Fatality「Shouto TodorokｘReader」BNHA

Chapter 56-Run With Me

"Before I was a hitman, I was a bartender," You said as laughed at the memory.

"But you're below the drinking age," Todoroki mentioned as you sighed.

"You think that stopped me at the time?" You retorted as you pointed a thumb to yourself,"Look. I was trying to survive on the streets. I had a craft, so I profited from it,"

"So you were abandoned," Todoroki said as he felt pity for you.

"No, not quite," You said with blank eyes,"More or less, I ran away."

"So your family is still out there," Todoroki referrer as you stayed silent. Todoroki felt the awkwardness, but obviously didn't get the hint to stop asking about family,"Did you...kill your family-"

"No!" You suddenly interrupted as you calmed down. You glared at him as you sighed,"No...I didn't. I don't appreciate you being so blunt about asking either, but whatever. Might as well get it off my chest. It's not like it really is a big deal to me or anything..."

Todoroki could feel that you were lying a bit, and a bit hesitant to bring up such sensitive information.

"Let's see...I was.. An only child," You laughed, thinking about a world of siblings. You kept on a smile as you said,"My father...My dad...Was murdered right in front of me. Stabbed in the back by the crazy wench I call dear...old...mother..."

Todoroki felt the pressure of this information as he took in a deep breath. The air was awkward and dense as he continued to listen.

"So, then what?...Was she arrested?" Todoroki asked as he was expecting not to get an answer.

"She's..." Your voice trailed off as you laughed,"...In a hell hole she'll never get out of,"

There was a silence. Todoroki didn't know what to do with that answer. Was she dead? Was she alive? Did you kill her? Is she in prison?

Todoroki gave you the benefit of the doubt and decided it was time to change the subject.

"So...Who take care of you if you didn't have...parents," Todoroki said, awkwardly as you laughed, leaning your head back against the wall.

"I want to be a bad ass and say I took care of myself, but truthfully..." You laughed, smiling at the memories," The old bastard that took care of me most of my youth...Was Kazuo Shinoyami,"

"Shinoyami? I thought your parents were gone..." He mentioned as you glanced at him with a tired look.

"Damn, and to think Shinoyami had a more memorable name..." You sighed as Todoroki still didn't get it,"Hey, since you're so smart, how about trying to put two and two together?"

Todoroki thought long and hard about where he heard that name. It took him a little while, but his face lit up as he said,"The crime lord Shinoyami? That Kazuo Shinoyami?"

"Ding, ding! Correct! Jesus, took you long enough," You said as you continued,"He taught me everything that I know about gambling and handling things. He brought me to learn bartending, but I was mostly self taught. He didn't do anything particularly serious, but he was like the road that connected all the big bad wolves in the area. He owned underground casinos hidden in plain sight. All sorts of people went to these things, the mafia, pyschos, ex-cons, drug lords, whatever you could name. It was like a treasure trove for heroes that they could never find,"