𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙏𝙤 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙨

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"Now, onto the major story that's running the headlines. The convicted felon and villain, Izuku Midoriya, was reported being spotted in Yokohama at around two this morning. Bystanders claim that they saw black tendrils form from his body, holding hostage a former classmate of his," A picture that was captured of Izuku zoomed on Bakugou's distressed expression, his body wrapped around the black energy, "Is this another attempt to take someone hostage or could this villain have ulterior motives? Let's hear what the pro heroes have to say." The frame of the news reporter transitioned over to interviewed footage of pro hero, All Might.

"With this unfortunate encounter, it's rather difficult to say what the boy's motives were. We're on the lookout for any clues of his whereabouts but in the meantime, we're doing our best to keep our students safe from these encounters. Considering this has happened in the past..." All Might went quiet at the end of his sentence before he shook his head, almost like he was lost in his own thoughts, "When we capture him, justice will be ours." All Might nodded. Even his words through the screen brought me at ease, even if it was for a moment. The footage of All Might panned over back to the news reporter.

"Now, onto another headline that is causing chaos, an anonymous report claims that the number two pro hero, Endeavor, has an eldest son named Toya, who is allegedly a villain that goes by the name Dabi," They showed a mugshot of Dabi in prison before editing it in the corner as they continued to broadcast. It felt like I had an empty headspace after hearing the news reporter's words. Dabi is Endeavors' child? Who the hell figured that out? But...how is Todoroki handling this news?

On my way to school, I didn't speak much to Eri when we walked. Dabi being Todoroki's brother was...something I would have never predicted. This would be the biggest talk at school, for sure, but what about Endeavor's reputation? It's bad enough he's not really a nice guy and now this. Opening the door to my classroom, I saw many students and some of my classmates surrounding Bakugou's desk, bombarding him with question after question. Things like: "What was Midoriya like?", "Was he trying to kill you again?",

"Why did he try to kidnap you?, and the list went on. I walked around the crowd, making my way to my seat. I looked around, seeing that Todoroki was absent from his seat. Maybe he decided to skip class for today. I don't blame him.

My eyes wandered to Bakugou sitting in his chair, looking annoyed with how many people surrounded him. He looked nervous, despite having a mean mug look. His red eyes met mine, making me stiff. His eyes sharpened when we kept our eye contact- it felt like he wanted to talk to me. His gaze looked at the class door for a split second before looking back at me. He definitely wants to talk but I'm not sure about what precisely...

When the bell rang, signaling everyone to go to lunch, I made my way to the infirmary to meet with Eri. I told her to stay in the infirmary until I came back and gave her my lunch I prepared for myself. Making my way to the cafeteria, I saw the sea of bodies flood the area. Most of them had their heads turned...looking at Todoroki. So he decided to go to school after all...

"Oi. Follow me." A voice interrupted my gaze from Todoroki, seeing Bakugou walk past me. Without hesitation, I followed Bakugou as he led the way. He didn't say a word to me afterwards- we just walked in silence. For some reason, my heart started to pound, and I felt my nails dig into my palms harshly. Why am I getting nervous? Do I have a reason? Now that I think about it...what have I done that could make me feel this way? I can't really remember...

"Deku...you're not messing with my memories, are you?" I asked in my head, hearing nothing but silence. He must be busy. As Bakugou and I kept walking, we walked out of the school building, going to a more secluded area behind the school. Bakugou then stopped in his tracks, looking side to side to scan our surroundings.