𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓸𝓻𝓸𝓴𝓲𝔁𝓞𝓒

I'm sorry

The sun shine through the blinds waking me up around 10 am. For a moment I had forgotten that Todoroki was asleep next to me. Panic and fear set into my mind.  Oh god what if Momo finds out. She'll never talk to me again. I'll be completely alone.
Terrified I get up and throw on some pants and run downstairs. I run to the door not caring that I'm barefoot. I just need to get out my head.

My eyes fly open as I hear the door downstairs slam shut. My heart races and then settles when I remember I'm not at home, It can't be him if I'm here.
Wait was it Akira? Why would she need to leave at 10 in the morning? I roll over and look around for her.

She's not downstairs or in the kitchen. She's not with her cat either. I step outside the door feeling the cool pavement on my feet. As I step towards the sidewalk I can see her in the distance. She's running, and fast.

I can't see through my tears. Momo is the only person in the world who even tolerates me. If I lose her I have nothing, no one. My legs slow down when I step on something sharp. I think it's a piece of glass maybe. I probably should have put on some shoes but I just wanted to run away. Maybe if I run far away I can start over, maybe I can find someone who actually gives a shit about me. I see a gas station just up ahead. Maybe they'll give me an IOU if I say I'll come back with some money.
I walk towards the gas station. The bell above the door jingles as I walk inside.
"Hello?"

"Hi how can I help you?" A boy says sulking.

"I um, I don't have my wallet but I cut my foot and I'm pretty far from home. I can come back with money I just need a bandage or something. I think it's pretty bad."

The boy perks up his face looking sad and shocked.

"Akira? What happened?"

"Oh, Kirishima..." I put my hand behind my neck feeling vulnerable. "I, um it's no big deal. I think I should go."

"Wait please." He walks out from behind the counter.

I feel embarrassed with the puddle of blood I've left on the floor.

"Jesus what is it with you getting hurt here recently?" He chuckles nervously.

I take a step towards him when he stops me.

"Trust me you don't want to walk on this floor with an open wound. You might have forgot this is a gas station."

He steps towards me.

"Can I, pick you up?"

I don't know what to say so I just nod. He picks me up and holds me like a child. His arms are strong, and for someone who had just hurt me deeply his arms were strangely comforting.
He set me down on the stool behind the counter. I started pushing my good foot against the ground to spin the chair. Unlike Todoroki, Kirishima wasn't mysterious, he was happy and funny and he laughed when he saw how dizzy I was.

"Listen Akira, about yesterday... I'm sorry. I never meant to put you in that spot. It's just I care about you so much and I lost control. I wasn't planning on kissing you, I just wanted to tell you how I felt. I'm sorry."

His words reverberated throughout me. I care about you.

"Why?" Was all I could bring myself to say and I wanted to slap myself for how dumb I sounded.

"I mean I'm not stupid. I've known you my whole life and not once has your mom or dad picked you up from school. Showed up to your concerts or plays. I don't think I've ever seen them. No one has. You were always alone and I wanted to be there for you. As time went on I wanted you to rely on me and I wanted to protect you. But you didn't even know I was alive."

I looked up at her tears rolling down her face. Fuck I made her cry.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything. Please don't cry."

Her body flew forward her arms wrapping around me. She started speaking through sobs.

"I.. I...sob... All I ever wanted was for someone to care. No one cares."

She was choking on her words sobbing unable to control her breathing. I wanted to make it stop. I wanted to do something to make it better. Please God make it stop. Hurt me instead but I can't take this.

My neck is wet and my shirt damp from her tears. I place her back in the chair and gather myself and her sobs soften. I reach down to grab her foot. The alcohol is going to burn and I feel bad for doing it but I wipe her foot with the cloth. She winces biting her lip. God her lips, they're so soft. I want to feel them again but I can't do that to her. I place a bandage on her foot then wrap some gauze over the cut just in case. I should probably take her to the hospital. It looks like it needs stitches but this will have to do for now.

"How much will this cost? I can grab my wallet when I get home."

She really thinks I'm going to make her pay for this.

"Are you joking, you're not paying for anything."

The bell to the store dings. His eyes stared into mine like daggers. When he looked at Akira and saw the tears on her face I thought he might kill me.

She was running of into the distance. I ran inside and slid on my shoes. I hit the pavement with no intention of stopping.

It felt good running. Running without being told to anyways. The air was cool and it felt amazing. I almost forgot about Akira but was rudely awakened by a shreak if pain far up ahead.

My legs carried me as fast as I could go. Good god does she ever go uninjured. It took awhile but the blood trail from a glass bottle told me exactly where she went.

My blood started to boil when I reached the end of the trail. I opened the door a puddle of blood on the floor. Kirishima was standing behind the desk and Akira was crying. I could've set the whole place in fire if Akira wasn't here.

"What. Did. You. Do."