𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤

- Chapter 43 -

Izuku POV

The entire ambulance ride to the hospital was nothing short of agonizing. Seeing you there lifeless, connected to a machine to help you breathe as a result of losing so much sunlight, it broke Izuku's heart. No one noticed, but he held your hand the entire time, softly squeezing it from time to time hoping that you would do the same. Iida's arm was also incredibly damaged, a thick gauze was wrapped around it, however doing very little in slowing down the blood from spilling.

It was silent, your slow heartbeat echoing through the heart monitor, a grim reminder of just how badly you were hurt, definitely more than you seemed to be. Once again, you hid how you truly felt from everyone, your pain and injuries burdened only your shoulders. It pissed Izuku off, and he didn't know why it did so much.

You two were close friends in a unique way sure, but for some reason visualizing you going off alone to fight villains without ever asking for help, without asking for his help, that's what was making Izuku frustrated with you.

Why am I so upset at Y/N? Yes she was reckless, probably never thinking of her own well being once tonight. But this feeling, in my chest, it's different. This keeps happening with us, with her, always getting herself hurt or keeping secrets from me for reasons I can never decipher.

And now, it's led to this. Y/N, uncious after saving basically both Iida from acting on his grief before he'd do something he would regret, and me from that flying Nomu. The only question is why?

Why?

Why?!

Izuku's thoughts overwhelmed him, as hot tears began to fall through his tired eyes. Iida finally lifted his head to see his friend, looking at you with such worry.

"Midoriya, are you alright?" The class president asked, trying his best to ignore the waves of pain that radiated throughout his arm.

"I'm.. I'm just..." Izuku began, quivering through his tears.

"I feel so useless, what good is a hero that basically stood by while everyone around him got hurt?" Izuku cried, holding your hand tighter as he spoke, as if squeezing your hand comforted him. Another anomaly about you that didn't make sense.

"Useless? What makes you believe that you were useless?"

Izuku took a deep breath in, catching himself losing control of his emotions before becoming a blubbering mess.

"Y/N took most of the blows herself, protecting me from The Hero Killer's attacks with a blink of an eye. And when she was unable to move, I was supposed to pick up the slack, but instead you got hurt. Both of you got injured, while I'm here with barely any scratches."

"As if I didn't do anything." Izuku finishes, looking towards you once more, your condition only solidifying his view of the whole thing.

"That's not true! If anything it just proves how much better of a hero you are!" Iida countered, staring deep into his friend's worried gaze. "While Y/N and I were recklessly getting ourselves hurt, you were doing just as much work with half the injuries. You were being responsible, Midoriya, that's something to be proud of."

Izuku changed his view from you to Iida, who had a small yet reassuring smile on his face despite how much pain he must be in from his injuries. Which made Izuku feel all the more guilty, even if Iida was right, he shouldn't be the one consoling him.

Silence fell for a moment, before Izuku attempted to comfort Iida. Izuku could only imagine what seeing his brother's attempted murderer must have felt.