Chapter Text
The sun shone, its golden light filled the room, creating a cozy atmosphere, and the golden ray fell on Kaminari's hair, giving it more of a golden shiny, lustrous glow.
A morning breeze tickled him, he opened his eyes a little, cleared his vision, looked around the almost empty room.
He lay In bed, deep in his thoughts, He remembered yesterday, and how everyone hadn’t left, that he was no longer alone in his suffering.
That he didn’t have to pretend anymore.
His throat was dry, so he took a glass of water from beside him, drank it, then stood up and went to the bathroom.
He looked at himself in the mirror, his hair was messy, he looked tired, his body looked weak.
He didn’t smile.
He couldn’t force himself to.
After he returned to his bed, Aizawa came after a couple of minutes. He stared at him. Then smiled to him a slightly smile, it’s rare to see Aizawa smile.
“Good morning.“
“Morning..“ replied with a slightly smile, not his usual smile.
Aizawa stared at him, then asked “How are you feeling today? “
Kaminari stared at his lap, then replied with a faded smile “Terrible..”
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Aizawa looked at him, then sat on the edge of his bed.
“Kaminari, I came to check on you, and tell you something. “ said calmly
“Thanks, sir, what is it? “
“I have discussed with Nezo the principal, and you won’t sent home now. “
“Really? “ said in surprise.
“Yes, and we’ll talk to your parents, to discuss everything.“
Kaminari felt a bit anxious, Aizawa noticed.
“And about the smoking thing, we’ll deal with it together, we won’t tell them now. “ he comforted him.
“Re-Really, thanks a lot. “ said happily.
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“Kaminari, accept my apologise, that I didn’t notice. “
Kaminari looked at him in surprise “no-no sir please, don’t apologize, it’s okay. “
……….
“Kaminari.. everything will be okay. “
“We’ll deal with it. One step at a time.”
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“Ye-Yeah.. “
“And in the next time, don’t ever take it by your own, always come to me. “ said gentle.
“Thank you, sir.. “
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Kaminari sat there alone, he felt happy, his teacher was helping hin, protecting him, that made him felt a bit light.
His door was knocked.
“Come in.“ he called.
His friends came inside, they all smiling in his face.
“Kami!” Mina called cheerfully.
“How are you doing man?” Kirishima asked him with a bright smile.
“Hello guys.” Kaminari replied.
“Nice to see you, buddy.” Sero smiled.
“Thank you. “ smiled a faded smile.
Jirou looked at him, with a pinky cheeks, then smiled a shy smile.
“How-are you.. today? “ she asked.
He stared in her then looked at his lap.
“Not well.. “ he didn’t smile.
“Kaminari… “ She stared at him sadly.
“Oh, come on guys, our pretty pikachu is a bit tired. “ Mina tried to joke, but no one smiled.
“Hmm, maybe we should let him play outside, or he’ll lose yellow fur. “ she joked again.
……….
Then Kirishima laughed not for her joke, but for how stupid she was, everyone bursted laughing.
After a while, Sero took a charger from his bag, and put it with Kaminari’s phone beside him.
“You owe me . “ said with a cheerful smile.
“Thanks, Sero” smiled a weak smile.
“And.. we are taking turns staying with you, so you don’t feel lonely. “Kirishima told him.
“Guys.. that’s too much “ Kaminari objected.
“Shut up, pikachu. “ Bakugo replied suddenly, he didn’t feel him in the room.
“Next time..” Jirou got closer to him.
……….
“Don’t ask me to keep a secret like that. “
“Okay.. “
“I won’t.. “ he smiled at her a little smile.
They all sat together, talked and laughed, surrounded Kaminari, talking to him, hugging him, making him feel they won’t leave.
That they are here for him.
Then a nurse entered the room, left a food tray on the small table besides him.
Kaminari stared at it, didn’t touch it.
Bakugo moved to it, and put it in front of him.
“Eat.” Said while pushing it towards him.
Kaminari stared at it, then hesitately grabbed the spoon, they noticed his shakey hand, he couldn’t catch it right.
He took a bite, it was so hard for him to eat.
Jirou sat beside him, then gave him a juice pack, trying to make the meal a bit easy.
“I, think you’d like that- it’s your favorite. “
“Thank you.. pretty Jirou.“ he smiled at her with a shy smile, took the pack from her pretty hand.
Mina smiled, then Bakugo asked ” when will you come home? “
Kaminari looked at him in surprise, then replied “soon, it won’t be long.”
“How are you, and how is Midoriya?” he asked.
“We’re okay, don’t think about anyone else but only you” Bakugo told him.
Kaminari smiled, he was so glad to them.
“Thank you all.. “
After a long time, his friends walked to the dorms, and he stayed alone.
He stood there, looking from the window.
He noticed his reflection on the glass.
His eyes were red, he was very tired.
“I’m not okay” he didn’t smile.
……..
“But maybe.. “
He looked at the door, he can hear his friends’s voices.
“I don’t have to be okay today. “ he told himself.
He wasn’t pretending no more.
He wasn’t smiling.
His friends came in, Bakugo was yelling as always, their sounds made him feel warm.
He wasn’t alone.
And no one left.
He had somebody he can be in their arms.
For the first time in a long time…
The noise didn’t feel overwhelming.
It felt like home.
He looked out the window once more.
His reflection stared back at him.
For the first time…
He wasn’t afraid of tomorrow.
The static hadn’t disappeared.
But it seemed to be a little quiter.