Uh-oh: Consequences

Tension was palpable in the office. Aizawa was staring the three down. Mineta, in particular, who shrimply sat between the Tsuyu and Momo, left and right respectively. Their teachers eyes burnt red, even without his quirk activated, as he merely stewed in silent anger. Mineta guessed that the lingering dead air was a psychological method of ****; it certainly was working as though that were the case.

The two girls were nervous about any retribution, but they were just as uncharacteristically defiant. They knew where their teacher's ire was pointed and who he really had it out for, and they wanted to keep their crush out of trouble.

By now, they had already changed back into their uniforms. The memories of the last hour fresh on their minds. After they had come back, the rest of the class was fairly ignorant of the whole ordeal and mainly just asked questions about what went down. They didn't get the chance to explain before Aizawa sent them back into the changing rooms to get changed (with the exception of Todoroki) and wait for him to collect them. Mineta had never felt so panicked, as he changed.

"For the past month or so, I've been noticing a significant series of issues. The grades of Asui and Yaoyorozu have been slipping, and their attitude with each other has been growing hostile. I should have realised that you were the one to blame, Mineta. Of course, these things are minor. The incident today, however, I can not ignore."

"Mr. Aizawa. It wasn't Mineta's fault. We were responsible for the fight," said Tsuyu, coming to Mineta's defense.

"The fighting wasn't the problem, Asui. It was what Mineta did after the fight that needs to be discussed."

"But Sir," said Momo, joining Tsuyu, "Mineta only, um... ejaculated because we had been riling him up all day. You can't blame him for what his body automatically did."

Mineta would have found this defense case very amusing, if he weren't on the chopping block right now.

"Maybe you'd be right. However, don't think it slipped my attention that it was Mineta who encouraged you to go further. That was not an incidental slip up."

"It wasn't all Mineta," claimed Tsuyu, "We still went through with it and I was the one that suggested taking it further. Not him."

Aizawa met her gaze, absorbing the information, before rolling his shoulders flippantly.

"I know you girls have feelings for him but you shouldn't let that cloud your judgement."

That was it. A dismissal and urge to do better. Just a slap on the wrist. Meanwhile, Mineta was getting all the blame. This wasn't right.

"Why are you going after Mineta?" said Momo, crossly.

"Momo. Tsu-," she heard Mineta softly utter, as he placed a hand assuredly on each of their thighs. "It's okay. I've been in trouble like this before. I'll bite the bullet."

Momo didn't know what Mineta meant. He had never gotten in trouble like this before, from what she remembered, at least. Still, he seemed confident that all he'd get was a talking down and maybe some detention time. Perhaps they should heed his advice.

"Mr. Aizawa," Mineta began, bowing his head, "I'm truly sorry for what I've done. I allowed my passion to get away from me again and I did something I shouldn't have. I know that objectifying women is wrong and I'll try not to do it in future. I'll accept whatever punishment. Please forgive me."

This was quite a rehearsed speech for Mineta, at this point, having given it or a variation of it to many teachers over the course of the year. He gave it during the USJ, when he had groped Tsuyu. He had given it after the cheerleader "mix-up" during the sports festival. He had definitely given it after what he did at the hot springs. He was used to giving this apology by now. And this was a supposed to be a perv-accepting world anyway, so he'd surely get a lenient sentence.

Aizawa's expression had not changed at all. He continued to stare down Mineta with his narrowed eyes. It was the first time Mineta had noticed, but Aizawa's lips were downturned in a scowl that reminded the short grape boy of Kirishima's dirty look from earlier.

"I can't stop you from being a pervert but you have crossed a line that can not be uncrossed, by taking it too far. You are a hinderence to the other students here and I can not accept your behaviour today. You are not the sort of person worthy to be part of the hero course, nor as part of the student body. Minoru Mineta. You're hereby expelled from U.A. High School."

While that hadn't been the first time any one of Aizawa's students had heard that threat, the three could tell that it was different this time. This time it really was for real.

"NO!" cried Momo, "That's not fair!"

Her hands reached to cover her mouth as her eyes shimmered with sad fury.

"You can't do that, Mr. Aizawa!" joined Tsuyu.

Aizawa simply walked to the office door and slid it open.

"I'll finalise the details tonight. Mineta, your parents will be called to pick you up from campus tomorrow. Pack your things ready."

Aizawa muttered another thing just quietly enough so as to not be heard: "That's what you get, you little pervert."

Mineta stood outside the hall, shellshocked. He knew what he had done was... fucked, but he still hadn't expected the punishment to be as severe as expulsion. For Heaven's sake, he thought perverts were supposed to... He thought he was allowed to be free now... He must have guessed wrong.

He just stood, facing down the hall. He did not see Momo's tearful eyes looking down at him.

"Mi-... Minoru, I'm so sorry."

"Uh-huh," Mineta said, half-focused, "No. It's okay."

"No, it's not okay. Aizawa had it out for you. He's just a great, big... prude, anyway."

"We aren't going to let this happen, Minoru," said Tsuyu.

"Thanks for the support but... I don't think you can just change his... mind."

A sudden realisation struck Mineta. The book. Maybe that'll do something.

"I've got to go."