The Fallen (Aizawa x OC)

Ch 61 - The Fallen

A/N - Hellohello I know it's been a long time and I apologize for that. Just wanted to reiterate that I WILL finish this story, it just might take me a while with me being in my clinical year and all. I thank you all again for being so patient with me and I hope you continue to enjoy the story ☺️☺️

PS: I'm gonna start posting chapters of a Sakusa x OC fic I've been working on (Haikyuu). Please don't get mad, I've been writing them both at the same time for years now but only posted this one. I would like to start posting the other one now as well 😌

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As the UA campus came into view, Mitsu's heart rate and breathing started to pick up.

"Is there another way into the dorm building? I-I don't know if... um... if-"

Tobio and Kiyoomi had already gone ahead to let the rest of the siblings know that Mitsu is coming home. Mostly to inform them of the drastic changes that they'll have to mentally prepare for, as they already knew that she'd be discharged from the hospital.

"We can go straight into the basement where our family is staying," Aizawa gently cuts off Mitsu's nervous rambling.

Mitsu's heart clenches painfully in her chest, 'our family' he said 'our'... Memories of her time at Shie Hassaikai flood her mind and she squeezes her eyes shut in attempts to stop them, but it doesn't work.

I am no longer who I was before, my body was defiled more times than I could count. I don't know how Shouta could even stand to carry me right now. Can I even face my kids with how broken I am right now?

I don't deserve to see them.

I'm filthy.

Aizawa looks down at his fiancé when he feels her shaking in his arms. When he gets a good look at her face, she looks equal parts dejected and terrified.

"Mitsu? We're almost there, do you want to go in straight to bed? They'll understand if you need some rest, but I know they're all excited to see you."

"That's-" Mitsu chews her lip as she cuts herself off in frustration, "I want to see them..." her voice trails off with uncertainty.

The gravity of how much Mitsu's capture had affected was slowly starting to sink in for Aizawa. He never expected his confident, calm and collected fiancé to ever lose those qualities. But here he is now, faced with the reality once again that even the strongest can fall from grace.

And the higher they are, the harder they fall.

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Koushi was visibly taken aback by Mitsu's reaction to him reaching out to hug her. His eyes had grown wide as they started to form tears.

With her newly acquired sight, Mitsu can see all the fine details of her son's emotions and it crushes her that she's the reason that Koushi looks as devastated as he does.

"I'm sorry Koushi! I- I-" It's not because of you! It's because I don't want to taint you-

"You don't need to justify yourself Kaa-san, we understand. It's just something that we're not used to," Kiyoomi calmly interrupts her unwarranted apology.

"Yeah Mama, I'm sorry that was my fault. I should have been more considerate, I'm so sorry for startling you," Koushi apologizes with a small, sad smile.

As good as the platinum haired teen was at controlling his emotions, even he couldn't hide the slight shakiness in his voice.

Mitsu's lip trembles, no, that's not why- you didn't startle me. I just- I-