A/N: I'm not much of a sports guy, but before we begin this next TodoDekulicious chapter, I'd like to extend my middle finger to the Golden State Warriors. Seriously, Steph Curry can go screw himself.

Todoroki was driving with Deku through a torrential downpour. They'd left an anime convention in Tokyo and were heading home. The weather reports had said something about rain, but nothing about it being this heavy. Nevertheless, Todoroki was determined to get home. Granted, she was making an effort to be safe, but still, she wanted to get home badly. However, the trip home would be hampered when Todoroki heard and felt the familiar "bumpity bumpity" sound of a tire going flat, so she pulled her Oldsmobile over, put it in "Park", put the hazard lights on and went to inspect the car. As it turned out, the left front tire was the one that went flat, so she popped open the Oldsmobile's trunk. Being an older, full-size car, this Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight had a full-size spare tire. While this problem was taken care of, Todoroki frantically searched through the trunk and found no trace of a jack.

"Come on, where did I put that jack!?" said Todoroki.

Defeated for now, Todoroki returned to the cabin of the car.

"Did you call JAF?" asked Todoroki.

Deku nodded. "I did. However, they said it would be at least an hour before somebody gets here."

"In the meantime, let's just stay in the car."

"Good idea."

Thus, Deku and Todoroki stayed in the Oldsmobile, while the rain continued to pour. Occasionally, a flash of lightning would streak across the sky, providing a source of light other than the intermittent illumination given off by the car's hazard flashers.

"So, Shoko, since we're out here in the middle of nowhere, unable to return home for now, how do you want to pass the time?"

Todoroki stroked her chin. "That's a good question. Personally, I was thinking, maybe…we could play 'Truth or Dare'?"

Deku nodded. "That could work. Who should go first?"

"I'm not sure. Why don't we play 'Jan-Ken-Pon' to decide?"

"OK!"

And so, Deku and Todoroki played a round of what in the US would be called "Rock Paper Scissors". Deku chose "paper", while Todoroki chose "scissors".

"Looks like it's your turn," said Todoroki. "Truth or dare?"

"Dare!"

"Very well. I dare you to show me your best All Might impression!"

Deku chuckled. "Very well!" He changed his face and voice to resemble that of the legendary Symbol of Peace. "Have no fear! I am here!"

Todoroki giggled when she heard Deku's All Might impression.

"OK, your turn!" said Deku, now sporting his usual voice and face. "Truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"OK, so…have you ever been jealous of any of the other girls in our class?"

Todoroki smiled and averted her gaze. "Well, I was kinda jealous of Yaoyorozu, but other than that, not really. Truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"Have you ever had a crush on any girls besides me?"

"Well, I'm aware of the rumors regarding me and Uraraka, but the truth is – and this might surprise you – I had a really big crush on Asui."

"Oh? Why?"

"Well, I really love the way she does her hair, and she has a really cute face and voice, not to mention a nice body…not that yours isn't nice, I mean."

Todoroki giggled. "Deku, you're such a sweetheart!"

"Well, I tend to be sweet on people, especially people like you who showed a need for it!"

"Come here!"

Todoroki leaned closer to Deku as if she were going to kiss him. However, before her lips could meet his, a pair of headlights approached the car from the other side of the road before coming to a stop, so she pulled away and looked over at the Toyota HiAce parked on the other side of the road.

"Could that be the JAF guy now?" asked Todoroki.

"Let me see something…" Deku looked at his phone. "I only called them a few minutes ago."

"Let me take care of this…"

Todoroki got out of the car and waved at the mysterious shadowy figure who got out of the van.

"Hey, we need help!" said Todoroki. "One of our tires is…"

Todoroki cut herself off when a flash of lightning revealed the mysterious figure's skull face and the glint of an axe blade. She gasped when she saw this and turned to her Oldsmobile.

"DEKU, HELP!"

Seeing that Todoroki was in trouble, Deku got out of the car and rushed over to her.

"Shoko, what's wrong?"

"Over there!"

Todoroki thrust her index finger in the direction of the assailant, but…

"Over where?" said Deku.

"Did you not see that evil killer with the axe!?"

"Shoko, there's nothing there but that van."

Todoroki dropped her jaw when she saw that the mysterious figure had disappeared, and yet the van was still there. Without question, they searched the van, only to find nobody in it.

"We should find somewhere else to wait," said Todoroki. "The car's not safe."

"But where?"

Todoroki looked around, and for a moment, she saw a mailbox illuminated by her Oldsmobile's hazard flashers. Looking further down the driveway, she saw a large house off in the distance as another flash of lightning streaked across the sky.

"That house over there!" Todoroki pointed in the direction of the house.

Deku looked over to where the house was. "Shoko, that seems like a bad idea to me! The writer's probably expecting us to go in! What if there are evil monsters in there?"

"What choice do we have? If we stay with the car, we're probably doomed if a wanton motorist comes for us!"
Deku sighed. "All right, we'll go in the house, but I'm doing so under severe protest!"

"Your protest is noted and understood!"

Continuing to struggle against the wind and rain, Deku and Todoroki headed for the house. Upon getting closer, they noticed that it was in a bit of disrepair. When they stepped on the porch, Deku knocked on the door. He got no response at first, so he knocked again, this time a bit more loudly.

"Hello!" said Deku. "Is there anyone in there?"

Deku knocked a bit more loudly than the last time, but he still got no response.

"Hey, let us in! We need some shelter from the rain!"

Deku and Todoroki still got no response, so Deku banged on the door quite hard. Still, there was no response, so with no other options, he decided to try opening the door and going in himself. Fortunately – or so it seemed – the door was unlocked, so they took their footwear off and went inside. Inside, it was pitch black, so Deku and Todoroki used the flashlights on their phones to search around in the darkness. Judging by what they could see, this house had fallen into disuse, with old, creaky floorboards, cobwebs covering various objects, old furniture that needed refinishing, even a dead wasps' nest on the ceiling.

"Guess nobody's home," said Deku.

"Let me turn on the lights…"

Since the house was retrofitted with electric lighting, Todoroki looked around for the nearest light switch and found one. Unfortunately, turning it on did nothing, and an attempt to turn on a nearby lamp on a small table did nothing, either.

"Shoko…why is your hand on my shoulder?"

"I'm not touching your shoulder."

Deku looked over at Todoroki and noticed that she was opposite the side of his body where he was being touched. Realizing that there was quite possibly a ghost in the house, he freaked out and ran away waving his arms around.

"DEKU, WAIT!"

Todoroki went after Deku, trying to allay his fears when all of a sudden, in one hallway, a giant skull leapt out at her, laughing evilly. She screamed as she recoiled from the terror, falling on her ass. She was unhurt otherwise, and she got back up and quickly looked around for Deku.

"Deku!? Deku!?"

Seeing no trace of Deku, Todoroki decided to proceed in the general direction of where she last saw him, hoping to find him.

As for Deku, once he was sure he'd gotten away from whatever it was that had laid its hand on his shoulder, he closed a door behind him and laid his back against it, sweating, huffing and puffing. Throughout his lifetime, he'd heard his fair share of tales about haunted houses, but up until now, he thought they were merely that: tales. Having gotten a taste of what this abode had to offer, though, he was doubting himself. Nevertheless, he was determined to find his dear Todoroki.

"There has to be a way back to Shoko," said Deku to himself. "I think I heard her chasing after me after I got spooked, but I must've lost her. I could go back through that door and try to find her again, but what if I run into more spooky creatures again, and worse, what if they took her away? There has to be another way out of this room, but if there is no other way, I'll have to make my own way because mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter…"

"COME ON IN HERE!" said a demonic voice.

Deku screamed as he saw another door open into a hazy, bright red room. Worse, the opening of the door caused a swarm of bats to fly into the room where he was, and he screamed and swatted about as he attempted to bat away the bats. Not wanting to become bat food, he scurried to the new door, seeing no other way out. He entered another hallway, and he tried his best to make his way back to Todoroki, coming into another room that had a dead end.

As for Todoroki, she was proceeding through the hallway where Deku was last seen. Though she hadn't a clue as to where he was at the moment, and though the house was giving her more creeps than Radiohead, she refused to give up. She opened a nearby door, which led into a bedroom. Like the rest of the house, it was similarly decrepit, though one item of interest that she caught was the fact that the queen-size bed was neatly-made.

"Deku?"

No response.

"Deku, it's Shoko. Are you in here?"

Still no response. Figuring that Deku would've responded affirmatively if he'd heard her, she left that room and proceeded onwards, using her fire not only as a source of light, but also readying herself in case of attack. Soon enough, she got to another room and got spooked when a bunch of bats flew out upon opening the door. Her flame burned brighter and hotter, and she very nearly burned the entire house down.

"OK, get a hold of yourself, Shoko." Todoroki took a couple of deep breaths. "Deku couldn't have gone far. Besides, there are only so many rooms in this house."

Aside from the bats, the room that Todoroki entered was pretty much empty. The hazy red glow that emanated from the other hallway was still present, so she followed it, hoping to find him before it was too late.

Meanwhile, Deku took a look at his surroundings. Like the rest of the house, there were a bunch of old knick-knacks strewn about that were covered in cobwebs, but one thing of note was a large wine rack on one wall with more than a few bottles of wine.

"Hello, visitor," said a deep, mysterious male voice, quite possibly the same one from before.

Deku raised his fists. "Who are you!? Show yourself, wherever you are!"

"I am the one who has inhabited this house since years after my passing. Though my body is becoming part of the ecosystem, my soul remains here."

"If you are the one who lives here, then why do you haunt me and my girlfriend?"

"Because you two are intruding on my peace and quiet."

Deku uncurled one of his fists and extended his hand, palm facing forwards. "Look, we don't want any trouble! If it means that much to you, then we'll leave you be!"

"I'm afraid I cannot allow that. You two must become my prisoners forever."

Suddenly, a couple of the wine bottles removed themselves from the rack and hurled themselves at Deku, who dodged them as best as he could. Recognizing them as a threat, he resorted to another tactic…

"DELAWARE SMASH!"

All of the wine bottles exploded, showering the immediate vicinity with small shards of glass and random vintages. Having eliminated that threat, Deku attempted to exit the room, but found that the door was locked.

"Did you really think you could exit this room that easily?" said the owner's spirit. "You are doomed to remain here."

Despite what the owner said, Deku was intently determined to break out of this room, and no amount of locked doors would keep him from that goal.

"Deku, are you in there?"

Deku paused temporarily when he heard Shoko's voice from the other side of the door.

"Yeah, I'm in here!" said Deku. "Can you get me out?"

"Let me try…" Todoroki attempted to pry the door open. "It's stuck!"

"Stand back, I've got an idea!"

Todoroki obeyed Deku's command. "OK!"

Ignoring the furniture that was being hurled at him, Deku readied his fist.

"DETROIT SMASH!"

Fortunately, this had enough force to break the door open, and Deku was free.

"Come on, let's get out of here!" said Deku.

"But what about the rain? We don't even know if the JAF guy is here yet!"

"Never mind that! Anything is better than staying in this haunted house! Hold my hand!"

And so, Deku led Todoroki back to the beginning of the house. Along the way, more apparitions jumped out at them and attempted to scare them, but with each other's love bolstering their spirits, they decided to tough it out and run right through as if nothing mattered. Both of them were pouring buckets of sweat and breathing heavily, but all they cared about was getting out alive. Soon enough, they made it to the front door, but unfortunately, no matter how hard they tried, this door was also sealed shut.

"All right, let me try this again!"

Deku readied himself for another Detroit Smash. Just then, him and Todoroki heard knocking on the door.

"Hello, is anyone in here?" asked a male voice from outside.

"HELP US!" screamed Todoroki. "We're trapped, and there are evil monsters in here!"

The door slid open, and there stood a man dressed in the typical uniform of the Japan Automobile Federation: a white helmet, an orange/blue jacket, an orange vest with reflective stripes, orange pants and black leather boots.

"Are you two OK?" asked the JAF guy. "What were you two doing in this house?"

"My girlfriend suffered a flat tire, and we needed a place to stay in the rain," replied Deku. "Unfortunately, evil monsters and ghosts tried to attack us!"

The JAF guy nodded. "Yes, there have been many legends and superstitions about this old house. You two are lucky to be alive. Anyways, I presume your girlfriend is the owner of that red Oldsmobile?"

Todoroki nodded. "I am."

"Well, then let's get that tire changed."

Deku and Todoroki looked at each other briefly before gathering up their footwear and following the JAF guy back to Todoroki's Oldsmobile.

"Say, did you notice a van parked on the other side of the road?" asked Deku.

"No, the only other car I saw parked near this house was your girlfriend's Oldsmobile," replied the JAF guy.

Chills ran up and down Deku's and Todoroki's spines as they realized that the hauntings might not be over yet.

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