At first, everything was silent, calm, still. Then, Izuku heard it. The voices. "He sure knows hot to never give up, that boy." The familiar voices. Yeah, that's true. But looked at what that did to him!" Slowly, his eyes opened, and he could see a few blurry shapes before it came into focus. Two people on either side of him. Togata and Amajiki. The first to notice he was awake was Amijiki. "Togata, he's up. Maybe one of us should call the nurse...?" Togata smiled at me brightly. "I'll let her know." "Can I stay?" Izuku immediately recognized thst voice, and he allowed a small smile to cross his lips. "Eri." He muttered, trying to sit up slowly. "Hey-take it easy, please..." Amajiki muttered, helping him sit up. Eri climbed onto the bed beside him, after a bit of a struggle. Her eyes showed her terror and concern and worry. He realized Togata had gone to find a nurse. Suddenly, Eri wrapped her arms around his shoulders, crying into the side of his neck. He placed a hand in her back, and ran the other through her hair, trying to calm her down. He rested his head on hers. "Hey, it's ok, Eri. I'm awake now. You don't have to worry about me anymore." She sniffled, which caused him to feel a ping of guilt. "I-I was so scared-" "I know. And im sorry. I'm very, very sorry. But everything's over now." Togata came back with a nurse, who checked his IV, pulse, and bandages. "He's going to be ok, but he will be scarred. And he'll need practice if he wants to walk around. His leg was impaled badly, so he'll have to use crutches, and take it slow for some months." "Thank you so much!" "How's Kacchan and Uraraka and everyone else?" Izuku asked, concerned.