The Rage Within

The Choice

Dabi and I sit down, thinking about the offer the rodent had given us. We had been placed in a small room with two guards standing near the door to make sure we didn't escape. The cuffs on my wrists were removed after they realized I had no quirk to speak of. Dabi's however stayed on while he glared out the window at the bright sun-lit landscape.

"So? What do you think about that rodent's offer?"

"What do you think Izuku? I want to get out of here and get back to base. They need us!"

I chuckle slightly, "Don't you mean Shigi needs you?"

A blush covered his face for a moment before it was replaced by a burning anger, one that I haven't seen in quite sometime. In some ways it startled me as I had gotten used to him being impassive. On the other hand it was to be expected in a situation such as this. 

"I just can't believe I was so stupid as to go with some hero wannabes. Even if at one point we were friends they have clearly changed." I snarl low, the events of today replaying in my mind as I though of the constant chances I had to avoid all of this.

"Can't say I don't agree to that one. I mean how stupid can you-"

"Need I remind you that I am not the ONLY one who got captured?" I glance at him with a smirk on my lips.

He growls at me and goes back to looking out the window. "I think we should take the offer Izuku."

His voice is soft and I glance up at him in surprise. Dabi is the one person that I thought would never agree to something like this, especially if THEY  are in danger... I am snapped out of my own thoughts as the door slams open to reveal All Might and Nezu both had smiles on their faces but I could tell they were fake.

"Well have you two come to a decision then?"

"Yeah. We'll stay for now, although don't think this is us giving up you rat bastard." I snarl it low. Sending a death glare at the principle who just chuckled.

"That's good, we truly do want to help you boys!" He clapped his hands once and the guards came over to help us walk to another large building. The top of it said 1-A, I glance at Dabi but could see my own confusion in his eyes as well.

"This is going to be your dorm building. Your dorms are on the top floor and there will be guards posted through out the halls, I don't want you-"

"That's a bit harsh isn't it All Might? The class that you will be a part of is 1-A. It is a heroes course, by my understanding Midoriya already knows some of the students in that class. There will be no guards in the halls." He shot a glare at the number one hero who simply shrugged. "However there are going to be a lot of security cameras around the building so we will know if you try to escape. Understoo-"

"Whatever rodent." 

Dabi started to stomp up the steps, his eyes were full of fire and he looked like he was ready to murder anyone who got in his way. I sigh, "Sorry about him. He can be a bit much sometimes."

"And you can't?" I heard one of the guards mumble under their breath.

"Got something to say hero?"

I snarl it gliding right up to his face, I know my eyes are flashing slightly showing off that I could be dangerous even without a quirk. The guard glupped and quickly shook his head looking down at the pathway that we were on.

I huff and hurry to follow my friend into the large dorm building, glancing back to see Nezu talking once more to All Might who was nodding slightly. I sigh, This is definitly going to be an interesting experiment. 

BAKUGOU POV

"That STUPID nerd! Thinking he can pull a fast one on us and become a villain!!"

I was FURIOUS, the fact that the old childhood friend of mine had actually been the villain that we had been chasing left us all reeling with both shock and anger. We had been told to suspect everyone, including Deku, but none of us wanted it to be true. He was such a sweet kid when he was younger, everyone used to say that we were going to do great things. 

"I can't believe that Midoriya actually did something like this. Back in the office he seemed like a different person, even the air around him felt different." Todoroki paced back and forth, trying to figure out exactly what had happened to our old friend to make him do something like this.

"The simple fact that Midoriya is a villain of all things makes me start to doubt if we were ever truly friends. Maybe we were simply pawns in his little twisted game..." 

Iida said the one thing that we were all thinking about. That our old friend might have never been our friend from the very begining.

"Awwww that is so harsh Kacchan!"

We all whipped around to see the door had been opened and none other than Midoriya stood there. His arms crossed with a little pout on his face. 

"Believe it or not I wasn't even a villain back then. Although I guess I was being groomed to become one." 

He grinned cheekily, like this had been all a game. I guess in some ways it had and all of us had been to blind to see it. One of the other villains came in as well, his dark eyes snapped to Todoroki before quickly looking away.

Interesting.... I shove the thought aside before letting my eyes settle on Deku once again.

"Deku. What the hell is this?! You. A villain?! Don't make me laugh."

I growl in his face. He simply looks at me, his face was blank of any emotion and for the first time since we met I couldn't read his face or his eyes. I didn't want to admit it but it was scaring me. 

"Nothing that concerns you Kacchan. I simply took a different path than you three heroes. "

His snarl was even worse than mine. The friend that I once knew was long gone, I think the others realized the same thing for they all went on the defense. He looked at all of us letting his mask slip slightly to reveal a small smile before his eyes grew darker making the smile twist into a smirk.

"I'm just surprised that it took you this long! I mean I took down a villain who clearly knew who I was! You really are stupid!" He looked almost shocked.

"Damn it Deku. We didn't want it to be true!"

He laughed, "Seems that you still have a foul temper Kacchan! Glad to see something never change."

I growl, raising my hands and letting off tiny explosions in a threatening way. For once none of our friends questioned me. They simply stood and watched what was taking place, it seems all of them have come to the same conclusion as I did. Good.

"I get the hint, I'm leaving now."

With a little wave he left the room, leaving us to glance at each other then at Dabi who was staring at us with a bored expression before leaving to follow the stupid nerd down the hallway.

"I can't believe it. Midoriya really has been turned. I didn't want to before but with all this evidence.." Iida's voice sounded broken.

"Yeah. That extra has really changed since we last talked.." 

I normally don't try to sound soft but in this situation there was only one way to go about it. I was shocked and angry but around all that was sadness. Maybe if we had simply stayed behind with him he wouldn't be like this. His mother wouldn't have died and tried to kill so many innocents. My thoughts betrayed me, telling me how I really feel. I could see the others were thinking the same thing.

WE DID THIS TO HIM.