Chapter 33 - Regret
Pov Kirishima
I felt awful... Why did I do that?! Why didn't he stop me?! Sero dragged me up from the cold bathroom floor, pulling me out of my self hating thoughts for a moment.
"What the hell happened dude?" he asked confused, guiding me outside to the girls.
"Oh my God! Kiri!" Mina gasped, flinging herself onto me. I held onto her tightly, still crying my eyes out.
"You know what happened?" Jirou asked Sero, but he just shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.
"Midoriya seemed really upset a-and he left with tears in his eyes" Ashido started to explain to me, making me feel even worse about myself. But I deserve it... I don't deserve happiness, I only deserve pain... I don't deserve being held by her right now, but my body doesn't listen to my mind. I want to be held, but at the same time I don't. I'm not worthy... I'm disgusting... Who the fuck does that to a friend?!
"Bakugou ran after him" she continued.
"But it's been a while... He left his stuff here so he'll come back, right?"
Ha, if he comes back here it would be to yell at me and or beat me to a pulp. The worst part is that I would let him. He has every reason to hit me, to shout at me and call me out for the horrible person I am. I forced myself on him, twice now. I doubt he'd ever want to speak to me again... I just hope he and Midoriya can talk this out...
"That's it, I'm going out there to look for him" Jirou stated, pulling her phone away from her ear. Had she tried to call him? How many times already? How much time had passed since the whole thing happened? I don't know... My body feels numb and my mind is only focussed on one thing. Self hate. I noticed how Jirou pulled on her jacket while talking to Sero. Something about letting them know if she finds him or knows what happened. I didn't pay a lot of attention to it.
Eventually my waterworks died down a little and Mina set me down in a chair, giving me a worried stare.
"What happened in there Kiri? Please, tell me"
"I-I..." I choked out, holding back a sob.
"I-I broke down... I'm pathetic"
She grabbed my hands and kneeled down in front of me, looking up as I tried to avoid her gaze.
"You're not pathetic Ei... Did Katsuki hurt you? Is that it?" she asked. Hearing the name Katsuki come from her mouth felt so foreign and weird. She'd never called him that before, or at least not that I heard...
"N-no, he...h-he tried to comfort me" I whispered, guilt consuming me at this point. Guilt and self hatred, combined with a low self-esteem no less. Ugh, please someone kill me now. I just want to die and leave this world full of pain and suffering! I don't deserve to be alive!
"Oh... It didn't work?" she asked softly, tilting her head. I shook my head, tears coming back into my eyes.
"I-I did s-somet-thing s-st-upid" I stuttered, my voice cracking. Fuck! Could I even say it out loud? Could I tell Mina, a girl I've known longer than anyone here, that I'm a complete and utter asshole? A jerk, a shithead, a manipulative son of a bitch who took advantage of his friend?! Tears rolled down my face again. I was filled with regret and guilt, strong emotions that wouldn't go away easily.
"Hey, sssh, hey, it's okay" Ashido whispered rubbing up and down my arms. No. No, it's NOT okay!
"I kissed him!" I forced out, shocking both her and Sero, who'd been listening in on the conversation.
"I-I kissed K-Katsuki and M-Midoriya saw! I ruined their r-relationship!"
They fell silent as I cried my eyes out.
"I'm a horrible person!" I sobbed, covering my face with my hands.
"You... You kissed Bakugou?" Sero asked, as if to make sure he understood that correctly.
"I'm so sorry..." I breathed.
"I-I didn't m-mean to... I-I... I just couldn't control myself!"
"...And Midoriya walked in on that..." the black haired male gasped, holding a hand in front of his mouth.
"Oh this isn't good..."
"He'll be heartbroken..." Mina whispered with wide eyes.
"The both of them... Oh God I just hope they'll be able to talk this out!"
At that moment Sero's phone went off and he instantly took it.
"You found him Jirou? Is he okay?"
I couldn't hear what she answered, but by the look on Sero's face, it couldn't mean much good.
"Oh my... Yeah, we already thought it'd be bad b-but..." he whispered, going through his hair.
"Yeah, uhm, Kirishima just told us what happened, I-I'll fill you in"
With that he went outside, pacing in front of the bowling as he talked to Jirou on the phone.
"I'm a terrible friend... I'm a bad person..." I whispered through my tears, feeling Mina hug me again. Why? Why is she hugging me even after she knows what I've done? I don't deserve any kind of affection!
"You're not a bad person Ei... You just made a really big and really stupid mistake"
She tried to sound upbeat and cheerful but her tone was faltering.
"Katsuki will never forgive me for this..."
"What? No! I'm sure he will" Mina smiled.
"He and Midoriya are going to talk this out and after that they'll talk with you and everything will be just fine!"
"It can never be like it was before Mina! I ruined it!" I cried, now seeing the denial in her eyes. Of course... Not even for a single moment I've seen her break down during all of this. Not when Bakugou was kidnapped or afterwards, not when Kaminari, Todoroki and Shinsou all turned out to be evil, not when Midoriya and I were taken or after that...
She's been in denial. Trying to stay strong for everyone around her, feeding herself the same lie over and over again. Everything will be fine, it'll be alright. She tried acting like nothing happened at all, like everything was peachy. All rainbows and sunshine! But that was all a façade... She's crumbling, I can feel it. That's why she's hugging me. Not for me but for herself.
She needs this, she needs me.
Pov Midoriya
"Are you absolutely certain about this Midoriya?" Aizawa asked, quirking a brow. I nodded, smiling up at him.
"I feel honoured you thought about placing me in the hero course Aizawa sensei! But I've been thinking and I don't really think the path of a hero is meant for me"
And that's mostly because I'd rather kill everyone in this entire school than safe their asses from who knows what.
No, I haven't talked to Kacchan after what happened Saturday. I haven't even looked at him or any of his so called hero friends. Fuck. I just wished I'd killed that stupid red haired freak when I had him at my mercy! Oh the torture I could've put him through... But now he escaped my grasp and is safely protected by UA. Ugh... Speaking of the devil, he has moved his stuff from the 1-A dormitory to the 1-C dormitory over the weekend. That means he's in my fucking class now! Can things get any worse?!
"Hmm, I see... A shame, but your choice" Eraserhead sighed.
"Oh and also, I take it you already know Kirishima has switched courses?"
"Yeah, I uh noticed" I muttered, doing my best not to sound hateful.
"Good. I want you to guide him for the first couple of days. Help him adjust to his new lifestyle now that he is, uhm, you know"
"Quirkless?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"Yes, that" he sighed.
"Well, you're always welcome to come along and watch the licencing exam"
"Think I'll change my mind?" I asked with a small smile.
"It would be wasted talent to have you not in the hero course" he muttered.
"Just... Think about my offer for a little bit, okay? Let me know at the end of the week"
"I will" I smiled, waving him off as he walked back to the main campus.
I walked back inside the dorm and saw Kirishima in the common room. He'd died his hair black for some reason and tied it into a low pony tail. Right now he was getting picked on by the bullies of our class. They stopped going after me for a while since I was Bakugou Katsuki's boyfriend, yet it seems they've found a new victim...
"Ha! Another quirkless wannabe joins the class! What? Did your hero friends didn't need you anymore? Threw you out like the trash you are?" one of the boys said on a mocking voice. They hit him on the head but he didn't fight back.
"Oi! You're just some quirkless loser just like useless over there!"
Okay, I was going to ignore it and let Kirishima suffer for a while but now that he called me out as well it's personal. He's going down.
I marched up to the group, now standing between him and Eijirou.
"Say that to my face, asshole" I hissed, surprising most people in the room. Oh I'm pissed. I'm done playing the helpless victim! No, this isn't just because Kacchan cheated on me! Shut up!
"Useless" he spat out, glaring me down. I gritted my teeth, clenching my fists, but before I could do anything I was pushed aside by Kiri. He punched the bully straight in the face. Hard. Oh damn.
"Shut up you jerk! Pick on me all you want but leave him out of this!"
What? Why would he protect me? Did he feel a little guilty because he took Kacchan away from me? Ugh, I don't need his fucking pity!
"I can stand up for my own just fine!" I hissed at the previous rock head.
"Oh yeah? I'd like to see that" another guy grinned, tackling me to the ground. He pinned me down, laughing at my pathetic attempts to free myself.
Ugh! I can't believe this! I swear if my quirk wasn't supposed to be a secret, I would've killed at least 80% of this God damn class! Kirishima was fighting now too, but at least he had the muscle to back up his words. No wonder Katsuki likes him more than me... I quickly shook my head, kicking the guy that pinned me down in his guts and pushing him off me. I've had enough of this childish nonsense!
So in the heat of the moment, I ran out. I fled the scene, hiding away somewhere in a storage unit. I grabbed my phone, wanting to call Todoroki-kun, when I heard someone laugh. Confused, I turned around, seeing Monoma of class 1-B. Oh God, could this day get any worse? What the hell was he even doing here?
"Look who we have here~! The quirkless hero wannabe boyfriend of Blasty! Ahahahahaha!"
I swear this guy's envy towards 1-A is almost villainous... And his laugh... Ugh...
"He's not my boyfriend" I stated, glaring at him.
"Can you leave me alone now? What are you doing here anyway?"
"Detention work because I insulted your little hero friends a little too much! They all went crying for their teacher! Can't even take a simply snappy remark! Ahahahaha!"
I rolled my eyes, knowing that was not what actually happened. But the fact remained that I'd have to hide out somewhere else now... I sighed, wanting to walk past him without making a bigger fuss out of all this. But apparently Monoma had other plans... He grabbed my arm, holding me back, probably not done with his crazy rant.
He. Touched. Me.
I was absolutely furious! He instantly let go in shock, taking a few steps back while staring at his hands in complete and utter silence. What? That was unlike him... I haven't even said anythi-
Oh no...
It was in that moment I realised what his quirk was and what it could do. Copy. Copy the quirk of everyone he touches for 3-5 minutes. I sighed, closing my eyes for a moment before I locked all exits with a flick of my hand. A grin came to my face as I slowly turned around to face him. Something in me was happy I didn't have to fucking hide my quirk. Another part in me screamed to kill him. Kill all witnesses. Nobody can know.
He stared at me in shock, slowly backing away in fear.
"Surprise" I chuckled, doing jazz hands.
"What do you think? Pretty neat quirk huh?"
"B-but y-you're... Y-you're..." he choked out, unable to form a decent sentence.
"I'm what? Quirkless?" I asked innocently, tilting my head at the question.
"Or did you wanted to say something else? Like...the Green Reaper?"
He tripped and fell on his butt, scooting away from me until his back hit the wall. I was smiling wickedly as I stepped closer, enjoying the look of fear on the face of my prey~
"Tell me~" I whispered huskily, kneeling down in front of him, getting all up and personal with him.
"What is your reason to live~?"
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