BNHA: Dual Fates.

Chapter 42: Burning Poison

Black eyes bore into strict blue ones from the decent distance they had between them. Tadami, with a lift of his black hat and placing it on his shiny head, gradually unsheathed his rapier from the piece that represented a kane. "You heroes have gotten in my way for the last time..." the snake's deep words full of hate, reached the flaming hero's ears. He hated it, Serpentine hated how obstacles kept getting in the way of his targets and slowing him down.

The number of contracts he had, the payment they gave as a reward, and his Hitman work were being delayed all because of these persistent heroes that lurked around corners in search of him. "Haru's going to have a beating when she gets back. She's been giving me nothing but trouble since the day she was born," through a grumbled, aggravated voice, he spoke once more and this time he wasn't even paying attention to Endeavor's reaction. The snake had lifted the blade part of his rapier and spat out yellow poison onto it, leaving it to trickle down its sides.

Slightly dumbfounded by his words, Endeavor's eyes widened, when he recalled what Shinso told him the day before on the rooftop and what Kyoshi had warned him about.

~~~Flash Back~~~

On the rooftop, He, Hitoshi, and Kyoshi all stood there after the kids had left to go back to the Artificial City training grounds. Those yellow, piercing slits bore into his own and Shinso awkwardly averted his gaze to the side.

"That bastard is mine! He had some thugs kidnap my best friend in my middle school years and made me look like the damn attacker! Now stay out of my way-!" Nothing but rage could be seen in the Crock's gaze as he grumbled out with fury. However, Hitoshi's words overran him and made both of the men look at him.

"Why not team up...? We're both after him, we're both trying to save Yukimura, I don't see a problem with it..." The boy mumbled and felt a sweatdrop trickle down his head.

"He'll only get in my way," annoyance was clear in his voice when Endeavor spoke up, his blue hues viewing Hitoshi from their peripherals.

"You'd get in someone's way too if you found out, the girl you like is being abused and neglected by her father!" Through a roar, Wani growled and stepped forward to gain the flame hero's attention; he wasn't expecting a faint gasp to leave Enji's lips. By a fraction, did his eyes widen, only to return to their strict stare just as fast.

The part, where Kyoshi said 'the girl you like', seemed to have pushed one of the boy's buttons and a tinge of anger made itself known in his eyes. "Yeah, Endeavor... Her father's trying to keep her from being a hero. She doesn't want to carry out her family's villainous work, so she's been enduring his mistreatment for years," Hitoshi didn't want to give away too much personal info between her and her father, for he knew it was wrong to do so. However, inside his pockets where his hands were tucked inside, fists tightened at the Crock's mention about him liking her.

"Besides, that bastard is dangerous! He's not a professional for nothin'..." The last part was a little mumbled but the other two heard him regardless.

Unbeknownst to either of the two, the flaming hero's fists tightened at the mention and his blue gaze returned to the fuming Crock. "Fine... You can follow me, but, stay out of my way. You can find other ways to help," With his temper getting the better of him, those harsh words made a tiny bit of relief wash over Kyoshi's face. "Come on," with ease, he picked Shinso up with one arm and used his quirk to bolt off of the rooftop and left Wani there to ponder.