Bunshi: The Molecule Hero

Chapter 9

Chapter 9- Catch Up

Koko's POV~

The warmth I woke up to was a familiar one, yet vastly different from the one I had gotten used to. 'Shouldn't I be on a cave floor?'  Wherever I was, it was silent. Whether it was from my lack of working ears or an empty room, I couldn't tell. I could faintly pick up scents in the room, scents of my family, my classmates, and a few teachers. The freshest ones seem to be of Ochako, Toru, and Mina. A soft hand was placed on my own, telling me that I wasn't alone.

I took a deep breath to help my senses come back to me. The hand on mine tightened around it, whoever it was noticed my breathing had changed. Opening my eyes was a task that was harder than I expected, but once I felt a light finger trace the bridge of my nose it became easy. The light in the room quickly dimmed as my eyes tried to focus on the pink coloring in front of me. Mina moved her soft hand away from my face when I smiled in her direction. It did take a few seconds for her to be clear in my eyes. She faced the other girls in the room from her spot lower on the bed and said something I couldn't understand.

The floating clothes of Toru left the room quickly after, Ochako shaking her head at the invisible girl with a smile on her face. Mina probably saw the confusion on my face after she looked my way again because she placed her hand on my head. 'Oh, that's why I can't hear.' The lack of fluffy ears on my head let her fluff up my hair with ease. I grinned at her, making my wolf ears return and startling her in the process.

The two of them laughed, jumping further up on the hospital-like bed I was lying on, and hugging me tight. I start to laugh with them, happy to be back, "Hey guys! I missed you." I could feel their arms tighten around me and light water droplets hit my shoulders. Mina was the one to speak up, Ochako seemingly unable to find her words, "We missed you too. It's been a week since we've heard your voice."

The sniffles from Ochako were soft as she nodded along, the two of them letting go enough to let me see their faces. Their tears were all it took to get me to cry too. Out of happiness that I was back, sadness that I was kidnapped, the fear and pain I was put through, and just relief that I could see them again. The sound of footsteps quickly on their way to the door, to what I now recognize as Recovery Girl's station, made me wipe at my tears. I failed of course, but an attempt was made. 'I don't want my tears to make my classmates and sister cry too.'

I didn't even get the chance to say anything before the rest of the girls threw their arms around me. Looking around the room I could see the tears on almost everyone's faces. If there weren't tears, there was a relieved smile in their place. Even the stoic Todoroki and angry Bakugo seemed relieved I was awake. I couldn't hold off the tears anymore when Mr. Aizawa gave me a soft smile from the doorway, "I really missed you guys!"

Soft mumbles of "We missed you too," and "We're glad you're ok," surrounded me. I smiled through the tears, 'I love these guys. They know not to be too loud with so many people in one room.' Mr. Aizawa decided that we had enough of a moment before he interrupted, taking a few steps forward. "Alright girls, let's give her some space." He got some semi-serious glares from them but they ended up releasing me. The only one refusing to let go was Momo, no one expected her to release me anyway.

Everyone in the room, besides Bakugo and Todoroki, laughed at my sister's clinginess. Mr. Aizawa rolled his eyes but let her be, "It's around the middle of the day, if you're feeling up to coming back to class. Recovery Girl said you should be good to go once you woke up." The smile I had was wide, it was strange to smile again after being a fox for so long. "I'd be happy to come back to class!" I was practically vibrating with happiness causing laughter to radiate around the room.