Hanahaki

Chapter 23

Izuku's pov

I open the text and slightly angle my body away from Kacchan so he doesn't see my phone.

Mimi: Hey Izuku! I'm, well when you said that I could have cured Hanahaki disease, I decided to hand my research over to the CDC and...there's some bad news.

Me: Hey Mimi, what's the news?

Mimi: The pulls will make the disease go out of control the second you stop taking them at a regular time. No matter what stage you were at before the pills, you'll be in stage 4 and stage 5 won't be too far behind it.

Me: Didn't your sister take them and she was fine?

Mimi: She took them for about 3 months then had the surgery because she didn't want to keep having to take them.

Mimi: According to the CDC the plants slowly become immune to the ingredients and will over grow quickly.

Me: Thanks for letting me know. How long do you think I have?

Mimi: Well, you've had the pills for about a month now, so maybe two more months. Three at most.

Mimi: Izuku I'm so sorry. You should really consider getting the surgery.

Me: I don't want to get rid of my feelings. Please, don't force me to

Me: PLEASE DON'T TELL MOM

Mimi: You have to tell her sometime soon though.

Me: I will, it's just...not the right time.

Me: Thanks for telling me. Bye

Mimi: Bye

Two months. I have two months to live and then I'm out. I guess that's unfortunate. I only have 2 and a half bottles of pills left anyways.

I wonder if I'll be able to complete everything on my list? I doubt it, but at least I got a few things done.

I kinda brought the class together, so that's a plus. Too bad I won't be able to enjoy that for long. At least they'll all grow up to be amazing heroes.

I hadn't even noticed I was crying until I heard Kacchan ask if I was okay.

I looked up at him and dried my eyes before facing the tv again. I nodded my head and laid my head against the wall.

I sigh as I get my phone out and text Katie.

Me: Hey. I have 2 months, 3 at the latest

Katie: Wait, what happened? I thought you were taking pills that might cure it?

I sent her screenshots of my conversation with Mimi and a few minutes as she read them.

Katie: Oh my god Izuku are you okay?

Me: I'm fine. I just thought that you should know.

Katie:...have you told him yet?

Me: Who? Kacchan or Todoroki?

Katie: Both?

Me: No. I'm never telling Kacchan and I don't know if I should tell Todoroki or not.

Katie: Ehy not?

Katie: Why***

Me: I don't know...I just...I feel like he would pity me and I don't want that. Everyone's pity is being misplaced. I'm glad to die if it's because of love

Katie: Love isn't supposed to kill, Izuku

Me: Well, in this world, I guess it does

Katie: But it doesn't have to, that's why they created the procedure

Me: I don't care. I'm not having my feelings for Kacchan go away. That's not fair to him and it's not fair to me either.

Katie: Okay...please, be careful though and make sure this person is worth dying for

Me: He is

I turn my phone off and throw it across the room, almost hitting the tv and cringing as it hits the wall and falls to the floor.

Kacchan turns a questioning gaze at me and I ignore it, wrapping the blanket around my shoulders tighter and continuing to try and watch the movie.