Him Again (Bakugou Katsuki x Reader)

58. Clipped Wings

"Here! I got one for you too!" Katsuki said as he held out a jacket of sorts made of some kind of stiff foam. You excitedly put your arms through the holes in the jacket.
"I love it, Katsu! Thank you so much!" You said as you attempted to hug him and raise your hands up through the arm holes of the jacket that pushed your arms upright anyway. He tried to hug you back but you both stumbled and fell to the ground, laughing.

"Wear it under your shirt! You're such a baby you always get cold!"

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You opened your eyes. You were in the cellar once again. You rubbed your temples. Everything hurt. Your face was covered in dried blood.

All the memories were back now. You remembered everything. Every detail. Nico had murdered both your parents in cold blood in front of your eyes. Your parents had taken you and Nico out for a picnic. They had disappeared somewhere for a while and Nico used the opportunity to feed you sleeping pills and then toss you off the cliff. Your parents came back just in time but Nico murdered them.

He had tried to murder you too but the foam jacket that Katsuki had made for you had softened the blow. If it wasn't for the protection it provided, you would be dead by now. The incident was so traumatic, your brain probably couldn't handle it and you had somehow surpressed the memories unconsciously.

Sobs racked through your chest. You felt a sharp pain in your neck but you didn't care. All these years, you admired his memory. You thought he was the best brother you could ever wish for. And now....

Before you had any more time to think, you heard your cellar door open. You whipped around. Shigaraki

He walked towards you. "What do you want, villain?" You screamed. He said nothing and took a seat next to you. He pulled out a box. You expected it to be a weapon but it was a first aid kit.

"What are you doing?" He reached for your face and began wiping the blood off of it. "Get away from me, Shigaraki!"
"Shigaraki? Have we grown so apart that you're calling me Shigaraki now? Not Shimura? Not Tenko?"

You froze. You took a closer look at his face. It was him. It was Tenko. You couldn't believe it. It was all making sense now.

Tenko met Nico. They changed each other. They both became villains together. Your head was spinning. You sat there in shock as he cleaned up your wounds and placed a bandaid over your nose.

He chuckled darkly. "The league of villains will have to take their leave now." He said. "We have some business to tend to but Stupor will return for you of course..... Tsk. Poor guy. He was so excited when he found out that Overhaul had managed to get a hold of you. He was so disappointed when you passed out. He had planned to give you such a painful death... but we have to go now. I don't know what Overhaul will do to you in the meantime. He only brought you here on Stupor's request. Don't give Overhaul too much trouble, okay? Be good till we return."

And with that, he left, leaving you there, locked up, all alone.

You tried to use your quirk. It wasn't working. Why wasnt it working? You screamed out.

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Back at UA, Katsuki was losing it. "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN WE CAN'T GET HER BACK?"

"Bakugou. The Shie Hassaikai is a large organisation. We don't know where they are yet."
"THEN FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE!"

"Bakugou!" Aizawa scolded. "Let us heroes handle this. We will try our best to get her back."
"THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH!" He yelled and stormed out of the room.

This was the worst possible scenario. He didn't know what he was going to do if something happened to you.... He didn't want to think about it. He only knew he needed to do something. And fast. He decided to pay Mirio a visit.

But to his surprise Deku there too. "Deku! What the hell are you doing here?"
"Kacchan!" He said and averted his eyes. He couldn't face Katsuki. How could he look him in the eye after Deku had let the love of his life get kidnapped right in front of his eyes?

"I'm sorry... Kacch-"
"Shut the fuck up, Deku. Stop fucking blaming your sorry ass for what happened! We need to find a way to get her back."

As much as he hated that you were gone, he knew that blaming Deku wasn't the right thing to do. No matter how stupid, nerdy, weak and annoying the boy was, Katsuki knew Deku would never endanger your life if he could help it.

But Mirio seemed to feel the same way as Deku. He felt immense guilt. Not only for letting you get kidnapped but also for letting Eri go.

"Let the heroes handle this, Bakugou." He said.
"NO! There must be something! Tell me! I need to get her back- just.... Please."

".....Sir. Nighteye has a lead." Mirio said. He knew of Bakugou. He was a prideful boy. There was no way Mirio could refuse to help after hearing the desperation in his voice. He clearly cared for you deeply.

"We've almost found their hideout. We think they're keeping Y/N there."
"So what are we waiting for? Let's fucking go!"
"We will in due time. But you won't be allowed to join, Bakugou."

"I can't entrust her life in the hands of some lousy heroes! I'm going whether you like it or not!"

"Very well." A voice said. Sir. Nighteye. "We need all the help we can get." He could see the determination in Katsuki's eyes. There was no point in keeping him in the dark or trying to convince him to let the pros handle this.

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The doors of your cage clanked open once again. You knew you were being taken out of your cell by someone. Overhaul.

He took you to a room. You noticed Eri there, strapped to a chair. "Eri...." You said weakly reaching out to her. She looked at you. Hope filled her eyes. She had never felt that way before. The way you made her feel when you showed her kindness was something so unfamiliar but something she felt like she had longed for her entire life. Even though you were helpless and in captivity, she couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope ever since the day she met you, Mirio and Midoriya. Something about your presence made her faithful.

"A-Are we ever going to get out of this?" She whispered while Overhaul put on his gloves. "..... Yes." You whispered back. You believed in the heroes. They were surely coming to save you. And even if they didn't you had faith in Katsuki. He would give up his life to save you. You knew that.

Eri flashed you a sad smile. Your heart broke for the girl. But Overhaul grabbed you by the arm and shoved you roughly onto a chair. "What are you doing to her? What did you do to my quirk?" You asked and he began strapping you in.

"Here at Shie Hassaikai, we work at making the world a better place." He said. "The Hero society, the world... Its rotten. Corrupt. How wonderful would the world be if quirks were eliminated from the world?"

Great. You thought. Another psychopath. He held up a bullet. "This is what Eri, here is capable of. One hit and you're quirkless. Say, it's almost midnight. It's time for you to take your medicine."

"What Medicine?" You stared at him wide eyed.
"Why are you making that face?" He asked. "Does it hurt too much?"

He grabbed your chin and pushed it upwards. You screamed out in pain. Your neck was on fire. The pain was indescribable. He began unraveling the bandage on it.

"It's healing perfectly." He said as he changed the bandage. "Didn't want to do this to you... but you were making it hard for me back at the alleyway...." You were almost passing out from the pain. Why had you never noticed that your neck was so badly injured.

You then felt a needle poke your arm. Painkillers. That was why. It took a while to take effect. It still felt like there was a hole inside your neck. Your eyes drifted towards the table where Overhaul had placed a bullet..... You put two and two together.

Back at the alleyway.... he had shot you in the neck. Your quirk was gone. You blacked out.

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