You're Like Me (TodoDeku)

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Izuku trembled as the villain pressed a knife against his throat. The boy stared with pleading eyes at the hero at the end of the alleyway, "Eraser, it does not take a quirk to slit a boys throat."

The hero was dressed in all black, his eyes red with his hair flying behind him. He smiles before the entire world explodes with sound.

Both Izuku and the villain fall to the ground, clutching their ears. The capture weapon of Eraserhead surrounds the villain and Izuku hears a voice from behind them, "I thought you said you had him?"

Papa! "I did, you interrupted."

Izuku giggles at his parents banter, running up to Hizashi and letting the man hold him, "We got you, Izuku. You'll always be safe with us."

Izuku wakes suddenly when the door slams closed, and he's brought back into the cold room. He looks up to see Dabi standing in the door. He relaxes slightly and smiles when he sees the tray of food in his hands.

The man just sets it down in front of the boy before going opposite of him and sitting. Izuku digs in, shoving bread and meat into his mouth with his fingers, so hungry he doesn't even process the taste. It's gone within a minute, and the boy takes a breath before picking up the apple.

"Dabi, can I ask a question?"

The man shrugs, looking bored. Izuku asks, "How long?"

Dabi frowns, "Four days. Your blonde friend was rescued by the heroes two days ago."

He lets out a sigh of relief. Kacchan was safe, at least there was that. No wonder Hisashi hadn't tried to use the boy against him, "Dabi, why are you still here?"

The man doesnt respond. Izuku looks at him sadly, "You left. Hisashi said you ran. Why did you come back?"

They had known each other since they were kids, well since Izuku was a kid and Dabi was a teenager. He scared Izuku at first, though many things scared the poor kid. He was covered in burns, and though Izuku was able to relieve the pain, the scars remained.

He stayed with them for awhile, maybe a couple of months. It was before his mom left. He would come and help Izuku after he was beaten, and soon Izuku learned of Hisashis plans for Dabi after overhearing a conversation.

Izuku told him to run. To run before Hisashi turned the teenager into another pawn. In his own way, Izuku tried to save him.

"I would never come back to Hisashi. I'm following Shigaraki's orders. Your father convinced him you'd be a valuable asset to his cause and used the numbers of the League to take you."

And like that the reason was revealed as to why the boy was taken. Just like why Hisashi never got rid of him despite the deep hatred for his son.

Not only could the man use Izuku to torture people, but there was a profitable reason. When he was a child, people would pay Hisashi for Izuku to take away their chronic pain, where Izuku would give it to someone who had pissed his father off.

Dabi stands to leave, grabbing the plate and empty cup from in front of the boy. Izuku grabs his wrist, which makes him jump. No ones touched his scars in years, "Please," he whispers, "Please don't leave me alone."

He rips his arm away, and walks towards the door, "Your father will be around sometime tonight. I'll see ya later, Midoriya."

"Wait!" But he doesn't get up in time to stop him, the door slamming in his face, "Please!" He begs, pounding on the door, "Please, Dabi! I just don't wanna be alone!"

Dabi grimaces at the boys pleas, but continues down the hall anyway.

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Izuku lay on the floor as Hisashi repeatedly kicks the boy. He had refused the man for the second time to use his quirk on someone and this beating was twice as bad as the first.