Live and in Stereo

Tape Ten

Sorry I haven't updated the past few days have really been a blur and have gotten away from me. But I think I have a good schedule again, because I finished my other book. Sorry for the wait. Let's get this tape rolling.

Bakugo POV

I looked down at Deku on the floor of the gym. Everyone was laughing at him. I walked in front of everyone and hugged him. "Shh, don't cry" I said. He looked up at me with tears eyes. "Why are you being so nice to me, Kacchan?"

"I'm doing what I should done a long time ago. I should have never teased you. I'm sorry and I hope we can be friends again. No matter how many scars you have, your still worth the world." I said, as everyone around stopped laughing and took in what I said.

"Why didn't you tell me this when I was alive?"

I woke up in cold sweat. I felt bile come up my throat. I tore the door open, as I ran to the boys bathroom. I grabbed a bucket, and started to throw up. I heard the door open but was to preoccupied to look away.

I felt someone patting my back as I threw up. After I was done I looked up and saw my best friend, Kirishima. "Hey, Bakubro." He said nervously. I put the bucket down. "Hey, Shitty hair." He smiled at me.

"I'm sorry for not telling you about the tapes. I knew you used to be friends so I didn't to tell you until you got the tapes." I nodded, in response. "And if you need anything bro, I'm here for you." He said, opening his arms.

I usually didn't go looking for comfort from anyone, because I didn't want them to think I was weak. But this time I gave in. "Have you listened to your tape yet?" He asked in a soft voice. I shook my head no.

"I'll always be here for you, not matter what you do. So don't worry about that." I smiled, standing up. "We should probably go back to our dorms, the others will be back soon." I said. I walked back to my dorm.

I looked at my rats nest of a dorm. Maybe I should clean up, and try to take care of myself. I took a shower, because I felt dirty. I cleaned my dorm, but kept the blinds closed. I set my alarm clock, for a few hours later. I wanted to get some rest since I had school tomorrow. 

I can't fall behind. That was my last thought as I let sleep consume me. I woke up to the faint beeping of my alarm. I slit of light had found its way through the curtains, illuminating my dorm. I checked the time to see it was noon.

I went downstairs, and ate some ramen, quietly on the counter. I climbed the stairs back to my dorm, I looked at my neat dorm. I smiled, I don't know why but I did. I pulled out the box, and opened it, I dug through it to find a few papers labeled ten, and the tape. 

I popped the tape into the cassette player. And put it in my pocket. I looked at the paper and it was a drawing of the path leading to the main building of UA. I walked out of the dorms, and walked across the grass, to the main building.

I stopped at a bench next to the sidewalk leading to the building. It was a sunny day, but not overbearing hot. I looked up at the sunshine, as I clicked play. "Hello, Monoma welcome to your tape." I took a deep breath, as I tried not to let my tears fall.

"After what happened at the dance I ran outside. And cried until you came to me. And asked me if I wanted to, I could help you beat up some members of my class. I can't do that Monoma, even if I wanted to it would hurt me a lot more than it would hurt them."

"My quirk is empath, I can feel what people feel ten fold, and they feel what I feel ten fold. Even though lately, it doesn't seem like many people care about how I feel." I pulled my hood over my head, to try too hide my tears.

"But when I refused you got angry and beat me up, and because of my useless quirk I could do nothing but pray for you to stop. And that leads us to this location, next to the first bench on the left side of the sidewalk leading to UA."

"There is a red mark, a blood mark. My blood." The click came, signaling the end of the tape. I walked towards UA looking down at the sidewalk, until I came to a blood mark, about three inches wide.

Flashback

Deku came into the room. He was limping, and he had a busted lip and black eye. He had a bandage over one of his arms. He walked to his seat. As someone in the class shouted 'hey he's freakish on the outside too.' Everyone laughed as he put his head down on his desk.

End Of Flashback

I saw Monoma about thirty feet away, talking to Kendo and Testsue Testsue. I grabbed him by the collar and dragged him towards the shadow of a willow tree on campus. Kendo protested, but Monoma jokingly told them that he had to talk to the '1A garbage and then he would catch up.'

The other two walked off, as I stared at the 1B trash. "So, I think I know what this is about." He said, "fuck yeah." I responded. "Well if your looking for some kind of remorse or trace of guilt there isn't any." He said.

I felt my fists clenched, my nails digging into the skin. "He had an option, hurt or be hurt. He chose to not hurt, so I hurt him" He said, with a psychopath smile. I punched him in the nose. He leaned back on the tree. 

He touched his face, to find blood coming out of his nose. "Why you little." He took a swing at  me, and I ducked. He lost his balance a little, because of the poorly aimed punch. I tripped him, as he fell to the ground hitting his head. He groaned.

"You hurt him, because he wouldn't hurt others. That's your reasoning. He did nothing to you!" I shouted at him. He looked up at me.

"He didn't do anything to you either."

Author Chan

Okay sorry for the wait, I hope this chapter makes up for it. I have the whole plot for this book planned out. So no more excuses. I will be finishing this book within the next few weeks. It's time for me to roll out.