Fire and Ice

34. Abuse is not normal

"KAMINARI!?!" I was so over this. He's here. He wasn't in class the last few days. And he wasn't at the dorms when I got back this morning. He had bloody bandages warped all around his body and a black eye with some visible cuts.

"Shinsuo-...go get the coffee." He nodded. I pulled Kaminari by his sleeve into the house. I took off the big baggy coat he had on. "Come on." I dragged him upstairs. He was quite the whole time. Didn't say a thing.

I pulled him into the bathroom. I went through the drawers to find the black blindfold Might bought for me and I would pretend to be Eleven. Now I'm kind of more into Max-uh...not the point.

I turned around to start the water before I put on the blindfold. "Strip." I could here his movement. Then I heard he step into the water. 

I put my hand in front of me to feel him. I put my hand his arm, and sightly activated my quirk. It hurt, but that didn't matter. My warm skin with his cold skin. I mean, freezing cold. I put my other hand in the water to see it was almost at the top. I reached out trying to try off the water.

I eventually got it.

"Okay, Denki, I need you to tell me everything." I could hear the water moving. He was close. I could hear his breath. I could feel his cold wet hands on my forehead. Then my blind fold was slightly pulled up. "It's okay. I-...I don't mind." He whisper, still sounding broken. My eyes stayed on his upper body part, afraid of how many more bruises were there. "I-..." I couldn't say anything else.

"I-...ugh...my dad." He led back into the water, his back against the end of the tub. "He would beat my mom...and make me sit there and watch. But when I was 9...he..." Denki stopped a started sobbing. I put my hand on his shoulder and he flinched, so I quickly pulled away.

Deja vu.

"Sorry, sorry...ugh, I'm so sorry..." He took a deep breath before continuing. "He killed her. Pretty much. He killed her....than he started to take everything out on me. H-....he did things." Denki put his head in his knees and started crying again. "I'm sorry..." I didn't need him to explain what things was.

I've experienced it.

"I don't even know why I'm crying. I mean, you've had worse." He said slightly laughing. "What....?" I asked in a low voice. Had someone stared a roomer that I was being abused? This is why I hate people.

"I mean, everyone probably has it worst." Shinsuo walked in with three cups of coffee. "Denki, What are talking about? What's happening to you is abuse!" Shinsuo froze in place. "Yeah, it's normal." I felt my heart sink. Shinsuo kneeled next to me. "Denki..." I couldn't breathe. How could one of my students- one of my friends! How could one of my friends be abused and I didn't know!?!

"Abuse is not normal."