Away

Thirty-Seven

"Well look who finally showed up after we did all the hard work." Shigiraki gripes as soon as I walk into the bar. My team is here, including the real Dabi, along with Spinner and Bakugo Katsuki sitting front and center with his hands in front of him in a metal box.

"Queeinie!" Toga smiles, giving me a tight hug.

"Come now, I'm a queen, Shigiraki. I'm supposed to let someone else do the dirty work." I shrug, returning Toga's hug.

The TV shows UA's apology for failing to protect the students. "Dabi, let him out of the restraints. We need to treat him as an equal." Shigaraki orders.

"Fuck no, Twice you do it." Dabi retorts. As Twice does so, complaining a little, Mr. Compress apologizes for the kidnapping saying that the League isn't a group of hoodlums that get off on committing crimes, nor that the kidnapping was a casual thing.

"Everyone here has circumstances, but people, rules, heroes, the past. We're all shackled by them." Compress continues "You too, you should underst-" And Bakugo sets off an explosion in Crusty's face, knocking off the hand placed there.

"I stayed quiet and listened to you blabbering on and on." the boy huffs, Compress and Mags moving closer to me. "Idiots like you don't know how to summarize things so they go on forever." Bakugo continues "Basically 'We want to make people hate us, so join us please!' Right?!

"It's pointless, I've been won over by the way All Might looks when he wins." he proclaims "You all can say what you want but nothing can change my mind about that."

"You could always join my team." I offer over Mags compliments and Compress disapproval towards Bakugo's tactics, "Unlike Crusty, I don't give a shit if you want to be a hero, villain, vigilante or even just a convenience store clerk." I step towards Bakugo calmly "We both want our own success, admiring and wanting to be like our respective hero. You're a stubborn asshole that knows what he wants and I'm sure you'd do anything in your power to get it.

"If you join my team, you don't have to be a villain, unlike with the League. You could use myself and our members as a resource for your growth, to help you with your goal." I stick a hand out "My only request is that you don't out-right hand us over, it's one thing if paths cross at random but it's another if you purposely betray us in which I might have to get my hands dirty." I add with an innocent smirk.

"Hey, you can't do that!" Shiggy complains "You can't just ask him to join your team in my hideout. I'm the one that brought him here without your help, yet you waltz in here and get him to join you. Ya know, I hated you from the moment I saw you. And I destroy what I hate. Dabi, kill her."

My brother gives a snort "Nah, I'm good."

I notice Bakugo stare at my hand as Crusty orders each of my team to kill me "You don't have to take up my offer, " I shrug "I'm not going to force you or try to convince you, I'm not that desperate, if you say no I'll leave ya be. If you're in, I'll do a proper interview later and in a more controlled environment. The choice is yours." It doesn't seem like the Heroes will be here anytime soon, but if I provide an out that no one can really argue then I can prevent a full fight from happening. But if a fight does break out, then by being in front it'll make me more of a target for Bakugo and I'll be able to keep Toya's injuries, if any, to a minimum. I don't want anything to happen to my unborn nibling.

"Hello! Pizza Delivery~!" a voice calls from the door behind Bakugo before the wall behind the bar is destroyed by none other than All Might with Kamui Wood coming in and binding us. If I wasn't so concerned with Dabi, who just got knocked out, then I would have made a remark about BDSM.

"You can't run away, League of Villains. Why, you ask? Because We Are Here." All Might smiles. Compress remarks about the timing of everything, Toga and Twice complain about the bondage while my eyes are glued to my brother feeling my heart quicken. I can't use my quirk or I'll be recognized and risk being knocked out too.