Ray's POV

Me and Mirio go down the hallway.

"I'm so sorry." Eri whispers over and over again.

I stop when Mirio stops and I look at Eri. "You have no reason to apologize, I'm sorry we took so long." I say to her and Mirio nods.

Eri tries to go back, but I hold onto her as Mario falls on his hands and knees, about to pass out.

"Don't go back there Eri." I say to her and she's just crying. "Mirio, take my hand." I say as I hold it out for him and he looks up at me. "You've lost a lot of blood. I know your dizzy and your about to pass out, but take my hand." I say to him with a smile.

He looks at me. "Takes one to know one." Mirio coughs out.

A dragon crashes through and I shield the two of them from the rocks.

"Cascade." Mirio says to me shocked.

I smile. "Like rocks are gonna do much damage." I say and he and Eri stare at me.

Eri escapes and I fall against the wall.

"Guys!" I hear Tamajiki say as he gets over to us with the police.

We look at him and Mirio passes out.

"Cascade, you've lost more blood than Lemillion, your dehydrated as well, please stay awake though." One of the officers says to me.

I smile. "I'm not gonna die." I say to him and Tamajiki puts one of Mirio's arms over his shoulder and the police officer holds a hand out for me.

I take it and I'm seriously about to pass out.

We go find Aizawa and Tamajiki stops slow mo guy from hurting Aizawa.

I kick the dude in the face and he falls. "Hello." I say and Tamajiki gets him out of there. "Goodbye." I say and I take the bandages off Aizawa's eyes and I help him up.

"Ray." Aizawa says to me surprised.

I smile. "I'm not letting some stupid bastard kill you and neither is anyone else." I say and Tamajiki nods in agreement.

"Your badly hurt." Aizawa says to me as we get out of there.

"I know." I say to him.

Tsuyu takes Aizawa and I get to the point where a police officer as to hold me up.

But we get to the surface and Aizawa stops Eri's quirk, knocking her out.

Us badly injured get taken away immediately after that, but its all a blur for me.

The next thing I know, I'm waking up to steady beeping.

"Ray?" Katsuki asks next to me.

I see a mask on my face and I take it off, breathing freshish air.

"Katsu." I say to him and Katsuki hugs me on the bed, crying into my shoulder.

I kiss his cheek and I hug him back.

I sit up and I hold Katsuki in my arms as he cries on my shoulder. "Baby, baby, hey hey, its ok, its ok." I say to him worried.

"No its not, you almost died." Katsuki says to me and I hold him tighter.

"I'm sorry I almost left you." I whisper and he hugs me even tighter. "I guess I need to get stronger, huh?" I ask, adding a small laugh at the end and Katsuki pulls back to see me smiling warmly. "Thank you for being here for me Katsuki, I'm really sorry I worried you. But please don't cry, I didn't die after all." I say as I caress his cheek and he leans into into it.

I wipe his tears away and I give him a tender kiss on the lips.

After a bit, he calms down. "I'm gonna go alert everyone that your awake." Katsuki says to me and I nod.

"How long was I out for?" I ask Katsuki.

"A week." Katsuki says to me and I nod.

Katsuki gets off the bed and leaves the room.

I'm really hungry, and thirsty, but I wait.

First it's Aizawa and Izu who rush in.

I hold my arms open and Izu tackles me in a hug, crying.

"Ray!" Izu cries and I pet his head.

"Hey Izu, Dad, how are you two feeling?" I ask them.

"I didn't have as bad as injures that you did and neither did Midoriya." Aizawa says to me and I nod.

"How is Eri and Mirio?" I ask him.

Aizawa looks down. "Mirio no longer has a quirk but Eri is ok." Aizawa says to me.

He sacrificed his quirk to save us.

I frown. "That's not fair." I say quietly and Aizawa looks at me. "Mirio worked so hard to get to that point, its not fair that his quirk was stripped away like that." I say as I look up at the ceiling. "If I didn't get shot, again, I would have been able to stop that from happening." I say as I just stare up.

"You got injured to get to Eri, you both risked your lives to get her." Aizawa says to me.

I sigh. "He shouldn't have tried to protect us, I could have stopped that bullet." I say and Aizawa looks me in the eyes.

"You would have blocked that bullet and lost your quirk. And you would have been shot twice, and your probably wouldn't be awake right now either." Aizawa says to me.

I frown. "It just feels like its my fault. I'm thankful for Mirio doing what he could, but he was just as banged up as I was by the time the fight was over. He was already unconscious by that time." I say and Aizawa nods.

"Its understandable to think that way, but he doesn't think it was your fault." Aizawa says to me.

"But thats not how I feel. That's twice now. First it was Mom, she protected me from Randy that night. Now Mirio protected me from Chisaki. I thought I was strong enough to not be protected anymore." I say and Aizawa puts his hand on my head and I look at him.

"Everybody needs saved every once in a while, I was saved by you, Asui and Tamaki." Aizawa says to me.

"Please don't think like this Ray. You and Senpai are still alive, that's what counts." Izu says to me.

"We'll get everyone else." Aizawa says to me and I nod.

The two leave and I sit up and my shoulder and thigh is bandaged.

Mirio, Tamajiki, and Hado come in.

I look at them a bit confused.

Mirio hugs me and I'm very surprised. "Thank you." Mirio says to me.

I shake my head. "I didn't do anything." I say to him.

Mirio steps back and smiles. "You kept smiling, that's what mattered, you gave me hope that we would win." Mirio says to me.

"You gave me some hope too when you found me." Tamajiki says to me.

I look at him surprised.

"And you made me believe we had already won, because you were still standing." Hado says to me with a grin.

I look at them confused. "But-"

"But nothing, you pulled through, nobody was able to transfer blood into you, nobody could. The doctors thought you couldn't be saved. But, Bakugou, Midoriya and Eraser refused to let you go. The doctors stiched you up, and after hydrating you a bit, they saw positive signs, that you were pumping more blood." Hado says to me with a grin.

I look at her, very surprised. "I was that close to death?" I ask and she nods. I look at the sheet for a second before I look at them. "Wow." I say and the three nod.

"Ray, your a hero to everybody. But don't nearly die like that again." Mirio says to me.

"Take your own advice. Don't just jump in front of a bullet again." I say to Mirio and he nods with a laugh. "Jeez." I say and I pout.

"She's too precious." Hado says as she holds me.

"Ok you three, let the others see her too." Aizawa says at the door.

"I'll see you later." Hado says to me with a grin and she takes the three out of there.

The pros from the mission walk in and I feel even more surprised.

"Your strong for a kid." Dark skin says to me.

"How's your stab wound?" I asked him and I see he's holding a baby that looks just like him.

"Its a lot better. I'm surprised you remembered." Dark skin says to me and I nod.

"You and Red did so well." Fat says to me.

"Kiri?" I ask and he nods. "How bad did he get hurt?" I ask.

"Really bad." Fat says to me.

I nod. "Jeez, now I can't scold him, I'd be a hypocrite." I say and Ryukyu pats my head.

"You did a lot better than what any first year could do, your Mama raised you right in the beginning." She says to me and I stare at her, feeling like I'm about to cry at that.

The other pros pat my head then leave.

I get up with a bit of trouble and I stretch. "Ow, ok." I say, not moving the shot shoulder any more.

I see I'm in a hospital gown.

"Where in the actual fuck are my clothes?" I ask while May, Tony, Peter, Tema, Ginny and Adrian walk in.

"Woah, woah, woah, you should not be standing young lady." Tony says to me and I raise an eyebrow.

"Yet when me and Peter were taking care of you and we told you not to stand up, you still did it." I say and Peter nods in agreement. "I smell a hypocrite." I say and Adrian runs over and jumps on me.

"Ray! I was so sad!" Adrian says as I land on my butt.

"Oof." I say and I pet his head as he cries. "I was telling Katsu this too, you don't have to be sad over me, I didn't die. I did get hurt terribly bad, but I recovered from most of it." I say to Adrian and he sniffs as he looks up at me.

Ginny and Peter join the dog pile on me and and Ginny also cries.

"What is with the tears?" I ask them.

"This is punishment for worrying us." Peter says to me.

"I didn't mean too!" I say to him and the adults laugh at my predicament, which makes my face heat up slightly in embarassment.

I pick Adrian up and I get out that room as Peter and Ginny chase me.

"I need ma clothes." I say as I go straight for the exit.

"No you don't." Katsuki says grabbing me by the waist and pulling me into his chest, effectively making me blush.

"Katsuki, I will literally streak to the school in nothing but shaving cream if I don't get some real clothes." I say and he smirks as he holds a bag out of my reach. "Oh you little," I stop myself when I see nurses and doctors coming for me. "Uhm," I hum as I watch them get closer.

"Are you kidnapping that child?" A nurse asks me.

Adrian blows a raspberry at him. "She's my cousin." Adrian says to him as he hugs me tighter.

"People out here wantin me to cry today, I swear I've gotten emotional over the week long coma." I say and Katsuki kisses my forehead and lowers the bag for me to take.

I grab it in a flash and I hand Adrian to Ginny who looks confused, but I make a literal sprint for the bathroom, nurses chasing me.

"RAY!" I hear Mina yell shocked.

I shut and lock the door behind me, hearing the nurses slam on it.

I dance in victory and then I take the hospital gown off and I see the bandages more clearly. They're clean, and I know what's under it, is gonna leave some scars.

I put on a pair off black boot cut jeans, a black crop top with a skull on it, a black jacket of mine, black socks, and my converses.

I tie my converses and I fix my hair enough to put it into a pony tail.

I head out and the nurses all scowl at me.

They all scold me, at the same time.

I don't even understand what they're saying, so I duck under the arms and hide behind a wall quickly.

It fools them, but not my Dad.

"Ray." Aizawa says to me.

I turn to look at him. "Hello, Sensei." I say nervously.

"I'm going to inform you of what happened after you black out." Aizawa says as he starts walking.

I walk next to him as he tells me about Nighteye, how he's dead,

I frown at that and Aizawa notices.

He then tells me Chisaki was basically killed by Shigarki.

"Hell yeah." I say and Aizawa nods. "Wait." I say and I get confused. "You know, I'm happy Chisaki I'd dead, but, I would have liked to wrangle his neck myself." I say and Aizawa pats my head.

"I know, but you need to strengthen your body again, your stretched your muscles too much in that fight. You need to make some adjustments to your suit as well." Aizawa says to me and then proceeds to catch me up and we get to a room.

Aizawa opens the door and I see Eri in there.

Eri looks at me and her eyes widen.

I give her a grin as I walk in, Aizawa behind me.

"Your alive!" Eri says to me relieved.

I bend down in front of her bed. "Of course I am. How are you doing Eri?" I ask her.

She looks so relieved to see I'm fine. "Your my hero, along with Lemillion and Deku." Eri says to me with a smile.

I hold a my hand over my heart, feeling it melt. "Aww." I say to her and she smiles a bit brighter. "You want to know a secret?" I ask her and she nods. "Your my hero too, being able to grit through the suffering. I remember doing that for a long time myself. Just not in the same way. But know, you'll never go through that again. For as long as I live and beyond that, I won't let anyone use you like that again." I say to her and she looks like she really wants to hug me. "Sensei, can I touch her?" I ask her.

"Only for a few moments." Aizawa says and he erases her quirk so I can hug her, and I do.

She holds onto me, happiness and hope beaming from her eyes.

I never thought this would happen, I didn't know I'd become a hero to everyone on that mission. Especially Eri and Mirio.

My face softens and I smile warmly at Eri as I sit back on my heels.

Aizawa relaxes.

"One of these days, I'm gonna do your hair, and I'm gonna make it so pretty. And I'm gonna buy you new clothes, the ones you like. And it won't matter on the price. And I'll get you whatever you want to eat." I say to Eri and she just looks so happy. "I'm gonna be the big sister you never had." I say to her and she nods.

"Ray, your gonna be helping her to train her quirk." Aizawa says to me and I look at him surprised.

"But I'm a student, and right now, I think Katsuki I stronger than my state." I say to him.

"Once you finish healing and you regain your strength, that is." Aizawa adds and I nod.

I smile at Eri and I get up. "I have to sign myself out, but I will come to see you. I promise." I say to her with a grin and she looks so hopeful.

I have to get stronger, for her. She's counting on me to help her.

I leave the room with Aizawa behind me.

"Shouldn't you get you shoulder looked at first?" Aizawa asks me.

I shake my head. "Its stiched up, they'll just tell me the day to come again and check on it to make sure it healed properly and take the string out." I say to Aizawa and he nods. "Though I won't be moving it much for a while. I was stretching a bit before, and I just did normal stretches for normal people, and it hurt a bit. So I have to be careful doing my normal stretches that I do." I say and I end up rambling, which seems to amuse Aizawa, I don't notice though.
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