CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

                                    

                                          
NOTE: ENGLISH IS BOLD WHILE JAPANESE IS NORMAL AND RUSSIAN IS UNDERLINED
                          
You rung the doorbell, giving Estarossa one last kiss before placing your crutches under your armpits. You hung from them, giggling when you jumped and you didn't touch the ground. "Now, you know what to do, Estarossa. I'll call you when you need to pick me up, and I'll also call you a car." you used your crutches to your advantage, propelling yourself to give him a kiss on the cheek, before Inko opened the door. 
                          
"Y/N-chan! I'm so glad you made it! Oh, who's this?" she raised her eyebrow at Estarossa. "He's my 'escort', I guess," you put escort in quotation marks. "He's taking me here, and he's also going to be picking me up. It's just to ensure that I don't injure myself further. In fact, I had to fight to get crutches and not a wheelchair," you joked. "Anyway, he speaks no Japanese. He won't be staying for long. Actually, he'll just walk me inside, and then he's out. Of course, if that's okay with you?" she merely opened the door wider.
                          
You hobbled in, still not used to the crutches. Estarossa followed you, catching you if you stumbled and stabilizing you. Inko led you down to her couch, and you sat, propping the crutches next to you. "Okay, Essa. You can leave now, the car is still outside. Just remember, Ban's cooking tonight." you reminded him, making a shooing gesture with your hands, Inko and Izuku plopping down on either side of you. 
                          
He complied, bidding you a quick goodbye and walking out of the door. Once he was gone Inko burst into tears, surprising you. "I-uhh, Inko-san? Are you alright?" you rubbed her back, and Izuku started to cry, too. "Y/N-chan! We were so worried! I got the call from the hospital last night, and we came to see you as soon as we could! And then we saw you in the wheelchair and I couldn't-" Ah. So she wasn't mad. Only worried. 
                          
"Inko-san, I'm so sorry you had to see me like that. I'm sorry that I scared you both, too." damn. Now you were really embarrassed about your scene of flipping off the nurses and running out. "Y/N-chan, don't be sorry! We should be sorry, how's your injury?" Izuku hiccupped. "Aw, Izu-kun, baby. I'm fine. I'll be back in commission and ready for battle training by monday!" you cheered. Inko shot you a sharp look. "No. Y/N-chan, I love you like a daughter. And that being said, I don't think that I could handle you injuring yourself further! So please, don't do battle training!" she begged. 
                          
Wow, not only one, but two people that you cared for more than yourself telling you to not do battle training? You couldn't possibly say no. "Yeah, Eri-chan told me the same thing. Lucky for you, even All Might put his foot down about me participating. Kayama-sensei told me I had to be cleared by a doctor before even thinking about fighting someone." you sighed, continuing to rub the Midoriyas' backs. 
                          
"Oh! Y/N-chan, you must be in pain! Here, try not to move! I saw that you refused to take the pain killers from the nurses earlier, so I sent Izuku to go out and get some! Here, I'll make you some tea to take with them. Unless, you already had some?" You didn't, luckily. "Thank you so much, Inko-san, you're always so thoughtful. And yes, I would love some tea and a pain killer." she nodded, getting up and leaving you with Izuku. 
                          
"Izu-kun, are you alright?" he had fallen silent earlier, and it was worrying you. "Todoroki-kun texted me earlier," hmm, why was he mentioning this to you? "He told me that you stopped calling him by his given name, and he wanted me to ask you. Is everything alright between you and him, Y/N-chan?" wow, this was kind of uncharacteristic for Izuku. 
                          
You smiled, ignoring the pain in your heart. "I'll explain the whole story over dinner. I don't know if the nurses already told you the story, so if you've already heard it I guess you'll just have to listen to it again. Hey, don't look so glum, Izu-kun." you poked his cheek, grinning as he giggled. Inko walked back in, a pill bottle and cup of tea in hand.