Birds of Prey | Tododeku

Chapter 23

Todoroki could barely even think properly, he was so terrified. His heart was pounding out of his chest as he thought of every scenario they had little control over.

What if Bakugou doesn't kill him?
What if Bakugou gets killed?
What if All for One sees?
What if they see through the bullshit right away?
What if Kirishima accidentally gives it away?

He tried his best to rattle the "What if" questions out of his head as he typed away on his computer, finishing up researching a hit for Toga. She came back with a cup in her hand and a paper towel sticking out of it.

"I don't understand why he just doesn't hang his jacket on the rack," Toga said, going to drain the mysterious liquid out of the cup. Dabi walked in from the bar and nodded his head to Toga. She quickly grabbed the small bottle of bleach, the bag of hair, and headed out the back entrance. Dabi quickly headed to Shigaraki to keep him occupied in the meeting room for a bit. From the signal, Condor's little brother should have been killed roughly 20 minutes ago. Todoroki typed away on his computer, making sure the revision history shows that he's been working this entire time. After ten minutes Toga came back in and set the bleach bottle gingerly in the supply closet, and the ziplock bag in the trash. She walked the knife to Shigaraki's bag without any Birds suspecting a thing and made her way back to the lounge.

Dabi strolled back in and got to work on his computer, while Toga sat next to Todoroki, going over information on her next commission. Spinner, Twice, and Compress made their way in from the bar area and talked. Friday night: trash night.

The bartender strolled in and took the trash from the back. He greeted the Birds as he picked up the bags from the trash and put them into a larger bag. Once he went around, he opened up the back exit and made his way to the alley dumpster. The three of them glanced at each other, mentally preparing for what was to come next.

After a couple of minutes, the bartender opened up the door again, looking mildly pale. "Uh, guys?" He said hesitantly. All the Birds in the room, including Spinner, Twice, and Compress all looked at him. "We've got an issue. Get the others, I'm gonna close early for the night."

The bartender went out front as the hitmen got the three higher Birds. They all got their jackets on as they made their way outside. The bartender walked them to Condor's brother's corpse as they all stared.

"Who did it?" All for One asked.

"I'm almost certain it was Todoroki," Shigaraki said quickly.

"Seriously? Are we doing this right now?" Todoroki sighed.

"I'm being honest. You've been really moody ever since your boyfriend left you and you're stupid enough to hurt someone on the list," Shigaraki said.

"Maybe we should examine the body before we point fingers," the bartender suggested. Everyone mutually agreed. "Kurogiri, you and I are neutral parties, we should be the ones."

Kurogiri nodded his head as they examined it. The bartender looked at part of his jacket which was discolored and wafted the scent towards him. "Bleach," he said simply. Kurogiri looked at the hair that was in his hand.

"There's hair here," Kurogiri pointed out. The two examined it thoroughly. "It looks like..."

"Shigaraki's," The bartender finished. All the Birds turned to Shigaraki, who looked shocked and nervous.

"Why the hell are you all looking at me? I didn't do it," he said defensively.

"Then why is your hair there?" Compress asked. Thank god the three conspirers didn't have to push the investigation onto him themselves.