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When Bakugou woke to being chained up in a dirty pub his first thought wasn't 'Those bastards kidnapped me!'
No, it was more along the lines of 'Fuck, not again.'
As Bakugou had been, well he had been kidnapped before. He's lost count at this point, but he knew exactly what he needed to do to escape, he's been doing this since he was a toddler he knew what he was doing.
There wasn't anyone in the room - bar - with him, he knew this could change any second, he had to make his escape now or he could wait, bide his time, get to know why they've kidnapped him. Although he has an idea, they always want him for one of three things.
- 1. His mom is a model and his dad is a fashion designer. They're famous and rich, so they kidnap their kid, try and get them to pay ransom, a win-win for everybody, except for him.
- The kidnappers get the money and his parents get their child back. But that's not how that goes in Katsuki's world.
- No. He gets kidnapped for the first time, he was three, they make the ransom, his parents aren't home, they're in Italy, where he's supposed to be, they hadn't noticed. A few days later Katsuki escapes, a little worse for wear but he escapes and he's alone.
- That's when he decides he doesn't need anybody but himself.
- 2. His Quirk. He sweats nitroglycerin, he makes literal explosions from his hands. It's a strong quirk, it makes him feel safe until it doesn't.
- He gets kidnapped for it, of course he does, why wouldn't he? Villains want his quirk and if they can somehow get him on their side? Even better for them, they do whatever it takes, Katsuki's learnt that the hard way.
- But the only thing he cares about doesn't care enough back, his parents never noticed he was gone, Deku had, of course he had, the first thing he said to Katsuki when he returned from his kidnappers after a week? "Hi Kacchan! How was the trip?" Katsuki was covered in bruises, it had been a terrible week, they always had someone in the room with him. He took the first chance he got.
- 3. There's just real sick people out there who like boys. Katsuki had been taken for this reason, but he always knew it wasn't the first two reasons, the second time, he almost didn't realise what was happening before it was too late, he doesn't remember the first, he was six.
Katsuki hadn't wanted to be a Hero. He gave up on them when they never came to help any time he had been kidnapped, he lost his faith in Heroes. Instead Katsuki wants to be a Psychologist, but his parents sudden attention on him and their constant judging gazes from being caught from the Sludge Villain and not getting out himself, well they said that he can either become a Hero, or he was to work in their business for the rest of his life.
He took the easier option.
He's also going to use it to better him in being a Psychologist.
But that's not the point. The point is that Katsuki had come up with a plan to escape in the past two minutes that had gone by.
There were a couple people outside one of the doors from what he could hear, he had a couple knives on him, and a plan. Now all he had to do was get out of these damned quirk restraints.
Or they could apparently let him out of them…
Katsuki did not see that coming, it's never happened before, so in polite courtesy and curiosity he decided to sit and wait, he knew attacking head on and straight away would turn into a battle, and he was outnumbered.
Ask for something Katsuki!
Katsuki clears his throat and his rough, scratchy voice is heard, "can I have a glass of water?" He almost laughed, they all jumped at his voice and scrambled to the bar.
No-one was looking, so as quietly as he could, which was pretty damn quiet, he walked out of the door they'd left open. As soon as he knew they weren't in hearing range, at least he thinks, he legs it. His quiet walk turned into a sprint, his booted feet barely touching the ground for a second.
He opened every door he could in his way, when he saw light, but it was coming from up, he was in a building where there shouldn't be sunlight.
Katsuki looks up, 'skylight!' He looks around seeing nothing to climb with, then shrugs and grabs two of his knives from his baggy pants, as he starts his climb he hears Fingers shouting to find him.
Katsuki just scoffs when he sees the purple guy with his edgy outfit just looking at him, he never stopped climbing. The purple dude leaves after saying something he wouldn't forget.
"I saw the scars kid, I'll find the man who did that to you. Also tell someone about what's goin' on at home."
The, I didn't, now look at me was heard but unspoken.
He's on the roof, but he's alone and almost safe, he just has to get back to U.A. and tell the caterpil- Mr Aizawa he's safe.
Before looking to see where he was, he made his way down to the ground and as soon as his feet touched the concrete he ran.
Ten minutes later and Katsuki deems himself far enough away to be safe, so he looks for a bus stop, it should have a map, if not then a train.
Bus stop, bus stop, bus stop.
There!
He jogs to the stop at a steady pace and looks at the map, pinpointing U.A was easy, then looking at the bus stop he finds his location swiftly. He was fifteen minutes away from U.A.
A bus came to a stop behind him.
He turned and got on.
While he was calm, his classmates were not as much.
They were all freaking out.
It was embarrassing, not that Katsuki would know he was on a bus. Safe.
His classmates didn't know that.
So they were planning a rescue mission in the school.
Why? Aizawa doesn't know, but he wants to leave now and get Katsuki back ASAP.
But no, Principal Nezu said they needed a plan.
That apparently involved his first year students!
He sighs and flops his head onto Present Mics shoulder.
Fifteen minutes later they were ready to go, when the door opened.
Katsuki got off the bus thirteen minutes later and walked into U.A.
He opens the door and sees his entire class now looking at the door with jaws dropped.
The door closes behind him and suddenly a slam of noises burst into his ears. It's his classmates, screaming and crying. Ew.
Aizawa make them fucking stop, is what his eyes were telling Aizawa. It works apparently because Aizawa glared at them and they stopped, he also stopped Deku running at him to suffocate - read: hug - him.
Aizawa turns to look at him, "are you hurt, Problem Child?"
Katsuki shakes his head negatively, he suddenly doesn't feel like talking, this hadn't happened in years, although he wasn't as outspoken before U.A. so maybe he just didn't notice.
Instead he starts signing to Aizawa, knowing that he should know sign language from being married to Present Mic.
"Not hurt. Tired, I want sleep. Villains want me join, I say no."
Aizawa just nodded asking if the class could ask him a question, knowing if they don't ask something they'll go crazy.
"Sure."
Before anyone could get a word in they heard, "Kacchan! How did you escape? Did they let you go because you joined them?!"
The feeling of not wanting to talk disappears slightly when he hears Kirishima tell Deku off, "Bro! How dare you accuse Ka-Bakubro of joining them! Not manly at all!"
Before anyone else spoke Katsuki had to say what he needed before falling asleep. "Did you all really think this is the first fucking time this has happened!? No! I've been kidnapped by so many people! In different countries too!"
They all look shocked and concerned, although some look like they understand what he's saying, especially Half-n-Half and Ponytail Girl.
His teachers ask him when he started to get kidnapped and how many times.
He answers honestly, not really knowing that what he says isn't actually normal, "I think since I was three or somethin', and I don't know how many fucking times exactly, way over a fuckin' hundred, I don't remember what happend to me during one of them but after when I was awake I knew…"
Katsuki looks down, when he sees crocs appear in his vision.
He was going to wear crocs when he saved him…
He looked up, he gazes into Kirishima's red eyes which are getting close, he feels hand on his face, "Katsuki, you are brave and strong and I'm in love with you, you are the best person I've ever met, you don't deserve what that person did to you, or what anybody who kidnapped you did. Just know I'm always here."
"I know Ei. I've always escaped, it's not happened again, I always get out before they can and apparently a kid with knives is terrifying."
Someone ruins the moment by screaming "KNIVES! KACCHAN CARRIES KNIVES ON HIM!"
Katsuki rolls his eyes and gives Kirishima a kiss on his cheek before glaring at Deku, "that's what happens when you mention being kidnapped to your Russian grandmother, she gives you knives to defend yourself, now fuck off."
He takes one look at the sofa that's weirdly in the room and lays on it falling asleep instantly knowing he's got people to protect him and being kidnapped is incredibly tiring.