𝒦𝑒𝑒𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒫𝓇𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓈𝑒 | Katsuki Bakugo x OC

Chapter 26 - Taken

A year has passed. A lot has happened. I lost two family friends to cancer, changed careers, and finally got my life together a little bit more than I had last year. I know I neglected this story for quite some time. But I couldn't bring myself to start the second half when I was mourning; as you may have guessed, these next few chapters are heavy. 〒▽〒

For those who stuck around and waited patiently, I thank you so much. The lovely comments really got me going, and I finally got back into writing way more often than I had this past year.  We'll be starting off with biweekly updates (once every two weeks) until further notice.

Some edits are being made to the beginning of the chapters; minor things I missed and some grammar mistakes I'm catching from my previous self. Though I will try so my writing style doesn't deviate too far from what this story was a year ago, I know it has changed a bit. Hopefully in a better way. (○｀ 3′○)

Anyway, without further ado, here is the very long awaited chapter. As always, enjoy reading! ☆*: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

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Ayumi

I still can't get Manami's dead body out of my head. It sucks even more when I see Mina right in front of me. I see a glimpse of her smiling and then a flash of blood and scales and see Manami's final breath part her lips.

And I know it was stupid of me but I couldn't help hugging her when I saw her in the morning.

And I know Bakago ('Tsuki) saw me. But I did not have the energy to think on what his neutral face meant. (I didn't want to cling on false hopes. Nor did I want to fall back into his affection if he couldn't trust me over the centuries old disagreement.)

So, the whole day, when I could see him watching, possibly waiting, I ignored him. As I learned to isolate the metals from the earth and bring them to the surface, I ignored how I could feel his body coming closer, his body facing me no matter the distance between us.

It took time, but I finally conjured enough metal to create a weapon right before dinner.

But now, as Midoriya-kun and I wait for our turn to enter the forest for the courage competition, I am way too excited for tomorrow's training. I need to get stronger so I can protect Dad.

"I'm glad to be here," I say suddenly.

Midoriya-kun looks over to me, his eyes shining in a way I know would piss off Bakago ('Tsuki). "Me too. I hope we learn even more before we head home," he says.

"Knowing Sensei, we've got a lot more to accomplish this training camp."

He smiles and his curls bounce as he nods, "I bet."

Suddenly, Pixie Bob glows red and is pulled back behind everyone.

I turn around, eyes widening when I see two villains, one slamming a large and thick staff on her head and the other crouching with a bunch of swords on his back.

"These pet cats are in the way," The larger villain says.

"Wh-Why?" Mineta shakes. "I though they made doubly sure... So why are there villains here?!"

I'm sure everyone wants to know the same.

Mandalay then sends a message telepathically, "Everyone! We're being attacked by two villains! It's possible that there are more! Anyone who can move, get back to camp immediately! Even if you come across the enemy, retreat and do not engage!"