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𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜

Barbatos x G/N Reader

Genre: Fluff, demons, help with any work (that's all I've got)

A/N: Does anybody else need some sort of noise in the room in order to work, but if it's too much noise, you get distracted? No... Just me? Okay.

When you first entered the Devildom, you were extremely overwhelmed with the change of environment. Before you were randomly transported to what you would consider Hell, you were finally able to actually sit down and attempt to complete your school work. Well, you attempted to, but then you were transported to this place, and immediately met with a bunch of men staring you down.

When you asked where you were and how you were going to get back home, the man in front of you spoke.

"Why, you're in the Devildom as an exchange student! You'll be here for a year, according to our exchange program rules." He said enthusiastically as if your whole world wasn't just thrown off balance. You looked around and almost screamed at how big and intimidating these men were. They were so... Tall.

How were you supposed to survive this? You didn't even have time to get your things. You didn't even want to be here! You wouldn't be able to even get through the night without your favorite pillow. What were you supposed to do-

You felt a tap on your shoulder, causing you to turn around with your fists in front of you. The man behind you only gave you a small smile and nodded to the luggage in his hands, nudging them in your direction. You took the suitcases and blinked in confusion. You tried to speak, but he beat you to it.

"I'm sorry for the delay. I've gathered all of the things I believe you need. If there is anything more that you need, you can contact me and I will get it for you." His teal hair didn't move even a bit when he gave a deep head bow. Everything about him was in place, no imperfections.

After that, you began to stick to the only demon you weren't afraid or annoyed to talk to.

"Barbatos, could you help me with this work?" The butler immediately came to your rescue as you struggled to comprehend what was considered an easy math problem. He stood to your side and glanced at your work before he let out a small laugh. You frowned and looked up to see his usual ghost of a smile on his face.

"I do not want to insult your intelligence, but is this really a problem you need guidance on?" Your frown deepened as you scanned the math problem once more. Nothing came to your head as you stared at it more, so you looked back up at Barbatos, only to see him in a seat beside you. He slid the paper in front of him and began to explain how to solve it.

He was always like this. Most of the time, he would help you even without your insistence, or he'd wait for you to ask him for his help. He would swoop in and save the day, and he'd never bat an eye. He was always so calm and patient when it came to working with you, and you started to think that he had a soft spot for you.

Even when the brothers at the House of Lamentation helped you with whatever you needed, you often reached out to Barbatos for assistance. And he gladly helped you out. He'd even come to your classes and give you things that you had only mentioned in passing. For example...

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but I need to give MC this lunch I've prepared for them."

"MC, you will most definitely need these paintbrushes for your art class."

"You left your wallet at the castle." You almost choke on your food as he gently places down your item on the lunch table. "I apologize for the scare. I did not intend to show up without warning."

The butler did these things without skipping a beat. He was always on schedule, even when he decided to visit you. If you didn't know any better, you'd think that Barbatos was randomly visiting you when he had time off.

Unfortunately, everything he did was planned out.

But that was okay. As long as he made an effort to bond with you, you didn't mind his uptight schedule.

A/N: Sorry for how short this is... I've had this in my drafts for a week or two, and I'm only releasing it now because I didn't know how to finish it. Hope you enjoyed it either way!

I tried to make the picrew based on the song's lyrics and vibes, so I had to go look at a lyric video 😭

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𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭

(𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭)

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫? 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧...

𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚: 𝐀 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐅𝐎 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐅𝐎'𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧, 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡?

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞

Kira's beginning and All For One's plan...

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏

A Teenage Rebellion... In which Kira needs some "time" to get used to being All For One's follower.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐

A Lovely Stroll in the Park... In which Kira finds a stranger willing to listen to her ramble about her tragic backstory.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑

An Extraordinary Inconvenience... In which Todoroki Shoto finds himself worrying about someone other than himself. A stranger, no less.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒

The Punishment of a Lifetime?... In which All For One decides what would be a most deserving punishment for Kira's small taste of freedom.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟓

An Unexpected Meeting... In which, after a year, Kira is having a relatively peaceful day until she (again) meets the boy from the park.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟔

An Unexpected Meeting (Pt. 2)... In which, after a year, Shoto is having a peaceful day with his older sister, only to (again) run into the girl from the park.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕

Betrayal and a Day Off... In which Shigaraki Tomura expresses his feelings about Kira's one desire, and Kira suddenly receives a day off from training (after sleeping all day).

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟖

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟗

𝚁𝚘𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜...

Kenma Kozume x GN Reader

Genre(s): Fluff, strangers to friends, crack moments

A/N: Hey guys! This is just a random thing I got inspiration for after reading (half) of a Kuroo fanfic. I hope y'all enjoy!

Moving out of your parents' house to go live right on campus wasn't an easy thing for you to do, considering you weren't a very social person. You knew you'd need a roommate to help you pay for food and bills, and despite your lack of social skills, you were willing to search for someone to live with.

In your first year, you were paired up with a girl who was rather nice. She didn't have any loud or obnoxious friends over, she didn't stay up late, she wasn't loud, and she just overall respected you... For the most part. She tended to get mad easily, and even if it wasn't at you, she'd yell at you like all hell broke loose. So, as soon as the year was over, you quickly packed your things and left to get another campus dorm.

In your second year, your roommate was a WHOLE lot worse. She had no respect for your privacy, she stayed up late into the night and kept you up as well, laughed as loud as her friends did while they searched through your shared fridge and only took YOUR food, and she always talked badly about you. Half way in your second year, your roommate sat you down and told you that SHE was moving to a new dorm because she could not handle YOUR behavior. You thanked whatever God was out there that she was finally gone until you got a new roommate.

Your new roommate, however, was an angel compared to your last roommate. He always cleaned up after himself and he offered to take you to places because you were nice to him. He was like a house husband of sorts. Too bad he had a girlfriend, cuz you would've definitely married him. He moved out of the dorm to move into a separate apartment with his girlfriend, so you were left alone once again.

That was until Kenma became your new roommate in your third year...

At first, he was extremely quiet, only coming out of his room for food, not even bothering to say a simple "hi" to you. You were a bit put off by it, but you started to get used to it because it meant that you could study in peace, and he'd just be silent in his room, like he was never there.

One day though, you heard a loud banging on your front door, wondering if Kenma had gotten a delivery or something, since he never had friends come over. You opened the door and saw a tall, black haired, bed head man smirking down at you as he talked, with what you assumed was a fake deep voice to seem cool.

"I'm looking for Kenma, but I guess you'll do." He said smoothly with a smirk you wanted to smack off his face, but he either didn't notice your distaste, or he didn't care. You opened the door wider to let him in as you turned back to call Kenma out of his room. Surprisingly, your usually awkward roommate was already out of his room, glaring daggers at the tall male. He kept his voice even and monotone as he spoke insults to the new man in your living room.

"Kuroo, how did you find out where I live? I never gave you my address." The bed head, Kuroo, smiled brightly as he came closer to Kenma.

"You didn't have to give me your address," he patted Kenma's shoulder even after Kenma knocked his arm away, looking him in the eyes as he continued. "Your mom gave me your dorm number and told me to check in on you and make sure you were making friends."

Kenma sighed heavily, but led Kuroo to his room. He closed the door behind him as you continued to stand by the door, wondering what to do next. You didn't have to wonder long because as quickly as he was let into your roommate's room, he was soon kicked out. Kuroo only looked at his friend's door, and walked back towards the living room and made himself at home.

"So, when's dinner?"

Not only were you dealing with a slightly louder Kenma, you also had to deal with an almost daily visit from Kuroo. You didn't mind that Kenma felt the need to be louder in the dorms, because you could at least talk to him and he wouldn't ignore you. You could actually have a full conversation with the black haired male without him walking off to his room. Although his answers were often short and quiet, you were still having a conversation! And with Kuroo being in y'all's home most of the time, Kenma was a lot more willing to show his true personality, especially when the bed headed male would test his patience.

The extent of your day was just listening to Kenma become increasingly annoyed by Kuroo, who was purposely trying to rile him.

"Kenmaaaa! Kenmaaaa!"

"WHAT DO YOU WANT KUROO!?"

"Can I get a cup of water?"

"..."

And you would watch as Kenma slowly stood up and walked to his room to get something to beat Kuroo up with. The bed head would usually apologize and stop his antics for a measly 20 minutes until he decided to annoy you.

It was your fourth year of university and you had managed to hold onto a roommate longer than a year. Kenma surprisingly signed up to be roommates with you again and you were happy that he was at least comfortable enough to stay with you. Kuroo had his own life of course (I know, shocker), so he wasn't able to visit you both as often as he had before, which made you nervous about how living with Kenma would be without the bed head being there to provide y'all with entertainment.

You both settled into your new dorm, and continued to have short conversations with each other. When you were hanging out in the living room, Kenma would be nearby playing on his switch, studying for upcoming tests, or he was reading a book.

He was mostly playing on his switch though...

You knew that Kenma was getting comfortable around you when he started sitting on the couch with you, constantly asking you if you wanted to play a new game he had gotten. You would agree and you learned to play all of the quiet guy's games (and you became obsessed with his games). He also recommended books that he had read and you started enjoying his company.

He also became a little more chaotic.

"Can you cook me eggs?"

"Why would I cook eggs for you, Kenma?"

"Because you're a really nice, kind, awesome, spectacular roommate that wouldn't want their roommate to move out."

"... Do you mean that?"

"Oh, heck no."

"Okay, good."

"... You're actually a really stinky and lazy roommate."

"KENMA!"

But you didn't mind having a slightly loud, lazy, messy, lousy... Maybe you did mind having a slightly loud, lazy, messy, lousy roommate like Kenma, but you wouldn't trade him for the world <3

...

*Bonus*

"Hey Kenma."

"What?"

"I'd definitely trade you for a Snickers bar if Kuroo offered."

"...WHAT THE-"

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭

A/N: Thanks for reading! It took me a couple of hours, determination, and listening to a lot of 2nd and 3rd gen Kpop to finish this.

𝓕𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓹

Kazuha Kaedehara x GN Reader

Genre(s): Fluff, friends to best friends, etc.

A/N: Kazuha is such a nice guy... This is why I keep writing for nice/shy guys! They're the best!

You often wondered if your friends ever thought about you as much as you did with them. During special occasions, like birthdays and anniversaries, you'd be thinking about what kind of gifts your friends would like. During the holidays, like Christmas and the like, you would contact your friends and try to round them up for a small gathering to help them all relax. After some time, you realized that you were the only one making an effort to actually get things your friends liked, and you did things that they wanted to do. But none of your friends seemed to take the same time and care to plan out things for you. Except for one person...

Kazuha

You met the wandering samurai on one eventful day. You were tasked with unloading all sorts of materials onto The Alcor - a ship owned and managed by The Crux.

As you were bringing up a heavy box of medical supplies up the ship's ramp, you suddenly slipped on a wandering leaf, almost taking the supplies with you. You expected to be on the ground whilst everyone else was sprinting to save the medicines and such. But before you could hit the ground, you landed roughly against someone's arms.

That was Kazuha, an angel in disguise.

Ever since then, he has taken great care to contact you through letters and through personal visits, making sure you were feeling well or he would offer his assistance. The white haired male would always show up unexpectedly, bringing you gifts from the lands he had visited. You were sure he was an actual angel, given the way he spoke poetically and moved oh so gracefully whilst giving you a great amount of care and attention.

But he genuinely cared.

He was someone that you didn't think you'd meet in your entire lifetime, but here he was. You realized how much he had done for you, and continued to do for you, while your other friends had only given miniscule amounts of attention when you were around them. You were going to tell Kazuha how much he meant to you.

So, you wrote a letter, writing about the most memorable moments with the gentle male, and telling him how much his actions meant to you in comparison to your other friends.

Once you were finished, you rushed to see him at the docks. He sent you a letter, telling you when to expect him back to Liyue. So, you waited patiently for him and his crew to arrive back from their adventures.

When he finally showed up, you quickly grabbed his attention. He jumped over the ship railing and made his way to you through the small crowds of people. You shifted back and forth from one foot to another, eager to give your letter to Kazuha.

As the white haired male came closer, he gave a small bow of his head and greeted you.

“To what do I owe the pleasure? It's quite lovely to see you here to greet me.” Kazuha spoke with a small, grateful smile. You shoved the note towards him, too nervous to say anything without embarrassing yourself. He smiled, opening the letter carefully and reading the contents quickly. He looked back at you, back at the paper, then looked back at you. You smiled nervously, waiting for his response, if he had any. You expected to receive a grateful nod, or even a thank you because you knew he'd at least be nice about your efforts.

What you weren't expecting was to receive a strong hug as the samurai held you for a couple of seconds. You hugged him back, patting him awkwardly on the back before he pulled away. You tilted your head questionably, wanting an answer to this sudden action.

“Was there a reason for the sudden hug?” You asked as Kazuha regained his senses. You knew that he was quite grateful for your letter, as he always was for everything you did for him, but you still wanted to hear him say what he was thinking. He looked away in embarrassment as he spoke once again.

“I've never had anyone give me a beautifully written letter such as yours before. I am rather speechless. I don't know how to show you how truly appreciative I am of your kind words,” the white haired male said before gathering the courage to face you again.

“So, all I could do was show you my gratitude through a comfortable gesture. I hope I did not startle you, or make you uncomfortable. I merely wanted to share my happiness.” He smiled as he waited for you to respond. You were left empty headed, with nothing to respond with. He had rendered you speechless. So, you did all you could think to do.

You hugged him, and he reciprocated.

After you welcomed him back to Liyue, you both spent the rest of the day at a dinner place, hoping to create more beautiful memories with another. You laughed and confided in one another, leaving no room for tension to reside. You had a wonderful time with him, and you both said your goodbyes until the next day.

You talked more and continued to be friendly with each other. And as the days passed by before his next expedition, you both considered yourselves best friends, never letting each other forget the other.

That's how you managed to spend the rest of your days.

*Bonus*

“When are you supposed to leave next, Kazuha?”

“I will leave at dawn tomorrow.”

“Remember to write-”

“I will remember to write you letters. You will send me letters as well, won't you?”

“I would if I knew where you'd be!”

“I guess we'll figure that out next time I leave.”

“It's a deal!”

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭

A/N: I wrote this because I needed something else to post. Let me know if you enjoyed it!

𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦

Kira (OC) x Shoto Todoroki

Genre: Slow burn, angst, strangers to friends to lovers, tragic backstory, heroes

A/N: It took me forever just to write this chapter, but I'll try to get back some motivation to finish the next one in a couple of days!

Word Count: 1.5k (1,580)

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫? 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧...

𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚: 𝐀 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐅𝐎 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐅𝐎'𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧, 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡?

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟓

~Kira~

One year later…

Despite the fact that I wasn't punished for running away, I still feel the urge to not try what I did again. Da Da did tell me not to cause anymore trouble with his followers, but they probably don't want to deal with a teenage girl any time of the day anyways. I've been trying my best to stay out of trouble, and I only ever go out to get more books or actual food, but even then, I try to keep close to the villains. I don't want any of the villains, or my father, to have an excuse to keep me locked away at home.

I've been training more, and I recently gained two new quirks: Telekinesis and super strength. They were pretty hard to learn, but with my father's guidance, he showed me how to tune into them. I'm supposed to receive more in a couple of weeks, but I'm content with the ones I have now. It feels like I'm juggling way too much at once.

Despite my consistency of not getting in trouble, Tomura has been distancing himself from me. When I do talk to him, he's always talking about how Da Da has given him some responsibilities to deal with, but that's as much as I'll get out of him. He's either gaming or with my father. I don't know how to feel…

But since I've had nothing to do but training and occasionally going out, I've been living in a fantasy world thanks to my books. If I didn't have these books, I probably wouldn't have any understanding of the outside world. I know it's not all happy-go-lucky like it is with most of my stories, but reading them gives me a greater insight on how actual people operate, and how everyone has different personalities.

I'm, unfortunately, running low on my book supply once again, so I ask Kurogiri if I can go to the bookstore.

“I need to go get more books from the city again. Am I allowed to leave with a villain?” Kurogiri gives me the same blank expression as he ponders on my request. Before, I would've nervously played with my fingers and shift my feet until I was confirmed to leave, but now I just sit patiently in front of the portal man until I receive a response. Eventually, Kurogiri gives me a nod.

“Yes, you can. You will leave with Oxy-Man. He will be waiting for you by the exit.” I give a grateful nod back, making my way to the door. I am stopped when Kurogiri says one last thing.

“Make sure not to cause trouble for anyone else, please.” I look back and sigh.

“Kurogiri, you say that every time I go out these days. The thought hasn't even crossed my mind!” I receive another expressionless face.

“... Until now…” He turns back to his work as I think about what he said. I did cause a lot of trouble for everyone that day, but I've proven that I won't do it again.

But I also see their perspectives. If I had the guts to run away the first time, there's no doubt that I'd do it again. Even then, they could easily find me and take me back to the base. It's not like I'm completely free to do whatever I want.

I gather the necessary items I need before I leave. I have enough money to buy some more books, but I make more money just in case I need it. I shuffle out the door and give my thanks to Kurogiri.

My villain bodyguard waits for me outside the door as I walk out and we give each other a nod as we head towards the shopping center. I want to go to an actual book store so I'm able to copy more and more books and find more variety.

As we make our way there, I look over to see Oxy-Man right next to me, staring ahead. After I had pulled the “run away” stunt, I've always been worried that the villains would be more aggressive whenever I was around. I didn't want to have to deal with more roadblocks in my life.

But nothing has really changed ever since I tried to leave. The villains treat me the same, except for Victor, who still holds a small grudge against me. In fact, most of them are easier to be around when we're not being constantly watched by my Da Da.

I focus my attention back on the store signs, looking for a bookstore. Oxy-Man hasn't said much of anything to me ever since we left, so I don't expect him to say anything until now.

“There are multiple bookstores in this area. Which one would you prefer to go to?” My body involuntarily shivers as I look back at the villain. When I don't respond immediately, he starts pointing out the stores he sees. I point at the last store he pointed to, and the villain quickly walks across the street, pulling me along. I allow myself to be pulled to the store, hoping that we stay out of the base for longer.

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We walk into the store and I am overwhelmed by the amount of books there are. On one hand, there are a lot of books. Enough to keep me occupied for months. But on the other hand, there's no way that I could actually copy all of these books without feeling a little guilty.

I grabbed at least 5 books off the bookshelf and cradled them in my arms. I carefully put them down on a nearby table, picking one of the books and pretending to examine it. I glanced at a page and then looked up to the huge bookshelf and let my eyes wander. My mind felt like it was going to explode…

Oxy-Man tapped his foot in a steady beat, unlike Victor did the last time he took me out. I looked back to see the villain scanning the store and everyone around us. I muttered a quick “sorry”, causing him to look back at me with his full attention.

“Sorry? For what?” I shrugged, gesturing to the books around me.

“Sorry for keeping you here for so long. I just don't wanna get in trouble with the staff for memorizing the books.” He shook his head, giving me a serious look.

“You're not bothering. I'm here to keep ya safe. Take as much time as you need.” I gave a grateful smile before continuing at the task at hand. He nods back.

I turn back to the books and continue memorizing the words as quickly as possible. I subconsciously delete uninteresting or useless memories of books I've read before as I add more copies to my brain. I keep all of the info in my memory until I feel like I can't hold anymore. I finally turn away from the books, only to grab the ones I set on the table. I carry the books once more and head off to look at a couple of knick knacks that had caught my eye, only to have my bodyguard pull me back. I turned to him in surprise .

“Let me carry those books, yeah? Don't want you getting tired before you get to go home.” I nod in appreciation, quickly passing the books into his arms before he could protest. I head back to the knick knacks as I feel Oxy-Man following right behind me.

I picked up a small sculpture of a brown bear holding a blue covered book in one paw, while adjusting its glasses with the other. I let out a small laugh as I examine it closer – memorizing every little useless detail. I see that there are words, although tiny, written in the blue covered book. I manage to successfully read the words and repeat them under my breath.

‘Don’t try. Do! You don't need to hesitate if you're making the right decision!’

There are more words underneath, but they only read real life warnings that no one would expect to be in a fake book that a sculpted bear was carrying around. It read, ‘No smoking. No drinking. No drugs. And most importantly, you should stay in school!’

I finally set the bear down and looked around to see Oxy-Man leaning towards me, muttering something under his breath.

“I'm gonna look at some books myself. You know what not to do.” I gave a small smile, watching him walk off from his previous position. I continued to look at the cute library sculptures until I couldn't stand to look at them anymore. I walked off to another area to find magazines and lots of reading and writing supplies. Pencils, pens, reading glasses, and more were propped up on wall hooks not far off from the magazines.

I shuffled over to the bright and colorful paper thin magazines, looking at all of the distracting covers. Things like, ‘All Might saves another round of civilians after a massive assault took place!’ appear in large and bold print, making it almost apparent that I wouldn't be interested in reading the contents. I skim through the pages of different articles and such when all of a sudden, I feel a strong hand on my arm, causing me to drop the magazine back on the rack.

I turn to find the familiar eyes of the stranger I met in the park.

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭