The Hope Barely Found

Grass do be Green Tho

The two boys ended up being grounded for a month, but the time flashed by like nothing as they spent their time playing with Eri and cuddling. Izuku felt the happiest he's ever been.

Finally, they regained permission to go out. Izuku made Mic promise to take them all to the park as a reward. It would be Izuku's first time going to the big one with his classmates!

Everyone reluctantly filed onto the bus, excluding an excited Izuku and nonchalant Todoroki and Shinso. Everyone took their normal seats.

When they arrived, Izuku was easily the first one off the bus. Other kids occupied the park but Izuku payed them no mind.

"Can we go on the swings?" Izuku begged Todoroki, giving him the biggest puppy dog eyes he could.

"I suppose."

Izuku had been happily swinging when he spotted Mina and Kirishima. They were hiding in the corner of the park, Kirishima crouched next to Mina as a group of older boys threw rocks at them. Izuku had never really thought much of Mina's pink sickly skin or Kirishima's unnaturally sharp teeth before and nor did he care.

Izuku jumped off the swing, startling Todoroki and went running towards the boys. He didn't bother give any warning before slamming his fist into the first ones face, catching the three boys by surprise.

"Fuck off!" Izuku snarled.

"What the hell, man?!" The boy who had been punched groaned, tenderly feeling his nose which was now dripping blood. "Not cool!"

Izuku let a vicious smile take over. He had learned how to do it thank to Todoroki, and it had made even him shiver at the intensity of it. "If you think that's 'not cool' then you better wait until I take your fucking arm and snap it in two. So you're choice. Either you run now or you lose an arm. Whatcha gonna do?"

The boys stared at Izuku in horror before scrambling desperately away, horrified with the small boy.

"Freak!" They spat before fully running off.

Izuku wiped the blood on his fist onto his shirt and held out a hand to Kirishima and Mina. "You two okay?"

Mina beamed and took his hand, Kirishima right behind her.

"Thanks bro," Kirishima announced as Izuku helped boost them both up.

Todoroki watched from the side with an amused smile on his face.

***

They had been at the park about an hour when Izuku noticed eyes watching him. The back of his neck was prickling.

Slipping out from cuddling with Todoroki where he was resting with his eyes closed, Izuku cautiously slipped into the side alleyway, not before making sure no one was watching him. He couldn't risk them getting hurt.

"Who's there?" Izuku spat, glaring at the dark shadows.

"Hi there Bunny~" Toga hummed, slipping out from the darkness. "I missed you and wanted to visit!"

Izuku let his eyes dull over. "Do what you need to and leave." He shut his mind off, already bracing for the pain. Hopefully Toga would take what she wanted and leave him in peace. It wasn't worth a struggle.

Toga gave a small sound of glee and jumped onto Izuku, pulling out a sharp long needle attacked to an IV bag. "Stay still!"

Izuku winced as she mercilessly plunged the needle into his arm, making him gasp at the sharp pain as she wiggled it around cruelly.

Izuku forced himself not to move as he clenched his eyes shut, refusing to look as his blood slowly dripped down the tube.

When Toga finally removed the tube, Izuku had been thoroughly drained and was pale and wobbly. Toga laughed at his state.