Elementis: When Fates Align...

Chapter 4: I'm a Little Socially Awkward

"As much as I would love to listen to the depressing life story of Suhan Taniguchi... could we please continue with this vote." So we did. Even after all that I still ended up with two votes. Now, who could possibly be stupid enough to for me? I sink in my chair knowing I almost became the class representative. Too many people to deal with.

At lunch I sat alone, my earbuds were in and my head was down. Funny enough it felt like home. That's when I sensed something, or rather someone, I looked up to see an angry-looking blonde sitting down across from me. Before I could say anything he blurted out.

"Look, midget. I don't want to talk to anyone and you just want to listen to music and pretend no one is staring at you so do that," he said with a huff. I just shrugged and put my headphones back into my ears. We were content to stay like this. Grumpapus and I weren't friends in any way shape or form nor did we like each other but I guess it was nice to have some sort of presence when you eat your lunch.

After lunch, there was an announcement the paparazzi had broken into the school. Everyone went crazy, people were rushing through the halls like a bunch of wild animals. I could hear some of my classmates through all the fuss but I was getting lost in the crowd. I saw green curls just in front of me. I tried to reach the boy they belonged to hoping it was Izuku. Just a little more! I felt myself getting sucked back into the crowd.

"Izuku!" He turned his eyes widening in fear as he watched me start to fall.

"Suhan!" If I fell in this crowd I'd be trampled. Not to be dramatic but there's no way I'd survive. I could feel myself falling and I was terrified. My outstretched hand grasping at nothing when I felt it.

"JESUS MIDGET! WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO? GET KILLED?!" Bakugo had grabbed my hand and wrapped his arm around my waist in an attempt to keep me from falling over. "WATCH YOURSELF! YOU WILL NOT DIE UNTIL I GET TO FIGHT YOU 1 ON 1 AGAIN DO YOU HEAR ME?" He said very loudly in my ear.

"Suhan! Are you ok?" called out Izuku. I couldn't see him anymore but I knew he was near.

"I'm ok!" Bakugo let out a small 'tch' as Iida flew above everybody and calmed everyone down. That's when Bakugo finally let go of my waist.

"Thank you Grumpapus," I grumbled at him.

"DON'T FUCKING CALL ME THAT!" I gave him a grumpy pout and tsked at him.

"You call me Midget!"

"I'm allowed to!"

"Alright here's how this is going to go... you are either going to let me call you Grumpapus or I will come up with a much much worse nickname. I promise you!"

"Grr... fine. But that's it!" he grumbled as we walked to class. I smirked a little walked with a slight spring in my step. I don't know what it was about Grumpapus, candy-cane, and broccoli beans... they just brought out some other side in me. With everyone else I was nervous and my palms were sweaty and I just wanted to disappear. But those three... I felt like I could be myself around them if that made sense. Is it normal to meet people you feel like you click with? Even if it's in a negative way? Damn... is it normal for me to want to have friends?

Of course, it isn't... you don't deserve to have friends. How do you think they will feel about you after they find out you killed your own sister? That you live alone and the reason you were homeschooled and tutored so much was because your family hates you. Just like everybody else will when you beat them in school work and outshine them with your unbelievable quirk. Everyone will hate you just like your family does. So you'd better make sure nobody knows what a true monster you really are.

Damn it. Nobody would ever want to be my friend if they knew the truth. I can't make friends here.

"Hey, Suhan!" Speaking of friends. "Are you ok? You looked like you were going to fall over!"

"Yeah someone caught me." 

"That's great... after class, today do you maybe want to hang out?" I backed away from him slightly. 'You'd better make sure nobody knows what a true monster you really are.'

"Can I get back to you on that?" He just smiled.

"Yeah! Of course!" He ran back into the classroom. I need to forget about Izuku... girls like me can't have friends. In any case, I needed to focus on the field trip. God, I hope this field trip goes smoothly so that I can go home and pretend I don't hate my entire existence.

Jesus Christ mini-me was depressed af. I mean I'm not surprised but to convince yourself that no one would ever want to be my friend was frankly terrifying. Thank God I got some or else poor sweet little 15 year old me wouldn't have survived to the end of the year. I know, dark right? Yeah if you think the worst thing that happened to me happened when I was five, boy do you have another thing coming. Get ready because some deep dark traumatic things are coming up.