Love and Sacrifice (Eraserdust/An Eye for An Eye Part 2)

Chapter 13: Finding Tomura

   Shota recalled a conversation he and Tomura had about Tomura's times as a villain as he drove.

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   "We weren't always hanging out at that damn bar, you know", Tomura had told Shota. Shota chuckled.

   "Bakugo said that was all you guys did was stay there", Shota replied. Tomura scoffed.

   "Well, he doesn't know much. I don't like that kid anyway", Tomura grumbled.

   "Careful. He is my student, after all", Shota warned. Tomura sighed.

   "Fine. But anyway, whenever we had to trade or have meetings with the Shie Hassaikai or Meta Liberation Army we would always go to an abandoned warehouse. The location to our bar that we're known for staying at was already disclosed to too many people so we couldn't risk getting caught", Tomura explained. He didn't know why he was opening up to him but he knew he trusted him with this information, that he could tell Shota anything. "I don't know why I'm even telling you this. You could use this as evidence against me if you were to turn me on", Tomura said with a smirk.

   Shota crossed his arms. "You know I won't. I appreciate you being honest with me"

  Tomura shrugged. "I guess this is good information for you, anyways. I don't know, in case for whatever reason I would go back to being a villain"

   "Why would you need to do that when you have me?", Shota asked with a raise of his brow. Tomura chuckled.

   "I don't know, just in case, I guess. I just....want you to know everything about me. Because I...love you", Tomura muttered, looking away. Shota smiled and pulled Tomura into a kiss.

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  That was all he needed to know. He smirked and chuckled to himself. He was certainly glad he recalled that memory, or else he would've been lost. He floored the pedal and sped down the road.

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   Tomura's eyes fluttered open and it took him a moment to realize he had been knocked unconscious again, but this time it was from a brutal beating that his body couldn't take. He wished he could see himself in the mirror right now. He had a feeling that his face definitely was covered in bruises and cuts. His injuries all over had been pumping intensely and blood seeped from his lip and nose. He looked down at his body that had been bound to the old wooden chair. His hands had cuts from what seemed to have been a knife as well as burns. His arms, besides the scars he had from self harm and consistent scratching, were also covered in scratches and cuts. He guessed he got the cuts and burns from Toga and Dabi. The physical pain would reside but the emotional pain of his only friends beating him half to death hurt worse. He couldn't blame them, though. After all, their leader had turned their back on them when they needed him most.

   Tomura tried to recall his last moments before he had fallen unconscious. He couldn't remember much. They must have beat him pretty bad. He could only remember Toga and Dabi getting in his face, Toga crying all the while slicing his skin open.

   "How could you just leave like that, Shigaraki?! Huh?! I thought you cared about us! About your cause! Apparently that was all a lie!", Tomura recalled Toga screaming, tears streaming down her face. Her and Dabi took turns giving him damage. Dabi lit a flame from his hand and placed it very close to Tomura's skin. He had flinched with a grunt, trying to push himself away but tiuy was no use thanks to being tied up.

   "I always knew you were a disgusting piece of shit. No one should trust you as a leader. Look at you. You look gross", Dabi growled, looking down on him as the heat became more intense. Tomura had been so tempted to ask why they were doing this to him, but he already knew why.

    He had also remembered Skeptic grabbing his hair by the handful and yanking his face towards his, growling, "You may have been the leader, but your underlings will be quick to shut you down. This is our turf now, do you understand?".

   Then intense pain in his head had ensued, thanks to Kendo Rappa punching his face repeatedly and that was all he could recall before blacking out. Now all he could see was the Meta Liberation Army and Toga and Twice sitting at the table to his right and diagonal from him. Dr. Garaki had decided to pay them a visit, preparing syringes that he had taken from the briefcase he brought. He was talking but with how out of it Tomura had been it was hard to comprehend just what he had been talking about.

   All he could make out was, "This should keep him quiet for a while. Sad to see that a great leader had turned his back on us so quickly. Oh well, we've got just the treatment for patients like him". Garaki chuckled evilly. A familiar deep voice had spoken.

   "Unfortunate how this turned out. My son was just beginning to turn out just like me. We were about to have him as the strongest, to have all the quirks like I have", the man said. He slammed a fist on the table. "And all the work went to shit. All because of the damn enemy!", he growled. It took a moment for Tomura realize it was All For One, a man who had once been like a father to him. Thanks to Shota he knew all too well that had been abused by him. He was fine with being tortured by his former allies, but once All For One had gotten involved, that was when he realized he was truly screwed. There was no way he could fight or conpete with All For One, he was just too strong and powerful and angry. He knew All For One would unleash his pent up fury on him and he would not go easy on him. For the first time in what seemed like forever, Tomura was actually afraid and not confident he would win the upcoming battle. Just then, the door to the warehouse slammed open, followed by running footsteps approaching the group. It was Spinner.

   "Boss!", he exclaimed, looking up at All For One. It hurt that Tomura's label was taken away and quickly given to All For One, but even still he understood why.

   "Why such haste, young one?", All For One asked, an evil grin stretching on his face. Spinner was trying to catch his breath. He had clearly been running away and worried about something.

   "It's Eraserhead! He found us!"

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