Kirishima POV:

"No, you go over to the campsite and put your sword back in your hilt. This dragon is NOT a monster, beast, or killer. Now go, and thats an order."

As if his words before weren't enough, the one labeled as Soy-Sauce Face continued to rub salt in my wounds by mumbling those words again. 

Is that who they really think I am, a beast? I thought these people were different, they smelled different. Apparently smells didn't mean anything anymore. A deception, that what this is, they are just gonna get close to me and then break me just like Master did, or worse. They were going to return me to Master. 

"Jesus, that idiot. Don't listen to them," the blonde soothes. "They're just big meanie-weinies, aren't they? Aren't they?" He coos as he scratches my chin. My back leg starts to uncontrollably scratch as he hits a specific point under my chin. I start to purr again, completely forgetting about Sero's words. 

If there was one person who understood me, it was Blondie. He talked to me in such a way that nobody else has. Like he understood me.

"Come'er Red. We have to sleep here tonight." He said, I trotted over to the patch he was point at and nudged him into my paws. Like I did with Sho and Izu, I hug him with my neck to keep him warm as we both drifted into a slumber.

"YOU-" 

SLAP

"LITTLE-"

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"SHIT-" 

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"HOW COULD YOU NOT WAKE ME UP WHEN BAKUGO GOT BACK??!?!?!?" I hear someone hit another and scream in their face. Stood up rather quickly and whimpered, completely forgetting about the human that was sleeping in my arms. I let his head hit the floor in the midst of my panic.

Looking around for a place to hide, I hoping Master won't come over to hit me next, I whimpered more and my legs began to shake. I would always be the one to get hit next, 

SLAP

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I thought I escaped? Didn't Sho and Izu free me? 

I let out a soft mewl as my legs gave out shaking. I collapse onto the ground and cover my head with my wings. I'm terrified. My legs are shaking, whimpers are escaping uncontrollably. I thought I had left the terrible place, why was Master back hitting people?

"hey.."

Was I next? Are the bots here too?

"Hey.."

Which whip did master have today? If I have to guess, it would be the one with spikes and rocks at the end. I was bad yesterday, going off with Izu and Sho.

"Hey."

I was so bad, I need to be punished. Surely he'll whip me to oblivion. I feel warmth on my nose. Blood? Did he already hit me and I didn't notice?

"HEY!" I jerk my wings open. It was the blonde, I whimper to him. My body still shaking, why won't I stop shaking? His hand was resting on my nose, I guess I wasn't feeling blood then. 

"Shhhhhh, your alright." He whispers. I melt into his touch, I'm able to stay still, and regulate my breathing. It was as if his touch was putting a spell on me.

"Thats it," He says, rubbing my nose and lips with his hands.

SLAP

I jerk my head back away from his touch, and let out another whimper. I don't want to be hit again..

"OI! Pinky! Quit slapping Soy-Sauce! You scaring Red!" 

"Sorry Blasty! And his names Red now? OooOOoo!" I heard Pinky shout back. She was hitting Soy-Sauce... will she hit me next? Just like Master did? Or will she w-

"Shhhhh. Calm down Red. You're all right," the blonde soothed, "Its just Pinky being a stubborn, angry, bitch. Alright? Nothing to worry about,"

I exhaled onto his chest, calming down once again. Its just Pinky, she's not going to hurt me like Master did, she's not going to hurt me. She is not Master.

"BAKUGO!!!" Pinky comes screaming over, running and jumping onto him, knocking him over. His hand also left my nose as he was knocked onto the dirt. Her arms were around his neck, and she was rambling on about how she though he died or something along those lines.

"Oi. Will ya get off me now? It not like I was gone for seven years!" Bakugo complained. Unlatching the pinked-haired girl from his neck. And pushing himself up off the ground.

"You know what you did to me? After that dragon took you I thought you'd never come back! I though the dragon would eat you or something!!" She exclaimed. I cowered in shame. Did she really think that of me? 

"You idiot, that dragon would be the last thing that would eat me." Backlog defended. (autocorrect, you never cease to make me laugh) I chirped, happy with his response.

"Whatever!! Come on! We gotta go back to our camp, wherever that is.. but we left everyone else behind, they're probably worried sick!" Pinky explained.

"I guess so, round up the Princy and Deku and see if they want to join us or whatever.." 

"Yes Captain!" 

Pinky bounced off to where Izu and Sho were still sleeping somehow after all the commotion, and woke them up. Soy-Sauce just glared at us and went to go help Pinky gather what they had.

They gathered up what they had sprawled around their makeshift campsite as Bakugo and I watched. He stroked my left horn and sighed.

"Will ya be able to fly us back? Or do you need a little bit of rest before we go back?" He asked me, looking into my eyes, or eye..

I chirped and got up, leaving him behind as I strolled to the edge of our campsite. I look back at him, to see him walking towards me. I chirp and try to gesture for him to go back, he doesn't need to come with me this time. But he just looks at me weird as he gets closer. 

My stomach screams for food, making a loud gurgling sound, I look at him pleadingly, hoping he'll turn back so I can leave. I'm starving, he seems to get the hint as he nods and turns away.

"Just don't be gone long! And bring something back for us too, if you would!" He shouts back at me. I chirp and hop off into the forest in search of something to eat.

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