Chapter Thirty-Six: You are a Hero
Play When Love Falls by Yiruma (Cover)
(Y/N) sits on the roof of the dormitories, her eyes burn because of the tears she's been crying. She sniffs a few times before lying on her back and staring up at the blue sky. The sun doesn't hurt her eyes, but her stomach suddenly pains, prompting her to jolt up and hold it.
"Dammit." the girl mutters, cringing as she feels another pain."
"(Y/N)?"
The (E/C)-eyed girl whirls around to see Shoto and Midoryia, and she immediately turns away, avoiding eye-contact.
"What.."
"Why are you up here?" Midoryia asks, attempting to sit down.
The girl jumps up and away from her seat on the floor and takes a few steps backward. Her face shows that she's obviously in pain, but she tries her best to hide it.
"S-Stay away." She says, "I-I don't want to hurt anyone else."
"You never did, sis." Shoto quickly says, "Every-"
His sister cuts him off, "Did you not see the floor fall from beneath us?! That was my fault! I could've killed everyone! I-I can't be a hero..t-the number one hero isn't even able to control their own quirks!" She falls to the floor with a loud thud, and covers her face as she bends down into a fetal position.
Tears fall from her eyes and roll down her cheeks, as Midoryia and Shoto stare at her with sad eyes.
"(Y/N), please, look at me." Her brother whispers.
Slowly, his sister complies, staring into her brother's different colored eyes.
"You are a hero," He continues, "Back in Ground Beta, no one would've gotten hurt. Remember, all of us are powerful as well. And the floor immediately wrapped around you, like a part of you wanted to protect your classmates. I don't think your subconscious would even let you hurt us. You are our symbol of peace, whether you like it or not. You are my sister, and you deserve to be the symbol of peace."
(Y/N) looks off to the side, where there's a beautiful view of Musutafu.
Her brother continues, "All the people out there trust you with their lives. None of them know about these two new quirks, but I I bet they'd be amazed when you show them. You're the Symbol of Peace for the entire world, not just Japan. Heroes always have to face hard times or choices. Yours just happens to be right now."
Since the two boys are far from (Y/N), the (E/C)-eyed girl has to leap over to hug her brother. She cries into his shoulder, as Midoryia also joins the hug. Somehow, he keeps himself from crying. After a few moments, the three pull away.
"Are you ready to come inside now, (Y/N)?" Midoryia asks softly, the girl shyly nods and the three enter the dormitories.
When they do so, the rest of class 1-A are no where to be seen.
"The rest of the class are still in Ground Beta." Shoto says, "Don't worry, they all wanted to come. Bakugo and Kirishima tried to sneak out but Mr. Aizawa caught them and sent us instead."
The girl silently nods, and the three head to her dorm room. When they inside, she sits down on her bed. As she opens her mouth to say goodnight, Midoryia and Shoto glance at each other and take their own nervous breath.
"(Y/N) we..we have something to tell you." Midoryia begins.
Slowly, he and Shoto intertwine their hands.
"Izuku and I are dating." Shoto finishes.
Midoryia closes his eyes tightly, expecting his boyfriend's sister to blow up about him being in an homosexual relationship with her best friend. But instead, (Y/N) jumps up from her bed and runs at the two boys. She hugs them both tightly, smiling into the crook of Midoryia's neck.
"I knew it!" She finally says with a grin, "When you two were holding hands, I saw the sparks in your eyes!"
Shoto and his boyfriend rub the back of their necks shyly, trying to hide the blush on their faces.
"If you think I'm going to hate you now because of your relationship, I'm not. I love you both dearly, and I would never kick you out of my life purely off of your relationship with a man." She points out, smiling.
"Alright, get some sleep, sis." Shoto says, letting go of Midoryia's hand for a brief moment to give his sister's forehead a kiss.
"Goodnight, (Y/N)." Midoryia says, waving slightly as the two leave the (H/C)-haired girl to sleep.
The next day, early in the morning before classes start, Midoryia wakes up groggy. He changes and exits his dorm, heading down to the common room to watch the news; his daily routine. When he exits the elevator though, Kirishima sits on the couch. The tv is off, and the red-haired boy seems to have been crying.
"Kirishima?" Midoryia calls out, cautiously approaching him.
The boy turns to look at his classmate, puts on his best fake smile, "Good morning, Midoryia!"
"What's wrong?" the green-haired boy asks, sitting down beside his classmate.
Kirishima sighs, "I just..I feel like I've already lost. Do you see the way that (Y/N) looks at Bakugo? She loves him..not me."
"Don't say that." Midoryia responds, "She looks at you just the same way. Listen, how about we plan a date between you two. That'll be your chance to get closer to her. Shoto and I will help. Personally, I think you and (Y/N) would be better together. Mostly because of..Kacchan's extreme anger."
"Really?!" the boy replies, hugging his classmate, "Thank you!"
"No problem."
At the end of the day, after class 1-A has gotten back into the dormitories after a long day of hero training, Kirishima, Shoto, and Midoryia sit together in Shoto's room.
"Todoroki, where do you think (Y/N) would love to go?" Kirishima asks.
"Hmm..well, she has changed a lot. But, I think she would love to go to the carnival that's been in town for the last two days. People have been saying it's amazing." the boy replies.
"That seems like fun!" the red-haired boy exclaims, "Wait, but what should I wear?!"
Midoryia chuckles, "Just be casual, Kirishima. It's a carnival, not a fancy restaurant. Be yourself. I'm sure you can win her over, if you haven't already."
"Thanks for this, guys." Kirishima smiles, hugging his two classmates once more, "I'll go ask her as soon as I can."
That night, while some of 1-A is in the common room, and the rest is in their own dorm rooms, Kirishima is pacing around in his own room. His heart is beating rapidly, and he can feel beads of sweat roll down his forehead. He grabs his red bandana off of his desk and ties it to stop the sweat from rolling down his face. He takes a deep breath, and steps out of his room.
He heads down to the common room and immediately sees (Y/N) sitting beside Yayorozu and Uraraka on the couch. She's smiling, and her (E/C) eyes are full of life, and happiness. It makes Kirishima smile. Slowly, he approaches the (H/C)-haired girl, sucking in his anxiety and doubt.
"Hey (Y/N)!"
The girl turns around and somehow, her smile brightens more, "Hey Kirishima, what's up?"
"Can you follow me for a second?" He replies, "There's something I need to ask you."
Yayorozu and Uraraka noticably give (Y/N) a thumbs up as the (E/C)-eyed girl gets up and follows her red-haired classmate around the corner.
"What did you want to ask me, Kiri?" (Y/N) asks once the two have lost sight of Yayorozu and Uraraka.
"I uh- I wanted to know if you were free tomorrow." He takes a breath, "There's a carnival in town, and I wanted to know if you wanted to go with me."
"Sure!" the girl responds, "I'd love to go with you!"
"G-Great, I'll see you then!"
Later, the red-haired boy is laying in his bed. He stares up at the ceiling and sighs in relief. Part of him is concerned though. What if Bakugo wins her over? What if this date changes nothing? Eventually, the red-haired boy falls asleep and dreams of the date working out perfectly.
Meanwhile, Shoto is having another nightmare. He dreams of (Y/N) as well as Midoryia being taken away by the imposter (Y/N) and getting their throats slit. He sits up in his bed suddenly, cold sweat dripping from all over his body. He pants and tries to regulate his breathing. He leans over the side of his beck, letting his feet touch the floor, and holds his head in his hands.
Tears run from his eyes as the dream continues to play on repeat in his head. For a second, Shoto even believes that it was real. He believes that his boyfriend and his sister were both murdered. That is, until Midoryia steps through his door.
"I heard crying, are you alright?" He asks, but he lightly gasps when he locks eyes with his boyfriend's puffy ones.
"I-I had that dream again..." Shoto responds, "A-About you and (Y/N).."
"It's alright, Sho." Midoryia says, rushing over and hugging the boy, "It was just a nightmare, it's not real."
"It felt so real..I don't think these are happening on accident either, Izuku." Shoto replies, "I think something..or someone is coming for UA."
"That- that..could be true." a realization washes over the green-haired boy, "W-What if, when (Y/N) first came here...the original version of her that existed didn't disappear or get transported elsewhere..what if she's still alive?!"
His boyfriend awkwardly swallows, "That means that she's probably angry that we didn't look for her..or realize that the (Y/N) we have now isn't her."
"She's been trying to get our attention by haunting us.."
"What can we do?"
"I don't..I don't know."
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