Izuku POV

I woke up slowly. I felt a heavy weight on my chest that caused my breath to catch. I let out a groan in pain. "What the hell?" I whispered. As I spoke, I felt an oxygen mask strapped to my face. I clumsily pulled it off, letting it fall to the ground. "Another hospital. Great." I look down to my arms and see an IV. I frantically pull it out. No way in hell am I letting needles near me! I rip off the cords attached to me and hear the heart monitor flat line. I shrug it off and stumble off of the bed. I take a step forward and have to catch myself on the bed. "What happened?" I groan, not necessarily talking to anyone.

I hear shuffling and shouting outside the door. I panic a bit and qickly make my way into the bathroom. I shut and lock the door right as the new people burst in.

"Where did he go?!"

"How should I know? We all went to get food!"

"Shut up loud mouth!" I sigh, realizing who the people were. I open the door and walk out, gripping the door frame as support.

"Y-you guys are really l-loud, you know that?" My voice is raspy, like it hasn't been used in a few days.

"Izuku!" Bakugo reaches out for me. I take a step forward and stumble. He catches me in his arms. "You nerd, you shouldn't be out of bed." I chuckled softly and it turns into a coughing fit. I hold a hand to my mouth. I pull it away and see blood.

"That's not good." I say quietly. Bakugo looks at me with a worried face and sets me on the bed.

"Hey little listener. How do you feel?" Zashi leans in and gives me a small squeeze.

"I'm fine. That one wasn't as bad as the others." I pause thinking back on the event. "M-my scalp felt w-weird when it happened. Th-that has n-never happened before." Their faces drop a little. I cock my head to the side. "Wh-what's wrong?"

"Well-"

The door busted open. Doctors poured in looking panicked. Zawa was behind them. "Izuku!" He ran over. His arm was in a black cast. Of course he picked black. I smile a bit.

"H-hi dad." He gives me a tight one armed hug.

"What the hell? Where did you go?" I pointed to the bathroom. "Oh." He chuckled a little bit. 

The doctors soon swarmed me trying to reattach the cords. "W-wait." I protested, they didn't listen. "Wait please, I d-don't want the needles." They continued, still ignoring me. "I said wait!" A burst of energy pushed the doctors a few steps back from the bed. My eyes widened. "I-i-i'm s-so sorry. I-i didn't-"

"Izuku, it's not your fault." Aizawa glared at the doctors. "He said no needles." They backed away and started to file out of the room. As they did, a different doctor walked in holding some files.

"Hello Izuku! Happy to see you're awake. Feeling good?" He asked with a smile. I think this is the doctor that helped me the first time. I nodded. "Good. Well, I have a few things to catch you up on." 

The doctor proceeded to tall me about my new quirk, Gravity control. My eyes dropped to the floor. Great. That makes seven. I'm even more of a weapon now. I felt a hand on my back. Kacchan. I smiled at him. He grabbed my hand as the doctor kept talking. He told me I had been asleep for a few days and that everyone expected me to stay asleep for at least a week.

"But knowing you, I wasn't surprised to hear you had woken up in just a few days." I gave him a small laugh. "I'm not going to let you scare me twice young man." Dad and Pap were smiling at me. I gave them a smile back. He closed his clipboard and looked at me again. "Well kid, how are you liking the new hair?"

My brows furrowed. "What do you mean 'new hair'?" His face dropped a little.

"O-oh, you haven't seen it yet?" I felt a little panicked now. Seen what? What haven't I seen?! 

I hopped out of bed, making Kacchan and my dad's panic. Throwing open the bathroom door I stop in front of the mirror. My jaw dropped and I reached my hands up to my hair. My hair had turned white.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" I yelled. "Wh-wh-wh- how d- what I-" So many questions formed at once. Everyone was standing in the doorway as I touched my hair trying to comprehend the change. "I-is this a joke? D-did one of you do this while I was out?" The group lets out a small laugh.

"No Izuku. Come sit down and the doctor will explain." Kacchan places an arm around my shoulder as we walk back. I have a strand of the snowy white hair pulled in front of my eyes, angrily observing it. I sit back on the bed and cross my legs, giving the doctor my full attention.

"So, what happened? Is... Is it a part of the quirk?" I ask hesitantly. I have my guesses, and I have a gut feeling I'm not going to like the answer.

"I'm sorry. This isn't from your new quirk." He paused. "Your hair turned white from the shock of the pain and the overall stress your body was under. This was a sort of coping mechanism for your body." I slowly nodded.

"Maire Antoinette syndrome." I answered. The doctor gave me a surprised look.

"That's correct." I sighed and looked at my hands, suddenly very interested in the lightning scars that laced through my fingers.

"Thank you doctor." I say quietly. He nodded.

"Ok, well I'll leave you all be. Izuku, you should get something to eat and rest. You guys should be free to leave in the morning." He walked out of the room.

There was a silence that took over the room.

"Izu, you ok?" I looked up to Zawa. I put on a brave face and smiled.

"Yea, if I'm being honest, I had a feeling that's what it was." Zawa gave me a concerned look. "I'll be fine though." I said, trying to reassure them. "Besides, he said it could grow back normally, so I just have to wait!" Zawa and Zashi pulled me into a hug. Zashi kissed my forehead as they pulled away. 

"Ok little listener, Sho and I are going to go get you some food. No running off, ok?"

I giggle. "Ok." They start to walk to the door. "Oh!" I get their attention. "C-could I maybe get a c-coffee?" I say shyly, twisting the fabric of my hospital gown as I ask. Zawa gives me a giant, proud grin.

"That's my boy." Zashi nudges him as they walk out of the room. I sigh and lean back. I look to Kacchan. He's been awfully quiet.

"Hey, Kacchan?" He looks into my eyes. His strong gaze makes my cheeks heat up. What is that feeling? Am I sick? "Y-you've been really quiet. Everything ok?" 

Just as I ask, his eyes become glossy. "Damn nerd. I-i really though you were going to die." I sit up straight and grab his hands again. "I-I don't want to loose you. I just got you back." He starts rubbing the top of my thumb.

"It's ok Kacchan. I'm never going to leave you." I reach forward and lift his chin so we are looking at each other again. "I promise."

His breath catches and I see his cheeks turn pink again. I smirk. I think I'm finally understanding what that means.

I look into his eyes again, not wanting the moment to end. I tug his chin forward and our lips lock. I feel him melt into the kiss. A warm fluttering feeling takes over me as the kiss deepens. We softly pull away, leaning out foreheads against one another. I feel Kacchan cup my face with his hand and I look into his eyes yet again.

"I love you Izuku." I feel my face grow warm again and smile.

"I love you too Kacchan." He pulls me into another kiss. This one more passionate than the first. He pulls me close, my legs now dangling off the bed. He lifts me up and I let out a little yelp. He smiles at the reaction and kisses me again. Spinning around and sitting on the bed, my legs now straddling him. I drape my arms around his neck as he grabs my waist, gently pulling me to him. I feel his hands trace my back and I let out a small moan. I immediately cover my mouth, my entire face going red. Kacchan giggles.

"Well that was hot." He said seductively. This only made my face grow warmer. He chuckled again, pulling my hands from my face. "You should get some rest." He spoke calmly. I've never seen him like this before. I simply nod, completely entranced by him.

He lays me down and sits on the bed beside me. He looks at me with a small smile. It is only then that I realize how much of my skin is showing. More specifically, my tattoo. I panic and quickly pull up the blankets to hide the exposed portion of my chest. Not only do I have my tattoo there, but my shoulders and chest are covered in scars from whips, stabs, and burns. I didn't want him to see how used I was. I turned my eyes away from his.

"Hey." He says softly. "You shouldn't be ashamed of your scars." I snap my head to him, genuinely surprised at what he just said.

"B-b-but, they are d-disgusting. A-and my tattoo I-"

"You are not disgusting. You are strong. Those scars are living proof of the hell you endured. And your tattoo, that should be a warning to anyone who crosses you. They should know you aren't one to mess with." I feel my eyes begin to water. I didn't know what to say.

He reached down and pulled me from the covers wrapping me in a big hug. I don't know why, but this made me break down in tears. I buried my face into his chest as I cried. I never want to let go. I though to myself.

We stayed like that until Zawa and Zashi came back with food. At the sight of us huggin, Zashi got a wide grin on his face and started teasing, while Dad on the other hand, looked like he was ready to throw Kacchan out the window. As we ate, he kept warning Kacchan to be careful and that he better not hurt me. I didn't 100% understand what was going on, but it was amusing anyway.

"Oh. Before I forget to tell you guys. All UA students are moving into dorms." Kacchan and I looked at each other a bit confused.

"Why are they moving us into dorms?" I ask.

"Nezu thinks that it will be a better way to keep students safe. If they are in dorms, then they will have campus security and the teachers there if anything was to happen." I nod.

"I guess that makes sense. So, w-will you guys be there too?" I ask meekly. I just got parents, and I don't really want to be apart from them yet.

"Of course little listener. All the teachers will be in the dorms. The teacher dorms will be at the center of the complex." I relax at this information.

"Well that's exciting! I can't wait to see everyone again." I smile and take a sip of my coffee. "When are we moving in?"

"We can move in tomorrow with everyone else if you're up to it." Zawa says, also sipping his coffee. I nod.

"I should be all healed up in a few hours anyway, so that sounds great!" I beam at dad. "Actually, I can finish healing your arm if you'd like. That way you don't have to wear a cast anymore." He looks at me, stunned.

"What? You can do that?" I nod again. "I dunno Izu. I think you should save your energy."

"No I insist. You've done so much for me. This is the least I can do." Dad looks to Papa. He just shrugs. Dad lets out a small sigh.

"Ok problem child. If you think you can handle it, then go ahead." I smile and set down my coffee. Turning to face Dad, I take a deep breath in and hold my hands over his cast. My white hair begins to float slightly and a faint golden glow surrounds me. The cast snaps and Zawa's arm also begins to glow. After a few seconds, it's healed. The glowing stops and my hair falls back down. I let out a big yawn.

"See," I yawn again. "No biggie." Zawa looks at his hand in awe. I tiredly laugh and lay back, my eyes growing heavy. I turn over and look at Kacchan. He's blushing again.

I giggle. "What's wrong Kacchan?" He continues to stare at me.

"You, you looked like an angel." My face heats up again at his words.

"Well isn't that sweet." I tease. He smiles and ruffles my hair.

"Oh sush. Get some sleep nerd." I close my eyes.

"Fine, but not because you told me to." I feel myself smile as I quickly drift off to sleep.