𝒞𝒽𝓇𝒾𝓈𝓉𝓂𝒶𝓈 𝒜𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑒 | 𝒜 𝒯𝑜𝒹𝑜𝐵𝒶𝓀𝓊 𝒮𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎 |

| Chapter 13 |

____The Next Morning____

The next morning came quicker than planned. Katsuki and Shoto were in their own dorms, and they were both passed out. The two ended up staying in Shoto's dorm a few hours later, and when Katsuki came back, he noticed his window was open. It was weird cause he never leaves it open before bed. It's only when he works out sometimes before bed to help him wear himself out more.

His room was freezing, and there were a few papers scattered about his room. Along with a few pieces of jewelry he'd gotten from his mom when she passed. He felt his heart race as the only thing in his mind was his mother's wedding ring. It was on a chain and in his closet inside of a small velvet box in a shoe. He had some money stashed in the shoe as well.

He rushed over to his closet and opened it only to feel a cold hand being pressed against his neck. After Bakugo began to blow up his room more, the school decided to soundproof it. Bad idea. He slowly backed away with his arms up and chin slightly tilted up. He counted the fingers and realized only four fingers were touching. The idea of using his quirk to fog up the room and open the door to run came across his mind. So he did exactly that.

He wouldn't go through that again. He can't. But before he could get to the door, a hand gripped his leg, making him fall. Shigaraki managed to get a tight grip on his ankle. All five fingers pressing against his skin and slowly disintegrating it. Katsuki struggled against his grip, sending explosion after explosion to his face. The smoke started to surround the room. "GODDAMMIT!" he yelled. The pain from his ankle almost becoming too much for him to handle.

But now, on top of that, he's got a knife in his gut. Thanks to the crazed blonde bitch over there. He had to stop fighting. The more he fought, the more damage the knife would do. He was having the time of his life with Shoto and finally feeling happy again. Finally feeling like life was on his side again.

Guess he was wrong. He sent one more explosion before feeling his head hit the floor exhausted, and his vision fades as he passed out from the pain. "We finally got the kid. Now, all we have to do is make sure he doesn't get away this time." Shigaraki growled out.

____Back at the base____

Once they got back to the base, they locked him up in a room with quirk-canceling cuffs. Katsuki became conscious once more. He groaned out in pain as he felt his head pounding and the blade in his side being pulled out. "You're finally awake." a deep voice said. Katsuki looked back and forth before looking up at the person. One eye open and the other one just merely squinting. "Where the hell...am...I?" Katsuki breathed out.

"That's for me to know and for you to never find out blondie." the voice said again. The smell of cologne filled Bakugo's nostrils. His eyes finally opening up more. He felt the cuffs' weight, and he could hear the chattering that was going on upstairs. "You gonna tell me why the fuck I got taken again, or am I gonna have to find that shit out myself?" Katsuki said through clenched teeth. "You know I would tell you, but that wouldn't be an,y fun now, would it?"

"Alright, look, if you're trying to be fucking mysterious and all that shit, I know who you are so you can step out of the dark ass corner," Katsuki said again. "Way to ruin the fun buzzkill," Dabi said, walking out from the dark corner. The thing the blondie didn't know was that the black-haired male in front of him was related to someone he knew and was dating. He looked the male in the eyes and felt a hand get pressed against his thigh.

'Those eyes...why do they look so familiar? Why does he look so familiar?' Katsuki questioned himself. There was something about the male the always seemed so familiar, and he didn't know what. Dabi eventually made eye contact with the shorter as well, and when he noticed that this was the person his brother had been laughing with, it made him falter a bit.

"...you know, don't you?" he asked. Bakugo's head was turned once Dabi backed off a bit and sat on a chair in front of him. "What the hell are you talking about, stitch face?" Bakugo asked him. He was confused, to say the least. 1) he didn't know why this guy looked so familiar to him, and 2) he didn't understand why when he looked into the guy's eyes, he saw Shoto. 'So he doesn't know?' Dabi thought to himself.

Needless to say, Dabi knew exactly who he was and who he was with. He knew exactly the rest of the league's intentions with him, and he knew exactly what was gonna happen if he didn't cooperate. "Look...handyman is gonna come down here and ask you some questions. Some might be of the number one hero, and others might be ways to get you to rat out other heroes in your school. But the moment you don't cooperate, they'll bring hell onto you." Dabi whispered out.

"I'm the person who has to watch you tonight. I know you're with Shoto Todoroki." the look of shock on Katsuki's face honestly kind of surprised Dabi a bit. "Don't you dare put a fucking hand on him," he told the male. "Relax, I'm not gonna touch your mans. Besides, I have my own, and that would be fucking disgusting," Dabi responded.

____Back at UA____

Shoto woke up and got ready for class. When he went over to Katsuki's dorm and knocked, he heard nothing. Not even the sound of the lock clicking open. Katsuki was usually up and ready to go when he heard the knock on his door. Other times even before Shoto would knock, his door would swing open, and he'd greet the taller male what a small hug and kiss on the cheek. But this morning was different.

He pressed his hand onto the doorknob, surprisingly finding it unlocked. He twisted it open. "Baku...go?" he asked, his breath hitching as the smell of nitroglycerin was overwhelmingly strong. He coughed and used a spare shirt in his bag to cover his mouth. Bedsheets and papers were strewn all over the room. The books that once lined the shelves above Katsuki's bed were scattered and the shelves being broken.

'Nonononononono. This can't be happening again. It's not happening again,' Shoto thought to himself as he began to run around the halls looking for his boyfriend.

He bumped into Midoriya and hadn't noticed until Midoriya had gripped his shoulders and saw the worried face of his friend. "Woah woah! Todoroki, what's the matter?!"

"H-He's missing." he stuttered out through his tears.

"Who's missing?" Izuku asked.

"Bakugo."

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And that's a wrap on this chapter! Hope you've enjoyed it so far! I know I say that a lot, but it means a lot to me to know when you all enjoy the stuff I write! Hope you're having a good morning, afternoon, or night wherever you are. Happy holidays everyone!

Stay safe and be careful out there!