8 Bit Glitch

Part 14~Late

"Yes! Finally!" Cheering, I pumped my fist in the air, rolling back with a satisfied sigh. I let my eyes close, tiredness coming over me.

"Dekiru! Time to wake up!"

Yelping, I barely had time to react as someone grabbed my foot and pulled me off the bed. I glared at Katsuki for daring to wake me up, kicking back. "Not cool, Katsuki! I barely just got to sleep!"

"It's not my fault if you don't sleep at normal times. Come on, it's time for school." Katsuki threw my clothes at me, telling me to hurry up as I sighed and clambered to my feet. It was too early. Walking into the kitchen, I smiled slightly at my dad. Once again, he had passed out of the sofa, overworking himself as usual. I gently pushed him into a more comfortable position before pulling a blanket around his shoulders.

Katuski looked like he wanted to scold me for taking too long but he waited. He knew that Dad overworked himself a lot and he respected my wish to take care of him.

By the time we arrived at school, we could hear the bell going off. We hadn't got to the classroom and I had no intention of speeding up. Unfortunately, by doing this, when we arrived, our class wasn't there. "Huh? Well, guess that means we can just go home." Spinning, I tried to go back home when Katsuki grabbed my collar, holding me in place.

"Let's go find them." Katsuki dragged me behind him, pulling me down the corridor. For someone with such a bad attitude, he was a real goody-two-shoes.

Lifting my eyebrow, I tapped Katsuki's shoulder. He turned to look at the people I was motioning to. Three third-years were talking at the end of the corridor. Honestly, I had no clue who the blue-haired and black-haired people were but I recognised one of them. "Kakashi!" I gave him a lazy wave as he spotted us.

"Midorioya? What are you doing?"

"Well you see, my friend here made me late for school-" Katsuki was about to object but I cut him off- "So now we can't find our class. Any idea where they ran off to?"

Kakashi hummed slightly, scratching his chin. "Have you tried the training city? When we came back from our internships for the first time, we did a recap training exercise to show how we've improved, they're likely doing the same to you."

Snapping my finger together, I nodded. "Sounds about right. We are meant to have All Might right now. Thanks, Kakashi."

"No problem, but shouldn't you be resting after what happened in Hosu?"

Freezing, I narrowed my eyes at him. Katsuki was giving me a confused look as I stared at Kakashi. "How do you know about that?"

Kakashi must have realised his mistake as he blushed and shook his hands about wildly. "O-Oh well, I was in Hosu on a family trip when it happened. I saw you."

The blue-haired girl gave a confused look to the other two. "I thought your family was still in England."

"I... Um! I meant Charlie since I see her as a little sister." Kakashi was a horrible liar but I couldn't help wondering what he was lying about.

"Well, we've got to get going." I gave a final suspicious glance to Kakashi before dragging Katsuki away. We managed to find the class a few hours later. Apparently just in time to participate in the final race.

I was too tired to be running! I flicked my power pack and smirked. I finally finished the game! Behind me, a small bird tilted its head, not understanding why it was here. "Alright, Francy! Take me there!" The small bird fixed its eyes on All Might, nodding in determination as it tripled in size and picked me up with its talons. She let out a screech before charging forward. I could see Katsuki using his explosions to get closer and a few others doing their best to complete the charge. Naturally, I won, though with the slight sacrifice of a normal heartbeat. I turned off the power pack and collapsed to the floor.

"Are you alright, Dekiru?" Kaminari knelt beside me, a worried expression on his face. Why did he have to be so cute?! I grabbed his wrist, pulling him down and laying my head on his shoulder.

Kaminari let out a startled squeak before he relaxed. Unlike all the other times I had done this, he seemed to relax a lot faster, even pulling me closer so I could get in a better sleeping position. I could feel his fingers running through my hair, helping me calm down. It was strange, but at that moment, my heartbeat wasn't the only irregular one.

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"Haha! I won't let you beat me this time!" Denki had a confident smirk on his face even though he would be losing dramatically without my help. He moved his whole body with his character, as if that would help, his tongue stuck out the corner of his mouth in concentration.

Chuckling, I moved swiftly, aiding Denki in any way I could without making it obvious.

Denki cheered excitedly as the result came up. "Told you I would beat you!"

"Yeah, yeah, but I'll beat you next time." I placed down the controller, faking annoyance and rolling onto my side.

"Hey, Dekiru..." I hummed in acknowledgement as Denki fidgeted with his fingers. "Why did you let me win? Katsuki says you don't let anyone beat you but you're letting me win."

My eyes widened as I shot up. "I have no idea what you're talking about!"

"Please don't lie to me. I know I can't beat you on my own. You let me get first place. Why?"

Denki's eyes sparkled, a silent beg in the swirling depths. I couldn't lie to him but I could never tell him the truth.

"Dekiru?" The longer I waited, the more he looked hurt.

Cursing, I did something reckless, I leaned in, capturing his lips with mine. My heart beat faster and harder than any heart attack I had before, I was kissing Denki! And he wasn't pushing me away. When we finally separated, I lifted my hand to stroke his cheek. "Does that answer your question, Denki? I would do anything for you. I would lose every and any game if it brought a smile to your face and as I slowly realise this is a dream, I'm going to say this before I wake up."

"Denki... I love you."

Katuski had always told me I talked in my sleep however, I had never believed it. I should have believed him.