Lacuna

Chapter 13

It's dark. The woods are dark. Everything is dark around Katsuki and the only light he has his the lamp in his hand. He hasn't walked for a long time. But it has felt like he's just in a loop. Passing the same trees over and over again even though he's been walking straight. Katsuki wished the first time he was out after so many years would be nicer than this.

Katsuki continued to walk as he paid attention to his surroundings. Making sure nothing would sneak up behind him. Earlier he heard a twig snapped and quickly turned around just to see a bunny looking at him. His heart was beating really fast. He felt like a fool being so afraid of a bunny. Katsuki could tell he was really jumpy. Most likely because of the new surroundings and how creepy it looked. The woods definitely weren't friendly like this.

As Katsuki walked, he felt his back aching with pain. He wasn't sure what it was but it had started when he left the house. Out of reflex, he reached for his back to feel what it could be but he felt nothing. But the pain was getting worse. It felt like something was piercing into his skin. Or trying to get out. Katsuki just took it as shock from falling down the large wall and is now feeling the pain.

His eye had also been bothering him more than before. It was a throbbing pain that Katsuki knew he couldn't stop.

Suddenly, Katsuki felt a smoke brush against his leg. He looked down and saw the twirls of smoke he knew all too well. Katsuki smiled and crouched to the ground.

"Izuku," he whispered. The smoke twirled around his leg and all around his body. Katsuki laughed slightly from the tingling feeling.

"Can you come get me? I think I'm lost and I really, really want to see you," Katsuki said to a person who wasn't even there. Katsuki wasn't lying, though. His heart ached for Izuku.

The smoke brushed the areas of his back that hurt and his eye. Katsuki felt himself relax as the areas stopped hurting completely. Each tense nerve in himself released. He felt more relaxed than he has in a long time.

"Thank you." He heard his voice was weak and at the verge of tears. Katsuki quickly pulled himself together and got up.

He continued to walk for several minutes before Katsuki felt a strong presence. His whole body went on alert, and stopped. Katsuki could also tell that whoever it was, they were watching him. As much as Katsuki himself couldn't tell whose presence it was, his body recognized it. His senses did and they went to defensive mode.

Katsuki reached for his knife that was to his side but it was gone. He quickly turned to his leg and saw the holder empty.

"Shit," he muttered. Katsuki knew there were only two things he could do now: run or try to fight whoever was watching him with no weapon. Katsuki decided quickly what he would do.

He looked around to try and see where the person was. They were nowhere that Katsuki could see. His heart was beating fast. The palms of his hands began to sweat.

"Who's there," Katsuki said with all the courage he had. There was no reply.

"I said who's out there!"

Before Katsuki could react, there was a thump of someone landing right behind him. The person wrapped one arm around his waist and his other hand to cover Katsuki's mouth. They pressed Katsuki against their chest, making sure Katsuki could not break loose.

Katsuki looked up at the person with fear. The person had a hood over there face and mask covering their nose and mouth. He could tell it was a "he" from how strong his grip was and the bump between his legs that the man tightly kept against Katsuki's rear. The man's arms and hands were covered in black clothing and leather gloves.

The only thing that Katsuki could see of him were his red eyes. As red as his own, if not redder.

"I need you to be quiet, dear," the man whispered. Katsuki felt chills go down his spine hearing a stranger call him "dear." Katsuki wanted to fight back, scream and kick at the man. But his body was frozen. Frozen in fear.

"God, you're hotter than you were before," he whispered. Katsuki broke out of his freezing state and kicked the man right in the leg. The man yelled in pain. Katsuki broke free from his grasp and ran as fast as he could away.

He didn't dare to look back to see if the man was even following him. Katsuki's core was burning up, and he began to pant. His throat began to burn.

Katsuki stopped after a while of running, hoping it was far enough that the man couldn't catch him. He looked around and saw no sign of the man. The only sound was the chirping of crickets and hooting of a couple owls. Katsuki was panting hard, trying to catch his breath. He relaxes slightly once he felt safe.

He heard the thump that he heard from earlier. Katsuki felt a bucket of dread pour onto him. The man grabbed him again but this time put a cloth to his mouth and nose. He struggled this time, trying to get out of his grasp, but it was no use. Katsuki tried to scream. The world started to become fuzzy and Katsuki felt a wave of exhaustion. He saw black spots appear in his vision. His eyelids felt heavier than ever before. Then, Katsuki fainted into the man's arms.