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

Chapter 17: The Road To Recovering

TW: Slight mentions of injuries, slight description of cuts/bruises

~Time skip 2 weeks after the assembly~

Kirishima POV
It's been a couple of weeks since the rescue and I am finally, FINALLY, able to visit Pika in the school's infirmary. As I skip down the hallway after class, I'm happy to see my best friend but I'm also nervous to see what her injuries look like. I can only hope she looks better than she did during the rescue mission. As I turn the corner I run into Kaminari Senior.

"OoO- sorry Mr Kaminari. Have you been visiting Pika?" I smile, picking up the book I knocked out of his hands. He nods before taking his book from my hands and resting a hand on my shoulder.

"I know your nervous. And honestly, her injuries are still pretty visible. But she's nothing like what you saw that night on the security cameras. And for the last time, CALL ME DENKI!!"
"Thank god she's doing better. Thank you Mr Kamina- I mean Denki. I'll tell my dad you say hi!!"  I'm glad him and Dad are still close friends. He pulls me into a hug and whispers 

'Tell her how you feel.' before I wave him goodbye and walk into the infirmary.

"Hi Miss Recovery Girl. Could I see Pika Kaminari please?" I speak carefully and slowly, knowing how old she's getting now.

"Of course dear. Right this way." I follow her down the white washed hallways. 'I wonder if her quirk could make her younger?' I quickly brush that thought away as I walk into Kaminari's room.

"KAMI!!" I run up to her bed and give her the biggest gentle hug I can, carefully avoiding hurting her.

"KIRI!!! OMG KIRI!" She hugs back, obviously not caring if it hurts or not. I back away and look at her face. My smile immediately drops as I see a huge bruise around her eye, along with various small but deep cuts littering her face. I guess she sees my mood change because she grabbed my hands and focused her sunset yellow eyes onto my crimson ones.

"I'm okay. I promise you." She whispers, giving me a small smile. At that moment, Recovery Girl walks in.

"Good news Miss Kaminari Junior. You will be able to be released from the infirmary. I will fix the rest of your injuries overnight and then you should be good as new." She tells us. Kaminari begins dancing around in her bed, too lazy to stand up. I laugh as Recovery Girl just raises an eyebrow and leaves. I take a deep breathe and begin to talk.

"Kami." She stops dancing and looks up.

"Yeah?"

"I gotta tell you something. Something worth knowing. A-At least, to me, it's worth knowing."

"Okay." She moves to face me straight on, her scratched face holding a somewhat serious expression.

"I-....." I sigh and decide to just say it. "I like you Kami. Like I really like you."

"Like you like like me? As in, you have a crush on me?"

"Y-Yeah..." I look down. 'Obviously she doesn't feel the same.' I start to tell myself.

"About time honestly." I look up at her to see a smirk on her thin lips and wonder dancing in her eyes. I feel a blush cross my face.

"W-What?" She laughs at me. Pika Kaminari is actually sitting in front of me and laughing.

"I like you too dumbass. God, you are SO fucking oblivious." She tells me in between laughs. I look down smiling and hear her stand up.

"What are you- OMG PIKA!!" She wraps her arms around my waist and lifts me onto her bed. 

"Woah, why are you so light?" 'Well isn't that a great fucking question.' I think to myself. "You haven't been eating have you?" 

"Uhh- no. No I haven't been eating. Did I forget to mention that? Haha.." I laugh awkwardly, trying to change the subject. She sits in front of me, cross legged on the bed. 

"Cause of the kidnapping right? I get it, it's okay. It was stressful." She grabs my hands once again to pull my body closer to hers. "But I promise you, I'm fine now. Look, I'm with you. How much more fine can I get?" I give her a soft smile at these words before gently kissing her head and laying her down.

"I better go. Recovery Girl will be back for your last round of treatment soon."
"Until we meet again, forever and always Tsuyoi."
"Forever and always Pika. Bye." I have a dance party as soon as I get out of her room. 'She likes me back.' I think to myself. God. She likes me back.

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