Standing behind the elderly woman by the hospital bed was a auburn haired woman. The elderly pro hero asked for the young healer to come with her to heal U.A.'s alumni Endeavor. It's a pro healer hero's duty to care for those who fight alongside and civilians. That was drilled into the auburn haired woman's head. Despite Endeavor's attitude and stance in the country, Katrina felt he acted differently than normal and felt sorry for him. He was recently announced officially as the number one hero and had big shoes to fill. Katrina crossed her arms watching Recovery Girl heal him the best she could. Endeavor's good eye noticed the other hero in the room. Recovery Girl turned to the younger healer, "Girl."
Katrina undid her arms and walked closer to the hospital bed. She introduced herself, "Not sure if we ever met on the field but name's Saving Grace. I'm a healing hero. In order for me to heal some of your wounds and take away your pain, I would have to touch you. Are you alright with that?"
His voice was muffled but he was still able to talk through his bandages, "I'm okay with the scarring. Just take away the pain."
Katrina felt a tap to her calves from Recovery Girl's cane. She tilted her head to the side giving her attention to the elderly healer. She hummed, "Hmm?"
Recovery Girl replied, "I've done what I could've done. I'm going to be heading back to U.A.."
Katrina nodded in response. The elderly healer left the two in the hospital room. She turned her attention back to the flaming red head. The woman pulled a chair beside the bed and sat down. Earlier, Katrina took away her children's teething pains as well as Eri's scraped knee when she tripped. If she would've known she would be caring for the newly made number one hero, she would've been careful on her quirk usage. Katrina sparked up a conversation, "So you are Shouto Todoroki's father, huh?"
Eniji Todoroki's eyes hardened at her. Katrina nearly rolled her eyes, "I'm going to place my hand on your forearm."
Lightly she placed her hand on his forearm when she heard no rejections. She was already given permission but she wanted to let him know what she is doing step by step. Katrina could feel the pain slowly roll into her body. Endeavor's gruff voice came out, "How do you know of him?"
Katrina's eyes moved from his forearm to meet his hardened half stare. Katrina let out a slow drawn out breath, "I work at U.A.. Since the school became a boarding school, I'm the official school mom."
She felt she could trust him as being the nation's number one hero. Katrina studied his face and noticed the pain etched in was slowly dissolving away. Endeavor asked, "Has Shouto mentioned anything about his family?"
Katrina bit inside of her cheek when the pain flowed from her hand to her shoulder. Katrina blew out a hard breath, "No, he hasn't. He is private about his family. He watched you, you know? Fight those Nomu. Despite you being well you, he looked relieved to know you are okay."
Endeavor's jaw set. He nearly growled out, "What is that supposed to mean?"
A light gasp left the woman's lips. She removed her hand shaking it around lightly. Katrina explained, "I'll take more pain in a second. I need to relieve this pain I have before continuing. Anyways, back onto topic. I am saying you're not really a fan favorite in the nation. You're hardened and not really know how to work himself in the crowd. Not saying it's a necessarily bad thing but from what they are used to it is hard for the crowd to ease into your style. I am sure you don't leave work at work when you come home to your family."
Endeavor thought over the woman's words. Katrina stretched her neck and rubbed her finger tips into the muscles. Katrina lightly touched his forearm to take away more pain and some wounds. Before they entered earlier, Recovery Girl told the woman to be equipped in her health regeneration pills. She will need it. Katrina felt sweat form on her brow.
Endeavor started, "I... I am starting to leave work behind for when I come home."
Katrina's brows raised. Katrina knew the way the youngest Todoroki acted when his family was brought up. The boy had been through things no child should've. Katrina would call it a mother intuition when she saw the look on the young Todoroki's face. He looked shocked but he looked conflicted. Katrina changed the subject, "I have... I guess you can say three little ones at home. Two came from my husband and I. The older child she came to us as a gift from an unseen force. Sweet child always trying to be the bigger sister to the two."
Endeavor kept his lips sealed as he listened. Katrina's lips turned upward, "Despite one of them looking like me, he takes after his father in more ways than not. The girl, who is her father look a like, she takes after me when I was younger. The oldest of the three tries to help me out with the two by trying to pick them up. My husband, a friend of ours or I would try to pick them up before she could. They're heavy infants. I don't want the little girl hurting herself."
Endeavor blinked away the image of a ghost silhouette of his wife when his wife would talk about their three older children helping out with an infant Shouto. Endeavor tried to ask, "How old are they?"
Katrina hummed looking up. Katrina tapped her chin with her free hand in thought. She noticed it was hard for the larger man to continue with the conversation but he looked like he was trying. Katrina replied, "The twins would be, oh my eight almost nine months now? The little girl is six."
Endeavor gave a very light nod. Katrina released his forearm to lean back on the chair. She wiped her brow, "I think that's all I can do for now. How are you feeling?"
He grunted, "Better. I feel no pain."
Katrina nodded. She lightly pointed to his left eye, "I took some damage as well. After I regain my posture, I'll be out of your hair."
Endeavor asked, "Your husband. Is he a pro hero as well?"
Katrina smiled brightly as much as she can, "Yeah. He's more active than me currently as I'm taking care of half of the student body as well as my own children."
Endeavor prodded, "His hero name?"
Katrina bit inside of her cheek. Her wedding ring, along with the engagement ring, sat underneath her hero suit on her sternum. Katrina felt she would release one of their many secrets to the newly number one hero who is also the father of one of their students. Katrina's face turned into amusement, "He's your kid's homeroom teacher."
Endeavor's visible eyebrow raised. He shifted in his hospital bed with a grunt, "Didn't see him as a marrying type."
Katrina chuckled, "We both like to keep it under wraps."
Katrina's face turned serious. Her tone dropped a level, "So if you please keep this a little secret of ours. We both would be appreciate it. Despite being underground heroes, we like to keep our personal and work life separate for the safety of ourselves and now our children."
Endeavor studied the woman beside him. He turned away, "Alright."
Katrina bounced back with a smile, "Great! Now I should head off. I promised the students for a self-care day for those who are willing to participate. If you have anymore pain, I am sure the doctors here have me on speed dial."
Endeavor watched the woman move the chair to its original place before waving a bye to him. Endeavor let out a slow breath, "I don't understand how..."
Katrina strolled up to the campus feeling slightly sluggish. A yawn escaped her lips. She felt the need to check in the Gym to see if that is where her husband would be at.
"Miss Katrina!"
Katrina raised an eyebrow at the sight of Eri in an one piece bathing suit running towards her. Up the ways next to a shallow kiddie pool lounged her husband. He was in his usual casual attire but his hair in a pony tail. Splashing in the pool was their twins. Katrina bent down picking up the young girl. She looked cute in her one piece. It had ruffles on the bottom part looking like its a skirt. A few students of her husband's joined the quartet it seemed. Midoriya, Asui and Kirishima were occupying the twins. Todoroki looked like he had a couple fingers in the pool's water. Katrina turned to the little girl, "Well don't you look cute in your bathing suit!"
Eri smiled brightly, "Mr. Aizawa had the twins pick it out!"
By the time she got to the group, she turned to her husband, "Shall I ask how you let the twins pick out her bathing suit? And it's a little chilly for them to be using the pool."
The young half and half haired teen piped up, "I heated the water enough where it would be warm."
Katrina let out a low whistle, "Practicing your quirk temperature. Interesting."
Katrina placed the squirming little girl to the ground as she squealed heading into the pool. Both twins squealed in response happily. Walking behind her husband, Katrina could hear the light scold coming from Asui. Shouta leaned his head back so he was looking at his wife upside down. He replied to her earlier question, "I set the bathing suits out and they crawled to one."
Katrina lightly tugged on her husband's pony tail, "You couldn't say no? It's chilly outside."
Shouta, with his head still leaned back, pointed to Eri, "Couldn't resist her face."
Katrina's lips turned into a teasing smile. Katrina counted off on her fingers, "First it's Julieanne and now Eri."
Shouta stared at his wife before he reached up giving her braided tail a tug, "How are you feeling?"
Katrina flexed her fingers staring at them, "I feel fine now. Tired, if anything. I had no doubt he had a lot of pain surging through him. Recovery Girl helped with his healing process. I took some remaining little wounds but I took all of his pain. I don't think any hero or anyone should go through what he went through."
Her eyes flicked to her husband's dark eyes. He ordered Katrina softly, "Go take a nap. I'm going to be out here for a bit longer."
Katrina leaned down giving her husband a soft peck to his lips. When she pulled away, Eri asked, "Are you going to go do more hero work, Miss Katrina?"
Katrina gave the child a soft smile, "Nope! I'm staying home today and till I get a call of more healing for fellow heroes."
Shouta grumbled, "Go to sleep."
Katrina swatted at her husband, well more like the air, "I will. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to head inside. If any of you get any scrapes or bruises, I'm not healing them. I'm at my capacity today."
Eri tilted her head in confusion while she watched the auburn haired woman leave the little group. Julieanne splashed water hitting Kirishima in the face. Kirishima sputtered out water, "Hey... Watch it, Julieanne."
Eri turned to the only adult left, "What does Miss Katrina mean?"
Shouta let out a haggard sigh before sitting up. He leaned forward resting his elbows on his thighs. He explained, "Sometimes when someone overuses their quirk, their body gets too tired and shut down. Earlier, the old lady who came by asked for Katrina to come with her to heal a fellow hero. He got badly injured where doctors and healing heroes needed to be involved. The old lady, I'm sure, used her quirk first then Katrina did. You understand Katrina's quirk, right?"
Eri pondered for a moment, "A little."
Midoriya perked up and stepped in, "Well Eri-chan, you said Miss Katrina made your scrape disappear right?"
He watched the little girl nod. Todoroki knew who his homeroom teacher was talking about. His father was the only one who was badly injured recently that he knew of. He stayed quiet. His heterochromia eyes tore its attention away from Youta to his homeroom teacher. He came to terms he would ask when his father would be released from the hospital to come by the house to check on his siblings. Asui lightly tapped the water around Julieanne who reacted with the same motion. Midoriya continued, "Miss Katrina's quirk takes wounds and pain away. It makes people feel a lot better."
Shouta took over the explanation, "So Katrina has to sleep it off till her body feels it is okay and awake."
Eri looked determined, "I want to make dinner for her!."
Kirishima smiled big, "We can help! Right guys?"
Midoriya, Asui, Todoroki each responded happily in their own way. Shouta let out a deep sigh, "Don't burn down the kitchen."
It seemed his students didn't hear him. He rubbed his temples as the chatter between his students and Eri increased. Someone help him.
