The doors to the training room opened and Recovery girls staff made their way to the battlefield to collect the injured student there. Once they got there, they took Jirou almost immediately and carefully rushed her to the nurse's office.
Mina picked up her tired child and looked to Aizawa "Do you... need help with him?" She asked earnestly.
Aizawa looked at the ground in anger. "... No." He took a moment but finally turned to them "Tell the rest of the class that school is done for the day. All of you can return to your living spaces" he said plainly.
Shoji walked to his teacher "Need me to carry him somewhere for you before I go?"
Aizawa shook his head no "I appreciate the offer, but I'll take care of it. Also, great work today with Jirou. You two did a good job."
Shoji nodded "Thank you sir." He quickly bowed then slowly went to the exit.
Aizawa turned to Mina "... If it were with someone else, I'm sure you'd have been fine... As it stands, I choose not to grade you. Now go. Tell those who didn't train today that they'll be in battles on the weekend".
Mina nodded then walked back carefully, leaving Aizawa to look at his students' unconscious form.
The class was still in shock when Mina and Shoji came back. What they just witnessed could be classified as criminal activity. And it all came from Bakugo... It really shouldn't be a surprise but despite all his threats at violence, they knew most of them were empty. However, something stopped them in their tracks when they saw Bakugo intentionally hurting Jirou. Why couldn't they move? Izuku, himself, had experienced the action of moving before the mind could think and yet... He was lost.
Once both students called out to their classmates and got their attention, they explained the situation, and everyone slowly began to go change. They knew asking questions was pointless right now and decided to ask later.
Tsuyu, however, went up to Mina "I'll take her" the frog hero said.
Mina and Izuku "Huh?"
Tsuyu tilted her head "I'll take her. You know, so you both can change."
Mina looked down and the now barely awake Eri in her arms. "Well... Okay... Just follow me then"
After handing over Eri, they all made their way to the locker rooms. Mina, however, looked back at Izuku. His eyes glued to the screen which showed Aizawa and Bakugo.
Izuku always saw unlimited potential in his former friend. The one thing that always got in his way, however, was his ego. Putting himself on a pedestal higher than everyone he knew. It always impeded his progress, only now, it could erase it.
Izuku clenched his fists in rage for not being able to do anything about Bakugo.
He then felt an unexpected warmth of his girlfriend on his arm. "C'mon Izuku, we should go."
Izuku looked at the image one more time before turning back and going to change.
Meanwhile on the battlefield
Bakugo groaned and began to stir. Once he opened his eyes he sat up and noticed Mr Aizawa sitting on a rock nearby.
Aizawa just stared at him, it was a cold icy stare that penetrated the hearts of children and adults alike. Bakugo was struggling not to fall prey to the state of his teacher and looked away as he proceeded to stand up.
"... What happened?" Bakugo said quietly.
More silence, Aizawa just kept glaring at him until he finally stood up. "Remind me what you came here to do today." His voice holding back malice.
"... I came here to fight... I fought Aux cord and Flat hair with ... Her..."
Bakugo's fist began to tighten.
"You guys won." Aizawa started. "But when the battle ended, you grabbed Jirou's arm."
It suddenly hit Bakugo like a ton of bricks, he immediately began to sweat and shiver.
"And broke it..." The malice had returned to his voice as he began to walk closer to Bakugo. "For now, go back to your dorm and stay there. After texting the principal about you, he decided to call a meeting. After the meeting, I'll let you know if you need to start packing."
Bakugo's eyes went wide as he turned to Aizawa "WHAT?!"
Aizawa rubbed his forehead and sighed "Look, Bakugo, I jus-"
"NO! YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!" Bakugo yelled as he tried to place his hands on Aizawa who quickly dodged and tripped Bakugo, while planting a foot on his back and pulling his arm from behind.
"And what if I am, Bakugo?! What if this school has decided not to cater to you and your habits anymore, huh?! You've shown overwhelming potential in so many areas, but you willingly broke a student's arm in some form of madness! Hell! I might've forgiven this one if you if this was an accident but there's no defending your actions now!" Aizawa yelled pulling no punches in his speech.
Bakugo tried to escape but when he did, he felt Aizawa twist his arm, he could feel Aizawa erasing his quirk, so he knew it was pointless to fight.
"It's up to you to behave Bakugo, no one can make you, but we can certainly get rid of you" Aizawa then let go and practically picked him up one handed. "Let's go, I'm dropping you off at your dorm first..."
Bakugo had given up, he fought back tears as he walked silently behind Aizawa.
Outside the changing room, all the girls were discussing plans to go check in on Jirou when Izuku came out. Since school was over for them, they opted into wearing their UA tracksuits.
Mina quickly went to him, "Hey, Midori, all the girls wanted to check in on Jirou, wanna come?"
Izuku nodded right away "Of course. I hope she's okay."
"May I come too?" A voice behind Izuku said. They looked behind him to see Shoji!
Mina looked to Izuku "Well, I don't see why not."
"Thank you" Shoji began "As her teammate I feel partly responsible for not being able to protect her. We had agreed from the beginning of the match to divide and conquer but I still promised to myself I wouldn't let my teammate be harmed... Quite frankly... I'm appalled with myself."
Mina went to him and pat his back "Shoji... Don't feel like that, you did all you could, okay? I know Jirou would have done the same for you."
Izuku smiled "Yeah, it's gonna be okay. Jirou is tougher than you think."
Shoji nodded "Thank you, guys."
Momo waved to them "We're going now!"
They quickly caught up to them "Wait for us!" Izuku yelled before being smacked on the head by Mina.
"Hush. Sleeping kiddo, here" she motioned to Eri in her arms.
"S-sorry" he replied as they caught up to the girls.
Meanwhile, the door to Bakugo's room had just opened.
Aizawa turned to Bakugo. "Stay in here. I'll inform you if anything changes after the meeting."
Bakugo slowly walked in as Aizawa shut the door behind him and walked off. Bakugo took a good long look around his room. He was almost afraid to move. He was afraid that if he became too relaxed, he'd start crying over the very stupid thing he did. So, he just stood there, fists slightly tightened and eyes gazing around the room.
"... Is this it?... Am I... Done?" Bakugo shivered at that thought. He would never quit on his dream, but he dug himself into a hole he might not be able to dig out of. "... No... It's not over..."
At Recovery Girl's office.
Recover girl had just finished fixing up Jirou and starting sighing reports and documents when she heard a knock. "Come in."
The girls along with Shoji and Izuku walked in and Izuku immediately caught Recovery Girls eye. "Was this your doing Midoriya?!" Recover Girl snapped at him.
Izuku quickly raised his hands in defense "N-No! I promise it wasn't me!"
She squinted at him "... Okay. I believe you. I was just about to look over the footage and make a case when you all came in."
The students sighed. Uraraka was the only one to speak up "So... Is Jirou, okay?"
Recovery Girl nodded "Yep, just fixed her up. Her humerus seemed to have broken but from what I saw under the x-rays, things were a little weird. Now if you want, you can visit her but don't be too loud or I'll kick your keesters out of here." She then sat in her chair and began to write while reviewing the footage.
The group quietly made their way to Jirou's bed to see her sleeping peacefully, giving them all a light sigh of relief.
Shoji went over to Jirou and gently pat her shoulder "Thank you for being a great teammate, please recover soon." After that, he bowed to the others before leaving.
No one could tell but Hagakure was smiling at Shoji, she always liked seeing the massive teenage student show just how much of a teddy bear he really was.
Uraraka crossed her arms "I just... I wish I knew what it was that made Bakugo lose his mind... Why did he attack our friend?"
"... I know ..." Everyone turned to Momo who shook lightly. "Two days ago, Jirou and Bakugo got in a fight... And Jirou won."
Tsuyu tilted her head "Was that the noise we all heard that day?"
Momo nodded yes. "Now if my memory of what Bakugo told us was true, I'm guessing Midoriya can fill in the rest."
Izuku nodded "He refuses to let anyone best him. For pro heroes it's different, he knows that there's something to be learned but... From those he feels are beneath him." He took a deep breath "He refuses to let them get the better of him. I'm actually a bit surprised it took him this long to do something, maybe he is improving."
"Izuku. Don't." Mina stated coldly "a real improvement would be to not hurt anyone at all. At the end of the day, it was jealousy and anger that got him."
"His inability to forgive and calm down are his faults. That's something he needs to improve on." Momo added.
Izuku nodded "I know..."
Recovery Girl chimed in "Hehe. From the looks of it, he might not get the chance."
Everyone turned to her as she turned her screen to them. It was currently on a loop of the moment Bakugo broke Jirou's arm. Everyone winced at the sight of it and Uraraka herself looked sick as she covered her mouth and looked away.
'Arms are NOT meant to bend like that!' Uraraka yelled in her head.
"One thing does puzzle me though." Recovery girl started as she paused the video "The way it breaks."
Asui "What about it?"
Recovery girl paused it on the moment the arm broke "When she came to my office, all I saw was the broken bone but from this image, it should have been far more off course than I saw, plus there would have been severely damaged tendons."
Mina perked up "Oh! I can explain that! Keep watching!"
"So loud..." Eri mumbled and began to fidget as she finally awoke.
Mina suddenly remembered she was currently holding the once sleeping girl and froze as she received looks from the other students, even Izuku. "S-Sorry, Eri"
Eri rubbed her eyes and hugged Mina "it's okay Mommy~!"
Recovery Girl continued to watch and watched closely as Eri did something that led to Jirou's arm straightening out before she passed out. "My word... What's the girl's quirk if you don't mind me asking?"
Izuku nodded "Eri's quirk is called Rewind. She can rewind the state of living beings and things."
Recovery Girl listened in awe as she looked back to the video. "So, what you're saying is... She healed that poor girl as much as she could before fainting... Huh. Maybe she could replace me one day hehehe"
Eri spoke up a bit as she yawned "I want to help people..." She said tiredly.
Recovery Girl chuckled and got up "Easy now. No need to rush, Eri."
A sudden groan was heard, and everyone looked to Jirou who stirred slightly in her sleep. Eri almost immediately snapped out if it "Big sis?" She squirmed out of Mina's arms and went to the side of Jirou's bed.
Izuku, Mina and Tsuyu were quick to Eri's side while Momo and the others went opposite Eri.
Jirou finally opened her eyes slowly and saw all of her visitors "ungh... Guys?"
Eri immediately hugged her "I'm so glad you're okay big sis!" She said concerned.
Jirou smiled and weakly said "Missed you too, sis..."
Mina and Izuku smiled to each other and held hands quietly while watching their absolute bean of a daughter show how kind she was.
Tsuyu walked up to Jirou "Hey Jirou, since Eri calls me a big sister too. Does that mean we're sisters?"
Jirou chuckled weakly "Sure. Why not."
Momo chuckled "The family keeps getting bigger!"
Eri nodded at her "You're in it too, Momo!"
Momo was chuckling until she realized something "So... Does that mean-" she pointed to Izuku and Mina who looked confused.
Eri looked at them and smiled "Yup! They're our Mommy and Daddy!"
In an instant Izuku went a deep red and covered his face "Eri, I love you but whyyyyy"
Mina blushed a bit but laughed way harder than she should have, making everyone else laugh.
Jirou then coughed "Ahaow... It hurts to laugh."
Recovery Girl moved everyone back "Step aside" she warned before pushing through. She gave Jirou a cup of water "Use your right hand, your left might still be recovering a bit".
Jirou nodded and used both arms to prop herself up, she still felt a tingling pain in her left arm, but it wasn't that bad. She took a sip of water and stayed sitting up. "Thank you..."
A smile graced Recovery Girl's face "Your welcome, sweetie~" she put some gummies in Jirou's hand.
Jirou looked at them blankly before sighing "Is it okay if I leave now?"
Recovery Girl nodded "Just make sure not to put too much pressure on that arm."
"Got it." Jirou said as she slowly began to get off the bed on Momo's side and she had a bit of trouble catching her balance at first, but Momo gave her a shoulder to help her.
Eri looked worried for Jirou "Big sis! You gotta come over our house so we can take care of you!"
While everyone was surprised with Eri's outburst. Mina smiled. "That's a great idea! How about all you girls come over! We'll finally have some girl talk!" She said excitedly.
Izuku smiled "It'll kinda be like a proper housewarming."
Mina smiled wider "So? So?!"
Jirou sighed "I would like to talk about what happened with you guys ... If that's okay..."
Momo nodded "Of course!"
Tsuyu gave a thumbs up "Anything for my sister, ribbet."
Hagakure "You don't gotta worry, Jirou!"
Uraraka smiled "We're here for you!"
Mina winked "And we always will be!"
Eri ran and hugged Jirou "That's what family is for!"
The outpour of encouragement made it impossible for Jirou to hold back, tears slowly started to fall as she hugged the closest ones to her being Momo and Eri. "Thank you, guys..."
All the girls slowly joined in and hugged her as well, creating a beautiful sight for Izuku. It didn't last long though as Mina pulled him into their group hug. An opportunity he was quick to join into.
They helped Jirou back to the Midoriya and Ashido household and made sure she never felt discomfort along the way.
Once they made it to the living room, Izuku was quick to offer drinks for everyone, who accepted his kindness. As Izuku did this, Eri went to Jirou and snuggled up with her. Jirou was surprised by her behavior, but it wasn't unwelcomed. She accepted Eri wholeheartedly and hugged her as best as she could.
Mina watched Jirou and Eri "... Gonna have to let her sleepover at your dorm one night huh?" The girls chuckled.
Jirou smiled and looked truly thankful as she held back tears, stopping the girls chuckling immediately "After all that's happened lately... I've needed this... Now more than ever" she said referring to Eri.
Momo put a hand on Jirou's shoulder "Jirou..."
Izuku finally returned with everyone's drinks and Jirou was quick to grab a glass and chug it down.
"... It's time I finally tell you... What's been on my mind as of late" Jirou said calmly.
As she began to tell them about her recent experiences, the teachers at UA were gathering for what was deemed an emergency meeting. Slowly, the room filled with teachers that were all very confused as to what was going on.
However, once everyone was in, Aizawa locked the door making sure no unnecessary eyes and ears could peer into the room. Nezu pushed a few buttons on his computer and a screen lowered behind him. Once it fully descended, the video of Bakugo intentionally breaking Jirou's arm played. While it was only six seconds, it was enough to see Bakugo's frustrated and aggravated expression as Jirou cried in pain.
The teachers were silent, Aizawa couldn't bare to watch it anymore, the image had replayed in his mind enough for a lifetime, and Nezu finally let out a breath he'd been holding in. "Now that you all know why I brought you here. Tell me what you think and propose a solution."
Back to the girls plus Izuku.
Jirou had just finished telling everyone about her emotional rollercoaster, from Bakugo apologizing, to their fight in his room all the way until the broken arm.
"When he got me in that hold... I knew what he wanted" Jirou said as Izuku lowered his head, he knew these feelings all too well. "He wanted you to feel helpless." Izuku finished.
Jirou nodded "The worst part was... I fell into it... I tried not to, but I couldn't help feeling so alone, no matter how hard you guys helped me..."
Hagakure crossed her arms "How could he think like that? That's villain mentality!"
Izuku looked to his side to avoid eye contact.
"That's what worries me the most..." Uraraka stated "What if he loses it and starts hurting the rest of us!"
"He wouldn't do that..." Everyone turned to Izuku "... Bakugo doesn't attack randomly... He attacked Jirou because she had beaten him. He couldn't get over his loss to someone he felt was beneath him... so, he got revenge."
Mina rested her cheek in her hand "Then what's his beef with you?"
Izuku closed his eyes and took a long deep breath "... He can't beat my will."
"Huh" Uraraka turned her head.
Izuku sighed "Growing up, I always wanted to be a hero, but... my quirk didn't come until later. Bakugo wanted me to accept my lot in life, that I'll never be a hero. So, when I told him I was still going to be a hero... He did anything he could to prove me wrong." He took a deep breath "In his mind, if you beat him, then you're looking down on him. He wants to get rid of everyone who looks down on him until he's at the top of the mountain."
There was a long silence, Izuku's explanation made so much sense about Bakugo's anger, but that didn't mean they had to like it.
"He's such a butt" Eri mumbled.
Everyone immediately burst out laughing and while Eri didn't exactly understand why. She was happy her big sis was smiling again.
Jirou started moving her arm "Well it feels like my arm is a lot better. If you guys want, I can get out of your hair."
"No!" Eri nearly yelled.
Mina smiled at them "Hey Jirou, you wanna take Eri for tonight? She seems really worried about you, and I don't think that's gonna stop when you leave."
Jirou thought about it then looked at Eri's glowing face 'I have literally no choice. She's too cute' "Sure. But uh... Would you guys' mind helping me out?"
Tsu nodded "As her sister it is my job to protect her."
Hagakure "I'm game!"
Momo chuckled "No school tomorrow anyway, so why not."
Uraraka nodded "We never mind hanging out with this cutie pie~" she tickled Eri's sides, much to the little one's laughter.
As most of them smiled at Eri, Mina couldn't help but keep an eye on Izuku. Truth be told, she was glad she'd get to be alone with him for a bit... But she needs to look out for him. Something told her that the day was far from over.
Izuku went upstairs after that, giving Mina the girl time, she truly wanted.
Mina smirked to herself "So!... Who you guys been crushing on?~"
Hagakure immediately stiffened up, Momo tilted her head to the side and Jirou looked unimpressed.
"Ribbit. Why is this always the first question..." Tsu sighed.
Uraraka rested her cheek in her hand "Don't you know any other girl talk?"
Mina raised her brow "Do you?"
The girls sighed; they knew she wanted the hot gossip. While the girls talked downstairs, Izuku was organizing the spare bedrooms furniture and making everything look nice.
Izuku's mind was racing a hundred miles a minute. He was truly upset, he thought Bakugo was finally getting better and then... This... It was beyond words. Izuku can never justify what Bakugo did to him, but he rose above it. Hurting his friend though? That was unacceptable.
"A PHONE CALL IS HERE!" Izuku's phone went off and he saw the caller ID.
"Kachan..." Izuku breathed out. He answers the phone and put it to his ear.
"... You read my text?" Bakugo said.
"... Yeah..." Izuku's slow reply came.
"... It looks like I might not be here much longer... Just saying that pisses me off..." Bakugo scowled
Izuku sighed "... Bakugo, I-"
"Don't you dare call me that..."
"... What do you want?" Izuku spoke flatly.
"You want this hate out of me. Let's be honest, we both do. The first time you beat me it was in a class... I still owned you in street rules. Soon, your gonna prove to me if that family of yours really makes you stronger, or if it's turned you into a glorified father figure to some snot nosed orphan."
Izuku nearly crushed his phone. "Bakugo. Don't you dare talk about my daughter like that, and second, I have nothing to prove to you. That being said... If you come anywhere near my family... I promise you this... I will not hold back..."
"... Challenge accepted... Deku."
Call Ended
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