[I'm sorry if my writing is bad.]
[It's been a while since I had picked up my laptop to write books like these lol. I'm sorry for disappearing for nearly a year 😭]

No one's POV

In a different floor level from Tommy and the others. Kirishima, Denki, Mina, Jiro, Sero, and Bakugou were walking around some clothes stores. Kirishima, and Mina were the most hyped up people in the squad, as they ran around some of these stores, grabbing anything eye catching or colorful to try on.

They didn't pay attention to any prices or to how silly they looked grabbing anything they found interesting. After all, they weren't paying. Bakugou was the one who called the shots to pay at these types of stores. And these two didn't seem to want to waste that opportunity.

"Extras! You better not choose anything stupid or I'm not paying for it!" Bakugou yelled to Kirishima and Mina.

"Don't back down on your words man" Sero chuckled, his hands were behind his head as he walked around a few mannequins besides Denki, who wasn't really paying attention to him or the others, the guy was to busy watching videos on his phone.

Bakugou rolled his eyes, mimicking Sero's tone and words. "Don't back down on your WoRdS mAn..!" Bakugou said before scoffing,"I ain't backing out on what I said. I just don't want to pay for clothes that make them look like circus clowns, they probably won't even wear any of it".

Jiro chuckled a bit, "I doubt they would do something like that" She said with a smile. They both just stood there watching the others running around the store.

Bakugou looked at Jiro and grinned. "Trust me, once you know them even more.. even if you don't want to. You're going to realize that they would do something as ridiculous as that" He laughed.

Jiro looked back at the rest of the group. Sero was looking at some red, grey sweaters, there was a dark grey beanie in his hands earlier but he had placed in on Denki's head while he used both his hands to hold two different colored sweaters and look at them both at the same time. Denki didn't even notice he was wearing a beanie as he was to focused on the video playing on his phone.

Mina and Kirishima were already trying out different types of outfits from the random pieces of clothing they had gathered. Each one of them taking turns to come out of the dressing room to show off their outfit. Each one being either to bright or silly than the last, but it actually suit them well, and the two could't help but laugh at each other and rate their fits.

"Yeah, maybe you're right" Jiro said.

Just then she had spotted something she really liked. "OH Bakugou look at those jackets" she said, pointing to a few mannequins and shelves with different jackets in correct organized rows. Her tone had a hint of excitement, but she got a bit nervous to say it out loud.

Bakugou looked over to where she was pointing. "Not bad. You should get the one that the mannequin on the left is wearing though." He said calmly. "I think that one would suit you better"

Jiro smiled as she quickly rushed over to find the same jacket that the mannequin is wearing, the one Bakugou had recommended more to her.

Bakugou just watched her go over there before he focused his attention towards his phone when he had received a text from a contact named "Mom"

.

'Katsuki are you busy at the moment?'

'No'
'What do you want to tell me' He responded back.

'I'll tell you when you arrive'

'Arrive?'
'I'm not going to visit you guys until the weekend. I'm with my friends at the mall right now' He said.

'You need to come home now'
'This is important'

'Is it really important???'

'Yes now hurry up before we decide what to do alone'

'Fine. I'll be there in a 10 minutes'

'Don't use your quirk again'

'I'll be there in 20 minutes'

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'What does this old hag even want to talk about?' He thought to himself as he turned off his phone and placed in into his jackets pocket.

He walked over to Jiro and stood besides her, instead of nudging her shoulder to get her attention, he simply pulled out his credit card and put it in front of her. "I need to go home, my parents want to talk to me about something. I don't know if I'm coming back soon, either way take my credit card so you guys can pay for all their stuff" He said.

Jiro was a bit surprised when she looked at it, "Are you sure you just want to.. hold your credit card while you're gone?" She asked as she hesitantly took the card out of his hand.

"Yeah, you and Sero are the only people I really trust enough to keep it safe from those two" Bakugou said as he pointed at Mina and Kirishima. "Just don't let them buy anything to ridiculous"

"Will do"

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"Bakugou?" Tommy said, "I thought you were with your friends"

"I was, but my old hag had texted" He said.

'Old Hag?' Tommy was confused but he didn't question it. Bakugou always had a name for someone, no matter how many times they correct him. He didn't keep their names inside his head, it was more like entering one ear and coming out through the other (Me in Biology 😭)

Tommy had noticed how he just looked stared at him like he was lost in thought, only that he wasn't and he seemed to smile a bit at him. It creeped him out.

"Umm.. okay then?" Tommy mumbled with a small awkward smile, breaking eye contact with Bakugou as he started to back away and try to walk off without making it worse.

Bakugou didn't let Tommy go far though, only a few steps before he walked over and put his hand on shoulder. "Hey where do you think you're going?" He said a bit more serious, his smile dropped for a moment.

Tommy flinched the moment Bakugou's hand touched his shoulder, it was a quick instinct as he forcefully nudged his shoulder forward and Bakugou immediately pulled his hand back. "No need to get so defensive" Bakugou said.

Tommy just stared at bakugou with his pupils darting in slightly. Past memories started to flood back into his mind rapidly. Dream. His fists slamming against his body. Dream. Those same hands dragging him. That man. Dragging him everywhere. Every time he tried to escape. Every time he thought about it. Every time he did anything. Those warm lies that made him believe. Made him believe that the man was the only person he could trust. The only friend he needed..

His exile.

His friends. Tubbo. Ranboo.
They all left him. He left them.

Where were they now?

Do they even remember?
No.

"Tommy? Are you alright?"

No

"Tommy?"

Yes?

"Blondie!"

Tommy snapped out of it. His eyes widen a bit as he stared at Bakugou for a moment. That voice. It sounded so familiar. Not the voice he wanted to hear. The one from HIM.

Bakugou poked Tommy on the forehead, flicking him hard there. "Hello?? Earth to Tommy," He said, his tone was now more annoyed. Maybe because he just got ignored by Tommy because the kid suddenly blanked out when he was talking. "What's the matter with you? Are you okay?" Bakugou said.

"Oh- yeah I'm okay. I just remember some things" Tommy said as his body started to relax, he looked back at Bakugou with a less frightened expression. "What were you saying?"

"I was telling you that they have a new video game at the arcade and I want you to come with me so we can both check it out together." Bakugou told him again.

Tommy was completely dumbfounded. "You want me to go with you to the arcade?"

"yeah, I don't really want to ask anyone else since I'm not sure where they could be right now"

"You want ME to go with you??" Tommy repeated himself again.

"Yes"

"ME? You want-"

"Alright that's enough" Bakugou just started to push Tommy, from behind, toward the arcade on the floor below them. He didn't want to hear Tommy repeat himself so much just because the kid was so confused that he asked him.

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After a few more stores, a few more bags in their hands, and the credit card with less money. Jiro, Sero, and the others finished shopping. On the first 2 floors at least.

They were walking towards the stairs, ready to go down to the other floors until Mina spoke up.

"Hey Jiro.. I thought you said Bakugou left to go discuss some things with his parents" Mina asked as she stopped walking and tugged her jacket.

Jiro raised an eyebrow, clearly confused on what Mina was trying to say. "Yeah that's what he told me before he left." She answered back. "Why are you asking me this?"

Mina got closer to the glass railings as she looked down at the second floor in front of them (they're on the third floor). She made sure look closely at the two figures walking side by side as they walked out the arcade with a bag filled with candy and different figuring, and plushies.

"I see Bakugou hanging out with Tommy. They just came out the arcade" She said as she pointed towards the two boys.

"What?!"

The others immediately rushed over to the railing as well, trying to see if what Mina said was correct. and she was. Bakugou and Tommy were hanging out. They were smiling and laughing as they talked to each other.

"Woah I don't I ever saw Bakugou look that happy with anyone" Denki said with a smile as he took a picture of the two.

"His smile is so bright!"

Jiro stared at the two for a brief moment, trying to process everything. It didn't make sense. Bakugou told her he was leaving, or was it a lie just to get away from them.

She took out her phone and dialed Bakugou's number.

The phone ringed for a moment brief before the person at the other end had picked up.

"What do you extras want?" Bakugou said through the other side of the line.

While the one walking with Tommy didn't have his phone out.

Jiro immediately hung up the phone as she realized that the Bakugou walking with Tommy wasn't actually Bakugou.

"That's not Bakugou" Jiro said.

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"So theses are candies?" Tommy asked as he examined one of the small hard pieces of sweet.

"Yeah, You don't have them back at your place?" Bakugou asked as he ate one of his.

Tommy shook his head, "No, we liked to use other things as prizes, like potions or weapons and stuff" He said.

"Really? Armor and weapons for prizes?" Bakugou said with a rather odd smile. "Now that's something I want to try and win."

"Wish I can take you to my home, but I don't know how to get back" Tommy said.

He was about to take a bite out of his candy when he felt something wrap around his waist tightly. As he felt it suddenly tug him to the side. He looked down and saw tape wrapped around him. He then looked up to where the tape came from.

On the second floor, Bakugou's group was standing by the railings while Sero had one foot on it and one of his arms extended with the tape coming out from his elbow. Sero tugged on it and Tommy instantly felt his body being lifted off the ground and being dragged towards the group.

"Hey get this thing off me!" Tommy shouted at Sero as he held onto the railing, trying to stay on the ground by holding onto the rail. However he instantly lost his grip on the rail.

"How annoying"

A voice said from behind the younger teen. Before Tommy could even see what was happening behind him, he felt the strong pull disappear, leaving him to nearly fall off the rail. A hand gripped onto Tommy's shirt and pulled him back from the rail and to safety.

"Are you okay Tommy?" Bakugou asked as he let go of Tommy's shirt.

Tommy was left speechless for a moment, his eyes trailed down to the small like blade in Bakugou's hands. He felt like he completely forgot how to breath as he stares at the weapon.

"Umm yeah.. thanks" Tommy said as he glanced back at Sero and the others.

"Tommy get away from him!" He heard one of them say, but he couldn't see which one. This vision was getting shittier.

"WHAT!?" Tommy shouted back, "What's going on! Why are you trying to throw me off the floor man!"

"Tommy! That's not Bakugou!"

"... What?"

Tommy was confused. It was clear that Bakugou was acting a bit off, suddenly wanting to hang out with him. But it felt so real. "If that's not Bakugou... then-"

"What a bummer. I was really enjoying my time with you" A much more pitcher voice said as a hand was slumped right around Tommy's shoulder, pulling him close.

Tommy's eyes widen as he felt the sudden change in Bakugou's eyes, they became more sharper, more yellow and... creepier.

"What's wrong, Tommy? " Toga said. "I thought we were friends"

(I actually loved this idea so much that I decided to draw a sketch 😭)

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