Love The Way You Lie
Author's Note: Hello everyone! Welcome back to Love the Way You Lie. So this chapter does immediately follow up on the last chapter. Alright so we are getting more into the secrets of some of our lovely characters.
Chapter Warnings: Past Child Abuse, Talks of Possible Rape/Non-Con
Chapter Seven: Never Be The Same (by Camila Cabello)
Chapter Summary: Aizawa and Dabi arrive at the police station to talk to Tsukauchi. Part of Dabi's past is revealed. Hitoshi confedes in Yagi about his thoughts on Aizawa leaving U.A. Meanwhile, Yamada and Shigaraki are at odds and more of Yamada's secret past is revealed.
The walk to the police station had been short. A lot shorter than what Shouta would of thought it was. They were only two blocks away and Dabi hadn't said a word since they left the warehouse. Instead choosing to look ahead with his hands in his pockets. Shouta's mind was racing. Dabi didn't answered him in the warehouse. Just said it was time to go. Dabi sure had a lot riding on helping the pro heroes out. If the League of Villains discovered Dabi's actions, who knows what would happen to him.
Dabi is an unmated Omega. Despite being so scarred, Dabi still was quite handsome and had an appealing scent. Shouta, himself, had barely caught it but the villain's scent was Vanilla and firewood. It was an odd mixture but Shouta found it soothing. He also found the scent oddly familiar. Not the same but close. He just couldn't place it.
Dabi is looking to protect someone. He risked the possibility of getting caught and sent into Omega Trafficking or even death. Whoever it was, Dabi was willing to do anything to protect that person. Shouta knew that feeling. He would do anything in his power to protect Hitoshi. Could it possibly be a pup that Dabi was protecting? Hajime did say that he saw no indiction that Dabi had ever bared a child before. Though, there was a slim chance that he could.
When they finally arrived to the police station, Detective Tsukauchi was standing directly in front of the doors. Shouta felt no surprise. Hitoshi must of notified one of the teachers of his absence. That teacher most definitely had to of been All Might. All Might and Tsukauchi have been friends for a long time. It only made sense that Hitoshi would go to him.
"Nice to see you, Eraserhead." Tsukauchi stated, a small smile on his face. "Dabi, you as well. If you two don't mind, I would like to speak to you and get statements. Of course, for you Dabi it will be completely confidential. No names involved." The detective's last words seemed to sooth whatever tension that Dabi had building up. Sighing, the villain nodded and entired the building behind the detective and pro hero. There was no turning back for him. He was already in too deep.
The inside of the precinct was cold. Shouta involuntarily shivered as he wrapped his arms around himself. Through the corner of his eye, he could see Dabi looking around to the walls nervously. Without thinking, the Erasure hero released calming pheromones. A small smile came to his face as he watched the villain slowly untense and take in a deep breath. He barely heard the thank you that came from the younger Omega.
Tsukauchi opened up the door to one of their conference rooms and motioned for the two Omegas to enter ahead of him. Dabi still looked nervous but he was no longer releasing distress pheromones. Shouta just walked over to the chairs and took a seat. The Erasure hero starting to feel the exhaustion that was lingering through his body.
"Alright, Eraserhead. I would like you too tell me exactly what happened." Tsukauchi stated, walking around the table and grabbing a legal pad and pen. Once he was seated, he looked straight at the Erasure hero and waited.
Shouta shuffled uncomfortably in his seat under the gaze of the Alpha. It was his own fault that he was in this situation. He left U.A. and had to be saved by a villain of all people. "Well, I couldn't sleep. I just needed away for a moment. Just a moment. I was planning on walking a couple blocks and than back." Shouta said, picking at his fingernails as he spoke. "Just being there reminds me of him. I needed to get away. I was probably a few blocks away from U.A. when I felt someone come up behind me. They covered my mouth and tried to pin my arms. I managed to kick them in the leg and they let me go. I just ran." He explained, his voice soft. He wasn't really sure if it was the adrenaline he felt finally wearing off or if it was the guilt of knowing his son was probably worried sick.
Tsukauchi didn't say anything as he wrote what the hero was telling him on the paper. "Did you recognize anything about the person?" Tsukauchi asked, despite already knowing who was behind the attempted kidnapping. Shouta shook his head, shocking Tsukauchi in the process. The bond blocker in his system should of completely worn off by now. Shouta should of been able to identify Present Mic without seeing him. "Alright, thank you." The detective moved his gaze over to Dabi, who was leaning against the wall. Still completely unsure with himself. "Dabi, why were you out tonight?"
Dabi's azure eyes moved over to the Alpha. He knew he couldn't lie to Tsukauchi. Present Mic had told him all of the quirks of the detectives within the Quirk Crimes Division. "I saw Yamada leave. I just felt this urge that I needed to follow him. Now I know why. I lost him at first but than I saw Eraserhead. I knew what happened then. I went into the warehouse and pulled him in a few minutes later." Tsukauchi nodded, his quirk revealing no lies coming from the villain.
Shouta thought for a moment, looking between Tsukauchi and Dabi. He needed to know Dabi's intentions. He still didn't trust the villain at all. For all he knows, Dabi was actually aligned with Yamada and just playing him. Dabi than looked over to him, feeling the obsidion eyes burning into him. "Dabi, I need you to be honest with me. I can't trust you. I need to know why you are trying to help me." Shouta stated, crossing his arms over his chest.
Dabi tensed. He knew he couldn't lie in the presence of Tsukauchi. Shouta probably planned this since he didn't answer him at the warehouse. "You really want to know who I am?" Shouta nodded, his eyes saying it all.
The Erasure hero sighed. "It's actually more of... I need to know your purpose. What is driving you to help us? Why now?" He asked, hoping that maybe if he talked about the person Dabi wanted to protect that he could get his answers. He watched the different emotions going through Dabi's eyes. It was everything from fear to hesitation.
Tsukauchi took a moment to jump in, reaching out his hand for Dabi. "Dabi, like I said at the door. Everything you say to us is confidential. Maybe if we know more on the situation we can figure out exactly what Present Mic's motivations are." The Alpha gave a soft smile as Dabi took in a deep breath and allowed the detective to guide him to a chair.
"Alright, I'll tell you... but please none of this leaves this room. Not even Shigaraki knows anything." Dabi muttered, hiding his eyes behind his hair at the mention of Shigaraki. Shouta and Tsukauchi shared looks. Dabi was showing a clear sign of fear and submission in an Omega. "I need to start from the beginning so you guys can completely understand why I'm doing this."
"Just take your time. We can do what we can on our side to protect you and whoever it is you are trying to protect." Tsukauchi stated, causing a laugh of disbelief to leave Dabi.
"Protect me? Nah, I can do that easily on my own. I haven't needed it ever since I was little." Dabi stated, moving slightly in his chair in discomfort. "I'm the eldest child in my so called family. My mother was forced to marry my father in a quirk marriage. Trying to make the perfect quirk." Dabi started. Shouta frowned slightly. He hated the idea of quirk marriages. They weren't as common since the rise of All Might but they still happened. "The first three children were deemed failures. Our quirks weren't what my father wanted. My sister has an ice quirk she can't use cause her body runs too hot. She couldn't even handle being outside on a hot day. My first younger brother, he couldn't handle heat much either, made it hard for him to use quirk."
"So one of your parents have a ice quirk and the other has a fire quirk?" Tsukauchi questioned. Dabi nodded. Shouta could fell his own body going stiff. This seemed way to familiar for comfort.
"Now my quirk, it was more powerful than the person who I inherited it from. The downside, my body was weak. I couldn't handle it... which I couldn't use the full potential of my quirk. I was then deemed a failure." Dabi muttered, his voice going almost completely soft. "Than when I was five my youngest brother was born. He.. he was the masterpiece. The perfect combonation of my parent's quirks. Me and my two younger siblings were seperated from him and forced to be raised seperately from him."
Shouta felt like all the air had left his chest. He knew this story. It couldn't be. "Dabi, what's your real name?" Shouta whispered, hoping that maybe he was wrong.
Dabi looked over to him. "Seems like you figured it out." Shouta's eyes widened. "My real name is Touya Todoroki, the son of the New Number One Hero Endeavor." Tsukauchi completely stopped moving. His mouth falling open in shock with his eyes wide. "You know Endeavor's greatest masterpiece. Little Shoto Todoroki, your student Eraserhead."
"Touya Todoroki went missing ten years ago. If you are really him, what happened to you?" Shouta questioned, taking a peek at Tsukauchi. The detective had made no indication that Dabi was lying so he really had to be Touya Todoroki.
Dabi looked away with a frown on his face. "The night that my mother poured boiling water on Shoto's face... she was hospitalized. I went to see my father. I had been working on my quirk in secret. Everything was coming back. I could remember every time I could Shoto's screams... his cries... his begging not be like our father. I wanted to spare him from that. How ever I was the failure and he was the masterpiece." He started to explain, a noticeable wetness coming to his eyes as he spoke. "When I saw him, I told him let me take Shoto's place. Let me be the one who has to go through all of this. He told me to prove it. So I tried. If I use my quirk too long... because my fire is so hot... it burns my skin. That night is how I got these scars. My father.. just stood there as I burned. Said I was a failure... I was ten."
Tsukauchi finally found the voice to speak. "What happened next, Dabi?" He subconciously released calming pheromones to sooth the distressed Omega next to him.
"I was taken to the hospital by my nanny. I was there a few weeks until I just left. I took a nurse's uniform and a surgical mask and walked right out. I wanted to go back, take Shoto with me. I was ten, how was I supposed to help my brother if I couldn't help myself?" He stopped as his lip started to wobble. He sucked in a deep breath before continuing. "I started to steal for food, hid in warehouses for somewhere to sleep. I was about fifteen when I met Giran. He started getting jobs for me. I watched my brother from a distance. Just to make sure he was okay. I would just hide in the shadows until he needed me. I heard about the USJ Incident with the League of Villains."
Shouta leaned forward against the table, the movement catching the other Omega's attention. "Why did you join the League?"
Dabi shook his head, "I knew Shoto was in the class that they attacked. The League was after All Might... and he is my brother's teacher. I waited with Toga. I met her a year prior. Than the Hero Killer was taken down in Hozu. That's when I knew I could get in." He stopped for a moment, taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down. Once he felt like he was calmed down enough to continue talking, "I needed to know their plans weren't to hurt Shoto. So I stayed and went on the mission to kidnap Bakugou. I saw him there. I wanted nothing more than to drop down to my knees and beg him for forgiveness. I knew I couldn't do that if I was going to continue keeping the others from killing the students."
Tsukauchi wrote down what Dabi was telling them. Once he was finished, he placed his pen down and looked back up to the Omega with one final question, "Why didn't you go to the police?"
Dabi gave them a look of distain. "You are kidding me right? A scarred up Omega verse the Number Two hero? No one would believe me."
Shouta reached out without a thought, "I would have."
Dabi gave a slight smile. "Even if I did, Shoto doesn't even recognize me and I can't exactly tell him who I am. Despite that, I vowed when I left my family that I would do anything to protect Shoto from this world. No matter what happens to me, as long as if he's safe... I'll be okay."
Tsukauchi reached back for his legal pad and flipped the page to a blank one. "I do have a few questions for you. Not related to you in anyway but about Present Mic." Dabi looked quickly to Shouta, gaining a nod of support before he nodded his own head. "How long have you known Present Mic as a traitor?"
Dabi thought for a moment, remembering back to the first time he had met Hizashi Yamada. It had been in the bar and the Alpha had been in disguise. He almost didn't recognize him as a pro hero. "It was right before the training camp."
Tsukauchi wrote down Dabi's answer. "Alright, did Present Mic tell Shigaraki the location of the training camp." Dabi's eyes remained on Shouta. The Erasure hero had an unreadable look on his face. It was almost as if he didn't want to know the answer but at the same time knew what Dabi was about to say.
"Yes, he did." The villain confirmed. Shouta felt absolutely nothing. No shock. No betrayal. Just nothing. He was past believing there was still good within Hizashi. "He gave us the information for the kidnapping of Katsuki Bakugou. We were also supposed to capture Hitoshi Yamada but Shoto managed to save him." Dabi was now completely once again looking at Shouta. "Hitoshi tried to jump in the warp gate immediately following Bakugou. I'm guessing those two are more than just classmates. Shoto pulled him back at last second before the gate closed."
Shouta felt the shock go through him. He hadn't heard about this. He had been seconds from losing his son to the League. If it had worked, no one would of expected Present Mic to be the traitor if his own son had been kidnapped.
"I need to go... Shigaraki and Yamada might think something is up." Without waiting for either of the others to say anything, the villain jumped up from his chair and made a quick exit.
Tsukauchi looked over to Shouta. "Let's get you back to U.A., your son is quite worried for you."
Hitoshi hadn't stopped pacing since the minute that All Might told him that Tsukauchi and Shouta were on their way back. He didn't understand why his father would do something so... reckless. He knew the danger he was in but still left U.A.
"Please, young Hitoshi. Your father is fine. He is on his way back now." All Might started, only to get a heated look from the Indigo haired Omega.
"I know he's fine. Just... why would he just go off like that?! How could he be so stupid!" Hitoshi growled out, the anger pheromones seeping out of him.
"Young Hitoshi, Omegas react differently to everything. Maybe this was Aizawa-kun's way of trying to clear his mind." All Might said, trying to say anything that might calm the boy down.
All Might's words only seemed to anger the teenager further. "How would you know how Omegas react?! You're an Alpha!"
The blonde Alpha raised his hands in front of him as he took a step forward to the seething Hitoshi. "Please see reason, Hitoshi. Aizawa-kun is different from most Omegas. I know this because I had been a hero for going on twenty seven years before my retirement. I've seen Omegas in situations from natural disasters to villain attacks. Every single one has been different. Aizawa isn't the typical Omega. He most likely felt like he was caged up here at U.A." Hitoshi didn't say anything, instead choosing to bite his lip as All Might reached out and placed his large hands on the small arms of the Omega. "Your father can fight. You've seen that at the USJ for yourself. He is not weak. However, he is also human. He needs time to sort out everything going on in his life."
Hitoshi felt the tears coming to his eyes as All Might spoke about his Omega father. Shouta was strong. Hitoshi never doubted that. He just didn't want his father to put himself into dangerous situations. Even leaving U.A. could turn badly. He had heard it on the call with Detective Tsukauchi. Shouta had almost been kidnapped by Yamada. Hitoshi had been a moment away from losing both fathers. He needed Shouta. He needed him here with him safe and sound.
"All Might-sensei... I can't lose him too... and now that he's pregnant... he won't be able to defend himself without a chance of hurting the pup. Dad, always wanted another pup. He made it no secret but with his jobs... he wanted to focus on me and keeping me safe." Hitoshi whispered, the tears freely falling now. All Might pulled the pup into his chest, soothing back the wild indigo hair as Hitoshi sobbed into him. "I just want him safe. He's all I have now."
All Might quietly shushed him. "That isn't true, young Hitoshi." Hitoshi pulled away just enough to be able to look All Might in the eye. The ocean blue eyes looking down at him with a comforting and warm smile on his face. "You also have your classmates, Midnight, Ingenium, your friends, and most importantly young Bakugou by your side. You also have me."
Hitoshi couldn't catch the sob that escaped him as All Might pulled him back into his chest and allowed him to cry. A vibration from his phone in his back pocket caused All Might to pull away from the distressed pup. Another smile came to his face as he looked between his phone and Hitoshi.
"They are here."
Shigaraki was getting more fed up with Yamada being back with the League. He IS the successor of All for One but Yamada. Yet, the annoying Alpha waltzed back into the League and tried to act like the top dog. That was Shigaraki's spot.
Yamada was something else. One second is was raving about taking his family back and than the next he was drowning his sorrows in a bottle of alcohol. Part of Shigaraki wondered if Yamada was true to his word. If his time undercover had turned him from his linage. It didn't make sense. Yamada had all the time in the world to come clean about his actions but never once did he.
Either way, Yamada was a threat. He needed to be eliminated.
It couldn't of been timed more perfectly for Yamada to come through the door of the bar. The blonde Alpha radiating of anger pheromones. "Kurogiri. Shigaraki." The blonde stated. Kurogiri just nodded as he placed Yamada's normal drink of choice on the bar.
"How did it go?" Kurogiri questioned. Yamada glared up at him. The Warp Villain knew exactly how well it went. Absolutely terrible. "Well than. Don't say anything."
Toga, who had been sitting on the other side of the bar, giggled as she toyed with her knives. "You could always send me out, I can cut him." Yamada's glare was now fixated on her.
"You absolutely will not." The blonde Alpha growled, causing the Beta to cower. Toga frowned and went back to playing with the blade. Yamada turned back to his cup and took another quick swig. "I will get him and my pup."
Shigaraki scoffed. "You couldn't even catch him last night when he was alone. He will be guarded now." Yamada growled next to the blue haired Alpha. Shigaraki got the feeling of joy from pushing at the blonde's buttons. "You got bested by an Omega. What kind of Alpha allows that?"
The glass in Yamada's hand slammed down on the bar. "Shouta is smart. Someone could be stronger than him and he could still find a way out. He's one of the best underground heroes for a reason." Shigaraki turned to look at the blonde, a growl leaving his throat.
"Still got away from you. A supposively great and popular pro hero turned villain." Shigaraki growled, leaning towards Yamada. His own crimson eyes glaring into Yamada's. "Why are you even here if all you want is to be with them? Getting in the way of my plans. Ruining everything. I hate you more than anything. You're a wannabe."
Shigaraki couldn't even blink before Yamada was out of his seat and had him pinned against the bar by his wrists and neck. "Listen here, Tomura Shigaraki," Yamada hissed out the leader's name. "You might be the successor but that doesn't take away the fact that Sensei is in my blood."
Shigaraki's eyes widened while a smug look came to Yamada's face. "What exactly is that supposed to mean?"
Yamada leaned in close, his mouth ghosting over the ear of the blue haired Alpha. "Seems your master didn't tell you exactly who I am to him." The blonde pulled back slightly, a crazed look on his face. "My grandmother, my father's mom, is Kaede Shigaraki. Your precious master's daughter. Don't ever question my loyalties."
With the final words from Yamada, he pushed away from Shigaraki and grabbed his glass. After taking the final drink, he turned on his heel and walked out of the bar. He needed to up his game. Shouta could never know he was coming for him.
Author's Note: So this chapter was actually going to be longer but I decided at last minute to split it because of a very good reason. I do hope that you liked it!
