Guilt: The Trial of Izuku Midoriya

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I'm learning so much from using this app. Unfortunately, it has a habit of correcting things that do not need correction. An example is "improper speech." Hell, the word "Improper" was being marked against me due to "word choice." At least until I rephrased it in the sentence above.

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Guilt: The Trial of Izuku Midoriya

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Original version story written by: Isaac

Edited and re-uploaded with permission by: LordXG3

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Chapter Four: Fatherhood

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The next morning Ochako woke up early in the hopes of returning to a more normal routine. As today would be the last day of her medical leave before returning to class tomorrow. Despite waking up with an empty belly, she felt good, alert, almost pain-free, but most importantly, she felt at ease.

'Izuku's alright, everything is alright, things are back to normal,' she thought to herself with a smile. Maybe it was paranoia, due to all the stress of the whole ordeal that she thought things would never be the same again. But she had been wrong; things were looking up, they were safe at UA, and their recovery both physically and mentally seemed on the rise.

"Now, let's get something to eat, then I can do some light training to make up for lost time...and maybe I could even workout with Izuku today," she said to herself. Motioning to put on some simple pink slippers to match her casual clothing, and began making her way out of her room and down to the common area. As she arrived, she cast a glance at the now-empty couch before spotting Tsuyu and the rest of the girls from Class 1-A eating breakfast or chatting with each other.

"Morning girls," said Ochako cheerfully as she made her way to the kitchen to make herself a quick bowl of cereal.

"Good morning, ribbit!" Tsuyu called back with a froggy smile of her own.

"Yeah, mornin' Ochako!" Answered Mina while waving at her.

"We saved ya a spot here!" Said Tooru pulling out the chair next to her, "we were going to wake you, but Yaomomo wanted to make sure you got plenty of rest!"

"Well, Uraraka is still recovering Hagakure!" Momo answered back; with a concerned expression on her face. She and Tenya had both been worried sick about their mutual friends and had taken steps to watch for them. "I just wanted to make sure she got as much rest as she needed!"

Ochako chuckled as she took her seat. "I appreciate the thought, but I'm feeling much better thanks to those extra visits to Recovery Girl."

"Well, that's good to hear, ribbit," Tsuyu added after taking a drink from her cup. The group slowly began to unwind and chatted over their meal, going into more casual conversations and what kind of lessons they might be in for soon. It was all going well until Mina brought up the topic she had been dying to talk about.

"But, oh my god, did you guys see Midoriya this morning?" Ochako tensed up as Mina squealed his name. "He was soooo cute when we found him snuggled up with Eri on the couch!"

Ochako instantly felt her face burn as she mentally agreed with their residence shipper. Unfortunately, her blush only deepened when several of the other girls began giving their own opinions. Heart pounding with a foreign fear, just how interested her fellow ladies of class 1-A seemed to be about the boy she had come to love so much.