I Am Here For You (IzuOcha)

Chapter 5: Will You Tell Me?

Ochaco POV

Even through my closed eye lids, the morning light still blinded me. I rolled over to face away from the window and pulled my pillow over my face. Unfortunately I was awake now and my body wasn't letting me drift back into the wonderful world of sleep. The birds chirping outside weren't helping either.

I yawn and grab my flip phone that was charging on the bed next to me and look at the time... 10:37 A.M! I sit up at incredible speed wondering how I slept in so late and why my alarm didn't go off until I realized it was Saturday.

UA was one of the few Hero Schools in Japan that had Saturdays and Sundays off, though a lot of us students ended up training anyway. Usually on a Saturday I'm usually up by, at latest, 7 A.M. Yesterday didn't even feel like a school day, why was I so tired?

Then memories flooded of horror and disgust flooded back from the memory of the meeting at the Sir NightEye Agency. I frowned and took another glance at the screen of my phone. Nothing regarding the upcoming mission yet.

I sigh. As good as preparation is, the suspense was already killing me. Anxiousness and uneasiness took a firm place in the back of my mind. Fortunately it was overshadowed by determination to become a hero and save the little girl. While the goal to be a hero is to help my parents financially in the end, that doesn't mean I don't want to save lives. Everyone who needs help deserves a hero, and I want to become one of those hero's who help those in need whenever they can, to save as many people as possible.

'I sound like a certain someone', I thought to myself as I checked my phone. While there was no message from the NightEye Agency, there was a text message from that certain someone.

Deku : Hey Ochaco, thank you for last night. Our talk made me feel a lot better. I will save Eri no matter what! -5:45 A.M.

'Last night? What happened last night? After the meeting we-'

Suddenly I felt my face burn. I dropped my phone and put my hands to my cheeks.

'Of course! I followed Deku because he was feeling down! I followed him to the beach and he was sad, so I walked over to him and- OMG WAS I IN HIS LAP? I mean in the circumstances it wasn't to bad, if anything it was great but did I over do it? Does he think I'm weird? Of course I'm weird I-'

I heard a thud and a sharp pain on the top of my head. I opened my eyes (that I didn't remember closing) to see I had floated myself to the roof of my dorm. I rub my head and feel my eyes water from the pain.

I took a breath and let my body float to wear my entire backside was on the roof, the entirety of my body just floating there( you would think I was stuck to the roof), as I stare at my bed. More specifically the phone on my bed, still open to the message Deku had sent me.

He feels better. Even if it's not all the way. I helped Deku.

Since the first time these feelings had arrived for him, I finally took a chance and followed them. I let them guide me and it lead to, considerably, a great night. He even called me my first name in the text.

'I guess I have to follow my feelings from now on,' I thought to myself. I put my fingertips together.

"Release."

With a rush of air, I fall back face first into my, thankfully, comfortable bed. Face still burning, but a smile on my face.

I look back at the message Deku had sent me and I sent him a smiley face, mainly because anything I could think of saying was way to embarrassing for me to actually send.

5.45 A.M? So even after staying up that late, looks like Deku still got up early to train. He really is amazing. I sit up, stretch and walk over to the bathroom to take a shower. Though I may have helped Deku last night, I learned a bit about him I was determined to unpack.