~BNHA~ Everything That I Am

chapter 21

The tension in the air was thick drying Izuku's mouth, making it hard to swallow back the bile that wanted to come up as every wrong move they could make at this moment.

What made it worst was that they had yet to attack them. Like a standoff, Hachiro was waiting them out, possibly to see if Izuku made the wrong move that would tip the scale in the older man's favor.

Pacing back-and-forth in front of their boarded-up window wasn't helping the situation as everyone's panic whispers followed him around, crowding him.

"What are we going to do!?" Denki said.

His muttering began as Izuku ignored Denki's question. He could tell Hachiro was hesitating to attack them, but why?

"Shut it Pikachu, I know that look, he's coming up with some crazy ass plan that may or may not get us all killed." Kacchan said.

Izuku's group didn't know what type of quirks his friends had, but Hachiro didn't know what they could do, either.

"Until he's done, Hatsume go turn on the floodlights outside so we can keep those bastards in sight. Pikachu, start charging the battery packs." Kacchan ordered.

Izuku nodded in agreement, his mind still working out their next steps.

This could go in their favor if they played their cards right.

"You figure something out?" Kacchan asked.

"Not quite, but I think there's a chance to get out of this. First, we need to figure out as much as we can about them." Izuku said.

"I won't be able to recharge these batteries all night, guys." Kaminari said.

If they had been trying to wait them out, this would have been a problem for them, but Izuku had no plans to let them direct how this night would go. Izuku padded Kaminari's shoulder as he passed him.

"Don't worry, just charge these for now. I don't think we'll be using them much longer." Izuku said.

The electric boy's lower lip puffed out his face, frowning, making it obvious that he wasn't sure what Izuku was trying to insinuate, but Izuku didn't have time to explain things just yet.

He walked back to the front door, glancing back at his family with a smile that he was hoping was reassuring, but they looked no more comforted as they stared back at him, eyes wide and alarmed by his plans to step outside.

"You all stay here and stay hidden. Our only chance is if we can get them to out themselves." Izuku said.

"The hell you're going outside by yourself." Kacchan yelled.

He was fast on Izuku's heels, his arms crossed and stance firm as he dared Izuku to even protest. Hatsume turned back to her monitors, bringing up every camera angle available to monitor those that were still hidden.

"I got your back Midoriya!" Hatsume said.

"Please be careful." His mom said.

Her hands were resting on Chieko's shoulders, keeping the girl close to her side. Chieko holding onto the book that Kacchan had gifted her, but her face didn't give her emotions away.

He wishes he could be like All Might. A confident smile on his face telling them not to worry because he was here to protect them. His late mentor would have been able to ease their minds that they would get out of this alive.

But Deku wasn't All Might. People like those men outside that snuffed the symbol of peace out. They only took what they wanted, destroying anyone that got in their way. The sound of metal grinding reached his ears, but he didn't react until he felt a warmth rest over his shoulder.