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Tsuyu was both excited and nervous to be moving into the UA dorms. This was the first time she would be living apart from her family and she knew that her parents were having to make sacrifices to their careers for her to be able to stay at UA. When Aizawa-sensei and All Might visited her home to ask her parents’ permission to let her live at the dorm, she was worried they would say no. As they were not home very often due to their jobs, it would be difficult for the whole family. Also, there were concerns about security and safety. Yes, being a hero was dangerous work but there had been multiple incidents at the school that would give any of the students’ parents pause.
Therefore, she was somewhat surprised when neither her mother nor father hesitated to give their approval. They both assured Tsuyu that they were prepared to make the necessary sacrifices to help her achieve her dream. Her mother, Beru, took her daughter in a warm hug, “You have worked so hard, and made so many of your own sacrifices without complaint. We know how important our family is to you, but we also know how much becoming a hero means to you as well, ribbit.” Beru releases Tsuyu from the hug and warmly smiles at her oldest child. “I am so happy that you are doing so well and are making friends and we want you to be able to make the most of this opportunity. Both me and your dad will work hard to support you as you have worked to support us and your siblings, ribbit.”
Her younger brother, Samidare, and younger sister, Satsuki, both ran into the room heading straight for their sister. Her mother stepped back from her daughter just in time for the two younger siblings to crash into Tsuyu, nearly knocking her over. Satsuki looked up at her big sister, with tears starting to form at the corner of her eyes, “You are going away? Please don’t go. I will miss you so much, ri-ri-ribbit.” The tears now started to fall in big drops and Tsuyu could feel her younger sister shudder in her arms as more tears fell and her sobbing became louder.
Tsuyu kneeled down and took her hands and gently wiped the tears from her sister’s face. “I am not going away forever. I promise to come back and visit every chance I get.” She looked into Satsuki’s eyes and with a gentle voice said, “I love you so much, ribbit.” Tsuyu then took Satsuki in a loving embrace. She was sad that she would not be able to see her family every day and while this parting hurt, she knew this was important as she still had a lot of growing to do herself.
Samidare, who also dreamed of being a hero, was enormously proud of his sister, though he was not the type to express such sentiment. “I’m going to really miss our dinners together. I don’t know what I am going to do without your yummy cooking.” Tsuyu tilted her head and stuck her tongue out slightly at the corner of her mouth and said with a slight bit of snark, “Ahhh, poor Sam.” Samidare returned her action by closing his eyes and sticking out tongue out forcefully.
Her father, Ganma, came over to her and looked upon his daughter. “I am very proud of you, ribbit.” He was not the type who was good with expressing his emotions, so it took him time to find the right words. “We know how hard you work, and we will do everything we can to help you while you pursue your goals.” While he was even less expressive than the rest of the family, Tsuyu could clearly see the smile on his face and it made her feel warm and happy. “Tsuyu, you do not have to concern yourself about this situation, we will find a way to make this work so you can focus on your studies without worry, ribbit.” He looked upon his little girl, so proud of how she has grown. ‘She isn’t a little girl anymore’, he thought as he allowed himself to release a slight chuckle like croak. “I am very proud of what you have become, and I look forward to the future to see how much more you will grow.”
Tsuyu’s heart was overflowing with joy at the loving expressions of her family members. The love that her family had for each other always gave her extra strength when she needed it most. Tsuyu never showed much expression on her face and her classmates often mistook it for a lack of emotion. If any of them were here to see the exchanges with her family, they would most likely be stunned. In truth, while she had her father to thank for her calm and rational side, she had also had strong emotions that she got from her mom. The reason people did not see this side of her was that it only came out when her feelings were in an extreme state or if she was very comfortable with those people.
She was worried though, afraid that she was being selfish by putting herself before her family. Having everyone tell her how they were supporting her and that they were willing to do whatever they could to help made her feel more at ease. There was a lot of work to do packing and making sure that nothing important got left behind. While she was thinking on this, the two teachers started toward the door. Aizawa-sensei looked back at her parents and said, “I cannot tell you that there will never be any problems, but I can promise that myself and everyone at UA will make whatever sacrifices necessary to keep your daughter and all of our students safe.” As her parents talked to them at the door, Tsuyu headed back to her room to start preparing for the move.
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Move-in day was here at last. Tsuyu woke up feeling a mixture of excitement and sorrow. She was sad that this would be the last morning she would be living at home for a while. ‘I will come back to visit’, she thought but it would not quite feel the same. She also felt a sense of elation at the thought of a new adventure and opportunities to become closer to her classmates. All the boxes she packed had been picked up and taken to the new dorm just the day before, so her room seemed a little barren currently.
She got out of bed to start getting ready for the day. Every normal day-to-day activity seemed to have a peculiar feel this morning, as if these overwhelming emotions were making every little thing feel more important, more impactful. She finished brushing her teeth and sat down to brush her hair. Staring at herself in the mirror, she looked the same but inside she felt different than usual. She looked at the clock on the wall and realized she was running behind. She quickly finished tying her hair in her trademark bow and went to make sure her siblings were up and getting ready for school.
After waking up her brother and sister she went to make breakfast. She warmed up the leftover rice porridge, while she prepared the eggs. After several minutes, Samidare came to the table and asked, “What’s for breakfast, ribbit?”
Tsuyu said, without looking up from her preparation, “I am warming up the porridge and I am going to add egg, scallions and a little katsuobushi, ribbit. Could you please get the bowls and utensils?” The younger brother got up and gathered the requested items and placed them on the table. By that time Satsuki had arrived and their big sister had just finished getting the food ready.
Satsuki started eating and said, “This is really tasty”. Tears started to form on the edge of her eyes. “I am really going to miss this, ri-ri-ribbit.” The younger girl was trying to keep from crying, not wanting to worry her sister. Tsuyu could see the sadness on Satsuki’s face. She reached over a placed her right hand on his little sister’s left hand and gently squeezed it. She gave a big smile, as if to say everything is going to be fine. Tsuyu knew she needed to keep her own anxious feelings completely hidden, lest it cause the little girl’s tears to turn into a torrent.
“It’s going to be ok, Satsuki. Tsuyu will not be going away forever. She is going to train to be a hero, so we need to stay strong cause she is going to need all our support.” Samidare said this with a smile on his face. “We need to keep smiling, just like All Might, ribbit.”
Tsuyu could see her younger brother’s eyes getting a little watery. ‘He is fighting through it for Satsuki’s sake’, Tsuyu thought. With this, the little girl’s tears began to slow, and a small smile tried to form.
“You are going to come back often?” Satsuki sobbed. Tsuyu, still smiling, nodded her head. “Promise, ribbit?” Satsuki looking very expectantly at her big sister. “I promise”, Tsuyu said, squeezing her hand again.
Samidare, who had finally finished his breakfast, looked at Satsuki. “You need to finish your breakfast, or you will be late for school.” Satsuki gave an affirmative nod, signifying she understood, and got back to eating the porridge. Sam grabbed his bowl and his big sister’s bowl, as she had just finished, and quickly washed them. Satsuki brought her bowl over to the sink and her brother washed that one as well. Tsuyu watched and took in every second of this domestic bliss. She wanted to memorize every sound, smell and feeling. Truth be told, she never really thought of this routine as work because it was for them, her wonderful siblings. She was going to miss this, probably even more than they will.
Tsuyu helped to herd her brother and sister toward the door, making sure they grabbed their schoolbags and lunches. This was the last lunch she would make for them for a while. She looked around the living room one last time. She knew she would be back sooner rather than later, but something was changing. The emotions of the moment were rolling just under the expressionless exterior that was visible on her face. She had concerns about the immediate future, who wouldn’t after the recent experience at the training camp, which was the impetus for moving all the students onto campus. She knew that the next time she came back home, she would not be the same girl she is now. Little did she know how quickly she would be proven correct.
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She got off the train at the station near UA and started walking toward the school. She had her backpack and a duffle bag, which contained the few items she could not send to school early. It was a beautiful morning, warm, sunny and without a cloud in the sky. It was definitely going to get hotter throughout the day but at the moment, the weather was perfect. She could hear the sounds of birds singing from nearby trees. A slight wind was blowing that felt really good as it blew through her hair. Despite the mixed feelings she originally had about moving into the dorms, she felt more confident now. This was going to be a positive, life changing experience. As she was walking, she saw Uraraka just ahead of her. “Uraraka, ribbit. Wait up.” Uraraka stopped and turned when she heard Tsuyu’s voice. “Good morning Asui.”
Tsuyu caught up to her and said, “Please call me Tsu. Is Midoriya’s forgetfulness rubbing off on you, ribbit?”
“Sorry about that. It’s hard to focus this morning, what with the sudden changes. I am really looking forward to moving into the dorms though. I won’t have to be by myself all the time after school.” Uraraka had a large, warm smile on her face. The kind of smile that is infectious and lightens the hearts of everyone around her. “It will be a really great opportunity to get to know everyone better and help each other work towards our dreams and goals.”
Tsuyu looked at the brunette-haired girl walking beside her and returned her smile, though to anyone walking by them the smiles would not have looked similar at all. At the moment though this did not bother Tsuyu. “How did your parents respond to the school’s request, ribbit?”
Uraraka replied, “My parents were thrilled with it. I know they were really concerned about me having to live alone so this really does put them at ease. Also, I hope this will make eating regular meals in the evening easier.” Tsuyu had forgotten that Uraraka did not have much money for food. ‘I will need to make sure she gets enough to eat if the school doesn’t provide all our food’, Tsuyu thought.
The two girls had finally arrived at the entrance to the campus. They could see their classmates were gathered in the yard between the gate and the classroom building. Tsuyu and Uraraka were approached by Ashido and Hagakure. “Good morning, Tsu. Good Morning, Uraraka”, Ashido said, giving them her patented big grin. “I am really excited about this. It will be nice to be around my friends all the time and even better to get away from my brothers.”
Tsuyu placed a finger on her chin. Thinking about how to word her question to Ashido. “Aren’t you going to miss your family, ribbit?”
Ashido started laughing, “Of course, silly. I am going to miss them, some of them more than others. I love my family, but I don’t get along as well with my siblings as you do with yours, Tsuyu”. Ashido looked closely at Tsu and thought she saw a hint of sadness in her expression. “I know how important your family is to you, Tsu. You should be able to go back home most weekends I would imagine.”
Tsuyu was grateful that her friends were so caring, “It will be fine. I will be able to talk with them by phone and video chat, ribbit. Though it is not quite the same as being with them in person.”
Ashido had a pensive look on her face, “I guess that is true. At least it won’t be too hard to keep in contact with the people we love.” She turned to Uraraka and Hagakure and started asking about their families.
Tsuyu stopped listening as she was lost in thought. She was feeling a little better about the situation after remembering that she would still be able to talk to her family regularly. Also, Samidare had grown a lot in the last few years and was becoming more responsible. ‘Perhaps I am worried for nothing’, she thought.
Hagakure, Ashido and Uraraka were now joined by their other two female classmates, Yaoyorozu and Jiro. They were all talking about what they were going to be missing at their various homes and what they were looking forward to at the dorm. Tsuyu looked up and saw that Aizawa-sensei was approaching the students that made up Class 1-A. For some reason she thought he had a more pronounced scowl on his face, ‘more than usual, at least’ she thought. He stopped in front of the group and made a sound to get everyone’s attention.
“Class 1-A. Welcome to Heights Alliance, your new home for the foreseeable future. In a moment, we will go in and I will go over the amenities that will be available, as well as providing a list of rules and guidelines that will need to be followed. Every one of you should have had your belongings picked up from your residences in the last few days. All of the boxes have been delivered to your individual rooms. I will also go over the floor plan layout so you will know where your assigned rooms are.” Aizawa-sensei looked over the class, making sure everyone was paying attention. Once he was sure all eyes were on him, he proceeded with the next item on his agenda.
“Before we proceed, I want to bring up the reasoning that is behind this move to the new dormitory system. Due to the retirement of All Might and the increase in recent large scale villain attacks against this school and its students, the leadership of UA has decided to take extra precautions to provide for your safety. This will also result in limiting your ability to leave campus. While this will not be permanent, it will necessitate that, for the time being, before any student can leave campus, you must receive written permission from not only myself, as your homeroom teacher, but also from Principal Nezu. This will prevent any possible misunderstandings and provide both protection for all of you as well as for the school.”
Aizawa looked out again upon his students. He could tell their attention was starting to wane, which would make them particularly vulnerable to the last thing he had to say. He needed to be sure it would leave a strong impression on these heroes-in-training. “Finally, I want to point out the last and most important reason for these strict measures.” He sighed, wondering if he was making the right choice. ‘Not like I had a choice though’, he thought.
“Midoriya, Todoroki, Iida, Kirishima, Yaoyorozu. The five of you violated the rules of this institution by attempting to rescue Bakugo. If it were up to me all five of you, plus everyone who knew about this, excluding only Bakugo, Hagakure and Jiro, would be expelled from UA” He paused and looked upon his students with a serious expression. “Count yourselves lucky that the current circumstances prevent this from taking place. As a result of your actions, you will ALL be kept under watchful eye and no further insubordination can or will be tolerated.” Aizawa felt confident that the message had gotten through as the students kept almost deathly quiet. “If you will follow me, I will show you the common areas, explain the layout, and answer any relevant questions.”
After a few minutes, the students finally began to move and slowly trickled into the 1-A dorm building. While everyone was going inside, Tsuyu had yet to move. She was shocked after hearing Aizawa-sensei. She could not believe it; she did not want to believe it. She felt pain in her heart. She stumbled for a moment and might have fallen, except that Uraraka had come back to check on her. Uraraka said nothing, but the look of concern on her face would be obvious to anyone looking at her. She helped Tsuyu maintain her balance, and after another moment, she helped her into the building.
The tour itself was brief, Aizawa certainly did not waste any further time with it. As quick as it was Tsuyu basically missed all of it, as her mind was still trying to sort out what their homeroom teacher had just said. After the presentation was over everyone headed to their rooms so they could unpack. Uraraka walked with Tsu to her room and said she would come by later to make sure everything was alright. Tsuyu went in her room, closed the door, and sat down as she needed time to think.
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“We’re all still in shock over Bakugo’s kidnapping, so we have to think about this calmly. It doesn’t matter how righteous are feelings are. If we start another fight, if we break the law, then we’re no better than the villains.” [1]
These words rattled around in Tsuyu’s head. She could hear herself saying this to the group that day in the hospital. She was hearing it over and over without end. When she spoke those words, she did it trying to be the voice of reason. Yes, they had faced real villains multiple times already; at the USJ and the training camp. They had seen pro heroes up close and in action during their internships. This did not mean they were ready to risk their lives and fight against people who would not hesitate to kill them.
Tsuyu herself had faced the real possibility of death before but due to the heroics of Eraserhead and All Might, she came out alive. While it is likely no one would have made it out alive that day without those two, or Thirteen, her thoughts were directed towards someone else, someone who also put his life on the line for her. Perhaps that, more than any other reason, is why it hurt when she heard Midoriya and the others went ahead with their plan. She had feared that they, and especially Midoriya, would be hurt or killed. At the time the thought scared her, but at this moment, even all this time after it had happened, it seemed to hurt more.
Tsuyu was levelheaded, calm, and rational. Sometimes being rational had its’ drawbacks though. The decision they made was based on emotions, something she struggled with outside of her family. She was upset that they went, but even more, she was afraid that they would hate her now. She had not been there for them. She had run away from the problem. They went to help their classmate, their friend, and what had she done? She did nothing. These thoughts clouded her mind. They pressed down on her, threatening to consume the hope and joy she had looked forward to with this new dorm life. How could she face them now?
There was a single, small voice straining against the tide of self-doubt and guilt. A voice that said she did the right thing and that they all understood why she said what she said. It tried to reassure her by reminding her that for the first time in her life she had found people, outside her family, who understood her and accepted her. Somehow this seemed to only make her feel worse. That voice was not able to hold back the tears or stop the pain. In her new dorm room, in the dark, she wept, afraid that the new life at UA, one that held such promise, would come crashing down around her.
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Tsuyu finally started to move a little, looking at the various boxes that had been delivered to her dorm. She still felt the sorrow, but she knew she had to get her room setup. ‘Maybe doing something constructive will help get my mind off it’ she thought. She had not gotten far along in the process of unpacking when she heard a knock on her door. At first, she ignored it as she really did not want to be around anyone right now. The knocking would not stop though and finally a voice came from the other side of the door.
“Tsuyu, are you there? It’s me, Uraraka. I’m wanted to check to see if everything was alright. We haven’t seen you since earlier this morning.” Tsuyu looks at her phone to check the time and realized it was very late in the afternoon. She thinks for a moment and then decides that if she does not open the door that her friend might worry even more. She wipes the remaining tears from her eyes and face and slowly opens the door. Uraraka looks at the green haired girl with a worried expression on her face. “Are you alright, Tsuyu?”
Tsuyu finished wiping her face of the signs of her distress, but it is still obvious to Uraraka that something was bothering her. She looked at Uraraka and tried to hide her feelings of distress. Uraraka has been around her friend long enough to be able to read the little emotional signs Tsu gives so she can clearly tell something is bothering her. “Tsu, I am here for you. Please let me know what is bothering you.”
Tsuyu placed her finger on her chin and fidgeted slightly. She knew that talking about this, getting it out, would help but she was still afraid. Uraraka took Tsu’s hand in hers and looked her direct in the eye. Holding that for a moment, Ochaco suddenly noticed that all of Tsuyu’s boxes were all still packed. She thought, ‘Whatever is bothering Tsuyu must be pretty bad if she has stayed in here like this all day’. An idea came to her, one that she thought would help distract her friend from those problems.
“Tsu, let me help you get unpacked. With the two of us we can get this done before dinner.” A small smile formed on Tsuyu’s lips and she gave a croak of appreciation. Tsuyu did not question her friend’s offer, she merely accepted it in the spirit of friendship that it was given. “Thanks, ribbit. I would appreciate the help.”
Uraraka grabbed the nearest box and removed the packing tape. Inside this box were a number of Tsuyu’s casual clothes. “Wow, this is a really pretty dress. I really like the white and green color mix. I bet you look really cute in it.” Uraraka’s big smile and compliment was starting to work wonders. Ochaco could feel the atmosphere in the room lighten already.
The two girls continued going through each box, one at a time. One box that Uraraka opened contained knicks-knacks and assorted items, including some plushies. Uraraka gave a little squeal of glee, “This frog plushie is so cute and soft.
Tsuyu looked over and said, “I keep that one on my bed, in case I need to hold onto something at night. There is one other one in there that goes with it.”
Uraraka carefully dug through the box and found another plushie. It looked like a bunny, ‘it’s unusual for rabbits to be this green’, she thought. Looking closer she could tell the green color was due to the bunny plush having some kind of outfit on. ‘It kind of looks familiar’, Uraraka thought. Tsuyu quickly grabbed the bunny from her friend and gently placed it on her bed. Ochaco looked at Tsu and thought she could see a slight blush on her cheeks. “It’s ok if you still sleep with plushies. Truth is I do too sometimes.” Uraraka gave a reassuring smile and they continued the unpacking until all the boxes had been emptied.
Tsuyu was feeling a lot better now as having Uraraka helping her unpack had calmed her nerves. Ochaco thought this might be the time to get the bottom of her friend’s problem that caused her such distress earlier. “You feeling better now, Tsu?” The frog girl nodded her head, “much better, ribbit.”
Ochaco took in a deep breath. She wasn’t sure how to attack this so she decided being direct would be best. “Do you feel up to talking about what was bothering you earlier?” The expression on Tsuyu’s face changed slightly almost imperceptible but Uraraka noticed. She could see the tension in her friends face and it looked like she started to shake a little. She was wondering if she should have just kept quiet when Tsu spoke up.
The brief respite had past and Tsuyu’s feelings of fear and guilt came rushing back to the surface. She opened her mouth to speak but no words came out, only some stuttering and croaking sounds. After a moment, the words came flowing out like a raging river. She explained about how it hurt to leave her family and the uncertainty of the new living situation but the information from Aizawa-sensei about the attempted rescue was the most upsetting of all.
“I don’t know what to do. Wh-Wh-What do I do if no one t-t-trusts me anymore? Wh-Wh-at do I do if they h-h-hate me, ri-ri-ribbit?” These words and her tears came out in spasms. Ochaco could feel her heart break at the pain her friend was experiencing.
She moved toward Tsuyu and took her in a warm embrace to try and comfort her as best she could. “It will be alright. It will be alright.” The tears did not stop. Tsu felt like they would never stop. Uraraka then gently cupped her friends face in her hands and lifted it so they made eye contact. “You should talk to them about this, tonight if possible. I know it will be difficult, but I can’t stand seeing a friend suffering like this. Also, I will be with you to provide any support you need.”
Tsuyu knew that the gravity quirk user spoke the truth, but that did not make the prospect of facing them any easier. ‘I will need to think about this some more first’, she thought.
Uraraka stood up and stretched. “Are you hungry? Did you have anything for lunch? It’s almost time for dinner so maybe we should go get something to eat.”
Tsu could see what her friend was trying to do. She was trying to get her to come out of her room using the pretext of food. She was not ready for this yet. “I’m sorry Uraraka, I’m just not ready to face them at the moment. I know I should not let this linger but I need a little more time.”
Ocacho knew she should not push too much but said as she was leaving the room, “I can bring some food up if you want.” This got a smile from Tsu’s face. “That’s ok. I will get something later, ribbit.” As Uraraka left the room, Tsuyu wondered if she ever could face her friends again.
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Tsuyu heard some noises and then voices coming from outside her room. She approached her door and then slowly opened it. She finally heard someone, Midoriya perhaps, asking about her. Uraraka replied saying something about Tsu not feeling well. She looked out the crack in her door and made eye contact with Ochaco. She felt a strong urge to close the door and bury herself in her blankets on her bed. Oddly enough though, she also felt the urge to bust out into the hallway to talk to everyone. It was not strong enough of a feeling to actually do it, but it did make her feel like she could talk to them soon, maybe tonight as Uraraka had suggested.
Ochaco, who had trailed behind the group going room to room, walked over to the frog girl’s door. Tsuyu had a look of apprehension on her face, though only those who had gotten used to reading her could tell. “I-I-I”, she paused and took a deep breath to calm herself down. “I want to try to talk to them, ribbit. I want them to know how important they are to me and that I only said those things because I did not want them to get hurt.”
Uraraka gently smiled at Tsu. “We are going to be done looking at the other girls’ rooms shortly. Come downstairs in about 15 minutes. I will make sure they stick around to hear what you have to say.” Ochaco then headed back to the group as they were in Yaoyorozu’s room by now. Tsuyu breathed a sigh of relief. One way or another, this would be dealt with tonight. ‘If I don’t chicken out first’, she thought.
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Tsuyu had gone downstairs to wait outside for the group to be finished touring the rooms. She allowed herself a moment to regret not going with everyone, but she knew it would not have been possible given her current state. She heard Ashido yell out that Sato won the King of Rooms contest because of…. cake? If she had been in a better state of mind she would have laughed. As it was, she was too uneasy to even feign happiness. She heard Uraraka asking the five who participated in the Bakugo rescue to step outside. Tsuyu was sitting on a bench just outside the door when she heard them approach. She stood up and Uraraka stood beside her, lending moral support. “Tsuyu has something she would like to tell all of you”, Ochaco announced.
Tsuyu placed her finger on her chin and stared down at the ground. The unease she had felt earlier was creeping back in. She paused, trying to gather her words. She focused all her mental energy on how to put these thoughts into speech. “You all know by now that I say whatever comes to mind, no matter the situation. Even with that, I still sometimes have trouble finding the right words or the best way to say something.” She paused again, still unable to look them in the eye. “Remember what I said before when you three were in the hospital? I spoke my mind, but I believe I was too frank in the way I said what I said.” Tsuyu could feel tears start to form. ‘I have to hold it together’, she thought to herself. “When I heard what Aizawa-sensei said this morning, I was stunned. My first thought was how shocked I was that you all went. That quickly passed though, and I began to feel awful. I felt like I was a horrible friend, and I felt worthless. I began to feel like I did not belong here anymore.”
She lifted her head to face them and they could all see the tears in her eyes. “A part of me wanted to talk to you all, but I did not know how to approach you or what I should say.” The tears were now flowing down her face and she began to stutter her words. “It hurts. It hurts so much, and I don’t know how to deal with it, ribbit.” Tsuyu felt the pain swell in her heart, “More than anything, I want to be your friend, so even if I did not know what to say I had to try.”
Uraraka who was still standing beside Tusyu, patted her friend on the shoulder. “Thank you for letting us all know your feelings. I promise you are not alone in this. Everyone was unsure about what to do. All of us moving into the dorm together, it gives us a chance to start again. That’s why it is important for us to be comfortable around each other so we can share our thoughts and feelings. So we can grow, learn and laugh together.”
Todoroki, Iida, Kirishima and Yaoyorozu looked upon Tsuyu with gentle smiles on their faces. They approached the frog girl and let her know that there was nothing to forgive. “I appreciate your forthright and honest nature, Asui…I mean Tsuyu”, said Iida. “Please do not hesitate to express your thoughts going forward as we greatly benefit from your knowledge and insight.” Yaoyorozu gave Tsuyu a warm hug, “Please, do not keep these things inside. We are all here for each other and when you hurt, we all hurt.” Todoroki understood the pain of holding in emotions too long and expressed this to Tsuyu as well. Kirishima let Tsu know that he was here for her too and that he greatly appreciated her out pouring of emotion saying how manly it was to let these things out.
Uraraka looked out and saw Midoriya, who appeared lost in thought. He had not approached Tsuyu, like the others had and she wondered why. ‘What is going on in his head?’, thought Ochaco. Her smiled slowly disappeared as her mind wondered to unpleasant thoughts. ‘Maybe he has not forgiven her?’ At that moment, Tsuyu, grateful for the support around her, began to wonder the same thing. The feelings of despair that had just started to dissipate seemed to grow again. She looked upon the green haired boy and began to hope he too would approach. She was feeling very uneasy now, a pain in her heart pressing upon her. ‘Why does this hurt so much’, she thought to herself. ‘Why does my chest feel so tight when I think of him’