((Hawks Point of View))

Today is gonna be a horrible day. I sat up in my bed and flapped my wings to wake up. Then, it felt like I had just body-slammed into a world of pain. My head was splitting with pain. I groaned.

"I think I'm dying." 

Just then, my phone decided to ring. I fumbled to grab it because I already know who it is.

"HAWKS! YOU NEED TO GET HERE RIGHT NOW!"

Endeavor's voice screamed in my ear. I flinched

"Hello sir. My head is splitting and I think I'm dying from the inside out so can I take the day off?"

My voice was weak and shaking. Endeavor didn't say anything.

"You can't skip today. You said that you'd never miss a day until it''s your vacation time."

"WELL I WASN'T DYING FROM HEADACES WHEN I SAID THAT! YOU CANNOT HOLD THAT AGAINST ME" I was shouting into the phone.

"You sound fine. Hurry up and get here." 

I hung up and threw my phone on the nightstand with a clatter. Why the heck did I admire him as a kid? Endeavor is a total asshole. As, I stood up the room started spinning. I sat back down and stood up again, this time stumbling all over the place. I heard a crash and realized I had knocked down a lamp. I folded my wings behind me. Instead of my hero costume I put on a hoodie and a face mask. No civilian would want to get this. I don't have time for breakfast. Just get to Endeavor, get your mission, carry it out, and go back home. 

"For fucks sake" I stumbled back to my room and grabbed my phone before taking flight. I felt the wind rushing beside me and the bitter cold of the morning seeping through my hoodie. I shivered and then dropped my phone.

"FUCK"

I dived after it but it was too late. My phone fell straight into a sewer. I dropped to the ground and swore quietly. I don't have a phone now. Okay then, just get to work. I took flight again and this time flew all the way to work before shivering again. Endeavor was waiting in front of the door.

"Hawks you look terrible."

"I told you I was dying."

"When did this start?"

"This morning"

"Come inside and try not to get germs everywhere."

"Nice to see you too."

I walked inside behind the flaming hero. As I passed, people turned to look at me. Do I really look that horrible? Well, fuck. I followed Endeavor into the staff meeting room where Eraserhead was sitting. He looked at me and then did a double-take.

"What happened to you?"

"I'm dying"

"Really?"

"I feel like I'm dying"

"I think you might be dying"

"No shit" I plopped down in the chair farthest away from Endeavor and all the other people in the room.

A lady began talking but I'm in too much pain to listen. I gripped the side of my chair and tried to keep my eyes open. Everything slid in and out of focus. My breathing became more rapid. There was a loud crack. I jumped and then looked at my hand. A little of the chair had broke off in my hand. The room was quiet. Everything went black until I felt my head hit something cold. The desk. I forced my eyes to open.

"Hawks you should take the day off" Eraser moved next to me.

"He can't. He told me he wouldn't take a day off until his vacation." Endeavor's voice boomed through the room.

"He probably wasn't dying when he said that. When did he say that to you?"

"A few weeks ago."

"A FEW WEEKS AGO?! HE'S FUCKING DYING AND YOU'RE HOLDING HIM TO SOMETHING HE SAID A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE HE WAS PERFECTLY HEALTHY?! DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF?!"

Eraser was screeching at Endeavor. The flaming hero's flames rose higher.

"HE HAS SOMETHING TO TAKE CARE OF"

Eraser looked like he was about to blow. So did Endeavor. 

"Wait. Don't murder each other. Thanks for caring Eraser but I'll be fine" I mumbled. He turned to me

"Yeah he'll be fine" Endeavor's voice was mocking me. I sat up and glared at him

"Stop that flaming trasshole." I spat bitterly. He looked taken aback. I put my head back on the desk. The meeting resumed a few seconds later.

Eraser stayed next to me and wrote down the details of what the lady was saying so I could read it. After, the meeting he handed the notes to me

"Where's your phone? You could save it on there."

"I accidentally dropped it down a sewer drain during the flight here." 

Endeavor turned around as he was walking out the room.

"Are you serious?" He looked even madder

"WELL YOU MADE ME COME TO WORK WHEN I'M FUCKING DYING OF WHATEVER! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! DON'T YOU DARE MAKE THAT FACE AT ME! I WILL STILL KICK YOUR ASS" I exploded and made my way across the room until I was in his face. There was fury and surprise in his eyes.

"YOU SHOULD JUST DIE SLOWER" He barked

"FUCK YOU! I'M LEAVING AND GOING HOME. I HOPE YOU SUFFOCATE FROM YOUR OWN BULLSHIT" I kicked him in his leg and left. He was groaning in pain as I stormed away. Eraser caught up.

"You need a ride home? Man, you walk fast"

"I think I'll just take a taxi home. Thanks for the offer Eraser. See you around" I walked out of the building and waved for a taxi. One came rolling to a stop in front of me. I hopped in the back seat.

"I need to get home ASAP. My address is ______________. Please hurry"

"Okay sir" The voice sounded oddly familiar. I shrugged it off and leaned back in the seat. Soon, we were a few miles away from my house. The car stopped.

"This is good." The driver got out the car and locked the doors on me. What's happening? This isn't good. The seatbelt tightened around me so I couldn't move. I struggled to break free. The driver came in the backseat and injected something in my arm with a needle. Everything went blurry. I tried to scream but no sound came out. Then everything went dark.

((The Next Day))

My eyes opened and I blinked. I was in some kind of bar? I tried to flap my wings but something was binding them together. There was a muzzle on me like the angry boy in UA sports festival. The sickness was gone. I looked around. I was sitting on a stool and chained up. I heard a door squeak open. I turned and recoiled. Shigaraki walked in with Dabi and Toga behind him.

His quirk is something that makes whatever he touches with all fingers disintegrate. The doorknob had turned to dust after he touched it with all his fingers. He reached toward me.

 HE'S GONNA TURN ME TO DUST. 

I screeched and tried to scramble away from his hand. Wait. I have an idea. I smashed the muzzle on his hand with my face. The muzzle turned to dust as Shigaraki recoiled. I lunged toward him and his hand touched the chains. They weakened and I burst free. Dabi and Toga recoiled as dust flew everywhere. I scrambled for the door. A burst of blue fire threw me against the wall. 

"LEAVE ME ALONE" I screeched. My wing was burnt badly. I can't fly like this. I scrambled for the door again. This time, Toga leaped at me. I dodged and caught her before she fell on her face by reflex. Why did I catch her?

"Wait. Don't hurt her." Dabi's voice had a little bit of panic in it. I stood up straight and put Toga down. She looked confused and scared. I brushed some of the dirt off her and sat down. I can't escape like this. I held my hands up in surrender. The dust cleared and Dabi stared at the scene. 

Shigaraki was cradling his hand in his other hand, Toga was fine, and I was surrendering even though I was right next to the door.

"What the fuck? You could've escaped and captured a criminal. Why are you sitting there?" Shigaraki was curious.

I gestured to my wing. "Well I'm not gonna break my wing trying to fly. I'm sure my boss will find me."

"Who's your boss?" Toga had recovered from the shock.

"Endeavor. He's a total hot head. Literally" I clapped my hands over my mouth. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY ANYTHING YOU DUMB BIRD. My brain was screaming at me. 

Dabi's expression went to total rage for a second at the mention of Endeavor. That's strange.

"Endeavor." I repeated. Dabi's expression was complete and total rage.

Shigaraki realized what I was doing. "Wait Dabi. He's trying to get to you"

"Endeavor is the best hero and the best boss I've ever had"

"That's what you think" Dabi growled and sat on his knees in front of me. I tilted my head.

"Endeavor" I whispered. Dabi burst into blue flames. I was in awe. They flickered and let off a strange blue light and burning heat. Dabi grabbed me by my collar, stood up and slammed me against the wall. I squirmed and looked into his eyes. There was fury and pain in the blue of his pupils. Dabi grabbed me by my throat. I felt a burning sensation, first tingly then roaring through my body. 

"What are you gonna do chicken wing? Are you gonna call your boss to save you?"

"I dropped my phone down a sewer drain" I wheezed. His grip got tighter. I kicked and flailed in his grasp. The burning sensation was too much to bear. I grabbed his arm and tried to pry his fingers off me. Everything was slowly going out of focus. I tried to scream but I didn't have enough air. My head is gonna explode. Dabi showed no sign of mercy. I need to get out. I was desperate. I kicked off the wall. Dabi teetered and his grip loosened. I took the opportunity to fill my lungs with air. Dabi regained his balance and punched me in the stomach making all the air rush out of my lungs. I can't breathe...I can't breathe...

I don't want to die. I don't. I can't. I can't die. I have to say goodbye to everyone. I have to. I can't die yet. 

I coughed up blood.

I DON'T WANT TO DIE

My lungs were closing. Asthma attack.

I DON'T WANT TO DIE

I NEED TO SURVIVE

My thoughts were getting more distant.

"S-Stop you as-asshole" I choked out

Dabi's face contorted from fury to surprise. He dropped me. I felt the floor and heard the thump as I fell. I still can't breathe.

BREATHE DAMNIT

I punched the floor. I did it again and again. My strength was slowly leaving me. The punches got weaker and weaker until everything went blurry and my lights shut off.

((Two weeks later))

I tried to move. Something was holding me down. Am I dead? No. Slowly, I remembered the events from yesterday I think. How long have I been unconscious? I sat up and gasped. My eyes shot open. There were four blurry figures around me. One came into focus. Dabi. I scrambled away from him and bumped into something. I felt a tug on my leg. There was a chain on it. The other figures came into view.

Toga, Shigaraki, and Twice. The League of Villains. They were standing around the thing I was sitting on. I looked down and saw a couch. Slowly, the room came into view. It wasn't the bar. It was more like a shabby house. 

"Stay still. I'm the only one of these idiots who knows first aid" Dabi spoke first. I looked over myself. I was wearing one of the hospital shirts and shorts. There was bandages wrapped around my arms and legs. I inspected my wing. It was bandaged too. That explains why my whole body aches. Dabi reached toward me and I flinched. His hand stopped. The rest of the League was watching. Dabi's hand moved closer and I cringed again. Stop showing weakness. 

"I'm not going to hurt you." He drawled in his usual bored voice "So stop being a chicken"

"Why should I trust you? You almost killed me." I huddled as far away from him as I could.

"Well, you have a point there. But do you want that wound on your neck to get infected or not?"

I reached toward my neck. Instead of smooth it was coarse and rough. I winced

"Fine."

I cautiously moved toward his hand. He had some type of cream on it. Dabi moved forward and rubbed the cream on my neck. It was cold and creamy. I let out a soft sigh of relief as the cream made my neck stop aching. When he was done, Dabi held out his phone. There was a video on the screen. I looked at the video as it played. There was a reporter.

The reporter started talking. "The winged hero, Hawks has been missing for two weeks and Endeavor has called off all searches for him."

"Every time a hero is gone for this long, they're dead-" Endeavor's voice was hoarse through the phone. What? I'm not dead. I wanted to tell him that but it's just a video. Then Endeavor was interrupted.

"No you fucktard. Hawks is a survivor through and through. I know he's alive. Hell, you can slit his throat and the guy will find a way do damage to you and survive. I believe in him." 

That was Eraserhead. He looked furious that Endeavor would even believe that I was dead.

"For some reason, the only people in all of Japan who still believes that Hawks is alive is the hero Eraserhead and his friend Present Mic." It was the reporter.

"Hawks has been my best bird friend since we met. I know he's out there somewhere, surviving because his second quirk is stubbornness. He will never submit to death without a fight. Hawks is fighting somewhere and this is a battle he's not gonna lose."

Mic's voice was strong and proud. I felt myself smile. Mic is the only person who can match my stubbornness.

"If Hawks somehow hears this he needs to know that he has been laid off until he shows himself. His landlady threw his stuff in the garbage and even if he does come back he has nowhere to stay. I can't believe the public is so rude to a hero who has been saving people since he was a little kid. I don't even know if Hawks would want to come back." Eraser spoke again before walking away with Mic at his side.

I felt boiling rage towards the news reporter, Endeavor, and the government. It was replaced by sadness. I've saved so many people and the only people who care for me are one hero I just met and the guy I scam with memes and call a 'dickatoo'. I pushed away the phone and cocooned myself in my feathers.

"It's okay Hawksie!" Toga patted my feathers. 

Well, I'm homeless. Homeless, hopeless, and bird-napped. Endeavor has always been a total asswipe. Why did I ever like him? I don't even feel like escaping anymore.

I felt something lean on my cocoon. I felt something else lean against my cocoon. I let down my guard. Toga and Twice had wrapped me in a hug. My breath hitched because I was so surprised. I let out a breath and hugged them back.

"The world hasn't been so kind to you, has it Hawks?" Shigaraki was leaning against the couch.

I felt drowsy so I leaned back and slowly fell asleep. The last thing I said today was

"No, it hasn't"

The whole day I weaved in and out of consciousness. I remember Twice force-feeding me peanuts and sunflower seeds because he thought it was good for a half-dead bird man and Shigaraki accidentally turning his phone to dust and having a temper tantrum. 

((To Be Continued))