Romance Between A Senpai And A Kouhai
Disclaimer:
Boku no Hero Academia is owned by Kohei Horikoshi and Bones
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the situation between Hado and Midoriya is slowly building up…which Eri would unknowingly become the bridge that would bring the two teens closer…
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 4: Supōtsufesutibaru no pureryūdo part 2
A few days later, the scene shifts at the hospital where Eri is currently confined, and so far there is nothing wrong with her, as she appeared to be stabilized and that her Quirk showed no signs of going out of control, and yet some doctors and nurses are wary towards the innocent little girl.
As the nurses are watching over her, they saw Midoriya and Togata arriving, with Aizawa accompanying the two students, and the head nurse privately questioned Aizawa if this is necessary, claiming that the girl might pose a threat if her Quirk goes out of control again.
This made Midoriya feel provoked as he sees this as a low blow and an intentional jab towards Eri, which he believed is a form of FRUSTRATED BULLYING, and he sternly grabbed the nurse by her collar and spoke to her in a harsh tone, warning her not to say like that or he will be willing to go all out.
Togata was surprised and concerned, and urged Midoriya to calm down and ignore what the rude nurse just said, though he was unwilling at first, as he is glaring at the nurse, who looked defiant and unremorseful for her actions towards Eri.
"You better not say those words to Eri..."
"…"
"I swear…you'll regret it."
"…"
"Do you hear me?"
"…"
"Answer me, damn you!"
"…"
Aizawa placed a hand on Midoriya's shoulder and tells him to go inside and greet Eri while he promised that he will deal with the rude nurse and everything else, which Midoriya reluctantly obliged.
"Midoriya."
"…"
"Go and see Eri."
"But…"
"I'll deal with the nurse."
"I…alright…"
"Go on."
"Okay."
As the two UA Academy students went inside, Aizawa stared at the rude nurse and asked if she has a problem, why she said something derogatory towards Eri, which the nurse ignored the query until she said that Eri is no more than a freak that she deserved an agonizing death.
The other nurses were shocked at what the cruel nurse said, and Midoriya heard it and is very incensed that he is now willing to risk everything to protect Eri, yet Togata is keeping a cool head and urged Midoriya to calm down, with little success.
"Midoriya…"
"Let go…"
"Easy…"
"…"
"Just ignore her…"
"I can't just…"
"Calm down…"
"I…"
Suddenly, Hado showed up, and overhearing what the cruel nurse said, she approached her and delivered a straight punch to the nurse's face, hitting her nose and the impact sent her back against the wall, and she wailed in pain as she now suffered a broken nose as Hado tells the nurse that she better quit this job if all she ever do is bully the helpless children.
Midoriya was surprised to see what Hado did, and she smiled and nodded at him, which Togata got the message and tells him that they should go see Eri now, though Midoriya is worried that Hado would be sanctioned as she smack the nurse in front of Aizawa.
Aizawa, however, said that he will deal with this and urged Midoriya to go see Eri, and Hado encouraged him to do as told, saying that she will join him shortly as she too wanted to see Eri.
"Ne-ne…Midoriya-kun…"
"Hado-senpai…"
"Go and see Eri."
"But…"
"I'll deal with the nurse."
"I…alright…"
"Go on. I'll join you guys shortly."
"Okay."
Midoriya nodded and went inside the hospital room as he and Togata are going to see Eri, while the nurse threatened to sue UA Academy for this OUTRAGEOUS action, but the hospital director showed up, having witnessed everything, he told the rude nurse that she is fired and she won't receive any separation pay whatsoever.
Moreover, the hospital director said he will see to it that she won't be hired to any other hospitals after showing that he recorded the incident, and the nurse stared in disbelief, while he encouraged Aizawa to press charges against the nurse as her actions border on child abuse, which Aizawa said he will definitely do as suggested.
"So feel free to sue this person."
"Yeah…I'm much obliged to do that."
"And don't let any lawyers intimidate you."
"Of course."
"If you like…I have contacts with well-known lawyers that you can…"
"I'll consider it."
"Good."
"…"
Aizawa then told Hado that just this once he will turn a blind eye, but made her promise that she will not do it again, which she nodded. Aizawa deduced that Hado intentionally did this as she anticipated that Midoriya would do this given that he has a soft spot for Eri and the bullying actions of the nurse would no doubt provoke Midoriya into lashing out.
Hado then went inside as Aizawa uses his capture cloth while calling the police to have the abusive nurse arrested.
Inside the hospital room, Eri saw Midoriya and Togata enter and the two boys greeted the little girl, saying that they were glad and relieved that she is okay, and assured to her that she will be discharged from the hospital soon.
However, the two boys were cautious as Eri began inquiring about Sir Nighteye, and Togata came up with an alibi so that she would be convinced that Nighteye is okay, as he and Midoriya agreed not to mention that Nighteye passed away, and hearing this might cause Eri to get emotionally affected and might lose control of her Quirk.
By then Hado came and greeted Eri, and the little girl blushed at seeing how pretty Hado looked, and there she said that once Eri is discharged, they will have a day off and take her to an amusement park to show her what is like entering the outside world.
"Ne-ne…you better get well soon, Eri-chan."
"…"
"Because once you're discharged, I'll bee taking you to the amusement park."
"Amusement…park…?"
"Yeah. You can walk and run around…see lots of stalls…amusement rides…"
"Really…?"
"Really."
"…"
As Togata smiled at Hado's efforts to lift Eri's spirit, Midoriya saw Eri trying to use her fingers on her lips, and there she admitted that she doesn't know how to smile. There Midoriya realized that Eri is still traumatized by Chisaki's actions and felt that he had to do something, but then something came into his mind and he turn around, where Aizawa is standing by the door, and there the 1st year student asked his homeroom teacher if he can bring Eri to UA Academy for one day, saying that having her attend the upcoming UA Academy School Festival would help her regain her smile.
"Huh?"
"Yes, Aizawa-sensei!"
"Hmm…"
"I'm sure that it'll help Eri overcome her trauma…"
"Well…"
"What do you say?"
"I will have to ask the principal first."
"Okay…"
Togata and Hado smiled, as they realize that Midoriya came up with a way to help Eri overcome her trauma, and the two Big Three members were impressed with Midoriya's quick thinking, and this made the two senpais beaming with anticipation as they would get to show the little girl what its like attending a school festival.
Hado then hugged Eri and said that from here on she will be Eri's big sister while Togata and Midoriya will be her big brothers, and assured to her that they will treat her like family.
Eri blushed as this made her realize that it has been a long time that she hasn't experience a bonding with anyone, as her birth mother disowned her while her grandfather is currently in a coma, and she embraced her as she started to sob.
"There, there…"
"…"
"Its okay…"
"…"
"Nejire nee-san is here…"
"…"
"Its okay…you're safe…"
"…"
Midoriya saw this and hugged Eri, assuring her that everything will be okay, and Hado joined Midoriya in hugging Eri, which Togata stared, as he is glad that the two would surely help Eri in regaining her lost innocence.
-x-
Several days have passed, and after another passing of time, it was the start of the countdown towards the UA Academy Sports Festival, and Class 1-A is having some practice, as they all agreed to do a concert with dancing, With Bakugo, Yaoyorozu, Kirishima and Tokoyami playing the instruments while the rest would do the dancing.
As Midoriya, Uraraka, Asui, Kirishima, Ashido, Mineta and Iida are outside the dorms, they saw Togata arriving, with Eri behind him as she is shy due to her setting foot at Heights Alliance for the first time, and some of the Class 1-A members were taken in by Eri's innocent, yet cute charms.
"Wow…"
"So cute…"
"Adorable…"
"So that's Eri…"
"She's so innocent…"
"So that's the girl that Midoriya and the others rescued…"
"Look at her…"
"She is like Midoriya's sibling…"
As Midoriya greeted Togata, the latter told him that Nezu accepted Aizawa's suggestion, saying that it would be a good for Eri to experience having fun, but Nezu recommended that Eri should be given a tour of UA Academy so that she would get used to it and not be overwhelmed.
Togata invited Midoriya to tag along which he nodded, and there the two UA Academy students took Eri and head to UA Academy to give her a tour of the campus so she would be familiarize with the setting.
-x-
At UA Academy, Togata and Midoriya, wearing only casual clothes, gave Eri a tour around the campus, and Eri looked around as she was awed at the campus' surrounding, as well as seeing that the students are preparing to put up the various stalls in preparation for the upcoming school festival.
As Togata is explaining to Eri about what she sees, Midoriya wondered if the school would be okay as he recalled about what Kaminari mentioned a few days back during class about the possibility that villains might strike preemptively without warning, yet Aizawa said that things would be okay.
By then Eri was startled when a prop of a dragon suddenly appeared, and as Togata assured to her that it is okay, Midoriya is surprised to see Awase, Tetsutetsu and Monoma there, carrying the dragon-like prop, which Eri said she thought it was Ryukyu.
As Midoriya explained to the little girl that what she saw just now is only a prop, Monoma took a jab and taunted Midoriya, saying that he should find a job and work as a nanny if he like kids that much, which made Togata feel provoked as he sees Monoma using Eri as an excuse to take a swipe at Midoriya.
Awase then knocked Monoma out and apologized, as he guessed what is happening after seeing Togata giving a facial reaction as Monoma is using the little girl to taunt Midoriya. He then told Midoriya that they are practicing for a play for the upcoming school festival and said that Class 1-A better give their best, which Midoriya nodded.
"So were cool?"
"Yeah…"
"You do your best and we'll do ours."
"Right."
"Just try to have fun and give out your best performance."
"Right."
"Then see you."
"Thanks."
As Tetsutetsu and Awase drags a disoriented Monoma away, Togata apologized to Eri for seeing the DARK SIDE of UA, which made her wonder what he meant, while Midoriya is baffled after Awase said that Kendo is being groomed to participate in the upcoming beauty pageant of the school festival.
Togata asked Midoriya what is wrong, and Midoriya said that Aizawa didn't mentioned anything about the beauty pageant, and the Big Three member said that the next person they are going to visit happened to be a contestant as well.
"Really?"
"Yup."
"Is she…?"
"A third year."
"Eh?"
"Come on…I'll show you who."
"O-okay…"
"Ha-ha…"
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, though majority of it is a slight retelling of the start of the School Festival arc, though there are some original content like Hado punching an abusive nurse…
More of these elements will be shown in the upcoming chapters…
Preview:
Midoriya is slowly getting more attracted towards Hado, especially when the UA School Festival is approaching, while at the same time finding time to care for Eri…
See you in October…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…
