When You Believe

Chapter 12

A/N: I profusely apologize for the long hiatus. Many, many things have been going on that has pulled my attention away from my writing. I will hopefully be more consistent with this going forward. I only ask that you all be patient with me while I find the time to write.

"Momo's gonna be upset with you~" Mina was telling Izuku in a sing song voice. She, Kirishima, Nakagami, and another boy Izuku didn't recognize had met up with him at the Infirmary where Izuku was being placed in a sling and regaining some energy from Recovery GIrl's healing. Izuku chuckled as he regarded his pink friend.

"I couldn't let that girl get crushed by the Zero Pointer," he said. Mina lightly punched his good arm.

"I know, silly," she said. "That's why I said she'll be upset. Not mad." The whole group shared a laugh before attention was brought to the newcomer.

"So who's this?" Kirishima finally said, indicating towards the other boy. Mina chimed in.

"This is Mairu Satoshi," she introduced him. "He kinda saved me from this perv before our test began. Seems like a cool guy, so I thought he could join us in hanging out once Midori here is ready to go."

"If that's okay with everyone," the new addition, Mairu, stated. Everyone voiced their consent with him joining, while Izuku stood up.

"I should be ready to go now," he said, looking over to Recovery Girl. She sighed.

"If you feel well enough, go ahead," she responded. "Just make sure to take it easy. A few days of no training, especially with that arm, and you'll make a full recovery. Though you should expect a few scars on your arm and hand." Izuku thanked her and the group headed out.

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Izuku stood awkwardly as Momo looked at him with arms crossed and a small pout on her face. He rubbed the back of his head with his good arm, avoiding as much eye contact as he could. The other four looked between them, amused. However, their looks of amusement quickly left their faces when Momo's look got directed their way before returning to Izuku.

"So..." she said, breaking the silence. "What happened?" There was a brief moment before Izuku explained everything. How he had been careful, keeping his power output low. He didn't go into detail regarding One for All with the new person in their midst, even though they had told Nakagami recently due to her strong relationship with Kirishima.

"And then the Zero Pointer showed up," he said. "It was massive, and I understood why we were told to avoid it. I was making my way out when I heard and saw someone trapped. She would have been crushed if I hadn't done what did." Another beat went by before Momo broke her facade, rushing into Izuku's arms.

"I'm not mad," she said. "I'm just scared. I'm scared you won't come back to me." He stroked her hair as he relaxed into her embrace.

"I know," he replied. "And I'm sorry for worrying you. I can't promise I won't do something like that again, but I will promise I'll be more careful and try to find alternate ways in the future." She nodded as she moved away from the embrace, but never fully left. She sighed deeply before speaking again.

"So, who is this joining us today?"

Once again, introductions were made with Mairu, and the group was able to continue their day. Their plan was a celebration of a job well done. Even though they didn't know the results, they still felt they all did well. Mairu melded into the group quite well, getting along best with (aside from Mina) Kirishima and Izuku.

Once the day's enjoyment came to a close, Kirishima stated he had to get Nakagami home. Soon thereafter, Mairu stated he should do the same. Mina took this as her queue to allow Izuku and Momo some alone time and joined him, as he was around the same area as her.