Hope Found in Ice and Flames

Chapter 25

Rescue

It'd been a few hours since the incident. Police cars were everywhere still, villains had been found and chained up, unconscious students on stretchers, pro heroes surrounding the area, students traumatized. Everything was so chaotic, but for one student the entire world around him seemed to be stuck in time.

All he could do was stare at his feet, his slightly grown out hair dangled in front of his eyes, he just stood, his surroundings were irrelevant, everything sounded staticky, even his vision seemed blurred. Shouto tried to get his brother back to reality, to no avail.

The students who were stuck inside during the incident were all saddened, they felt completely useless in this situation. They couldn't do anything. Eijirou looked up from the ground, looking at the green haired boy that he was so infatuated with, as did Denki. The boys began walking towards Izuku, only for them to freeze as he collapsed.

"Izuku!!"

{-Time skip-}

It'd been a few days since Izuku collapsed, he was hospitalized for blood loss and a broken wing. His family had visited constantly, as did a few classmates and friends from school but all he could do was stare out the window. The sight was pitiful.

Izuku did his usual staring out the window when suddenly his door was slammed open, he turned in shock to find his entire class standing in the room, Eijirou at the front. "Midoriya, I know you're upset but...We have to talk." He said, he sounded serious.

"The night of the attack, YaoMomo had placed a tracker on one of the nomu that showed up. I want to use this to our advantage and go rescue Bakugo! I know you do too." Some of the students stared in shock, a few protested, Momo and Eijirou stood firm.

"That's dangerous. Kero. I think we should leave this to the pros..." Asui said, placing her finger on her chin, Ochako agreed, as did a few others. Tenya stepped up, "Asu- ahem. Tsu is right. Going after him when the pros are already on it is useless and harmful. Not to mention none of us have our hero licenses." He explained, crossing his arms.

"Yes, but they're surely taking their sweet time about it." Shouto argued, surprising his boyfriend. "Izuku, I want to save him just as much as you do, which is why I'm going to do it, no matter what you decide. However, I feel like this will only work if you come too."

Tenya gritted his teeth, all of the students staring at the patient, the room tense. Izuku said he needed time to think, the students left, leaving Shouto, Eijirou, and Momo there with the greenette. "We'll be here later tonight when you're able to leave... We'll wait for you but after a while we'll go on without you if you don't show." Momo said, placing her hand atop Izuku's and smiling gently before she and her friends left, passing an eavesdropping Tenya.

{Time skip}

Izuku took a breath, exiting the hospital and looking forward, seeing his brother and two friends. Then he saw Tenya, which confused him. He walked to the group and was about to talk only to be punched in the face, stumbling to the side and holding his cheek. "Hey what the hell man?!" Eijirou shouted, going to Izuku and cupping his face in his hands, staring at his reddened cheek. 

"Why would you come huh? Are you stupid!? You're just getting out and you're already running off to danger! I don't even want these three going and now you too?!" Tenya yelled, tightening his clenched fist. "What are you trying to prove here huh!?"

"Shut up, what do you know?" Izuku interrupted, glaring at the blue haired teen. "I've lost my brother to villains, what makes you think I want to lose my friend to them as well? I'm doing this for Kacchan."