Izuocha's Love Stories

I WON'T LEAVE YOU...(CHAPTERS 7-8)

CHAPTER SEVEN

Izuku did not hesitate as Ochako began to lean to one side and eventually fell off of her knees entirely. Activating his quirk and leaping towards her, he managed to catch her well before she hit the ground. Her face was the palest he had seen it and her breath was fast and short. He did not speak to her, he was already worried enough about her, he did not need her to try to talk to him as if her body was not almost completely twisted up. His own legs protested with weariness and slight pain but he did not even acknowledge his own body as he adjusted her so that one of his arms was curled beneath her knees while the other was cradling her upper back and shoulders. She naturally tilted her head so that it could rest in the crook of his neck, making him blush despite himself as she sighed with content.

Nobody else spoke either, their eyes wide and their bodies so tired they were barely able to walk. They all knew they had faced some serious dangers but at that moment, none of them could remember them being as dangerous as this one. Aizawa finally broke the silence with a small cough as he cleared the dust from his throat.

"Come on everyone, I'll call the police and an ambulance but let's get up to the surface for some fresh air." Everyone agreed with quiet mumbles of acceptance before making their way towards the tunnel they had come in from.

"Hey Sensei?" Kirishima asked from the entrance of the tunnel. "I don't know how we are going to get back up, this tunnel surface is completely smooth." Tsu allowed Aizawa to drift to the tunnel entrance and peer up into it, his face scrunched in concentration.

"Hm... does anyone have enough energy to do a quick scout of the walls for another way out?" Aizawa asked around as a general idea.

"It's okay, I have a better idea," Tsu said. Gently setting Aizawa on the ground, she turned to Tokoyami and smiled at him. "If Dark Shadow is up to it, maybe I can use my tongue and you can use Dark Shadow to lift our friends up through the tunnel?" Tokoyami nodded and a battered Shoji came up beside him.

"I can also help a little," he said, his many arms gesturing at the tunnel entrance.

"Are you sure you are up to that?" Aizawa asked, a slight hint of concern in his voice.

"Of course," Tsu said confidently despite her tiredness.

Aizawa hesitated but then nodded in confirmation.

"Alright everybody, form a line starting with the most injured and ending with Midoriya and Uraraka since they will be a heavier load." Aizawa glanced over at the pair and saw Izuku nod in agreement before making his way to the back.

Tsu started with Momo Yaoyorozu while Shoji took Todoroki and Tokoyami carried Iida. One at a time, the three lifted their fellow students up through the tunnel until everyone except Aizawa, Izuku, Ochako, and Tsu remained (Tsu had insisted on Tokoyami and Shoji going up first).

"Take them first," Aizawa said gesturing towards Izuku, who still cradled Ochako to his chest.

"Sure thing Aizawa," Tsu said wrapping her tongue around Izuku's waist and carefully lifting them through the tunnel. Izuku heard her grunt at their combined weight but she kept them held high until the brightening night sky was visible. They broke through the tunnel entrance and Izuku gasped, filling his lungs with the fresh night air, fully enjoying its coolness as it washed over his face and refreshed his body. Aizawa came up next, followed by Tsu who vaulted herself through the entrance by wrapping her long tongue around a nearby tree with the help of Dark Shadow who reached down to assist her.

The group just sat in the grass for a while, panting heavily and waiting for the sweat to dry on their skin while they waited for the police and ambulances to arrive. Shoji and Tokoyami sat together in the soft grass, discussing their different experiences with the same villain. Todoroki was still sitting with Yaoyorozu, who had come back from being knocked out but was still a little disoriented, leaning on Todoroki for support even while they sat in the grass. Bakugo sat with Kirishima, who was wrapping a small bandage wrap he had brought with them just in case around a small gash on Bakugo's arm. Bakugo scoffed and complained that he did not need the bandage but allowed Kirishima to do it anyway, slightly enjoying the closeness of his friend. Aizawa was lying in the grass with his phone in his hand and his capture weapon in his other, as he stared off into the distance, watching for the police. Finally, Tsu, Iida, Izuku, and Ochako all sat under a nearby small oak tree in the slightly darker shade despite the chill in the night air. Tsu and Iida were talking rapidly about the villain's quirk but Izuku was not interested in discussing quirks for the first time in his life. He was fully immersed in the life in his arms, holding her to him as if to protect her from anything that might jump out at them.
A few tears slid down his cheeks but he was able to control his emotions for the most part, for her sake. If he fretted too much she might become too horrified with the condition of her body. Ochako shifted a little in his lap, her head nuzzling into his chest and her hands resting beneath her chin, one was balled into a light fist to support her head while the other was splayed out on Izuku's chest, her fingers resting on his fine-toned abs. Once everyone had emerged from the tunnel, Aizawa had used two extra hair bands that had been sitting on his wrist to tie Ochako's thumb to the palm of her hand (as if she were making the number four) to keep her from involuntarily causing things to float. Izuku was grateful for that now as Ochako slept on his chest, glad that he would not have to be tethered to the ground to keep from floating away.