Flowers For An Old Friend; DabiHawks (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 52; Might Not Make It

*Hawks's POV*

It's been a week since I was told to come here. It's been two weeks since the league took Aika and left Eito in critical condition. It's been two weeks since I've heard anything about him.

I should've gotten a call about him, but since I'm supposed to be "dead", or at least missing, they aren't calling me to let me know. Even if the whole reason I'm supposed to be MIA has kinda fallen apart. They still didn't give Aika back.

I've asked Touya, but he's barley been here. It's just been me, all by myself. Every time he leaves, I keep having to tell myself that he's not going to get killed. He's not going to get arrested, at least not held there long.

Endeavor had promised that he would do his best to help in any way he could, including keeping Touya away from jail for as long as it takes. He said he would try to get charges taken off, or at least put him on watch. However, that would understandably be way harder to do than getting them to not prosecute him until Aika is safe.

The only reason he's allowed to roam free now is because he's still in contact with Toga. She's our main way to know what's being planned. According to Touya, Shigaraki trusted her almost as much, if not more, than Twice.

What we know currently is this. In just a few days, some pro heros, me included, will be going to the base with Touya. Toga has told Shigaraki this, and so we were informed that she would stay inside with Aika. While they are distracted outside, Toga will get Aika out of there.

I will not be a part of the main group, despite my best efforts. Touya will though, along with Endeavor, the Pussycats, and some UA staff. I, on the other hand, will be focused on locating and getting Toga and Aika out as quick as possible, as well as alerting the others as soon as I do.

It's not like it's important. It makes since that they want me to do that part specifically. However, I don't want Touya there alone. Not with the heros. Not with Endeavor.

I heard the door open as I looked up from my phone. There was Touya standing at the door. He had this blank stare on his face, not looking at me. Yet, I still felt this surge of happiness when seeing him standing there.

He didn't say anything after closing the door. He made his was to the bed, wrapping his arms around me and burying his face in my chest. The action pushed me down onto the bed with him laying mostly on top of me.

"Hey Touya, are you okay?" He grumbled some sort of answer before getting onto the bed completely. Laying down on top of me, he kept his head on my chest before looking up at me.

"Was that an answer?" He shook his head with a small groan, laying between my legs slightly.

"I stopped by the hospital on the way back. Eito was still there." He muttered, not moving from his spot. "His daughter was there too in tears. He still hasn't woken up, and they don't expect him to make it make longer."

Almost immediately, it felt as if a heavy weight had suddenly been thrown at my chest. My heart started to beat faster as the true meaning of those words went through my head. Eito, the man who ran the ice cream parlor, my neighbor, Hana's husband, the man who I had considered as some sort of friend, might die.

And it would all be my fault.

If I had flown a little faster, or maybe if I had went to the parlor with them? Maybe if I was there I could've stopped it. Maybe I could've stopped the league from doing that to him, or from kidnapping Aika. I could've stopped it.

Maybe if I had told him that I had found them? Then he wouldn't have checked up on me the next day and planted the idea of stopping my the ice cream parlor in Aika's head. Or if I had just made it possible to contact Touya so I knew where they were.

There were so many ways I could've stopped this from happening. Not only Eito, but with Aika too. But I failed them. I failed both of them. Eito could die because he tried to save Aika, the girl I swore to protect.

The girl I saw as my own child.

And it was all my fault.

I focused back on Touya's face. His face mirrored exactly what I was feeling. And that's when it hit me. Everything that I was feeling was probably worse for him. He was there, and he couldn't save them.

"Hey, look at me." I said, looking down at him. I put both of my hands on either side of his cheeks and ran my thumbs over his staples. The scars felt weird compared to the skin it was stapled to, but it didn't feel gross.

Slowly, he locked eyes with me. He didn't say anything at all, just stared into my eyes. I didn't speak for a second either.

"It's all going to be okay, alright?" I said, not breaking eye contact. "I promise, we're going to fix it. We're going to get Aika back, and I believe in Eito. He's strong, he won't go down that easily." I'm not sure if I was being truthful, or if I even believed in what I had said at all. All I knew was that we needed to get Aika back.

I'm determined to.

***

Hey.

I've been looking through comments that are all throughout the story.

A lot of them are actually about how I should look out for myself and that this story doesn't have a due date.

I really appreciate that you guys don't want me to push myself to write.

However, with all the shit going on, writing is my way of getting away from that.

If I need to take a break from stress, I'm not going to stop writing.

It's a better way for me than biting my arm or scratching at my neck.

So, I appreciate that y'all are looking out, but don't worry.

I'm not going to push myself to publish a chapter.

I am going to push myself to write, but that's so I don't stop doing the things I love.

Thank y'all so much though.

Love y'all.

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