Love Notes (Dabi x Shigaraki)

Bad News

Dabi P.O.V.

     I watch a cop car zoom down the street, parking next to the little donut shop. The blood drains from my face and a cold sweat races down my back. I stare at the car and watch the police step out of it and enter the shop. I can hear my heart beating in my throat and my breath catches in my throat.

     I start walking toward the shop, not caring that I could get caught. I hear Tomura calling after me, but I don't listen and speed up. I start getting faster and faster, my heart racing and my vision blurring, focusing on the shop.

     I skid to a halt at the glass door, in the perfect angle to see the entire shop. There wasn't much to see, except for the fact that Pa was sitting on the floor staring up at the officers blankly. I reach to open the door, but a hand stops me. 

     My vision clears a little and I look over at Shigaraki. He looks into the shop and back at me with an expression I have never seen him in.

     "Hey, let me handle this." Tomura rests a hand on my arm, "Or at least let me talk to the officers, you can talk to Pa and figure out what happened."

     I nod, focusing back on the shop. I open the door with the same ringing, but this time, it sounded a more melancholy then it's usual cheerfulness. Pa looks over and when he realizes that it is me, he snaps out of his daze and I notice tears well up. I run over and hug him tight, already having a small grip on what happened.

     "They took Ma..." Pa manages to sputter out before  burying his face in my shoulder. I rub his back reassuringly and look down at the floor. Who the hell could have taken Ma, the sweetest woman on this living hell we call a planet? Why would they? 

     Shigaraki starts talking to the officers, trying to distract them from Pa and I. 

     "Do you think you could tell me who took her?" I whisper in his ear, as softly as I could, "Anything would help."

     He takes a deep breath, "I... I couldn't tell much about them, they were wearing a mask, but they had black wings, there is a feather... on the other side of the counter."

     Pa hugs me tightly and then lets go. I help him to his feet and look over at Tomura.

     "Hey, lets leave Pa to talk to the police, we should head home." I say, hoping I was concealing the rising tide of anger in my throat.

      He takes my hand and waves goodbye to Pa. "You're right, call us when you need to."

     We walk out hand in hand and, as the anger dies down, I realize Tomura was still holding my hand tightly. I look at his face nervously, loosening my grip to make sure it wasn't me forcing him. 

     Shigaraki looks away, his hair covering his face. I feel his hand grip onto mine tighter, as if he wanted reassurance. A small smile spreads across my face, in spite of the dire circumstances. 

     "Hey, we'll get her back. That thieving magpie won't know what's coming to him." I stop in front of him and grip his shoulders.

     "What are you doing?" Tomura doesn't meet my eyes and his body shakes. "We need to get back..."

      "I know, but are you okay? I can make my way to that damned bird's hideout as soon as you give the command," I take a shaky breath, begging to whatever gods that were willing to listen in hope that I wasn't crossing a line. "just make sure that it is the right decision."

     He nods, his pale blue hair still covering his face. I brush his bangs out of his face, painting a small, reassuring smile on my face.

     "Ma will be alright. We will get her back," I pull him into a hug, "I promise."

Shigaraki P.O.V.

      I didn't expect Dabi to hug me. I didn't expect to get so attached to him either, or to Ma, or Pa. I didn't expect a lot of things. They all make me feel things that are new to me. Like I am loved and... Appreciated. I never knew that those feelings could exist for me. I always knew that they existed, but that I could feel them, that thought never crossed my mind.

     However, with all good things, there comes the bad. Even after I built up my walls to protect myself from getting hurt again, Ma was able to get through. Now that she was kidnapped, I had to deal with the consequences of letting her in.

     I feel tears streak down my face and I try wiping them off on his shirt, "sorry, I shouldn't be crying, it's stupid." 

     Dabi looks down at me with the same kind face he shows Ma, "No it's not, you're fine. Sometimes you need to cry, and that is okay."

     I swallow my pride and nod sheepishly. The tears fall more freely and I bury my face in his shoulder. He rubs my back and murmurs softly in my ear that it will be okay. I feel the pressure that was building in my chest start dissipating. This moment felt bittersweet, I loved this feeling of being in his arms, no matter how much I tried to play it off, but because of what had happened, it definitely made it have a sour taste. 

     "Thank you," I pull away a little, "I'm better now. Let's head home and make a plan, you and I, okay?"

     I watch him blush a little as he replies, but I don't hear his answer over the loud beating of my heart. My eyes drift from Dabi's icy blue eyes down to his scarred lips. Our faces were already close, and he did admit that he liked me... 

     So what if I just...