✧ 𝙈𝙮 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 ✧ // BNHA Music Story

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The next day, everyone was talking about the recent battle against the League of Villains. The news was reporting about it, the radio and they even had newspapers about it. The same excerpt was said again and again:

"In the recent battle against the League of Villains, everyone struggled but fought hard to survive, save and protect others, their friends and family. The heroes won victoriously in this harsh conflict, but unfortunately, some of those heroes died saving us. We acknowledge those who were lost in this fight especially, Kurasato, alias No. 6 pro-hero, Crust, Kayama Nemuri, also known as the pro-hero: Midnight, and last but not least, the hero-in-training to become a pro-hero—who ended this battle with one big blow: Denki Kaminari, also known as Chargebolt."

I couldn't sleep at all that night. Not after what happened... Instead, all I kept on thinking about was all the memories I held of Denki. All the times that we had fun together with and without our classmates. The moments where I would laugh my head off whenever he fried his brain and short-circuited when we were first paired up during our first Battle Trial and so much more.

I didn't bother to go to my dorm room because I know that once I did, it'd remind me of him... (Jirou's room is filled with musical instruments and at the UA School Festival, she and her class performed a Musical Performance with her as the lead singer & guitarist, Bakugou as the drummer, Momo on the keyboard and Tokoyami & Denki as guitarists). I spend the rest of the night laying awake on the couch in the lounge.

I avoided contact with everyone for more than a week because I didn't want to talk about anything that had to do with Kaminari. At least not now. And I think they knew that too.

Everywhere I went, random flashbacks appeared inside my mind again and again. When I saw one of the pro-heroes being interviewed by a reporter, I thought of when Kaminari, Momo and I were fighting against a couple of villains and emerged victoriously. I remember we felt so invincible as if we could fight the whole world and win. Heh. That was also the time when I used Denki as a human stun gun and it was also our first battle against real villains.

Walking outside to take a breather, another memory came to mind. This time it was when Denki and I were running in a grassy field at night doing all kinds of crazy things that felt right. We each had sparklers with us and we danced and chased each other around till the sunrise.

I sighed, grief-stricken and went off to do my daily jog. Blinded by the bright sunlight, I turned a corner so that the sun wouldn't shine at me. The sun was so bright today. I thought.

I stopped at the corner of the block to rest and a thought hit me. Well more like passed by me. Denki was like the sun. He was always bright to others, always smiling. And he brought all the positivity into the room and made everyone's day, whereas I'm like the moon. Detached, cold and admiring the sun that's brightly shining everyone's day.

Running back to the UA Dorms, I went straight to the showers to refresh myself and headed to my room. Standing at the door, I held the doorknob, took a deep breath and walked in.

It looked exactly the same as the last time I was here. The drums behind the frame of my bed, the two soundboxes on the back corners for the room, the red and black checkered pattern on the ceiling and the two bass guitars laid on the side of my desk.

Wow. Denki was right. It really does look like a music store.

Throwing myself onto my bed, I noticed a yellow coloured electric guitar lying next to one of the speakers. I went over to grab it and sat on the side of my bed checking the strings.

Huh. I don't remember owning an electric guitar. Well, at least not a yellow one.

That's when I recalled the time when Denki and I practiced the song that we were playing for the UA School Festival.

I hugged the guitar and sighed. Oh, Denki. Why did it have to be you? You were the brightest out of all of us. You were the one who brought everyone together. You were the one who... Who saved us...

The tears began to fall out again. More. More and more. I hung on to Denki's guitar and began crying again.

With my quivering voice, I cried saying, "Denki why... You- You were the one who helped us. Who made us smile. You were the person who would always support us and cheer us up in our lowest times. You- You- You made me want to be the best version of myself in every aspect of my life. You made me feel safe wherever I'm standing. You inspired me to be true to myself and to go beyond as a person and a hero."

I stopped and took a deep breath to slow down my breathing. I will never forget those words that you said to me a couple of days before the School Festival. I promised myself.

Knowing Denki, he wouldn't want me to sulk all day, distancing myself from everyone. No... He would want me to be happy and enjoy the day with everyone else. I should go back and say sorry to everyone, I thought.

I sped out of the door, went down the elevator and walked to the lounge.

Seeing that everyone was there in the lounge, I asked them if I could say something to all of them.

With all their eyes on me, I held on to my sweater and told them, "I'm sorry guys. For trying to distance myself from all of you. I know I'm... We are all not at our best right now and I'm out of balance but that doesn't mean I should've detached myself from everyone... Because it's been hard for all of us. And—"

"It's all cool Jirou. We all had our different relationships with Kaminari. Just tell us when you're ready to talk. We'll be here for you," Kirishima cut in, tearing up with a smile on his face.

"For sure. Thanks, Kirishima" I replied.

Sniffling and tearing up, Mina shouted, "You guys are making me cry. Group hug!" and hugged me and Kirishima. Piling on me and Kirishima, everyone hugged it out, and in the end, everyone came out crying.

By the time we all went to our dorms to get some rest, it was late at night.

Lights were off and before going to bed, I looked out the window at the sky, wondering where up there was Denki and told him:

"Hope you are somewhere better now, Chargebolt... Night."