Chapter 14

Midoriya was curled in the corner, trying to sleep. He was doing square roots in his head, trying to see how high he could get before he had to consciously stop and think of the answer. He heard the door open and close behind him but ignored it. It was either a nurse, an orderly or All Might in his not so mighty form. He had no desire to interact with any of them and hoped they would get the idea and just leave.

"Midoriya?"

That voice was…no! He jerked up, flipping around, fucking All Might. He sighed. "Todoroki, what are you doing here?"

Shoto stood in front of the door, looking like he was asking himself that exact same question. His eyes darted nervously around and he bit his lip. Then he seemed to make up his mind and he advanced into the room, sitting down in from of Izuku.

"Go home."

Todoroki ignored him and instead reached into his jacket and took out a small foil wrapped package. "I brought you some of my mom's cookies." He unwrapped it and put it between them. "Now she's not that great of a cook but they are okay."

Midoriya sighed again. "You aren't going to leave, are you?"

Shoto smiled. "No. Have a cookie." He picked one up and began to eat it himself.

Izuku shook his head and figured, why the hell not? He took one of the cookies and took a bite. "It's not that bad. So how did you end up visiting this fine establishment?"

"Aizawa grabbed me after class and swore me to secrecy, then he asked me if I would come and visit you."

Midoriya finished the cookie and took another one. "So now you're supposed to flip the conversation over to my poor life choices and how I'm throwing my potential away and how stupid I am?"

Shoto shook his head. "No, all he asked was that I come and see you. He didn't tell me anything else, I don't even know how you ended up here or why." He looked down with a pained expression. "We thought you were dead. There was a funeral and everything. It's actually still a shock to see you okay, sitting here."

"A funeral huh? Did you go?"

Shoto cocked his head, giving him that look. "Of course, I went. The whole school did, all the teachers were there too. They," he did air quotes, "buried you next to your mother. I took pictures if you want to see."

"You took pictures? That's kind of creepy Todoroki." He shrugged his shoulders. "Okay let me see."

Shoto scooted over until they were next to each other. He took his phone out and leaned over. Midoriya moved himself until their heads were almost touching. He unlocked the phone and scrolled through the images until he came to what he was looking for, then he blew up the picture. "That's where your mom is at and you are beside her if you really want to see."

Izuku stared at the picture, all the loss flooding back. "Awww, mom, I never really got the chance to say goodbye properly. It all happened so quickly." He stared at the picture for a long time. "It's a nice tombstone and a good place for her. I like the trees nearby." He pushed the button to lock the phone and pushed it back into Shoto's hands. "Thanks for showing it to me."

Todoroki looked at him with concern. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you sad, I just thought…"

Midoriya shook his head. "No, no, it's okay, really."

Shoto looked uncomfortable again, unsure of what to say or do next. "Maybe I should go now? But," he looked up into Midoriya's eyes, "do you want me to visit you again?"

Izuku smiled. "That would be nice." He picked up the last two cookies from the foil. "I'm keeping the cookies."

Toshinori watched the interaction on the small screen and smiled himself. Now I know how to get to you. He just had to take his time and not push things. He turned and left the office, meeting Shoto in the hallway. "Todoroki."

Shoto turned and waited for him to walk over. "Hello, I haven't seen you at school for a while. Have you been here?"

"Yes. You're not going to ask me what happened? How we all ended up here?"

Todoroki shook his head. "No, I figure one of you will tell me when the time is right."

Yagi smiled. This one never failed to surprise him. "Do you need a ride home?"

Shoto looked down at his watch. "No, there's a late bus in an hour. I'll just sit in the waiting room and catch up on some reading until then."

Toshinori patted him on the back. "Okay, thanks for coming."

Outside a powder blue Volkswagen beetle pulled up into a numbered parking spot. Toga shut the car off and reached for the pan of brownies beside her. She really liked this one, it was a shame she only got to play the part for one night. She leaned over, checking her hair and makeup in the rearview mirror. This girl was just super cute and stylish, she adjusted the nurse's hat on top of the piled brunette hair. She took a deep breath, show time.

After she had been given her assignment, Toga had studied all night long. She prided herself on being able to blend in and be a good actress. More cars pulled up and she waved to the occupants and greeted them by name as they joined her on the decorative path to the employee's entrance. One girl in particular, sidled up to her. She knew this was her mark's best friend at work. She slowed down until the other girl caught up to her.

"Sara, what have you got there?"

The other girl was also gorgeous, green scaled skin that shimmered in the moonlight and long black hair that flowed down her back. Toga wondered what her blood would taste like.

"Sonja! Hi, I just made some brownies."

"Really? For any special occasion?"

Toga shook her head. "No, I just felt like it."

Sonja studied the delicately frosted creations. "I didn't know you baked."

"Oh, I'm trying some new things. I figured I would share the results with the crew."

"From the looks of them, you've got it. Honestly, I am so glad you brought them. I was running late and didn't eat anything at home and now I'm starving."

Toga smiled sweetly as they swiped their ID badges and entered the building. She felt a little guilty for having to poison this lovely creature.

Standing back in the shadows of the trees at the edge of the parking lot were Shigaraki, Dabi, Kurogiri and Twice. Shigaraki lowered the binoculars. "And our girl is inside. Now we just have to wait for her signal."

Toga sashayed into the employee locker room, setting down her brownies on the break table before hanging up her coat and her purse. "Hey everybody, help yourself, I made some brownies." She was incredibly pleased when everyone except for one person descended on them.

Sonja bit into one and nodded. "This is really good. It has a faint almond taste, did you put nuts in them?"

Toga smiled. "It's just a tad bit of almond extract, you know for that special flair."

"Aren't you going to have one yourself?"

Toga laughed. "I'll get one during our first break, I was eating them while I was baking." She patted her flat stomach. "Believe me I shouldn't but it's okay to cheat on one day." Both of the girls laughed as they left the locker room, separating at the door as Sonja started her rounds, still eating the brownie. Toga turned in the opposite direction, heading to the front reception desk where her victim usually worked.

As she sat down at the desk, she activated the small communication device she wore. "All the marks have taken the cake, except big, burly security guard. He must be watching his weight and wasn't swayed by my brownies. Dabi, do you have him?"

Dabi clicked his on replying. "Of course, I do, do you doubt me?"

"Well he is pretty big, has a muscle quirk you know."

"Girl, nothing beats my fire."

Toga giggled. "If you say so, okay he just walked out the front entrance and is starting his rounds. Go get him, Dabi."

Shigaraki's voice replied. "How long Toga before we move?"

"Give it about fifteen minutes and they should start dropping like flies."

"Copy, be ready."

Toga saluted her invisible comrades. "Aye, aye captain."

Toshinori stared down into his empty coffee cup. He should be getting to bed but he was hungry. He decided he would make his way to the uninspired cafeteria and see what was left. He stepped into the hall and pulled the door shut behind him. He turned and saw one of the nurses walking toward him but she didn't look right. She was weaving and holding her stomach, suddenly she pitched forward vomiting onto the floor.

Yagi ran to her, falling onto his knees beside the prone body. "Hey, hey lady, are you okay?" He rolled her over. She was barely breathing. He took his phone out and started to dial. He never saw Toga in her borrowed body, sneaking up on him.

She smiled behind him. So, this was who had stolen away Deku-sama. Well she would wrap him up in a bow for Shigaraki-sama and get some bonus points. She brought the fire extinguisher down onto his head with all her might, sending Toshinori sprawling beside the dying nurse. She held it at the ready, waiting for him to move but it looked like she had gotten in a good hit. She tossed the extinguisher away and grabbed an ankle, dragging him back to the reception area.

Dabi walked slowly back to the clearing and the other waiting villains.

Shigaraki glared at him. "You took long enough. Let's go."

Dabi held up a finger. "Wait, Twice, can I have some clones please? How about three?"

Twice held his head in his hands. "Three! Three is a horrible number, unlucky." He stopped and perked up. "You know three is my favorite number. I'll make you two clones."

Dabi shrugged. "That works."

Todoroki sat in the corner of a plastic sofa in the main waiting room, reading. He didn't even know anything was wrong, completely absorbed in the book and his music. One of the Dabis peaked around a decorative column. Well lookie there, Christmas had come early and brought him a little red and white wrapped present. He suddenly had his own plan for the night and gestured to his other copies.

Shoto turned the page. One of the ear buds was pulled free and a soft voice dripping malice whispered to him. "Well, hello little brother."

Shoto turned, his right hand grabbing the figure behind him instantly coating it in a sheet of ice. But the entire thing just melted and dissolved. He stumbled to his feet, dropping the book. Laughter rang out all around him.

"Nope, not the real me, do you want to try again?"

Shoto spun. What the hell? What was happening? There was movement to his left and he spun again, shooting out more ice but it was only met with laughter; however, now he thought he knew where the enemy was hiding. He took a step back. A dark figure stepped out from another column, his hands erupting in blue flames. Shoto directed all his power at him, sending a huge spray of ice but again the figure melted away into nothing. He took another step back and realized his mistake as two arms wrapped around him.

"Wrong again baby brother, aren't you supposed to be the savior of the future? I actually expected more." Shoto tried to bring his hands up and Dabi tightened his grip, pressing the blade to his throat. "I wouldn't do that if I were you. I don't want to hurt you but I will if you make me." He began to drag him to the exit. "Still not using your fire side huh? I would have thought you would have learned by now. Just remember, fire beats ice every time and my fire burns hotter than yours so don't try anything stupid huh?"

Shigaraki walked through the empty hallways. Where the fuck was everybody? He'd lost Dabi somewhere, Toga wasn't where she was supposed to be and he had no idea what Twice was doing. He passed an unconscious body, well it didn't really matter. They had done their parts, now they just had to show up at the extraction point or he would happily leave their asses behind.

He counted doors, this should be it. He laid his hand on the doorknob and lock, watching it decay into dust. As the locking mechanism deteriorated, the door slowly swung open. Midoriya was propped in one of the corners, at the noise he turned, his face breaking into a huge grin.

Shigaraki's chest felt tight and he couldn't breathe. It felt like such a long time since he had seen him. He ran, wrapping his arms around him, burying his face into the messy, green curls and almost knocking Midoriya down.

Midoriya hugged him back, laughing. "I missed you too. You took long enough."

Tomura pulled back, peppering his face with kisses. "I'm sorry but I've got you now and no one is taking you away again, I promise." He wrapped one arm around his back pulling him toward the door. "Let's go home."

They walked down the hallway, stepping over sprawled bodies, arm in arm. As they turned the corner and came to the main entrance, they found Toga. She had taken Yagi and tied him to an office chair with the fire hose. She now stood, poised with a knife pressed to his jugular. "I found something and decided to gift wrap it for you two."

Shigaraki smiled and walked over. "So that's where you where, I guess we could finally tie up a few loose ends before we leave." His hand descended to Yagi's face.

At the last second, Midoriya grabbed his wrist stopping him. "No, wait."

Tomura turned to him, confused. "Don't tell me he started to get to you?"

Midoriya smiled. "No, he didn't but hear me out. Leave him alive, it's crueler."

Tomura pulled away, cocking his head to the side. "I'm listening."

"He's not All Might anymore, he's just Toshinori. He used up the last of his power for nothing. Let him live and know that One For All is now completely mine and that I'm going to use it against him and his cronies." He turned to Tomura. "I'm going to use it for you." He leaned up and they kissed. First softly and then as Tomura pulled him closer, it became deeper and more passionate.

"Whew! Get a room." Toga laughed.

Shigaraki pulled back. "Shut up Toga." He turned back to Izuku. "Okay you convinced me. Let's get out of this hell hole."

The three turned and walked out the door. Yagi didn't even try to get out of the bonds. He stared at the ground realizing just how badly he had screwed everything up. It really was all over. He should have listened to Aizawa.

As they neared the edge of the woods, they also found Dabi holding his own trophy.

Shigaraki stopped, clearly pissed off. "What the fuck is that? I don't remember saying this was open enrollment day." He looked up at the sky, fuming. "No, no, I clearly didn't." He turned back to Dabi. "Are you just going to grab any stray UA student now?" He looked closer. "And that one to boot, this is just fucking awesome. You know All For One is already pissed, he'll just love this."

Midoriya looked over Tomura's shoulder, unease and worry in his own eyes. He hadn't wanted this to happen. Why was Todoroki still here? He should have been gone over an hour ago. "Dabi, why did you grab him?"

Dabi stood unfazed. "I have my reasons." He looked at Tomura. "No one said anything when you did it."

Shigaraki's voice was cold. "It wasn't a spur of the moment decision, I had a fucking plan."

Toga peeked over Tomura's other shoulder. "I didn't know it worked this way either. So, we're just allowed to grab any cute boy we see? Why didn't you guys tell me before?"

"No, Toga, you're not, that's the point."

Dabi sighed. "Toga, stop being a perv, it's not like that."

Tomura waved his finger in circles. "Okay then, before we go through this gate, you're going to tell me exactly why."

Dabi rolled his eyes. "Fine, he's my brother."

"What!?"

This same exclamation was echoed by Toga and Midoriya, even Kurogiri faltered.

Shigaraki looked from Dabi to his captive. "You're a fucking Todoroki!"

Dabi glared at him. "You better not even question my loyalty."

"Nope, actually it all makes perfect sense now. That's why you wouldn't tell me your real name." He gestured to Shoto. "Even that one hates his dad." He threw his hands up in the air. "Fine, I give up, you can keep your puppy but he is completely your responsibility and when All For One gets pissed, I'm sending him straight to you." He sighed. "What a night! Let's get the fuck out of here already."