Midoriya looked around the medically sterilised room, giving a tired sigh as she laid back in his bed, the pure white sheets crumpling slightly. He looked around the room, seeing a few cabinets containing an assortment of medical supplies, looking up to see his pulled back privacy curtain. He then looked down to his pull out table, seeing his notebook and school work in front of him.
"You ok?" He heard, a hand moving on top of his.
Midoriya looked up, seeing Jiro looking up from her own table next to his bed, still in her school uniform as her class work was scattered across her table. It had been one day since the training incident, as well as their confession to one another. Midoriya smiled at her, shuffling his hand so her hand was in his, holding it as he wrapped his fingers around hers.
"Yeah I'm fine Kyoka, just sore from…everything" Midoriya said, rubbing his thumb over the top of her hand. Jiro returned the smile, nodding as she went back to writing down her notes, keeping her hand in his. Jiro had been allowed to study and help Midoriya while he was recovering in the medical wing of UA, Mr Aizawa explaining the lesson plan to Jiro and what they both needed to revise during both of them staying at the medical wing until Midoriya was fit to return to class in a few days' time.
Midoriya looked back up at Jiro, watching her work as the sunlight from the window illuminated her. His breath was slightly caught in his throat as the sun showed off her features, Jiro looking up at him and seeing him staring at her.
"What are you looking at?" Jiro asked, tilting her head slightly in confusion.
"You" Midoriya said with a stupid smile, still not fully believing that this was all real, that he was here with Jiro, their feelings out in the open.
Jiro immediately blushed a deep red, removing her hand from Midoriya's before moving down to lay her head on the table in front of her as she placed her arms in front of her to cover he blushing face.
"S-Shut up, we just started t-this you don't get to act cheesy yet" Jiro muttered, looking though her arms to look up at the still smiling Midoriya, Midoriya giving off a small chuckle that Jiro couldn't help but find adorable.
Midoriya stopped his slow chuckle, looking down at the cute bundle of embarrassment in front of him. Though what she said did turn his features into something slightly more neutral, almost serious.
"S-So what i-is 'this' anyway?" Midoriya asked, moving his hand between the two of them to motion both of them. "W-What are we now?" He asked. Jiro slowly raised her head, her cheeks tinting to more of a light rosy colour as appose to her previous deep red embarrassment. She pondered his question, wanting to come up with the right wording, though this seeming hesitation only made Midoriya more anxious for the answer.
"Well…when it comes to us Izuku, I want it to work. I don't want you to think I was running on adrenaline or anything. I-I mean I was which is where I p-probably got the guts to confess, but still!" Jiro said, moving towards Midoriya as she held his hand once again, wrapping her fingers around his as she scooted closer.
"I've never had these feelings for someone before, and I want to explore these feelings with you. I-If you'll explore them with me that is" Jiro said, muttering the sentence the more it goes on, sinking in her chair slightly as her blush grew brighter once more.
"What I'm trying to say Izuku, is that I want 'this'… " Jiro said, performing the same gesture as Midoriya did just moments ago. "…to work, I don't care what it is"
Midoriya was thrown back slightly by the sudden confident and determined wording Jiro had spoken, not expecting such determination from her about the relationship that they had just started.
Midoriya looked at Jiro before looking down at the bed, snaking his hand over the covers before holding her hand again, keeping it in a tight but warm embrace as his eyes slowly returned to Jiro's, his own cheeks glowing rosy.
"I-I want that as well Kyoka" Midoriya said, his smile growing as his eyes glassed over with tears, tears of pure joy. Jiro was happy to see those tears, different from the ones she has almost grown used to by now. Jiro moved closer, standing from her chair and sitting on the side of Midoriya's bed. She smiled, her own eyes tearing up. In an attempt to hide her embarrassment and her growing happiness she wraps her arms around Midoriya's neck, quickly moving them around his neck in a tight hug, nuzzling her head into the side of his neck.
Midoriya wasn't certain on what he was suppose to do, his emotions taking full control of his body as he laid his head on her own shoulder, his hands wrapping around her waist as they moved up her back, clinging onto her school uniform tightly.
They stayed like that for a moment, neither refusing to let go of each other. They just wanted to feel each other, knowing that in that brief instance in each other's arms everything was ok, they were safe, and they didn't want that to end.
"S-So Kyoka" Midoriya muttered, breaking the hug with great reluctance as he looked up and looked into Jiro's eyes.
"Does this m-mean you want to be my g-g-g-"
"We aren't interrupting anything I hope?" came a voice from the entryway of the room. Both students immediately looked towards the doorway, All Might and the source of the voice, Ectoplasm, standing in the doorway with the door partly opened. All Might opened the rest of the door, both teachers walking inside.
Jiro and Midoriya immediately separated further apart from each other, blushes continuing to staining their cheeks, almost seeming to be a regular part of their complexion at this rate.
"N-Not at all!" Both stuttered in unison, looking at both of the teachers now standing at the foot of the bed.
"We just wanted to ask young Midoriya a few things before we both head to class 1-A" All Might Explained, his trademark smile reassuring both of the students. "I trust you have been keeping a close eye on our recovering student young Jiro?" All Might continued.
Jiro smiled up at All Might, nodding her head. "Yes sir, we were studying before you and Mr Ectoplasm came in" Jiro explained, avoiding the two of them discussing their future as a couple. "If you don't mind sir's, what do you both need to discuss with Izuku?" Jiro asked.
"Right, firstly" Both teachers in unison bowed their heads towards Izuku, their arms straight at their sides as Izuku looked at the teachers stunned.
"Midoriya, as your teachers we have failed you when you needed us, we are tasked to not only train you but to protect you from forces that might wish to harm you, even if those forces are your fellow students." Ectoplasm explains, his facial features not changing but his voice seemed to be giving off a softer pitch.
"It is true young Midoriya" All Might continues, his posture not faltering. "We failed you, and we can only ask for your forgiveness and hope that you will trust us to do better in the future" All Might explains, both teachers slowly rising.
Midoriya was blown away once again, first with Jiro's confidence in her words, and now two pro hero's one of which being his idol and mentor, bowing to him in apology for actions they couldn't even control.
"P-Please! Its fine, truly!" Midoriya said, moving his arms forward to wave them back up, almost trying to raise their heads with some sort of invisible force.
"Thank you Midoriya, we promise we will not forgo your forgiveness" Ectoplasm says, looking at All Might, expecting him to continue the conversation.
"Oh, right!" All Might said, coughing to clear his throat. "Young Midoriya, after this visit we will be heading to Class 1-A to discuss with them the incident with…Bakugo" All Might explained, his smile faltering slightly at the name. "We need to explain all of the facts as well as what caused Bakugo to attack" All Might said, moving his hands about slightly as he spoke.
The conversation caused Midoriya to grow uneasy, Jiro quickly picking up on this as she moved to hold his hand once more, calming the green haired boy.
"We wanted to come here to ask if you are comfortable with us talking to the other students about your past, about your previous encounters with Bakugo" All Might finishes, looking at Midoriya as his smile fully returns.
Midoriya looked around, looking at his teachers before his eyes wander to Jiro, who gave him a reassuring smile, Midoriya returning to All Might's gaze.
"Y-Yeah, everyone needs to know, h-having it come from you will probably help" Midoriya said, All Might's smile slightly growing with a thumbs up.
"Will do!" All Might said before walking back to the doorway. "We will be explaining this to class 1-B as well, I trust you are comfortable with them knowing as well?" All Might asked, getting a short nod from Midoriya.
"I trust we can keep Midoriya under your watch Jiro?" Ectoplasm asked, looking back at the earphone jack user.
Jiro gave a confident smile, followed by a single nod to her teacher. "Yes sir, you can count on me" she said, shuffling slightly closer to the now smiling Midoriya.
Both teachers nodded at their students, leaving the room as the door clicked shut. Jiro and Midoriya looked back at each other, both giving out a relieved sigh. Jiro was the first to crack, letting out a soft giggle that was quickly followed by Midoriya letting out a short chuckle. Jiro gripped her chairs sides, shuffling it closer to Midoriya before once again being interrupted by the door opening, giving an annoyed huff before straightening her back at seeing who it was.
Mr Aizawa stepped into the room, using his foot to hook it around the base of the door to shut it, both his arms still in bandages. "Good evening you two"
Good evening Mr Aizawa" Midoriya said, attempting to sit up slightly in his medical bed, wincing slightly as he moves a hand to the side of his neck in an attempt to comfort the scarred injury.
Mr Aizawa moved towards the front of the medical bed. "Midoriya, I came here to apologise, I am truly, indescribably sorry for putting you in this situation" Mr Aizawa said, immediately bowing his entire form forwards. His body made an almost perfect ninety degree angle, his frame shaking slightly.
Midoriya was truly stunned by Mr Aizawa's words and actions, his mind struggling to understand why all these people kept coming in here to apologise. Apologise for what? Why was everyone so sorry?
"I promised you I would look into Bakugo, and that you both wouldn't be paired together or near each other during our exercises, I promised that as a teacher I would protect my students, I promised as a pro hero I would protect those who can't protect themselves, and I failed every promise I have made" Mr Aizawa said, his voice trembling with self-hatred and rage the more he speaks.
Jiro and Midoriya didn't know how to respond, never seeing their homeroom teacher act like this, never seen him show so much emotion before. Midoriya leaned forward, shuffling forward to the edge of the bed as Jiro watched his every move, ready to catch or support him in a moments notice should he need help.
Midoriya placed a hand on Mr Aizawa's shoulder. "Sir, its ok, really. Nobody was expecting this, especially me, nobody could have seen this happening, that he would do something so…villainous" Midoriya explains, having Mr Aizawa raise his head.
"It's my job to see these things happen before they do Midoriya" Mr Aizawa countered, looking up at Midoriya as he raised his head.
"your quirk is to stop quirks, not see into the future" Midoriya said, a smile on his face.
Mr Aizawa pondered this moment, looking at the happy student in front of him before raising his head, giving a small nod.
"You never stop surprising me kid" Mr Aizawa said with a tired chuckle, coughing slightly at the end of his short chuckle. He composed himself, looking at his students. "I promise both of you I won't let something like this happen again, not while I still breathe" He said, his usual stoic voice returning, yet still sounding confident of his abilities.
"Lets just hope it doesn't come to that Sir" Jiro interjected, Midoriya nodding and agreeing with her.
"I'll leave you two for now, I need to go help Vlad King explain the situation to Class 1-B, I will be back later to talk to you about an upcoming event" Mr Aizawa said, making his way towards the door.
Both students looked confused about this mystery event, but smiled and nodded at their teacher as he left the room, leaving them alone finally.
"S-So Jiro, about what I w-wanted to ask earlier-"
"Yes" Jiro said, smiling at Midoriya as she moved close to his side, hugging him around his waist.
"B-But I didn't s-say anything!" Midoriya asked, blushing at the sudden showing of affection before slowly wrapping his arms around her shoulders, bringing her closer to him.
"You were going to ask if I wanted to be your girlfriend right?" Jiro said with a knowing smile.
"Y-Yeah" Midoriya muttered.
"So like I said, yes, yes I want to be your girlfriend" Jiro said, both of them smiling at the realisation of their new solidified relationship, both anxious and excited to see where this new step in both their lives will take them, and what the future holds for them both.
Mr Aizawa walked out of the room, using his foot to close it behind him as he turned down the corridor, making his way to Class 1-B. as he turns a second corner he comes across All Might leaning against a nearby wall, Mr Aizawa giving a tired sigh, not in the mood for his antics. He tries to walk past him, All Might speaking as he passes.
"It wasn't your fault you know, nobody could have predicted this" All Might said, moving off the wall, beginning to walk beside Mr Aizawa.
"So your star pupil says" Mr Aizawa says, looking forward as he continues his walk.
"What do you mean by that?" All Might asked.
"You clearly pay extra attention to Midoriya, whether it be because of a personal relationship or a similar quirk to you I don't care" Mr Aizawa states, looking up at All Might who refuses to give a response.
"You also owe me a thousand Yen" Mr Aizawa said with a hidden smile behind his bandages.
"N-No I don't! I betted that they would get together during the sports festival!" All Might shouted, looking down at Mr Aizawa before covering his mouth, realising he shouted a little too loud.
"And I bet that they would get together BEFORE the Sports festival" Mr Aizawa said, his smile still hidden but could be heard through his cocky wording.
"Fine, fine I'll get it to you before the end of the day…" All Might said with a defeated sigh, looking at the door to Class 1-A, watching as Mr Aizawa walked off to Class 1-B. All Might gave a quite chuckle at his colleague, happy to see him doing better as Ectoplasm soon met up with him, both opening the door.
"WE ARE HERE!"
"And then what happened?!" Ashido asked, the entire class of 1-A sitting or standing around Shoji's desk, telling the story of yesterday's events.
"Well I don't know much while I was searching, but when I heard the explosion I ran towards it, when I got to the main street I saw Bakugo walking towards Jiro. I didn't even have time to react, its like my body was acting on its own, I just ran forwards and grabbed him, I threw him off Jiro and slammed him into the ground. Then I got to Jiro and helped her get up" Shoji explained, his dupli-arms contorting into different hands to give off different symbols and gestures as he talked.
Everyone in the class was glued to his every word watching his hand actions as he talked. Many of them were sad to hear about what Bakugo had done, while other more adrenaline filled students like Ashido and Sero Kept pumping their fists to any type of action described.
"You did the right thing Shoji, jumping to save someone without hesitation is a great quirk for a hero" Tokoyami said, placing a hand on Shoji's shoulder.
"But also a reckless quirk, we all know how dangerous Bakugo's quirk can be, especially with his temper!" Yaoyorozu said, a worried expression on my face. A few other students wanted to continue the questioning but were suddenly interrupted by the door to the classroom flying open, All Might practically flying through the door with Ectoplasm in tow.
"WE ARE HERE" All Might said, his characteristic trademark grin plastered over his face. Upon seeing the teachers all of the students quickly separated from Shoji's desk, moving across back to their own chairs. Both teachers waited patiently for their students to sit down, expecting them to be gossiping about yesterdays events.
"We came here today to explain yesterday's incident. We don't want rumours being spread about the school which is why we are wanting to contain the incident by explaining it fully to both you all and Class 1-B, we will then answer any questions that you may have about it. Once that is over this is not to be talked about outside of this school, is that understood?" Ectoplasm explained, looking across the entire class room of students who gave off worried expressions, but all eventually giving a unanimous nod of agreement.
"All Might, if you please" Ectoplasm asked, All Might nodding as he approached the class podium with a clipboard, clearing his throat.
"Yesterday at 1.47pm, Katsuki Bakugo was apprehended by Pro Hero Vlad King, and at 2.20pm he was arrested with attempted murder and villainous intention. He was later taken by the authorities and is being held in their custody until his trial in the upcoming week, if he is tried he will be sent to a juvenile detention centre. With this in mind he will no longer be joining us on the hero course regardless of the outcome." All Might said, his grin faltering as he spoke.
Everyone paid close attention to his words, shocked to hear the words 'attempted murder' coming out of All Might's mouth. All Might, now finished, placed the clipboard on the podium and leaned on it, his smile now a calm neutral expression as he looked over his class, letting them soak in the information.
"Any questions so far class?" All Might said, looking around the class, wanting to make sure everyone had his attention.
The class stayed quiet, almost eerie before Kirishima slowly raised his hand. All Might looked towards his student, pointing at him and giving a small nod for him to continue.
"Sir, is it true that he was going after Midoriya on purpose? Are certain he wasn't just under a quirks influence to attack anything?" Kirishima asked, trying to rationalise his friend almost killing another friend.
"Unfortunately it is true young Kirishima, Bakugo and Midoriya have had an…unpleasant past. Bakugo had been bullying Midoriya for most of his academic life, this information only recently coming to our ears. Its because of this and another incident that he was moved to Class 1-B. we hoped this would resolve the issue but during the joint training exam he took this opportunity to attack and potentially kill Midoriya" All Might explained, Kirishima nodding along to his answer, slouching in his chair as the questions was fully answered.
"Are they ok?" came a soft murmur, All Might looking over to see Shoji looking up at him.
"Pardon young Shoji?" All Might said, not fully hearing his pupil.
"Are they ok?" Shoji said, concern and worry filling his voice.
All Might stood up properly, no longer leaning over the podium. "Yes, both Jiro and Midoriya are fine and conscious. Jiro received a minor concussion and a series of cuts and bruises, all fully healed thanks to the work of Recovery Girl. Young Midoriya received much more significant wounds, while healed, the incident has left him scarred on the back of his neck" All Might explained, walking in front of Shoji as he placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Shoji, I know that look. Don't think about what could have been if you did something different. I should punish you for going in alone instead of collecting a teacher, but the truth is if you didn't do what you did, both Jiro and Midoriya would have been so much worse off" All Might said, Shoji looking up at his teacher and idol as he nodded, a soft smile under his mask.
"But next time please don't throw yourself into danger like that again, as a teacher I must be their to help you all. The only reason this shall not go any further is thanks to the efforts of Ibara Shiozaki from Class 1-B, thanks to her efforts of contacting multiple teachers were we able to be on scene so quickly" Ectoplasm said, not wanting the students to take All Might's words as permission to engage in borderline vigilante ideals.
The class nodded, asking more questions such as to why Bakugo did what he did, how the fight went down, and where Bakugo is now, all of which were quickly answered, apart from the last question, which for the time being was told to be classified.
The small Q&E of the incident came to a close, followed by the door of the classroom opening to reveal Mr Aizawa in the door way, everyone greeting him into the room.
"Everything has been explained in Class 1-B, how has it gone in here?" Mr Aizawa asked Ectoplasm, Ectoplasm giving a small nod before speaking.
"Its gone well, everyone seems happy with the answers we have given them"
"Perfect, then we can move onto the next topic" Mr Aizawa said, looking at his class as he approaches the podium.
"Excuse me sir, but what event are you meaning?" Iida asked.
"Why, the sports festival of course"
