A Light in Darkness

Chapter 8

Kirishima races up the mountain after Bakugo, cursing himself as he does so.

'Gahhh! I am so fucking stupid! I didn't even think about Bakugo! What is wrong with me! I am a horrible friend! GAHHHHH! I don't even know why I drank in the first place. I knew it was wrong. I knew it was illegal, but I still did it. I am such a fucking idiot. GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!'

He continues his sprint up the mountain. He has to make this better. He has to apologize to Bakugo. He is glad that he is still aware of everything, but mad at himself for drinking in the first place.

After a while he finally reaches the top, but Bakugo is nowhere to be found. He screams out his name in desperation, but there is no response. He searches as much as he can on the mountain for the next hour but it is to no avail. Bakugo is nowhere to be found. After having no luck in finding his best friend Kirishima races back to the house. If something happened to Bakugo again, Kirishima would never be able to forgive himself.

He rushes into the building and stops when he sees Mr. Aizawa standing right there.

"Kirishima where have you been?" Mr. Aizawa says, in a deep and threatening tone.

"I don't know where Bakugo is. I think he is missing!"

"Bakugo is up in his room. You were the only one that wasn't back yet."

"What! But I was looking for Bakugo up on the mountain!"

"Did something happen Kirishima?"

Kirishima pauses for a moment, before he decides to lie. "No! I just knew that he went up the mountain so I wanted to catch up, but then he wasn't there so I was looking for him in case something happened."

Mr. Aizawa's eyes narrow before he steps aside. "Okay. Just next time call me first."

"Yes sir." Kirishima says as he runs past his teacher and towards the stairs.

He gets up to his room and bursts through the door. Kaminari and Sero both flinch at the sound and jump back. "Where is Bakugo?" Kirishima asks in a panicked tone after seeing that he wasn't there.

"Oh, he switched..." Kaminari says but then stops talking.

"Rooms!" Sero adds on, finishing his sentence. Their dorm room smells like alcohol and the smell punches Kirishima in the gut. "Yeah he went to the empty one."

After Sero stops talking Kirishima rushes out of the room and goes over to the only room that the boys didn't take over on the floor. He goes to open it, but the door is locked.

Kirishima pounds on the door but there is no answer. "Bakugo! Bakugo please! I am so sorry! Bakugo! I am so sorry Bakugo! Bakugo! Please talk to me! I am so sorry for drinking! Bakugo!"

Inside the room, Bakugo laid on the bed. He was covering his mouth so the noise of him crying wouldn't make it beyond the room. Tears and snot covered his face.

"Bakugo! Open the door! I am so sorry! I want to talk to you Bakugo!" Kirishima screams out as he continues to knock on the door.

On the other side of the hallway, another door opens and a tall, muscular male appears in the doorway. "Kirishima. What is going on? Why are you screaming?"

Kirishima quickly turns around, surprised at the sudden voice from behind. "AHh! Iida! Sorry, I am fine. I just, it's nothing, I will be quiet I promise!"

"Okay. I know we are here to have fun, but we must also sleep if we want to maximize the fun that we have. Good night Kirishima!"

"Night Iida. And sorry again." Kirishima says as he waves his hand and his classmate before he closes the door. Kirishima turns around to face the door he was just banging on. "Bakugo please." His voice is quieter than before. "I am so sorry. I wasn't thinking and Kaminari and Mina and Sero were all doing it and I have always wanted to try it and I did it even though I know what your mom put you through-"