Based on the song from the Rapunzel series.
Ready as I'll Ever Be
His hands wrap around my throat as I struggle to breathe. "Any minute now, Your Highness." He drops me and I gasp for air, and desperately crawl towards him.
"Deku, listen to me, please!" I reach his ankle and grasp it, pulling myself towards him. "Whatever they have on you, we can stop it. Just talk to me." He turns, his blue eyes softening for a moment as he bends down and tugs my face towards his.
"You think sweet words can stop me?" He chuckles and drops me, moving towards the window before turning back to me with a harsh glare. "(Y/n), they will listen to me to save you, and there is nothing you can do about it."
Todoroki paces back and forth outside the warehouse, trying to control his emotions. His little sister is trapped in there, his best friend. Bakugo steps forward, placing a surprisingly gentle hand on his shoulder. Todoroki tenses, however Bakugo keeps a firm grip.
"We will get her- get them both- back. She is your sister, my best friend. We can do this." The rest of the class is shocked by the calm words; however, they are well aware of the anger boiling inside Bakugo, and there is no way he can completely mask it.
No one believed it. They saw the note sitting on Todoroki's desk, however they all brushed it off as a prank. Being ignored made Deku angry, so next came a video. The video could not have been a prank. Deku had used One for All on (Y/n), shattering her left ankle. Her cries of anguish reached the entire class, and they all immediately sprung to action, putting on their costumes and heading to this warehouse.
I begin to pray for whoever was listening to save Deku. My boyfriend is kind and caring and most certainly not evil. "Izuku," I whisper. He turns, surprised, before nodding and gesturing me to continue.
I clear my throat. "I love you, Izuku. So, so much. Tell my family I love them."
With confusion written on his face, he asks "Why not tell them yourself?"
"Because I cannot let you hurt them by making Sho join you." This angers him, causing a loud smack across my face. This results with me flying back into the wall of the warehouse office, pain shooting through my already aching body. "Are you ready for the consequences?" I scream desperately, my voice cracking. I am afraid. Of him. For him. Sho and Kacchan are going to murder him.
He lightly smirks. "Ready as I'll ever be."
Bakugo explodes the door, and everyone files in to the surprisingly well-lit warehouse. In the middle is Deku, with a broken (Y/n) at his feet. Todoroki nearly snaps, his anger overflowing. She weakly raises her head, the slight joy at seeing her brother overshadowed by the insurmountable dread of what Deku is going to ask of them.
His hand wraps around the back of her neck, pulling her up so she is resting on her knees. She winces, but keeps a straight face.
Deku smiles maliciously. "Join me. We don't have to be limited or blamed for anything ever again. We can be heroes now!" His hand slightly tightens on (Y/n)'s neck, causing her to cry out. Todoroki bursts into flames, followed by Bakugo's hands exploding, the rest of the class following suit.
"You can't win." Todoroki growls while taking a menacing step forward. Deku raises a hand to have him stop, grimacing when he doesn't. Todoroki reaches the pair, and reaches his right hand forward. "Let her go and I will help you." The rest of the class gasps, however Deku begins to laugh victoriously. He reaches out to accept the handshake, however, (Y/n) had other ideas. She shot up, adrenaline rushing through her veins and shoved Deku backwards. The room was heavy with shock as the trembling girl tried to tug off the power suppressing collar. It did not budge so she turned to her brother.
"Save him." She mumbles sternly, before slipping a knife from her thigh and walking (limping) back to Deku. Everyone stared, unbelievably confused. She reaches him, still frozen in shock. She kisses his cheek before plunging the dagger...
Into her own body. She collapses into Deku, the horrified boy catching her before she hit the ground. His blue eyes darken back into their natural green color, and (Y/n) smirks through the pain. She had known all along.
The class has now surrounded them, Todoroki and Bakugo falling to their knees. The anger dissipates from them when they see Deku crying; sobbing like an infant.
"You needed to see it wasn't him. He wasn't in control." (Y/n) quietly muttered before coughing violently. "I love you all. Take care of yourselves." Tears were in everyone's eyes, and all of their heads solemnly bow, mourning preemptively.
"No." Deku rises, the dying girl in his arms, coughing again. He sprints forward, putting as much power into his legs as he can, racing towards Recovery Girl.
Three Weeks Later
I am going home. Finally. The past three weeks were miserable; in and out of surgeries, therapy, both physical and mental, and so on. My friends came to visit. All except for Midoriya. My Deku. We reached the house, and I am surprised to find ramps installed, not doubt Shouto's doing. He wheels me into the living room, where I gasp in surprise. Deku is standing there, a bouquet of (f/f) resting in one hand, a small box in the other. All of class 1-A is there, yes even Mineta. He steps forward, handing me the box. Inside are two rings, two promise rings.
"One for each of us," Deku admits sheepishly. He then kneels, his hands resting on my knees. "I'm so sorry, (Y/n). I didn't come see you because I could not live with what I did to you, and that wasn't fair to you. I love you so much. Can you ever forgive me?"
"Of course." I grab his hand and kiss his knuckles. "I love you too.
