Deku sat in the waiting room. Kuri had already thrown an IV stand at him. Twice.
He winced and tapped his head. He had already healed, but they were holding Kuri for her seizures.
Deku and Kuri had saved Kiana, so why did he feel like he had lost this fight?
Deku touched his chest. He could feel her there. Her pain and anguish. The urge to kill was still there tho.
How could he tell her that he didn't want her to kill for him? When it was the way she showed she loved him?
He ordered her off Overhaul because he…he just didn't want her hands to be tainted by blood. That wasn't what he was fighting for! He became a hero so he could protect her! And that meant protecting her from the darkness in her heart as well!
Deku dropped his head into his hands. At this rate, All for One was surely going to take Kuri away, lure her into the dark.
And his hands were tied. She wanted to kill to protect him, how could he tell her stop?!
There was a small hand on his head. Kiana.
Aizawa was there too.
"I saw sissy!" Kia said in a bright happy voice. "She's super mad at you, Zu!" She whispered conspiratorially. "But…I think that just shows how much she wuvs you."
"I knoooow." Deku groaned. "That's what makes this so haaaard."
Kia sat by him. They were silent for a moment.
"If someone hurt sissy, what would you do?" Kia said seriously.
"I'd…I know, I know! I'd do the same thing!"
Kiana smiles. "So be each other's breaks."
"Huh?"
Kiana pretended to drive a car. "Beep beep! Breaks, Zu, Breaks!"
Deku nodded slowly. "She always stops me when I wreck myself. I can stop her when she wrecks others."
Deku gave Kia a kiss on the head and ran into Kuri's room.
Xxx
Kuri had no fucks to give.
She didn't want to see Deku. Ever.
As he entered, she threw the IV at him.
"Full Cowling!" Deku was easily able to dodge. He put the IV back where it belonged, grabbing her arm and checking the flow.
He got down in her face. "Stop throwing a fit and talk to me. I know your mad. And I would be too."
That shut her up. He was actually listening to her all of a sudden. Kuri heard Kia's voice from the hallway. Aah…Kia magic. That explained it.
"I was protecting what is dear to me." Kuri said firmly. "He deserved to die."
"Heroes don't kill people." Deku retorted. "Or torture them."
"I'M NOT A HERO!" Kuri shouted "I don't care about citizens! I care about YOU!"
"'That's exactly what makes you a hero,'' Deku quoted Stain. "Do you know why he said that?"
"No." Kuri snapped.
"Because. You love me. You love Kia. You're fighting for us." Deku put his hands on hers. "You need to make this world safe and good for us to live in. If you protect this world, you are protecting us. All the citizens that you hate so much—I love them. Protect them for ME, Kuri."
"But I—"
Deku tapped her nose. "Not finished."
Kuri scowled.
"I know you aren't a killer, Kuri. I want you to be gentle with the villains. I want you to choose life and good. Do it for me."
Kuri looked at him and sighed. "I never wanted to be a hero. But you do. And for some reason you see a hero in me. So alright. I'll ease up." She grabbed his hands. "If you promise to protect your body."
Deku shrugged. "I knew you'd ask for that. And for some reason you love this body, so…I'll protect it, for you."
They held hands.
"Let's do it together!"