Fire & Ice- Dabi FanFiction

Part 13: Freedom

***T/W, drug abuse, drugs, self-harm***

You walk into the Underground heading to the bar to meet the crew. You needed to get away from Dabi for a while. You guys weren't seeing eye to eye and it was just causing problems. On top of that, you had things you needed to take care of. So you put away all the thoughts in your head and put on your mask. If there was one thing you were good at, it was hiding your pain.

Sterusu looks at you from the corner of his eye. He slowly shrinks as you approach, queuing you in that he did something. You raise your eyebrow at him, crossing your arms. He hangs his head and pulls out the chair next to him.

"I told Catch where Dabi lived. I don't want ya tu hate me but I wanted tu help ya."

"I'm not mad, one way or another he was going to find out. Put simply, stopping isn't going to be easy or simple."

"Ya okay?"

"Yeah, we just aren't talking right now."

"I didn't mean to cause a drift between ya guys."

"You didn't do this Steru."

He nods as he looks back at the counter fiddling with a coin.

"I'm going to the crack house to get Catch."

"Eh?"

"I told him if I ever got out I'd take him with me. I want him to join us if you agree."

"I think it's a good idea. But um, ya think ya should go?"

You shrug your shoulders as you zone out. Unable to focus as you think about the way Dabi was acting last night. You let out a sigh and stand up.

"Let's get this over with."

Sterusu nods and follows you out of the Underground to the surface.

You head over to Kamino where the crack house was. You look up at the house feeling the urge pull you forward. You stop and glare at the door. Flashes of all the horrible things that have happened hitting you. You start to shake where you stood as you tried to focus on Dabi's face. Fight it, fight it for him. Stop hurting him, be something good for him, be better. Sterusu looks at you taking a step closer and putting his hand on your shoulder.

"I can go in."

You shake your head and start up the stairs hiding the anxiety building in your chest. You grab the doorknob and open the door slowly. You step inside and scan the room for Catch. He was at the table playing cards. He looks up, worry on his face as he slowly puts his cards down. He gets up and approaches you cautiously.

"Look you might hate me-."

"Where's your boss?"

"Um, upstairs."

You walk past him heading to the metal spiral staircase that leads upstairs. You storm up the stairs ignoring the bags that littered the table. You get to the top of the stairs huffing quietly as you fight tooth and nail to ignore the urges. The boss looks up at you dully, a sinister look coming across his face.

"What can I do for you today Aiko?"

His raspy voice makes you sick to your stomach. His very existence was an affront to life itself. If you really want to help clean this world up, you should start by taking out the biggest drug boss in Japan. You stuff the thoughts away and toss a bag of yen on the table.

"I'm buying Catch's freedom. From this day forward you stay away from him."

"What makes you think I'll let my favorite delivery boy go?"