Humming to herself, the voice in my head would not shut up. Yua was in a good mood and was keeping me up. At least with her constant singing, I got to play my games without interruption of sleep.
However, it was now morning and Katsuki was dragging me over his shoulder to school.
"I hate Yua," I grumbled under my breath, making Katsuki shake his head.
"I'm sure you'll beat whatever boss you're struggling with."
I could hear Yua chuckling in my head making me curse. "She's the worst boss in the universe of bosses." I threw my head back, waiting for the laughing in my head to stop.
"Bakugo?! What are you doing?!"
Lifting my head up, I grinned, spotting the only person I wanted to see. "Denki!" Katsuki dropped me, letting Denki go to my side. "I'm okay, I'm okay." I swatted away his worried hands, smiling as I brushed my hands against his chin. Denki sighed in relief, hugging me tightly. "It's okay. I'm not going to just drop dead."
Denki pouted, sitting in front of me. "I know that but after everything that's happened, I get to be worried about you." Denki looked so cute, pressing my forehead against his.
"Will you two please refrain from such activities inside the school premises,' Iida shouted, waving his hands around wildly.
Snickering, I pulled myself off the floor and collapsed in my chair. "You realise if you sneak around school after hours you can find Aizawa and Present Mic in the back."
Iida paused, screeching as he started mumbling to himself about whether or not he should confront his teachers.
Looking between Iida and me, Uraraka shook her head. "I think you broke him."
Humming, I leaned against Denki's shoulder. "Honestly, I would love for him to confront Aizawa about it. It'll be epic to watch."
"What will be?" Everyone froze as Aizawa walked into the room, staring directly at us. When he didn't get an answer, he strolled to his desk. "We have a new classmate joining us today, try not to traumatise her." Aizawa wrapped up his sleeping bag, falling back to the floor.
Slowly, Charlie stepped into the room, feeling awkward as all eyes turned to her.
"Charlie!" Cheering, I grinned at Charlie as Yua grumbled at the back of my head. Denki didn't seem happy either, protectively hugging me and keeping me from leaving.
Charlie smiled at me, taking a seat from the nearby desk. "You look like you didn't get any sleep. Thought you Blue Static types prioritised getting proper night's sleep."
"And I thought you Infinity lot didn't show up unannounced." Smirking, I watched Charlie roll her eyes. "I can't believe my heroic actions managed to convince you to join us."
Snickering, Charlie and Yua seemed amused by my comment. "It was more Denki than you," Charlie stated causing everyone to stop.
Denki pointed to himself, blinking in confusion. "I did?"
"Yes," Charlie paused, eyeing Denki. "You've inspired me."
Frowning, I hugged Denki tighter, sensing something wrong with her statement. Charlie shook her head, bouncing into the next conversation though one of her eyes stayed on Denki and me.
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As the bell rang, I snapped back awake, yawning as I stretched out tiredly. Denki wasn’t leaning against me anymore, I wasn’t even sure where he was. Charlie was gone too. Poking Mina, I brought her attention to me. “Where’s Denki and Charlie?”
Mina frowned, narrowing her eyes. “They said something about visiting Kakashi.”
Nodding, I got up, slowly strolling out the door. I carefully searched everywhere, looking for my friends. Was Charlie my friend? She visited me in hospital and we did get along. Why am I worrying about this?
“Because no matter how much you deny it you have an inherent need to be accepted by those around you,” Yua claimed without a second thought.
“Right, and you can shut up. And stop reading my thoughts.”
Yua chuckled. “I don’t really get a choice, kiddo. Your thoughts are now my thoughts.”
Sighing, I stepped into the next alleyway, hearing the harsh voices. Peeking around the corridor, I could see Charlie and Denki glaring at each other.
“You don’t know what you saw,” Denki claimed defensively, crossing his arms over his chest.
“Oh, I know what I saw and I don’t care how long it takes, I will prove it! I will stop you and protect Dekiru and Kaka!” Charlie stomped her foot on the ground as my mind reeled. What on Earth were they talking about?!
Laughing, Denki’s usually sweet eyes turned sour. “You think they’ll believe you? Think Izuku will believe you? I’ve known him for months, you’ve known him barely a week. Who do you think he’ll believe?”
Charlie gulped, lowering her head. “I don’t need Dekiru to believe, I just need to convince the teachers. I never told you what my Quirk is, did I?”
Scoffing, Denki rolled his eyes. “The ability to make volcanoes, I know. So scary, you can barely control it.” Denki pointed to Charlie’s scar, a sneer on his face.
What? Denki? I don’t understand.
Laughing, Yua seemed to come closer. “Now you’re starting to realise, aren’t you?”
Charlie lifted her head, standing taller. “My Quirk is called Requirement. It can become anything I need it to. I can show the heroes exactly what I saw.”
“Then why haven’t you? If you’re so sure they’ll believe you, why haven’t you done it?” Denki smirked, walking towards Charlie. “You know they won’t believe you. You know they won’t believe the sweet idiotic Denki was behind any of this.”
Lowering her head, Charlie deflated. “But you admit to doing it?”
“Yes! Of course, I did it! I’m the traitor but no one will ever believe you because if your Quirk really can become anything, you could just be faking it!”
“But I can’t be faking this.” Charlie paused, turning to face me. “I’m sorry Dekiru, I didn’t know another way to prove it to you.”
Denki froze, spinning as he spotted me. “Izuku…”
Stepping back, I shook my head. “No. No, you’re not the traitor! You can’t be!”
“Izuku! I can explain!”
Running before he could get near me, I charged down the corridor. This wasn’t right! Denki! My sweet Denki! What happened to you?!
Charlie turned back to Denki, a calm expression on her face. “It’s over Denki, you have nothing left.”
Laughing, Denki stumbled, his body wracked with shakes. “It’s not over! It’s just begun! You’ve taken the only thing holding me back! I’ll destroy you!”
The ground shook. The villains approached. Charlie realised the mistake she had made.
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FanfictionIzuku MIdoriya lives in a house full of video games, from the old classic arcade machines to modern discs. It's only natural Izuku gains a Quirk that compliments his home. With the ability to make the digital real, Izuku takes his next steps toward...
