So I owe you guys an explanation. I promised in my about me section that I would never abandon a story, and I stand by that. Honestly I have been so sparse due purely to focus on my book, but I have a schedule in place now! So every friday will be fanfiction friday. I will do my best to knock something out every friday, if not expect a double serving the next friday. I do not have a story schedule however, so please forgive me if I am not working on one you like, I will get to it sooner or later! With luck a new chapter of Monsters Run should be out tonight! Hope you enjoy.

I own nothing, save my plot.

"Coming!" The bubbly voice was muffled by the thick wooden door, but it still made Kirishima smile. Memories of the class all together, worrying about grades, surprise tests, and later trying to comfort each other when things got really bad. Then a pang in his gut reminded him of why he was there and his smile almost fell. The door opened and there she was. Momo Yaoyorozu was one of the few classmates that barely changed in his eyes. Her smile was the same enchanting smile as when she was in high school, she wore her yellow sundress like she still had no idea how pretty she was. "Kirishima!" He didn't have time to respond before she pulled him into a fierce hug. "Come in come in!" He laughed as she almost pulled him into the mansion.

"Easy Momo, I don't have my quirk on right now and you might rip that arm off if you keep tugging!" She instantly let go with an embarrassed look and went to apologize before he waved her off. "Joking, Momo, joking." Then he followed her to the living room, sitting on one of the couches opposite from her chair. "Nice place, I see you and Todoroki are doing well."

Her smile returned at the mention of her husband. "We are doing wonderfully. Shoto was sorry he wouldn't be able to see you today."

"Ehh, no biggie. Number One Hero probably finds himself pretty busy all the time. I know I wouldn't want that job."

Momo gave an exasperated laugh. "You have no idea!... But it's what he was meant to do, and it makes him happy. Especially after..." She trailed off and Kirishima looked away. The tone was somber as memories of darker times seeped in. Shaking it off, Momo laughed again, and gave him her trademark smile. "But I will be glad when Izuku finally takes that spot!"

Kirishima grinned. "You think Midoriya will beat Katsuki there?"

Momo rolled her eyes. "Have his manners improved yet?"

"Yes!... Well... He no longer yells when he swears."

The two chuckled and fell silent. The tension was so thick you could almost see it. Momo sighed. "Kiri, you aren't here to relive old memories, are you?" He shook his head. "I see. What happened?"

Kirishima tensed, then reluctantly pulled out his phone and handed it to her. He watched as she read the article. Then re-read it. Then read it again as the horror spread over her face. She handed the phone back with one shaky hand while the other remained over her mouth. The question was on her face and he sighed. "Denki's in a bad spot. That article was released yesterday."

"He hurt an intern?"

"Yeah. Kid had similar electric powers so Bakugou paired the two with the hope that it would break Denki out of his funk. He wasn't paying attention and wound up frying the perp and the kid."

"That's not like him at all-"

"Ya don't say." Kirishima snapped at her. Seeing her recoil, he sighed again. "I'm sorry, that wasn't manly of me at all."

"But it's what I deserve." Her voice was laced with sadness. "Because I'm the villain who gave him a hope that wasn't there."

Kirishima, couldn't hold the question back. "Why? Why do that to him?"

Tears rolled down Momo's cheeks. "Because I couldn't hurt either of them. I hoped that she would realize how much he cared….."

Kirishima stood, and Momo followed. "But she never did. Did she?" Momo shook her head. He looked torn, but he said "Bakugou wants you to call her."

"Why?"

Kirishima didn't answer for a while, and instead headed for the door. Momo followed him and repeated herself. "Why Kirishima? Why hurt her too?" His hand was on the doorknob, and he was clearly wrestling with something, When a picture caught his eye. It was Denki, Jirou, and Momo at a mall. He was posing like he did when he released his power, and Jirou was laughing, while Momo smiled. As Kirishima looked at the photo, he saw the smile on Denki's face, and how his eyes were still sharp and focused.

"Denki tried to kill himself a year ago. We are worried…..that he might…." He couldn't choke out the words, and he felt tears on his face. Wiping them off he blinked the rest back. "She needs to know." With that he opened the door and walked away. Tears in her eyes, she closed the door and all but collapsed on her bed. Long dark hair covering part of her face as she opened her phone. Her two friends faces were the last thing she saw before tears filled her vision and she dropped the phone…..

Kyoka's first concert had just ended. Momo was grinning and laughing like mad backstage when Kyoka all but stumbled backstage smiling like an idiot. One of her legs gave out, but before she could fall,Denki had arm around her, and held her up.

"My lady."

"My jester." The two were smiling, but Momo could have sworn she saw Kyoka's comment cut him. He brushed it off though.

"Only for you madame."

Momo walked over to the two. "You were amazing Kyoka!"

Kyoka grinned. "My legs don't feel that way. Man that was somehow way more exhausting than anything the league threw at us."

Denki laughed. "Well yeah, we had two generations of UA's top three fighting with us! But that? Out there? That was all you blowing everyone away!" Momo wasn't sure if the lights were playing tricks or not. But she was certain Kyoka was blushing! Kyoka murmured some kind of thanks, then tried to walk on her own, only to almost fall again before Denki caught her. "My Lady needs not walk to her ride after such a display!" Then he moved in front of her, indicating his back. "Your faithful steed awaits." Momo was certain Kyoka was blushing now, but she covered it with a playful jab as she got on his back.

"He might be waiting, but I guess I can settle for a mule instead."

The smile never left his face, but even Momo felt the sting from her joke. As they made their way to Momo's limo, the barb was forgotten and the trio was laughing and joking as they made their way down the hallways. When they were so engrossed in one of their jokes they wouldn't notice, Momo snapped a picture of the two. Kyoka, smiling ear to ear, eyes closed in laughter. Denki smiling just as wide, his eyes radiating his happiness. As they got in the car, Denki sat her in between him and Momo. She was asleep before they ever left the parking lot. Momo held back a chuckle as Kyoka lightly drooled on Denki's favorite jacket, knowing that he would never say anything about it. Before long, he was asleep as well, his head resting on hers. Momo grinned, pulling out her phone and checked the picture she had taken. Smiling at the genuine happiness on their faces and casting a glance at her sleeping friends, she set the photo as her screensaver, content in the knowledge that her two friends had nothing but happiness before them.

And then Kyoka left.

Denki awoke in his work clothes. His throat felt raw, and his nose was stuffed up. As he moved his exhausted body to the bathroom, he hated what he saw in the mirror. The deep purple bags under his eyes, dull golden eyes ringed by red, and gaunt face made him look terminally ill. He blew his nose, before grumbling as he made his way to his living room/kitchen area. The chaotic mess that permeated every day since the news broke, was gone. Everything was neatly in its place…..and had someone vacuumed? Continuing his investigation he saw the culprit sitting at a bar stool by his counter, typing something into his phone. He cleared his throat, an action he regretted as it sent him into a coughing fit. Mineta was at his side in a second, the lanky man helping him to the couch.

"Easy man, just sit right here." He then came back from the kitchen with a glass of water after putting something in the microwave. Denki accepted the glass and drank greedily, before setting the empty glass on his coffee table.

"You cleaned."

Mineta grinned. "Someone had to. I-" The microwave beeped and Mineta rushed over to it, returning with a plate of scrambled eggs. Setting it in front of Denki, he handed him a fork before sitting beside him.

"I didn't have any eggs." Denki stated, confused.

"You didn't have a vacuum either."

Denki lazily poked a fork into the eggs, suddenly his head snapped to the clock. 1:45 P.M. Startled he snapped to his feet. "I am so late for work."

Mineta stood as well and put a hand out. "I already called Bakugou, apparently you are on leave for the next two days." Denki cursed as the memories of the previous day returned, and he weakly sat back down. Mineta handed him the eggs again. "Also I have permission to stick you to a surface of my choosing and force you to eat and sleep…. Though he said it with a few more expletives."

Denki rolled his eyes. "As if you could stop me Grape Juice."

Before he could react a purple sphere stuck his hand to his leg. "Man, a running leaf could stop you right now. Eat, then get a shower, I got a surprise for ya."

Denki thought about arguing, but Minoru was lazily bouncing a purple orb in his hand and pointed to the blender and then the eggs. Despite his lack of appetite, he finished the eggs, and stormed back into his room. Chuckling to himself after he locked the door, he turned on the shower, then headed towards his window. Raising his blinds he went to open the window, before noticing the purple orbs lining the sill and frame.

Minoru chuckled when he heard Denki's muffled curse, and the slamming of the bathroom door. Rolling his eyes at his friends antics, he texted Kirishima that everything was under control, and then tabbed back to the reviews on his latest book.

Kaminari left the bathroom begrudgingly refreshed. He'd never admit it, but the eggs and the shower were things he sorely needed. He brushed his hair, smiling at the spike that had returned with so simple a solution. The bags under his eyes didn't look as bad either. Stepping out of the bathroom he stopped as he saw what was on his bed. His old hero uniform, cleaned, and ironed lay across his bed. Shakily stepping towards the outfit, he saw the note: I know how hard this is, but think of it as a favor to me. It's important where we're going. Crumpling the note he thought about refusing. Re-hanging the outfit, and simply going back to bed. But then he thought of everything Mineta had done for him. His friend had a life that he put on hold the moment he was needed. He had a wife, two little girls, and a third on the way; yet he was here. Taking care of a selfish brat. Kaminari put the outfit on. Mineta was typing away on his phone again when Kaminari opened his bedroom door. Chuckling at something on the screen he put it in his pocket when he heard Denki step out of his room. "Dang, that's a blast from the past."

"Yeah." Came Kaminari's tense reply

Mineta frowned. "Look, man I know this is tough, but I promise you it will be worth it."

Denki forced a smile. "Like you said, I owed ya. Now what is this surprise you were talking about?"

Suddenly Mineta had his mischievous grin back from highschool on, and he chuckled as he said "Oh, you'll see….."

Kaminari paused at the building Mineta had led them to. With a gulp he turned to Mineta, fear covering his face. "I can't."

"You can." Came the unusually firm reply. Minoru hated seeing his friend like this, but he knew it had to happen. "I know things are tough right now, but you lost sight of why you do this. They'll remind you."

His friends voice was uneven and shaky. "It's… been so long."

"So let's go make up for lost time." With that Mineta held the door open, and Kaminari stepped into the hospital. The staff's smiles made him squirm as guilt filled him. Minoru asked the receptionist something, to which she nodded and said something that made him smile. Waving to Denki to follow him, the purple haired man led him down the halls, to a room that terrified him. As he stood in front of the door, Minoru gave his shoulder a reassuring squeeze before opening the door,and gently pushing him into the room. As the door closed behind him, he saw that the children looked as nervous and unsure as he felt. He forced a smile onto his face and went to greet them, when he noticed a little girl shuffling towards him with tears in her eyes. As he kneeled down to find out what was wrong, she wouldn't look him in the eyes.

"I'm sorry." She said, trying to sniff back the tears.

His heart ached. "What are you sorry for?"

"I made you sadder, so you stopped visiting us. I just wanted to say sorry before I went back to my room." With that, she started to move past him, but he grabbed her tiny hand in his own. Pulling her into a hug, tears came to his eyes, as she clutched his shirt.

"You did nothing wrong. I am sorry. I am sorry I ever did anything to let you think that this was your fault. But it's not, okay?" She nodded into his shirt but didn't let go. Sitting cross legged, he held her in one arm, while motioning with the other to get the rest of the kids to come near. "I'm sorry."He began. "This wasn't any of your faults. This was my fault, and I promise not to let it happen again, okay?" The kids nodded and quite a few swarmed him, hugging and holding on to him as if afraid he would leave again. Blinking back the tears, he cleared his throat before saying "Enough of the mushy stuff! Who's ready for some fun?! I only have one arm, but I bet I can still beat y'all at just about any board game!" The kids faces lit up with the challenge, and brought him game after game, and they played and played and played. Even as nurses came to pick some of them up to get them some rest, new ones came in, and Denki never once felt the darkness that had constantly been in his mind since that last fateful visit…..

Mineta smiled at his friends happy expression. One of the nurses had pulled him over to the receptionist desk so that he could watch, and he was glad he did. The smile on his face reminded him of their time in highschool. He hadn't seen that genuine smile in so long, and it made him breathe a sigh of relief, with the hope that things might actually be looking up. Then Jirou walked in the door, and Minoru wanted to scream before catching himself. He looked over to the receptionist and asked her to tell Denki he had a family matter and would be back shortly, if he asked. The receptionist nodded and gave Jirou a dirty look, which confused her. She finally saw Mineta and smiled as he walked towards her, until she saw his glare as he pointed to the doors. she complied, wondering what was going on as she exited the Hospital. Turning back she saw Mineta cock his head to a nearby alley way and she followed more confused than before. When they were far enough from the street, her patience had reached its limit.

"What's going on Mineta?" She snapped.

"You need to leave." He stated.

She crossed her arms. "Not gonna happen. I came to surprise Denki, and I know he visits that hospital."

He scoffed. "Did you know that he hasn't been here in over a month?"

Her annoyance faltered. "I was told he comes here almost every day…"

"He used to." He spat. "Yet he almost had a panic attack and I had to trick him to get here."

"Oh my god, what happened?" Her voice was filled so much genuine concern that he almost debated how harshly he had treated her. Almost.

"You aren't an idiot. Do the damn math."

She looked briefly confused, before a beam on sunlight glinted off of her ring, and her expression fell. Mineta noticed the ring as well and it sent his blood boiling. "Leave. Now."

"Mineta wait I can-"

"You can explain?!" He roared. "You can explain how you treated your best friend like crap? How you got in a fight with him for being unable to be happy for you, when he was just concerned, and only forgave him after he was right? How you lied to him? Or maybe how he had to find out on a...TRASHY CELEBRITY TALK SHOW!"

She winced as he went down the list, refusing to look at him after his last verbal slap. Instead, idly wringing her hands, and fiddling with her ring. Mineta waited almost a full two minutes for her reply before scoffing and brushing past her. He got almost out of the alleyway before he turned back to her. The anger in his voice was gone, replaced by sadness. "I just watched my best friend hold a crying five year old and assure her that it wasn't her fault he hadn't visited in so long. And now you want to rub his face in the reason he hasn't been back. I won't let you ruin his visits a second time. Go home, or I will stick you to these nasty walls until he's gone. Save your apologies or platitudes or whatever you have for later. Or better yet, never. Maybe actually leave him alone since he means so little to you. Who knows, maybe then I will see why my girls think your so great."

Mineta is taking no prisoners!;p Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed this, I know I enjoyed writing it.

No Jirou didn't talk to anyone about Denki yet, she genuinely wanted to surprise him.

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