Chapter 20 - Aftermath
Pov Midoriya
"Everything is ready" Shinsou stated, looking over the details on his tablet before glancing at me. I grinned, looking into the cages where I currently held class 2-B. Hawks was located somewhere else. They won't get that hero back so quickly, I'll make sure of it. He's been a real pain in the ass too, always trying to escape whenever he was awake. Ugh.
But now here we are, a nice abandoned warehouse, some corrupt heroes and other members I'd like to get rid off at the scene... Things are turning out pretty well if I do say so myself.
"Seems like the heroes have arrived. You should get in position" Hitoshi mumbled as he put the tablet away. I nodded, letting a green glow cover my body.
"Get ready everyone! We've got company!" I shouted with a grin as I walked up to the grand entree hall, seeing the heroes and police forces burst into the room. Some gasped as they saw me and I heard people whisper things like 'He's really back!' and 'How is he still alive?!'. I chuckled, looking down on the scene as my men started fighting theirs.
Kacchan was with them, which I expected in a way. Eraserhead was there too and some other familiar faces from UA covered the scene. Also other heroes, all of them pretty big shots. Good. Well, I showed my face, time to get into a cage and pretend I'm helpless. I sighed, starting to walk away, when I was blocked by Eraserhead.
How the hell did he get here out of nowhere?!
His eyes glowed a dangerous red, temporarily taking my quirk from me.
"Out of my way, Aizawa" I hissed, not scared of him even without my quirk. Being quirkless isn't a weakness and he knows that. I'm perfectly capable of defending myself without the need to rely on my obtained quirk. Luckily I can also trust on my friends to back me up! I grinned as I saw Shinsou walk up behind his uncle, ready to attack.
"Why don't you focus on me, uncle Shouta?"
The black ray of sunshine froze up for a moment, instantly turning around to face his nephew. Those two haven't seen each other for years if I need to believe my sources. I guess the last time they saw each other was when I died... Hm, look at that, I really am good at bringing people together, ain't I?
"Thanks Oshi!" I smiled, running past them towards a room in the back. I quickly started changing my clothes and injected myself with the serum, making my DNA transform. My hair and eyes turned blue once more and my freckles vanished, making my skin flawless. I struggled a little while putting the chains on and swiftly made my way into an empty cell without my classmates spotting me. It wasn't that hard since they were all focussed on the battle sounds not too far away.
I sighed, taking deep breaths, forcing myself to cry. Better look the part of a child in distress when they find me! Soon enough the heroes filled up the room, freeing the students and making sure they were okay before the police escorted them out. I was found last since I was all the way in the back, shivering and crying.
"Hey, it's okay now Suzuki. I'm here" a familiar voice whispered, making me look up with tears in my eyes. Kacchan... He had a soft smile on his face as he hugged me, letting out a sigh of relief.
"We fucking did it nerd" he sighed, pulling away as some police officers entered the cage.
"This is the last one" Bakugou stated as they uncuffed me and helped me out.
I noticed some bodies laying on the floor as we left, both villains and heroes. There were ambulances on the scene and every student was taken care of and brought to the hospital for a full check up. This whole ordeal is finally over...
Pov Shinsou
"I don't want to fight you, uncle Shouta" I stated, avoiding his binding cloth as I danced around him, looking for an opening to attack.
"You think I'm liking this, Hitoshi?" he reacted, stopping his movements after jumping away to create a certain distance between us.
"All these years I've been asking myself what I would do if I ever faced you again. What questions I'd ask or what actions I'd take. This scene has played out a million times before in my mind, wondering what reasons you had to submit to the Green Reaper"
I felt my chest tightening up, my heart clenching. Damnit!
"You think I never wanted to see you? That I never thought about this?!" I hissed.
"I miss the family too, you know?! But this is what I've chosen to do with my life!"
"Why? Why throw your life away like this?! For cats?!" Aizawa yelled, tears stinging in his eyes as they glowed a dark red. How does he know that..? I saw him clench his teeth, his grip on the binding cloth getting stronger.
"So it's true... You really did do it for cats..." he breathed in disbelieve.
"To be fair, if you'd ever seen Purrcy curl up in a pile of blankets, you would've done the same" I pointed out, glancing down at the hall to see we were losing.
"I'm kind of in a hurry though, see you around Eraserhead!"
With that I jumped out of the window, whistling loudly. Crowley caught me before I hit the ground and we quickly took to the sky. I sighed, looking down upon the scene, blue and red flashing lights surrounding the building. Heroes and police working together to arrest villains and organise the rescue.
My job here is done. Time to go home and get some rest, cuddling with my fiancé. I'm still not sure how uncle Shouta knew about my reasons though... Did Izuku tell him? But why? When? I shook my head, shaking the thoughts away. Right now I just need to return to base, my questions can wait.
Pov Kirishima
I bit my lip, nervously twiddling with my fingers as I waiting in the hospital with my parents. I know both my siblings are perfectly fine, other then some light amnesia. Yet I can't help but feel stressed out. How can I face them, knowing how they reacted to me when they discovered the truth? How can I go in there and act like nothing happened at all?
How does Midoriya do this? Hide himself away from the world and act his way through life? Never showing his true colours to anyone? I don't know if I can do this... I mean, I've been hiding my second life from them for a while now. But it was easy since they never once confronted me about it. Now all I could think of is the way they cried as the words left my mouth. I'm the Red Reaper. I won't ever be able to look at them without seeing their disgust for my alter ego.
"Kirishima?" the doctor called out, making my parents jump up. I took a deep breath, slowly standing up and following them towards the doctor. I noticed some people stare at me, recognizing me as a pro hero. I guess they all knew why I was here as well. It was no secret class 2-B had been kidnapped by the Green Reaper. In fact, it was all everyone was talking about.
People didn't know what to think. They were scared and frightened by the thought alone. How could anyone survive the blast that wiped out UA five years ago? Even with a regeneration quirk it was unheard of. Nobody knew that he was in fact a clone. A replica of the original, a remake, a fake... The most complicated copy-paste ever.
I sighed and before I knew it, we arrived at the room where my siblings were held.
"They got rather lucky, only a few scratches and both their quirks still in tact. Some of their classmates were declared quirkless, you see-" I heard the doctor say, making me freeze up. He took their quirks, their future...
I felt the eyes of my parents on me as I shivered. They remembered all too well what happened to me all those years ago. That I was once quirkless too... Only for a short period of time, sure, but I still felt the strong discrimination towards me just because I lost my quirk...
"You can go see them now" the doctor spoke, opening the door for us before leaving. my parents went in first and I could already hear their worried voices fussing all over the twins. I slowly walked inside, seeing my brother and sister on their hospital beds, giving our parents small smiles and telling them things would be alright. They were fine, there was nothing wrong and they should be happy about that.
Deep down I knew that if it wasn't for me, at least one of them would've lost their quirk. If I hadn't been a member, Midoriya wouldn't have let this chance slip away. Quirks that adapt to their surroundings are great for robberies, getting in without getting noticed or triggering the alarms. Besides, you can't punch a liquid.
"Ei! You came!" Kato smiled, stretching his hands out for me as if he were still a little kid. Look at him, so happy and innocent...
"Of course I came! You really think I wouldn't check up on my dorky siblings?" I asked with a laugh, hugging the smaller boy.
"Sorry I wasn't there when the rescue happened, I got held up at the agency at the time"
"It's okay. Besides, uncle Katsuki was there and he totally kicked ass!" Tokeru grinned, pounding the air in front of her with her fists. I laughed at that, being reminded of the fact our parents thought Bakugou was a bad influence. It's true that he has an aggressive nature, but he's really just a big softy.
"Is he still in the hospital? He came to see us earlier and said he was gonna stop by Suzuki later since he's his intern and all" Kato said.
Katsuki was in the hospital? Why didn't he tell me anything? Well, I knew he had to be here to get checked out after such a mission but I thought he would go straight home afterwards. Hm, he really cares, doesn't he? So sweet of him to come visit my siblings and his intern! Thinking about it, it's strange Suzuki was taken. He's a member of the D.E.K.U., right? Maybe that's why I didn't see him anywhere... I think I'll go visit him too!
"I have some paperwork to finish at the agency and I'd like to go see our quirkless intern too" I shrugged, ruffling their hair.
"Take care, okay? Don't go looking for trouble!"
"Like you're one to talk!" Tokeru yelled, sticking her tongue out. I returned the gesture before leaving the room, making my way over to where Suzuki should be.
I passed some other classmates of my siblings with their parents. Some of them were crying or arguing with the doctors about the test results. Not everyone was lucky enough to escape the Reaper unharmed... I sighed, coming to a stand still in front of Suzuki's room. He was already quirkless so I guess he had nothing to lose even if he wasn't a member of the union already.
Just as I wanted to go in, I heard the familiar voice of Bakugou coming from the other side
"Hng~ Not now bunny. People could walk in any second"
"That's what makes it exciting~" I heard Suzuki answer. My face turned red and I took a step away from the door. What the fuck?! I quickly shook my head, deciding to just go for it and open the door. Oh God... I'd better stayed in the hallway...
Before me were Katsuki and Itsuki, kissing as they sat on the hospital bed. Bakugou pulled back in an instant as he heard the door open, staring at me in surprise and embarrassment before quickly looking away. Suzuki was blushing as well, fidgeting with the white bed sheets as he avoided my gaze.
"What is going on here?" I asked, slowly closing the door behind me. Neither of them answered, not that it was necessary.
"Katsuki, when Mina told me you had a boyfriend I... I-I didn't expect..." I muttered, not being able to express how this made me feel. Suzuki wasn't even 18 yet! What was he thinking?!
"I told you it's complicated" the blonde breathed, getting up from the bed.
Oh, this is a lot more than just complicated my friend.
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