Before he found her, Katsuki made sure to cover his mouth and nose with his jacket. He wanted to help her, and he had an idea of what her quirk did. He wasn't an idiot. He just hoped his jacket would be enough to protect him from her quirk. When he saw a rushing figure go into the women's restroom, he saw h/c shining hair from the strobe lights up above as they passed.

Gulping down, he felt anxious when he looked around the dark hallway. His heart almost beating out of his ribcage for knowing he could get caught at any moment. Honestly, he didn't even know why he was down here. He expected this from his idiotic friends, but not himself. He was smarter than this.

When the coast was clear, he sighed in relief. No one else was coming.

He knew it was her when he saw her hair. Why was she so reckless, running in there without checking if someone followed her first?

Quickly following her trail, he scolded her in his mind when he found the door unlocked.

"Seriously? What if some pervert found her and assaulted her? Tch idiot..."

Sneaking into the restroom and making sure there was no smoke floating around from her quirk. He breathed in deeply. His lungs feeling with relief once he was able to breathe fresh air. He heard quite sobbing and a bang against the stall, that startled him. With quiet steps he made sure to look around the stalls, because he knew she wouldn't have done it.

"Good there is no one else here."

Locking the door behind him, his heart sank from the words he heard. His head whipping fast towards the direction of her voice.

"The world would be a better place without... without me..."

Katsuki heard her sob and felt his heart tug violently in his chest.

He's heard those words before.

The words which left his own lips many times before. The words of a small child who was probably watching another crappy Disney movie with her adoptive purple-haired brother and lazy black-haired father.

Did Katsuki, hear her, right? Was she suffering just like he had?

Was she suffering so much, her only way of escaping was to kill herself?

Katsuki got so angry at the thought.

How long has she been suffering this way, what were they doing to her?

He knows what guilt and pain felt like. Experiencing it when All-Might lost his quirk because Katsuki blamed himself for it. Still having nightmares of when he'd been kidnapped by the league of villains in his freshman year of U.A. High and the sludge villain incident when he was in middle school.

Full of rage for what he heard, he knocked on the door again after she didn't make any sound from the first knock.

"Open the door dumbass. I'm... I'm a friend." He stressed the word out, hoping it would reach her somehow. It was something that would have helped him at the time too.

He was leaning forward on the bathroom stall, both palms on either side of the door. Waiting for her to open it. He felt a slight spark of panic when he didn't hear any sounds from the other side of the door.

He wasn't late, right? She didn't...

When the door finally opened with a soft click, his eyes widened from how broken she looked. Her arms hugging her midsection as if to protect herself somehow. Katsuki's usual vermillion sharp eyes softened when she sniffled.

She was looking down away from him, avoiding eye contact from embarrassment of someone else hearing her.

He didn't know what surprised him more. How she blindly trusted him to open the door because he said he was a friend or the fact she was so depressed she wanted to kill herself to end it all.

Looking like a lifeless doll.

She wouldn't look at him. The version he was staring at right now was much more different than the carefree girl he saw dancing in the middle of the dance floor, like she was having the time of her life.

"Tch..." Katsuki, grunted.

Grabbing her by the hand, he pushed her towards the sinks of the bathroom. Surprisingly for this being a club, the bathroom was very clean. White tiled floors, and dark walls and toilet stalls. With dimmed golden lights and golden accents everywhere else, to give the room a finishing look. It looked lavish and expensive.

Katsuki made sure the door to the bathroom was locked again before going back to her trembling form. He didn't say anything else as he sat her down on top of the sink and got a paper towel. Wetting the paper and dabbing her black streaked cheeks to give her some form of comfort.

"If you break down like this all the time. I'm not sure damn Deku and half and half really know how depressed you are." He mumbled while cleaning her face. Being more gentle than usual. His eyes scanning all her features, while he worked to bring her back from her dark thoughts.

Y/N finally glanced up to the ash blond in front of her who had a white mask around his neck. She was at loss for words. He was so handsome. When he said he was a friend, she didn't know why, but she trusted him. However, she still needed to know if she should trust him.

Without thinking her plan through, she grabbed his face with both hands and tilted his head back so she could really see him. His crimson eyes were more intense than the brilliant ones she had. They held wisdom.

Her quirk was still activated, and it would have to stay that way. By tomorrow she probably won't be able to see very well. A side effect from overusing her quirk. If she used it too much her vision became foggy and had extreme light sensitivity.

Katsuki felt his face heat up, from her proximity. A blush appearing on his cheeks for how long she was staring at him. No girl he's met before has been brave enough, to ever get this close to him. Sure, he's dated, but everyone was always scared of him. He would always have to make the first move, something that would greatly annoy him.

"What the fuck..." he cussed.

He was about to push her off from embarrassment. However, stopped when he felt his mind being invaded. Stopping completely and losing control of his movements. Feeling trapped, almost like floating in midair. He panicked a little before relaxing when he felt a warm invisible hug around his brain.

The young woman in front of him, closed her eyes after that little resistance and put her forehead against his and hummed softly. Blowing a subtle purple smoke into his parted lips to make it easier when going into his mind.

However, Katsuki didn't know Y/N was looking inside his brain. After getting what she wanted, confirming he was no danger to her. She softly smiled when she saw a glimpse of Izuku and Shouto who were also there. Probably looking for their blond friend.

"Hmm, you're right. You are a friend." Y/N whispered to the blond. She felt a little better knowing, the other heroes she befriended where there to save her and her friends. "It's nice to meet you, Katsuki Bakugou." She let go of Katsuki, to give him some space. Giving back full control of himself again.

Katsuki took a step back from her and rubbed his temples feeling a headache starting to form. "What did you do?" he asked confused.

He felt out of it while he was under, watching as a spectator. Being more of a passenger than the driver in his own body when she trapped him. He shook his head as if to get the remnants of the smoke out of his head.

"Sorry, sometimes if I push myself into someone's mind too fast, they can get a headache." Y/N jumped down from the sink and stepped towards the ash blond. Putting her hands around his head again and inhaled her essence back, instantly giving him some relief. "Better?"

"Yeah thanks... I mean... I didn't need your shitty help. I was fine on my own." Katsuki angrily bit out with arms crossed, putting some distance between them again.

With hands up in a non-threating gesture, Y/N spoke gently trying to reassure him. "You're right, sorry. You don't seem like the type to ever need help." One glimpse into his mind and she already knew everything she needed to know about him.

Katsuki eyed the young woman up and down and looked away blushing. She was still so close to him.

"At least half and half wasn't wrong. She is pretty." Katsuki shamelessly thought.

"Oh, you and Shouto think I'm pretty?" Y/N softly giggled in Katsuki's mind. Said ash blond looked shocked at the smirking girl in front of him.

"Tch, whatever don't get cocky." Katsuki scoffed and looked back at her after a moment. It was weird to see the resembling eyes of Aizawa sensei. Burning scarlet. "What's your name anyway? And how did you know what I was thinking?" Katsuki asked more intrigued than with suspicion.

"Well, a promise is a promise. I guess you can let Izuku know when you get back to him. My name is Y/N L/N. And I can read your mind, also see events that occurred within a couple of hours. Unless you tell me something that's attached to a memory of yours, then I can see that as well. My mind is connected to yours right now."

Katsuki's eyes widened. "She's a telepath then."

"I've only done it with people I trust, our minds get sort of connected afterwards until I decide to break the connection of course." Y/N stated matter-of-factly.

Katsuki's eyes narrowed skeptically, from her growing smile. "Why are you smiling, when not two minutes ago you wanted to kill yourself?"

Y/N visible cringed at how brutally honest he was. She hadn't meant to have anyone listen to her deepest darkest thoughts. However, the happiness flowing through her, overpowered the feeling of numbness now.

Hope was very powerful compared to fear.

"Because my saviors are finally here, sort of makes me forget about all the pain." Y/N sighed tiredly with a weak smile. "I'll tell you everything I know, if only you promise to save everyone that's a slave here too."

Y/N was suspicious of the blond, she wasn't dumb. She would make sure everyone else was looked after first before saying anything. She and her family weren't the only captives here.

Katsuki scoffing from her request, smirked impressed.

She was smart, sassy and selfless. Very selfless to make such a request. Not wanting to be the only one rescued – she was bargaining and thinking of everyone who was being used as well. She was suffering every day; he could see that. However, right away he knew she would not run away because of everyone who would be left behind.

"How do I know you're not lying to report back to your boss?" Katsuki raised one eyebrow in question. However, already knowing he could trust her, he just needed her to confirm it.

When she went into his mind, he didn't feel any malice coming from her. The mind connection from Y/Ns quirk also allowed the other person to feel her emotions and desires. It was a two-way tether like cord.

"You would have taken me and ran to wherever your Batcave is at, to get your answers if you were suspicious. You trust me. Even if you don't know anything about me, you already trust me. I can still read you by the way." Y/N not caring she would be vulnerable with her back facing him, turned around and took off her black mask. Taking out a bottle of lubricating drops to add to her eyes.

Katsuki made a note of this, to let Aizawa know later. Also noticing how her quirk was still activated even after blinking.

When she turned around, she saw Katsuki with a weird look on his face.

"What? Do I have something on my face? It would look weird if I went out there with blood shot eyes because of all the crying..." Y/N tried to explain herself.

Katsuki interrupted her rambling by getting the wet towel in his hand and cleaning the rest of the tears from her face.

"Oh, right... thank you." She whispered.

"Look, I'm not good with words or whatever... I'll..." He sighed heavily, looking back at her with determination. "We'll make sure you get out of this nightmare. I'm going back before the other dumbasses come looking for me and ruin the whole thing. You won't be alone for long, hang on a little longer. Can you do that for me?"

He rubbed Y/N's cheek with his thumb and stared entranced into those scarlet shaded eyes of hers, already becoming hypnotized by them. Then abruptly letting go. Realizing what he was doing. He didn't even remember reaching out to touch her.

Weakly nodding after clearing her throat and looking away from his intense stare, she gulped down her nerves. He was intimidating. She wasn't scared of him, but his eyes were intense, they seemed to stare right into her soul. She hasn't gotten this close to a man before, other than Izuku.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she realized he was walking towards the bathroom door.

"Wait, don't you need me to tell you more?" Y/N followed Katsuki afraid her one chance of freedom was slipping through her fingers. Grabbing his arm and quickly letting go of him when he looked over his shoulder at where she was holding him. Scolding herself and remembering in his culture, they didn't appreciate strangers touching them. "Sorry," she mumbled.

"We don't have time for more questions. With everything I've seen tonight, and just knowing your name. We already have more than enough to find information on these people. Don't worry sweetheart, we know what we're doing." Katsuki gave her one more look, reaching out about to touch her again, however, stopping himself before he could.

Following his movements with her eyes, she asked timidly. "When will I see you again?" Afraid if she let him go, he would vanish.

Katsuki seeing through her paranoia gave her a small smile, one he would deny if questioned. He wanted to reassure her. She was scared and alone, it was understandable.

"Soon. It may not be me, but if they show you this –" He took out a U.A. emblem pin and gave it to her, "– you can trust them. There's a team working to get you out. You're not alone." Their eyes connected again and Katsuki couldn't help but to breathe heavily from it.

He didn't know what it was, but his brain was telling him – no, begging him to stay.

She tried to hand it back to him after studying it, but he refused. Taking both of her hands and wrapped them around the pin. His larger hands enveloping her own. "Hold on to it for me. I'll get it back once we come back for you."

She looked at their joined hands and then back at him. She tried to memorize his features as much as she could. She wasn't sure when she would see him again and took this small moment to remember him.

His ash blond hair, his natural resting scowl and chiseled jaw. Her eyes briefly landed on his lips, a distinguishable cupid's bow resting at the top. Her eyes wandered back to his crimson ones and noticed he'd seen her study him.

Her cheeks felt hot, at being caught and she took her hands out of his grasp. Taking a step back to give them some distance.

"Thank you..." She nervously bit her bottom lip, a bad habit which was hard break.

Katsuki squeezed his eyes shut and pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to concentrate on what needed to be done. He didn't want to leave her alone. Leave her here to suffer, but unfortunately, he would have to.

He gave her a quick nod, put his mask back on and walked out of the bathroom as fast as he could. He had to get away before he did something stupid. He didn't know why but being near her, made him very nervous, and he usually wasn't around anyone.

That worried him, what was so special about this person that he couldn't act like himself?

Usually Katsuki would yell at anyone, he was going to when hearing the sobbing in the bathroom. Ready to yell at her to stop being weak. However, he stopped himself when he heard those heartbreaking words and seeing her so sad.

His heart felt a tug, when he saw the pain behind her eyes, it was as if she was slowly slipping away. He himself felt pain like that before. He could relate.

They had to get her out of there. He didn't know what they were doing to her, but if it was as bad as what they did with Eri, he felt rage boiling in his veins. He would kill them, and that thought scared him. He shouldn't be having thoughts like those. Sure, he always threatened people's lives but never actually meant it. He was going to become the number one hero, and heroes never killed only incapacitated.

She could have run away and protected herself, clearly her quirk was strong. But she didn't run because she cared about the people who were close to her.

Katsuki was pissed. Not at her, at the people who held her captive.

He was going to make them pay.

When he walked up to the stairs to head towards the balcony, he felt her presence leave his mind. Feeling, empty in a way.

He had to stop for a second to calm down from the loneliness which crept in. Then questioning why, he was beginning to feel less angry. Was her quirk somehow involved with his rollercoaster of emotions?

Had Izuku and Shouto experienced this as well?

Said men, were texting Fatgum letting him know what was going on when they finally spotted Katsuki. Izuku ran up to him and pulled him towards their table, earning a few strange stares from the people around them.

"Kacchan, why would you leave like that?! We were so worried, what if something..." Izuku got interrupted by Katsuki giving him a death glare.

"Deku. Let. Go. Of. My. Arm... before I explode it off." Katsuki growled at him.

Izuku instantly let go of his arm and mumbled a low sorry before walking back to Shouto. He'd gotten past his anxiety when he worried for Katsuki's safety instead.

Katsuki even though calmed down from his bullying, would still snap at Izuku at times. Some habits from the explosive man were hard to change.

Shouto noticed how Katsuki was on edge.

Something happened to him, and he suspected the h/c haired woman had something to do with it. Shouto narrowed his eyes towards Katsuki who was currently yelling at Izuku again because he kept asking him where he went. Katsuki cheeks and ears burning crimson like the color of his eyes from the constant questioning Izuku was muttering.

Shouto again felt a pang of jealousy, now Katsuki talked to her more than he had, even though he wanted to do so himself tonight. He didn't know when he would be able to see her again. He desperately wanted to talk to her. There was pain in her eyes. Pain he's felt. He'd seen it the night they met and tonight.

The kind of pain someone bears for a long time.

All Shouto wanted to do was help her somehow like his best friend Izuku did to him. Shouto hoped he could do something about it soon before she got to the point of no return like he almost did.