FORTITUDE

Self Blame..🌸

"How are you feeling?"

Bakugo scowled as soon as he saw his classmates in his hospital room.

"Better," he turns away bitterly eyes coming to focus on the setting sun.

The class looked at one another knowing how he was really feeling at the moment. They knew him too well. Physically better but mentally and emotionally wounded, they are sure.

And the stubborn headed Bakugo doesn't like being helpless. Well, none of the class does.

"You'll be out by tomorrow Bakugo. So stay put and rest well lest you won't be able to attend the meeting required," Iida say taking the dynamite's hero's full attention.

"Meeting?"

"Yes, Misty returned from the other side of the portal alongside Kaminari and Kirishima who we didn't even knew tagged along and requested a meeting with the heroes and us," came the explanation making Bakugo's eyebrows knit.

This is giving him chills. And not a good one.

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"Why is my sister not awake yet?" Misty worriedly turns to Shinobu who just entered the room with Ayane's daily dose of medicine on her hold.

Shinobu brushed the thick atmosphere aside as she strides towards the bed and prepared to give the shot.

"Do not worry, everyone. Let us give all the time for Ayane to wake up on her own. Her frozen heart is finally thawing. He body's adjusting back to it's normal function so it is taking a while. But rest assured, all traces of her suffering are being flushed as we speak. We'll be welcoming the true strength of Ayane sooner than we think," the insect hashira smiles gently at the group before finally turning to Ayane and administering the shot.

Everyone breathed in relief as Muichiro finally allowed himself to sit down.

Yuichiro on the other hand was sleeping next to his sister after staying awake for so long. He was finally convinced to sleep after being assured that his siblings would take over.

Misty gave one last look at her sister before walking away.

"Nee-chan, where are you going?" Muichiro questions jumping up from his seat, hand reaching for his blade.

"Come Muichiro, let's go train. I'd like to see if I am ready for further techniques."

The mist hashira then walked after his older sister without another word.

"I'll go too!" Tanjiro declares grabbing his blade and moving out.

"That goes for me too!" Inosuke was out in a flash.

"Hey, don't leave me here!" Zenitsu yells before bowing to Shinobu and the others then run out the room.

Shinobu merely followed him with her gaze a bit dumbfounded before chuckling.

"Ara, ara. They were suddenly filled with energy. They act like it's their last fight," she comments.

"It might as well be. If we do not triumph over this inevitable war, we all will loose our lives for nothing," Giyuu who had been quiet finally opened his mouth.

The smile on Shinobu's lips faded replaced by feiry determination reflected on her irises.

"Then there is only one thing to do. Win."

Giyuu was taken aback as he looked at the female. Seeing her face made his own harden.

Right.

That is the only thing left for them to do.