Aizawa Oneshots and More

A Noble's Descent Pt 3

Hiya! I've decided to do Aizawa's ending :3 I have a few other chapters to write so I'll be leaving this AU here as the final chapter. I hope you enjoy!
EDIT: due to confusion, I just want to clear up that this is NOT the final chapter to this book of oneshots. It's the final chapter to "A Noble's Descent", but not the oneshots themselves x)

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The salty breeze catches in your hair as you stand at the edge of the deck, staring out at the royal fleet anchored beside Aizawa's ship. The flag of your family waves proudly, a stark reminder of the life you have left behind – or perhaps the life you're being forced to return to. Your stomach churns as Vale's words from earlier echoes in your mind: "You're coming home, regardless."

You grip the wooden railing, knuckles turning white, while the sounds of the crew bustling behind you becomes nothing more than background noise. The decision you have to make weighs heavier than the chains of nobility you've worn all your life.

Aizawa stands a few feet away, watching quietly. He hasn't said anything, but you can feel his eyes on you, silently waiting, as if he knows this choice isn't one to be made lightly.

You glance back at the royal fleet. The colours of your family crest stirs something deep in your chest, something you haven't felt since you were a child – responsibility, duty. Yet, there's something else there, too. A longing for freedom, a desire to step away from the confines of that world. Here, on this ship, you've tasted it. And Aizawa...

You let out a slow breath, your mind still torn. Could you really turn your back on the family that raised you? Could you live with the consequences of choosing a life of piracy?

Just as your thoughts reach their tipping point, a loud thud echoes across the deck. You turn just in time to see a boarding plank being lowered from one of the ships in your family's fleet. Vale's crew begins to step onto Aizawa's ship, their movements slow but calculated.

Aizawa's crew reacts immediately, hands instinctively moving to their weapons. Swords are drawn, and a few crew members whisper to one another. The tension in the air becomes palpable, thick enough to choke on.

You freeze, eyes darting between Vale's men and Aizawa's crew. One wrong move and this could end in bloodshed.

"Easy," Aizawa's calm voice breaks through the tension, though his hand hovers near the scarf draped around his neck. "We don't need to make this worse."

The crew members hold their positions, their eyes never leaving the intruders. Vale's men, on the other hand, don't seem to care for Aizawa's attempt at peace. They march across the deck, their heavy boots thumping against the wood like war drums.

Vale appears at the head of his men, his gaze fixing on you. "Time to come home."

His words cut through the air, final and commanding. But something inside you resists. A spark of rebellion that you haven't felt until you stepped onto this ship with Aizawa. And in that moment, you realise the truth.

You aren't going back.

The word comes out stronger than you expect, louder even. "No."

Everyone freezes. Even Vale stops in his tracks, his brow furrowing in confusion.

"I'm not going with you," you repeat, your voice steady now, each word weighed with certainty. "I'm staying here."

Aizawa turns to look at you, eyes widening slightly in surprise, though he remains silent. But all that matters in your choice, the one you finally make.

Vale's jaw clench. "This is madness. You're throwing everything away for what? A life as a criminal?"

"I'm not throwing anything away," you reply, your chest tightening with emotion. "This is my choice."