Achille's Heel (DabixReader)

Chapter Twenty-One

This one is short, but I promise it'll be worth it later. ;)

Touya chuckles and lights up one hand with blue flames, gesturing you to come forward with two fingers of the other hand. You grit your teeth and form a blade of light. You surge forward with a grunt and he moves out of the way, sticking out his foot and tripping you. As your body starts falling to the floor, he grasps your arm and pulls you close to him. He grips your chin in his hand and growls next to your ear.

"Be careful what you ask for. I definitely want you, but the question is in what way?" He chuckles.

You shove an elbow into his gut and pull out of his grip. He grunts and stumbles back a little. He grins and flexes a brow at you before standing up straight again.

"One," he says.

You look at him confused for a moment but shake your head. He closes the gap between you and you deflect him away from you, grabbing his arm and swinging around him with a twirl. You go to the side of the trapped woman and use a pillar of light to lift the shelf while shielding her from any falling items. Her body shakes as you help her to her feet.

"Can you walk?"

She nods and takes a few shaky steps. She screams and points behind you. You turn your head and see a blue fireball flying towards you. You throw up another shield to block his flames. They fizzle out and you see him standing with one hand in his pocket and one raised in your direction.

"Go! I'll keep his attention off you," you say and nudge her towards the door.

You drop the shield and fling a ball of light at him in return. He dodges it by moving aside and his head swivels to you.

"That's two," he says.

Another cry for help comes from somewhere in the store and you look around frantically, trying to locate the person in need of help. You glance back to Touya and see he's gone. You rush towards the sound and find an older man trapped behind some shelves near the pharmacy counter that are even closer to the part of the store that's going up in flames. He's got a gash in his head with blood pouring from the wound.

"I've got you," you say as you rush over and use more light pillars to move the shelves.

He grasps your shoulder as you lift him to his feet. He's breathing heavily and you notice some discoloration on his leg. You adjust your grasp on him and begin walking him towards the front of the store.

"Watch out!" The old man's voice warns.

Your head snaps to the left and you see Touya lunging for you, eyes wild. You fling out your hand and he's hit in the chest with a beam of hard light. He grunts and hits the floor. He stays on his hands and knees briefly and you start walking with the man again. You hear a low chuckle from behind you.

Touya gets to his feet and walks to the end of the aisle, pushing against the shelves as he speaks again. "Three."

The shelving falls to your left, creating a mess through the store as items rain down from the shelves. You form a shield attached to your left arm and walk with the man braced on your shoulder. Items pelt the shield as they fly from the shelf in every direction. A surge of heat catches you off guard and you see blue flames licking the shield as the fallen shelves go up in flames.

You're nearing the front of the store. First responders have begun to arrive and one rushes in. You pass the man off to the fireman. He thanks you and takes a quick glance behind you before hurrying back out of the store.

You pant as you turn around to face Touya. He's standing there looking at you with that same mischievous grin. He waves you towards him, an obvious challenge. You clench your jaw and run towards him with a scream. He doesn't move, watching you close in on him. As you reach him, he steps aside, but you change directions and swing with your opposite fist, connecting a hit on his jaw.

His head snaps back and he grunts. His warm hand, previously wrapped in flames grabs your other wrist and he pins it against your back, pulling your body into his. He leans in close to your ear, breathing against your skin, making you shiver.

"That's four, baby. You sure you want to keep going?"

Your chest rises and falls in heavy breathes. "Why the hell are you counting?!"

He chuckles and releases you, pushing you away from him just a little. You regain your footing and turn back to face him. He's taken a few steps back away from you. An inky black and purple liquid portal forms around him and he disappears into it. You watch him be absorbed by the darkness before it fades into thin air.

You stare at where he just was, panting and trying to catch your breath. Shaking your head, you stand up straight and walk to the front of the store as firefighters run past you to extinguish the flames. The people standing outside point to you, the families of the two people you saved cheering for you and shouting thanks. You wave to them and offer a smile. The police come and take a statement from you and you tell them what happened...all of it. You clench your jaw every time you say Dabi's name.

When you're finished with the police, you leave the scene and drudge back to your car. You climb into the driver's seat and reach behind you to grab your bag. You pull your phone out and look at the screen. You have a text from Touya. You open it and see a photo of him standing in front of a mirror, holding his jaw, a small bruise forming where you hit him.

Dabi: That was a solid left hook, little light.

You sigh and punch the screen before bringing it to your ear. The phone rings a couple of times before he picks up.

"Well hello," he coos into the phone.

You're speechless at his nonchalant tone. You shake your head a few times and an exasperated noise escapes your lips. "Hello? What do you mean hello?! What the hell was all that about?" Your voice is high-pitched, mirroring the irritation and confusion that you feel.

He chuckles on the other end and it only fuels your irritation. "I just wanted to see you, baby. And have a little fun."

"Fun? That was supposed to be fun? Touya. What. The. Fuck."

"Just a little...foreplay," he says smoothly.

You sigh and pinch the bridge of your nose. "What are you even talking about? And what was with the counting?!"

He laughs. "Calm down, Y/N. I'll explain once we see each other again. Meet me at the same motel we usually go to?"

You stutter and shake your head. "Yeah, ok sure. But you have a lot of explaining to do."

"And I intend to answer every question that you have."

"Good." You clip the word and end the call, dropping your phone onto your lap. You put your face into your hands and groan.

There was so much you wanted to ask him and he had a lot of answers to give you after all the stunts he pulled in the store.