I Want It That Way
Author's Note: Hey everyone and welcome back to I Want It That Way! Alright so this chapter takes place during the same day as the last chapter/the next day. Also I don't know if anyone else notices but my chapter note from Chapter One has jumped to the end of each chapter and I don't know why and I have no clue how to fix it. I'm still letting votes for endgame pairings to be open. So the way that you commented I put a vote into each catergory: Erasermight is currently in the lead with eleven votes, Erasermic in second with five, and AllEraserMic in last with four votes (which was a recommendation but I am considering it). I think I'll end the voting around chapter five or six.
Additional Notes: If you've read my other fics, I tend to do Erasermight more since it is my OTP. I love Erasermic though and enjoy reading fics about them. That's how I got stuck on deciding which pairing to do. Of course my never ending brain has more fanfiction ideas which will be coming out soon. I want to try and get to closer to the ending of the three I'm working on before I do so it's easier to manage. I usually write on my days off from work which is two to three nights a week. I also want you to know, I do take your thoughts into consideration when you comment (I REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS, THEY MEAN A LOT! I LOVE THE FEEDBACK!)
Chapter Four: Right Here, Right Now
Chapter Summary: Toshinori goes to speak to Hizashi about Shouta's situation with Endeavor. The following day, Bakugou runs into a certain red haired Alpha on his way to see Todoroki. Todoroki goes to speak with Aizawa about his fears considering his father. Angered to see Endeavor, Toshinori lashes out.
Toshinori knew that Yamada would be in the teacher's lounge. He had to do whatever he could to protect Aizawa. Even if the man didn't want it or need it. Endeavor could do whatever he wanted to Aizawa due to the law. Toshinori picked up the scent claim the minute he had touched Aizawa's wrist that day.
If he couldn't get through to Shouta than maybe he would listen to his best friend. It didn't take long before Toshinori made it outside of the teacher's lounge. He took in a deep breath as he opened the door, revealing the exact person he was looking for.
"All Might? What can I do for you man?" Yamada questioned, placing down his pen.
Toshinori sighed before saying, "I got to talk to you. It's about Aizawa."
Once Toshinori spoke, it immediately caught Hizashi's attention. The Voice hero looking up to gave his full attention over to the other Alpha. "What about him?"
Toshinori sucked in a breath, taking a few strides to take a seat at his own desk. "I just came from Aizawa's room. When I saw him the day the students arrived at U.A., he smelled like Endeavor." Hizashi stopped moving completely. His eyes widening as the former Number One hero finished talking. It almost terrifed Toshinori to see the man freeze. After a moment, he decided to continue on. "I asked him about it... he said that he consented... but if he didn't Todoroki would had to leave U.A."
Hizashi was shaking now, his body releasing anger pheromones. The room quickly filling with it that Toshinori faught his inner Alpha to keep from lashing out. "How did this happen?" The Voice hero growled, pushing up off the table. His red eyes glaring into Toshinori. The gaze alone causing a shiver to go down Toshinori's spine.
"It was the day that Aizawa and I were visiting student homes. I went alone to Midoriya's house and he continued on alone." The former Number One hero muttered, looking down at the ground. Guilt overcoming him. "I never thought Endeavor would give him an ultimatium."
Hizashi ran his gloved hand over his face. A growl leaving him once more. "You just let him go alone? What was so special about Midoriya that you had to do it without Shouta?" Toshinori stopped. He couldn't tell Yamada the real reason that he went alone.
"We decided we would get done faster if we split up. We had six families left and it was almost time for nightfall. If I would have known Todoroki and his sister weren't going to be home, I would have met him to see Endeavor." Toshinori explained, hoping that Yamada would believe him. Some of the anger seemed to leave Hizashi from the other Alpha's words.
Sighing Hizashi looked away from Toshinori. "Shouta is denying that Endeavor did anything to him, isn't he?" The taller blonde nodded. "Shouta is one of the those people who value rationality. To him, he probably believed it was rational to give up his own body for his student."
Toshinori had never thought of it that way. Aizawa did value rationality. The Omega lived it. Decisions he made were for his students sake. The USJ Incident alone showed that Aizawa cared deeply for his students and would do anything to protect them.
"There is something else too, Yamada." The taller man said, making sure that Hizashi was looking directly at him before he continued. "Endeavor placed a scent claim on Aizawa." The temperature in the room felt like it dropped. Hizashi completely unmoving as he stared at Toshinori. "He told me if he sees Endeavor again, he won't be able to stop himself. I'm worried about him, Yamada. It's my fault he is even in this situation."
Hizashi finally stepped forward, placing his hand on Toshinori's shoulder. "It's not your fault. But I think I have a plan." Toshinori perked up slightly at the tone in Hizashi's voice. "Now by law, since Endeavor has a scent claim on Shouta. We can't keep the two apart. That doesn't mean we can't cause distractions to keep Shouta away from him. We could play it off like we need his help."
"We would be meddling with the law here. I can talk to Tsukauchi too and see if the Statue for Scent Claims is still valid when it comes to coercion." Toshinori added, unsure of how to move forward. Hizashi had a good plan but it was in the grey area between legal and illegal. It could go sideways at anytime. Especially if Endeavor figured it out.
"We just need to do it long enough that the claim disappears on its own." Hizashi stated, a smirk now on his face but the anger was still boiling. He would do whatever it took to protect Aizawa.
It was oddly warm in his bed when he came too. Shouta leaned up in his bed, the sheets pooling into his clothed lap as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He blinked as he realized that there was weight on his lap. His gaze moved over to the other side of his bed that was accompanied by a sleeping Endeavor. Endeavor looked oddly younger with the normal flames he kept on his face completely gone. His face rather soft as he slept soundly.
The Omega slipped off the bed, going over to his closest and pulling out his hero uniform. Remaining as quiet as he could, he pushed his black sweats off of his hips and pulled on the pants of his costume. Reaching into a drawer of his dresser and grabbed a black tank top. He slipped the soft fabric on before slipping on the jacket of his costume. Adding on his utlity belt to keep the costume together.
"Going somewhere?" Shouta practically jumped as he turned to the sound of Endeavor's voice. The flames on the Alpha's face now ignited once more. Shouta didn't say anything as he sat on the edge of the bed and pulled on a pair of white socks. Standing up once more, he walked over to his desk and grabbed one of the manila folders.
"I need to go see Principal Nezu and turn in these forms so I have permission to take the students off campus. They start their Provisional Licensing Exams here in a couple weeks." Shouta stated, walking to the door. Grabbing his capture weapon, he slipped it on over his head and it fell securely in place. "Even with Principal Nezu signing off for the licenses. U.A. needs to cover their ass with paperwork with everything going on."
Endeavor didn't say anything as he slid across the bed and placed his arms on the sides of Shouta's arms. The Omega sucking in a breath as Endeavor flushed his body against the back of the Omega's. A hand fishing its way into ebony locks and jerking Shouta's head backwards, revealing his pale neck. "I need to go see my son before I go to speak with Nezu myself. I'll see you soon."
Without another word exchanged between the two, Endeavor's grip loosened and Shouta merely opened the door. Pushing off the lingering feeling of his Omega calling for Endeavor. Starting the track towards the main building, Shouta clutched his paperwork to his chest, forcing the flush on his face to go away.
Bakugou wasn't one of those Alphas who could easily hide anger. Due to the nature of his quirk, it made it easier for his personality and emotions to explode out. It was a constant inner battle between his Alpha and own mind.
Todoroki's concerns weighed heavily on his mind. He knew that the dual haired Omega's father was a bastard but this took it to a whole new level. Bakugou had like a sixth sense when it came to Todoroki. He could always tell when something was bothering the Omega. He also knew that Todoroki's instinct was usually on point.
If Todoroki truly believed that Endeavor did something to Aizawa. Bakugou would back him up. No matter what dynamic a person is, even Beta who's sense of smell isn't as sharpened as an Alpha or Omega, could tell their family member out by scent. During classes with Midnight over Dynamic and Laws, she showed a presentation over studies that showed a child could pick out each of their family members. Each test had the child facing away from their family while being blindfolded. Their immediate family would line up in a random order and the child would be asked to tell which family member was which. Nine out of ten cases came out that each child was able to pick out each member in the order that they were lined up. This only made Bakugou believe him more. Children could pick up their parents scent even if it is mixed with another.
Aizawa had a very strong scent of his own when he didn't wear scent blockers to class. The scent alone was soothing and calming. Bakugou knew it perfectly. Cherry blossoms and coffee beans. He cursed to himself that he hadn't picked it up sooner. If it wasn't for Todoroki, they probably never would have known.
A hot cup of tea was in his hand as he headed towards Todoroki's room. Todoroki was still on edge even after the conversation the day before with Midoriya and Shinsou. A shiver ran down Bakugou's spine, causing him to stop and turn on his heel. His eyes narrowing as they fell on a certain red haired Alpha.
Endeavor.
Endeavor took large strides as he walked in the same direction that Bakugou was currently heading. A growl escaped the blonde Alpha. Only taking a second to think before he stomped over to his mate-to-be's father. "Stay away from Mr. Aizawa."
The red haired Alpha chuckled, a smug grin coming to his face. "Katsuki Bakugou. So bold of you." The tone of Endeavor's voice only caused Bakugou's anger to heighten.
"Like I said, stay away from Mr. Aizawa or I will blow you to pieces, you bastard." Bakugou hissed, smoke coming from his hands as he fought to keep his quirk from activating.
Endeavor's smug look dropped, his gaze staring daggers into the young Alpha. His gloved hand falling onto Bakugou's blonde hair. "Just remember, I'm the head Alpha of the Todoroki family. I can take Shoto from you in a split second. What I says goes. Whatever happens between me and your teacher is between us. I suggest you stay out of it if you want to stay with my son."
Endeavor didn't wait for a reply before pushing past the teen and continuing his walk. An involuntary explosion leaving Bakugou's palm, causing tea in his hand to spill over his front. "That fucking bastard."
Todoroki was breathing heavily as he kneeled down, his hands braced on his knees. He needed to find Aizawa. He had to talk to him. Todoroki stood back up to his full height before taking off running towards the main building. He had seen Aizawa from the balcony of his room. Without even a thought, he had ran after his homeroom teacher. Maybe Aizawa would listen to him. He had to warn him.
A sigh of relief left him once the older Omega came into view. "Mr. Aizawa!" He yelled out, causing Aizawa to look over his shoulder at him. "I really need to talk to you." The teenager stated, slowing down as he got up next to Aizawa.
"What is it about, Todoroki?" Aizawa questioned, readjusting the folders in his arms. His face covered in concern from the look on his student's face. "What's wrong?"
Todoroki took in a deep breath, finally managing to catch his breath. "I'm so sorry to bother you, sir. I just really need to talk to you... about my father." Todoroki didn't miss the way that Aizawa tensed completely up. That was the first sign that Todoroki had been right that Aizawa was some how involved with his father.
"What about him?" Aizawa managed to choke out.
"My father... he isn't a nice man. I'm not sure what went down between you two. If my father raped you. Or you were willing-"
Todoroki was cut off by Aizawa lifting his hand up. "Todoroki, I get your concerns but your father did not rape me. Everything I did was willingly."
Todoroki sighed, fighting the wetness that was coming to his eyes. "What happened between you two? Me and my sister came home, the house smelt like sex. Why would you have sex with my father? Was it me?" He couldn't stop the tears that started to fall. Aizawa gave the teen a soft look, reaching out to wipe the tears away.
"Todoroki, you don't need to worry about it. Don't cry, okay. You got to stay at U.A. and that is all I care about." Aizawa stated.
Bingo.
Todoroki had gotten his answer.
"Mr. Aizawa, please be careful with my father. I can smell the claim he has on you." Todoroki whispered. "Please don't let him do to you what he did to my mother. My mother is in a hospital because of him. The abuse at his hands drove her insane. She had a psychiatic break and burned my face with boiling water. Me and my siblings were treated like trash. Tokens for his own gain. Please, Mr. Aizawa. Don't let him."
Aizawa couldn't find the words to say as Todoroki completely broke down and collapsed into the Erasure Hero's chest. Clutching onto the black fabric as he sobbed.
"Don't cry, Shoto. Nothing is going to happen to me." Aizawa whispered, running his fingers through the dual colored hair. "I will do anything in my power to protect you from him. I won't fall into his web."
Only, Shouta Aizawa already has.
Toshinori was running late for his training time with Midoriya. He rushed as fast as his recovering body could as he made his way to Heights Alliance. Despite all his worries about Shouta, he had to continue working with Midoriya on his training with One for All.
His mind was still racing with thoughts of Shouta. The Omega's scent driving him wild every time he got close. The beautiful black hair that just seemed to fall perfectly despite the little care that Shouta put into his apperance. His personality. His shyness. His everything. His Alpha called for him to protect Shouta. Keep Shouta away from Endeavor.
On the other end, he knew he couldn't protect Shouta. Not anymore. He had used up all of One for All in his fight against All for One. He was in fragile health now. Coughing up blood constantly. Despite what he felt, Shouta deserved more. He deserved someone like Hizashi. Someone who could protect him if he came down to it.
Yet, he still wanted him. Still wanted to be the Alpha who Shouta could rely on.
He had finally arrived at Heights Alliance. Midoriya was sitting on the steps, his arm over Hitoshi Shinsou's shoulder as the two talked quietly. Toshinori smiled. He could practically see heart eyes coming from Midoriya's eyes when he looked at Shinsou. Young love. Something Toshinori never experienced.
"Young Midoriya. Young Shinsou." The two jumped from the sudden voice. Midoriya's face instantly turned beet red. Shinsou let out a laugh before placing a chaste kiss against Midoriya's cheek. Giving a quick goodbye to the two Alphas, Shinsou walked up the steps and walked into the dorm. "Ready to go, young Midoriya."
Midoriya nodded, hopping up from his spot and starting down the stairs. The young Alpha stopped when something caught his attention. "What is Endeavor doing here?"
Toshinori swirled on his feet. Walking through the side door was indeed Endeavor. A low growl left Toshinori. Midoriya involunitarly cowered under the sound. It wasn't just a normal growl, it was Toshinori's inner Alpha coming out. Something sparked in the man as the former Number One Hero practically marched over to Endeavor.
All thoughts were gone as Toshinori brought up his fist and sent it flying into Endeavor's jaw. Making the red haired Alpha lose his balance for a moment. Stumbling he managed to get his ground before another fist struck him. The two were sent to the ground. Toshinori managed to get a few more good punches in. Images of Shouta appearing behind Toshinori's eyes with every fist that connected. Splitting Endeavor's lip in the process before he was flipped onto his back and Endeavor was lashing out.
The two scuffled on the ground. Growling, clawing, snarling, punching. "Stay away from him." Toshinori hissed, vemon laced in his voice as he managed to get Endeavor flipped back over. "Why are you so fixated on him? Just leave him alone."
Growling Endeavor clipped Toshinori with his elbow. "You know I can't do that. You also certainly can't keep him from me." The smug look on the face of the red haired hero caused Toshinori's anger to flare. "Especially now. You haven't notice have you?" This caused Toshinori to momentiarly stop in confusion. Endeavor capitalized on it and landed a punch to the blonde Alpha's nose. Blood immediately gushing out over his face.
"ALL MIGHT WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" It was Midoriya. The boy crying out from the sight in front of him. Toshinori could hear multiple footsteps running up to them. Three sets of arms wrapped around Toshinori, jerking him away from Endeavor. By scent, he could tell it was Midoriya, Shinsou, and Bakugou. Shoji, Sato, and Tokoyami were standing inbetween the two. Dark Shadow glaring at Endeavor.
The smug look on Endeavor's face only grew deeper. Gradually turning into a smirk as he spoke, "You're only angry cause he spread his legs for me and not you." Once again, it was like a switch was flicked. Toshinori managed to shake off the three sets of arms and break through the three stationed in the middle of them. Endeavor's entire body was thrown to the side from the amount of force from the punch. "So I was right. You want Shouta for yourself, don't you All Might?"
"Leave him out of this!" Toshinori growled, gaining one more punch. Toshinori froze when he heard a yelp of pain behind him as he drew his arm back and a body crashing to the ground. He looked over his shoulder, his eyes widening at the sight of Shinsou cradling a bloody nose. Midoriya crounched down on the ground next to the fallen Omega, pulling a handkerchief out of his pocket and handing it to Shinsou. "Shinsou.. I'm so sorry."
Both of the adult Alphas were caught off guard when a very familiar scarf wrapped around their arms and torso. Effectively immoblizing them. "What in the hell are you two doing?!" Aizawa said, his voice coming out as almost a hiss from his teeth being clutched together. "I've only been gone for thirty minutes and a fight breaks out between adults?! I expected my students before I expected the former Number One hero and the new Number One." Toshinori went to speak when Aizawa sent a glare in his direction. "Midoriya, take Shinsou to Recovery Girl. Students, go inside. Now."
Midoriya nodded as he placed his hands on Shinsou's upper arms and guided him towards the main building. The others didn't say anything as they nodded and headed back into Heights Alliance. Not without Bakugou sending a glare straight towards Endeavor before he went into the dorm. "Aizawa-kun, I'm so sorry." Toshinori started.
Aizawa's hand shot up. "Save it." He released the bindings around the two Alphas and spun on his heel. Toshinori reached out and grabbed ahold of Aizawa's wrist. A warning growl escaping Endeavor, which Toshinori gladly ignored.
"I truly am sorry."
Aizawa ripped his wrist out of Toshinori's grip, spinning back around to face the blonde Alpha. "Stop trying to be my knight in shining armor! How many times do I have to tell you to leave it alone! You go after Endeavor on campus! One of my students got hurt because of your actions. You better hope that Nezu goes easy on you cause I have to report this." The Omega sucked in a sharp breath. "You are supposed to be recovering and you go and do this? I can take care of myself, All Might. Just focus on recovering."
Endeavor stepped forward, casting a smirk towards Toshinori as he stopped in front of Aizawa. "Shouta, could you take me to Recovery Girl's office? I would like to formally apologize to Shinsou myself for his involvement." Aizawa stopped for a moment before he nodded, motioning towards the main building.
Toshinori mentally slapped himself as he watched Aizawa and Endeavor walk away. His hands turning into fists as he watched Endeavor place his arm over Aizawa's shoulder, moving some of the ebony locks away from his neck. He watched as Aizawa turned his head and allowed for Endeavor to bury his nose in the scent gland. Which only spiked his anger more.
Endeavor was manipulating Aizawa and Toshinori was going to put a stop to it.
Author's Note: Alright here we go! Hope you enjoyed it! Like I said it the beginning, votes are still open for endgame pairing! Got about two more chapters before I officially stop considering the votes and decide on my ending. I've been thinking of possibly doing an alternate ending to this depending on how I go with it or even multiple for the pairings. I'm not sure quite yet though. See you next time!