CH11 Mysteries Afoot!
I am released yet again from Recovery Girl's care to find Katsuki waiting for me. "Katsuki…" I blink. I fly to hug him. "Thank goodness you're still here." I cry happily. He reciprocates my hug. "Of course I'm here." He replies in a sort of 'why wouldn't I be' tone. He walks me to class where Kendo greets me warmly. We finish the day and head back to the dorms. I feel someone following me. "Hey Kendo, I think I left something in my locker. Go on ahead! I'll catch up ok?" "You sure Yume?" "Yes, I'm sure!" I giggle as to not let on the seeping panic I feel. I wait for her to leave and turn on my heel. "Ok, who are you and what do you want?"
Mineta rises from the shadows. "Oh… It's just you Mineta-san… Don't play creepy games like th-" "I'm not playing any games." He interupts. "I want you Yume Imagi." He says menacingly. "What? What could you want with me Mineta-san?" I retort. "Your body…" He says coldly. "Ugh…" I grimace. "That's just out right creepy Mineta-san." I spit. "Heh heh heh." He laughs. I'm now thoroughly skeeved out. "Ha!" He lunges for me. "Kyah!" I scream as a burst of light comes from out of nowhere. "Ka-Katsuki-kun!" I stifle my cries. "What the fuck are you doing Mineta-san?" He yells. "Ugh. You're in my way boy!" He mutters. "Tch!" Katsuki sneers. "Leave Yume alone Mineta-san!" He growls. He hurls a fireball at the kid. "Hugh!" Mineta dodges. "Grrr!" Katsuki snarls in frustration. "Hand over the girl and you won't get injured, much!" Mineta orders. "Over my dead body!" "If you insist!" Mineta hurls a ball at Katsuki. Katsuki dodges and fires off another blast. I run and grab Mineta, rolling to evade the blast. "Katsuki! Stop, you'll kill him!" "Yume! I don't think that's really Mineta!" "Hmm?" I query. "Heh heh. I got you now you wretch!" Mineta says. "Kyah!" I scream as he sticks a hairball between my wrists. "Ugh! Gross!" I squeal as I feel the stickiness of the hairball on my wrists. "Get away from her!" Katsuki flies in and punches Mineta in the face, knocking him out. "Ugh! God damn-it!" I scream as I rip Mineta's hairball off my wrists. "Yume! Be careful!" Katsuki gripes. "Hatsume-san fed Mineta-san some weird pill to make his hair stickier. You need to be cautious when removing it!" "How the fuck was I supposed to know this?" I yelp in pain. "Let's get you to Recov-" "NO!" I interrupt. Katsuki shoots me a look. "I mean, I'm fine! It's like a rug burn. I just need ice." "You sure?" Katsuki has an intense look of worry on his face. "I promise Ka-kun." I reassure him. "But we need to get Mineta to her. He's kinda beat up." I remind him chidingly. "Ok… Fine…"
Mineta gets sent to Recovery Girl and had no recollection as to why he was there when he awoke. Meanwhile, Denki was sitting in his room, looking up something on his phone when he blacked out. "Heh!" He grinded when he came to. The next day, he was waiting for me outside classroom 1-B. "Hey Imagi-san!" He called with a smile. I blink at him, completely forgetting his name. "It's Denki Kaminari from 1-A…" He ended, seeing my confused look. "Oh yes!" I said, slapping my hand against the back of my head. "So sorry…" I fluster. "Ah, it's ok! Look, I'm sorry about Mineta-san the other day." I look at him puzzled. ''I didn't tell a soul about that… '' I think. ''Least I could swear I didn't… '' "He just told me he remembered hitting you, also that he's very sorry about it." "Then why wouldn't he tell me himself?" "He figures you're still super pissed at him." Denki shrugs. "Anyways, as his friend, and sorta go-between… I figured I'd buy you lunch!" He beams. "You don't have t-" "I insist!" Denki presses. Before I could get a word in edgewise, my stomach chimes in. *gurgle* "See, you could use some food!" He grabs my hand and leads me away. We reach the cafeteria and Denki buys our food. "Hey, it's really crowded in here. Let's go sit outside!" "But I-" "Come on! I know a nice and quiet place to eat." Denki smiles as he pulls me off towards the outside seating areas.
We cut through the tables, pass the classrooms and head out by the woods. "Ow! You can let my hand go now Kaminari-san!" I huff. "Just a bit further!" He pleads. My gut is telling me there's something particularly off about Denki. "Here we are! Nice and quiet!" Denki takes in a deep, cleansing breath. "Now. I have something I'd like to discuss with you Imagi-san." We are pretty deep in one of the mini forests surrounding the school grounds. I feel a lurching ache in my stomach. "Huh?" I ask with a perplexed look on my face. Denki then turns on his heel, grabs me and throws me to the ground. "Ugh!" I yelp in pain. "Denki! What the fuck?" I look at him to see a darkness in his eyes and mine widen at this. He has me pinned. "Have you and that Bakugo kid done anything?" He prods. "Huh? What the fuck are you on about?" I spit back. "The truth girl! Give me the truth!" He hisses at me. I struggle to free myself as we hear a rustling in the background. "Kaminari-san! Is that you?" A familiar voice sounds off. A twig behind us snaps. "Kaminari! Imagi!" Mineta gulps as he emerges from the brush.
"Oh my GOD! What are you two planning?!" I scream. Mineta looks at me puzzled. "I have no clue what's going on Imagi-san!" Mineta swears. "Blast you!" Denki jumps and shocks Mineta. "What the fuck Kaminari!?" Mineta cries. "You're in my way!" Denki mutters, throwing off a large shockwave. I bolt for cover as the two start fighting. "Augh!" Denki lets out a giant bolt of electricity. It hits Mineta dead on and causes them both to blackout. I rush to check they're ok. I rip flesh and create a wagon to take them off to Recovery Girl. When the pair wake, they don't remember anything that happened. ''What in the fuck is going on here? Just what is happening to these kids? '' I ponder to myself. I return to my room still looming on the subject. I sit to draw, clear my mind, and I absentmindedly empty a pen into a drawing of a shadowy figure. I look it over, not seeing any stock in it, chalking it up to stress. I toss the drawing and decide I must need sleep. Sadly, sleep does not come easily. So I lay in bed, in the silence of the night, lingering in the corridors of thoughts in my mind.