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

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Aizawa sensei stops his lecturing mid sentence and turns to look at the slowly opening door of the infirmary and sees Denki with tear streaked face peeking into the room shyly.

Shouta hears Recovery girl let out a gasp at Denki's state who now walks into the room.

The boy's lichtenberg scars were in a nasty  purple colour and were slowly turning black now while he was bleeding slightly from both bruised knees and elbow.

Recovery girl beckons hurriedly to the boy to sit between Midoriya and Bakugou on the bed. While she went to grab the necessary supplies.

Both the injured  boys looked at Denki with concern and All Might started fuzzing over him like a worried father.

Denki quietly  stares at  his red converse sneakers. He himself had no idea what was going on now with him currently.

His mind was buzzing with the sound of sea waves clashing.

Recovery girl walks up to him and rolls up his pastel pink fluffy jumper and starts dabbing the alcohol swab on the wound  as gently as possible while at the same time she asks him in her motherly tone, what happened?.

Everyone in the infirmary was quiet and were staring at the fragile boy in front of them who sat meekly between Midoriya and Bakugou.

Denki does not look up to see their faces  and whispers in a soft quiet voice, "I don't know. I was going down the stairs and slipped down a few stairs when I felt a flash of pain".

Recovery girl nods her head and asks, "And?".

"That's all I have to say.. Miss" says Denki softly.

Recovery girl stares at the boy in disbelief. She knew the boy was hiding something from her. But she had plenty of time. She could corner the boy anytime she wanted. So she lets this lie slide for now.

She continues to dab on the boy's bruised knees now.

After some more scolding from Aizawa sensei directed towards Bakugou and Midoriya. They are asked to return back to their dormitory.

All three of them walked quietly in complete silence.

Bakugou Katsuki walked one step ahead. While Midoriya walked alongside Denki, matching the fragile boy's pace.

Denki looked around his surroundings where did the black cat run off to after he left the dorm building?.

Denki sighs.

Denki felt his feet wobble now and he did not want to do this. He quietly asks Midoriya if he can carry him back to the dorm building as he feels his legs are going to give up soon.

Midoriya without a word immediately scoops him up in his arms quite effortlessly while Bakugou Katsuki stops walking and  turns to look at them with confusion and walks back to them and brushes Denki's hair strands away from his face only to feel his breath hitch in his throat when Katsuki sees Denki's amber eyes glisten with tears and on the other hand Midoriya asks Denki, "Are you in some kind of pain? We are not that far from the infirmary-".

Denki quietly replies, "No! I am not" and takes a big breath and says, "Bakugou- kun, no one  blames you for anything that has happened recently just keep focused on getting stronger". Denki felt Midoriya tightening his hold around him.

"Then, what do I get as an reward for getting strong?" Bakugou asks with a small playful smirk on his face while poking Denki's cheek softly.

Denki immediately hides his pink face in Midoriya's shoulder and clutches the Greenette boy's tee tightly in a deathly grip.

Denki did not expect Bakugou to speak in such a playful soft manner. He rather  had expected the yelling, screaming and rainbow profanities to be thrown at him. But not this!.

"That's enough Kacchan stop teasing him" says a calm Midoriya.

Bakugou Katsuki huffs and says in a mocking tone, "Yeah yeah nerd".