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If there was one thing the class knew about their teacher it was that the man was constantly on edge.
He would jump at any loud sound he wasn't expecting, almost flip someone over a table of they touched him unexpectedly and every night before the last few students go to bed they would catch Aizawa triple checking that all the Windows and doors were locked for the night, complete with the 3-time turn of each doorknob, where he would twist the doorknob 3 times each to make sure the lock was completely in place.
At this point, he did it all almost as if he felt compelled to do it, he would get twitchy if he couldn't, almost like a nervous tick.He
He had been especially twitchy and jumpy this week, school has been crazy lately with the media breathing down their necks for interviews with the staff, villains had been on the move and had even been caught a little too close to UA for comfort and on top of that his patrol routes had been especially busy.
Class 2A had been relaxing in the common room when Aizawa has come out to do his locking routine.
Watching as he turned the knobs 3 times, muttering to himself as he did so. Kaminari wrinkles his chip bag and Aizawa spun around ready to attack, only to see it was just his student and went back to his room.
"Have you guys noticed that Mr. Aizawa has been really jumpy lately?" Questioned Kaminari as he eyed where Aizawa has disappeared down the hall.
"I know, he's been like that all week" said Mina drowning as she looked up from her phone.
"I don't believe I've even seen him take his normal naps during class" commented Iida.
"I haven't seen him nap period" emphasized Mina.
"Iida, what are our chances of getting Mr. Aizawa to relax" asked Kirishima.
Iida thought for a moment.
"Low, with a chance of death and possible soul stealing" he deadpanned.
Mina looked him dead in the eyes.
"I'll take that chance"
"May the odds be ever in your favor" he deadpanned without hesitation with a hand on her shoulder.
"Whose with me?" Mina exclaimed, turning to her peers.
"I'll take that chance" said Midoriya.
"He's always there for us, I think it's time we returned the favor" shrugged Sero.
A few others raised their hands as well.
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And that's how the mission started.
Operation: Sleepy Teacher was a go. Over the course of few hours they had tried various things, determined to get him to relax tonight.
The first thing they tried was slow and relaxing music, even going as far as using a white noise machine, turning the sound to soft rain.
That didn't work, Aizawa somehow managed to power through it, it put Kaminari to sleep though.
Then they tried to give him sleepy time tea, emphasis on the sleepy part. Yaoyorozu managed to find a tea with a very high melatonin dosage. They gave it to Bakugou first to see if it would work, if it could put that angry pomeranian to sleep then surely it would work on an already exhausted cat.
It worked on Bakugou, not even 20 minutes after drinking a cup of it, he passed out on the couch, dead asleep. They put a blanket over him and then went to make more to give to Aizawa.
They got him to drink it and it looked like it was working, until he shook his head and the group watched in horror as the man slapped himself, coming to full alert after and going back to work.
Now they were getting desperate.
Yaoyorozu made the fluffiest blanket she could and went to show Aizawa, she wrapped it around him tightly in attempt to make him warm and comfy, she basically swaddled him almost, under the lie of wanting to show him how soft it was over course and then left before he could give it back to her.
He still didn't budge. He was still working and double checking everyone was ok.
"Time to pull out the big guns" the class thought.
They called Mic, found out the two were married last year when Mina walked into Aizawa's room and found them cuddled up together in Aizawa's bed.
"Hey, kiddos, what's going on?" He asked in a cheery voice.
"What's a good way to get Mr. Aizawa to relax?" Asked Mina, determination written on her face.
"You guys are trying to get Sho to relax?" Mic parroted through the speaker phone.
"Yes, he's been very jumpy and high strung this week and we wanted to get him to relax tonight" answered Yaoyorozu.
"Aw" Mic cooed at the group. "Well, if you want to know the best way to get him to relax, give him cocoa"
"Cocoa?" Questioned the group.
"Yeah, hot cocoa, it mellows him right out. I give it to him after a rough patrol, sit him on the couch, wrap a blanket around him and he'd fall asleep shortly after finishing it, he doesn't even realized it's cocoa that puts him to sleep, it's my secret weapon so don't tell him" explained Mic. "Though be careful, he's a cuddler and it's really hard to pry him off once he latches on and gets comfy, trust me, I know" he added.
He's a cuddler?! Sweatdropped the group in surprise. The word cuddler was never something they thought they would hear associated with their stoic and grumpy teacher.
"Oh, and you have to make it with milk, he won't drink it if it's made with water"
"Got it, thanks teach" says Mina, hanging up the phone.
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The class managed to track down Satou and explain the situation. If anyone was going to make cocoa they wanted it would be him, they actually wanted the cocoa to be good, considering they didn't have any cocoa mix.
They watched in fascination as Satou transformed chocolate bars, milk, water and..
Vanilla?
And transformed it into a rich and creamy hot cocoa. Satou made a big batch so they could all have some, they poured a mug for Aizawa and went to track him down.
He was at his desk in his room, checking security cameras that showed the outside of the dorms and along UA's walls as well.
"Hey, Mr. Aizawa" greeted Mina, Midoriya, Sero, Kaminari and Yaoyorozu following behind her.
"Hi? What are you kids doing?" Aizawa asked with a suspicious tone.
"Satou made hot cocoa and we thought we'd bring you some!" She answered with a cheery voice. He looked at them with a critical eye, like he thought they were trying to poison him or something.
"Thanks?" He said hesitantly , he took the mug slowly as if Mina was going to chop his hand off if he went to fast.
"We decided to watch a movie while we drink our cocoa, why don't join us?" Prompted Yaoyorozu with a smile.
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Ok, something was wrong, why were they acting so nice?
Why were they giving him cocoa? Inviting him to watch a movie?
What were they plotting? Didn't they know he had work to do? Was that their plan? To distract him so villains could sneak in campus?
"I can't, I have stuff I need to do" he declined.
"No you dont, you're just watching the security cameras" deadpanned Sero.
"Mr. Aizawa, you don't need to worry, UA is the safest place we could possibly be, besides, you'll only be away from the cameras for maybe 2 hours and there are plenty of alarms" persuaded Yaoyorozu.
"Yeah, an animal couldn't fart without setting off an alarm, it'll be fine" brushed off Kaminari.
Aizawa thought for a moment, it was true. There were a stupid amount of alarms on campus and he'll only be gone for maybe 2 hours. Plus, even he could tell he's been on edge lately, well, more than usual.
"Alright, fine" he said, standing up with his cocoa and following them out to the common room.
He took a seat on the end of the couch, leaning against the arrest so the his feet pulled up against him while he sipped his cocoa.
While they picked a movie, he noticed Bakugou on the other end of the couch, completely out cold.
"What happened to Bakugou?" He asked openly.
"Uh, he just feel asleep before he could go to bed at his normal time" answered Mina.
She was lying through her teeth, but Aizawa was pretty high strung so she hoped he believed her.
Her prayers were answered when he just shrugged, accepting the lie.
He watched the movie for a while, quietly sipping his cocoa. He looked around at his class, they were relaxed, covered in blankets and learning against each other.
Safe.
They were safe.
He could feel himself start to relax. As his body released its tension, he felt himself grow tired, his eyes felt so heavy. He couldn't focus on the movie anymore, finding it harder and harder to keep his eyes open.
He finished his cocoa a while ago, it made him feel nice and warm inside, he started to sink further and further into the couch, body relaxing as everything became background noise.
He closed his weighted eyes, his body and mind finally surrendering to the land of nod as everything went black.
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They were about 30 minutes when Kaminari heard a snore, he turned his head.
"Holy shit it actually worked" he said amazed at what he was seeing.
The rest of the class turned and had the same expression on their faces.
It worked, better than they expected because Aizawa was actually asleep.
He was laying in a cramped position, his legs were curled up on the couch, his arms were relaxed and draped over his lap with his hands still wrapped around his mug. His head was at an odd angle, resting against his shoulder and the arm rest.
They watched as his chest rose and fell with deep and even breaths. His face was completely relaxed, his eyebrows were no longer furrowed with anxiety and irritation, his lips were parted slightly chasing soft snores to escape him ever so often.
They looked at each other and all took a victory sip of cocoa with slightly smug smiles.
After they finished their movie, hey took care of their mugs, carefully taking Aizawa's out of his lax grip.
Now came the tricky part, getting Aizawa to his bed without waking him. Shouji carefully wormed a hand behind his back and one underneath his knees, everyone held their breath as he hoisted Aizawa up in arms and held him against his chest.
Aizawa starting shifting, snuggling closer into shouji, a hand weakly grabbing his shirt as he nuzzled his head closer.
"So Mic wasn't pulling our leg, he is a cuddler" whispered Mina as she watched her oblivious teacher snuggle against Shouji's chest. A soft sigh of content being Shouji's cue to move again.
They were able to put Aizawa to bed without incident, Shouji was able to pry off Aizawa's hands without waking him, the man didn't even twitch when he was laid down and tucked in.
Yaoyorozu quietly closed his door tight and they went to bed with the rest of her class, proud of their accomplishment.
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A few weeks later they repeated their stunt when they noticed Aizawa was getting stressed.
And the next time after that and the next time after that and so on.