New Plan - Shinsou x Reader

7) The Deed

(Before Shinsou was alerted, and before the incident with Y/n happened.)

( *TW* )

Walking away from the school, you met up with All Might, and he walked you to a training area. This was a test to see if you protected against his quirk. If it did, your mission was a go. You had picked an area where no one would hear the fight.

Setting your stuff down, All Might spoke.

"You ready kid? I'm just going to go to punch you and we'll see what happens." Nodding your head in affirmation, you saw a fist come flying towards you. As it got near, it seemed to shrink and slow down until it looked like the punch of a normal person. It barely hurt, but All Might was in shock.

You weren't surprised, since your quirk protected you against physically dangerous quirks. All Might was taking a minute to mull over what just happened.

"Your quirk is very strong, young Y/n."

"Yes, that it is. Want to see a quick magic trick?"

"Sure." And with that, your plan was set in motion. Going to your bag, you grabbed a piece of cloth, and the quirk-canceling handcuffs. Covering the handcuffs, you walked back over to All Might.

"To do this trick I need your hands out and facing upwards." He complied, and his quirk around his hands changed as you moved yours over his, blocking his view of the handcuffs with the cloth. You were nervous, but it was now or never.

Quick as a rabbit, you slammed the handcuffs on his wrists and locked them, backing up as he switched to another form. His face was confused for a good minute in shock, and you were able to easily knock him down and grab your katana.

Standing over him, sword raised, ready to do what you came here to do, you paused, sword staying centered over his chest. Your brain made you think over your decision, making sure you wanted to kill the symbol of peace.

You looked down, his face was full of confusion at your hesitation.

"Before you kill me, young Y/n, may I ask what fueled your betrayal? It's not like I will be able to alert anybody after I die." You considered his proposition, before answering, allowing yourself to speak your thoughts.

"Well, sure. Let's talk about the amazing life I grew up with. My mother wanted to be a hero, but didn't make it in, instead turning to mercenary, killing the bad guys. She somehow fell in love with an assassin. Anyway, 2 years after I was born, my father murdered her, making me watch. He trained me, when I failed I was injured. Got the scars to prove it. He eventually had me follow him to assassinate people, eventually hiring me into his little gang. I was the only one who could try and take on this mission, with my age and quirk, I had the best chance. I was offered more than I could ever imagine if I did well. I had no choice, if I didn't accept, I would pay in blood, so I set off to kill the number one hero..."

"Young Y/n-"

"Hush, Yagi. As I was saying. I went through much pain and punishment to get to where I am. I planned this for so long, and I executed it with confidence. You see, I am the one with the blade over you, so better watch what comes out of your mouth, if you would like to continue to move it."

He winced, then concentrated for a moment.

"What about the progress you have made at UA? By killing me, you will be throwing away any chance of recovery? What about your friends? Young Bakugou, or Kirishima. What about your teachers? Aizawa and Yamada, me as a person and not just a target-" He paused.

"What about Shinsou?"

You froze up for a minute, tensing, as you realized. You were throwing away your best friend, the one person you had actually grown to like in a way that was... more. What would he think if he knew? You felt a single tear roll down your cheek. Not wanting to show any signs of weakness, you quickly wiped it and bit back a retort, but not before All Might noticed the pain brimming in your eyes.

"What about Shinsou? He's just some kid I spoke to. They were all just tools to get the job done. To get me here."

It physically hurt you to say those words, and you fought not to flinch. Saying that about one of the first people to actually accept you hurt. Nobody had ever cared, not your late mother, not your horrible father, not the people he worked with.

"Young Y/n, you know you could just turn away from this now, right? It'll be alright, you don't have to do this."

The emotions inside fought for dominance, the loyalty to the only family you had left, the sadness, of leaving what you had made here at UA, the feeling of failure at letting your emotions overwhelm you, when you had hid them for so long. But overall, the worst was fear, fear of what your father would do, fear of your consequences, fear- fear of what he would do when he found out that you had fallen for someone.

You saw All Might masking his emotions, waiting for you to do something, and you just let go. You lost it, right then and there. You brought the sword down, bringing you with it. Next to All Might, you fell into a pit of emotions, not noticing All Might escape. No- what were you going to do when your father found out you weren't strong enough to bring the sword down.

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