p style="margin: 0px;"The skates' wheels slipped from under the brunette, but she was quick to hold onto Shigaraki, who had decided against wearing skates. "Oh, fuck," she cursed under her breath as she felt her heart nearly leap from her chest. "That was too close."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" The streets on the way to the prestigious hero academy were absent of people early in the morning to Shigaraki's surprise. Usually, there would be a morning rush where they would have to fight against the flow of people, but today it was relatively empty. "Keep reaching for me like that every time you almost fall and my arms going to be out of commission, idiot," he spoke in turn. "We could have gone out to skate tomorrow."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" "What would be the fun in that?" Souseiki said with a slight huff while she pushed away from him to slowly attempt skating once more. "Today is my birthday everything is way more special on your birthday, you know?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" "No," but Shigaraki knew all too well. His birthdays had been much more entertaining the past few years since she has been around. A stupid slinky he had on his shelf was far more important to him than it should have been. "Do you remember where you're supposed to be?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki slowly turned to try and skate backward and surprisingly managed without eating shit. "Yeah, across the street. Come on. You think I'd fuck this one up for you?" Came her rhetorical question. After all the little "missions" they've been on the only one she had managed to lead astray was when she dropped Kurogiri's coffee just as she entered through the front door. "Oh, this is it," she smiled slowing down. "Go right on ahead, leader," she giggled while teasing the man./p
p style="margin: 0px;" Shigaraki watched as she sat on the curb and began undoing her skates. "See you back home?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" From her spot on the floor, Souseiki hummed in confirmation. "Yeah. I'm going shopping first. Need anything?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" "I'm out of orange soda."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki nodded as she stood up with her sneakers now on. "Have fun," She smiled softly and watched him walk off across the street towards the academy doors that were crowded with the press. Soon his blue tresses blended into the multitude of people and she walked off towards the shopping center. On her way there, she pulled her phone out and dialed Kurogiri, who unsurprisingly always picked up on the first ring./p
p style="margin: 0px;" "Yabe Souseiki, are you alright?" He immediately asked thinking the worst. "Should I go right now? What's your location?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" The addressed woman snickered as she entered the grocery store. "Hi, Kuro. Did you want anything specific from the store?" Souseiki asked picked up a basket. "We were out of some stuff, so I took it upon myself to do the shopping for you this time."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" On the other side of the line, Kurogiri let out an audible sigh of relief. "Thank you, Yabe Souseiki. Would you get me chunky monkey ice cream?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki nodded her head as she picked up some fresh fruit, "Chunky monkey and orange soda, got it."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Another sigh came from him, but this one a bit more irritated, "He shou-"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" "ldn't be drinking those," She finished for him, "We know, Kuro, but come on he likes them. It's not going to hurt him. Look, I'll make sure to water it down for him, okay?" Souseiki bargained as she picked up a six-pack of the orange soda. "There are few things he enjoys in this world and this sugary drink is one of them. Let him live a little."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" "He's living out his dream right now."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki rolled her eyes as she walked around the bright grocery store. "Trying to better the world is not a dream. It is a god-given right," she said in all seriousness. This she wasn't joking about. If emthe/em hero fell at the hands of a villain the rest would be easy to overtake. Or so that is what Shigaraki has embedded into her head. The secret to a perfect world is one where the justice system isn't determined by heroes. Heroes would need to be eradicated for everyone to live a peaceful life./p
p style="margin: 0px;" "Of course, you are right," he responded in what seemed to be a strained voice. "There's an incoming call. He must be ready."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki smiled as she reached for the pint of ice cream, "Be safe, Kuro. I'll see you two tonight," she said in confidence. As the call ended, Souseiki stuffed the phone in her pocket and pushed the skates higher up onto her shoulder by the laces they hung from. In her mind, there was no doubt that they would come out to be victorious. Shigaraki had been working hard alongside some men to gather enough villains together for an attack no matter when it would come. This had to be it and even if it wasn't she knew Shigaraki would not yield in his pursuit to destroy the hero society. Whatever would happen, she swore to help him and All for One in their journey in any way possible with her quirk. "This stupid quirk has got to be good for something," she sighed as she scanned her items in the self-checkout lane before bagging them and walking out into the world once again./p
p style="margin: 0px;" Shigaraki and Kurogiri had attempted to strategize the fight between her, Shigaraki, and All Might, but it was no use. Their tag team was flawless with others who had "lower XP" as Shigaraki put it, but they alone did not have enough experience points to take down the number one hero all on their own. Since lack of experience was their dilemma, Shigaraki figured more lives were what he needed in order to help him achieve the goal. However, more lives would mean Souseiki could not tag along. Her quirk would get in the way, especially since she had no off switch to it./p
p style="margin: 0px;" Finally home, Souseiki unlocked the door and pushed it open with her hip. She juggled keeping everything in hand before dumping it all on the single couch. For once the place was silent, the sound of Kurogiri cleaning wasn't around nor was Shigaraki's button clicking disturbing the peace. /p
p style="margin: 0px;"This silence was eerie and unsettling to her. It was new if anything. The brunette was now used to hearing some kind of soft noise, but here she was looking around the empty and silent home wishing for Kurogiri to warp into the living space. It took her a few minutes to realize the two weren't coming any time soon. By then she began putting away the food she had brought home and before treading into her own room to sit on the large bed and thumb through a comic book she had swiped from Shigaraki's shelf./p
p style="margin: 0px;"By two in the afternoon Souseiki was sound asleep in her room with the book beside her head. She slept peacefully until a loud thud sounded from the living space. Startled, the brunette sat up slowly and lowered herself off the bed with as much grace as she could muster to keep silent. The sound made her believe someone had knocked down the front door and an intruder was wandering around. Afraid of such a thing, she softly started turning the doorknob, but then she heard his voice, "Souseiki! Get out here and help!" Shigaraki's voice ricocheted off the walls as he groaned in pain. /p
p style="margin: 0px;" At the sudden command, she ripped the door open and rushed out without hesitation. "Tomura!" Souseiki gasped as she saw him on the ground with bleeding limbs. Never had she actually seen him in distress or in pain, but the view made her heart thud. "I'll- hold on!" She said in a rush as she ran to gather bandages and some alcohol. "Kurogiri! What do I do?" Souseiki asked hysterically as she dropped herself beside Shigaraki on the floor with the supplies. /p
p style="margin: 0px;" Kurogiri huffed beside him on the floor out of breath and sat up slowly to take the supplies from her, "I've got this, Yabe Souseiki. Please calm down. He will be alright."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Petrified for his life, Souseiki scrambled to her feet and helped Kurogiri set him up on the couch. "What happened? Did someone have guns?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Shigaraki hissed in pain as Kurogiri began digging for the bullet in his shin, "No, Souseiki. I put these in myself," he replied with a sarcastic tone of voice. "Of course a hero had a gun." The brunette bit her lip as he gripped her hand and tightly. "It was a good call that you didn't go," he said through gritted teeth as a small piece of metal clashed onto the wooden flooring. /p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki sat on the floor beside him with her hand in his. She was speechless as she watched the invincible Shigaraki vocalize his pain for once. At that moment she realized the man she looked up to was merely a human. This didn't lessen her image of him; in fact, it made a fire churn in her stomach. She would somehow find a way to become stronger so nothing comes to harm him ever again./p
p style="margin: 0px;" As Kurogiri finished dressing his wounds, Shigaraki sat up so Souseiki could sit down. He laid back down slowly and set his head in her lap with a low groan. "Want to tell me what happened?" Souseiki asked while her fingers lightly touched the fresh scratch marks on his neck. She frowned at the sight of the scratches while taking back her words, "Never mind. Rest up."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" The streets on the way to the prestigious hero academy were absent of people early in the morning to Shigaraki's surprise. Usually, there would be a morning rush where they would have to fight against the flow of people, but today it was relatively empty. "Keep reaching for me like that every time you almost fall and my arms going to be out of commission, idiot," he spoke in turn. "We could have gone out to skate tomorrow."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" "What would be the fun in that?" Souseiki said with a slight huff while she pushed away from him to slowly attempt skating once more. "Today is my birthday everything is way more special on your birthday, you know?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" "No," but Shigaraki knew all too well. His birthdays had been much more entertaining the past few years since she has been around. A stupid slinky he had on his shelf was far more important to him than it should have been. "Do you remember where you're supposed to be?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki slowly turned to try and skate backward and surprisingly managed without eating shit. "Yeah, across the street. Come on. You think I'd fuck this one up for you?" Came her rhetorical question. After all the little "missions" they've been on the only one she had managed to lead astray was when she dropped Kurogiri's coffee just as she entered through the front door. "Oh, this is it," she smiled slowing down. "Go right on ahead, leader," she giggled while teasing the man./p
p style="margin: 0px;" Shigaraki watched as she sat on the curb and began undoing her skates. "See you back home?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" From her spot on the floor, Souseiki hummed in confirmation. "Yeah. I'm going shopping first. Need anything?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" "I'm out of orange soda."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki nodded as she stood up with her sneakers now on. "Have fun," She smiled softly and watched him walk off across the street towards the academy doors that were crowded with the press. Soon his blue tresses blended into the multitude of people and she walked off towards the shopping center. On her way there, she pulled her phone out and dialed Kurogiri, who unsurprisingly always picked up on the first ring./p
p style="margin: 0px;" "Yabe Souseiki, are you alright?" He immediately asked thinking the worst. "Should I go right now? What's your location?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" The addressed woman snickered as she entered the grocery store. "Hi, Kuro. Did you want anything specific from the store?" Souseiki asked picked up a basket. "We were out of some stuff, so I took it upon myself to do the shopping for you this time."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" On the other side of the line, Kurogiri let out an audible sigh of relief. "Thank you, Yabe Souseiki. Would you get me chunky monkey ice cream?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki nodded her head as she picked up some fresh fruit, "Chunky monkey and orange soda, got it."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Another sigh came from him, but this one a bit more irritated, "He shou-"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" "ldn't be drinking those," She finished for him, "We know, Kuro, but come on he likes them. It's not going to hurt him. Look, I'll make sure to water it down for him, okay?" Souseiki bargained as she picked up a six-pack of the orange soda. "There are few things he enjoys in this world and this sugary drink is one of them. Let him live a little."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" "He's living out his dream right now."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki rolled her eyes as she walked around the bright grocery store. "Trying to better the world is not a dream. It is a god-given right," she said in all seriousness. This she wasn't joking about. If emthe/em hero fell at the hands of a villain the rest would be easy to overtake. Or so that is what Shigaraki has embedded into her head. The secret to a perfect world is one where the justice system isn't determined by heroes. Heroes would need to be eradicated for everyone to live a peaceful life./p
p style="margin: 0px;" "Of course, you are right," he responded in what seemed to be a strained voice. "There's an incoming call. He must be ready."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki smiled as she reached for the pint of ice cream, "Be safe, Kuro. I'll see you two tonight," she said in confidence. As the call ended, Souseiki stuffed the phone in her pocket and pushed the skates higher up onto her shoulder by the laces they hung from. In her mind, there was no doubt that they would come out to be victorious. Shigaraki had been working hard alongside some men to gather enough villains together for an attack no matter when it would come. This had to be it and even if it wasn't she knew Shigaraki would not yield in his pursuit to destroy the hero society. Whatever would happen, she swore to help him and All for One in their journey in any way possible with her quirk. "This stupid quirk has got to be good for something," she sighed as she scanned her items in the self-checkout lane before bagging them and walking out into the world once again./p
p style="margin: 0px;" Shigaraki and Kurogiri had attempted to strategize the fight between her, Shigaraki, and All Might, but it was no use. Their tag team was flawless with others who had "lower XP" as Shigaraki put it, but they alone did not have enough experience points to take down the number one hero all on their own. Since lack of experience was their dilemma, Shigaraki figured more lives were what he needed in order to help him achieve the goal. However, more lives would mean Souseiki could not tag along. Her quirk would get in the way, especially since she had no off switch to it./p
p style="margin: 0px;" Finally home, Souseiki unlocked the door and pushed it open with her hip. She juggled keeping everything in hand before dumping it all on the single couch. For once the place was silent, the sound of Kurogiri cleaning wasn't around nor was Shigaraki's button clicking disturbing the peace. /p
p style="margin: 0px;"This silence was eerie and unsettling to her. It was new if anything. The brunette was now used to hearing some kind of soft noise, but here she was looking around the empty and silent home wishing for Kurogiri to warp into the living space. It took her a few minutes to realize the two weren't coming any time soon. By then she began putting away the food she had brought home and before treading into her own room to sit on the large bed and thumb through a comic book she had swiped from Shigaraki's shelf./p
p style="margin: 0px;"By two in the afternoon Souseiki was sound asleep in her room with the book beside her head. She slept peacefully until a loud thud sounded from the living space. Startled, the brunette sat up slowly and lowered herself off the bed with as much grace as she could muster to keep silent. The sound made her believe someone had knocked down the front door and an intruder was wandering around. Afraid of such a thing, she softly started turning the doorknob, but then she heard his voice, "Souseiki! Get out here and help!" Shigaraki's voice ricocheted off the walls as he groaned in pain. /p
p style="margin: 0px;" At the sudden command, she ripped the door open and rushed out without hesitation. "Tomura!" Souseiki gasped as she saw him on the ground with bleeding limbs. Never had she actually seen him in distress or in pain, but the view made her heart thud. "I'll- hold on!" She said in a rush as she ran to gather bandages and some alcohol. "Kurogiri! What do I do?" Souseiki asked hysterically as she dropped herself beside Shigaraki on the floor with the supplies. /p
p style="margin: 0px;" Kurogiri huffed beside him on the floor out of breath and sat up slowly to take the supplies from her, "I've got this, Yabe Souseiki. Please calm down. He will be alright."/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Petrified for his life, Souseiki scrambled to her feet and helped Kurogiri set him up on the couch. "What happened? Did someone have guns?"/p
p style="margin: 0px;" Shigaraki hissed in pain as Kurogiri began digging for the bullet in his shin, "No, Souseiki. I put these in myself," he replied with a sarcastic tone of voice. "Of course a hero had a gun." The brunette bit her lip as he gripped her hand and tightly. "It was a good call that you didn't go," he said through gritted teeth as a small piece of metal clashed onto the wooden flooring. /p
p style="margin: 0px;" Souseiki sat on the floor beside him with her hand in his. She was speechless as she watched the invincible Shigaraki vocalize his pain for once. At that moment she realized the man she looked up to was merely a human. This didn't lessen her image of him; in fact, it made a fire churn in her stomach. She would somehow find a way to become stronger so nothing comes to harm him ever again./p
p style="margin: 0px;" As Kurogiri finished dressing his wounds, Shigaraki sat up so Souseiki could sit down. He laid back down slowly and set his head in her lap with a low groan. "Want to tell me what happened?" Souseiki asked while her fingers lightly touched the fresh scratch marks on his neck. She frowned at the sight of the scratches while taking back her words, "Never mind. Rest up."/p