"Katsuki? Are you alright? You haven't come down for dinner yet."
"Katsuki?"
"Katsuki?!"
"I'm coming in!"
Never in her life did I want my mother to find my body hanging in the closet of my bed room, but here we are, my crying sobbing mother holding my body as dad unties the belt around my neck.
I expected to see nothing after hearing my mom's cries, I thought I would see black, I was dead right? I shouldn't even be conscious about what I'm hearing or even be thinking, right?
But right now, I hear birds chirping and the wind blowing against trees, how come? I thought I was at home in my room right now, why am I suddenly outside?
"King, there appears to be a body outside near the garden." I hear someone say, my eyes won't open but I'm aware of what is happening around me for some odd reason. I feel myself being carried away in someone's arms, why do I still feel thing, I'm supposed to be dead.
I want to die so why am I still alive?
"Take him to the infirmary, we'll take him to the dungeon once he is healed." The king, I assume, ordered. A king , huh, what is this medieval times or something? As far as I know there's supposed to be an emperor, not a king.
After a long walk, I was put on something soft, a bed I'm guessing, and a wet cloth is put on my forehead. The coolness of it suddenly makes me more aware of what is going on, I'm starting to have more control over my body.
"So you're awake, do you feel ill in any way, it appears you have collapsed in the castle garden. How did you end up there?" I see a man with glasses ask me, that must the guard that carried me up here.
"I'm not too sure myself." I can't tell him that I tried to kill myself and somehow ended up here, even in these times it'd be hard to believe.
The guard sighs and changes the cloth on my head for a new one, "That mark on your neck, do you mind informing me of where you received it."
What mark on my neck, I never had one before.
"You look perplexed, here, take this mirror." The guard hands me a mirror from one of the stands in the room. I take it and check out my neck, it almost looks like I got it tattooed or something. There is a black line all around it, the design looks similar to fire. If the line was my skin color you'd assume it was a scar.
"I've never seen this before." I mumble to myself as I touch the mark, it felt rough and scaly, not like how the rest of my skin is. It's abnormally dry but doesn't hurt or anything.
"From my perspective of things, you may have a spell on you. You were never in the castle before, yet somehow appear in the garden and have this mark. Possibly a curse."
Spell, curse? Why is this place anyway?
The guard gives a sigh, we are both confused I guess. "What is this place?"
He gives a surprised look to me but then stares as if it was a stupid question to ask, I mean maybe it is from his view but I've never heard of there being medieval people in the 21st century.
"This is the kingdom of Musutafu, I am sir Iida, a guard for King Enji and former caretaker of his son."
I see.
So this really is a fantasy land, not much I can do now but accept the fact that I'm probably stuck here. Better than being back home though, not that my life back then wasn't cool though.
Oh? Why I hung myself? None of your business reader, geez, ever heard of boundaries.
"Since you seem to be feeling better, I'm afraid I must escort you to the dungeon."
Okay, so after this guy gives me S class treatment he's going to put me in a dirty old dungeon. Love this place's logic.
I let him chain my wrists together, I don't really care what happens to me, I wanted to die in my world that doesn't change anything here. If they kill me, I'll just have to hope I don't wake up in another world.
Just before four eyes could lock my cell, I hear a mature and monotone voice speak though I can't see it's owner.
"Open the door, I would like to see to prisoner up close."
Four eyes was unsure of what to do, I'm assuming doing what he was just asked would go against some sort of rule.
"Y-yes, prince Shoto."
The guard leaves and and candy cane looking prince man appears in front of me. He gives a calm emotionless face, it's like he doesn't have a care in the world.
"Have you ever heard of Life Or Death?"
Well that's a stupid question, "Of course I have, dumb ass." I mumble angrily at him.
The prince furrows his eyebrows at me, "Such vulgar use of language in front of royalty. I know for a fact you have never heard of Life Or Death, it is a tale only passed down by Todoroki bloodline."
Wait, so this guy is talking about a damn story, I thought he was just talking about the concept of life or death.
"It is something only us royals would know and yet you've managed to appear just how it says. 'A human from another world, one born of anger, would save those for gain', that's what it said."
Okay, do I give a damn?
We've just met and he's already super annoying. If you're gonna kill me, do it bitch.
"So, I have to ask, how did you get here?" He looks down at me looking confused. Personally, I don't even know how I got here but I think I have a theory.
"I killed myself or tried, I guess."
I see a sudden sparkle in his eyes, he takes out a knife from his pocket, which I'm pretty sure a prince should not be walking around with. He grabs my cuffed hands and gives me the knife, the point of the blade facing my neck.
"Go ahead, I'm giving you a second chance. If you truly want to die, do it."
I really want to, I want to do it, but my hands are frozen and my body refuses to listen to me. Why though, I want this, so why won't this damn body listen.
"Why do you tremble so? This is what you desire, so why freeze?"
I don't know, "I...can't.." it's not something I usually admit out loud but it just came out on its own. I can't slice my throat, I drop the knife.
"See? You still had some will left to live, just like the story, you really are the child born of anger like the story says. So why do it in your world? Why go to such lengths to end it early?"
Why does he keep on asking such damn personal questions. "I'm not fucking answering you,"
He smirks, "That's fine, understood." He leans his face closer to me, "But you're here, that means you were given a second chance to live, your soul isn't ready to leave just yet." He rubs the hair on my head, if I could reach out and stop him I would but the chains are too short.
"So you're not going to kill me?" No im not getting my hopes up, I'm genuinely pissed, he's such a bastard, I hate him.
"Now why would I kill someone who can prove my father wrong?" He stops his hand that is still resting in my head, he sighs, "You want to leave, right?"
"I don't really care—"
"I know you do. You want to go home, maybe apologize to your parents, hug your friends, kiss your partner." His eyes turn sad, it's almost as if he was speaking from his own perspective, maybe he is, I'll never really know.
I tilt my head slightly, even if he is talking about himself he is attempting to talk about me technically. I'll just go with the act, I just met him and I don't plan on going into his business. "I don't have a partner, bastard."
" 'This human of anger fell in love with their protector, through their journey in life the protector was always the kindest to them'. It's in the story."
I groan, this gay is way too frustrating I hate it! "Look, I don't care about some damn fairytale you read as a kid, I don't have anyone I feel that way for."
The candy cane crosses his arms, "Then you are certainly not the one to save us."
Yeah no shit, and save who?
"In the tale, the human of anger had a lover, it may be possible you have appeared earlier than expected. You might not have fell in love yet." He thinks out loud to himself, at least I think he is. "It's settled then, we must send you back home, but I'm not sure how to just yet." He mumbled the last part as if he's embarrassed to not know that.
"Tch, for someone who talks a lot about that story, you don't anything, do ya."
He shakes his head shamefully, "Sadly I have not clue on how to get you home without breaking the story."
"Oh, so you know how I can get back but you just want me to get laid before I can do anything." It was a sarcastic statement but very true, "Anyways, why would you want me to date someone, I'm turning 17 in a month, I don't plan on dating till 18."
By my parents standards, 16 is way too young to start a romantic life, and I didn't mind that at all, I haven't met anyone that I like in that way yet so it's not a bother for me.
"S-sixteen...that's way too young, I thought that if we couldn't take you back to have a lover then I would be the next option, but I'm 20."
Even if we were the same age I wouldn't date him, ew.
"Then we have no choice, this is the only part of the story I'm breaking, I'll set you free and then we find a way to save the kingdom and send you home."
"Deal."
***
The ship isn't illegal
Age consent in Japan is 13
And even then the people there are petitioning to being raised at 16, Bakugou is turning 17
So he is completely legal for Todoroki