Swallow (Assassin Izuku)

Maybe

I'm already thinking ahead to the ending oml imma make y'all so mad I'm sorry-

Katsuki Pov

"Now I want you to listen closely."

I lean in nervously, a bit scared as to what she was going to say.

"We can't save him. Not yet", she says. "Why not?!", I yell, standing up abruptly. She sighs and pinches the bridge of her nose. "We have to let him save himself. It isn't worth it knowing that if we go, he will likely be killed." "And how do you know that he's gonna be killed, huh?"

"Years ago, when he was captured the first time, we got a phone call just as we were about to leave the academy."

Flashback

"BEAR GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!"

Thousand ran towards the girl called Bear in a hurry, a phone in hand. "Calm down, what is it?" "We've got a call from him."

Bear's eyes widened as she took the phone and rested it next to her ear. "H-hello?", she says. "DON'T SAVE ME. IF YOU DO THEY'LL KILL ME. JUST STAY AWA-". The last thing she hears is the sound of choking and a clatter before the phone hangs up.

Thousand extends her hand to take the phone back. Bear grits her teeth, almost crushing the phone in her palm. "We stay here. We can't take the risk."

End of Flashback

"We can't afford to lose him. I need you to understand that.", Bear says, now resting her face in her hands. I sit down reluctantly, not able to argue against her.

"I should be getting back to my room now.", she says. She stands up and takes a deep breath, trying to regain her composure. "Goodnight.", she waves. I wave back as she closes the door behind her.

I flop my back down on my bed, spreading my arms out on the sheets. Sighing, I slip under the covers and close my eyes.

Deku POV

"Get the next one."

My skin burns and tears as I feel another syringe being injected into me. I grit my teeth and clench my fists, trying to withstand the pain.

"Come on, I expected more of a reaction. Maybe you'll feel it more if I do THIS-"

I choke out a scream as He grabs my hair and forces my head down into a bucket. My head thrashes around under the cold, icy water. My lungs scream and burn as He kicks my back. 

My heart pounds in my chest, begging for oxygen. I cough, inhaling in the process, but it doesn't hurt like I expected. I can't feel anything really.

Maybe this is what dying feels like.

Maybe it will end here.

Maybe. Maybe. Maybe.

It's always maybe. Nothing is definite. Will this pain end? I can't be sure.

I feel like I'm choking.

As soon as I begin to black out, my head is pulled from the bucket. 

"This one didn't work. But don't worry, the next test is in thirty minutes. You can wait until then, can't you?", He sighs. 

"And I was so looking forward to this working..."

AHHHHH IT'S BEEN SO LONGGGGGGG!!! I'm so sorry for not updating earlier T^T But it's winter break and I've got some time on my hands! I hope that y'all have been doing well! Please make sure to drink some water and eat some food! Please, please, please, remember to do these things! If you want, I can write a comfort chapter? Just a separate little thing to make you all feel better? Suggest a character for it in the comments! I hope that you have an amazing day! Love y'all sm!