Hey Guys! Welcome to Chapter 11!
*! These Characters are not mine and belong to My Hero Academia !*
Kurogiri and the trio arrived at the base. Toga glanced around and saw Shigaraki sitting at the bar waiting for them.
He swirled a glass of apple juice in his hand, "and where were you?"
The trio looked amongst themselves before Toga stepped forward, "Deku wanted to gain observations on the possible students, and Dabi and I went for protection." Toga hoped she was convincing.
They stood with bated breath before Shigaraki nodded and took a sip of his juice.
"Fine, but next time tell me in advance." He seemed to accept their answer. "In the other room are some new recruits. Go and meet them." He ordered.
Not wanting to stay any longer and risk gaining suspicion the Toga grabbed the other two by the hand and dragged them into the room, leaving Kurogiri with Shigaraki.
Across the threshold they saw five individuals. In the back corner a man with a lizard appearance and blades strapped upon his back watched them. Sitting on a stool by the wall, spinning a knife, was a large muscular woman, and on the opposite side a boy about 14 in a gas mask. On the couch near the middle sat a man with a top hat and a man in a half split grey and black mask, making lively conversation.
After observing the atmosphere Toga immediately joined the other two on the couch. Following the conversation, she watched as Dabi went to speak to the lizard and Deku approached the boy.
As the two near her came to a break in their conversation the man in the top hat politely introduced himself, "I am Atsuhiro Sako, or Mr. Compress, and this gentleman that I was speaking with is Jin Bubaigawara or, as he introduced himself to me, Twice. And pray tell be your name young lady."
"I'm Himiko Toga, but you can just call me Toga."
"Nice to meet you Toga. While it is rude to talk about others not present, would you mind introducing the others?" Mr. Compress asked.
"Not at all," Toga exclaimed as she bounced of the couch. Running over to him, she snatched Deku and brought him before her two new friends, "This is Deku, he's really smart and his blood is super tasty." Leaving Deku behind she then grabbed Dabi from the corner and brought him over as well, "And this is Dabi."
"Nice to meet you; I hate introductions!" Twice exclaimed.
Toga sighed as she watched Deku get excited. Practically flying he was by Twice's side with a notebook out, already interrogating him on every aspect of his quirk. Personally, Toga was wondering if Twice's blood would taste different with the possibility he may be a clone.
While Deku was interviewing Twice the others from the edges came in. Dabi calmed Deku down and they all took turns reintroducing themselves. The one with the mutant quirk was Spinner, and Mustard was the kid. Magne introduced herself roughly and her violent aura unsettled Toga, however she appreciated Magne's desire to be herself.
When introductions were complete and they all spent a bit more time talking to each other, Deku signaled for them to take their leave.
"Goodbye; Stay!" Twice farewelled. Twice was Toga's favorite so far, excluding Deku and Dabi.
Deku followed Toga and Dabi out, closing the door behind them. Single file the made their way upstairs to Deku's room; they all found places to sit amid the stacks of notebooks.
"So . . ." Deku prompted.
Taking time to look at each other it seemed that Dabi had chosen to be the one to explain, "Things went according to plan."
"Obviously, I have a whole block of the entrance exam erased from my memory." Deku retorted, "What did he say? Other me."
"He didn't say much. He was scared. So scared. But not of us." Dabi had a distant look in his eyes, Deku knew he could still see other him. "He said that green is his original eye color, and we know that your real name is Izuku Midoriya."
Deku shook his head, "Not now its not. Right now, I am Deku. Izuku has memories. What else did he say?"
Toga put a on hand on Dabi's shoulder as if giving him courage. Dabi looked directly into Deku's eyes when he spoke this time, "he said that your eyes are red because of the serum they give you. And that the scars," Dabi paused, "on your neck . . . they're from . . . needles."
Deku's eye's widened as his mind turned with realization. Needles, his other self had been terrified of needles in the alley. The serum wasn't for helping an illness; it was to control him and keep him on the villains' side. His missing month from before he joined the league, the sudden appearance of his scars that had been 'training.'
Deku was pulled out of his thoughts by Toga slapping both hand on his face. She kept them they're for grip, trying to keep him in reality, "Stop muttering," she scolded. "Izuku had a plan. He volunteered to come back, so just listen to it."
Deku looked to Dabi, "She's right. Izuku had your memories. He told us that we had to wait, find out who the real leader is before we leave."
Nodding, Deku went through the logistics in his head. Izuku was right, but this could take a long time. Currently, Shigaraki and Kurogiri didn't know that they knew. It was risky, but it seems to be the best way. Get the information and then leak it to the heroes when they leave so that the league will place their focus there. The more he thought, the more he was convinced.
He looked at the other two who were concerned, "Izuku was right. We can't leave until we have something else to distract the league. Until then, we wait, we pretend we don't know, we act like Shigaraki's toy soldiers. He'll play with us, but we won't get angry. In the meantime, we watch, scout the new members, see who we can pull to our side. Once we have a distraction we leave."
Toga and Dabi both nodded their affirmation seriously. Deku relaxed as his orders were received. All they could do was bide their time and tread carefully. If nothing drastic happened the plan should work. He hoped it would work.
Naomasa rewound the recording. UA had gladly given him a tape of the entrance exam to aid him in finding Deku since they also wanted to find him for recruitment. It was suspicious that he had disappeared. So far there was no trace.
On the screen in front of him, Deku had finished taking down the zero pointer, and his partner had left him in the care of a girl – who UA had no record of entering the exam. She helped him into an alley way, and they weren't seen again. Running the girl's image through the database, she had been identified as the missing Himiko Toga. Her family had a tragic story – her parents murders were unsolved – but that didn't help him find a connection to Deku.
Naomasa was growing frustrated. This was now two cases that had hit dead ends that desperately needed solving. He had two boys that needed saving from still unknown reasons. His head was hurting. Deciding to take a break, Naomasa decided he would go to a coffee shop near the precinct and take some minutes to collect himself. He wanted answers, and he could feel there was something there, if only he could see it.
Bakugou loosed another explosion at the tire stack. Months ago, when All Might made him clean a beach they used the junk to create a training ground. He'd received his letter of acceptance from UA. His family had congratulated him, and he was happy, but it hadn't felt right without the nerd there as well.
Honestly, he was still unsettled from that blue haired kid at the entrance exam. He was a carbon copy of Deku, only with a different color scheme. Bakugou's head was full of thoughts of that extra being in his class. He'd entertained the thought of becoming friends with him as a way of atonement for everything he did to Deku, but that was a shitty reason to be someone's friend. Besides, although he looked like Deku, their personalities were entirely different. The extra had been closed and stand-offish.
Then his thoughts drifted to Shitty Hair. Shitty Hair had been annoying, challenging him and then acting as if they were the best of buds. However, he didn't seem to mind Bakugou's personality, and he had appeared to have fun while the two were competing and when Bakugou had tried to rage explode him. Overall, he wasn't a bad extra. Maybe when classes started, Bakugou would allow Shitty Hair to be near him.
Shigaraki, Kurogiri, and Master – through the screen – were all in a meeting room in the basement. In front of Shigaraki was a stack of papers, each holding the profile of various villains in the area. They were all crucial to the plan.
They weren't sure when, yet, but the opportunity to attack All Might would be coming soon, and it was Shigaraki's job to collect the armada for the distraction. Master was almost done creating the Nomu to destroy All Might. Shigaraki was giddy with excitement. He would be the one to destroy the symbol of peace, society would crumble and become nothing more than the ash his quirk left behind.
His Master speaking drove Shigaraki from his thoughts, "When the attack happens, bring Deku along."
Shigaraki almost dusted the table from his sudden rage. These days it was always about Deku. Praises for the information Deku brought. Praises for the judgement Deku gave. Praises for Deku's intelligence. Deku was always at the center of his nerves; those two other brats as well. Shigaraki began to scratch his neck.
"Yes, Master" his gravelly voice agreed.
He noticed Kurogiri watching him, but Kurogiri always had at least one eye on Shigaraki. Shigaraki knew that Kurogiri always kept watch of his mood, that was what made him a good subordinate. He knew when to leave him alone and when to just shut up and agree. Shigaraki was grateful to Master for giving him Kurogiri. The only problem was that Kurogiri also cared about Deku. He was always feeling guilty and worrying about Deku.
Deku, Deku, Deku. Shigaraki began scratching harder in irritation. Even the new recruits were paying attention to Deku. Shigaraki was the leader; they should be paying attention to him.
When the time came, when Master was less interested or when he could frame an accident. He could get rid of Deku then. No one would need to know it was him, and all the attention would return to him.
Yes. All he had to do was wait for a good opportunity. His cracked lips spread into a smile. All he had to do was wait.
Hey guys! Long time no see. No excuses for posting so late.
I think this is the first time I've done Shigaraki's point of view, it was interesting being in his head, very dark, gives me chills.
Anyway I hope you guys have a great day!