Confusion || Todoroki vs Bakugo x Reader

~Forty Eight~

Emergency services had been called. Fifteen minutes after the villains left, ambulances, fire trucks and police arrived. Of the forty-one students, fifteen were unconscious and in serious condition from the villains' gas, eleven others had major or minor injuries and thirteen were uninjured. Two were missing...

Of the six pro heroes, one was in serious condition after receiving a hard blow to the head, Pixie bob, one lost a lot of blood and went missing, Ragdoll. 

Meanwhile on the villain side, three were caught red-handed and arrested. Leaving those three behind, the other villains disappeared without a trace. 

The summer training camp that everyone had been been looking forward to ended in the worst way.

.   .   At a meeting in U.A   .   .

Outside the building stood a bunch of reporters, pestering and shouting for answers.

"To be attacked at a training camp meant to prepare students to fight villains... We should be embarrassed by the irony. We feared the revitalization of the villains, but our understanding of it was naive. They had already started their war... Their war to destroy hero society." Principle Nezu spoke at the head of the table.

"Even if we had understood it, would we have been able to defend against it? With all these persistent developments unfolding one after another... Ever since All Might, most organized crime had been weeded out." Midnight pondered. 

"So we all got to complacent in peaceful times without realizing it, thinking we had time to prepare." Present Mic said.

"I am angry from the bottom of my heart at my own cowardice. While they were fighting desperately, I... was relaxing in the tub." All Might seemed to be really down.

"Having the sports festival right after the attack... We can't keep taking unyielding positions like that, like we have up until now. To have two students kidnapped is U.A.'s greatest failure. They have stolen the trust people had in us, along with Bakugo and Y/n." Snipe added in frustration.

"All the news outlets are filled with criticism of U.A. right now. If they were trying to get Y/n and Bakugo, then it was probably because Bakugo's violent side was made common knowledge at the sports festival and Y/n being a prior villain was already common knowledge. If they are won over by the villains, then it's over for U.A. as an educational institution." Principle Nezu said while holding up a news paper reporting on the kidnapping. 

"Since we're on the topic of trust, I'd like to say something. we can say conclusively now... There's a traitor among us, isn't there?" With Present Mic's words, the atmosphere got tense and he continued.

"Only the teachers and the Pussycats knew where the training camp was being held! That's not all that's suspicious! Using their cellphone location, information, even the students-" He got up from his chair and soon got cut off by Midnight. 

"Mic, stop it."

"How can I? Let's clean this place up thoroughly!" 

"What about you? Can you prove that you're 100% innocent? Can you assert that everyone here is innocent? If we suspect each other, we'll destroy ourselves from the inside. Looking for a traitor isn't something we should do in a hurry." Snipe told him. 

"At the very least, I trust you all. I can't prove definitively that I'm completely innocent either, though. For now, what we must do as a school is guarantee the safety of the students. With the suspected leak, there's something I've been thinking of doing for a while now. That's-" Principle Nezu got cut off by a phone call. 

"I'm sorry, I have to take this." All Might got up and excused himself. 

The phone call was from the police. The officer told him they had a way of determining the whereabouts of the league. This new information got All Might in a better mood and he felt the determination spreading throughout him. All Might kept this information to himself as the officer had told him it was top secret and with the talks of their being a traitor, he did not want to risk it. He entered back into the room and soon the meeting finished up. 

"I should go check on Aizawa as well." Mic said as he got up to leave. 

"How is he? With Y/n's kidnapping, he's been really quiet." Midnight asked concerned. 

"I don't know, I haven't had a chance to talk to him since it happened. I heard he hasn't left his house since giving his police report." Mic answered in a sullen tone.

"How about we all go together?" All Might suggested. 

"That's a great idea! I was gonna go with Best Jeanist and Hawks but you all can come to!" 

"I'm afraid I have more work to do but give him my regards." Principle Nezu smiled. 

"Same here. I have to do rounds today." Snipe said.

"I'll come." Midnight got up. 

.   .   .   .   .

As the group of heroes rang the doorbell they waited in anticipation. They all knew how much Y/n meant to him and how much he cared for her. The door slowly opened and a tired looking Aizawa let them in. He had deep dark eyebags, a messy beard and sullen eyes. All of them sat in silence in the living room. No one wanted to be the first one to talk. 

"So how have you been? Did you eat something? I could get you some food if you want-" Present Mic started off.

"I'm not hungry." Aizawa quietly muttered.

"Did you get some sleep at least? You look exhausted." All Might asked. 

"I think I fell asleep at my desk last night." 

"Are you drinking water? You need to take care of yourself-" Midnight's voice was drowned out by a sudden shout.

"How can I eat, sleep and drink when I don't even know where she is?!" Aizawa yelled. He was frustrated. He felt guilty for letting Y/n go off on her own.

"Aizawa, you couldn't have known this would happen..." Mic tried to console him but it was no use. 

"I knew! That's what bothers me! He told me to save my students while looking directly at her! He practically taunted me, telling me he would take her and I let him!"

"Either way, she would've run off on her own. She's a wild one. You couldn't have stopped her even if you tired." Best Jeanist spoke.

"Why are you all being nice to him right now!?" Hawks yelled and got up. He was angry. 

"This man let them take Y/n and you're all here defending him?! He should've protected her! He could've stopped her with his quirk! He wasn't incapable of doing that, was he?!" 

"Hawks, that's quite enough." Best Jeanist tried to stop him.

"No! Because of him, our Y/n is kidnapped! They might kill her and knowing Y/n, she will put herself in danger if she needs to protect Bakugo! We may never see her again..." His voice cracked as he fought back the lump in his throat.

"Hawks!" Mic yelled.

"No, he's right. I failed her. If I hadn't put so much pressure on her to protect the students, this would've never happened."  Aizawa sunk into the couch with his head buried in his hands. His tone was more than just sad. The man was in indescribable pain. 

"We all asked her to do that, it wasn't just you. If you see it that way then we're all to blame." All Might spoke in a soft tone but Aizawa's chest kept feeling tighter. 

"You know what the last thing she said to me was? 'I never knew what a good dad was but I'd like to think it's someone like you.' How am I a good dad when I couldn't even protect her?! I told her to protect the students. I suggested it to Nezu! I'm the one who caused this... If those are her last words to me, I couldn't live with myself." Everyone went silent. 

Hawks, who had previously been angry at Aizawa, calmed down and sat down next to him.

"Y/n wouldn't want us to fight and she definitely wouldn't want you to feel this way. She'd want you to take care of yourself, so let's get you something to eat and then you go straight to bed and sleep." He managed to grumble out through his pout.

Aizawa wanted to protest but he knew Hawks was right. 'You didn't eat lunch, right? Well I didn't like the way I seasoned this steak so you can have it. Make sure to eat something proper next time, okay?'  Y/n's blunt words eccoed in his mind as he smiled slightly to himself until the guilt washed over him again and his face scrunched up in pain once more.

"You're right. She'd scold me if she saw me like this."