𝐃𝐄𝐈𝐓𝐘 || ᵇ.ᵏᵃᵗˢᵘᵏⁱ

XXXV

i just made the best tzatziki, someone get me on master chef.

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"And if I give you permission to use my records, you promise you'll change the system? This won't happen any more?" Minju stuttered, hugging the towel Hari had given her closer to her body.

"We'll try our best. It would mean removing half the board members and getting rid of the current principal as well as the majority of the hero staff because they all uphold this system. We're hoping to get a new system in place by the end of the school year," Jinyoung explained.

"And if it doesn't work, won't everything get worse?" Minju buried her face in her hands. "I'll be the whistleblower and then everyone will hate me more. The bullying will just get worse."

"If I can't change the system, I will tear the school down instead. Aeri's next up as head of the Moon Clan and this was her idea, she'll be able to use the family funds to buy the school and change it from there."

"I'm not sure..." Minju sighed.

"I will offer you a guaranteed placement in my company as soon as you graduate even if you decide to move schools." Jinyoung pledged, his face firm.

"But...SHA is the best..."

"Will your school matter if you have a job at the top agency in Korea?" Aeri asked. "You can stay here and wait for us to uproot the principles of the entire school and weed out all the corrupt staff—which we won't be able to do without your consent to use your school medical documents—Or you can start over at another school in Seoul or anywhere else in Korea. We'll help you transfer if that's what you choose, you won't have to take any entrance exams." Aeri surveyed Minju hopefully, waiting for her answer.

Minju went silent for a moment, tugging at her bottom lip with her teeth. "An unconditional offer to Geomtusa's Agency and protection in school for my medical records?"

"Yes," Aeri and Jinyoung said simultaneously.

"Okay. You can use them."

Aeri cheered and pulled her phone out of her pocket, clicking on the picture she took of the four girls. "Can you name them for me? I wasn't here long enough to learn their names."

"Um, from left to right, Kim Saerom, Lee Jihye, Kang Ahyeong and Kim Gaeul."

"Perfect, thank you."

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"We've got them!" Jungwon called as he and Jiho burst through the doors that evening. Aeri had finished packing and her suitcases were by the door with Nari's cat carrier. She lounged on the sofa with Hyunjin, Amajiki, Jinyoung and Hyoseop, spending some time with her two eldest brothers before she went home.

"Your dad signed?" Aeri asked, not looking up from the TV.

"Yeah, he was more than happy to. He said it would be good for me to get away from that house and said I can stay with him in the holidays," Jiho answered. "Where's your dad so I can give him these?" He pulled out the plastic folder with the UA forms tucked inside.

"He's napping, just leave them on the counter," Hyunjin said.

"Again?" Jiho asked incredulously.

"Yeah he's asleep for like 16 out of 24 hours a day. He sleeps during class sometimes," Aeri smiled, beckoning the boys over to join them. There wasn't any room on the couch and Hyunjin took up the armchair with Tamaki on his lap despite the latter's embarrassment, so Jungwon and Jiho dropped to the floor and sprawled out on the rug.

"What are we watching?" Jungwon questioned.

"Deadpool 2, we just finished the first one. Deadpool and Wolverine is coming out soon so Aeri forced us to watch the first two," Hyoseop answered.

"I did not force you to watch anything, I suggested deadpool and you all agreed," Aeri scoffed, slapping Hyoseop's arm.

"Watching the first movie with your family must've been awkward," Jiho commented.

"Yeah we all pretended to be on our phones during those scenes," Aeri chuckled. "Alright shut up, it's starting."

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Aeri waited by the front door the next morning for Jungwon to come and say goodbye. They didn't know when Jungwon would decide to come back to Japan, so this could be the last time the twins would see each other for months.

"We need to leave, honey," Aizawa said as Hyunjin and Amajiki returned from loading up the car.

"Is he still sleeping or something?" Aeri grumbled, tapping her foot impatiently.

"You can call him later, we need to go to the airport." He began ushering her out of the door but she teleported back inside.

"I'm just gonna knock on his door real quick, I'll meet you in the car," she said as she rushed up the stairs.

Aizawa sighed. "Whatever, just don't be long." He disappeared out the door as Aeri stopped in front of Jungwon's bedroom, pounding her fist against the wooden door.

"What? What is it?" Jungwon called sleepily from the other side of door. Aeri could hear him stumbling across the room with heavy feet to the door. The door swung open and Jungwon appeared, his hair a mess and his face puffy.

"I'm leaving," Aeri raised an eyebrow. "It's almost 9:30, why are you still sleeping?"

"We stayed up late last night, sorry," Jungwon looked behind him at Jiho, who was still sprawled out on the bed snoring, and then back to Aeri. He opened his arms and Aeri rolled her eyes before pulling him in for a quick hug.

"See you soon?" Aeri questioned hopefully.

"Yeah, I'll be back soon, a month at most."

"Okay, love you." Aeri pulled away.

"Love you too."

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"So where are you meeting Bakugou when we land?" Hyunjin asked with a cheeky smile, peering at her through the rear view mirror of his car as she clambered into the back seat with Nari's carrier.

"He's meeting me at the house," Aeri said happily.

"Oh good, that means I don't have to take any detours. I'll drop you and dad home and then it's home time for us." Hyunjin let out a relieved sigh.

"No, you need to drop me at the hospital for my physio therapy appointment." Aizawa corrected bluntly as he slammed the passenger door shut.

"That's on the way to your house, it's fine." Hyunjin nodded.

"We also have to pick up groceries, we have no food in the apartment," Amajiki said quietly.

"Okay, so hospital, the house, grocery store and then home." Hyunjin huffed. "I'm playing Twice on the aux and I'm turning the volume up high. I'm warning you now so I don't want any complaints."

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