Recap -
I get up and follow after Aizawa-sensei, giving Kaminari-kun a reassuring smile when I see him looking concerned. I follow Aizawa-sensei down the halls until we reach a staff room where he goes in, holding the door for me. Nobody is inside the room, and he goes and sits down on the couch. Taking a seat next to him, I can't help but be nervous about what he wants.
"So, you're going to tell me why you flinched earlier today when you looked over at your seat," he says simply.
Sighing to myself because I know lying will only get me in trouble, I tell him the truth. "Well, Aizawa-sensei, it's kind of a long story..."
"Don't worry, problem child, I can always message Nezu to watch over my class for the rest of the day if necessary."
"I... I think that would be a good idea, Aizawa-sensei."
"Okay, give me one moment." He turns, grabs his phone from his pocket, and proceeds to call the principal and tell him about the situation.
Once he gets off the phone, he turns to me and says, "Nezu said he's on his way to the classroom now."
"O-okay. Just know, not even my mom knows about everything, and I'd like to keep it that way." he nods his head, so I continue, "Kachan... no, Bakugo and I used to be really close when we were little. Our moms are really close friends and have been since they were young, so Bakugo and I grew up together. He was like a brother to me, and I looked up to him."
"This still doesn't explain why you would react like that. If you guys are so close, then wouldn't you want to hang out with him?"
"I'm using past-tense for a reason, Aizawa-sensei. We used to be really close and would do everything together. Though, that all changed when he got his quirk and we found out I'm quirkless. When I told him, I thought he would be nice and caring, but boy was I wrong. He turned against me, my one and only friend, someone I looked up to, started bullying me."
"So, he's your bully? I guess that would make sense, but you flinch really hard."
"I wish that was all it was. He would torment me for years, along with his lackeys. He would be verbally abusive, but also physically abusive. I can show you some of the scars he's given me if you don't believe me."
"If you don't mind, I would like to see a couple of these. Only if you're okay with it, though."
"Sure," I say as I take off my blazer and start unbuttoning my shirt. I let the shirt fall off my shoulders and lay on the couch. I face Aizawa-sensei and see his eyes widen in shock. I have a few small scars on the front, but the major ones are on my back. I give him a shy smile before slowly turning away from him so he can see my back.
I hear him give a slight gasp and say under his breath, "God damn..."
"Y-you can t-touch them if you want to, Aizawa-sensei. It's mainly scar tissue and it doesn't hurt."
I can feel his fingers graze over the different ones on my back and lightly touch the one on my shoulder.
"Can... can you tell me about one of them? You don't have to."
"Sure. The one on my shoulder is from near the end of middle school. We were packing up to go home and he came up to me, took my notebook out of my hands, exploded it, and threw it out the window. That's the one Dabi was looking at at the hospital. He put his hand on my shoulder and started his quirk, not hard enough for it to explode, but it became super-hot and burned my skin. He was telling me to give up on being a hero. Though, what he said when he was leaving the classroom is what affected me the most that day."
"What did he say? Also, you can put your shirt back on."
I start putting on my button up and blazer while saying, "Well, I'd received some gifts from my class before for Christmas two or three time. The first time, the box was full of spider lilies. The second time, the box had rope and a note saying, 'To help you make the world a better place.' But no one every verbally said anything. While Bakugo left the classroom, he told me, 'Y'know, if you still want to be a hero, there may just be a way. Just pray you're born with a quirk in you next life and take a swan dive off the roof of the building.'"
I glace up to see anger in his eyes. I start to sink into myself, believing that he's mad at me.
"I can't believe he actually did that! Who the fuck does that?! I mean, yeah, you don't like somebody. Okay. Then you bully them. Not something that's cool, but still sort of understandable, depending on the situation. But suicide baiting!?!?!?!?! WTF?!"
"I'm sorry!"
"Why are you sorry? It's not your fault he's a piece of shit. None of that was your fault."
He pulls me into a hug, and I clutch onto his shirt and tears start to flow down my face. No one's ever told me that before. We just sit there like that for a while, before we finally pull away from each other.
"Now, as much as I hate this, is there anything else he's done to you?"
My eyes widen and I can tell he sees the fear in my eyes.
"Don't worry, you don't have to tell me if you're not comfortable with it but know that you can trust me with anything."
"I-I w-wish I c-could tell you, Aizawa-sensei, b-but I just c-can't."
He hugs me again and whispers, "It's okay, problem child. I can wait until you're ready to tell me."
After some time, I end up falling asleep against him. When I wake up, I'm sitting at my desk again and Kaminari is shaking my shoulder.
"Oh, hey Kaminari-kun. What happened? How'd I get back to the classroom?"
"Aizawa-sensei carried you back to the classroom. He said you guys were having a chat and you ended up falling asleep. He also went dad-mode and said, 'If anybody wakes him up before the bell rings, they will be expelled immediately.'"
I look over and Aizawa-sensei while he sits at his desk. He looks like he's not paying attention to our conversation, but I can see a slight smile on his lips.
"Heh, thanks Aizawa-sensei. I didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night."
"No worries, problem child. You know that I understand that."
I laugh at his statement, knowing that he's referring to the fact that he's an underground hero that works at night and has to teacher during the day.
Kaminari and I chat while I pack my bag and while we're on our way out of the classroom, I stop at Aizawa-sensei's desk.
"I'll see you tomorrow, Aizawa-sensei," I say as I give him another hug and then grab the thermos off his desk.
"See you tomorrow, problem child. And please bring me more of the delicious coffee you make."
"Hehehe, no problem."
Kaminari and I continue to talk while we walk home, realizing our houses are in the same direction. Once we reach my house, I turn to Kaminari.
"Welp, this is my place. I'll see you tomorrow, Kaminari-kun." I give him a quick hug before heading upstairs to my apartment. I spend the rest of the night reviewing the notes that Aizawa-sensei apparently snuck into my backpack while I was sleeping and spending time with mom. That night, after mom went to bed I was so tired that all I could do was type a quick goodnight message to Dabi.
~Burnt Bacon~
Me - Hey, I'm sorry but I'm so fucking drained from school that I'm going to go to bed early. Goodnight Dabi.
Burnt Bacon - Np, Izuku. Goodnight.
Not two seconds after I set down my phone, I'm drifting into the abyss of slumber.
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