Resurrected & Reignited (Dabi/Touya Todoroki x Reader)

Part VIII: Keigo's Confession

You didn't even try to go back to sleep. You couldn't after such a vexing thought. Could Keigo have told him about your history? From the looks of it, Dabi didn't know you existed before you met in the alley, which means Keigo probably didn't tell him beforehand. Keigo had even told you he had no idea you were coming, and you doubted he had time to meet Dabi yesterday given that he was on patrol. Keigo did say Dabi was "holding out" on him, whatever that meant. You'd have to ask him about it later, but you feared you'd have to learn about Dabi's acquisition of your personal info on your own. Thankfully, you'd gotten the sense to charge your phone during the night, even while you were busy frantically formulating theories about the villain's warning. What was coming? Surprisingly enough, it wasn't fear or panic that kept you up, but the pure adrenaline behind the mystery. For the first time ever, you had a mission that was truly all your own. With no knowledge of the situation, Stiller wouldn't be able to intervene and, though it meant you were alone in this, you'd be doing real investigative hero work! (Even if it was under the radar.)

You probably shouldn't have been so excited about the impending threat of a villain attack, but it wasn't the thought of mass destruction, or even receiving praise for your heroism that made you feel this way. It was the notion of total independence. Typically, back home, it was others who would do the information collecting. They'd pass it off to Stiller and he'd send you off wherever in the world to complete the mission while giving you only what he deemed necessary for you to know. The idea that, if you could prove to Stiller and the Commission that you could be trusted to work on your own, you might be permitted to stay in Japan and work as a real hero filled you with glee.

You found some stationary in one of the desk drawers. Though you didn't know exactly how much of your phone's contents Stiller had access to, you couldn't risk him seeing anything you'd written about Dabi. Not only could he distance you from any real responsibility, but if he told the others, it could put Keigo in a predicament. At least, that's what Dabi had said. Perhaps it was foolish to listen to anything a villain said, but to you, the risk wasn't worth the reward. It took over an hour, but after going through some of the files in your cell, you found that it did have a built-in internet browser. You made a mental note to keep your finding away from Stiller. Using your phone as a news source, you began jotting down notes on paper- simple things first like the League's members, their quirks, and how likely you thought they were to commit flashy crimes based on past activity. This quiet time alone was better than any briefing. It was becoming apparent why Stiller had never given you a phone before: the internet had so much information! Some of the stuff you were finding you were sure wasn't brought up before.

"They snuck into UA?"

"They tried to kill All Might?"

"They kidnapped a high school student?!"

"Hero killer?"

"Those 'nomu' monsters were people?!"

Everything you were learning was interesting on an individual scale, but it didn't seem to come together to give you an idea of what their next move might be. There were only a couple of conclusions you could draw from the information you had: the League was trying to topple hero society by eliminating the symbol of peace, but didn't have enough man-power to do it so they were probably using this "Hero Killer" guy's cause as a ploy to bring in new members.

"Okay, but All Might is retired now... so what are they planning to do with the people they recruit?" You thumped your pencil steadily against the desk as you racked your brain for answers. Whenever a possible scenario popped into your head, you'd hastily write it down.

After hours of news articles, videos, and blogs, you still didn't have a solid answer. There was quite a bit of speculation surrounding the League, but not much on its members. Though you could speculate about the group's plan as a whole, nothing you found helped you discern anything about Dabi specifically. Sunlight began to creep its way over the horizon and into your room.