𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑽𝑬𝑫 𝑨𝑭𝑭𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 ➣ Dabi

ready

You rest your head on Touya's shoulder, letting him sway your body to the soft music playing from his phone. It's peaceful. Nearly quiet. Touya's arms hold you close to him, oh so close, that you feel his heartbeat against your cheek. His fingers tangle themselves in your hair, soothing your eyes shut.

The song changes, changes to a classical one, leaving Touya to smirk as he grabs hold of your hand and waist. Before you have time to even think about saying anything, he's begun to spin you around the room, twirling you, eliciting soft giggles from your lips. He can't help but smirk, his eyes lowered to yours.

This feels vaguely familiar. Almost like you've been here before. With Dabi. In this dress. Except, his hair was black in that memory. Meaning this is real and this is not a dream.

Touya. You've found Touya. Or rather, he found you. But he's here. He's here and you can't believe you ever lost him.

"A penny for your thoughts," he whispers, as the song closes to end, as he slowly presses you closer to him.

You take a small breath, your eyes on his shoes, your head against his chest, and say softly, "I don't want to go with the Heroes."

He's silent for a moment, and you wonder if he even heard you. Then: His hand cups your chin, lifting your face to his, where he kisses you, letting his lips linger against yours. "I know," he murmurs. "But it's time to be a big girl. You're strong now, aren't you?" You nod softly, not sure you really believe it. "Good. Because you're going to take Endeavor down from the inside out. Understand?"

"How?"

He shrugs. "Show the world who he truly is. An abusive bastard who wants nothing more than to be a selfish and greedy number one hero. He doesn't care for anyone but himself, Doll. It's time we strip away his lies. Don't you agree?"

You nod.

But.

Are you really the right one for this job?

Touya pulls out his phone and frowns. With a soft smile, he takes your hand and says, "I love you, Y/n."

• ♥ •

You pace. And pace. And pace. And pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pace and pa—

"Y/n, baby, please, stop it," Touya says, his head tilted back, his eyes closed shut. You freeze, mumbling a sorry before falling into the seat next to him, your hands gripping your upper arms as you fight the feeling of nausea. He snakes his arm around you as he peeks at you with one eye. "If you're going to throw up, aim that way." Shigaraki grunts in a disapproving way when Touya points at him. You just frown and sigh.

Right now, you're all waiting. Todoroki is supposed to send a signal when he's in position to be warped to the old base. Like Todoroki said, the base was fled with heroes, searching for the League. Fortunately, they found no evidence of where you guys ran off too, leaving the heroes at a dead end. Once Todoroki sends the signal, he'll warp him there first, and then you. Until then, you sit in silence, tapping your leg.

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

Touya's hand grips your thigh. "Mouse," he warns. "You're okay. Stop shaking the damn place."

"I'm sorry."

He pulls you close to his chest, rubbing your arms to loosen your stiff posture. "Just take a deep breath. You know where you belong."

Right. You belong here. Here. With the League. With Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touya. Touy—

The alarm on the bar buzzes. All eyes fall on you and your breath hitches, rendering you speechless. Kurogiri reads the location and turns to you.

"He's ready," he says.

You nod and stand, Touya swiftly following you.

"Can I say goodbye to everyone first?"

"Of course," Touya whispers.

You start with Compress, giving him a hug and holding him close. "Thank you for showing me magic tricks," you whisper.

"Anytime, love," he replies.

You go through the group, thanking each person for each thing they did for you. Whether that be a simple smile or hanging out with each other. Toga held you close and placed a sweet kiss on your cheek before handing you a small knife. "For stabbing," she had said. You had smiled and placed it in your pocket before you turned to Shigaraki.

"Shiggy," you now whisper, tearing up.

He pulls you close, his gloved hands keeping you there. When he pulls away, he hands you a phone. "We'll text you meeting places through here. All of our numbers are on here too. In case you need to call someone." You nod, biting your lip. He places a kiss and your forehead, quickly hugging you once more before he pulls away.

Now Touya. He smirks at you and opens his arms, leaving you to fall into them. You grip his coat, hiding your tears from the League. You finally found him and now you're leaving him. You're leaving all of them.

But it's to save them, you remind yourself. You're doing this to save them.

"I believe in you, love. We all do."

You nod and pull away, gripping the phone Shigaraki gave you. "I'm ready now," you say to Kurogiri. He nods. Silently, you wipe your tears away, staring at your friends. Your family.

When the warp gate is ready, you hesitate, but the proud look in Touya's eyes makes your feet move, stepping through the portal.

Todoroki sits at the booth, playing with a fork before he lifts his eyes to yours. You take a deep breath and head over to him.

"Ready?" he asks.

Nodding, you put your phone into the pocket of your jeans.

He extends his hand and you hesitantly take it. Together, the two of you walk out and make your way to UA. On the way, he buys you a few things, some more clothes, just two shirts and pair of leggings, and then some personal items, like a journal and headphones. You told him to stop, that it was too much, but he refused.

"It's my father's card. He doesn't need the money," he would say.

So, you let him do it. Because after a moment, you get a text on your phone from Touya.

I asked him to buy you some nice things. I hope you like them. ;)

The smiley face at the end causes you to grin as Todoroki weighs the differences between two coffee mugs.

Does he know? you text back.

No. Not yet.

When will you tell him?

When I kill Endeavor.

"I think this is the one," Todoroki says.

You nod. "I agree."

"Do you want anything else? Are you hungry now? They serve some good Soba at this one place."

"Okay," you say. "I like Soba."

"Me too."

So, the two of you head over to the resturant, eat your Soba, then head to UA. It was nice going shopping. The stress and nausea was releived thanks to it.

But the second you step up to the UA gates, that overwhelming fears comes back, choking you, suffocating you.

Yet.

You follow Todoroki anyway. 

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