Heroes of Tomorrow

Part 36~Lies

Uzu huffed as he was pushed into Mirio's room. "For the record, I dislike this."

"It'll be easier to monitor you both if you're in the same room." The nurse patted Uzu's head as she began walking away. "Oh, and tell those girls if they climb through another window, I'm having them arrested."

Uzu stuck out his tongue as the nurse left.

"Woah, what was that all about?" Mirio grinned as Uze huffed.

"My girlfriends snuck in to see me after visiting time and got chased out with a broom." Uzu grinned before he turned to Mirio and took a breath. "I heard about Nighteye. How are you holding up?"

Mirio smiled. "I'm fine. No point moping around about it."

Uzu frowned before he began to laugh. "You know, it's okay to grieve. Continuing to work on your path and accepting and improving your emotions aren't mutually exclusive. Don't push yourself out of the need to keep being a hero. The world can wait; that's why we have more than one hero." Uzu stretched as he yawned. "Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to sleep." Uzu curled over as Mirio stared at him.

"Morph?"

Uzu hummed, not bothering to move.

"Thanks. You're a lot wiser than you look."

"Sure thing- hang on a second. What do you mean by that?" Uzu sat up, glaring at Mirio playfully.

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Akiko sighed as Ava pulled up in front of the school. "Damn, half don't wanna go back."

"I don't think your teachers are giving you a choice." Ava smiled as Akiko grinned.

"I don't have to listen to them."

"But you will."

"Yeah. I will."

Ava laughed. "You're such a goody-two-shoes for someone who attacked a hero."

Akiko blinked, opening her mouth in fake offence. "Says the criminal who attacked me only to return me peacefully a few days later."

"Hey, you're the one who keeps coming back."

Akiko rolled her eyes, kissing Ava before she jumped out.

"You sure your friends will be fine."

Akiko paused before she laughed. "I think Momo would prefer to walk back than ever get into a car you're driving."

"I can't understand why? I'm a great driver." As if to prove a point, Ava accidentally hit the throttle, bursting the car forward a few inches as she screamed in surprise.

"Night, Ava. I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Sure thing." Ava drove off as Akiko shook her head. She flicked on her headphones, walking through UA grounds until she spotted Midoriya, Kirishima, Tsu and Uraraka standing outside.

"Hey, why are you getting back so late?" Uraraka grinned as Akiko pulled her headphones off.

"I went to go visit Uzu after Tokoyami gave us a heart attack."

Uraraka frowned. "Us?"

"I was with Momo and Kyoka, but they chose to stay at the hospital."

Midoriya smiled nervously. "How is he?"

"He's Uzu. It took Momo and Kyoka to talk to him for him to realise he might not be capable of being a hero without a quirk."

"He quirk hasn't returned?" Tsu frowned in worry as Akiko shrugged.