The next day, Bakugo is taking classes from Aizawa at UA. He's not the the angry kid he used to be. Now you would say he looks rather depressed. The bell rings, and everyone exits the class. Katsuki, calmly, is picking up his things when Kirishima and Denki approach him:
- Hey, Bakugo. We're heading to the arcade, you coming? –says Kaminari
- Sorry, I'm going to train.
- Do you want us to train with you, man? –tells him Kirishima
- No, thank you. I'd rather be alone.
And with that, he leaves the two of them watching as he walks out of the classroom.
On the teachers' lounge, All Might is speaking with Nezu:
- You still haven't decided who you're going to pass One for all to?
- No, not yet.
- I thought you said Mirio was a good option.
- I know, maybe he is. But I'll wait. I'm sure the right one will come.
- Is this still about that kid?
- Yes. It's something I will never forgive myself for. He was quirkless, just like me, and I told him to give up on his dreams, but he gave up on life. He had nothing else but hope in me, and I took that away too. If I'm going to pass One for All, it must be someone who really deserves it and needs it, because that will be the one who uses it for the best.
The months pass and the USJ attack by the League of Villains occurs. Kurogiri opens a portal and dozens of villains come out of it, followed by Shigaraki and a masked villain at his side. Then, the purple Nomu separates the students in the different zones that the training facility possesses:
- Go to that building and handle that explosions guy –tells Shigaraki to the masked guy, who instantly proceeds to do as ordered.
Kirishima and Katsuki are fighting with lots of villains, but they easily defeat them. When they think it's over, the masked guy appears in front of them and, silently, defies them to a fight.
The first to attack is Eijiro who, with his quirk activated, throws a punch at him, but the villain easily dodges it and gives him a kick that throws him to the floor. Katsuki then proceeds to punch him too, but the other grabs his arm and throws him into the wall.
Then, Kirishima tries to get up, but the masked one gives him a punch on the head that leaves him unconscious. Bakugo, hurt, gets up grabbing his side because of the pain, but decides to attack with all his forces. He's going to throw another punch at the villain, but suddenly he propels into the air, doing a backflip and throwing an explosion into the other's head.
This causes the half of the villain's mask to break, revealing his face. After the smoke disappears, and Katsuki looks into his eyes, he stares at him with immense fear and sadness:
- Hello Kacchan –says the half masked villain
- Izuku –says Kacchan as he falls on his knees while starting to cry.
- Oh, don't cry Kacchan –says Deku as he approaches him. When he does, he wipes the other's tears with his hand- it doesn't suit that beautiful face of yours. Now I'm here, I know you've missing me, visiting my grave every week.
- Izuku, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry for everything I've ever done to you, please forgive me. I won't be a hero unless the one person I've killed forgives me.
- Shh, don't worry Kacchan, I forgive you –says Izuku with a smile- I want you to become a hero, for us. For me. But, unfortunately, that won't change what happened and caused me to be here.
- Please Izuku, come back. Stop this bullshit.
- I'm sorry Kacchan –says the green haired while approaching a window in order to leave.
- You're not like this, you're not a villain. I am the villain who has turned you into this.
- No. I have been the one who's decided to become this. The one who decided to explode the school.
Izuku can't look at Kacchan in the eye, but he can see by the corner of the eye the way he looks at him with horror. Then, he approaches Katsuki again and grabs his face with one hand while kneeling.
- Please Kacchan, keep fighting for your dream. Our dream.
He gives him a kiss in the cheek, puts the half mask on and jumps out of a window. Running, he comes back with shigaraki, who is watching the fight of the Nomu with All Might.
Finally, the battle ends with the heroes winning, so Shigaraki, Deku and Kurogiri must return to the bar.
Author notes: Hi, just to clarify this is not a Bakudeku KatsukixIzuku story. If you want to read it like that is okay, but if you don't like that ship, please, don't stop reading just because you think is going to be romantical or something like that from now on. It's been just a kiss in the cheek, for god's sake.
