A.Z (bnha x oc)

92: Meetings

"I must first start by deeply apologizing Miss Aiko Zhu. For allowing something like this to happen under my watch."

Watching the mouse man Nezu bow down was odd to say the least. But watching both Aizawa and All Might copy the motion behind him just made her uncomfortable.

Aiko was taking the next day off for obvious reasons as she tried to figure out what she was supposed to do.

"Please sirs... uh, come sit down?" Ms Zhu offered, equally out of her element.

"Yes alright." Nezu hopped onto the couch across from where their hosts were sitting. His two staff members followed suit.

Right across from their couch was the long couch where, Aiko, Ms Zhu, Mr Tadashi and a slumping Nishi Tadashi. Aiko fidgeted nervously and avoided all eye contact.
This was so awkward.

"You don't need to apologize..." Aiko mumbled, nervously. "It wasn't your fault."

"Thank you Zhu. But I'm sure there were things I could have done to prevent it from happening. I'm sorry I wasn't able to foresee this happening." Nezu apologized again. "And believe me when I say I am doing everything in my power to find out who is behind this."

"Which brings us to one of the reasons we are here." Aizawa said. "Zhu, do you have any idea who is responsible for this? Any clue at all?"

Aiko hesitated. "Well... no. No I don't." She said with a frown.

"Are you sure?" Aizawa asked. Raising an eyebrow.

"Yes." Aiko nodded, looking away.

"May I be so bold as to say... it seems as though you aren't telling us something.' All Might said, stating the obvious.

Nishi scoffed and glared at him as she did when he first entered the room. All Might sweat dropped at the emo teenager. The Tadashi's were invited to join the meeting because... well the Zhu women were incredibly awkward and needed all the council they could get.

"I... I know who took the picture. But I don't know who was responsible for posting it." Aiko admitted.

"Alright, that'll do. It'll sure help us figure it out, and they should also be-"

"I'm... not going to tell you who it was." Aiko said. Putting her hands in her lap.

"Are you serious?" Aizawa asked in surprise.

"Yes I am. I know who did it and I hate them for it, but I don't want to do anything to destroy their chances of becoming a hero one day. I don't think they deserve that."
Aiko bowed her head. "I'm sorry sir, but I won't tell you."

"Fine, that's an interesting stance. But I can't say it was unexpected." Nezu said with a smile. "This is the exact same selflessness I saw after your little fight with Bakugou Katsuki. It's the type of honor I expect from you Aiko Zhu."

"Thank you sir." Aiko said glancing up.

Ms Zhu gasped. "Fight? What fight?" She asked, putting a hand to her mouth in quiet shock. Mr Tadashi looked over at the woman next to him with a concerned look.

"Oh, yes I'm sure I emailed you. Your daughter got into a fight a few months ago. It was just a small tussle." Nezu hummed.

"Your daughter punched another student."
Aizawa said blatantly.

"Aiko! ʻAʻole mākou e hahau i nā kānaka!"
Her mother scolded.

Aiko gaped. Was her mother really lecturing her in Hawaiian? It had been years since either of them had spoken in Hawaiian.

"But mom! ua hana kolohe ʻo ia!" Aiko retaliated in the same tongue.

Nishi leaned over to her dad. "What are they saying?" She whispered fairly loudly. Her father just shushed her.

"I am sorry for my daughter's actions!" Ms Zhu bowed her head.

"It's alright Ms Zhu. Aiko did it to defend something she loved. She was excused and I'm sure she has made amends with her friend." Nezu said with his usual cheeky smile. "But we should continue discussing the topic at hand."

"You won't be forced to participate in the sports festival tomorrow. And you'll be able to intern at a hero agency for the next week. By then we should have all of this-"

"N-no I'm participating in the sports festival. I want to, Really I do." Aiko said.

"Are you sure? We won't stop you. But it may end up being overwhelming." Aizawa said gruffly.

"Yes I know. I don't know how I'm going to be able to go back to usual school after that though... it's going to be embarrassing..."

Nishi laughed. "Aiko, did you forget what's happening right after the sports festival? The next time you attend school regularly you'll be known as A.Z." She said with a smile.

"So?" Aiko asked. Not getting it.

"So you'll be a celebrity. Trust me, it'll be different. Any bad thing someone has to say about you will be thrown right back into their face once they know who you are."

Nishi crossed her arms. "Since you're normal now everyone is gonna make fun of you. But once they find out you're actually famous they'll see it in a completely different light."

"She actually has a point." All Might nodded at Nishi.

"Yeah I know! Asshole." Nishi glared at him and then put her hand on Aiko's knee. "You'll have to tough it out for the sports festival. But after that, you'll be trendy. I promise, it's a scientific fact that celebrities can get away with anything."

Aiko smiled at Nishi nervously. She actually was making sense. Aiko hadn't though of it this way.

"Like if you're the number one hero and you throw a villain into a car with a child in it-"

"That's enough out of you young lady!" Mr Tadashi shut her up before she could make this about her own rivalry. "One more thing about Mr Yagi and you'll be sent to your room. This isn't about you."

Nishi slumped back with her arms crossed over her chest. "Yeah whatever."

"Mr Tadashi It's alright. That is the least I deserve." All Might assured Mr Tadashi with a weak smile. "Your daughter isn't out of line."

"She's forgetting that the reason you're here is because of Aiko's school matters. Not to be her punching bag." Mr Tadashi said simply.

"Aiko if you really want to do the sports festival then I personally support it. Running and hiding away from this problem will do you no good." Mr Aizawa said, taking attention away from the Tadashi family and their druma.

"Thank you Mr Aizawa." Aiko smiled lightly.

Nezu stood up and his teachers followed his movements. "If you ever need anything from us, let us know Aiko Zhu. After everything that's happened we own you more than one favor."

Aiko and her mother stood as they left.
"Yes sir, I will. Thank you for coming here.'
She said with a bow.