Diseased (ShinKami)

Chapter 38

WARNING: HOMAPHOBIA PEOPLE BEING HOMOPHOBIC

Saturday.

Denki had taken everyone to the zoo. It was their last little outing before they all had to leave tomorrow. Denki wasn't looking forward to their departure but he knew he couldn't help it. His home was here in Australia and their homes were in Japan. He would miss them all dearly but the most he could do was to just enjoy the time he was spending with them now.

Eri pointed out to the penguins and squealed happily, Aizawa picking her up so that she could see them properly. She waved at the penguins and smiled so brightly, the sun looked dull compared to it. Denki asked his Uncle if he could take Shinso around, and Damien agreeing, the blonde took Shinso's hand and headed off in a different direction.

As they walked, hand in hand, they entered the nocturnal room and saw all of the Bilbies, bats and other nigh time creatures. Denki pointed at the ghost bat and told Shinso some of the facts that he knew about them. Shinso smiled softly at the blonde as he relayed all of the facts and knew that he was gonna miss the boy when he leaves. He couldn't help but feel a little upset at that knowledge. Once they left, they encountered a trio of people that were all too familiar for them.

Kalum.

When the boy saw them, he smirked and the boys walked over.

"Hey, Spark Plug. What'cha doing with Eye Bags?"

"Just having a walk around the zoo. The rest of our group have gone off somewhere else. We're gonna meet them at the Panda enclosure."

When Kalum's eyes moved across the duo, he noticed their hands holding each other's. he felt a little crestfallen. Sure he might have a small inkling of a crush on the boy but it was nothing that would get him jealous. Right? Besides, he knew the electric teen might have a girlfriend/boyfriend, he just walked into class and that was the initial vibe he got from him. A popular vibe. That's why he was so mean to him every day... Jealousy.

"Eww! Why are they holding hands, Mummy?" A little boy asked as he and his mother walked past.

"Don't look, baby. You two should be ashamed of yourselves. Have a little respect...!" the mother cried as she hid her son's eyes from them and hurried away quickly.

Denki felt hurt. He loved Shinso but he didn't think their relationship would be so hated upon. He felt his hand slip out of Shinso's and felt his legs just move on their own. He ignored the voices of Shinso and the other boys calling after him. Before he knew it, he was running. He heard the footsteps of everyone behind him. Tears were burning his eyes and he couldn't help but let them fall. He tried to hold back sobs. He ended up running into another person. He looked up to see a man with red hair. He looked down and saw the crying boy.

"Sorry...!" Denki cried.

"...Denki?!" a familiar voice answered.

Stepping back a bit, Dante stepped forward. He was wearing a black tank top, grey ripped jeans and a black zip-up hoodie. He looked confused to see the boy there. As he was looking, a girl with red hair in a ponytail joined his side, Lillie Arden. She was wearing a dark magenta, sleeveless turtleneck, a navy blue and white baseball jacket and grey denim shorts.

Denki ran off again when he heard Shinso cry out. The two red heads decided to follow, in hopes that they could help. Denki was running to find his uncle. He saw them heading towards the meerkat enclosure, when the blonde caught up and ran into his Uncle's arms with uncontrollable sobs.

"Hey, bud...! What's wrong?! What happened? Where's Shinso?!" Damien fired.

Shinso ran over with Kalum, Owen, Hayden, Dante and Lillie in tow. When they reached them, the insomniac ran over to Denki and embraced him in a tight hug.

"It's OK, Denks. They won't hurt you. I won't let them." Shinso soothed, stroking the blonde's hair.

"What happened, Shinso? And why are these students here?" Aizawa asked.

"Yeah! Why's Kalum and the Jerksquad here?" Mina sassed.

"We just saw Denki, started talking and some lady and her kid accused Denki and Shinso for holding hands." Owen stated.

"Homophobic jerks...!" Kalum cursed, not using the bad language that he wanted, as he noticed little Eri holding Aizawa's hand.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" Sero cried.

"And they made Denki upset...?!" Tetsutetsu asked sadly.

The group nodded.

"What are you doing here, Dante?" Midoriya asked the red haired boy.

"Oh! I was just here with my family. We were just having a family outing when Denki crashed into my dad." Dante explained.

"Wait. Hold Up! You and Lillie are related?!" Kendo asked with shock.

"Yep. Twins actually."

"How come you have two different last names, then?"

"Oh. Well, our parents aren't married yet, so I was given my Dad's last name and Lil's was given our Mum's last name."

"Oh...!"

"Do you want to leave, Kaminari?" Mic asked the small blonde.

"No... sniff. I promised a happy outing with all of us and that's what we're gonna have. I'll just ignore what they say and just go by what I believe and know that you all support us."

The group nodded. Kalum, Owen and Hayden were asked to join them and they agreed. Kalum had said that they would love to so that they could get to know everyone better and so that he could apologise better for how the trio acted. Dante and Lillie went back to their parents and said their farewells to the Japanese students as it would be the last time that they see them.

The group eventually made their way to the panda exhibit and saw the pandas. When it was time for them to leave, Denki stopped by the gift shop and was in there for about 10 minutes. When he returned, he had a shopping bags in his hands and a large smile on his lips. Kalum and the other two said their goodbyes and went their separate ways. Not telling anyone what he bought, Denki and the group hoped back into the van.

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