Don't Let the Spark Die [BNHA Gen 2]

Chapter 10: True Colours

~Time skip 3 weeks later~

Aizawa POV

While all of UA, especially Class 1-A has been shaken since the kidnapping, I've noticed Kirishima the most. She sleeps in class, her face is pale as paper and she's lost a lot weight since the incident with Kaminari. Everyone's been sad of course, but she's on another level. I knock on her dorm room door.

"Kirishima, can I come in please?" I call out to her. No answer. I knock louder.

"KIRISHIMA!! Are you okay?" I yell, getting concerned now. You can hear the worry in my voice. No answer again. I break down her door and am shocked with what I'm seeing. My mouth falls open and I spot her on the floor.

"Tsuyoi, Tsuyoi please wake up." I kneel down next to her and immediately see a bottle in her hand. 'Oh Kiri. I'm sorry you're doing this.' I think sadly, grabbing the bottle and putting it in the bin. I start to clean up the room until I hear her breathing quicken. She starts moving around on the floor and sounds like she's pain. Just as I rush to her side she sits up, tears streaming down her face.

"PIKA!!" She screams, pain in her voice. When the poor girl realises her friend isn't here, I watch her break down on the floor.

Kirishima POV
I wake up screaming her name.

"PIKA!!" I scream. There's so much pain in my voice. Looking around, I see she still isn't here. I start to cry. I can't help it, I miss her so much. I start to break down on the floor, crying and shaking until I feel someone pull me into a hug.  

"It's okay Tsuyoi. We'll find her." I hear them whisper as they hug me tighter, almost protecting me from the world.

"Mr Aizawa?" I manage to say, my voice cracking as I try to stop crying.

"Hey Kiri" He says gently. I look down, trying to avoid his eyes but he just kneels down so I can't. He hands me my school jacket.

"I washed it so the smell and the stains would come out. It smells like cinnamon now, so no one will know." He explains, being careful with his words. I sniff and try not to start crying again. He saw me like that. He saw me broken, passed out on the floor. He saw that. He saw...

My legs give away as I fall to the floor, once again, in a panic attack. My crying wracks my entire body as I'm struggling to breathe. I'm shaking all over and I feel panic rising. Immediately Aizawa joins me on the floor and pulls me into another hug.

"Shhh Kiri. Just listen to me. Just focus on my voice. You don't have to look at me but I need you to breathe. In and out, big deep breaths. " He whispers to me. I focus on him, and feel my breath slow a little.

"Keep t-talking. Please." I stutter, with emphasis on the please. I need him to understand how much I need this. No one from class 1-A has checked on me in a while and yes, he's my teacher. But right now? This is what I need.

"Kirishima, can you look at me?" I take a deep, shaking breath, pull out of the hug and look at my homeroom teacher, who I once thought was annoying and boring. Now he's all the hope I needed. He puts his hands on my shoulders.

"I know it must be difficult for you, after I saw you like that. I know you must think lowly of you now. You would be far from the truth. You are a strong girl and it hurts me to see you in pain like this. Pika Kaminari is not just some friend to you, if she was I have no doubt that you would be reacting the same as the other students. I see how you look at her and how much she means to you. And that's why I have some news to tell." My face goes red at the mention of my crush and I look down again.

"What's the news sir?" I ask quietly. I live in a house with my dad and step mother. My dad isn't homophobic but he's a pro hero, leaving me alone with my unaccepting step mother. One mention of my crush to her and I'm a goner. Hiding my face was just a precaution in case he was the same. What if he is? What if he hates me? What if-

"I'm not homophobic Kiri, don't worry. The news I have is something I think will please you quite a bit." He lets go of my shoulders and sits across from me on the floor. "Ever since Kaminari went missing, we've had a search team out there. She has been located in an abandoned hospital, which we now know is the LOV base. Our rescue team is getting  Kaminari out of there tonight." He finishes, waiting for a reaction.

Aizawa POV

I watch her face change and all of a sudden she's running at me and tackling me in the biggest hug. She's laughing her head off but I can still feel her tears soaking my shirt. I rub her back and eventually let her go.

"I'm proud of you Tsuyoi. You're strong and I know we can overcome to damage you've done to yourself. How would you feel about a councillor?" I question. I see her face change again as she quickly shakes her head. 

"Okay, that's okay. What about me?  Would you be comfortable doing therapy with me instead?" I smile at her as she nods her head yes. I give Kirishima a thumbs up and leave her dorm. I was about to close the door when I hear her whisper to herself.
"You're coming home Pikaboo." I shake my head and laugh quietly to myself before quickly shutting the door. I just hope we can actually get Kaminari out of there. But first, I need to make a phone call.

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