His Black Winged Angel

Chapter 11

I woke up in a hospital, again. It's not the first time and definitely won't be the last. I tried to sit out but a sharp pain went through my back and shoulders. Keigo walked in holding a tub of chicken wings. When he saw me trying to get up he immediately put the tub down on a table in the corner of the room and called a doctor. Keigo came back and gave me a tight hug.

"Hawks, not now," I winced.

"I'm sorry," he retreated and sat down on a couch that was in the room. The doctor observed me and make sure my vitals were okay.

"If you want you can go see Sir Nighteye...he uh, doesn't have much time left," the doctor took his stethoscope off and hung it around his neck, "I'll go get a wheelchair for you." I nodded, when the doctor came back Keigo pushed me around the hospital following the doctor.

Deku had already gotten there before us. Mirio bolted into the room and leaned over the edge of Nighteye's bed. I looked at him with horror. There were wires and tubes coming out of his body. I don't think he's going to make it. I slowly got out of the chair and stood next to my friend wrapping an arm around him for comfort.

Mirio begged for this to not be that last time they got to talk to each other. He wanted to enjoy more time. There wasn't much left anyone could do to help him. His injuries were too immense. Tears were falling from all of our eyes. The monitor showed a flat line and let out a long tone. Sir died with a smile on his face.

"Sir, thank you for teaching him.... For teaching us. You made him who he is today, a great hero," I mumbled. Mirio pulled me into him for a hug. His arms wrapped tightly around me. I returned the hug as we stood there and cried into each other's shoulders.

I was discharged from the hospital and the wounds I had would leave scars. Keigo helped me take a bath since it hurt to move my arm and I was directed not to use it very much. I sat there in the water, with my back towards Keigo. He used a loofah to clean me off. Lightly grazing over my wounds.

Images of Sir during the attack filled my head. I could've done something. Maybe if I hadn't landed at the time I did I wouldn't have gotten injured. Maybe if I reacted fast enough to use my feathers to move him out of the way. He would still be here if I was faster.

I broke down sobbing and covered my face with my hands. Keigo leaned forward and wrapped his arms around my upper torso. His head buried in the crook of my neck. "Hey hey hey, what's wrong?" He was very concerned.

"I could've saved him. I could've done more to make sure he didn't die. I wasn't fast enough."

"There was nothing you could do, you did all you could. You saved the girl, right? She wouldn't be safe now if you didn't go to help get her. You went back for her."

"B-But- I-I didn't save him..." At this point it was hard to catch a full breath of air.

"I know Babybird, it's gonna hurt, it's gonna hurt for awhile. Everything will get better, and I hate to say it but at some point you'll get numb to it...Right now, you need to breathe. Okay? Can you do that for me?" I nodded and he kissed the top of my head, "okay, breathe with me." He breathed slowly and it took awhile for me to steady my breath. Once I did, he continued to help wash me.

He got to the hair and put shampoo on his hands. He used his fingertips to scrub and massage my scalp. He made sure to clean my hair very well just in case there was still any dry blood or dirt sitting there. "Is it okay if I clean your wings as well?" I nodded and felt his finger slip between each feather as he cleaned them.

Keigo started to hum the 'Hush, little baby' lulluby song. I joined him as he let the water drain and rinsed me off. He got up and grabbed a towel to wrap around my body before picking me up and taking me to my room. He respected my boundaries. I noticed the entire time he wouldn't try to look at my body purposefully.

I got dressed and limped out into the living room. Keigo came over and picked me up. He laid on the couch and I rested my head on his chest. I took a nap while he watched a movie. The cats decided to join us. Akira curled up on my back and Miyu was right by Keigo's head.

I heard a door open then close and realized that it was morning time. Keigo wasn't with me anymore. I sat up on the couch and wrapped my wings around me. Waiting to see when he'd come back. About 10-15 minutes later he came back. He came in with a bag of food.

"I got some pancakes," he held the bag up and set it on the dining room table. I got off the couch and sat down where I usually sit at the table. "Your wings keep dragging along the floor, can you hold them up?" I nodded and brought my wings around the side of my body. "Okay, just making sure there wasn't anything happening with your nerves."

"I'm just tired. Holding my wings up takes a lot more energy than I suspected," I mumble as I start to eat. It was a silent meal. There was a fog outside that caused the light to seem greyish in the penthouse. It just seemed like a very gloomy day.

"What's your plan for today?" Keigo said in between bites.

"Go see Mirio and Eri in the hospital..." I poked at my food a little and took a couple bites.

"You going back to the dorms tonight?" He watched me eat, I know he was getting worried at this point.

I shook my head, "I'll leave in the morning for school."

"Would you like me to escort you?" His voice seemed to have more of a concerned tone to it.

"Please..."

"Of course, Babybird," he walked around the table to hug me and give me a kiss on the top of my head. I had eaten barely anything off my plate. I stared at my food not wanting to eat anymore. Instead of trying to eat more, I packed it up and put it in the fridge. "You're not hungry?," I shook my head then laid on the couch.

"I'll come with you to see Mirio if that's okay,"  he came over to the couch and pulled me onto him. His arm wrapped around me as he rubbed my uninjured shoulder.

"We'll leave in three hours then, let me rest for a little," he nodded and ran his fingers through my hair. I felt his wings wrap around me.

"I love you, Babybird. I'm so proud of you, look at how far you've come," a few tears escaped from my eyes, "everything is gonna be okay. You're a great hero, no matter what you might think, you're a very good one. I mean, your teacher is yours truly," he chuckled at the end.

During the hospital visit I tried to comfort Mirio as much as I could. Even though he was smiling and cracking jokes I knew he was hurting way more than I was inside. He's gonna be able to come back to school soon, but he can't go to hero training due to losing his quirk.

"How's Eri doing? Have you gone to see her yet?"

"She's still out and I can't see her due to her fever. It seems like it's gonna take awhile for that to go away. If I found out she wakes up I'll make sure to call you over," he smiled.

"I'd like that," I smiled back.

"So where's your guard dog?"

"My....what?" I had a feeling I knew who he was talking about and a light pink dusted my cheeks.

"Hawks, I would expect him to be here. He's always around you."

"Oh, he dropped me off and went to go get food. He'll text me when he's done and then I'll have to leave," my phone started to buzz and noticed that Keigo was texting me, "speaking of which I should get going, nice seeing you." I got up and gave him a hug before heading out.