NIGHTMARES [Aizawa Shouta/Eraserhead x Reader]

20

After just one week, [name] had already noticed the changes among her classmates. Even though she rarely interacted with anyone, she could see how much they've grown especially Midoriya, Todoroki and Iida. The news of how the Hero Killer Stain had been defeated and arrested spread like wildfire over the media and the internet but only few were aware of what actually happened. Although the three were responsible for apprehending the treacherous villain, they weren't given credit due to various complicated reasons.

Even though the young teen also grew and improved on her own, she didn't deem it necessary to boast about her achievements. She was fairly contented on listening with the rests' lively chatter.

"Hey, hey, [Name]-chan! What was your internship like? You were put under Aizawa-sensei, right? Must've been pretty tough", asked Kaminari who suddenly appeared right beside the young teen.

"Even though Aizawa-sensei is your guardian, he doesn't seem like the type that would go easy especially with training", added Sero who was still literally held by the neck by Bakugo.

"Yeah, yeah. That's why if you need any help, just let us know. Okay, [name]-chan?", said Kirishima who was also in the same predicament as Sero.

Before [name] could even respond, the door suddenly burst open with the Erasure Hero's presence killing the lively atmosphere. The three male mischief makers' body suddenly tensed as they felt their teacher shoot daggers at each of their way, letting them know that he definitely heard their most recent statements just before he entered the classroom.

He lazily strode to the podium and gave instructions to head out and get ready for their Hero Basics class that morning. To everyone's surprise [name] was also told to go and participate. Due to the fact that she was under observation, she had been exempted in that particular class. But now that she had been cleared as an official candidate for joining Class 1-A, she was given the privilege to attend the class of All Might.

Just like when she was on night patrols during the internships, she wore the black hero outfit that closely resembled the costume of Eraserhead. And for the specific reason that Hero Basics was classified as an exclusive training, they had to meet up with their teacher at another one of U.A.'s most humongous facilities... Ground Gamma. It consisted of an industrial site compiled by many factories that form a labyrinth which contains tons of heavy machinery including cranes and pipelines. And from what All Might had described today's session, they were going to have a fun rescue training race with [name] tagging along.

Of course, she knew that she wouldn't fair against her classmates but she had to try at least. Aizawa had given her the chance to continue the life she had missed out for the past decade of her life and she had no intention of wasting it.

[Name] had been paired with the last group and amazingly enough... she wasn't the last to finish. Even though she can be considered as the weakest when it came to physical ability, she managed to pull through. With the use of the breathing techniques that her guardian taught her - inhale for three steps, exhale for two - her endurance and stamina increased two-fold. All Might had even praised her for her sudden improvement. Although, to her, it wasn't as amazing as Midoriya's progress when it came to ability.

By the time school had finished, [name] had been really exhausted. She couldn't deny the fact that she still had a long way to go for her training but it wasn't enough to lower her morale. It was just the first day after all. And then there was the upcoming summer training camp. There was no way she could afford to fall behind everyone.

"Aizawa-san... I think I've decided...", the young teen murmured as her gaze wondered off to the distance of the starry night sky. The man, as apathetic as he could be, laid gaze to his young companion.

"I had been locked up and been experimented upon ever since the day I became conscious of the world around me. But now that I'm finally free from that place, I finally knew what it's like to be... well... a human, in a way. The freedom and the life I have now is a chance, a new chance that you gave me to start over..."

The older's eyes changed emotion. His attention now fully focused on what [name] had to say.

"Actually I... had my doubts about all this at first. But when I had the opportunity to get to know you all, my thoughts had changed. I was reluctant to trust anyone but at that time... back at UA... when you stopped me... somehow your eyes told me that I can trust you"

The young teen gave a heartfelt smile that managed to fully changed the expression carved on the man's usual stoic face.

"That's why... I will do my best to keep up with everyone else in class 1-A. I want to decide for my own future but until that time comes... when you can finally deem me ready, Aizawa-san..."

[Name] stood up and strode near her guardian's side. Her actions slowly and delicately being processed by the latter's mind. She went on her knees, pleading and asking permission "... please take care of me until then", was all she uttered at that moment.

When the last syllables exited her mouth, Aizawa had trouble forming his own. Never did he thought that the child he'd been looking after for the past weeks had been feeling that way for a while now. He had assumed that she was, in some way, only submissive and passive with her thoughts but he never imagined that she was actually trying to convey something; that she was actually proving her worth to him.

That was when the pro hero realized that she was still, of course, a teenager. And almost all the people her age have the same mindset she currently has (or that she was just starting to get influenced by her classmates, who knew?).

"Unbelievable...", the tense atmosphere was immediately broken by an indefinite sigh slash chuckle from Eraserhead.

With the lack of sense that [name] had, her features quickly depicted a puzzling look. Aizawa's hand slowly moved forward to her face but suddenly stopped... then a surprise flick was sent straight to her forehead making her scoot backward.

"You're a smart girl, [name]. You only lack experience. I can't guarantee that I can teach you everything but I can prepare you with anything that you may encounter in the future. No matter what happens from now on, I know you can get through it"

The young teen who was still a bit confused with his earlier action just decided to focus on the man's words. She smiled with such contentment that the pro hero could almost feel the warmth of it.

"Thank you so much, Aizawa-san..."

A/N: Uwaahhhh!!!! I'm so sorry for not updating lately. Author-san's gonna be graduating soon so I'm complying for my requirements. Its been so hectic lately that I didn't even notice the time. Thank you all so much for reading my works! We've hit 5K now and we're not even halfway with this story! I hope that I can have more free time and don't get writer's block again 😓 But anyways... keep up the support and I love you guys so much 😘😘😘