Muted Voices (A BNHA/MHA x OC Fanfic)

Chapter 78: Sickness

Bakugo's POV

Laying in bed, I let myself drift into a fitful rest. Those extras shouldn't be affecting my sleep like this. And yet, it's still early when I startle myself awake.

Another nightmare about the sludge villain, I think to myself. Those will stop eventually, right?

This one was very similar to others as of late, I was trapped by the villain who was blocking my airways. Out of nowhere, that annoying Deku came in and destroyed the villain instead of All Might. He used the same attack and everything. When I fell to the ground and coughed out the rest of that sludge, people crowded me; heroes, reporters, the extras in class.

But behind them, Deku went off and stood with Kirishima and Yamada in a beam of light. "Come with us," they said as the rest of the people closed in.

Their words weren't comprehensible, just muddled together noises, but their message was clear and berating: You'll never be a hero.

I tried to get up, but my hands and knees were resting in the leftover muck. It kept pulling me down until I was drowning in it again. The three in the light turned around and walked away after seeing that I wasn't following.

The sludge villain always pulls me down and drowns me in the end. And just like today, I always jolt awake with my heart beating faster than I would like.

A quick glance at my clock shows me it's 5:12 am. I'm already later than I would've liked, but I couldn't have predicted when I was going to wake up today. Ideally, I would've woken up at 6, but whenever I have nightmares, I could wake up at 2 and not be able to fall back asleep.

Thankfully, I got a bit more sleep than usual, but today wasn't the day for that. I climb out of bed and run a hand through my hair, beginning my day.

I don't get to Yamada's room until just after 5:30, but I shouldn't have worried. The girl is still fast asleep when I push open the door. What I wasn't expecting was to see Kirishima passed out next to her.

He sits on a beanbag next to her bed, drooling onto his own shoulder. I approach him and smack him across the back of the head to wake him up.

He lets out a few startled grumbles as he seems to remember where he is. "Hey man," he says groggily.

"What're you doing?"

He stretches in his seat and lets out a big yawn. "I'm just taking my turn is all."

"Your turn?" I ask with a glare.

"Yeah, Denki woke me up so I could take my shift. I probably shouldn't have fallen asleep, but it's whatever. She didn't wake up."

"Dunce Face woke you up?"

"Yeah, he usually goes to sleep at 1, so I asked him to wake me up around then. He just walked in my room and shocked me awake."

I stare at him in disbelief. "You left your door unlocked?"

"Yeah, I should be able to trust my classmates," he responds with a pointed look in my direction. "Anyways, I took over from Todoroki then."

"You let IcyHot stay in here alone with her?"

"Chill out, man," he replied, standing. "He's an honorable guy. He just wanted to make sure she was safe." Kirishima looked at me with a deep look in his red eyes, like it wasn't just last night he was talking about.

"You know as well as I do that he hurt her by doing that."

"Well, she hurt me!" He exclaims, then tones down his volume. "You knew. All this time, you knew and you didn't think I should. I thought she was one of my best friends, but she didn't even think she deserves to know what happened. And I still don't understand. She never thought it was worth it to explain to me why there's a giant scar across her throat!"