Breaking

21

Denki had finally made it to school, sitting down in his usual spot. He glanced at Bakugou, hoping the boy wouldn't approach him after what he saw this morning. Thankfully the blonde ignored him.

Once everyone was seated and Aizawa arrived, the class started.

By lunch time, Denki was dying to take a hit from his vape. He grabbed his backpack, walking to the restroom quickly. He quickly made sure no one was in the room, before locking himself in a stall, taking his vape out of his bag, and taking a hit. He slowly let the smoke out of his lungs, before hitting it again.

He heard the bathroom door open, his eyes widened, and his heart started beating faster with anxiety. He held the smoke in for as long as he could, before letting it leak out of his mouth, dispersing the smoke by waving his hand through it. He waited for the person to leave, but instead more people came in.

"Bakubro, what's been up with you today?" He recognized Kiri's voice.

"Yeah, you've been awfully quiet all day." Sero stated.

"That's none of your damn business extras." He grunted, turning the sink on to wash his hands.

"Come on bro, just tell us."

A sort of growl came from Bakugou, before the door was slammed, signaling he had left.

"Damn... what up with him?" Sero questioned.

"Maybe he's got a crush? And maybe they rejected him? He just seems really down..."
They left the restroom, and Denki quickly put his vape back in his bag after taking one more hit, hiding it between some books. He swung his bag over his shoulder and walked out, heading back to the classroom.

He hadn't brought a blade with him to school, since he was constantly under some sort of supervision, and always having his wrists checked.

Denki sat back down in his seat, pulling out his lunch that Hizashi had made for him that morning. He set it out in front of him, glancing up at Aizawa, who had glanced up at the same time, their eyes locking, before Denki quickly looked back down at his lunch.

Hizashi had packed him 2 onigiri, 2 kabobs with chicken and mushrooms, and some mango flavored mochi, and a small carton of strawberry milk.







Denki's mouth watered at the beautiful arrangement of food, and the delicious smell. His stomach grumbled quietly, and he picked up an onigiri, taking a small bite of it, and chewing it slowly. He already felt nauseous, but he kept on eating, knowing that Aizawa was watching him. He was getting better at eating and not throwing up, but it was still hard not to.

He only made it through one onigiri, half a kabob, and his strawberry milk, before he knew if he took another bite he would throw up. He put his lunchbox back in his backpack. The bell had rung, and students were making their way back.

Shinsou walked over to Denki, leaning a bit and asking him in a low voice if he ate.

"Yeah, I ate as much as I could." He mumbled, blushing while filling with his fingers.

Shinsou nodded, please with the answer, tucking a stray strand of hair back behind Denki's ear, smiling slightly. He walked over to his seat and sat down, waiting for the lesson to start.

At the end of the school day, almost everyone except for Kiri, Bakugou, Shinsou, and Aizawa had left. Denki packed up his bag and was about to head home, but Aizawa called him over to his desk. Kiri finally left, bit Bakugou stayed, and that's what made Denki's anxiety rise.

"Denki, I have been told by Bakugou that you have an illegal product in your bag. I am going to ask you to hand it over." Aizawa said in his monotone voice, but denki could hear something else behind it: Dissapointment.

Denki blinked, his heart racing, and his hands sweating as he cleched his hands in his pockets.

"Sir, I don't know what you're talking about. I don't have anything illegal in my bag."

Aizawa sighed. "Then you won't mind if I search the bag." Denki's breathing hitched slightly.

"I am afraid not. You aren't allowed to search my stuff without a warrant or at least substantial evidence."

"Denki, please just let him search your bag... if you have nothing to hide, then there shouldn't be a problem with him seaching." Shinsou said gently, coming up behind him. Denki shook his head, afraid that Aizawa had asked Shinsou to use his quirk on him.

"Fucking extra, just give him the bag!" Bakugou yelled, reaching for the backpack.

Denki slapped his hand away, shocking him in the process. Bakugou yelped, holding his hand against his chest, glaring at the boy in front of him.

"Denki-" Shinsou started forward, but Denki backed away.

"Stay away from me!" He yelled with tears in his eyes as he panicked, breathing hard and unsteady. He quickly shoved past, sprinting out the door. He could hear his name being called, and footsteps close behind him, but he kept on running, never slowing. He ran down the halls and
Finally are it outside, but he didn't stop. He kept on running until he didn't know where he was anymore.

Denki ducked into an alleyway, tripping over a knocked over trashcan. He fell, tearing his pants and scraping his knees and hands. He sucked in air through his teeth, grimacing at his now bloody hands and legs. He sat up agaisnt the wall, slowly brushing the rocks out of his fresh scrapes. He heard footsteps approaching, and tired to flatten himself against the wall, wishing he could just dissappear.

Shinsou could hear Denki's heavy breathing, and a slight rustling sound from the alley he was coming up on. He turned in, seeing denki leaning against the alley wall. As he walked up to him, he noticed his bloody legs. He leaned down, grabbing Denki's hand, just to get it pulled away from him. That's when he noticed his hands were scraped up and bloody too. He kneeled down next to him, looking at his injuries.

"You are always somehow hurting yourself... " He mumbled. "You gotta stop before I die from worrying."

Denki glanced up at Shinsou, their eyes meeting, as they both blushed.

"S-sorry..." He whimpered, as Shinsou examined his hands, touching the wounds ever so slightly.

"Denki, please tell that angry pomeranian was lying about what's in your backpack..." shinsou glanced at his bag that had fell off when Denki had tripped, and was now sitting off to the side.

Denki was silent for a moment, debating whether he should just tell him. He decided agaisnt it.

"Of course he was lying. I wouldn't do something like that." He said confidently.

Shinsou nodded slowly, before standing up and grabbing the bag. He opened it, and started seaching though it. Denki jumped up and went to grab it, but by then, the bag of pills and vape had been found.