COntRol

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⚡COntRol⚡
Chapter 20

A few days later...
[Kaminari's POV]

Today is the day I start the quirk enhancement course. I have no opinion towards it - if anything, I want it to be over with quickly. I want to prove that I still have control over my quirk and that I'm not completely useless.

I try to change hurriedly in the changing room, unwilling to talk to anyone, especially Kirishima. He's been trying to get in my face recently, which I want to be mad at, but I don't have the strength or the heart to do so. I've simply resorted to ignoring and spending little time around him. The rest of the class included.

I can't... hurt any of them.

After slipping on my shoes and choosing to leave my shades in the bag, I walk out, just as the other members of my class began to flood in. I make sure to not look at Kirishima - I could feel his eyes glance over me.

I then begin my walk to Gym Gamma, the place where everyone else was supposed to be training. And the place where I was supposed to meet Mr Aizawa.

He was there already, as I'd expected, dressed in his usual attire, although missing his scarf and yellow goggles. He offers me a soft smile, his cheek lifting and making him appear younger than usual. I offer a half nod back.

"You'll be training in the TIEQ," the Training Institute for the Enhancement of Quirks, "so in future just go straight there and you're instructor will already be waiting for you. Is that fine?"

I give a "yes" in reply, short and clipped. Mr Aizawa clears his throat, probably not used to the answer being so serious.

"Your instructor is Miss Himeno. This will be a four-month program, so by then we'd expect you to be alright. It'll go by a lot faster than you think, Kaminari." He's still trying to comfort me. I wasn't nervous. I wasn't anything.

I just wanted it to be over.

We walk up in silence, my hands fumbling behind my back, Mr Aizawa switching between checking the time and looking at the weather. Maybe for plans on the training I'd be missing out on.

The TIEQ was a pretty old building, one that looked shameful amongst the other modern institutes of UA. It was like a church, with mossy cobblestones for walls and small windows. The door was large, and squawked like a bird when Mr Aizawa opened it, a woman from inside looking up from her phone with an expectant smile.

"Hi Shota!" she said enthusiastically, and a little flame of hope lit inside of me.

She might be able to find out what's wrong with me, and what I should do! She might be able to fix my god-awful quirk!

"Miss Himeno, this is Kaminari," he says, inclining his head politely. The corner of his mouth twitched, a small sign of his irritation, and for a moment, I'd thought it was directed at me.

"Please, Shota! Leave aside the formalities for once!" she exclaims, pocketing her phone and stepping closer to the light from outside. It was dimly lit inside, torches illuminating the darkness, their fire flickering and almost making the space dance. Above it all, there was a tinted window, the design being an old crest that dated back to the times of war. It's lustre was of many colours, glowing from pink to green to yellow. 

She was a lot younger than I'd thought, with a character and figure very much like Ms Joke's. She had long maroon hair, bangs swept back behind her ears, and silver eyes, twinkling to mimic diamond. Her attire was basic - a bright pink tank top and a baggy pair of trousers, her feet adorning small combat boots. It brought out the natural tan to her skin.