Noble and Pride [Katsuki Bakugo x Shoto Todoroki]

Chapter 14 : Ryotatsu

A menacing grin sketched wide, the prince leaned closer, observing the dragon king's feature. "You've forgotten about me? I'm hurt," a playful sulking face before he began to cackle. Shoto's other hand pressed on Katsuki's cheek, caressed down till the dragon king's jawline. "A lot of things happened, hm? The sweet Mitsuki died?"

Katsuki grasped the hand around his throat tighter and he pushed Shoto down, pinning the possessed omega prince down on the bed. "How do you fucking know my old hag? Why the fuck are you in this body?!" Katsuki roared. The demon simply stared unfazed, sneer was kept on his face. A contract with a demon to lend their power and have body possessed in return. Katsuki remembered he learned about this deal once. His mother did it but never said why. It could only be done by the owner of the body or the family members. Shoto had this demon inside him from his own will or did his family did it-?

"My my, don't get overworked yet. I'm here to say my greeting since we haven't met for so long, Mitsuki's son," Shoto licked his lips. Instead of an ordinary human's tongue, it looked like a snake's. "I'm planning to keep the best meal for the last. You, the royal blooded semi-dragon is definitely it," Shoto giggled.

"Cut your bullshit! Return Himura!" Katsuki snarled. Shoto lifted himself, was able to pass through Katsuki's strength like it was nothing. His lips pressed against the dragon king's lips and Katsuki's eyes broadened. "A mark for my finest nosh. I'll be coming for you and oh. Perhaps, having you with my whole buffet," the profuse eerie laughs continue and the evil appearance on Shoto began to fade, leaving his original self. Katsuki was still bewildered while Shoto started to regain his consciousness. He was startled to see his hand around Katsuki's throat, blood trailing down the neck from Shoto's nail piercing into the skin.

Shoto quickly pulled his hand, lips quivered and Katsuki was snapped back to his sense. "Is that you, halfie?" those words send flinch on Shoto who was still terrified from his yesterday's encounter, and from the scene he was in now. Katsuki was wounded and Shoto was certain it was because of him. "S-Stay away from me. I'm a m-monster," he breathed out in his hitched gasps.

"We have a lot of shit to talk about, Himura," Katsuki spoke, brows furrowed and looked sterner than he usually looked. "What is that? Who was that inside you?"

"I-I don't know!" Shoto exclaimed, tears fell wetting his cheeks. "It's not the date yet, it wasn't supposed to come out yet- there's still months ahead and I'm not planning to stay away from anyone but I have no choice. I'll hurt everyone. I don't want that. I don't want to kill anyone anymore, I'm the worst monster that I send misery to others without even knowing. I'm clueless, hopeless, I'm not sure what should I do anymore. My mother is dying but I can't possibly be close to her if I'm a threat to everyone-"

Shoto was silenced by an embrace from the dragon king. It was so tight at first that it nearly suffocated the smaller prince. An attempt to stop Shoto from talking and it worked. Shoto gritted his teeth and began to wail harder, returning the hug and buried his face into Katsuki's shoulder. The ash-blond was stiff, wasn't sure himself how or what he was supposed to do to comfort the anxious the prince.

"A lot of shit going on with you, huh?" Katsuki mumbled, hand intertwined into Shoto's bi-colored locks. "Go on. Cry as hard as you want,"

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"You're not lying to me, aren't you? About your identity?"

Shoto stayed frozen, eyes puffy from the cry he did and he gloomed, hands gripping on his thighs. "Get everything straight to the point. I'm not playing any of your game. Whether you're intentional or not. I know that fucking demon is powerful and might be a danger to my people!" Katsuki yelled. His furious words echoed the room and Shoto sunk deeper. A sigh left the prince's lips.

"I'm the fourth prince of Doryoku. The Crown Prince Shoto Todoroki," the prince began, lifted his chin and eyes fell on Katsuki's now raged crimson orbs. "Doryoku? That fucking kingdom? That slaughtered hundreds of dragons for fun?" Katsuki words hit Shoto like the sharpest words and guilt was eating the prince alive.

"You're admitting you're a spy? Decided to find out everything about our strength and fucking ambush me?"

"No!" Shoto snapped, quickly remarked. "No, I'm not lying about my sick mother. She's really dying and I don't have much time left,"

"Queen Rei was it? Rumor said she's dead. How can I believe she's still alive? How can I believe everything you've done was not acting?" Katsuki glared through the omega prince with his murderous look. Shoto was quiet, realized he had no prove but his true feelings. Katsuki deserved to suspect him. The prince of such cruel king, Shoto could be in the same path as Enji but the prince sworn to his very life he won't. He would be anything but his father. Shoto felt like crying again but that's enough. He looked pathetic, worthless enough. He doesn't need to be forgiven because of pity.

"I'm not my father," Shoto finally spoke, eyes burnt with eagerness. "I will never be him. As much as you wish to crumble him to dirt, so do I,"

The ash-blond raised an eyebrow, crossed his arms. "Allow me to be by your side a little longer and I will go on my own path. I have not yet achieve my goal here," Shoto continued. "I'm not requesting you to form an alliance with me. It's a promise that I will destroy everything he put up my people with,"

Shoto's kindness, how he treated everything with tender and the clemency he possessed which the total opposite of King Enji began to make Katsuki trust Shoto's words. At least, he do trusted the prince now but not fully.

"Keep that shit within yourself. The one who will have his head is me," Katsuki closed his eyes for a moment. Shoto was his clue on finding his mother since the demon resided within the prince seemed to know her. Thus, he can't lose Shoto from his sight until he dig everything out. Even if he couldn't save her, he wanted to know what happened to her. "You're not going further than me," the dragon king said once again and Shoto blinked.

"I have to figure out what you really are. Now you're my hostage and consider your limbs are gone once you attempt to escape,"

The prince smirked. "That's not a bad deal. Anything with my father's death as a reward, I'm in. You're now my greatest pawn,"

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"Fuck off. This is nothing. If I was in danger I would have killed you," Katsuki scoffed but Shoto still pressed a cotton against the wound on Katsuki's neck. "Thank you," Shoto murmured. "For giving me a chance to redeem myself,"

The ash-blond huffed and turned to look away. "As far as I know, there's no single shit you've done wrong while you're here. I'm going to wait for it. The second you put my people in danger, I will annihilate you,"

"That's better than knowing I have hurt yet another innocent," Shoto gloomed and Katsuki clicked his tongue. "You better not hesitate...every time I was possessed, my hands were stained red. I'm not surprise if you decide to forbid my presence here," the prince spoke slowly.

"We'll see. I'm a king. It's my duty to protect my land. And there are ways to do it, not only by killing you. You underestimated my strength if you think I can't fucking face that damned demon,"

Shoto wasn't happy with that words. He was touched Katsuki was willing to let him stay, but he couldn't imagine of hurting, killing the ash-blond. "I'll repay you one day,"

That made the ash-blond who was gazing away looked at the prince. "In any form that will give you the most benefit. I'll definitely, repay you,"

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Author's words:

Ah- I may or may not screwed up Katsuki's personality so badly. Do tell if I've made him too soft! I'm willing to write him better!