Midoriya dodged a right hook, pivoting his foot to turn around. As he shot his head up again it made impact against hard muscle. A grunt came from the person above him as he flipped them onto their back. Heavy breathing filled the air, turning into chuckles. "Wow Deku, you have gotten better" Bakugo grinned, wiping his brow.

"Yea.... Did you have to wake me up though?" the greenette asked, holding out his hand to pick the other up. Bakugo got up on his own, dusting the sand off of his shorts. "Also want to train at night tomorrow? To increase our abilities with seeing in the dark and honing in on our senses.?" the boy continued, taking a swig of coconut water.

"You would have gone into a nightmare sooner or later. Also sure, I'm guessing we stay at the beach?" The blond asked, jumping side to side slightly to keep himself on his toes.

"Yea, beach works you mind if Suki and Rini watch? Welll the ladder might try and join us in sparring." Midoriya asked, turning around to put away his drink. He jumped into a crouch, avoiding a kick. The boy spun around, sweeping the other off their feet. He placed a foot on the back of his friend's neck, lightly tapping it. "Don't do that." He growled, stepping off the blond.

"Whatever. Rini can join, always good to have new opponents. " Bakugo growled, picking himself up. The two of them stood in silence, looking at the waves crashing against the sand. The two slung their bags over their shoulders, walking down the beach. Gulls screamed somewhere, a crab burrowed into the sand as they approuched. They walked two thirds of a mile down the beach in complete silence, before Bakugo spoke again.

"Do you miss Auntie Inko and Uncle Sashi?" The blond asked suddenly, watching his friend freeze.

"Of course I do..." Midoriya mumbled, fiddling with his tank top. Bakugo stood in front of him, putting a hand onto the boy's shoulder. "Deku, why do you train so hard. Why are all your emotions channeled into determination? Why do refuse emotional connections with anyone but me? I see the way you interact with those extras at the cafe, it's different than with me." The boy peestered, his grip getting tighter on the smaller's shoulder.

Midoriya whimpered, looking down to the sand and the water that swept into their bare feet. "Katsuki. Stop." He commanded, slightly shaking from the own impact his voice made. Bakugo sighed, taking a hand off of his childhood friend. "What do you truly want Izuku?" The blond asked, walking infront of the boy. "Why do you train so hard but refuse to be a hero? Just because someone you admire said no? Or is it because of your own self doubt; thinking that you can't stand next to people with quirks. Please.... Just.. tell me why you won't join me." Bakugo pleaded, his footsteps stopping in the sand.

Midoriya stayed silent, going to head up the stairs to his motorcycle. "Make sure you have a curfew of 1am Kacchan. See you tomorrow." Was his final message, fitting his helmet on his head and riding off. Bakugo growled, swearing for not reciving his answers yet again.

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"You want us to go to the beach at night?" Suki asked, quirking an eyebrow as she brushed a cat's hair. Midoriya nodded, staring into the bright green eyes of the girl in front of him. His posture stiff and he tried to make himself seem like the girl had no choice. "Okay.... If Rini is going I will." she shrugged, picking the cat up and letting them run off.

"Thank you Suki." He bowed, his muscles aching from the tenseness of his shoulders. She shrugged pulling off her apron and folding it in her arms. "Do.... You want anything Zu-Chan? When was the last time you ate?" Suki asked calmly, trying to rid herself of her nerves. "Well it's 7:48pm, so... 12ish hours?" He replied, sheepishly rubbing his neck.

The girl stared at him and gave a dissapointed sigh, silently walking into the kitchen. "You need to remember to eat Zu-chan." She said, extracting a few ingredients for a sandwich for him and herself. "Bold of you to say that. I'm sure you work all day and don't eat." He joked, leaning on the counter. "Oh, what are these?" He asked looking at the clear container filled with cookies. "O-Oh you know how I make cookies based on heroes and vigilantes? These are based on Bunny. I saw the clip of him saving Bakugo from the slime monster and he saved me a week or two ago."

Midoriya's blood went cold for a moment, before he yelled out. "What?!? Why!?! Suki did you call the police!?!" He was panicked. He hadn't recongized her if he had saved her, but he couldn't gauge how the girl was impacted. "Oh, I was just getting something from the store and uh,,, got caught up in a robbery I guess. I'm fine though, I didn't use my quirk either, so all is good." She tried to convince him, waving her arms back and forth.

His mind went to the incident she spoke of, and knew she was lying. He remember the blue and white stripped hoodie she was wearing. He remembered the decent amount of blood on it's sleeve, most likely leaving a small stain, His mouth went dry as he remembered the small amount of first aid he had given her on scene.

He looked at the sleeve of Suki's shirt, a light chocolate color; like that of chocolate milk. He saw a flash of white banadages as she waved her hands and his head pounded. The people who had tried robbing the store had cut her wrist, not enough to die within minutes but enough to still bleed at a quick pace. His eyes followed her hand as she went back to making the food, it slightly shaking.

"H-here, I can do it." He said, taking the butter knife from the girl. "How is your family by the way? Have they hurt you again?" He asked, not leaving room for rejection.

"Oh... No they haven't hurt me physically since incident. But I guess their yelling is louder? I have been staying with Rini a bit more as of late, but I almost have enough to move out! And since I am turning eighteen soon, they won't have custody of me!" She seemed happy by the end, grabbing out a thing of cherry lemonade. "Want some Zu-Chan?" She asked, already pouring it into a juice glass of cafe's. He nodded, cutting up the two sandwiches and plating them.

"Hey, if you need you can stay with me. I do have a guest room and I wouldn't mind the company." He offered, wanting to get her out of her current household. "Ahh, no thank you Zu-Chan, I'm fine with Rini at the moment. But do you know if any apartments nearby are for sale? I'd like one near the cafe." She asked, happily munching on her food. Midoriya nodded, going on a tangent about apartments near here and their benefits.

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Midoriya blinked awake, back in his apartment now. He didn't feel sick at all and Recovery Girl had cleared him enough so he was mostly healed, but something felt off. His eyes flickered at the time; 3:26 am.

Chills ran down his spine as he looked around the room, eyes settling on the flowing curtains. He hadn't left his window open, and he felt his throat tightened. His hand comfortably slipped into the gun case, clicking it open and removing the contents. He settled on injection bullets, ones that knocked someone out.

As he approached the window he froze, feeling a familiar feeling of dread as he looked out it. Nothing was there, but on his desk sat a note. He felt sick looking at it, the metallic smell flowing around the note.

'Hello my lovely student,

Care to join my purge of the idiotic bugs they call heroes?

-Stain HK, or as you know me Stendhal.'

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