BLAST (Katsuki Bakugou x Reader)

Chapter 28

---Timeskip---

"Why's he here?"

Her voice trembled upon seeing his moveless body in the freezer like machine. She eyed Dr. Kyudai Garaki and her hold on Eri in her arms got protectively tighter which made the little girl look up at her in worry.

"Don't worry All For One had planned to work on him before he found you so he changed plans, now he's just a corpse in coma, a backup you could say."

The old man replied, not giving it much attention. All For One had successfully given her the Quirk which made her body accept any Quirk that could be added, a perfect Nomu for him to control. She knew what would become of the Heroes at the end of the story so maybe she'd have to change her plan too.

"Okay everything's ready for the transplantation. Child if anything goes wrong it's up to you to reverse it."

Eri tensed up when the man spoke to her and told her what she had to do, afraid that she would mess it up. She heard the older girl that was holding her say that it would be okay and that she didn't have to worry, and the look in her eyes with her genuine smile made her relax, she was the only one she trusted.

"Okay..."

She watched how her guardian angel had to lay down and get restrained in this weird hospital chair and then get lots of weird wires attached to her. It didn't matter how much the little girl searched in her eyes, the only thing she would see behind the elder's smile was equal trust, she trusted that Eri would do what she had to do if needed.

The surgery like things that the Doctor did made no sense to Eri and she could only hold onto the other girl's hand, hoping she would be okay. She had saved her from Kai Chisaki, she had saved her from hell and she would save her yet again.

The procedure went as planned and Eri was relieved that she didn't have to intervene. She had successfully gotten a copy of All For One's Quirk, instead of Nine. Now she was able to 'steal' Eri's Quirk and release her from the trauma it carried, helping the girl into having a normal childhood.

This wasn't her original plan though. Much to her surprise it was Eri who asked for it herself. As soon as she heard what possibilities having the All For One's copied Quirk meant she requested her to take away hers first. She wanted to show her gratitude with it and also wanted to save her in return with a Quirk that would allow her to rewind her own body whenever needed. Although the older girl had said no at first, Eri didn't want to reason and stood with the idea.

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"So you got the kid's Quirk now too? I'm still surprised you got All For One's copy."

Dabi asked after taking a big gulp from his drink and leaning back against the wall. He pat down the bed next to him and she took her seat and accepted the beer can he handed her. He'd accepted her as his drinking buddy once he knew her real age, not that he cared if she drank or not even if she was underage but he didn't like being personal with a minor who didn't have a taste of life yet.

"Yeah, it wasn't hard to convince him actually. He got inside my head and found that I meant absolutely no harm to the League and even if I were to, he could easily control me like his other Nomu's."

Toga and Twice were on a mission, Shigaraki and Kurogiri were minding their own business, which meant she and Dabi had the apartment to themselves. It had become a habit for them to drink together whenever they could, a moment where they could escape from all the bullshit around them.

It had taken a lot of effort but Dabi eventually started trusting her and opened up, not that he needed to as she already knew everything there was to know about his background but it was nice to hear it from him directly.

"As for Eri, yeah I did steal her Quirk too and trained my ass off this past week to get it under control and manage to use it properly, it was hard but I managed. I could even get rid of your scars if you want me to."

She looked at him and saw how his eyes widened at the thought before he opened up a new can and took a bit gulp. His chest heaved at the deep breath he took and her heart clenched at the sigh he let out while looking at his burnt arm.

"I can't remember what I look like without them anymore."

"Believe me, you look good with and without them, so don't worry you won't lose your handsomeness."

He let out a low chuckle, thankful for her attempt to lighten the mood that had gotten serious with the topic of his scars.

"I can rewind you without scars and forward you back to them again."

She tried again, wanting to give him the opportunity of making this choice. She wondered if she was developing a Savior Complex because of how much she had been caring about the male. She wanted to help him, save him, but did he need that? Probably not, he was a criminal. Yet, she didn't want him to be. None of them. She wished they could remain her friends and family along with the people at U.A.. But she knew that was too much to ask for and had to stay realistic. She wasn't a real Hero.

He didn't immediately answer and instead went to the door, locking it so that no one would be able to randomly get in as it wasn't unusual for the Toga-Twice duo to do so. He didn't get it though, why didn't he mind her seeing his true self? Why didn't he mind her knowing everything about him? Why was he glad that she knew Touya? Why did he trust her?

He took a swing from the Vodka and sat back down on the bed, facing her this time. His aquamarine blue eyes piercing into her, face only inches apart from her but she didn't move away, not that the wall behind her allowed her to anyways.

"Go ahead." His voice rasped out.

She nodded and moved her hand to cup his cheek, the burnt flesh felt rough underneath her fingers. Staring back for confirmation she saw determination in his eyes but somewhere a hint of anxiousness. This was not the same Dabi she knew anymore. She concentrated on only rewinding his scars as she watched the purple-ish color slowly retreat and the staples disappear, making way for healthy skin. His hair followed and replaced the black with white.

"I can make your hair be red too, if you wanna."

She asked after a moment of silence as she was too busy taking in the sight in front of her. Of course she'd seen tons of fanarts before but none of them compared to the real deal. She purposely left if white, thinking he wouldn't like sharing the same hair color as his father.

"No, I don't want to look like him, having his eyes is already bad enough."

His voice was softer than she'd anticipated and she felt her heart clench in pain when his eyes drifted away and he didn't even take a look at his healed self. She made him look at her again with the hand that was still on his cheek that was now softer to the touch.

"Black, white or red hair, brown or blue eyes, scars or no scars, it doesn't matter, you're not your parents, you're whoever you want to be whether it's Touya or Dabi or any other name. You are you, no matter what you look like. Your eyes are beautiful to me, because they're yours, everything is yours, you are beautiful to me."

She blamed this rambling of words on the alcohol as she felt her face heat up in embarrassment of her sudden confession. Realizing she was still cupping his cheek made it worse so she slowly pulled it away. Her breath hitched when he caught her wrist and pulled her closer instead and she could only stare wide-eyed into the eyes she had called beautiful.

"You're not mine,... yet."

Before she could reply or even ask what he meant she was shut up by his lips. Definitely blaming it on the Vodka, she closed her eyes and kissed him back. Suddenly a memory came to her which made her realize this wasn't her first kiss. Dabi didn't give her the time to think about it as his lips were hungrily moving against her and clouding her mind worse than it already was.

Her hands moved up to entangle in his hair while his traveled across her body, exploring it just like her mouth. A grunt which left his lips when he pushed her down and got on top with her legs in between his own. A matching gasp left her lips when he bit down her lip before dragging his tongue up her jaw and attacking her ear.

"Hey drinking buddy, you're drunk."