Manifest Monsters

Part 25~Bond

Everyone was in shock, in a few short minutes, Kaminari had both died and come back to life. Oshken was explaining to Kaminari the rules of being a shadow and apologising for saving him that way. Kaminari didn't seem to mind, he was just happy to spend the rest of his life with Oshken.

Turning my attention to Katsuki, I took a deep breath. "Katsuki, I need your help."

Katsuki jumped slightly. He finished wrapping Kirishima's shoulder, a loving look in his eyes as he held Kirishima's hands before he turned to me. "What do you need?"

"Tokoyami lost control over Dark Shadow. The only way I can calm him down is with bright lights. I was going to use Kaminari but that's no longer an option."

Katsuki glanced around the room, standing up. "I'll help you. Lead the way."

Kirishima gaped, grabbing onto Katsuki's wrist and stopping him. "Wait!" Confusion filled Katsuki's eyes as Kirishima jumped up. Kirishima pulled Katsuki closer, kissing him. Sero and Mina gasped as Kirishima pulled back and stared into Katuski's eyes. He pushed back some of Katsuki's hair, a goofy smile on his face. "I should have done that months ago. You better come back, you hear me."

I laughed at Katsuki's blush as he ducked his head. "Yeah... I'll come back... I promise."

Clearing my throat, I motioned to Katsuki. As much as I didn't want to break up this cute moment, my boyfriend was either murdering someone or being murdered and I would rather not leave it long enough to find out which.

Katsuki followed me out, running through the forest. I could hear Tokoyami screaming in the distance, my heart beating heavily as I drew closer. I wanted to help him! I wanted to save him!

Freezing, I stopped mid-run, causing Katuski to trip over. "Izuku? What's wrong?"

"I... I smell blood." I looked into the darkness, hoping beyond hope that the body I wasn't about to find belonged to Tokoyami. "Tokoyami? Are you there?"

"Mi... doriya..?"

My eyes widened at Uraraka. She was lying in a pool of her own blood, the red liquid covered her clothes and made it hard to see her against the darkness. "Uraraka! What happened?" Frantically, my eyes searched for the injuries. Stab wounds were covering most of her upper body and a massive bite mark cracked her leg.

"Someone attacked us. I didn't even get to see them. Where's Tsu?" Uraraka's voice cracked as she tried to move. I pushed her back, not wanting her to cause unnecessary pain.

"Izuku..." Katsuki knelt down by a tree, pulling up the body. He pressed his fingers against Tsu's neck. He shook his head before closing Tsu's eyes and walking to my side.

"What's wrong? Where is Tsu?"

Katsuki looked like he was about to tell Uraraka the truth but I stopped him. "She is unconscious but she's fine." Uraraka let out a sigh of relief, lowering her head.

"Hey... Tell me something... I did a good job, right? I was a good hero, right?" Tears dripped down Uraraka's cheeks as I took her hand.

"Yeah, Uraraka. You did an amazing job. You're an amazing hero and your story won't be forgotten." I smiled slightly, Uraraka was a weird girl but she did do a good job.

“Katsuki… I need to tell you something…” Uraraka pulled Katsuki closer to whisper in his ear. His eyes widened dramatically as Uraraka leaned away. “Do you understand?” Katsuki gulped, swallowing hard as Uraraka smiled. She leaned in, pressing a deep kiss on his lips.

I gasped, stumbling away as I watched them. Katsuki had a boyfriend, that’s not cool!

Uraraka pulled away, shaking wearily. “Thank you…” She let out her final shaky breath, her body weakening and becoming weak in Katsuki’s arms.

Katsuki carefully lowered her to the ground before standing up. I gave him a shocked and annoyed expression, shaking my head disapprovingly as he sighed. “I’ll explain later.” He came to my side, pulling me up. "We should go find Tokoyami first. No one else is going to die tonight."

I nodded even though I still wanted an answer, it could wait. I followed the screaming, smiling when I saw Tokoyami. I had no idea where the villain was but I didn't care. Tokoyami wasn't hurt and that was the main thing I cared about.

Katsuki and I dodged Dark Shadow's attack as he covered the air in fire. Dark Shadow screeched, retreating away and freeing Tokoyami. I tackled him into a tight hug, crushing his bones. "Gosh Fumikage! Don't ever do that again!"

Tokoyami gasped as he stared at me. "What did you just call me?"

Tilting my head to the side, I giggled. "I called you Fumikage. That is your name after all."

"That's the first time you've called me that."

"Then you better get used to it." I leaned in, placing a kiss on his cheek, laughing at his blush.

Katsuki smirked slightly, clearing his throat and scratching the back of his neck. "Not that this isn't lovely and all, but I would rather I got back to my injured boyfriend round about now."

Sighing, I pulled away and nodded. I interlocked our fingers before we headed back. If I had been more aware of my surroundings or more cautious in our walk, I might have been able to do something. I could feel the tap on my shoulder before feeling nothing at all.

Tiny froze, spinning around. In all her years beside Izuku, she had never understood. She knew she and Izuku had a bond that couldn't be broken. She knew it was her job to protect Izuku and she knew it was her job to provide mental stability to the otherwise unstable teen. However, even with all this knowledge, she never understood what was really going on.

That was until now. She could feel that connection severing and it felt like everything was wrong. As if the whole world had been ripped out beneath her. It was her job to protect and care for Izuku but at that moment, she had failed. "Katsuki! Stop!"

Katsuki skidded to a halt, glancing at the cat in confusion. "What's wrong?"

"Izuku?" Tiny jumped off Katsuki's shoulder, walking into the darkness. "Tokoyami? Where are you?!" Tiny started panicking, running back down the path. Katsuki tried to call out to her but it did nothing. Tiny burst through the bush, stumbling into the clearing where Tokoyami had lost control. "Izuku! Tokoyami! This isn't funny! Where are you?!"

Katsuki would be lying if he said he wasn't worried. Worried was a massive understatement of the emotions swirling in his mind. Izuku and Tokoyami were missing.

"Where are they?"

In all her years beside Izuku, Tiny had never understood. But at that moment, she understood exactly what the Ringmaster was planning.