Chapter eight - A broken doll can never be fixed
After Izuku burned down his house, he walked aimlessly around the place and went anywhere his feet took him. Hours later, he found himself near another assortment of flats, but since he had only 2000 yen, he turned to walk away. It was evening but in the corner of eyes, he saw the same sludge villain that attacked him some weeks ago. He didn't want to think about the pain he went through that day as he met All Might back then. He was then shocked to find that Bakugou was being consumed by the villain and looked like he was in extreme pain. He was alive, but slightly tearing up.
"Hmm? What's this? Kacchan looks terrified and is about to die. That is, of course, unless someone goes there to save him. It looks as though he can feel his supply of oxygen slowly being stripped from him and his heart rate slowly decreasing, maybe if he calms down and stops panicking, he will live a bit longer. He tries to seem unafraid but I can tell." thought Izuku. He was a tad surprised to find himself calmy thinking of the different possibilities and scenarios of his 'friend' dying in front of his eyes.
A crowd had surrounded Bakugou and the Villain and people were wondering where the heroes were. Even Izuku, who hated Bakugou, was disgusted to find that heroes were shying away from the scene as they were scared to lose their lives. Izuku thought they were pathetic and should not have the title of 'Hero' if they can't even save one civilian. Izuku just stared at Bakugou dryly, as if he was getting bored of watching this ordeal, so he just walked away from the scene.
"That fucker! Looking at me like he was better things to go do. I'll kill him!" thought Bakugou. Even when at death's door, he never seemed to lose his aggressive attitude. As Izuku was leaving, he felt the breeze slightly pick up.
"There is only one hero who would be able to change the wind direction with his presence alone..you've got to be shitting me.." thought Izuku. He really didn't like the way things were progressing.
"Have no fear..FOR I AM HERE!" boomed a strong, kind voice. The mood of despair amongst the crows and heroes quickly dispersed as the Number One hero came to turn the situation around.
"S-Shit! It's always you!" cried the Villain, panic stricken. He left Bakugou's body to escape but he of course, couldn't.
"You have nowhere to go, Villain! DETROIT SMASH!" shouts All Might. In one, swift, mighty punch, the villain is defeated and his parts are collected from the floor. Bakugou escaped the villain's grip and breathed in and out. He was showered with praise from the Pro-Heroes for holding out so long and because of his powerful quirk. Some heroes even offered that he come to their agencies to become a hero. Izuku left the crowd and glared at Bakugou before leaving the scene.
"Tch. Of course Bakugou will bask in the glory and praise. It's always been like that. Quirk this..quirk that. That's just pitiful." A few bystanders looked at the scowl on Izuku's face in confusion. They wondered why he wasn't smiling for joy. The air pressure from All Might's punch was so powerful that it changed the weather and it started to rain. If the crowds weren't already raving in happiness, they sure were now.
"You just couldn't help yourself, could you All Might?" said Izuku to himself as he walked away to a less crowded area.
Izuku found himself in an alley by himself and he was very sleepy. His clothes were drenched as well, so he changed into a black shirt and grey joggers. He was slightly more comfortable in his attire and used his bag as a pillow. He then got into a sleeping position and dozed off.
(Back at Musutafu)
Death Arms walked Bakugou to his home, as it was still his duty to make sure the victim got home safely. Mitsuki and Masarur thanked the hero for watching over their son. They immediately hugged Bakugou when he got into the house and asked him what happened. He screeched the story out and was again met with another hug from his parents. They were of course proud of their son but were careful to not get him over his head.
Later that evening, Bakugou went up to his room and a sudden burst of anger clouded his mind when he thought about how Izuku glared at him.
"Fucking nerd, who does he think he is? Staring at me like that, I'll put him in his place later." Tomorrow was the U.A Entrance Exams and Bakugou wasn't going to waste his chance at becoming the number one for some shitty Deku. Bakugou trained for two intense hours then did a cool down before going to sleep.
"I will be the number one hero."
(Tezobi's POV, not first person)
Tezobi is walking down an alley to watch over Izuku, due to Sensei's orders. She does this because she knows the danger she would be in if she disobeyed.
"What's a brat doing in an alley like this? He must have a death wish of some sort.." She shook her head and crossed her arms as she fearlessly walked through the alley way. She then came across Izuku sleeping soundly and innocently on the floor, it didn't suit the scenery around him!
Tezobi was taken aback a bit. "I thought Master said he was a boy..Ohh, it IS a boy now that I look closer.." She observed Izuku like he was some sort of strange science experiment. She messaged Kurogiri that she had found the boy and asked how long she would be watching over him. She didn't sense anybody within the area but she still didn't like the eeriness of the place.
"God damn, when will Kurogiri answer m-" she was cut off as she felt the vibration of her phone, which signalled that she got a message.
"Until he wakes up?!" she exclaimed. "I didn't sign up for a fucking babysitting service. Doesn't he know that people sleep for, like, 10 hours? Jeez.." she wondered what was so special about the brat that he was going to be watched over by the League of Villains. She hated kids with all her being. She glanced at Izuku.
"He sleeps like the dead. Wait. Is he dead?" Tezobi panicked. "I'll get killed if this brat is dead!"
She checked his pulse and saw he was alive. She hissed 'yes' under her breath and relaxed. She didn't sleep and kept her eye on the kid and remembered to leave when he awoke.