The Babbling Blonde Boy

Noticing Him

                   - Shinso's POV -

I study Kaminari the next few days. He must have tourettes because his hands and neck twitch a lot and he curses randomly, interrupting his sentences.

I notice he's friends with the redhead, Kirishima he said, a pink girl, a dude with tape elbows, the mad explosion dude and some others around class. He seems just as optimistic and straightforward as when he talks to me.

I'm not sure if he really is faking trying to be friends with me. During quirk training some of the class seems weary of me but a kid named Midoriya seemed really fascinated by my quirk, asking questions and jotting down notes. Going against him last year at the sports festival I notice he's gotten a lot better at combat and using his quirk.

Dad is teaching me after school how to use his scarf thing as a way to fight, and I got a mask so that I can make my voice sound like another person's voice to better use my quirk.

Also, at training I try to assess everyone's skill and I can't help but notice Denki and his quirk. As he said, it's electrification but if he uses it too much, he goes brain dead. His quirk seems too much for his body, his brain gets fried when he uses it and it seems to hurt him.

Anger runs through me everytime our classmates make fun of him after training. He's brain was literally just electrocuted and they laugh at him cause of the things he says.

Not even knowing him I feel strongly about this because even his friends laugh, they don't help him. I stay in the background, watching. Waiting for someone to step in and tell them that it's wrong, that Kaminari needs to go see the nurse but no one questions it.

When we go back to the dorms I'm tempted to go see if Kaminari is all right, but I think better of it. I don't even know him very well, we're not friends, so why should I? Well his friends don't seem to think of it. True but I don't need anyone in my life right now, alone is better. No distractions, fake friendships and if I'm careful, no bullying. I won't let it happen again. I know how to fight now, with words or physically if I have to. My quirk gets stronger the more we train and I find myself going to the gym, lifting weights and jogging more often to get in shape for being a hero.

Sitting in my room I read peacefully, ignoring all the yelling coming from the mad kid, Bakugo's room. Probably yelling at Midoriya for some reason. I'm not a fan of Bakugo, he seems like the type who might try to get on my nerves about having a villainous quirk.

                         (Time skip)

Father has announced that the Sports Festival is coming up again for us so we train all week. Next Monday is the Sports festival. Also, throughout the week Kaminari continues trying to get close to me but I shrug him off. I don't want to hurt him, I just don't want friends right now, as I've said.

But I can't help the chuckle that escapes my lips every once in a while when he tells me a dad joke. When I do, his eyes widen, he grins and his eyes, the glimmer like he just one over the world. He looks very proud of himself and I can't help but think it's cute.

But not in the romantic way. I'm not gay. I'm straight as a line and I don't feel that way about Kaminari. It's more of me acknowledging that he is attractive. Not that I want to kiss him... right? Oh Fuck, what is happening to me.

No. You don't want to kiss him I'm sure it's just that excited giddy feeling when you want to be friends with someone. That's all.