Phone Tag

Natsuo sits back next to me on my bed, moving my hair so he can place his head on my shoulder. "Shoto is fine, his friend wasn't hurt, I guess they wanted him to join the LOV. Still can't get him on the phone?" I shake my head rubbing more liquid from my swollen eyes. "Natchan, if something happ- if, if he's." The tears start to fall harder Natsuo pulls me into him and lays down on my bed holding me. "He's fine, he just can't answer or call you back, you'll see you will hear from him it's fine." I nod turning to face Natsuo burying my face into his chest grateful for the familiar touch and my parents not being home. Natsuo being in my room and in my bed they are used to, me ugly crying would raise a lot of questions though. When I hear my phone ring it startles me awake, I have no idea what time it is or when I passed out, I only know I want to answer it as quickly as possible.

"Hello?" Natsuo sits up rubbing sleep from his eyes looking at me with interest.

"Hi 'Baby' is it, I'm assuming you are Dabis girlfriend I sometimes here him call you when I'm outside."

"Yes, can you tell me who you are? Is he ok?"

"It's better not to tell you my name, the boss said to leave it alone, Dabi got hit really hard by some hero early he hasn't woken up yet."

"Oh my god, the fight was hours ago, is his breathing and heart rate ok?"

"Honey I don't know anything about that kind of thing, are you some kind of nurse or something?"

"Or something"

"So you know that kind of stuff huh, would you be willing to help us out if I can convince the boss to let you come?"

"Yes, I will help, but I want to see him first, I need to know he's ok."

"I'll call you back soon" The deep voiced female hangs up "It sounds like Dabi may have a concussion, hopefully nothing too serious. Whoever she was she's going to try to convince Shigaraki to let me come help." He gives me a look that causes me to correct myself. "By me I mean we. We're a team, they can have us both or no one at all." He nods with a sad smile, "But then you may lose your chance to check up on Dabi, I know you're worried about him. More so than I am." I nod taking in a deep breath. "I made you a promise, I won't leave you out and I won't be helping with stuff again without you around." He gives me a large smile then looks seriously at me when my phone rings again.

"Hello?"

"How do I know I can trust you not to tell the heroes or police anything."

"Shigaraki, I already know your name. Dabi didn't tell me it was just easy enough to connect the dots from what I've seen on the news. I haven't said anything to turn you in or any of your people. I'd have to turn on him and I would never do that."

"Tell me more about this or something, just how helpful can you really be to us."

"I'm not a professional, I can't be as much help as you may want but it's better than nothing. I'm a premed student, I study hard, and when Dabi disappeared for a week about 6 weeks ago he was with me, I know he told you he had been hurt I was next to him when he made the call. I patched him up in the bathroom of a Karaoke bar. My assistant is also very knowledgeable and I vouch for him with my life."

"So you want me to trust not only you but some person with no connection to anyone here."

"We're family, he just wants me to be happy, he's met Dabi and has been keeping the secret. I would never betray Dabi and he would never betray me."

"Fine we'll turn on location sharing."

"Wait, I need an idea of injuries to know what to bring."

"Bumps and bruises mostly, though if you have anything for murderous rage bring that too." When he hangs up I pop up from the bed Natsuo looking at me ready to get to work. "I've heard Dabi complain the boss likes to play a lot of video games, they just had to leave their hideout, let's take the switch he sounds stressed. Other than that sounds like we need general first aid supplies." He nods grabbing his bag from my desk and emptying the contents. I go to my closet grabbing my spare stethoscope and pin light. We go to a pharmacy 5 blocks from my house to get supplies where I finally turn on location share, shortly after their location pops up as well. Natsuo gets to work looking for first aid supplies while I set us up an Uber for three blocks from their location. My heart races as we get out of the Uber and start walking the few blocks to the new hideout location. "Hey, you Baby and her assistant?" I take a look at the person in front of me deciding not to make assumptions about their pronoun. "Yes, that's us." They nod "I'm Magne, we spoke earlier though everyone calls me big sis Mag." That answered that question "It's nice to meet you." I tell her as she turns for us to follow.