34. Good Graces

                                    

                                          
Mr. Aizawa and I walked out of the mock city training area heading towards the dorms. He hadn't said one word to me and I could feel the disappointment radiating off of him. I let out an internal sigh as I slightly hung my head.
"Mr. Aizawa I'm-"
"Don't speak. We'll talk once we get to my office." He said without a glance towards me. I nodded my head and continued to follow his lead through the campus until we reached the dorm. We immediately went inside and straight to his office on the first floor. I didn't dare look at my mentor as he walked across the room and took something from a cabinet.
"Before Midoryia and Bakugo get here, put this on." Mr. Aizawa said approaching me with a black t-shirt in his hand. I took the shirt from him as he made the scarf unwrap from my body. Quickly I put on the shirt not wanting to anger him more for taking my time.
"Have a seat. We need to talk." I sat down in a seat across from his before he spoke again, "So why were you out of your dorm?" He questioned.
"I went for a walk to clear my head. I've been having trouble sleeping."
"I noticed. You do a pretty good job of hiding your exhaustion but for someone like me, I can tell when another person hasn't been taking care of themselves. As for the scars...I know it's a very personal thing to talk about but have you ever talked to anyone about how you got them?" He inquired and I nodded my head yes.
"The only person who knows the true story about them is Sandy. She was the one to, I guess, rescue me along with the other 5 kids in that particular home and took us all in without hesitation."
"You know you could've come to me or Yagi or any of your classmates if you weren't feeling your best." He said with the tone of his voice softening.
"I-I didn't know how. I'm still not used to having people to talk to and...I don't want to burden people with my problems."
"Trust me when I say you're not a burden to anyone. If you were then Sandy wouldn't have taken you in. You wouldn't have been mentored by so many Pro Heroes if you were a burden. I wouldn't be talking to you right now if you were a burden." I reached up and wiped away tears as they threatened to fall down my cheeks, "I may seem like I don't give a shit about anything but just know that I do. If you ever need to talk about something, you know where my office is and my door is always open." Mr. Aizawa explained and I lifted my head to meet his gaze. The look in his tired and strained eyes held genuine to his words. I nodded my head before wiping my eyes one last time.
"Thank you Mr. Aizawa."
"No problem kid. Just don't go spreading around that I have a soft side. I have a reputation to uphold around here." He said with a slight chuckle in his tone.
"I won't."
"Good. Now one last thing before Yagi brings Midoryia and Bakugo here. I watched that little display on TV after you left my home. How did your beast form turn into something else? Is that a new quirk you discovered?" He questioned with curiosity as he leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest.
"I think it's apart of one I've always had. You'll probably think I'm crazy but...I heard a voice inside my head. That voice told me I must make a sacrifice of one of my quirks to achieve this new form. The only thing I don't know is if I have to do the same thing every time or if it will come back on its own."
"We'll work on that. I believe Midoryia, Bakugo, and Yagi will be here in just a second. You do understand that I'm gonna have to read you the riot act and give you a suitable punishment right?" Mr. Aizawa asked and I nodded my head. It wasn't a second later that Yagi opened up the office door and escorted the two boys inside. Yagi directed the two to sit in the chairs next to me. Midoryia sat on my right while Bakugo took the other chair to my left.
"I'll let you deal with your students." Yagi commented before leaving Mr. Aizawa's office. Shouta brought his hand up to his head slowly rubbing circles in one of his temples.
"Just when I thought I was only gonna have one problem child. Now there's 3 of you." I glanced between Midoryia and Bakugo. Midoryia had his head hung in shame while Bakugo stared at the wall not daring to make eye contact with the pro hero.
"I've already had a discussion with Rayne about being out past curfew. Now what in the hell were you two thinking?"
"I'm sorry Mr. Aizawa. I was just going out for a walk since I couldn't sleep and I saw Kacchan in the mock city. I wanted to see how he was doing after everything that's happened and..the next thing I know we're arguing and fighting." Midoryia quickly explained teary eyed.
"So you both decided it was a good idea to destroy school property? I would tell you two that we're supposed to work together as a class but I believe Rayne had beaten me to it so I'm just gonna give you your punishment. Since you three broke the rules, I think it's only fitting that all three of you be put on house arrest. There will be no going out after classes are done for the day or when you all have days off. For the next month, starting tomorrow morning, once class is over with you three will come back to the dormitory and will be in charge of cleaning, cooking for your entire class, and handling anything else that I need for you to do. Consider this a probation. I should expell all three of you but I'm not..for now. One more incident like this and it will happen. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes Mr. Aizawa." The three of us said in unison.
"Good. Rayne, you can head back to your dorm room now. You two go see Recovery Girl to get patched up then go straight to your dorm rooms. Dismissed." The three of us got up and wasted no time in leaving the office. As I was headed to the elevator to go to my room, Midoryia stopped me.
"I'm sorry Rayne. I..I didn't know any of that happened to you. I feel so stupid for fighting with Bakugo."
"It's fine. Just patch things up between yourself and Bakugo. You'll both be happier if you do." I said before walking away deciding to just use the stairs. I quickly sprinted up the stairs until I reached the right floor with the girl's dorm rooms on it. I sighed as I got to my room and unlocked the door before going inside. I didn't even bother with changing my clothes as I laid down in bed and closed my eyes to try to get a little bit of sleep.

                            

                                
                            
                              
                                  
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            
                            
                          
                          

**AUTHOR'S NOTE!!**
So I hope you all won't be silent readers..I wanna know your opinions on the story and how I'm doing as a writer. It gives me motivation to write and post new stories and chapters.