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21 - Story Time

"Oh my goodness..." I gave a sour chuckle.

"Tell me about it." I let go of my shirt and turned around, giving a grin. "Ugly, aye?" I saw everyone's face look horrified.

"Y-Y/N, what could have possibly done that to you..?" Iida asked, trying to find his composure. I hummed a laugh.

"It sounds stupid, but it was a giant purple bird-man thing. It was crazy." I chuckled. I saw Uraraka nod shakily.

"We should sit down and talk about it. You guys go to the couch, Iida and I will take the groceries to the kitchen and meet you there." She turned to Iida and nodded, to which she recieved one from him.

"Right! We shall meet you there." He confirmed, tightening his grip on the bag handles. Uraraka picked up the ones she dropped and walked with Iida out of the room.

"Well, while they do that, how about we show you where you'll be staying?" I turned and gave a nod to Midoriya.

"Sounds good." I picked up my bag and held it by my side. "Lead the way then, Midoriya!" He gave a quick nod and turned away, leading me to wherever it was I was staying. I turned around and noticed that Todoroki wasn't with us. Shrugging, I continued to follow the green bean.

We walked to the elevator, with Midoriya pressing the call button.

"The room is on the floor below this one, along with all of ours. Yours is in between Iida's and mine." He explains, the elevator jolting downwards. I gave a nod.

"So, if there's any trouble..." I see him give a warm smile.

"We'll be right there! So, you don't need to worry." The elevator opened, allowing us to both get out. I walked slightly behind the curly greenette as he led me to the room.

"I, uh, hope you like it! We didn't really have any time to decorate it to suit you, but, it isn't too bad." He reassured me, opening the door. We walked inside, stopping to glance at the room.

It was tidy and modern, and probably the side of my apartment. There was a three person couch that was a light brown and a wall T.V. The kitchen was just besides the entrance and had a fridge, oven, cabinets and a pantry, as well as an island. I saw another door, which I could only assume to be the bedroom.

"Is it alright? You could choose another one if you dont like this one." He gave a nervous look, a small smile on his features. I shook my head, glancing to him.

"No, no! Its awesome! Thank you so much!" I exclaim, giving a wide smile. I caught the male flush a light red before he turned away.

"O-Of course." He stuttered, mumbling while scratching the back of his neck. I plopped my bag down by the couch and spin around to smile at the slightly taller male.

"Do we have to meet everyone up top now?" I ask, walking towards him. He gives a quick nod.

"Yep! Let's go." He smiled back, walking me out the door.

***

We walked back into the main floor and saw everyone gathered on a couch, talking animatedly with eachother. They all turned and gave us their attention, with Uraraka moving over in the couch. I sat down and gave a smile to the brunette, with Iida on my right.

"Now, Y/N, please explain the situation." Todoroki asked, his gaze upon me. "In detail, please." He added, leaning forwards. I gave a slow nod, looking down.

"Well, I was pretty mad, so I wasn't really paying much attention to anything as I walked home." I start, hands clasped together as I massaged my knuckles with my thumbs, my gaze still downcast.

"Why were you angry?" I turned to see Midoriya give me a lopsided look. I felt my cheeks heat up, remembering what had happened.

"Uh... Bakugou being an ass." I cough, trying to mask my blush. I looked up to see Todoroki unconvinced, but nodding anyways.

"Continue." He urged lightly, heterchromatic eyes locked onto me. I gave a nod.

"Right, well, I ran into Shigaraki on the streets and pissed him off somehow. He told someone to 'take me', but there wasn't anyone else around that I could detect." I took a quick pause, trying to wrap my head around the events. "Before I knew it, my mind was hazy and I was teleported into a labyrinth of sorts. It was crazy." I mumbled, holding a finger to my chin.

"Teleportation? What a rare occurrence." Iida commented, seemingly baffled. I saw Todoroki stiffen.

"He must've used his warp gate to transport you there." He muttered, almost to himself. I gave a slow nod.

"So, in the spooky place, there was a really weird creature thing there. You might find it funny, but it was a purple bird thing with its brain sticking out of its head." I saw Midoriya let out a squeak to my left.

"Y-You encountered a Nomu?!" He squealed, his hands on his knees as he leaned forwards, looking around Uraraka at me. I gave a shrug.

"I didn't catch its name, I was too busy running away from it you see." I saw Todoroki narrow his gaze at me, leaning his chin on the back of his hands.

"Did it do that to you?" He asked seriously, no trace of humour in his tone. Uraraka gave a light laugh.

"Be patient Todoroki, let her finish her story." The brunette turned to me and gave a smile. "Please continue, Y/N." I gave a grateful nod towards the female.

"Right, well, thankfully that ugly thing didn't move for awhile. There was a voice on an intercom or something that initiated a count down for a game of hide and seek. It also spoke about some other things, but, thats irrelevant. I had about a minute to run and hide." I leaned back, trying to remember all the details. "After awhile of walking in the dark, I found a room and strolled in. The windows were boarded up, so I just ripped them off and climbed out."

I let out a stifled chuckle. "While I was celebrating, it just smashed through the wall and started chasing me. Luckily, I found my street and ran to my apartment, probably waking up everyone in the neighbourhood in the process." I leaned back, a small smile on my face. "I tripped and it got the chance to slash my back open. Thankfully, Kish- uh, Seiki, heard me and came out and shanked it in the brains. He patched me up pretty good at any rate." I held a thoughtful gaze before snapping back and holding up a finger.

"Oh yeah, Bakugou demanded that I came over to his place yesterday, but I really couldn't, so he sent Kirishima over to come get me. He saw how I was and insisted that I come with him to their place. Seiki argued with him and he left, saying he'd come collect me today. Guess that's not happening." A goofy smile made its way on my face while I did a quick jazz hands.

"Yup, that's pretty much it." I add, giving a shrug. I saw shocked faces revert back to their normal expressions, worry clouding them.

"Wow, I'm so sorry that happened, Y/N." Midoriya mumbled, giving a sympathetic smile. I saw Todoroki stand, smoothing out his tuxedo as he wore an unreadable expression.

"Midoriya, a word please." At the mention of his name, the greenette stood to attention, nodding at the mismatched male. They walked out wordlessly and silently.

"We'll, I'm glad you came to us for help!" I turned to my right to see Uraraka slide closer, baring a smile. "You'll be safe with us, so don't you worry!" She beamed a proud smile, making me feel better.

"Indeed! But, we will need to assess your wounds." I glanced to my left to see Iida wearing a small smile. I gave a weak smile, not wanting to go through that hell again.

"Oh boy."