Love Notes (Dabi x Shigaraki)

A Sleepover With the League of Villains

Shigaraki P.O.V.

     That kid was already annoying me, and he hasn't even been here for an hour yet. I still don't know how Dabi knows the Todoroki family, and if they know about where we are. Well, since we brought Shoto here, we are going to have to move again anyways.

     Dabi sits down on the couch, folding his arms in his lap, "I should probably explain..."

     "Oh really?" I scoff, "You shouldn't have to explain to your boss why you know the family of the kid we have to kidnap, because that makes perfect sense." 

     I stand up and turn to glare at him. "Why is it that you think you can do this on your own? You could've went into my office and at least told me that you could make the mission easier! You waited till the last minute and just waltzed off to talk to your girlfriend or whatever."

     It was Dabi's turn to stand up, "Girlfriend? You think Fuyumi is my girlfriend?"

     His eyes turn a darker blue and his hands start to smoke, "I didn't tell you because you shut yourself in your room, not letting anyone in. I sat outside your door, knocking every ten minutes and you never responded."

     "Why? When have you ever put more than five minutes of effort into anything?"

     "When have I-" Dabi pulls at his hair, "You can be so dense. Oh god..."

     I stare at him, "What are you talking about?"

     "Remember that letter you read yesterday? The love letter?"

     "The one I disintegrated when you put the kid away, yeah."

     "You wh- You know what? Never mind, anyway, that was for you."

     My mind starts searching for a comeback, but short circuits. "It... It was what?"

     I feel my face heat up, "Th-That doesn't matter, how do you know the Todorokis then?"

     He sighs, "They are... They're my family. They are more or less the reason I am a villain."

     My brain takes a minute to process the information, "Does the league know?"

     "Twice probably overheard our argument just now, but other then that, only you know."

    I sit down on the couch, still trying to get passed the fact that Dabi openly admitted he liked me. He doesn't even know me! I know more about him from this... conversation then what he probably knows about me since we've known each other.

     "Why? Why do you like me?" I say quietly, my voice hardly more than a whisper.

     "It is hard to put into words, but I'll try." Dabi sits down and combs his hand through his hair, making my heart flutter involuntarily. "If we are going by what I like about you, as in through actions, um, I like seeing you yawn, it's like you put down all of your guards for a moment and a ray of sunlight shines through..."

      He looks up at me and I turn my head so he can't see my face. 

      "Sorry that was really cheesy I can stop-"

      "No," I interrupt, "Please keep going..."

Dabi P.O.V.

      I am probably really red. I don't regret revealing that I like Tomura... but this was a bad time, considering Shoto is most likely eavesdropping. 

     The question Shigaraki asked wasn't hard for me to know the answer to, but i have never actually been good at expressing my feelings when I want to, so putting the answer out there was the hard part.

     "Even though I like seeing you with your guard down, I also like seeing you with it up. You can be really confident and it's inspiring." I stumble through the words, saying them slowly so i don't mess up.

     "If I am going to be totally honest here, I like every side of you, no matter how rough and sharp it is." I rub my hands together, getting a wave of anxiety that I had anticipated since I said the letter was for Tomura.

     "You don't even know me though." Shigaraki glances over at me and I see a slight tint of red on his cheek. Was he... Was he blushing?

     I stand up again and, after a moments hesitation, pull him into a hug. "I know that, but I want to make an effort to know you, and I am hoping you would like to help me with that."

     I feel him shuffle slightly, like he doesn't know how to react. I pull away from the hug and hold his shoulders firmly.

     "It's okay if you don't feel the same way, but can we try being friends at least?" I give Tomura a small smile, "I still want to get to know you better."

     He looks me in the eyes and nods sheepishly. My smile widens and I let go of him.

     "Thank you Shigaraki, I'll always be here if you need me, but I should check on my little brother."

     I wave a goodbye to him and start walking down the aisles to Shoto's "room". I grit my teeth and my vision blurs. Why did I do that? He probably hates me now... I am really selfish, jesus.

     Before i can think anymore, I see Shoto. My vision goes back to normal and I walk toward my little brother.

     "Hey, are you okay? You look a bit pale..." He looks at me concerned but I wave him off.

     "Must be the lighting," I dodge the question, trying to think of another subject quickly, "how are you holding up? Everything okay down here?"

     "I'm fine, but did you get enough sleep last night? Not enough sleep can really hurt you."

     "I'm okay! I swear!"

     Shoto raises an eyebrow, "If you are okay, then you won't mind taking a nap."

     "Sho-sho, I am the oldest here, you need to respect your elders." I take a step back and hold my hands up in defense.

     "Nicknames won't work, take a nap you drama queen."

     "Please no, I have work to do! I can't do that when I am asleep!"

     "Now. Go to bed." He scolds. I give up and walk over to my mattress and curl up on it. I was more tired than I thought I was and fell asleep almost immediately.

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     Hey guys! Thanks for reading the eighth chapter of my fanfic! I would like to take the time to dedicate this chapter to Midnightspookings for giving the nicest feedback and just being an extraordinary person overall (check them out here; https://midnightspookings.tumblr.com/ ). Once again, I want to thank all of you for reading this, but a friendly (this is more threatening than anything actually) reminder, this story is far from over and there will be some rough times ahead. See you soon!