Chapter Twenty Three
"Good morning, sunshine," Izuku hummed, walking over to Zoe's bedside. Zoë gave a weak smile and raised her bed up.
"Good morning, Papa," she whispered. He handed her a plate of hospital breakfast, and she pulled over her tray table.
Bakugo opened the door, and sprinted over to his daughter's side. He pressed his lips to her forehead.
"How are you feeling, baby?"
She smiled.
"F-Feeling better..." she said sleepily. "Just...tired..."
The medication that Zoë was on was super strong, and she was basically always tired.
Izuku smiled sadly.
"I know, baby...I know...you're doing so well."
"So strong," Bakugo whispered. Zoë grinned at her fathers' praise.
Zoë has been in the hospital for about two weeks now, and she was getting stronger every day, bit by bit.
"I...I'm allowed to have...visitors now...right?" She asked quietly. Bakugo and Izuku grinned at each other.
"Yes, yes you are."
Bakugo pointed to the door.
Two frantic blondes burst into the room.
"YOUNG ZOË!"
"ZOË!"
All Might and Mitsuki and Masaru Bakugo threw the door open, and rushed over to Zoe's bedside.
Bakugo literally had to restrain his mom from tackling Zoë into a hug.
"Mom, NO!" Bakugo growled.
"MOM YES!" Mitsuki screeched. She eventually calmed down enough to restrain herself, gave Zoë a kiss on the cheek.
"Oh hun, I was so WORRIED!" She sobbed. Masaru grabbed her hand.
"It's really good to see you looking good, Zo. We're all really worried."
Zoë smilied sleepily at them, trying to keep her eyes open.
"We won't keep you, brat." Mitsuki smiled. "Get some rest. Come on, Masaru!"
She waved goodbye weakly, and when the door closed, All Might ran to her side.
"..."
He didn't even know what to say.
"I...I'm sorry I...hit you...in your side...Grandpa..." she whispered. All Might felt tears running down his cheeks.
"No. No, Princess. You did everything right. Everything."
All Might reached into his bag and brought out Zoe's ripped, torn, faded Ground Zero plush toy, and Zoë held her arms out weakly, begging for him to give it to her. He chuckled, setting the soft thing down in her arms. She smiled happily, and was fast asleep before her head could hit the pillow.
The three men were silent for a few minutes, watching her sleep so peacefully.
"Has UA said anything?" All Might asked, breaking the tension. "Has Aizawa been in contact?"
"Yeah," Bakugo mumbled. "Yeah, they're covering all of her medical bills and needs, as well as refunding us for the rest of her years there. Nezu says he can't believe something so horrible would happen, but it's not like he can do anything about it, except for expelling that girl, thank god."
"Yes," Izuku said. "As unfortunate as it is, the vote was unanimous. Melody Kaminari has been expelled from UA High."
"How're Young Kaminari and Young Jiro doing?"
"Kyoka's doing fine, she understands, and said she would rather keep everyone safe. Kaminari, on the other hand..." Izuku trailed off.
"Tch," Bakugo spat. "Loser's trying to sure the damn school. Says he's being robbed."
"Yes, I can understand why he would think that, after all, he didn't do anything himsel-"
Bakugo held All Might up by his collar.
"His. Daughter. Almost. Killed. My. World." He hissed. All Might held up his hands in defeat.
"I'm not saying he was right. In fact, if I could've, I would've liked to get a solid punch on that bastard's fuc-"
"Okay, that's enough, Dad," Izuku chuckled. He sat down on Zoe's bed, and brushed her hair out of her face.
Seeing the wires and tubes attach he's to her arm was almost unbearable, and she always looked so tiny in the bed. Like she could just disappear at any moment.
"Did they say how long she's going to have to stay here for?" All Might asked gently. Bakugo growled.
"Yeah, they said around another month and a half. Aizawa said he was going to drop off her school work when she's feeling better, so I guess that's good, but if she doesn't feel like doing it, there's no way in hell I'm making her do it."
Izuku sighed.
"Yes, Kat, I know, but she has to make it up eventually. I think she would want that, okay? Let's just forget about it for now, alright?"
Bakugo nodded sleepily. All Might just seemed to notice the dull eyes and the dark circles around the boys' eyes.
"How long has it been since you two've gone to sleep?"
Bakugo and Izuku looked at each other.
"I sleep for two hours and then Izu sleeps for two hours. We switch off."
All Might face palmed.
"Boys, NO. You are setting an incredibly bad example. You need to get rest- you're not going to help her unless you are at your best. And Izuku, son, with a baby on the way? You don't need any more stress, alright? Do you boys hear me?"
They both nodded sheepishly.
"Good. Now, both of you need to get some sleep. I'll stay up and watch Zo, okay?"
He waited for a response, and looked over at the couch. Deku was asleep in Bakugo's lap, and Bakugo was passed out on the couch.
All Might chuckled.
What was he going to do with them?
"What do you mean they're kicking me out of UA?!" Melody screamed. "I was just doing what I was told to do!"
"I know!" Kaminari screamed back. "That's what I don't understand!"
"Denki! Shut up!" Jiro roared. "Hun, if you had actually KILLED Zoë, you would've been sent to jail! It was either that or be expelled- we didn't have a CHOICE!"
"That's it. Mel. Get in the car." Denki growled.
"And just where the hell do you think you're going?!" Jiro sneered.
"Out of my way, woman," he barked, pushing her aside.
"D-Denki?!" Jiro whispered. "W-What's happening to you?!"
A cloud of purple mist appeared, and Melody followed her father into it. A familiar laugh seemingly floated around the room. Denki grinned evilly.
"Sorry mom," Melody whispered.
"If I can't be a hero, I guess I'll just have to be a villain."
AN: Uh....surprise???? Hey guys!! I was really excited to update, so I didn't want you guys to have to wait!! Anyways, yes, I've been waiting to do this for a while, and here is a hint for you...MELODY, KAMINARI, MOMO, TODOROKI, AND YUKINO ARE NOT THE ONLY TRAITORS. People will be switching sides throughout the story, and I haven't TOTALLY decided who's going to be where yet. I hope you guys aren't too mad at me! And I'm introducing something new at the end of each chapter...after each chapter, you will get a hint about who the next traitor/person(s) to switch will be! Here's your first...
1) No one in the Testsutetsu/Kirishima family is a traitor, or will be switching sides.
Bye guys!!
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