This time I will protect them I won't be a coward

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While dragging a tired Denki out of the restroom, Iida Tenya debriefs Denki about the second phase of the exam.

Denki nods his head tiredly and starts thinking on how to gain rescue  points quickly this time in this mission from HUC's people.

"The scene looks just like Kamino incident" whispers a quiet Midoriya who now stood on the opposite side of Iida Tenya equally staring at the monitor  in front of him with concentration while Iida Tenya mumbles something back to Midoriya.

Iida Tenya looks sideways  at Denki who too was staring at the huge screen in front of him. 

Iida Tenya was actually searching for the visible signs of anxiety or fear.  He relaxes his shoulders slightly upon seeing no signs and continues conversing silently with his Greenette friend.

Denki has a flashback of the kamino incident.

'You are finally here my angel of salvation'.

'How you wound me by supporting my own enemy'

'I have a gift for you'.

Denki could feel those phantom red tendrils crawling up like a centipede on his throat and choking him now.

Come on now Denki snap out of it.

His throat is closing up now he can't breathe. Denki feels a tear rolling down his cheek.

"What an interesting scenario" says a amused voice of a girl.

Denki turns his head half way over his shoulder  to see who it was. It was  Camie not the real camie but an imposter.

Toga Himoko in disguise patting him on both his shoulders from behind.

The imposter Camie stares into Denki's honey golden eyes and playfully says, "Good luck~".

Before she moves away from him, she waves at Midoriya.

The imposter Camie who in disguise was actually Toga Himoko places a quick kiss behind Denki's earlobe.

This makes Sero and Mineta scream in anger and then start muttering and pointing fingers at Midoriya and asking, "What hell is your deal with the hot babe from Shiketsu you curly haired bastard and why the hell is doll-chan involved in it too!".

A nervous Midoriya waves his hands  nervously in front of his friends that they have got it all wrong.

On the other hand, Denki stood there frozen due to the flashbacks he was getting from the kamino incident.

He did not feel the imposter Camie's kiss nor the bickering of Sero and Mineta with Midoriya nearby him.

His body felt numb. Then he hears the cold voice echoing back in the back of his mind.

'Give into me'.

'Was it the healing quirk speaking to him or was he losing his mind?'  were the thoughts of a depressed Denki.

Denki was brought out from his dark thoughts when he feels someone's hand agressively ruffling his hair. Denki turns his face to the side and sees it was Bakugo.

Bakugou scoffs and says, "You look like shit sunshine".

Denki tiredly gazes into Bakugou's red eyes.

Then Bakugou's crimson eyes narrows and he lowers his voice and asks, "Do you want me to call Deku to calm you down?".

Katsuki can hundred percent surmise that the way Deku's quirk exploded with the glitteryconfetti was in fact a Calming Aura.

Katsuki waits for the boy's answer who stood in front of him looking very tired and broken like a fragile porcelain doll.

Katsuki frowns and thinks, 'Was sunshine'a quirk slowing him down or was it the side effects that were making him look tired?'.

Katsuki feels someone laying their head on their shoulder. Bakugou forgets whatever he was thinking and stares at fluffy golden strands peeking out from the boy's cloak who deliberately had  covered his head with the red cloak so Bakugou could not see his expression.

But Bakugou knew that Denki was going through some kind of unknown pain as he felt the boy grabbing onto the material of his costume with trembling fingers.

Bakugou sighs. Despite his tough exterior he somehow pats Denki on the back and quietly whispers while staring at the huge screen that showed the destroyed buildings and injured kids and old people to be rescued in the next scenario on the screen being displayed.

"Hey, just focus on passing the second phase. Then it's over you can get your beauty uhh rest that you need... sunshine?".

Bakugou smiles and when he hears his fragile friend respond back with a humming sound.