Hiding The Pain || MonoShin [BOOK 1]

Chapter 4 - Help Me: The First Part (ft. KoSen)

All through the day Monoma's brain kept thinking about it, but he decided it wasn't worth it. Well, until classes were over and he entered the Class 2 A dorms. The first thing he saw was Kaminari practically in Shinso's lap. Neither of them seemed to mind, with Shinso casually scrolling through his phone and Kaminari watching him, that is, until he looked at Monoma and his shocked expression. He smirked, and looked back at Shinso. Monoma's anger continued to escalate, wishing desperately that he had a quirk that could kill people with his eyes. His face burned red with fury, now only one thought on his mind:

Oh, it is on bitch.

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Monoma wanted to be polite, of course. Well not really be polite, but just didn't want to give Pikachu - ripoff the satisfaction of getting to him, the flush of anger on his cheeks not taken into account and decreasing rapidly with each deep breath he took. He wouldn't let him get under his skin. The reason why he was angry though, was not as clear as his determination. He eventually just gave up on just waiting for Shinso to notice him then cleared his throat. Very loudly. So loud that even people in the kitchen came out and looked at him. Probably wondering how and why the hell Monoma was there but not causing trouble. Oh well.

Shinso looked up at him, a faint dust of pink settling on his cheeks as realization washed over him, similar to the one Monoma had just a few hours ago. He cleared his throat as well and made a move to stand up. It took a few tries, what with Kaminari's reluctant attitude towards the whole situation, but he manages and they walk together to his room on the second floor. Shinso takes his hand in Monoma's and leads the way, and Monoma doesn't miss Kaminari's frown at the action. Monoma turns back and gives Kaminari the same smug look he had been given before, tongue sticking out and all, as he transfers his hand from Shinso's to link their arms together. He wishes he could bring out his phone to take a picture of Kaminari's very annoyed expression. Shinso gives him a look of confusion, before it changes back to his usual monotone face. 

They enter the room and Monoma just stands in the doorway, not entirely sure what to do with himself. He rakes his eyes over Shinso's room, and notices it's different from what he would imagine. For one, not everything is black or purple, but rather has different shades of gray and white. It's also a bit less organized. Looking at the desk on one side, the chair is neatly tucked in, but the notes on the table are haphazardly arranged, as if thrown from the bed on the other side without much thought. Thank goodness they weren't on the floor, Neito would have recommended his dorm room instead if such a thing was true. He then takes a good look at the bed. The sheets are mediocre in arrangement at best, but it's better than Tetsutetsu's (and his, since he never wakes up early enough to lay his bed and clean the classroom without feeling too groggy, so he does it after school but he'll never admit it) at least. His eyes then land on a closet near the bed. It's closed, but he can tell it's made of plywood, and the drawers underneath have steel handles. Shinso closed the door behind them, Monoma not hearing the click sound. The confused and mildly concerned look that Shinso gave him that followed was also not taken into account, until a loud cough broke him from his survey of Shinso's room.

"Whatcha looking at?" Shinso asked, eyes trying to follow Monoma's gaze, but the attempt was futile, as Monoma was already looking right at Shinso. His eyebrow quirked up a little as if to emphasize his question, and Monoma just looks ahead, embarrassment creeping up on him from getting caught staring at Shinso's room.

"Just thinking about how you seem to play out your role as a Class A rat, even in the looks of your room." Neito replies smoothly, eyes darting away from Shinso's and back to the desk. "Now if you don't mind, we have work to continue."