#eraserhead x oc
Chapter 16
Warnings: Implied sexual harassment
Shouta Aizawa x OC (Mai Montoya, Pro Hero Zion)
If you want to read of the events before this chapter here is the Master List
“Are you sure, Ms. Montoya? Is that allowed?” Todoroki spoke up, concerned if it will cause more problems.
“Yes, I am sure. There is no problem with me telling you a story.” I reassured them, “Now, like I said, even as a pro, there are times you cross the line when trying to do good.”
And with that, I told them.
It was the end of a week-long investigation and mission against a group of drug dealers and villains. Everyone in the agency was tired and finding ways to destress. On my way out of the building, I noticed one of the interns was being harassed by Gemini. She was a young girl at most seventeen, she had a quirk that wasn’t meant for combat, but her quirk allowed her to hack into any computer or technology we needed her to hack into. Seeing the way he harassed her, how small she was compared to him, her uncomfortable expression… it set me the wrong way because that’s how he made me feel. And to top it all off, he was trying his best to physically touch her skin to use his mind control quirk on her. To make her more compliant, as he would put it.
Anger rose within me. I couldn’t just let him get away with this. I couldn’t let him victimize her. So I put my gloved upon his neck and used my quirk on him to take his away. Afterward, I grabbed him by the neck and pulled him off of her, throwing him to the wall.
It wasn’t wrong what I did. It just went against my agency’s rules and contracts.
You can not use your quirk on colleagues.
It didn’t matter if he had done it numerous times. He was Gemini, the number one hero in the United States, and also my boss. So rules didn’t apply to him. But no matter my status, it did still applied to me.
“So yeah, I saved a girl from being a victim of sexual assault and harassment, but it ended up biting me in the ass because it was against my agency’s rules to use my quirk against a colleague. That’s why I got the license suspended for a year.”
“That’s not right. He was doing villainy. He’s not a true hero. He should’ve had his license revoked.” Todoroki spoke out quietly.
“It might be unfair, but it’s a lesson I learned the hard way that sometimes your anger can make you forget about the consequences of doing the right thing. Licensed or not. So I would highly suggest finding ways to learn how to think clearly when you are passionate, to avoid getting into trouble.” I paused for a moment to look at Iida, “And maybe we should have sessions about how you were more than willing to get rid of Stain because license or not, killing isn’t allowed. So don’t expect me not to be a little concerned about you intentionally wanting to murder a villain.” He looked shocked that I even suspected that he wanted to kill Stain, but then he thought for a moment to see that he never said that he just wanted Stain to be arrested or anything, just to be ridden of. I got up from the bed, “Alright, so I’ll leave you three to talk amongst yourselves and reflect on things. I’ll be speaking with the doctors that looked after you and will be calling your parents and caretakers with them.”
I left the boys to their own devices as I decided to text Aizawa what was happening. No response was given. He was probably busy patrolling. As I went to call parents, Iida’s mom was still in Hosu, so she could pick him up and take him home. Fuyumi was busy with her teaching job but assumed her father would take care of Shoto while he was in Hosu, so I had to leave Shoto under his dad’s watch again. Who broke my heart was Inko Midoriya, she was crying over the phone, and I couldn’t really do anything to stop it.
“I want him to follow his dreams, just seeing my baby get hurt over and over again is starting to really take a toll on me. And I can’t be there with him. I am very lucky to say that you actually do care about your students. Izuku speaks highly of you, so thank you for that. Please, stay with him over the weekend until I can make it to the hospital. I know it might seem like you’re favoriting him, but…”
I interrupted, “I have to stay with them until their parents arrive anyway. I don’t mind looking after your son. With his injuries, he’ll be here the longest, so if you can’t be here with him, I will gladly be here for you and keep you updated.”
There was a pause on the other line, “Thank you so much, Ms. Montoya.”
“It’s my job to care for them and help when I can. Don’t be afraid to ask anything of me. You won’t be overstepping.” I smiled, even though she couldn’t see me. I needed to let Midoriya know how this is affecting his poor sweet mom. “I know where you are coming from. My mom was a single mom and was always worried about me when I was in my hero training. So I will definitely advise your son to calm down and not push himself too much.”
“I don’t know how she did it.” The woman breathed out.
“Honestly? It was tough. She still worries about me.” I nervously laughed.
“Alright, well, thank you again. It’s nice to hear that you know where my worries stem from. I’ll let you go now to focus on the boys. Give them my support and let them all know. I hope they are all okay.”
“I will, Mrs. Midoriya. I’ll keep you updated on your son.” And the line was cut. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, and I was transported back into time, listening to my mom’s frantic yelling at Nezu after my licensing exam…
“I told you to put her in the general course, Nezu!” My mom frailed her arms, her onyx curls bouncing in response. “Now look, she almost died taking this stupid hero licensing exam!”
“She did really well using her quirk. It allowed her to pass. And look! She’s perfectly fine. Her costume is a little wet, but she’s fine.” Nezu responded.
“The other students nearly drowned her! She wasn’t moving for two whole minutes!” There was another pause followed by sobbing, “I can’t take this. I tried my best to keep her safe for fifteen years. You don’t understand the sacrifices I made… I know I might not be the best parent or that I might seem irrational. But I know I am right about one thing. Her quirk. It’s not something that will bring her happiness. She will always be targeted for it, and I don’t feel comfortable with her having a career where she showcases it.”
It’s not something that will bring her happiness…
I couldn’t help but laugh. She wasn’t wrong.
I felt a handset itself on my left knee, and I turned to see Gran Torino, “That boy, is sure, a lot of trouble. It reminds me of Toshinori.”
“Yeah. It makes you better understand why he chose him. His mom is super worried about him, though. It reminds me a little about mine.” I looked down at my feet, a little ashamed of all the crap I give my mom despite everything.
“Eh, your mom was holding you back based on her own fears of not being able to control everything in her life. Otherwise, she wouldn’t show any disdain towards everything you do.” And then there’s Gran Torino reminding me why I don’t have a good relationship with her in the first place. “Still, I have to admit, you wouldn’t be the person you are without her raising you in the first place, so she is a decent mom.”
“She’s not all bad.” I looked over at the old man who decided to sit next to me.
“Oh yeah, making your daughter feel guilty for using her quirk to help people because dear old mom and dad were going to come and find you. Even though you made friends with a long list of pros that would protect you. And then when you left for the U.S., she was angry, and even now, with the lawsuit and losing your license, she blames you for not standing by and letting everything happen. She’s nicer to others than you because she sees you as a little girl that doesn’t know anything about the world. Forgetting everything you ever went through… She doesn’t see you as a person.”
“She didn’t have the best upbringing herself. Plus, she was twenty in college when she had me, so it’s hard for someone to be a parent when they’re barely an adult.”
“Doesn’t give her a right to be completely entitled and treat you like you’re lesser. This is why I chose not to have kids. I didn’t want to turn out like that and screw up my kids.”
Ding. Ding. DING. DING. I looked down on my phone to two text messages.
Unknown Number
I really wish I had you in bed right now, poppy. You were always the perfect little….
I didn’t bother reading the rest and blocked the number. It’s like he has a hundred phones.
Aizawa
Are you with the students already? Gran Torino said he’d call you. Just wanted to let you know that I’ll be on my way soon to the hospital. I got stuck dealing with some villains. Hope this didn’t ruin your date with Vlad.
What a dork mentioning my date.
“You okay, Mai?” Gran Torino asked, trying to peer over at my phone.
“Yeah, I just need a new number. But Eraserhead said he’s barely on his way. Patrol got a little hectic.”
“I talked with Nezu about that. Is Gemini really still harassing you? Didn’t leaving the U.S. become the best thing for him?”
“Why were you talking about that with Nezu?” I gave him a crude look.
“You don’t call me often, so I have to find some way to check up on you.” He matched my expression, “You’re my favorite kid I ever taught. Remind me so much of Nana.”
I took a deep breath. Nana Shimura. All Might’s predecessor, his mentor, his mother figure. He didn’t talk much about her to me, only little comments here and there. But with Gran Torino, it was different. Ever since the first day I met him, he always found some way to say I was like her. Unfortunately, I was never able to meet her. Sometimes I wonder if she would like me…
“You still wear your hair like hers when you’re too lazily to do your hair, I see.”
I chuckled a little as the old man ran his hand through the dark waves that didn’t fall into my bun, “I wonder if she would’ve liked me.”
Gran Torino looked at me, wholeheartedly, “With no doubt in my mind. She would’ve adored you, my little starlight.”
Time went on as I waited for Aizawa to come to check on the boys. Gran Torino got to speak with Midoriya alone before leaving himself. In the meantime, I was just with the two other boys showing them different movies on my laptop and talking more about either the incident or whatever came into mind. They seemed to calm down after a while and were finally able to relax, which made me more relieved.
We were in the middle of watching a movie when Aizawa barged in with his capture weapon in his hand and goggles on his head. “Alright, catch me up.”
I peered from behind my laptop screen in between the Todoroki and Iida’s beds, dumbfounded at the sudden intrusion. The boys looked just as surprised I was. Aizawa just stared at me like he was waiting for me to say something…. OH, RIGHT, I AM THE ONE HE’S TALKING TO, DUH! “Oh, me, sorry.” I uncrossed my legs and handed my laptop to Todoroki and let him and Iida continue the movie without me.
I walked out of the room and guided Aizawa to the hallway, “Everyone is fine for the most part. You know how our students are. Budding into things they aren’t supposed to because they want to be heroes. They ran into the hero killer, and they ended up injured, but luckily they are alive, so that’s all that matters. The police said that they’d make up a story saying that Endeavor took care of Stain so that the students don’t get charged with anything.” I mainly said everything in English and barely above a whisper to avoid eavesdroppers. I had Aizawa lean down to my level, his hair lightly tickling my lips as I whispered into his ear.
He then turned to look me in the eye. His grey eyes were looking strained and slightly redder than on most days. His face was inches from mine. “And their injuries?”
“Midoriya the usual, broken arms and was stabbed, Todoroki was the least injured, and Iida was paralyzed by Stain’s quirk and injured his left arm to the point that it’s possible that without the proper care he might not be able to use it again, but his mom is going to pick him up tomorrow and move him to heal at home with a private doctor, so I don’t think it’s a full concern right now.” His eyes were bothering me, so I instinctively went for his utility belt to grab his eye drops and handed the bottle to him, “Sorry, your eyes look really dry right now.”
My hand lingered a little too long as he took long to grab the eye drops in his palm, “Thanks. Did you come right away?”
I shrugged, “I came as soon as Gran Torino called me.”
“Did it interrupt your date? I’m assuming no because you’re not dressed up.”
“Excuse me?” I raised my eyebrows at him. I knew he didn’t mean anything by it. I just liked seeing his stoic nature get flustered.
“I… I … I didn’t mean it like that. I just meant that you look like you were just lounging around at home.” He avoided eye contact with me and then proceeded to use it as an excuse to put in some eye drops.
“I know I was just pulling your leg. Now I wasn’t really interrupted or anything. The date was over by the time Gran Torino called.” I waved my hand at him to metaphorically brush off the date topic.
“Then explain the bruise on your neck.” He grumbled, leaning his head back.
“The what?” My eyes widened in horror. I’m going to kill Vlad. I ran to a hospital window to check my neck in the reflection. And the hobo was right. There was a dark spot right on the left side of my neck. More specifically, where I had a mole. I turned back to Aizawa, embarrassed and holding my neck, “Please tell me it wasn’t that noticeable…”
“If I noticed, I’m sure other people did too.”
“Shota!”
“What?”
“You’re not helping.” I moved my hair to go in and cover the blasted hickey Vlad left me. God, Gran Torino probably saw it… MY STUDENTS PROBABLY SAW IT…
Suddenly a rumble of laughter rang through my ears like smooth waves, “I’ve never seen you so embarrassed. You’re a grown woman. Calm down.” I couldn’t do anything but glare at him, “You look like an angry tomato, come here.” He put his eye drops back in their spot in his belt and then reached a hand out for me. I reluctantly took it, and he pulled me in.
I was flushed against him and felt everything. His breath fanning me, his heart beating in between soft motions or rapid-fire speed, his fingers tight around one hand while the other hand landed on the small of my back, setting ablaze to the spot. His eyes were soft and warm… just like in high school… god, what is wrong with me? I was just on a date with Vlad and having a really, really,good time with him. But now here I am near Aizawa, and suddenly all the feelings Vlad gave me, I feel it times a thousand with the sweet nothing Aizawa is giving me. This is bad. Really, really bad.
Suddenly, I felt a weighted material falling along my shoulders. It was Aizawa’s capture weapon being wrapped around my neck, “Normally, I don’t like wrapping people I care about in this thing because it’s for solely work and to restrain villains. But I don’t have a scarf on me, so it will make due for now to save you some more embarrassment.”
Care about… My mind decided to wander to the one question that haunted me for years. “Shota…”
“Hmm?”
“You don’t have to answer me or anything. But there’s a question that I always wanted to ask you.” I held the weapon in my hand, feeling the material contrast with my skin, and looked mindlessly at the ground, “What made you not want to talk to me for so long? I tried for a year after I left, and you never responded. I remembered five years ago, you said you didn’t want to be a burden, but I feel like it wasn’t that… Because you said you cared about me then, and you’re saying that now. And if you did, it wouldn’t have mattered if you felt like a burden because you would’ve still tried, you know? If anything… I always felt like I was the burden. So, I just wanted to know the real reason.” My eyes were slightly stinging because I wanted to avoid crying. This shit with Gemini is really hitting me. He always made sure that I was nothing and just a burden. Same with my mom, too, I guess. So, part of me always felt that I fucked things up with Aizawa like I was just a pity party…
I felt the weapon get tugged a little, and I was met with the warm grey eyes again, this time with determination and desperation. He lightly placed his hands on either side of my face, “You have never once been a burden to me, Mai. I am so sorry if I ever made you feel like that. The reason for our friendship being broken for so long was my cowardly self’s fault. Not yours. If I knew you felt like that, I would’ve done my best to be a better person for you than I was.” He wiped a tear away from my cheek, “You’re an amazing person. I shouldn’t have ever let you go. I consider myself lucky to have you back in my life.”
I couldn’t help the feeling that was coursing through me. I never wanted to kiss someone as much as I want to kiss the man in front of me… Maybe it was just my emotions getting the best of me? I’m pretty sure he felt the same way because I caught his eyes, switching their attention to my lips before back to my eyes. I looked at him with anticipation. But we both knew nothing was going to happen again. It would’ve been wrong.
I decided I would be the one to break the contact. I delicately took his hands in mine and took them off of my face, “I have to go back in there with the students. Gran Torino is with Midoriya right now. He’ll go more into detail with you about tonight.”
“Mai… I really want…” He switched our hands so that he would be the one caging mine.
“Ms. Montoya?” We were both interrupted by one of our students. Our eyes followed the voice, and it was Midoriya with Gran Torino following behind them.
Aizawa and I immediately dropped our hands, “Yes, Midoriya?”
“Sorry if I interrupted anything. Just Gran Torino and I got to talking, and I have some things I wanted to talk to you about.” Midoriya was blushing as if he caught two lovers in bed or something. On the other hand, Gran Torino had a more knowing look as his eyes shifted between the two of us.
“Oh no, it’s okay, Midoriya. Come on, we can talk on the way to the cafeteria, and we can get something before it closes.” I motioned the boy over to me and just gave Aizawa an apologetic look as he walked over to talk with Gran Torino. To be very honest, though, I am pretty relieved for the interruption. I wasn’t really prepared to hear anything that Aizawa was going to say. We love avoiding the inevitable, don’t we, Mai?
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Tag list
Sweet Nothing (MHA Staff AU Fanfiction)
Chapter 15
Warnings: Implied nsfw
Shouta Aizawa x OC (Mai Montoya, Pro Hero Zion)
If you want to read the events before this chapter here is the Master List
I wish I could say that was the only call I got from Gemini. But then I would be lying, and I hate lying. He started harassing me during random hours of the day; I felt dirty and disgusted with myself that I could let him get to me. Luckily, Nezu said that he’d get me a new number soon, so hopefully, that will be the end of it.
“Ashido, be professional and respectful. It’s ‘Yes, sir.’ I hope you don’t act like that during your internship,” Aizawa chastised poor Mina because she was happily cheering about the work-study about to start.
“Yes, sir.” She pouted and muttered in response.
I smiled and spoke up, “Remember now, everyone, I will be in contact with all the pros and agencies you are working with, so I will be aware of any problems or concerns that occur during the week. I will also be on-call anytime you need me. I will also be letting Eraserhead know about any concerns from your internships so we could work on different learning plans for when you come back.”
All of the students nodded and gave understanding smiles, well, except for grumpy Bakugo and stoic Todoroki, but it’s to be expected. The only other person who wasn’t as excited as everyone else was Iida, but I was already well aware of why. I didn’t have time to talk to Aizawa about Iida’s decision and how we should’ve encouraged him to take another hero. Luckily Manual will be able to keep Iida on track with his internship. I trust the hero is capable of doing that.
We bid our goodbyes to our students and wished them luck on their internships. Aizawa let out a sigh, “Finally, will have some peace and quiet.”
I turned to my left and looked up at him, “Hmm? Oh, yeah, I guess.” I lightly chuckled.
“You think they’re going to get into problems while they’re gone?”
“Is it even a question? I literally had Vlad set up a date on the last day before they all come back just to avoid having any interruptions.”
“Hmmm.” He started walking away towards the exit of the station, leaving me to follow behind. “So you and him are really something? I kind of expected it, but it feels off. I don’t know why.”
“Probably because of the size difference. The man is built like a tank while I’m just small and slightly tubby since I haven’t been doing hero work in a while.” I shrugged.
“I would say more because of the personalities, but I can’t really say anything. I hang out with Mic.” He took a small pause, “You seem physically fine to me. You were always a little curvier than most people.” I raised my eyebrow at him, “It’s an observation I’ve made knowing you. I wasn’t trying to be inappropriate.”
I squinted my eyes at him, suspiciously, “Right… Anyhoo, Vlad, and I are getting along well, just been busy with the students. Luckily after the summer, Lily takes over Class 1-B again so that I won’t be as busy. Not that I didn’t mind helping her out.”
“You didn’t need to be with Vlad dropping off his students here?” Aizawa looked down at me as we continued walking.
I shook my head, “He said that it was fine that I didn’t. He also made a comment about you needing the extra help, but I defended our class, and you so don’t worry about it.”
“I wasn’t, but thanks, I guess.” His response was short and a little tensed as if he was uncomfortable.
“Shota, are you okay?” I went to grab his arm to pull him in my direction to see his face.
He just gave me a confused and slightly offended expression, “Yeah, why wouldn’t I be?”
Face it, you guys still have feelings for each other…
I always felt you guys were the closest thing to soulmates…
I shook my head and let go of his arm as Mic’s words rang through my memory, “Nothing, just felt that something was off.”
“Well, I am fine. You got nothing to worry about.” Somehow I felt it was a lie, but I have no right to pry or anything, so I neglected to ask.
The week went by smoothly for the most part, which made me nervous. It’s just not in my students’ nature to be so well behaved or have nothing happen. I had my fingers nervously tapping on the dinner table, anxiously waiting for some sort of update from one of my students. Not even Gran Torino was sending me anything about Midoriya, and I needed to update Toshinori about it. Iida and Manual said everything was running smoothly, which put me at some ease, but I still didn’t trust it. I mean, Iida is working in Hosu, where the Hero Killer Stain attacked his brother. He can’t just be okay… especially when seeing how so many people liked his ideologies.
I felt a large hand clasp over mine, and I looked up, meeting the ruby colored eyes, “You know if no one is contacting you is because everything is okay. It’s the last day. You literally have nothing to worry about, sweetheart.” Vlad held my hand and rubbed his thumb on the back of mine, reassuring me that everything was okay.
“I know, I just can’t help it.” I returned his affection by grabbing both of his hands and squeezed them before going back to eating. Trying to make sure to keep my mind off work and focus on the man before me.
After some light talking and dessert, Vlad decided to walk me home. It felt pretty nice not to worry over my kids, the city light cascading in the sky, giving a romantic feel to the night. It would fit for it, but I couldn’t get into the romantic mood for some reason. My mind was still subconsciously thinking about the students, like this sixth sense telling me I should check in on everyone.
“Mai?” Vlad tightened his grip around my shoulder, “You okay? You seem to be spacing out again.”
I chuckled, “Sorry, I just got lost in thought while looking around the city.” I sank into his side, “It’s really nice out tonight.”
Vlad hummed as we continued to walk back to my place. Once we made it to my door, it was like traveling back to when we were outside of Aizawa’s. The blood-red eyes twinkling, the closeness, the shallow breaths, the only difference this time was he leaned in for a kiss on my lips instead of my cheek like last time. His lips on mine tingled, but I couldn’t tell if it was because of the feeling of being kissed or because of the feeling of having Vlad kissing me. Either way, I returned it because I was tempted to feel more of that tingling feeling. I couldn’t tell how long we were connected like this, but eventually, Vlad broke away to catch a breath. He and I were breathless and staring at each other, dreaminess clouding his eyes, my eyelids fluttering between closing and opening.
I gulped and awkwardly looked between his eyes and his lips, “Do you want to come inside?” I met with a smile and was immediately pulled into an embrace as I opened the door.
We didn’t even bother to turn the lights on. We just stumbled into my room as we kissed and roamed our hands all over each other. Clothing was slowly left behind before we even made it to my bedroom door. It was quick and passionate. Almost animalistic.
Vlad paused to look at me if only to see what he was seeing. I must’ve looked like a mess right now. He laid me down slowly as he hovered me making his way from my lips to my neck. I closed my eyes instinctively, enjoying the feeling of having someone worshipping my body.
I was at least enjoying it while it lasted. By the time Vlad got any chance to go lower, my phone had rung. He briefly paused and looked up at me, “Do you want me to stop so you can get that?”
I groaned, “No, it’s probably not important. They could just leave me a message.” My mind went straight into thinking it was Gemini calling to bother me again, but I immediately pushed past it because I didn’t want him ruining the mood. Vlad continued kissing down my stomach when my phone rang out again… I swear I thought I had it on silent this whole date. I gently moved him aside and went over to grab my phone from the floor of my room. The name blasted on my phone made my heart drop in fear.
Incoming call from Gran Torino.
Shit.
I moved back to the bed and mouthed a sorry to Vlad as I answered the phone, “Hello?”
“Where were you? I called, and you didn’t answer!” The grumpy older man frantically chastised me.
I looked over my shoulder awkwardly, not really wanting to say what I was doing, “I was busy with something. I couldn’t really grab my phone right away.” There was no response. I can just feel the impatience soothing in the tiny man. “Can you just tell me what happened with my student already?”
“Students. Don’t worry, the three boys are fine. I also called Eraser to come check in on them before I called you. They had a run-in with the Hero Killer Stain.” My hand gripped my phone tighter. God, I knew there was a reason why I was so worried. “They’re in the Hosu hospital. I think Eraser might be on his way over right now, so I would head over here too.”
“Right, I’ll get there as soon as I can. I have to check the train schedule.” Gran Torino said goodbye and hung up the phone. I immediately rubbed my face in frustration and sudden fatigue. “I have to go to Hosu. Three of my students got injured, so I have to go on behalf of their parents.”
Vlad went to sit next to me and rubbed my back, “That’s fine. Do you need someone to go with you?”
I got up to quickly change into some comfortable running pants and a grey sweatshirt. Making a note to grab my glasses before running blindly into the city. “No, Gran Torino is there, meaning probably the other two pros that took in the other students are there too. Plus, Eraserhead was also notified.” I smiled at him while pulling my hair back, quickly moving over to kiss him, “I’m sorry that our date cut short.”
Vlad caressed my arm and gave me the same dreamy look in his eyes, “It wasn’t the date that was cut short. But you do not need to apologize.”
I gave an exaggerated annoyed face as a joke, “Stop being so understanding. It makes me feel bad for leaving.”
He leaned in for another kiss, “Sorry, can’t help it. You might want to fix your makeup before going over to Hosu though, I kind of ruined it.” He chuckled sheepishly as he got up from my bed and started walking over to grab his clothes. “You could always make it up to me later.” He gave a sneaky smirk that I couldn’t help but laugh at. It was too cute.
I rushed my way to the hospital entrance and was met with Gran Torino and Manual, along with a person with a dog quirk. He raised his hand to introduce himself, “Hello. You must be Ms. Montoya, Gran Torino, and Manual mentioned you would be meeting us. I am Chief Tsuragamae of the Hosu Police Department.”
“Chief? It is nice to meet you, sir, but if you don’t mind me asking, why are you here? Shouldn’t it just be a normal officer meeting with the students?” I swear, if my students got into some kind of trouble on purpose, I would bite their heads off.
“Ah yes, I told Gran Torino to not mention anything over the phone. Here let’s get you up to speed on the way to the students.” He hovered his hand over the small of my back and guided me to the hospital room.
Gran Torino trotted along by my right and poked me with his cane, “You could’ve worn something more professional, your meeting the chief.”
“Well, if you mentioned something, I would’ve taken more liberty to take my time getting ready even though my students are in the hospital,” I said through my teeth.
“Don’t worry, miss. It just shows your dedication to your students. I am very sorry to have bothered you.” The chief interjected.
“So, what happened? How did they come into contact with Stain?” I asked the men surrounding me.
“It was my fault, really. Iida and I were around the area, so Iida intervened to help the pro hero Native.” Manual confessed.
“Then Midoriya and I also ended up in the area, and he heard that his friend needed help, despite telling him not to go because Nomus broke out in the city, so we needed all hands on deck for it.” Gran Torino continued.
“And then the same with Shoto Todoroki, he went to assist the two boys as well. And as you may well know, doing hero work without permission or a license is considered vigilante work.” The chief started.
“And vigilante work is illegal…” I groaned and facepalmed. “I promise you, Chief Tsuragamae, Eraserhead, and I have instilled in our students that they must follow orders from their internship teachers and that going out of bounds is wrong and could get them in serious trouble. So this was just probably a huge misunderstanding.” We made it to the door of the room the boys were held in, and the chief opened it. Immediately my students zeroed in on me with a knowing look that they were in trouble. “I am going to try and be calm but stern with you three because you are injured, and I feel bad. But just know I am fuming.”
The chief patted my shoulder before speaking with the boys. Luckily none of them were in real trouble. The chief didn’t want it to go out that the students were the ones fighting Stain for all of the controversies it will bring. So instead, he decided to give all the credit to Endeavor, much to mine and Todoroki’s dislike, but it’s better than having my three students in prison for vigilante work. Gran Torino and Manual’s teaching licenses were suspended, so they couldn’t be allowed to take on any students for a while. As for the boys, they will have to stay in the hospital for a while until they fully heal, and any punishment that the school, a.k.a Aizawa and I want to give them, will be waiting for them when they come back to school. Once the pros and the chief left, they told me to go ahead and talk with the boys privately without them. All the boys looked glum.
“Okay, maybe I won’t lecture you after all. I just want you to be honest with me on how this all happened, and we’ll call it a day.” I went to sit down next to Iida, and Todoroki and Midoriya followed.
“I let my anger get the best of me. I went to Hosu with the intent to get rid of Stain… I shouldn’t have had that as my intention if I want to be a hero like my brother.” Iida looked down at his broken arm, “Now I might have the chance to never have the ability in my arm again. And to top it all off, I got my peers into trouble. What kind of class president does that?”
I sighed and put my hand on his head, and looked at the other boys. Maybe I should probably mention what led to my suspension to them. “Alright, I can’t be self-righteous and tell you guys that it’s wrong and you should never do what you did. Which you shouldn’t since you have no license, but sometimes, there are times where you might cross the line and will have consequences despite having a license to do your job.”
The boys looked at me confused; Midoriya spoke up, “What are you talking about, Ms. Montoya?”
“I think I should tell you three about what I did to lose my license.” I gave them a warm, reassuring smile.
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Chapter 14
A/N: Sorry for going on a whole month hiatus with the story. I was swamped with college work and then I had slight writer’s block. But hopefully, that’s all over now. I’ll try to update more frequently. Thank you for being very understanding.
Warnings: None, swf. Long chapter.
Shouta Aizawa x OC (Mai Montoya, Pro Hero Zion)
If you want to read of the events before this chapter here is the Master List
I heard a thump in the next room and a groan in pain; I rushed over to my guest room to see Aizawa dropped a box on his foot. I couldn’t help but burst into laughter. Mic, Vlad, and Midnight came rushing in to see the commotion and were confused to see me dying of laughter while Aizawa sat on the floor holding his foot.
“What happened?” Vlad asked.
Midnight took joy in seeing me laugh at Aizawa, “Clearly someone is a sadist. Mai is laughing at Aizawa’s pain.”
I wiped my eyes and held my stomach, “It’s not my fault. I told him not to handle heavy things because he barely recovered. He didn’t listen, and now he got hurt.” Once I composed myself, I grabbed the box he dropped and moved to unpack it, “Nemuri, I have ice packs in my freezer. Can you grab Aizawa one?”
Nemuri left to the kitchen while the two men were still standing dumbfounded. Aizawa glared at them, “You guys can go back to hanging stuff on the walls. We’re fine.” Mic threw his hands up while Vlad huffed. I couldn’t help but grin a little. Aizawa scooched over next to me to help me get the stuff out of the box while trying to figure out where to put everything. Nemuri came back in and gave him the ice pack not without kissing his cheek and leaving to go back to my room and organize my desk area. “This whole box is just books. Why did you bring all of this if you knew it was only going to be a year?”
“Because I didn’t trust my cousin with my books. I’ve collected them since before I started school. They’re my babies.” I hugged the books I had in my hands and slightly cradled them.
Aizawa just shook his head at me while taking more books out. “I’m almost positive you haven’t read all of them.”
“Yes, I have…. Okay, maybe at least more than half of them.” I pouted. “I’ve been busy.” Aizawa simply huffed and nodded in response. “I am going to go check in on Vlad and Mic. I’ll send you a picture of how I had my bookshelf back at home.” I heard a scoff come out from him as I walked out and texted him the photo. I simply ignored it.
Walking into my living room, I see Vlad adjusting a large frame with a picture of our graduating class, all while Mic was sitting on the couch. “Do you think I should move more to the left or the right?” Vlad called out.
“Honestly, I feel like the spot is okay. You just have it crooked.” Mic sat comfortably with his feet on the couch and a bottle in his hand.
I glided off the ground to go and help Vlad readjust the frame marking where the corners met the wall as Vlad went to grab the hammer and nails. He snuck a quick kiss on my forehead as he hammered away, “Thanks, Mai. I’m happy to have help.”
I giggled slightly and lightly slapped his shoulder, “You’re the one helping me out here. I should be thanking you.” I almost instinctively went in to kiss his cheek but was interrupted by a slight grumble coming from the blond laying on my couch. I turned over to Mic and pursed my lips, “Yes, Mr. Yamada?”
He took a swig of his beer, “Don’t call me that. But anyhoo, please refrain from being all cutesy in front of me. I didn’t even know you guys were a thing.”
“Who’s a thing?” Midnight walked in with an empty box.
“Mai and Vlad. I just saw them making out.” Mic cringed.
“I highly doubt they were doing that. They’re very reserved. But that’s cute that you guys are together. I’m happy for you.”
I slowly went back to the ground and was a blushing mess, “Well, uh… “
“We haven’t made it official; we just been on one date, really. It’s mainly just us flirty back and forth. We thought that with the extra time from work and the students this week. We could squeeze a few more dates.” He draped his arm around me and smiled excitedly.
“That is, if nothing happens with any of the students during their work-study, I’m responsible for them if things occur because I am their counselor.” I shrugged. I motioned Kayama to come outside with me to show her where to put the empty boxes. I felt Mic’s eyes on me. It felt like I was doing something wrong. The judgment seeped through my skin.
I set the box on top of a stack of other boxes in the storage unit behind the building, “Don’t worry about Yamada. You know he gets protective of you.” Nemuri reassured me.
“I know, but it feels like it’s a different kind of negative aura. Almost like he was annoyed by the idea of Vlad and me. It’s barely anything like Vlad said. He doesn’t need to get so crabby.” I shrugged and hung my head low.
“He’s probably madder about Aizawa than about you.” Nemuri let out a small grin. Her hand reached over to rub my back. Nemuri was always like a big sister figure for all of us in the group, so I guess it’s just natural to play things off like it’s nothing because she’s seen it all before.
“Why would he mad at Aizawa? This has nothing to do with him.” I looked up at her like a confused child looking at an older adult.
“Oh, just Aizawa pissed him off about something, so he’s just a little annoyed, is all.” She brushed off, but I could tell she was holding something in. “But honestly, it’s good to see you see someone romantically for once. Even if it isn’t much right now, things like relationships grow anyways.” I simply nodded.
“I feel a little weird about it, to be honest,” I admitted. I liked the attention Vlad was giving me but it kind of felt off because of my circumstances. I only ever dated two people briefly, and the rest were casual hookups because I never really felt like I could be committed to someone. Between my hero work and then my own personal issues, it’s hard to believe someone would even want something serious with me.
“Why?”
“With what happened to Lily, and, you know, me planning to leave at the end of the year. I just don’t feel like it’s appropriate to start dating someone. Even if it just happened and I’m actually pretty happy with it.” I switched my gaze to the view of campus, “I feel like it’s not a good idea to be dating.”
“Then maybe communicate that with Vlad. He’s a very logical and understanding person.”
“I guess you’re right…” Beep. Beep. Beep. I grabbed my phone out of my pocket and saw a call coming from an unknown number. I decided it was best to ignore it. Beep. Beep. Beep.
“Maybe you should answer that.” Nemuri giggled.
“I don’t know the number.” I sighed and answered the call, “Hello?”
“Mai?” An all too familiar voice rang through my ear. A voice that I shouldn’t hear from at all.
Gemini.“What do you want, Brandon?” Nemuri looked a little concerned, but I quickly shook my hand to let her know everything was fine.
“How’s Japan?” Is he serious right now?
“It’s fine, you do know you, and I aren’t allowed to be speaking during my suspension, right? Or did Captain Celebrity give you too many concussions that you forgot?” I rolled my eyes, trying to conceal the annoyance in my voice but failing miserably.
“Oh no, I am very well aware. I just had to know how my little poppy flower is doing? No suspension can prevent me from wondering.” I heard the evil smirk running across his voice. “Missing me? Or are you still pretending to act like a victim?”
“I’m hanging up. Go fuck yourself, Brandon. You’re better off by yourself and away from other people.”
“Now, that’s not very nice, Poppy. I just wanted to let you know that I can’t wait to have you back at work under me…” I hung up my phone and decided to text Nezu about getting a new phone number. Not even a stupid suspension and judge sentence can get that man off my back.
Nemuri gently grabbed my hand. “Mai, you’re shaking. What did he say to you?”
“It’s nothing. I’m just annoyed that I have to change my number again.” I gave her a reassuring smile. “Let’s just go back inside and finish up my apartment; please, I have a lot of emails to go through from teachers and parents.” Nemuri simply nodded but kept her hands in mine as we walked back into the apartment.
We walked in as Aizawa stormed out and shoving Nemuri and me into the door. We both turned over to look at Mic. He hesitantly spoke, trying to figure out how to explain what happened. I knew better to know that he was trying to find a way to cover for his best friend. “Um, apparently he needed to help with a case, and you know he’s not injured, so he’s a little excited to be working again.” He let out a nervous smile.
I let out a groan and ran out to catch up to Aizawa, “Recovery Girl told him that he still needed time before he did patrols; why is he like this?” Too bad, the man quickly vanished. “Idiot. I swear if he ends up injured again, I’m not taking care of him again.”
I made my way back inside with awaiting eyes watching me. I simply huffed and shrugged, indicating to them that I couldn’t find him. Mic approached me as I went into the kitchen to grab a water bottle. He leaned down and whispered in my ear, “He was fine until I mentioned you and Vlad we sort of a thing.”
I met with the emerald eyes that were peering into me, “Yeah, I kind of figured it wasn’t actually patrolling. He even said during lunch today that he wasn’t going to be patrolling any time soon. That he was going to take the week off from teaching the class to build up his strength.”
Mic huffed, “So you and he weren’t having any weird hang-ups? I can’t think of any reason why you and Vlad would piss him off.”
I took a sip of my water and shrugged, “Beats me. I don’t know everything about him.”
“Don’t you two have some unspoken connection?” Mic pursed his lips in genuine confusion.
“No, we don’t. If anything, he’s just grumpy to see Vlad happy. Remember, they have a weird competitive colleague relationship going on.” I tried my best not to sound so irritated. But I wasn’t in the mood to be dealing with Aizawa’s shenanigans after my little call from Gemini. “I thought you guys knew everything about each other.”
“Well, we kind of do, meaning I know about your little panic attack after the festival. And you know the almost kiss…” He raised an eyebrow at me condescendingly. As if I was a child being ratted out for misbehaving. “So, why are you dating Vlad instead of Aizawa?”
“Because I like Vlad and that almost kiss? It was just a reaction due to emotional stress and old feelings. Nothing too serious to focus on. Nothing happened after that. Plus, Vlad is nice to me.”
“Bullshit, what about this morning?” This morning? “In the nurse’s office? Longing pause between you both, you in his arms, the slow leaning in with the undying urge to mold into one another? Doesn’t ring any bells?”
I scowled at him, “That was nothing. You weren’t even there. How did you even know about that?”
“If it’s nothing, why are you mad that I know anything. Face it. You guys still have feelings towards each other.” He grinned like a mad man, “And if you guys do, then that’s good. I always felt that you guys were the closest thing to soulmates.”
“Soulmates, my ass. The guy ditched me in third year and then never wanted to keep in contact with me for fourteen years.” I couldn’t help but laugh in annoyance at Mic. “Stop trying to paint Aizawa out to be a nice person. He still did all of that and never fully apologized for it. If you were my friend, you would be happy that I’m starting something with someone that has only treated me well.” I stared into his eyes with nothing but sternness. “I get that Shota is a good person, with a lot of baggage. But so does everyone else. I’m sorry that I can’t look past that he’s treated me wrongly because of the few times he’s treated me like a human being since I’ve been back.” My eyes were slightly stinging at this point, “If I forgave so easily and didn’t hold it against people for what they did wrong to me, then I would be like all the other female pros in the U.S. being used and abused. And I’m tired of all of that. I’m tired of having to be the bigger person. If he has a problem with me being with someone else, that’s his own problem, not mine.”
Hizashi’s face fell in concern as he moved to wipe the tear falling from my eyes, “Okay. I get it. But maybe you shouldn’t be falling for the first person that does treat you the way you want to be treated too. You are worth more than that.” It’s hard for me even to believe that I am even worth anything at this point. I can’t wait to have you back at work under me…
“Vlad isn’t the first. And it’s new, so don’t act like it’s so serious.” I took a breath and wiped my face.
“And maybe you shouldn’t be dating with that mindset either; that’s not fair to Vlad. But if you’re having fun and enjoying yourself with his company, I guess that’s all that matters. Just please stop leading on Sho.”
“I’m not the one leading anyone on,” I grumbled.
“Well, I don’t know about that. You are a natural flirt. You never know when you have someone falling for you.” Hizashi moved a few pieces of hair out of my face and kissed my forehead.
You are a natural flirt. You never know when you have someone falling for you. That’s not really something I needed to hear right now.
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