I had almost everything ready. It had cost me more favors than I anticipated but it was all ready. It had taken some time to prepare but it was better that way. I hoped that Midoriya would change his mind but sadly that didn't happen. Everything will be done soon. Now, however, I had to do something I didn't want to. But I had no choice now. In the end, it was all my fault and I had to make it right. Even if it meant another deal with the devil himself.

During this time I figured out what went wrong. After Midoriya met with All Might, there was never a second attack of the slush villain. All because I had set my clients to do a job at that time somewhere near. Because of that, All Might was caught up in stopping more villains. He didn't catch my clients. My backup plan gave them the chance to get away. And did they love it? No villain has ever got away from All Might. Well, it worked because he didn't see them. And my plan involved getting into a crowd for cover and walking away. Because there was another crime All Might left quickly after telling Midoriya that he can't become a hero without a quirk. And because of that, Midoriya lost his reason for becoming a hero and then he lost his reason to live. The bullying in the school just got worse.

If it weren't for me, none of this would have happened. If it weren't for me, there never would have been a crime that would have taken All Might's attention from Midoriya. I had ruined Midoriya's chances. And I knew that now I would ruin All Might's. But if it meant giving a chance in Midoriya's life, I was ready to do it.

I was nervous when I knocked on the door. I knew he would enjoy this and tease me about it. He will probably make me beg. But if I made myself sound too desperate, he could use this against me. No. I had to play this right. If I succeed, I will take care of Midoriya, and together will find a way and get free. If I fail, he will not only have a hold on me forever but also on Midoriya.

"Enter."

I opened the door and stepped into the dark room lighted only by the light of the screens surrounding that same chair he sat on. There was no one else in the room just the two of us. Which was fine by me. If he was making me beg then no one else would see it.

"So, what brings you here today?" He asked without looking at me. His gaze was fixed on one of the screens. I can't see what he was watching but hopefully, it will keep him distracted.

"I came to make a deal," I said. He turned the screen off and turned to face me properly. So much for distraction.

"I'm listening." He said encouraging me to continue.

"I know what you want but before I tell you anything there are several things I want in exchange," I said with a calm voice. He seemed a bit bothered by something. Like something was off to him. But then I saw a smirk form on his lips before spoke.

"No."

"Excuse me?"

"Not like this."

What was he referring to? And how come he already refuses my deal if he hasn't heard it yet?

"I don't get it," I confess.

"If you want to make a deal, why not make it like you would do it for your clients." He said.

"You want me to treat you like my clients?" I asked to confirm what I heard.

"Almost. I don't only want the information I want a plan that would work with that information." He explained. So just telling won't be enough. He wanted to know, how he would benefit from the information. This was getting tricky. I don't want to put anyone at risk directly. I began to hesitate, maybe this wasn't such a good idea.

"I'm waiting." He reminded me of his patience. It's too late already. I had ruined things and now I'll fall deeper into the mess.

"Fine. In exchange, I want freedom. To have my own place to stay, to have my own agenda and my own privacy." I placed my demands. He seemed like he was enjoying this. He did offer the same things before and I refused. Now I had come on my own accord. He was already wondering what had changed. My thoughts were cut when he motioned me to come closer, I did that. He didn't offer the armrest this time. When I was right in front of him, he motioned me to get even closer. I gulped as I felt how nervous I became. I bent down, and right then he pulled me down. I almost fell on his lap, but I managed to crab on the armrest to keep from landing on him. I was barely over him, but my face was right in front of his. There I could feel his breath on my neck as he leaned closer to whisper directly to my ear.

"Now, what is it that you want to tell me?" I don't want to tell him anything but if I don't do this he'll learn about Midoriya. I already have one excuse made up, but if he finds out that he was supposed to inherit the One for All, he will most certainly use the situation and try to corrupt him out of the mere pleasure of knowing he had won.

I tried to pull myself away from him a little, but he kept me in my place. I didn't want to be pulled down by him and land on his lap, so I tried to keep myself up, holding the armrest. I took a deep breath before a spilled the secret.

"All Might starts to work in UA as a teacher next year. He is going there to find a successor. The school itself is heavily guarded. However, there is a place that is a bit further away from the campus area. Their Universal Simulation Joint arena, USJ for short. You need to figure out when All Might is there teaching. You will need at least Kurogiri to teleport everyone there and a person with an electricity quirk to make all communications and alarms disabled. After that, the whole arena will be off-limits for your plan to work."

It felt like I was in a haze when I talked. My voice didn't sound like my own. And the moment I stopped talking I felt terrible. I felt so bad that I didn't even react when he cupped my face and made me look at him.

"That's a good girl." He complimented me like I was a pet. Since everything was now said, I got up and away from him. I didn't want to stay in this place anymore.

"And my compensation?" I asked in a cold voice.

"The moment you find a place you want to stay, you can go. This doesn't mean, however, that you're out of the league. When we need you we will call you or Kurogiri will come to get you." He said to remind my place.

It would take quite a lot to get free for good. But this will do. Now there was no need to worry that I'll be monitored 24/7. I simply nodded before I walked away from him and the darkroom, as his grin just got wider when I got further away from him.

It has been another month of training with Izuku. He had a lot of work still ahead with all the garbage around the beach. I myself made small laps to the store and back to the beach, by bringing water to drink. Izuku had a whole plan of training including what to eat, how much to sleep, and so on. I just did what I could, since I was with All Might most of the time. I did go out to make more street art. But this time All Might would follow. Once making sure where I would stay he would either go on saving people or do his other businesses. But still, I couldn't help feeling that he was monitoring me for some reason.

It came clear to me one night when I was out on the balcony. Actually, outside of the balcony. Not many knew, but there was a nice wide ledge between the balconies. Wide enough for me to sit down and watch the scenery. I had sat there a moment when All Might appeared on the balcony wondering where I was. When he saw me, his eyes went wide with shock.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

"Sitting," I answered.

"Why… How did you get there?" He tried to form a question.

"I just came over railing and…" I began my explanation.

"Never mind, just get back here." He said panicking. This was probably not the best time to tell him how often I did parkour before. It started with Tomura mocking me about how I got a lame quirk. And if I would get caught how could I get away? That did get me thinking about learning parkour. I needed a way and ability to get away and fast if the situation became too dangerous. But that was in the past now.

I got up and walked the ledge to the balcony where Mr. Yagi stood. Then I grabbed the railing and was about to pull myself over it when my shoe slipped off and fell down. It got me look down and remind me that I wasn't on the first nor second floor.

"Ups, my shoe fell," I said more to myself than to him. But he heard it anyway. He seemed now more worried than before. I got myself over the railing to the balcony, I was about to look down and try to pinpoint where my shoe fell, but two arms captured me and pulled me away from the railing. It got me by surprise when I realized then Mr. Yagi was now actually hugging me.

"Don't ever, do that again." He said with a trembling voice. Why would he care so much? I thought of asking but then decided not to. It was pretty stupid of me being there in the first place. Just because I used to do it doesn't mean I should have been there.

"Sorry, if I scared you. But you shouldn't be too worried about me." I apologized. He let go of me and looked at me with obvious questions forming on his face.

"Even if something happens it happens to me. No one else will get in trouble." I clarified.

"Why do you put yourself in danger? Aren't you worried about yourself?" He asked sounding a bit hurt. I was taken by his concern, but what he said made me depressed. In his eyes, I was disregarding myself and putting myself in danger. But to me, I wasn't so important anymore. I had ruined lives. Now it was all rewritten for everyone. No mistakes made yet. But if I was going to keep it that way, it was better if one way or another I would simply disappear. Now was not the time to think about myself.

"You didn't regard yourself either when you went to face that villain." Mr. Yagi reminded me. So he still remembers that incident. I haven't forgotten it either. To me, it still reminds me of how my existence is still a huge mistake. I looked down at my feet. One shoe missing and the other was about fall apart.

"Regardless of what choice I made, someone always dies." I let out accidentally. I didn't intend for him to hear it, but either I stink at remaining quiet or he has super hearing. Either way, he heard me. I know because he made me face him by cupping my face with his slender hands.

"You are not responsible for your friends' deaths." He said as if he was urging me to let go of guilt.

"But I wasn't there. I was lying at the hospital bed forgetting them." I reminded him. I used to carry the guilt of ruining the life of Izuku, now I carried the guilt of ending the lives of my friends. Hopefully, this time that will be the only sacrifice I have to make.

I didn't want to talk about the topic anymore so I walked inside and went to the couch to sleep. Since I never slept in the bed, he said he rather let me sleep on the couch than see me sleep on the floor. The couch felt nice and it was softer than I thought, but I still had notions of taking my sleeping bag and simply sleeping outside. It felt good now that the summer was coming. But I was a bit worried about how I would manage myself when the winter would come. It's not like I would stay with All Might all the time.

Sleep came quickly and I was out of it soon. I didn't even flinch when Mr. Yagi patted my head before he went to his room. He looked at me with sadness in his eyes. He simply sighed and left me to sleep.