Chapter 14

The first day of UA was more than I expected. Especially as I watched an angry blonde and some guy with glass argue. They argued about how the blonde boy had his feet on the desk. I tried not to snicker too loud as I enjoyed the free show. That was until the door opened, and a boy with green hair walked in. And just like that, the blonde boy had his feet down, with his attention aimed at the green hair.

As I watched Bakugo step up to give the first throw, I couldn't help be impressed. What else did I expect from someone who was at the top of the class based on the entrance exam? But he was super rude and off-putting. And while trying to get through all 6 challenges, I wasn't sure if I could pass. I was still in disbelief that I even got into the school. At least Ashido was here. She also came a long way. Plus, it was such a great surprise to be in her class.

Once the excitement of the morning classes was finished, it was lunchtime. "Hey, Kirishima." I looked to my left and saw that Ashido was next to my desk. "Do you want to sit together at lunch?"

"Hell yeah!" As we walked to the lunch room, I couldn't help but notice a few things about our classmates. Besides, everyone seemed to have a talking buddy already. There was one oddball out of us. It was that Bakugo kid. He seemed to just be in his own little world as he avoided being touched by anyone as he walked. And when we got our lunch, I also saw how he just sat alone. "How about we go sit with Bakugo, Ashido?"

"I don't know." That was a surprise coming from the peppiest girl I knew. "He's just so rude and off-putting. Why did you even suggest that?"

I couldn't help but smile as I started walking towards Bakugo. "It just reminds me how nobody sat with me in middle school. I felt lonely. Maybe he does too."

"You have a point." When we got to the table, it didn't seem that Bakugo even notice that we were there. That was unit we sat down. He was in the motion of grabbing his tray when Ashido spoke up. "Come on, man. There's not that many tables to sit alone." Somehow that just made Bakugo seem angrier, which I didn't think was possible. But he did settle back down and took a bite of his lunch.

"What do you extra's want?"

"Ouch, man. Can we not just sit with a fellow classmate?"

Bakugo left eye seemed to twitch for a moment. Or would it be considered his right eye, based on the fact I was across from him? He even put his chopsticks down and grabbed his tray again. "Nobody ever sat with me unless they're after something." And with that, he got up and left for another empty table.

"That was…" I looked at Ashido, and she seemed upset while taking a sip of her juice. "That was very sad. Does that mean he never had a friend before?" At that, I couldn't help but stare at my food. For I understood that feeling a little too well. After all, it was only after the entrance exam that me and Ashido really started to talk to each other.

"Maybe…" I took a bite of my pork katsu before looking over to Ashido. "Maybe we could be his friends." Seeing her nod in agreement made me really happy. With that, the day seemed to go so smoothly. And Ashido walked with me to the station. "Do you think that Midoriya and Bakugo know each other, with how they seemed to stare at each other?"

"I was thinking that too. Especially how they both seem so similar."

I looked to my right and saw how Ashido seem to be thinking. "Similar in what way?"

She looked at me. "Didn't you notice?" I quickly shook my head. "They both mumble and seem to be stuck in their own world. Not to mention how they mirror how the other sits. It was strange to see how Midoriya was all smiles and Bakugo just angry. Even though it's none of our business, those two seem to know each other."

Come the next day, I took more note of what Ashido was talking about. The two boys really did seem like the exact opposite of each other. And when All Might showed up in class, I couldn't help but look towards the high pitch scream. I was surprised it came from Midoriya. At that, I noticed how Bakugo seemed to switch between looking at All Might and Midoriya. I wonder why.

While we changed in the locker room, I couldn't help but notice how both boys seemed to have strange scars. Before Bakugo could cover his arms, I was able to see he had small marks on his wrist. If it wasn't for the angle I was in, I don't think anyone would have noticed those scars. Was he a cutter? And on the other side of me, Midoriya had different scars all over his body. From the cuts on his back and legs. It had me wondering what had these two gone through. But that's not my business to ask.

As I watched the match between Bakugo and Midoriya, I was left speechless. It didn't help how we all argued that All Might should stop the match. But he just smiled and said how they would be fine. Bakugo was ruthless with each of his attacks. Just watching was frightening. Makes me wonder what he was truly capable of if he could go all out. "Sensi!" All Might looked down at me. "You have to stop this. They'll kill each other." But again, my plead was unheard.

While Bakugo stood before us after the match, he had this look that I had never seen on a person before. Like he was in such disbelief that he checked out. And after the rest of the matches, we finally headed back to the campus for lunch. Once again, he sat alone. But when me and Ashido sat down with him, he didn't even flinch. In fact, he hadn't even touched his food. "Hey, man. You ok?"

That's when Bakugo looked at us, and he held such an emotionless face that I didn't know what to think of it. "What the hell do you want?" And just like that, for a brief moment, he was angry. But it quickly faded when he looked back at his food.

"You were incredible during your match." The moment Ashido said that Bakugo slammed his chopsticks down. He then grabbed his tray. "Wait! What did I say wrong?"

Bakugo was practically growling as he spoke. "You're only talking to me because of my quirk. So, leave me the fuck alone." As he started to get up, I quickly rushed to his side and forced him back down. "Don't touch me!"

"Calm down, man. She was just trying to give you a compliment. Is it that bad?" Bakugo tried to move away, but I wasn't letting him. I have only known him for less than two days, but I think I understand him a bit. "Just hear us out."

"Leave me alone, shitty hair. Racoon eyes' compliment I heard too many times. It means absolutely nothing." So that's it.

I couldn't help but smile as I kept my arm around Bakugo's shoulders. "You were ruthless out there. Besides being downright frightening, it was impressive how you moved in those tight walls. You think you could help me out move that easy?" I looked over to Ashido, and she started to smile.

"Yeah. Come on. It's clear you know how to use your quirk better than any of us. Maybe if you help us out, we would be just as awesome." That's when I noticed how Bakugo seemed to calm down in his seat. At that, he picked up his chopsticks again and started to eat.

"There's no way I would help extras." Ashido and I couldn't help but let out a chuckle. "Stop laughing! I mean it."

"Come on, man. At least give us a chance to tell you what our quirks are." He just looked at me before taking another bite of his food. "Well, you see, my quirk gives me the ability to harden my skin." I showed him by hardening my left arm.

"So, like a shield?"

"I guess so. I never thought about it that way."

"That's because you're stupid." Well, at least he was talking. I'll take what I can get. "What about you, raccoon eyes."

"My name is Ashido, by the way." Bakugo just shrugged his shoulders, and Ashido shook her head. "Well, grumpy. I can create acid." She used her right hand to drop acid into her left hand. "I'm still trying to get better control of it. But it's so hard when I get excited."

"So, you suck at being level-headed." For the rest of lunchtime, Bakugo made rude comments, but somehow it made sense. Maybe it's just the way he speaks. Since a lot of what he said was very helpful. He even agreed to hang out this weekend so we can all practice using our quirks. I wonder what that would look like.

But it's when we went back to the class is when he seemed to check out again. I wonder if he does that often. And when class was over, everyone stood behind. That's when I noticed something. Bakugo was looking behind him for a moment and seemed to hold an upset expression. Was he hoping to see Midoriya?

When Midoriya got back to class, everyone started to talk to him at once. But he didn't seem to be focused on us. In fact, as he spoke, he was trying to look around us. Was he looking for Bakugo? It was after he left that Uraraka said how even she wondered the same as me. "Hey, Uraraka." She looked at me. "Since you seem friendly with Midoriya, do know what's up with those two?"

"Oh, Bakugo and Deku were childhood friends." The way the whole class gasped was more surprising than learning those two have a past. And here I thought me and Ashido were the only two whole came from the same school.

Come the next day, Bakugo still seemed out of it, but not as bad as yesterday. And when lunchtime finally came around, I was surprised that Kaminari sat with us. "What the hell?" We all looked at what seemed to be an annoyed Bakugo. The only difference was that he stood sitting and ate his lunch. Guess he didn't mind the extra person sitting with us.

"Sorry, man." I looked over to Kaminari. "It's just that I may have overheard your convection yesterday." Bakugo looked up and grunted before looking back at his food. "Yeah, I was sitting behind you guys. So, it couldn't be helped."

"Whatever."

"Man of few words." The look Bakugo gave me was kind of funny. His eyes didn't twitch this time, but he still looked annoyed. "So, what's your quirk, Kaminari?"

We watched as he pulls out a charger and his phone. And before our eyes, he started to charge his phone. "I can produce and manipulate electricity. Well, manipulate it to an extent."

"So, a walking charger?" At that, we were all shocked to hear Bakugo snicker.

"Wow. So Mr. grumpy can laugh."

Bakugo looked annoyed again at me. "Don't push it, shitty hair." At that, I couldn't help but laugh. As we started walking to leave the lunch room, I couldn't help but notice how Bakugo seemed to be looking for something. That's when I watched as he walked over to the table Midoriya was sitting at. He then made Midoriya sit back down. Which then Midoriya took bites of his food that seemed not to have been touched. So, I was right. Bakugo way of talking doesn't really match his actions.

…

When I finally woke up, I was in disbelief. I couldn't believe that I beat Kacchan. But instead of feeling happy, I felt frustrated. It feels like I did something wrong. Almost as if I cheated and shouldn't have gotten the win.

And as I looked around the nurse's office, I happened to notice that All Might was here. I overheard the conversation between him and Recovery Girl before she left. With that, I was alone in the room with him. "It's going to be ok, young Midoriya." But it didn't feel that way.

While I lay there, too weak to move, All Might came next to me. He then went about closing the curtain. I watched how he walked over to where my head rested. Then, with his right hand, he started to touch my cheek.

I could feel it when his thumb passed along my lips before his hand started moving down. All Might's hand felt down my neck to my shoulder. There he squeezed slightly. "Do you feel pain still?" With what little strength I had I nodded. He then removed his hand and left the office.

I was so grateful I was able to catch up to Kacchan. Especially since I just couldn't take it anymore. "Kacchan, please hear me out."

"What do you want, nerd?"

I tried my best to stay calm, but it was so hard to breathe. It didn't help that my shoulders felt so heavy and my chest tightened. Especially as I saw the pain on Kacchan's face. I'm so ashamed of myself because I'm the one who hurt him. "But I can't keep it in anymore. It hurts so much not to tell you. So, please just believe me when I say this power was given to me."

I watched as tears ran down Kacchan's face, and he grabbed his chest. "Don't you dare lie to me! Stop looking down on me! Just stop it!" At that moment, I couldn't breathe. The pain in my chest was unbearable. Even my vision blurred as I fell to my knees.

The world around me felt like it crumbled to nothing as all I can hear and see was Kacchan crying. I did that. I hurt him! No! No! It's all my fault! I shouldn't have done this! If only I would have stayed quirkless! "But I could never lie to you, Kacchan. You know this!"

All I could see was Kacchan running away from me. NO! But just then. All Might came out of nowhere and placed a hand on Kacchan. Seeing that somehow made the pain I felt vanish. And in its place was pure rage.

As I stood up, I watched how Kacchan pushed All Might away. Once Kacchan left, I was alone with All Might. As he tried speaking to me, I heard nothing. All that I could see was red, and the only thing I could hear was how I was going to kill him. "Lay a finger on my Kacchan again, and I'll be the reason you're six feet under."

Watching how All Might put his hands up and stepped back somehow calmed me down. "Young Midoriya, are you ok?"

"I don't care if you're my hero or my teacher. But if you ever touch Kacchan, I will end you." With that, I left the school. But instead of heading home, I went to the twins' tattoo shop. [ENG] "Micky!"

When I stepped into the shop, I was surprised that Micky wasn't working on a client. Instead, he was sitting on the couch with a few plates of food on the coffee table. [ENG] "Sis told me ya were coming. I got us grub. Dig in."

I went over and sat on the chair across from him. "So, she told you?"

"Yeah. We sent the specs to the agency. Ya should be getting a response in a few days on the upgrades ya want." I watched as Micky bit into a rice ball. "Now, talk."

I took one of the rice balls that was closest to me and took a bite. "I won against Kacchan. I feel like a huge cheater."

"Cause you are." I looked at Micky as he did something with his phone. Just then, Sydney opened her office door. "You better tell her everything, Split. Ya know how sis gets when ya fuck up."

With that said, I went into Sydney's office. She locked it, and I told her about my training with All Might. It was difficult, but I tried to explain how I got his quirk. "That damn pedo."

"Pedo? What that?"

Sydney sat back in her chair and folded her arms. "In short, someone who fuck kids." She then picked up a folder. "Before I explain what's in here, I gotta know what happened today." I then went to tell her about the training exercise. "Don't worry, Split. Ya ain't in trouble. And I'll patch ya up in a sec. Now, listen closely."

Sydney then proceeded to share how her team was looking into a case. At that, it involves All Might and a few other heroes. Before long, I didn't know what to believe. "All Might isn't that kind of person!"

Sydney looked me in the eyes as she spoke in Japanese. "You're young, and you idolize him. But you need to listen to me. Not all heroes are good people. Many have used their hero status as a way to get what they want. I won't blame you for not believing. But I do have a request."

As she got up, I took another look through the file. "What if I help get proof?" She looked back at me while grabbing a water bottle. "If I get proof, would that mean I can save other people from this happening to them?" Sydney nodded her head as she walked back to me. "So…"

[ENG] "Split, I rather you don't, but I ain't stopping ya. But I do have a request."

"What is it!"

Sydney grabbed the nearby first aid kit and started to work on my arms. [JP] "Start going to our gym. It's by the school, so you don't have to travel far. At that," She started to rebandage my left arm. "The gym is run by the Brazilian division. So, you'll be in good hands. And," she smirked as she looked at me. "You can invite your friends. Including Kacchan." At that, my face started to burn up.

I decided to wake early, and once I got out of the station, I got out my skateboard. After my conversation with the twins yesterday, it left me wondering about things. As much as I don't believe that All Might would ever hurt anyone, I also felt that it could be possible. But how would I prove his innocence?

When I got to school, I was surprised that Uraraka was talking to me. Then again, I did take my time so I didn't run late. And for the rest of the morning everything seemed to go well. That was until lunchtime. I was so caught up in talking with Ida and Uraraka that I completely forgot to eat. That was a strange thing to say.

But just as I was about to get up, I was forced back down. Looking to see who it was, I was overjoyed it was Kacchan. Does this mean he's not mad at me? I couldn't help inwardly smile as I tried to eat what I could quickly. I almost skipped down the halls with how happy I was feeling.

After yesterday, today felt like a dream. I had lunch and wasn't alone. Kacchan made sure I ate lunch. He looked more relaxed than usual. It was then that I noticed 3 of our classmates were walking alongside him. Did Kacchan also make friends? I was both happy and somewhat upset at seeing him with them.

I don't get why I'm upset. But I just hope that those 3 were treating Kacchan nicely. I would hate to make enemies while in high school. But if anyone hurts Kacchan they will have to answer to me.