OVERHAUL: Burning Full Salvo.
We landed and I used a blast to slow me down a little. Momo held onto me tightly. I didn't know where the hell we were, or even if we were fully intact. I checked myself for any broken bones, I checked Momo for any. Nope.
We were okay. I put Momo down, and lit up, looking around. It turned out that we were in some sort of kid's room, we busted in through the roof of it. There was a small mass on the bed, sniffles, and sobs coming from it.
Momo, being the kind person she was, tentatively stepped forwards toward the bed. I saw the mass shift, and a small head popped out, white hair pooled underneath the little girl as she stared at us with fear in her eyes.
"Hey…" I greeted, kneeling, "You gotta be the little lady we're lookin' for, right?"
The girl looked up at me and Momo, nodding a little bit. I noticed bandages on her and I felt a lance of rage stab me in the chest. Nighteye wasn't kidding when he said that Overhaul used this little girl for her blood.
"We're gonna getcha outta here, okay?" I assured her.
"Who are you?" she whispered.
"A hero," I answered.
"Who's she?" the little girl asked.
"I'm a hero, too, everything's going to be okay," Momo said, the little girl hopped out of the bed into my arms.
I smirked and kicked down the door and ran with Momo by my side.
"Left or right, sweetie?" I asked.
"Right!" the girl squeaked.
I skidded right, dashing like hell was on my back, I didn't know what else to do… the girl was giving directions and Momo was following close behind. I saw the corridor close up and twist.
"What the hell?! Alright, Lil' lady, I'mma have to pass ya to my friend here," I said, passing her to Momo. Momo tried to keep the little girl calm, but she seemed antsy. I blasted down the wall, seeing it crumble, I didn't see anyone, which was weird, almost as if there was no fight going on.
Then… I saw it, bloody spikes, and Sir Nighteye impaled on them, with not a single sign of him being alive. I felt bile rise in my throat. Mirio slammed into the wall, with Izuku barely holding out.
Overhaul looked so much different, four arms, massive strength, the ungodly mass of muscle, and crystal. He turned to Izuku.
"Well then… you won't save the asset… but good try!" Overhaul growled, looking dead at me, "Wait…"
"Oh, haha hahaha! You found Eri!" he cackled, "Now give her back,"
I felt my rage bubble, seeing Mirio KO'ed and Nighteye dead, seeing Izuku hanging uselessly from one of that bastard's hands… seeing those bandages on Eri… and the one thing that PISSED ME OFF was the fact he thought he was anything like me!
"Momo, get going, I'll hold him back!" I snapped.
"But…" she faltered.
"Momo, you have Eri, he's after you! I'm strong enough to keep up with Endeavor if I give it all I've got!" I yelled, tearing off my bands and feeling my sparks ignite viciously.
"I love you…" I sighed, feeling my body start to seize and burn, seeing Overhaul before me, he threw Izuku down, charging at me with a hail of spikes raining towards me.
I blasted them out of my way, being cut by some of the crystals, seeing Momo running as fast as she could towards the exit he made himself, I quickly notched up to Burning Full Salvo, getting punched by Overhaul, dodging a few more hits.
"C'mon! C'mon! Gimme more!" I taunted, "If you wanna get to Eri and Momo, you gotta go through me!"
He snarled and we clashed, my sparks at their zenith, turning the concrete back into liquid, 'No matter how much you bleed… no matter how hard things get… no matter if death's staring you in the face! I gotta keep on pushing!' I thought, feeling my sparks extinguish, and Overhaul grabbed me.
"Hahaha! Look at you… the Symbol of Change, down to the wire already! You keep on forgetting one important detail…" he sighed, squeezing, I felt my bones crackle and pop.
"GRAHHHHH!" I screamed.
"That you're so unbearably naive…" Overhaul whispered, "So naive that you think you're a hero… didn't you listen to Stain? Didn't you hear what he said?"
I felt his arms let me go and he dropped me, I landed on the floor, looking up at him.
"People like us don't belong in the hero world…" he sighed, stomping on my chest.
"Glah!" I coughed, feeling blood spurt up.
"The only reason why you're here is that they find you so adorable… how about I put your body on display? Wouldn't that be nice? My plans were shot to hell anyway… at least I'll have a little fun tearing you down," he snarled, leaning down and staring into my eyes.
"You… forgot… one thing…" I gurgled.
"What?" he asked.
"You… forgot to watch… your BACK!" I yelled, seeing Izuku borrowing my bands, and smashing him into the floor.
"Hey," Izuku said, helping me up.
"Yo, Icchan! So, what's the plan?" I asked, my bones were thicker than average, even stronger due to my blasts adapting my body over time.
"Well, I figured that you were still holding back, right?" he asked.
"Yeah, this fight's gonna be BIG… Is Momo out?" I wondered.
"We'll know when we get this done…" Izuku sighed, "D-do you mind if I borrow these?" he asked.
"Well, as long as you keep me alive, my Mom would kill ya if I ended up dyin', If my bro doesn't get to you first," I drawled, reigniting. I felt my shakiness return and my smile to widen on my face. I was ready to go.
Izuku started to spark again, this situation was spiraling, Overhaul was getting more and more unhinged. He got up, his mask fused to his face now.
"That… is ENOUGH! I AM THE CURE! I AM THE WORLD'S CURE!" he thundered, slamming his hands down and a spike drove into my leg, I answered by blasting it short and tearing it out, feeling my sparks start to get more rapid and constant.
"Oh yeah? How about you keep that ego in check? I might have more holes than Swiss cheese, but I'm still fighting…" I snarled, feeling the pain and blood run down my face, I hit a new Full Salvo. Overhaul shot more spikes and crystals at us, but I was the decoy, Izuku was the main attacker.
The more hits I took, the stronger my blasts got. That was the main principle behind Full Salvo. The reason why my body was so tough was because of it. Eventually, If you were to hit me hard enough…
I could explode.
"IZUKU! I'M REACHIN' CRITICAL MASS! IF YOU WANNA ASK OUT OCHAKO, AND LIVE TO DO IT, GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE!" I howled, "AND YOU, OVERHAUL, YOU WANNA SEE WHAT I CAN DO?!"
Overhaul charged at me and I smiled.
"BURNING FULL SALVO: FULL BODY BOMBER!" I screamed, letting it all out in a golden blast of fire and death, making everything into a plateau, I put all I had into it, doing the exact thing all my doctors warned me against.
I screamed and howled, feeling my quirk let out all it had, blasting the bastard to kingdom come.
Meanwhile… several blocks away…
A huge golden light appeared where the Hassaikai's hideout was, leveling the area and sending the heroes around there flying. For a few dreaded seconds, the area was silent… Eri squirmed in my arms, I held her tightly.
"Eri, Eri, calm down…" I soothed, "Please… please be alright, Ren…" I whispered. Eri then forced herself out of my arms and dashed back into the hell that the battlefield became. I charged after her, not on my watch, I won't let her get into trouble!
A low, rolling bellow sounded out and the ground started to shake. Eri ran faster, for a little one, she's quite fast. We made it back to the ruins, seeing no trace of Overhaul, Midoriya, or Renaru. Eri looked and saw him lying on the ground, charred black, and breathing heavily.
I ran to his side and knelt, "Mo… Mo…? Why the… hell, are you here? He's… STILL ALIVE!" Renaru yelled, coughing as I held him.
"Renaru… Renaru, it's okay…" I sighed.
"No… it's not! I'm fucking BURNT and this… plague mask wearin' twink's still ALIVE!" he yelled, I saw Eri run back to him.
"Oh… hey there, Lil' lady…" he mumbled.
Eri grabbed onto Renaru, her little horn lengthening and his skin was returned to an undamaged state, Renaru's eyes closed and Eri let him go, "Did she… fix me up?" he mumbled, "My body's still shaking… but…"
I pulled him into my arms, "Shhh… it's okay… just sleep…"
"Get outta here… lemme rest, okay? If I come back with Izuku and Eri… we won," he sighed heavily.
"There's no way in hell I'm letting you go again…" I sighed, "Now sleep, okay?"
"Mm… Momo? I'm… I'm glad I'm still alive…" He yawned, "When we get home, I wanna be a student again… don't wanna be a hero… anymore…"
I held him as the ground rumbled, Izuku burst out of the rubble, Eri on his back. Both Nighteye and Lemillion were in critical condition, Renaru would've been, but since Eri somehow fixed him, he was okay. He was breathing, and I leaned down, kissing him on the forehead.
Stain was right. At the end of the day, what was I? I was no hero. I was thrown into this. I wasn't eased in. How much did I earn? How much of this did I earn? I didn't earn it at all. I was forced to take on the mantle of hero. Not eased into it.
I needed to set my priorities straight. I was just some sorta hero for a cause that I had no say in. So here I was, in the arms of my love, asleep and with a heart heavy with guilt. Nighteye's body flashed through my head, punctured by spikes, bleeding out.
It made me wake up. That we were all human, that at any second…
Our lives could be cut short. What was I doing? What was I doing?! I should be helping! I forced my eyes open, seeing Izuku brutally beating the shit out of Overhaul, who was a giant kaiju now. Momo held me tightly and I forced myself up and she pulled me back down.
"No," she said.
"Momo… Izuku's gonna bite it! I gotta help!" I snapped.
"No, look! Izuku's got this, plus I think it's thanks to you that Overhaul's weaker," she stated, "That and Eri's helping him,"
I looked closer, seeing the little lady piggybacking on Izuku, wrapped in the remains of Mirio's cape. I sighed and dropped back down, "Okay…"
"What's wrong?" Momo asked.
"I just… I just thought that… that I could do something more…" I huffed.
"I know that I'm not gonna be strong enough to save everyone… that I was too blinded by glory to see the reality of it all…" I whispered, "I… I don't want to be a hero yet, I want… I want to spend more time with those I love, I realized when I blasted him to hell… that was the moment I was supposed to die…"
"It gave me a new perspective. It made me realize how precious my time with everyone is… how precious you are to me, Momo, how much I missed you and Katsuki and my mom… and the guys," I huffed.
"Even Mineta?" she asked.
"God, I miss him too! Shit, I miss kickin' that greaseball's ass…" I huffed. We saw Overhaul's quirk consume him, bursting him apart. I saw Izuku and Eri falling weakly towards the ground and I got up, lurching towards them and catching them at the last second, Eri was asleep.
I carried them on my back, ignoring the dull pain in my strained muscles, seeing that my bands held up well. He owes me big-time for this… I smiled and walked back towards the others, Izuku and I were the heroes of the day, even if I didn't take that bastard out…
I was still a hero.
I put down my resignation form, seeing Endeavor's relieved expression, "Sir, while I appreciate my position here, I've reconsidered and decided to wait a bit on becoming a hero," I said.
"Go ahead, you're finally thinking for yourself, Renaru," he said.
"Sir?" I asked.
"Hm?"
"Here," I said, passing him a cup of black coffee I got for him. He smirked and started to chuckle a little bit.
"Renaru," he flatly stated, "You didn't have to get me this,"
"Endeavor, it's my honor," I said, walking out, "You owe me some for goin' in your place,"
I didn't notice his smile or shine in his eyes. He'd been oddly fatherly to me ever since I started to train under him. Now I was a student again, feeling someone grab onto me from behind. A familiar laugh entered my ears.
"So, you're already cashin' in on my new free time?" I asked, seeing my girlfriend hugging me tightly.
"Let's go somewhere…" she whispered.
"Geez, not even a break after a life-threatenin' raid? Uhhhgh… whatever, that's what I love about you," I sighed, "Always takin' the edge off of things,"
Momo giggled, "So… any word on Eri?" I asked.
"She's fine, been asking about you a lot, it's almost like she has a cute little crush on you," she answered.
"Aww… I mean, she's precious…" I sighed, thinking about how she directed me and everything. She even healed me, but Momo seemed to be a little possessive. She seemed to be even more so after the raid. Momo led me along by my hand, after Eri's healing…
I was a little less shaky. I was a little less unsteady.
"You know, I gave Eri a plush version of you, and she never let it go, not even when she slept… She's attached to you," Momo said, "She likes it. She told me that I was lucky, that she wanted to see you again,"
"So she's good, huh?" I sighed heavily.
Momo nodded, and we stopped in front of a series of construction sites, seeing the machines running and the tools crying like metallic monsters. Seeing what I had done to that part of the city with my huge blast three days ago…
We lost Nighteye.
We almost lost Mirio, too. I looked down at the new, tough white scars on my arms and legs. My chest and back scars from Stain spread out like cracks in the glass. My facial scar was untouched, but the puncture scar on my leg was still there.
The only spike that got lucky enough to draw blood. Even after I and Momo left the sites and continued to walk, I didn't know what to talk about, or even if there was anything to talk about. She seemed heavy, weighed down by something.
"Momo? What's the matter, sweetie?" I asked.
"Nothing's the matter, dear, nothing at all," she assured me.
"Momo, you know I hate it when you lie like that, I've been with ya ever since the USJ, I can read ya very well," I huffed.
Momo stopped, taking a deep breath, "My… extended family… is coming into town," she said slowly, trying to hold herself back.
"What's so bad about it?" I asked.
"They don't know about you or anything that happened with you… all they know is what my mother said," she said.
"Momo, when are they going to get here?" I asked.
"They're here, I know… I know you hate it when you have to act like you're something to gawk at, but… I need you to be there, I need you…" she begged me, pulling me into her arms and squeezing me gently.
"Okay, let's go then," I relented gently, kissing her. Once we got home, I pulled on my suit, making sure my hair was somewhat orderly. Momo wore her dress, the same one she wore when we went to I-Island. Her hair was wavy and gently falling around her shoulders, she wore light makeup, her silvery-dark eyes shining.
She looked like a goddess, almost as if she was Aphrodite. I saw myself as a Hephaestus. Ugly, undeserving of her. Working and fighting for her. Yet she was always out of my league. I wanted her so badly. I wanted to be by her side, but with every second glance, with every whisper…
I knew she was out of my league.
Every second I spent with her…
I knew I wasn't good enough for her, that I was dragging her down and keeping her back.
"Handsome… so handsome," she stated, her hand tipping my face up.
I looked into her eyes, my eyes cloudy, my mouth fixed into a scowl, an almost angry, hurt expression. Almost as if I was on borrowed time and I was angrily yelling at Fate that it wasn't fair that I survived when people like Nighteye… like Mom's Mom and Mom's Dad died.
'I don't deserve you, I don't deserve to hold you or kiss you or even walk by your side… I always thought that… that I'd end up with a girl that wasn't too rich, was kind, was gentle and caring, and would crash into me and I'd help her up…' I thought, Momo noticed my expression, seeing my emotions so clearly…
But not laughing. Not teasing me about them. Just…
I knew that she was above me. I knew that she loved me, but I always wondered why. She smoothed my hair and grinned a little, "Smile…" she sighed, "You beat fate. You beat the odds and came out of it alive. You're okay now…" she shouldered her purse, "Let's go,"
I nodded slowly, looking in the mirror at my wild blond spikes and curls, I saw my reddish-brown eyes, angled like my mother's. My face looked so much older. My eyes looked even older still. I aged so much and I wasn't even seventeen yet. I was once so small, so wide-eyed and excited.
I fell in love, lost the innocence, and held her close, she was deeply rooted in my heart now.
Now I was taller, more muscular, more hungry-looking. My suit made me look like a young crime boss, my ash-gray tie and crimson jacket with my white dress shirt made a smile split my face. My scars stretched along with the motion.
When we arrived at her house, complete with a limo and a chauffeur, belonging to the Yaoyorozu family, I knew that this wasn't like I-Island, this wasn't like anything I've ever seen before. Her house was swamped by rows and rows of limousines and fancy sports cars, like Corvettes, Porsches, GTs, Mustangs, Lamborghinis, even Fiats and Mini-coopers. Oddly normal.
Even in the back was a private jet and at the sight of it. Momo looked SHAKEN. She looked at me, then straight ahead, almost as if the sight of me scalded her. I saw a gaggle of women all in the pool, I didn't stare, rather, watching my gentle, sweet, kind girlfriend pale and slow down gently.
They all were laughing and caterwauling, waving at Momo joyously. I didn't want to make eye contact. Momo muscled through the crowds, all of the others looked at us, all of them her family. So why was she so uncomfortable? Some of the others waved at her and she didn't return them, and what she saw… what she saw was an older woman, her mother by her side and silently staring ahead, making eye contact with Momo.
The woman commanded respect, she was Momo's Mother's Mother. Her grandmother. Her dark eyes pierced me and Momo at once. Her dark hair had few gray streaks, and she sashayed forwards, her heels clicking on the marble. Momo's mother whisked to our side.
"Mother, wait just for a moment!" she snapped, putting something in my hand.
"Renaru, I am so sorry for my behavior towards you," she muttered to me, "I know you've just solved the Hassaikai situation and just got thrown into this,"
I looked down at my hand and saw a tiny box there. My heart dropped down into my stomach, I knew what they wanted. I wore her father's ring. She looked at me.
Her nod made me almost mechanically nod back. Momo's mother whisked away, her grandmother stood before me, and I bowed low.
"Bakugou Renaru," I said, "The second son of Bakugou Mitsuki, otherwise known as Renegade, the Full Salvo Hero,"
I heard her grandmother gently laugh, I stood ramrod straight. My eyes darting around, my hands clenched into angered fists.
"What an impressive introduction," she said, "Renaru,"
I started to fume. I didn't like her. I didn't like how tense she made Momo, I didn't like how compressed and closed-in everything felt. It angered me that Momo felt so uncomfortable around her own family. What kind of family would ostracize one of their own?
Her mother stiffly nodded and the party began anew, and I danced with Momo, feeling safe in her arms, but she didn't look happy or start to laugh in that pretty bell that would ring every time she would dance with me.
Or anytime.
I palmed the box in my pocket, I left the ring I got for her here. It was the ring. I didn't want to give it to her yet. Not now. We were still in school, still pretty young. I wanted to wait until we go back to where it all began…
A lonely test site, where I helped her up after saving her from a robot. Or the beach at the top of the Ferris Wheel where I confessed to her, God, it seems like years ago I did that. Momo's head was leaned over to my shoulder, her eyes closed.
"I thought I'd lose you when I saw you so charred…" she sighed, "Don't ever let me go again…"
My hand brushed through her hair, feeling the wavy tresses calmed me. I closed my eyes and wanted to stay still, to go home back to our dorm and sleep… I don't know what they were getting at. Forcing me to make such a huge decision. I wanted to just take her home and just fall asleep listening to some music that we both liked.
She didn't like metal, but… I found that she was a closet fan of it. Judging by the fact that she kept on 'borrowing' my Metallica shirt… Either way, we were stuck. Her family all around us, extended and close. Almost like they were expecting something.
I dipped her down, kissing her, everything faded and we just had each other at that moment, holding each other so desperately and needily. We swayed a little, touching foreheads. I survived the worst day of my life.
Now all I wanted to do was get my priorities straight. I needed to anyway. School first, Momo second, Hero Work last. Or is it another order…? I snapped out of it, seeing the lobby of the dorms around us.
"What the…" I mumbled. Momo looked a little excited.
"That…. Was AMAZING!" she yelled.
"What happened?!" I gasped, "Why are we at the dorms? What did I do?"
"You just hoisted me into your arms and ran out, I've never seen that crazy of a smile on your face, but after you kissed me, you just grabbed me and started to run…" she sighed, giggling a little at my shocked expression.
"Now we're home…" she sighed, "let's get back to our dorm…"
"So… where'd you two get to?" Sero asked, smirking at us.
"Yeah! Spill!" Mina snapped, revealing herself.
I gawked as the rest of our friends revealed themselves from increasingly crazier and crazier spots. Katsuki marched out.
"Why do you guys wanna know?!" I snarled
"Y'two dressed up all fancy an' shit! Of course, I needed to know where the hell you two were goin'! Then these extras decided to come along an' hide with me!" he snapped.
"Well… would this be enough proof for you?" Momo asked, holding out her hand, the ring sparkled in the light and I gawked at it.
"OH MY GOD! SHE SAID YES!" Mina squealed.
"THE SHIP HAS SAILED!" Tooru screamed.
"Well… I'll be damned…" Katsuki sighed.
"Dude! Was it romantic?!" Sero asked.
"Yeah, was it?" Denki asked.
"Uhm… I dunno?" I lamely said, "I kinda had a brain fart and now we're back…"
"Well, you know what that means, boys…" Mineta said, "Renaru is no longer Blessing the Tiddies with us…" he sniffed, starting to cry blood.
"Because he'll be worshipping them in private! BROTHER RENA-" I Flash Shelled him.
"We aren't engaged! I must've put it on her finger to get us outta there! Damn, I've never seen a family so huge and so chokin'! Ugh, and to make matters worse, I'm pretty sure Momo had a bad night… god, I'm such a failure… I can't even say it was a good date…" I mumbled.
"I didn't even take down Overhaul…" I sighed.
"Something's always happening… I can't just… spend time with my girlfriend without her family breathing down my neck, and then you guys, and then the whole 'Field Experience' thing…" I snarled.
"Are you kidding me?" Momo asked, her lips spread into a smile, "That was the most fun I had at one of those parties!" she started to laugh and I blushed.
"I didn't like how they just stared at you…" I sighed, "You didn't look comfortable…"
"That's true, but I think you gave my mother and me a story to laugh about for years to come… how you ripped your suit coat off and yelled, "BACK THE FUCK UP!"
"Momo, I was having a panic attack…" I huffed, starting to sniffle, "Now all y'all think I'm a stupid idiot!" I yelled, "All that fuckin' work and what do I get when I'm about to… you know…" Katsuki and Momo knelt, with Momo pulling me into a hug.
"It's okay…" she muttered, Katsuki grabbed me.
"Shut the fuck up and stop with this self-deprecating bullshit!" he snarled, shaking me.
"STOP ITTTTTTT!" he yelled, "STOP WITH THE BULLSHIT!"
"Go cuddle with Momo, then I dunno, maybe just get yer act together!" he snapped.
"Okay… I guess… let's go," I mumbled, Momo grabbed my hand and we finally were in our dorm.
Momo held out her arms, we finally had time alone, and I fell onto the bed, she held me.
"Renaru… I must apologize… I'm sorry that I didn't think of what you were feeling… you did look scared," she muttered, nuzzling me gently, kissing my neck and squeezing me. I sighed and wrapped my arms around her.
"I'm sorry… I shouldn't have overreacted like that…" I huffed, "I'm just glad to finally be alone with you…"
"Well…" she mumbled.
She slipped off my shirt, kissing my chest and I slipped her dress straps down carefully. I didn't want to rip her dress off. She looked so radiant in the moonlight, her dark eyes staring up at me as she messed with my pants.
"Momo…" I sighed, she pulled me down to her, hungrily kissing me. She pushed me against the pillows, coming up for air.
"How long has it been?" she asked, "Since I've been with you in my bed?"
"Mm… I don't know…" I sighed, holding her close and she rubbed herself against me.
"Ren… you're mine… all mine…" she sighed, "I want you with me… I want you…"
I grinned, "Handle me with care, darling… I'm shaky and explosive…" I crooned. I started by kissing her neck, trailing up her jaw, kissing her lips and down to her chest, teasing her body. I just wanted to forget Overhaul, forget everything that happened, and just stay with Momo for a while.
She smugly grinned at me, I was kissing her thighs, looking so blissed-out, trailing to where my target was and starting to lap at it, her moans and encouragement reached my ears, "Mmm… Ren… ah… Baby… right there… oh…" she moaned.
She locked her legs around me and allowed me to continue, I lapped and kissed her there, her wetness slowly becoming much more.
"N-no more… No more games…" she decided, grabbing me and yanking me up, kissing me once we were at equal heights.
I hesitated, "What's wrong, Ren?" she asked.
"I'm… I'm not sure you want me to do this again… remember last time?" I asked.
"Renaru… you won't hurt me…" she whispered, "You can't hurt me…"
I felt myself enter her, and I started to thrust, she was moaning and gently matching my rhythm. That's when my sparks started to ignite again. I wrapped my arms around her, trying to keep my sparks from burning her.
I bit her neck and she let out a gentle squeal, continuing to thrust and she tensed and she tensed, my eyes closing, thrusting faster as she squirmed and cried out, "RENARU!"
I broke my limit, and she released me with a restful sigh. She was panting and watched my sparks extinguish.
"I'll never get tired of seeing your sparks…" she sighed, holding her arms out to me, I rested against her chest.
"It was good, right?" I asked.
"Of course…" she said.
"Hey, Momo?" I yawned.
"Yes, Renaru?" she asked.
"I love you," I sighed, "All I thought about when I tried to wipe Overhaul out was about you and everybody else…"
Momo chuckled gently, "I love you too, Renaru…" We settled down and fell asleep. I finally had the chance to have her with me. Without the need to wake up so early. Now it was time for me to finally rest.
I earned it… At least I think I did...