Chapter 1
You're… going to die?
Izuku was gathering his things, getting ready to head over to the cafeteria for lunch. As his friends watched him though, it was clear to them that something was off with the boy.
Mirio should of been the one to inherit One For All
Izuku was sagging behind, and appeared to be deep in thought about… something.
I want you tell the world "I am here."
He continued this way, not paying any attention to his surroundings, and not even saying anything when he bumped into a couple of other students.
Didn't you say you were going to surpass me?
Suddenly, his thoughts were cut off by a familiar voice.
"Hey, Deku?"
Izuku looked up to see Ochako's worried face.
"Are you alright? You seem really out of it today."
…
I… love… you…
…
THUD
To say that Ochako was worried would be the understatement of the century. How could one blame her though? Her best friend, and crush, had just suddenly collapsed in the middle of the hallway. It happened so fast that she didn't have the time to react and catch him, something she was beating herself up over. When she finally realized what had happened, she tried to get him to wake up, with no success. Deciding that panicking would only make things worse, she quickly used her quirk on Izuku and carried him to the nurses office.
"Well, I have good news and bad news." Recovery Girl said when she finished the examination. "The good news is that he doesn't have a fever."
"Ok… and the bad news?" Ochako asked, relieved that he wasn't in this state because he took care of her while she was sick the other day.
"The bad news is that I can't seem to figure out for sure what is wrong with him." Recovery Girl explained. "As such, I won't be able to treat him."
"Ok, so what do we do?" Ochako asked, wanting to help in any way she could.
"What I am going to do is keep him here and wait for him to wake up. When he does, I will try and get to the bottom of what happened." Recovery Girl said as she walked over to Ochako. "What you are going to do is get back to class. I know you are worried, but you need to stay focused on your school work."
"B…but…" Ochako said, clearly wanting to help.
"Listen, as of right now if you stayed here and tried to help, all you would be doing is sitting around waiting with me for him to wake up. Then, when he does wake up, all you would be doing then is watching as I asked him a few questions, and I can't let you miss class to do just that." Recovery Girl explained. "Come by when classes are done for the day. If there is anything I may need help with, I will let you know then."
"…Ok…" Ochako said, turning towards the door. "I will be back later then."
"I will be here." Recovery Girl responded as Ochako left the room.
A couple of hours had passed, and classes for the day were going to end in just over half an hour.
"W…what happened?" Izuku said as he finally lifted his head from his pillow.
"You passed out on your way to lunch. Scared your friend half to death while you were at it." Recovery Girl explained.
"I… I did?!" Izuku asked, starting to freak out a bit. "H-How long was I out?"
"A couple of hours."
"W-WHAT?! Oh no, I missed half of a day of classes! What am I going to d-" Izuku said before suddenly coughing a bit.
"Well, guess that confirms my theory." Recovery Girl said.
"Theory?" Izuku asked.
"Tell me, what is the last thing that you remember before you passed out." Recovery Girl asked.
"Well… where do I begin." Izuku said before he began to explain everything that was going through his mind earlier that day.
Meanwhile, Ochako wasn't doing so well.
She couldn't focus at all during any of her classes, only able to think about her friend that was currently in the nurses office. It didn't help that she had skipped lunch too. The others had noticed it, but decided that it would be best to just leave her to her thoughts.
Eventually, the class had ended for the day, and Ochako rushed out of the room and went straight to the nurses office.
Only to find that Izuku was already gone.
"Well, you sure got here quick." Recovery Girl said when Ochako had entered the room.
"Uh… Where's Deku?" Ochako asked. "Is he alright?"
"Well, he woke up about a half hour ago, I quickly found out what was wrong with him, and then I sent him back to the dorms." Recovery Girl explained.
"Oh! Well that's great!" Ochako said, happy about the good news. "So… what was wrong with him?"
Deciding to get straight to the point, she answered with one word. "Stress."
"Uh… excuse me?" Ochako asked, confused as to what the hero had meant.
"Midoriya has been feeling very stressed as of late. It had gotten so bad that it began to affect his health, eventually causing him to pass out earlier today." Recovery Girl explained. "As such, I sent him back to the dorms, and ordered him to take tomorrow off to clear his head. Which, is where you come in."
"Wait, what do you mean by that?" Ochako asked.
"You said you wanted to help him, correct? In my experience, having a friend to talk to can be the best way to relieve stress. As such, I want you to spend the day with him tomorrow and help him relax a bit." Recovery Girl explained. "Just think of it as repaying him for taking care of you while you were sick the other day."
"Are you sure that I can help him though? Maybe Iida would be the better choice…" Ochako asked.
"You will be fine, don't worry. Now, off with you! I have other things that need my attention." Recovery Girl said as she walked towards the door. "And don't worry about class tomorrow, I will explain everything to Aizawa."
And with that, she was gone, leaving a stunned Ochako behind.
End of Chapter 1
Finally getting around to this! I promised this a loooooong time ago, and I finally figured out exactly how I was going to do it.
I am not 100% sure if someone could actually get sick from feeling stressed, not gonna lie, but it sure felt like it for me whenever I got stressed from school. The beginning SHOULD make it obvious what it is that is making Izuku so stressed, but it will become more clear during chapter 2, which will come out tomorrow.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed, and I will see you tomorrow for Chapter 2!