Chapter 43: Decay

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I could feel myself falling apart, my body weakly trying to stitch itself back together.
Every time he placed his dirty fingers on my skin, it felt like I was being stabbed.

But I had to hold out.
If we created another Yumi, then what?
It was unlikely she would 'malfunction' again, and then we would just have a criminal on our hands.
I would have a proper criminal in my head.

Shigaraki gave up after what seemed like hours, most likely to go and find someone else to hurt me, as I looked around.
There were no obvious doors, but there were a few windows.

If I could gather the strength, I could jump up there.
My quirk was practically useless for the moment, as it was busy trying to heal over my skin, fixing the decayed patches of dust that revealed blood and muscle.

Then I heard a knocking, and as I looked up at the window, my eyes lit up with hope.




















-10 minutes ago-
"So what? We just go there, grab her, and escape? The two of us?" Todoroki asked.
"That is exactly what I am saying, yes. Knowing Shigaraki, he'll be trying to create a second me. A better one, so he'll be putting her on the verge of death to do it. It is not nice I'll tell you that." Yumi sighed.
"Okay, well, do you have any idea where she is?" He asked.
Yumi poked at her head.
"This good old thing does. So off we go!" She grinned, grabbing Todoroki's hand as she jumped out the window, bouncing on shadows to lessen the fall.

"You are a crazy woman, y'know that?" He said, as she just laughed.
"You learn to live a little when you've got nothing to lose, trust me."

They were running through the forest that surrounded UA together, until all of a sudden, Yumi collapsed in pain.
"Ah fuck, well, like I said, Shigaraki wants to kill her." She hissed through her teeth, standing against a tree.
"It burns, fuck."

"Where?" Todoroki asked.
"Everywhere! Shit owwww... why do I have to be connected to her in this way god dammit." She whined.
Todoroki placed his hand on her arm, spreading a thin layer of ice over it.

She sighed. "You, Shoto Todoroki, are a life saver. I see why she used to- I'm going to stop myself right there." Yumi said, smiling.

"I wanted to hear the secret though!" Todoroki grinned back.
Being with Yumi was like being with Y/N. Except she was a lot scarier, and would kill someone if she had to.
But still, it reminded him of your own bittersweet relationship.
In all honesty, he hoped that you and Midoriya wouldn't last.
Even though he knew it was selfish, he didn't care.
He wanted something to go his way.

They stood there for a few minutes as Yumi evened her breathing, sucking the air between her teeth.
"I know where she is, come on. Telepathy comes in handy." She joked, as she grabbed at Todoroki's hand, sucking them into the shadows.
They arrived on the roof of a worn-down pub.
"Hold my legs." Yumi said, as she lowered herself down to look into a window.

"Do you see anything?" Todoroki asked.

"I see our girl!" She grinned, knocking on the window slightly.
She saw you look up at her with a smile.

The windows exploded in that moment, shards of glass shattering into Yumi's face as she pulled herself up with the help of Todoroki.
"Shit ow fuck I can't see!" She whisper-yelled, glancing to who she thought was Todoroki with blood shot eyes.
"Go and grab her, and I'll teleport you guys away." She whispered, sitting up slowly.
"I'm not leaving you." Todoroki said, but nodding nevertheless as he jumped down, through the window.

The whole of the LOV were on the rooftop.
Shigaraki didn't really care what he did with you. All he needed was Yumi.
Rewiring her brain would be easier than creating a new person.

As Shigaraki grabbed at her chin, he smirked to himself.
She was temporarily blind. Good, it made his job easier.

Yumi was just sensing below her, for when Todoroki and you touched, to help you escape.



"Todoroki! Thank god you're here!! I was so worried and scared." I yelled, running into his arms.
"Hey, hey, it's okay." He said, giving me a hug.
"Are you able to teleport us? If not, at least teleport Yumi. When the glass shattered she lost all sight, and I really don't want anything happening to her. She may have been a villain, but she's a part of you, y'know?" Todoroki explained quietly.
"Yeah, I can do that." I whispered, pulling up at the air.

Shigaraki scowled as he saw Yumi get dragged into the ground, as he sent Dabi downstairs.

You and Todoroki had disappeared too.


We landed on the school rooftop, as Yumi crawled around, shadows covering her eyes as they healed.
Todoroki grabbed at her hand.
"Hey, Yumi, just sit still. We're away from the league." He said.
"You sure? It's really blurry." She whispered.
Todoroki nodded. "We're safe, I promise you."

She just sat back, as Todoroki helped her move towards me.
"Yumi! You idiot, why would you keep your face near a window?" I asked, grabbing her hand from Todoroki's.

"To see you? Also give me Todoroki's hand back. It's cold and I'm burning hot right now." Yumi whined.
I scoffed. "You sound like such a child, oh my god."
I glanced to Todoroki, and he just nodded, holding onto Yumi's hands again.

"How come Midoriya didn't come?" I suddenly asked.
"That weirdo kept whining about the fact his prison sentence would be extended, so he told me to get Todoroki, or that explosive dude. Todoroki is nicer so I came to him." Yumi explained, blinking blankly as the purple hue came back to her eyes.
"Ew the world is oddly bright."

"Midoriya is just being sensible." I said, trying to shrug it off.
I felt hurt though, however. If he loved me, would it matter? Yumi would be able to cover him, I know she would.

"I'm going to go back to the police. I need to speak with Midoriya. Todoroki, can you see if Aizawa will let us borrow Eri for an evening? We need her help. After all, Yumi doesn't want to wait nine months."

Todoroki looked very confused, before he looked to Yumi.

"You're pregnant???"


"Yes, I am. Is it that surprising?" She asked.
"You let me, put you in danger, when you're pregnant?" He asked again.
Yumi shrugged. "I'm fine. I can handle myself."

"You could have been killed! Seriously, Yumi, being a villain I'd think you were smarter than this!" He said.
"No need to insult me, Shoto! I was saving a friend. I'm fine, and the baby is fine! It's fine!" She exclaimed back.

I just stood and watched.
Yumi seemed happy, but I knew she wasn't.
She wanted to stay in her blissful slumber, in another world to me.
She wanted to be with Deku.

But I had taken that away for the sake of this baby, which was the only thing keeping her here.



"Enough chit-chat, ladies." I interrupted. "Let's have this baby as soon as possible. Also, do you remember the exact location of the league? I want to put Shigaraki in jail."

Yumi grinned. "That bastard deserves to rot in hell."

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Todoroki said.

"Meet in my room, tonight. Nine o'clock sharp. With Eri."
With that the three of us dispersed.

Tonight was going to be eventful, that was for sure.

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