A Talk With The Quiet Kid

Chapter 5

End of flashback

Third person POV

Katsuki wakes up startled. Sitting up straight. Being met with his two classmates, Kirishima and Mina. They woke him up because they saw him crying in his sleep.

'Izuku..' Katsuki gasps. Thinking his dead friend is there.

Except he's not.

He's dead. Get a hold of yourself, Katsuki.

The red haired boy explains 'Bakugou! You were crying while sleeping- We thought you were having a heart attack!' Katsuki tries to get his breathing under control. Mina notices and walks up to him and rubs his back. 'It's okay. What was the nightmare about?' Mina asks while trying to comfort her friend.

Katsuki hates physical touch. 'Stop touching me..' he whispers. Mina does so and steps back and apologizes. The blond haired boy looks at his lower arms, avoiding eye contact with his classmates.

Kirishima crouches down to catch his friend's eyes. 'Hey, man- what happened?' he asks. Katsuki looks at him, putting his feet on the ground. Clearing his throat and standing up. 'I'm uh.. i'm gonna go to my room to uh.. sleep, bye..' he explains while walking away. Leaving his classmates dumbfounded.

'What was that all about..' the sharp toothed boy asks himself outloud, while sitting on the couch where his friend was sleeping. 'He and Aizawa-sensei did talk today, maybe something happened then' the girl thought out loud. 'Wasn't that mental health check yesterday?' Kirishima says. 'Well, yeah, but maybe they couldn't finish it or something..' Mina supposed while shrugging.

'Maybe we should check on him!' the tanned boy considered. 'We could, but he likes his alone time,' the other answered. 'But won't he feel alone if he does that a lot..?' the boy implied, making the pink skinned girl thinking.

'Yeah.. we're his friends after all!'

Katsuki POV

I hear a knock on my door while i'm preparing myself to go to sleep and let these thoughts stop. I have a high suspicion that the one who knocked in Kirishima or Mina, could be both. I ask who it is.

'It's us! Can you let us in?'

It's Kirishima.

'What do you guys want?' I respond. 'Just to talk! We wanna know how you're doing!' I hear Mina say. 'I'm fine, goodnight.' I say while covering my head up with my blanket. Leave me alone.

I hear muffled voices behind the door. D*mn it. Just leave. I'm tired.

Then i hear a voice that is not muffled, in fact, it's my brain.

'Oh c'mon. Are you really gonna ignore them?'

Yes I am. I'm not in the mood.

'But what if they're dying? Will you just let them die? Just like you did with Deku?'

His name is Izuku.

...

I open my door. 'What.' I demand, hoping that they'll just leave. 'Can we come in?' Mina asks. I look at the ground, avoiding eye contact. I walk back in my room and invite them in. They'll just annoy and bother me more if I ignore them.

Mina starts talking 'Okay look, we know you just wanna go to sleep and be left alone. But we're worried because of the nightmare you had. So do you mind telling us what the nightmare was about?' Nightmares don't matter. It was a flashback. 'It's just a nightmare.' I debated. 'Nightmares shouldn't- shouldn't make you look insane!' the red haired classmate explains.

I look up at them, angry. 'What's the big deal about? It's just a f*cki-' I cut myself off. Don't lose control of your anger, Katsuki. I sigh, looking back at the ground. 'It's just a nightmare. I don't even remember what it was about.' I lie. 'Okay.. but how have you been feeling lately? And why did Aizawa come here to talk to you? Did something happen yesterday during the mental health check? You know you can tell us everything!' Mina said while smiling. My head is pounding. Kirishima joins the conversation 'Yeah, bakubro! We're your friends after a-' I cut him off screaming at them 'You guys are not my f*cking friends! Holy sh*t. Just leave me the f*ck alone! You guys are so f*cking annoying!' I can't stop. I start mocking them 'Are you okay? Nightmares shouldn't make you look insane! Meh, Meh, Meh. Shut the f*ck up and leave my f*cking room! You two will never be my f*cking friend. I'm just a f*cking classmate to you two. Nothing. F*cking. Else.' I grip tight on my hair, not knowing what to do.

I don't notice them leave till I hear the door click shut. 'No, wai-' I beg while reaching my hand out. They're gone. I start breathing rapidly. Clutching my chest.

'They're gone. And who's fault is that?' I hear a voice in the back of my head state.

'I didn't mean to. I was tired and I just blacked-' I think to myself while the voice in the back of my mind cuts me off.

'They're gone. It's your fault. You made them leave. You make everyone leave.'

My ears are ringing. My vision is getting blurry, but not because there are tears. My head is pounding. I can't stop it and i'm freaking out. I'm in no control of my body. My quirk activates softly and I feel burning on the top of my head. I take my hands off of my hand and look at them like they're not there. I'm starting to hear whispers that aren't stopping. Everything itches and I feel my clothes on my body. I wanna rip my skin off.

I crouch down to the ground. I'm shaking and I start to cry softly. Covering my eyes on my kneecaps, hugging myself tightly around my legs. I whisper 'stop..' although nothing will stop. I'm not in control.

I need it.

I look around my messy room, blinking quickly trying to bring my vision back. I remember where I left my blade. Wobbling while standing up. My vision starts going black, I stand still, exhaling trying to get my vision back, again. I stumble towards my desk.

I faint.

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