Drowning. (Shoto Todoroki x OC)

It All Goes Back to Kamino

Mizuko was laying in Recovery's Girl office. Thankfully Recovery Girl said she wasn't harmed but said she must've overused her Cloud Quirk when she healed her. That statement from her only confirmed their suspicion that it was Mizuko's own quirk that consumed her.

Izuku and Bakugo knew that she would be safe there. They convinced Shinso on the way back that it was her quirk going haywire but he was still suspicious of everything. He was just glad his friend was okay.

"Kacchan, how did you know what was going on with Mizu-Chan and knew what words to give Shinso?" Izuku asked as it was soon going to be Bakugo's turn to compete.

Bakugo got annoyed with his question. He rolled his eyes and curled a fist.

Yes Deku, let me explain how I told her boyfriend that I fell for her and how I stopped chasing after her so she would be happy

"Because I'm fucking observant and smart, dammit!" Bakugo yelled in his face as Deku was cowering back from him.

Izuku awkwardly rubbed his head at Bakugo screaming at him, which was honestly nothing new. Both of them then got startled by hearing a familiar voice beside them.

"Midoriya, Bakugo, have you seen Mizuko?" It was the low deep voice of Shoto. He must've finally recovered after his match. If he only knew that Mizuko was in Recovery Girl's office too, only separated by a curtain.

Bakugo and Izuku both stopped their little banter and looked at each other for what to tell Shoto. They were planning on telling Shoto, Aizawa, and All Might the actual truth after the matches in order to not draw attention to the situation.

"She uh, I uh, you see-" Izuku fidgeted with his fingers and was sweating trying to come up with an answer.

Bakugo pushed Izuku back. "Shut up, nerd. She is resting with Recovery Girl. Aizawa and All Might will find out at the end of training what happened so we don't draw attention to the situation. She's safe now, IcyHot."

Shoto knew what he had to be talking about. Something happened to Mizuko regarding that damn Human Nomu experiment. He had an awful feeling in his stomach but he was relieved to hear she was just resting.

But he knew that love was the key to stop her from transforming and if he was competing while Aizawa had no clue still, what broke her free?

"How did you make sure she wasn't consumed by the darkness?" Shoto asked while his voice trembled.

Izuku shyly answered, "It was Kacchan's idea for Shinso to brainwash her using your voice to reach her."

Shoto gasped out the little air he had in him.  This problem all started out because of his jealousy of Mizuko's friendship with Shinso and in the end, it was because of Shinso that Mizuko was safe.

He also realized that no matter what, Mizuko truly did always love him. Even though it was actually Shinso, Shoto's love was still the key to saving her. Even when he was distant, Mizuko proved she would always be by his side and love him, no matter what.

"Bakugo, Midoriya, thank you for saving the person most precious to me." Shoto choked out as he bowed his to them.

Bakugo's eyes widened in disbelief at Shoto's actions.

"Of course, Todoroki! We all care so much for Mizu-Chan!" Izuku sweetly smiled at him.

"Remember what we talked about earlier IcyHot. Make sure she has a damn smile on her face." Bakugo was sharp with his words.

Shoto just nodded his head as Izuku looked at both of them confused. Poor Izuku had no clue that he was caught in the middle of the two people whose hearts were captured by Shirakumo Mizuko.