Wings

Chapter 62

Not long after Eva woke up, she went to her room on the fifth floor. It was almost the same way she left it except for the waste basket full of tissues and a few of her books missing. She was surprised that her plants were still in good shape. Eva was ecstatic to be back with everyone, to be in fresh air, but she wanted some alone time. Time to collect her thoughts in solitude. She sat on her bed for the first time in a long time. It felt so good as she hugged her turtle stuffed animal tight staring at the tapestry on the wall.

"Eva?" asked Izuku, he knocked on the door. "Can I come in?" 

"Yeah," answered Eva turning around on the bed. The door opened and closed within seconds and Izuku was in the bed sitting next to her. By the looks of it, a lot happened to him as well. "You look awful."

"I looked much worse before you showed up," answered Izuku.. "I want to apologize for not being able to find you. I was angry that heroes never reached out to find you in the past, and I failed."

"Izuku," breathed Eva putting her hands on his face. "Just about everyone was trying to kill you while you were on the hunt for All For One's location. He sent villains to you to keep you from finding the place." Izuku looked at her.

"Tell me," said Izuku touching her antennas. "Do you think Shigaraki is capable of being saved?"

Eva looked away while retreating her hands. "I'll tell you what I know, I spent a lot of time with them, and I know their backstories well." Izuku grabbed the All Might pillow she kept in the room, they faced each other, and Eva told Izuku everything she knew about Shigaraki. "Saving him... it's not going to be easy."

"I figured that much," sighed Izuku tilting his head. "Grand Torino said sometimes you can only save a person by killing them." Eva nodded, her Great Gramps Kenichi from her dad's side had said something similar.

"I see my younger self in Shigaraki a bit," admitted Eva. "I had those exact same feelings and emotions when I was younger, the hatred for heroes, the pain they've caused, I understand it well." Izuku put a hand on her face, and she looked at him. "The biggest difference is the people in our lives. All For One preyed on Shigaraki and his hatred letting him harvest it into power. I was lucky enough to have you and Katsuki make a positive difference in mine and become part of my power."

"What do you mean?" asked Izuku taking her hands, Eva happily held them.

"Our power doesn't just come from some special ability but the people in our lives," answered Eva. "I'd be so weak out without you and Ka Suki." Tears filled Izuku's eyes." The two of you saved me from a dark path, you are my heroes. Everyone focused on All Might and the others, but my eyes were on you two." Izuku started crying. "Izuku, tell me about your time out there." Izuku nodded and wiped his eyes. He took his turn to talk, he started to cry halfway through.

"It sounds like you lost your way for a bit there Izuku," said Eva; he nodded with tears rolling down his face. "Your strength alone is acknowledged by everyone, but it seems you forgot the importance of being dependent on others."

"Yeah," sounded Izuku. "I ended up pushing away everyone, including All Might. Thanks to Urakaka, the civilians were convinced to let me rest at UA and prepare for the upcoming fight."

"That's awful," breathed Eva putting a hand over her mouth. "Even my dad and brothers were against you?"

"No," denied Izuku. "Though the majority were against me being here, they are still uneasy about it."

"I am so sorry, Izuku," said Eva. "You don't deserve all this harshness."

Izuku shakes his head. "Maybe if I were in their shoes, I may have felt the same." Eva just pulled him into a hug, and Izuku happily hugged her back. "I am so happy to see you again." She didn't need to look; she knew he was full-on crying and so was she.