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Chapter 15

But she wasn't as innocent as she used to be, and maybe he deserved to know the reasons that he should avoid her. Maybe becoming friends with him again was a mistake. He would definitely leave her too after she told him the truth about herself.

"Y/n?"

Before she knew it, he was wiping a tear from her cheek, and hugging her tightly.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was that bad, Y/n, I-"

"No, Izu. You- you have a right to know." She sniffed, and lightly shoved out of the hug. He had a surprisingly strong hold, when did he get so strong?

"My mother and father... I don't know how either of them are doing."

Izuku tilted his head slightly, confused.

"Remember the last day we saw each other? When we found out my quirk?"

He nodded. He also remembered going to school the next week, excited to see her, and then the feeling of devastation that came over him once he realized that she wasn't coming back.
He cried so much, and wouldn't stop for weeks.

"Listen Izuku. After I left the preschool that day, I wanted to show off my quirk to my father. So I dragged him to the park and showed him, by deleting some of the playground equipment. I think my dad was telling me to stop, but I didn't hear him, and then he turned me around, looked me in the eyes, about to yell 'Stop'..."

She didn't have to finish her sentence.
"He got deleted as well," said Izuku, anyway. "I'm so sorry, Y/n."

"No, I'm the one that should be sorry. It was all my fault. My father was literally erased from existence, Izuku! Because of me! Because I thought that my God-awful quirk was cool, and that using it even though I didn't know how to control it was a fun idea.

My father who loved me so much, killed by his own daughter!

I wish I looked into a mirror and it deleted me instead. But of course, that never works. Looking at my hands and legs doesn't do anything. If I wasn't here none of this would have happened.

Then my mother wouldn't have started hating me, and then she wouldn't have called me a murderer, a monster. Because then I wouldn't exist and then the world would be perfect.

I should have just gotten erased from existence instead!"

At this point, Y/n was sobbing hard. All of her past experiences loomed over her, crashing into her mind again like a tidal wave. It was too much. All of it was too much. She let out another whimper, despite thinking about how pathetic she must look right now.

The dark-haired boy embraced her again, this time rubbing circles on her back. He didn't say anything, knowing that he couldn't possibly take all the pain away, no matter how much he wished he could.
All he could do now was comfort her and whisper things like "I'm glad you weren't erased from existence," and "it's not your fault," and "it's okay, I'm here for you".

He didn't realize how hurt his friend had been this whole time. She kept up a facade of indifference so often that it was hard to tell what she was feeling. He wished he had been able to sense it sooner. She had been suffering for so long, and probably all alone too.
Izuku mentally promised that he would be there for her whenever she needed someone.
Even though they hadn't seen each other for years, he still felt like he had to protect her.

And so he would.

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"If you don't mind me asking, where are you living now then, if not with... Mr and Mrs L/n?"

"Oh, uh... at first it was in the school garden,"

Izuku's eyes widened.

"But then Aizawa adopted me."

Izuku looked like he was about to scream.

"Yeah I- I know. I have no idea why he had adoption papers on his desk, or how the heck he got the process of adoption done so quickly. It shouldn't even be possible, actually. Is it normal for teachers to adopt students at UA? Did he bribe someone? Or is there some sort of illegal adoption ring he's a part of??"
The last part was obviously a joke, but Izuku seemed to be seriously thinking about it.

"Izuku, that was a joke." The h/c-haired girl explained.

"Oh, right. Hahaha I knew that!

... Unless?" He deadpanned.

"Seriously, Izuku!?"
The previously crying girl burst out laughing. She clutched her stomach, tears- this time happy ones- slipping out of the corners of her eyes.

'Yeah,' Izuku thought to himself, 'I'm going to protect that smile no matter what.'

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So uh yeah! There's chapter 15. Sorry for the last line being so cheesy.

I was going to get on with the plot, but decided to work on the friendships of some specific students instead this chapter.

I know you guys probably don't care, but I am busy thanks to the weird setup my school has got for us, and that's been taking up a LOT of my time. Apologies for not updating on a schedule, friends.

See you next chapter!