Better Than Drugs - Dabi x Reader

Chapter 24

The first thing that took over me when I woke up was the soreness in my body. My room was dark except for the light on the other side of the door. I sat up and looked around the room. I was alone. Dabi wasn't here.

I was a bit upset, but it's Monday and he has school. Oh shit, I had school today, too. I didn't have my phone on me so I couldn't get in contact with anyone. I still felt tired from the medicine the nurse gave me last night. I pushed the red button on the remote and waited for someone to pick up.

"Good morning, Ms. L/N," A nurse said. "How did you sleep?"

"That medicine knocked me out last night," I chuckled.

"It'll do that to you. Are you hungry?" 

"Yeah, kind of," I said. "What do you guys have?"

"Scrambled eggs, toast with jelly, and orange juice this morning."

"Is there another option?"

"We have sausage biscuits, bacon, and apple juice."

"I'll take that," I said.

"It'll be there in about ten minutes," The nurse said then hung up.

I laid back in the bed and stared at the ceiling. There was nothing to do. There wasn't even a TV. What kind of hospital doesn't have a TV in the ICU? A knock came from the door and looked at the door.

Damn, my food's here already?

The door opened and Zion's head peaked through. She came into the room and tears streamed down her face. She covered her mouth and came over to me. I opened my arms and she dipped into the hug, crying into my shoulder. I rubbed her back and held back the urge to cry. A tear streamed down my cheek and I pulled away from the hug. Despite it being dark in here, Zion's emerald eyes were glowing. I wiped her tears and smiled.

"I'm so sorry, Y/N," Zion said.

"Why are you apologizing?" I asked.

Zion sat on the hospital bed and I moved over so she could sit better. "I said something untrue and we had a fight."

That's right. Zion and I did get into a fight. Halloween night I remember most of what happened. The party, getting high on cocaine, running from the cops, and what Zion said. I don't remember what happened after she told me those words, but now I know we fought.

I looked at her face and noticed her left eye was a bit swollen. I tightened my lips and my feelings became conflicted. I feel bad that I swung at my best friend, but she called me weak and I wasn't going to be belittled by her. Then again, I did talk about her dad even though that's a sensitive topic for her.

"I'm sorry for bringing up your dad," I apologized.

"Let's just move past this and start over," Zion said. "Please."

I agreed and we started talking about what happened that night. There wasn't much to be said, but I got Zion's side of her story of what happened. She had decided to drink that night, but not much. When she found Dabi on top of me, it felt like her heart was ripped out of her chest and she felt betrayed because I didn't listen to her warnings.

"I still don't see what's so bad about Dabi. He's been treating me well this entire time," I said.

"I'll tell you why I don't like Dabi," Zion said. "Hawks and I have been best friends for the last eight years. He's my longest friend besides you. I met Dabi in my senior year of high school during lunch. Hawks and I decided to ditch for the rest of the day after lunch. Patchwork decided to sit across from us and asked what our plans were."