Sedative (Katsuki Bakugo x Reader)

The Aftermath

Your POV

I was in a dark void for what felt like the hundredth time in just the last day I had been here.  I looked around me, expecting to see Hinata, Akari, or maybe even one of the wielders of One for All. 

But I sorely mistaken. 

"You... You stole the powers..."

I spun around in fear, instantly recognizing that voice. All for One was standing a few meters away from me with a smirk. He began walking closer as I scrambled back, "Get away from me!"

"You'll be the perfect apprentice for Tomura... Then next All for One..."

"No!" I screamed, "I won't do it! I won't do anything for you!"

He smirked even wider as I stood my ground, refusing to run anymore from him, "But you will. You've already tasted the power given when taking a quirk. It's only a matter of time before you do it again! You won't be able to escape the hunger for power!" 

"No! This isn't real!" I yelled at him, "You're not real!" I closed my eyes screaming the same words over and over again, "You're not real! You're not real! You're not real!"

Suddenly, I shot up, my eyes flying open as I was back in the real world. I flew to a sitting position as I looked around the room with frantic, wide eyes. 

"Hey, hey, hey. Calm down. You're okay."

I looked up at the familiar voice and was immediately at ease. Hizashi was sitting by my bedside. He was wearing his casual clothes with his hair pulled back into a lose bun. He reached out and put his hand over mine, comfortingly stroking the back of my hand with his thumb. I then realized that I was in a hospital. Everything from before I passed out came rushing back to me. 

I flung the blanket off of me and looked down at my abdomen. I lifted up the shirt of my hospital gown, seeing my stomach wrapped with bandages. My arms and legs were also wrapped up too. I could feel a few butterfly closures on my forehead and cheek as well. "What happened? After I passed out, I mean?" I asked.

"Well, they rushed you to the hospital and you went straight into surgery. They didn't understand how your intestines were intact until we told them about your quirk. Good thing you did that before you passed out too. They said that you almost definitely would've died if you hadn't healed them," Hizashi explained. I breathed a sigh of relief. That was good to hear. 

"Wait...," my eyes widened as I looked at Hizashi, "How's my dad? And Katsuki?"

"Don't worry," the man assured, "They're both gonna be fine. Your dad lost his eye and his leg, but he'll be back to normal in no time. They're gonna give him a metal leg in place of the one he cut off. Manual and Rock Lock told the docs about your first aid. Docs said you saved his life."

I shook my head, gripping the thing hospital blanket tightly in my fists, "If I had stopped Shigaraki like I was supposed to, he wouldn't be in this situation at all."

"Don't say that," Hizashi shook his head, grabbing my hands in his, "You saved his life. Manual thinks so, Rock Lock thinks so, and your dad knows so."

"He's awake?" I gaped. The man nodded in response. "Can I see him?"

"I'll have to ask the nurses... but there's something you should know first."

I tilted my head in confusion and fear. What had happened? Was something wrong with Katsuki? "What?" Hizashi tried to find the right words, opening and closing his mouth as he tried to avoid eye contact. "Hizashi, please... What happened?"  I begged.

He sighed sadly, finally meeting my eyes, "Kayama... is dead."

I stared at him blankly, hoping I had heard him wrong. "...What?"