Hey guys, yes I am late, but in my defense, my 4-year-old nephew came down with the flu, so I was busy!

But here you guys go. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but I hope you guys enjoy!

Face down belongs to Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, BNHA belongs to its creators, and my plot is my own

"I screwed up big time Mel."

"I'm fine, I just need a place to stay."

"I can't stay here right now."

"I can be on the next flight."

"Thank you… for everything."

Melissa frowned after he closed the door. He still wouldn't tell her what happened, only that he had made a mistake, one that made him feel that he had let everyone down. And now he wasn't eating. With a sigh, she pulled out her phone and began typing. {He's not eating anymore. I can only think of one person to fix this, but I also have a feeling she is why he's here in the first place.}

As soon as the message showed that it was delivered, immediately she saw a reply forming. {Call her. Katsuki just told her what happened.}

She smiled, {Thanks Shoto!}, then she tabbed over and pressed call.

"Where is he?!"

Both Tenya and Shoto snapped to attention at the anger in Uraraka's demand. Shoto relaxed first. "He called it." Then he pulled out his phone. "I'll let him know she's here."

Uraraka scoffed. "You do that. And let him know I expect to-"

"No need, round face. I'm already here." Uraraka whirled around but froze when she saw Katsuki standing behind her. "Surprised?"

Her glare returned. "Where's Izuku?"

Katsuki chuckled. "Thanks for the heads up Icy-Hot." Then he looked at Uraraka. "Come on I'll take ya to him."

Katsuki let out a small smile as he read the new message in the group chat. Those two idiots could figure the rest of their emotions out together and far away from him. He still didn't know why he had gotten involved in the first place but he was glad that he did. The dull ache in his knuckles and what Ochako had told him widened his smile. As he watched a small sedan speed away from a tiny apartment complex, he let the smile fall. He turned around and launched himself over to the rooftop where Denki and Eijirou were waiting.

"He's gone. Now let's get to work."

"So why are you looking for him anyway?"

Ochako whirled on Katsuki. "Don't you even start with me. I asked you to stop him before he did anything like this!"

Katsuki grinned. "Like what? Let that scumbag off easy with nothing more than a stern talking to?"

"He cracked his eye socket and almost dislocated his shoulder." She growled.

"Well, that doesn't sound much like our dear Deku, now does it?"

"Enough games Katsuki!" She snarled. Then her tone softened and she looked away. "Ryu called the wedding off and told me he was leaving Japan."

Katsuki's grin fell and he hated what he had to do next. His voice softened to match hers and he looked at the sky when he spoke. "So that's his name…. Well it's good to know he can at least listen."

Ochako's head snapped up as she put the pieces together. "You did this…" Katsuki turned to reply but was cut short when she slapped him. "YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE IN MY LIFE!"

Katsuki opened and closed his jaw, checking it for damage while he tried to get a hold of his temper. "Let me tell you something that you two had to bash into my head: It's not a weakness to ask for help. It takes strength to admit you need it."

"I didn't need your help! Everything was fine-"

"No, it wasn't!" He snarled. "If Tsu had told me half of what had happened before I got there I wouldn't have caught him." Ochako opened her mouth, but he continued. "And while you are here getting angry at your friends for chasing off a piece of filth, your best friend, someone who loves you more than life itself is tearing himself apart out of guilt for simply taking said filth to a rooftop and yelling at him." Then his brain caught up to what he was saying and he looked away.

Ochako was stunned. "Izuku... loves me?"

Katsuki swore mentally and started to walk away. "Ask him yourself."

Ochako blinked back the warmth in her eyes as she listened to the recording Katsuki had sent her for the fifth time. Her emotions had been on a rollercoaster ride since she had talked to Katsuki, but this pushed it too far, and she felt the tears begin to fall. It had been hard enough last night as she felt all of her old feelings come welling back as they had talked for hours. But now she had thought that he had assaulted her fiance and scared him away, and she couldn't even find him to apologize.

Then her phone rang.

Izuku looked at the plate that Melissa had brought him and set it beside the other two as his stomach churned. How could he have done that? What would All Might think if he could see him now? Would he have seen that choosing him had been a mistake? He shook his head and repeated the chant Mirio had taught him. "I am no one's mistake. I am me." Over and over until the fears and doubts were pushed back. He knew he needed to get out of this room and probably work out, but he just couldn't summon the energy, and so he headed back to his bed. He would work out after his nap.

Despite his best efforts, however, he was still awake two hours later when there was a knock on his door. Slowly he got out of bed as the visitor knocked again. With a sigh, he prepared to turn Melissa away, but when he opened the door, he froze. His blood as he stared into the red-rimmed eyes of his best friend. A person he had betrayed in the worst way possible. She opened her mouth and he braced for the severing of their friendship. He knew that he deserved it-

"Can I come in?

Numbly he turned to the side. "S-sure…" She slipped by him and he closed the door. It would be better here than out in the open. Here she wouldn't have to worry about causing a scene-

"I'm sorry."

His brain ground to a halt. "For what?" Then his brain kicked back into gear. "I'm the one who should be sorry. You told me not to get involved, but I didn't listen, and I probably made things worse, then I ran off here, making you come to me, not even thinking about what I was doing to you, even though I never wanted to hurt you, and I would understand if our friendship is over after what I did, and-"

She cut him off by using her quirk to float up and press her lips to his. She felt herself smile as she stared into Izuku's frozen expression. "Sorry, it was the only way I could think to get you to stop. Let's just both admit we messed up and move on to the more important question."

Izuku shook his head to clear it slightly. "Q-q-question?"

She pulled out her phone and played the recording, "tell me why you would possibly have any reason to hurt the most perfect person in this world? Someone with a heart so big that you can't help but love her." Turning back to Izuku, she asked, "Did you mean that?"

Izuku slowly nodded. "Every word."

Ochako released her quirk and smiled up at him. "Then kiss me."