She felt her chest quickly rise and fall, her eyes darting from left to right as both boys continued to pant after Toga who had long since reverted back to her normal form and let Bousou have his fun in pummeling them.
"Stop it! Please stop!" she continued to shout through the tape but only came out muffled as the tears continued to trickle down her moist cheeks.
Lifting her hand Toga signaled for Bousou to stop while keeping her eyes glued to Uraraka. "What's the matter Ochaco? Not enjoying the show?" Toga grinned stretching her arms above her head before jumping out of her seat and extracting a knife. "I suppose you're right. I wonder what else we'll do to them?"
A sob rose in Urarakas throat as tears continued to prickle her eyes and she struggled against her own restraints. She met both pairs of eyes as sweat continued to gather on their exhausted bruised and bloodied faces, but both Deku and Bakugo continued to reassure her with a slight nod that they were ok.
"And I guess you have a lot of questions for me too, don't you my sweet little Ochaco?" Toga giggled walking around Uraraka's chair and playfully twirled the knife in her hand.
"Get away from her!"
Shooting Bakugo a warning glance, Toga leaned closer to her dragging the knife down Urarakas cheek, not enough to draw blood but enough to make the gravity user wince.
"I can't lie and say I didn't enjoy our girl talks." Toga smiled when she saw Uraraka turn her face away. "I told you that you couldn't get rid of me, didn't I? From the moment I took Ms. Yano's form and applied to UA I've kept my eyes on you."
"No…"
"UGH having to sit there and talk and talk and talk to a bunch of high school kids for the last couple of years could be so annoying! But then again it was worth it." Toga moved to face her. "I waited patiently for you to come to me…tried to steer you in my direction with Yasha's ongoing nightmares but nothing worked! But when you did come and see me eventually…I was so happy." Toga happily grinned turning in circles until she abruptly stopped "But then he had to come and ruin everything!" she pointed her knife towards Bakugo who didn't dare remove his eyes from them. "Just like he always did!" Turning back to face Uraraka Toga let her eyes drop down. "Don't you get it Ochaco…he's always been between us…I'm trying to make you see, I'm trying to make you understand that he's not good enough for you!"
'Yes he is!' She mentally tried to scream out to him when she met his eyes.
Snapping her head up Toga's face could barely contain the sadness and anger whirling around in her. "I hated you…I still do bestie. You took EVERYTHING from me! I wanted you dead! I still do…but before I can finally let you go…I need you to suffer. To suffer as much as I have, to have everything taken away from you the way you did me…."
"Don't!" Deku shouted wincing from the pain.
'Toga…' Closing her eyes she could feel the knife lifting her trembling chin.
"After the attack last year, I was thrilled when you started visiting me more frequently - or Ms. Yano I should say, but I needed to make sure you kept visiting me so I gave you a little nudge in my direction!" Toga laughed when Urarakas eyes widened as the blood drained from her face, and tears started to gather once more in her shaking eyes. "Yup you got it bestie! Your precious daddy had to go and I enjoyed every single minute of it!"
"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Bakugo shouted struggling with the restraints and ignoring the pain on his wrists. "DON'T LISTEN TO HER!"
"You know I'm getting really tired of you." Toga nodded her head letting Bousou get in a good punch to his stomach making the blond grunt and cough out in pain. "Don't you know it's rude to interrupt?" Toga frowned but it quickly vanished when she thought back to the day. "Your daddy's face was so priceless when he saw his precious little girl run a knife right through his gut. I'll never forget that look." She smiled when she heard Uraraka's muffled screams and cries. "Remember what I told you before…everyone always seems to die around you and they just leave you….so this shouldn't surprise you."
"You bitch-" Bakugo growled but was cut off when Bousous fist came crashing down on his face.
Ignoring him Toga leaned down enjoying every expression on Uraraka face. "And you shouldn't feel sad since after that, we became even closer wouldn't you agree? We were almost inseparable!"
Her cries turned into whimpers as Toga continued to go over every detail of that night forcefully grabbing her by the hair to keep her eyes on her. "The way you would just cry to me after that…so priceless."
"No wonder you were such a shitty therapist…" Bakugo slowly lifted his head after another punch to the gut.
"Quiet you." Toga glared at Bakugo before turning back to Uraraka. "I still remember everything you told me." Toga's eyes gleamed as she tightened her hold on her hair. "Every insecurity…every doubt…every pained memory you tried to work your way through just so I could shatter it all over again." Dropping her hands Toga swiftly walked over to Bakugo eyeing him carefully. "I made it my mission to erase everything you cared for but for some reason he wouldn't back off, isn't that right Katsuki Bakugo? You even came to Ms. Yano…but even after I told you to leave her alone you didn't listen to me."
"And I never will." His lips drew back in a snarl keeping his cold eyes on her yellow ones. "Try kicking me down all you want, but I'll just get right back up and tell you to go to hell because you'll never get rid of me and I'll never fuckin leave her!"
Gritting her teeth, Toga let out a frustrated scream before jamming her knife into his thigh.
"NO!" Both Deku and Uraraka screamed while Bakugo clenched his mouth shut to try and contain his own scream.
Walking back over to Uraraka who frantically tried to keep her eyes on Bakugo, Toga shrugged. "He'll survive…for now." Toga said over her shoulder before regarding her again. "The plan was to kill him back at the dorms, but Kenzo convinced me to let him live."
'Katsuki…' Uraraka continued to stare with tear filled eyes.
"But I'm afraid our little talk will need to continue later." Toga swiftly stood straighter looking over Uraraka's shoulder with a small smile when the door suddenly opened.
"Toga are you done playing yet?"
"I can continue later." She waved off taking a step back. "But I did enjoy myself."
"Good." A small voice said walking inside and letting her green eyes scan the room and nodding towards the people outside watching them. "Now let's get to it."
"Who is that?" Deku frowned watching the small figure approach them with a smile on her face and an unnerving interest sparkling in her eyes.
Narrowing his eyes Bakugo watched Uraraka frantically trying to remove her restraints while her eyes showed nothing but fear as she vigorously shook her head.
'No…please no!'
Moving her white hair from her shoulders the little girl let her eyes look between all three. "Izuku Midoriya…Katsuki Bakugo…and Ochaco Uraraka, I've been looking forward to meet you all in person for quite some time."
"Don't give a shit. Who are you?"
"Woah so rude. And such a potty mouth too…."" she shook her head disapprovingly. "But I guess if I were in your shoes, I would be a little upset too. My names Hana."
"Hana?" Deku shakily eyed the little girl standing in front of them feeling utter crawling all the way down to the soles of his shoes, remembering what the vestiges told him 'You can't let Hana get her hands on One for All under any circumstances.'
The silence in the room that followed felt defending as they stared at the innocent face staring back at them, but the cold in her eyes would say otherwise being a mixture of someone who was beyond her years and experienced things none of them would want to find out.
"Yup!" Hana happily extended her hand to Deku before giggling. "I suppose you're not able to shake my hand so let's just get down to business shall we Izuku. Now…you have One for All and I want it." She simply said as if she was asking for something perfectly reasonable.
Shaking his head Bakugo was about to tell her to get lost but bit down on his tongue as a blinding pain shot through his skull.
"No interruptions." Hana said keeping her back towards him and red eyes fixed on Deku her smile long gone. "I'll make it even easier for you Izuku. You give me what's mine, and I'll promise not to kill you friends too badly."
A bolt of panic hit Deku as he let his eyes bounce between both Bakugo and Uraraka.
Frantically shaking her head Uraraka tried to plead with her eyes for him not to give in and heard Bakugo shouting the same.
"Don't you fuckin do it Deku! You hear me?!"
Pulling on his retrains Deku's pulse quickened at the thought of any more harm coming to the people he cared about. "Let them go!"
Giggling Hana playfully shook her head. "You're so silly. Why would I do that?"
"Because they have nothing to do with this!"
"Not true." Hana grinned at the green haired boy.
It didn't matter how much he begged and pleaded; Hana just continued to stare at him like she was trying to decipher which was the better way to get what she wanted.
"So how about it?"
Desperately lifting his tears strained eyes to stare at his friends, Deku saw both of them shake their heads.
"I'll tell you the same thing I've told your guards. That's not going to happen!"
"Ok." Hana grinned, turning to nod at Bousou and Kage as they walked over to Bakugo. "Are you sure?"
Shaking his head again Bakugo saw the hesitation and fear in Deku's eyes. "Don't even think about it you damn nerd."
Letting out a muffled scream Uraraka flinched with every punch, every agonizing scream that Bakugo tried to contain that could be heard whenever either one of their fists made contact with him. "STOP IT!"
"STOP PLEASE! Just…" Deku shouted when Bousou lifted his bloodied fists again and Hana signaled him to stop.
"I believe Izuku wants to say something."
"Enough…leave Kacchan alone...please…" Deku cried dropping his head.
"All you have to do is give me what I want." Hana's small child-like hands lifted Dekus chin to see Bakugo's bruised and bloodied face.
"Don't…" Bakugo coughed out already tasting the metallic taste of blood on his lips, knowing what was going through Deku's mind. They couldn't let them get their hands on One for All, even if it cost him his life. "Izuku don't…"
Exhaling loudly Hana clapped her hands smiling. "You guys are fun! So, let's invite more people to play!"
Shaking his head Deku saw her skipping over to an already crying Uraraka. Fear gripped his throat as Hana eyed both boys over her shoulder, her eyes turning a deep shade of red.
"No…!" Bakugo tiredly lifted his head, eyes growing with fear. "NO!"
"Now let's play, shall we?"
Everything blurred Uraraka's vision in an instant as white-hot pain shot through her head then stopped. 'What just happened?!' she managed to regain her breathing before it started back up again.
"Shit…" Bakugo hissed pulling against the restraints ignoring any previous pain when he saw her suck in a sharp breath at the pain Hana was inflicting on her without even touching her. "OCHACO!"
It felt as if she couldn't breathe and if she did it would just make the pain in her body increase. She realized by the look on Hanas face that this was probably all in her mind…probably the work of her quirk. She tried to fight against it, biting back a cry of pain, her whole body convulsed as if just sitting here was pure agony, and her body was burning from the inside out, desperately trying to crawl away.
"STOP!" Deku pleaded frantically trying to get free along with Bakugo who was wildly trashing around watching her with wide eyes.
Every muscle in her face tightened as she continued to breathe through the pain, but it was futile. She could barely make out the faint shouting anymore through the agonizing pain until she lifted her tired eyes and saw Bakugo trying to catch her gaze. 'K-Katsuki…?'
"Ochaco! Ochaco stay with me ok!" he pleaded watching helplessly as the tears streamed down both their faces and her face twisted with pain again. 'Keep your eyes on me ok baby! Please stay with me!"
Unable to contain another sharp scream through the tape she felt herself grow exhausted from trying to wiggle herself free.
"ENOUGH! I'LL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT JUST LET THEM GO!" Deku shouted.
"Sorry Izuku, I'm having too much fun right now." Hana smiled, keeping her eyes on Uraraka.
Anger and adrenaline pumped through his body as Bakugo continued to struggle against his bond, with the remaining strength he had left he would get free. He had to get free.
Dekus chair fell sideways with his own struggle to get free as Bakugo continued to tug and pull against his and finally able to break free himself, his eyes conveyed nothing but pure rage as he punched Kage and Bousou right in the face determined to get to her.
"Not so fast." Hana giggled keeping her eyes on Uraraka just as a few guards came to restrain him.
Punching and kicking his way through, Bakugo suddenly felt a heavy fist collide with his back a second before he heard Bousou chuckle next to his ear. "Look at you…barely able to get up."
Gritting his teeth, he tried to breathe through the pain. He told himself that pain was just an illusory sensation that his mind could shut down at the moment. He had to put that aside. He needed her to be ok.
Barely able to cling to consciousness, her words becoming strangled in her throat, Uraraka was able to lift her throbbing head as the pain continued through her body, watching through blurred vision as Bakugo continued to fight his way through. She could tell that he was hurting with every deep breath he took, barely able to keep his eyes open himself as Deku continued to scream.
'Stop…' she could barely hold on, hoping that they would stop. Her whole mind began to cloud over. 'Is this it? Is this the end?'
"Had enough?" Bousou grinned.
Groaning from the pain, Bakugo exhaled and inhaled again, forcing his aching arms under him, and pushed himself up on his hands and knees. He knew he was fucked; he knew that with every movement he would be done. Keeping his now swollen eyes on her he continued to cough out blood, willing himself to crawl if he had to in order to reach her. She needed him…and he needed her, and he was going to make sure she knew he was there.
"Ochaco…" Reaching his hand out he saw her brown eyes briefly lock with his before her body slumped down in the seat and his body collapsed to the floor.
X
Uraraka felt her body unwilling to listen to her. Whenever she inhaled another flash of pain had her seeing double whenever she would attempt to even try and open her eyes. With the sudden quiet only being overshadowed by the leaky pipe she realized she must be back in their cell. And as sad as it was, she was hoping she was right.
She blinked a few times trying to push through the pain and instead focusing on the mattress she was laying on, allowing the springs digging into her back to keep her there and remind her that she was still breathing.
Lifting a heavy hand to her temple she groaned, the heavyweight of her limbs as well as something else making it hard to move which in turn made gaze drift downwards. "Katsuki?" She managed to rasp out, her lips and throat dry, silently observing the way his head lay on her abdomen, his arms securely wrapped around her waist holding her to him the way a toddler would be afraid to let go.
Closing her eyes, she was thankful to know he was here too, not that it made their situation any better but as long as he was here with her there was still hope that they could get out of this together and free Deku as well. "Katsuki…?" She tried again without any responds.
Lightly stroking his hair, she slowly lifted herself on her elbow not sure how long she had even been out. "K-Katsuki where's Deku?"
Furrowing her brows, she looked down at the unmoving and quiet blond still clinging onto her. "Katsuki?" Light shakes of his shoulders turned more forceful when she realized he wasn't moving or responding to anything she said.
The moment she lifted herself up more his hold on her loosened, carefully turning him over on the mattress and when she did, she felt her breathing stop almost paralyzed. "No…" she choked out the words with the rush of panic. "Katsuki? Katsuki please…please say something! Anything!"
He looked barely recognizable, each part of his face displaying a new bruise hidden underneath blood, when she unbuttoned his shirt, she couldn't help but gasp at the various nasty bruises, marks as well as obvious broken bones littering his body.
"Katsuki…please…you can't leave me…" her voice filled with sobs as she moved some of the hair from his forehead before placing hers against it. "Please wake up! Please…"