Palm Trees ✓ (☁⛔)

16; コンプリート

Extra [2]: reaction

When Yuuei got the next package, it wasn't even screened before the students of class A were shown. It was a audio afterall, there was no need to check over the images. When Nezu collected the class into the conference room to a few students were already teary, the twelve hour time limit had expired two days ago. 

"You all have been very strong and brave for your classmate. We are proud of you all for that" Aizawa told them from the front of the room next to the principal. 

"We received this audio thirty minutes ago. After you listen to it, we will go back through it and comb through for possible clues for a location as we did with the last one" the Principal said monotonously. Ashido covered her mouth as a hitching breath come out.

"It's been days, kero. Can we even find him now?" Asui commented quietly.

Neither adult answered. How could they?

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"You heroes obviously didn't take us seriously. Your bad. You will be down a student, it seems. Dabi, do it." 

Broken pleas echoed from behind Shigaraki's voice. –Ashido finally let out a sob– Desperate and raw, Bakugou's voice was raspy and obviously the male had been screaming prior. A crackling, roaring sound came as a fire was lit. Dabi's quirk. –Kirishima hid his head in his hands, shoulders shaking– Bakugou's voice escalated from desperate pleas to screams of pain and horror. A shrill 'shut up' sounded from Toga before Bakugou went silent.

"Toga! He said I was supposed to do it!" Dabi's voice whined. –Todoroki cringed, glossy eyes on the wooden table they sat around–

"But he was so noisy! He's quiet now!"

"Because you stabbed him. In the throat"

"That's where the vocal cords are!"

"Shut up!" Shigaraki's voice growled. –The students flinched– "Oh, great and strong heroes, this is what happens when you don't comply" 

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The audio stopped there and the majority of the students were curled into themselves with sobs. A few were trying to remain strong, yet were obviously upset. The Bakusquad took it the worst. Ashido was wailing loudly into the air, hands clenching at her uniform shirt. Kirishima was trying to stop crying, covering his mouth and wiping at his eyes, yet his pain was too high. Kaminari's loud sobs were heard through his shirt, which he'd covered his face with; his quirk causing his shirt to take on a singed look. Sero was silent, head down on the table and hidden in his arms. The only tell of his tears was when he took gasping, shuddering breaths every once in a while along with the shaking of his body. 

Midoriya had both of his hands over his mouth, tears covering his face and hands. Uraraka was sobbing. Tsuyu was sitting motionless in shock with both hands over her mouth. Her eyes were glossy and her eyebrows were furrowed. Iida was frowning as tears rolled down his cheeks. Even Todoroki had tears, though he tried his best to stop them. 

Ojiro held Hagakure, who loudly sobbed, her tears dripping onto the his uniform. His eyes were barely glossy, he looked like he was in shock.  Even Mineta, who often made fun of his classmates over such things, was crying. 

Aizawa stood at the front of the room with Nezu, who looked to be unbothered. He knew by the way that the Principal's ears twitched down every few seconds that the Principal was trying to hide his sadness. 

Aizawa had experienced many deaths over his career of being a pro-hero, an underground one at that. Yet somehow, his heart ached more than usual and his fingers twitched to rub as his stinging eyes. He sighed, this wasn't right. Bakugou had had a future. A bright one. He finally allowed himself to run at his eyes. The wails and sobs of his remaining students caused him to look them. They were children. Children. A child had just died because he hadn't been protected. Aizawa's heart dropped. He was the hero trusted to take care of them. It was his fault. He had been in charge of them and yet he left a group of children to fight villains by themselves. He should have protected them. 

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