A/N: This chapter focus more on the EitoSquad and Akira as everyone tries to get over what happened at the mall...

What a terrible morning this was...

Akira and Samuel were both bed-ridden in the hospital since the incident at that Kiyashi Mall.

Akira had suffered from the gunshot wound to the arm and his quirk was inactive for a while...

Samuel, on the other hand, had suffered a knife to the leg injury.

Certainly, if it's a 3-4 inch deep injury is deep enough to hit an artery, but location is also important. Arteries are high-pressure blood vessels, and hence, an arterial injury is usually not subtle.

In other words, an arterial injury would likely result in continuous and profuse bleeding. Even if the emergency room doctors were able to stitch up the wound, an arterial injury would continue to bleed, likely causing either causing continued wound bleeding or a hematoma (a blood pocket).

If none of these things occurred, you can imagine that Samuel likely did not have a significant arterial injury. It is possible that you may have created a minor injury in the arterial wall, which could cause a pseudoaneurysm.

Because of the cause, Samuel couldn't be allowed to move for the next few days.

But since it's getting treated...He'll be allowed to move again later than sooner.

Now usually waiting in the hospital would be pretty boring. But luckily for them, Jack, along with the rest of the EitoSquad, had came to visit.

Jack: Hey guys! How you holding up?!

Akira: A-Alright...

Samuel: Peachy.....

Jack: Oh! I know what could cheer you up~~~!

Samuel: Huh...?

Akira: Eh....?

Jack begin to sing and dance.

Jack: 🎵If you like chicken nuggets, then you gotta sing along~~~! 🎵

EitoSquad: •_______•

Akira: ???

Samuel: Jack...That doesn't cheer me up at all...

Jack: Ah man...I thought that would work...

Destiny: Why would you believe that would work...?

Jack:...Everyone loves chicken nuggets~!

EitoSquad: (Not everyone...)

Luna: Anyway...How's your leg injury, Samuel-kun?

Samuel: Just fine...The doctor said it was a 3-4 inch leg injury due to the stab wound....

The others cringed at that...Samuel can consider himself lucky the injury wasn't too severe...

Because if it was, he wouldn't be able to move his body again. If the knife hit a puncture wound to make it too serious, he would've been parilyzed from the waist down.

Destiny: At least you're doing alright. I heard Lilac-chan helping out and trying to take care of your wounds.

Akira: Y-Yeah... She's been a great help...

Ever since the incident, Lilac had never left their side, because she felt guilty for not being able to help the others back then. But now, she's doing whatever she can to prove herself useful.

Jack: Meh...I can't believe she stayed overnight to do all this. Girl is really working her butt off.

Luna: Which we should be doing too...Poor girl overworked herself the past couple of days and had to be excused...she left out crying...

Destiny:...Yeah. Hope she's alright...

Akira: I-I think I heard Hein-chan went to see how she's doing...

Jack: Then that's good. The girl needs all the support she can get...

Eito: Welp...At least I'm glad all that's over...back at the mall I mean...

Jack: Yeah man...what happened back there was scary...

They did almost died...all of them...

The villains...knew their every move and read them like a book...

They couldn't do anything to stop them...

Akira: P-Please...don't remind me...

Luna: S-Sorry! Akira-kun! I hope I didn't mean to stress you out!

Samuel: Yeah sorry man...I couldn't stop the villains...if only I was able to control my quirk more...none of this would've happen...

Samuel looked down at his bed sheets before clenching them...

Is how Mikoto felt when he couldn't even land a solid hit on the Shadow Slasher...

To feel weak and not be able to do anything?

Because if that's true then it sure sucks...

Samuel: (I failed at being the Class' big brother...I couldn't protect no one...)

Jack: Samuel?...Samuel?!

Jack snapped his fingers in front of the taller boy which jolt him back to reality.

Samuel: Ah...Sorry...

Luna: Samuel-kun...No one's blaming...and you're not the only one...

Destiny: We all couldn't do nothing...

Akira: I...couldn't do anything either...

Luna: What do you mean...you protected Jack and Samuel...you helped...

Akira: B-But...it ended badly...

Jack: But we did tried to defend each other...at least that's what important...right?

They all thought for a moment before nodding.

Eito: Of course everybody. Because we need to take time to reflect on these actions and use them to help us become stronger. Because if we continue dwelling on the past at the mall incident. Then we'll never get anywhere...isn't that what... Mikoto would want for us...?

Everyone stared at Eito, who was strangely quiet for a while until he spoke which put them all off for a second...

Did Eito...actually said something serious...and helpful?

Samuel:...Eito...

Eito:....Uh. I mean...Kenji's my big dick goth boyfriend~!

EitoSquad:.....(●__●)

Akira:....

Jack: Okay then...

Samuel: Well Eito is right! I shouldn't be dwelling on what happened! For now, let's get stronger! All of us! That way! Those villains won't stand a chance! What do you say guys! Are you with me?!

EitoSquad: Yeah!

Akira: I-I also like to get stronger! (So I can prove my worth like my brother Naoya did...)

Samuel: Then let's do it guys! With the final exam that's coming up! Let's train together!

Luna: Whoo-hoo! I'm excited! Those villains won't know what hit them when my tridal waves strike!

Destiny: Can't wait! I gonna make my flames strong like Sylvia's...Maybe even stronger~!

Eito: I'm gonna get so cute and lovey- dovey that Kenji will have no choice but to fall in love with me~!

Jack: I'm gonna make their ears bleed so hard they'll go deaf~!

Samuel: That's the spirit everyone!

Samuel was glad the atmosphere in the hospital room was brightening up from it's once gloomy aurora. He looked over to the brown basket sat next to his and Akira's table. It was filled with colorful "get well soon" cards and balloons that were given to them by their distraught and concerned classmates.

He then turned back to his friends who were now chatting along about what they're going to do for the next few days...even Akira was interacting with them.

He felt more pleasantly happy.

Samuel: (I'm more of a big brother to this class than I realized....)

With that, despite what had took place the past few days, Class 1-C vowed to get stronger.

-Meanwhile-

Mikoto: Hey Shouto!

Mikoto had managed to get his cousin a phone so they talk and chat to each other. The only contacts Shouto has are Mikoto, Midoriya, Fuyumi, Natsuo, his mother,...and sadly his father (Because he found out...)

Shouto: Ah...Yukimura...

Mikoto: It's Mikoto, you Strawberry Swirl! 💢💢💢

Shouto:....

Mikoto: Anyway...Mom wants to know are you free tonight?

Shouto: I'm certain I am...The old man is out patrolling, so he won't be back for a while and classes are cancelled today...Why?

Mikoto: Mom wants to know if it's okay if you and Fuyumi come over for dinner.

Shouto: Hmm... I have to ask Fuyumi, but if she's busy with schoolwork then I can't make promises.

Mikoto: That's fine! Though it would be great to meet her again after such a long time.

Shouto: I suppose that's true. So what's the occasion?

Mikoto: Dad's making dinner....We have soba~!

Shouto:.....I'll be there soon.

Mikoto: Great! Invite Natsuo along too if he's not busy either. Can't wait to see them all~!

Shouto: Yeah...

Mikoto: Alright then, see you in the afternoon.

Shouto: Same...You too.

The two cousins hanged up as Shouto put on a small smile. It would be great to see his family on his mother's side once again.