"BENJI!!" Y/n called out. Using his phone, she tracked his location after calling the ambulance just like he taught her. She didn't trust that they'd get there quickly enough so she took it into her own hands and activated her quirk, jumping from building to building. When Y/n saw smoke, she lept in its direction, and it led her to a horrible view. The source of the smoke was Benji's car, which had swerved into a pole. The cause was still a mystery, but that was the last thing she was thinking of while she hopped off the building she was standing on and scrambled to the driver's seat.
"Fuck fuck fuck.. Benji, are you awake? Can you hear me?" She asked while frantically trying to pry the damaged door open. "Fucking.. Ugh-!" Y/n grunted, falling back onto the shattered glass as the door gave out. She glanced at the blood that was starting to seep out of her hands and cursed, wiping the red liquid onto her white suit and fumbling to stand up again. She had pulled the door straight off its hinges, and it revealed the unconscious Benji with his bleeding head laying on the inflated airbag. There was blood trailing down his forehead and nose. Which scared the shit out of Y/n.
Her heart rate slowed a bit when she discovered that there was a pulse. "Thank god.. I'll get you out of here I swear just hold on for me okay?" She clicked off his seat belt and placed her arms under his to pull him out, but she paused, realising that his legs were stuck. "Oh fuck.." Her vision got blurry when she inspected the situation further. During her hero training, she was given many paramedic courses, and she knew that she had to do something that she didn't particularly want to do to get him out of the car.
Given that he was stuck, she'd have to break his legs to get him out before he could bleed out in the car. It was either her or the paramedics, and they hadn't arrived there yet so it had to be her. She couldn't just sit around and wait for them, this would save Benji a lot of time. "I'm so sorry.." She sniffled. Crack. "Oh god.. I didn't mean f-for things to get this way.. I.." Y/n sobbed. She used her bloody hand to wipe away the tears and snot from her face so that she could see properly. Crack. "I'm so so sorry.. sob I didn't.. I.. sob fuck.."
Y/n was choked up with tears while she pulled him out of the vehicle. She checked his body for injuries other than the ones she caused. A few broken ribs, a broken pelvis, and a probable concussion. She had failed to protect the person who meant everything to her, who had worked his ass off to make sure that she'd gotten in the position she was in. And throughout all that time, she had caused him nothing but pain and worry. 'What a hero, am I right..' She thought, pushing away Benji's messy blond curls away from his forehead, which was wet with blood.
"I'm so sorry. I'm so so so fucking sorry.."
Red and blue lights hit Y/n's eyes, making her flinch. They took him from her arms, hauling him into the ambulance. "Are you alri-" "I'm fine. Just hurry and drive him to a hospital. I'll be right behind you just go!" "Your hands ma'am-" "This is an order!" She raised her voice. The medics nodded, and Y/n slumped on the undamaged side of the car hood. Her hands landed in a small pool of water which she used her suit to dry off. The American flag tied to her wrist was now almost completely drenched in blood.
Her face was blank as she watched the medics drive off. "Fuck!" She yelled, slamming her fist into the car and damaging it even further. But she couldn't care less. Not right now. Using her quirk, she got ahead of the ambulance, redirecting cars that would get in its way and making sure that the road was clear. It didn't take long to get to the hospital thanks to her help. "Ma'am, you're going to have to stay in the waiting room so that we can take care of him." A nurse said, pulling Y/n away from Benji's stretcher.
"But-" "Y/n! What happened?" Katsuki called out from behind her, grabbing her arm and pulling her into a hug. "It's all my fault." She muttered, breaking down in his arms. "Come on.." He whispered, taking her to sit down in a more private waiting area. He let her cry as much as she needed into his shoulder while he ran his hand down her back comfortingly. "How could it possibly be your fault Y/n, it was an accident." "No, h-he drives when he's upset. If I hadn't been so careless about his feelings and myself h-he wouldn't have- A-and then I had to b..break h-his legs and.."
"What would he say if he was awake right now?" Katsuki asked, grabbing her cheeks to make her look at him. She sniffled. "Th-that I should stop blaming my-" "That you should stop blaming yourself! You can't stop a car crash okay? You did what you were supposed to, you found him and got him out early, you saved him." "From something that I basically caused." Katsuki gave her a strict look. "You know that's not true. Tell me to my face that you know it Y/n."
She looked into his red eyes, but she couldn't say it. So she shook her head. Katsuki sighed and hugged her, placing a chapped kiss to her forehead. "You'll understand someday." He whispered into skin. After standing for around 30 minutes, a doctor walked towards them to update him on Benji's current state. "Miss. L/n?" "Yes." Y/n replied instantly. She stood in front of the doctor with Katsuki standing behind her, his hand steadying her by her waist.
"We're moving Mr. Miller to the surgery room now, but.." He trailed off, making Y/n's eyes widen with anticipation. Katsuki squeezed her side lightly to try and calm her breathing down. "I'm afraid that since he obtained major injuries to his spine, pelvis and legs he.. Will most likely be paralysed from the waist and below." The doctor explained. Katsuki motioned for him that Y/n couldn't take any more information rationally and the doctor nodded. "I'll.. send a nurse to inform you when you can visit Mr. Miller."
Katsuki helped Y/n fall back into the chair behind her, telling her to breathe and trying his best to keep her sane. "Holy shit.. Your hands..." He muttered when he tried to hold her hands and discovered the scratches. "Give me a second princess, I'll go-" "No nurses. They're busy enough.." She croaked. He sighed. "Alright. I'll go ask for a first aid kit and help you myself. How's that?" Y/n nodded, giving him a weak fake smile. He knew it was fake, he could tell apart her real and fake smiles in his sleep, but he appreciated the effort and placed a small kiss on her hand before leaving her alone to find a kit.
"Y/n."
A voice spoke from behind Y/n as soon as Katsuki left the room. It made her jump, but she loosened up when she realised that it was Venom. She had her hair tied up in a bun and her hair in a hair net. A mask covered her pale face but Y/n could recognise her eyes anywhere. "What are you doing in here?" Y/n whispered. "I came to warn you. There's a traitor in your midst. We don't know who but this.. Might not have been an accident. So be careful. I have to go now, but Phantom is trying to hack into the street's security cameras to find out what happened."
She left the room, leaving Y/n completely bewildered. Not an accident? "Why are you standing up? Sit down, you'll get dizzy.." Katsuki scolded when he saw Y/n standing with a deep frown on her tear-and-blood stained face. "Oh.. Right." She hummed, her voice distant. He shook his head, kneeling beside her and taking her hand in his to disinfect her wounds. When the disinfectant touched her skin, she flinched. "Sorry.." Katsuki said, pausing his ministrations to give a second to breath.
"It's okay.." She murmured, biting back a pained moan. Katsuki nodded, and he continued to disinfect and bandage her palms. "You're a very strong person, you know that right?" He spoke up suddenly while packing the medical supplies up. "What?" "It takes loads of guts to break your best friend's legs to save them, it's not something you do every Tuesday and it sure as hell isn't an easy feat. You did well, stop beating yourself up for this." He said. She looked down. "I guess.."
After around 2 to 3 hours of Y/n and Bakugou sitting quietly while holding hands, a nurse came into the room, motioning for the two to follow her. She took them into the room where Benji was lying on a white hospital bed with a tiny smile on his face. "Hey.." He croaked. She stood next to him, with Katsuki keeping his space and standing at the doorway to allow the two to talk to each other.
"Hi.. How do you feel?" She asked, her voice slightly above a whisper. "Very high." He responded, making her smile for a second. "Benji.. I'm-" "I already know that you're going to apologise, but you shouldn't because this crash wasn't your fault. The doctors told me what happened, you saved me. I was yelling at you over the phone but you were still the first one there for me when I needed you." "You were yelling at me for being a shitty friend Benji, and now you're.. Paralized because of me." Benji gave Y/n an 'Are you serious' look.
"I was just feeling frustrated that you were putting everyone, including me, before yourself Y/n. You're my favourite person ever, and that's why I was upset. You've always been a great friend to me, and that was the problem, you kept forgetting about yourself." 'That's what I always say..' Thought Katsuki. "Besides, I've always wanted to break a bone before. And I don't need to walk to still be your 'man in the chair' right?" He joked. He was still joking even after all that. But it gave Y/n strength when she saw how he was still the same old Benji even after..
"Yeah, I helped you achieve your goal, didn't I.." She chuckled, making him laugh. "Oh you owe me ice cream since you decided to break my legs." He chimed with a dimpled grin. "Of course. Mint chocolate as usual right?" "Of course. Now go and let me sleep. And you sleep too, I know you, don't you dare pull an all-nighter." Benji said, shooing her off. "You, make sure she sleeps." He told Katsuki, who nodded.
When Y/n got up, Benji called out her name, making her pause. "Wait, Y/n.. what happened to the person I almost hit?" He asked. "What?" Y/n responded. "The car, I swerved it because I almost ran over a person that I didn't notice was there before. What happened to them?" He asked again, this time more confused. "Benj.. there was no one at the scene when I got there." Y/n explained, her eyebrows scrunched up with her own worries. "Oh.. weird. Must've ran off. Or maybe I hallucinated a person. I should sleep, I'm way too high on meds right now. Goodnight.."
"Goodnight Benji. C'mon Katsu.."
"We don't know who but this.. Might not have been an accident."
"Y/n.. what happened to the person I almost hit?"
A traitor huh..
'Katsuki said that I couldn't stop a car crash.. But I can definitely avenge it...'