Marinette was crying her eyes out in her dorm, shocked that Luka would've cheated on her like that. Granted, she had it coming to her given that she too was cheating with Todoroki, but still, she wallowed in the pain of knowing that she got what she gave. Tikki even gave her two cents on the matter:
"Marinette, I still like you, but I did warn you that continuing to engage in a relationship with Todoroki would lead to this."
"I know, and I'm sorry! I promise I won't do this again! Please, don't hate me for this!"
"Marinette, I don't hate you. I just hope you've learned your lesson from this whole thing, and I know Luka will forgive you at some point."
Marinette smiled weakly. "Maybe you're right. Thanks for your support, Tikki."
"You're welcome, Marinette!"
And with that, one of the akumas was diverted.
Like Marinette, Luka was still crying, lamenting not only the loss of his Love Song, but also the fact that he was stupid enough to cheat on her with Deko. Sass commented on the situation:
"Luka, I enjoy serving you, but I must say that you were foolish to cheat on poor Marinette."
"You're right, Sass. What was I thinking? I'm such a fool! I just wanna make this right, but I don't know how!"
"Give her time. If she too is sorry, then she will forgive you, and all will be right with the world. Just promise me that you'll never be unfaithful to her again, OK?"
Luka nodded. "I promise. Just don't let me get akumatized or anything, OK?"
"I'll do everything in my power to keep you safe, Luka.
Luka smiled. "Thanks, Sass."
"You're welcome, Luka."
And thus, a second akuma was diverted, leaving only two more to go.
Todoroki was also crying, having not done so in what seemed like ages. He'd worked so hard to earn Deko's love, and he lamented how he foolishly threw it away on some silly fling with a clumsy blunette. Then, while crying about his situation, he heard knocking on his door.
"Go away!" said Todoroki.
"Todoroki, it's me, Yaoyorozu."
Todoroki let out a trembling sigh. "All right…come in."
Yaoyorozu entered Todoroki's dorm and sat down on the bed.
"Before I say anything else, let me say this," said Yaoyorozu. "What were you thinking, Todoroki!? Were you out of your mind?"
Todoroki nodded. "Apparently, I was, and I wasn't thinking. God, I'm so stupid."
Yaoyorozu put a hand on Todoroki's shoulder. "You're not stupid. You just made a very big mistake. People make mistakes all the time. The important thing is that you own up to it and apologize for it."
"But how? Deko probably wants nothing to do with me after what I just did."
Yaoyorozu wrapped her arm around Todoroki. "Give her time. I'm sure she'll accept your apology when she's ready. In the meantime, I just want to let you know that in spite of this, deep down inside, I still think you're a good person, and I'm happy to be your friend."
"Yaoyorozu…"
Todoroki gave Yaoyorozu a big hug, and she gladly returned it. Even if he did blow it with Deko, he was feeling better now that his best friend was there to comfort him, and it gave him hope that he could repair his broken relationship. With that, the akuma meant for him was diverted, so there remained just one more akuma…
Like Marinette, Luka and Todoroki, Deko was crying as she lamented how her relationship with Todoroki went south. Like him, she hadn't intended for things with Luka to go that far, and now she was questioning everything in her existence. She too heard knocking on her door.
"Whoever it is, leave me alone," said Deko.
"I know you're upset, but I just wanna talk, nerd."
Deko froze when she recognized Kacchan's voice.
"All right…come on in."
Kacchan entered Deko's dorm and sat down on her bed with her.
"Ordinarily, I would yell at ya and be all 'what the crap' about ya cheatin' on Todoroki, but the thing is, I never liked that Luka guy, and I don't want ya to be sad 'cause you're my best friend."
"K-Kacchan…did you really mean that?"
"Of course. I mean, I don't think it was right for ya to cheat on Todoroki, either, but I don't blame ya entirely."
"Kacchan…listen, I…I just wanna let you know that I forgive you for all the times you bullied me and just treated me like crap. I realize it probably won't change how you feel about me, and you'll probably think I'm stupid, but if anything ever happened to either of us…well, I couldn't live with myself if I didn't get that off my chest."
Kacchan wrapped his arm around Deko. "Deko, you're not stupid. You're the smartest girl I know, and that's one thing I really admire about ya. As a matter of fact, I ain't mad at you anymore for havin' a better Quirk than me. I couldn't be, not after ya saved me from the League of Villains."
"Oh Kacchan…"
Deko gave Kacchan a big hug and continued to cry, and he held on to her as well. In this moment, despite screwing things up with Todoroki, she felt good about herself, knowing that at least Kacchan cared about her. Even though she felt horrible about herself, she still clung on to the hope that she could patch things up with Todoroki. On a bright note, because of their friendship, the last remaining akuma was diverted. Even so, Deko continued to hold on to Kacchan for what seemed like an eternity. There was nothing she was more grateful for right now than knowing that they'd forgiven each other. She did, however, let go when she felt that much better.
"Deko, mind if I ask ya somethin' else?"
Deko nodded. "Go ahead."
"Would ya like to take a walk with me?"
Deko averted her gaze. "I'm not too sure about that. What if I run into Todoroki?"
"Relax, he won't be there. Knowing him, he's probably hanging out with Boobs."
"Who?"
"I meant the chick who can create all that stuff."
"Oh, you mean Yaoyorozu? Oh, right. In that case, I'll take a walk with you." Deko smiled.
Kacchan smiled as well. "Great! Let's quit screwin' around, then."
Deko and Kacchan stepped outside the dorms and took a walk. During the walk, Deko wrapped an arm around Kacchan.
"Deko, you're my best friend, but do ya really have to do that? Besides, wasn't cheatin' on Todoroki once enough?"
"Relax, I only meant it as a friendly gesture!"
Kacchan merely grumbled. Then, they stopped dead in their tracks when they heard a familiar voice:
"Yeah, they should be akumatized pretty soon!" said Chloé
"…"
"All right, I'll be ready. See you then, Mr. Shigaraki."
Deko gasped, and quickly dragged Kacchan behind a bush.
"Kacchan, do you know what this means!?" whispered Deko.
"No, but I get the feelin' it's bad."
"Chloé's the traitor! We have to tell All Might ASAP!"
Kacchan narrowed his eyes. "Wait…was she the bitch who made ya cry, too?"
Deko shook her head. "I don't know, but…"
"THAT'S IT! I'm givin' her a piece of my mind!"
Kacchan stomped out from behind the bush.
"Kacchan, WAIT!"
Deko reached out for Kacchan, but it was too late:
"HEY, ARE YOU THE BITCH WHO MADE MY BEST FRIEND CRY!?"
Chloé put her fists on her hips. "Excuse me? Did you not learn how to talk to women or did your parents just let you out of your cage to go to school?"
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY!?"
"I said, do you even know who I am?"
"YEAH, YOU'RE THAT BITCH WHO THINKS SHE'S BETTER THAN ALL OF US! YA BETTER APOLOGIZE FOR MAKIN' MY BEST FRIEND CRY!"
"Who says I made your pathetic friend cry? At most, you probably have circumstantial evidence!"
"CIRCUMSTANCE THIS!" Kacchan flipped off Chloé.
"Know what? Up yours too! I'm outta here! Ridiculous! Utterly ridiculous!"
Chloé stomped off in a huff.
"HEY, DON'T YOU WALK AWAY FROM ME!"
Kacchan attempted to go after Chloé, but Deko grabbed his arm.
"We don't have any time to waste on her!" said Deko. "Let's find All Might!"
Deko and Kacchan hurried to All Might's office, where Deko knocked on the door.
"Who is it?"
"All Might, it's Deko! This is an emergency!"
"Come on in, then."
Deko and Kacchan entered All Might's office.
"What's going on, Midoriya and Bakugo?"
"We know who the traitor is!" said Deko. "It's Chloé!"
"Really? How did you find out about this?"
"We were taking a walk when I heard her on the phone with Shigaraki!"
All Might sat up. "All right, I'll inform Aizawa and the others. Don't do anything until we give you the orders, OK?"
Deko nodded. "Right. What do you want us to do until then?"
"Return to your dorms for now. We'll contact you when we know more."
"OK. Kacchan, let's go!"
Deko and Kacchan headed back to the dorms.
Meanwhile, Chloé was still steamed about Kacchan yelling at her. This turned out to be a prime akuma attractant, and it nestled in one of her bracelets.
"Queen Wasp, remember me? I am Hawk Moth. I can help you bring UA to its knees! I only ask one thing of you: bring me the Miraculouses!"
Chloe smiled deviously. "Yes, Master."
With that, Chloe was akumatized into Queen Wasp, and things were about to get very interesting at UA.
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