Insomnia [Shota Aizawa x Reader] (Old Version)

Chapter 25

---[Tomura Shigaraki's POV]---
Kurogiri and I were back at the 'DDD' base by warp gate. I chuckled to myself. I didn't know Eraserhead was capable of making jokes.

When we got near, Kurogiri held a wispy finger to his face, telling me to be quiet. I nodded, moving next to him.

Katsumi was explaining things to someone, most likely the rest of the group. "The extra members Tomura and Eraserhead saw were not members, they were just hired to help with the mission. Their names are Jin Bubaigawara, villain alias Twice, Himiko Toga, and Dabi. When Eraserhead came, Toga was disguised as [L/N]. Twice made a double of me to go to the school, and I made a clone of myself to interrogate Eraserhead."

"And Dabi made the fire?" A female voice, Aiko, asked. "And they're not here anymore because they've done their job?"

Katsumi said something else in a lower voice I couldn't here. I inched closer.

"Someone had told Shigaraki the location to our hideout." Katsumi asked. "Aiko?"

"Miki isn't feeling guilt right now," Aiko's voice said. "Probably Meleoron."

"Unless it's you," Miki accused.

"You know it's not me."

"Meleoron either has been captured or in hiding." Katsumi looked around and yelled, "Meleoron, if you're hiding somewhere, come out now!"

I scoffed. "Since when has that ever worked in a story?" I muttered.

"Don't break the fourth wall please," Kurogiri whispered. Looking through a broken window, he then pointed at a hooded figure, Meleoron. He was catching his breath, panting, at the back of the room. He was probably there for quite a while.

The other members, which was technically now a trio now, all sensed him appear. "Huh, I didn't expect that to work. Or maybe that was just coincidence." Katsumi walked up to him. "Did you betray us?"

"Yep, he's feeling some kind of guilt and distrust towards us," Akio said. She scratched her nose. "Though I am also feeling a bit betrayed that you didn't tell us the full plan, Katsumi."

"I have my reasons," Katsumi said. "Meleoron, you-"

Suddenly, a purple warp gate opened up behind Meleoron. I looked to my side to see that Kirogiri was gone. "When did he leave?" I muttered under my breath.

The gate swallowed Meleoron, making him disappear right in front of the trio. Kurogiri then appeared besides me, warping me.

Not a moment too soon, we were back at our own base. I nodded at Kurogiri, telling him that I approved of his idea; we couldn't let the other group know any more than they did already.

"Why were you guys there? Why'd you follow me?" Meleoron asked.

"We were going to get revenge at them for taking [Y/N], but we-or rather Kurogiri-decided to help you instead," I glared at Kurogiri. "But I supposed [Y/N] would have wanted that anyway."

"In my defense..." Kurogiri objected. "I was left unsupervised."

I snorted at him, scratching at my neck. Then I turned to Meleoron. "Being a traitor sucks, huh?"

He looked down. "Yeah.... Thanks for helping me back there, though." He awkwardly scratched the back of his head.

"Feel free to stay here for a while," I offered. "I'm sure [Y/N] will kill me if I don't insist."

He and Kurogiri laughed. Meleoron nodded, thanking me again. "I have to deliver information to Eraserhead, too, so it works out."

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---[Reader's POV]---

Shota slept over in the teacher's lounge, being the lazy person he is. There was only one couch for one person to sleep on, and Shota was prepared to have a rock-paper-scissors with me for the couch.

I raised my eyebrow at him. "I don't sleep, remember?"

He paused. "Oh, right."

I laughed, then watched as Shota began taking out a yellow sleeping bag from the teacher closet. It was identical to the one I saw him in before. I shouldn't be surprised at this, but I was.

"I guess I'll take the couch then," Shota said in his usual lazy voice, back to himself now that the threat was over, at least for now. "You really should sleep, [Y/N]."

"No."

"Why not?"

"Nightmares."

"I'm sure they won't-"

"They always happen."

"I'll wake you."

"No." I look at him with pleading eyes to make him stop asking.

Silence.

"Oh, I almost forgot...." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a black object.

"My phone!" I yelled. I grabbed it, then hugged it as if it were my baby. "Thanks so much Shota!"

The corner of his mouth twitched as he watched me. He then settled his sleeping bag on the couch and slipped himself in.

I shook my head in disappointment. As I rested my back against the couch, I asked him, "Do you have a sleeping bag hidden everywhere just for occasions like this?"

When I didn't hear an answer, I leaned up the couch and put my face right next to his head. He had already zipped himself up into the bag and his tired eyes were closed.

"The caterpillar has wrapped himself up and is undergoing metamorphosis," I said jokingly to myself.

I was about midnight by now, and students will be coming in at around 8 and teachers would be here earliest at 6. It was going to be a long 6 hours, I realized. I surfed through the internet with the free time I had, enjoying the silence.

Until I heard Shota snoring.