hiding behind their hands and whispering to each other, and some even carried on like nothing had even happened.

"Come on then, keep together for the moment." Iida ordered, walking past the group and leading the way towards the mall, ignoring the gazes of everyone around them.

"Don't tell me what to do, four-eyes." Bakugo snarled to himself, scoffing and frowning down at the floor.

"Deku, look!" Uraraka pointed out, nudging him and nodding over his shoulder. One quite young boy, maybe around eight or nine waved enthusiastically over at Izuku. The greenette was transfixed. It never ceased to make him feel like a real hero when the younger generation noticed him from TV.

"Wave back silly." Mina whispered, squeezing Izuku's hand and bring him back to reality. Izuku quickly raised his free hand and waved back, a goofy smile coming across his face. The couple watched the boy run back to his mother, bobbing up and down slightly with excitement. Izuku's heart fluttered and he turned back to Mina with the same goofy smile on his face.

"So what, are we all gonna go around in a big group, or..." Kaminari perked up, jogging up beside Iida with a curious expression.

"No, well find somewhere as a meeting point, then from there we can all go our separate ways if we so wish to." The Engine Quirk user responded seriously.

"Does anyone actually know what they need?" Sero asked, awkwardly scratching the back of his head.

"I need to go buy a big carry-on bag..." Jiro responded.

"Oh my, then why don't we go around together." Momo beamed quickly, grabbing Jiro's arm suddenly. as the group reached the top of a staircase within the mall and stopped beside a clock tower.

"I don't have any outdoorsy shoes, so I want to go buy some." Kaminari responded over to his Tape Quirk using friend.

"Oh, me too, me too!" Toru exclaimed, appearing beside the two and startling them slightly.

"The list said to bring shoes that are already broken in - Then again... perhaps we should choose based on utility." Iida exclaimed, before whipping around and looking at the floor with a troubled expression, whilst Kaminari, Sero and Toru looked on with disturbed expressions.

"Sweet! So we've all got different things to buy, now we can split up! Meet back here at three!" Kirishima called over the hubbub.

"Alright! Let's go!" Mina beamed, letting go of Izuku's arm and running off after him, Kaminari, Toru and Sero.

"Everyone's really fast..." Izuku muttered, watching the class dispersed. Uraraka hummed a sound of agreement. "Wh-What about you Uraraka? I know it wasn't on the list, but I-I want to get some heavier wrist weights." The greenette smiled, turning to his brunette friend with a light flutter of embarrassment that he'd shared details of his personal training.

"I want bug spray..." She responded with a sideways expression, looking up into Izuku's eyes. She was frozen in them for a moment, staring admirably into them. Her heart fluttered and the words of Aoyama a few weeks back came to mind. 'Is it... Because you like him?'

No! I can't feel this way, he's with Mina now!

"Yeah! Bug spray! I need bug spray!" She exclaimed, quickly turning on the spot and running away from him.

"Am I the bug!?" He hollered after her. She'd been staring at him like she was thinking about something beforehand. Did she want to get away from him that badly? The One For All Quirk user let out a quiet sigh and his shoulders fell slightly, kicking at the tiled floor absently.

Even though we all came together, I'm by myself...

"Hey, it's a U.A kid!" A slightly breathy but intimidating male voice spoke up suddenly. "Let me get your autograph!" He chuckled, throwing his arm around Izuku and pulling him up beside him

"You're the one who got himself all messed up in the Sports Festival, right?" The stranger asked excitably.

"Ahaha... Y-Yep, t-that's me..." The greenette responded, trying to sound confident. What was with this guy? Sure, the people who'd recognised Izuku before would sometimes tap him on the shoulder to get his attention, but this felt a little too much.

"And trust me, I don't forget a face. You were also caught up in the Hosu incident, that's so cool!" The stranger pressed on. Izuku's body went tense after this statement and he clenched a fist. Stain! What's with this guy? Why does he feel so off? Izuku muttered to himself.

"Y-You sure know a lot..." Izuku replied, trying to put on a jokey chuckle as the stranger's grip on his shoulder tightened a little.

"Man, I seriously can't believe it. I'm seeing you again, and in a place like this too. Maybe it's fate... Or destiny." The stranger replied, the spacing between his words growing longer and his voice becoming quieter as he moved his hand to be around Izuku's throat, being sure not to place his index finger down.

"Well, from your eyes, we haven't really met personally, we only met because of U.S.J." He chuckled, tightening his grip a little more. It was getting a little harder to breath and swallow and Izuku slowly turned to look up at the stranger for the first time.

"We should go get a drink, huh? Izuku Midoriya." He beamed, turning his head slightly to allow his face to be visible. Slightly wrinkled and scarred skin, sunken eyes, silver hair. It was him.

"Tomura... Shigaraki!" Izuku breathed.

"Hey, Uraraka!" Mina called, waving over her head at the lost looking brunette.

"Oh, hey Mina." The Zero-Zero-Gravity Quirk user responded, a smile coming onto her face as she jogged over to her and Sero whilst Kirishima, Kaminari and Toru were looking in the window of an aquarium shop, pointing at all the brightly coloured fish.

"How come you're on your own, wasn't Midori with you?" The sclera eyed girl asked with a curious frown. Uraraka froze, trying to think up something to tell Mina that wasn't the whole truth.

"He wanted to go and buy new wrist weights, but I didn't have a need to go." She responded with a chuckle.

"Oh right... I hope he doesn't mind being on his own..." Mina muttered thoughtfully. Uraraka felt bad hearing someone else speak her own thoughts. She had just completely abandoned him, running off without another word.

"Anyway, since you're on your own, why don't you go around with us? I think we're going to look at shoes next." Mina smiled, shrugging the thought off and firing Uraraka a toothy grin, bobbing on the spot slightly. Uraraka was looking elsewhere, however, glancing at Mina's chest before looking down at her own, a small hint of jealousy awakening within her.

"Oh hey, Uraraka's here!" Kirishima smiled, looking out of the open shop door and spotting her standing beside Mina, a sharp-toothed smile coming onto his face.

"Hey Kirishima." The Zero-Zero-Gravity Quirk user smiled, timidly waving at the spiky-haired teenager.

"No Midoriya?" He asked sounding a little bit disheartened. Uraraka shook her head with a grin and Kirishima smiled back before the group all made their way out of the shop and continued along the upper floor. However, Mina stopped, standing a few feet behind them with a deathly expression on her face.

"Hey Ashido, y'alright?" Sero asked with a chuckle. She continued staring down at the colourful tiled floor before turning and looking up to the group.

"Y-Yeah... Yeah I think so..." She muttered, her tone sounding incredibly doubtful.

"What up? You look like you've seen a ghost." Toru said with a surprised expression.

"No it's just... I've got a really bad feeling in my stomach... Like dread or something." She said, shaking herself a little. Kirishima fired Kaminari a puzzled expression before looking up past Mina to the place they'd all left off. It wasn't too far away, maybe seventy meters or less, and from where he stood, he could see Izuku. The greenette was sat on the wall of a large flower bed with a stranger in a blackish hoodie sat beside him.

"Hey, Midoriya's still over by the clock where we all split up at." He pointed out, his voice slightly troubled.

"He is? Why?" Uraraka asked with a frown, tiptoeing to try and see at the height of her red-haired friend. Mina too jogged ahead a little, leaning on the railing and squinting off into the distance. Then, suddenly, she took off at a sprint leaving Uraraka and the others standing there looking confused, before shortly following her.

"Crazy when you think about it huh, Hero Killer. Your ideal was almost opposite to mine and you were so sure of yourself, but now they're all becoming a steppingstone for me!" Tomura chuckled, thinking out loud whilst progressively tightening his grip on Izuku's neck. His breathing was getting cut off now.

"Wow, it's been great talking to you, really. Thanks Midoriya!" The crazed League of Villains leader chuckled, crushing Izuku's windpipe whilst still keeping his index finger clear of his skin. It was pointless trying to fight back. This wasn't a time where anyone other than him was in danger. That, and he was the possessor of One For All, something he wasn't sure if Tomura knew about or not. Even if he did run out of air he would just pass out, then someone would be able to find him and help him.

"Midori?" Mina's voice perked up. She walked slowly from around the flower bed with a curious, sideways expression on her face. His heart dropped suddenly, his eyes watering and his throat getting tighter. 'Before I'm caught, I could crumble twenty - No! Thirty people before you could even act on it. One of them might just be one of your friends.'

"Mina, it's fine! Don't come closer!" Izuku barked sternly, trying not to make any sounds that came across as choking.

"What's going on?" Kirishima asked in an angry tone, skidding up beside the pink-skinned girl and within Tomura's reach.

"Get back!" Izuku ordered, pushing Kirishima back with his foot. The redhead stumbled but caught himself, glaring at Izuku.

"Hey! What the hell... Man..." He barked before his voice fell. Tomura was beaming an awful grin up at them, his slightly crooked teeth on show.

"Damn, didn't know so many of your friends would be here!" Tomura exclaimed suddenly, releasing his grip from Izuku but pushing him down slightly, and with his mind occupied on trying to get his oxygen-starved body not to pass out, he topped to the floor.

"I best be off. Later Midoriya." He smiled waving as she strolled into the crowd. Mina glared after him. What the hell just happened? Who was that guy? Was he strangling Izuku? That's what it looked like to her.

She bubbled up a strong acid in her hand, as strong as the anger that was bubbling up inside her, dripping to the floor and hissing away the concrete.

"M-Mina, s-s-stop..." Izuku coughed, grabbing her calf and squeezing it as he tried to hold himself up. "Y-You can't... N-Not without a license... A-And your Quirk wi... Will hurt others." He sputtered as Uraraka ran to his side, grabbing him under the arms and gently pulling him to his feet.

"You alright Midoriya?" Sero asked with a shocked expression, rushing around to the other side of Uraraka and helping her sit the One For All Quirk user back on the wall.

"Yeah! Who the hell was that guy?" Toru squeaked, hopping up beside her pink-skinned friend whilst Kaminari joined Uraraka and Kirishima in trying to comfort the disgruntled Izuku.

He didn't have a clue what to do or even if he should tell them who that really was. The threat to kill his friends, or potentially even his girlfriend or anyone else for that matter, that was scary enough, but actually having some of his closest friends be literally inches from death was petrifying. His mind was racing with his heart as his lungs gasping for oxygen. Kirishima rubbed his back softly and Uraraka held his left arm gently in her hands, staring at him with worried hazel globes.

"It was... Tomura Shigaraki..." He huffed, finally starting to get his breath back. Mina and Toru whipped around to look at him now and they all shared horrified expression.

"N-No way... The League of Villains guy!?" Kaminari stuttered, glancing between Izuku and Mina, who stood staring at her boyfriend with a terrified look on her face.

"K-Kirishima... I-I'm sorry for... Lashing out..." Izuku sighed, looking up to his Hardening Quirk friend with teary eyes.

"Hey, don't worry about that man, I'm just glad you're okay." He smiled, patting Izuku's back firmly. Then, Mina crouched in front of him, carefully sliding her arms around his waist and pulling him into a hug, cradling his head in the nook of her neck. She didn't want to let him go. Maybe this was an overreaction, but after what she'd just been told, she felt like it was the least she had to do. The thought that she could've lost the love of her life just then, and to Tomura Shigaraki no less. It was something that thinking about caused her heart to break.

"I'm so sorry." Mina whispered in his ear, pecking his cheek gently.

"I'm really sorry Deku... If I hadn't had run off, this wouldn't have-." Uraraka started before Izuku reached his hand over to hers and held it firmly.

"It's not your fault Uraraka." He smiled, before letting it go and hugging Mina back. She returned to holding onto his arm, fearful of what could happen if she let go, which she also felt was childish. The leader of the League of Villains threatened and harmed a student of U.A in a public place. Things were getting more serious.

Mina looked away from her friends and off in the direction of the League of Villains leader. Did he know about One For All too? No, he couldn't have, All Might would never let him find out and neither would Izuku. But that begs the question, what did he want with him? It was too unsettling to think about, and she couldn't let him see she was worried, it would only make him feel worse. She'd talk to him about it later, for now, she wanted to focus on making him feel better.

A/N: There we have it, Chapter 20. I'm really happy with this chapter in all honestly and I've been really motivated to write, so I'm glad I'm taking advantage of that. If you did like this chapter, then let me know! Reviews are greatly appreciated!

I hope you all enjoyed it and are looking forward to upcoming events between Izuku and Mina, as well as their friends. I've had some pretty cool stuff planned so I hope you'll join me in future chapters! I hope you're excited. Take care!

-ElliottChap