Part 14

~This is special, meaning that even though this is an event. It won't be talked about further in the story, meaning it almost didn't happen. Almost~

I sit down on the floor, my hands holding the railings in front of me. The door behind me opened with a creaking sound. "Hey Demi, you gonna come in to celebrate chirstmas with everyone?" Izuku asks as he walks to stand beside me. I stay silent and nod a no. He places a cup down next to me, before walking back inside.

I look over at the cup before picking it up and sniffing it. Smiling at the smell of eggnog, I bring it up to my lips and drink as I snuggle more into the blanket I had buried myself in. The wind picked up, and I snuggled more into my blanket.

The sound of the door opening again, made me pause mid sip. I don't turn around, but look around surprised when everyone's around me. They laughing and talking, and I see Izuku smile at me. That little rat, since I wouldn't talk to anyone, he found a way to make everyone talk to me.

Two people sit beside me, one on my left and the other on my right. I ignore them until a see wrapped boxes placed on my sides. I look up and Shinsou smiling at me. When I turn to my left, I see that Iida's sitting there. Even though he's put one present beside me, he holding a pile of present's. I look over it a bit to see him smiling at me too.

I turn and pick up Shinsou's gift, slowing unraveling it. The white box strikes out against the dark red color of the wrapping paper. It's boxed shape, as all boxes should be. I lift the top off and look down at the plush in front of me. It's of Kamui Woods. Suddenly, two boxes falls in front of me. I turn around to see both Midoriya and Ochaco smiling at me.

I open the other two boxes to see that they're also plushies from the same company. One is All Might, and the other is Mr.Aizawa. I place them all in their boxes with the lid on, and put them to the side. I then picked up the box that Iida put down. Opening it, I find a pair of shades. They're black like mine, but they have my last name on the side in red and orange. Guess it was pretty easy to find out my favorite colors.

I close my eyes and take off my sunglasses, still putting up my arm a bit to hide them. I put down my sunglasses and put on the new ones. When I look up, I'm surprised by the technology that responds to me. Nothing to interesting, just a zoom option and a detail option. "You can also ask to get the techno glass in your mask if you like it." Iida says from behind the pile of boxes.

"So, what's with all of the gifts your holding?" I ask, my voice scratching and weak from me not using it. "These are all your gifts! Do not be so surprised, everyone got something from everyone else in the class." He says, ignoring my hanging jaw and handing me another gift. When I go to look at him suspiciously, he glares back and I decide to just look at the gift instead.

I open gift after gift, smiling to each person, but frowning the moment I turn around.

Here's everything I got from everyone:

Key-chain of Kamui Woods - Bakugo 'he didn't say much though'

Woodlen Crown - Tsu 'Said it was a part of Kamui's most recent merch, and she thought I'd like it.'

A Medical Kit - Midoriya's Mom 'I'm not surprised, she worries too much.'

Wood Carving Kit - Momo 'She told me that she saw me carving once, and that the tools looked old and rustic.'

A Bikini - Mineta 'I immediately set it on fire and tossed it over the railing. I watched it burn happily. The other girl's said they got the same thing.'

A Good Set of Headphones - Jiro 'She then proceeded to hand me a USB. Using my powers, I basically plugged it in by holding it, and looked over the song list in my head.'

A Sleeping Mask With A Sunglasses Design on it - Hagakure 'She said it'd help if I continued to sleep in class.'

A Gift Card - Todoroki 'I don't think he knows what christmas is.'

A Black Robe - Tokoyami 'I had told him about my old one being ripped to shreds and he got me a new one. I put my robe clip on, rubbing my hand over the design of my soul.'

A Christmas Cookie Tin - Sato 'These cookies were amazing.'

A Portable Phone Charger with My Name on The Side - Kaminari 'He said he got one for everyone since he wanted us to stop using him as a charger.'

A Small Stone Egg - Koda 'He said he found it.'

A Sketch Book - Sero 'He didn't say much, telling me someone had recommended the gift.'

A Camera - Shoji 'He didn't say much either, seems there was a list of recommended gifts for every student.'

A Few Weights - Kirishima 'He got them for everyone.'

A Rabbit's Foot - Ojiro 'He said it was lucky'

A picture of Aoyama - From, you guessed it, Aoyama 'He got them for everyone'

The Trading Cards for All of Our Teachers - Ashido 'I couldn't hold back the geek in me when I saw them. I could hear the others snickering.'

I held the gifts out in front of me. My frown was out and I didn't want them to see it. "What's wrong?" Izuku asks, walking close enough to see my facial expression. "It, ugh, it's nothing." I say, bringing my hand to my face. Gosh, I feel stupid. He sits down next to me, our universal sign of 'You can tell me anything'. I'm starting to feel bad that I didn't get any of them gifts.

"Your all great friends, the best family I could have you know." I say, looking up towards the stars. "It's just, I was hoping for some word from my actual family. I don't know if I should call them, but I've been hoping they would call me. But.....they haven't. It's like, they've forgotten about me."

"That's my home, with my only family. I....I don't want to be forgotten. Please....d-dont l-l-let me be f-f-forgotten." I shudder as I start to cry. I raise my legs up and burrow, curling into a ball. "I don't wanna die. I don't wanna die." I say, squeezing my eyes and wrapping my arms around my legs.

"Hey, hey. Who said you were going to die? Look, everyone's here, you won't be forgotten." Izuku says and I hear others agree with him. Arms wrap around me but I don't change. I could feel something bubble up in me, feeding off my loneliness and pain. A horribly broken voice echoed inside of me, replaying my own words in a teasing manner throughout my brain.

"'PLeAsE doN't LeT mE DIe'.. What a whiny child you are."