Some one send me coffee, I'm so tired.
I wish I could do nothing but write all day,
I hate life.
BUT HEEEEEEEEY
HERE'S A FUN CHAPTER!
Mother fuckin' angry cinnabuns commin' at ya.
Izuku sighed out as she walked down the long hallway, her mind still swirling with all of her thoughts. She wanted nothing more than to run all over Arcadia to look for Eri, unable to get the image of the crying girl out of her head. She clenched her fists tightly, before looking down at her feet.
"Whaaa!" Izuku lifted her head up with a snap, her eyes widening as she heard Kouta's voice crying out from the courtyard. She paled before her body crackled with electricity and she bolted down the hall and out into the sun. She felt today's blue head scarf slip off her head as she looked around for the little boy, before seeing him laughing as Baku pinned him down and licked his face.
"Kou-!" Her feet dug into the ground as she landed, but the momentum sent her toppling and she groaned as she ended up in a bush.
"Izu...?!" She turned her head to look at the little boy and the several confused dragons that looked at her worriedly. "What are you doing...? you alright?!" She saw the boy get up and run towards her as she pushed herself up off the ground and lifted her head to look at him. She smiled as he came to a stop in front of her, before she reached her arms out and wrapped them around him to crush him into a tight hug. "Wha! Hey wh-what are...?!"
"I thought you got hurt, what are you doing letting Baku pin you like that?" She laughed and lifted him up to look at him.
"We were playing," The boy looked down at her and she smiled at him warmly. "Are you sure you're okay? Did you hit your head?"
"I wish..." Izuku sighed out before she set him down on his feet and got up off the ground. She brushed the dirt and grass off of herself, before looking at Kouta who was watching her with narrowed eyes and a pout on his face.
"If you're upset you can tell me." He said as he put his hands on his hips. "I'm a much better listener than that stupid explosion head."
"Hmm, I was wondering what kind of cake I should have as a snack." Izuku said as she stood up straight and looked down at him. "It's been bothering me for a while now."
"... Chocolate obviously." Kouta said seriously and Izuku grinned at him.
"Well then, lets go see if we can get some, yeah?" Izuku asked as she held her hand out to Kouta. He hurriedly grabbed onto it and Izuku laughed again as she walked towards the hall with him. She looked up as she saw Mirio grinning at her brightly and she blinked in surprise. "Mirio, is something up?"
"Nah, I was just thinking about getting some cake too!" He laughed loudly and Izuku watched him in confusion. "I think we can find some in the kitchen, follow me!"
"You're that weird disappearing guy." Kouta said with a thought and Mirio looked down at him, still grinning. "Why are you always smiling like an idiot?"
"Because that's what heroes do!" Mirio laughed and Izuku put her hand over her mouth to stop her giggles as Kouta narrowed his eyes at Mirio. "Though smiling like an idiot is putting it harshly. You know, you're an awful lot like that Tribal King!"
"No I'm not, that guy is an idiot too!" Kouta snapped and Izuku doubled over, trying to fight back her laughter. Mirio how ever was booming with it while Kouta watched them both in confusion.
"Kids these days, aren't you only five?" Mirio asked and Izuku grinned to herself.
"I'm six, moron!" Kouta snapped again and she stood up and looked down at him. She felt her smile fall a bit as she thought about Eri again, and she quickly turned her head away from both boys, pulling at her head scarf to tug it back up onto her head. She took a quick breath before she looked back down at Koua and grinned before they followed Mirio down the hall to head to the kitchen. Mirio opened up the door for them and Izuku smiled as she walked inside with Kouta, before the small group stopped to see Fatgum holding a whole chocolate cake in his hands.
"Fatgum, you beat us to the cake!" Mirio laughed and the large hero let out a laugh as well. Izuku looked down at Kouta who was watching the large hero with wide eyes.
"Sorry, I didn't think I'd get caught!" Fatgum laughed again and Izuku smiled a bit as she picked Kouta up. "I take it you all want some?" He began cutting some pieces out of it, before the group sat at a small table in the kitchen. "So, why the sudden craving for sweets? Normally it's just me digging around in here between meals!"
"Sometimes it's nice to have a snack," Izuku said with a smile as she took a small bite of the cake. She looked down at it thoughtfully, before Fatgum laughed again.
"Well, we're on evening patrol today!" he said happily and Izuku looked up at him curiously. "A lot of criminal activity happens at night around here, I hear you and Mirio are going to help out the boys and I."
"That's right!" Mirio said with a laugh and Izuku looked over at him now. "I almost forgot! I hope that's alright with you, Your Majesty!"
"Of course," Izuku nodded her head to him and she took another bite of her cake.
"I want to see the city too." Kouta grumbled out and Izuku looked down at him. "I'm tired of just playing in the courtyard."
"A big city like this can be dangerous for a boy such as yourself!" Fatgum said with a grin and Kouta glared up at him. "Maybe in a few years you can give us a hand, but right now we're doing our best to make it safe... Right your Majesty?" Izuku looked up at Fatgum, and she nodded her head. He grinned back at her before shoving a whole slice of cake into his mouth. "So we have to do our best out there tonight, and look for those bad guys! Make sure you wear something warm, don't need our King getting a cold!"
"Izu, I think you should stay here." Katsuki was pulling on a short black cloak as Izuku pulled a dark blue one around her shoulders. She turned her head to look at Katsuki as she pulled the hood up.
"You and I both know I wont." Izuku told him and he looked over at her, grumbling. "I'll be with Mirio, he knows this city like the back of his hand." She smiled at him and made sure One for All was secure on her hip. "If anything, I'm perfectly safe."
"Just don't go doing anything stupid like running off on your own, alright?" Katsuki asked her as she made sure her bracelets were also secure.
"I won't, I promise." Izuku clenched her fist tightly and looked up at Katsuki, grinning now. "I'm going to do my best to think calmly so I won't get into trouble."
"... You say that every time, yet some how you do." Katsuki grumbled out as they left the bedroom and headed for the front hall to meet up with the others. Izuku smiled at his statement, and laughed a bit. "Tch, it's not funny."
"Well, watch as this time you're the one who gets caught up in something," Izuku said with a giggle and Katsuki grumbled again.
"Fucking bring it," He said as they walked up to Fatgum and the others.
"Everyone ready?" The large hero asked them and Kirishima grinned brightly and gave a thumbs up.
"I'm pumped! Let's clean up the streets!" He said as he punched at the air and Amajiki let out a sigh from beside him.
"Where's Shinsou...?" Izuku asked curiously, looking around at the group.
"He's helping His Majesty get information out of the people who bought the drugs previously." Mirio said with a bright grin of his own and Izuku looked up at him with wide eyes. "His quirk is absolutely amazing. We're cementing our evidence that these Eight Precepts are doing this to the city. A lot of them are low level thugs though, so there's not much. But hopefully we'll be able to get a hold of some one right away that knows a lot."
"I'll take you three with me tonight," Fatgum pointed at Kirishima, Katsuki and Amajiki. "While Mirio and Her Majesty look around. We might attract attention, but with their small pairing they might be able to get information out of people. We'll meet up at the East Plaza near midnight, so don't be late you two." Fatgum grinned at Mirio and Izuku and they both nodded their heads.
"It sure is cold..." Izuku said with a thought as she walked beside Mirio down the streets. She could see the city was still alive, even at night. People were dressed similarly to them, heavier clothing compared to earlier in the day. She was glad she decided on wearing pants that weren't made of the sheer fabric like she had on earlier, and opted for cotton ones instead.
"That's desert living for you!" Mirio laughed and Izuku looked up at him. "It's warmer here in the city because the stone holds onto the heat from the sun." He pointed at the buildings and Izuku looked up at them again. "If we were out in the sands, it'd be much colder."
"Yeah," Izuku nodded her head as they rounded a corner, before she came to a stop at a wall. She looked up at the strange stone, seeing newer pieces filling up what looked like it used to be an old entrance. "... Mirio, what's this?" She pointed a finger at it from under her cloak, and looked over at her partner who stopped to look up at it.
"That's an old entrance to the underground city." He smiled at her and Izuku looked back up at it curiously. "All the old entrances were sealed off after it was deemed dangerous. Parts of it were even filled in with sand and by people with stone quirks. With Arcadia gaining more and more citizens each day it's better to expand outwards across the coast line than downwards." Izuku turned away from the wall as they continued walking and looked up at him again. "plus it keeps crime from going underground. His Majesty, Sir Nighteye had it filled up when he first became king seven years ago."
"I see," Izuku nodded her head and looked back at the wall curiously. She was a little disheartened by that information, remembering what Hadou had said about the underground city, she had been looking forward to taking a look at it. "I suppose that's the best idea," She looked back up and Mirio laughed. The two of them looked around at the people as they passed, keeping their eyes out for anyone who looked shady or up to something.
"I'm not seeing much, looks like a pretty quiet night." Mirio said with a thought as they stood in the plaza, watching drunks stumble from one bar to the next. "Just regular people really, nothing we need to worry about."
"I suppose that's a good thing..." Izuku sighed as she watched the drunks laugh at something, and she lowered her gaze to the ground.
"... You're still thinking about Eri, aren't you?" Izuku looked up at Mirio as he spoke and he crossed his arms, watching the people as well. "I could tell earlier when you were playing with Kouta. You came running so fast out of concern. The way you hugged him too..." Mirio looked down at her. "I'm sorry... I wish we could have done something back then, but we had to let them go... It increased her chances of survival, and kept us from getting hurt."
"... I know I just..." Izuku looked away from Mirio and frowned. "I have a bad feeling that letting her go like that was the worst possible thing we could've done though..." She let out a sigh and lifted her head up to look out at the people.
"It's because she's a small girl," Mirio smiled at her, "But I think she's stronger than you might think. She figured out the situation we were in was a bad one, and she saved our lives," He pointed a finger between the both of them and Izuku looked up at him. "But I think the way you're taking the situation is pretty amazing." He looked up again and Izuku looked at him with confusion. "To see you care so much about some one right off the bat, and the fact that all you wanted to do was save her... That's pretty admirable. I feel the same way," He grinned brightly as Izuku looked to see him watching a drunk stumble and laugh loudly. "I want to save a lot of people... No matter what protecting people is what matters most."
"Yeah..." Izuku smiled a bit and they both jumped a bit as they watched the drunk fall into the fountain. The two of them hurried over to help him up, and the man thanked them sloppily as they did.
"I'm gunna get this guy into an Inn, I'll be right back." Mirio smiled at her and she nodded her head,before she watched him help the guy over to the Inn on the plaza. Izuku let out a sigh, before she looked around at the lively place and watched all the different people. She would give her life at the drop of a hat if any of them were in danger, and she smiled a bit to herself, before she looked up at the sky. She looked at the stars and clenched her fists tightly as her thoughts went back to Eri.
"Let's keep moving, yeah?" Izuku looked up as Mirio came back out of the Inn and she nodded her head with a smile before they started walking away from the main part of the plaza. "Man, a lot of drunks out tonight, must have been a rough day," Mirio laughed and Izuku laughed a bit with him as they walked, before they heard a fight. "Oh dear." Mirio looked up and Izuku hurried after him as they went to stop the fight.
"This guy...!" The man with a scar down the center of his face pointed at the scruffy looking guy Mirio was pulling off of him. "Thinks he's tough. Stole my chance I had with a girl!"
"Say that again!" The scruffy guy shouted back and Izuku let out a sigh as she held back the guy with the scar while Mirio dealt with the other one.
"Come on now, I think it's time you guys went home." Mirio told the scruffy guy, before a the guy started to thrash about. Izuku frowned as she watched, before she gasped as Mirio got clocked in the face. The larger boy laughed though, even as blood came out of his nose, before he subdued the guy on the ground. "That was a good punch, but not very nice of you. I don't wanna have to put you in the drunk tank."
"Friggen try me!" The man continued to try and move, before his eyes looked up at Izuku. She froze a bit as she saw an insane look in them, and she nervously looked away, bowing her head to avoid it, before she noticed the guy she as holding back had passed out. She frowned a bit, while Mirio ted the other guys wrists, when they head a bang off in the distance, before some screaming.
"... What was that?" Mirio looked up curiously and so did Izuku, before they heard screaming followed by some explosions that Izuku knew the sound of all to well.
"The others...!" She dropped the guy she was holding onto and looked back at Mirio. "They might need help...!"
"Let's go then," Mirio stood up and Izuku nodded her head. "You're off the hook this time," He looked down at the drunk who was still looking at them with his piercing eyes. The two heroes took off out down the street, and Izuku looked up worriedly as they ran. "I wonder what that first noise was... I've never heard it before."
"Sounded like a firework..." Izuku said with her own frown as they ran. They started to pass people who looked scared and worried, before they came to a crowd blocking the street. Izuku looked at the crowd as they watched what ever was happening on the other side. "This is a lot of people..." She said worriedly and looked up at Mirio.
"Stay back, don't get noticed." Mirio told her and patted her shoulder. She nodded her head and he grinned at her. "I'll go see what's happening," She watched Mirio sink into the ground, and frowned a bit as she saw his cloak had stayed behind. She bent down to pick it up, before she heard shouts from the crowd. She tried to see over it, and frowned. She looked around at the street, and hurried over to an alley. She looked up, and jumped up on a crate, before she jumped and grabbed the ledge of the low building's roof. She pulled herself up, and looked down at the street below. Her eyes widened as she saw a group of criminals running towards the crowd, and it began to panic.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!" She looked over as she heard his voice, only to see Katsuki blasting his way after them with Kirishima and Amajiki beside him. Her eyes widened as she saw octopus tentacles shoot out and grab a couple of the bad guys, while Kirishima and Katsuki took down one that was three times their size. "STUPID FUCKS!"
"I've got the rest of them!"Fatgum yelled, and Izuku looked back at the crowd that was panicking while a couple of the bad guys made a break for it. The large hero grinned as he stood in their way and she watched in awe as he absorbed them into his stomach.
"Holy cow..." She looked around as the boys subdued the criminals, and noticed Mirio helping Amajiki out with his. She smiled a bit at the sight of the team work, and held back a giggle as she watched as even Katsuki was working well with Kirishima to tie up the largest criminal. She looked to the crowd, and wondered what the bang from earlier was, having never heard a noise like that before. She saw some one moving through the crowd suspiciously and she narrowed her eyes at them, wondering what they were doing.
"BRO! RUN AWAY!" Her eyes widened as she saw the man she was watching hold something up, and she reached for her sword as he pointed it at her friends.
"Your Majesty!" Her heart stopped in her chest at the sound of the strange bang, and she watched the man shoot something in Katsuki's direction before she felt her whole body crackle and burn with power in an instant. She ground her teeth together as Kirishima got in the way, and she watched something bounce off his head while he hardened his whole body.
"Fucking idiot!" Katsuki snapped loudly as Kirishima grinned at the man in the crowd who had dared shoot at the Tribal King. She stood up on the ledge of the building, her whole being burning with the need to take the man down, but she couldn't expose herself in front of this many people.
"Duck!" Mirio shouted at the crowd as people went running, screaming in terror as the man fired the device again and Izuku watched Amajiki fall back, before hitting the ground.
"AMAJIKI!" Fatgum shouted and that was it. Izuku drew her sword and pulled her hood over her head. The man with the device seemed to panic and run away in the chaos with the rest of the crowd, but she had her eyes locked on him as she kicked off the roof with a bang. She soared through the air to the next building, and glanced down below to see a blur of red chasing after the man. She slid to a stop on the next roof, before she started running in the direction the man had taken off in, and she leaped to the next roof. She looked down as she heard explosions now, and saw Katsuki catching up to the red blur, that she now recognized as Kirishima.
"STOP RUNNING YOU COWARD!" Kirishima shouted with a rage Izuku never knew he had. She looked ahead of herself as she leaped over to the next roof, before she saw the suspect running down the street she was leaping over. She jerked her head to see him running into a crowd of unsuspecting civilians, and she dropped in the air, before planting her feet on the side of the building.
"Izu...! FALL BACK!" She heard her name as she kicked off the building, and landed on the next, causing the stone to crack. She looked over at Katsuki and saw the serious look in his eyes.
"And let you get into trouble?!" She shouted at him, before she shot after the suspect with the other two.
"He's got some kinda weird weapon!" Kirishima shouted as she caught up with him and planted her feet on the ground to run beside him.
"I saw it from the roof top...!" Izuku narrowed her eyes at the man as he came to a dead end and the small group slid to a stop, seeing they had cornered him.
"THIS IS THE END OF THE LINE!" Katsuki shouted down the street at the man as he turned around in a panic to look at the three of them, before he lifted his arm up.
"You're coming with us!" Kirishima shouted as he dove towards the man, and Izuku's eyes widened as he went in to grab his arm. She saw blades come out of the mans arm while Kirishima attacked, and sparks flew as the blades met their friend's hardened body, before the red head clocked him in he side of the head. "Surrender yourself and that weapon, before I get really mad!" They watched the man fall to the ground and Izuku paled a bit. She wasn't used to the angry Kirishima, just the happy go lucky one.
"Fucker is crying," Katsuki growled out and Izuku could hear sobs coming from the criminal as he tried to get back up. Izuku looked back at the civilians as they watched the scene in curiosity. She turned her head back around as the man started to speak through his sobs, while Kirishima approached him with caution.
"This isn't fair... I've only got blades that come out a few centimeters!" The man sobbed out and she spotted the jewelry on his wrist where he had used his quirk. "I just wanted to save my brothers! I'm scared! I didn't know that thing was gunna be loud...!"
"You fucking piece of shit," Katsuki growled out as the man sobbed and Kirishima grabbed the criminal by the arm. "You still fucking shot it anyways, and you have no idea who you fucking shot it at."
"How unmanly." Kirishima said with a frown and Izuku looked at him curiously. "using some kinda weapon on people who know nothing about it."
"I just wanna be strong..." She watched the criminal with analyzing eyes before his hand twitched to his pocket. "If I stick with my brothers... I'll be granted power..."
"EIJICHAN!" Izuku shouted and grabbed Katsuki by the arm quickly. They looked at her as she looked at the man with wide eyes as he pulled an injection out of his pocket. "STOP HIM!"
"What?!" Kirishima looked back at the man, but it was too late. He stabbed himself in the neck with the injection and started screaming in pain. "Hey what the heck are you doing?!" Kirishima let the man go and Izuku clenched her teeth together as she pulled on Katsuki's arm, jerking him back with her.
"EVERYONE GET DOWN! RUN!" She shouted at the civilians before she dove to the ground with Katsuki. She could hear screams and panicked cries as she hit the dirt with Katsuki, and she looked up behind her, turning her head ever so slightly to see blades shooting in all directions from the man. She felt a nervous sweat on her cheek as she saw her cloak had gotten caught up in them, as well at Katsuki's. She looked over at him in a panic, and he looked back at her with worried eyes himself. They both let out a collective sigh to see each other were all right, before they looked back at Kirishima.
"Hey, Eijiro!" Katsuki shouted as they looked at their cried who stumbled back a bit towards them, before the blades retracted. Izuku pushed herself up and Kirishima looked back at them.
"I'm alright, are you two okay?" He asked and Izuku smiled to see her friend wasn't hurt.
"We're fine, take him down!" Katsuki shouted and Kirishima grinned with his sharp teeth, before he turned back to look at the man that was still standing, knives still sticking out in every direction. "Show him you won't break!"
"Let's get civilians out of here..!" Izuku pushed herself up and looked at the few people still left on the street. Katsuki followed after her, and she reached her hand out to a woman who was watching the criminal in fear. She loked back over her shoulder as she pulled the woman up to her feet and her eyes widened as she saw Kirishima get knocked back by the blades. "GET DOWN!" Izuku shouted as she threw the woman down the alley and dove towards the ground. She rolled and looked back to see blade where she had been before. She turned her head to look at Katsuki who had blasted out of the way with a few people and sighed out as she scrambled back up to her feet and looked up at Kirishima.
"RAAAAAH!" Izuku's eyes widened as she saw blades from the criminal shatter as they hit Kirishima. The pieces went flying as he held his hands out to the side as he stood his ground, and Izuku could see he skin he had exposed looked like rock.
"THE HELL?!" The criminal panicked and Izuku could hear Kirishima's body grating as his hardened skin moved, before he ran at the man. She watched the man panic, before blades burst out of his chest in concentration, aimed right at Kirishima.
"Eijichan...!" Izuku paled in horror as he took the whole attack full on, before she heard metal breaking and snapping.
"He's got this, come on!" Katsuki shouted at her and Izuku looked over at him and nodded her head. She hurried after him, helping the rest of the civilians get out of the street. The hurried them around the corner of the buildings, making sure they were out of the way.
"I'LL TEACH YOU TO AIM SOMETHING AT MY KING!" Katsuki and Izuku both looked back at the street, and Izuku paled a bit as they hurried back to his aid. They got back just in time to see the criminal go flying down to the dead end, and Kirishima huffed out, before looking back at them, grinning brightly. "I did it!"
"MORON!" Katsuki shouted at the red head, but he laughed happily. "I don't need you protecting my ass with your stupid ass!"
"I'm just glad you're alright!" Kirishima called out happily as the couple walked down the street back towards him. "I didn't expect him to use that weird thing though, I hardened up just in time thanks to you, Izuchan." Kirishima grinned at her and she smiled up at him from under her hood. "Now let's detain him.." The group turned on the criminal who sat up, tears in his eyes.
"Like you brats could keep me locked up!" The man laughed, before they heard metal hitting stone. Izuku's eyes widened in surprise, before she threw her arms around and pushed the other two back.
"Shit...!" Katsuki growled out in anger as the man shot past them with the use of his blades, and Izuku looked to him in a panic. She saw a small cut on his arm as he glared after the criminal and she turned her glowing eyes on his back as well, glaring.
"Damn, should've been faster!" Kirishima slammed a hardened elbow down on the blades, and Izuku turned swiftly and leaped after the man with Katsuki exploding after her.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!" Izuku's eyes widened in surprise as Fatgum shot out in front of the man, and she slid to a stop on the ground as the criminal connected with the hero's stomach and sunk into it. "Sorry I'm late, was getting those other guys detained!"
"Fatgum!" Izuku and Kirishima shouted together, and she smiled brightly at the large hero. He grinned back at them as he subdued the criminal while the three younger heroes ran towards him.
"Sorry for letting him get away," Kirishima sighed out and Izuku looked over at him.
"It's alright, I'm sure you would've caught him even if I didn't show up. You alright there?" The large hero asked and Kirishima grinned, nodding his head.
"You saved our lives, thank you!" An old man came up and smiled at Kirishima who looked at him with wide eyes. "That was amazing, such spirit!"
"... Th... THANKS!" Kirishima said with a smile that shone brighter than the sun, and Izuku giggled a bit as the people showered him with praise. "Though I only held him back, you guys got everyone out of there." He looked over at Katsuki and Izuku.
"We wouldn't have been able to with out you," Izuku said with her own smile back at her friend.
"It's because of you that we didn't get cut up." Katsuki thunked a fist on Kirishima's head, and the red head laughed happily. Izuku looked back down the street, and saw the injection device laying on the ground. She hurried over to it quickly, and grabbed it off the ground.
"Another Trigger injection, eh?" Fatgum looked down at her as she came back while the crowd thanked Kirishima with hand shakes and smiles.
"I saw him pull it out and use it on his neck," Izuku frowned at the device, and looked up at Fatgum. "But what was that weapon he used?"
"Guess we'll find out. He dropped it back there in the street, Mirio picked it up." Fatgum looked over at the boys and Izuku started to think things over in her head with a frown as he pulled Kirishima from the crowd so they could head back to the original scene.
"Geez, I didn't expect you to go jumping off like that." Mirio said with a laugh as they got back, and she blushed a bit as he shook his head at her. "But I don't blame you, is everything alright?"
"Yeah, I've got the guy right here." Fatgum reached into his stomach and pulled the criminal out who had fainted. "Is Amajiki alright...?"
"Well..." Mirio frowned and looked back at Amajiki who had his forehead pressed to a wall.
"after I got hit, I couldn't use my quirk..." The group paled as they looked at the depressed boy who pulled at his hood. "... I still can't... I don't..."
"Hey, don't be so down! You're all right!" Mirio patted his friend on the back and Izuku looked around at the scene. "We'll get to the bottom of it, I picked up the things that were shot, and the weapon." Izuku looked over at the bag Mirio held up in his hand. "I'll give them to His Majesty to look at, I've never seen this kind of weapon before though." He pulled out a handheld device and Izuku looked at it with a frown.
"This is pretty serious... Let's head back to the castle and get Amajiki looked at." Fatgum said with a frown and Izuku pulled out the projectile from the bag that had been fired. "... Your Majesty...?"
"... This.." she looked at it in her fingers. It was so tiny, and had a little needle on the end. "It looks like an injection..." She felt sweat drip down her cheek as she looked at it.
"It sounded like a firework going off when it was fired too..." Kirishima said with a frown as the group looked at the projectile in her fingers. "Kinda like a bow and arrow..."
"Smells like explosives..." Katsuki said with a growl and Izuku looked up at him worriedly.
"If Amajiki can't use his quirk because of it, then let's put it away, we don't need you getting pricked." Fatgum said with a frown down at them and Izuku dropped the projectile back in the bag. She had a cold feeling in the pit of her chest as they walked back towards the castle. She didn't like the fact that they had run into so many new inventions within the span of a few days.
"Are you alright...?" Izuku looked up at Katsuki as they walked through the gates and she nodded her head, before looking down at his arm. She saw a few drops of blood trickle down his arm and she paled.
"Y-You're hurt..." she stuttered out in a panic, having almost forgotten in the excitement of the night. She reached out and grabbed his hand, before looking at the wound with wide eyes. "W-We need to clean it and g-get you a potion...!"
"Calm down, it's just a cut." Katsuki grumbled out and she looked up at him with wide eyes.
"Y-You were almost shot too!" She felt her face pale even more. "Y-You tell me not to get into trouble, then this happens...! I almost had a heart attack!"
"Now you know how I feel every time you go off getting into trouble." Katsuki grumbled out at her and she felt her eyes well up with tears. "But I'm fine thanks to hair for brains, so calm down."
"B-B-But..." Izuku felt her tears spill down her cheeks and everyone looked at her in a panic. "Y-You could have... G-Gotten s-seriously... H-Huuuuurt!" She wailed out and Katsuki stepped back from her. "A-And Amajiki...!" She looked over at the older boy who paled into a ghostly white as attention was directed at him. "Y-You were s-s-so amazing... B-But now... Your q-q-quirk...! I-I should have.. St-stepped in before he fired...! I-I'm so s-sorry!" She wailed out loudly as they stood on the castle grounds. "What kind of King am I...?!"
"Whoa, hey now...!" Mirio smiled at her as she sobbed and waved his hands. "You did the right thing by not jumping out into the crowd and exposing yourself. If you were spotted and noticed then we'd have a lot of trouble on our hands. Luckily you moved like a shadow instead and weren't found out."
"B-But.. Wh-what if... A-Amajiki can't..." She sniffled and tried to dry her eyes.
"It's not your fault..." Amajiki muttered out and Izuku looked up at him worriedly.
"He's right, and what if it was you, hmm?" Fatgum smiled down at her and she looked up at him. "A King can't go getting themselves hurt, we're all capable people willing to protect you if need be. You can't change the past, just work on the future."
"Izu, calm down..." Katsuki put his hands on her shoulders as she hiccuped from the amount of tears she spouted off and she bowed her head in shame.
"Gotta love a King who cares so much though!" Mirio laughed loudly and Fatgum followed suit with Kirishima. Izuku blushed a bright red as she dried her tears and pulled at her hood to cover her face. "Amajiki, lets go get you looked at, you too, Your Majesty." Mirio grinned at Katsuki who glared back at him darkly.
"I'll be fucking fine,it's just a cut." He growled out and Mirio laughed before he left with Amajiki.
"I'm going to go give this to His Majesty, Nighteye. You all better go get some sleep." Fatgum patted the top of Izuku's head and she looked up at him."You did great out there today, don't be upset."
"Sorry.." Izuku frowned and looked away from Fatgum. "It's shameful for a king to cry..."
"There's nothing to be ashamed about." Fatgum laughed and Izuku looked up at him again. "Strong people cry too, it shows you care a lot about people. There's no solid definition for a way a King should be. I mean look at you," He gestured to her and grinned. "Everyone has their own way of doing things, it's your intentions and heart that matter the most though."
"Common..." She looked up at Katsuki after Fatgum walked off, and he headed towards their bedroom. Izuku looked up at Kirishima as he followed behind them, and saw a worried look on his face.
"It's weird that Amajiki lost his quirk after being hit by that thing..." The redhead said with a frown and Izuku pushed her hood off her head. "It's like an opposite drug of that Trigger stuff..."
"What ever it was, I'm starting to think coming here was a bad idea." Katsuki grumbled out as they stopped in the hallway.
"Why's that...?" Kirishima asked and Izuku looked up at Katsuki with a frown.
"Because now I have to murder every fucking criminal in this town." Katsuki growled out and looked back at them. "... And I'm not leaving until at least get those Eight Asshats."
"Precepts..." Kirishima and Izuku said at the same time and he grumbled in anger.
"What ever they are, they're going down!" Katsuki snapped and stormed off down the hall. Izuku looked up at Kirshima who smiled a bit.
"Thanks again for your help today," He grinned at her and Izuku smiled up at him. "I leave his Majesty in your care now."
"Good night," Izuku nodded her head to him before she ran after Katsuki down the hallway. She stepped into the bedroom and saw him tear the ripped cloak off his shoulders and throw it on the ground. Izuku sighed as she closed the door behind her and pulled her own cloak off. "I'll get a cloth." she looked at the cut on his arm and frowned as she went to the bathroom to get a wet cloth. She came back out with it as he uncorked a potion, and she wiped the blood off his arm before he drank some. "... I'm sorry I always make you feel this panicked..."
"Can't be avoided..." Katsuki grumbled and she looked up at him. "I guess we both can't keep our necks out of danger..."
".. I guess so." Izuku smiled at him and let out a soft laugh. He looked back at her with narrowed eyes, before he took her hand. "Kacchan...?"
"At least it wasn't you this time," He pulled her to him and kissed her lips. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, returning the feelings before there was a thunk and their teeth banged together. Izuku pulled her head back, her hand over her mouth as she looked at Katsuki in confusion before he whipped his head around, growling in anger. She looked up behind him and was surprised to see Kouta standing there with a pillow.
"Gross," The boy said with a disgusted look on his face as he glared at Katsuki who snapped.
"What are you doing in here?!" He snapped loudly and Izuku let out a sigh as she stood up.
"You've gotten to sleep with her for 4 nights now, it's my turn!" Kouta shouted up at Katsuki who went to grab the boy off the bed. Kouta jumped back out of his way and Izuku put her hands on her hips as she watched the boys fight.
"If you both keep this up, I'll go sleep down the hall and you two can share a bed." she told them an they both stopped and looked at her.
"As if I'd share a bed with him." They both snapped and Izuku let out a laugh as they glared at each other.
"This is our room, get out!" Katsuki growled at Kouta and he glared up at the tribal King.
"Hell no, it's not fair that you take up all her time! I can't even go outside the castle!" Kouta shouted back and Izuku frowned a bit. "You can walk around with her outside and sleep with her every night, I want to sleep here too..." the boy sobbed and Izuku sighed out.
"Kacchan, let him sleep here with us," Izuku looked over at the angry blonde.
"Why the fuck should I let that happen!?" He snapped and Izuku shook her head at him. "Fuck... I'm going to wring your neck when we get back to the guild..." The King growled out at Kouta as Izuku comforted him. Katsuki got up off the bed and stormed to the curtains, and pulled them shut with a yank.
"Let me change," Izuku walked away and went into the bathroom after grabbing a night shirt. She washed some dirt off herself before changing, and when she came back out she looked at the boys who were glaring at each other from opposite ends of the bed. "... Come on, please don't do this all night..."
"Tch," they looked away from each other and Izuku used her whole being to hold in her laughter as she put her things down on the dresser. She got on the bed and smiled at Kouta as she pulled the blanket up over him after he lay his head down on a pillow. She looked over at Katsuki as he begrudgingly blew out the lamp out, before she lay down.
"Izu, I'm cold..." she lay down on her side and looked over at Kouta she cuddled up to her. She smiled a bit and giggled as she wrapped an arm around him.
"I'm going to murder you while you sleep..." Katsuki growled out as he hooked his arms around her middle and Izuku sighed a bit as she felt a pair of tiny arms wrap around her neck.
"It's been a long day... please stop fighting..." She mumbled out and closed her eyes. She heard grunts from both the boys, and she let out a sigh as she tried to drift off to sleep. Her thoughts wandered back to Eri, wondering if she was cold where ever she was... She opened her eyes up again as she felt them burn with tears. She looked down at the sleeping Kouta in her arms, and she squeezed him gently, trying to hold back her tears. She closed her eyes again, and tried once more to sleep, hoping with all her being that she'd be able to save the girl soon.