Protecting You (Katsuki Bakug...

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Chapter 1- Welcome to UA
Chapter 2- Becoming Friends
Chapter 3- Investigations
Chapter 4- Quirk
Chapter 5- I Am Here
Chapter 6- Everything
Chapter 7- Angel
Chapter 8- To Save You
Chapter 9- Competitors
Chapter 10- I Promise
Chapter 11- Our Interests
Chapter 12- Betrayal
Chapter 13- Seeing Red
Chapter 14- Flames
Chapter 15- Hero Train
Chapter 16- The Beginning Journey
Chapter 17- Home Sweet Home
Chapter 18- I'm There
Chapter 19- Fear of the Unknown
Chapter 20- Domesticated
Chapter 21- Be Mine
Chapter 22- The Fourth
Chapter 23- Saving Strangers
Chapter 24- A Dream Realized
Chapter 25- Katsuki's Promise
Chapter 26- Answers
Chapter 27- Reassurance
Chapter 28- Lost and Found
Chapter 29- Designing Heroism
Chapter 30- Rebirth
Chapter 31- Unexpected Meeting
Chapter 32- Finals
Chapter 33- Mother
Chapter 34- Summer
Chapter 35- Apology
Chapter 36- Camping
Chapter 37- Puzzle Pieces
Chapter 38- Cost of Survival
Chapter 39- Don't Come
Chapter 40- Futures
Chapter 41- Chi
Chapter 42- Ready, Set, Go
Chapter 43- All for One and One for All
Chapter 44- Protecting You
Chapter 45- Trying Again
Chapter 46- United
Chapter 47- Silent Pleas
Chapter 48- Rapunzel
Chapter 49- Family Dinner
Chapter 50- Burning Secrets
Chapter 51- Dorms
Chapter 52- Closed Doors
Chapter 53- Fighting Failure
Chapter 54- One in a Million
Chapter 55- Fuel to the Fire
Chapter 56- Reflection
Chapter 57- Phoenix
Chapter 58- Testing the Waters
Chapter 59- Blood Baths
Chapter 60- Blindsided
Chapter 61- The First Day
Chapter 62- Pandora's Box
Chapter 63- The Yin Within
Chapter 64- The Zombie Hero
Chapter 65- Kiss of Fate
Chapter 67- Breaking Down and Out
Chapter 68- Lights Out
Chapter 69- The Melodies of Life
Chapter 70- Swan Dive
Chapter 71- Finding Faith
Chapter 72- Lantern in the Dark
Chapter 73- Vacation Plans
Chapter 74- Plucking Daisies
Chapter 75- Eclipse
Chapter 76- Drunken Love
Chapter 77- One and Only
Chapter 78- All This Time
Chapter 79- Lemillion to One
Chapter 80- Hero for Hire
Chapter 81- Full Circle
Chapter 82- Villain Complex
Chapter 83- Flying High
Chapter 84- Follow Me
Chapter 85- Touching the Heavens
Chapter 86- Venom Vixen
Chapter 87- Fighting You
Chapter 88- Bloody Truths
Chapter 89- Just Be You
Chapter 90- Holiday Spree
Chapter 91- Memories
Chapter 92- Coming Home
Chapter 93- Stage 5: Acceptance
Chapter 94- Ghost of the Mountain
Chapter 95- Happy Birthday
Chapter 96- Death Day

Chapter 66- Ground Zero

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TW: Mentions of various forms of abuse

Despite your blurred yet slowly tangible vision, you still felt weak and lonely thanks to Eri's absence in the cell. You constantly thought about the young girl and if she was okay...but now that Dabi was the one who brought you all of your meals and accompanied you to the bathroom just across the cell, you couldn't even ask one of Overhaul's cronies if she was okay. No matter how awful this all was though, you couldn't believe how dependent you've become on Dabi.

The scarred Todoroki heir was there with you as often as he could spare and you looked forward to each moment you could spend with him. You never would have thought this would ever happen...to have a villain be the one you looked to for guidance, support, human connection... He was the only one keeping you sane. As fragile as you were, he carried all of your broken pieces with grace and a part of you started to really adore him for it. It was as if all of your history with him before this moment had been erased...but the guilt of allowing him to be so close to you remained.

The cat and mouse game you once played with him had changed. You would sit on your cot, barely rocking back and forth as your anxiety would build up...and then you would see him with a small viper-like smile and a relaxed frame with food in his hands. Naturally, you would curl into him as you ate and the stench of cigarettes and ash started to become comforting. Despite your constant chase for someone stable...for any moment of affection...the guilt would always come for you when you were alone.

He massacred your village...how could you let this happen?

Dabi burned people alive in their homes. Parents just like yours...children just like Eri...

How could you let this go?

And lately, due to your tendency to lay against Dabi just to feel something aside from the nearly cement cot, you felt a different kind of guilt.

What would Katsuki think?

Part of you was softer on yourself. You were captive in a cell with no vision for the first few weeks and only now are you starting to be able to see shapes and colors. You were starved, beaten, bruised, stabbed with needles over and over again...you went through absolute hell and the fact that someone in the world made your inprisonment livable each day was all you had. Were you really going to try and guilt yourself for having something during your life in hell?

Who were you kidding, it wouldn't be torture if it was easy.

The only reprive from your waking nightmare was the fact that The Doctor was no longer calling on you for experiments...but that didn't stop Overhaul from doing his own. While Dabi was gone during the day, Overhaul had you strewn about in different experiments from before. He would withdraw your blood for testing, inject you with different things, and the worst was when he would make you do physically laboring tasks with a broken body. Everything hurt all the time. You were spotted with bruises and sore spots from the needles...you were a mess.

But today would be the day that would all come to an end.

"Hey sweetheart. Snuck you some extra food today. That Overhaul dickhead is so scared about you that he thinks doing this will keep you locked in this cage," Dabi spoke as he unlocked your cell and walked in with a small tray of food similar to what Eri's used to be. The thought of the little girl brought tears to your eyes...and you started crying as you sat on the floor to eat the pieces of chicken and green beans. Dabi's own cerulean eyes narrowed in hidden concern as he watched you silently sob...but this wasn't necessarily out of the usual. You cried more than ever before while locked up...and you just wanted to see Katsuki's smiling face and Eri as a healthy little girl. It's all you would ask for...but instead you got a supervillain standing across from you while another one kept you as a pet.

Dabi slowly stroked your hair as you cried into your food, the sensation a welcome comfort for the both of you. 

"Is Eri okay? Have you seen her?" You asked Dabi knowing what the answer was going to be. After you tried to escape, Overhaul fully separated the two of you to the point where even Dabi was not allowed to see her. Everything was much more locked down, and even Dabi knew that he couldn't walk out of here with you if he tried. Overhaul was a much more serious competitor than Dabi was willing to take on, especially if he had to make sure you made it out alive. Waiting it out for the heroes was the safest bet for him and had the highest chance of you actually making it out alive.

"No...I haven't. Finish your food-" The sound of a distant explosion went off and your heart took off like a humming bird. You stood up with wide eyes and blurry vision to turn to Dabi for safety. The tall villain sighed with an almost reluctant expression on his face. "Looks like it's time. Alright babygirl, looks like I gotta go. It's been fun," Dabi murmured with a foreign emotion playing on his lips. He couldn't pull his eyes away from the way you looked at him. For once in his life, someone completely looked up to him, depended on him...admired him. His hands never wanted to leave your beautiful hair...he wanted to stay entangled in it forever...but he pulled away. Just as he turned to leave the cell, you wrapped your weak arms around his lean waist, feeling his rippling abdominal muscles through his thin shirt.

"Don't go. I don't want to be alone anymore," You barely squeaked out through your messy tears. Dabi sucked in a sharp breath. "I can't do it anymore. I can't live like this. Please don't leave Touya. Please don't go," The youthfulness of your terrified voice and insecurity behind it rooted Dabi to his spot. He loved your strength and admired your constant fight for survival. That's what he enjoyed most about the chase. Seeing you this way brought a whole new wave of emotions for him. To have you be so dependent on him...to look to only him for security...it was addicting. It was an entirely new sense of power for him and he was relishing in it.

But it was toxic...and he knew he wouldn't win against Katsuki when it came to being the man you loved most in your life.

With a quick turn around, Dabi wrapped you up in his arms and brought his face to the crook of your neck. A rugged whisper against your ear sent tingles down your spine...and the message even more so.

"I'm not the prince charming you're waiting for baby," Regret seeped heavily from his lips as his smoky and sanguine warmth left you...a small smile on his face. This smile was more gentle than ever before, and Dabi would never admit when he walked away that he left his heart in that cell with you.

~~  

"Listen up you damn Extras. No one knows we're here except for those two chicks back at base and Deku. Endeavor and Birdbrain would be pissed if they find out we're here...so keep your shit on the down-low. I am not risking someone getting to (y/n) before us. Got It?!" Katsuki gruffed with a rarely used quiet voice. Shoto and Shinso stood on either side of him at the entrance of the small 'shed' that covered for the second part of the massive maze-like basement you were locked up in. While Kirishima, Deku, and Mirio were accompanying other heroes on the raid of the main building, Endeavor's Agency was responsible for your section. The trio of boys did not expect to see Hawks arrive nearly as quick as their one-time teleportation use.

"What the fuck are you idiots doing here?" Hawks gritted out with rage in his honey gold eyes. He was flying above the shed, his massive crimson wingspan cast a shadow over the UA students like a titan...and he was absolutely terrifying. Even Shoto and Shinso felt the air get caught in their throats.

But not Katsuki.

Not when he was willing to risk everything for you.

"I'm here to save my girlfriend. I don't know how much fucking clearer that can be," Katsuki spoke clearly without any intimidation from Hawks. Said hero was at his wits end with Katsuki and his ceaseless endeavor of finding you. How was he supposed to keep him safe if the blond haired boy constantly threw himself into danger? How was he supposed to save you and watch Katsuki?

"You know what kid? I'm getting real tired of trying to remind you that there's a reason why there are heroes and why there are students. You're not licensed to be here. The purple one is the only one with a license but he isn't a combat prime hero. None of you are ready for what you might see. What happens if we get down there and all we see is a corpse? Is being this much of a pain in the ass worth it if you find her dead? What if she was gutted? Paralyzed? Raped? You've never been outside of your little shelter in your safe neighborhood. I'm equipt for this. I'm the one that has been on these missions with her. I've seen her beaten and covered in blood. You. Aren't. Ready." Hawls all but snarled at Katsuki with a primal gleam in his eyes. The shadow looming over his face was menacing with complete dominance.

Katsuki had to admit that Hawks had a point. What if you were dead? Lying on the floor, covered in blood and gutted from the inside out? He's never seen something like that before, and he would never recover if he saw you in that state. He wouldn't even think about it. He had to believe you were alive, that every moment of his struggle to find you was absolutely worth it.

You were worth it...worth everything to him. You brought a light into his life that didn't exist before he met you. Every positive trait that he had, you pushed him to progress with and taught him how to manage his worst ones. Feeling your touch was his greatest sense of relief...your generousity for those who didn't deserve it or did you wrong...your sense of justice and pride in others...the fact that you showed him that working together and learning forgiveness was not a sign of weakness... 

Katsuki Bakugo loved you so purely and deeply that it no longer mattered to him if he would be a hero after this. He needed to hold you in his arms, feel your heartbeat, and see the light in your eyes that you really were alive. This whole situation left him riddled with anxiety to the point where he couldn't eat or sleep properly. Guilt...rage...sadness...this fear that you would never come back home to him...it was more paralyzing than when he was captured by the League. As long as you were able to come home after this...

"I'm bringing her home Hawks. We don't have to fight each other on this," Katsuki said with his own scarlet eyes and serious expression. The comment took everyone back, especially the pro-hero. Hawks saw the desperation in his eyes and remembered the look on your face when you told him to protect Katsuki if anything happened to you. The faraway glint that soured your usually dazzling gaze was something that hurt Hawks' heart. You both suffered so much and for what? 

To be tortured? Beated? Broken?

And who thanked you for that sacrifice?

Hawks in his own way was almost jealous that there was someone as desperate as Katsuki in your life to save you. To have someone in his life that he loved so much...that was a gift he wouldn't ever want to let go either. As if the veil of annoyance and anger was cleared, Hawks softened. Instead of fighting Katsuki on this, Hawks elected to respect it.

"You really love her, don't ya kid?" Hawks mellowed out as he dropped to the ground and folded his wings. Katsuki nodded, usually not necessarily one to speak about his feelings but who fucking cared about that when it came to your life on the line.

"More than anything."

"Then let's go. Endeavor will be here any minute and if he sees you, you're toast. Literally." With that said, Hawks used one of his feathers to slash through the door to the shed, showing a staircase descending below. "Knew it. Villains are so predictable and boring," Hawks sighed as he moved further. None of the boys said anything and after a few seconds, Hawks snorted. "You know, (y/n) would have laughed at that. Y'all are boring boys huh?"

"I laugh at jokes that are actually funny," Shinso responded snarkily. 

"Ouch," Shoto commented under his breath. Hawks faked a wince but continued going forward to lead the way.

"And that's why you're my favorite," Hawks chuckled. The first few minutes of walking let the boys to a somewhat lit wall that split the hallway in two: one left and one right.

"Where do we go?" Shoto asked the group. 

"I guess we have no choice but to split up," Katsuki answered with a bit of nerves hitting him. He needed to find you...and every choice he makes now will affect that. Hawks was a bit nervous about how the group should split up...but he knew Katsuki and Shoto were unbelievably strong fighters with an undeniable devotion to you. Shinso...he was worried about. He didn't have that same faith.

"Purple, you're with me, Bakugo and Todoroki, you two take this." Hawks handed the boys the red feather from earlier which stuck itself to Shoto's back. "With this I can keep an eye on you. Be safe and fucking run if you don't think you can take on a villain. These people are out to kill. They will not stop just because you guys are young. Also, Bakugo your explosions are extremely dangerous down here. Remember that if you set them off, the whole roof can come down and crush everyone to death. It's best that you exercise complete control."

"I know. I know my quirk pretty damn well. Come on Icyhot, I don't want to wait anymore!" Katsuki took off on the left side with Shoto following close behind. Hawks released the breath he was holding, his own chest tightening with hope that he would find you and keep everyone alive. Hawks and Shinso took off on a jog together as they meandered through the halls and they didn't see much until lines of server rooms and computer wiring were spotted. 

"What the hell is this?" Shinso asked. 

"Looks like we are getting close to the labs. Which means Bakugo and Todoroki got the side with-"

"You made a mistake comin' down here. Fucking heroes always gotta meddle in shit. I'll put you in your place." A masculine and gruff voice echoed in the hall as a rather tall and muscular man rounded a corner up ahead. A second security guard that was more lean and short in body was walking behind him. Hawks tensed up, his eyes narrowed as he went into a fighting stance.

"Get behind me kid," Hawks commanded. Shinso clicked his tongue before walking towards the villain clearly more than double his size.

"Honestly Hawks, I admire you but I think you really underestimate us. Todoroki is downright amazing with two incredibly powerful quirks he uses without flaw. Bakugo is the top of the class with intense power and drive. But dude, you really underestimate what I can do." Shinso stepped forward with his mercenary uniform accenting his working muscles and growing frame. His violet eyes held a glow in them to show his intent as if his mischevious smirk wasn't doing it for him.

"My quirk was never heroic to begin with. And for villains like these that fucked with my best friend, they don't deserve mercy." Shinso was malicious in his intent, his desire to not only prove himself but to test the limits of his training was transparent. "You guys have one chance to walk away from this..." Shinso called out to the villains as he stalked before Hawks who was twitching to fight. The taller villain snorted as if in jest, flipping off Shinso.

"Eat shit kid-" The dead eye stare of the tall villain alerted Shinso that his quirk was in action...and his devilish intent was finally peaking. 

"Come here." Shinso's commanding voice was more dominant than ever before, and the villain listened much to his ally's chagrin. Ignoring the other villain's concern, the tall one stood in front of Shinso with a mindless expression on his face. "Beat the ever loving fuck out of that dude over there, and then go fuck yourself," Shinso demanded. The villain quickly reacted by turning on his friend and instantly attacking him, allowing both Shinso and Hawks to breeze on by. 

"Damn kid, I have to say I'm actually impressed," Hawks complimented once he and Shinso were a safe distance from the fight. Shinso smiled for real, having an actual compliment from the number two hero made him feel seen for once...made him feel like he really had a chance of being in the field. If he kept up his training, pushed the limits of his quirk...perhaps he could one day be the type of hero no one would ever second guess again.

The next round of villains that came through, Hawks took out rather quickly but left alive as to not traumatize Shinso. The avian hero was growing impatient especially since he had yet to see anything but lab rooms and computers...but one room in particular had your scent all over it. Hawks lifted his hand to signal Shinso to stop, only to enter the room that had been the source of your nightmares for weeks.

"Oh...fucking hell..." Hawks gasped as he took in the environment. Dried blood had stained the floor from one of the times The Doctor punctured a vein in your arm, a chair stationed just behind it. Straps, needles, and various medical instruments littered the room. Whoever was last in this room, clearly either left or was dragged out in a panic.

A somewhat familiar stench of smoke tipped Hawks off that it may have been the latter.

"She was here...(y/n) was tortured here...fuck...that poor girl..." Hawks trailed off as he walked further in towards the computer in the room. One of the most important aspects of the mission, aside from rescuing you, was securing the hard drive of The Doctor's computer. Shinso was speechless at seeing the true horror of what villains were like up close...the type of situations that were never talked about or prepared for in any of his classes. The lavender haired boy felt his heart crack as he traced his fingers against the scratch marks on the chair...your terror and agony evident through the marks.

"This is what you were trying to keep us from seeing huh...what she was protecting us from," Shinso stated quietly as he took in the environment. Hawks nodded while operating on the computer...finding that there really was a database of information. He tried his bet not to think about it...but honestly Hawks felt his stomach drop into flips between the smell of your blood and the despair that lingered in the room.

At this point, even he was rooting for Katsuki. You needed to be saved...to have a hero come for you...to have your world be brought to light once again.

~~

Katsuki and Shoto were running rather quickly, speeding down the halls at the same pace. He would never openly admit it, but Katsuki was thankful that Shoto was his partner in this. The last thing Katsuki wanted was to have someone slowing him down, and Shoto always seemed to match him in power and pace. The two were once adversaries during the Sports Festival, rivals in gaining your love, and now they were teammates with the goal of saving you.

When the villain patrol guards challenged them, their teamwork was impeccable. Shoto used his ice to freeze villains completely in place before they could attack and Katsuki would concentrate a small yet powerful blast on their face to knock them out. It seemed to have worked for the lackys that patrolled the halls until the guard who used to be responsible for bringing your meals stepped forward. The hall only had one more turn to it...and at the end of that turn was your cell. You could hear the explosions...the cries of pain...but you couldn't hear anyone talking. You didn't know who was coming for you at the end of the hall...all hope lost that you'd ever see daylight again.

"You must be the little shit that bitch was always crying about. It's been so much fun hearing her scream," The villain teased with a hearty laugh and a gravelly voice. The man had a similar body to Endeavor but with a clean shaven face and heavily scarred arms that looked like there were recent incisions. His eyes were beady and intimidating with long, black spiked hair to match. Katsuki and Shoto gritted their teeth in response to the villain, not realizing how close you were to them...just a hallway away but it felt like an ocean apart.

"Shut the fuck up! I'll kick your ugly ass into next fucking week!" Katsuki threatened with sparks in his palms. Shoto ignited his fire side as his own rage swirled inside. No one really knew what exactly happened to you but to hear that you were screaming...in pain...crying out Katsuki's name...it broke both of their hearts. 

"Don't think for a second I won't roast you alive," Shoto's velvety voice called out like poison. Both of the boys were ready for a fight as their built up rage was overflowing. The villain however took this as a challenge.

"Oh hearing her cries has been so sweet. 'Please stop! Don't hurt me! I can't take this anymore!' Hahaha! Oh how I love it...a girl so small...so broken...God it's delicious. But hey, at least I wasn't indulging myself like that lucky bastard, Dabi." The mention of the scarred villain immediately caused Katsuki's blood to run cold. 

"W-What did you fucking say?" A drip of sweat fell from his forehead as his whole body felt like it was encased in ice, Todoroki looking at the boy in concern. The villain grinned even wider, knowing he found something to terrorize the boys with.

"He's been visiting her cell for hours at a time with the little bitch crying like a baby and him looking like he's won the fucking lottery. I wouldn't be surprised if he was railing that bitch until she was screaming in pain...actually no, I'd be surprised if he wasn't. Imagine that...her broken little body cowering in fear underneath a villain that was breaking her even more than we did. Now that's art." Katsuki sucked in his breath as an overwhelming feeling of rage and devastation wracked his body. He remembered what Dabi said to him when he was captured...how he threatened to steal away the only sense of innocent you had left in such a brutal way. This scarlet eyes overflowed with tears as a sense of failure like never before hit him like a brick wall...shame and guilt...

But above all else was rage.

And Katsuki Bakugo fucking snapped.

"I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!" Katsuki launched himself with his explosions so quickly that no one had time to react. Spinning like a torpedo, he gathered a massively concentrated blast that glowed as bright as the sun yet was as small as a grenade. "AP Grenade!" He called out his move as he hit the villain with a harsh blast that could have drilled through solid concrete. The villain remained standing however...and Katsuki drilled through the wall behind him with a long tunnel.

"You boys really aren't up to date with what's going on around here, huh?" The vicious smirk and needle mark in the villain's arm tipped off Todoroki as to what was going on.

"Bakugo! Get away from him! He has (y/n)'s quirk!" Before Katsuki could move away, the villain grabbed Katsuki by the throat and held him up high. Grunts and coughing sounds were all that Katsuki could make as he tried to pry the villain's fingers away...but this wasn't the first time he was caught like this. Even while choked to the point of stars showing up in his vision, he fired off several shots at the villain's face. The man was stunned by the blinding light and scorching heat of the explosions, dropping Katsuki and stumbling backwards to rub his burnt face.

"Fuck...you..." Katsuki coughed out as he rubbed his sore throat. Todoroki shot shards of ice towards the villain with the aim of knocking him out, but he was rather resilient. 

"You little bastards really think you have a chance...no...The Doctor makes quirks perfect and I have an arsenal to work with! You won't survive the five minutes that this quirk lasts for!" 

"Tsk. You don't fucking scare us..." Katsuki wiped his mouth as he stood up, gathering heat in his palms just like Todoroki who was concentrating his own flames. "I've fought All Might. Trash like you will never compare to a hero like him! You're just a nobody with a a stolen quirk."

"And I've fought (y/n)...She has more skill and talent with her quirk than anyone else I know. You're nothing compared to her...and yet I still won. So how do you think a second rate quirk user like you will fare against a hero like me?" Todoroki was unusually malefic in his biting response, eager to redeem himself from all the pain he had caused you in the past. His burn scarred you permanently, despite Katsuki's initial belief, and everyday he has lived with that regret in the back of his mind.

He wouldn't let some bottom of the barrel villain ever mar your elegance and hard work when it came to mastering your power. 

Long black and needle-like quills emerged from the villain's arms similar to a porcupine, the man trying to shoot them like bullets towards the two. Shoto instantly raised a wall of fire that melted them away, his eyes glowing with the same rage Bakugo felt inside. 

"Bakugo...rush past him and head towards (y/n)...I'll hold him off," Shoto spoke with confidence in his voice. Shoto raised a wall of flames to block off the villain from seeing Katsuki as he took off towards the hall that led to your cell, a rare expression of gratitude on the blond's face.

"Thanks Shoto."

Once Katsuki was gone, Shoto focused his flames like a vortex around the villain. 

"You said that the quirk lasts for five minutes right? Do you even know the downsides of this quirk because I do!" When Shoto launched embers towards the villain, he tried to ghost through it but failed to realize that when you barely had a grip on your quirk, that you could only use ghost for half a second or so at a time before your eyes would sting with sharp pains. The porcupine man only was able to avoid the attack for a moment until he was completely submerged in the flame, scorching off all hair on his head and face...even his eyelashes smouldering. Screams of pain barreled from the grown man's chest as Shoto all but roasted him, but the Todoroki heir wasn't a complete sadist. He proceeded to quell the fire and immediately coat the man in ice, causing the burns that just formed to immediately become frost bitten. He would partially melt the ice with the flame only to refreeze a thicker layer...and he did so over and over again until the villain was encased with all but his head in glacier-like ice. The time with the temporary quirk was over before he even really had a chance to use it...and that's exactly how Todoroki learned to fight you.

"You're nothing compared to her. Even with a broken leg she put up more of a fight," Shoto glared down at the villain as if he were absolutely pathetic.

~~

You were sitting on the cement floor of your cell, holding your battered and malnourished body with weak arms to try and replicate any sense of security you had left. Screams of pain...explosions...insane waves of heat...it was horrifying for you. 

"I'm in hell...I'm in hell...please God just kill me already...please...I just...I just wanna be with him again...to see him one last time...please please please...just take me away..." You sobbed to yourself as your body shook in fear. Tears were rolling down your face incessantly...eyes devoid of all light...body cold and icy with no warmth left in your soul.

"Baby?" Your eyes shot upwards to see the frame of a man surrounded by a white glow of pure light. Suddenly your tears stopped...the aches of your body vanished...all your terror was washed away. 

An angel had appeared to finally whisk you away...and you felt overwhelming joy.

"I'm dead...I'm finally dead aren't I? It's over and I won't hurt anymore. I don't have to do it anymore. I can see my Mommy and Daddy again," You smiled through swollen and bruised lips. The figure came closer to you until you started to make out some blurry details of his body. He was dressed in all black with spiked blond hair and an expression with a mix of agonizing heartbreak and pure relief.

It wasn't until you saw those scarlet red eyes that you realized your angel...your hero...was your most beloved Katsuki.

"KATSUKI!" You screamed out as you threw yourself against the metal bars to grip them in your fists, sobbing harder than you ever had in your life. "You came for me! You did it! You really came to save me! Oh my fucking God this can't be real! Oh Katsuki I love you! I love you more than anything! I can't believe this!"

Katsuki couldn't even stop himself from breaking down, he was just as bad of a crying mess as you.

As Katsuki rushed forward towards you, Hawks feather sliced open the metal lock on the door so the gate would swing open, allowing you to finally walk outside. Your bare feet padded against the ground as you ran with the last of your energy towards your lover, your torn and bloodied hospital gown only showing one of the many forms of torture you had suffered. Katsuki quickly picked you up in his arms and held you so tightly that you swore the broken pieces of your spirit were finally coming back together. The scent of campfire and the hint of sugar sealed the deal of tangibility...he really was there. He was holding you, shielding you, protecting you as he swore he would so many times before.

"Oh God (y/n)...I finally have you...I finally have you with me...Fuck! I love you...I...I thought I lost you I-...God fucking damn it..." Katsuki cried with his own watery eyes and cracking voice. He couldn't believe this was real, that your body was coated in purple and black bruises and cuts. Your cheeks were hallow and your body was so much lighter than before. It was like a shell of your former self was who he retrieved in that cage. 

But he didn't care anymore. He had you in his arms. Katsuki felt like he let everyone down when he was captured by the League of Villains. The weakness of his resolve...his lack of power...of ability...he was the one who failed. This moment for him was one of sweet justice...that he was the hero to save you when no one else was there. He picked you up in his arms and held your body to him as if you were the most priceless piece of treasure the world has ever seen.

And it was Katsuki Bakugo that kissed your lips so passionately that you finally felt safe...that maybe everything would one day be okay again...

...that Endeavor wasn't the number one hero as long as Ground Zero existed in this world.

~~

A/n

I AM SOO SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG! THIS WAS THE LONGEST CHAPTER OF THE BOOK WITH 5500 WORDS AND ABOUT 18 PAGES.

I had a hell of a time with MASSIVE writers block and I want to say thank you to those who helped me work through it! I apologize again for the delay. I've been so busy lately so I had only about a day or so to write this. I'll try to make more time this upcoming week so that way I can post a chapter that was actually on time.

Aside from me begging on the ground for forgiveness,

how did y'all feel about the chapter?

Dabi?

Shinso?

Shoto?

KATSUKI??

Whooo! So many husbands, so little time.

Shoutout to smart_socks for this gorgeous art!!!! So fricken talented!!

Here's some details about their OC

(Little description)Name: Ringo Itona (it's a weird name lol)Age: 17Quirk: Unknown?Height: 5'4Likes: Food and cute things (Bakugo ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))


Thank you all for your neverending patience and kindness. This story would never have progressed if not for your love. <3

-v4k

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