Jade

Part 67

This chapter has themes of sexual assault (not super extreme but unconsensual touching and stuff) and might be upsetting for some of you. I'll put a * before and after it's done in case you can't or don't want to read it.
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"Yes, sensei"

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"Eat it before it goes cold but don't have too much if you don't feel like eating," Kurogiri says, setting down a steaming plate of onigiri down on the bed. "We got a lot of flavors because we didn't know what you liked."

"Thanks Kurogiri-San," Izuku says and smiles at the man(?)

"Of course, Aizawa-kun," Kurogiri opens a portal and brings out 6 water bottles. "Drink plenty of water, switching from the IV to solids can be hard even if it's only been three days."

Only three days.

Izuku nods and Kurogiri leaves through a portal, not needing the door.

Katsuki hadn't said anything since Izuku had returned. Well, to be fair, they hadn't been alone since Izuku had returned.

"They don't want to kill me," Izuku cuts to the chase, grabbing a rice ball and biting into it.

Pickled plum.

"They want me to join too...AFO said that when they take over the world, they'll need someone trustworthy to lead the oppressed," Izuku brushes a stray grain off his cheek and pushes the tray towards Katsuki before he digs into a second onigiri.

Salmon.

"I'm a quirkless vigilante so they think I'm perfect for the job, that the people trust me already...I think AFO likes me so we'll work off of that."

"Why do you think he likes you?" Katsuki asks, basically inhaling the onigiri.

Katsuki hadn't really looked at Izuku since his return but Izuku caught his gaze and pointed at his right hip. There was no longer an angry red line, just a tender, pink scar.

"He healed you."

"He did and our chances just got way better."

Izuku takes another bite, a bigger one this time.

God, how could Izuku have missed eating if he was unconscious?

Food tastes so good?

"It'll be slow though, we'll have to do this perfectly."

"Do what perfectly?"

"Our escape."

If Katsuki wasn't paying attention before, he sure was now.

Izuku swallows before speaking. "We'll have to gain their trust and stuff," Izuku takes a third one and bites into it but as soon as he begins to chew, he feels nauseated.

So much for eating.

"Can you have the rest of this?" He holds the rice ball towards the blond who scowls.

"Eat it, you look like death warmed over."

"I feel like throwing up."

"You haven't eaten anything in three days, you need the strength."

Izuku sighs, "I know but I can't right now."

Katsuki frowns but let's Izuku set it on his restraints and gulps it down in two bites.

Good lord.

Izuku reaches for one of the plastic bottles but the handcuffs don't let him get very far. Katsuki nudges the bottle with his restraints till Izuku is able to get a hand on it.