I Am Here For You (IzuOcha)

Chapter 53: Bakugo's Tension

Ochaco sat on a fallen tree, her hand still playing with the floating ball of light. Izuku stood next her, shifting in feet constantly. Ochaco, while still playing with Oshagiri, now had on a blank face now processing the weight of what Izuku had just told her.

"Oshagiri-Chan... Is a person that was abandoned? And the only thing potentially keeping her alive is her Reality quirk? And the quirk she has messes with our heads? That's why I can see her?" Ochaco reaffirmed.

Izuku nodded. She was actually acting a bit weird... Usually when something like this was going on Ochaco would be the first to want to befriend and help the person. She was strangely distant with Hima. Ochaco however jumped off the log and faced Izuku, hands clasped behind her back.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Take me to her. Of course I wanna help her!" Ochaco said with a smile. Izuku smiled and signaled Ochaco to get on his back. When Izuku turned around however his face turned to one of concern. Why did Ochaco seem a bit hesitant? Was she worried about Oshagiri being in her head like Bakugo was? That was a bit of an unusual concern when it came to helping someone this dire in need...

Ochaco hopped on Izuku's back, happily wrapping her arms around him. With a new yellow lit path to follow, Izuku, charging at 15%,  started running and jumping his way through the forest. Ochaco clung to him, shoving her face in his back to shield herself against the rush of cold air. Ochaco, while enjoying the ride as usual from Izuku, couldn't help but feel a weight in her chest as they went. This girl could be in their heads at all times? Would she find out?

Izuku jumped down the long hill and landed at the perimeter of the pink forest, Ochaco smoothly sliding off his back. She left her hands lingering on his back for a moment before releasing fully, never getting enough of touching him. She peeked from behind Izuku's back and smiled a large smile.

"It's so pretty! Is this an illusion?" Ochaco asked, skipping ahead. She turned to see a full grown girl about her age, whitish silver hair with silvery eyes.

"No... These trees were planted years ago... By my ancient family... Nature has proven... strong... without mankind's touch..." The girl said, now floating around Ochaco. Ochaco stared in disbelief.

"You're so pretty..." Ochaco said. However the girls face fell just a bit.

"Not... Necessarily..." Hima responded.

Izuku walked past Ochaco towards the shrine that shone through the woods. Ochaco followed, catching up to Izuku and grabbing his hand to hold as they walked down the pathway. Ochaco watched as the pink leaves swayed, the light slivering its way through the trees gracefully. Ochaco slightly gasped at the deer she saw, how they looked at her without fear.

Izuku pulled the gate open, allowing Ochaco to walk in first, Hima floating ahead of them into the shrine. Ochaco stopped advancing, staring upwards at the shrine. The clean and tidy shrine suddenly faded to reveal a worn down rotting building. Izuku put an arm around her.

"You alright?" Izuku asked. Ochaco examined the building for a second before taking a deep breath.

"It doesn't hit you until you actually... See it... This really happened to her..." Ochaco said, taking a step forward.

Ochaco and Izuku walked through the now dusty and ruined shrine. Ochaco noticed Izuku's face, a bit of shock and sadness contorted in his features. Ochaco assumed he was under the illusion when he had first seen it. Izuku shook his head and walked Ochaco up to the second floor, where the body of Oshagiri, Hima now lay, life barely clinging to it.

Ochaco put a hand to her mouth, remaining at the top of the stairs.

"How... How could they abandon you like this...? All because of your quirk?" Ochaco said, sweat now falling from the side of her face. Izuku put a hand on her shoulder to comfort her.

"I'm going to help her... But I can't do it alone... It'll be a lot of work-"

"Izuku." Ochaco said quietly, but sharply. Izuku stopped talking and smiled. Of course Ochaco was going to help.

"Izu, go back to the house and find water and food. We need to nurse her back to health any way we can." Ochaco said, Looking around, locating an old chair that was overturned in the corner of the room. Izuku Smiled wide and did an air punch forward, mimicking Ochaco's usual movements, before the green glow started forming around him.

"Ocha..." Izuku called as Ochaco was lifting up the chair off its side. Ochaco turned to look at Izuku. Izuku's smile somehow got even brighter.

"Ai shiteru yo." He said before darting out the room, the green energy lingering where he stood.

"He... Really loves... you..." The Hima said, appearing out of thin air next to Ochaco. Ochaco blushed and turned to face the floating girl.

"He does, doesn't he..." Ochaco said with a smile, sitting the chair she had found next to the skeletal body.

"I try my best... Not to read minds... But I can't help it... when there is intense emotions..." Hima said. "Izuku-kuns love... was so large in that moment... I couldn't block it out..."

Ochaco looked towards the floating girl.

"Really? It was that strong?" Ochaco asked. Hima nodded. Ochaco looked down at her knees and shuffled a bit.

"H-Have you accidentally read my mind?" Ochaco asked. Hima stayed silent for a second.

"I... Have... But not purposefully..." Hima's floating body said quietly, hovering over her real body.

"You seem... Unsatisfied...."

Ochaco's eyes grew wide.

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Izuku arrived at the door to the cabin, running into the house.

"Hello there Eri! How are you doing? Still enjoying your first day here in the new house?" Izuku asked cheerfully. Eri, who was on the couch eating snacks still holding Ochaco's phone, looked over and waived at Izuku, her mouth stuffed with crumbs all over her cheeks.

"Slow down your eating Eri... We can't have you choking while living here or Aizawa will choke us out himself..." Izuku said, cleaning her mouth with the bottom of his shirt.

"Now the, wheres Ka-Chan?" Izuku asked. Eri pointed upstairs. Izuku's face turned serious for a second before the smile returned and he looked back towards Eri. He placed a hand on her head.

"Thank you, now stop stuffing and eat slowly."

Eri nodded happily before returning to the phone. Izuku turned and walked up the stairs, headed for Bakugo's room. Izuku took a breath and knocked on the door.

"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?!" Bakugo's voice yelled. Izuku frowned.

"Ka-Chan! Stop cursing with Eri around! At the very least not that loud! I have a favor to ask you."

"I don't wanna be apart of helping that girl. I fight villains. Not bring people back from the dead. That seems like your kind of thing doesn't it nerd? You can do this without my help. Now get your shitty ass out of here." Bakugo said, less loud than before. Izuku balled his fist, frustrated with his childhood bully.

"Can you just listen!? I just need you to watch Eri while Ochaco and I go save a life! Maybe you should learn a thing or two about it, seeing as you tried to make me end mine in middle school!" Izuku shouted. He hadn't meant to say that.

Bakugo opened the door, staring at Izuku with deadly eyes.

"I'll watch you makeshift fucking daughter. Now get the hell out of here." He said before slamming the door. Izuku, who was sweating bullets thinking Bakugo would murder him, sighed relief. Izuku slowly walked away to find a water container, thinking about his outburst.

What had made him say that? He was frustrated that Bakugo wasn't helping Hima... Did he really not care? No... As mean as Bakugo was, he always cared. Izuku's face fell a bit. Bakugo and him were getting along earlier... especially when they were training in the mornings.

What was going on...?

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