Out of Your Mind

6

It was one of those days where you didn't have much going on. The most excitement you had was pushing past the press that wanted a comment on All Might being a teacher there. You toyed with them a little and said that all they had to do was walk past the gate and they'll get an exclusive interview with him. The gate slammed closed as the press yelled angrily at you. You laughed maniacally as you told them there was no way they were getting into the school before turning around and walk g to your office. That was this morning and other than that, it was pretty quiet in your office, so you decided to take a lap around the school and find something to entertain you.

You were able to talk to some students, Cementoss had a couple questions about a student he referred to you, and you were able to peek into the support lab and see some real geniuses at work. On your way back to your office, you poked your head into the teachers lounge to see if there was anyone there and you saw Aizawa with his back turned, making some coffee.

"Are you going to come in or just stare at me?" He says tiredly, still not turning around. You cross your arms.

"I wasn't staring, just seeing if there was anyone in here." He huffs.

"It only takes a couple seconds to notice that it's just me." He finally turns around and takes a sip, momentarily closing his eyes to savor the hot caffeinated drink that'll most likely keep him from taking two naps instead of three later that day.

"Yeah, well-"

"It's fine, I wanted to talk to you anyway." He takes a couple steps towards you and you feel both nervous and excited. After your recent proclamation to get him to ask you out on a date, any time you're around him, it feels like you forget how to act.

"Yeah, what's up?" You say cooly, don't be awkward, [y/n].

"A couple of my students seem to have this feud from middle school going on and normally I wouldn't care one way or the other, but it seems to be affecting the rest of the class. I was just wondering, as a counselor, what you would do about that?"

"Oh, well, you can't force people to get along. You'd have to try and sit them down and get them to talk to each other and sort out their differences. Since they're children, that might be a little harder since they have big emotions and don't know how to handle them. Maybe you should-"

"YOOOOOOO" Present Mic tears through the door, always making an entrance.

"Hey, yo! A group of people got through the gates and now they're trying to get into the school." What? How is that possible? No one gets through those gates unless they have a special pass.

"Shouta, you go with Mic. I'll head to the main office and see what I can do from there." You say to them both.

They nod and you all rush out the lounge. After you've separated, you hear an announcement through the speakers: "Warning. Level 3 security breach." That kind of alert will send everyone in a panic. You finally make it to the main office and see Yua bound and unconscious on the floor.

"Yua!!" You yell, running over to her. The main office was a wreck. Clearly whoever did this was looking for something, but you won't know what until Yua comes to.

You reach for the office phone on Yua's desk and speed dial Recovery Girl. "This is Recovery Girl,"

"This is Ms. [L/N]. I'm at the front office with Ms. Imai, she's been knocked unconscious by an intruder in the building. I need you to send someone over to take her to your office!"

"Oh dear. I'll send someone right away!"

"Thank you!" She hangs up and you pull your cell out to call Principal Nezu.

"Ms. [L/N], is everything alright?"

"No. Someone trashed the main office and knocked Ms. Imai unconscious."

"That doesn't make any sense, according to Aizawa and Present Mic no one made it inside the building."

"Principal Nezu, I think that was just a distraction. I won't know what they took until Yua wakes up, but we need to be on the highest alert! For everyone's safety!"

"I agree. I'm going to check the main entrance in a few minutes to see how the press got in and speak with the police. I believe we need to keep the incident with Ms. Imai under wraps until we understand exactly what is going on here." You thought for moment. You suppose he was right, no use in causing panic until you have some answers.

"Alright, I called Recovery Girl. She's sending someone to get Ms. Imai."

"Very good, I'll check on her later on once she wakes up. In the mean time, check in with the other teachers and students, provide some crowd control."

"Yes, sir." He hung up and you checked Yua's pulse. Good..not dead. You grab the pair of scissors on her desk and cut the duct tape that bound her wrists and ankles. You gently peel the tape on her mouth off and position her so she's more comfortable while you wait for the medic to get there.

Once they arrived, they put her on a stretcher and took her out the office. You made a mental note to visit her as soon as you got the chance. You looked around her desk and sighed because there was no way you could figure out what was taken. Yua has a system and really only she can tell you.

"Well, no use in trying to figure it out now." You say to yourself before snapping some pictures of her desk and floor then
heading out to check on the students. You decide to check the cafeteria since that was closest and asked the green-haired student if everything is ok.

"Yeah! There was a lot of commotion but Iida was able to calm everyone down." He pointed at a kid with glasses directing the traffic of students coming out of the cafeteria.

"Huh, alright. Well it looks like you don't need me then. Make sure you check in with your homeroom teacher as soon as possible." He smiles and nods his head.

"We will!" You smile and pat his shoulder as you go off to speak with some of the teachers that were corralling their students.

At the end of the day, you head over to check on Yua. She had woken up, well before you had gotten there.

"Yua! How are you? Are you ok?"

"Ugh, yes. I'm fine, a little embarrassed that whoever it was got the jump on me but that's all." You tucked some hair behind her ear.

"I'm glad you're ok. Did anyone else come to visit you?"

"No, one moment I was typing at my desk and the next, I'm waking up here."

"Ok, well, I think whoever it was that did this might've been looking for something from your desk. I took some pictures and I want you to look at them and see if you can tell me anything, alright?" She nodded her head, reaching for her glasses on the side table. After showing her the pictures, you look at her face, she looked confused and slightly scared.

"Anything?" You ask softly.

"Um, I won't know for sure until I check, but you see that file cabinet there-" she points to a small file cabinet underneath her desk. The drawers were all open and had folders and papers sticking out if it.
"-that's where I keep a copy of all the class schedules. I have a file on the
computer but sometimes it's easier to just pull out the sheet and look at it there." She rubs the side of her head, she probably has a migraine coming on.

"Ok, well that's good. When you feel better, we'll go over and check it out. Then you'll go home and take the week off, alright?"

"The week? Don't be silly, I'll be fine just taking a day or two off." You smile.

"Unfortunately you don't have a say in this, Principal Nezu already approved your time off." She glared at me.

"You did not submit my time for me.." You smile wider.

"I did."