Between Two Worlds (Aizawa x Reader)

Chapter Sixty: See You Soon

Finals week had ended at UA and Aizawa seemed busier than usual preparing for the training camp. On top of that, he was back on patrol, making sure the city was cleaned up of as many criminals as possible before he left. While he was gone today, I was being heavily guarded by police and neighboring pros in the area, who briefly knew about the situation at hand. I knew the increased security was also due to the mall incident with his students, but the added stress of being alone only made things worse. As a precautionary measure, I was told to keep an extremely low profile within the apartment.

Aizawa:
Do not open any curtains or
windows, or turn on any lights
tonight. Don't answer the door
under any circumstances.
Should something happen,
call me immediately.
I'll be home soon.

In other words: Pretend like no one else was here.
Yeah, I wasn't freaked out at all by receiving that text. Thanks, Aizawa.

Meanwhile, I hadn't seen him for most of the day, which left me feeling lonelier and more uneasy. I knew when he would eventually come home, it would be beyond welcoming and a huge relief. And tonight I was more than ready for him to come home, given that it was going to be our last night together, at least for a little while.

I laid in his bed, snuggled up with Cloud, who was curled into a ball and purring next to me.
I checked my phone with tired eyes and saw it was about 4:36am. I struggled to stay asleep, waking up every couple of hours. With it just being me and my thoughts in his apartment, I couldn't help but churn over various concerns and worries I had about everything going on. When I would sleep, I would hear the beeps from the heart monitor in my world for a moment or two before quickly waking back up into this world. I couldn't help but be stressed, thinking the inconsistency would screw up my chances to stay alive. My mind couldn't help but also wonder what was happening to my body in my world. Was I wasting away? How long have I been in a coma in my world? Does time work the same way there as it does here?
Not to mention, Aizawa had no idea what was to come. He was fully prepared to be gone for an entire week or more, but I knew he would only be gone for a few days. I struggled to figure out whether I should say something or not. I knew I couldn't change the events, and risk the timeline. But at the same time, he should technically have a right to know of a potential kidnapping that was in the works. I felt like I was part of the League by not divulging their plans. Everything that was about to happen was going to be irreversible, and only I could possibly change the outcome if I decided to.

But I knew I didn't have that right.

Suddenly, I heard the front door quietly open and close from the bedroom. The sound woke up Cloud, who perked up, hopped off the bed, scooted the door open, and headed out to the hallway.
I heard him give a very enthusiastic meow before I heard that tired voice I loved so much.

"Morning to you, too, fuzzball." Aizawa said quietly.
I heard his heavy footsteps get closer and closer to the bedroom, until he finally opened the door.

"Welcome back." I greeted, my voice groggy as I sat up in his bed the second I saw him.

I saw him jump a little. From the dim light, I could see his face was a mixture of what I could only describe as frustrated and surprised.

"Why on earth are you still awake?" he asked as he shut the door slightly and walked towards me, "You should be sleeping."

"I had a lot on my mind." I said as I watched him take off his clothes, "Besides, I sleep better when you're here."

He chuckled as he tossed off the remaining attire.

"Is that an invitation to wear you out?" he said as he crawled near me, those devilish eyes locking onto mine.