Breaking a promise

Chapter 38: Do it right

Monday classes began like any other day for Midoriya. Mr. Aizawa came in sleepy as usual but instead started to address the class.
"As most of you probably heard, several students were involved in a villain attack at the winter festival. As a result, Mr. Nezu has made a difficult decision to ensure students safety outside the campus. All students are banned from outside gatherings unless they are doing provisional work with an agency."
There were groans from a few students. Unsurprisingly, he flared up momentarily to get them silent.
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When he saw her after class, there was no hesitation from Midoriya to run up and hug Kendo.
"Itsuka! Boy am I glad to see you!"
"Whoa, hey there boyfriend! I'm happy to see you too."
"When did you return? What happened to you?"
"Calm down, I got back yesterday afternoon from the hospital."
"Oh yeah......" he sighed.
"Relax, they gave me and Shiozaki some painkillers for the migraines."
"Migraines? Did you get hit in the head?"
"No I don't think so. I don't remember much from the other night."
"Yeah, I'm sorry about how I handled you."
"Handled me? What happened?"
"You started to attack me and other people, so I had to fight and restrain you until the heroes arrived."
She was silent with her mouth slightly open. It was like she suddenly remembered something in a dumbfounded way.
"The voice.... I heard a voice telling me to attack. I don't remember what happened after that."
"Yeah, Kato overheard the paramedics saying you and Shiozaki were looking hypnotized."
"And I attacked you?"
"Well I guess you were already hypnotized but I-"
She had her over her mouth with a small tear in her left eye.
"I'm so sorry Izuku! I never wanted to do that to you!"
He held her in his embrace.
"It's okay. You didn't hurt me and I didn't let you hurt anyone."
For a moment she was silent before softly saying into his shoulder:
"Thank you for remembering."
"Remember what?"
"You promised not to put me before others. You made that promise on our first date."
"Well I couldn't just do nothing."
"You kept it this time. Come on, its getting colder."
PING!
Midoriya's phone sounded with a text message.
"Deku, can I talk to you and Kendo? I'm in my room."
It was from Uraraka.
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They stood outside her door, Midoriya being cautious while Kendo was calmer.
Knock knock!
The door opened to show a more refreshed Uraraka standing there.
"Hey guys, sorry for the short notice. Come in."
They entered and were offered to sit on her bed together.
"So what is it that you wanted to talk about?" Kendo asked.
She was silent for a moment before slowly speaking.
"I owe you an apology for how I treated both of you lately. You see I was really overwhelmed by your relationship and I didn't know how to handle it. But I've come to accept it and I want to be friends again. Can we?"
They didn't hesitate to say yes happily.