Downward Spiral (Izuocha)

Chapter 38 Visiting

Third person P.O.V.

"Do you know why Izuku would want to take his own life?" and as soon as that question finished, Inko Midoriya, although having wide eyes, she thought of what to answer to his son's teacher, as her darkest theories had just been confirmed a few hours ago. With a few sniffles and teary eyes, she wiped away with her sweater and looked back up to mister Aizawa, already having some sort of answer. "Izuku developed his quirk right before the entrance exam because he had trained his body to sustain it, meaning that since he was four,he was diagnosed quirkless. That didn't make him very popular with his classmates, and as the years passed, he would sometimes come home bruised or limping, saying he fell or had been too close to a villain attack. The scariest days weren't the ones that he had tears down his eyes or the ones he smiled at me to try and give me peace of mind, no. I was truly scared when he isolated himself on his room and I couldn't hear anything, making me fear what I would find if I opened his door." 

She finished her small retelling of what growing up with Izuku was to let Aizawa absorb the information as Inko did not have the strength to directly say that her son was suicidal. He hummed in response, knowing the treatment that being quirkless would imply and made quick connection between Izuku's and Bakugo's school records, making a mental note that he would have to question the explosive teen. "So you are saying that he had this type of behaviour before?" She nodded hesitantly, remembering the week in which Izuku had mostly stayed in his room and would come out for some meals. "But I don't understand why he went back to this. He has a quirk, friends and wasn't doing badly with grades. Why would he do this?" Inko asked herself, as she had seen the positive turn that his child's life took and the genuine smile that he had when he came back from U.A. grounds on many days. "I guess we'll have to ask him ourselves" Aizawa muttered mostly to himself, as he spotted the doctor that was with him in the ambulance. "Mister Aizawa and Mrs Midoriya? Izuku has been treated and is stable, tomorrow you can come and visit him, as visiting hours are over." She glanced at the clocked an it marked eleven in the evening. It would be a long night.

Some of the class had slept on the couches in the common area while others had retreated back to their dorms, but not before Aizawa came back and explained that they would have the day off and that Izuku was stable and could receive visitors. He decided not to scold them for staying up after curfew and found small satisfaction in providing relief to his students after hearing all of them sigh together after he delivered said news. 

The next morning arrived and Todoroki, Iida, Kirishima, Asui, Bakugo and Uraraka were already awake trying to get permission from their homeroom teacher to visit their friend. While they were waiting, Todoroki held in his hands all three letters that Izuku had written, and proceeded to burn them all to a crisp while standing next to the sink for safety precautions. They didn't need them, considering that they knew Izuku would wake up, even if said letter was engraved in their minds, especially Bakugo. Aizawa finally appeared and gave the green light to the students who all eagerly walked out of the dorms and straight for the hospital, giving them a time limit as maybe other students would want to visit and they couldn't have nineteen teenagers roaming around the hospital. They finally arrived, and it was surprisingly Bakugo who knocked on the door, only to be met with a short green haired woman that he knew all too well.

"Hey Auntie Inko, we came to visit De... Izuku. These are his friends." He said, cutting himself from calling him a derogatory name in front of said boy's mother. "Come in come in, it's good to see that Izuku made so many friends. He always talks about all of you, especially Uraraka." She replied, moving away from the door frame and letting the students pass, being met with Izuku hooked up to an IV, a blood bag and sleeping soundly while he rested his bandaged head on the hospital pillow. "Hi Mrs. Midoriya. You already know Bakugo, these are Eijirou Kirishima, Tsuyu Asui, Shoto Todoroki, Tenya Iida and I am Ochako Uraraka. We are very sorry for what happened." she presented them while gesturing with her hand to each of the named classmates so that she could identify them better. "Don't be sorry, but thank you for worrying. Izuku is always reserved and stubborn with his feelings. But all you guys, he's told me so much about you."

While Inko spoke and shared her gratitude with the students, Ochako made her way to be standing next to Deku, were she inspected the green haired boy's arm and the scars that were spread around them. She couldn't help but let a few tears fall when the image of her best friend carving himself came to mind, shaking those thoughts away and looking at him rest peacefully, the most she has ever seen him in a long time. She could only imagine what was going inside his head, and trying to keep her positivity, she believed he was somewhere, like a park or at a house, but with his friends and family. With the company he needed. Inko made her head snap back to reality after calling her name and looking straight at her with watery eyes before speaking up again. "He told me he met you at the entrance exam and that you saved him from falling to on his face twice. And ever since he found out that you were in his class, he came back beaming like he never before. So thank you for taking care of my baby and being there for him." Uraraka could only smile with watery eyes as Inko pulled her into a hug while the rest placed their get well soon cards on the bedside table to indicate their presence and sharing more anecdotes with Inko. The only one that did not leave a card was Bakugo, who sat on a chair staring intensely at Izuku but without his crazed eyes, but more with regret and empathy for the boy he knew he had led to this.

Heyo. So, should I do the rest or na? Kinda thinking that Izuku could befriend anyone he ever wanted as soon as he got a quirk so maybe that could work. Also, next chapter will revolve around him and what is going inside his head, well, at least one paragraph for that. Anyways, I hope you had or have a great day. Remember that you are valuable and loved, no matter what some people may say, and I'll see you tomorrow.