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Izuku is carrying the Nomu back to the car with Shigaraki. It would be a lot harder if Shigaraki didn't crumble all the added flesh. Actually if they did manage to kill it with all that extra flesh they could just take it off after the fact. It's still a little heavy for its size but it's really not that bad. He can tell by holding it the super strength is from muscle density like his own. He thinks it's a similar weight to his own. He's about 180 kilograms or 400 pounds.
"What a day huh?" asks Izuku.
"Mhm." replies Shigaraki.
"You hurt at all?" asks Izuku.
"No." replies Shigaraki.
He's always quiet but this feels different.
Izuku is about to keep talking but Shigaraki beats him to it, "You seem upset."
"Yeah well, I dunno. That thing should have killed you when it held you at gunpoint. I think it might not have wanted to. Either that or it wanted to use you to hold me off. I don't think that's true though." says Izuku.
"You regret it?" asks Shigaraki.
Izuku doesn't respond immediately. He thinks of why he did it. Who he did it for he should say.
"I regret it as much as I can for someone who would do it again." replies Izuku.
They get back to the car.
"Hold him a minute." says Izuku as he hands the Nomu to Shigaraki who promptly drops it.
"Uh." says Shigaraki.
"Oh… That's fine, leave him there for a moment." says Izuku before walking to the back of his car and opening the trunk.
"Weed?" asks Shigaraki.
"Yeah, but I'm here for the tarp." says Izuku before grabbing the tarp.
"Why leave it in the trunk?" asks Shigaraki.
"I can reach into the trunk through the backseat. It opens." says Izuku before wrapping up the Nomu in the tarp.
"Cool." replies Shigaraki.
"You smoke?" asks Izuku while loading the Nomu into the backseat.
He did some work on his car to let it carry heavy loads. Not like hauling just carrying more weight. He's proud of it. Lots of cars do this after the dawn of quirks just because some people can get so heavy.
"No, but I've wanted to try." says Shigaraki.
"Grab the bag." says Izuku.
"Cool." replies Shigaraki.
Izuku grabs his grinder and ash tray from under the seat. Then he grabs his papers and filters from his glove box. Shigaraki slips into the passenger seat and hands Izuku the bag. Izuku pops a few nugs in the grinder then rolls it all up. He's normally pretty good at this. Even now he's not doing bad but his hands are usually steadier. He thinks he's still a little rattled but he'll be fine in a minute. At this point he puts the ashtray between his and Shigaraki's seat. Izuku puts on some MF Doom and takes off. Izuku lights it and takes a few puffs before handing it over to Shigaraki.
"Start small. You'll cough." says Izuku.
He starts small but still starts coughing. Izuku reaches into the backseat and after accidentally smacking the corpse laying there he hands Shigaraki an oldish water bottle.
"Thanks." says Shigaraki after he stops coughing.
"It gets easier." says Izuku as he takes a hit.
Shigaraki just hums.
"So you've wanted to try this for a while?" asks Izuku.
"Yeah." replies Shigaraki.
"Why haven't you? You could get your hands on it easily." asks Izuku.
"I don't know. I just haven't done it. I don't leave the bar often. When I do it's usually for work. I could probably get it through Giran but Sensei told me that if I want it I need to get it myself." says Shigaraki, "I don't know why but I'm sure he has his reasons."
Izuku puts his foot up on the steering wheel and pulls his phone out. He would just use his other hand but it's his turn in the rotation. After a few seconds he puts his phone in the little pocket in the car door.
"I just texted you the address of the place I go to. Tell them Izuku sent you and to hook you up. Most of the stuff you'd want to know can be googled pretty easily. Lots of Americans get on youtube and do tutorials and stuff. The easiest way to do this is probably a pipe but if the smell is a problem you could get a pen. It's honestly way easier than smoking but it isn't the same. If you don't wanna smoke, the place I sent you has edibles." says Izuku.
"Do you know a lot about this stuff?" asks Shigaraki.
"Drugs in general or just weed?" asks Izuku.
"I guess drugs." says Shigaraki.
"Not really. I mean I've been around you know. I've tried lots of stuff. This is probably what I do the most of, in terms of substances. Unless you count cigarettes. My buddy Dabi, I'm pretty sure I've mentioned him before, knows way more than I do about just about anything you can put in your body. Not just doing them either, he knows why they do what they do and all that. He could probably teach a class on toxicology." says Izuku.
"Should I feel different?" asks Shigaraki.
"Do you?" asks Izuku.
"Not really." replies Shigaraki.
"Yeah, I kinda forgot about that. Um your brain needs to make the receptors that lets cannabis do its thing. If this is your first time the brain doesn't have the receptors. Or something like that. My first time smoking was like a year ago so I'm a little iffy." says Izuku.
"That's a little disappointing." says Shigaraki.
"Well it might not be the case. Some people do get high their first time. Another thing I can think of because I've been present for a few people's first times, is that maybe you're pulling smoke into your mouth and not into your lungs. It needs to get to your lungs to get to your blood and eventually your brain." says Izuku, "You just need to suck deeper and try not to cough it out before it gets there."
To punctuate his point he does what he just described overacting and puffing his chest out as he inhales. Then he hands it to Shigaraki who does the same.
"Why are we pulling in here?" asks Shigaraki.
"I need gas and we're getting food." says Izuku.
"Oh." says Shigaraki, "Munchies?"
"Yeah. I mean I don't need food but you know." Says Izuku, " While I gas it up, go ahead and finish that."
Izuku stops the car and fills his tank. His windows are tinted and it's dark out so he's not worried about being seen. Man gas is expensive. I mean he's rich so it's not really a problem but still. It's a problem for some people.
Actually holy shit there's a corpse in his back seat. He's worried about the weed. He can explain the weed. He can get away with that even if a cop or hero miraculously notices. How would he explain the body? He can't. Well whatever just don't get found out. He gets back in the car and moves it to a parking spot.
"Anything?" he asks.
"Um. I feel a little slow and a little heavy." replies Shigaraki.
"That's it. Waddya think?" asks Izuku.
"I'd do this again I think." replies Shigaraki.
"Good. is it out?" asks Izuku.
"Maybe." says Shigaraki as he passes it to Izuku.
It's out so he puts it against the ashtray.
"Get whatever you want. It's on me." says Izuku as he gets out and starts walking toward the convenience store.
Izuku and Shigaraki walk in. Shigaraki goes to the food. Izuku walks over to the spray cans and grabs an air freshener for his car while he's at it. He likes smoking while driving but he doesn't want the smell to linger. Izuku meets back up with Shigaraki and sees him with doritos and mountain dew. It's a little on the nose he thinks.
"That's it?" asks Izuku.
"Yeah?" says Shigaraki.
Izuku grabs a bag of mini donuts, a king sized chocolate bar and a bag of gummy bears, "You're getting this lets go."
They check out and get a knowing look from the cashier. Then they go back to the car and before they take off Izuku asks, "Wanna smoke another?"
"...Should we?" asks Shigaraki.
"We'll tell him it was my idea." says Izuku, "Plus he doesn't have a nose so maybe we can play it off."
"...Ok." replies Shigaraki.
He rolls another one, puts on some Kendrick Lamar and they drive over. They talk about whatever on the way there. Izuku spouts some borderline esoteric bits of philosophy but mostly just whatever. It's around the time they get there that Izuku realizes his mistake. Shigaraki figured out how to smoke and he is fried. He can barely respond and his eyes are super red. Well whatever.
Izuku pops some eye drops to get rid of the redness.
"Hold still." he says before doing the same for Shigaraki.
They get out and head to the bar. When they get there All For One is waiting in a booth and the bar is otherwise empty. Except for Kurogiri of course.
"Have a seat." calls All For One.
"Jobs done." says Izuku.
"Good. Where is it?" asks All For One.
"Backseat. Wrapped in a tarp." says Izuku, "You want me to get it?"
"Later. For now sit down." says All For One.
They comply.
"How'd it go?" asks All For One.
"Smooth enough. Could have been better. Could have been a lot worse." says Izuku.
"Property damage?" asks All For One.
"I'll admit we could have been cleaner on that. We tore that place up a fair bit but we weren't the first people to trash the place a bit." says Izuku.
"Will it blend in?" asks All For One.
"Not perfectly. I'm sure you could tell if you looked that it was a fight. That said I don't think that anybody is gonna know until they start tearing the place down and I don't think they'll be able to tell." says Izuku.
"It's fine." replies All For One, "How did he do?"
"He did good. I probably could have managed on my own knowing what I'm dealing with but it would have been harder." says Izuku.
"Go get the body from the car." says All For One.
"Cmon." says Izuku.
"He stays here. I want his story." says All For One.
Well fuck.
"Gotcha. I'll be right back." says Izuku.
He does what he's told and gets the body. When he gets back in Shigaraki is gone.
"You gave him drugs?" asks All For One.
Izuku hits him with a deadpan stare and doesn't respond.
"He really did well?" asks All For One.
"As well as anybody I could have asked for. As well as some of my best men could have." says Izuku.
"Good. I'll give him a little more freedom then." says All For One before clapping.
A portal opens in the middle of the room.
"This way." says All For One.
"Where is he?" asks Izuku.
"The shower he smells." says All For One.
"Should I?" asks Izuku.
"You smell like an air freshener and maybe febreze." says All For One.
Izuku, All For One, and the Nomu corpse walk through the portal. On the other side of the room is some type of operating room.
All For One takes his helmet off and connects himself to this big chair with some medical equipment. Izuku sets the Nomu on the table.
"So we're good? You'll keep an eye on the syndicate and let me know if they find me?" asks Izuku.
"I will."
"And you'll stop them?" asks Izuku.
"I will.
"Okay. Then may I go?" asks Izuku.
A door behind All For One opens and a short old man walks in. Dr. Tsubasa? Wait. Wait.
Izuku's hand slides to his magnum. He cranks his regeneration, he needs to be alert.
"Midoriya?" asks All For One.
Izuku hates using his reserve blood energy. The stuff he used when he fought overhaul. It makes him more aggressive. He kinda loses it a little. He needs the speed though.
In less then a second and faster than Izuku himself could see he draws and fires a hole in All For One's life support and dives for the helmet.
"NOBODY FUCKING MOVE!" shouts Izuku.
He holds the helmet in front of him but tucks it against his chest. All For One won't risk destroying his functioning life support.
"Explain." Demands All For One, with electricity flaring between his fingers.
"The man who can steal quirks has my childhood quirk counselor working for him and I'm quirkless. It poses a few questions." says Izuku.
"I promise that we didn't take it. It was never there." says Tsubasa, putting his hands up placatingly.
His heart rate picked up. He's lying. He had it. He had one.
"What was it?" Izuku asks.
"I told you-" starts Tsubasa.
"I can tell when people lie." says Izuku.
Tsubasa looks at All For One.
"He can." replies All For One, but his voice is raspy.
"It was telekinesis. The strongest we'd seen." says Tsubasa.
"Give it back." says Izuku.
"I lost it fighting All Might. He beat quite a few out of me." says All For One.
Izuku sighs and tosses him the helmet.
"Hold your end of the deal. Portal my back to the bar. Fuck you Tsubasa." says Izuku.
"I go by Garaki these days." says Garaki apparently.
"Fuck you Garaki."
"Midoriya." says All For One.
"What?" asks Izuku.
"I didn't know." says All For One.
"Again." says Izuku.
"I didn't know." says All For One again.
No change in heartbeat but it's not foolproof. Garaki looks guilty though. He can tell its genuine because he's echolocating to get a feel of his face.
"Ok." says Izuku
"Ok?" asks All For One.
"Yeah, now send me to the bar. And respectfully fuck you too." says Izuku.
"Fair." All For One claps and a portal opens.
What a day.
Authors Note
Hey it's been a while. I'm trying to update at least once a month. It feels doable but also consistent. I might do more I might do less we'll see.
Ryder Larson: It has been a minute. It's good to see you again. I didn't plan to make a longer chapter it just kinda happened. I don't know if it'll keep happening but we'll see. I've been having fun doing Shigaraki and Izuku.