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Chapter 40 - Jaded Truth

Himiko couldn't move as Izuku crushed her in his arms, making her feel rather funny as she tried to wiggle free. Though she knew it was pointless unless she went for his throat, so it was better to let it be. He had stormed into her home saying they let him leave early and just started aggressively coddling her from every which way, which wasn't too bad, but she wished he was a tad more aggressive. It wasn't that he wasn't doing enough, it was just her being needy. 

She had been lonely waiting for him to get back from work and Cheeky doubtlessly had a whole plate of stuff to deal with, so it was just her and her stories until he came back. Struggling, she shifted around in his grasp as he held her tight across the belly as he laid on the sofa, purely to snuggle a little closer. Himiko winced a bit when he kissed her right below the ear, but let it be. Then she felt herself wiggle a bit more and ease an arm out as she slowly forced her way and he relented ever so slightly, letting her flip over to her stomach.

Not in the mood for bullshit, she took her free hand and grabbed the back of his head, bringing his lips to her. He didn't fight it, instead running his hands up the length of her back and letting the blonde have her way. Soon Himiko started to go for his neck and nip softly with her fangs, slipping her tongue along his earlobe and watching him shiver despite his best efforts. A grin crosses her face as he stares upward and caresses her sides, giving that nice adoring look. He leans forward and kisses her again before moving his hands downward.

She shakes her hips just a bit and enjoys the way he grips tighter. It was so precious how eager he was to be around her, how his eyes just lit up when they were together. It all made everything so much better, yet she wanted something a little more. Reaching down, she brought her hand around the rim of his neck, tracking it down to the spot between his shoulder and rubbed it. The sensation was uneven and scab like with a light bit of give.

Izuku winced at her touch but didn't pull away. Himiko smiled when he rested his hands on her ass and dug his fingers in, slipping past her waistband and clamped just hard enough. There was anticipation and fear in him, enough that his teeth started to chatter. Again his hands moved from her waist and up her back as he eased the rim of her shirt, but Himiko wagged a disapproving finger with a coy smile right before she flicked him on the forehead.

"Nu-uh-uh Zuzu, not just yet. Let's enjoy the time, take it slow."

Izuku nodded, right as he placed his palms over the back of her head and leaned forward, stealing another long kiss before she light heartedly pushed back with a giggle. However the mood shifted when the rather lustful light in his eyes changed and Izuku sent his arms up to trap her in a bear hug. Himiko was stuck again and more than a little annoyed this time at having such a good build up ruined, yet she said nothing about it as a deep worry entered his expression.

They remained like that for a few minutes at most with neither saying anything, one lost in thought and the other eager to get back to reality. He ran a hand through her hair, as ratty as it was, and took his time while he stared ahead with only his thoughts on his mind. Anger flared on his face and Izuku let out a breath as he shook his head, latching onto Himiko possessively.

"Have you ever had a moment where you wanted to do something violent because someone pissed you off, but you didn't since it wouldn't be worth it?"

She reared her head up and raised an eyebrow.

"You know I have, why?"

He shook his head again and squeezed her.

"I was about five seconds away from smashing a beer bottle over Bakugou's head in front of your parole officer, but I didn't and I'm still pissed."

More questions arose as she processed the information.

"How exactly did...you know what, I probably shouldn't ask. You did the right thing baby."

Izuku rolled his eyes.

"Sure doesn't feel like it. I should have just beat the fuck out of him."

She glared disciplinarily at him and swatted him on the nose.

"And you would have ruined your life with that little chance to get back at him. They probably would have thrown you in prison for that and it's...Zuzu, you're quirkless so the deck's already stacked against you and if you got a criminal record then it only gets worse and you know that. Just be glad you got to come home."

Izuku pursed his lips and nuzzled into her shoulder as a brief feeling of shame washed over him for losing the larger picture.

"I am...I just wish things were better for you and me...and Ochako."

Himiko shook her head in cynical dismay.

"Darling, you got to understand that what a person has right now is probably the best they can do. People produce what they're capable of and if you want something better then you have to improve and that's hard, really hard. Then there's the idea of losing what you have, which can happen infinitely more, believe me. The greatest thing we can do is enjoy the little bit we have and make each other feel good."

Again Izuku pursed his lips, but stopped with a sigh as he smiled reluctantly at her. Gently, a hand was placed upon her cheek and his thumb caressed it, looking every bit the fanatical lover he was.

"Alright, that's fair. Being said, are you in the mood for anything?"

Himiko mirrored his glint of fervency and sat up as she pulled on him, smiling all the while. Izuku was up right in seconds and with it, she was tugging at the collar to his shirt. Her index finger swirled around the center of his chest as the blonde got closer, latching to one of his arms.

"You mind if I bite ya?"

Izuku gave a shrug as he lifted his shirt off and displayed himself to her, letting the marks that were an exact copy of her teeth imprint get clear as he leaned his head to a single side. His hands trailed up her left arm, caressing the skin tenderly as Himiko let out another giggle.

"Well aren't you acting like a good boy today. I think you might deserve a reward if you keep this up."

He rolled his eyes with a grin and brought his thumb over her skin, taking his time to enjoy the sensation as he shot back with his own coyness.

"I can think of a few things, how about I take my time and return the favor? Or maybe we should go see Rosie, she probably needs some attention right now."

Himiko giggled again as he lowered a hand to her crotch, lightly swatting it away before grabbing his shoulder and head.

"Nah, Cheeky can handle herself for now. If she wants it then she'll give us a call, right now I'd be more focused on what I'm going to do to you."

A tremor came over Izuku when he felt her tongue glide over the scars, hinting at what he knew was coming. He reached out, clutching one of her forearms softly as a hitch came to his breath. There came a slight pinch which teased at the marks, her teeth barely squeezing with just enough pressure to push. Again Himiko edged at the very rim of it, shifting her arms around his torso and locking her legs over his belly.

Another quake came when the blonde began to place her attention more upwards, suckling at the flesh of his neck with the attention of a runt as she brought the skin along her fangs and played ever so slightly before pulling away with a loud *pop* which made wonderfully dark, purple hickeys form. Her breath traveled to his ear when she nipped at his earlobe, letting her normal front teeth grind harmlessly on the cartilage. Right then the woman brought an arm up and hooked it around his neck, forcing him to bend towards her as she whispered.

"I love you Zuzu, I love you~"

It was light and tune-like that made his heart skip a beat as he cast his hands over her thighs, feeling the pleasant warmth of her body while she continued.

"That's why I'm gonna bleed ya. I'm going to sink my teeth deep inside you and let your blood fill my mouth and enjoy every second of it. All that pretty, sticky crimson right on my teeth, then once I get my fill, I'll make you squirm until you explode just like the nasty fucker you are. Isn't that right Zuzu?"

A chatter came from his lips as he could barely handle the excitement, his breath growing hot.

"R-right, maybe you c-can help me get there faster?"

She laughed and nuzzled against his face, feeling her cheeks grow rose colored as his hands tightened on her thighs. 

"Anything for my baby, but Mama's gotta get her fill first. So wait a bit until I'm done and then I'll work my magic, okay?"

She paused for a moment before he could respond and grew a devious smile as an idea came to mind.

"Actually now that I think about it, do you mind if I give you some head? It's bound to feel better than my hands."

He flinched at that suggestion, looking right at her as she peeled her lips back to purposefully display her fangs. Izuku returned the smile weakly with a substantial apprehension, even leaning away from her ever so slightly as he saw those four sharp canines.

"W-Would you be upset if I said no?"

She snuggled a bit closer, bringing their noses into touching distance to see him squirm at seeing her teeth.

"No, but I wanna do something special for ya. After all, I owe you for saving my ass when those two pulled up. Besides, are you scared I'll bite?"

The sweat doubled on his brow and Izuku appeared genuinely worried at that statement, but he didn't try to lean away. Momentarily he paused as the uncontrollable chatter of his teeth continued as he dared to push for something.

"N-Not really, t-though…"

He went silent for a minute as his shame built for even wanting to ask this, before his desire won out as he pulled her closer.

"...wou-uld you mind if I used y-your back door?"

Himiko's smile turned into a slightly disgusted scowl, but she didn't outright dismiss it either, which gave him hope as she pondered it for a time. She studied him and appeared rather resigned.

"You sure I can't just suck your cock?"

He shook his head as more of those anxious, waiting tremors rocked him. 

"If it's an i-issue then just use your hands."

She pouted, seeming to be rather disappointed by his answer. Then shrugging Himiko nuzzled against his sweet spot and savored how he acted. Already there was that element of fear and that wonderful excitement, that need, in his eyes and she loved it. He was already hard and he was waiting for her to go in and take her pleasure from him. Just like she wanted.

She lowered her head and slipped a hand into his pants, grabbing hold of his rod as her teeth began the first tease and slowly eased their way in while the skin gave way. It was coarse and nice as the first of his wincing from the pain came over him, all the while she began to build up a low speed with her jerking. 

Izuku squirmed and cursed softly as the pain started to come, but he didn't fight or struggle and she appreciated that. Again he caressed her thighs while the screaming pain went on as he felt his dick get handled. Soon it grew more frequent and picked up speed right as Himiko pulled her maw away from the wound, moving to kiss on his neck with that blood stained maw. It felt wonderful and horrible and yet not at the same time and all he could think to do was run a hand through her hair as she kissed him.

Bit by bit he felt himself get closer, with the pain from his wound plunging him deeper into his pleasure to escape it, until at last Himiko pulled his pants around his ankles and let him free right as it happened. Heaven filled his mind for a few glorious moments and it was right at that time when a ring came from his pants pockets.

Scowling at the interruption, but unable to ignore it since it might be the office trying to reach him, he grabbed his phone regardless of what was going on currently. Not having it in him to check the caller ID, Izuku just hit the "answer" button and put it to his ear, eager to get whatever bullshit was interrupting over with.

"Hello?"

The voice on the other end was gruff and explosive, one he instantly recognized when the response came.

"Hey Deku, it's me. I'm just calling to check up on you since you were acting kinda weird at the bar and Icy Hot said you went home, you aren't feeling sick or anything, right?"

Of all the things he expected Katsuki goddamn Bakugou to talk to him about, this was not one of them and he was very clearly in the middle of something far more important, which only served to anger him further. Withdrawing his fury, Izuku answered with a cold tone that was laced with disdain.

"I'm fine Kacchan, I just had chores to do."

There was a pause and for the first time in his life Izuku was sure that the bastard sounded embarrassed or at least unsure.

"Well that's good...hey Deku, back at the bar did I say anything to upset you? I know I can be a bit of a dick about that, so if I did then I'm sorry about it."

Izuku bit his tongue as he fought the urge to throw every curse he knew at the man, but he had better things to do then ease the conscience of the man who nearly made him and his life four times over.

"You were fine Kacchan, something just came up so I'll-"

The hero cut in as a rage fueled panic entered his voice, reminding him of all the times he was forced to witness him freak out over the tiniest thing to the point even the teachers had enough of his shit.

"So I did say something wrong! Goddamn it! That's what everyone always says when they don't wanna talk to me anymore so what the fuck did I do wrong Deku!? Fucking tell me!"

The thought of simply hanging up and turning his phone off came to mind so he could get back to what he was previously doing, which in part was encouraged by a now screaming shoulder wound that needed tending to, but that would likely end badly in the future. So he gestured for Himiko to start her work while he continued to deal with this and they did just that.

"Kacchan...how would you feel if someone said you didn't introduce your girlfriend to them because you were scared they would leave you for them?"

There was a sudden tug from the bandages as Himiko paused with shock in her expression that quickly turned to a personal hatred as she silently glared at the phone like it could end the man on the other side. Katsuki continued on with a rage in spite of this and answered to a point Izuku flinched at the volume.

"I'd fucking kill the bastard! I would…"

He paused for a solid three minutes where Izuku swore he heard gears turning in the guy's skull before Katsuki responded in a far more somber tone.

"Ah shit...I'm sorry Deku, I didn't think about it like that. Fuck, now I feel like a dick."

Izuku shook his head(which earned him a glare from Himiko as she continued to disinfect his wound) and felt almost sorry for the hero. Of course he knew Katsuki was dense to most social situations, he never needed to learn those things when everyone accepted his bullshit, but honestly there was no way he was this socially retarded. Sighing, he answered in the softest, most brotherly voice he could muster.

"Hey it's alright, people fuck up and you're only human. I get that you're sorry and that's good enough, just please don't do it again, okay?"

Amazingly that seemed to work in getting rid of the bastard's rage and shockingly he sounded utterly relieved to hear it.

"Alright Deku, I'll try not to fuck up like that again. How about I treat you to dinner, just you and me and we hash things out. Matter of fact, how about we hit up the old arcade in Hosu later on this week like we used to?"

Izuku raised an eyebrow at the suggestion while disinfectant was worked into the craters of his skin, genuinely perplexed by it.

"Didn't that thing get shut down before the war?"

Katsuki responded far too quickly and answered way too casually for his liking.

"Yeah, but I bought it and opened it back up. You know, so we can always own that place like we wanted when we were kids."

A creeping sense of dread began to fill Izuku's chest for some instinctual reason when he heard that, a sixth sense that tingled at the base of his brain as he faked a smile and asked another question to possibly erase this feeling.

"Really? Hey Kacchan, do you still have any stuff like that laying around from when we were kids?"

Again Katsuki's voice perked up, to an almost uncanny degree this time, as he answered eagerly.

"Hell yeah, I still have all the action figures we used to collect and the comic books and I even have that old gamestation from when we were kids, why? You want some?"

Izuku nearly lurched back if it wasn't for Himiko keeping him in place. 

"No Kacchan, I was just...curious, that's all."

The hero sounded unusually jolly at his answer.

"Ah, that's fine dude. So I'll see you sometime around next Thursday?"

No words could aptly describe the discomfort Izuku felt in that moment. Forcibly he smiled and tried to keep his emotions in check, not wanting to upset this walking disaster zone.

"I see what I can do, but I can't promise anything. I'm gonna let you go now, alright Kacchan?"

Uncanny joy still patted out the hero's voice, unnerving the quirkless man even more.

"Sure thing Deku, I'll talk to you in a while, see ya."

With that the call ended and Izuku drifted his attention to Himiko, who looked wrought with indignation and a possessiveness that was rarely there to such a degree. The two stared at each other, one recovering from the conversation thrust upon him and the other ready to peel the skin off the bastard. The mood was ruined and Izuku couldn't help but to break the silence with a question.

"If I needed somewhere to hide for whatever reason, do you know how I could do that?"

Himiko kept her scowl of anger as she latched on to his torso, forcing him into a hug that exacerbated the fresh injury on his side. She said nothing for a time, merely squeezing him almost in defiance of what enraged her, before running her fingers through his hair and letting some of that fury go.

"You can always come here if you ever need anything. If that asshole starts fucking with you then you can just move in with me."

There was a spark of that old pragmatism in him that soon eclipsed her own worry for him as Izuku looked her in the eye.

"But what if he finds you? He won't kill me, but you...Himiko, he's crazy enough to blow up buildings just to get one villain, he's more than insane enough to hurt you even if you aren't wanted anymore."

She held his gaze but lost as the logic processed through her skull. Defeated, she reluctantly let go of him and retreated to her bedroom for a few minutes before returning with a metal lockbox that was slim enough to slip under a bed frame. Setting it down on the coffee table she took a key from her pocket and opened it. Inside were old, yellowed papers that looked like they'd been through hell and back with writing he could barely glance at.

Taking them out one by one, Himiko scanned them with a diligent eye, laying each one face down next to the box before finding something of interest in the middle. She plucked it from the rest and scanned it twice more, her usually lax persona lost in whatever was happening. With a nod she laid the document down in front of him and pointed to it.

"This is one of the safehouses my gang used to have on stock when we were active, it's off the grid and filled with provisions that should last for another thirty years. If you need to hide, then head there and I'll come get you, okay?"

Reviewing the document, it was a deed to some stretch of land near Gihi City. However there were little notes scribbled in red on the side that referred to it as "Player Base 04" along with some details on "HP Items''. Izuku studied it for a few minutes, making sure to memorize the address before handing it back to her.

"Thanks Himiko, I-"

She waved a dismissive hand as she took the paper and put it back in the box with the rest and locked it.

"You can thank me by keeping this secret, nobody knows about this and I prefer to keep it that way."

Izuku relaxed somewhat at her voice and wrapped his arms around her, taking care to put one under the crook of her knees and the broad of her back as he stood up and brought her along with him.

"My lips are sealed, but would you mind if we continued where we left off?"

She was mildly surprised by being picked up, but Himiko rolled her eyes and did her best to act like she was indifferent to the concept, but Izuku saw a smile creep onto her face.

"Fine you greedy little bastard, since you're just begging for my attention."

He smiled and brought his head forward, kissing her lightly as they made way into her room.

"And I wouldn't rather be doing anything else.

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