GHOST - Dabi x OC

Pt 4

Dabi sat at a random bar sipping on a glass of whiskey. His finger clicked against the glass repeatedly. He was interrupted when his phone vibrated on the table. He picked it up looking at the random number. He flicked it open and held it against his ear

"Who is this"

"Fucking idiot I've been trying to reach you for days"

"Crusty"

"Don't fucking call me that."

"What do you want" he wasn't very happy. These past few weeks have been especially troublesome. After One for All took down All-Might hero society had been in shambles. Normally that would make Dabi happy. But as a result, every lowlife believed that they could become a villain. This would prove to be troublesome because now all the candidates that could possibly join the league would be harder to find with a mix of wannabes.

"I wanted to see if you had an update on recruits" she flashed in his mind.

"Not really. They're all worthless" he paused for a bit "There was one person"

"Who" he remembered he never got her name.

"She gave me a card" Dabi reached into his pocket and pulled it out. "There's a phone number on it and some kind of symbol"

"What symbol" Shigiraki was desperate at this point.

"It looks like a snake eating its own tail" The other side of the line stayed quiet. "Hello?" Dabi asked "You still there"

"Did you happen to catch her name"

"She didn't tell me but she did give me her alias"

"Which is?" Shigaraki questioned

"Poltergeist" Shigiraki paused again

"Dabi are you an idiot," he said with anger in his voice

"Why do you ask" he looked down at his glass raising it to take a drink

"Do you know who the Poltergeist is?"

"Some lowlife assassin I'm guessing" The fact that Shigiraki knew of the name made Dabi think back on his words. He picked up the card once more running his finger over the snake symbol

"The Poltergeist isn't just an assassin. She's who you send to kill an assassin" Dabi dropped the card in his hand.

"What" Dabi scratched his head. She looked like a normal woman. She did threaten him though and she was confident she could kill him. Even having seen his quirk she showed no fear.

"Don't get involved with her she's at the top of Ouroborus and right now they're the ones helping clean up the garbage villains that arose from All-Might's fall"

"Then shouldn't we be trying to work with them"

"They're not like us Dabi, they don't want to take down Hero society. As long they get paid they'll take down Villain society too. Stay away from them" Dabi sighed. "I'm surprised she let you live though. Those who've seen her face don't get to say that" Dabi thought back to her words.

"She did threaten to kill me but I brushed it off" he chuckled

"If you keep underestimating your opponents you'll die"

"Take that advice yourself Crusty"

"I said to not fucking call me that. Anyway call me if you have any updates"

"Uh-huh sure." Dabi held the glass high up trying to desperately get any drops left of the whiskey in his cup. He heard the other line drop and closed his phone. Shigiraki seemed almost... scared? He thought back to the first time they met. He didn't get a good look at her quirk but he knew it was something that was able to protect her from his fire. She seemed to be in no danger both the times he tried to burn her.

It angered him. How she so easily deflected his attempts. How little effect he had on her. He was basically defenseless against her. And instead of using her power for something with meaning like taking down the corrupt hero society instead, she benefited from it. She was basically watching the world burn around her and only involved herself when she got paid. He gritted his teeth. She was no better than the heroes. She had no right to have a place in his mind. He cleared his mind, knocking the glass down on the table. He looked up and saw the bartender coming in his direction. "Another one"