The Death of You [BNHA]

Chapter Two

~Emi's POV~

I found myself in an interrogation room handcuffed to a table. The cuffs were still too tight and had started digging into my skin. The graze on my arm, I'd received while running through the storm of bullets to get to Chet, started to burn. It had been a few hours and I'd just been left to stew. I'd seen enough law and order shows to know it was a strategic play to get me to break down and tell them everything. If they could guarantee Ben's safety I'd tell them everything I knew.

Just as I was starting to lose feeling in my fingers, the officer who'd been giving orders during the raid on the warehouse stepped into the room. He had short well kempt dark hair and dark eyes. He offered me a warm smile. "Emi, right?"

"Yes, sir." I bowed my head respectfully.

"You can call me Detective Tsukauchi. I just had a nice long chat with your friend Chet." He took a step toward me. As he drew nearer, he reached for my handcuffs. I tensed, unsure of what to expect. He unlocked them and let them drop to the table.

I looked up at him in awe as I unconsciously rubbed my raw wrists. They'd started to bleed near where the clasp of the cuffs had been. "I don't understand." My voice was barely more than a whisper.

"Chet informed me that you were working with them against your will, they were threatening your brother and said they'd kill him if you went to the police or refused them." He leaned against the table and watched me carefully. I had a feeling he was activating his quirk and wasn't sure what kind of quirk he had.

"...yes..."

His smile stayed in place, warm and reassuring. "You still broke the law, but I've talked it over with the District Attorney and shared your circumstances. They've agreed to keep you out of jail, instead you'll be on probation along with..." he paused, "let's call it court ordered community service so long as you cooperate." He chuckled.

What exactly did that mean?

He must have noticed the confusion on my face and smiled again, "you'll be assigned to a probation officer of sorts. You'll have to wear a house arrest ankle bracelet, so we can keep tabs on you, until we've established your trustworthiness."

I nodded absently, my mind drawing a blank. I had no idea what was happening. I wasn't going to jail? That didn't seem right. I'd been a drug mule. That was super illegal.

"Questions?"

I blinked still not sure what was happening was real. "Um..." I faltered; I didn't even know where to start. "Beni?"

"Safely in police custody." Detective Tsukauchi smiled.

"May I-..." I cut off and bit my lip, I wanted to see him but I didn't want to press my luck, it was already a miracle I wasn't going to jail.

"I'll let you see him after you meet your probation officer." He said it somewhat strangely making me feel like this wasn't something they'd ever done before and they didn't actually have a title for whatever it was they were doing.

I nodded.

"Come in." Detective Tsukauchi turned to the door.

It swung open and I felt my heart stutter in my chest as one of the most popular and well-known heroes of all time, All Might, stepped into the interrogation room. His bright blue eyes swept over me before he turned to Detective Tsukauchi curiously.