Weeks After

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    I wake up, again. It's been 2 weeks since Denki died, our friends act like nothing's wrong anymore. Well we get to occasional, "that's sad..." then go back to being normal. I turn over in the big bed, to his side. Still empty if your wondering... I get out of bed and head to the bathroom. It's cold in there, I put on my hero costume. I brush my teeth and tie my hair back. I don't eat breakfast, not anymore at least. It makes me too sad. Oh, back to my friends I think they are concerned. I've overheard Mina saying I'm cold towards everyone now. Around people I'm just numb, I don't show any emotions. I'm not as happy as I use to. Kirishima thinks it's cause I've lost everyone in my life. Except them of course...but I guess I'm slowly losing them. They're scared to say something that'll make me upset. I guess he's right. I lost my family in my 3rd year in high school, that's when I came out to them. My mom died when I was born, my dad disowned me for being pansexual. My sister, well, she never liked me. U.A was my new and only family, but when I graduated it was just my friends and...him. I get in my car and drive to the agency, I want to quit. I'm never put on missions anymore, they say I'm to sad looking. Again they're right. I just sit in my office and fill out papers and answer calls and let the hero's know. Today was different, they actually wanted me to come. I did and it was a little robber. Pretty easy used my quirk to catch him and the cops took the money. The news reporters swarmed me,
"Cellophane! The Taping Hero! How are you dealing with the death?"
"Cellophane? How are you?"
"Wanna comment on how it felt to watch the pro hero ChargeBolt die?"
"You guys were friends right??"
I walked past them, they don't want to hear how the mission went. They just want to hear about Denki. I never satisfy them, they can ask the other hero's on the scene. They get pissed and swarm some of the cops instead. I go back to the agency and continue to answer calls, my boss storms in.
"Sero."
"Hello sir."
"Sero, look I know your going through something's but being a hero also means talking to the press."
"I didn't wan-"
"I don't care if you didn't want to, being hero means also having an good image. This isn't just for you it's for the whole agency you work for."
"I-"
"Either quit, or quit the depression act."
I was appalled. "Depression act? You thin- you think this is an act?"
He rolls his eyes and nods
"You don't know what it's like to lose everyone do you?! YOU DIDN'T WATCH THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE DIE THEN NOT GET INVITED TO HIS FUCKING FUNERAL?! DID YOU?!"
"Hanta. Pack your desk."
I messed up... "Wh-what?"
"You're fired."
"Sir! I'm so sorry! I-"
He left.
I punched the computer "FUCK." I said silently. I packed my things and went home. I turned on the news and sure enough: TAPING HERO CELLOPHANE FIRED?! I quickly turn it off again and get a call from Bakugo.
"Hello?" I say annoyed at this point.
"Really?"
"What?"
"What did you do to get fired?"
"You're watching the news too?"
"yes."
"I uh...yelled at my boss..."
I heard snickering from his end,
"Damn Plain Face, you cracked."
"It's not really funny, I'm jobless right now."
"You could work at my agency."
"Really?"
"Yeah just don't yell at me!"
I sigh, "Thanks Katsuki. This helps a lot..."
He's quiet for a while, "WHATEVER! Tch- just don't tell anyone I did you a favor, Soy Sauce."
I smile, it's been weeks since I've last smiled. "Okay, Blasty."
I could tell he knew I was smiling. He then hung up on me. I take a orange from the bowl on out coffee table. I haven't eaten in a while. When I start to eat it, it reminds me that one time at our old dorms with denki.
I was sitting on the couch. Denki comes and jumps over the back of the couch. He throws and orange at me as I laughed.
"Hey Hantaaaaa~ Whatcha doing???"
I smiled, "Looking at the most perfect thing in the whole world."
"Oooo- what? Is it a meme?"
I got my phone out and got on the camera app and showed him. He blushed.
"Too smooth Hanta."
We both laugh and eat an orange together while looking at memes. We went to my room and fell asleep on my hammock. I was playing with his hair. Oh! His lightning bolt in his hair. It's a clip. I found that out that night.
I came back to reality, I think I have one of his clips. I knew he had like 4 of them just in case.
I walked to our room and went through the drawers, closet and under the bed. I found it, a big box of his most personal things. I stuffed them under there because it hurt to look at them. I hesitate but then open it. Papers, pictures, Pokemon cards... A flower I gave him at prom. The clip. I pick it up and smile. The memories flooding back. I started to cry, I go through everything crying more and more. Happy memories, sad memories... All our fights. I take the fights all back. I get on the bed and spread the memories all over the bed. Wondering if he's happy in the after life. I hug his Pikachu plush without knowing and wipe my tears. He was perfect. He still is. I wish I was invited to his funeral... I hope he's not mad about that... I wanted to go so bad. To say goodbye properly.
Then I remember, "No matter how much it hurts. It's not goodbye just see you later." I mutter.
I smile again. It's been a rough rollercoaster of emotions the last couple weeks. I'm not over his death still, but it keeps getting better. I looked at the box again. I found a letter in the box, I didn't put that in there...Or don't remember it. When I read it I was shocked.

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