It had started as a lovely day. Tadao and Izuku were simply having fun shopping in the mall. Already, they had picked up several new paint cans, couple jeans, headphones, and gotten Izuku what he had dubbed the best jacket of all time. It was dark green, had lots of big pockets, and a good with two, big, floppy, bunny ears. Izuku excitedly ripped off the tags as they walked out of the store and adjusted the jacket to sit more comfortably on his shoulders. He grinned up at Tadao eagerly, the older teen smiling back. They walked along, visiting other shops for more goods. As Izuku was busy perusing a shelf of leather covered journals, a commotion outside drew in him and Eagle.

An older man, late thirties to mid forties, was running, stolen goods clasped to his chest. He was tripped and ganged up on by security police, three piling on top of him in a matter of seconds. He struggled and pleaded, begging for mercy. He had a wife who was ill, they were on the brink of losing their home. They'd already lost their car, he just needs a little.

Izuku gagged at the horrid scene before him, repulsed that they wouldn't listen to what the man was saying. A hero, dressed in gaudy red with her long blonde curls falling down to her waist, pulled the men off of the thief, and Izuku had momentary hope she would listen to him. But no. She pulled him up into the air via materializing ropes, taking all the glory for herself and continuing to mock the man while crowds cheered her on.

Izuku wanted to go and tear her apart right then and there, but what could he do? He may be fit, but he had never actually fought anyone before.

Tadao seemed to have a similar train of thought, but, unlike Izuku, he wouldn't be stopped.

He reached around the corner, placing his hand on a full sized lion that the store used for a logo. It exploded out of the wall with a tremdous roar, rushing the crowd alongside it's master. Izuku barely had time to register a hurried "I'm sorry Izuku" before his best friend was gone. Tadao reached up his arm, pulling a small flock of tiny birds out of his own skin and sent them flying into the hero's eyes. She yelped and screeched, batting her face while the lion knocked the police to the ground like bowling pins. Eagle whipped a pocket knife out and hastily freed the thief. Bending down, he snatched the stolen money from the floor and jumped onto his own personal lion steed, dragging the man on top to sit behind. He spurred the lion forward, and was gone.

It had taken only a few seconds, but it was enough. Izuku was left rooted to the spot, his bags falling out of his lifeless hands. The crowd murmured, and a few stepped up to help the distressed hero and floored cops, but Izuku couldn't move.

He'd lost Tadao. His one true friend. The guy who had helped him so much in such a short period of time. His only friend.

Izuku fell to the floor next to his bags, the worried voice of the store owner sounding distant and muted. Shocked tears started leaking from his eyes, soaking into the wonderful jacket Tadao had bought him. He sucked in painful breath after painful breath. The store owner started calling for a doctor, shouting that he had a kid going into shock, but Izuku couldn't hear.

He'd lost Tadao.

Izuku was passed from person to person, finally landing in the view of a professional doctor who pestered him with questions he couldn't hear. The doctor asked about his friend. Not the guy who had rushed out to aide a villain, not the guy who had betrayed Izuku, but his friend.

His friend, who had done what Izuku wanted to do. His friend, who had run out by himself to remove the chance that Izuku would get caught. His friend, who hadn't abandoned him, but gave him a whole new chance to make a difference in this unfair world.

Izuku's eyes cleared of their fog, and for a moment, his face was crystal clear and gentle. Then, he acted his part, screwed up his face, and sobbed. A nearby mother rushed over and tried to comfort him. An officer opened his phone and called Izuku's mother. News reporters flocked to the mall like ants to spilled honey on a hot day. Cameras were shoved in his face and he openly bawled on live tv at the loss of his kind friend who was like an older brother to him. The News lady remarked on how Izuku had "just gotten free of a horribly toxic childhood bully, only to now lose another friend." His mother arrived and ferried him home worriedly. She prepared his dinner but he barely touched it, acing his role as 'inconsolable teen'. Tadao's grief stricken father rushed over to the Midoriya household to be mothered and comforted by Inko while Izuku lay despondent on his bed.

As quickly as it had entered his life, all the good Tadao brought had been ripped away. No more ice cream parties and late night games. No more convertible rides in the sun or shopping sprees. No longer could he text Tadao, asking questions about his quirk or family. His life promised to revert back to being cold and friendless.

His 'mood' cleared after a few days, and by that time the paint had washed off of his hands, and the news made the connection that Tadao was Eagle himself. Izuku begged his mother to let him outside again. "Mom, if I find him, I'm sure I can convince him to come back!" Finally, under her son's insistent pleas and the conclusion that fresh air would do Izuku good, she relented.

Izuku sped through the city, searching their hotspots for his beloved friend. He scanned on websites dedicated to their work for sightings of Eagle, and easily triangulated the most possible area of where Tadao could be hiding. He searched high and low, covering the area in twenty minutes. There was no sign of his friend.

He almost gave up hope, but a soft and familiar hissing sound drew his attention to the alleyway on the other side of the street. He crossed hurriedly, barreling through the alleyway and straight into the arms of Tadao. Tadao stumbled back in surprise, his paint covered hands reflexively wrapping around Izuku.

"I knew I'd find you! I knew it!"

Tadao huffed in genuine mirth and rubbed his hand through Izuku's hair. "Of course you would. If anyone could, it'd be my little Bunny." His smile at Izuku's glowing pride soon faded. "Izu, look, I'm so sorry, but I can't go back. I know that's why you came to find me, but I can't. I've never felt so free -"

Izuku cut him off, laughing. "Bring you back? Don't be ridiculous! I've never been prouder to have you as my friend!"

Tadao's mouth opened in surprise at the genuine answer. "You, are?"

Izuku needed more brightly than he ever had before. "Of course! You did exactly what I wanted to do! You sacrificed yourself to make sure I wouldn't get caught!" He toned down the brightness of his grin, smiling happily at his friend with the same level of genuine pride. "You were a hero to me, and no doubt to that man as well." Izuku bowed his head as tears welled in his eyes, and tightened his embrace. "I'm proud to stand by you Tadao."

Tadao, shaking himself from trying to hold back tears, hugged Izuku even more firmly. "Thank you, lil bro."

A/N

So, another one out so soon. I guess all my creative juices really needed an outlet so they would stop stressing me out.

Before anything else, gonna fix a mistake in the previous A/N. Canadianblitz, I mixed up telekinesis (the ability to move objects at will without directly touching them) with telepathy (the ability to speak in and read other people's minds). I do this all the time, so I apologize. Yes, Izuku does have a form of telekinesis, not telepathy. Sorry for the mix up, give yourself a cookie.

If you guys can't tell, I'm working really hard here to make Katsuki despicable. No redemption and happiness here! No sir! This is not the cruelty trilogy, but Deku Bunny! Katsuki is a loathsome jerkwad. Feel free to hate on him to your hearts content.

On the same train of thought, this will be a darker story overall then the cruelty trilogy. In cruelty, Izu as Stain's Apprentice ends with a bittersweet ending, and he does what he wants with minimum chaos and destruction. This izu will have no such limitations, as evidenced by the opening chapter. Chaos, destruction, and heartbreak will abound. Hope you're ready, it's my job to make you cry.

Izuku's properly villains side, as well as quirks, are coming soon. Per usual, guesses and thoughts are more than welcome, and so long lovies!