Diseased (ShinKami)

Chapter 17

3 days later

Denki was nervous going back to school. Not because he didn't want to go back to the same boring routine but because he was scared of going home. His dad would be waiting for him and Denki had no idea about what he would do.
He felt himself starting to shake but then strong hands wrapped around his shoulder, providing some reassurance. Shinso.
Letting out a small sneeze, he tried his best to cuddle further into the boy's neck.

"You OK, Kami?"

"..."

"Kami?"

Feeling his slowed and paced breathing inferred Shinso that the boy was a sleep.

'I should let him sleep... He hasn't been able to get a good rest since the incident with the lake.' Shinso thought.

He looked over the boy, moving his stripped bang from his eye. Shinso allowed his eyes to trace over his face and down his neck were a few of his scars were resting. The horrid marks left, remarkably beautiful patterns over his body, like tattoos that would never go away and never be revealed with ink.

'It doesn't matter... I still love him no matter how much he changes...'

"Hey, Shinso!?"

"Yes, Mina? What is it?"

"What's up with Denks? He hasn't been the same. I was gonna ask either you or Kendo but I just didn't get a chance to talk to her, so I just asked you instead since you-"

"Mina. You're rambling."

"Sorry...! So, what's up with Denki Denks?"

"He's just feeling a little unwell, that's all."

"Oh..."

"There's one other thing." Kirishima interrupted from behind them.

"Yeah?" Shinso asked.

"He hasn't been himself and it has us concerned."

"Yeah. Dunce face has been coming to class, on too many occasions, all beat and fucked up. He keeps playing it off as his clumsiness and stupidity, but there's something here that he's not telling us."

Denki let's out a small cough, sniffs and sits up, rubbing his eyes. His hair is sticking up all over the place, more then usual, and his nose is red, as are his eyes, cheeks and black is the skin under his eyes.

"What are you guys talking 'bout?" Denki muttered.

"Our concern for you, Dude." Sero answered.

Denki seemed to stiffen as he paused his actions. He just stared into space and didn't say a thing. He looked from Mina to Sero in front of him to Bakugo and Kirishima behind him and finally Shinso next to him.

'He didn't tell them anything about what I told him at camp that day, did he?!' Denki panicked.

"You OK, Denks?" Mina asked.

"Yeah, you kinda zoned out." Kiri added.

Thoughts went through his mind. If his father knew that some one had been told, even if it wasn't all that he had told Kendo, then they would still be in trouble. He's already endangered Kendo and, now, Shinso. He defiantly didn't want to hurt Kiri, Baku, Mina and Sero.
He didn't realise that he had started to shake and cry until Shinso started to stroke his hair, and pull him into his chest.

"Hey... Hey, it's alright. Do you want to talk?"

"N-no...!" Denki pushed out off Shinso's arms and hid his face from the group.

"Just leave me alone....I don't want to hurt you..." He whispered the last part under his breathe so that they couldn't hear them.

They would have to spend the night on the bus, again. He just hoped he wouldn't have nightmares and end up screaming and waking the whole bus...

Little did he know that the world didn't have him on their nice list....

Sorry, this is kinda short. 611 words

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