KiriBaku | Echoes of Music

Chapter 1 | How It Happened

Bakugo's POV

Noise. Why is there no noise? Why does my head hurt so freaking much? Why is there such a loud buzzing in my ears? And what the heck are Kirishima and Kaminari trying to say to me...

I stared in confusion at my two 'friends', trying to decipher what they were saying. My ears rang and I had a horrible migraine. 

I lifted up my arm, taking a brief moment to admire my gauntlets as I touched my gloved fingertips to my right ear. I pulled it back and looked at my hand. Blood covered my fingers, and my hands trembled slightly as I processed the sight.

I looked back up at the red-head and the blond electric quirk user, my vision blurring slightly. They were both smiling and chatting to each other. 

Why I can't I hear them...

I felt my body shut down, my knees buckling and my eyes closing as I crumpled to the ground. 

What is wrong with me...

***

I woke up with a jerk in the infirmary. I could feel my heart beating furiously against my chest and I felt my breaths coming in and out in short gasps of air. But, one thing hadn't changed.

I couldn't hear.

I placed a shaking hand on my chest to try and calm myself down as I sat up. I noticed Recovery Girl sitting in her chair, typing something up on her computer.

I waited patiently for her to notice me, and when I had finally run out of patience, I said, "Old woman."

At least, that's what I hope I said. I felt the vibrations in my chest when I spoke, but I don't know if I actually said anything or if I said nothing at all.

She turned around and smiled a little, making her way over to me with her syringe cane. I could see her lips moving, but I couldn't hear what she was saying.

I just stared at her until her lips stopped moving, then I tried to say, "I can't hear."

Her face immediately changed and she grabbed a piece of paper. After about a minute spent writing, she handed me the paper and I read it.

"I'm going to have to run a few tests, so just sit tight, dear. I need to see if this is just an issue with your ears or if you are really deaf."

I took a deep, calming breath, then handed the paper back and simply nodded my head. 

I sat completely still while she ran a few tests on me. After waiting for about 30 minutes, she wrote out another note with a grim look on her face.

"Bakugo, I'm sorry to say this, but the tests have confirmed that you are, indeed, deaf."

My mind flashed back to before I came to her office...

***

"Alright, today you'll be doing rescue training with Cementoss," Mr. Aizawa said, slowly zipping up into his yellow sleeping bag. "Just do what he says, and don't interrupt my nap..."

With that, he zipped himself up completely and laid down on the floor.

"So much for instructions," Todoroki muttered from the back of the class.