"d'you hear those chimes, ochako? it's almost time." momo said as they rode down a now dirt path in the cart. ochako hummed, "mhm, we have to find katsuki." she frowned.
momo nodded before the cart ran over a large rock in the dirt rode, nearly sending the both of them flying out of the cart.
"ah, we should probably walk from here, it's getting dangerous." momo explained, stopping the cart and hopping out, ochako following.
they began to walk, clad in mantles as they used them to hide their weapons. though, with a gust of wind, their hoods flew off of their heads, revealing their identities.
they didn't mind, of course. this was the very rural part of town, the roads stopped here and it was not very populated. though as they walked, they noticed two men approaching them from the side, their paces increasing.
"haven't seen you two lucky ladies 'round here before. new here? mind if we teach you a bit about how things go here?" the taller one said, placing a hand on momo's shoulder. the raven haired girl only scowled at this, removing the man's hand before smiling sweetly.
"no sir, we're just walking, leave us alone, please." momo asked kindly, only for the man to grow aggressive. "'fraid not, babes. down here, you don't have your sweet king's protection from men like us, just hush and take it." the other man said, his hands only making the slightest of contact with ochako's waist before he was thrown on the floor.
the other stood shocked for only a split second before he attempted to take momo and go. though, much to his dismay, he was on the ground as well. "i said leave us alone." momo said, her tone disgusted.
the man only chuckled, obviously winded. "these girls are different, know how to fight better than that last doll.. katsuki was it? ah, he was totally helpless, eh?" he spoke, his friend agreeing.
the two girls stood for a second as the two men chuckled before the realization hit.
within a flash, both of their swords became unsheathed, pointed at the men's faces. "what do you know about katsuki bakugou?" ochako asked as both of the men's smirks shrunk into fearful frowns.
"if you lie, that will be your death sentence. your head will be owned by king izuku midoriya himself." momo said before either could speak.
the two men's eyes were wide as the blades inched closer. "ey, we don't have to work for boss anymore, just tell em!" the shorter of the two told the other.
"f-fine! we were sent to pick up katsuki, to act as if we were family. kai wanted 'em, not us!" the taller man explained. momo only furrowed her eyebrows at this, "you're not making sense." she said.
"kai - kai chisaki, he's what we call a doll collector y'see? he takes women and feminine boys and does what he pleases with 'em! he paid lots of money for the boy!" the shorter man spilled.
ochako's eyes widened at this, slightly fearful. "where is he located?" she asked. "not far! not far at all! just head out of town a bit more until you find a small shed surrounded by nothing but the grass you walk on." he explained.
momo hummed in satisfaction before putting her blade away, only to pull out a smaller one, a dagger. "thank you kind gentle men. now why don't you go freshen up, hm? you smell of rotten eggs. and if you dare tell what you've experienced with us to any soul in this village, i'm afraid your heads will have to be our personal decorations." she hummed, the dagger close to the man's throat.
the man trembled, nodding hastily before momo pulled the dagger away, allowing him to stand up correctly. ochako quickly put her sword away as well, "now go, and don't do this ever again." she said firmly, burning the look in her eyes into the man, making sure he could never forget that this young lady was who he was at the mercy of.
the two men immediately scrambled to their feet, running off in different directions as they still felt threatened simply by the ladies presence.
ochako hummed before looking up to momo, "poor men, they probably won't be able to sleep at night by your words." she smiled at the fact.
momo only scoffed playfully, "i'm just doing what i have to do. but now, we have an idea of where katsuki may be. we have to return before the ceremony starts, let's take the cart back."
ochako only nodded as they ran back to the cart, jumping in and returning to the kingdom.
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"sir midoriya, it is time." a maid said, gesturing for izuku to come. the king was now clad in a robe, draping over his formal attire as he approached the woman.
"just down this way." she hummed, izuku only nodded.
"congratulations, sir."
izuku did not smile at this, only continued walking. this was not a time of celebration. this was his own freedom being taken away by the hands of a tyrant.
though, he soon walked out to see a light, many lights in fact. the palace walls and floors were decorated by a celebratory red and soft white and if the context circumstances weren't so bad, izuku would be able to call it beautiful.
despite it all, he continued to walk out into the main palace, the doors open as many citizens watched, now clapping and cheering for their king.
izuku couldn't help but wonder, why were they so happy? did they really not know the truth?
he then gazed over to see king utsushimi, sitting on a throne besides the queen, watching izuku with a smile. izuku could only grow sick at this.
though, suddenly, the crowd grew silent, extremely silent as the soft chimes returned.
then, he saw her, princess camie utsushimi of the utsushimi kingdom. there she was, walking down the long aisle in the distance.
everything felt as if in were in slow motion as every step she took, izuku could feel his heart pound out of his chest. though, not out of love, out of the fact that the closer she came, the less freedom he had.
closer and closer and he grew sicker. though he could not miss the expression of unease that camie gave as well. she looked as if she did not want this either, thought she had no choice.
though suddenly, almost like an explosion, crashing could be heard, causing everyone to turn their attention away from the two royals.
izuku looked up as well, only to see both momo and ochako racing over to the palace floor. they were obviously winded yet they still ran, now standing in the middle of the floor before ochako spoke.
"sir, we have found bakugou katsuki!"
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Romance" 𝐢 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲. 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐢? " in which izuku is a king while katsuki is nothing more than a lowly citizen running for his life. running has all he's ever known to do...
