Courage: 100% - Professing Love! (Part 4/4)

After I got treated by the nurse for the cuts on my back, I talked with Principal Wellham about what happened. He told me he understands why I did it, but it wouldn't be fair if I wasn't given a consequence much like Mikey. I was hoping that I wasn't going to get suspended, but being that I threw the first punch, that's exactly what happened. And when I got home that day, my parents already knew about it, and oh man did I get a lecture that night...

Luckily, ever since it did happen, nobody was doing anything to Laura online. I kind of wish that I wasn't suspended for three days, but I made sure to meet Laura next to school to walk her home.

"So, how long are you suspended for?" She asked.

"Just three days, that's all. My parents were extremely mad, especially my mom, I never seen her Quirk in a while until yesterday!" I told her.

"Oh, okay..." Laura muttered.

I looked down at her, "Is something wrong?"

"It's just that it's gotten worse. I don't know what to do about it, Alyx. I'm scared, what if they're gonna do something to me?" Laura feared.

"Listen, they aren't gonna do anything to you, Sheyenne and the others will make sure of that. I've already told them to keep an eye out on you." I reassured her.

She seemed rather surprised that I told them to make sure she'd be alright. The walk back to her house was quiet like usual. I walked inside of her house and her mother walked in from another room.

"Alyx, it's nice to see you. I heard about what happened, are you alright?" She asked.

"Yeah, I'm okay! I got suspended for three days though." I responded.

"Oh my, that's not good. I'd imagine your parents gave you a stern talking to yesterday, yes?" Her mother said.

I nodded at her. Soon, I left her house to go back home.

[2 Days Later...]

I got a call from Laura's mother. I wasn't sure who the number was at first but thankfully they left a voice mail. I sat there and listened to it.

"Hey, Alyx, this is Laura's mother. I'm here to tell you that Laura's been hospitalized. She came home today complaining about stomach pains and other things. We'll keep you updated!" Her mother said.

(I.R.P.: Listen to "Orange" by 7!!)

I sat on my bed in disbelief, they better have not done anything to her, I fucking swear! I opened up Tramble and went into Mikey's page. He hasn't posted anything at all today, I went to my other social medias, on one of his stories was my answer. They "pranked" Laura by giving her an "empty" bag, apparently, it was some sort of stink bomb. But from what it looked like, those bastards heated up Mercury, put it in a bag, and created a vapor out of it!

I walked downstairs and saw my mother watching the news. On T.V., it looked like a live report of a hospital that was on fire. Did someone set fire to the hospital's rooftop? The closer I got to the T.V., the more I saw of the situation, my eyes widened as I realized what was going on. That wasn't just a fire, it was a bright orange flame-like barrier, and the person doing it was... Laura. My heartbeat faster than ever before and my mind was racing with thoughts of her.

*THIRD PERSON*

Laura stood atop the hospital roof, looking down at the street below. Hundreds of people looked up at her and many Pro Heroes were trying to get her down safely. The barrier around her was too hot for many of them to handle. The Pro Heroes were left with very few options as to what to do besides hope the barrier lessens. Back at home, Alyx stood motionless as he watched on. Something inside of him triggered and he ran out of his front door! Fueled by love, Alyx ran as fast as he could to Laura.

"Laura... Please... Don't you dare do it!" Alyx shouted.

He ran down the streets in Gear Two, dodging cars and taking shortcuts. Tears began to stream down his face.

"This isn't fast enough... You have to be faster, Alyx! Please, just be faster!" He thought to himself.

Alyx kicked into full power by using 100X Boost Fire! He darted down the streets towards Las Vegas! He got closer and closer to the scene, once there, he pushed through a crowd of people. He made his way to the entrance of the hospital and ran inside.

"Where are the stairs?! Hurry!" He frantically asked.

A nurse pointed him into a direction and he ran. As he climbed the stairs to the rooftop, Laura was the only thing on Alyx's mind.

"Please, hang on, Laura!" Alyx yelled.

He climbed the stairs as fast as he could to try and reach the rooftop before it was too late. Pro Heroes followed him inside and made their way up the stairs as well.

On the rooftop, Laura closed her eyes and thought of Alyx. She hesitated before making a move. Everything they've done together; it nearly changed her mind. But, after everything that happened to her today, it was all she could take. She took a deep breath in and stepped forward, falling off the Hospital rooftop. Laura closed her eyes and let her body go limp. She felt her barrier break behind her and someone wrap their arms around her. She turned around and was met with a teary eyed Leonidus.

"Laura! I... I LOVE YOU! FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY SOUL, I LOVE YOU! LAURA!" Alyx cried.

"A-Alyx..." Laura mumbled.

As the two fell, Laura finally heard what she's been wanting to hear. The two stared at each other as tears began to flow from both of them. They got closer to each other and kissed. They held each other tightly as they continued to fall to the ground. Both of them thought of all the time they spent together, from the moment they met and up to now. Hundreds of things ran through Laura's mind as they kissed.

"Alyx... You do love me... Everything they've been telling me were lies... Weren't they?" She thought.

Before they made it to the ground, Alyx's Overdrive Aura combined with her barrier, and almost as an act of self-preservation, they took off into the sky! In an act inspired by love and hope, Alyx flew into the sky, creating an array of Laura and his own Quirks! They stayed in the air, still kissing and holding on to another tightly. His friends looked up at the sky and smiled.

"Well, I'll be damned, he did it!" Joshua smiled.

"Look at him, he's grown up so fast..." Karson sniffled.

Sheyenne jumped up and smacked the back of Karson's head, "Shut it, could you be serious? Now's not the time for jokes."

Laura lowered her barrier and they stopped kissing.

"Do you really love me?" Laura asked.

"I do." Alyx softly smiled.

*LEONIDUS' P.O.V.*

Laura laid her head on my chest, "I love you too, Alyx."

I heard someone approach us and I turned to see who it was.

"Alyx! You can fly?" Annie questioned.

"I-I guess so! Now, there's one problem, how do I get down?" I laughed.

[5 Minutes Later...]

After Annie's brief teaching, I got the hang of flying and I landed down on the ground with Laura. Joshua, Sheyenne, and Karson came running towards us through the sea of people.

"Dude! That was awesome!" Joshua exclaimed.

"Thanks, now, where's Mikey?" I questioned.

They looked confused but Laura knew right away what I was talking about. She coughed before she spoke.

"M-Mikey? What about him?" Laura replied.

"I just need to pay him a little visit, that's all." I smiled.

Annie looked down at me, "On second thought, maybe we should just go home."

[The Next Day...]

Laura's mother and father came over to our house and thanked me for what I did yesterday. They wanted to repay me back but I told them not to worry about it, the only thing that I wanted was that Laura was safe and sound.

"Oh my goodness, you're a saint, young man! A saint! I can't believe our beautiful daughter has found someone like you it's quite the blessing-" Her teary-eyed mother rambled.

She kept rambling as she cried and Laura's father poked his head out from behind her.

"U-Uh... Dear, I think he gets it." Her father nervously laughed.

"So, is she still at the hospital?" I asked.

Her mother nodded, "Yes, she is. If you were wanting to go visit her, we were just on our way there after this, we can take you there! If that's alright with your mother."

I looked over at her and she nodded.

"As long as you don't get into any trouble, then it's fine by me." My mother agreed.

"Yes ma'am!" I replied.

[2 Hours Later...]

I entered Laura's hospital room after her parents visited. I didn't want to be rude so I stayed outside until they left. I walked into the room and saw that she was sleeping, I guess what happened yesterday really took everything out of her. She was strapped to a ventilator, but I had an idea brewing in my head. I activated Mode Two and walked over to her. I placed my hands on hers and began to heal her. I closed my eyes, took deep breaths in and out, and hoped for the best. I sat there and nearly used up all of my Quirk but it was worth it.

"Alyx... What are you...?" She muttered.

Laura looked down at her hands and then back up at me. I think she started to notice that she could breathe a lot easier than before. Laura slowly took off the ventilator mask and she quickly hugged me.

"Can I leave now?" Laura giggled.

"I mean... I don't think they'd have a problem with me "accidentally" walking out with you." I laughed.

I got a doctor in to check her out just in case anything else was wrong with her. Thankfully, she was 100% better than yesterday, and they let her leave. I walked out of the hospital with her, but this time, we held hands for real. I picked her up which she let out a surprised squeak and we took off into the sky. After about 5 minutes of flying, I found a building that perfectly overlooked all of Las Vegas. We sat down on the rooftop and Laura sat in between my legs. She leaned back and rested against me.

"So, what are you gonna do about Mikey?" She asked.

"I don't really know if I'm gonna do anything yet. I'll be back at school tomorrow though, but if he tries to start something, I'll fire back at him." I replied.

We watched the sunset and the busy streets below. It's hard to believe that this all happened within the course of a couple weeks. I put my chin on the top of Laura's head and wrapped my arms around her.

"Aly, you aren't thinking of beating Mikey up, are you?" Laura questioned.

"Nooo... What makes you think that I'd go out of my way to beat someone up who nearly killed you? Who do you think I am?" I sarcastically said.

Laura turned her head and looked at me. She puffed her cheeks out but didn't say a word. I blinked a few times as I looked at her.

"Laura, what are you doing?" I wondered.

She furrowed her eyebrows and she still wasn't saying anything. I leaned forward and kissed her, but she still wouldn't budge!

"Don't do it. I don't want you doing something stupid, or else." She threatened.

"Listen, don't take this personally, but um... I feel like I'm getting threatened by one of those mini muffins you can buy from the store." I responded.

"I'M NOT A MINI MUFFIN, GOT THAT?!" Laura shouted.

Her Quirk activated and I tensed up.

"H-Hey! Take it easy! I'm just joking!" I quickly said.

She turned back around as her hair started to let off steam, she huffed and crossed her arms.

I leaned forward over her shoulder, "If it makes you feel better, you're my mini muffin."

Laura looked to the side before looking back at me. I smiled at her and she started blushing.

"Why do you have to be so cute..." Laura muttered.

We kissed once more, everything finally felt right. I couldn't believe that I was finally with the girl of my dreams!