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23 - Pick Your Shot

After exited your room in new, way too expensive clothes, you walked back to the elevator. You felt bad for them spoiling you like this, but you had to admit you looked good. There were a few dresses, but you had already worn enough for your lifetime. That being one.

I wore a black and white checkered shirt and white skinny jeans with blue and purple sneakers. Over the shirt, I had opted for a leather jacket that fit perfectly.

I pressed the button to open the elevator when I noticed someone walking behinds me. I turned to see mismatched hair.

"Hello Y/N, how are you feeling?" He asked, walking into the elevator, which I hadn't noticed opened. I spun back around and walked in with him, standing promptly besides him as the doors closed. I gave a smile, nodding.

"Yeah I'm great. All patched up now, so I just hope it'll heal quickly." I reply, watching as Todoroki pressed a button, making the elevator jolt downwards.

"I'm glad to hear that. Tell me, have you ever held or used a gun?" He asked, giving me a side glance. I paused before shaking my head.

"Uhm... no?" He gave a nod.

"Alright. Well, seeing as though your quirk doesn't have any damaging properties, you'll need another way to defend yourself." He explains, staring at the reflection of me in the door.

"With a gun? I don't want to kill anyone." I frown, crossing my arms over my chest. He gave a rare small smile.

"You don't need to kill anyone, but you will need to know how to handle a weapon." The doors opened to reveal a room of grey concrete, and what looked to be a shooting range with cardboard targets. I followed Todoroki as we strode out, with me looking at everything. There were gun racks with different types of guns and melee weapons.

"Woah. This place is cool." I gasped quietly, swiveling myself around so that I could see it all. It looked like the kind of shelter you would hide in during a war or the apocalypse. I looked back to Todoroki, only to see him waiting and staring at me. I quickly walked up to him, to see him holding a gun. He gave it to me, letting me hold it.

"This is a nine millimetre handgun. Good for somewhat close range and handy to carry around. You'll be starting with this today." He stated, letting me look it up and down. I was a little terrified to touch the trigger. He motioned towards the gallery of targets. I stood behind the concrete barrier that was up to my waist.

"Try to shoot the closest target. Aim for the head." He ordered, crossing his arms as he looked at me. I nodded and pointed the gun at the target. It was the outline of a man, with red circles and bullet holes. I narrowed my gaze and inched my finger towards the trigger, both hands clasped on the weapon.

I pulled the trigger, letting out a monstrously loud bang. For most, it wouldn't be too bad, but for me, it made my ears ring like crazy. I dropped the gun and reached up, quickly covering up my ears, eyes shut tightly. I felt hands gently place themselves on both my shoulders, making one shoulder hot and the other cold. I opened my eyes slowly to see heterochromatic eyes locked onto mine.

Slowly, I unclasped my hands from my large, bat ears and let them spring back up. I gave a nervous smile, my hands in front of me.

"Here, these will help." I looked down to see him holding a pair of earmuffs in his hand. He passed it to me and I put them on, awkwardly putting them over my bat ears. He was saying something, but I couldn't quite hear him.

"What?" I ask, unsure if it was loud or not. The look on his face told me that I was yelling. He shook his head before turning me towards the range and picking up my gun. A warmth enveloped my back as the gun entered my vision.

Was Todoroki Shouto really showing me how to shoot a gun in this manner?

He was wrapped around me, hands on mine as he aimed the gun right at the target. I flinched as his stomach was pressed against my back lightly. I saw my previous shot, only it was in the wall. His chin was on my shoulder, a leg in between mine. I was sure a bright red blush was evident on my face. I tried to concentrate, but, notably, it was damn hard.

When I had decided the shot was as good as gold, I pulled the trigger. The shot made my hands vibrate and a muffled bang rang out, much quieter then before. I smiled as I saw the shot hit the bullseye, a few centimeters from the middle of the targets head. I stepped forwards and flung my ear muffs off, turning around with a wide grin.

"I did it! Hell yes!" I felt accomplished, even if Todoroki spoon fed me the win, I didn't care. He seemed to give a small smile as he watched me prance around, watching with contentment. "Thanks Todoroki, that was awesome!" I turned to the male and gave a wide smile, handing him the gun back.

"Perhaps you'll need to use something other then a gun. I'll have to teach you hand to hand combat." He explained, slipping the gun back under his belt. I looked over to the assortment of hand held weapons over on the racks. There were machetes, throwing knifes, big knifes, crossbows... All sorts of fun things.

"Y'know I'm not that strong, right?" I say, prying my eyes from the assortment to see the mismatched haired male nod his head.

"Give it time, and you'll be capable of handling even the biggest criminals." He announced, a small smile on his lips. I felt a rush of reassurance, but deep down, I had my doubts.

"I'll try, but I'm not sure if-"

"Todoroki! Intruders!"