𝑨𝑬𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑼𝑺 𝑴𝑬𝑳𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑯𝑶𝑳𝑰𝑨 •𝒃𝒙𝒃•

the price

AN: I apologise for not updating for so long, but I was caught up with my job too much. Now I'm on a two week vacation, so I think I'm going to be able to update this more frequently.
I hope you guys enjoy this!

The first thing he saw when he got back to the apartment was, of course, Aizawa himself.

"I see that our talk did little to discourage you from your usual... activities."

Arashi bit back a snort, because seriously?

What, did he think he would suddenly be born anew, act like a never-before seen door opened up in front of him? That was hilarious, really. It was a nice plan, at least.

A pity it didn't work.

"It's a pity, really," he replied, easily sliding past the still man, "You gave me a nice speech and all, but I'm afraid words don't work on me like that."

"Genzai."

The sole word made Arashi stop.

"If this continues, I will be forced to take further measures."

Further... measures? Well, ain't that a funny thing to say? His jacket rustled as he turned around, eyes boring into Aizawa's own, and he just stared, as if testing him—trying to see, hear, feel anything more that he was going to add.

"You won't like that."

Oh my. Was that... "Are you threatening me now? I didn't know teachers were allowed to do that." He stood his ground, not intending to back down at all.

Why should he?

"I'm not saying this as a teacher."

Hmm...? Was he... saying what Arashi thought he was saying? Ha. Wow. He sure as Hell had the guts to say something like that, ay? What an... unneeded surprise.

"Gonna act like you're my father, then?"

He didn't hold back.

"Should I start calling you by that title now?"

Aizawa didn't react.

"Or should I take it a step further and call you daddy? You wouldn't be the first adult who ask-"

"Enough!"

The loudness and sternness of Aizawa's tone made Arashi freeze.

"You..." There was a certain kind of... roughness to that word. "On a journey of vengeance, a person is cursed. When one person is cursed, two graves are dug."

Hmm...

"What book did you steal that line from?"

Aizawa faltered. "What...? Do you not understand what is happening to you?" He asked, as if Arashi was some kind of idiot who didn't pay attention to anything.

"Of course I do. What do you take me for?"

Arashi hated stupid questions.

"No, you do-"

But he hated stupid people even more.

"You're the one who doesn't understand!" His fuse blew. "Why are you so insistent on trying to lecture me about how I am feeling?! Do you think of me so low, so stupid that I don't realise what I am going through?!"

It... failed to make sense to him how some people just loved to meddle in the affairs of others. Why couldn't they leave it along? Why must they stick their nose where it doesn't belong?!