The Hood | Part 1

20. Long Time No See

Izuku stepped out of the shower with a towel on. He stepped right infront of the mirror to take a look at his scars. They had become daily reminders to what he's become. But as he was staring at himself, he heard something in the other room fall.

So he grabbed a gun next to him, which he kept in every single room. He left the room just in a towel with the gun aimed up. To an ordinary person, it would look like nothing happened.

But izuku immediately grabbed an empty cup he had used earlier to throw at his drapes. Instead of just falling to the floor, it bounced off and the drapes groaned.

"Oww" the drapes spoke

"Its about time you found me" Izuku said setting down his gun on the table before he left the person alone as he went to change.

"Did you have to throw a cup at me?" A feminine voice asked from the living area.

"Yes, yes I did" Izuku said slipping a shirt on.

"That hurt" the women complained.

"It was supposed to" Izuku said stepping out of his room.

"We're having so much fun. Would you agree, Midoryia?" Shigaraki said as Izuku sat there with a bag over head. There was no response from Izuku. "I didn't kill you already now?" Shigaraki asked as he lifted the bag off his head. Izukus eyes were barely open from how swollen and bruised up his face was. "You stopped counting by the way."

"769... 762" Izuku quietly spoke.

"And how many times did you start over?" Shigaraki asked.

"Three" izuku answered. Shigaraki pressed a knife slowly into Deku arm causing him to scream.

"755" Izuku screamed.
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Shigaraki wiped down and cleaned his tools to prevent rusting. When he finished, he slipped the bag back over Izuku's head. Through the bag, all Izuku could see was the glow of the light. Then that disappeared with the sound of a door shutting after.

Izuku sat in the darkness for what felt like eternity. Then the light turned on scaring him. He didn't hear anyone say anything. All he heard was footsteps. But what he didn't expect was someone sucking on one of his fingers.

"W-whos there?" Izuku asked trembling. The person reached up, taking the bag off his head.

Izuku walked into the living area to see Himiko Toga sitting in his chair messing around his gun like a child. Izuku grabbed the gun out of her hand and set it on his table.

"What are you doing here, Himiko?" Izuku asked leaning against his table with his arms crossed.

"You didn't think I'd notice. Mr. Red had disappeared. I wonder where he went" Toga said acting confused.

"The Red Hood is gone. He was beaten." Izuku said looking down at the floor.

"OH come on Izu. What happened to that I am vengeance talk?" Toga asked. Izuku looked up at Toga to see that she was now upside down on his chair with her legs over the back.

"He's retired. Alright" Izuku said as he turned his back to Toga. He had no reason to, but he began to take apart his gun.

"Retired?" Toga asked actually looking confused. "What about the people you swore to protect? When you returned, you went on about being their protector while the pros a-" Izuku slammed his hands on the table interrupting Toga.

"They know I'm alive." Izuku spoke quietly. He didn't get a response from Toga. He jusy felt someone press up against his back and arms wrapping around his stomach.
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Todoroki walked down the hallways of UA with a purpose. All he could think about was Izuku and hide little training session with his father. If he didn't die at the camp, he believed he must still be out their.

"You're filled with rage" Endeavor spoke as he towered over Shoto. "Your flames are wider but weaker. Control that rage." Shoto just stared at his father over his shoulder. He gave him the exact same look when he was a child. Instead of using flames, Shoto shifted his foot having ice shoot at Endeavor. Endeavor blocked the ice by holding his hand covered in fire out.

"Get out!" Shoto yelled sending another barrage of ice at his father only for him to block it aswell. Endeavor stared down at his son before leaving.

"Todoroki!" Uraraka called as she chased down Todoroki as she had to move around other students in the hallways. Todoroki didn't stop. He kept ok walking until Uraraka grabbed his shoulder, making him stop. "Where are you going?"

"Out" Todoroki responded before he kept on walking.

"You want to look for Deku, don't you." Uraraka said making him stop again. "Trust me, I do too. Nothing would make me more happier to go out and find him. But where are you going to start? Plus Bakugou said he was alive when they were taken. But what if..." Uraraka hesitated. She didn't want to finish her sentence.

Todoroki didn't need her to finish her sentence to know what she's talking about. Even of he is, he still has to try.

"I don't know where to start. But he's my bestfriend. He would do the same thing if I was out there" Todoroki said leaving Uraraka standing in the hallway.