Memory Lane

Chapter 5: Five Years Passed....

You arrive back, after a long five years. Your (H/C) hair has grown much longer since last time, you got your hero license, even though you don't fight much. You mostly do interrogations, investigations and sometimes provide trauma therapy.

You are walking through, seeing new sights and how everything has changed. You are frankly amazed at everything, it seems overwhelming. So much so, you don't realize you weren't paying attention to the road when suddenly you hear the loud blaring of a hooter.

You walked out in the front of a speeding truck, neither you or the driver have time to react. You close your eyes and brace for the impact.

You feel yourself moving and a slight impact, you joke in your head saying getting hit by a truck isn't so bad. You open your eyes, only to notice you weren't hit by the truck. In fact you're not even in the road. You are safely on the other side.

Safely...whilst being held up in someone's arms, your head is against the chest of this person, hearing the fast rhythmic beating of their heart. You keep your face down due to your embarrassment, I mean which person forgets to look at the road and who misses a huge truck because you were to busy fangirling over the scenery.

"I'm glad you're alright (Y/N)"

Your eyes shoot up to meet Deku's

"IZUKU???" You shout, showing your very blatant surprise

He smiles at you and you realize you are still being held up by him.

"Um...Deku can you please put me down?" You ask bashfully

His face shows realization and furious blushing as he puts you down gently on your feet.

You stand, thanking him for saving you.

"You don't need to thank me, it's what hero's do, right?" He says with a huge grin as he pats your head.

You appreciate the sentiment and you're overflowing with happiness after hearing him say those words.

Your happiness however, is coupled by guilt and stress. The promise you made to yourself, and the promise you made unconsciously to him, when he was a hero, you would tell him the truth. Your face must have gone dark with all the thoughts swirling through your mind, consciously you become aware of Deku's face close to yours but you have yet to fully register it. You pull back instinctively and Deku looks at you with a slight blush and he apologises "I'm sorry, your face, uh- You looked upset..." He said fumbling over his words.

"Uhhhh so do you want to eat something?" Deku asks nervously

You smile and accept the offer, of course still remembering the last time this happened you woke up to a sadistic Deku calling you 'Darling'

You walk side by side, talking and just catching up a bit, in the moment of silence you look at Deku. You start noticing the changes that five years had, he got taller, he's adjusted to his quirk better and built his body up... Was this the same one you met all those years ago when you were still children? You smile sadly. Unable to put these feelings into describable terms.

You arrive with Deku at a small corner restaurant as you're walking, you can hear people whispering. Whispering so many good things about the pro hero Deku. The number 1 hero, you smile knowing that he achieved his dream.

You sit together and order. A while passes you keep trading stories of the past five years. He tells you stories of his amazing feats in comparison it makes your investigation stories so boring. Although he laughed when you told him about the time you were captured by villains and escaped by manipulating their memories to make them believe you were their beloved little sister. You laugh as well and soon your expression turns grim, your hand clutches the glass.

"Izuku." You say in a serious tone

Deku looks up you with a nervous sweat droplet, your tone has already indicated how serious you were about whatever you are going to say.

He nodded with slight hesitation.

"There's something I have to tell you."

Once again his slight head nod nudges you to continue on what you are going to say.

You looking down, shamefully averting your gaze and begin your explanation. You explain everything from when he first saved you, to when you ran away and took his memories of knowing and saving you, how you met again as a villain who kidnapped me. You explain how you revealed his real memories and he still persisted to fall further into darkness. You then mention the thing that has kept your conscious torturous for the last five years... When you manipulated his memories to put him back on the path of a hero.

You sat in silence, waiting for him to stand up and leave, maybe say he hates you.

You wait and until he pulls you into a hug. You're confused...I mean why wouldn't you be.

"Thank you..." Deku says softly

You're shocked, absolutely shocked to hear those words. Yet so relieved...

"But why? I lied to you... I messed around with your memories" you protest

"Well, because you saved me. I fell into my own despair and I was unable to pull myself from it, I even forgot my own dream...But you, pulled me back again and helped me realize" He says

"Besides...It's a hero's job to meddle' He replies with a huge grin

His voice was sincere and his words were genuine, your relief and happiness overflowed in the form of tears. Deku saw this and started crying too, you both sat laughing at one another while you both were full of tears. You'd never really be able to forgive yourself but you were glad that he was able too.

Deku wipes his tears and yours. He smiles warmly and you believe in what he said.

We are heroes. And that is how we will live.