The Boy Who Loved Candy

CHAPTER FIFTEEN:

A heavy sigh passed through his nose as he looked at the grim that dirtied his clothing form the alley way, his lips twisting down in distain as he stomped his way to his room. Swiftly throwing off his articles of clothing on to the floor, leaving him in nothing but his underwear as he moved across the hall into the bathroom. Turning on the facets as warm water began to pool into the tub; Izuku emerald orbs scanning over the varying scented soaps and settling on an orange and cinnamon smelling one. He let out another long sigh as he turned his gaze to mirror were he noticed the burn on his cheek from that snake man's tongue, his slender fingers gently brushing over it as a hiss parted his lips, grumbling under his breathe, "Stupid people! Dirtying my clothing and burning me with his fowl acidic tongue, how disgusting can mankind be…"

Grabbing a cloth he gently dabbed at the wound, brows scrunching together as it burned from the cool water being pressed to it. After gently placing a waterproof dressing over the wound he shimmied out of his underwear, dropping the cloth onto the sink as he turned towards the bath. Moving over to it as he leant over the rim of the tub to turn off the taps, slipping into the warm water as a content sigh passed his rosy lips as he sunk below the bubbly water.

The warm water lapped against his freckled ivory skin as he shift in the water, grabbing a loofa and gently scrubbing at his legs and the moving to his arms, chest and back. Washing off the suds from his skin as he rest his head against the rim of the bath, cupping a handful of bubbles into his hands and blowing into them, watching them scatter. People are like bubbles, blown fragilely into existing with the looming thought that their frail bodies could give out any moment or that the life their leaving could easy be taken away. Though some bubbles are unlucky, some pop before they even are able to take form and allowed to drift. Others are allowed to take form and then are left to drifts before popping out of existence. However, no matter the colours that reflect off them, they are all destined to be swiftly and erratically snuffed out. Humans really are similar to bubbles, all just so temporary and fragile.

His emerald orbs watched as the remaining bubbles drifting popped, a small smile curling his lips as he ran hand through his hair, the faintest of a chuckle rumbling in his chest before parting his lips. Emerald eyes flaring in amusement as they fluttered shut, gradually sinking further into the cooling water letting it encase him as he basked in the muffled world that the water provided him. Though he had to emerge to the surface as the pressure in his lungs began to build as the need for air arose.

Running his fingers through his damp locks he slowly pushed himself to his feet, stepping out of the lukewarm water, drying his body off with a towel before wrapping it around his waist and walking back to his room. The cool floorboards caused a shiver to run down his spine as gooseflesh broke out across his skin, pushing open his door as he softly closed it behind himself. He felt droplets fall from his damp locks and fall onto his shoulder where they raced down his chest and back, leaving his body glistening slightly in the low light.

Izuku quickly sorted through his sweaters, deciding which to wear and settling on cotton candy coloured one that hung off his shoulder, dropping the towel to the ground as he slipped on some black boxer and then shimmied into a pair of black jeans. His emerald gaze looked around the room as he slid on some black flats and then proceeded to put some pastel yellow ribbon clips into his hair. He looked over himself once more before moving over to his dirty clothing that were tossed on the floor, digging out the murky coloured candy from his pants pocket.

With a wide grin Izuku quickly left his room, jumping down the steps and skipping into the bar to meet Kurogiri, giggling before throwing himself at the mist being, "Giri~! Can you send me over to Sensei, I have some treats for him~?"

Kurogiri chuckled fondly at Izuku behavior before softly speaking his deep voice rumbled in his chest as he gently placed the greenette back on his feet, "Of course, Izu."

The teen gave one more tight squeeze before uncoiling his arms and flashing a wide toothy grin as Kurogiri; watching as a swirling black mist tinged with purple flecks swirled to life several steps away from the duo. Izuku pivoted on his foot as he skipped over to the warp gate, looking over his shoulder and waving to Giri, "Be back soon, Mama~"

. . . . .

Izuku rapped his knuckles on the metal door before cracking it open slightly, peering in as he called out into the darkness with a blinding grin twisting his lips, "Sensei~? I brought some candy for you to inspect before I refine it~"

"Uh, Izuku, what have you brought me today?" A figure with varying tubes and wires connecting to him held out his hand towards Izuku, waving him over.

The greenette practically pranced over to All for One as he held out three murky coloured spheres, eyes dulling as a disgusted look contorted his young features, "I bought in three specimens, from what I witnessed when being harassed by them one of them has a snake like ability with acidic saliva. The other two didn't have any notably quirks based upon their appearance alone. You can question them and then I will deal with the bodies and unless you would like them harvested for Nomu parts."

"I would like to examine them one at a time and then I will determine a fate for them," An amused grin quirked at All for One's lips as he rest his head on his fist as he motioned with his other hand, "Turn one of them back to normal, we will interrogate them."

Izuku inclined his head, his right hand glowing a soft cotton candy colour as one of the murky spheres began to grow and reform back into their previous form. A man with dirty blonde hair sat wide eyed on his hands and knees, his body trembling like a leaf in the wind, a wide grin twisted at Izuku's lips as he gently placed a hand on the man's shoulder, his voice dripped with a sweetness like honey, "Now, mister, I want you tell me all about your quirk, okay? And I promise no harm will come to you~"

The man swallowed thickly as his olive-green eyes darted from Izuku's slender form to the figure basked in shadows in front of him. A shiver ran down the man's spine as he swallowed slowly before stuttering out a response, "M-my quirk is called Gravitate, it allows me to bring small objects to myself that'll orbit around me if I don't grab them. It's relatively weak and can only really manger a bottle or two before deactivating."

"Hmm, interesting… What do you think Sensei?" Izuku tilted his head to the side as he traced a circle on the man's shoulder, watching in amusement as the man tried to lean away from his touch.

"Indeed interesting…. However, fundamentally useless. You may deal with him as you see fit." He waved his hand in a dismissive manner as Izuku released a faint giggle as the hand tracing more circles drifted to the man's neck, his other hand gently caressing his chin, feeling the rough stubble on his palm.

Izuku lent down to whisper into the man's ear, his voice sweet and airy like the faint breeze, "I'll make sure to sweeten you up, but before I can do that, you have to… Die~"

With grace and experience Izuku quickly twisted the man's head to the side, snapping his neck with an audible pop as the man crumbled to the ground like a broken doll. A wide crooked smile adorned his rosy lips as his hands glowed a soft pink as he brushed his fingers tips on the corpse, that swirled into a grey piece of candy that he slipped into his pocket. With his quirk still activated he flicked another piece of murky candy on the floor that formed into a scrawny man on his hands and knees, his long red hair draping down his back and off his shoulders as he dazedly gazed around with chestnut brown orbs. Izuku quickly skipped around to squat down in front of the baffled figure, gently slapping his cheek as he tilted his head to the side, voice soft and silky, "Hey mister, are you able to answer some questions?"

The man blinked almost owlishly at the teen as he murmured out in a gruff voice, "Uh, y-yeah."

"Good! Now, can you tell me about you quirk? I'm really fascinated by all forms of quirks." Izuku happily chirped as he gaze the man a wide grin that didn't reach his eyes.

The man pushed himself back to sit on his legs as he ran a hand through his tangled crimson hair, his deep rough like a chain smoker, "Uh, it's called Multi-mouth, I can basically form a monster like mouth anywhere on my body, however, I do have permanent one that stretches across my stomach. They can't eat or swallow, so they'll spit out whatever you put in them but not after mutilating it."

To demonstrate his point he lift his shirt to expose a wide grinning mouth stretched across his abdomen that had varying uneven teeth protruding from the red tinge skin, "The mouths will appear in any sizes and any amount that I want, though it's not that helpful and kinda just scares people away."

The man shrugged as released the hem of his shirt, it falling to cover the mouth as Izuku practically beamed at the man's quirk, "Oooh, but you could easily maul a person to pieces to the point of them being nothing but mush, so it'd be harder to identify them and you'd have to scrape them up and run tests to identify them. I don't see how you didn't use your quirk; you could've been a pretty fascinating bag guy if you only killed a few people and displayed them like trophies~"

The man's brown eyes widened at the teens words as Izuku looked over his shoulder, "What do you think Sensei, will he be used as a Nomu parts or can I have him? Oh I'll take real good care of you! You'll help me make some really sweet candy if I get to keep you~"

Izuku's emerald orbs glistened with a childish excitement as looked away from All for One, staring at the man with a wide toothy grin. All for One chuckled lowly at the teen's behavior as Izuku ran his fingers through the man's long scarlet strands; petting him like his favorite dog, "He may be useful to the cause but you may have him unless ordered otherwise. Though I suggest breaking him a little, so he follows order's better. Onto the next one."

Izuku squealed a little in excitement as he quickly turned the man back into a murky red candy and slipping it into his pocket alongside the grey one. The last murky yellow candy slowly began to reform back into the snake like man, who quickly sat up and looked around with wide yellow slitted eyes. Izuku slinked his way behind him, wrapping his arms around the man's shoulders as he firmly held his neck and head in place, his voice brushing across the man's ears in a whisper, "You ready to have some fun~? But only if you answer my question, what is your quirk~?"

The teen's grin twitched insanely wide as he felt the man sallow thickly as he hissed out his words through clenched teeth, "You fucke-"

Izuku firmly squeezed the guy's throat as his evergreen orbs dulled and narrowed, a soft melodic tone to his voice but laced with a threatening undertone, "Ah, ah! No cursing, answer the question."

"…I-I have some reptilian features and my saliva is acidic, nothing much else to it, Princess!" The man barely got out as he clawed at Izuku's arm who was steadily applying more pressure to his windpipe.

"Do you want him Sensei?" The greenette's gaze darted up to look at All for One, who smirked and chuckled sinisterly.

"He'll be harvested for Nomu parts, so knock him out." Swiftly following master's order Izuku tightened his grip as the man continued to keep clawing helpless at his arms as he wheezed to get air back into his lungs. His snake like eyes rolled back into his head as he fell unconscious, where Izuku harshly dropped him to the ground, sneaking in a slight kick as the body hit the floor.

Izuku huffed as he flicked a his fringe out of his face, frowning down at the man as his green orbs moved over to master – ignoring the faint burning feeling on his arm – who had a wide smug grin decorating his scared face. Izuku stepped over the body as he rest his hands on his slender hips, titling his head to the side as he narrowed his eyes, a faint hesitance in his tone, "I've mean to ask this but why don't you let me get rid of All Might? You know I could easily do it, I only have to touch him once."

A chuckle rumbled in All for One's chest as he outstretched one of his hands to the teen, Izuku gently placed his hand on top of his master's, "Because Izuku, he's not your hero to defeat but Shigaraki's. There will be a time in the not so distant future, where I will not be around and Tomura will need something to strive to defeat and rally forces. I am well aware what you can do with the quirks I bestowed upon you, but I need you stay in the sidelines and assist Tomura."

"Understood sensei, I will act as another pawn to Shigaraki for the time being." Izuku's fingers curled tighter around All for One's hand before releasing and taking a step back, "Now, I have to dispose of a body, excuse me."

Izuku bowed slightly before running out of the room and down the halls, a frown twitching down his lips as he narrowed his evergreen orbs. His slender fingers curled into tight fists as he heaved a heavy sigh through his nose. Shiga better get a move on with his plans, especially if Sensei's time is running out. We need get rid of the symbol of piece quickly but in the meantime, I have to pay a visit to the hero killer.