Grounded to The Sky//TodoDeku AU

20 - The First Goodbye

Midoriya Izuku, that's me. I'll be honest. I wasn't blessed with the name lots of people thought it was odd that I would be named after my hair color though once you're famous they'll invite you and befriend you like they did nothing wrong. Right Uraraka?

My eyes...they were covered, it felt like I was blindfolded. I was panicking but I couldn't blame anyone...

I stopped struggling and begin to write a letter in my head,

To the one I love, 

I did not mean for this to happen. Hate me, call me dumb to all for what I've done today but I love you too much. I've never said it to you because I was so lost in one thing I forgot the real you, I was stuck with the you who was helpless and just so weak but I guess life really is a wheel. I am here to stay and fight but just in case I will and I always love you and nobody else. I know if I didn't do this, you'd do it yourself. You're just like that, a person who's so cold on the outside but warmer in the inside that's what I love about you. That's why I'm so glad there's more who finally saw what I see. I care about you more than anyone but for once, can't I just take the spotlight? Hehe, you've been saving everyone. For once, let me give myself for you. If there's one last wish I'll have, it's so you can finally fly. No one to stop you. If you get to do that, I'll rest with my mind in peace. I-

They swiftly remove my mask and the face I immediately saw was a familiar face. It was.. Uraraka. My bestest of friend. She was always worried over me and everyone. I didn't notice it until late but the atmosphere was the worst for me to be happy. Her face didn't look like she missed me. It looked like.. someone done. 

"We'll get this done and over with." Uraraka said so serious. She's never been like this, who's this? 

"Which side are you on Deku?" She asked so suddenly, I couldn't hear anything else she said. It was all too sudden. We didn't see Uraraka for so long because she went back to her family when the war started. We respected her decision and she respected ours by staying at home. We promised to each other at the end of this war. We'll meet again, in the same house, all together. 

She snaps her fingers and furiously slapped my face and it stopped me from my thinking. "Dazing off again? This isn't complex just choose damn it or else-" What? By the end of her speech, I could feel Uraraka was still in there. I saw her hand turn into a fist and get ready to swing. "Uraraka, I-I We've been worried for you. IIda too, he was so worried when you left." I heard a soft "tch"  from her as she held her punch back. "You don't know, don't you?" Her eyes started watering. Why was she crying? If my hands were untied, I would have hugged her by now. There were other people behind her but they weren't doing anything. It looked like they were following her. 

"They took everything from me."

Switching to Uraraka's POV

Deku, I was so happy to know I had a place to come back to, friends, who will be always there. When I came home, I was immediately greeted by my family and more...guns to my head. They took me away. Everyday was not torture but my hell. For one question, where is Todoroki? I knew him from stories and from Deku but not to the point I have any information to give. I told them what I knew, I didn't know. It went on until I remember something while my head was submerged underwater. Our promise to return to one place. I gave them our home's location and I was carried along in the back to watch. For months of that torture I endured a lot, hunger,tears because I was getting so happy after for so long. I thought maybe I'll finally see you but as soon as they went in. I saw their faces so angry, they pushed me inside and it was so empty. Where are they? They promised they'll be here. They put me back in the car and before they closed my eyes, I saw by the window them breaking down the house down. Our house down. I didn't fight back and finally was set to go down from whatever they made me inhale. I finally gave in to their commands and soon I became theirs. My loyalty to the great not the lowly. 

"I'm sorry Uraraka but I'm not choosing." His eyes, those eyes again. He still believes in world peace after everything? After the war caused us to be this livestock at their disposal. "So be it." I went out the room and cried outside. He could have been let free if he chose us. It was so easy. I saw them drag his body out to the cells. Uraraka, you can do this. You were chosen for a reason. We'll get all the information we need from him. Whatever method it'll take us. 

Before, we were soulmates. Now, we're enemies. 

Last words, I guess..I'm sorry...Iida. 

This is Midoriya and I'm here to stay to tell the entirety of this story. I've seen Uraraka when I was captured. After so long a friend came again into my life but she wasn't the same anymore. Like he was, she changed. I believed she can still change and I have to hold on to that hope. She changed but that doesn't mean we can't be friends anymore right?

"Todoroki!" Kaju screamed. Guns, more guns were pointed at us. We came to the location where we were pointed but it seemed they weren't expecting guests at all. "Who are you?" A guy said, unexpectedly his face looked familiar like he was from a video. I approach him thoughtlessly. Every nerve in my body told me to run away even Iida and everyone else was telling me to back off. "You are no less of a hero, you are an inspiration-" I stopped as I heard the safety pins go off as they get ready to shoot but the guy put his arm out to tell them to wait. I gulped my fears and continued, "There is one solution I know and can think of and I know there is no better person to execute it than you, Midoriya. My hero" At the end he continued along with me, I only repeated his video message to him but I guess the others didn't know. He told the others to put their guns down. He switched from guarded and hugged me, I hesitated but he was wearing thick clothing I guess, he's not worried. They started carrying some of our stuff in their place, "Oh man. I didn't expect you guys to come to us." He let us in their house. It looked very old from the outside so we hesitated to go near. It looked like a place that was bombed from it's terrible state. They let us in, we were quickly greeted by more people. There was children, elder people all in the same house. He guided me down a basement where it served as an armory for them, there was a bar at the side as well. He went behind the counter then started shaking a bottle. I sat down in one of the high chairs. "Todoroki, right?" He asks as he pours me a drink. "Sorry, I don't do much drinking." He laughed as he heard my hesitation. "It's apple juice, you can even smell it. I shake it 'cause I left it still unshaken. We were so shocked, you know. We do have real alcohol but we don't really drink it because we're saving for a very special occasion." He was smiling so happily but as I put the glass to my nose. It smelled like an apple. I guess he's telling the truth. "So, where's Midoriya?" I put down the drink and I tell him our story. He had something to protect so I believe he can help us. No, he already has. I heard laughter from upstairs and it made me feel comfortable like the tense of being in a war was gone. "Oh. The government. Lower or Upper they're both idiots, don't you think so too?" I nod because it was true."They don't know how much people they're dragging. All families now live in fear of each other but somehow I can't bring myself to blame you. I've seen you in tv before the war started and how much they hated you, they really do," He exaggerated and exclaimed. "I know," I replied. "But it also got me thinking how could it be his fault when all he did was fight. The cottage thing I'm not going to ask you if you really did it but if you did, I saw a documentary of someone going inside and I saw at someone who just admired my great friend, Midoriya, being everywhere around that little cottage. You didn't do anything wrong. I don't get it. What did you do wrong?" His words felt so genuine. Is this how Midoriya felt, I couldn't help but cry as he spoke his side. To have someone believe in you feels so great. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this." He winked as I wipe myself. We go back upstairs and saw everyone get along so well. Iida was with the children even giving them a piggyback ride. 

I didn't know what to do but I just listened as the guards outside my cell chitchat.  I heard the Upper Half has finally launched an attack. It was unforeseen so the Lower Half couldn't do much but hide as they kill and haunt for us. An entire country got wiped out in the east. They weren't holding back. To think things couldn't get worse. The very next day we launched missiles up in the air to revolt. The missiles were engineered very well with a certain function to launch up in the air and hover at a certain height until it explodes. Some flyers came crashing down to the Lower Earth but the damage we caused was not the same as they did. As they kept on talking. I realize my need to get out. Things will only get worse from here. Todoroki. I believe in you.