? Benevolence ?

Chapter 29

"The villain's... not moving!

It's a win!

All Might!!

He is victorious!

He's still standing!!"

Cries fill the streets as people burst into tears, clinging to each other. I laugh brightly, thrilled to see him still standing. In contrast, Bakugou stands still, almost emotionless, eyes fixed on the screen. 

Iida eventually gets us all moving. "Our mobility in the crowd is limited... I wanted to find Todoroki and Yaoyorozu though..."

Spotting my grip on the ashy blond's hand, Kirishima tries his luck but gets shaken off angrily.

"In any case, lets get moving. We have to let the heroes know about Bakugou and [L/n], don't we?"

"Yeah..." Midoriya agrees quietly.

On the screen, All Might points to the camera, "You're... next." Everyone cheers at the words but following Bakugou's gaze, I watch Midoriya suddenly sob quietly.

Afterwards, we meet up with the others. As it turns out, the others are Todoroki, Yaoyorozu, and-

"...'toshi?"

The second he sees me, I'm swept into his arms. He crushes me in a hug, running a hand over my hair, before pulling back to check for injuries. He looks tired. Far more tired than I've ever seen him.

"Fuck- are you hurt? Cuts, bruises, anything?" His voice is different... rough and tight with concern.

I feel myself get choked up at his fretting and my voice cracks when I speak. "I... I'm okay- Hitoshi w-what are you doing here?"

Kirishima speaks up at my side. "After you and Bakugou got taken, he showed up at the hospital looking for you. I invited him to come along to rescue you guys. I think he was gonna go after you with or without us..."

The indigo eyed teen in question is tugging off his hoodie. Ignoring my confused look, he pulls it over my head murmuring about it being cold out. It's obviously a few sizes too big but I find myself relaxing into the warmth of the fabric.

"Is this the hoodie I said y-you'd look good in?" I push my hands into the sleeves, glancing up.

He nods and tries to smile teasingly but it falls short. "Mhm... and I told you not to get in trouble, didn't I?"

I pull him back into a hug, breathing deeply. "...you did."

We head to the police and Hitoshi keeps my hand in a tight grip almost as if he's afraid I'll disappear without the contact. He grounds me to the present, not allowing my mind to wander. When it's time to part ways, he makes me promise to call him when I get home and refuses to take the hoodie back.

We're eventually taken to the station where we waited as they alerted our parents and took our statements. It was clear the officers were tiptoeing around us. Bakugou is quiet most of the time, never lashing out at anyone.

Our parents arrived quickly. My mom takes one look at me before she's across the room, almost immediately, to hold me, sobbing into my hair. I let myself melt into the hug, enjoying the comfort.

With the all clear to leave and an order to stay inside, I'm ushered out of the station by a shaken mother sometime during the night. The ride home is silent besides mom's quiet sniffling. I make a beeline for my room when we get back and receive no arguments as I shut the door.

The first thing to catch my eye was my phone lying on my bedside table, fully charged. I pick it up, powering it on to read my notifications.

Hitoshi [17] [4 missed calls]
please just be okay
5 hours ago

Mom [32] [11 missed calls]
Call me as soon as you get thi...
1 day ago

Dismissing my mom's messages, I open Hitoshi's notifications.

From: Hitoshi
Wanna hang out?

Oh yeah, camping.

fuck i saw the news

are you okay?

[y/n] what's happening

[y/n]

i said not to get into trouble
didn't i

call me back please

im heading to the hospital

FUCK

you're gone

youll be okay

don't worry

just stay alive

i'm gonna get you

i'm coming

please just be okay
when i get there
5 hours ago

To: Hitoshi
im home

Almost immediately, my phone rings.

Incoming Call: Hitoshi

"[Y/n]?"

"Hey 'toshi..."

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Honestly, I really struggled with how to write this arc so I hope I did it justice.
Thank you for reading!!!