Chapter 5: The Party

A week pasted by rather quickly and soon enough it time for the end of summer party with his friends. Aizawa got Eri a babysitter since Hitoshi wanted to spend the last day of summer with his friends so he was free to go. He dressed up in his normal outfit, black shirt and pants, before heading to the Yamadas house where the party was being held. Aizawa rang the doorbell and Nemuri opened it.

"Shota! Come on in!" Nemuri exclaimed. She moved to the side and let Aizawa in. Aizawa walked in and saw Hizashi, Kan (Vlad King), Ishiyama (Cementoss), Yagi (All Might), and Inui (Hound Dog).

"Aizawa! Glad you made it," Yagi said. "It's good to see you again!"

"You saw me yesterday at the meeting," Aizawa responded.

"Aizawa be nice," Hizashi told him.

"Is there anything here that's spiked?" Aizawa asked.

"The punch should be," Kan informed him. Aizawa walked over towards the punch bowl and got himself a drink.

"SO who is actually looking forward to going back?!" Hizashi exclaimed. Yagi hesitantly raised his hand.

"I am...," Yagi started.

"No you're not," Ishiyama responded. The doorbell rang.

"I'll get it," Hizashi replied.

"I'm fine with school just not the grading," Inui told him.

"Same with me," Ishiyama added.

"Agreed," Kan said. "Grading is a nightmare."

"Grading's not that bad," Nemuri stated.

"Easy for you to say," Kan started. "You're an ART teacher. You do not even have to assign paperwork if you wanted."

"Actually I do," Nemuri told him. "But I don't have to assign a lot. I do have to make a midterm and final."

"Why and how though?" Yagi asked. "How do you even make a midterm or final for art?" He turned to Aizawa. "How do you make one for music?" Aizawa shrugged.

"The same way you make yours," Aizawa responded. "With a computer."

"OOOOooooohhhhh, bbbbuuuuurrrrrnnnnn," Nemuri said.

"Alright, everyone! I know we said faculty only! Bbbuuuuttt..." Hizashi started.

"Get to the point Zashi," Aizawa replied.

"I invited a friend," Hizashi said. A young woman with long brown hair, dark green eyes, and tan skin. "Everyone this is Emi Fukukado!" Aizawa choked on his drink at that. What?!

"Hi!" Emi exclaimed as she waved to them. "It's nice to meet you!"

"You too," Yagi said. He walked up to her and extended his hand. "I'm Toshinori Yagi." Email shook his hand. "It's very nice to meet you."

"You too!" Emi responded.

"I'm Sekjiro Kan," Kan told her.

"I'm Ken Ishiyama," Ishiyama said.

"Ryo Inui," Inui added.

"Shota Aizawa," Aizawa informed her.

"OH, it's nice to see you again!" Emi exclaimed. Everyone, except the Yamadas, looked at him with surprised looks.

"It's not what you think," Aizawa responded.

"And here I thought you were single," Kan replied.

"I still am," Aizawa told them. Emi sighed in relief when she heard that but thankfully for her, no one heard her. "I met her grocery shopping last week and THAT'S IT."

"Aaahhh, you're baconing my heart," Emi responded. Nemuri and Hizashi were the only ones who laughed besides while everyone else gave them weird looks.

"I don't get it," Yagi stated.

"It's...funny...because she...she said...BACON instead... of breaking," Hizashi explained through laughs.

"Ooooohhh, okay, I get it," Yagi responded.

"I don't see the humor in it," Aizawa said.

"Come on Aizawa don't be so soFishticated," Emi replied. Hizashi and Nemuri continued laughing with her. Aizawa sighed. "So who teaches what?"

"I'm the guidance counselor," Inui answered.

"Gym," Ishiyama said.

"I teach a lot of business courses," Yagi said.

"I teach biology," Kan informed her.

"What about you Aizawa?" Emi asked.

"I teach music and a few of the law courses," Aizawa responded.

"Ooooohhh, that's pretty cool!" Emi replied.

"So what is your profession?" Yagi asked.

"I work in a small bakery with my family," Emi answered. "It's been my family for a long time. We come from long lines of bakers. You can say we are INBRED." The Yamadas laughed, Yagi chuckled nervously, and Aizawa rolled his eyes.

"So what is it like teaching the next generation?" Emi asked.

"Tiring," Aizawa said. "I miss having sanity."

"Same here," Kan responded. "Grading is a nightmare and teenagers pull some of the stupidest stunts."

"Like what?" Emi asked.

"Bakugo blew up something up during a lab last year," Kan said. "And so did Monoma."

"How either of them blew something up during that lab just astonishes me," Ishiyama responded. "It's not like there were any explosive materials in that lab."

"That's them for you," Inui replied. "Hopefully they won't do anything similar in chemistry."

"Wishful thinking if I ever heard it," Aizawa stated. "Knowing them we'll have to repair something before the month's over."

"Well best of luck dealing with their "explosive" personalities," Emi added before giggling. Somehow she was still able to get some laughs. Aizawa then noticed something particular.

"How come you don't have a string around your finger?" Aizawa asked pointing to her right hand. Emi pulled it up and examined it in shock.

"Oh, I didn't notice," Emi responded. Her smile returned to her face. "Silly me! Anyway, what do you call a cat that loves to play music Aizawa?" Aizawa didn't respond. "Are you going to ask? Come on Aizawa be a fair sport!" Aizawa sighed.

"Fine," Aizawa muttered. "I don't know what."

"A MEW-sician," Emi responded. Aizawa snorted. Why were these kinds of puns his weakness? "HA! You laughed."

"I snorted," Aizawa corrected. "There's a difference. Don't get hiss-terical." Yagi spat out his drink onto Inui in utter disbelief.

"Hey!" Inui exclaimed in annoyance.

"Sorry," Yagi apologized.

"Guys are we gonna ignore the fact that Aizawa made a pun?" Hizashi remarked.

"A terrible one at that," Nemuri muttered unaware that he heard her.

"Says the one who makes inappropriate jokes about the body during an ART class," Aizawa retorted. Nemuri blushed bright red.

"How did you know about that!?" Nemuri exclaimed.

"So it IS true?" Aizawa responded.

"Yes but I wanna know how you knew," Nemuri said.

"My son's in your class remember?" Aizawa reminder her.

"Right, dang snitch," Nemuri replied.

"If you would teach instead of tell inappropriate jokes then there would be no need for there to BE a snitch," Aizawa told her.

"OOOoooHHHhhh, BURN!" Hizashi exclaimed.

"Son?" Emi questioned.

"He's adopted," Aizawa informed her.

"And so is that precious bean you met at the grocery store," Nemuri told her. "Which means he's single."

"If you're going to try and set me up again..." Aizawa started.

"Actually I was wondering if you would give me your phone number," Emi responded.

"Does anyone else feel like the third wheel?" Ishiyama whispered to Yagi and Inui.

"Totally," Inui responded.

"Agreed," Yagi said.

"Why would I give you my phone number?" Aizawa asked.

"Because I think you're cool and I want to hang out with you more!" Emi answered. Aizawa was a bit taken aback at that. "Besides I want to put a smile on your face or get you to laugh!"

"Good luck with that," Aizawa responded. "I don't laugh and I don't want to hear a million jokes at my emotional expense."

"So will you or will you not give me your phone number?" Emi asked. Aizawa pulled out his phone.

"I'll give it to you only if you promise not to wake me up before 5 and don't send me memes constantly," Aizawa told her. "Deal?"

"Deal," Emi responded. "And I will make you laugh one way or another."

HERE. WE. GO.