The Ocean: BNHA x OP!Reader

Waking Up and Revealing Secrets

I gasped and sat up straight, my eyes blown wide in panic. I had to protect everyone from the villains no matter the cost!

"Calm down, you're alright now." I turned in surprise towards the kind voice and saw a tiny old lady in a lab coat.  "The villains are gone.  You can relax," she said gently, patting my arm.  I nodded slowly, my frantic heart slowing down bit by bit as her words settled in.  The attack was over, and everyone was safe.  I let out a soft sigh, rubbing my forehead gently in an attempt to sooth my pounding headache.  "You were quite dehydrated by the time you got to me," the nurse said, walking around my small bed to check the saline drip she had set up beside me.  "You must have used your quirk quite a bit."

I nodded a bit.  "Thank you," I croaked.  My hand flew to my throat in shock at the sound that had come out.

"Here, drink this," she smiled a bit, handing me a cup of water.  I nodded in thanks and took it, quickly downing all of its contents.

I glanced around the room, only then noticing the two other beds set up across the room from me.  "Oh, hey, Midoriya.  Hey, All Might.  Sorry, I didn't see you there," I waved at the two.

All Might coughed out a bunch of blood in shock.  "W-what are you talking about?  I don't see All Might in here," he tried to cover -- badly, I might add. 

I rolled my eyes.  "Just because you don't have as many muscles doesn't make you an entirely different person.  You look the exact same, just smaller," I shrugged.

All Might just stared at me for a moment before dropping his head.  "Is it really that obvious?" he sighed.

I frowned slightly in thought, putting a finger to my chin.  "No, I don't think so.  I'm just really good at noticing those things.  Don't worry too much, though, I can keep a secret," I said, offering what I hoped was a reassuring smile.  All Might nodded, chuckling just a bit.

"Excuse me," I turned in shock to see someone I really didn't want to see.  "Hi, All Might, been a while," Tsukauchi took his hat off, smiling at his old friend.

All Might coughed out some blood again in shock.  "What the hell?! I didn't know you were investigating!" He said.

"Wait, All Might, are you really ok with them seeing you like this?!" Midoriya asked, finally sitting up in his bed as well.  Come to think of it, he'd been staring at me in shock and fear the moment I'd noticed him.  He probably didn't like how easily I'd picked up on his little mentor's secret identity.

"Oh, yeah, it's fine.  This guy's alright.  Naomasa Tsukauchi, my best friend on the police force.  He's legit," All Might dismissed.  "And as for (L/N)--"

"Call me (Y/N)," I said, hardly even paying attention at I picked at my nails.

"As for (Y/N)," he remedied.  "She has to recover somewhere, and she clearly already figured out who I am."

Tsukauchi chuckled and shook his head a bit.  "That's quite the introduction.  Sorry to cut to the chase, but we could really use any information you might have."

"H-hold on," All Might interrupted, putting his hands up.  "Before all that, tell me all the students are ok.  And Aizawa-- er, Eraserhead -- and Thirteen."  I looked up at this, biting my lip a bit nervously as I waited for an answer.

Tsukauchi smiled a bit.  "Not counting these two, the only student injuries were scrapes," he said.  "And both of the teachers are in stable condition right now.  Relax."  My entire body deflated with relief.  Thank god they were ok.  "If you heroes hadn't risked your lives, the students never would've made it," Tsukauchi continued with a solemn smile.  "You three saved that entire class of kids today."

"You're not seeing the whole picture, Tsukauchi," All Might shook his head.  "Those students also risked their lives.  They fought as hard as us."  I looked up in surprise at his words. 

"Thank you, All Might," Midoriya said softly. 

"I don't think there's ever been a group of first years who experienced a real fight like this so early in their training, and they not only survived but learned what it means to be a pro," All Might went on.  He looked down at his lap seriously.  "Those villains made a mistake attacking them.  This class is strong and filled with courage and drive."  Tsukauchi nodded with a smile, and Midoriya gazed at him in awe.  "Mark my words, they'll become great heroes."  A small, bittersweet smile rested on my face, and I turned back to my messy nails.

"Ah, Ms. (L/N), that reminds me," Tsukauchi turned to me, his smile not dropping for a second.  I frowned ever so slightly.  I really didn't like that disarming smile of his.

"Shoot," I responded simply, continuing to pick at my nails.  "And call me (Y/N)."

"I heard from some of the students that you shouted something just before the teachers arrived."  My entire body tensed up.  "I was wondering if you could tell me about it."

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair.  "It was really just a last ditch attempt at distracting that creepy hand guy," I said.  "He looked like he was going to hurt Midoriya, so I was trying the last thing I could think of to stop him."

"What did you shout, though?" My hands clenched.  I was really hoping he wouldn't ask that.

"Tenko," I said.  I could probably talk my way out of any trouble, as long as I avoiding answering certain questions, but I still had to tell him the actual name I used -- Tomura Shigaraki's real name.  If I wasn't careful, they would realize I had personal information about the villains.  They would never trust me again.

"Why Tenko?" Tsukauchi asked patiently.

"I overheard that Kurogiri guy, and I thought calling his name out would probably distract him for a second," I answered.  Both statements were completely true.  They just had nothing to do with one another.

Tsukauchi frowned just slightly.  "We were told that they called him Tomura Shigaraki."

I blinked in faux surprise.  "Really?" I asked.  "I'm sorry, I really did think his name was Tenko."  Once again, completely true.  I thought and still think his name is Tenko, it just wasn't the name I overheard from Kurogiri.

"Ah, I see.  Thank you for your time," Tsukauchi nodded, that same disarming smile returning to his face.  I just smiled back, trying to ignore the unsettling feeling resting heavily in my chest.  I really, really didn't like that smile.

Tsukauchi turned back to All Might and started talking to him about what happened in the USJ.  I sighed and ducked my head again, tuning out the conversation.  I grabbed the phone Aizawa gave me and turned it on.

I blinked in surprise when I saw that I actually had some messages.  Honestly, I couldn't believe that anyone had actually reached out and messaged me in general, let alone multiple times.  Before I could even open them, my phone started ringing.  I reeled back slightly in shock and slowly pressed answer. 

"...Shinsou?"