I Am Here For You (IzuOcha)

Chapter 91: The Tear Jerker In the Corner

"No Hatsume... I don't want anything other than the request I'm making," Ochaco said, rubbing the bridge of her nose with her fingers as the oil-covered, pink-haired girl in front of her examined the large pink boots of Ochaco's hero costume. "I just want you to do the simple modification I'm asking."

"Such a basic modification to these babies but... I can make it happen. You know this seems heavily inspired by that boyfriend of yours..." Hatsume said, looking at the notes Ochaco had wrote down on a sheet of paper regarding the upgrades as her fingers slid up and down the side of the boot.

"That's the goal," Ochaco said a bit sourly. She knew Hatsume didn't deserve any harsh feelings, however she also knew that Hatsume wouldn't take any notice of them. Ochaco also wasn't very fond of Hatsume with how touchy she could get with Izuku, however that wasn't important at the moment.

"Where is he anyway?" Hatsume said, now carrying the boots to her desk. "You never let him come here alone. It's even rarer for you to come by yourself."

"He's... not here." Ochaco said quietly, leaning against the wall putting her hands in her pockets. "Why?"

"Because you seem sad. And if something happened to him then... Iida would be sad... And he's in here a lot. It would be annoying if he came in here sad all the time." Hatsume said as she took her tools down from a shelf, trying to sound as if it were casual conversation. However, Ochaco heard the concern in Hatsumes voice. Was Hatsume worried about Iida?

"Izuku... Izuku was kidnapped," Ochaco said even quieter than before. Hatsume, who had started sorting through her tools, had slowed for a second.

"I'm... I'm sorry to hear that..." Hatsume said, as she turned back to work on the boot.  Ochaco blinked a few times before turning towards the door. 

"Thank you, please... let me know when those are done." She said as she walked out. 

Ochaco walked down the halls, staring through the morning sun rays that shown through the school buildings tall glass walls. The green grass and fields of the school yard blew gently in the wind. Ochaco stopped walking and stared out for a moment. It all seemed... To peaceful. Unreal. As Izuku stayed being experimented on wherever he was, she was here. Not by his side. Not freeing him.

"What's the hold up?" A rough, slightly angry voice said from behind her. Ochaco sighed as she turned to see the angry spiky blonde standing a few feet away from her, his hands in his pockets. 

"Upgrades," Ochaco said simply as she turned back towards the window, staring back out into UA's fields and wall. "I think they'll help."

"We're wasting time here, we need to find this bastard watching the school now," Bakugo said, clicking his tongue. "The sooner we find whoever that is-"

"The sooner we find Izuku, yes, I know." Ochaco said, a bit of a temple rising in her forehead. Of course her partner would be Bakugo. She may have relatively forgiven him, and they could be considered... friends... at this point. That didn't make him any less 'fun' to be around. 

"Someone has been watching the school from outside. That's how they knew when to take Monoma. It's just weird... The school has multiple forms of security that keeps it one of the safest places to be... How could someone watch?" Ochaco wondered.

"Don't be stupid," Bakugo said roughly, standing next to her looking out the window. "It has to be a quirk. No technology could get past the schools defenses against it unless its at the government level."

"Speaking of the government, it doesn't help that we are on a time limit..." Ochaco said. The government had already taken her parents in, and eventually the government would target her and the Pro Heroes for subsequently causing the Nomu swarms...