He wouldn't like me, would he?
Chapter 16: Exposed Secrets
As the alarm woke up All Might, he had little recollection of what happened last night. He panicked a bit when he felt something moving under the blanket, but he calmed down when he saw his girlfriend nuzzling the pillow she was laying on. He had to wake her up so they could go to work. So he placed a hand on her shoulder and shook her lightly to wake her up.
"Sakura. Sakura, wake up. It's time to get ready for work.", All Might said lightly as he shook her awake. As her eyes fluttered open she smiled at her boyfriend.
"Good morning, Toshi. Is it really 7:00 am. Already?", she mumbled, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. All Might nodded and Sakura sat up in bed making a small pout.
"I liked sleeping in, but I guess I have to catch up on all the work I've been missing.", Sakura stated.
After about half an hour the two arrived at the school, 5 minutes earlier than Shota Aizawa would show up, so the two could keep it a secret that she was with All Might for the night. Though Shota might know that nothing happened between them, he would still be furious at All Might, thinking he had 'kidnapped' her so they could spend time together. But immediately as the two entered the building, Sakura was dragged along by the principal and caught up on what she missed. Sakura listened closely to what had to be done and nodded when principal Nezu said she should go to work at once. She walked into her office and started working, checking the security system and doing all the stuff she was hired to do. It was harder than she thought, but she managed to do it right. It was her job after all, and Sakura also wasn't stupid. She was very smart, even as a little girl, because she liked spending time with her brother and also started to read when she was three. Not only did she have good grades, she also understood some things that others don't quite grasp, like how certain quirks work or how the security system in Tartarus kinda worked. She had read up on a lot of things, though it was mostly on birds and insects and also mythical creatures with wings, so she could use her quirk most efficiently.
Then her phone buzzed in her pocket. Sakura was a bit afraid but looked at her phone. A huge rock fell from her heart when she read the contact name: Shota. The message read: "I made coffee. If you want some, come on other to the teacher's lounge. I'll save some for you."
Sakura liked it when Shota made coffee, he always knew that she preferred her coffee white with sugar and not too strong but not too watery either. Shota, in her eyes, had the hidden talent to make the perfect coffee. He just knew how to make the perfect coffee. Sakura had worked for a few hours so she stood up and made her way to the teacher's lounge for her coffee. A little bonus was that she would see her boyfriend again. She liked watching him through the cameras that were (almost) all over the school. Sakura was the second in command, if you could call her that.
As she entered the teacher's lounge she saw All Might struggling with something so she walked over to him, and laid her phone next to his to check on him.
"What's keeping you busy?", she asked as she leaned over his shoulder, scaring him a bit, causing him to spit up a little bit of blood. Sakura had to giggle.
"Don't scare me like that again, Sakura.", All Might relied to her, smiling as he heard her giggle. Shota came up to her and gave her the coffee mug.
"Thanks Shota. So, do you need help, All Might?", Sakura said, after she took a sip from the coffee.
"How did you know?", he wondered.
"I made a name for myself as a hero for finding weak points and stuff like that. So you struggling with lesson planning isn't hard to make out.", Sakura stated. All Might had to admit that she was right, that's what he admired her for.
"You're right.", All Might said and asked his girlfriend to help. Of course she helped him with whatever he needed help with. After all, that's just what you do in a relationship, right?
"All Might, can I ask you something?", Sakura was curious and a bit nervous.
"Sure, what's up, Sakura?", All Might wanted to know. Sakura quickly glanced at her phone and then back to All Might.
"You'll always be there for me, right? Like you would catch me if I fell, or lend me a shoulder when I need to cry?", Sakura asked. It startled All Might a bit that she had asked that of him, but he would be honest with her: "Yes, of course. I love you and I'll be there for you no matter what. And that's a promise."
Sakura smiled and finished her coffee. It was nice knowing All Might was always there for her, like a man should be. He promised to always be there for her, no matter what. Sakura was about to grab her phone when Hizashi rushed into the room and started yelling that he couldn't see due to his hairdo having fallen over his eyes. Sakura sighed, put the mug away and held the voice hero still so Shota could fix his hair. After all this was done, Sakura excused herself to her office and started working again.
All Might was amused seeing how relieved Hizashi was after the Aizawa siblings fixed his hairdo, saying thank you over and over again. Even Midnight and Snipe had an amused smile on their faces. Then a text popped up on the screen of Sakura's phone. All might didn't want to be the guy that looks at the texts on his girlfriend's phone, like he didn't trust her. He trusted her, but somehow, he wanted to know why she was so distant ever since the first rescue. Whatever it was, All Might wanted to know the reason, so he took the phone, unlocked it (she wasn't very creative when she set her pattern to resemble a 'T') and looked at the text that was send. What was standing there, shocked the number one hero: "Remember, tell anyone, and you will suffer. But I could never hurt you, my love, I'll hurt those who are most important to you."
It was weird reading that, but All Might was really curious and looked at every single message that man had send Sakura.
"Why didn't she tell me anything about that?", All Might thought to himself. Good Thing was, Sakura never texted back after the first day, meaning she didn't want him to get any ideas. Unfortunately, that didn't stop him from still messaging her and that was what had creeped out Sakura. Now that All Might knew why she was so jumpy and distant he wanted to figure out a way to help her, but first had to confront Sakura about the texts, but what if she gets defensive? Whatever happens, he had to know. All Might Decided to give Sakura her phone back after school, so he could read more of the messages the unknown number send her. He knew it wasn't very heroic to do so, but he was really worried about his girlfriend. Yes, it wasn't really heroic to just keep the phone and read the texts that were sent to her, but he really needed to know what was going on.
After school was over, Sakura was almost panicking for not finding her phone. She has looked everywhere but couldn't find it. She stopped searching after All Might showed up at the door with a smile.
"Seems like you had a rough day, Sakura. What about we grab a coffee together?", All Might asked, smiling at her. Sakura just smiled up at him and stated: "Sure. That's nice of you, Toshi."
"No problem. I have to talk to you about something anyway.", All Might replied and the two headed out of the school building.
"Sakura, be home before it gets dark.", Shota said as he headed home. Sakura just nodded and the couple walked to their favorite cafe to get some coffee.
All Might and Sakura sat down and ordered their coffee. Then All Might gave Sakura her phone back.
"Where did you find that? I was looking for that all over my office.", Sakura immediately looked at her messages and saw that the newest ones have already been read.
"You accidentally left it at the teacher's lounge after you helped me with the lesson planning.", All Might said a little nervous. Though it was usually funny for Sakura seeing the symbol of peace being a nervous, something told her he had a secret he didn't want her to know, that had to do with her phone. She raised an eyebrow at the hero and wondered: "Toshi, what did you do?"
"Promise me, that you won't be mad when I tell you.", All Might said, holding up his hands in a defensive manner. Sakura promised and All Might added: "I read the texts from the unknown number that they send you today."
"You did WHAT?", Sakura was shocked to hear that.
"You promised that you won't get mad at me.", All Might reminded her. Sakura just sighed with a bit of disappointment in her voice. During that time the two have gotten their coffee. Sakura had calmed down a bit, took a sip from her coffee and sighed: "You shouldn't have done that, Toshi."
"I know. I just...", All Might started but was interrupted by Sakura.
"I assume you read them all, meaning you know what'll happen. That's why I didn't tell you, or Shota, or the principal. There was a reason why I got so distant, Toshi. I didn't want you or anyone to get hurt. That's why I never told you.", Sakura explained, going through her hair with her hands and then gripping the cup tightly.
"I didn't know you would be this upset about this. I'm sorry. I never meant to betray your trust.", All Might felt really bad that he had read the messages. He never wanted to upset her, he just wanted to understand her better, but it didn't have the effect he wanted.
"Betray my trust, you did. All Might, not even the students will be safe now. I may even lose the only family I still have. Thanks for that.", Sakura was angry at All Might.
"I didn't know that, Sakura. I was just worried, because you were so distant. Please forgive me.", All Might sounded pleading. Sakura shook her head: "I can't. Because of that, everyone I know and love will be hurt and I can't do anything against it, except I accept the proposal..."
"Proposal? That weirdo proposed to you? Do you love him?", All Might was curious. Sakura sighed.
"The only man I ever loved is you, but it seems that to protect everyone I might have to become a villain….", Sakura stated and took the last sip of her coffee.
"Please don't. I wouldn't wanna fight you. I couldn't fight you, even if I had to.", All Might said.
"I'll see you at work All Might.", Sakura stated, stood up and left the money for her coffee on the table, leaving All Might all alone in the cafe.
That night, neither of them could sleep well. Both thought about texting the other, but didn't, it would just make all of this weirder for them. In the shadows, a figure was amused about the outcome that the two had an argument. It worked better than he thought and later that week, he will be married to her.
Author's note: I don't know why, but I'm so disappointed of this chapter, it tastes like a tasteless cheese or some other tasteless dairy product. Oh well, I hope you still enjoy, even though this is a rather weak chapter.