Izuocha's Love Stories

IZUKU'S BAKERY (CHAPTER 5-6)

CHAPTER FIVE

Ochaco was shaken back to her senses by Tsuyu, who had recently arrived at the scene.

"What happened? Ribbit." She asked, her voice filled with a rarely seen urgency.

"Th-Th-There was a v-villain a-and he..." Multiple sobs interrupted her, she threw herself into Tsuyu's arms before she could actually complete the sentence, tears streaming down her face. Tsuyu held her friend tightly, gently patting her back and whispering words of comfort in her ear.

"I-I couldn't do anything..." Ochaco finally managed to get out, calming herself a tiny bit, "The villain used me as a hostage and..." She wasn't able to continue as she started weeping again, burying her face into Tsuyu's arms.

They stayed this way for a while until Tsuyu finally stood up, bringing Ochaco with her.

"C'mon," She said to her, "Let's go see how he's doing. Ribbit." Ochaco simply nodded and wiped off her tears with her arm, which proved to be useless as fresh new ones started coming out almost immediately. They got into the first taxi they saw and headed for the hospital.

The drive was a slow, anxious one. Neither of the girls talked as they were only beginning to digest the events that had just occurred. Ochaco was absolutely devastated, she kept blaming herself for what had happened. Tsuyu, on the other hand, was in a complete state of shock. She was arriving at the bakery, hoping to catch some last-minute bread when she saw the police cars flooding the outside of the shop. She had quickened her pace and saw an ambulance leave as she got to the door. Ochaco was inside, tears slowly rolling down her face, unresponsive to everything around her.

When they finally arrived, Tsuyu paid and they ran towards the entrance as fast as they could. They went to the receptionist and Tsuyu asked about Izuku, Ochaco being unable to mutter more than a few words. They were sent to the waiting room, Izuku was in critical state and wasn't able to receive visitors, but he'd be stable and in a room of his own in the next few hours.

The wait was endless, neither of the girls spoke a word. Even though they had just received confirmation that Izuku would be okay, they couldn't shake off the feeling of dread from their minds. Ochaco had buried her face in her hands, still blaming herself for what had happened, while Tsuyu tried to comfort her but she wasn't able to say much herself.

Hours later, both of the girls where still in the waiting room, anxious to the news that was about to come. Ochaco was exhausted both mentally and physically, Tsuyu had almost recovered and was trying to engage Ochaco in conversation, with no real results. When she was trying for the fifteenth time, she was interrupted by a nurse coming out of the hall adjacent to the room, calling out both of the girls' names. They stood up and went towards the door, not caring about how tired both of them were.

"Please, follow me this way." The woman said, moving slightly away from the door so that the two girls could pass. She then started walking down the halls, the girls close behind. She suddenly stopped at the doorway of a room and pushed the door open slowly.

"He's on heavy painkillers, so he might be asleep right now." The nurse said as she stepped aside, allowing Ochaco and Tsuyu to enter.

As she walked inside, Ochaco saw a white curtain in the middle of the room, the shadow of a hospital bed was visible through it. She quickly made her way past it and found herself standing right in front of the wounded Izuku. He had a large bandage covering his chest, a little red mark was seen on the side, where he had been stabbed by the villain. His face was pale, his eyes had dark spots underneath them, showing the lack of rest he'd had.

"Izuku!" Ochaco yelped in surprise, then realized she had called him by his first name, which made her blush furiously. Tsuyu blinked in surprise but didn't comment on it.