The Hope Barely Found

Gone

Toshinori nodded, and turned back towards Izuku. Tsukauchi was standing over him with a blanket, and was talking with Gunhead and Thirteen. Toshinori went over to join them, and realized their guns had been removed from their belts, and were resting in a nearby car.

"Uh, what's with the guns?" Toshinori asked.

Everyone went quiet and turned to Izuku. The boy looked up, and Toshinori almost jumped at how tired the boy looked.

"Shoot me," Izuku begged, once again.

Toshinori nodded in understanding, and in shock and fear from how much Izuku seemed like he wanted it.

All Izuku wanted was to die. Couldn't he get what he wanted just this once? After a couple of minutes of pleading with the officers, Izuku shut up. If they wouldn't grant his request, he wouldn't talk. He didn't care anyways. Izuku no longer cared about anything.

After a few minutes of questioning, and no responses from Izuku, vocal or sign, the officers gave up.

"The boy won't tell us anything!" Gunhead exclaimed in frustration, once they were a good distance away from the boy.

"We don't know what he saw, but it really affected him," Thirteen agreed.

"His names Izuku Midoriya," Tsukauchi added, "We got that from the other two boys. They said he didn't talk, but communicated with sign, and didn't seem to have... a death wish, earlier".

Toshinori nodded. "So it was that video they showed him. We know that, what now?"

The four officers were silent.

"Well, what about Aizawa?" Thirteen asked hesitantly. "None of the boys will tell us much, and literal hours ago they were fighting in a cage fight, and pretty damn good at it too from what we saw".

"You don't get that good overnight," Gunhead agreed. "And have you seen their scars?"

The officers turned towards Tsukauchi's car this time, where the two boys were watching Izuku, and doing some sign. Tsukauchi's mind went to Todoroki's left eye, and Shinsou's lips. Not that Izuku was without his fair share too.

"You know what? I agree," Tsukauchi added, surprising everyone. "They all have their story's, and definitely aren't ready for foster care or some shit".

Toshinori thought it over. "I think... I think it would do them good. Those kids, they treat each other like a family. They care about each other, and I think it would be good for all three of them".

Their was a moment of silence. Thirteen was the first to speak. "So... are we agreed then?"

Everyone agreed. "Guess I need to make a phone call," Toshinori sighed, and Tsukauchi nodded.

"I'll make the arrangements now".

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Izuku laid in the same spot for about half an hour before the officers started to dispense.

It wasn't long before Tsukauchi came back with a officer. "This is Thirteen," he introduced.

Izuku didn't care. He didn't bother respond.

Thirteen grabbed Izuku's arms, hoisting him up, and started moving him towards Tsukauchi's car, with the other two boys. Todoroki and Shinsou went quiet when the door opened, and Thirteen pushed Izuku into the car.

When the door shut, nothing was said. It was Izuku who broke the silence. He looked up at the two boys, cheeks still wet, but out of tears. An empty sob made his way to Izuku's throat. "Please kill me".

Todoroki and Shinsou were shocked, and turned to look at each other. Izuku wanted them to kill him? What had happened out there?

Shinsou and Todoroki gulped, and looked back at Izuku.

"Are you serious?" Shinsou asked.

Izuku gave a slow nod. "Please," he begged, voice cracking. They took everything, he signed, when his voice wouldn't work.

Todoroki took in a deep breathe. He recognized that look. He knew it all too well. That was his sisters look before she left. When their dad had tricked her into thinking Todoroki and her brothers were dead. She had gone missing that night.

Shinsou also understood the look. Whatever they had shown Izuku, had killed him. Maybe not physically, but no matter what anyone said, Izuku was mentally dead. It would do only more pain to force him to live.

"Are you... are you sure? Is their... anything at all?" Shinsou felt his voice break. Todoroki couldn't get himself to say anything.

Izuku shook his head. I watched it myself. I'm sure, he signed slowly.

Both Shinsou and Todoroki understood.

"Um, I can do it if you want?" Shinsou offered weakly. This wouldn't keep him up more than he already stayed up. Shinsou was an insomniac. He knew the death would give him something to think about.

Todoroki gave a slight nod. "If your sure Izuku?" He tried one last time.

Izuku nodded, eyes completely dead. You know, I don't know how to smile, Izuku signed.

Todoroki nodded. "He's sure," he said out loud, though he was pretty sure Shinsou had gotten the message anyways.

With a deep breathe, Shinsou held out his hands. Izuku easily grabbed them, desperately pulling them around his neck, and tightening them for Shinsou.

Izuku sighed, and both Shinsou and Todoroki saw how peaceful this was making him. With a finale nod, Shinsou squeezed.

Even while he was actively being chocked, Izuku didn't fight or wince from the pain. He welcomed it. He tried holding his breathe to make death come faster, but instincts made him gasp for breathe. Black dots started covering is vision just as some yells from outside were heard.

The door was flown open, and light filled the car. Izuku felt himself being yanked from Shinsou's grasp, and Shinsou was also yanked from the car. Todoroki was once again locked in it, but this time alone.

"No! Nononono nO!" Izuku started to sob again. He was right there! So close! Izuku had been within reach of Eri, and these people had to ruin it for them. He had finally found people who understood, and were willing enough to help him, and these... these people had to fucking ruin it! "NO!"

"It's okay! Your safe now!" Toshinori tried to reassure the boy.

Izuku pushed Toshinori off of him, hard. "Don't you fucking get it?! I don't want to be!"