Mending What Broke: Todoroki Shoto x Reader

The Bridge

-Gina's POV-

"Mr. Aizawa, are you sure this is a good idea?" The young girl questioned, her hands tugging down on the shirt she had to borrow from Y/n. "What if seeing me messes with her recovery?"

"Come on now! Don't talk like that Yakatama! I'm sure Eri would love to see you!" Looking over towards the tall blond boy, Gina grew slightly more nervous, not quite knowing how to interact with the upperclassmen that had saved her only to get his quirk taken. "You were there for her when things were dark! So I'm confident that seeing you will make her day a little brighter!" Looking into the fruit basket in his hands, the blonde-haired boy quickly readjusted a small peach.

Being surrounded by so many people in the slim halls of the hospital made Gina slightly uneasy, scratching the side of her neck, the girl caught herself, quickly pulling her hand back to her side.

'Out of all things I had to pick up on, why is it Shigiraki's neck scratching?' She cursed, the action now becoming some cruel form of comfort for when she found situations difficult that somehow was mixed with the small amount of harm she was doing to herself. 'I hate it when I do it, but I can't help it at times,'

"Either way, you three being here is all the girl has asked for since she had been quarantined. We believe she's in a stable enough condition to see you all," Aizawa explained, stopping near a closed-off room. 

Staring up at the door, Gina noticed how there were no windows facing the halls, compared to her room that had two large ones so both nurses and doctors could check on her.

"Let's not keep her waiting!" Mirio cheered, quickly sliding the door to the side, Midoriya and him presenting themselves to the young girl first, Gina choosing to stay behind the two, giving Aizawa one last skeptical glance.

Seeing the mono-horned girl, the two boys smiled, calling out her name happily, "Eri!"

Stepping forwards, Midoriya was the one to speak first, "Sorry we couldn't come to see you sooner,"

"We brought you some yummy snacks though! Hope you're feeling hungry!" Presenting the small basket to the girl, Mirio continued, "What's your favorite fruit? Oh! Wait I know, let me guess! Peaches are your fav, right? Cause you're a peach!"

Handing the basket to Eri, the platinum-haired girl looked at all the different fruits, slightly confused, "Apple,"

Winking, Mirio quickly played off his mistake, "Yeah, that's what I meant!" Taking out the red fruit from the basket, Mirio tossed it into the air playfully, "Let's get this sucker peeled for ya! It'll be delicious,"

"Hey, Eri," Gina spoke, her voice quiet as the girl's attention went to her, "How've you been feeling?" Sitting down on a small blue stool, the girl pulled it closer to the edge of the bed, Midoriya and Mirio quickly doing the same as the bunny cut apple slices were placed on the table nearby.

"Icky," Was all Eri responded with, a sad smile forcing its way to Gina's lips.

"I bet, but don't worry. You'll be all better soon and out of the hospital in no time," As the boy's settled down, Gina placed her hand out towards the girl, keeping a safe enough distance making sure she wouldn't startle her. Folding her finger's into a small fist, Gina looked at the girl gently, "Remember the thing I taught you?"

Nodding her head gently, Eri slowly reached towards the girl's fist, her small fingers copying the older female, the two doing a small fist bump before slowly reeling their hands back making a small explosion noise, their hands unraveling and spreading their fingers out as they did so.