The Emperor's Dragon II

Best Served Cold II

Warning - this chapter is graphic for violence, and I have upped the rating of the fic for it. If you want to skip it, that's okay, I'll summarise at the end what happened.

-ted

"Kurogiri!" Izuku said as they finally found the warp gate.

"What is it?" He sounded concerned but was instantly attentive.

"Can you transport us to Niigata?" Izuku asked.

The question earned him a look as Kurogiri cocked his head slightly. "Why do you wish to go to Niigata?" he replied with his own question.

"I'm gonna teach Izuku how to kill!" Himiko chimed.

The misty man gave her a long look and while Izuku could usually tell what Kurogiri was thinking about, right now he had no idea. "The Principal?" Kurogiri asked.

Izuku nodded. "But only if she really was responsible for-" he didn't finish. He didn't have to. Kurogiri knew. "Dad said he was going to check but I don't know if he did."

The misty man nodded. "He did, and she was," he confirmed.

While Izuku knew that killing was a big thing, he suddenly felt more relaxed and more angry at the news. Relaxed because she deserved it and angry because she shouldn't have hurt his dad! "Can we go then?"

"I believe it would be best to wait until evening," Kurogiri replied.

"But I-"

"She will most likely be at her place of business now," the misty man explained.

"Oh," Izuku agreed somewhat sheepishly. He should have thought of that.

"Do you have her address?"

"Um-" he didn't want to answer that. It shouldn't be too hard to find, should it?

"I will obtain it," Kurogiri announced and Izuku watched as he pulled out his phone. Himiko just chuckled but Izuku could tell she had forgotten these issues as well. On the other hand, she'd just agreed to teach him, not do all the leg work required to get to the classroom.

The misty man sent a text message and seemed satisfied with that. "Will you need anything?" he asked.

Izuku looked to the ground. "Do we have a knife handy?" he asked softly, the thought of what he was going to do suddenly becoming real. He couldn't deny he had killed Tomura, but he'd been angry when he did that.

He didn't see the way Kurogiri regarded him.

"Izu was going to use his claws," Himiko explained. "But that might not be best for this," she added.

"I see," the misty man said and there was something in his voice that indicated he did understand. "I will find something appropriate," he said as his phone pinged. Izuku saw Kurogiri take it out again. "I have the address."

"Just like that?" He asked, incredulous. Kurogiri had said he'd get it but that was ridiculously fast.

"Your father had been making arrangements," Kurogiri explained.

Izuku sniffed. His father had thought of so much and he... "I'm sorry," he whispered.

"For?"

He sniffed again. "I didn't mean to kill Tomura," Izuku admitted. "I just-" he couldn't really finish.

Izuku was still looking at the floor so he didn't see the way Kurogiri sighed. "We must deal with what has happened," he said finally. "And, while it is a setback, I'm sure there will be alternate solutions," Kurogiri reassured him. It was kinder than what the Doctor had said.