the copycat hero: Deku

Chapter 51

So you may have all noticed that posting of these chapters has slowed sown. I'm just going through a thing atm, nothing serious, it's just taking away from my writing time and energy. As such, chapters may be few and far between until the problem is sorted. Sorry about this.

Himiko stared at the wall as she listened to the loud noises coming from the dorm common room, the happy shouting making her smile slightly. That meant Izuku was back and was probably the cause of the shouting.

"Are you okay?" Himiko jumped slightly at the words, looking up at her best friend as the bat girl sat down beside her.

Pipi had visited her everyday since the fight on television, comforting Himiko and helping her relax. It had been a shock when Izuku had fallen over after stabbing the Villain with a quirk she didn't recognise. It had been even more terrifying when the Villain had suddenly exploded, morphing into a massive blob of twisted flesh, beams of energy, fire, ice and electricity shooting out of him and destroying what was left of the nearby buildings. The only thing Himiko could think of at that time had been Izuku, lying unconscious on the floor as the creature raged.

The relief she'd felt after seeing All Might appear at the edge of the destruction, a small form clasped in his arms, handing the familiar head of green hair over to the paramedics before jumping back into the fray. It had almost made her lose herself in her relief.

"I want to see him," the blond muttered, "But he's busy with his friends."

"That doesn't mean you can't," Pipi hummed, patting the girl on the shoulder, "I mean, you already met some of them, and you're doing a lot better than you were before."

"I…I'm scared…" Himiko muttered, "What if they don't like me? What if they think my quirk is gross?"

"Then they'd have to think my quirk is gross too," Pipi huffed, puffing out her chest as Himiko looked at her, the blond snorting in laughter as she looked at the bat girl.

"They could never do that!" Himiko giggled, "You're too cute!"

"Not everyone thinks that," Pipi sighed, looking away for a moment before turning back to her friend, a smile back on her face, "Anyway, you said you wanted to see him? So, let's go and see him!"

Himiko didn't have time to reacted as Pipi grabbed her arm, pulling her off the floor and dragging her towards the door.

The shouting eventually died down as Izuku talked enthusiastically to his mom, almost bouncing in his wheelchair as he gripped Mina's hand, refusing to let go. Several of the other students quickly held out their own hands, letting him hold them tightly, a wide grin on his face.

"Izu-kun?"

The unfamiliar voice made the room fall silent, everyone turning to see the blond hiding behind the much shorter bat girl, her hair pulled up into two neat buns on the sides of her head.

"Izu-kun," Himiko repeated, "You're back."

"I am, Himi-chi!" Izuku said happily, "How have you been?"

"B…Baka!" the girl shouted as she suddenly charged forwards, launching herself into his chest and almost knocking him out of his chair, "Baka! Baka baka baka! Do you know how scared I was?! I thought you weren't going to come back!"

"I'm sorry, Himi-chi," Izuku cooed as he gently rubbed her head, smoothing down her hair as she cried into his chest, "But it's okay! I'm back now."

Himiko lifted herself up, staring at him intently for a moment. His deep emerald eyes looked into her soft honey-coloured ones, still dripping tears as she leaned forwards. The kiss sent tingles up her spine, making her moan slightly as she pressed her lips against his. Izuku reciprocated, slipping an arm around her to pull her closer, the girl only too happy to let him. They broke the kiss, Himiko still crying slightly as she sniffed, wiping her eyes and nose on her sleeve.