summary: A year after their breakup, Keigo receives a note from Y/n, a now-turned villain. Their reunion sparks a series of unexpected encounters and risky revelations. As the boundaries between lingering feelings and present dangers blur, she finds herself in a web of events that leaves a question of what the outcome would bring to both of them.
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Chapter 1
In the dim alley, the faint yellow light hardly painted the bricks as steps echoed between them.
Keigo's golden eyes searched the dark, yet found nothing but dust in these taunting shadows. His usual carefree attitude was replaced by a serious frown as crimson wings ruffled on his back, the corner of his mouth bending down. She isnât there.
He let out a small scoff as he leaned his back on the wall, the bricks melting in with the color of his feathers in the darkness. Closing his eyes, he let his thoughts run.
Would he see the same woman he loved? Would he recognize her? Or did she really become as cruel as they all paint her in the reports?
Would she even come?
His jaw clenched as he stood there, patient and with his chest still uncomfortably squeezing from the betrayal despite that night having passed almost a year ago.
The memories of their happy relationship plagued his mind. He remembered changing his patrol routes just to come and bother the fellow hero who caught his eye and managed to make his emotionless self feel things. Things he missed... even though he was trained not to. Yet she managed to engrave her scent and the feeling of her skin on his.
He felt a gaze on him and his muscles reacted before he could, protectively straining his clothes as they waited to find the threat coming their way, the golden eyes harsh and accusing. It had to be her, the quirk that blended her into the heaviness of the dark too convenient in this alley for him to trust her until he could recount every freckle on her skin.
The girl's steps resounded stronger and stronger through the dark as she separated from the shadows, staying careful and light. She hugged her waist with one arm, gently caressing the elbow of the other and he knew, she was anxious about his reaction. Not without a reason.
She did end their relationship in a single night, without a goodbye, as she disappeared on him in a hurry to become a villain.
But Keigo couldnât help it as his lips curved into a faint smile upon the sight of her, his confident playfulness stern in his voice, yet the tone almost unusually soft on the blond hero as he spoke.
âWas beginning to think you set me up, Y/n. Had me sharpening my feathers and all.â
The girl let out a small chuckle, halting as she was close enough to see him yet so much further than his arms wished, her hair longer than he remembered, and her clothes almost uncharacteristically darker than all the colors she used to paint his life with.
âIâm a villain, not a traitor.â Her voice was faint but amused as she looked away with a glimmer in her eyes, pointing them at everything but him.
âYou sure about that?â He didnât hold any punches as his gently spoken words cut deep.
She was a traitor.
She betrayed heroes.
Y/n winced at his words, letting out a sigh as she gave him a small nod, her mumble almost lost in the dim light. âFair point...â
Silence grew between them, enveloping them in the tension of memories, as heavy as their hearts were while they caressed each other with gazes, neither of them betraying their lingering affection, yet the movements of their bodies mirrored the self-soothing fiddling with their own fingers.
Keigo spoke up suddenly, firm as if she were a stranger he only knew the name of, his eyes observing a rat indifferently as it jumped into the tall container whose smell itched his nose.
âSo, what did you call me here for? I doubt you risked getting caught just to get me here to show me this... charming alley.â
A faint chuckle left his lips as he recalled finding a piece of paper on his office desk. His heart beat faster as he desperately wanted to hurry his feathers in hopes she was still in the building⊠but he knew her too well to do that.
She didnât speak as she bit the inside of her cheek, her brow furrowed into an expression he recognized from each time theyâd shopped togetherâ she was conflicted.
He silently followed the way her fists clenched under the black fingerless gloves as she shifted her weight, her tall boots scraping the stones under them to break the silence even so much. Her chest was rising and falling deeper under the dark hoodie she wore, and when she looked at him with those eyes he had to peel his gaze from taking in the changes he missed on the familiar skin he used to cherish with his lips.
âThereâs going to be an attack at the central bank next Monday. It was supposed to happen next month but, well, they changed their minds.â
Her words made Keigoâs eyes widen as he tensed up.
Was she really telling him what the villains would do?
As if answering his thoughts, Y/n continued speaking, her arms crossed on her chest in concentration. The way she gave him details reminded him almost painfully of the way she used to brief him for missions they were to go on together.
âThey...they plan on going there in the afternoon. One of the villains, Lutkio, his quirk is making bodysuits out of people so they plan to use him⊠kill the workers and replace them by wearing their bodysuits to go in unnoticed...â
Her mouth curled in disgust as she took a deep breath and continued in almost a sneer.
âAnd I may be a villain now, a traitor even... but Iâm not okay with murder like thisâŠâ
Keigo was still stunned as she continued, looking at her intently and almost in alarm.
She is snitching. Giving out every tiny detail no matter how insignificant.
Why would she betray the villains like this? What has changed?
âYouâre giving me information...why?â He said nearly accusingly, his words cutting off as he hesitated. âWhy not go to the Commission instead?â
Y/n let out a small huff. Her cheeks nearly puffed out in a pout as she spoke with a roll of her eyes.
âOh, âcause they wouldnât have thrown me into a cell upon seeing me?"
She sighed before the wind carried her faint words to him.
âAnd I trust you more.â
Keigo ignored the clench of his heart as he let out a laugh, shaking his head as he moved from the wall, his hands coming into his pockets with a tilt of his head in dramatic thought.
âWell, they wouldâve taken you into questioning first, y'know...â
His lips turned into a known grin as he felt the burn of her glare and stopped his taunting.
âIâll deal with it, donât worry⊠and thanks.â He gave her a court nod, the seriousness of the issue hidden behind his laidback smirk.
Y/n looked at him, searching for reassurance his attitude assured until she finally gave him a grateful smile, the dynamic between them nearly uncomfortable in this familiar warmth and easiness.
Though his piercing ambers went into shadows as he carefully asked.
âYou do know how dangerous it is for you to have done this, right?â
His words earned but a court nod as she stared off into a single feather of his wings, eyes glazed over in thought before she let out a hum.
âI do⊠but if mister Number 2 does his job, theyâll be too busy rotting in prison to get me, so Iâll be fineâŠâ
She gave him a provoking smirk while she talked, making him roll his eyes as his wings unconsciously twitched at the nostalgic banter.
âWell, then rest assured youâll be safe⊠miss villain.â
Even though he teased, his voice carried resentment at the term.
He missed her.
But he had to respect her decision, even if it left a bitter taste in his mouth.
âWas that all?â
Y/n let out a hum as he spoke, her hands going into the pockets of her hoodie as she took a step back.
âYeah, Iâll let you get back to your hero thing⊠or to get fried chicken...â
She raised her eyebrow, eyes sparkling at his guilty expression, knowing too well he wouldnât bother cooking at this hour, the food place almost calling his name.
As she fluttered her eyelashes playfully, a cheeky smile graced her lips. âUnless you plan on dragging me to jail, that isâŠâ
The hero scoffed with a light shake of his head, turning around to leave as he laughed to himself.
âYou get a free pass tonight since you were generous enough to give me information.â
He stopped as he glanced over his shoulder, his wings stretching for a takeoff as his warm gaze met her apologetic eyes.
âStay safe, yeah?â
Y/nâs lips stretched into a smile at his words.
âYou too.â
He peeked at her for the last time, eyes lingering on her face before a strong flap lifted him into the sky, his red wings vivid among the stars as she watched him fly away.
The conflicting emotions between them reawakened the more the day of the attack neared, both aware of the risks hiding in the shadows.
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