You let Izuku recover after that fight. You knew he needed to before you could talk to him, but waiting all that time just made you all the more depressed. But you had to face facts.

"Hello?"

"Y/n! Hey, I was trying to get a hold of you for days! Are you okay?" Your heart ached hearing him so worried about you.

"Yeah, I'm fine..." You took a deep breath. "Can we... can we meet up later today?"

"Sure of course! Once I finish work I can pick you up and we can go to-"

"How about we meet at that park near your work building?" You interrupted.

"Huh? Oh, sure, whatever you prefer."

"Okay, see you later tonight." And with that you hung up.

You patiently waited until you got a text from him saying that he was almost done with work. You didn't respond and simply headed out to his company building.

You only had to wait a few minutes until he emerged from the front entrance.

"Y/n!" He seemed so relieved to see you and he was about to lean in for a kiss but you acted as if you didn't see it coming.

"Let's get going." You steered away from him and went ahead. Izuku was confused but followed you nonetheless.

You two walked over to the park and sat on a bench. "Y/n... about what happened at the cafe. I'm sorry I didn't-"

"No," You interrupted. "I'm sorry I let it get this far." You played with the bracelet on your wrist as you spoke.

"Huh?" Izuku swallowed hard. "Y/n what are you talking abo-" You looked at him dead in the eyes, and it was as if something in Izuku's mind clicked. He felt his heart drop to the pit of his stomach.

"How long have you known?" He asked quietly.

"The day I received the box at your apartment." You answered just as softly.

"I see..." He paused for a moment, letting you take a breath. "About... About what happened with Uravity-"

"I'm not... I don't want to talk about that." You felt a knot forming in your throat but you tried to swallow it down. "I should have known that from the moment I found out about you, that this wouldn't work out, that's all."

"But Y/n-!" He reached out to hold your hand but you immediately got up and took a step back.

"No Izuku, you and I are on completely different levels, you belong with someone like Ochaco." Your hands turned into fists at your side.

"But I don't have feelings for her, it was in the moment, y-you could even ask her!" He felt his heart pound in his chest, already guessing where you were going with this.

"Even if that were true-"

"The girl I love is you!" Your breath hitched. You wanted to say the same, you wanted to jump into his arms and tell him that you loved him to but, that wasn't the case. "Y/n, I know it can be difficult but-"

"But what if they took me hostage." You cut him off, your tone firm.

"Huh?"

"What if a villain held me hostage and they said it's either my life or the world's, what would you do?" Izuku slowly stood up, as if he didn't want to frighten you.

"Y/n, that's not going to happen, I'll protect you and-"

"What would you do?" You raised your voice, feeling the tears start to accumulate in the corners of your eyes. You were thankful that it was so late at night and there wasn't anyone around.

"I would find a way to save you and the world, Y/n," You chuckled sadly and shook your head.

"That's not how real life works Izuku, you can't put the world or anyone for that matter in that kind of risk, not for me." You felt the tears freely fall down your cheeks, not showing any signs of stopping.

"Y/n.." He took a small step forward making you take one back.

"This is where it ends, Izuku." You tried to wipe away the tears to no avail. "Thank you for the good memories but, this is goodbye." You turned to leave but Izuku wasn't about to let you go.

"Wait, Y/n!"

"Just let me be."

"Please, this is all just a big misunder-"

"Don't make me use my quirk on you." You warned, your voice as harsh as ever. This was a side Izuku never wanted to see, worst of all, he was the cause of it.

Seeing that Izuku wasn't going to make another move, you decided to head home, your regular, ordinary life was waiting for you.

-

Let's just say you didn't get any good sleep last night but you still had the responsibility to go to work the next day so you put in the effort to get up and get out of your apartment.

You stretched your arms as you entered the Cafe. "Morning everyone." You greeted with tired eyes.

You didn't get a response at first, you looked at your coworkers but they didn't seem as cheerful as they would usually be.

"Guys?" They exchanged looks with each other and then Celest stood up with her phone at hand. "Celest what's going on your scaring me..."

Did they know about you and Deku? Was that it?

"We saw this, this morning..." She showed you a news article, the title was "Our everyday heroes, gone." You took her phone in your hand and read through it.

After yesterday's dilemma, there were officially 36 injured and 5 deaths. Among them were the people who were only trying to do the right thing and show their own heroism by trying to save others.

You kept scrolling through the article seeing the names of said people and how they died. Your breath hitched when you got to your co-worker and friend Tomiko.

#3.- Tomiko Rui. She tried to save a child who was lost amongst all of the chaos. Witnesses say that they noticed that she already had a fatal injury from one of the blasts on her leg yet she tried with all of her strength to carry the child out of harm's way, but nothing could have prepared her for the debris that rained on the two. Which brings us to the #4.- Hashi Itsuko, she...

Your breath was shallow as you tried to process what you just read.

"We also got a call from her mother." Celest spoke up taking you out of your train of thought. "She said that she's gonna have her funeral later today and that we're invited if we want to go." There was a small moment of silence.

"I'm gonna give everyone the day off today. We can always start up fresh tomorrow." Celest let out a sigh. "We should all get some rest." She laid a hand on your shoulder.

You shook your head. "I'm gonna stay here, to clean up and all of that." Celest was about to protest against you but you cut her off. "I need something to take my mind off everything that's happened."

"Sure thing. If you want, pass by my place later." You placed your hand on hers.

"Thanks."

-

It was almost closing time and you took a seat on the stool, finally taking a break from the extra work you did today.

You picked up your acoustic guitar and settled it on your leg. You adjusted the mic and started strumming. "♪Wise men say, only fools rush in. But I can't help falling in love with you...♪" The empty Cafe feels a lot bigger than usual.

"♪Shall I stay? Would it be a sin? If I can't help falling in love with you...♪"

Meanwhile, Deku was done for the day and making his way home after a late meeting at the company.

He had his hands in his pocket as he walked down the empty street. He knew that on the way home he would have to pass by the Cafe but it didn't matter to him. He just wanted to hear your voice.

He was turning the corner and the Celestial cafe was already in sight. Slowly but surely he made his way over. Your voice was already slightly leaking out of the building as he got closer.

It was like nothing he's ever heard, it was absolutely heartbreaking.

"♪So, take my hand, take my whole life too. For I can't help falling in love with you. Like a river flows, surely to the sea. Darling so it goes, some things..♪" You let out a breath. "♪aren't meant to be...♪" Izuku stopped by the main door, where he wouldn't be seen but close enough to hear you loud and clear.

"♪So, take my hand, take my whole life too.♪" He leaned his back on the wall and slid to the floor. He would simply sit there and take in what was probably the last song he would hear from you. He knew that after this he couldn't distract himself with you, it would affect his hero work. So promised himself that he wouldn't pass by that place ever again.

As he got closer to the end of the song, he was hoping that for some reason you would never stop singing, not wanting this moment to end. But sadly that wasn't the case.

"♪For I can't help falling in love with you. For I, can't help falling in love...with...you.♪" It was heartbreaking, but deep down, he knew that this was the life of a hero,

and he would have to let you go.

~ Celestial-red & MMSpaMEM ~