Dastardly Days of Deceit [BkDk]

Chapter Twenty-Four: Drama Queen

"So you wanna whack the number one hero, Shoto Todoroki. It's not an easy thing to plan." Dabi's voice interjected over the looming voices of the three teenagers. They were busy discussing all the various violent and albeit 'showy' ways of ending ones life. Todoroki seemingly looked on with shock at his former classmates unhinged imaginations. But he wasn't denouncing any of their words, and if anything, was embracing the psychotic ideas at times.

They were crowded around a rickety plastic table that was deemed the dining room table that the boys owned in their apartment. Todoroki was seated politely, chewing on some cold soba that Izuku always prepared for him when he came to visit, eyes narrowed on a whiteboard haphazardly placed down, pupils flicking with every harsh movement of Dabi's scarred arm like a purple flash of light as he drew out a plan that was seemingly more reasonable than quote: "setting off a nuke at Endeavor's agency".

"We thought nabbing a couple of teenagers was hard. And I mean, it wasn't easy, but you kids really weren't that well concealed either." Dabi groaned, drawing out comedic sketches of Endeavor and the other members in the room. Katsuki rolled his eyes at the pathetic attempt at his signature spikes, especially considering the raven drew his own hair perfectly.

"Well.... I'm sure we'll come up with something creative and yet effective as well." Izuku murmured triumphantly. "I mean, there's more of us. And we all have some sort of experience, except Todoroki."

The half-and-half boy looked up at Izuku at the mention of his name, nodding with a soft 'Mmf'.

"What finally got you to this point anyways? You were such a good little boy." Dabi whispered halfheartedly. "Going from hero to villain is such a cliche with the generation, I guess." He huffed.

Todoroki shrugged his shoulders. "I guess it was always going to end this way. Maybe I thought his arrogance would do it to himself. But he is still here. And with other pro hero Hawks protecting his every move, it doesn't really help. No unfortunate work accidents incoming anytime soon. And besides, it would I guess make me feel more at ease if I was there? Mmh, I don't know. I haven't thought it out that well." Todoroki finished with a bored shrug. Dabi stared in disbelief, groaning softly.

"Pro hero Hawks isn't gonna be a problem with canning Endeavor, let me tell you." Dabi whispered, scratching his rather dry chin. The scrape of burnt and marred flesh made Izuku cringe. "He's just as corrupt as the rest of the idiot heroes society employs."

Todoroki thought about the silver chain that Dabi kept tucked underneath his T-shirt. The red feather and silver band visible at the end of it. He furrowed his eyebrows, dry swallowing a breath of air, causing him to choke slightly. Katsuki and Izuku looked at the other boy curiously, but Todoroki didn't add any explanation.

"Anyways. Are we gonna kill ourselves a hero or not?" Katsuki interjected, twirling the handle of a knife in between his fingers. Dabi grinned at the enthusiasm, nodding confidently.

"While you three were talking out of your ass for fifteen minutes, I already thought of a really good plan." Dabi started, turning the whiteboard around so the other three could get a view of it. Izuku's eyes methodically followed Dabi's as he explained his idea for killing the number one hero.

"If I can convince Keigo to try and help me out, I think that I have a solid idea."
"Well fucking get on with it. We don't need suspense, this isn't fiction." Katsuki groaned, heavy boots finding themselves on the table. Izuku grimaced and politely removed them before focusing on the eldest villain.

"I've done this before with him, when we were debuting a new Nomu. Keigo managed to wrangle in the big guy and then coincidentally a Nomu showed up and Endeavor coincidentally fought it. Sound familiar?"
"Oh, yeah. That's where he got the scar, right?" Izuku asked curiously, getting a nod from Dabi.
"Exactly. That was all planned by Keigo and I. If I can manage to try and get Keigo to lure Endeavor somewhere, maybe while patrolling somewhere private, we can corner him and execute the pig there." Dabi suggested. "I know it's quiet and not theatrical like you idiots seem to end up pulling, but it keeps us alive. There will be time for public rejoice later, I can assure you."