Chapter 4

I'm back! Welcome everybody to the fourth chapter of 'In my Veins'. As you can tell, I am really motivated to write this story, so here comes another chapter. In this one, it will when Izuku and Momo meets and interact. I hope that you guys enjoy. And now get ready, because here comes the story!

Legend:

"Talking."

'Thinking...'

'Symbiote Talking in Izuku's Mind.'

"Venom Speaking."

Chapter 4: Storming the Castle

Makoto Kuwata haven't been so afraid during his lifetime.

He was recruited by some sort of crime lord, alongside other people to break into a mansion and take everything of value.

He was born with a lame quirk. He can create a light from his right eye, when he closes the left one. It wasn't the blinding type of light either. It wasn't good for hero, or villain material. Because of economic problems he was dragged into this.

He was returning from a meeting he had, preparing the robbery when he was surprised when some saliva fell on his shirt. He was walking under an alleyway with a roof he looked up and closed his left eye to see what it was.

It was a humanoid creature that it body was black with some veins popping. It had big white eyes and a grin full of sharp teeth. Before Makoto could react, the creature jumped on top of him.

"So, we were wondering; what's the plan for tomorrow night?" The creature asked while spitting a little on his face.

"I-I-I..."

"C'mon! we don't bite... too hard." The creature said and Makoto gulped "If you talk, we might consider leaving you alone."

Makoto took a deep breath before speaking. He told, who he can guess is the Black Spider, everything he knew, location, time, number of people involved, weapons.

The Spider nodded "We see... Well here is where we part ways." After saying that, he quickly bit his head, killing him in the moment. Venom tasted his blood, before climbing to a rooftop.

"Tomorrow will be interesting. Better have a good night of sleep. Who knows what might happen." He said as he started to swing across the city to the motel he was sleeping now.

*Next Day, Afternoon*

"This is... wow..." Izuku said as he stared to the mansion that was the target of the robbery tonight.

'Of course, they want to steal this place. Who wouldn't?'

"We." Izuku said as he kept on looking the mansion.

'Besides us. You know what I am talking about.'

Izuku smiled "Yeah, yeah. But we need to be careful. This is going to be different from just jumping on random thugs on the street. This time, we need to act quickly and with care. Otherwise, inocent people might-"

"Excuse me, but with who are you talking?" Izuku hear a voice next to him and he turned his head and saw a teenage girl with a... more mature body... she had black eyes, she had long black hair tied in a spikey ponytail and had some bangs at the right side of her face.

Izuku looked at her before turning around and leaving "With no one."

"Were you waiting for someone?" The girl asked again and Izuku didn't stop.

"No."

"Then why were you here, talking with no one?" Izuku sighed as he stopped and looked at the girl.

"Look, we are not in the mood for some questions of someone we don't know. So, do you mind le-"

"How rude of me." The girl interrupted him as she walked towards him "My name is Momo Yaoyorozu. I got curious because I haven't seen you around in this neighborhood." She said as she stretched his hand.

'I bet that this house takes the whole neighborhood.' The Other sneered but Izuku ignored him as he kept staring at the girl with a wary look.

Momo started to get nervous under his stare "Ehm, I don't bite." She joked as she released a nervous laugh trying to make the weird boy more comfortable.

At the end, Izuku shook her hand "Izuku Midoriya. And we were just walking around and then we saw this mansion," Izuku pointed to the house "And we were just admiring it."

"Oh, do you like my house?" Momo asked with a small smile and Izuku blinked a little.

"This... is yours?" He said pointing to the place and Momo nodded.

"That's right. This is the Yaoyorozu state. Do you live around here?" She asked with a graceful smile.

'I can't tell if she is bragging about this castle or just being sincere and happy...'

"Me neither..."

"Excuse me?" Momo asked, confused why he just said that.

"No, I wasn't talking to you. The thing is that... I am schizophrenic." Izuku said, excusing why he speaks alone.

Momo seemed to buy it "Oh my. How is it?"

"I rather not talk about that. And for your question, no I don't live around here. I move from motel from motel." Izuku said changing the topic and was about to leave when Momo talked again.

"Motel from motel? Izuku, by any chance; are you homeless?"

The Other laughed at the situation the found themselves in and Izuku looked away with a small blush. "That's... kind of blunt to ask us."

"So, you are." Momo confirmed and the other took control over Izuku neck, making him nod. Momo nodded, and Izuku thought that she was going to leave him alone. From the look of her house, she probably doesn't want to hang out with someone that doesn't even has somewhere stable to sleep.

'I don't think so partner.'

"Why?" Izuku asked, but his answer came when his senses flared up and he saw the girl grab his hand and drag him inside the state.

"Oi! What are you doing?!" Izuku demanded and Momo looked at him with a stern look.

"Izuku; it is my duty as someone with more resources than you, help you. Not only that, as a future heroine, I want to help those in need." She explained as she kept dragging him into the gigantic entrance.

Izuku thought of just using his strength to get free of her grip, but then, the voice of reason came into play 'Partner, think about this; this way, we can already have an inner look of the place and find entrances and exits.'

Izuku thought of it before sighing and started to walk alongside the girl. "Fine. You win." Momo looked at him.

"With who are you talking now?"

"With both of you."

*Dining Room*

"We have now words to describe this..."

'I don't understand why humans need this type of luxury. Because I am sure that they would be fine in a normal house.'

Momo giggled as she brought a tray of tea and snacks. "Please, don't feel overwhelmed. Here, have some tea." She said as she purred tea into a cup and handed it to Izuku.

Izuku nodded as he drank his tea "Hmm, it is really good. You made it?" Momo nodded as she sat next to Izuku. "So, do you always bring homeless strangers to you place or we are a first?"

Momo shook her head "No. I usually don't bring too many people here. I just saw that you needed help and you looked like someone nice so..."

"Okay we get it. Thanks for your help. But, won't your parents be mad for this?" Izuku asked and Momo shook her head.

"No. Mother will be at work for some days and father isn't in this world anymore..." She said as a sad frown took over her face.

"Oh. Sorry about your loss..." Izuku said not really knowing what to say in this moment.

"It is okay. Now, let me show you your room." She said as she stood up and Izuku choked on his tea.

"Our... room?"

She nodded "Yes. I don't intend for you to go back to another motel. You will be staying here until mother arrives. She runs a foundation to help the more needed." Momo explained.

"How... noble of her."

"Yes. Now, follow me." Momo said as she took the lead and Izuku followed behind.

"Hey, why do I feel kind of pathetic right now?" Izuku mumbled as he asked the Other.

'Because we are being horribly pathetic right now because of you.'

*Later at Night*

Izuku decided to sleep for the rest of the day. Momo came to check on him sometimes, clearly worried if he was comfortable. He told her they were fine and that seemed enough to convince her. He tried not to dirty or to make a mess in the biggest room he ever had.

He was honestly wondering if this girl was fine in the head.

'Don't blame her. She probably has enough money to buy the whole school we were going and build a new and bigger one.'

"I know, it is just... weird that she wants to help people that badly."

'Who does she remind me of?'

Izuku raised a brow at the accusation "We are not that alike."

'In some things you are. Both of you seem to have high standards to do good. She invited you, a stranger that might harm her or her family, just because she wanted to help you. Think about it.'

Izuku sat up on the bed "What are you trying to do? You usually are the first one to say that we shouldn't trust others."

'Well maybe if she trusts us enough, we might use her resources to our advantage.' The Other suggested and Izuku shook his head.

"No. That's something a villain would do."

'So, are you telling me you don't like this place? We can convince her to use this place as our hideout. Our base of operations. Think about it.'

Izuku sighed "I'll think about it, okay?" He looked at a clock that was on a table "It is almost the hour. They should arrive any moment now..."

As in cue, the sound of a truck stopping has heard. 'They probably cut the alarms.' The Other mentioned and Izuku nodded as he jumped to his feet.

"Anyway, it is showtime."

Izuku's body got covered by the symbiote as he exited the room and jumped to the roof to hide himself from sight.

He crawled looking for the thieves. According to the guy they interrogated yesterday, in total counting him where six. With him out of the picture, he only has to take down five.

They enter the place with the help of a guy that can mold his fingers into different shapes and separated to cover the place better.

Venom started with the ones that went upstairs. Two went there and one took the right wing of the house while the other the left one. The one that went to the left one, went to the room they were staying. Before he could open the door, Venom stick him to the roof and decided to let him live to ask him questions later. He saw how the guy tried to break free, but moved when he hear a scream.

"Momo..." Venom muttered remembering the girl. The Other was saying she was already dead, so better drop it, but Izuku made Venom swing to her room that had the door wide open.

Inside Momo was covered by the bed sheets in her pajama while the guy was pointing a gun to her. "Don't scream again or I'll shoot okay?" the guy sounded nervous but Momo nodded anyway "Now, you'll show me the things of more value. That way, we will leave-Agk!" The guy was interrupted when a black web grabbed him by the head, threw him backwards to the floor and then was webbed to it.

Momo watched as a black creature landed on top of him and punched him twice or thrice before slowly standing up and looking at her. She saw a report and hear some of her classmates talk about a black creature, with big white eyes, a big grin with sharp teeth that kills criminals. A vigilante.

"The Black Spider..." Momo muttered and Venom groaned.

"That isn't our name. It is Venom! It even appears in the news for god sakes! Never mind, stay here. And. Don't. Move." Momo nodded as Venom went to the stairs.

"Hey! I heard something upstairs!" One warned as the others reunited in front of the stairs. The one in the middle was the first one to be attacked by Venom, as he landed on top of him and with one strong punch, knocked him out.

The other created a knife from his finger and went to stab him. Venom grabbed his wrist and guided the knife to his neck, killing the second thief. The last one, much more muscular than the rest, just clapped his hands creating a sound wave towards Venom. It was powerful enough to break windows and some jars.

Venom hasn't felt anything like that before. His whole body was being deformed by the sound as he let out a chilling scream. He fell to his knees where the guy punched him, making another, but smaller, sound wave taking part of the symbiote off his face.

"So, the scary Black Spider is afraid of sound, huh?" The guy said as he walked to him "I wonder what will happen if I clap your head!" He screamed but the only sound following that, was the sound of metal hitting bone.

The guy fell, knocked out and standing up was Momo, with a baseball bat at hand. "Venom? Are you okay? Are you-Izuku!?" She asked seeing Izuku's face that quickly called the symbiote to cover himself up.

He ignored the question as he walked towards the guy he left tied on the roof. But Momo wanted answers "The guy that is in my room, is barely breathing."

"Oh, what a shame. Our intentions were others."

Venom threw a web to the roof and dragged the guy down. Before he could hit the ground, Venom grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up "For who are you working?"

Venom licked his face as the man started to talk "Y-Yujiro Takahashi! That's his name! Please; don't hurt me..." The man pleaded as Venom opened his mouth to bite his head off.

"W-Wait!" Momo screamed as the man head was almost fully inside Venom's mouth. Venom stopped and looked at her with what she could tell was an annoyed guy that was being hold by him released a breath.

"Y-You don't have to do this Iz-Venom! You have power, then use it for good!" Momo screamed and Venom started to hear both voices in his head. Izuku saying that she was right. That they are wrong, that what they had done till now was wrong, while The Other was arguing that he is just like that because he is trying to impress the girl, that they had done a greater good by eliminating scum from the street, that if they let this leave, he will do something like this again.

At the end, Venom threw the guy to the wall and web him to it. He walked pass Momo that kept a look of shock. "Don't tell anyone." After saying that he left from a window as the police arrived.

'What just happen?'

*Next Day, Afternoon*

Momo Yaoyorozu consider herself as someone righteous. That's why she invited Izuku Midoriya, to her house yesterday. Because he seemed someone that needed help.

The events of yesterday still float over her head. Meeting and discovering the vigilante's identity, the robbery of her house and the after mentioned vigilante stopping the crime.

When the police asked her questions about what she saw and about Venom. She told them that she just saw him come, fight the guys away and leave. She didn't expect to see him again anytime soon.

That's why she is so surprised, that on her way back home, Izuku got in front of her.

"You didn't rat us out." Izuku said and Momo nodded.

"Well, yes I didn't."

"Why?" Izuku asked taking one step closer to her "Why didn't you tell them who we are? That's the easy way to become famous."

Momo gulped. She didn't recall him being so intimidating "Well, as I said before you helped me when you weren't forced and because I believe you can change." Izuku scoffed.

"I don't think so. We had killed a lot of people in a short amount of time. Yesterday we were soft for a moment. That won't happen again." Izuku said and Momo nodded unsure.

"Riiiiiight. So, what do you need from me exactly?"

Izuku looked at her "Can you lend us your computer or phone? We need to look for something."

Momo nodded "Sure. What do you need to search?" She asked taking out her phone.

"Yujiro Takahashi."

Momo nodded as she searched the name "Isn't that the guy that hired the thieves?"

"It should be." Izuku said getting next to Momo as the search result appeared.

"Done. He is a wealthy businessman that had been accused of blackmailing, intimidation against other companies and more." Momo informed and Izuku nodded.

"Then there is a chance he is guilty. Thanks." Izuku the turned around ready to leave when Momo called him.

"Izuku!" He turned around to look at her face "Can you promise me, you won't kill him?" She asked and Izuku continued on his way.

"I can't. I don't control Venom 100%. We are two beings in one." Izuku said cryptically.

Momo looked down "Look, if you let him live, come back and find me. If you don't, please; never talk to me again." Izuku nodded as he left.

"Understood."

*That Night, Top of Takahashi Inc.*

'Stop thinking about it.'

"About what exactly?"

'About what that girl said. We don't need her, or anybody for the matter. The last person that got to close to us died, remember?' An image of his mother passed across his eyes 'She knows nothing about us. Let's keep it that way.'

"Guess you're right. Let's go." Izuku said as the symbiote cover his body and Venom started to crawl into the ventilation system. He crawled until he opened the vent that guided into Yujiro's office. Yujiro Takahashi is a middle-aged man in his 40's or 50's, with a small mustache, hair slicked back and was dressed in a white suit with black shirt and a red tie. He was looking at the window outside.

"So, you came after me. How predictable." Yujiro said as Venom laughed.

"What? Got a plan against us?"

Yujiro shook his head as he turned around. "I am afraid not. A lot had tried to take you down and all had failed. And I honestly prefer dyeing with dignity than going to prison humiliated. So, go ahead. I know how much you like biting." He walked until he was in front of Venom that grabbed his head with both of his hands.

"With pleasure." Venom said as he opened his mouth and put Yujiro's head into his. He was about to bite when Izuku voice was heard.

'Wait! We shouldn't.'

'Why? We have him where we wanted!' The Other complained.

'This is wrong. Killing him.'

'Don't tell me that you are getting soft over some girl's advice. Just bite his head off!'

'Think it this way; for him, being in prison is far worse than dyeing.'

'But we want to kill him!'

"Excuse me; I hate to interrupt your internal debate Venom, but can you hurry. You don't have a very good smell if I can say." Yujiro mocked as Venom closed his eyes and made his descision.

*Next Day, Morning, Yaoyorozu State*

Momo was smiling as she read the headline of the newspaper:

*CRIME LORD ARRESTED! TAKAHASHI FINALLY BEHIND BARS! *

"You let him live after all." She muttered for herself.

"We had a little chat and I end up winning." Izuku voice made her jump of surprise as she turned around and saw him standing against the wall, eating a chocolate bar.

"Izuku! How did you get in here!?"

Izuku shrugged "We got our ways. Besides, you told us to come visit you if we do the right thing. So, here we are."

Momo smiled before asking "May I know, why did you follow my advice?"

Izuku looked away with a small blush "Talking to 'The Other' isn't good for my sanity. Having another person to talk with might be good and fun."

Momo eyes shined at that "Then we are friends?"

Izuku nodded "Yeah. Why not?"

Momo then grabbed his hands and looked at him at the eyes "You are not going to regret this! We can have tea, go to coffees, see movies. This is going to be so much fun!..." She kept on talking on what their new friendship was going to be like as Izuku just watched her become a more... bouncy person.

'You are going to regret this partner. You are going to regret allowing her into our life when she is dead because of us.' The Other warned and Izuku shook his head.

"You are too negative. I mean, how bad having a friend can be?"

'Really bad.'

'Believe me...'

*Prison*

"Hey, Yujiro! Wow man, orange IS your color."

Yujiro sat on the booth holding the phone as he stared at the man in front of him with a bored look "What do you want Shinsuke?"

Shinsuke scoffed "Social and charismatic as always. I came here to chat about an encounter you had."

"Encounter?"

Shinsuke nodded "Yes, with our newest vigilante of course."

And done! This was chapter 4, hope that you enjoyed. Now, I hope that I didn't make things to cheesy in this chapter. And allow me to explain some things:

Momo helping 'Homeless' Izuku. Momo has high values of good and bad. So, helping someone that lives in motels will inspire her to help him.

Momo not ratting Izuku to the police. Momo here believes that Izuku can be saved and become a proper hero. You'll see more in the future.

Izuku not killing Yujiro. Izuku more heroic side came into play here. Izuku across all the story will be corrupted or motivated a little by the symbiote. So, there will be lapses of time when the old Izuku will come out completely to be a true hero.

The sound clap thief hurting Venom. Symbiotes are really weak against sound base attacks. Also, fire in general.

Shinsuke. He will be important.

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Till Next Time.

Roy D. Harper.

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