altruistic ✓ Shota Aizawa X Reader

Chapter Twenty-Seven

SHOTAs P.O.V

After L/n was returned to her room, they checked her over and opened visitations. I decided to pay a visit and make sure she was okay after making her way down to the waiting room. However, once I opened the door I had to activate my quirk for L/n had her hospital gown rode up so she could hover her hand over her injury. She froze completely before slowly lifting her head to look at me, she then gave a lopsided grin. “Miss L/n, how can you be considered a reliable teacher if you plan to push yourself past the tipping point?” She gulped and looked down, then pushing her hospital gown down, I let out a breath “Even heroes need to take a break and recover L/n, especially when they have been injured, like yourself.” She let out an exaggerated sigh and lifted her head to look at me “But I can't just sit and do nothing! My sister is out there... She could even be dead with how long she's been missing... I should have found her by now, she's my sister for All Mights sake!” I went over and grabbed her chin, preventing her from looking down “Do not think like that! Your sister said her adoptive mother had done this, right? Well, she can keep the fact that she's sent her away with flimsy excuses, but she can't keep it covered forever, people will get suspicious and I'm sure she knows that, for she was smart enough to find out your sister had contact with you!”

Her eyes widened “Kira! No! Shota, the woman, she's sent Ayaka away, what prevents her from doing that to Kira? This is all-” I decided to bring her into a hug, she seemed to freeze up “Y/n... This is not your fault... Kira was still able to contact you even upon her adoptive mother finding out about her contact with you and the woman seems to work fast... Do not go blaming yourself, it will get you no where... You'll lose your reason of becoming a hero and do it for the wrong reasons, tell me, why did you wish to become a hero?” She didn't reply for a while but I could feel her go to hug me back before flinching away and just letting her hands remain by her sides. “When I was six I lost them... I didn't want another child to go through that pain... but then, when I joined U.A. and started work studies I noticed how loss effects everyone and not just children... and not just the loss of humans, but pets as well... I then wished to prevent anyone from feeling pain and suffering with it.” I hummed before looking down to see her ears slanted slightly down “Did you just quote one of the five animal welfare needs as your reason to be a hero?” She tilted her head back to look at me, she gave a very small smile. “How come you know that?” I rolled my eyes.

“As uncaring as I seem I have two cats Miss L/n.” She smiled and asked “Is that so?” I hummed before looking ahead “Yes, Waffles and Whiskers.” I glanced down to see her with her lips pressed into a line, she nodded slowly before smiling “I've never considered you uncaring Shota... You may act like you don't care but you love your students.” I rolled my eyes and removed my arms from around her, she whined “You were warm!” I just went over to the seat that sat beside the bed she occupied “Yeah, well, we need to talk... You're never going to be able to save everyone.” Her whole demeanour dropped but I continued anyway “That isn't because of who you are but because of the career you wish to go into... All heroes have lost at least one citizen on their watch... You can blame whoever but it won't bring them back, but in fact will hold you back... Being a part of a heroes guilt isn't the legacy those lost wish for... For instance... I lost Oboro whilst I was on my work studies, with him... He died protecting a group of nursery children that we'd earlier been helping cross the road... Funnily enough, he said I had a knack for dealing with children and now I'm where I am... but either way, I felt his death was my fault, because if I had done more he'd be here today, and it's not like I was incapable, I took the villain down by myself afterwards... So, afterwards, I pushed myself to train, almost constantly. Ignoring any help teachers offered and began ignoring anyone else... I could have performed a lot better in multiple things if I had not flooded my mind and become reckless with the thought of becoming stronger.” She tilted her head slightly “But, you are strong?”