Third person pov

Being swarmed by a group of antsy teenagers who all thought hugging was a good idea was more overwhelming than Lillian ever could have imagined. Her face immediately went red, and she found herself hiding behind a sheepish Izuku and apologetic Ochako as her classmates asked how she was with varying degrees of concern. Most were just excited she was back, and complimented her on her 'badassery'.

"Who knew you had that in you." Kaminari grinned down at the girl, who'd been quietly answering some of Izuku's questions about her quirk. He was the only one who wasn't screaming at this point. Even Ochako had dove in to shriek with Mina and Hagakure over Lillian. They'd all seen the state she was in as she was pulled into the ambulance. They were proud, relieved, and exuberant all at once.

"Y-Yeah." Lillian sputtered out in surprise. The guilt she felt over ditching Hitoshi really wasn't helping the situation, either, and she found herself reciting the words to the baby shark song in her head. Why? She truly had no idea, but it helped keep her from crying. She didn't imagine tears would go over that well with her classmates.

"The actions you took during the attack are admirable! If not for you, who knows what state Mr. Aizawa would be in." Iida said formally to the girl, making chopping motions in the air. Lillian felt a small smile form on her face, and she ducked her head.

"Y-You were really c-cool too, I-Iida. Th-There's no telling wh-what would have happened if y-you hadn't gotten help." Lillian complimented back immediately. Iida didn't respond, but his back straightened and his chest puffed out a little with pride. Lillian was glad he could be proud of himself. She thought he may be blaming himself for leaving, even if it was to notify the other teachers, but she could see now that wasn't the case. She was relieved. 

"Yeah, but you looked pretty bad when they were loading you and Mr. Aizawa into the ambulance, Lillian. Are you sure you're alright to be back at school?" Kirishima scratched the back of his neck.

"Yes, you were coughing up quite a lot of blood." Shoji sounded concerned. Lillian could recall him being the one to carry Mr. Aizawa out of the USJ. She was glad he was alright. She was glad that all of her classmates were alright. E-Even Mineta... and all he'd done was compliment her boobs and try to touch Momo's butt.

"I-I'm alright. It was just a-a side effect of o-overuse." Lillian assured quietly. She glanced at Ochako and Tsu. "I-I never thanked you for helping m-me out. I wouldn't h-have been able to wa-walk, and..."

What she was talking about dawned on the pair. "It wasn't a problem, ribbit. You would have done the same for us." Tsu said immediately. "You saved my life, Midoriya's, and Mr. Aizawa's. It's you we should be thanking." 

"She's right! We all got super lucky. Tsu and Deku could have been hurt had you not been there." Ochako's cheeks puffed out. Lillian felt her face get even redder, and Izuku was quick to change the subject, shooting her a covert thumbs up. Lillian felt herself deflate a little as her peers began to talk about their time in the USJ, the attention shifting off of her. Having someone else with an anxiety disorder in class was heavenly.

"You alright?" Izuku muttered lowly. Lillian almost didn't hear him.

"Y-Yeah, thanks for that." She whispered back with a small smile.

The rest of the day went on smoothly. Present Mic was their substitute for the day, and he took special care to smile and stare at Lillian literally as much as possible. It was actually more nerve wracking than being interrogated on her health by Momo and Jiro, who were, as it would turn out, an absolutely terrifying duo.

She and Shoji talked some more, and somehow Tokoyami got sucked into the conversation. She was okay with that, though. Tokoyami was pretty quiet. His voice was always level, and Dark Shadow was surprisingly really sweet too. She was secretly a little glad for the time away from the other girls. Of course she loved talking to to them, but they were just... really, really intense sometimes! 

"Th-Thanks for talking to me." Lillian gave a small bow to both Shoji and Tokoyami, the latter of which said something about their conversation being a 'Mad Banquet of Darkness.' She was in no position to question in, and ended up agreeing. Tokoyami seemed to appreciate this.

Hitoshi was waiting for Lillian near the entrance of the cafeteria, two trays in hand. He'd went ahead and purchased what he knew to be Lillian's favorite so she wouldn't have to suffer trying to get in line. He knew people would be keeping an eye out for her due to what happened. It was broadcast across the world. It would take another week or so before the eyes shifted away from Lillian and all she did to save her teacher.

"H-Hitoshi!" Lillian cried out, relieved. His lips quirked (WHEEZE) up. "I-I'm sorry about this morning. O-Ochako got excited, a-and-"

"Hey, don't worry about it. They were excited to see you. I get it." He gave an understanding shrug and handed the frazzled girl her food. She looked stunned by it, staring at it for a moment dumbly as though she had no idea what it was. Hitoshi snorted a little at the look. She peered up at him, her eyes zeroing in on the drink he had tucked under his arm.

"...Let me see what you have." Her eyes narrowed, her face the picture of seriousness. He narrowed his own back, a smile threatening to creep its way onto his face. Man, friends were nice to have. But only if they were the cool kind.

"A soda!" He took off running immediately after, hearing her gasp.

"NO!" She retaliated, darting after him. Ochako, Iida, and Izuku all fell silent as Hitoshi sprinted past their table, not sure who he was. They were even more surprised to see Lillian chasing after him, holding her tray of food over her head to avoid ramming it into people. Ochako raised her eyebrows in question, but her two friends could only really shrug. The brunette made a mental note to ask Lillian later.

The freckled girl and her purple-haired friend settled down at an out of the way table. Lillian immediately began to thank him profusely for the food and insist on paying him back, to which he declined by saying her referencing a meme in public was honestly payment enough. She's snorted in a rather unattractive manner at that, as though she couldn't quite believe it.

The other end of the table they were at was taken over by the Baku-squad. Bakugo sat as far away from everyone as he could, with Kirishima at his side, Sero settling on the redhead's left. Kaminari and Mina were across from the trio, muttering quietly to one another while shooting suspicious glances at Hitoshi, who Lillian was talking happily too.

"I don't recognize him." Mina insisted. Kaminari was the only one who would humor her suspicions. "What if he's a bad guy?"

"Lillian looks alright to me." Sero shrugged quietly, not wanting to alert the pair at the other end that they were being gossiped about. 

"Yeah, and it's not our business, right?" Kirishima offered a half smile. Bakugo could honestly care less. He was too busy vacuuming down his curry to give two shits about literally anything. Still, Mina was a little concerned. She'd seen Hitoshi before. Lillian had talked about him briefly, to which they'd teased her. Not the best thing to do to your anxious friend, she knew, and she didn't blame Lillian for shutting down completely afterwards. Mina and the other girls were careful not to push in their questioning after that. 

"Still, he looks like he hasn't slept in four days." Kaminari noted. "How do you think they became friends? Lillian can barely even look me in the eyes, and I'm... uh..."

"He's him." Mina said with a shrug. Her eyes darted back, and widened. "Shit. She's coming over here. Act cool."

Kaminari and Mina both immediately tensed as Lillian nervously scooted over. Kirishima gave a friendly smile, and Sero, a exasperated sigh. Lillian glanced back to Hitoshi for confirmation. The boy nodded in an encouraging manner, and Lillian nodded back a little, her cheeks red. She slid a paper over to Kaminari.

"D-Don't open it until after lunch." She requested quietly before sliding back. They watched her go silently.

They didn't really talk for the rest of lunch, all of them staring at the paper. Kaminari was pretty sure it was either a cry for help or some sort of love confession, but he wasn't about to risk reading it with her right there. Mina was vibrating in her chair, and even Bakugo seemed mildly curious as the minutes ticked by.

The bell rang, and Hitoshi and Lillian immediately fled, muttering to one another about something nobody could hear. Kaminari almost ripped the paper in half while opening it in his haste. A dramatic gasp immediately left him, his eyes going wide as he read the contents. Mina brought a hand up to her mouth.

"What does it say?" She whispered. "Kaminari, is she okay?"

"It...It..." He blinked as though disoriented, setting the paper down on the table. They all leaned forward. Mina immediately burst out laughing, along with Sero, who almost slammed his elbow into Kirishima in the process. The redhead sputtered in surprise at the neat handwriting on the paper, his face going red.

"What the fuck?" Bakugo squinted. "Big Chungus drinks Cranberry Sprite? What the hell does that mean?"