This time I will protect them I won't be a coward

101

Today marked the fourth day of training for the Provisional License Exam.

The students of Class 1-A were pushing themselves to perfect their Ultimate Moves, sweat and determination thick in the air.

All Might had been called in to oversee the session, his presence both inspiring and intimidating.

Just as the final drills wrapped up, a medic robot rolled in, interrupting the last-minute training.

"Izuku Midoriya, Iida Tenya," the robot announced, "You both have been called in, to keep an eye on Kaminari Denki at the infirmary. As Recovery Girl has a meeting with the principal and requires urgent assistance on behalf of Recovery girl in monitoring his vitals."

The two boys exchanged glances, then looked to Ectoplasm and All Might for approval. With a nod, they were dismissed.

Exhausted from hours of intense training, Midoriya and Iida walked side by side down the quiet corridor. Their footsteps echoed faintly, a reminder of how drained they both felt.

They reached the infirmary and opened the door to find the curtains drawn around one of the beds.

Midoriya stepped forward, gently pulling the curtain aside. There lay Kaminari, tucked snugly under the sheets, a bandage wrapped around his hand-likely from a blood sample.

Midoriya moved to drag a chair closer when-

SLAM!

The infirmary door burst open, and a shrill voice pierced the room.

"Recovery-san! Pony did it again!" Monoma Neito wailed, clutching his index finger dramatically. "She used her quirk on me by accident and I'm bleeding! Sob sob*! I have my provisional license exam in a few days!"

Pony Tsunotori gave a nervous laugh, her broken japanese chiming in: "It's right."

Kosei Tsuburaba tried to calm Monoma down. "It's just a scratch, man."

"A scratch?" Monoma shrieked, stepping into Kosei's face. "Try getting stabbed by devil horns and then talk!"

Midoriya and Iida sweat dropped at the chaos unfolding before them.

Then Pony's eyes lit up. "Ah! Class 1-A students are also here!"

Monoma's demeanor shifted instantly. He flipped his hair and smirked darkly. "Oya? Even the mighty Class A gets injured. How fragile."

Iida stepped forward to defend their class, but Midoriya's attention was pulled away by a soft groan.

Kaminari stirred.

Midoriya rushed to his side, placing his hands gently on either side of his friend's head, searching for signs of pain.

Golden eyes snapped open.

"Eek!" Midoriya yelped, narrowly avoiding a headbutt.

Kaminari groaned, rubbing his temples. The first sound he heard upon waking was Monoma's screeching voice-and it was not a pleasant way to return to consciousness.

A hesitant voice broke through the noise. "Um... are you feeling okay, Kaminari-kun?"

A vein popped on Kaminari's forehead. He reached out and pinched Midoriya's cheek. "You annoying green usagi... stop asking me the same question again and again."

"Ow ow ow! Kaminari-kun, let go!" Midoriya yelped, trying to pry his friend's fingers off his face.

Everyone in the room paused, staring at Kaminari.

'This... isn't normal behavior for someone who just woke up,' they all thought.

Monoma burst out laughing. "Hahaha! The prettiest boy in Class A got injured! Just how fragile are yo-"

He stopped mid-sentence.

The room temperature dropped.

Silence.

Kaminari released Midoriya's cheek and turned to Monoma, voice cold and sharp.

"Get out."

At that exact moment, Recovery Girl entered the room.

Kaminari's expression flipped instantly. He beamed at her, and the room warmed again.

Recovery Girl blinked, then moved to heal Monoma's injury while Kaminari stepped behind the privacy screen to change.

Denki's thoughts drifted to the moment Recovery Girl, flustered, had handed him a teddy bear jumpsuit to wear instead of his hospital clothes.

Honestly? He wasn't complaining. It was soft.

He zipped it up, waited for the sound of Monoma leaving, and stepped out of the screen.

Then, he walked out of the infirmary with his two awaiting friends.

......

Back at the dorms, Denki returned with Midoriya and Iida.

Iida stepped inside first-only to be hit squarely on the head by a flying pot.

"Lida-kun!" Midoriya cried, kneeling beside him.

Denki sweat dropped.

Inside the height alliance, common room, chaos reigned.

Kirishima and Sero were struggling to hold back a furious Bakugou, who was hurling pots and pans at Todoroki.

Todoroki, ever stoic, shielded his face with a pan.

Yaoyorozu sipped her tea in silence, cradling her head in her hand.

Uraraka and Jirou were cleaning up the mess, while Mineta filmed the whole thing. The quieter students huddled in the corner and dark shadow whimpered loudly now coiled around tokoyami for shelter from the loudness of his chaotic classmate's quarrel.

Bakugou roared, "Icy Hot! You don't know the difference between sugar and salt?! Dammit, you were supposed to add salt to the lasagna sauce-not sugar!"

Todoroki lowered the pan. "I thought you were making strawberry purée."

Bakugou exploded-literally.

Kirishima and Sero lost their grip, and Bakugou lunged at Todoroki, sparks flying.

While on the other hand, Rikido and Ojiro fanned the fire alarm sensors with towels.

Denki burst out laughing.

His hearty laugh caught everyone's attention.

"Whoa! It's actually Doll-chan!" Ashido Mina gasped from her perch on a barstool. "I thought it was a stuffed bear-wait, Doll-chan!"

Everyone dropped what they were doing and rushed toward him.

Denki giggled as his friends surrounded him.

"I'm back," he said, grinning wide.