Chapter 3: The Meeting
Aizawa woke up groggy the next morning but then again he always does. He popped his back, stretched his arms before proceeding to get out of bed. He then changed into his regular outfit of black shirt and pants and soon after went into the kitchen to make breakfast for himself and his two kids. Hitoshi was the first to wake up.
"Morning," Hitoshi said.
"Morning," Aizawa responded before turning to face him. "I'm making breakfast. Eggs and sausage alright with you?" Hitoshi nodded.
"That sounds good," Hitoshi said. "May I go watch TV?"
"Hitoshi, you don't need to ask," Aizawa told him. "But yes you may." Hitoshi went into the living room while Aizawa continued to make breakfast.
"And in other news the famous comedian Ms. Joke has disappeared." That caught Aizawa's attention. He quickly dropped what he was doing and headed into the living room to watch the news report. "Yes, apparently she has decided to go off grid for a little while according to her agent. No one quite knows the cause; however, many suspect it has something t do with what occurred at her show last night." Aizawa face-palmed and messaged his temples.
"Oh no," he muttered. "Please don't tell me they..."
"Apparently last night Ms. Joe found her soulmate and called him out of the crowd. She then made several jokes before the man ran out of the theater. It is unknown whether or not the man is reason for or involved in her disappearance but here is a clip of their interaction." The minute the clip started Hitoshi recognized who the man was. He turned to Aizawa.
"Care to explain," Hitoshi said. Aizawa sighed before turning off the TV. "Is it true?"
"Yes," Aizawa answered. "And no, I don't know why she's disappeared."
"I never said you did," Hitoshi responded. "Still...why'd you run? I don't blame you; I just want to know."
"Take a good guess," Aizawa replied. "I assure you, you can't be wrong."
"So you DO want to be a reclusive hermit with no life and die in solitude?" Hitoshi teased.
"Kid..." Aizawa started. "I love you, but don't push it." Hitoshi smirked. Aizawa then remembered the eggs and sausage on the stove. "Shoot." He rushed over and thankfully nothing was burnt. He turned over the suasage and mixed the eggs before he turned his head over his shoulder. "Hey, could you go get Eri up and tell her that breakfast is ready?" Hitoshi nodded. Aizawa grabbed three plates and started serving up the eggs when his phone rang. He quickly answered it and set it to speaker.
"Hello, this is Aizawa speaking," Aizawa stated.
"Hello Aizawa, this is Nezu," the voice said. "I'm just reminding you that there is a teacher meeting next Tuesday."
"I remember," Aizawa responded. "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Nezu replied. "Also congratulations on making the news."
"Sir, please don't mock me," Aizawa said. "I'm going to get enough of that from the Yamadas, knowing them." He had finished dividing up the eggs.
"Oh Aizawa, do you have so little faith in your friends?" Nezu teased.
"Yes," Aizawa answered as he checked the sausage. Nezu laughed.
"Honestly I shouldn't be surprised," Nezu responded. "Have a good rest of your summer."
"You too," Aizawa said. "Bye."
"Bye," Nezu replied before hanging up. Aizawa then turned off the stovetops and served up the sausages. Eri and Hitoshi then walked in and Aizawa noticed that they were wearing matching green pj's with pink cats, except Eri's was a nightgown and Hitoshi's was a shirt and pants. Aizawa smirked. Nemuri would get a kick out of this.
"Morning daddy," Eri greeted.
"Morning sweetheart," Aizawa responded. "How'd you sleep?"
"Good," Eri said. "What's for breakfast?"
"Eggs and sausage," Aizawa answered. "Now could you please set the table?" Eri nodded. She quickly went to the silverware drawer while Hitoshi grabbed two mugs, one hot pink sippy cup, and the orange juice in the fridge. He poured orange juice into Eri's cup and made coffee for himself and Aizawa. Aizawa, meanwhile, just finished putting the sausage on the plates before placing them on the table and cleaning the pans he used.
"Do you take cream and sugar in your coffee Mister Aizawa?" Hitoshi asked. "I forget."
"No, I don't," Aizawa responded. With that, Hitoshi finished making the coffees and placed the drinks on the table.
"Well, in that case, we're ready," Hitoshi said. Aizawa's finished drying one of the pans before making his way to the table. Everything was in its proper place even the silverware that Eri set.
"Good job Eri," Aizawa said. Eri smiled wider in response. They all took their regular seats and began eating. "Hitoshi, is your thing with your friends at eleven or ten-thirty?" Aizawa asked.
"It's at ten-thirty," Hitoshi answered. "And it's almost nine now."
"I'll get you there," Aizawa promised. "It's at Midoriya's correct?" Hitoshi nodded.
"And it ends at five-thirty," Hitoshi reminded him.
"I'll be there," Aizawa said.
"So what are we going to do today while Toshi's gone?" Eri asked.
"We have a few errands to run and then if you're good we'll go to the park afterward," Aizawa told her.
"Yeah!" Eri exclaimed. "What kind of errands?"
"We have to go get the groceries and pick up yours and Hitoshi's school supply," Aizawa answered.
"Right school is starting soon," Hitoshi said.
"Did you finish your summer reading assignment?" Aizawa asked. Hitoshi nodded.
"Yeah, I finished it and sent it in last week," Hitoshi replied.
"Is there anything else you want for this school year that's not on the supply list?" Aizawa asked.
"Not that I can think of," Hitoshi said. "Though could I have another cat-shaped eraser?"
"Of course," Aizawa responded.
"May I have one too?" Eri asked.
"Yes you may," Aizawa said. "Are you almost done with your food?" Eri nodded.
"I'm done," Hitoshi responded. "May I be excused?" Aizawa nodded.
"Yes you may," Aizawa answered. Hitoshi then took his plate and mug to the sink where he rinsed off his dishes before placing them in the dishwasher. He then went to his room to get ready. Aizawa finished his breakfast and then rinsed his plate and mug off then proceeding to put them in the dishwasher.
"I'm done, daddy!" Eri exclaimed.
"Good," Aizawa replied. "Could you bring your plate here?" Eri walked up to him and gave him her plastic All Might plate. "Good, could you go get ready?"
"Yes daddy," Eri responded. Eri then walked to her room to go get changed. Aizawa quickly rinsed off her plate and placed it in the dishwasher. Aizawa then went to his bathroom to freshen up before putting on his black boots. And sure enough, everyone was leaving the house fifteen minutes later.
"Here we are," Aizawa said as they pulled up to Midoriya's house. "This is your stop." Aizawa parked the car and Hitoshi opened his door. "Have fun."
"Will do," Hitoshi responded. "Goodbye."
"Bye," Aizawa replied. Hitoshi grabbed his small rucksack and exited the car. Hitoshi walked up to the house and Aizawa watched him until Hitoshi walked into the house. Aizawa took the car out of park before driving off.
"Where are we going first?" Eri asked.
"We're going to the grocery store first since it's closer," Aizawa informed her. "Now what are the rules when we're in a large store?"
"Umm. Stay close to you. Don't wander off. And if I want to see something I need to let you know before going to see it," Eri stated.
"Alright," Aizawa said. "Good." They drove for about ten minutes before arriving at the nearest grocery store. Aizawa parked the car and both he and Eri unbuckled. They got out of the car and walked into the grocery store. Aizawa then grabbed one of the carts that had a red "car" on the front of it. "Ready to drive?" Eri nodded excitedly and walked into the "car" excitedly with her green bunny. Aizawa pushed the cart into the store and began his errand. He pulled out his phone to look at his list.
"Alright," Aizawa muttered. "What all do I need? Besides more juice pouches that always seem to disappear in a week." Aizawa then started loading his cart with produce with a few squeaky horn honks thrown in from Eri. Then they went off to fetch some more juice pouches and to-go applesauce since those were a favorite for all of them. They were almost there when Eri accidentally dropped it out of the "car". Eri knocked on the roof of the "car" to get Aizawa's attention. Aizawa noticed and stopped.
"What is it Eri?" Aizawa asked.
"I dropped my bunny," Eri said. "May I go grab it?"
"Okay," Aizawa responded. Eri got out of the "car" and went over to the bunny when a lady picked it up before Eri could get to it. Eri stood in front of her nervously. The lady had long brown hair, dark green eyes, and tan skin. When she saw Eri, the lady smiled. Aizawa walked over to the pair.
"Hello," the lady said to Eri. "Is this your bunny?" Eri nodded. The lady handed the bunny to Eri. "Here you go." Eri hugged her bunny.
"Thank you!" Eri responded.
"You're welcome," the lady said. Eri looked down at her bunny.
"Tell the nice lady thank you, Deku," Eri told it. Eri then moved one of the bunny's arms in an up and down motion. She then said in a lower voice. "Thank you, nice lady, for saving me." The lady laughed.
"You're welcome Deku," the lady said. "It's nice to meet you; I'm Emi Fukukado."
"Hi Ms Fukukado," Eri said in her regular voice. "I'm Eri Aizawa."
"It's nice to meet you Eri," Emi responded. Shota Aizawa didn't know what to do. He wanted to finish his shopping but he didn't know how to say politely that he needed to leave and to do so without offending Eri. Emi turned to Shota and she looked surprised but it quickly disappeared.
"I'm Emi Fukukado," Emi said. She held out her hand. Aizawa hesitantly shook it.
"Shota Aizawa," he responded.
"It's nice to meet you," Emi replied.
"Nice to meet you as well," Aizawa said.
"Well I'll let you go back to shopping," Emi responded. "Bye."
"Bye," Aizawa replied.
"Bye!" Eri exclaimed. Emi Fukukado then walked away with her grocery basket.
'Well that was odd,' Aizawa thought.