Experiment 007

Chapter 13: Leaving

Izuku POV

I looked down at the tray infront of me. There sat a sandwich, jello, and a cup of milk. I slowly reached for the cup of jello. 

"Don't you DARE!"

I yelp at the voice and look around the room. The only people there and Zawa and Hizashi.

"Hey little listener, you ok?" Hizashi sat next to me with a hand placed on the bed. I could tell I looked scared.

"Y-y-yea. U-uh I'm fine. I just th-thought I heard someone." He pulls away, giving me some distance.

"What did you hear?" Zawa asked this. He saw through my lie. I meet his eyes with mine. He has caring eyes. I trust him.

"I thought.. I thought I h-heard Shigaraki." Aizawa and Hizashi share a glance. "H-he, he said 'Don't you dare'."

"Did he get mad at you for trying to eat?" I slowly nod. A bit embarrassed of my past. It's ruined my ability to eat. "He's not here anymore. And we are going to make sure that he gets locked up for good. You don't need to be afraid anymore." He fluffs my hair and smiles at me. I let out a weak laugh.

I grab the jello, and try again. I'm able to eat about half of the cup before I start to feel sick. I set down the cup and grab my stomach. The two adults notice this and rush to his side.

"Hey little listener, what's wrong?"

"M-my st-stomach. Arragg. Um, I-i think I ate t-too much." I close my eyes and I feel the small amount of jello coming back up. I jump off the bed accidentally pushing Aizawa to the side. I throw open the door to the bathroom and barely make it over the toilet.

As I sit there hunched over the toilet, I see Hizashi slowly come in. He sits by met and starts to rub circles on my back as I throw up, whispering comforting words to me as I cry.

"I-i-i'm s-sor-ry." I say in between sobs.

"Hey, hey it's ok Izuku. Don't feel sorry. You did great." He pulls down a damp cloth and helps me wipe my face. I sniffle as he finished wiping off my face. "You feel a bit better?" I nod. and he pulls me into a hug. I latch onto his chest holding on for dear life. We stay there for awhile and soon I feel myself falling asleep. The exhaustion of the day catching up to me.

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Hizashi POV

I held Izuku tight as his breathing slowed back down. I look down at him and find him asleep in my arms. I smile at the sight.

He's so young. The poor kid shouldn't have to go through all this suffering. I brush his hair away from his face revealing his freckled cheeks. So sweet. I hear shuffling and see Shouta standing in the doorway. He looks so worried. I don't think I've ever seen him care about someone so much before.

"How's he doing?"

"I think he'll be ok. He fell asleep." I pick up the boy, careful not to wake him. Only when I do this do I realize just how small the boy is. "Sho, he barley weighs anything. No wonder that happened." Shouta move the tray from the bed as I place Izuku down.

"I'll go talk to the doctor and let him know what happened. He might make Izuku stay another night." Sho walks out the door.

"I can't wait until you can come home little listener." I smile at the dreaming boy, tucking him under the blankets.

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Izuku POV

I wake up to voices around me. I sit up and let my eyes adjust to the light. I notice Hizashi and Aizawa talking to a doctor.  They notice me wake up and come over to me.

"Hey problem child, how do you feel?"

"I'm good. Just tired." I give them a tired smile and rub the sleep from my eyes. "So what's going on?" I look at the doctor hoping for an answer.

"Well, we were just discussing the conditions of your check out." My face brightened at the though. I didn't really like the hospital. It reminded me too much of Akari and the forced quirks. The three men smile and start discussing the conditions.

"Well," the doctor continued "first off, food. Izuku needs to start putting on weight. Right now he is dangerously underweight. I know you can't handle much food right now, so take it slow. The second issue is your new quirk. We still don't really understand what it is, but we do know that it has something to do with energy absorption and expulsion. Right now the quirk is heavily tied to your emotional state. So, whenever you start to feel panicked. Try to ground yourself and breathe. I'll be sending you three home with some techniques and breathing exercises."

He handed Aizawa a packet of papers. "Other than that, we urge you to get the collar off as soon as possible. I know that is easier said than, done, but I believe it will relieve a lot of this young mans stress once it's gone."

"Thank you doctor. We really appreciate everything." Aizawa and Hizashi give a small bow as the doctor exits.

The two turn back to the boy. "Alrighty listener! Are you ready to leave or whHAATT!?" I flinched a little at the sound but chuckled at my new guardians enthusiasm.

Aizawa litghtly shoved his partner aside with a small grin. "Ok, kid. Here you go." He handed me a pile of clothes. "Go ahead and change and we can head out."

I looked down at the clothes in my hands feeling slightly uncomfortable. "B-but these aren't my clothes."

"We know kid. The shirt we found you in is being used as evidence, plus, you deserve some real clothes. I know these are going to be big, but tomorrow we can go buy some your size before we take you to UA on monday."

I gave them a small smile and walked to the bathroom to change. I closed the door and slid off the hospital gown. I avoided looking at my reflection. I didn't want to see the scars that covered my body. I quickly slid on a black hoodie and some blue jeans. The hoodie itself fell almost to my knees. The pants didn't even stay up. I rolled up the ends of the pants so I wouldn't trip and walked out of the bathroom. 

"Oh dang, I didn't think they would be that big. Sorry kid." Aizawa rubbed the back of his neck, a little embarrassed at his miscalculation. Hizashi stepped forward chuckling.

"Hey buddy, you under there?" He lifted up the hood revealing my face that had been hidden under all the fabric. We laughed together and left the room.

"I'll pull the car around and meet you two out front." Hizashi walked off twirling keys around a finger and whistling a tune. I stayed with Aizawa as we checked out. The lady at the desk waived bye and I gave her a big smile and wave as we walked away. I'm so happy to finally leave here.