I wish I could see the kids today before I go home, but they wouldn't be up this early on a Saturday. Even though I hate to show up after I might have to. Dad is going somewhere in the afternoon and as long as I come back by curfew I'll be fine. I'll call Aiko about it later.

I step out of the elevator and make my way to the kitchen. I'm carrying my backpack with me today so I could do some work in the meantime. Plus I can keep some snacks in here. I know Dad doesn't want me eating much since he said it'll make me fat. But as long as I bring healthy snacks it'll be okay, right? I'll just take some protein bar that's always left in the snack cabinet. When I turn around to grab an apple I see the class looking back at me.

"Uh- hi guys? Did you all sleep here or something? Why are you up so early?" I place my bag on the counter to throw in the apple and protein bar. I zip it up before throwing it back on my shoulder. 

I hid my bruises better this morning since I got those weird looks from the class last night. But they're still looking at me like that. 

"Where are you going Denki?" Kirishima watches from his position next to Bakugou on the couch. I see Bakugou grunt before shuffling farther away from his boyfriend. That was weird. Even though he never announced it, Bakugou loves being next to Kirishima. Why does he look like he wants to be anywhere but next to him right now?

"To my Dad's house! Like I said he wasn't feeling too great and since it's the weekend I can check up on him in the morning. Plus I always go home on the weekends." It's true, I always do. The only time I didn't is when the kids were here. But then again I went to work. Not anymore though. I don't work on weekends, just weekdays. He didn't like me going to someone else he didn't know.

"Oh." Kirishima looks down as if he's upset with the answer. 

"We're you planning on doing something?"

He just looks up at me with a sad smile before shaking his head no. Bakugou looks at him as he does it before mumbling something. He gets up from next to Kiri and sits down next to Todoroki on the floor. Jirou looks at him for a moment with her eyebrows furrowed . She looks confused with his actions and I am too. But Kiri isn't. He looks as if he expected it.

"Okay." I nod at him before walking over to the door. I look back at my class before hearing someone whisper.

"we have to do it now!" I don't see anyone's mouth moving so I assume it's Hagakure. Ojiro tensing confirms my guess.

"Well, see you later!" I wave at them before slightly pushing the door open before I get stopped.

"Wait actually. Can we talk to you for a second? As a class. About this." Kirishima's hand on my wrist stops me from opening the door any further. I look back at him and see him nervously looking at me. 

"Is this about me not showing up after school? I swear I'm coming back Sunday night. I'm just spending some time with my family." I raise my eyebrow at him. He sighs before looking at the ground. I want to ask him what's wrong but Jirou interrupts me.

"No it's about how you keep leaving without a reasonable excuse?" what? I said I was going to my Dad's house and I'm not even lying. Something is going on.

"I'm just going to my Dad's house. I already told you guys this?"

"De-Kaminari." Hagakure never calls me Kaminari. No one calls me Kaminari. "Kirishima told us something recently that was concerning to him. We discussed it as a class and others had the same concern. We talked about it last night when you weren't here and we think he might be right about it, so I think we should talk." She says before shuffling behind Ojiro like how she was last night. They're both standing behind the couches.

"I'm sorry this seems important, but can we talk about it when I come back Sunday night? It's just that I'm kind of in a hurry right now." I feel Kiri's hand that's on my wrist tighten. I look at him confused before looking at the others. Bakugou is turning away from me or anybody, he's just staring at the wall with an angry face. Todoroki looks confused, but when is he not. He turns to Bakugou to ask him a question that I can't hear to which Bakugou replies in a hushed voice. He nods before looking back at me with a sort of smile. I smile back at him, but I'd be lying if I don't feel some sort of anxiety right now. I'm running late for my train and my classmates are acting really strange.

I look at the others who look slightly nervous. Midoriya is fidgeting and murmuring in his seat on one of the couches while Ochaco tries to keep up with all he's saying. Tsuyu looks at both of them with concern. Iida looks disappointed? He's staring right at me and when I try to smile at him he slightly shakes his head.I sigh before averting my eyes from him. Tokoyami, Sato, Shouji, and Kouda are sitting at their usual table to the side of the couches. Kouda is petting his bunny anxiously while Dark Shadow pops out. Jirou is sitting next to Momo who is frowning. When I look at her she smiles and nods. I don't know why, but I feel like it's not for anything good. Jirou has a scowl on her face, but she's looking proud of herself too? It makes me shiver. Aoyama is sitting on the left of Mina looking a lot less sparkly while Sero is on her right. He's frowning. But the person that surprises me the most is Mina. She's crying. Like there are literal tears running down her face and it's like no one noticed. 

"Mina? Are you okay? Why are you cryin-" I try to walk towards her but Kiri stops me. He hardens his hand more.

"Don't." He looks up at me to show that he's also crying. 

"Guys what's happening? You're scaring me." I look at Eijirou before turning to the others. Mina rests her head on Sero's shoulder before saying it.

"I'm so sorry Denki. I-i'm so s-sor-sorry."  She hiccups. Sero looks down at her before glancing at Jirou. She just nods before looking at me which makes him sigh.

"There's nothing to be sorry for. What's wrong Mina? Come on, you can talk to me."

"S-Sero do it now." She says. When she does it's like it starts something. Everyone stares at Sero when he stands up. I want to ask what's happening but I don't get to. Kirishima lets go of my wrist and before I could process it Sero's tape is coming right for me. I stand frozen as the tape wraps around my waist in torso making me drop my bag. It's then that he wraps my arms down to the rest of my body. I look down at it in confusion.

"I-" I start to say, but I get pulled to the couch where Sero, Mina, and Aoyama sat. My back hits the cushion. Sero begins taping me to the couch. 

"Uh guys.... maybe we should've talked about this before doing it hahaha." I try to lighten the mood, but they're all still staring at me. Midoriya looks at me before standing up and sitting on the floor next to Todoroki and Bakugou. 

"deku." Ochaco calls after him but he ignores her. She looks down before Tsuyu wraps her in a hug.

"This isn't a joke anymore, Kaminari." Sero cuts the end of his tape.

"Why aren't you calling me Denki? Did I miss something? What's happening?" I look around the room yet no one looks back at me.

"Denki this isn't easy to say." Momo looks at me. 

"Stop tip toeing around it. Kaminari, we think you're the U.A. traitor." Jirou steps foward and looks at me in the eye. Everyone else looks at her nervously.

"I'm sorry, I'm the what?" I don't believe this. I can't believe this. Me? The U.A. traitor. Kaminari Denki, age 16, a HERO student, a brother to 5, a stupid stupid stupid foster kid. A traitor. For a school I tried so hard to get into? A school that I'm basically failing. A school that I got BEAT for applying to. A traitor. Me.

"You're kidding." I feel my chest tighten. I don't know if it's the tape or me, but I don't want to figure it out. I don't feel okay. I don't feel right.

"Don't act stupid now Kaminari. Leaving during the day for long periods of time and then sneaking back in the middle of the night? What could you possibly be doing? We all know it's not watching your siblings. You already proved that when you brought them here." She smiles while crossing her arms.

This has to be a joke. It's got to be. I- I feel like laughing. It's all so dumb. I'M so dumb. WORK. I was at work! No-no I couldn't possibly be. That's crazy. I'm crazy. Why would I be at work? What's there to work for?! 

"Jirou that's enough! I told you that this wasn't a good idea. We needed to discuss this further as well as contact Aizawa-Sensei." Iida moves closer. He's not even trying to defend me. I look at the ground before laughing. 

There's no where I can go to anymore.

"There's no point in talking about it more. We already know he's the traitor. Just look at him. He's LAUGHING!" Jirou points to me and I lift my head up. I look at her purple eyes before laughing some more. 

Mina and Sero back away from the couch and get closer to Eijrou. I look up and let my head fall back against the couch. Soon my laughter turns to quieter sobs and I start feeling my tears roll down my face. Is there something wrong with me? Why can't I just be happy?

"I can't believe this." I cry harder on the couch. My friends hate me. My classmates hate me. I'm the traitor to them. That's why they're looking at me with fear. They think I hurt them. They think I will hurt them.

"All signs point to you. It's over." Jirou grins. I can't take it anymore. I don't know how to feel. What's the point anyways? Why try when you always fail?

"how? please. enlighten me." I whisper, but I know she can hear me. I just feel so tired. So done.

"Want to start with the camp? You were the only one who could've signaled the league." She grins while walking closer to me.

I look up to her and she falters once she sees my face. "You know it hurts when the only time you find me smart is when you think I'm purposely trying to hurt you."

"Never said you were smart. Clever may-."

"Do you hate me Kyouka?" She looks at me confused. Not really sure on how to answer. "Do you all hate me? Have I done something wrong?" Everyone just stares at me in silence. No one is giving me a goddamn answer. "HAVE I?!"

"Denki there's so many things that point to you."

"I try SO HARD! I tried so goddamn hard." I laugh watery. "I'm a traitor! I'm a fucking traitor! DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?!" I look into Jirou's eyes before sobbing. Everything hurts. I don't find this funny anymore. I never did. I hate this. I want to go home. I want my dad. I want my mom. I miss the kids. I want Mr. Eto and Mr. Sho to be proud of me. I want Aiko to shove her awful cooking down my throat. I want to see Ethan scared of a car again. I want Hawks to ruffle my hair like he does after every practice. I want Shinsou's laugh. I want to be happy. I hate it her. All Might, I hate it here.

"There was that whole situation in the elevator. The person who you were talking to. How you wouldn't answer my questions." Kirishima tries to change the topic though even he seems unsure of himself now.

"I was talking to a babysitter! My dad was sick and the kids couldn't stay at home. I can't watch them since I have school and work!" I yell at him. Usually I'd feel bad, but honestly I couldn't care less. I just want to leave.

"So that's why you so casually brought them  over? So those little shits can spy on us while you're out doing 'work'." Jirou comments.

My face whips to her. "DON'T YOU DARE CALL MY SIBLINGS LITTLE SHITS! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH!" You don't understand how much pain their in. How much pain I caused. I just want them to be happy. I don't care how much I have to give up to let them happen. How much I'd have to tear myself apart. I'm useless. They have so much potential yet they're being held back. If I can just get them out of this life then it'll be better. I'll stay with Dad. As long as they get out.

"You're 'siblings' ARE SPIES. We should be arresting them too while we're at it. Get all of you in jail."

"My siblings work so HARD to maintain their school scholarships. And you want to ruin that for them? You want to say they're spies when they're NOT?!" They stress they have to go through alone because I can't cover the expenses of their school. How I can't even pay to get Haru an interpreter so he can go to school as well. 

"Oh yeah then explain the little brat that doesn't go to school? He stayed in the dorms ALONE for HOURS. He could've been going through all of our rooms." I can hear little explosions popping while she talks about Haru.

"HE'S DEAF JIROU. DEAF. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO GET HIM HEARING AIDS. I CAN'T EVEN GET HIM AN INTERPRETER. SO HE'S HOMESCHOOLED. IS THAT SO WRONG?!" Haru doesn't deserve this. He doesn't deserve getting thrown away by his parents. He doesn't deserve this life.

"He could be faking! You could be lying! How am I suppose to just trust and believe you!" She yells back.

"I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME ANYMORE! I TELL YOU THE TRUTH YET YOU THINK I'M LYING AND HALF OF THE TIME I EVEN TRIED TALKING TO YOU BEFORE YOU GOT ANNOYED JUST BY THE SOUND OF MY VOICE. " I sob. I hate this. All Might, I hate this. It's so awful.

"Kaminari. Jirou. Let's try to calm down here." Iida steps in between us.

"I'm just tired. So very tired. And I thought as my friends you guys would see that, would understand that. You even said that we were a class yesterday. That we could talk to each other about anything." I look up to Momo in disbelief. Was it a lie? Was she just saying that to get a reaction out of me?

She pushes Iida to the side to continue talking. "Oh boho. You work for 2 seconds and you whine and complain. Do you understand how the rest of us struggle? Ochaco? She has to work for her family. Tsuyu? She has younger siblings. You don't see them crying all day about it. You don't see Tsuyu bringing her siblings to school because she can't." 

"I work from 5PM to 4AM on a weekday while managing to find some time to study and do my homework. I work so hard to make sure my siblings have everything they need to survive. They have medical issues! Problems that could be damaging, and I can't even afford the medication to help them! I don't whine about my job. I never even talked about my siblings until they came! And yet. I'm still the one in the wrong? Does that seem fair Jirou?!

"Bullshit." She answers. I look to my other classmates. None of them do anything. They all watch in silence. Even Bakugou, Todoroki, and Midoriya are sitting tensely. I feel the tape loosen a bit to realize Sero has been holding it the whole time.

"I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE! WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?! IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'LL BELIEVE ME." The tape drops to the floor and Jirou takes it as an opportunity to grab me by my  shirt. 

"Jirou I think you should stop. I think we should stop. This is getting out of hand." Ochaco stands up from her seat on the floor. She's looking nervously at the rest of the class that's silently agreeing with her.

"But he's the fucking traitor! I couldn't care less about his goddamn feelings. He landed us in the hospital. Bakugou he got you kidnapped! You're own friend! All of the nightmares we all have are from him! It's his fault!" Bakugou snaps his head at Jirou. 

"I didn't do anything. I did nothing wrong! I don't know why you think I di-"

"SHUT UP!" Jirou yells in my face. It only makes me cry harder. I don't know what to do anymore. What if they tell Mr. Aizawa. Will he believe them too?

"Well you can't just go blaming him like this. You need actual evidence and not just theories. With what you've got, anyone could be the traitor." Todoroki states from his spot with Bakugou and Midoriya. Bakugou has his arms crossed and Midoriya sighs from his spot on the floor before looking back up.

"I just want him to admit it! Say you're the traitor!"

"I'M NOT! I'M NOT THE TRAITOR! I'MNOTI'MNOTI'MNOTI'MNOTI'MNOTI'MNOT" Jirou lets go of me and I drop to the floor in a fit of sobs.

"You have nothing to lose. You're worthless siblings will be in that jail cell with you."

"nothing to lose?" I whisper at her. "I-I i have so much I could lose. So much you wouldn't even know."

"Kaminari, if you just turn yourself in to Mr. Aizawa I'm sure they could lessen your punishment. If you join the hero's side instead of the villains." Iida looks at me with hopeful eyes.

"Y-you still think I'm the traitor. After everything we've been through. No matter what I say or do. You wont believe me. You'll still think it." I chuckle.

"Denki as your friends we have a right to be concerned for our safety and others. If I was the traitor you wouldn't let me just walk around without telling somebody first. This is for your own good." Mina isn't crying anymore. She's standing a bit away from Jirou, but I know from her words that she supports her. That she thinks I'm the traitor.

"N-no you can't say that. You have no right. You guys aren't my friends. My friends wouldn't picture me as a villain. My friends wouldn't think I would try to willingly hurt them." I push myself to the legs of the couch. My phone falls out of my pocket as a result. I don't want to be here. I don't want to be near them.

"Sto-" A phone rings. It causes everyone to fall to silence. I look down at mine. 

Dad

"Gonna answer it?" Jirou squats down to reach for my phone but I snatch it away from her. I press it closely to my chest as I watch her smirk.

"I-it's a private conversation." I gasp. This isn't good. This isn't good at all. I'm late. So very late. And he's going to get mad. He finally trusted me again to sleep at the dorms and I broke it. I broke that trust. What if he's panicking? What if he thinks I got hurt on the way there? Oh he'd laugh when he finds out it's my classmates. 

"Well would you look at that. He's not going to answer his phone because it's a villain calling him. Probably late to one of your little meetings. That's why he was in such a rush to leave and now look. He's a disheveled mess weeping on the floor trying to prove his innocence. It's hilarious really. Go on. Answer the call. Prove to us you're not a traitor." I look up at her with tired eyes. She's right. I look horrible on the floor. I'm a crying mess. Just like he likes me.

"I'm not." If I answer he'll yell at me. They'll be suspicious. It won't help if I answer it or not. What do I do?

"Then answer it" I feel the constant buzzing on my phone. He's sending me messages. I can't let them see it. I can't let them see this phone.

"I can't." I whimper.

"Hilarious."

"What do I have to do?! Please! I just want us all to get along again!" I send a small shock to the phone draining it's battery. There. Now it can't ring anymore.

She stands up and faces Bakugou. He scowls at her and she just rolls her eyes in reply. "Get Shinsou." Bakugou widens his eyes before looking down at me and then back at her.

"What." I shakily rise to my feet. I put my phone in my pocket in the process. I feel like falling again. This has to be a dream. I wouldn't believe it if it wasn't.

"Get Shinsou, Bakugou. He'll force Denki to talk and then we'll see if he's the traitor or not." Bakugou looks at Todoroki who just shrugs before looking at Kirishima. He frowns when looking at his boyfriend and decides to stay seated.

"No." I slowly walk towards the door. "I can't let you do that. I won't let you do that." I stumble and trip right in front of the door. I shuffle closer to it and press my back against the door. I look at my classmates. They look horrified. 

"And why not? I thought you wanted to prove your innocence." She looks ready to attack. Her jacks are slowly rising. Kirishima is standing next to her with his arms half hardened. I can feel my heart racing. Is this where it ends? Everything I worked so hard for. 

"Becaus- Because he'll hate me. I don't want him to hate me. Please. Don't get him involved. Don't tell him about this." Shinsou might believe them. He say the alley. It'll give him more reasons to believe that I could be a villain. I lift my shaking hand towards the door handle. Once I grasp it I hold on tight.

"So you are the traitor?"

"I-i I'm not."

"BULLSHIT DENKI." 

"I want to go home. I'm late. I w-want my dad." I look down at the floor. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to say. I'm pathetic. Worthless piece of shit.

"Oh yeah go run to your 'dad'. Go tell him everything about it that will get us killed! Oh will you cry about your mommy?! That's right you don't have one! She left you! SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOU!" 

*slap*

s-she she doesn't care. my mom doesn't love me. my mom left me. she knew from the start that i wouldn't amount to anything. she gave up on me before i could even give up on myself.

"sh-she doesn't care." i repeat.

"Jirou that is unacceptable." Momo is standing right next t o Jirou who has her hand pressed against her cheek. She looks hurt from Momo calling her by her family name. "Traitor or not, I cannot sit here and listen to you talk about his family like that. His siblings are a joy to be around and his mother could've had her own personal reasons for her leaving. You're basically being a villain yourself when you say those things." She finishes before going over and standing next to Todoroki and Bakugou. Bakugou lifts his hand and she high fives it.

Jirou plops down on the couch before laughing. "Look at me. I'm the one getting slapped. I'm the one getting hated on! Yet here you are acting so innocently. Do you know what I went through? Do you know what it's liked to get hurt and be plagued by nightmares? Even if you weren't the traitor, everyone else is getting injured just trying to help save each other while all you do is go brain dead!" She throws her arms up in the air before covering her face.

"I'm sorry Jirou, but please just let me go home."

"Sorry isn't enough Denki! I was in the hospital! Maybe you should be the one who gets hurt for once! See how it really feels to be in pain! I shouldn't be the one suffering, it should be you! Why can't I just be you!" She gets off of the couch and starts walking towards me.

"Jirou I said that's enough." Momo grabs her wrist to stop her, but she pushes her off and continues to walk forward. She crouches down to where I'm sitting on the floor before slapping me across my face. I watch as she looks down at her hand before standing up.

"This is stupid." She sighs. "It's not getting us anywhere." She goes back to the couches.

"Then what do we do with him?" Kirishima whispers.

"Just move him out of the way and go get Shinsou." She waves her arm in Bakugou's direction.

"no No! You can't!" I look between her and the others. I turn to Momo who's looking at the floor. 

"I'M SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR WHINING! YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING AND YET YOU WANT TO SIT HERE AND SAY YOU'RE NOT THE TRAITOR!" She yells before turning to the others. "BAKUGOU, GET SHINSOU!" She sighs. Bakugou looks at Todoroki who just shrugs, then at Deku who looks confused, then finally Momo who nods her head. He grumbles before standing up and walking over to me. 

"Bakugou please! Please don't do it! I'm begging you! He'll hate me! I can't let him hate me!" I grab onto his arm before it could reach the door handle. He hesitates for a second before looking down at me. 

"don't worry." He whispers before pushing me out the way and opening the door. Don't worry. What does he mean? Is he going to get Shinsou? Is he going to get Aizawa instead? I need to get out of here. 

I wipe the tears on my face even though it's pointless. I won't stop crying anytime soon. I glance at the others who looked relieved yet still tense. I look for my back, but it's too far for me to grab. The only one looking at me right now is Jirou. She has her arms crossed on the couch while sitting next to Kirishima, Mina, and Sero. I take a deep breath before slowly getting up. She raises an eyebrow at me and I let out the breath. I start to reach for the door in which she responds with by getting up herself. She looks ready to say something, but I push the door before she could get the chance. I hear everyone in the room calling after me, but I don't stop running. I look back to see Bakugou holding the door closed before giving me a thumbs up. He didn't go to Shinsou. 

Once I leave school grounds I run a bit slower, almost a jog. I can't look suspicious. This i=will be fine. It'll all be fine. 

It's just that I can't go the dorms again.

Or home since he's mad.

Or the alley, I was just there yesterday. 

Or the library since the kids don't want to see me anyways.

I have no where to go.

I-i I'm so confused.

What do I do?