Izuocha's Love Stories

49 - SCORPIONS & CHAINS (CHAPTERS 1-2)

By SevenRenny

SUMMARY: Izuku hadn't expected his morning to be anything special. Yeah, it was his sixteenth birthday, but his birthdays weren't anything special. He hadn't expected this. Just how had it gone all wrong? His vision blurred and black spots danced at the corners of his eyes. He could make out Uraraka's tear-stained face looking down at him in horror. Every breath threatened to be his last.

Or, Izuku gets hit by a Villain with a Scorpion Quirk, leaving him in a nightmare induced coma. His friends struggle to save him, and accidentally find the side-effect of the Quirk: allowing others to see Izuku's memories before UA.

This covers to manga up to chapter 109

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CHAPTER ONE

It had been an accident... a simple accident, because Izuku was one to interfere when it came to the safety of others. Now, it was costing him his life, every breath threatened to be his last. He'd collapsed so suddenly, too fast for Uraraka to grab him. His eyes rolled back and his spine arched as he gasped and struggled to breathe because his throat was swelling inside and he couldn't get air. His vision blurred and black spots danced at the corner of his eyes. He could make out Uraraka's tearstained face looking down at him in horror. She grabbed his head to prevent him from slamming it against the ground again, her other hand occasionally stroking his hair, trying desperately to give him some sort of comfort.

"Deku! It'll be okay... it'll be okay just – just hold on, okay? Please, just hold on, Deku!"

Her voice was hard to hear, mixed in with the panicked chatter of the crowd that had gathered and the haziness of his mind. Someone called for help, someone kept asking 'Is the boy okay? What's wrong with him?' and most watched in worry, unsure of what to do.

His heartbeat pumped in his throat and his body felt too hot. He was sweating, drenching his clothes. It was hard to breathe... a cough, followed by a gurgle, and he choked on his own fluids, coughing and having his spit fly out his mouth and hit his own face. Something bubbly leaked from the corner of his lips, and with his mind so disoriented, he couldn't figure out that he was foaming at the mouth. He tried to speak, but it came out as a pained grunt that ended with a wet cough.

"He's choking!" He heard Iida yell and felt a number of hands on him, pushing. "Put him on his side, hurry!"

Iida was helped by other bystanders to shift Izuku onto his side and Uraraka's hands turned his head, but still holding on to him. The change in positions caused him to vomit out liquids, giving him a few seconds of relief and managing a few breaths before his throat clogged up again. Instincts kicking in, his body fought against suffocation. His legs kicked at their own accord and his fingers scratched at the ground, trying to physically force himself to stay alive. His skin kept switching from hot to cold, then hot again and his body shivered uncontrollably.

"Deku! Please, hang on – please!"

Just how had it gone all wrong?

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He hadn't expected his morning to be anything special. Yeah, sure, it was his sixteenth birthday, but his birthdays weren't anything special. He usually only had his mom to celebrate with him, but he was living in the dorms now, far away from her, so he only expected a 'Happy Birthday, sweetheart' text from her.

"Midoriya!" Iida suddenly called out of nowhere.

Izuku flinched, accidentally drawing a squiggly line across his notebook. Still disturbed by the sudden action of his friend, Izuku whirled around to look at him, placing one hand over his thrumming heart. He didn't like it when people snuck up on him like that. It reminded him of getting jumped by bullies. "Oh – Ah, yeah?"