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"...You lost a lot of blood... You're going to die soon." Toga says as she cups Ochako's cold cheeks. Ochako doesn't reply, just looking at her.
Toga looks at Ochako's bleeding body sadly, a look of guilt from stabbing her, Ochako's never seen her make a face that sad... She was always smiling. She always had a cute smile on her.
"Himi.. ko... chan.." Ochako says as she looks at her in the teary eyes of Toga. With the last of her strength, she grabs one of Toga's needles and plunges it into her own arm.
"What.. what are you doing?.." Toga looks at what she does, looking as one of her tubes get filled with Ochako's blood.
"Please... Live my life... Pretend.. pretend like you were always just a normal girl... Nothing bad happening... J-just a normal highschooler trying to get by and become... A hero... Do it for as long as you can." Ochako says.
"Ochak-"
"Shh.. Please..." She cuts her off.
"Y'know.. Himiko-chan.. I always wanted to be a hero, a hero that... saves people. I could switch around these around and.. save myself... But... what's heroic about that?... It'd be selfish. I..- I wanna save someone like you." Ochako lifts herself sitting up and wraps her arms around Toga. "...You never got to live a normal life... Did you?.. So.. now.. I'm giving you my life so you can experience it... The.. The normal life of a teenage girl. Please... Accept it."
Toga looks in shock, many tears pouring out of her eyes. Ochako smiles and cries too. Toga leans down and bites down on Ochako, sucking her blood into her mouth then transforming into her.
"... You're weird.. Ochako-chan.." She says. Ochako lets go a bit.
"Himiko-chan, repeat after me.. 'I'm Ochako Uraraka,'"
"I-.. I'm Ochako Uraraka..."
"'And I'm a normal girl."
"'And... I'm a normal girl...'"
"'...who wants to be a hero.'"
"'Who.. wants to be a.. hero.'"
"Now... Say it by yourself."
"... I'm... O-..Ochako Uraraka... And... I'm a normal girl.. who... wants to be a hero." Toga-Ochako says. Ochako smiles. She pulls back and grabs onto her shoulders for support.
"Now.. smile!..." Ochako grins.
Toga-Ochako keeps the same expression for a while, it goes from slowly transforming to a small smile, then to a grin.
"And keep smiling, no one should ever tell you to not."
Then... Ochako hugs her again. Toga-Ochako sobs and keeps smiling, she feels Ochako pass out in her arms.
"...I can't imagine a world without you. I'll follow what you say... I'll let go of my own identity, just to keep yours from fading."