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He was fast.
"What I do is for the League's sake, Dabi," Hawks stated, flicking the blood off his feather while Dabi nonchalantly reached up to touch the bleeding cut on his face, "We're going, Miko."
Miko broke out of her surprise at Hawks' speed before running past Dabi without even giving him a glance, but she felt his stare on her back and she growled, ignoring the instincts to strike him down where he stood.
"You won't get a face-to-face with the boss yet," Dabi looked over his shoulder, "You'll be hearing from us, Hawks. Oh, and I guess your little puppy will too."
Hawks' stride was fast and Miko followed him without difficulty as they walked silently out of the gloomy part of the city and back into main part with citizens walking around – some even pointing at him, though he could not be bothered for fan-service right now.
"Miko-chan," Hawks said finally, causing the girl to look up, "Don't believe a word that bastard says. You're not a puppy or my guard dog," He grinned, ruffling her hair and she felt her cheeks heat up, "You're my sidekick~! My cute little sidekick I need to protect!"
"Just shut up and let me protect you!"
Miko bit her lip to keep it from trembling and she simply nodded without saying a word, eyes looking everywhere but his bright grin, but swiftly, that smile turned into a frown.
"This is my mission," He motioned her to walk again, "To infiltrate the League of Villains. I need to find how they create those Nomus and if all they need is All For One's power to make them. I was supposed to to do it alone and let no one know, but you're in on it now."
Miko processed the information as best she could, but was too tired mentally to ask who All For One was, and noted to do so when after a good rest.
She needed to research these so-called 'Villains' as well.
~00~
"You have pups?"
Miko blinked when Endeavor gave her a strange look while Hawks chuckled, "I do not have 'pups', I have children," Endeavor said, "Would they be called 'pups' if I were to be an Oni as you claim?"
"Are they Fire Oni as you are?" Miko asked as they walked with Endeavor in the airport, "How many pups do you have?"
Endeavor immediately looked away at Miko's first question, unable to answer, "I have–had four children," It appeared his eyes were far away, "One is dead. I have to atone for the sins I inflicted upon them."
"May I visit your pups?" Miko's question had both Endeavor and Hawks taking a step back, "When we are free of the schedule."
'He has two sons! He has two sons' Hawks panicked internally, 'He could plot something right under my nose. Todoroki Miko, His entire face twitched, 'Horrible, it sounds terrible, so much that I wanna throw-up!'
"If you wish to when you are in the area," Endeavor barely shrugged, "Though I doubt that will be happening soon," He waved his goodbyes as he rode up the escalator, "Girl, learn to use utensils! Never will you be allowed in my house if you cannot!"
Miko looked disinterested and Hawks was beginning to understand that this dissociation of hers was her coping habit, one he clearly needed to break her out of.
"Rotten meat," Miko murmured and Hawks turned to her swiftly, "Mouldy bread," He stayed close to her, not sure what she was saying, but knew that it was important, "Expired milk. Bad Cheese. Does the Flaming Oni not understand that was all I had to eat? Do utensils matter on a mission? I ate the food with my hands and moved on. I had to because at the end of the mission, I would get my reward." She caressed her red scarf lovingly.
"What kind of missions were you sent out on?" Hawks asked cautiously, not liking where this conversation was headed and he had why he had never seen that part of the HPSC building before, and like he feared, the word that came from her mouth gave him chills.
"Assassination."