Byleth is awoken by the sound of knocking on her door. Groaning and attempting to shake off her sleepiness, she stands and takes a look through the peephole. Seeing who's on the other side of the door, Byleth can't help but curse her luck, 'Shit, Eraserhead's here already? Does he already have a warrant so soon?'
Raising her voice just enough to be heard through the door, Byleth addresses the Pro, "What do you want Eraserhead? Don't tell me you've got a warrant already?" Eraserhead's sigh is loud enough to be heard through the door, "No, that would take a minimum of two day. There's someone that wants to talk to you, he's my boss actually."
Confusion floods Byleth's mind. She unlocks the door and opens it just a crack so that she can see the Hero more clearly, "Your boss? Aren't you an Underground Hero?" Eraserhead's mouth quirks up slightly at one corner, "I am, but I work two jobs. During the day I'm a teacher at UA for the Hero course.
Byleth stops to contemplate this, 'That… makes a lot of sense actually. He's only home at weird hours, and he's constantly tired. Working both a day and night job would certainly do that.' Byleth circles back to Eraserhead's point for being here, "Wait, your boss wants to see me? So Nezu, Principal of UA, wants to see me of all people?"
The Hero nods, "I told him about our encounter, and the most interesting thing came up. My Quirk couldn't erase your powers." Immediately upon hearing that, Byleth slams her door closed and re-engages the locks, 'Shit shit shit. He used his Quirk on me? All those years of secrecy and I get found out because I had the misfortune of living near a Pro Hero the one time I break the law? How could I have been so careless?'
Eraserhead knocks on the door again, "You know, if you don't want to come I could just go get that warrant and be back here tomorrow with the police in tow." After a few moments of hesitation, Byleth reopens the door, a small scowl on her face, "Fine, but let me get ready first, if I'm going to meet someone in a position of power I'm not doing it in the same clothes I fought you in."
Aizawa chuckles, a slightly sadistic grin on his face, "There we go, that wasn't so hard, was it?" Byleth shoots him her best death glare, causing him to take a step back at the sudden hostility, "You will not treat me like a child. I am much older than you, more than you would believe. Now shut your mouth and wait." She promptly slams the door in his face for the second time.
(Walk to UA)
The walk to UA is mostly quiet, Eraserhead unsure of how to respond to Byleth's earlier outburst. Finally about halfway through, he asks her name. She raises an eyebrow, but only slightly, "It took you this long to ask? It's Byleth, Byleth Eisner." Eraserhead nods, "I suppose I owe an introduction as well, my name is Shota Aizawa."
The rest of the walk is completed in silence, with Aizawa ushering Byleth into UA quickly upon arrival, trying to avoid the prying eyes of any students who might be early. Guiding her through the halls, the Pro eventually leads her to a strangely imposing, though not visually distinct, door. Knocking, Aizawa opens the door and leads Byleth in, However, she freezes at the threshold. Because in that office stands not only UA's principal, but also someone Byleth recognizes. He's a tall man with short, messy evergreen hair, a very close-cropped beard of the same color, and slightly pointed ears. Byleth takes a moment to process all of this before opening her mouth, "Seteth?"
The man turns from his conversation with Nezu, and his eyes widen when they lock with Byleth's,
"Byleth?" For a few moments, the two stand staring at each other, before Seteth quickly makes his way over to Byleth and pulls her into a tight hug. Startled by the sudden physical contact, it takes Byleth a few moments before she returns the hug.
After pulling away from the hug, Seteth quickly checks Byleth over, as if searching for injuries, before letting out a relieved sigh with a smile on his face, "I was afraid you had perished since last we met, it is good to be proven wrong sometimes."
Byleth gives Seteth a smile smile and a nod, "I suppose." Suddenly, a high-pitched cackling echoes out. Turning to find the source, Byleth finds herself facing what appears to be a white, bipedal stoat with a scar over one eye. This animal is the source of the laughter, and is also Nezu, UA's principal. The principal clears his throat, "Oh my, it would seem you two are already familiar with one another! That just makes things all the more interesting!"
