Tough Choices and Poor Decisions

                                    

                                          


                          
Ch.27 - Tough Choices and Poor Decisions
                          
	Todoroki hummed gently, running a hand down your back. This was how you comforted someone right? He wasn't sure... he could only hope you were okay.
                          
	"Did something happen?" He asked, hearing the sounds of the boy's locker room open from behind him.
                          
	A reflection on one of the windows showing it was Bakugou who was walking out and away at a hurried pace. You sniffled harshly, Todoroki responding by hugging you tighter.
                          
	You whined gently, knowing it would make you feel better to talk to the male. But at the same time... you didn't want to burden Todoroki with any of your problems.
                          
	"I don't want to bother you." You breathed.
                          
	Todoroki shook his head. "You won't be."
                          
	You smiled a little bit into his arms, head pulling off his shoulder slightly. His friendship was nice... and his dedication in trying to help was cheering you up a little bit. You lifted your head up, ready to speak. But your eyes fell onto something before you... leaving you to only mutter one word as you broke out of Todoroki's kind grasp.
                          
	"Akuma..."
                          
	Todoroki watched with shocked eyes as you darted towards where the akuma was approaching Bakugou. He let out a shout of his own as you pushed the ash-blonde out of the way, leaving the akuma a perfect opening to land on you.
                          
	"No!" Todoroki shouted, running down the hallway to catch up to you.
                          
	Bakugou by now had seemed to catch onto what had just happened and was looking shocked. The pair of males watching as your started to shake your head aggressively, trying to fight it off. 
                          
	And then had their faces sink in horror as you stilled, only to slowly nod. The black magic of the akuma consuming your entire body. And when you would emerge... it was clear to the two males who were too stunned to move... that it wouldn't be the you they both knew and loved.
                          
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Your eyes blinked open, looking around the surrounding area in a panic. You inhaled sharply, images of all your fears looking to be playing on repeat in this cold and darkroom. You shook your head, trying to not let it overwhelm you. 
                          
But it seemed this couldn't be helped. Slowly but surely, the darkness of this room was starting to consume you as well. The black shadows were connecting to your skin, eating away at it until you could barely tell if your arms and legs were still there or not.
                          
The growing noise of voices making you want to cover your ears but unable to do so. It was so loud, and they kept confirming all the fears and anxieties that had been built up over so long. Confirmations of your inability to fit in, understand people in your age group, and how no matter what... the only thing you would ever be able to rely upon was yourself.
                          
The loneliness of your heart was suffocating.
                          
"It's hard isn't it." A deep male voice spoke, a small bundle of light appearing before you. "Feeling as if no matter what you do... you won't be able to make genuine connections with others."
                          
You blinked slowly, seeing the silhouette of a man before you. It was hard to make out anything about him from the darkness. But even so, you knew the name of this man.
                          
"M..Monarch?" You breathed out, a sense of serenity washing over you since the arrival of this man.
                          
He chuckled. "You're a smart one... usually, I have to introduce myself. Now (Name)... how about you allow me to help you gain control over your life?"