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"I wonder where Midoriya and the others are," Todoroki said thoughtfully as the two of you walked down the hall, class over for the day. "They've been missing all day."
"Yeah," you mumbled, clutching your bag tighter to your chest. "It's weird."
"But you and Midoriya are both interning under Sir Nighteye," he pressed on.
Shrugging, you laced your fingers with his and leaned against his shoulder. "I can't say that I know what they're doing."
Were you jealous that Nighteye's other interns got to help on the mission? Probably. You felt so helpless, having to stay at school and focus on what Aizawa-sensei's sub was saying in class when your friends were risking their lives.
But Nighteye was insistent that you stay back.
Your phone rang as you and Todoroki had reached the courtyard outside UA and were making your way back to the dorms. Sliding it out of your pocket, you raised it to your ear. "Oh--Bubble Girl? Hey..."
Her breaths came uneven and ragged, and it sounded like she had been crying for a long time. "Are you close to your dorm, yet?"
"I'm almost there," you replied. "I just left school. What's going on?" You didn't dare mention the mission.
"I sent a car for you," she sniffed. "It--it should be in front of your dorm right now."
"What?"
"Y/n?" Todoroki asked quietly, brow furrowing as he also spotted the car. "Is everything okay?"
"I'm really sorry, but I have to go," you stammered out to him, letting go of his hand and rushing toward the car. Your heart was hammering in your chest as you gripped your phone tightly. "Bubble Girl, you're scaring me. Tell me what's
going on right now--"
"Y/n, Sir Nighteye is--he's..."
You burst through the doors of the hospital, flying through the halls until you saw Bubble Girl, Centipede, and surprisingly, All Might and Recovery Girl gathered. "What's happening?" you asked desperately. "Someone please tell me what's going on!"
A familiar voice called your name, and you whirled around to see Midoriya and Aizawa entering the room. Deku's sleeves of his hero costume were ripped away, every scar visible on his arm. "All Might?" Izuku gasped.
Bubble Girl burst into tears. "I called them because...Sir was--he was always talking about All Might..."
Was?
"It's mysterious how he's even still alive..."
"There's nothing I can do with my healing at this point."
"Unfortunately, I don't think he will live to see tomorrow."
Your horrified gasp matched Midoriya's as you pressed a hand to your mouth, your eyes burning with barely suppressed tears as you were all led to Nighteye's room.
All Might went up to him first, and Deku followed, begging Sir Nighteye to live, to do his best to survive--
"You're being...very respectful..." Nighteye rasped, and his quiet, broken voice almost shattered your heart.
"Sir!" Mirio's voice shouted behind you, and you gasped at the sight of his bandaged body limping towards you, a nurse struggling to hold him back. "Please, live! You can't die," he begged, tears spilling from his eyes as he grabbed onto the railing beside Nighteye's bed.
