Chapter 17


Himiko looked at Dabi's school picture and all but purred at it taking another spoon full of curry only half-listening to the conversation around her.

"- to a secure medical facility where we can monitor her … situation."

Snapping out of her daze instantly golden cat eyes narrowed viciously at the detective as she bared her sharp canine teeth.

"And I am telling you that if you so much as try to handcuff Dabi, I will drop you in the center of the ocean wait until you reach the bottom and release my quirk." Compress threatened standing up hands slamming on the table.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen," the principal spoke holding his paws up to try and restore some civility between the two groups. "Let's talk about this rationally alright. You simply want Dabi safe and returned to you, correct?"

Mr. Compress nodded before the high specs user turned his attention turned to the policeman. "And you want her placed somewhere secure until after she gives birth so that proper steps can be taken in detaining her."

Now it was Tsukauchi's turn to nod.

"Neither of you is going to get exactly what you want," Nedzu pointed out. "However, if your willing to agree to Dabi being looked after at U.A. -"

"Preposterous/ Are you out of your mind Nedzu!"

"You've got to be kidding," Aizawa glared looking at the principal. "And what we just have the students she attacked look after her. May I remind you that pregnant or not Bakugou certainly has an axe to grind with Dabi."

Himiko's rubber knife immediately tried stabbing into the table. "If Candy Boy tries anything, I'll gut him."

"A little help please," Nedzu asked looking at Recovery Girl who finished the last of the second drink Giran was kind enough to pour for her in one gulp.

"It only comes down to this really," Recovery Girl said putting the glass back down with a blank look on her face. "What is best for Dabi and her baby. Do any of you know what her plan was for the baby or more importantly who that father is?"

"Why does the father matter?" Giran asked chomping on the end of his cigarette slightly.

"If, and I do mean if I were to agree to look after Dabi at U.A. I'll need to know how to proceed best with eventual labour," the heroine answered pointing at the file Aizawa had handed her ignoring the betrayed looks Tsukauchi and Gran Torino gave her. "The fact that this girl can the child carry this far along itself is a miracle but one misstep with delivery could prove disastrous."

"You mean …" Himiko asked looking worried. "Dabi could die."

Recovery Girl nodded grimly. "Or the baby which is why I need as much information as possible."

The two League members looked at each other for a while as if sharing a silent conversation before Mr. Compress shook his head earning a cry of dismay from the blonde.

"We can't share the father's identity -"

"This could save her life!" Recovery Girl interrupted slamming her hand on the table.

" – but," the magician continued. "If Dabi decides to tell you then we will agree not to make any moves against U.A. or the heroes under its tutelage until we rescue her."

Gran Torino snorted. "What makes you think you could?"

"I don't know why don't we call Kurogiri and ask him." Compress snapped earning a dark look from not only the hero but Tsukauchi as well.

"Tomura won't like this," Himiko sniffled miserably curling up on the chair. "You know he'll think the heroes are stealing from him again."

"Shigaraki has no choice, we are here and he isn't," the magician said pulling out two marbles and producing a pair of cell phones from each handing one from each pair over. "Each phone has one number in it, ours it if it's not too much trouble would you keep us upgraded on your progress."

"And what will you do for us in the meantime?" Tsukauchi asked accepting one of the phones.

"You have the League's word that we will try to keep our search to the underworld only," Compress proposed knowing full well it might be the only thing he could guarantee at the moment. "I can't say it'll be easy to deter some of our members but not impossible."

Nedzu took out a pad of paper and started writing. "So in regards to this truce, the League of Villains agrees to keep searching for Dabi amongst criminals well the police will use their own resources to assist them looking at the more law-abiding citizens. When Dabi is found custody of her will temporarily be given to U.A. until such time as she gives birth -"

"And recovers from said birth," Recovery Girl interjected.

"- and recovers afterwards she will be handed over to the police."

Aizawa huffed and crossed his arms. "And the baby?"

Nedzu's dark eyes looked at the three criminals curiously. Each of them looked at each other Giran and Mr. Compress shaking their heads well Himiko raised her hand.

"Dabi ... she wasn't sure what she wanted," the schoolgirl spoke softly feeling slightly guilty about betraying Dabi's trust. "I know she was going to take them outta country at first but things changed."

"Is the father an option?" Tsukauchi asked seriously. "Or perhaps her family?"

A dark aura seemed to raise off the League members as their postures went hostile well Mr. Compress spoke as calmly as possible. "The father as far you are concerned doesn't exist and if Endeavor in any way finds out about Dabi or the baby she carries then I will personally ask Shigaraki to release every Nomu, every criminal and villain under his and All for One's command onto the citizens of this country."

The hero gulped as he looked at the leader of the League. After being outed him as a spy Hawks had been prepared for retribution but never in his wildest dreams did, he think that Shigaraki would break into his apartment.

It was located on the top floor of his hero agency.

"Now then if I let you go don't try anything stupid," the ashen haired man warned tightening his fingers slightly. "I would hate to kill you before Dabi has her chance."

At the mention of the flame user, Hawks felt a feeling twist inside him and he nodded trying to relax his posture as best he could.

A moment later Shigaraki, who was more terrifying looking without the hand covering his face, let the hero go and moved back studying the winged hero up and down a couple of times.

"What?" Hawks asked.

Shigaraki gave a shit-eating grin. "You're shorter than I expected."

"What!?" the winged hero squawked looking offended. "I'm not short, I'll have you know I'm average height."

"Maybe for a first-year high schooler," Shigaraki smirked walking away further into the apartment.

"I'll have you know -" Hawks followed completely taken aback by the decay users' behaviour as they entered his living room noticing that he hadn't come alone. Kurogiri stood next to his favourite backless armchair like a silent guardian as Shigaraki plopped himself into it.

"Oh, great you brought company," Hawks said walking over and extending his hand to the warp gate user. "Hi, I'm Hawks, the victim in this little revenge party."

Shigaraki snorted curling up slightly on the chair reminding Hawks of a cat, a large dangerous cat. "Please I'm not the one you should be worrying about."

Hawks quickly scanned the floor looking for other guests that might be hiding but with Kurogiri's quirk things they could simply pop out behind Hawks before he could stop them.

"So, you're the one Dabi was seeing," Kurogiri said slowly one eye-raising. "I would have thought she would have better taste."

The decay user snickered since being broken out of jail Kurogiri had been meaner, some of his polite nature having been rubbed off because of his treatment at the hands of the police and heroes. Seeing this new spite directed at someone other then himself and the League for their reckless and immature behaviour was hilarious to watch.

"Ok wait," Hawks said putting his hands up. "Did you both seriously break into my apartment to insult me or was there a point to this visit."

"Kurogiri," Shigaraki spoke a bottle of his favourite booze and two glasses making their way to the table via warp gate a second later.

"Drink?"

"I think I already have been," Hawks mumbled sitting on the sofa well Shigaraki poured two glasses handing him one.

"What about him?" the hero asked looking at the bartender.

"Designated warper," Shigaraki replied with a carefree wave of his hand taking a sip of alcohol. Hawks watched for a moment knowing the bottle was new to the sound it made when it was opened but the bartenders quirk made anything possible.

When nothing happened, Hawks took a small testing sip, just enough for him to see if the booze had been laced with anything. After a few tense moments of waiting nothing happened so he took a larger mouthful.

"You fucked Dabi," Shigaraki said bluntly noticing the hero's eyes went wide as he choked on his drink.

Hawks coughed violently placing the glass back on the table as he tried to catch his breath. "I *cough* … excuse me?"

"You and Dabi fucked, you're a spy and she's missing," the decay user leaned forward, deadly and poised to strike. "Convince me you or your bosses don't have her trapped in some dark hole somewhere and we leave, fail and …"

A hand reached over to Hawks glass all five fingers touching it and completing the threat.

Hawks fingers tightened around the edges of his couch cushion as he swallowed and nodded. "I don't know where she is,"

A small warp gate opened and the decay user stuck his hand through it. "This gate leads to one of the main support pillars for this building I would suggest you try again,"

"I really don't -"

"I don't believe you."

"The Commission would tell me -"

"No, they wouldn't."

Hawks took a deep breath and tried to calm down so far, he had failed three times to convince the villains that he wasn't lying but instead of attacking Hawks directly, Shigaraki was threatening the lives of every person who was in the agency. The winged hero's agency ran 24/ 7 with the hero's working alternating shifts, there was always a lot of people in the building either coming or going or working in the background supporting the heroes.

"Finding her was an accident I swear!" Hawks yelled holding up his hands to try and stop Shigaraki from leaning foreword. "The Commission was punishing me!"

The ashen haired male stopped and looked interested now. "Punishing you … interesting."

Seeing a glimmer of hope Hawks nodded and continued. "When you found me out, they weren't happy and had me shadow law enforcement we got called to Dabi's apartment I swear."

"How did you know it was Dabi's apartment?" Shigaraki asked.

"The coat … I found her coat," Hawks said feeling some of the fear gripping his heart loosen when Shigaraki's hand came out of the portal. "I'd know Dabi's coat anywhere."

The decay user snorted. "It really is an ugly thing that coat of hers."

"It's not ugly," Hawks defended knowing full well that the coat wasn't what Shigaraki was really insulting. "It's full of character."

Shigaraki looked at the hero blankly before a horrified expression came to his face. "No, no way."

"What?" Hawks said looking at Kurogiri who's yellow eyes had gone wide. "What?"

The shocked expression melted away and Shigaraki started laughing madly arms wrapping around his middle and he hunched over.

"You .. you like Dabi," Shigaraki howled continuing to laugh. "Oh man, this is to rich the number two hero and the patchwork doll from hell."

Hawks felt his cheeks flush in embarrassment. "I don't like Dabi."

The laughter immediately stopped and Shigaraki stood up to his full height looming threateningly over the hero.

"That's right you don't," the decay user spoke lowly staring down at Hawks hatefully. "You lied to her, tricked her into sleeping with you -"

"That's not -"

"Shut Up," Shigaraki growled silencing the hero. "You used Dabi, one of my people. Maybe you didn't plan to from the start maybe, you did it doesn't matter to me, at the end of the day all that matters is that you would have thrown her away like trash the moment your master's told you to."

Hawks bristled at the accusation and stood up also wings puffing out in clear warning.

"Your one to talk about masters Shigaraki," Hawks challenged golden eyes narrowing. "Isn't All for One still holding your leash."

Kurogiri sucked in a breath but Shigaraki remained calm face blank before a chilling smile rose to his lips and he pat Hawks on the shoulder one finger suspended as he did.

"Your right Hawks, Sensei is always right here with me teaching me how to be just like him, but even he would have been impressed by your scheme. So, congratulations hero you just out villain'd the oldest villain of them all."


~*~*Notes*~*~

Hope that both scenes lived up to everyone's expectations, honestly, it was hard yet a lot of fun writing each of them so please let me know what you thought.