Diseased (ShinKami)

Chapter 34

As the large group sat at the table for dinner, Denki was just pushing his food around with his fork, head down and slumped in his chair. He had a patch over a cut on his left cheek, as well as additional cuts, scrapes, bruises and a bandage over his nose. Kalum had really gone all out on him, not to mention he also harassed the blond in detention. With a loud clang, Denki slammed his fork on his plate. He got up, threw his food in the bin, plate in the sink and ran up to his room, slamming his bedroom door.

As he lay on his bed, curled up, hugging his Pikachu plush and facing the wall on his right, he tried to prevent the tears that were falling. He felt numb. Hollow. Like he wasn't there in spirit but was only a shell of his body. He heard his door open but he didn't flinch or even turn. He felt a weight on the end of his bed, but didn't know who it was until they started to talk.

"Hey. You OK, bud?"

"...."

"Look, buddy. I know you didn't have a very good day, even though your friends were there, but everyone has bad days because you need them to have good days. You just need to push through it and keep your head high. Alright?"

"...."

"If you don't want to talk, then fine. I won't push it. But just think about what I said, OK?"

The weight was lifted from his bed and he heard his door close as his uncle left the room. Denki didn't know what to think, instead he just closed his eyes and decided to hope for the best. What Kalum doesn't know is that he had already tried to take a 'swan dive' off the roof of his old school, back in Japan but was saved by his teacher.

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The next day, Denki sat in the classroom, quietly and didn't even talk to his friends. Mrs. Coralline had asked Conan to active the language part of his quirk. When he did, she activated her own quirk.

Mrs. Coralline

Quirk: Enhance

With her quirk, Mrs. Coralline is able to enhance the length of anybody's quirk. When the quirk is activated, if the original owner of the quirk has deactivated it, she is still able to use the quirk without any interruptions and for as long as she wants.

After discussions with Aizawa and Mic, they had decided that it would be best for everyone to speak English after finding out that Kalum has been using his Japanese language skills to harass, not just Denki, but other students within the school, as well as saying some rude words in Japanese. Plus, other language issues. So they were just gonna learn about the two different cultures.

Some of the seating arrangements had been changed, such as having both Kalum and Denki sitting in the front rows of the classroom, and their Japanese partners sitting between them. Shinso was once again next to Denki and Bakugo next to Kalum. Looking at Denki, Shinso found the boy too quiet for his own good. He gently nudged the boy in the leg with his foot but for some reason, it caused the boy to start crying. With a gasp, he tried to get the teacher's attention.

"Yes... Hitoshi?" She asked as she tried to remember his name.

"Could I take Denki into the hall for a moment? I think he needs some fresh air."

Mrs. Coralline looked over and saw Denki quietly sobbing before nodding and allowing them to leave. On the way out, Kalum snickered and called Denki a sook but earnt a death stare from Bakugo, whom seemed ready to explode at the brunette.

Out in the hall, Shinso pulled Denki into a hug and rubbed his back allowing the blonde to quietly sob into his shoulder. Something was hurting Denki and it was hurting Shinso, knowing that the small blonde was in pain. He sighed and placed his face in the semi-spiky hair of the electric quirk user.