Teachers Pet

Even Heroes Fail

Bakugou POV

Spending time with Todoroki had actually been fun. I wanted to do it again at the earliest opportunity. I'd learned so much about him during that one breakfast. I felt bad for him when I learned his father was Endeavor. That guy was a complete asshole. It's no wonder he wasn't used to affection. I wondered about his mother but he never mentioned her. I had a bad feeling about it, but Todoroki just got quiet when I brought up the topic. I could tell he didn't want to talk about it.

As I dropped Todoroki off I got a call about a possible villain attack in the city. I rushed over to the area I'd been told. I parked my car and hopped out, searching the area thoroughly for any villainous activity. I noticed a crowd of people standing in front of a store. I made my way over and pushed my way through the throng of people.

"What happened here?"

The crowd parted and I could finally see into the store. It was utter chaos. Shelves were pushed over and various items were spilled all over the floor. There was a woman sitting on the floor by the register crying and hugging herself. I knelt down next to her and watched as the woman rocked back and forth hugging her knees.

"Ma'am, can you tell me what happened?"

Her icy blue eyes reminded me of Todoroki. She gripped the front of my shirt and became frantic, crying and screaming. It was like she just noticed I was there.

"You have to help! My baby! He took him! He took my baby! Find my baby!"

I gently removed the distraught woman's hands from me and tried to calm her down.

"I'll do everything I can to help, but you have to calm down."

She just continued wailing and desperately trying to grab me. I looked back to the crowd of people to see if someone could give me more information. All of a sudden I felt a stabbing pain.

"The fuck?!"

The woman who had been desperately crying about a baby was now cackling. Her nails had elongated and sharpened to deadly points, which she had used to stab me. She caught me off guard but the wound in my side wasn't bad. The crazed woman took off towards the crowd, screaming.

"HE TOOK MY BABY SO I'M TAKING ALL THE BABIES!"

I used my explosions to propel myself after her, but she was quick on her feet and had a head start. The crowd was screaming and backing away from the charging woman. I heard a child crying.

"Mama where are you?"

I shot off an explosion towards the woman, hoping to stop her. She dodged, and leaped forward. Hurriedly I shot another explosion at her. She was so close to the kid. Where was the kids parent? No! This explosion hit her, but it was too late. Right as my explosion hit her, she swung her arm out and blood splattered.

The explosion caused the woman to be forcefully thrown towards the other side of the store. I watched as the kids eyes widened and blood come pouring from her throat. I reached the kid just as she fell, barely catching her before she hit the floor. A woman came running from outside the store. She rushed over to us screaming hysterically.

"MIA! NOOOOO!"

I tried to stem the blood flow from the child but the crazy woman must have nicked an artery. The little girl died in my arms with her mother wailing next to me. A paramedic rushed into the room, but I knew he was too late. He took the girl from me and began trying to resuscitate her. After a few minutes he shook his head sadly.

"I'm sorry, she's gone."

The mothers tears, turned to anger and she turned on me. She began striking me and the paramedic had to restrain her. She tried to break away from him and continue her assault. I didn't fight back, too stunned. This was the first time I hadn't managed to save someone. I had failed in my duties as a hero. And because I wasn't fast enough, or smart enough to realize the woman was a criminal, a child had died. The woman began to scream at me.

"WHAT KIND OF HERO ARE YOU? YOU LET MY LITTLE GIRL DIE! HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITH YOURSELF? THIS IS YOUR FAULT! YOU'RE A FAILURE!"

The paramedic finally had to sedate her to calm her down. The criminal I'd gotten with my explosion was unconscious. I waited for police to arrive and after filing a report, I left. I was shaken to the core by what had just happened. How could a day start off so wonderfully and end in such chaos?

Thoughts whirled in my mind. Maybe I shouldn't be a hero. What could I have done differently? Why didn't I realize sooner that the woman was crazy? A little girl had died today and it was all my fault. I got in my car and glanced blankly at the steering wheel. I needed to pull myself together. I drove home on autopilot. I don't even know how I got there.

After I took a shower, I just sat on my bed, towel around my waist. I didn't know what to do. My mind was blank and full of emotion at the same time. My thoughts were whirling. Even though I'd showered, I could still see that little girls blood on my hands. I tightened my hands into fists when I noticed them shaking. I thought about calling Kiri, but I didn't want to worry him. I didn't want to cause Ura any stress.

At the same time, I didn't want to be alone. That little girls eyes haunted me. She'd look so shocked. Innocence just snuffed out. I let out a shaky breath. Just then my phone began to ring. I looked at the caller ID and saw Todorokis name.

"What's wrong Todoroki?"

"Oh. Um. Can I come over? I know I was just there, but we need to talk."

Dread instantly filled me. Did he change his mind? Did he decide that I was too old for him? Fuck! I ran a hand through my hair in frustration. What had I done? I didn't know if I could take any more bad news today. But I wasn't a coward and if he had decided that he didn't want to pursue this thing between us, then that was his right.

"Yeah. Do you need me to come get you?"

"No. I'll be in a few. Bye."

FUCK! I felt a pang in my chest at the thought of losing Todoroki. What was I going to do?