Try Me Bitch (Vigilante Deku)

Secrets and Slips

Shigaraki leanied forward, fingers tapping rhythmically on the table, his impatience was more than evident. This was driving me crazy! This was nuts! Why was I here? No what the hell was I even doing here? 

Stain's eyes narrowed as he waited for my next words, and Serpant... well, he was just standing there, arms crossed, his gaze unwavering.

Screw this!

I didn't wanted to be here...

Serpant brought me over.

If I knew what was waiting for me, I would have ran away.

The pressure was more than just a bit on. I felt like a deer in headlights, except instead of a car, it was a trio of overpowered lunatics who genuinely cared about my well-being but could also crush me like a bug. 

So, yeah, no pressure.

Don't ask me how but we got back at the same questions again. I did explain the situation to them briefly but that was apparently not enough because after a short silence, Shigaraki wanted to hear details and I was just not having that. I knew how crazy they were and here we were once again talking about the same thing we did just 15 minutes agi=o.....

Shigaraki: So, what happened in details? Spill it, Izu. And don't think about dodging this.

Me: Well... uh... you see...

Okay, how do I do this?

 I can't just tell them everything, right? 

That would lead to a disaster. 

Instead, maybe I could...

Me: I might've... sort of... played dead.

Stain: Played dead? How?

He didn't sound too convinced. 

Come on, brain, give me something!

Me: You know, like... splats face on the table and flappering arms limply "Oh nooo, I'm dead!" And then I just lay there.

Shigaraki: Seriously?

Me: Seriously!

Shigaraki: You tried to fake your own death in the middle of a lab filled with psychotic villains?

Me: ahm... hahahaha.....It seemed like a good idea at the time!

Stain: Kiddo you got guts. Or a death wish.

I AM NOT SUICIDAL!

Serpant: You walked into a lab. Alone. And played dead. Why?

Me: Uh... I thought it would be funny? Like, you know, catch them off guard, confuse them. And it worked! Kinda.

Shigaraki:  "Kinda"? Izu, what really happened?

Well, crap. 

There's no getting around this. 

Might as well let the fun continue. 

But I can't give them everything, not yet.

Me: So, after playing dead—which, by the way, I did excellently—I sort of... might have... snuck around the lab a bit.

Stain: You snuck around a dangerous lab after playing dead. Great. So what did you find?

Me: Oh, you know, just the usual—creepy doctor, lots of lab equipment, something about making a new kind of medicine. Nothing too interesting.

Shigaraki: ....And?

Me: And... there was this one part where this crazy doctor in a bird mask noticed me faking my death....

Stain: And what did you do?

I could feel the sweat forming on the back of my neck. 

Think, think, think!

Me: I... uh... I told him I was quirkless! Yeah, that's what I did!

Serpant: You told him you were quirkless? And that worked?

Me: Y-Yeah! I mean, they seemed really interested in that for some reason after I said it for a joke. Probably because they're, you know, weirdos.

Shigaraki: They were interested because you were quirkless? That doesn't make sense. Why would that stop them?

I could feel the hole I was digging getting deeper. 

Why did I open my mouth?

Now I am knee deep in shit...

How do I explain what happened?

Me: Uh, well... you know... they probably thought I wasn't a threat or something?

Stain: Doesn't explain why you're still here.

Serpant: Or how you got out.

Me: Well, funny story actually... So after I told them I was quirkless, they seemed to think I was... like... some kind of specimen or something?

Shigaraki:.... And?

Me: And... they tried to catch me! Yeah, catch me! I mean, can you believe that? Like, I'm some kind of rare Pokémon or something! So I had to fight them off, and you know me, I'm pretty good at dodging—

Shigaraki: You. Fought. Them.

Me: Uh-huh! And won! ...Sort of. Well, actually, I just got out of there. Like, super fast! No big deal, really.

I could tell they weren't buying it. Stain was squinting at me like he was trying to figure out if I was lying or just incredibly stupid. Shigaraki looked like he was two seconds away from exploding, and Serpant... well, he was just quiet, which was worse.

Shigaraki: And you expect us to believe that?

Me: I mean... yeah?

Shigaraki:  Izu, just tell us the truth.

Me: Okay! Fine! I might've... healed myself. There! I said it!

The words tumbled out before I could stop them. Oh no. Oh no no no no no.

Stain: Healed yourself?

Shigaraki: Since when do get hurt?

Serpant: Izuku...

Me: I don't KNOW! At one point they started chasing me and then there were all these medical equipments, a huge fight and then there were dead children and......Not that big a deal!

The room fell into a stunned silence. Shigaraki stared at me, his eyes narrowing as he processed what I'd just said. Stain looked like he was connecting some very dangerous dots in his mind, and Serpant—he just looked... intrigued?

Shigaraki: You've been planning this, alone..... the whole time?

Me: Not exactly hiding, more like... not advertising it?

Stain: And you think that makes this less dangerous?

Me: No? Maybe? Look, I didn't want to make a big deal out of it, okay? I just didn't want you guys to worry about me. Plus, it's not like I get hurt all the time or anything..... Okay, maybe a little, but still!

Shigaraki:  Izu, you're gonna be the death of me.

Me: So... no harm, no foul?

Stain: Kid, you just revealed something pretty major, and you think we're going to let it slide?

Me: ...Maybe?

Shigaraki rubbed his temples like he was fighting off a headache, while Stain let out a deep breath, his intense gaze softening slightly.

Serpant: Well, it's good to know you're hard to kill.

Me: So... we're good?

Shigaraki: We're NOT good. But you better start telling us everything from now on.

Stain: And no more playing dead.

Me:  Deal.