Warning: To put it bluntly: Nico has a boyfriend. Also, there's cussing and some dark themes.
A/N: There is a lot of perspective changes in this chapter, make sure to read them carefully. Thanks!
Chapter 2: I'm a villain now!
Shota Aizawa's POV.
I sat in Nezu's office contemplating. All-Might had defeated One for All, but at what cost? He was now permanently out of commission. but I wasn't worried about that. No, that we could work through. What worried me was Nico. He was now officially a villain. Add onto that what he'd told me at the training camp, he wasn't a mentally stable villain. Now, he was in a situation where mental instability was the norm.
That teen needed help, but I couldn't help him. not to even think of the parameters of his quirk. Even after months, we still didn't know the full potential Nico possessed. And the potential we did know was bad enough! On the villain's side, no one could defeat him. my own quirk was completely useless. The only hope we had at all was that he still held Todoroki, and Bakugo in high regard. He wouldn't attack them, and might even listen to reason from his two former friends. Depending on how far down the road to destruction he had already gone.
"Shota, what is your opinion of young Nico?" Nezu asked.
"I think he's a teen who lost his way in life. From what he told me at the training camp, he came here looking for a new start, but the bias of our country against dark quirks quickly opposed him. he has no records of any kind meaning either he's really good at covering his tracks, or we're looking in the wrong places. I think he needs guidance, and is looking in the wrong place for it." I concluded, staring down all the other people in the room.
"Thank you." Said the police chief. I nodded, and leaned against Hizashi.
"Well, I don't care if he's 15. If you see him, shoot!" said one of the board members, standing up. "We all know quirk restraints don't work on him, meaning we can't send him to prison. So, I say shoot to kill!" he announced, banging his hand on the table.
"Now, now. Nico is a teenager. Everyone deserves a second chance." Nezu placated.
"In my opinion he's on his last chance. He attacked two of your students, and two of your teachers in your school, and got off scotch free! He's out of chances!" the man raged. I sighed, and cleared my throat.
"While you may be right, there is a flaw in your plan of 'shoot'. Nico can teleport himself through the shadows at any given moment. He also has exceptional hearing and awareness. He'd move out of the way of the bullet, while simultaneously killing the shooter. So, all you would have accomplished is killing a shooter, and letting him know that you want him dead, causing him to raise his guard even more than it already is." I announced, staring the man in the eye. He sat down.
"I just feel like we have to do something." He said tiredly.
"I understand, and we are working on it." Nezu said, taking a sip of his tea.
"What orders do I give my men then?" the police chief asked.
"Well, that depends." Nezu said.
Nico's POV.
I didn't want to get out of bed. I was comfortable, and that way I wouldn't have to face the world. Yes, bed was good. I cuddled closer to Tomura, and sighed in contentment. My boyfriend wrapped his arm over me, and cuddled into me too. I smiled. This was nice. Not having to worry about being shamed, or hated for my weirdness. Or my quirk. No, as a villain weird was accepted. Tomura's warmth on my back was also a great benefit.
"Nico, we have things to do today." Tomura said, shifting, and letting cold air under the covers. I whined.
"No, I don't want to get up." I said, curling up, and scooching back into his chest. He wrapped his other arm around me too.
"But we do have things to do." He said, and pulled me with him off the side of the bed. We landed on the floor with an oof.
"Shigi!" I whined, and scrambled to get off the rather cold floor.
"What?" he asked, laughing. I pouted, and sat on the crumpled-up blanket.
"That was mean." I declared, crossing my arms, and pulling my wings around myself.
"Aww, don't be mad Nico. We have to get things done. We're the leaders of the villains. And while I do love staying in bed with you, we have to run this place." He said, coming over, and hugging me.
"Fine." I pouted, and stood up. "But you owe me cuddles later." I announced.
"That's a deal I like." He said, and gave me a kiss. I smiled, and pulled away.
"Nuh uh," I said. "we have things to do." I mocked. He pouted at me. I smirked, and went to the wardrobe.
"What should I wear?" I asked, looking at him.
"Something classy." He said, rooting through his wardrobe. I grabbed a nice blood red button down, and my tuxedo jacket. I put on black slacks, and buttoned my jacket up.
"What do you think?" I asked, doing a little twirl in my new attire. Shigaraki was almost drooling.
"You look hot as fuck." He said, going kind of red. I smiled.
"Then I picked right. let's go!" I announced, going over to the door.
"Nico, I'm not dressed." Shigaraki said, pulling his pants on. I pouted, and crossed my arms.
"Well hurry up then! You made me get out of bed, which means you are now responsible for anything and everything I do." I announced. He sighed, and shook his head.
"And you call me immature." He grouched under his breath.
"I heard that!" I said, glaring at him. he flinched, and buttoned up his shirt. I walked over, and grabbed a tie. I put it around his neck, and tied it like Hazel taught me. I let go, and Shigaraki inspected my handiwork.
"Where did you learn to tie a tie? I've never been able to get it right." Tomura said, turning it over to see.
"My half-sister taught me." I replied, looking to the floor. Now was not the time to start thinking about Hazel. So, naturally, my mind instantly went to the suicide note I'd left. I gripped my elbows, and dug my fingernails in; I couldn't do this right now! I wasn't stable enough to think about her right now!
"Nico? Are you alright?" Tomura asked, putting his arm around me.
"I, I'll be fine in a minute. Just, just hold me okay?" I whispered. He pulled me close, and we stayed like that for a minute or two until I calmed down enough to think again. "Thanks." I said, pulling away.
"No problem. Now, let's go show our followers how to run a villain group!" he announced. We left our room hand in hand.
Katsuki Bakugo's POV.
Damn Nico. Damn him to hell! I fumed in my dorm. How could he?! How could he do that to us?! To me?! I kicked my bed, and pulled on my hair. The rest of them were all going around showing off their dorms. None of them spared a moment of thought for the demonic teen who was now a villain. No one gave a single fuck about him! even Shitty Icy-Hot was out there celebrating.
It made me mad! I sat on my bed, and thought it over. He wasn't going to come back. He'd been given a choice, and he chose villain. He didn't want to be a hero. Dammit! Someone knocked on my door. I stood, and opened it.
"Bakugo, may I come in?" Mr. Aizawa asked.
"Yeah." I held the door open for my homeroom teacher. He entered my room, and I closed the door behind him. "What do you want?" I demanded crossing my arms.
"I'm here to tell you that should Nico contact you, you are to tell a teacher immediately." He stated. What?
"Why would he contact me? he had a choice, he chose." I growled.
"Because Bakugo, you're one of his only friends, and going by what he told me at the training camp, he never abandons his friends." Aizawa Sensei stated.
"Aizawa, I mean you no disrespect, but if Nico contacts me, I would never sell out my friend. I don't have many friends either, and he is one whom I still call friend. So, if, and that's a big if, he contacts me, you will not be hearing about it." I stated calmly. Aizawa smiled softly.
"Todoroki said exactly the same thing." He said, with a small head shake. "Enjoy your evening Bakugo." He left my room. So, Icy-Hot hadn't abandoned Nico either. That was good to know. I sat on the bed and sighed. I hated this. Not only had I ended All-Might, I'd lost the only real friend I'd ever had. Fuck.
Nico's POV.
"Achoo!" I sneezed. Huh, someone must be talking about me.
"You alright Nico?" Tomura asked, giving my hand a squeeze.
"Yeah. I'm fine. Thanks though." I looked at my watch. The others had to be here in less than ten minutes. "Hey, Tomura. Are we going to tell them? About us?" I asked, turning to him.
"If you want to." He replied, scratching at his neck. I grabbed his hand, forcing him to stop.
"What have I told you about that? You're going to hurt yourself." I said, pulling his hands down to is sides.
"Nico, be careful. I'm not wearing my gloves." He said, looking worried. I smiled, and gave him a kiss.
"You could never hurt me." I told him. just then the door opened, and Toga came in.
"Nico! You're here!" she said, skipping over, and grabbing me in a tight hug.
"Yea, but watch the wings Himiko!" I said, pulling her away so she'd stop constricting my wings so tightly.
"Oh, sorry." She said, sitting down near me, and twirling a knife. I shrugged, and leaned against the wall behind me. wonder what my classmates were up to now. The news had said they'd all moved into dorms. Sounds like fun. Maybe I'd pay them a visit. Yeah, after this meeting, I'd go say hello to my old friends.
"Alright, since we're all here, let's begin." Tomura said, snapping me out of my trance. All the other members of the vanguard action squad were present.
"We need to start recruiting others for our cause. All-Might has finally fallen, so now we need to tear down the rest of the hero society as well." He said, grinning weirdly under his father's hand.
"Any villains you run into, or happen to find, ask them about the league. See if they want to join. That's all for today." He finished.
"Oi! Dabi! A word." I said, walking over to the fire user.
"What is it Nico?" he asked, scratching slightly at his arms.
"Look, I was wondering, what's your real name?" I asked, staring intently at his face. He cracked a smile.
"Sorry, not going to tell. Hope you don't mind." He waved. "Bye Nico." He left. I shrugged.
"Eh, it was worth a shot." I muttered under my breath. I walked back over to Shigaraki.
"You coming?" he asked, gesturing to a portal that had just appeared.
"I have something to take care of. I'll meet up with you later." I said, disappearing into the shadows. It was about 4 in the afternoon. There was no guarantee that Shoto or Katsuki would be in their rooms. I popped back up right outside the Yung's house. I knocked on the door.
"Coming!" I heard Kato yell. He opened the door, and stared at me in shock for a moment. "Nico?" he asked.
"Yeah. hi buddy." I said, with a small smile.
"Mom! Nico's home!" he yelled, pulling me inside. We walked into the living room. Ms. Yung looked up, and her face brightened.
"Oh my god! Nico you're alright! When we saw that you got kidnapped on TV, we were so worried!" she announced, hugging me tightly.
"Yeah. the league didn't hurt me or Katsuki." I said, hugging her back.
"What happened?!" she demanded.
"Um, well, we were at the training camp, and then we got abducted. Um, we got there, and they were actually pretty chill once I'd yelled at them a bit. We uh, just kind of talked, I guess. Then they, um, actually I'm not supposed to say." I lied quickly.
"Oh, I see. police and all." She said, patting my hand.
"Yeah. the police don't want the details getting out." I lied again.
Ms. Yung and I talked for about an hour before I stood.
"Well, I'd better get going. They uh, don't want us to spend too much time out of our dorms with the rise in villain attacks and all." I said, with a small smile. UA still hadn't announced to the public that I'd gone villain. Hmm, maybe I could fool them into thinking I was still a hero. Hell, it was worth a shot. First, I'd need to get Katsuki and Shoto on my side.
I waved goodbye to the Yung family, and made my way to the local park. It was now about 5:30. They'd be eating dinner right about now. I sighed, and thought out a good lie. I hated lying to my friends, but getting back into UA would be extremely beneficial to the league.
No. I'd lied to them enough. I was just going to say hi, and then get the hell out of there. plus, I liked all the free time I had now. I shadow traveled myself to the UA dorms, and stayed cloaked in shadows so that no one could see me. I walked around like that for a few minutes before I saw Kirishima go into one of the dorms. That must be 1-As. I slipped in through the shadows, and looked around. All my classmates were hanging out in the common area, and chilling. No one looked hurt, so that was good.
"Hey, have you seen Baku-bro anywhere?" Kirishima asked Kaminari.
"Yeah, last I saw him he was going upstairs to his room." Kaminari answered, pulling the phone charger out of his mouth.
"Thanks bro!" Kirishima stated, patting his arm, and walking towards the elevator. I slipped in with him, and basically stalked him to Katsuki's room. Kirishima knocked on the third door down on the fourth floor.
"Hey! Baku-Bro! you in there?" he asked, pounding on the door.
"Go away stupid hair!" Katsuki's voice yelled out from inside. Kirishima sighed, and went into the room next door. I smirked. This was perfect. I slipped under his door via the shadows, and looked around the dorm. It was pretty sparse.
Katsuki was sitting on his bed, glaring at the wall. He wasn't alone, Todoroki was here too. Perfect. I swirled the shadows a bit, and formed out words on his wall.
'May I come in?' I asked with the shadows. Both their heads whipped up, and they looked around his room.
"Nico?" Bakugo asked, looking around for me. Shoto perked up a little.
'Is that a yes?' I questioned through writing.
"Sure. But you'd better explain some things." Katsuki stated, crossing his arms. I stepped out of the shadows across from them. Shoto smiled. Katsuki just glared.
"Sure. I'll explain everything if you'll listen." I said.
Tomura Shigaraki's POV.
Nico still wasn't back, and I was starting to worry. I wasn't worried that he was in danger, but, the only place I could think of him needing to go alone was wither UA, or the Heroes. He was hiding something, and as his boyfriend I had a right to know what it was! He was so going to hear about this when he got home.
I looked up at the clock. It was almost midnight. He'd gone out at 4. Why wasn't he back yet? I stood, and started pacing in our shared room. I looked around the room. The two dressers, and the double bed seemed to stare back at me. I shook my head, and sat on the floor.
I couldn't do this. I should've told him about my separation anxiety. I couldn't take it! I needed him here, and I needed him now! Tears started to fall from my eyes, and I couldn't bring myself to stop them.
I don't know how long I sat there crying, but a creak snapped me out of it. I looked up with puffy red eyes.
"Tomura?" Nico asked, looking worried. He was back! Nico ran over, and grabbed my shoulders.
"Oh, my gods! Tomura are you okay?!" he demanded squeezing my shoulders.
"No. please don't leave me alone. Please." I cried on him. I heard him kneel, and he wrapped his arms around me, and covered us with his wings.
"I won't. I'll never leave you Tomura. You're my only reason for living. I love you. I won't leave." He muttered the same things into my ear until I calmed down.
I sniffled, and pulled my face up.
"Sorry. I'm such a cry baby." I said, rubbing my eyes.
"No. I should be the one apologizing. I should have told you where I was going, and how long it would take." He said softly. He ran his cold hand through my hair. I may have purred.
"Where did you go?" I asked, curling up, and leaning into his chest.
"Well, first I went to the family that helped me out before I started staying with you. Then, I," he paused, and closed his eyes heavily. "I went to UA to talk to Shoto and Katsuki." He admitted in a defeated tone. Wait, what?! Why would he do that?!
"Why?! What's so great about those heroes?!" I demanded, pushing him away, and glaring. Nico looked down, and his face shrouded over with pain. His hair fell in the way obstructing my view of his face.
"They were my friends Tomura. The only ones I ever had. I felt guilty leaving them like that. I felt like they deserved some kind of resolution. And I needed the resolution myself. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I didn't want you to be mad at me." he said in a whisper. A drop of water fell from his face. That's when I realized he was crying.
"Nico," I started, but decided against saying anything. I leaned over, and wrapped my arms around him. sometimes actions speak louder than words. He hugged back, and gradually his sobs stopped. Then, he started laughing. It had a maniacal quality to it.
"We're really fucked up, aren't we?" he asked hysterically.
"Yeah, I guess we are."
End of chapter 2.