𝐑 𝐔 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐄?

𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍 radiated throughout your body. You couldn't see, blindfolded, your arms bound tightly behind you with rope. You were sitting upright somewhere, in a chair of some sort. A sickening feeling of deja vu twirled in your stomach.

They promised you this would never happen again. They promised to keep you safe. All the time you spent trying to forget this, how it felt, how terrifying, dehumanizing and fucked up this was. All the nightmares you had, all the progress you thought you made..and you're back here, right where you started. But this time, you think he might actually kill you.

"Rise and shine, sweetheart." Tsukumo purred.

You tried to keep yourself calm, took slow, deep breaths, not wanting to give him a reaction. You heard his footsteps against the floor, and the sound of metal clattering against something. Maybe a table? You can only imagine the what he has in store for you.

A hand suddenly tugged your hair roughly, tilting your head upward so you were looking at him. You tried your best not to flinch. The hand moved, caressing your cheek, and then your throat, his thumb brushing against the sensitive bruises that had already started to form, before pushing down. You winced.

"We're going to have so much fun together, you and I. While you were asleep, I had one of my doctors give you an x-ray to see where I had really banged you up, and where I can keep pushing you, until you break." He pressed down harder on your throat. "Apparently, your windpipe has a few tears in it. You know what happens if it gets worse? It becomes harder and harder to breathe, your respiratory system shuts down and and you die a slow, painful death."

Strong waves of pain moved through your neck as he squeezed harder, and you couldn't help but let out a pained wheeze. He let you go. "But that wouldn't be good, would it? No. No, you deserve something much worse."

His feet padded against the floor, followed by metal scratching against metal. He walked back to you, and you felt a cool blade pressed to your neck. He pressed down slightly, hard enough to draw blood. You felt your lip quiver.

"Don't be so dramatic. I'm not going to kill you..not yet. No matter how fun slitting your throat sounds. No, you need to be put in your place first. After all, you humiliated me in front of my men. Clever little minx, seducing me and tricking me into trusting you, and even when I thought I had won, when I had beaten you down, you planted a tracer, stalling so your little friends would come and arrest me. It was very impressive."

The blade moved lower, down your neck and to your chest. You felt him start to slice through the fabric of your top. "You thought you took me down. Thought I was done forever. Foolish girl. Since you humiliated me, treated me like I was an idiot, it's about time I do the same to you."

He moved the blade completely through, splitting your top open from the front and slipping your sleeves down your arms. The cold air hit against your bra clad chest. You tried not to think about was happening, tried to think of anything else. Tried to disassociate, so you were no longer there.

"And you know what the best part is? You're hidden here. No trackers or anything. No one will ever find you." He leaned in, whispering into your ear.

The lace of your bra strap was cut next, with a quick slicing motion.

  It seems like your time is running out.  

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"I don't care if we have to search every corner of the city. We need to find her now!" Bakugou snapped at the search teams.

Bakugou knew he needed to stay calm. He knew the more panicked he got, the worse everything would be. But fuck, how could he not panic? He saw your blood, and all that broken glass. You were hurt, and it's only going to get worse from there. Images of those pictures he had seen from the last time Tsukumo got his hands on you flashed through his mind, making his chest get all tight. He's running out of time. He needs to find you, before anymore damage is done. Before he could lose you, forever.

"We looked everywhere in the Yokohama district. There's nothing." A captain of the one of the teams told him.

"Look again. He was last seen there. He couldn't have gone far. Go!"

The teams broke into their separate groups, splitting up to search the separate districts and cities once again. Bakugou ran his fingers through his hair, letting out a frustrated breath. He felt like he couldn't breathe. Felt like he couldn't think. But how could he? You were the person who knew Tsukumo best, the person who managed to help locate him in the first place, and you were gone.

But then, he realized something. If he couldn't have you here to help him. He'd just have to think like you. Put himself in your perspective. What would _____ do?

He thought back to those pictures. Thought back on everything you said, searching frantically for clues. And then, it hit him.

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Bakugou knew that this would be either a shot in the dark, or dead on, but he knew he had to take the chances. Tsukumo wouldn't be far like Bakugou assumed, no. He would be somewhere no one would think to find him. Somewhere he could keep an eye on the hero commission and know what's going on.

The building right next door to where he captured you. An abandoned warehouse, empty, open and untouched. No one would think to come looking there, which made it the perfect place. It had to be. He had no other choice. He had to find out.

The search and rescue squads were all still out, looking for you, and Bakugou couldn't risk the commotion of radioing them back and getting Tsukumo's attention. So, he had to go investigate all by himself.

He moved his feet quietly over the gravel road, cringing at how the dirt crunched under his feet with every step. When he approached the back door, he made sure to be silent. He reached over for the knob, jiggling it, only to notice it had been locked shut. He frowned to himself, before he began to pick the lock.

But then he heard a voice, wailing in pain. Not just any voice, your voice.

Fuck it.

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A/N: ah yes, I've returned to give a cliff hanger and then disappear for another two months LMAO

In all seriousness though, thank you for your patience!

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