All Tangled Up

Chapter 4

Aiko woke up feeling well-rested the next day. She had gone to bed early in hopes of resetting her sleep schedule before classes started. Being a pro hero meant that she had to try and sleep whenever she could because an emergency could happen at any time. Recently, though, she was going to sleep a lot later than usual because Best Jeanist had her doing night patrols. Just a few more days and I'll be done with that agency, she thought. Aiko was excited to meet with Recovery Girl today and get a better idea of where everything was. She still needed to find the teacher's lounge, her office, and her classrooms. She wondered who she was assigned to work with. Nezu told her that he left an information packet for her on her desk, so if Recovery Girl could show her the offices, she would be golden. Today she wasn't feeling very hungry, so after showering and getting dressed, Aiko ate a quick breakfast consisting of a muffin, a banana, and coffee. She wore her black dress pants and a white button-up with short heels. After looking in the mirror, she debated if she was making the right decision. She wanted to look nice but this was too professional and the shoes probably didn't match the amount of walking she would be doing today. Instead of looking like someone taking a tour, she looked like she was going to a job interview. Taking a moment to focus on the atoms, Aiko changed her black dress pants into black jeans, her white button-up into a frilly white shirt, and changed her heels into sneakers. Nodding in satisfaction, she went to leave her apartment to meet Recovery Girl at the office. As she was hurrying out to not be late, she bumped into someone. Thankfully this time it wasn't as forceful so she was able to keep her balance.

"Can you at least try to look where you're going? If I didn't know any better, I would say that you wanted to be close to me." Aizawa looked down at Aiko with a smirk, knowing full well that he was the reason that they bumped into each other. He would be damned if All Might got to this pretty little minx before he did. Aiko looked up at Eraserhead in shock, and then in anger. Who the hell did he think he was, bumping into her and talking to her like that? 

"Save it for Midnight; I have no intention of speaking with you." Aiko glared at him one last time before turning to close her door and walking away. She had barely made it two steps before he grabbed her wrist and spun her around, pinning her to the wall. Eraserhead's capture weapon, a grey scarf that could bind pretty much anything, floated around his neck as if daring her to move. Aiko froze. Normally this would be very hot. Well, it still was hot but she didn't give him any indications that she wanted to be treated or touched this way. Eraserhead positioned his palm against the wall next to Aiko's head with a sigh, blocking her from reaching the door to the stairs. 

"I know you've been telling people that you don't mind being called Aiko or Atoma, so I figured you won't mind my little nickname for you." Aizawa raked his eyes slowly up and down her body, admiring the redness in her face and the way her chest rose and fell in surprise. "Does All Might make you blush this prettily, kitten?" What did he just say? Aiko lightly gasped in realization and started to get angry again, the previous surprise from being pinned against the wall quickly fading. The noise brought Eraserhead's eyes to her lips, but it didn't bother her- in fact, she wanted him to pay close attention to what she was going to say. 

"What I do with All Might, or what he does TO me, is none of your concern." She emphasized the last part, sure that he wouldn't miss the sexual innuendo. Despite her anger, Aiko's body still trembled. She watched in satisfaction as Eraserhead's eyes flashed with anger and jealousy. Aiko quickly reached down into her pocket to retrieve two marbles, touching the first one to Eraserhead's wrist that was resting on the wall by her head. The marble transformed into a heavy weight with a handcuff attached to it, dragging Eraserhead down with it. He was now kneeling on the floor in front of her and Aiko felt powerful looking down smugly at his surprised face. His scarf moved to grab her but she was too quick and dropped the second marble, turning it into a half wall that blocked Eraserhead from using his scarf or being able to see her to use his quirk. Aiko ran to the stairwell and didn't stop running until she saw Recovery Girl standing in front of the office. She stopped at the front steps, out of breath, and immediately started apologizing. Recovery Girl shook her head and looked at the state of the girl.