Vulnerability and Second Chances (Barbarian King!Bakugou x Omega!Reader)

Chapter 17: Courage

It was the last minute before you had to make your decision about whether or not to turn yourself in to spare Kirishima and Bakugou was trying every fucking trick in the book to sway you otherwise.

He was desperate to find another way to save him without handing you over.

"Like hell you're going back to that bastard—"

"Bakugou," You shook. "I'm scared."

His heated rant stopped the instant those words he never wanted to hear from you fell from you quivering lips.

"Fuck, it's gonna be alright 'mega." He said without thinking. "You're going to be okay, I won't that bastard do shit to you."

You jolted, the husky but strained murmur of your distinction doing things to you that you had never felt before.

Bakugou didn't notice his lip up and cursed under his breath when he patted his waistband. Shit, he usually carried a knife or two with him but he didn't have time to grab it before he left.

"Fucking hell." The king swore, his eyes narrowed into slits barely visible. "Birdbrain, you have a fucking knife?"

Tokoyami didn't even turn around when he addressed him. "No, I do not. It is cumbersome to use weapons."

"Shit."

Your eyes widened and you knelt down to take something out of your boot. The thing Shinsou had you hide earlier to be used precisely for a time like these.

"Would this work?" You asked shakily as you offered up the dagger.

Bakugou eyes widened slightly in shock. You were full of surprises. His frown curved up into a smirk.

"You sure you're up for this, pipsqueak?"

You swallowed hard and nodded firmly, concealing your fear. "I'm ready. Just tell me what to do."

Shigaraki's eyes flew open in shock as steel glinted out from under your cape as you slashed it at his wrist. Blood spurted from the new wound and your goal was reached. He dropped the metal wand instantly.

You caught it and started running away from him to put distance between it and the dragon and Shigaraki's vision tinted red.

He dropped down and slithered after you with intent to strike but had to block Bakugou's sword as it arched towards him.

Bakugou's mouth pulled back in a snarl, daring him to try and get past him. "You fucking thought, crinkly ass villain!!!"

With one arm, he tucked you into his side protectively and fended off Shigaraki with the other, sliding back a few feet from the force in which the snake shoved him.

"RACCOON-EYES!!!!" Bakugou yelled, curling his body around you.

An arrow whizzed by, and buried into the ground in front of your parted legs but you didn't even flinch.

You knew where it came from.

Ashido sat several leagues away, propped up by Yaoyorozu for support as she nocked another arrow. Shigaraki's expression contorted in annoyance before he slithered away as she released it and it zoomed past his eye. But she didn't exactly miss.

A second later, the leather collar around the dragon's neck fell, thudding heavily on the ground as the dragon was finally let free.

The mighty roar that Kirishima bellowed instilled hope within the members of the weakened Eastern Alliance party and spirits rekindled, they advanced, fighting with vigor until they forced Kurogiri's second army back and created a path.