Chapter 4 - Side Effects
Pov Bakugou
Everyone was fussing over half-n-half the moment he walked in the room. It was fucking annoying. He got kidnapped by the Green Reaper, so what? It's not like he put up much of a fight! He only lived to tell the tale cause that reaper guy let him go! Tch, and only cause his daddy is some rich bitch. It's not like he actually survived a full scale attack or something like that...
"Why are you not in your seats?" Aizawa sensei hissed as he entered the classroom.
"Sorry sir! It won't happen again!" Iida exclaimed. I rolled my eyes, side eying the current class rep. Everyone knows what happened to his brother... Must be hard on him. Yet he doesn't show it, keeps those emotions locked up. Building them up until they explode... I only know because of experience, but it's not my job to talk to him. If he wants to shut himself off, then that's his fucking problem, not mine.
"I know a lot of you are curious about the recent attack on the Todoroki's-" Aizawa sighed.
"-but as you can see, your classmate is alive and well. The police has everything under control so I don't want to hear another word about it, alright?"
"Yes Aizawa sensei" the class said in union.
"Now, onto more important matters... Internships"
He started to explain everything about what we would be doing and soon showed us the number of requests we'd gotten. Of course, as the winner of the Sportsfestival, I got a lot. But what frustrated me the most was that somehow that icyhot bastard ended up with more requests than me. He didn't even fucking win! He lost! Why would anyone even want a piece of shit like him?! Only cause he's Endeavor's son, I bet.
"Even if you didn't receive any requests, all of you will be participating in these internships" Aizawa finished off.
"You have the rest of the class to decide where you want to go"
And with that he zipped up his yellow sleeping bag and fell to the ground. I rolled my eyes, typical. Of course I had to get this half ass teacher who prefers sleeping and threatening over actually teaching! Again, a lot of people swarm Todoroki, pissing me off.
"Whoo! You sure got a lot of requests Bakubro!" shitty hair smiled as he looked at my list over my shoulder.
"Do you know which one you wanna go to?"
"Tch, shouldn't you be concerned about your own fucking internship?" I hissed.
"I already know where I wanna go!" he exclaims, grabbing the papers from my hands.
"Oh my god! Even Best Jeanist asked you! And that after his agency got attacked by the Green Reaper..."
"Oi! Give that back shitty hair!" I yelled angrily, blasting him in the face. He easily countered with his own quirk, his smile never fading. Just as I wanted to blast him again, opening my mouth for another snappy comment, Todoroki exploded.
"Shut up!" he yelled, pulling at his hair, making everyone back off. He stood up, breathing heavily, before rushing out the classroom.
"I think we might've broken him..." raccoon eyes said quietly, in a sad voice.
"No shit" I muttered, making some people look at me.
"He got fucking kidnapped by the guy that killed All Might of all people and you guys really think he's just gonna be peachy after that shit?"
"Bakugou is right, we should give him the space he deserves" Yaoyorozu stated.
"What were you guys thinking? Interrogating him like that?"
"W-we were just curious..." Kaminari muttered, looking down at the ground for a bit. The Pikachu didn't dare admit it out loud, but he thought the Green Reaper was kinda cool.
He once went on a rant about how he doesn't care whether it are heroes or villains, if he thinks they look cool, they are cool. He just looked at their looks, not their motives. A lot of people judged him for that and he was bullied in middle school. He was hesitant to tell us, but he only admitted that later on.
Of course shitty hair thought it was super manly and raccoon eyes now freaked out about it with him. Tape dispenser never really formed his opinion on the matter but it's not like I care. I sighed, thinking back of the news reports and the pictures they showed of the incident. The media had no idea what the Reaper even looked like, if it was one person or actually just their whole organisation. They don't even know their gender!
I'm not surprised the dumbass likes him for his mysterious persona.
Pov Todoroki
I ran out of the classroom and into the nearest bathroom, only to instantly throw up in one of the toilets. I groaned, holding my stomach in discomfort, remembering my conversation with Midoriya...
-Flashback-
"Remember, it takes time for your body to adjust to the changes" he said after he injected me with a special altered form of One For All.
"You'll probably feel like shit for at least a week, side effects"
"Any other side effects I should know of?" I asked as he threw the needle away, placing all his other stuff neatly back in order. It seemed as though that was one of his traits, having everything in order, nice and organized.
"Well... You should avoid stress or injury. It could trigger One For All to activate in its early stage and since your body isn't fully adjusted yet... Let's just say it's like getting a bad fever"
-End of flashback-
A bad fever... Right... I feel like complete crap. I can't focus on anything and my head is killing me! And just now, when half of the class crowded around me, asking a million questions at once... I don't know, it just makes me anxious. Normally I'm better at hiding my emotions but this stuff has got me pretty good...
Yet father insisted I'd go to school today, to show the world we were still standing strong after the Green Reaper attacked us. Maybe I should go to Recovery Girl..? I slowly crawled up, flushing the toilet and leaning against the stall until I found my balance again.
"Everything alright Todoroki?"
I turned my head to see Sero, a concerned gaze in his eyes. I slowly nodded, closing my eyes for a second. This is something I just have to fight through alone... But that didn't bother me since I know my suffering will end soon. Yes, soon I'll have the power to take my revenge...
"Are you sure?" he asked, a little uncertain.
"I-I heard you throw up..."
"It's...fine" I breathed, looking straight ahead while he was standing next to me. Everything will be fine... I promise, Sero.
"No, it's not... Come on, we're going to see Recovery Girl" he stated, grabbing my wrist. I flinched back, being reminded of the countless times father used to jank me with him, away from any kind of distraction. Toy stores, arcades, other kids, even my own siblings...
A wave of nausea hit me again, making me quickly hunch over the toilet once more. Sero rubbed my back as I puked, flushing it down when I finally stopped. Midoriya wasn't lying when he said stress wasn't good for me right now... But everything around me just makes me feel stressed! All the small things that remind me of father... The pressure of becoming number one... Why can't I hide it anymore?!
Normally I don't show any kind of emotion, I don't let them get to me. It makes me appear ice cold, but that's for the better. I don't think I'm showing emotion now though... Only feeling it is enough to trigger this god awful reaction inside of me.
"Leave me alone. I'm fine"
"Dude, please, even Kaminari can see you're not okay" Sero stated.
"Is this because of what happened? Are you sick or something?"
"I'm fine!" I hissed, pushing him away from me. I took a few deep breaths, holding onto the toilet stall for balance after the impact. I saw how he looked at me. Fear and worry in his eyes. Was he scared I would attack him? Huh, guess the class really doesn't know anything about me... I sighed, looking away from him.
"Just go back to class... I promise I'll swing by Recovery Girl later okay?"
"O-okay" he whispered, quietly leaving the bathroom, leaving me alone. Fucking finally... I took some time to collect myself before I made my way back to class. Conversations fell silent as I entered the room, but I tried not to appear affected by it. The rest of the time people leave me be, give me the space I need. I went to throw up between classes but I managed to contain myself during class.
It was lunch right now and honestly I don't know how much longer I can cope with this... I splashed some water in my face, after I puked my guts out, again. It's just stomach fluid by this point, really. Nothing that goes in stays down so... I glared at myself in the mirror, seeing I was even paler than usual, making my scar stand out even more.
"Not feeling well, Todoroki-kun?" an innocent voice asked from behind me. I froze, turning around in an instant. How the hell did he get in here?! Why is he wearing a UA uniform?! My breaths became shallow and I ran for the toilet. He chuckled a little as I gagged, slowly patting my back.
"And here I was, thinking I seemed like a cute little bean when in casual clothing~ Do I really make you feel so scared, young Todoroki?"
"W-what are you doing h-here?" I choked out, looking up to him from my position on the floor.
"I'm just a kid like you, you know? Mom would kill me if I quit school" he smiled.
"Anyways, I see you're handling One For All better than I expected, you might be able to use it sooner than I anticipated! Oh, and don't tell Kacchan you saw me here, I'm holding it a secret for now~"
This is me handling it better than expected?! In what state did he think I would be?! On the brink of death?!
"W-why?" I asked confused.
"To surprise him after he comes back from the internship dummy!" he giggled. And for a fraction of a moment, I only saw the cute innocent Midoriya Izuku in front of me. Not the monstrous Green Reaper that hides behind the mask. But unfortunately, I know better now... I've seen his true colours...
"So who are you interning with?" he asked, continuing the conversation like we were friends. Our relationship was far more complicated than that. Technically speaking he was my boss right now. I mean, I am working for him...
"Endeavor Hero Agency" I mumbled, getting up from the floor.
"Oh?" he asked, a little surprised.
"H-he wouldn't let me intern somewhere else..." I whispered, holding a hand in front of my mouth, gagging again.
"It's okay, don't worry about him right now" he said with a small smile, placing a hand on my shoulder.
"Listen up, the hero killer Stain is in Hosu right now so you know what that means right? Your father is gonna want to pull a big stunt to clear out any lingering gossip about him not being strong enough to protect you and all that. I don't want you anywhere near Stain, understood? Your power is way too unstable at this moment so I don't want you getting hurt"
"Oh... Yes, of course" I said, scratching the back of my neck, giving him a small smile. He actually cared for me huh? He wanted me to be save... His eyes widened a little before he laughed.
"You're smiling Todoroki-kun!"
"I-I guess I am" I chuckled. Unbelievable... I've only known this boy for a few days and I'm already the happiest I've been in years! Maybe joining D.E.K.U. was the best thing that could ever happen to me?
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