Live and in Stereo

Tape Three

Let's get this tape rolling.

Bakugo POV

I walked away from Kamanari's dorm room with an emotion of both anger and regret. I mean both Kamanari and Ochako are such good people, unlike me. If they did that, then what did I do, that could even measure up to that?

I closed the door of my dorm, the sun was setting, but I don't care. I popped the tape in the cassette player, and pressed play. "Hi Kiri!" Deku said in a happy voice. I paused, Kirishima? My best friend was on here and he didn't even tell me about this! I tried to not lose my cool. "Not a lot of people know this" Deku said "but my mother died a few years ago, and I live with my father. Let's just say he wasn't the best dad in the world." I paused, of course he wasn't the best dad in the world, I thought.

Deku would come to school with bruises and burns, but what did this have to do with Kirishima? I unfolded the paper marked three. It was a sketch of Deku's room, but it wasn't the same as I remember it. It had a desk and a bed, and that was it. No All Might posters, no figurines. I mean there was a stack of his hero journals. His hero journals! Where had those gone? For some reason I wanted to have them, he spent so much time on them. I mean the only one I know of was the one in his desk.

I should try to find them. I ran, stuffed the sketch in my pocket and ran out the dorm with the cassette tape. I got a few weird looks as I made my way running through the common room, but I didn't care. I ran out and icy cold frost hit my face, it was already night. I ran all the way to Deku's house, sweat forming on the top of my forehead. 

I finally made it to his house, he moved to it after his mother died. I came over once to give him his notes when he was sick, but in middle school I pretty much never came over to his house. I mean Auntie Inko was dead, and then this guy Hizashi appears out of no where after leaving them, and then gets custody over Deku? To me it was all a little suspicious,and when Deku started showing up with bruises, my suspicions of this guys intent was confirmed. Not Good.

Flashback

I walked up to Deku's house, and knocked on the door. 'Damn nerd getting sick, and damn teacher making me take notes to his house.' "Doors Open!" I heard from inside. I opened the door and stepped inside, it wasn't what I expected. It was nice, very nice. Nice furniture, nice set of paint, expensive looking decorations. I made my way down the hall in the unfamiliar environment.

There was a sign that read 'Izuku' on the door, the sign was All Might themed. I remember him having back at his old place. I opened the door not caring enough to to knock. "Hey Nerd." He was across the room sitting at his desk writing something in his stupid notebook. He turned around with a worried expression "Oh, hi t-there k-kacchan, what b-brings you here? He said stuttering. I walked over to him and shoved the fucking notes at him. "Lame teacher, just wanted  me to bring you your dumbass notes."

I said rummaging through my pocket. I looked around the room, it looked exactly like his old one. "T-thanks Kacchan." He said, nervously. I took out my phone, video taping the All Might themed room. "What are you doing there K-Kacchan" the nerd said over my shoulder.

"Oh, just recording your stupid room." I say with a grunt. "I plan to show everyone at school, just how fucking pathetic you are, I mean you admire this guy so much. But with a stupid quirk like yours you'll never be anything like him." I stopped recording and turned around, facing him. I saw tears in his eyes, and he was shivering head to toe.

I also noticed a burn mark above his face, I know I didn't do that. I laughed at his fear, and blasted him in the face. He fell to the floor, I kicked him until he was coughing up blood. "Remember nerd, your nothing, always remember that." I left him like that, on the ground crying.

Flashback over

I felt guilt come over me as a remembered that day. I pushed out the memory as I approached my location. The lights were on inside the house, but the curtain were closed so Hizashi couldn't see me. I grabbed to rain gutter and pulled myself up to the first story roof. In front of me was Izuku's bedroom window. I looked inside, only a few boxes lay near the door. I touched the window, only to find the lock was open.

I gingerly opened the window and jumped inside. It was dark, but I could still find my way around. There was a twin bed in the middle of the room with white sheets and a gray comforter. Not like the All Might one he used to have. What happened to all that stuff? He still had when I came over in sixth grade, so were had it gone. I took my phone out of my pocket as I approached the boxes, I put the flashlight settings on. There were three boxes, only three? He used to have so much hero merchandise. Two were labeled sell and the other labeled trash. I took all three boxes.

I mean, I couldn't let him sell Deku's stuff, and besides I wanted it. I couldn't open the boxes here, because I would still have to run back to the dorms. So I put them on the roof next to me, and layed down next to them, I clicked play again. "I won't say what he did to me, but it wasn't something any parent should do to there child. But you didn't think this did you Kiri? After the incident with Kami I was partnered with you for a project on hero laws.

I would've liked to go to your house and do the project. I would've liked to have I good time doing it. I would've liked to make a true friend. But we don't always get what we want do we, Kiri? You said that you wanted to come to my place, I said no. BUT YOU COULDN'T JUST LISTEN COULD YOU, KIRI?

You came over, but I told my 'father' I was going to your place. How did you even find my house? You knocked on the door, and said your name was Ejirou. My 'dad' came to my room, and started beating me with his bare fists. Blood was all over me, all over the wall, and all over my 'father'. You came over to me and you started bandaging me when 'he' was done. And that was nice and all. But you said it was MY FAULT. My fault for fighting you. You said you would never allow someone as weak as me at your house. And that every punishment I get is my fault!

AND THAT MY BRUISES, MY SCARS, MY DRIED BLOOD AND TEARS, WAS ALL MY FAULT! I see now Kiri, everything is my fault, my fault for being born an empath. Why do I feel everyone else pain 24/7 but no one cares about my pain. Well there is a simple answer. And that is no one feels my pain, because I'm DEAD! And it was your fault, all thirteen of you."

That was the end of the tape. I started hysterically laughing, while crying? Deku really said it I killed him, and so did many others. My childhood friend is dead because of me. I mean he had said it, so how could it not be true? I killed Izuku Midoriya. I killed Deku. I killed the son of Inko Midoriya. I killed a future hero. I killed the only person who ever reached out. 

I sat up looking out at the midnight sky with tears in my eyes. I wonder if Deku was watching me right now? What we he say? Would he laugh like all the others or would he care like no one but him ever did? I grabbed the boxes and mindlessly walked down the street towards UA.

 I was so enveloped in thought that I didn't notice the car coming down the street. I didn't notice the headlights steadily getting closer. I didn't notice the sound of wheels rolling down the slick road at top speed. I didn't notice the car until, I felt pain explode in my legs.

Author-Chan

Like my cliffhanger? But I'm sorry I left for a couple of weeks. Because of some new living conditions I couldn't update, and updates may be getting a little slower. But I will try to keep it to one chapter per week. And if I can't do that, I will try my hardest to make up for it. But anyways I hope you all are having a good Spring break, and it's now time for me to roll out.