CHAPTER 6
Here's the third chapter I promised! Hopefully it didn't come too late lol. Thanks for the reads guys, please leave reviews so I know what you guys want to see!
Mr. Aizawa said the same thing that you had explained to the girls earlier about the mission. You would be in teams consisting of 6 people and each team would have a different building to secure at a social event. For example, there could be a fake bad guy (one of the teachers) who have taken hostages (dummies) in a side building during a street market when it is exceptionally busy. The goal is to take down the bad guy without alerting the bystanders outside to avoid getting anyone else hurt or involved. It also requires excellent teamwork in tracking the villain down during a busy event. You were partners with Bakugo, but placed in a team with Momo, Tsuyu, Iida, and Todoroki. You knew Bakugo hated Todoroki since the entire time you sat in your group while listening to Mr. Aizawa, Bakugo was glaring daggers at him. Ochaco and Izuku were partners in a team with Kirishima, Hanta Sero, Fumikage Tokoyami, and Mina. They were assigned to the whole street fair setup which you felt bad about since it looked like they had the hardest mission. Mr. Aizawa explained how the teachers/villains would be challenging to find, but once found they would not put up as much of a fight as they normally would, especially since the whole point of the mission is finding them before they find you or you not causing a scene in public. You were fairly confident that your group was going to do well until you were assigned to a nearby music festival… featuring some of the most famous bands of all time. You knew you were screwed!
(Time Skip)
You had finally figured out which area in the festival was the most likely place for the "villain" to be hiding thanks to Iida's logic skills. From there Todoroki advised that the smartest tactic would be to spread out in search of the villain in nearby buildings and, once the villain was found, send a text and meet back up at the meeting point. The meeting point was an old bookstore they were currently standing next to, to come up with a plan of attack for the 'villains'. Todoroki was with Momo, Tsuyu was with Iida, and you were with Bakugo who couldn't help but complain about how Todoroki shouldn't be the one giving orders.
"Remember, this is a timed assignment. We only have an hour, so try to move quickly and efficiently. Pretend there are real hostages at stake." Todoroki advised. Everyone nodded in approval, except for Bakugo who grumbled something under his breath. Then you all split up.
You decided to ignore Bakugo's bad mood as you followed him into the large nearby crowd to get to the other side of the venue. A local DJ was playing some electronic music which made it harder to get through the crowd since they all began jumping to the beat. Bakugo was way ahead of you now and you knew you'd lose him if he didn't notice in time. Luckily he turned around and saw how you were slowly being crushed by the sea of people. He held out his hand which was easy to find thanks to his costume including green hand grenades. You grabbed on as he pulled you forward until you were basically clinging onto his chest for support. He would have been annoyed but realized that the situation called for more physical contact than usual.
"HOLD ON TO MY SHOULDERS OR ELSE WE'LL GET TORN APART AGAIN!" Bakugo called over the loud music. Good thing he yelled so much or it would have been hard to hear what he was saying.
"OKAY!" You yelled back, letting go of his hand and holding onto his shoulders before the crowd swept you away again. You stayed close, acting like one large person rather than two individual people, so it was easier for you both to get through at the same time without getting separated. Once you both made it to the other side, you breathed a sigh of relief and let go of Bakugo's shoulders. He rotated them a little since you had to use him as leverage now and then, so they were probably a little sore.
"Sorry." You said, noticing him cracking his neck too. He didn't respond as he walked to a nearby building that looked abandoned, eyeing it up and down.
"How about this one?"
"Sure." You agreed, following him inside. The building wasn't much to look at from the inside, cobwebs and dust were collected in the corners of the room and the cement walls were covered in graffiti art. You slowly made your way through each room on the main floor while Bakugo went to the upper level. You both were cautious to make sure no loud noises were made. You walked into a small office-sized room that had markings on the ground to indicate that a desk once lived there. There were no windows except for two small panels on the ceiling that were acting like skylights. However, you noticed that there was one piece of furniture left and it was a small wooden cabinet. It looked like it had been there forever since parts of it looked rotted and one of the handles on the door was broken. You would have overlooked such a random object, but you noticed that a light breeze was coming from that corner of the room. As you got a closer look, you decided to open the cabinet doors and see if anything was inside only to find a secret passageway leading somewhere under the building! The passageway was a gaping sewer-like hole with a ladder for someone to climb down on. You decided to quietly go get Bakugo and show him your discovery. You regretted this as soon as you began battling over who had to go down first.
"You're the one who found this shit hole and you have the stealthiest costume so get your ass down there!" Bakugo yell-whispered.
"Ugh fine." You whispered back, climbing down into the pitch black darkness. Once you landed safely on the concrete below, you looked at your surroundings. Nothing but darkness on either side of you. You beckoned for Bakugo to come down. "Is there any way you could use your quirk to help us see better? I mean it's pitch black down here." You asked as Bakugo climbed.
"I make explosions, so unless you're trying to blow this entire mission by giving away our cover I'm going to have to say no," Bakugo replied, annoyed.
"Oh wait, we can use our phones, duh!" You quickly pulled out your phone and turned on the flashlight feature which lit up the sewer-like room, except it wasn't a sewer at all, but a large dark hallway made of concrete. In the distance, you saw a glimmer of light so you began walking towards it cautiously. "What if the teachers aren't here and we're just getting lost?"
"Shut up. If the teachers weren't here they wouldn't've set up such an obvious place for us to find them. They try to make it hard, but not to the point where finding them is impossible." Bakugo reassured.
"Yeah, you're right. It just seems odd that they'd hide in a weird secret hallway in an abandoned building…"
"They're playing the role of villains, so they're obviously going to hide in places like this to throw us off."
"I guess so…" Something about this felt wrong, but you trusted Bakugo since he knew the teachers better than you did and you felt pretty safe around him anyway. You walked further and further along as the glimmer of light grew closer until you saw that it was a door with beams of light coming from the sides and bottom. The door was slightly cracked open and you could hear movement and quiet murmuring. "Maybe we should go back." You felt nervous for some reason as you came close to the metal door. You turned back to Bakugo who was unusually silent at a time like this and almost screamed as you saw a large man behind Bakugo who had a hand covering Bakugo's mouth. The man suddenly grabbed the two of you in both arms and shoved you both into the room ahead.
"LET GO OF ME YOU BASTARD!" Bakugo screamed, using his quirk to try to get the man to release his grip, but the man seemed unaffected by it. You screamed and struggled too, but stopped as you saw what was in the tiny and dimly lit room. A man was leaning against a wall casually, watching the two of you struggle before being set down and held by two separate, giant men.
"What is this?" You asked, frightened. Your arms were roughly held to your sides my the giant bodyguard, making it nearly impossible to move. There was no way this was planned by the teachers. The man casually leaning against the wall was wearing a suit and wore glasses. The room was basically the size of a walk-in closet, and there was only a small desk with a lamp in the corner of the room.
"LET US GO YOU PIECE OF SHIT! OR I'LL BLOW YOU SKY HIGH!" Bakugo threatened, making small explosions with his hands, which were being held close to his body. This caused a huge cloud of smoke to arise and fill the room, making everyone cough.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. You'd risk killing everyone in here, including yourself." The man had a soft yet menacing voice that gave you chills.
"And why's that?" Bakugo growled, noticing the odd amount of smoke in the room.
"This room is simply too small to allow even a controlled blast to hit anything without also harming any unwanted targets, also this room is... well designed to hold someone like you, Katsuki Bakugo, at bay." The man knew Bakugo's name which caused Bakugo's eyes to widen.
"Hey! How the hell do you know my name?!"
"I know much more than just your name… Kacchan." The man said this name with a smirk, causing Bakugo to angrily growl and struggle to get out of a giant man's grip. "I can see that name upsets you. Funny how nicknames can affect someone so deeply, like the name Deku for example."
"How the hell do you know any of this?! Who are you?!" Bakugo seethed.
"Oh, how rude of me. My name is Dr. G and I work for an Organization that has had their eye on you for quite some time. Your quirk is simply incredible, and we would love to recruit you as soon as possible. I know you may find my methods rash, but the Organization I am part of is unknown to the world so we would never have had the chance to meet in person which is such a pity. I always did want to see your school up close." The man sounded friendly, but still frightened you. You weren't sure what was going to happen or what he was getting at.
"Ha! You idiots seriously think I'm going to join your freak show after you just held me and my partner against our wills?! What do you take me for?!"
"We know how badly you want to become a hero Bakugo, but have you ever wondered if you would ever reach your true potential with a quirk as powerful as yours doing hero work? Think about it, you're always rescuing people who would put a handicap on your quirk since you wouldn't be able to use it without hurting others. The world is an unfair place for many because of how little we embrace powerful quirks and try to contain them in times of crisis to protect the injured. You'll be kept as a sidekick right off the bat anyways, being used as a nurse rather than a fighter. If you came to work for us, we could nurture your quirk and even help you reach a level of power you never even knew existed."
"I'M NOT JOINING, NOW SHUT THE HELL UP AND LET US GO!" While Bakugo and Mr. G were arguing you thinly sliced a cut on the man who was holding you down and moved your nail up to lick off the tiny amount of blood present. Now all you had to do was wait for the other guy, who was holding Bakugo, to move closer so you could get some of his blood too. You held still for a moment to make sure the guy holding you didn't notice and then moved your hand slightly. You made your nails a little longer now that you had more iron in your system, allowing you to poke a small cut and lick that off. Just like that, you had both guards under your control, and all you had to do was wait for the right moment.
"Oh, I completely forgot about you, my dear. I wonder what kind of quirk you have? You must be new to the Academy since I've never seen you before." Dr. G moved closer to you, tucking a loose strand of hair behind your ear. You struggled to move your head out of his reach. You wanted to use your quirk and kill this guy, but you also were curious to see if you could get any more information before reporting this back to the teachers.
"You leave her alone! You hear me?!" Bakugo yelled.
"Oh, don't worry, your girlfriend will be fine." Dr. G stated, causing Bakugo to seethe with rage. The doctor then turned his attention back to you.
"What's your name, my dear?" He asked.
"Like I'd tell you! You're probably just working for the pathetic league of villains that keep attacking our high school." You spat. You'd heard all about the attacks while you were in America with your family, but you were still excited to attend the school.
"Actually, we're not. This organization has nothing to do with such amateurish piles of shit, pardon my language. I find it insulting that you assume we'd be part of something so vile."
"Well, we'd better get going, our class and teachers are probably looking for us." You said suddenly with a more confident voice, causing Bakugo to give you a confused look. You suddenly put your quirk into action, having the large men smash out of the room, dropping Bakugo in the process who was coughing from being held too tightly.
"What a magnificent quirk! You've intrigued me young lady by somehow taking my guards under your control! How marvelous! You'd both be incredibly beneficial to have." The man beamed, unfazed by the stunt you just pulled. You stared at him confused as you smashed your head against the doorframe, causing the two men whom you controlled to suddenly get dents in their heads, cracking their skulls while you remained unharmed. You released them from your quirk and slowly backed away from the smiling doctor.
"We'll be in touch soon." Dr. G called as you and Bakugo ran as fast as you could to the ladder and climbed out of the dark pit. Once out you both ran outside, you noticed that the sun was beginning to set! How long had you two been in there?! The music festival was still going and an indie band was playing. You both ran to the other side of the crowd and sat down on a nearby concrete slab. You sighed as you pulled out your phone to call for help. The adrenaline from what just happened began to wear off as Todoroki answered the phone.
"Hello?!"
"Todoroki…"
"Where are you guys?! Everyone's been worried sick!" Todoroki asked frantically.
"I'll send you our location… there's been an attack. We're okay, no one was hurt." You reassured. You could feel your voice beginning to break.
"Alright, stay where you are! Everyone will be there soon!" Todoroki re-assured, hanging up. You stared at your phone for a moment before you started to cry. You weren't sure why you were crying, especially since the last person you wanted to see you cry was Bakugo. It was the kind of crying that was uncontrollable and was filled with all kinds of emotions built up from the week.
"(Y/N)…" Bakugo said with a worried tone. That was the first time you ever heard him call you by your name. You suddenly did something without even thinking, you quickly turned to him and wrapped your arms around him, crying into his chest.
"I'm so f-fucking scared. W-What the hell was that?" You asked between sobs, not even caring if you looked stupid because all you needed was comfort and to be told everything was okay.
"Don't worry about it. There's nothing to be scared of because that guy is a sick joke. He was probably just some crazy dude waiting for unexpected heroes to fall into his trap." Bakugo reassured, wrapping an arm around you to hold you close. You weren't sure if he did that because he cared or if he was secretly just as scared as you were.
"H-He knew y-your name! Would a crazy person know that?!" You asked angrily, not sure why.
"He probably just had a quirk that allowed him to know that kind of information. I promise that it's going to be okay, just shut up and don't think about it. Try to block it from your mind." Bakugo seemed to say the last part to himself, but you decided to try calming down. You closed your eyes and breathed deeply, relaxing and stopping yourself from crying. As Bakugo felt your body grow less tense he sighed and rubbed your back, pulling you out of the semi-embrace. You wiped your eyes and nose as you looked at Bakugo.
"T-Thanks." You started to blush from embarrassment.
"Don't thank me. You're the one who forced yourself onto me… I just was trying to get you to stop crying. This kind of shit happens all the time in class 1-A, so if you can't handle it then you better get used to it or you can just pack your bags now!" Bakugo was going back to his old self, a small blush on his face. You just nodded in response. He was right. Pro-heroes would never cry over something like that. I had to be strong and know that whatever happened, would happen with Bakugo by your side. You were both in this together now, and you could tell that he had your back, whether he admitted it or not.
"That's the first and last time you'll ever see me cry Katsuki Bakugo, and that's a promise." You stated, giving him a determined smile. He gave a small smirk back and nodded.
"Good."
