Diamonds in the Rough *INDEFINITE HIATUS*

Major Miscalculation

TW: Major blood, gore and all around violence

Things were not going well for Shigaraki today. Small NPC children had humiliated him and knocked him out, Eraserhead hadn't gone down like he wanted, Kurogiri just informed him that he hadn't succeeded in killing Thirteen only incapacitated them, plus had gotten injured somehow in the process, only managed to split up about half the stupid hero children and one of those hero students had escaped. All of this on top of the fact All Might didn't even show up to his own demise? It was enough to make anyone freak out really.

"Are you kidding me?!" he whined, scratching frantically at his neck and watching as one of the kids he had kidnapped took down villain after remaining villain while the other fixed Eraserhead "This isn't fair~ All Might isn't even here and you're all messed up so we can't leave-"

"I can make portals" Kurogiri sighed, a smoky hand rubbing the dent in his armor "They're just a bit smaller and more unstable than before" Shigaraki groaned and stopped scratching

"Fine. We don't stand a chance against dozens of pros when they come and if All Might isn't here then there's no purpose for sticking around. Its game over... for now. NOMU!!" the green-haired boy smacked down the final soldier and was now glaring at the two warily. "We're leaving! Get over here!" He observed the child slump in relief and start making his way back to Eraserhead, which for some reason only pissed him off even more.

"Tomura-" Kurogiri began to warn but went ignored

"Just one last thing before we leave Kurogiri..." he raced at the boy with his back stupidly turned, right hand outstretched. "I wanna leave a few dead kids in order to hurt the Symbol of Peace's pride!" The boy turned, eyes comically wide as he reached him.

"MIDORIYA!!!"

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Izuku shoved aside the last of the villains, taking in heaving breaths as the world began to spin ever so slightly. Blood loss must be kicking in he thought sluggishly, eying the recently awakened leader whining and scratching. Shinsou smacked the guy holding guard, knocking him out of his trance

"What the-" the man looked down at the bloodied crowbar he held and dropped it in shock "OH FU-" Hitoshi brought a chunk of cement down on the man, blissfully knocking him out.

"We're leaving! Get over here!" the villain leader yelled and Midoriya almost sobbed in relief. Something feels really, really off about this... his mind protested even as his exhausted body began to stagger towards his friend to get his wounds treated. To come all this way to kill All Might and just leave on a whim? And if they get away we'll be in even more trouble- his instincts screeched as he heard footsteps approaching him from behind

"- in order to hurt the Symbol of Peace's pride!" the hand man yelled and Izuku turned, every nerve on fire and hands instinctively being raised to protect his face.

"MIDORIYA!!" Hitoshi screamed, reaching out in the futile attempt to help. Too slow. He realized as the hand closed down on his face. He felt something sharp and cold on his left cheek as the villain's fingers dropped and he waited, frozen in place, for that itching burning of his skin dissolving.

It didn't come.

"Wha-"

"You're pretty cool Eraserhead" The man drawled, looking over at the fallen hero. Izuku spared a glance to see the teacher glaring at the blue haired man, Shinsou nervously holding his hair up. He'll eventually blink! He noticed what he had held up in the vain attempt to stop the villain, feeling a small bead of blood trickle down his cheek. God, I almost stabbed my eye out. "NOM-"