not so sparky anymore| Shinkami | Denki fanfic

Chapter one

DENKI POV ~

Wake up.

My eyes fluttered open, a tired groan escaping my lips. My gaze drifted to my phone on my nightstand, sitting up as I grabbed it to check the time. A neon yellow collage of flowers, lighting bolts, and butterflies were displayed as my lock screen, cracks making a few of the quotes that were written in a cursive font even harder to see. 7:45, read the time. A ping of adrenaline shot through me as i processed the number. CRAP, SCHOOL STARTED 15 MINUTES AGO. I sprung out of bed, shoving on a pair of slides since I had fallen asleep last night in my school uniform. My head spun with dizziness as I stood up, causing a momentary pause.  I squeezed my eyes shut for a moment, taking a deep breath in, and exhaling it as I flung my backpack over my shoulder and walked out of my bedroom.

I peered over the edge of the stairs, checking to see if anyone was in my direct path. My parents should've been at work, though just to be safe I had to make sure. I'd make it to the second to last step before I would be stopped. "What the fuck are you still doing here?" My father questioned, anger and confusion mixed in his tone. I averted my gaze, timidly responding. "I slept through my alarm..sorry." He took a heavy step forward, sending a slap to my face. It stung...Though i didn't dare to react, it would only make him angrier. He slammed me into a wall, knocking the wind out of me. 

I didn't even have time to catch my breath, before I'd be met with curses and kicks. Minutes passed, i tried my best to be as silent as possible during this..He never liked it when I was loud. "Stop being so weak and get the fuck out of my face." He hissed, taking the majority of the money i had grabbed for lunch later from the side pocket of my backpack, and shoving it in his back pocket. Probably for cigarettes or alcohol, that's at least what I'd assume.

I shakily stood up, leaning on the wall for support as I swiftly exited the house. Luckily, the door was right next to me so that made things a little easier...My eyes stung with tears, though looking at the time, I didn't necessarily have the time to sit here and cry...That wouldn't do much anyways. I took a sharp inhale, sprinting. UA wasn't too far from my house, though it was still far enough that walking wouldn't have been fast enough.

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AIZAWA POV ~

7:10

I sat in my chair, part of my body in my sleeping bag, and the other half still out. My arm leaned against the desk, one of my hands holding a pen and the other resting down. I glanced up at the sound of footsteps approaching the door, must be the students who always decide to come early. Probably Ida and problem child, then again, there is the occasional student from another class that needed something from me. As the two or three students walked in, my suspicions would be correct, though with an added person i didn't expect. It was Midoriya, Ida and Kirishima. The three of them were still mid conversation as the entered, though stopped to greet me for a moment. "Good morning Aizawa-Sensei!" Ida said sharply, the other two adding on their own greetings. I gave a nod in response, gesturing for them to sit down. Time passed as students started to flood in, the room filling with conversation. I hushed them up after a while, beginning to go over the things planned for the day since it was just about time for class to start. I glanced at an empty chair, staring down at my attendance sheet. Everyone was checked off, except for Kaminari. He was usually late, but never this late.

DENKI POV ~

I burst into the classroom, panting heavily. I stopped at the doorway, hesitating as I noticed the many eyes on me. I took a breath in, stepping further into the classroom. "Can you explain why you were so late?" Aizawa questioned in his usual tired voice, glancing away from the paper he was looking at previously. My mind scrambled for reasonable excuses; I would eventually land on one. "Oh! I slept through my alarm...I drank to many energy drinks last night and craaaaashed-" I flashed a bright smile, scratching the back of my head as I spoke. After a few moments of silent staring, a concerned look spread across Aizawa, and a few other students faces. I tried my best to clean myself up on my way here, though I guess it wasn't good enough to go unnoticed...Plus this wouldn't be the first time I walked into class like this in the past week. Neither Aizawa, or anyone else said anything as I walked back to my seat, though I could hear a few quiet murmurs. 

"Hey..Kami?" Said the pinked hair girl next to me, slight worry in her tone. "Uh huh?" I replied, keeping my tone bright and happy. "Are you oka-" "Yup!" I cut her off before she could finish, giving a reassuring nod and smile. Smiling was the easiest way to get people to question me less...Most of them knew me as the happy and goofy Kaminari!

 so..As long as it stayed that way, everything would be okay. I averted my eyes back down as i grabbed a few notebooks from my backpack, sorting them out until i found the one i needed. I didn't get it...Why did I have to be so fake everyday...? If I just told them...they'd help me right? So why...It's because you're weak. You just let people walk over you, like the useless trash you are. I couldn't deny it...It wasn't like it was wrong. I was too weak...If only I was stronger...then i'd be able to man up and tell someone...or just handle the situation by myself. But I wasn't. I'm weak. Useless. and barely worthy of life...Yeah. That's it. 

"Kaminari." I will never succeed in life..."Kaminari" I'm just a fucking failure...why should I even live anymore? "Denki Kaminari!" A voice would drag me out of my thoughts. "h-huh...?" I questioned; I hadn't even realized I was hyperventilating. My gaze shot up to the source of the voice, where i'd see a male, Aizawa to be specific. He was talking, but I couldn't hear him over my own breathing. "Kaminari breathe..." He said, crouching down so that we were eye-to-eye. "I need you to focus on your breathing, okay?" He spoke softly, but sternly. It was comforting to have direction in my ever-chaotic life...As I calmed myself down, he instructed the remaining students to leave, class would be cut short today, i guess..

A/N: woo, first chapters short, ik- I'll keep on writing this if it does decently- or if I get bored enough. Taking request for ideas and whatnot :) AND DW, THE SHINKAMI IS COMING, YOU MUST WAIT