MHA/BNHA react to For The Want of A Nail by Clouds part 1

S:THMH 31 Deception

Yuyu was out of the game.

Shigaraki: Took you long enoguh to realize.

Nejire's breath caught in her throat and there was a long moment before she remembered to breathe again. She drew in a shuddering breath and tried to ignore the way her hands were shaking as she turned back to the boy and forced a gentile smile onto her face. She was a hero, she could break down later. Right now, she had a civilian to save, "I'm sorry, I never asked you your name."

The boy sniffed, "Izuku Midoriya."

Inko: This looks so real...

Mitsuki: But he's acting. And wow he's an amazing actor.

Nejire nodded, "Okay, Midoriya, do you know where the villains are now?"

Midoriya shook his head, "They ran away after... after..."

He started sobbing again and Nejire scooped him up into her arms, "It's okay. It's okay, we'll find them."

Toga(cackling): No you won't because they're dead too!

"They're going to come after me again." Midoriya looked like he was on the verge of a panic attack. "I shouldn't have come, I knew what they would do to me if they found out, and now they're gonna, now I'm gonna..."

Nejire blinked and pulled away slightly, "You were following the villains?"

Shinso: Technically yes.

Midoriya nodded miserably, reaching into his pocket and pulling something out. He refused to meet her eyes as he opened his fist to show her, "I'm sorry, I was just trying to help."

Nejire gasped when she saw the objective token in Midoriya's hand, "Objective #1, that's..."

"The snitch." Tears were streaming down Midoriya's face as he looked up at her. "They're going to kill me, aren't they?"

Vlad: I can't believe this.

Thirteen: Midoriya is pulling off the craziest plan ever and it's working.

Aizawa: Never underestimate the problem child.

"No." Nejire's face hardened with determination. "We're heroes, it's our job to protect you from villains. We won't let Yuyu's sacrifice go to waste, don't worry. Come on, I... I'll radio the others and tell them to be on the lookout for the villains, but we better get you back to the agency. Come on, it's going to be okay."

(a lot of grown ups and the big three all groaned)

Endeavor: She's letting him into the hero agency... into the hero agency!

Izuku tucked himself closer to Nejire's side as she started to lead him away from the crime scene, quietly repeating useless mantras that were probably meant to comfort her rather than him. He couldn't believe that that had actually worked! Sure, he still had to convince the rest of the heroes, but that would be easier now that he had Nejire vouching for him, not to mention he wouldn't have to be worried about Yuyu blowing his whole story with one wrong look.

Mina: Yeah because she's not actually dead and just faking.

Speaking of Yuyu, Izuku risked one last look back toward the hero he had just killed. Ectoplasm should be coming to pick her up soon, but for now, she was just staring at him, mouth agape and eyes full of shock and horror as she realized what his plan was. Izuku gave her a teasing smile before turning back to Nejire and sobbing quietly again, "Can we please get out of here? There are just too many bad memories."

"Of course." Nejire squeezed him tightly. "Let's get you to safety, okay?"

Not too bad for a plan C.

(everyone snorted)

After the contents of the mystery boxes had all been placed, Kyoka, Kaminari and Shinso had stayed a little while to finish helping set up for the party and cement their cover as just another handful of volunteers. They'd only left a few minutes ago and the three of them were just starting to walk back to base when Kyoka heard a commotion a few streets over. She could have sworn she heard Midoriya's voice, but it almost sounded like he was crying, which couldn't be a good sign. She stopped walking, "Boys, I think Midoriya might be in trouble. I can hear him crying."

"Izuku can cry on a dime, so that's not necessarily a bad thing." Shinso shrugged. "But, yeah, we should probably check it out. He hasn't contacted me in a while."

Shinso: Hope we don't mess this up.

She led the group toward the sound she'd heard. The crying hadn't let up and she could also hear people whispering. It sounded like a crowd was gathering at this point and when they rounded the last corner, Kyoka wasn't at all surprised to see the street crawling with heroes as civilians alike. She stopped and took a step backwards into the shadows, gesturing for the other two to do the same.

"What?" Kaminari whispered loudly. "Why are we stopping?"

"Because there's a swarm of heroes out there." Kyoka hissed. "Do you want to get caught?"

Kaminari: Oh yeah. Oops.

Shinso came up quietly behind her and put a hand on her shoulder "Can you hear Izuku?"

Kyoka closed her eyes and concentrated, pushing her way past the background noise until she'd pinpointed Izuku's sobs, "He's here, but he's still crying."

"Did..." Denki gulped. "Did they get him?"

Mitsuki: Nope! If anything, he's got them.

Kyoka shrugged and shook her head. Shinso looked bored, but Kyoka could hear his heart beating faster, which meant he was actually panicking and just hiding it from the rest of them. He pushed past her and Kaminari, eyes darting rapidly around the street as he looked for Izuku. Kyoka was watching him carefully, so she noticed when he tensed and stopped looking around. She followed his gaze and gasped quietly when she saw Midoriya standing in the middle of a group of heroes. His face was stained with tears and he was still sobbing quietly.

"We have to save him." Denki said, hands clenched into fists as he stepped forward. Jiro nodded and followed suit. She wasn't quite sure how they would ever beat this many heroes, but she could feel One for All coursing through her, answering her call and buzzing beneath her skin, ready to do whatever it took to get their friend back.

Jirou: Don't! Don't mess up the plan!

As if he could feel their eyes on him, Izuku glanced in their direction, eyes widening when he saw them. He shook his head almost imperceptibly and Kyoka took another step forward, Denki doing the same before both of them were grabbed by the wrist and yanked back into the shadows.

Kyoka whirled around to glare at Hitoshi, "What are you doing?! We need to save him!"

Compress: No you do not.

"Izuku can handle himself." Hitoshi didn't even bother to look at the two of them as he dragged them away. "And he hasn't been arrested. We planned for this."

Midnight: More or less anyway.

Kyoka dug in her heels and yanked her arm away from Hitoshi. "What's going on?"

Hitoshi sighed, "Izuku's been playing the part of the snitch. He'll be fine as long as he can get the heroes to trust him, but if we storm in there right now..."

Hawks: You'll blow his cover.

"We'll blow his cover!" Denki's eyes widened with understanding. "But, uh, what do we do now? We just let him go with the heroes?"

Hitoshi nodded, "For now, yes. That's exactly what we do. Now let's get going. Tomorrow's going to be a busy day."

Mt. Lady: Yeah, definitely.

Hound Dog(groaning): These kids are going to need so much therapy aren't they?

Jana: Mm-hm. Don't understand why but anyway next story.