If 'fuck' was an emotion, they were all feeling it now. Shigaraki fell onto the ground with Deku on top of him. Dabi rushed to his side to help him. The hero was unresponsive and he was burning up. Kurogiri came to his side and felt his forehead and looked at his burnt back.

"Dabi, it's dangerous but we need some things for him. Call your brother quickly and inform him of the situation that has occurred."

"Send me a text and open me a gate. I'll be quick."

A warp opened up and the warp man sent Dabi a text as he walked through. Tomura just realized he could hear Himiko crying. He looked around trying to spot her but she was probably in another room of their base.

"She's a little shaken but Jin is with her."

He nodded slowly.

"We need to strip him down. He's got a fever and his body is probably in shock. Let me see if I can find some scissors."

It just dawned on Shigaraki that Izuku had his hero costume on.

Why the hell would he fucking put that on? Unless he thought it would deter that fucking ass wipe from attacking us.....

Tears started to well up in Tomura's eyes. Why had he jumped in again? This was the third time he saved him and he got hurt again. How many more times was he going to throw himself in harm's way to protect him? He put his hands over his eyes trying to remain some control over himself. A hand touched his shoulder making Tomura jump.

"He's going to be fine."

"I-I-

"I saw you stopped Dabi. His face is a little messed up but he'll live. He was very.... Furious though."

Tomura nodded.

"You all didn't fight to hurt, which is good. Do you want to cut this costume off?"

"Y-yea."

Kurogiri took off Izuku's absurdly bright red shoes and his socks. Tomura was careful to raise the fabric so the blade didn't rub against the burnt skin. They ended up turning him on his side to get the rest of his costume off. Izuku didn't stir the whole time they moved him which worried Kurogiri but he didn't want to make things worse.

"I'm back."

Tomura didn't turn around as he used his left hand to turn Izuku's ruined hero costume to dust. He remained silent as Dabi handed him the bags of things he asked for.

"I'll be back."

Kurogiri left them alone.

"I'm sorry. I was pissed and it was stupid of him to do that.... I didn't mean to catch you on fire."

"I'm not mad at you. Honestly, I was surprised you lost your temper but I don't blame you either. I would've been pissed too."

"Yea."

Dabi touched his face. His face was blistered and burnt but he would live. Deku on the other hand.... That was a huge blast with more firepower behind it.

"What happened?" Dabi asked.

"He jumped in front and saved me."

Dabi cracked a smile and put a hand on Tomura's shoulder.

"He's hard headed just like you. A match made in heaven."

Shigaraki cracked a grin and wiped his eyes.

"Shut up."

"I think that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me."

"Alright. I have a few wet towels. Let's drag him on them so I can give him some medicine for everything."

"How'd you become a doctor?" Dabi teased.

Kurogiri chuckled, "I had Tomura to care for since he was little. He was like any other kid. He always got hurt."

Shigaraki said nothing.

I wasn't like any other kid.

"I think it'd be best to leave him here for now. We are in another country and we won't have to worry for the time being."

Tomura nodded.

"Shouto said he and Ochako would do damage control. Spinner is still on board. We just have to find Mr. Compress."

Shigaraki arched an eyebrow, "Ochako? First name basis already?"

"Shut up."

He squinted at Dabi thinking hard.

"You were at her apartment weren't you? The other night?"

Dabi snorted, "Yea right."

"You're a fucking liar. What is it with this group? How did we end up so messed up?"

Dabi cracked a grin, "Because we were fucked up before we started hanging out."

Tomura rolled his eyes."Hanging out? Yea ok, if you want to call it that."

Dabi gave him a rare soft smile. It was the kind of smile Tomura needed. He looked down running his gloved fingers through his fiance's messy green hair. Life was so hard, it really was.

X

X

"Shouto!"

The hero opened the door and Ochako nearly tackled him.

"What's going?! There's a man hunt for Deku!"

"I was going to call you but I suppose this is better."

Ochako stepped in to see Nemuri sitting on the couch. She flashed Ochako a big smile and patted the cushion beside of her.

"Come sit."

Shouto locked the door.

"Wait-

"She already knows. She's behind us too."

Ochako let out a sigh of relief.

"I'm glad! What do we do?"

"I'll go looking for Mr. Compress. Our relationship is rather secret and you two are close to Midoriya. They may start with you guys."

"What happened to Deku? I've heard he's a traitor or he got hurt or he was kidnapped. What happened?"

Shouto's expression turned dark. Midnight put her hand on his arm trying to calm him down since the room suddenly got very hot.

"Dabi said they were looking for Mr. Compress when they were interrupted by Bakugou. None of them attacked him but Twice managed to save Himiko with a few of his clones. My brother took a shot to the face and...." Shouto took a deep breath, "He went to use one of his gauntlets on Shigaraki when Izuku appeared out of no where and took the shot."

Ochako gasped with a horrified look on her face. Her eyes started to well up with tears.

"Is he ok?!" she screamed.

"He's fine. Kurogiri is taking care of him. Dabi is sending me updates. He had a fever, unconscious and he was probably in shock."

Ochako almost broke down. This was not happening. Why did he keep getting hurt?

"Hey, he's going to be fine," Shouto said and embraced her.

"I just hate how he throws himself in front of everyone when they're in danger. Why can't he just pull someone out of the way instead?"

"Sometimes he's an idiot but that's just him when he wants to make everyone safe. He really does love Shigaraki."

She nodded into his chest. Ochako managed to calm down some and sniffed a few times.

"Oh, there's some good news by the way," he whispered.

She pulled back and looked up at him. He was towering over her since he was a little over a foot taller than her now. It still felt weird for her.

"Yea?"

He leaned in close to her ear.

"Dabi said he misses you and he hopes you're ok. He wants me to tell you hi. He said thank you for the other night."

Ochako jerked back with her face burning bright red.

"What did he tell you?!" she screeched.

Shouto didn't say anything but he had a big grin on his face. Nemuri was laughing on the couch.

Ugh! Such an asshole! She thought trying to make the redness disappear from her face.

X

X

Izuku managed to move his hand a little bit upon waking up. He tried moving his whole body but his entire back felt like it was on fire.

"Don't move!"

Izuku froze.

"I'm putting burn ointment on your back," Shigaraki said.

"Tenko? What happened?" he asked trying to figure out where he was and why he was on the floor.

"You decided to take a direct hit from Bakugou's gauntlet blast or whatever he calls it."

Izuku laughed.

I am a dumbass. That's what I get for moving without thinking.

"Ow, that does hurt...." he whined.

"Duh. Your back looks horrible. It doesn't look as bad since Kurogiri found a uncertified healer and paid them so it doesn't look as bad as it did when I brought you here yesterday."

"How did you know they were a good healer?"

Shigaraki smiled, "Money talks."

"How much? You guys shouldn't spend money on me!"

Tomura flicked his forehead.

"Hey!"

"That's funny coming from the guy who let us live in his apartment rent free, cooked food for us, made cake, bought me a Playstation and put up with our shit. You agreed to marry me."

Izuku gave him a guilty grin.

"I never agreed yet. I never got the chance to say yes."

"What? Everybody kept saying-

"I know but I never answered you."

"How the fuck are we engaged then?"

"I'm your implied fiance I guess."

Tomura bit his lip.

"Tenko?"

"Lay down, I'm almost done."

Izuku laid his head back down and waited. After a minute or so, Shigaraki pulled off his glove and tossed it into the small trash.

"Can I get off the floor? I'm kind of sore."

"Let me get Kurogiri."

He walked down the hallway and knocked on his door.

"Kurogiri?"

"Hey, he's gone for a bit," Dabi said, "You need help?"

"Izuku is awake. He wants to move."

"Lemme call him then."

"Alright."

He walked back into the living room to see Himiko laying on the floor next to his 'implied' fiance. He stayed back to listen. It felt wrong to stand behind and listen but he wanted to hear what she had to say. He felt even just a little jealous with how close she had gotten to his hero.

"Izuku...."

"Yea? Are you ok?"

"Are you sure you want to help us?" she asked.

Shigaraki felt his heart stop for a few seconds.

Oh no. What if he says no-

"What do you mean?" the hero asked, kind of confused.

"You're got hurt so many times.... You.... you don't deserve that. I don't want to see you get hurt anymore..."

Izuku reached up and wiped the tears off her face even though his back screamed with pain whenever he moved.

"I don't mind."

"You don't have to be the hero!" she cried as she took his hand, "Just go back home and say you were kidnapped."

Izuku looked shocked by her suggestion.

"I can't turn my back on you. Not on any of you when I care about all of you so much. I'm not going anywhere."

Himiko cried against his hand. It might've been the surge of pregnancy hormones but she was balling her eyes out now. Tomura was a little surprised but he had been a big part of their lives lately. They all held so much trust in him. He never gave them a reason to distrust him once.

"Hey, hey..." he said.

Izuku pulled himself up despite the pain searing through his back. He wrapped his arms around her as she sobbed into his shoulder.

"I'm not going anywhere no matter what happens. I'm be there, always."

She cried even harder, clinging onto him. Hurting him his bad painfully but he let it go.

Goddamn I don't deserve him.

Shigaraki went to his room and sat on his bed with his face in his hands, thinking.