My Healer Academia (Bakugo x OC x Todoroki)

[S3] From Iida to Midoriya

A/N: This chapter may seem rushed (because it is ._.), and I apologize in advance for the lack of depth I may have otherwise been able to write for character development. This is the best I am able to provide at the moment.

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               The League of Villains kept their hostages separated. In their regular bar setting, Bakugo was strapped to a chair with his hands encased in steel. The villains surrounded him, watching the news as Shigaraki was the only one to speak, pressuring the young teen into joining the dark side. All of the members were present except for one.

               Underneath them were stairs that led down to a metal door into a concrete room. It was illuminated by a single white light bulb, highlighting Ai's figure as she sat against one of the walls, hugging her knees. When the door opened, she instinctively scooted away from it, bringing her legs closer to her chest. She felt tense as Dabi came in and knelt in front of her, flinching when he reached out.

               "Would you rather have one of the other psychopaths tend to your wounds?" Ai hadn't noticed the medical kit he brought in until he placed it down. Hesitantly, she slowly extended her arm, to which Dabi yanked her wrist and pulled her forward. His face was dangerously close. "Try anything funny and I'll burn the rest of your body." Ai quickly nodded in understanding, clenching her hand to try and stop her shaking as he applied a cream and gauze to the injury he caused during the kidnapping.

               "Todoroki-kun," Ai finally said, tensing when Dabi's gaze met hers. "You... Spoke like you knew him." Dabi stood up, motioning for Ai to do the same.

               "His name was on the kill list," Dabi simply replied, rolling out more gauze into his hands. "Lift up your shirt." There was a shift in Ai's demeanor as her face heated up, but she remained obedient as her fingers brought the material of her shirt up just above the wound that Muscular had inflicted. When Dabi wrapped the bandage around her abdomen, Ai bit down harshly on her bottom lip to bear with the pain. She also clenched her eyes, but they soon opened again when he finished and placed a hand atop her injury. The low heat was unexpected, but it was soothing.

               "Bakugo-kun didn't have any injuries," Ai said, letting her shirt fall down once Dabi removed his hand. "What... Are you doing to him?"

               "You'll find out soon enough," Dabi said. He was just about to pack up and leave until the room suddenly shook. Ai could hear muffled, chaotic noises from above, along with the faint sound of the word, "smash." All Might?! Ai's body immediately turned towards the door, but she was pushed back against the wall with one hand pressed down on her mouth, and another clamping her forearm against the concrete next to her head. She screamed against Dabi's palm, only to have her cries escalate when he squeezed down on her wrapped injury. "Be a good girl and be quiet."

               Ai's free hand came up to the wrist of the arm that was planted over her lips, and she gripped it tightly. There was only one option she had of freeing herself, but the thought came to her in the form of a bad memory. As her eyes widened, Dabi morphed into the sight of Muscular, on his knees as his body was deteriorating before her. If I use cell decay, I'll kill him... Ai's breathing started coming out in short, panicked breaths. Her quirk activated mindlessly, and before she knew it, Dabi let her go.