Behind The Mask: A KamiJirou Story

Chapter 44: Apologies and Explanations

We all make our way back to the front of the dorms.

"Okay, Denki, you go first. Go find Iida. Apologize to him, and explain to him about Negative Mode." Aizawa-sensei says.

"Yes sir. I'm on my way. Driving these old, country lanes~!" I start singing.

"Enough Ed Sheeran, just get in there!" He says, grabbing his scarf and floating his hair.

"Yes sir. Sorry sir." I say, running into the dorms. I quickly go up the stairs until I reach the third floor, then I go to Iida's room and knock on his door.

After a second, he opens it up.

"Oh! Hello, Kaminari-kun." He says, pushing his glasses up.

"Hi Iida. Can I come in?" I ask.

"Of course. Please do." He says, moving out of the way. I step into the room and sit down on the floor.

"Iida, I wanted to apologize for losing my temper. It was wrong of me to snap at you like that." I say.

"No Kaminari-kun, it was inappropriate of me to insert myself into your business. I perfectly understand why you got angry. I just have one question." He says.

"You want to know about why my hair did that, don't you." I say.

"Yes, exactly." He says.

"Okay. I call that Negative Mode. It happens sometimes when I get angry. Instead of a positive charge, like I normally produce, it's a negative charge. I don't short circuit, bit it gives me headaches after I wake up." I say.

"I see. So that day you came out of your room holding your head-"

"I used Negative Mode the night before." I tell him.

"I see. Well, thank you for telling me. I forgive you for your loss of temper, and I apologize for my meddling." He says.

"No prob, Iidad." I say.

"Ii...dad?" He says, confused.

"Yep. Iidad and Mom-o. The two parents of the class." I say.

"I see." He says.

"Oh yeah, what happened after I passed out?" I ask.

"Oh! Bakugou-kun ordered everyone to stop. He kept us all in that hallway until Aizawa-sensei arrived. He then called Aizawa-sensei and told him to come in a calm manner that wouldn't attract attention. Once Aizawa-sensei arrived, he brought you to the nurse and then watched the video Ashido-san took." He says.

"I see. That's quite a bit of information." I say.

"I try to be as observant as possible, in case someone needs my help." He says.

"That's a good policy. Anyways, I need to go, but thank you for letting me apologize and explain." I say.

"It was no problem. You are very welcome." He says, opening the door for me. As I step out, I give him a thumbs up.

After he closes the door, I go back downstairs. I look around for Mina, but I can't find her anywhere. I ask around, but no one has seen her.

I end up knocking on her door. It's unlike Mina to stay in her room, but you never know. She opens the door, and I can see tear streaks on her face.

"Oh my God, Mina are you alright?" I ask, panicking. Suddenly, she lurches forward and hugs me, crying on my shoulder.

"Denki, are you the traitor? I thought we were friends!" She says, crying harder. I put my arms around her and hug her tightly.

"It's ok, Mina. I'm not the traitor. If you calm down, I'll explain everything." I say. She looks up, and sniffles.

"Really?" She asks.

"Really. Come on, let's talk." I say. She nods, and we walk into her room.

"Okay, so, what you saw back there was Negative Mode. It happens sometimes when I get angry." I say.

"I've never seen you get angry before." She says.

"Yeah, I've gotten a lot better at controlling my temper. But sometimes it still comes up. But no matter how angry I am, I will never hurt my friends. You can count on me, you know that, right?" I say.

"Yeah. You're my best friend, Denki. I'm glad you're not the traitor." She says.

"Come on, after everything we've been through? Extra lessons during training camp? Joking around with the Bakusquad? There's no way I'd turn my back on you now." I say. She smiles through her tears, and hugs me once more.

"So, you really care for Jirou-chan, huh?" She says.

"Of course I do. She's everything I never thought I'd have, and more." I say.

"Aww. That's so romantic!" She says, smiling. She wipes her tears away and stands up.

"Well, what am I doing keeping her from you? Go get your girlfriend, Pikachu!" She says. I smile and give her a thumbs up, before walking out of her room.

Now that I'm done with those two, all that's left is to find Kyoka. I go back to the third floor, and I knock on her door. When she doesn't answer, I go to my door and open it up. Kyoka is sitting on my bed, tuning her guitar.

"Hi, Ky. I'm back." I say, closing the door.

"Hey, Denki. Is everything settled now?" She asks.

"Yep. They all feel better. Iida was very open and understanding. Mina was crying. She thought I was the traitor." I say, grabbing my guitar and sitting on the bed with her.

"That's because Aizawa-sensei said you might be the traitor. He suspected it after he watched the video." She says.

"I see. Well, I managed to convince her of my innocence, and now she's happy again." I say, starting to tune my guitar.

"Good. Mina cares about you a lot. You guys are good friends." She says.

"Yeah." I say.

"Denki. You're the Electric Vigilante." She says. It's not a question.

"Yeah." I say.

"You hurt the villain that injured me." She says.

"Yeah." I say.

"I see. Well, as much as I want to scold you for this, I can't help but feel touched that you did all that for me." She says.

"And I'd do it again." I say, clenching my teeth.

"Denki, no. Vigilantism is bad." She says, talking like I'm a dog.

"Fine, no more vigilantism. Do I get a treat?" I ask.

"Sure. What kind of treat?" She asks.

"This kind!" I say, pouncing on her and bringing my lips to her neck.

"Ahh, Denki, no! That's not what I meant!" She says.

"Oh? So then you don't want me to do...This!" I say, biting gently on that one spot on her neck, causing her to moan.

"Mmm. D-denki... more." She says.

"Yes ma'am." I say, unbuttoning her shirt slowly.