A Spy Among Them (ShinsoxBakugoxDabixAizawaxReader and more..)

Ch. 164 When Shoto Meets Dabi

Dabi stalked the hallways of Overhaul's headquarters, the booming above him as the heroes began their raid drowning out the thunk of his boots on the cold concrete floor.

Those idiots can all die fighting, he thought as he opened yet another heavy wooden door, finding yet another dark, empty room. 

He had different priorities.

Leaving the door open so he'd know which rooms he'd already inspected, Dabi moved on to the next, rattling the handle and realizing that it was locked.

Dabi considered the locked door for only a second, hesitating in the hallway for barely an instant before moving on to the next door, but something – call it intuition, gut, instinct, whatever - told him to go back to that locked door again.

After all, you only lock a door when there's something important behind it.

The whole building rattled, and Dabi wondered how long he really had before the entire place came crumbling down, with y/n inside somewhere. He was sweating, and time was running out.

He wiped his hands on his pants before balling one into a fist and banging on the door.

"Y/n! You in there?"

There was no response, so he tried again.

"Y/n!"

Nothing.

"Damn it, y/n, why are you such a pain in the ass."

He was about to burn the door down when he heard steps approaching. Dabi had almost made it around the corner when he heard a voice behind him.

"Stop."

"Fuck," he cursed. He'd been so close. It didn't matter which one of Overhaul's men it was; a confrontation was not something he had time for right now.

"Stop what you're doing," the voice said, clearer and closer now. "Put your hands up."

Oh.

Oh.

"You've got to be fucking kidding me right now," Dabi muttered.

Recognizing the voice, Dabi knew that it was probably the second worst voice he could hear right then. With a deep sigh he put his hands in his pockets and slowly turned around.

Dabi said nothing, his blue eyes glaring straight ahead at Shoto.

"I heard you yell y/n's name. Where are you hiding her?" Shoto demanded.

"Look, man," Dabi said, trying to sound bored despite being on edge. "I'm just trying to see what's worth stealing in here before the whole place falls apart."

"Liar. I heard you shouting her name. Where is she?"

"You think I'd tell you if I knew? And would you even believe me? You're the one who just said I was a liar."

They stayed in a standoff like that, neither one moving while Shoto contemplated what to do next; that is, until they heard a muffled groan from inside the locked room.

They both rushed to the door, almost knocking each other over, but Shoto made it there first. He tried the doorknob before realizing the same thing Dabi already knew.

"It's locked," Shoto said.

"No shit. Luckily, who cares about locks when you can just..."

"Burn it," Dabi and Shoto said at the same time.

They turned to each other, realizing that they both had a hand up, ready to set fire to the door. An uncomfortable silence settled over both.

Dabi laughed softly. "I don't need your help, hero."