Pop Rocks [Kiribaku]

Chapter 21: Not Again

⚠️ Trigger warning ⚠️
A lot of torture and blood

Bakugo POV:

"Wake up, brat!"
A foot was thrown into my face and my eyes snapped open, staring at a dark wooden ceiling. There were splatters of white corrosion mold on the wood, giving it a spattered polka dot look. It was all very familiar.

I slowly lowered my head, expecting the greeting I was met with. Toga sat on the back wall, playing with a couple ratted barbies, her hair thrown up into her typical space bun do. Twice stood beside her, his face hidden behind his dual colored mask. He was quietly muttering to himself, arms flailing around in the fashion of an argument, but he was practically alone. I closed my eyes, not wanting to bring my eyes to the two who I could see in my peripheral who were standing right in front of me. I gritted my teeth and pushed back the tears.

I felt a had grab my hair at the back of my neck and pull it down, forcing me to look up. My eyes slowly opened and I was met with the cool blue eyes of Dabi. He was smiling at me. My anger bubbled and I mustered up the courage to spit in his face. I smirked up at him as he stared at me with surprise, but I was quickly met with a steaming hand to the shoulder. My eyes widened in fear and pain and I squeezed them shut, gritting my teeth together so hard my jaw ached. I could hear faint chuckling from above me, and my stomach churned.

"C'mon Dabi, he's gotta be conscious or else he won't feel any of this." A whiny, scratchy voice said. I felt my world turn gray as the hand was removed. My eyes opened to a head of blue, matted hair, and a pair of dark red eyes. I felt the tears coming and this time I couldn't hold them back and I sobbed, the sound echoing around the room and cutting the chatter from the corner. Everyone stared at me in surprise, even Shigaraki let out a startled laugh. I can't be back here, I just can't. Not again. Scenes from months ago come playing over in my head. The feeling of this same metal chair lighting up with energy. The horrible ticking from some invisible clock that never seemed to stop. The blood that would pour from my body when he used one of those devices on me. I shuddered and leaned over the side of the chair to throw up again, the burning pain flooding through my mouth and nose and stinging my eyes. For a moment all I could hear was the crashing in my ears and my own ragged breathing, but then a hysterical laugh bubbled up in my ears and I felt like just dying. Death would be a merciful and kind gift right now.

"Well look at that, he's scared."
I looked up again with stinging eyes to finally hold eye contact with the madman. He walked over to stand a bit aways from Dabi and placed his foot on a coil of hose I hadn't seen before. My stomach rolled again as he picked up the nozzle and played with it in his hands, keeping his pinkies lifted off the plastic. He smiled at me and I kept my face as unreadable as I could, though I'm sure he could still see the terror rolling through my body. He walked closer and lifted it, miming as if he was going to pull the trigger. I flinched back, hitting my head against the back of the chair and staring at him in horror. He laughed loudly and lowered his hands.

"Well, I see our little playtime last time we saw you is still fresh in your mind. That's good, very good. Maybe now you'll be more inclined to join us?" He asked, lifting the hose again. I trembled, clenching my fists as hard as I could and digging into my palms. I knew my quirk was neutralized and even if it wasn't this room was kept dry and cold so as to not allow me to sweat. There had to be another option. I pulled hard at the restraints, trying to rip them off of the chair and stand, but then a gush of water hit my face and I screamed. The ice cold water rushed down my throat and into my lungs as I coughed, doubling over as much as I could and feeling the water rush out of my mouth and nose. Shit.

"Really? You thought that would work? Don't get any ideas, brat. That was only a warning shot. We wouldn't want to give you any zaps before you answer us, now would we?" He asked and I felt my lip tremble. My body tensed as if waiting for the shock and I was slightly aware that my legs were twitching on a rythm. He and Dabi laughed at my reaction, and I set my face in a hard scowl. I thought of Kirishima, and how much he was counting on me to do the right thing.

"If you want me to listen then get on your knees and beg!" I screamed before the searing pain shot right through me. I felt my teeth crash against each other and a pain so sharp it could cut paper sliced through my head. I saw white and gasped, and then it was gone. I waited, trembling, for another, cowering in my seat. I heard laughing and decided that it had to have been longer than a another second.

"Now that was quite fun! Toga, come here." My eyes eyes slowly opened and I watched in horror as the girl got up and danced to him, giggling. She jumped up and pressed a kiss to his cheek, basically squealing.
"My turn?! Oh this is gonna be so much fun Katsuki!" I growled weakly at the use of my first name.

"Don't call me that" I spit, glaring at her. She snagged something off the table and bounded into my lap, making me want to throw up again.
"But Katsuki, we're friends!" She whined, pressing whatever it was against my forearm. I decided not to look, but I could already guess what it was. The slightly curved scars next to my straight line ones were from this same tool. It was her favorite, besides the plain knives.

"We are not friends" I spat, glaring into her red eyes. She only giggled and pressed down harder, and I felt the sharp tip of the corkscrew pierce my arm with a sickening pop of my skin. She looked down, ignoring me, as she started cranking it into my arm. God was I glad this chick knew all about veins. If she hit one with that, I'd surely bleed out in minutes.

Needless to say, it still hurt. Hurt a fuck ton. I squirmed underneath her, earning a pleased huff from the blue bitch. She giggled and cranked int down again before slowly cranking it back up. Fucking All Might that hurt. I let out a soft whine as I tried to throw her off just using my hips, but she twisted the screw up, forcing me to freeze. She held onto my face with one hand, laughing her psycho ass off as she twisted it out of my arm. I looked down and my vision blurred when I saw the blood pooling in the crease of my elbow and dripping onto the floor, spreading out on my damp arm so it looked like a lot more blood than it was. I knew this, I knew she hadn't even gone an inch into my arm but it was enough to make me want to submit to them right fucking there. I opened my mouth to tell her to stop when all of a sudden I heard a low, familiar voice.

"Katsuki" I froze. Whipping my head around, but I couldn't see him. I knew he wasn't there, but that's all I needed. My resolve hardened again and I head butted the psycho barbie as hard as I could, causing her to fall off of me and onto the floor, staying still for a few seconds before rolling over, holding her forehead.

"I will never, ever join you. Let me go" I growled, sounding scary even to me. Everyone in the room froze for a second, and as I looked around a small smirk grew on my face. That is, until I got to Shigaraki.

He was smiling.

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IM BACK!

Sorry for the unexpected hiatus, shit just got way too crazy in my life. Some old trauma came back up along with an ✨assualt✨ but I'm all ok now! I'm trying to get back on a regular update schedule, but it might take me some time. I'm thinking I'll start with once a week and see if I can keep that up? Thank you all for being so patient with me, I really appreciate y'all sticking around. If y'all could all vote and share on this story, it would help both me and the story get back on our feet.