My Problem Child ? Shota Aizawa X Reader

Chapter Thirty-Six

"You just got off shift?" I glanced up from my phone to see Aizawa stood directly in front of me, I nodded slightly. As silence remained between us I decided to speak "Yeah... uh... I've changed to night patrols temporarily." He nodded. 

"Since that attack?" I nodded, deciding not to give a verbal answer as it was a battle I was still trying to move past "I heard that you joined Bakugo's agency." Putting my phone away I gave Aizawa my full attention "Yeah... He kinda forced me." I laughed awkwardly and elaborated "After the attack he wanted to keep tabs on me, make sure I'm not biting off more than I can chew." He nodded before saying "You still handled yourself that day." I hummed before shaking my head "I was out of commission for a while following it... turns out flying into a building takes quite the physical toll." 

He chuckled and nodded "The joys of being a human in this super world." Not knowing how to respond I offered a polite smile. After a while I timidly asked "How have you been?" He nodded "Not too bad... Eri's been wanting to see you, since she saw the attack she asks every day." I smiled "That's sweet, tell her that I can't wait to see her at Axel, Lutz, and Loops birthday party!" He nodded before stopping abruptly, then chuckling slightly "That little brat, she's seen you every time she goes over to see those three girls." I smiled and nodded.

"Yeah... Hanako always calls me up when Eri visits so I can come around and see her... I'm sure she would have said but I asked her to keep it as our little secret with how things were between us during my last year... Which I understand, don't worry, I just wanted to respect your space. So don't blame her... it's my fault." He nodded. 

"Thank you... but you didn't need to. Eri is my main priority and if seeing you makes her happy, I can put my issues to the side." I nodded before being interrupted by my name being called. Going over and collecting my drink I made my way back over to Aizawa to joke "If that's so, how long is it before I stop hearing complaints about you being lonely?" I raised an eyebrow.

A light pink dusted his cheeks as he sputtered "What?" I giggled and explained.

"Whenever I see Eri she tells me how you're all alone. So, when are you going to get her a mum?" His eye widened, he went to respond but his name was called. He held a finger up me before he turned to go grab his drink. He walked back over and I laughed "I'm only joking by the way... It's hard to find relationships in our work, or at least trustworthy ones." 

Aizawa let out a breath before smiling slightly "I've been in the dating scene, it just never works out. If being disabled doesn't scare them off, being a father does, and vise versa." I offered him a small smile "I'm sure you'll find the one for you soon." He chuckled and bowed his head to me slightly "Thank you, but I've come to terms with it. I'm happy with it just being me and Eri, to be cliche she's the light of my life." I laughed slightly and nodded.

"I'm glad to hear it, but that doesn't quite fulfill the promise we made... or fill in that empty place." He rolled his eyes "And how do you propose I fill in that space Midorya? As I said, everyone runs away over one thing or the other, and that's if I even get to the point of sharing both pieces of information with them." 

I stopped as we had both left the cafe in our conversation, turning to him I questioned "Your scars?" He hummed and I offered a sad smile "Well, they're idiots. Your scars don't define you, they're just tales of the journey you've been on to reach this point. If anything, they tell me you've continued on no matter the hardship... and that's all relationships are about right? Overcoming things together." 

He chuckled "Are you offering to fill in that space then, Midoriya?" My eyes widened and I stumbled over my words, not actually being able to get a sentence out. The heat that spread across my face increased and he smiled "Admittedly, this will have surpassed some dates I've been on." He shrugged and took a sip of his drink. 

"Wouldn't you rather someone older... more experienced?" He raised an eyebrow before letting it sit as it did before, crossing his arms he hummed "Well I wasn't expecting you to debate the subject... hm... I don't see how it matters, as long as both parties are of a legal age and formed over consent... Plus, I am aware that you have a level of experience." He smirked slightly and I quickly used my free hand to cover my face "I didn't think we were to speak of what has happened between us." He chuckled. 

"I'm only joking, not that it is a joking matter of course... after all, it went against part of what I previously said." I hummed.

"You still shouldn't have to take full responsibility for it... you were the one to stop it..." He hummed before bringing his hand up to move mine away from my face "So tell me, what experience do you have?" I gulped and the heat across my face spread "Well... uh... only what you know of..." His eye widened and I scrambled to explain "Well, since I left U.A. I've been trying to make a name for myself... y'know?... with that I haven't had much time for anything else." He blinked before mumbling "I was your first kiss..." Taking a sip of his drink, he looked at me with a confused expression. I darted my eyes around, nervous to what he could be thinking "Don't look at me like that... please."

"Sorry... I'm just surprised." He timidly scratched at just under his eye patch with a single finger "Don't people usually save their first kiss for someone they like?" I began to knot my fingers together as I nodded "Yeah... um... I kinda did... Well... you were the only person that made me feel safe and cared for... and it wasn't because you knew about my upbringing and felt pity for me..." His eye widened again as he nodded slowly. 

After a while of standing in silence he chuckled "So ideally, you would want a partner that makes you feel safe and can take care of you." I covered my face again and whined slightly "This feels so weird to be discussing with you..." 

"Tell me, is it only weird because you've not had such a conversation before, or because it's with me?" I looked past my fingers up at him and he smiled "I'll take that as both..." He stepped closer and moved my hand away once more "So, how about you explore other conversations with me, and we see where it goes?" He chuckled as the heat exploded over my face. I thought back on our discussions from the day and noticed that I had his attention for the entirety of it. Nodding timidly I managed to say, quietly "Okay... I like the sound of that..."

He nodded "Okay... I'll arrange for us to get together at some point." I nodded and pulled out my phone, handing it to him. He took my hand and I looked up from my phone "You can say no." I shook my head "No... I want to see where this goes... I know you're a good person." He chuckled and took my hand "Okay... so the hand tremors are just nerves?" I nodded and looked away, beginning to feel shy "Yeah... you're probably like ten times more experienced than me..." He chuckled and placed my phone under my chin to move my head back around so I was looking at him "I don't mind teaching you... even if you were a bit of a problem child before." 

The phone moved from under my chin as he offered it out to my hand, I took it but it just fell from my hand, him thankfully catching it. I laughed slightly "I haven't felt this nervous in so long." He just chuckled and reached his hand over to place my phone in my pocket "Well, I'll consider that it's because you're thinking about me." He smirked slightly and I saw his eye close. I laughed slightly and asked "Did you just try to wink?" 

His face dusted with a slight pink as he chuckled "I forgot about the whole eye thing." I decided to joke, although quietly "I'll assume it's because you're thinking about me." He smiled and stepped a little closer and leaned down "You will have assumed right." He placed a kiss to the top of my head and stepped back "I have to go to work, but I'll arrange that date." He smirked and I nodded.

As he walked away from me, I called out "Let's just have it at your place, I want to see Eri." He looked over his shoulder and gave a thumbs up before waving with the back of his hand.