I don't know where I should put this chapter in. It's not the normal fluff nor heartbreaking enough to become an angst. It's not spicy enough to be a lime either. So what is it, really ?

Shigaraki x Reader : One Of Us (???)

Kidnapped by the League ... What could be worse ?

You woke up in a room that was reeked with the smell of cheap liquor and blood. The place was pitch black. Not even a ray of light leaked through the covered holes on the wall. It was just another day at the agency, until someone decided to drug you and drag you to such a disgusting slum of a building. Wasn't working for Endeavor painful enough ?

"So I see you're awake, hero." - a chillingly low voice suddenly piped up, awakening your instincts to jump. Until you realized you were tied up against a chair anyways - "Not everyday the famous [Hero Name] was willing to give you a show, let alone in such a degrading position."

"Cut the bullshit. Who the fuck are you ?"

"You didn't recognize me yet, hero ?" - the shadow sighed, their answer followed by a spark of flaring blue flame - "Shame. I thought the old man would cherish me more and tell his apprentice about me."

Dabi walked towards you with light steps and, in a flash, he was in front of you with his hot fingers grazing your chin. You couldn't move, so you had no choice to stare back at the villain in disgust. What did he think he was, treating you as if you were below him. If anyone deserved to be in chains, it was him.

"I see you still have some fight in you. Good, Tomura won't get bored anymore." - Finally, Dabi realized your chin and called out - "Hey Crusty, the toy's awake. You can come in now."

You furrowed your eyebrows at the infuriating nickname. Toy ? What the hell did they take you for ? Some kind of sick animal for them to toss around ? Before you could reply with some comebacks, Dabi leaned down and whispered huskily in your ear, sending involuntary icy chills down your drugged body.

"Have fun, toy. You'll become one of us soon enough."

Stunned, you were forced to watch the scarred villain leave in order for Tomura to enter. The crusty villain took no time to reach your place, his three cold fingers attaching to your face almost immediately as he crouched down to meet your eyes.

"Beautiful and strong ..." - Tomura said, his fingertips tracing the outline of your face before it wiped carefully across your lips - "You're the perfect addition to the League ..."

"Bold of you to assume I'll join you. Torture me all you want. I was trained for things like that, Shigaraki."

"Please, we know." - To your surprise, Tomura laughed dryly before gripping your throat, only one finger dangling in the air before releasing it - "Dabi was there to see your performance, [Hero Name]. Although you won't remember him, he said he had another name. Anyways, done with the chitchat. I want to offer you a deal."

Tomura said, a chair magically appeared from empty space which Tomura sat down on facing you. The male scanned you with an unreadable look in his eyes. After a while, he pulled out a colorless vial from his pocket and shook it in front of you.

"Drink this and you'll forget everything. You'll have better a life as a villain, I can see your potential. Don't you feel tired of hearing people's orders and having no control whatsoever ? After all, you're just a sidekick. Your name isn't even in the ranks yet. Doesn't that bore you ?"

"Fuck you, I like doing good deeds. Unlike you, who only destroys people's lives."

"Oh, if you're good, you'll have the chance to do that, I promise. Just accept the drink." - Tomura persuaded, completely ignoring the actual meanings of your words - "You'll have to do this anyways. Don't make me force you. Don't want to hurt that pretty face of yours, [Hero Name]. We could be the best of friends !"

"Try me, crusty."

When you edged him, that seemed to be the last straw. The male pushed his chair aside and went straight for your throat, his fingers threatening to either destroy your being or strangle you. Dark, angry red eyes made contact with yours and for a moment, you thought that your very soul were being judged.

"Never call me that again. You have no idea what I could do to you and everyone you care about, hero." - Tomura's voice was raspy, low and dangerous, but it soon switched. Once again, he had the joy of a kid whose parents had just promised him icecream - "But I'm sure with a bit of pushing, you'll take it. Now goodnight, hero. Sweet dreams !"

Shigaraki clasped his hands together, and you were out like a light.

[...]

Once again you woke up in the League's lair, but that time, it was with piece of cloth tied around your eyes. You could tell that there was someone there, an extra loud someone to be exact. Whoever that was, they seemed to be smashing glasses together, based on the amount of crashing you heard. You tried to move the chair for a bit, but it screeched so loud that whoever else was in the room stopped their trashing and made their way quickly towards you.

"Ah, the hero is awake !" - the raspy voice entered your ears and you immediately knew who that was - "Kurogiri told me to bring you some food, so here it is ! Voila ! Classic spaghetti and meatballs, made by Chef Shigaraki !"

"I can't see, moron."

"Oh, I forgot ! Wait a sec, I'll just... do this real quick..."

You felt something graze over the fabric above your eyes and in a blink of an eye, the material turned to dust right in front of you. The blinding light suddenly evaded your vision, forcing you to clutch your eyes in discomfort. As you got used to the light, you opened your eyes and for a second, you weren't sure if it was a capture or a surprise party anymore. The room you were in was littered with pizza boxes and soda cans, followed by a bunch of paper bags.

"We're in my room, if you're wondering. Dabi claimed that you'd die if I left you in that smelly room, and none of us wanted that, so I dragged you here ! Some place I could watch over you, so you don't escape."

"Alright- Wait a second. Are those mangas ?" - you questioned as you eyes settled on the series of Demon Slayer at a corner of the room - "You can read ?"

"Shut up ! That's none of your business ! The boss gave me this for motivation, so what ?"

"... I didn't ask."

You deadpanned, silently calculating the villain in front of you. It looks like he wasn't just the evil mastermind that brought the teachers of UA headaches. He seemed to be more of an ... angsty teenage kid who prayed to be noticed, and expressed it on the only way he knew how : making messes. No judge there, really. Everyone had those times, but Tomura's seemed to be lasting pretty long.

"A-Anyways ! Your hands are tied, so I'll feed you ! Say ah~ !"

"You've drugged it." - you replied cautiously, eyeing the fork Tomura was urging you to eat as if it was a dangerous weapon (it could be, you'd never know) - "I know it."

"What ?! Never ! We're villains, not monsters ! What kind of functioning person poisons food ? Not even Nomus would do that !"

Shigaraki exclaimed with an offended look, his red eyes widening. Seeing how unimpressed you looked, the crusty guy sighed and plugged the fork into his mouth. You watched carefully as he chewed on the food happily, your eyes scanning for any signs of food-poisoning or anything the same, but there was none. After finishing the food in his mouth, Shigaraki twirled another forkful of spaghetti and hovered it near your face.

"So ? I didn't die, did I ? Is it enough proff for you, hero ?"

"...I guess a bite wouldn't hurt."

You sighed in defeat and opened your mouth, allowing Tomura to feed you like a baby. It was pretty embarrassing, but you had to think of your poor body too. What would happen to it if you didn't eat ?

After a while of feeding, the dish was empty. Tomura didn't bother to wash it, he just pulled off his gloves and with the feather-like touch of his five fingers, the item turned into dust. It creeped you out a bit, seeing how he could disintegrate anything he wanted to. You wouldn't want to die there. You had your own people that were depending on you.

"See, not too bad right ?" - Tomura cooed out as he grabbed a lemonade on a table nearby and offered it to you - "Want some ?"

"I didn't forget the serum you tried to give me. I'm not stupid."

"Dang, I was counting on it." - the guy whispered grumpily as he put the glass away and settled on the ground in front of your face - "We might be villains, but we won't force anyone. More like Kurogiri didn't allow it; he had too much sympathy."

"If he had so much humanity, why did he end up here ? You sure you didn't drugged him or something, because he sounds nice to me."

"I didn't drug him ! All For O-"

Shigaraki stopped himself just in time, and you smirked. You've figured out that this guy - with the mentality of a teenager - would probably get riled up if basically anyone doubts him, and you were right. Just a simple test made it clear. Dang, if he wasn't so quick to cover up, you'd be holding some serious info already. Eyeing you dirtily, Tomura scowled as he reached for a file nearby, opening it before reading out loud.

"[Y/N] [Last Name], aka [Hero Name] was born in [Hometown]. Age [Your Age], with the quirk [Your Quirk]." - the villain spoke nostalgically, shocking you to no end. Your name was classified information, so how did they... - "Entered the government training program at 7, made it through with top scores and was sent straight to Moscow for an undercover mission afterwards. Succeeded, but then quit being an international spy at 19. Trained to be a hero under Nighteye, best friends with Hawks and Midnight, relationship status-"

"Enough ! Where the hell did you get these from ?! They're classified !"

"Sure, and I have spies. But guess what? It wasn't even the best part yet." - Shigaraki spoke with sarcasm dripping from his voice - "Parents were killed during a villain attack at Mutsufatsu Mall in [the year when you were five], and then became an unprotected orphan with two siblings to look after. Used to be wanted for pickpocketing, smuggling and stealing-"

"I said, ENOUGH ! SHUT UP BEFORE I MAKE YOU !"

You threatened darkly as you rose your voice and pulled against the restrains that was tying you to the chair. Tomura was taken back at your sudden, terrifying outburst, but only for a mere second. He then began to burst into a full laughing fit, even went as far as wiping a fake tear from his eyes. Your blood boiled at the scene; who did he think he was - walking all over you like that? If Shigaraki thought that he could use the information about your past against you then he was wrong. That was the past, and unlike Keigo or Touya, you were willing to look past it. After all, those old grudges were what drew them apart the first place.

"Don't think that you can use the dirty works I did for the government in the past to force me. Unlike some people, I'm not afraid. My reputation means nothing if I depends on it to much. As long as I stay true to myself, I could always find a way out."

"Brave words, really, but that's not what important right now." - Tomura grinned widely, a grin identical to that of the Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland - "Is your younger brother Ruihi working at the police department ? We could always lure him somewhere secluded and end him in just a single music note."

"Don't you even dare lay a finger on Ruihi ! I'll kill you!"

"Alright, what about Yuna ?" - Tomura shrugged again as he flipped through another page of the file - "Owns a flower shop... Easy to take out..."

You were beginning to lose it. Your siblings were the only thing that mattered to you in the entire world - without them you were nothing. They were still pretty young and didn't make that much of money to cover all of their needs. That was the reason you stuck with Hero work despite being only a sidekick who wasn't even in the top 100 : the pay was good. Besides, you liked being a good person and helping people, preventing what had happened to your parents.

"You see, I know that you only stick with being a hero because it provided your siblings enough to maintain their happiness." - Tomura spoke up as he looked direct into your soul, but that time, you wasn't scared anymore - "Very noble. But did you know, I was the same as you. The heroes didn't care for stray kids like you and me. All they think about is the ones trying to be like them. I'm sick of it."

"I don't care if you had a tragic past; I had it too. You were just less unlucky."

"No ... I was. Paps found me on the streets and took me in. He raised me. He was better than all the heroes could ever be. We're all the same here. Outcasts, that's it. People who were left out, people who were treated poorly. Don't tell me you've never felt that ? Did you ever feel like you don't belong anywhere ?"

Tomura struck where it hurt. It was true, you didn't belong anywhere. Maybe somewhere deep down, you weren't satisfied. You were trying to deny the fact that you hated it, the weight that you had been carrying since you were a child. You were supposed to be loved, yet no one was there...! All you ever had was yourself, but Shigaraki, he was offering you a home; a place between people who were always left out of. You were starting to fall apart, and the villain could see it.

"You don't need to answer now, [Y/N]. Take all the time you need."

Tomura offered you a smile - a truly genuine one - before clasping his hands together like before.

[...]

How long had you been here, under the League's watch ? Days ? Months ? You didn't know anymore, nor did you care. You were breaking down slowly, your will beginning to fade. As each day passed, you were visited by more and more members of the League, and not everyone was bad. Kurogiri was such a gentleman, Twice and Toga also seemed to be cool friends once you got to know them. Mr.Compress was also cool to talk with as he radiated this very chill aura. Never in your life had you been this relaxed around people, as not even Keigo was this fun to talk with. As you began to give in, you wondered. What if you were a villain from the very beginning ?

As you were thinking, Tomura entered the room with a bowl of fried rice. He had been strangely nice to you to you these days, as if the guy could smell you getting defeated. As he placed the bowl down, Shigaraki took out the vial, the very same vial he had offered you since day one.

"What's your answer ?"

"...What would happen to my siblings ?" - you asked suddenly, not even looking up from the ground. You needed to know. If you made the choice, would your family suffer ? - "Would my siblings end up like we were before ? Broke ?"

"We care for all of the family. I mean, if you agree to be one of us ..."

"I just need to know." - you said looking up, souls tearing between loyalty and instincts - "Would I regret it ? Once I drink that thing ?"

Tomura pondered for a moment before letting go of the bowl and walked towards you. He crouched down to eye level and gently gripped your chin with three fingers, lifting it up to meet his red eyes.

"You won't. I promise."

"Then I'll do it. Just make sure that they get their happiness, alright ?"

Tomura nodded and you opened your palm, allowing him to drop the vial into it. Disintegrating your restraints, Tomura watched with anticipation as you opened the lid.

"We'll be here once you wake up."

You gulped down the content, and immediately a painful headache ripped through your body. You managed to hold back the agony cry, but as your vision faded away, a soft voice calmed you down.

"Close your eyes, darling. The new era is coming ..."

[...]

You woke up on a soft bed, surrounded by people. You could make them out through the blurry outlines of their faces : Toga, Mr.Compress, Dabi... All of your family was there. What on Earth happened that made them this worry ?

"Senpai, you're awake !" - Toga was the first to react as she saw you flinch, immediately pulled you into a crushing hug - "You were out for days !"

"We were truly worried, [Y/N]."

"What the fuck happened ..." - you groaned out, feeling as terrible as a bad hungover - "I feel like shit ..."

"Hawks that shit, he attacked you." - Dabi spoke up, his eyes worried - "You could be dead, why the hell did you jump in ?"

"I did ...? Can't remember a single thing. Why are you so sappy today Dabi? It's freaking me out."

"Idiot !" - Dabi smirked and flicked your forehead - "To you, I'm Touya Todoroki. Man, that asshole hurted you so bad he damaged your skull, eh ?"

And the memories came rushing back. How you abandoned the hero life, how you killed your own siblings for getting in your way... It all came rushing. A relieved look plastered over your face, because now you know you weren't crazy. Where was Tomura anyways ?

"Where's Tomura ?" - you asked harshly as you sat up, head still splitting in half - "That ass, calling himself my boyfriend. Should just dump him already..."

"I heard you talk shit about me. Good morning, darling."

Shigaraki poked his head in just as you began to muster bad things about him. Maybe it was the headache, but your boyfriend looked softer than you remembered. Settling down on the empty seat besides you on the bed, Tomura gave you a quick kiss on the cheeks before pulling out a lollipop.

"Look, I bought it ! For you !"

"Thanks, it looks good." - you smiled as you accepted the gift - "Hey, what exactly happened during the fight ?"

"It doesn't matter. You're back, with your true family. You're one of us."