Irrationality (Aizawa x reader)

Chapter Twenty-Four

Blinking a few times so your vision could adjust, the oh-so-familiar beeps of a heart monitor made you realize you were in a hospital. Did I fall asleep while visiting Mom? You tried to get up, only for wires and tubes to constrain your movement. What in the world...?

A flash of blond hair entered your vision before you were engulfed in a hug.

"You're awake! You're alive. I was so worried..." Hizashi gave you a squeeze.

I'm alive?

Everything that had happened these past few weeks or so flashed through your mind, including the final moments of your mission, which you hadn't expected to survive...

Awkwardly, you returned the hug as best as you could. "O-oh, I'm okay."

Your voice sounded weird, almost as though it belonged to someone else.

"I thought I was going to lose another friend! Don't do that to us! We'd rather die fighting with you than you secretly die protecting us! You don't have to protect everyone! Let someone protect you for once. We're perfectly capable of doing so," he scolded.

Let someone protect me huh...

"Ah, sorry about that."

The blond finally pulled away from you, making a face. You smiled, unsure of the response he wanted from you.

"That's not exactly the reaction I expected from someone who brushed a little too close to death."

"I'm sorry. I'm just... unsure of how to handle myself... I didn't plan on... this..."

Hizashi sighed, "Well the only thing to do from here is to move forward. Live the life you were going to before you decided to take the mission. It's not going to be easy, but it'll be worth it. I promise."

You placed a hand on your stomach. Would your life before the mission have been any easier? How much damage did you do to your future just by preparing for your inevitable death?

"Is it really?"

"Well of course it is. You've got plenty of friends and family who care tons about you. I'm sure they make your life just as amazing as you do theirs."

A smile began to inch its way across your face, "Thank you..."

The blond chuckled, "Anytime!" Brightening up, he tackled you with another hug, "I'm so glad you're awake now!"

"Wha- how long was I asleep?" you squeaked, squirming in his grasp.

"About five days. You scared the hell out of everyone!"

"Five days!?"

Honestly, that explained so much. Why Hizashi was acting the way he was, the scolding, the hugs... Maybe you really overdid it this time.

Sheepishly, you asked, "Have you been here this entire time?"

"No, I wanted to, trust me, but I couldn't shake all of my responsibilities, which is probably a good thing. Otherwise it would've been harder to convince everyone else to rest."

"Everyone else?"

"Yeah! Ito visited you a lot. He felt awful about the whole thing, kept talking about how it should've been him in the hospital bed... Then there was Shota, who refused to leave your bedside for too long. You really scared him. I could barely get him to eat any..."

Shota... You had messed up your relationship with him, and the fact that he had dedicated so much time to you surprised you. Well, maybe not, he had made a big deal about coming to see you when he heard the news... He wanted you to go back home with him despite everything you did.

"Where is he?"

"He just left like 10 minutes ago or so, why? - wait. I was supposed to call him!"

"Hizashi - where did he go?"

"The training camp is tomorrow, so he's taking a train back. If we're not too late, then maybe-"

"No, lets not bother him. I'm sure he has more important things on his mind..."

"More important things? (Y/n), you're only the love of his life, come on!"

"Well I don't know about that, but I'd rather not bother him. Besides, I kind of want to be the one he hears from..." you could feel your face starting to burn.

The blond's face lit up, "That's a good idea! Can you just imagine his reaction when he sees that it's you calling him! Ah, first we have to find your phone, where is it?"

"Slow down, don't you think you should tell the doctor I'm awake first?"

"Oh you're right! I'll be right back-"

"Uh - hey Zashi?"

He paused in the doorway, "Yeah?"

"Thanks... for everything."

"Anytime."

(A//n: Well it's been a while and I'm not in the best shape to write a full chapter, but here's this little snippet of what happened after (Y/n) woke up. Thank you for reading!)