-Low whistle-
What a long ass chapter.
My bad everyone, but hey.
I think this shit is what you're here for.
-Holds up boxes of tissues-
by the way, these are available if you need them.
I know I did.
-rolls away sobbing-
"For some one covered in the amount of blood that you are, you look perfectly fine." Izuku zipped up her jumpsuit as the doctor spoke to her, and smiled nervously as she looked away from the woman. "I couldn't find anything wrong with you, aside from your right arm and the scars you have." Izuku looked down at her right arm, and noticed that a lot of the scarring she had, looked a lot better than when she had gone into battle. She flexed her right fist, and still felt the familiar strain and pull in her muscles.
"Ah uhm..." Izuku turned to look at the doctor as she pulled her face mask off her eyes. "Thank you, for taking a look..."
"I have a question though." The doctor pointed a pen at Izuku as she looked down at her torn uniform, frowning at the though of having to get a new one. "How in the world did you arm end up like that-"
"They're alright," Izuku smiled brightly at the doctor, "But more importantly, how are the other heroes...?"
"I just went and checked on them all." Izuku turned her head around as Aizawa opened up the door to the examination room she was in.
"S-Sensei, are you okay?!" Izuku asked in a panic, remembering his injuries looked pretty bad.
"I got ten stitches, no come on." He turned and Izuku hurried after him, her iron soles clinking heavily on the tiled hospital floor. "Sorry I wasn't able to keep up with you at critical moments."
"I'm not worried about that, should you be moving around, sensei?" Izuku asked in concern. "And you mentioned the others, are they alright...?"
"Kirishima has immense bruising and lacerations all over his body, but he'll be fine." Aizawa waved a hand and Izuku felt herself pale as she remembered her friend being covered in bandages. "Amajiki has a fissure like wound on his face, but it'll heal up with out a trace given time. Fatgum suffered some bone fractures, be he looked okay too." Izuku scratched her cheek nervously, not remembering seeing the large hero around. "Rock Lock was fortunate that the knife missed his organs, so he'll be okay too."
"Wh-what about Kacchan...?" Izuku asked worriedly. They had been separated when they got to the hospital, and she bit her lower lip in worry, remembering just how much blood was coming out of his wounds.
"He put up a fight, but he got stitched up. He lost a lot of blood from running around, but got a transfusion. They put him to sleep so he wouldn't rip open his wounds, he really didn't want to stay put." Aizawa pointed down the hallway, "I imagine we'll hear him wake up when he does."
"Thank god..." Izuku sighed out, and put a hand on her chest. "A-And Eri...?"
"She still hasn't woken up," Aizawa said with a sigh as they walked down the hallway. "Her fever wont go down, so we have her quarantined for now."
"Q-quarantined...?" Izuku asked with worry, "Does that mean we can't even visit her...?" She looked down at the ground sadly.
"This was a decision made based on the information you obtained about her." Aizawa told her, and she felt his hand on op of her head. "She can't control her quirk that rewinds people... Should anything happen to triggr her quirk again, we have no way of stopping it aside from me." She looked up at her sensei as she raised her head, smiling nervously as she saw the incredulous look on his face directed at her. "You experienced her power by ceaselessly destroying your own body right? Not many people would be able to do that, and even if there were, she might just increase her power output."
"Yeah I..." Izuku looked down at her hands, remembering the blinding pain she experienced only hours ago. "I definitely felt her power getting stronger... If you hadn't been there to erase her quirk..." Izuku swallowed her nerves as she remembered the stunned and horrified looks on her friends faces.
"Because we don't know how strong it is, I think this is the most rational option at the moment," Aizawa told her with a sigh, pulling his hand off of her head. "We're doing this for her sake too. It doesn't work on things like buildings or the ground, just people. Which means that it's not something we can easily train." The two of them got into an elevator and started going up. "In other words... We can't rely on her quirk."
"What..." Izuku looked up at her teacher, and felt a sense of dread in the pit of her stomach. "What do you mean...?"
"All we can do is accept it..." Aizawa kept his eyes forward on the elevator doors as they went up. "... Also, this is good timing... That guy has just arrived." Izuku put a hand on the top of her chest as she followed Aizawa down the hall towards two double doors. She looked up at the sign with wide eyes, seeing the words intensive care, before they walked into the room.
"A-All Might...?" She looked to her hero who was frowning as they entered the room. She looked down at Recovery Girl who was also there, then over at Centipeder and Bubble Girl who were present. "But... Why...?" She looked back at All Might, then over at Bubble Girl.
"I asked him to come... Because..." Izuku felt her heart plummet as Bubble girl started crying and put her hands over her eyes. "S-Sir was always thinking about All Might..."
"Unfortunately, there's nothing more that can be done..." recovery girl said with a solemn expression, and Izuku felt her hands start to shake. "It's a miracle he's still alive right now, and my powers won't help... I'm sorry to say... But I don't think he'll last to see tomorrow."
"Wha..." Izuku looked up at all the machines in the room, hearing beeping and the sound of a heart monitor with a slow weak beat to it. She looked to the bed in the room, and her eyes got wider as she felt a nervous sweat drip down her cheek.
"Nighteye..." All Might walked over with her, his tone a sad worried one. Izuku felt her whole being turn cold as she saw hoses and wires everywhere, all going inside the hole of the hero's stomach. She looked to his left arm, seeing it was missing completely, before she looked up at Nighteye who opened his eyes weakly as they stood at his bedside.
"All... Might..." Nighteye's voice was quiet, impeded by the oxygen mask he wore to keep him breathing. "You finally came to see me... When I'm on my deathbed...?"
"I don't..." All Might looked down at the hero sadly, "I don't even know how to reply to that... I've... Done such an awful thing..."
"N-Nighteye..." Izuku put her hands on the bed rail as she looked down at the hero with wide eyes. She felt them burning as tears started to collect. "You... You can't go...! You have to live! H-Hang in there, please!"
"Hah..." Nighteye's breathing was shallow and Izuku felt her heart ache. "All Might... You humble yourself too much... I do not blame you for anything... all I wanted... Was for you... To be Happy... That's why... If you've decided to fight... Against fate... I'm fine with that..."
"I want you to fight against fate too!" All Might's voice was filled with tones of sadness as he too leaned on the bed rail. "Please, let me make emends for everything I've done!"
"Making amends..." Nighteye laughed out, "I also... Owe a lot of people... For troubling them..." Nighteye opened his eyes again and looked up at the two of them. "Up until now... I've been seraching for every possible way... To change your future. I wanted to change... The future where you... Are killed... Searched..." Izuku felt her tears start to spill as she watched the hero struggle to speak. "Searched all this time.. But nothing... Nothing worked... I couldn't... change a single thing... But then..." He pointed a weak finger at Izuku, and she felt her heart stop. "Midoriya showed me a way... I just couldn't... clear these doubts away... I cant change anything... It's impossible to change... Those thoughts always stuck in the back of my mind... Looking back... It's all about energy..." He lowered his hand and looked up at the ceiling. "A future that you strongly wish for... A strong and clear vision... Energy... From wishing... I'm sure Midoriya is not the only one... I think everyone believed so strongly... In a single future that it all... Just joined together... I think... All that energy was focused into Midoriya, and this was the result of her... Firing it all out at once... The future..." Izuku watched Nighteye turn his head to look at both her and all Might, and she ground her teeth together as her tears continued to spill more and more. "The future... Is never certain... You changed my views on that... I am.. very satisfied with that... How ever... I regret one thing..."
"SIR! SIR NIGHTEYE!" Izuku and All Might looked over at the doors as they crashed open, and Izuku's eyes widened as she saw Mirio wrapped in bandages, running into the room towards the bed. She stepped back hurriedly to let him through as he grabbed the bed rail. "NO!" The boy leaned over the hero, and Izuku felt her heart tearing into pieces as Mirio cried in sorrow. "PLEASE DON'T DIE! You can't go! You just cant! Sir!"
"Mirio... I've made you experience..." Nighteye lifted his hand again, and touched Mirio's hand. "So much hardship... If only I had... been more astute..."
"NO!" Mirio cried out in anguish as tears poured down his face. Izuku clapped her hands over her mouth, having never seen the boy so torn up before. "You taught me everything! It's because of you that I've gotten so strong! It's because of you that I'm still alive here and now! Please you have to keep teaching me!" Mirio sobbed in anguish as he looked down at his hero. "YOU CAN'T DIE!"
"S-Senpai..." Izuku felt her whole being trembling with sadness as she watched Mirio, and she reached a hand out and put it on his shoulder. She could feel him shaking with sadness, and she bit back her own sobs as she looked down at Nighteye.
"Mirio..." Nighteye lifted his hand up, and put it on the side of the boys face, clearing away some tears for him. "It'll be alright.. You are becoming and outstanding hero." Izuku looked down at Nighteye and saw his quirk activated in his eyes. "This is... The only future that we shouldn't change..."
"Sir...!" Mirio cried out, and Izuku felt Mirio reach back and grab her hand as tears streamed down both of their faces. "SIR PLEASE...!"
"Nighteye...!" Izuku cried out, and felt her whole body shaking with sorrow as they watched the hero smile up at them.
"Society needs smiles... Laughs... And energy..." Nighteye looked up at all of them, as his hand lowered from Mirio's face. "To bring about a brighter future... So please..." Izuku gripped her senpai's hand tightly as they all watched Nighteye close his eyes while the heart monitor slowed in it's beats.
"Everyone... Keep... Smiling..."
The heart monitor stopped, as they looked down at the hero who had a peaceful smile on his face, and Izuku felt her whole world shift as her and Mirio clutched eachother's hands tightly for support. They each let out a wail of sadness, and Izuku dropped to her knee's. She couldn't keep her promise... She couldn't stop keep Nighteye from dying... She tried to choke back her sobs, but they continued to escape her as the whole room cried at the loss of the hero. It hurt... Worse than the pain she felt from Eri's quirk... worse than the spikes that had impaled her limbs only hours ago now... She felt Mirio's hand crushing her's for support, and she looked up at her sobbing senpai, her heart tearing into pieces as she saw his sorrow and pain. He dropped to his knee's beside her, while All Might reached out to touch his former sidekick's cooling hand. The two students hugged each other as they cried over the loss of their mentor, while All Might silently cried over the loss of his friend...
"Izuku..." She stared at the ground in front of her, her hands clasped together as she sat on a bench in the waiting room of the hospital. She still wore her ripped and torn costume, and her tears still silently streamed down her face. After the initial shock of their loss, they had been allowed to calm down, but Mirio had been taken back to his hospital room. Izuku had sat alone in the waiting room, thinking the day over and over in her head... Nighteye didn't need to die... She should have stayed and let him escort the others away... This was her fault... She clenched her hands tightly in each other, and felt her joints crack. "Izuku!"
"Hah...?" Izuku looked up at All Might who was standing in front of her. She frowned as she felt her tears continue to drip down her face as she looked into her hero's own sorrow filled eyes. He dug into his pocket, and she touched her cheeks with her hands. "S-Sorry... I uhm..."
"Here..." she looked up at All Might as he held out a handkerchief and she took it with her shaky hands. He let out a sigh as he sat down beside her on the bench while she dried her tears. "... Eraser told me everything..." All Might pointed a finger down the hall at Aizawa who was sitting with Recovery Girl. "... You were on the news as well..." Izuku pulled the handkerchief from her face and looked down at it. "... You did a great thing today. A little girl is safe because of you, and so are the people who lived in the area, due to your quick thinking. It's a debut to be proud of..."
"Then..." Izuku gripped the handkerchief in her fingers tightly, and bowed her head. "Why am I not proud...? All Might... There was so much... So much more I could've done..."
"You can't think like that," All Might put his hand on her shoulder and she looked up at him with her tear filled eyes again. "I know you're hurting right now... This is the first time you... Have experienced the loss of a comrade." She watched All Might look down at her shaking hands, and he moved his hand to them. "But that is why, we need to take his dying wish seriously within our hearts. Nighteye passed on with a smile on his face, and lives saved." Izuku felt her hands trembling under her hero's hands, and she closed her eyes, trying to hold back her tears.
"It shouldn't have been him...!" Izuku cried out and felt her heart wrenching in pain. "I should've fought harder, he got those injuries because I couldn't keep Chisaki back on my own...! I'm not a hero...! This isn't how things were supposed to turn out...! I'm not-!" Izuku's words were cut off as a pair of strong arms wrapped around her and hugged her tightly. She sobbed out as she felt the trembling in her hero's arms and shoulders as he hugged her, and she clung to him.
"You are a hero, Izuku." All Might told her firmly, and she sobbed into his shoulder again as he hugged her comfortingly. "You are an amazing hero. Nighteye knew what was going to happen, and he accepted his fate. I don't agree with him accepting it... But he knew the consequences... This job is a dangerous one, Izuku. You fought hard back there, you even let Eri use her quirk on you, and you came up with a plan, even though it put you in danger." He slowly let go of her as she calmed down a bit, and put her hand over her face. "We fight to save others... Nighteye put your life before his, just as you put your own before Eri's. He died fighting for what was right, and we will live on to continue that work, so that no one else has to worry or be in pain." Izuku looked up at All Might as he looked down at her, a sad grin on his face. "It's okay to cry over the loss of a comrade, but we must honor his wishes... And continue smiling."
"... Th-thank you..." Izuku nodded her head to her hero, and used the handkerchief to dry her eyes again. She felt the last of her sniffles leave her, and All Might patted her shoulders gently before he stood up.
"I'm going to go phone your mother, she's been messaging me worrying about you." All Might held up his phone, and Izuku nodded her head again, before looking up at her hero. "You should go get changed, your things are with Uraraka and Asui." He pointed down the hall, and Izuku stood up from the bench and wandered off in that direction.
"Izuchan...?" Izuku looked up as Uraraka and Asui called her name, and she waved a hand at her friends as she approached them. They were back in their uniforms already, and they looked worried. "Are you...?"
"I'm alright," Izuku put a hand on Uraraka's shoulder, and nodded her head to her. "Just uhm..." she looked down at her All Might back pack on the bench, and she picked it up with her hand. "Just a little burnt out... I'm going to go change..." She wandered over to the bathroom, and changed out of her costume and put her uniform on. She looked down at the red tie in her hands, and shoved it into her pocket as she threw her torn costume in it's case, before she came back out. She looked up at the worried faces of her friends as she came out, and saw tears in both of their eyes. "... You heard, yeah?"
"W-We did..." Uraraka sobbed out, and Izuku looked down at the ground again. "... Izuchan, are you sure you're okay...?"
"Yeah..." Izuku looked back down the hall to see Al Might smiling sadly as he talked on the phone to her mother for her. "Have you guys visited the others yet...?" She looked over at the two girls who shook their heads.
"We were waiting for you," Asui said with a sad kero and Izuku put her things down next to theirs. "You were out of it for a while..." Izuku looked up at the windows, seeing dusk starting to settle in the air. "Sensei said they're staying overnight in the hospital, and we're staying near by so we can all return tomorrow as a group."
"... has he woken up yet...?" Izuku asked curiously as they started walking down the hallway towards the rooms the boys were in.
"There's been no explosions, so I don't think so..." Uraraka said with a thought as they walked down the hall. The smell of the cleaners in the hospital tickled Izuku's nose, and she looked at the names on the doors, spotting the familiar ones. "Here they are..." Uraraka stepped up to the door, and Izuku watched with Asui as the girl took a deep breath.
"Ochachan...?" They both asked curiously, before Uraraka ripped open the sliding door with force. The other two stood back in shock as she stormed inside the room, and Izuku looked around at the inhabitants. One was a skinny man who looked oddly familiar that was watching in surprise, and another was a tired looking Amajiki with bandages all over one side of his face. Izuku glanced to the other side of the room, seeing a sleeping Katsuki, then over at the person Uraraka was storming towards. She was shocked to see that the injured person looked like a mummy, wrapped up from head to toe in bandages, but she noticed red hair poking out of the top.
"Oh hey, it's the girls!" Kirishima's voice rang out from the mummy and Izuku paled a bit. She had no idea he was that seriously injured. "Man, we're starving you know! Hospital food totally sucks, I want some meat! Oh hey, Uraraka, what's-?"
"THERE'S A LITMIT TO HOW FAR YOU SHOULD PUSH YOUR MANLINESS!" Uraraka shouted at him, surprising everyone in the room into silence. Izuku grabbed the handle of the door with her fingers and slowly pulled it closed as she watched the scene in confusion.
"I uhm..." Kirishima looked up at Uraraka worriedly, and Izuku swore she sat him sweating nervously. "I'm sorry...?"
"DARN RIGHT YOU'RE SORRY!" Uraraka pointed a finger at him, and Izuku looked over at Asui for answers.
"She was pretty worried about him after she herd what happened..." Asui whispered out, and Izuku nodded her head, before looking back at Uraraka and Kirishima. She glanced over at Katsuki who was starting to wake up now.
"Who the fuck... Is yelling...?" He demanded in a growl, and Izuku hurried over to his bed that was next to Kirishima's. "Stupid fucking round face, shut the fuck up... This is a hospital..." Izuku could hear the medicine making groggy as he came out of his induced sleep pretty quietly.
"U-Uraraka, I uhm..." Izuku looked over at Kirishima who still looked pretty confused himself by everything. "I don't understand why you're mad..."
"I'M MAD BECAUSE YOU GOT YOURSELF HURT SO BADLY!" Uraraka shouted at him, startling the others in the room again.
"W-Well that might be my fault, he was protecting me..." The skinny guy in the room said with a grin. "He did an amazing job back in the underground though!"
"Thanks fatgum!" Kirishima beamed at the man, and Izuku felt herself pale some more as she stared at the skinny man who was grinning.
"FATGUM?!" Izuku cried out with Asui and Uraraka.
"Haha, sorry for the surprise! My protective layer of fat go blasted off!" The hero laughed loudly, rubbing the back of his head. "But, Kirishima did an amazing job, I've never seen some one fight so hard for what they believe in, other than Deku," He pointed at finger at Izuku and she looked down at the ground with a frown.
"I said... Shut the fuck up... Jesus fucking christ..." Katsuki growled out again, and Izuku looked at him worriedly as he tried to sit up. She grabbed a pillow to prop him up with as he managed to get up, and frowned at him. "Who the fuck cares if Red Idiot got hurt, he's fine now..."
"Dude, it's Red Riot..." Kirishima said with a laugh, before they heard sobbing. The room looked at Uraraka who had tears rolling down her cheeks. "U-Uraraka...?"
"O-Ochachan..?" Izuku asked in concern as she looked over at her friend who rubbed at her eyes.
"You all gave me a scare... Izuchan was all messed up... E-Even Explodo idiot..." She jammed an angry finger at Katsuki who glared at her in his medicated grogginess. "Th-then you..." She pointed a finger at Kirishima next who looked up at her worriedly, "Bleeding all over and beaten... Th-then Nighteye..." she sobbed out and Izuku felt her heart wrench in her chest as she gripped the front of her uniform. "A-After hearing what happened to Nighteye... I-I'm done holding things in...!"
"... What happened...?" Katsuki asked in confusion as he looked around at the silent room. Izuku looked down at him, frowning. He was asleep, he hadn't heard yet...
"What are you talking about?" Kirishima asked in confusion, and everyone looked to Uraraka as she rubbed the tears out of her eyes.
"J-Just give me a second..." Uraraka sobbed out as she rubbed at her teary eyes while she walked around the bed towards Izuku. The green haired girl frowned at her friend, and reached her hands out to touch her shoulders in hopes to calm her down. "I-Izuchan..." Uraraka sobbed out and Izuku looked at her friend in a panic. "Y-You were right, I do like him!"
"O-Ochachan...?" Izuku blushed a bit at her friend's revelation. "Th-that's... That's wonderful but...?" she looked over at the confused Kirishima worriedly, then back at Uraraka. "He's uhm..."
"I wanted to tell you first!" Uraraka said with a sniffle and looked at Katsuki, before looking at Izuku again. "Like when you told me, I wanted to tell you first that I like him! I-I'm sorry it.. took so long..."
"No, I..." Izuku smiled at her friend warmly, and hugged her around the shoulders. "I'm glad you told me... Now maybe tell him...?" she let go of Uraraka who nodded her head.
"... What's going on...?" Kirishima asked in confusion, but everyone just looked at him, dumbfounded by his obliviousness.
"Fucking Red Idiot..." Katsuki broke the silence while Uraraka stepped up to Kirishima's bed again and he looked up at her.
"Kirishima!" Uraraka clenched her fists, and Izuku watched her friend's cheeks turn a bright red. "I LIKE YOU!" she shouted at the boy, before she clapped her hands onto his cheeks and leaned down. The room went dead silent as Uraraka kissed the redheaded boy on the lips, and Izuku reached out and grabbed Katsuki's hand, gripping it tightly as she waved it around while they watched. Uraraka let go of him after a moment, and stood back up, her whole face red. "Okay, see you tomorrow!" She shouted in a panic, before streaking out of the room as fast as she could. Everyone sat there as they watched the door close behind her, before Fatgum burst out laughing.
"WOW! Kid's these days!" Fatgum said with a grin, "But I suppose after the day we had, stuff like this was bound to happen."
"Ochachan sure is amazing," Asui said with a kero, and Izuku nodded her head, before they all looked back at Kirishima.
"Uhm..." He looked up at Izuku, and she watched every inch of skin that they could still see, turn as red as his hair. "What... Just happened...?"
"Kirishima, you sure are amazing." Amajiki called out from his bed, and Izuku smiled a bit as they watched Kirishima look around in confusion.
"Fucking idiot, she confessed to you, you moron." Katsuki snapped as he ran his hand through his hair. "Get a fucking clue,"
"WHAT?!" Kirishima asked in a panic, and the others let out a snort of laughter. Izuku felt a smile pull at her lips again, before she looked back down at Katsuki.
"... Are you okay...?" she asked him curiously, and he looked up at her, scowling.
"My shoulder and side fucking hurt..." He pulled open the medical gown he was wearing, and Izuku's eyes widened as she saw the bandages on his shoulder and side. "Tch... I'm fine though... Now... What happened...?" He looked up at her with a serious gaze, and Izuku gripped the front of her uniform with her hand again, and looked away from him sadly. "Izu..."
"Nighteye... Passed away a few hours ago..." Her voice cut through the silent air like a knife, and she felt her heart ache once again. She couldn't look anyone in the eye, and she frowned as she gripped the fabric of her uniform tighter, before she heard movement. She looked over to see Katsuki swing his legs off the edge of the bed, and she let go of her uniform and reached out to him. "K-Kacchan, you shouldn't-"
"I'm tired of fucking laying here," He snapped as he stood up from the bed. Izuku was surprised as she looked up at him, and he reached a hand out and grabbed hers. "My fucking legs are fine, and I want to walk around." He yanked on her hand and she was stunned as he dragged her towards the door and opened it up. He lead her out of the room and down the hallway in silence. Izuku looked back at the room nervously, before she looked up at Katsuki who was staring forwards.
"K-Kacchan, even if your legs are fine you shouldn't be walking around..." She told him worriedly, but his grip on her hand got tighter as he turned a corner and they came to an empty hallway. He huffed out in anger as he walked over to a bench and sat down on it. Izuku looked down at him worriedly, then at their joined hands as he gripped her fingers even tighter. "Kacchan...?"
"Are you okay?" He asked in a grumble, and Izuku looked up at his face, seeing his eyes staring at her intently. She nodded her head, and took a seat next to him on the bench.
"I'm alright... I... I'm sad of course..." She gripped his fingers with her own, and frowned. "Not nearly as sad as Mirio-senpai or All Might..."
"Don't compare your feelings to others," Katsuki grumbled out and she glanced over at him as he stared at the wall in front of them. "You have every right to be sad, knowing what you know... After all the crap he knew... You both had a connection in some way. Even if he wasn't overly friendly with you, or gushed over your every move... You cared about him, and he probably fucking cared about you... Tch." he ran his free hand through his messy hair, and looked over at her. "What I'm saying, is you can fucking cry if you want."
"... Kacchan..." Izuku looked at him as he tore his gaze away from her, and she gripped the hand she still held onto. "Thank you... Even though you're hurt, you're worried about me still." She smiled at him warmly, and he grunted.
"Of course I fucking am, anyone would be after the shit we went through this morning." He growled out, before he looked over at her. "... That... Glowing and crap... What the fuck was that?" He asked her and Izuku looked down at their hands. "It wasn't that girls quirk, was it?"
"... No It was..." She looked away from him, and shrugged her shoulders. "It was just mine at 100% power..." She looked up at Katsuki who was glaring at the ground in front of him again. "I can't control it at that level though... Eri was helping me."
"Don't do it again." Katsuki said in a grumble and Izuku watched him curiously. "Until you are able... Don't do that shit again... You were screaming, you looked like you were dying..." She frowned as he glared at the ground with a scowl on his face now. "And I couldn't do shit to help you... And before that, you got yourself messed up..." She watched his glaring eyes snap to look over at her. She remembered the look of shock on his face when he had come back to help her, and she gripped his hand tightly. "... This is what I mean, Izu. I don't want you being a hero if it means you're going to get messed up all the fucking time. This is why your mom is worried about you too, you can't keep-"
"I know," Izuku looked away from him in shame. "I didn't mean for it to get that way... I'm sorry." She looked back at Katsuki who was still scowling. "I didn't think it'd get to that point at all... Chisaki was faster than me..." She looked down at their hands once again. "I'll work hard so it doesn't happen again, so that I can control... My quirk... Properly."
"... Alright." Izuku looked up as Katsuki let out a sigh, and she watched him lean his head back to stare up at the ceiling. "... That guy said... You were going to die... He said he saw it..." She felt his hand clench hers tightly as he let his head lean against the wall.
"Yeah..." Izuku leaned back against the wall herself, and looked up as well. "... But we changed that future..." She felt his hand tighten again, and took a deep breath. "Which means, it's possible to change All Might's as well. I plan on making sure he doesn't meet the fate Nighteye saw..."
"... You're going to give me heart burn..." Katsuki grumbled out and Izuku felt a smile pull at her lips. "Today was fucking ridiculous. But what pissed me off the most was that you might die before I fucking told my parents anything," Izuku looked over at him, frowning a bit as he spoke. She watched him glance over at her and narrow his eyes. "We're probably fucking stuck in here for the night, but the day after... We'll go meet them, alright?"
"... I've met them before." Izuku laughed out, and smiled a bit."Actually, I think Mitsuki-san and I get along really well."
"I fucking know that, but if I don't bring you over properly, the old hag will storm into the school." He growled out in anger, and Izuku let out a small giggle at the thought of his mother storming through the gates of Yuuei. "I'd rather fucking chop off one of my fucking arms then let that happen."
"Alright, I'll tell my mom." Izuku said with a sigh, and looked back at Katsuki. "Now, you should get back to bed, you're still hurt."
"I said I'm fine." Katsuki stood up with a grunt and Izuku smiled at him as she got to her feet as well. "I'm not weak like those other morons,"
"Well..." Izuku gripped his hand as they walked back towards the hospital room, "Humor me and get back into bed for some rest...?"
"... Tch," She looked up at him as they approached the door, and he leaned down and kissed her forehead. She blushed a bright red as she looked around for onlookers worriedly. "You really fucking worried me today..." She looked up at him, her cheeks getting warmer as he stared into her eyes with his intense ruby ones. "But it's a nice fucking change to see you being the uninjured one."
"Not for me," She frowned at him, and he narrowed his eyes at her. "I know you guys will be okay, but I don't like seeing you hurt, at least I'm used to-" She was cut off as Katsuki kissed her lips and she felt her cheeks get hotter from the simple kiss, before he pulled away from her.
"It's not something you should be used to." She looked up into his eyes again as he brushed his fingers across her cheek. "Now go get some rest," He let go of her hand, and she watched him slid the door open. She bit her lip, as she reached out and grabbed his arm. "What...?" He looked back at her, and she frowned.
"I love you..." She told him, and watched his cheeks turn a soft shade of pink. She smiled at him, and he let out a grumble, before he leaned over and kissed her lips quickly once again.
"I love your stupid ass too..." He grumbled out and Izuku laughed softly, "Now go on. I'm sure Round face is probably imploding by now," He grunted before he went in the room. Izuku walked off down the hall, feeling a little better now.
"I don't know if I can face him, you guys..." Uraraka was pale as the girls walked down the hallway of the hospital to the waiting room. "I just... I wasn't thinking... I was so upset... And we all almost died... It was..."
"A lovely heat of the moment scenario." Asui said with a kero, and Izuku let out a snort of laughter. She looked over at her best friend, and patted her on the shoulder gently.
"Eijichan is a nice guy," Izuku said with a smile to the nervous Uraraka. "He likes things that takes guts, and that really took a lot of guts to do."
"I-Izuchan...!" Uraraka cried out and wrapped her arms around the smaller girl's shoulders. "What would I do with out you?! You're a true hero!"
"The incident with the police escort carrying the criminal, Chisaki, was attacked, was an unprecedented failure." Izuku was walking down the hallway with Asui and Uraraka the next morning, as the group got ready to head back to Yuuei. Izuku looked up at the TV that was broadcasting the news, and her eyes widened as she saw what the report was on. "It has also been confirmed that an important piece of evidence was lost, and the police are currently taking heavy critisim."
"Ch-Chisaki was...?" Izuku stopped to stare at the TV, almost dropping her bags as did. She was shocked as she looked up at the screen, frowning. "By... Shigaraki...?" She felt her blood run cold and the thought of what Tomura could possibly have done to Chisaki, and sh thought back to the bullets that were used on Mirio... She gripped the handle of her costume case tightly, while the other two girls looked at her with concern.
"... It's not something you should feel responsible for." Izuku looked up at Aizawa as he spoke, and was a bit shocked at how he read her like a book. "Don't let it get to you. For the time being, we'll be going back to the school, save for Mirio, who will be staying here for a little while. The others are all getting that last touched of their healing right now, and we'll leave when they're done."
"Ehm..." Izuku turned to their sensei, frowning. "I would... Like to stay until Eri wakes up... May I...?" She asked curiously, and Aizawa looked down at her.
"You being here won't change the situation at hand." He sighed out and Izuku looked at the ground. "We need to leave her in the doctor's capable hands."
"... Alright," Izuku said with a sigh, understanding her sensei's actions. "While we wait for the others, I'm going to go say goodbye to Mirio-senpai," she set her things down on the bench, and looked up at the others. "I'll be right back," she took off down the hallway at a run, and headed towards her senpai's private hospital room. She took a deep breath to calm her nerves as she looked at the door, before opening it up. "Uhm, Mirio-senp-"
"HEYOOO!" Izuku was shocked as she saw the scene before her. Mirio had his legs up in the air, as if riding a bicycle, and a large smile was plastered on his face as he continued his strange exercise. "MORNING MIDORICHAN! I guess I'm the only one they wanna keep an eye on for one more day, huh?! But just look at me! I'm in tip-top shape!"
"M-Mirio-senpai..." Izuku stepped inside the room and closed the door behind her as she frowned at her senpai. "Uhm... I..."
"I know." Mirio looked up at his legs, and Izuku watched him curiously as he stared at them. "I've lost my quirk... And now even Nighteye is gone. I've got absolutely nothing to smile about right now," She felt her heart wrench inside of her as he frowned up at his feet. "But... That's exactly why..." He sat up on the bed, and Izuku watched him, clenching the hem of her skirt with her fingers. "You know, even though Nighteye acted the way he did towards you, he'd smile a lot when talking with me." Mirio grinned over at her, and Izuku was reminded of Nighteye's last words to them. "So that's why you won't catch me sobbing anymore. Afterall, I'm going to become and outstanding hero from here on out. And if I'm wearing a glum face, It'll be that much harder on Eri too."
"M-Mirio-senpai..." Izuku felt her heart ache and her eyes burn with the threat of tears. She thought back to what Nighteye said during their first meeting, about Mirio being the one who should have had One for All... She looked down at her hands as she let go of her skirt, and clenched them tightly. "Even though you lost your quirk... You still protected Eri all on your own... Compared to that..." Izuku thought back to her injuries, and frowned. "I was saved by her, the girl I was supposed to protect... And I was even saved by Nighteye..." she bowed her head as her tears pushed their way out onto her eyes once again. "But if was you..." she clenched her fists tightly and felt her nails digging into her palms. "I'm sure... I'm sure Nighteye wouldn't have..." She clutched her fists to her chest. If she didn't have One for All, there was a good chance she wouldn't become a proper hero... But she still had her own strength quirk... She was being selfish by holding onto both of them while Mirio had nothing...
"Senpai...!" She lifted her head to look at Mirio, desperate. She knew that feeling, that feeling of having nothing, losing hope on her dream to be a hero... "What if I said, I could give you my quirk?M-Mirio-senpai, would you-"
"No thanks." Mirio said with a simple tone, and a grin. Izuku was shocked, and the tears that had built up in her eyes rolled down her cheeks as she looked at the older boy in front of her. "Even if something like that was possible, and I were to agree..." he pointed at her, "Then you would be in my position of hardship." He sighed out and Izuku lowered her fists. "I don't know what has you feeling so dejected, but you did great back there! You're Deku the Hero now!" He clapped a hand on her shoulder and grinned. "Whats more, I was talking to Eraser about Eri, and down the road, when she is able to control her quirk, they'll ask her to return me to a state where I still have mine. But if that's beyond her ability, they'll try other things to get me back to normal."
"B-But, M-mirio-senpai..." Izuku felt her sobs catch in her throat, and she grabbed his arm. "You worked so hard! Way harder than I ever did!" She gripped his arm tightly and felt her chest ache. "I don't... I don't deserve my quirk at all...!"
"Midorichan." Izuku looked at her senpai who let out a sigh, "You've got it all wrong. Yeah, I did work hard to get where I am, which is why I can tell you did the same." He reached out his hand and touched her scarred right arm. "You have heart and drive. I wouldn't have taken you along with me to Sir if you were just doing this halfheartedly with out having earned it." She sobbed as he smiled at her and he reached a hand out and ruffled her hair. "Look, my point is... I'll be fine. I've got Nighteye's foresight on my side, alright?" She rubbed at her eyes as he continued to grin at her, before he lifted up his fist and tapped it gently to her cheek. "If I'm going to be an outstanding hero, I know for sure you will be too. So just smile already, would ya?" He laughed and Izuku rubbed her arm over her eyes to get rid of the tears.
"Okay..." she hiccuped out at him, and he let out another laugh. "But... I'll be waiting, alright?" She watched the confused look on his face for a moment, and she lifted up her right fist. "For you to return... I'll be waiting." She bumped her fist against his, and he laughed once again.
"You never fail to surprise." Mirio said with a grin, and she did her best to grin back at him.
"... I'm so fucking done with all this bullshit." Katsuki growled out in anger as they walked back towards the dorm building from the school. The intern group had been caught up in inquiries and other processes from the battle the other day, and Izuku was also feeling pretty tired herself. She wasn't prepared to relieve the emotional roller coaster she took yesterday, and the others in the group looked pretty bummed out too. She looked over at Uraraka who seemed to forgotten all about her embarrassment from what she said to Kirishima, and she glanced at the redhead next, who also seemed to have forgotten.
"... So are you two dating...?" Asui asked with a kero, and Izuku froze as she looked at her friend who was looking at Uraraka with curiosity.
"Ts-ts-tsuyuchan!" Izuku cried out as she grabbed her friend's shoulders, and looked over at Uraraka who had turned a bright red, before glancing at Kirishima who had also turned the same color as his hair.
"D-D-D-Dating!?" They both cried out, and Izuku stepped back with Asui in shock at the outburst, before looking at Katsuki who continued walking.
"I-I... We haven't... I..." Uraraka was starting to panic, and Izuku looked over at Kirishima who was looking anywhere but at Uraraka.
"I uhm... I haven't... We've been so busy..." Kirishima stuttered out and Izuku started to panic herself. She was sure both her friends were about to implode.
"Y-You don't have to reply!" Uraraka cried out to Kirishima, and he looked over at her with wide eyes.
"Of course I have to reply!" Kirishima shouted back at her in a panic, "Not replying is the worst thing a guy could do!"
"R-Really, you don't have to say anything!" Uraraka cried out and clapped her hands over her face.
"UWAAH! OCHACHAN!" Izuku cried out as Uraraka started to float away like a red hot air baloon.
"I've got her!" Asui shot her tongue out at their friend to keep her from floating away into the stratosphere.
"Tch, fucking idiots." Izuku looked over at Katsuki for help, but he was just watching them all with a bored look on his face. "It's not that hard, just tell her how you feel."
"DUDE, YOU'RE ONE TO TALK!" Kirishima cried out at him as Asui brought Uraraka down.
"H-He's right..." Izuku said as she pointed at Kirishima, and Katsuki snapped in anger.
"YEAH, I FUCKING AM." He snapped at them all, "I SEEM TO RECALL ME SAYING SOMETHING FIRST, IDIOT!"
"Th-this isn't a competition!" Izuku cried out as Katsuki glared at her.
"JUST FUCKING SAY WHAT YOU FEEL!" Katsuki shouted at Kirishima who was starting to panic. "I'll be happy to blow apart that stupid hair of yours if you need air to your fucking brain!" Katsuki yelled as he held up a crackling palm and Kirishima grabbed at his hair.
"DUDE I LIKE HER, OKAY?!" Kirishima shouted out, and everyone went quiet. Izuku looked over at Kirishima with wide eyes, and his own got even bigger as his skin started to turn redder than his hair. "I-I mean... I..."
"Young love." Asui said with a kero, and Izuku grabbed at the front of her uniform over her chest in shock, before she looked over at Uraraka who was also a frightening color of red.
"Fucking finally," Katsuki growled out, and turned to walk towards the dorm building. "Jesus fucking christ, surrounded by morons."
"I wouldn't say that," Asui said as she followed Katsuki, and Izuku looked back and forth between her friends who were staring in different directions away from each other. She gripped her uniform jacket tightly, before she looked over at the other two, and started to hurry after her boyfriend.
"WAIT!" Izuku froze as she felt a hand on each arm clutching to her tightly. She smiled nervously as she looked back at Uraraka on her right, then over at Kirishima on her left. She was surprised that they had both yelled at the same time and grabbed her at the same time. "Don't leave us!"
"IDIOTS, SHE'S NOT APART OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP, LET HER GO!" Katsuki shouted from ahead of them, glaring back at the other two. "Fucking figure out your feelings on your own!" He jammed a finger at them both and Izuku paled.
"B-b-but.." Urarak stuttered out and Izuku looked at her with wide eyes. "This is..."
"It's scary, right?!" Kirishima asked her and Uraraka nodded her head furiously. "We can't do this alone!"
"There's no way! This is too scary!" Uaraka cried out as she looked over at Kirishima who was nodding his head furiously.
"If you ask me.." Izuku chimed in as they both looked away from each other and up at her. "... You're both doing alright right now... But maybe think it over tonight and talk about it tomorrow...?" she asked curiously. "We have a day off... That's plenty of time, and it's late."
"... That's a good idea." Uraraka said with bright eyes, and looked to Kirishima who nodded his head in agreement. Izuku let out a snort of laughter, and they let go of her. "So tomorrow then?"
"Yeah, we can get lunch." Kirishma pointed over his shoulder over at the school, and Izuku clapped her hand over her mouth as they both walked ahead of her discussing the time they should meet up at.
"... What..." Katsuki held hand up and gestured to the other two as they walked towards the dorm building, Asui joining in with them. "Are they fucking stupid?"
"No," Izuku said with a frown at her boyfriend. "They're... Just good friends." Izuku shrugged her shoulders and smile, "Maybe more after tomorrow."
"... So they're fucking stupid." Katsuki snapped and Izuku let out a nervous laugh, before they followed the others inside the dorm building.
"THEY'RE BACK!" Izuku heard Mineta shout as she kicked her shoes off, before she heard footsteps charging towards their small group. "THEY CAME BAAACK!"
"ARE YOU GUYS ALRIGHT?!" Ashido shouted in a panic.
"We saw it all on the news!" Yaoyorozu shouted as she followed behind her and Hagakure with Jirou.
"Everyone was worried about you guys," Oijiro called out, and Izuku looked around in shock at all the faces of their classmates.
"You've all been through a lot!" Sero called out as he ran over towards Katsuki and Kirishima with Kaminari.
"You guys, have some chocolate cake!" Sato held up a plate in his hand as he stood with Shouji worriedly. "Chocolate makes you feel better!"
"YOU GUYS!" Kaminari pointed a finger at Izuku who was still stunned by the greeting. She watched him point back and forth between her, Kirishima and Katsuki. "You always come back after getting mixed up in some crazy business! QUIT SCARING US DAMN IT!"
"We're glad you're all okay." Shouji leaned in and Izuku looked up at him with wide eyes, before she felt an arm around her neck, and she was crushed in a tight hug with Uraraka and Asui, as Hagakure threw herself at them.
"EVERYONE!" The class went quiet as Iida stepped in, and threw his arms out in front of their intern group. She looked over at the others nervously, who all looked just as stunned as her, save for Katsuki who was scowling. "I know you were all worried, but let's calm down! We all saw the news, so we know what they went through. We should be sensitive to their feelings and let them rest." Izuku looked up at the back of Iida's head as he spoke "It's not just their bodies... Their spirits must be hurting too."
"Iida," Izuku called out to her friend, and he turned around to look at her, lowering his robotic hands. "Thank you but..." Izuku looked down at the ground, remembering what boy Nighteye and Mirio said to her. She put a hand on the top of her chest, "I'm alright." She raised her head, and gave her friend a warm smile. She looked at the others who all nodded their heads, and looked up at their class.
"... Well Then." Iida turned around fully to face them, and clapped his hands down on Izuku and Uraraka's shoulders. "I WAS SOOOO WORRIED! NONE OF YOU HAVE THE SLIGHTEST IDEA OF HOW WORRIED I WAS! ARE YOU TRYING TO GIVE US HEART BURN?!"
"You're the most intense one of all." Sero called out as the class went back to greeting them. Sato started handing them slices of the chocolate cake he made, shoving a big piece into Izuku's mouth for her.
"TCH, YOU'RE ALL TOO FUCKING NOISY!" Katsuki snapped over the class, and both Sero and Kaminari let out a laugh at his angry scowl.
"I'll go make some lavender herbal tea," Yaoyorozu said as she hurried to the kitchen. "It'll ease your hearts!"
"Hah," Izuku smiled at everyone as they started to chatter. Kouda walked over with his pet bunny, and Izuku felt her heart melt as she looked into it's red eyes as he handed her the bunny to snuggle. Izuku pressed her cheek to the creature, while Uraraka an Asui came up to pet it gently.
"We didn't get to see any footage of the battle that happened, mostly aftermath stuff." Ashido said as the Yaoyorozu handed out tea while Izuku let Kouda take his bunny back. "But we saw pictures of everything on the news."
"Yeah, you look really cool." Kaminari said as he leaned over the couch behind Izuku, and held out his phone. Izuku was taking a sip of the tea, when she looked at the picture, and spit the hot liquid out.
"YEAH! REALLY HOT!" Mineta cried out as he held up another photo of her. She paled in horror as she saw her costume was ripped all over in both of them, and she was showing a lot of skin.
"FUCKING DELETE THOSE." Katsuki snapped in anger as he swiped the phones away from both boys and started deleting the pictures from their phones.
"HEY!" Mineta cried out as he tried to get his phone back.
"My god..." Izuku groaned as she looked into her tea cup, paling even more. "That's... Not the kind of image I want..."
"You do look pretty cool though." Izuku looked up at Todoroki as he walked over. "Sorry everyone, but I've got to go to bed."
"WHAT? Are you a grandpa?!" Sero called out with a raised eyebrow.
"Provisional license training tomorrow." Todoroki said with a sigh, and Izuku watched his expression sour as he looked at his phone. "I'll see you tomorrow," he reached out his hand and patted Izuku on the head, before he headed upstairs.
Eventually everyone wound down and headed off to bed. Izuku sighed out as she went back down to the kitchen with her All Might water bottle in her hands, and frowned as she shuffled towards the fridge. She stopped in the entrance to the kitchen, and looked down at her water bottle for a second, before she looked back at the couch, wearing she saw something.
"I thought that was you..." Izuku mumbled out as she saw the spiky blond hair poking over the arm of the sofa. She walked over to the couch, and looked over the back of it down at him. "... What are you doing down here still...?"
"Same thing you are." He grunted out, and she frowned at him. "Came down for water because I couldn't sleep." She watched him sit up, and he looked up at her.
"Yeah..." Izuku frowned as she looked away from him. She was having a lot of trouble trying to fall asleep after everything getting repeated over to her again today, and after he conversation with Mirio. She let out a sigh, before she felt his fingers touch hers. "Kacchan..?"
"I guess I got used to sleeping next to you," He grunted out in anger, and Izuku watched him in confusion. "Couldn't fucking sleep last night either, but maybe that's just gunna be a fucking thing for a while. Every time I close my fucking eyes I just see you covered in blood and-"
"Kacchan," Izuku grabbed his hand with hers, and he looked up at her. "... We're fine now." she breathed out to him, remembering wounds he had. She glanced at his shoulder, seeing the remnants of a scar, and she took a deep breath to steady her nerves. "We're home, we're okay." She looked up to his eyes, and gripped his fingers. She felt his grip hers back, as they both tried to ground each other back in reality. "We're okay..."
"This is our lives now, isn't it." He grunted out and Izuku gripped his hand tighter.
"It is.." she muttered out, and felt his fingers match her grip. "But, we've learned from out mistakes, and we'll keep moving on." she looked up at Katsuki who watched her with an angry look on his face. "... Do you..." she relaxed her grip on his hand, and felt her thoughts spin back to Nighteye. "... Want to know Nighteye's last words...?"
"His last words?" Katsuki grunted out and Izuku nodded her head.
"I think, they're words to live by. Especially in our society... And especially as heroes." Izuku looked up at Katsuki as he scowled. "And I plan on putting his advice into action."
"What the fuck were they?" Katsuki asked in annoyance, and Izuku let go of his hand and set her water bottle down. She reached out to his face, and pulled at the corners of his mouth to make him grin.
"To always keep smiling..." She told him, and felt her own lips pull into a smile.