7; Begging For Bones

"I missed the time we spent alone." I whispered just after i woke up, softly caressing his face. Twice wasn't in the room, he had probably crashed in Compress his room or on the couch or something. It was way past noon, as i finally sat up rubbing my face. I checked the messages on my phone. There were two new messages from Endeavor. I didn't open them, i didn't want to speak to him, not ever again. I hadn't realised that had shown on my face into Dabi touched my shoulder and said.

"You look angry."

"Endeavor send me a few messages."

"Ignore him." Dabi said and he kissed my shoulder softly.

"I was planning too." i responded as I put my phone down. Screen down.

"Good."

"Let's go and ask Toga to get us all breakfast." Dabi then continued and I nodded. I got up stretching out. "Can i borrow a shirt? Mines all covered in blood." I asked and Dabi gestured to the wardrobe. I helped myself to one of the bigger tshirts.

I discarded my shirt on a pile and before i put the other shirt on i discharged most of the feathers in my wings to a pile on the floor so i could wear the shirt without cutting holes for my wings in them. I put it on and looked at Toya who was still lying on the bed. He noticed the look of course and got moving. Slowly he got up, groaning slightly as he did. I extended a hand to help him up but he ignored it. When he finally managed to stand up he needed to breath.

"It'll get better they said, first day would be tough." he said as he noticed my worried look. He led the way to the main room where we found the others were already up and eating, it seemed like someone went out and brought food back.

"We kept something aside for you two. " Mr Compress said as he noticed Dabi and me in the doorway behind the bar.

"Where's Shigaraki?" Dabi asked as he squeezed himself between Toga and Twice on the couch and reached for the food on the table. I realised there was no space left to sit so i sat on the ground at the coffee table grabbing some food from the pile there.

" Tomure locked himself in his room, and he won't come out." Toga replied sadly. }
"He thinks we're doomed." Twice continued with sad eyes, he had left his mask off to eat. I looked at them as a pang of sadness and guilt shot through me. With some shock I realised I'd grown to care for them, they'd become my friends.

"He's wrong and should stop sulking in his room just because we lost one man." Dabi said with his mouth, even though HE was the one that was feeling hopeless and sad about it this morning.

Twice then passed him a cigarette which Dabi lit with his finger. They continued talking but the words passed through me as i absentmindly started to eat a donut, not really paying attention until something did catch my attention again.

"---uld just all hide out at Hawks his place."

"Wait we what?" i said and i snapped my head up at Dabi.

"I knew you weren't listening." he said and he stuck his tongue out at me. "You're a fucker." i said, "But seriously we should change our location we can't stay here for much longer, it's too risky." Dabi said and they all agreed, it wasn't safe to stay here which could soon be found by the police or worse heroes. Dabi's words about staying at my place did bring me on an idea.

"We can stay at my childhood home, it's a few hours from the city and it's a pretty big house with a huge terrain attached to it. I inherited it from my mum so it's mine, though her name might still be on it, i'm not sure honestly but no one would expect it." i suggested, "That's a bloody brilliant idea." Compress answered nearly impressed.

"Get your shit together peeps we're going." Dabi said.

"Want me to come with you to your place?" Dabi asked as we were back in his room. "No, I'll be faster on my own, thanks though but i still need to deal with some stuff too." I said. I looked down at the pile on the floor.

"Do you mind if i cut holes in this shirt? I can't fly if it doesn't have any." i asked then, Dabi made a vague gesture with his hand, "That's fine."
I quickly cut holes in the shirt, something i had done more than once- not every shirt had a version with holes in it- and i gathered my feathers back. I flew back to my apartment a little slower than usual. Anxious about what was probably waiting out my apartment.

As expected i found someone on my couch.

"How'd you get in?" i asked as he closed the balcony door behind me. Of course he probably broke in but it still was best to say that trying to avoid the questions. Endeavor was leaning against the table with his arms crossed and ignored the question.

"Where were you?" He was dressed casually, no hero suit. He was wearing a long sleeved shirt, jeans and thick black boots. It might have impressed me to not see him in huis herosuit when i was younger but now i was just getting angry at the sight of him.

"Nonya." i mumbled.

"Nonya?"

"Yes non'ya business." I crossed my arms as i stood in a little away from. "You're acting childish." Endeavor responded as he pushed off the table and straightened up. He towered over me and I knew it was a move to make me cower but I didn't even flinch.

"You almost blew my cover you know," I then said trying to keep on the act of the spy, "Shigaraki would have killed me, if Toga hadn't interfered and told Shigaraki it wasn't my fault."

"You wouldn't have died, you're fast. You should tell me where they are so we can end this." Endeavor said.
"For the last time, I don't know!" i spat angrily even though that was a blatant lie, better lie than keep acting weird.
"How don't you? You just came from there right?" Endeavor argued.

"They're moving, i don't know where too." i lied again, at least this statement was half the truth.
"You suck at being a spy." Endeavor finally spat, "The only useful information you gave was the one about the whereabouts of Dabi and even that was vague." He rubbed his temples with his fingers, making circular moves.
"So it was my fault." i stated more to myself than to him.
"Yes, you gave us the information we needed."

I felt my blood starting to boil, i wasn't only angry at him but at myself too.

"Get out, i don't want to talk. Leave me alone, I'll stop everything." i said angrily.

"You mean you'll st--"

"I stop working with you and do shit for you, i dont want to anymore." I gritted through my teeth.
"For fuck's sake, why did you even work with me in the first place then?" Endeavor said irritated.

"I thought you knew where your son, Toya, is. But you failed him too." i said i wanted to hurt him and i hoped this was just the thing to do so. And it was. He swung his fist at me but i sidestepped it just in time. He might win in strength but i am still the fastest hero there is. I clicked my tongue annoyed as he tried to place another blow, he missed again. The next time he made a move to swing at me he twisted in almost an impossible move that someone his size shouldn't have been able to do and he kicked me right across the face with a big black boot. I fell to the side. I put my hand to my face and touched something warm and wet, I realised my nose was bleeding and my lips were split. "Fuck you." i spat at him from the ground, he towered over me now even more than when i was also standing. I already felt a bruise starting to form on my cheek. I moved to stand up as I heard a key click into the lock and the front door opened.

"Mirko! " i exclaimed there could only be one who had the key and that was Mirko. Endeavor snapped his head towards the door and took a step back then another.
"We're done Hawks, you've made a big mistake." He said and he pushed past Mirko outside the door. Mirko, who had just entered the livingroom, was stunned and her stare lingered only a second on Endeavor's back before she strode up to me. I was already slowly pushing myself up from the ground.

"Keigo are you okay?" Mirko grabbed my arm and hauled me up the rest of the way. She was in her hero suit, i assumed she had just finished her patrol.

"I'm fine." i spat angrily and wiped the blood from my lip with the back of my hand,
"Fucking asshole could have broken my jaw." i complained as i moved my hand to grab my jaw.

"What happened?" Mirko asked then stepping back slighty giving me space.

"I got him angry by saying something about Toya." i simply said, "I finally snapped and told him he let Toya down, Endeavor abused him you know? Not only him, all his kids, that's part of the reason he ran."
She didn't really seem surprised by this information, "I had a hunch, both of that Endeavor abuses his kids and that that was the reason Toya ran."

I stayed quiet, feeling sore and wanting nothing more than to go to bed, even though i had just woken up like two hours ago.

"Have you seen the news?" she asked then, probably referring to the capture of Kurogiri. "Yeah, i was the one who saved Dabi from his stab wound." i said, there was no use in lying, not to her anyway. She seemed to think hard, her bunny ears moving slightly up and down.

"I gotta ask you something else, will you be able-when all of this ends I mean- to take down the League?" she asked. She had crossed her arms, not in a stern movement. I shook my head, "No I don't think i can," that was the fist time i had actually admitted to that, in my head i had been denying it but i knew i couldn't, "they aren't bad people, they are people who had bad things happen to them and as they were on their own, they had to find their own way to protect themselves from harm."

She nodded again, "I understand." she straightened herself, "What's the plan?"

"I- what?"

"I'm gonna help you, so what's the plan?" Mirko stated, like it was as simple as day and night.

"How'd ya even know we had a plan?"

"I can read you like a book, Kei, of course i knew you had a plan."

"We're going to a safe place. To my childhood home actually,"

"Great, let's get your stuff and stop by at my house to get my stuff," she said and she moved towards my bedroom.

"Wait you're coming with me?" I said stunned, as i followed her.
"Of course, I'm your best friend, i won't leave you alone with something like this. Beside i was due for a vacation anyway.'

"Besides, i agree with you, i did some back ground research about the League and i can't blame them for turning out like they did." She said and she pulled open my wardrobe.

"Wait hold on a second, you're realising we are turning our back to the hero community." I held a hand in front of me. She turned back to look at me and nodded with a sad smile, "I know."

With my duffelback slung over my shoulder we made our way to Mirko's home.

"You have like a mini van right? Can we use that?" i asked as we arrived at her giant mansion Mirko had always liked to show her wealth, and it wasn't like I wasn't loaded, of course I am, being a hero paid hugely, but Mirko really liked showing it.

"Yeah, sure."

"I still don't understand why you live in this giant house." i wondered out loud as we walked past her outside pool. "Because i can." she simply said like that explained everything, it didn't.

20 minutes later, while i was stealing food from the kitchen, she finally came down stairs. She had changed from her hero clothes into casual clothes two bags were slung over her shoulders. "Wait is that my t-shirt." i asked as the shirt looked familiar.
She smirked, "Yep." i rolled my eyes and i grabbed a plastic bag from one of the drawers. I started to fill it with the food and drinks she still got left, and even more the alcohol. "We're taking this so when we get there we can get drunk and forget everything."

"Let's go." we loaded our stuff in the van and i drove us to the hideout. On the way Dabi called, "Jesus Hawks, what's taking you so long?" he grumbled through the phone and Mirko, who had picked up the phone and put it on speaker, couldn't help but chuckle.

"I- uuh brought someone with us, Shigaraki's not gonna like it." I stated
"Oh fuck." he cursed.
"But hey! i got us a ride!" I exclaimed, "Just wait, we're on our way, 5 minutes or so left." We could hear Dabi curse again and scoff from the other side before he hung up.

"Oh charming, that's the one you fucked?" Mirko added with a wiggle of her eyebrow.

"You'll be surprised, gotta tell you something later." i said hastily and i took a turn. Hooded figures were waiting on the sidewalk. I stopped in front of them and opened my window.

"Your ride has arrived." i said and one of the talles figures, Dabi, scoffed, he turned to the passenger seat as the other's went to open the back. He opened the door and was faced with Mirko who cockily raised an eyebrow at him. He scanned her for a second before saying, "Go sit in the back, Fluffbutt." he said and i couldn't help but laugh.

"You heard him Fluffbutt." i repeated and she gave me the middle finger before climbing into the back.

I leaned over to Dabi and whispered, "You know that is Rumi Usagiyama right? She went to school with us."
"Yes i know, I told you before, am not stupid."
"Okay just to make sure." i said and once everyone was seated we took off.

"What happened to your face?" Dabi asked, i had expected the question obviously but i still frowned at it, "Endeavor." i just responded and that shut Dabi up for the rest of the ride.


We arrived late in the evening, i unlocked the door and let everyone in before me, i was stalling i knew that. Before entering i took deep breath and held it before realising it and stepping inside. 

The house brought back nostalgia in a way that was uncomfortable and comforting at the same time. The couch was still standing in its usual place, every piece of furniture was the same actually and it looked almost the same as it used. I nearly expected my mum to appear from the kitchen greeting me loudly, but that wasn't possible anymore. Despite nobody living in here i had hired someone to come around and clean the house occassionaly so it wasn't nearly as dusty as it could have been. 

I turned to the group of villains, "On the second floor there are three guest rooms and in each room is a couch and a bed for two people. Don't you dare get into my old room, i swear I'll kill you," I said before adding, "Oh and I claimed the master bedroom." Everyone nodded obediently, though sharing curious looks.

 The others scattered, Shigaraki went to upstairs probably to lock himself up and mope in of the guest rooms. Twice and Toga immediately went for the TV; of course they brought the playstation. Mr Compress followed them and sat down on the couch making himself comfortable, all of them stalling were stalling with how to divide the room probably. I went to the backdoor in the kitchen and slid it open, letting the smell of forest slap me in the face.

There was a big porch with three step stairs down to a large plain field, behind the field was a forest where i used to play in. I sighed once more. 

"You good?" Dabi asked as he and Mirko appeared from inside, he shut the door behind them before hiding his hands in a pocket and glancing at Mirko before glancing to me. I took it like the permission it was and said, "Yeah fine, thanks Toya." 

"Toya?" Mirko exclaimed and she turned around to face Dabi so fiercely that she almost tripped, "Yes Carrots. Remember that name?" Toya said with half a smirk, she scoffed. 

"Was that what you wanted to tell me in the car earlier, Keigo?" RUmiasked glancing back at me and looking back at Dabi, before she continued down one step to sit on the stairs next to me. Dabi sat down on the other side of me, close of enough that i could feel his body heat without touching him.

 "You know this is weird, being back here i mean." i said as they both stayed quiet. 

"I get that." Toya spoke up first rubbing his hands together, not because he was cold, hell it was still warm, but more like a nervous habit. 

"We gotta plan what we wanna do next." Rumi said and she earned nods from both me and Dabi.

"Let's just relax for now though." she said, she nudged my shoulder softly in an affectionate manner.

"How is your wound Toya?" i asked. 

"It's fine." he touched his stomach slightly to prove his point. 

"How's your face?" Dabi asked. "Fine." I grumbled a response.

"What happened between you and Endeavor?" He asked, Mirko scoffed. "They fought of course, it was about time to be honest. Endeavor has a stick so far up his ass that I think it might come out through his mouth one day." Mirko said and I chuckled.

"I said something about you actually, Toya." Dabi raised an eyebrow, "Just that he let you down. So he got angry and swung at me." i leaned back on my hands and tilted my head up to the sky although it was already late the sun had only just set and the sky was still coloured a dark orange, the moon was out too full and it shone brightly.

"You forgot to dodge? I thought you were the fastest hero." Dabi teased, "I dodged the first two time but i didnt expect him to use his legs." i protested. 

"He's a bastard." Toya said.
"For real." answered Rumi, she looked inside. "Looks like I'll be sleeping in the room with a villain tonight," Rumi said not meant to be rude or mean, just to fill the silence, "But hey at least with a girl instead of that crusty guy." She stood up and stretched her arms. "Probalby best to leave him alone for now." Dabi said. 

"You can join my bed, my mom has a real huge bed in her room." I offered, but Dabi hit my shoulder.

She laughed before ahaking her head, "Wouldn't dare too, i don't want to be in between you two making love."
"Imma go inside." she said and she slid the door open, got inside and closed it again.

Dabi turned his head towards me and scanned my face. I was about to say something about it before he spoke up, "I'm just gonna jump straight to it but why is no one allowed in your room? You said we're gonna sleep in your mum's room but not yours, why?" he asked and i sighed, "Let me show you." he followed me inside and up the stairs. 

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