The People's Hero| A BNHA OC Story

Part Seventy One-A Hero's Past Mistakes

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Ryuji POV
"So...does this mean you're not mad at me?" I ask while still hugging Toru

"Oh no, I'm furious at you. I just wanted you to lower your guard" she says while letting go of me

"Wait, what?" I say

"Smack!"

Instead of a slap, she straight up just punches me in the face.

"Yup, I deserve that" I say while rubbing my cheek

"Before I begin yelling at you, do you have anything to say for yourself?" She asks in a scary sweet voice

"Uh...happy late Valentine's Day?" I awkwardly say

"Smack!"

She punches me again.

"Ouch...I had that one coming" I say

"You deserve a lot more than that! I should just leave you right here and now and save me a lot of heartache in the future!" She says

"I definitely deserve that as well. But please don't" I say

"Sigh...Common sense says I should, but I can't. I love you too much" she says

"Yes! Take that common sense!" I cheer to myself

"But I've gotta ask, why?" She asks

"Why what?" I ask

"Why did you disappear? You've been gone for over a week now. Why didn't you just come back? Before going off with your team or whatever it is" she asks

"I...I couldn't come back" I say

"Why?! Do you realize how close they were to just giving up your investigation and announcing you as dead?! The only reason they stopped investigating is because you're all over the news and social media!" She says

"Really?" I ask

"Yes! I would show you but my phone is broken" she says

I get out my phone and sure enough, there's a news clip of me diving into the portal with the missile.

"Huh, I didn't know that the news was there. They didn't even get my good side" I say while putting my phone away

"That's not the point! You better give me a damn good reason as to why you didn't come back right away" she says

"Sigh...I guess now is as good as a time as any. But before I tell you, do you think we could go somewhere that isn't your doorway?" I ask

"We can. We can go to my room" she says

She lets me in her house and I follow her to her room.

"It's been a while since I've been in here" I say

"Come on now. Out with it" she says while closing the door

"Straight to the point, huh? Well, I couldn't come back because I was...scared" I say

"Scared? Of what?" She asks

"Scared of being alone again" I say

"Why would you have to be scared of that? You've got me and everyone else who were worried sick about you!" She says

"Let me give you some context. During the raid, Arvin detected some villains hiding away in a hidden room. Since there was only two of them I decided to go and deal with them myself" I say