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The first thing you feel as you regain consciousness is the soft caress of silk sheets.

You groan and turn over on your side, noticing that your leg doesn't hurt as bad as it did before. Your hand clutches the sheets in a pathetic attempt to get more comfortable.

"Wake up, sleepyhead."

You groan once again as your eyes open. Familiar green eyes are staring down at you. As you sit up, massaging your aching forehead, you realize you are in the bedroom you slept in the night before. Which means you must be at Kami's headquarters. Your eyes fall down to your legs when you notice a pink glow radiating around the one that was painfully twisted during your battle with the number one hero.

Oh right, I just fought Endeavor!

Before you even consider anything else, the most important thing in your mind causes you to ask Kenji a question, "Kenji, where is Dabi? Is he alright?"

"Yeah he's fine." Kenji shrugs and sits on the bed near your feet. "His fight with Endeavor was intense though. Dabi acted so lawless and insane. Shit, even I got scared of him. His scars have spread just a little because of how much he forced his quirk past its limit. He almost attacked Alannah and I when we showed up to help. Since we got Endeavor in quirk restraining handcuffs and got everyone in the van, Dabi has been completely silent. He locked himself in the bathroom as soon as he got here."

You got worried when Kenji said Dabi's scars have spread. "Did he win? Where's Endeavor and Shouto?"

"He did. He managed to knock the number one hero unconscious. Both Endeavor and Shouto are in the basement chained up in their cell. It won't be long before reports go out about the two heroes missing."

"I need to go check on Dabi." You wheeze while attempting to get off the bed despite the throbbing in your leg.

He grips your arm making you halt. "Whoa there, slow your roll. Akila Satsuhiro, the healer of our team, just healed your leg. You shouldn't walk on it until it's back to being fully normal. As long as that glow is around it, you need to be bedridden as the quirk fixes your bones."

"But I know Dabi is too stubborn to even consider leaving the bathroom if someone calls for him, since he decided to lock himself up in there. What if he's hurt or something? I just want to see if he's okay." You groan as you push your legs to hang off the side of the bed. "Do you have a brace? I wont't use my leg alright, just get me a pair of crutches please."

Kenji grins. "The way you care about your partner is admirable. Use my shoulder as a brace, okay?"

You nod and let Kenji help you to your feet, allowing your body to lean most of your weight on him.

The journey to the bathroom is a long and slow one. Your clinging so tight to Kenji that it's difficult to move, but if you release him just a bit you can feel your body wobbling in a way that could make you fall over. So, he has to make sure to let your grip him tighter again. However, Kenji is very patient throughout the walk down the hall. He doesn't complain and even seems to be glad that he's helping you.

Once you reach the white bathroom door you lean onto the wall instead of the male at your side, then knock on the door. "Dabi, are you okay?" You call hoping he can hear you.

After a prolonged moment of silence, the door pulls open. Behind it, Dabi is staring at you with wide bloodshot eyes, his shirt off and his unscarred skin paler than it used to be. You notice the way his chest is heaving and the bathroom is full of a strange smelling smoke.