in the shadows - Bakugou x reader

1 - quirkless loser

Story warnings- swearing, violence, lemons (maybe?).

Y/N's POV
There he was.

I pulled back the string on my bow and squeezed my left eye shut.

Perfect.

As I released the arrow, it pierced straight thorough his neck, he choked for a moment, before falling to the ground as his breathing stopped completely.

Ground Zero looked around in confusion before narrowing his eyes at me as I jumped down from my space on the roof of the shed, "what the hell!?"

I strutted over to the dead body before hauling it over my shoulder, "thanks for keeping him occupied, but my people have business with him."

He wasn't amused, he yanked my arm back, letting the dead man crash back into the ground, "who the hell are you and where the fuck do you think you're going with him?"

I glanced between his eyes and his hand wrapped tightly around my upper arm, "I believe I'm the one who just saved your life, hero."

He practically threw my arm from his hand, "tch. You didn't save me, I was handling it."

I ignored him and leaned down to grab the dead body again whilst mumbling, "wow, I guess that makes me a hero in some sense."

But he grabbed back onto my arm, "you aren't going anywhere, you just killed that guy."

I raised an eyebrow, "so?"

"Are you fucking stupid!? So now I have to get your dumb ass to the police station."

I reached for my thigh to grab my knife, but he tightened his grip on my arm, releasing little explosions on my skin, "try anything and I'll blow you to pieces."

I hissed at the discomfort, "come on, I just helped you out!"

"No, you just gave me extra paperwork to do, you fucking dumbass."

He's just as rude as I remember him being.

As he grabbed onto my other arm, pulling my wrists together behind my back and forcing me to walk in front of him, he paused and examined me from head to toe.

"No way... you're that shitty weapon villain, Shadow." he cuffed me before stepping in front of me and examining my face, "tch. Pathetic, and here I thought that Shadow was gonna be a little more of a challenge, but no, you're just another shitty villain, a weakling."

I scoffed, rolling my eyes, "you're the same asshole you always were."

—

"I heard that Y/N and Izuku want to go to UA, crazy, right?"

I gulped as I watched the blond boy stop dead in his tracks before slowly turning to face me, "is that so? What are you doing applying for UA, you quirkless loser!?"

"Oh, uh- hello, Katsuki. I, uh- well, Izuku told me that he was applying so I thought... you know, I might as well give it a shot... since, well... I wanna be a hero, too."

He mockingly laughed in my face before shoving me back, forcing me against the brick wall, "you moron, you really think UA would let a quirkless loser like you in? You and Deku really are idiots."

—

He was right back then, I didn't get into UA... but if UA meant that people like him would be praised as heroes, then I'm glad I didn't get in.

He ignored my comment and dragged me towards the end of the alley which led out onto the main street.

Crap. I need to stall for a little longer.

"So, Ground Zero, you're just going to leave him for some poor passerby to find?"

Katsuki turned around and looked back at the dead body sprawled across the floor, groaning before dragging me back over to it and hauling it over his shoulder, "keep your mouth shut, idiot."

Think, Y/N, think.

Stall him.

"You know, Katsuki, I thought you would've grown up after all these years."

He furrowed his eyebrows and turned to face me, "the fuck did you just call me?"

"Katsuki. Wow, I'm almost offended that you don't remember me."

I plastered a look of fake hurt on my face as he examined me trying to figure out who I was. He dropped the dead body again and rubbed at the smudged face paint around my eyes, trying to get a better look at my face.

I jerked my head away and whined, "get off! You're getting his blood on my face!"

"Shut up! Who the hell are you!?"

I flicked my eyebrows up, "oh? So you have changed? Back when I knew you, you wouldn't have cared to find out who I was."

"I don't care who you are. It's my fucking job, you moron."

Come on, Lightning, where are you?

I looked around before turning back to him and smiling, "you're taller than I remember, but I guess it has been a long time since I saw you up close."

His anger only increased by the second, he wrapped his hand around my neck, threateningly, "you tell me your name right fucking now or I'll blast you to pieces."

I felt a smirk crawl onto my lips as I mocked, "and damage your career as a hero? When you haven't even reached number one yet? Not that you ever will, but still."

His grip grew tighter and I felt his hand warm up, "fucking try me, you piece of shit!"

I felt my smile falter as I attempted to take a breath, "okay! I can't- please."

He let go of my neck and spat, "your name."

I gasped for breath before straightening my spine and sighing, "honestly, I doubt knowing my name would do anything for you. You never used it anyway-"

Right on cue, I felt strong hands wrap around me and before I could blink I was back on the roof along with Lightning and the guy I had killed earlier.

From below us, I heard Katsuki yell, "what the fuck!?"

Before he had the chance to figure out where we were, I smirked at Lightning before yelling down, "it was nice catching up with you, Katsuki! See you around!"

And before he was able to fathom a response, we were gone.