Catch Me I'm Falling (Todoroki x Reader x Bakugo)

Chapter 70: Sunshine

With h/c brows raised and pulled together, you squinted up at the fairly tall and pale and purple skinned man before you.

His face was totally void of any emotion, a hint that he wasn't pulling your leg.

You were just wishing that you hadn't heard him properly the first time, but your ears caught every sentence and every word perfectly. Your dad you weren't sure if you cared for...but your mom you definitely did, which made you feel sick to your stomach at the thought of something terrible happening to her.

"W-What?" Was all you managed to bumble out, causing Dabi's turquoise eyes to narrow down at you and his lip to curl in petulance.

"Either you get in the car and we go rescue your parents or you go back into the mall to save your friend." He repeated while maintaining eye contact with you. He sighed, realizing he would have to explain a little more after seeing your eyes tremble in trepidation. "You remember Tomura Shigaraki from the breach at your school?"

"Of course, how could I forget? The USJ Incident. He was the cause of so much pain that day." You snapped out of your woeful state a little, your eyes remaining on Dabi like a hawk.

"Well, he's in the mall right now...and let's just say he's having a nice little...chat with that Midoriya kid."

Your ears lowered at that news.

"So, before he notices I'm not going along with his plan, we gotta leave right now if we wanna rescue your parents. So, hurry and choose now!" His once calm voice rose a few notches.  

He thought the choice was easy, one of his lanky legs starting to get into the driver's seat after voicing his ultimatum again.

"OK, OK!" You caved in, kneading the small space between your knitted brows after hearing the urgency and recognizing the sincere worry in Dabi's voice.

You raced to the other side of the car, getting so far as to opening the door but freezing in your spot when the mall came into view in the background.

I'm sorry, Mom. But I can't...I can't leave my friends knowing they could possibly be in danger.

"What'll it be, Sunshine-?" Dabi asked from inside the car, suddenly pausing to lower his head and getting lost in a sea of thoughts for a moment. He ran a hand through his hair briefly before snapping out of his thoughts and looking at the time on the dashboard of the car.

Sunshine, huh? You tilted your head slightly.

For some reason, that nickname struck a chord with you, but you didn't get to ponder on why because you still had an urgent choice to make before you.

"You getting in or what??" You heard Dabi shout, his head bobbing back up and flailing an arm out the side of the car to get your attention. 

Lips shrinking into a slim line, you shook your head.

"Sorry, Dabi! You're on your own on this one." Eyes pleading while trying to resist tears, you bit your lip. "Please rescue them!" You whispered, slamming the door shut before bolting back towards the mall.

I'm coming, guys...Deku!

You heard Dabi start the engine, the car revving up. You had no idea if you had chosen the right thing to do, but you continued sprinting at a pace that was making it hard for you to breathe until you finally found yourself in front of the mall's entrance.

How the hell am I supposed to find Deku? Was Dabi lying...? Would Shigaraki really try to pull something in a crowded mall...? Your worries were slowly starting to chip away at you, so you took a deep breath before stepping inside, instantly hearing the pupperoni bark at you.