I Royally Decline// Todoroki Shouto x Reader

Chp. 12: She's Sleeping

Sho-Chan's POV
I raced through the infirmary doors and demanded to know where (Y/n) was. The nurses hurried me to her room, but it wasn't her who I first saw. Shoot, I'm a goner!

"Sir Rory! What brings you-" I was interrupted by a hand grabbing my collar and darkness surrounding me. His power was cold and intimidating.

"WHAT DID YOU DO?! WHY IS SHE IN THERE?!" Rory screamed at me, his voice beginning to crack. I looked down, but it was if I couldn't escape his gaze... like his eyes were everywhere the darkness was. I wasn't given the chance to answer for (Y/n)'s door was busted open.

"COULD YOU BE A LITTLE CONSIDERATE?! (Y/N) IS TRYING TO REST!" The hedgehog with anger issues shouted, even louder than we had been; Rory and I sweat-dropped and sighed.

"Katsuki... please keep it down," a spiky, red-haired boy, who looked to be about the same age as Bakugo, (Y/n), and I, said. The strange thing was that he had razor sharp teeth and dragon wings. Bakugo growled at the dragon child's request, but followed the order.

"Wait... Bakugo? As in Prince of the Kingdom of Explodo Kills?! Why are you here?!" Rory dropped me, not caring if it hurt me... and it did.

"Do I know you, White Eyes?" Bakugo asked in irritation.

"I... uh... work for the royal family of Crystalli. I'm one of Princess (L/n)'s best guards. I believe you stayed for about two years in our palace a ways back," Rory stammered. I don't know why, but the thought of Bakugo staying at the Crystalli Palace made me grit my teeth. I couldn't stand the idea.

"Sorry to interrupt, but who's the dragon boy?" I asked.

"You already met him, Candy Cane. Geesh, you're really dumb," Bakugo scoffed.

"Sorry about him. I'm Kirishima Eijirou, the Dragon Knight of the Kingdom of Explodo Kills and Bakugo's best... only... friend," Kirishima laughed, only to receive and explosion in the face from Bakugo.

"Kirishima... I thought you were... like... a..."

"Big, real dragon? Haha, that form takes a a toll on my energy. Bakugo thinks I'm more intimidating that way, though," Kirishima shrugged his shoulders and scratched the back of his neck.

"This is sweet and all, but we need to talk... about what happened after you and her Highness galloped off into the forest," Rory interrupted, pointing at me. Sweat began to stain my forehead, so I tried chilling myself to make it stop... to no prevail.

"The nurses said it would be good for us to quietly talk around the princess. I'm no doctor, so I'm not really sure why, but if it'll help her rest better, than I say we do it. She has almost completely recovered from the smoke inhalation, which is shocking, but she still seems to be extremely exhausted," Kirishima filled Rory and I in. We entered the room and I saw the beautiful princess lying in her bed. Her (h/l) (h/c) hair was matted to her sweat-stained face, but her face seemed rather at peace. I have the sudden urge to trace my fingers over her lips... they look so soft- WHAT AM I THINKING?! WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO ME?!

"PEPPERMINT TWIST, ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?!" I was awoken from my reverie by the obnoxious Bakugo. "AS I WAS SAYING-" He stopped when he saw Kirishima hush him and point at (y/n). "Sorry... as I was saying, I don't know why you two were in the forest and, frankly, I don't care, but (y/n) was murmuring some weird crap on the way here."

"She was conscious?!" I was shocked.

"Hold on, let me get this straight. Prince Bakugo was fighting some suspicious people and caused an explosion that filled the majority of the forest with smoke, which (n/n)- I mean, Princess (l/n) inhaled too much of, causing her to pass out. So Prince Bakugo and Sir Kirishima flew her back here?" Sir Rory asked.

"Correct," Stated the dragon child.

"Anyways, (y/n) was muttering something about this girl who was coming. She kept saying 'she's coming' and begged that I believed her, before she fell unconscious again," Bakugo seemed generally concerned and turned his attention back to the princess.

"Wait... she said 'she' was coming?!" Rory was clearly uncomfortable with (y/n)'s word choice.

"Yeah, why? Do you know something, Shadow Boy?"

"There's only one person she refers to that way..." Rory looked at the floor and then back at (y/n). I was growing more nervous with every second of silence that passed.

"It sure would be NICE TO KNOW WHO IN THE NAME OF ALL MIGHT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT?!"

"Katsuki, watch your language and stop yelling, I already have a headache..." When did she?!

"You're right Rory, it is exactly who you're thinking of. Joo-ri Myoung... the Puppeteer."

With those words, (Y/n) stepped out of her bed and walked to the window, like nothing had happened to her. The light breeze coming from the open window circled her hospital gown and brushed her hair away to reveal trembling eyebrows. "And she's not the only one."