Dabi had been watching from the distance. He slowed down as he noticed that Satoko was talking to Hawks. He stood against a wall to listen in.

"Aw shucks, I was just trying to-" Hawks tried to speak.

"Trying to help me?" Her tone was mocking. "For your own recognition? Thanks, but no thanks. You don't really care. You're just in it for the fame and money. You have a title."

Hawks frowned at that. He was actually a little surprised at the statement. "That's not the reason I'm doing that."

"Oh really? You sure know how to act." She snorted. "I'm not like you though."

"Assume what you want," Hawks had a serious expression. "But that injury of yours can be life threatening. I will call the hospital for you."

"There's no need. My problem isn't a concern to you!" She argued.

(I wonder why she's this way... It's like she doesn't trust anyone but herself.) Hawks thought. Any sane person would want to receive assistance in their condition. Never had he met such a stubborn woman before like this one. Those eyes of her were like daggers of hatred to him to the point he doesn't comprehend why.

But he didn't want to leave her. She wouldn't make it and probably would die. That would just make him feel guilty.

"Well, I'll feel pretty crappy to just leave you in this condition. I'm surprised you're even standing right now." He replied and his wings spread out a little bit. "I can even fly you over there."

"How about you leave her to me?" Dabi stepped out from behind where he was at. "Hawks."

Hawks looked towards Dabi's direction. "What do you need her for? I don't suppose you'd be the one taking her to the hospital. I can clearly take care of this situation."

"We were just trying to recruit her." Dabi held his hands out as he explained with a smug look. "Wouldn't you like to have a new league member to work with?"

"Recruit her?" Hawks questioned.

"I'm not interested." Satoko sighed angrily.

"I guess you have your answer." Hawks shrugged. "But did you... injure her?" His eyes flickered for a second kind of aggressively. Just for a moment.

"Not badly." Dabi's shoes tapped against the concrete as he put less distance between them. "The dislocated ankle was me. She tried to kick me. The gunshot wound was someone else."

"And how on earth would you be able to take care of her?" Hawks shook his head. "I don't think I trust that you won't hurt her anymore."

Hawks, of course, didn't trust everything Dabi had said. He subtly eyed Satoko from the side. She wasn't talking much. It was obvious she was zoning out due to her condition.

"Hurting her won't be necessary as long as she listens. You know what, Hawks?" Dabi asked. "For a villain, you sure do show a lot of concern for others. Oh well. I guess you're just too kind for your own good, even though you are one of us."

Dabi's hands lit up with blue flames. He kicked off of the ground and rushed at Hawks. "We'll just have to see which one of us is more determined, huh?!"

(What... Did I hear that right?) Satoko thought as she leaned her weight into a building wall.

Hawks's smile faded as he took his feathers like they were duo blades. "You're wasting time if you want her properly treated."

His legs dash ahead towards Dabi, with the support of his wings. With enhanced speed, he slashes towards Dabi, dodging flames that come his way.

Dabi was able to create a burst of flames that burnt up the feather in Hawks's hand. However, he was unable to dodge when Hawk's other arm swung around. He felt a sharp pain in his arm and stepped back, pressing his opposite hand against the wound.

Blood slowly rolled down his arm from in between his fingers. He tapped his fingers gently on the wound as he cursed. Despite his harsh words, his tone remained calm.

Satoko couldn't stand any longer. Her fever and vision was worsening.

Hawks kept looking towards her as Dabi and he fought. He took Dabi's wound as an advantage to leave quickly.

Throwing a slash towards Dabi's wound as a distraction, Hawks hastily moved towards Satoko. She was falling forward. With that, he caught her and went flying at an excessive swiftness into the sky.

Before leaving Dabi's sight, he called down a warning towards him. "If you throw flames towards me, it would be fatal for this lady. Bye!"

Dabi looked up towards the sky as they disappeared from view. The skin on his arm where he was cut was definitely a weak point. The amount of blood that he was losing was more than he usually should with that type of injury. (I hate to admit it, but my time is running out soon...) His smile returned as he forced down any negative emotions. He forced himself to feel numb to the thought. (Better hurry up and get rid of Endeavor.)

Satoko was barely awake. As much as she was trying to struggle and yell that she didn't need help, nothing came out. The sun was setting as Hawks flew towards the hospital.

...

Checking into the hospital, people were gushing and murmuring about Hawks being there. While checking in, they needed Satoko's name.

There wasn't any point to fight it, so she was able to barely state it.

(They could have asked her later.) Hawks felt a twinge of annoyance. "Hurry and take her." He gently set her onto a bed that was strolled out. A doctor walked up to Hawks.

"Hawks." The doctor had a serious expression. He spoke in a hushed tone. "We don't have any medical records of this girl. The entire situation of her family is still mysterious as of right now, and I don't think that conspiracy theories are enough to go off of. We have been personally asked by the Hero Public Safety Commission not to do an investigation yet. Because of that, however, there are some issues regarding payment for her treatment."

Hawks raised his eyebrow at that statement. But it's none of his business to look into that right now. Such a bother that someone is in critical condition. Were they just going to reject her and let her die?

No wonder she didn't want to go.

"I have a lot of money due to my hero work." He had a forced smile. "Finances should be not an issue. I can cover it all."

The doctor did a small bow. "Thank you very much, sir. You're a real hero."

He had clearly approached Hawks with the intention of getting money from him. Whether or not the doctor was the selfish type...he couldn't tell. Maybe he was just doing his job. But what would they have done if Hawks refused to pay for it?

Hawks had an obvious fake smile to hide his irritation. He wonders how many other cases they rejected other patients in need.

He looked towards Satoko being strolled away. He didn't want to just leave yet. There was that sense of mistrusting the hospital.

"I'd like to go to the waiting room to hear about her condition." He decided.

"You can do that." The doctor had a small smile. "You can't go to her hospital room though. If there is a change in her condition, we can let you know."

Hawks gave a nod and went to go wait.