Taught to Love Again 4
I just realized i never posted this or the chap after!! Life grabbed me by the throat lol.
Somehow by sheer luck, Hitoshi convinced Shouta to take the trip. After leaving the cats with a reputable pet daycare, the train tickets are bought, and you’re off in a cozy cabin Hitoshi was more than kind enough to use his pro hero status to get.
“Wat dat?” Kokoro points at a snow-covered mountain through the window.
“That’s Mount Ushiro. When we get to Hyogo, we’re gonna get to see it up close,” you grin.
“Woah!”
“We’re gonna be staying there too. If you’re lucky you might see a little bunny.”
“For real life?! I wanna see bunny!”
“Me too!” Nico says from the seat on the opposite aisle.
The train stops at the station, prompting you to get your things and get off.
“Ooh, this is nice,” Hitoshi comments at the white landscape.
“Just wait until you get to the resort.”
“It’s freezing,” Shouta grumbles into his black scarf, pulling his yellow parka hood over his head. “Can we hurry?”
“There should be a car waiting for us. Let’s go.”
“Finally, ah don’t wanna get any colda than ah already am!” Sika huffs.
The ball Amelie is holding falls out of her hands and rolls under a black van parked by the curb. “Ball!”
“Ami don’t run into the street,” Sika scolds and grabs her hand. “John?”
John pushes the side of the car onto two of its wheels and kicks the ball out before dropping the car. “Here you go, sweetie.”
The owner of the car steps out, dazed. “What the fuck?!” She yells in Kansai. “Ya can’t just fucking lift peoples cars, the fuck is wrong with ya?!”
“Ahm sorry, mah neice’s ball rolled under yer car,” you apologise.
“Holy shit, yer MindJack, ahm supposed to pick ya up, sorry.” She bows.
“You had yer husband lift up the fuckin’ car of our driver?”
“You wanted me to leave mah baby’s ball in tha street like that? Hell no! How was ah supposed ta know?”
You roll your eyes and wheel your suitcase forward. “She’s taking us to the resort,” you tell the rest of your group.
The rest of them nod and start placing their things in the back of the van, and John and Shouta open the door helping Eri and the kids get into the van.
Once the kids are all strapped in, you sit in the second row with Hitoshi and Koko as you hear Shouta chuckle as Ami babbles and squeals, trying to play with him.
He lets her hold his hand the whole drive.
“Ma said to come over when we settle in,” Sika says as she types on her phone. “She’s making dinner.”
“Ooh, I hope it’s hot pot,” you smile.
“Mama, when we gets to the moontan, we see bunny?”
“Maybe, Koko. They’re white like the snow so they’re very hard to see, but we might see a deer.”
“Ooh!”
Once you arrive at the resort and get your rooms in order, you take the short bus ride to your childhood home.
“This is a lovely home,” Hizashi comments.
“Thank you,” you smile and ring the doorbell. A dog barks inside, and you hear footsteps approaching the door.
‘Down Anzu.’
Hina opens the door and smiles when she sees you. “Mah babies! Come in, come in!”
She steps aside, letting the ten of you in to take off your coats. The old Shiba Inu wags his tail happily, licking your hands and sniffing the kids' faces. Cocoa Puff yips happily and sniffs Anzu before running into the house.
“Welcome!” Hina smiles, hugging Hizashi and Shouta before giving an equally tight hug to Eri. “You must be Hitoshi’s family, it’s so nice to meet you,” Hina grins.
“It’s nice to meet you too,” Eri smiles.
“Hai Mama mama!” Koko waves as he holds onto Hitoshi’s hand.
“Hi Koko,” Hina giggles as he waddles over for a hug. “Hi Hitoshi.”
He lets her hug him. “Hi Mrs. L/n.”
Hina turns towards the kitchen door. “Ahimitsu, the girls are here!”
A tall man with salt and pepper hair walks in, hands behind his back as he undoes his apron. “Hi girls,” Ahimitsu smiles.
You and Sika rush over and hug him. “Hi Dad,” Sika smiles while you just squeeze him tighter.
“Hi Sika. Hi Y/n.”
“Granpa!” Nico squeals as you pull away, running over to get his hug.
Ahimitsu bends down and picks up Nico, kissing his cheek and smiling. “Is that Nico?! Oh you’ve gotten so big! You’re getting too heavy for grandpa.”
If Hitoshi thought you looked just like your mom, he was wrong because you and your dad could be the same person.
“Gapa!” Amelie squeals waddling up to Ahimitsu, and hugs his lower thigh as he puts down Nico.
You call Koko over. “Koko, this is my dad.”
Kokoro walks up to you and looks up at Ahmitsu. “This Mama Daddy?”
You nod as he waves shyly.
“And this is my boyfriend, Shinsou and his family.”
“You remember, the heroes,” Hina says.
“I remember, ahm not an idiot.”
“Well sometimes ya forget. Come on Sika, let’s finish up dinner.”
“Why do ah gotta cook? Ain’t we guests?”
“Get in the damn kitchen,” Hina glares.
“I’ll help,” John offers.
Hitoshi nervously shakes Ahimitsu’s hand. “Nice to meet you sir.”
“You too, been waiting to meet you since Hina mentioned my baby started dating.”
“Oh God…” you groan. “Dad.”
“I’m just saying! Nice to meet you all, come on into the living room.”
You lead the rest of them into the living room as Hitoshi sits beside your Dad on the couch.
“I’m gonna go help my mom,” you announce and disappear into the kitchen.
“So, you’re number fifteen in the hero rankings, that's quite an accomplishment.”
“Thank you sir,” Hitoshi says proudly before sitting on the couch next to Shouta. “If don’t mind me asking, what do you do?”
“Well,” he starts. “I was one of the top realtors in Hyogo for fifteen years straight until I got old and slowed down.”
“You're not slowing down, Mr. L/n. You just need an assistant. I used to think the same thing juggling pro hero work, being a radio host, and teacher,” Hizashi chuckles.
“Don't forget musician babe,” Shouta adds.
“I was hoping my girls would take after me but what happened? They left for the big city and never see their old man anymore,” he says loud enough for both you and Sika to hear.
“Ah went up to college, Papa and y'know I had to go!” you shout back.
Ahimitsu chuckles at your response before picking up Ami as she waddles up to him, seating her on his lap. “So any plans for little ones, Shinsou?”
Hitoshi ignores the smug look on Eri’s face as she grins.
“Well we’ve talked about it a couple of times so it’s a huge maybe but we’d have to get married first.”
“And when is that happening?”
“Uhh, sometime in the next five years hopefully. Maybe.”
“Can I be the flower girl?” Eri giggles.
“You’re too old,” Hizashi chuckles and messes up her bun.
“Ami can do it, can’t you?” Ahimitsu asks the toddler in his lap.
“Yah,” she agrees, not really sure what she’s agreeing to.
Hina walks in with a grey tray carrying a pitcher of lemonade and glasses. “Ya better not be bugging the poor boy, Mitsu.”
“Ahm not!”
Kokoro runs up to Hitoshi. “Daddy, me and Nico pway wif doggies outside?”
“Oh, you found Anzu. Anzu’s a sweetie, he won’t harm anyone. You can go play with him in the backyard,” Hina says. “I’ll take you.”
Koko nods and follows after her, holding her hand.
“Cocoa Puff, lessgo,” Nico calls the pup to follow him outside.
“So, lemonade anyone?” Mitsu asks.
“I’ll have one,” Shouta responds.
An hour later, the huge dinner spread was ready. You and Sika walk in and put the pot, ingredients, and bowls on the living room kotatsu while Hina comes in with the boys and Anzu.
“Your hair’s all wet, Koko,” you tut and adjust his headband.
“I falls down,” he giggles.
“Falls down a lot,” Nico giggles. “I falls too though. We make angels too.”
“That explains the wet hair,” Sika sighs. “You can’t be putting your head on the ground, Nico. Your hair gets dirty easily.”
“Sowwy.” He doesn’t sound sorry.
“We play wif doggies!” Koko tells you and sits between you and Hitoshi, tucking his legs under the kotatsu.
“Sounds like you had a lot of fun, bud,” Hitoshi says.
“Doggies nice and lub snow!”
“He was my dog when I was a teenager,” you tell Kokoro.
Anzu sighs tiredly and plops next to the fireplace.
“You wore him out,” Ahimitsu chuckles.
“Damn dog doesn’t wanna die,” Sika mumbles.
“Let ‘im live his life. He’s a good boy.” Hina laughs and picks up a slice of raw beef to give Anzu. “Good boy.”
Anzu’s tail wags at the praise before he lays down again on his back, warming his belly.
Amelie fusses until she gets to sit on Shoutas lap, patting the table and clapping happily.
“We should get another one,” Hizashi coos.
“No,” Shouts deadpans. “No more.”
“Okay, relax.”
Dinner is nice. The hotpot you put together is yummier than anything that Hitoshi’s eaten in a while.
After cleaning up, you all stay under the kotatsu for hot cocoa and satsumas while the kids play with Anzu and Cocoa Puff by the fireplace.
“I’m dying of cuteness, look what Mrs. Bakugou posted on Dyna__Bites,” Sika coos and shows you the video of what looks like Hiro in a puffy red and black red riot baby jacket.
‘Popsicle, do you like the snow?’ Iwa’s voice asks off camera.
Hiro whines as he stands stiffly while Popcorn and Pop tart play in the background with their dog.
‘Can you say snow?’ Katsuki asks him.
Hiro whines louder in response.
“Oh no,” you giggle.
‘Snow?’ Katsuki repeats and Hiro falls onto his back. ‘Oh shit!’
Hiro starts wailing and flailing his tiny arms before Iwa rushes into frame to help him up. ‘Guess that’s a no on the snow.’
You and Sika laugh at the video. “Poor kid.”
“But that was so cute,” you smile, rewatching it fondly.
You idly eat your orange, occasionally sputtering when you bite into the rind.
You feel a small weight on your back, looking over and not seeing Ami with the boys so you assume it’s her.
“Hi Ami,” you giggle.
“Ahtie, hai,” she squeals and comes round to hug you. “Wa do?”
“Just relaxing with your mama.”
“I do too! Hai mama,” she giggles.
“Hi baby,” Sika smiles and pushes her cup away from Ami trying to get it. “No, this is mommy’s drink.”
You look over at Hitoshi and giggle when Ami pats you eagerly and giggles when you kiss her cheek.
“Shinsou, would you like some Baileys in your cocoa?” Ahimitsu asks as he opens up the bottle.
“Oh, no thanks.”
“I’ll take it,” John says and holds his half empty cup out.
“Just say when.”
“Just fill it up, I’m really tired. It was a nightmare trying to get my christmas break, I had to put it in four months in advance.”
“Wow. Four months in advance just to put in time for a week off. Poor guy.”
Hitoshi smiles fondly as you tickle Ami. ‘She’s so good with kids.’
A hand on his shoulder snaps Hitoshi out of his trance.
“Hitoshi,” Shouta calls out softly before tilting his head towards the kitchen entryway.
Pulling his legs from under the kotatsu, Hitoshi follows Shouta out of the room.
“Yeah, Dad?”
“I see the way you’ve been looking at Y/n. I don’t want you to get hurt again.”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m just giving you some advice. Don’t rush into this, okay. Take it slow so that nobody gets hurt. Koko doesn't deserve to lose a mom twice in his life.”
“I won’t. But thanks for the advice, Dad.”
After Cocoa, it’s time to go back to the resort.
“We should rent a car,” you grumble and squeeze in next to Sika in Hina’s station wagon.
“I’ll do it,” John says and helps Nico into Ahimitsu’s jeep.
“Make sure it’s big enough for everyone,” Sika tells him and shuts the door.
“Just us girls now,” Hina grins and starts the car.
“I hope Dad doesn’t drive them off a cliff.”
“He won’t…hopefully.”
“Um, Miss Y/n?”
“Yeah Eri?”
“My dads and ‘toshi…they’ll be okay right?”
“Oh they’ll be fine, my dad’s a great driver,” you reassure her and look at Sika who’s grimacing. “Don’t worry.”
“She says like she don’ remember what happened with the deer an’ tha phone pole,” Hina scoffs in Kansai.
“What did she say?”
“The guys will be fine,” you smile, ignoring the eyeroll from your mom and sister.
You get to the resort just after the guys who’re a little shaken up.
“Dad, Papa, are you okay?” Eri asks as she steps out of the car noticing their flushed faces.
Hizashi holds onto Shouta, trying not to vomit, nodding softly.
“We had a bumpy ride,” Shouta explains.
John throws up on the sidewalk. “I drank too much.”
“Oh, ew,” Sika cringes. “I mean, poor baby.”
“My tummy hurt,” Nico whines.
“Let’s get you both inside.” She ushers then into the resort.
Ami reaches for Eri as you hold her. “Ahwee!”
The mono-horned girl turns around. “Hmm? Aww, are you trying to say my name?”
“Ahwee!” she giggles.
“Can I hold her?”
You nod and coo when Amelie pats her nose and giggles.
“Booo!”
Eri smiles and boops her back. “Boop!” she giggles.
Kokoro hugs your legs, yawning. “Sweepy.”
“Your dad is an awful driver, babe,” Hitoshi chuckles.
“I know, let’s go inside before we catch a cold. Bye Mom and Dad.” You wave at your parents.
You watch them climb back into the cars and start driving down the road before picking up Koko and walking inside up to the apartment you’re staying in.
You get the couch pull out bed ready with the extra sheets while Hitoshi gives Koko a nice warm bath and gets him dressed for bed.
After using one of the open bathrooms to shower and change, you step out just as you see Hitoshi straighten up from his suitcase, wearing nothing but his black sweats.
You yawn softly and climb into bed with him. “Hey,” you smile tiredly.
Hitoshi kisses your forehead as you rest your head on his chest. “Hi,” he hums. “You okay?”
“I’m tired. Sleepy.”
“Your dad grilled me so much I think I need a week to recover.”
“What’d he say?”
“Future plans and stuff.”
You hum tiredly. “He likes you.”
“You think so?”
“Mhm, a lot…” you trail off and fall asleep.
“I’m glad he does. I was ho–babe?”
Hitoshi smiles softly, trying not to laugh when he sees you fast asleep on his chest.
“Sweet dreams.”
*
The next morning, you all drag yourselves out of the rooms into the open kitchen for breakfast.
“What the fuck is that?” Sika drawls when she sees Shouta’s sleeping bag.
“My sleeping bag,” Shouta says like it’s the most obvious thing ever.
“…it’s eight A.M…”
“Okay?”
‘Weirdo…he’s still hot though,’ Sika thinks before going to the fridge to get eggs.
Nico and Amelie whine in protest as John carries them in by their feet, not wanting to get out of bed.
“Daddy no! Wanna sweep!” Nico whines.
“No Dada!” Amelie shouts.
“Hey, you two can’t sleep all day,” he scolds and puts them on the dining room chairs.
Nico tries to make a run for it but quickly gets caught by John.
“Sit down.”
“Hmph,” Nico huffs and sits, crossing his arms.
“The joys of parenting,” Hizashi sighs.
“Mischievous little brats,” Shouta chuckles. “There was this one time I was training with Hitoshi and teaching him to use his capture weapon and he ended up wrapping himself in a cocoon.”
“What’re we talking about?” Hitoshi yawns as he walks in wearing a pale gray tank top with last night’s sweats.
“Nothing,” Sika snickers. “Good morning.”
Hitoshi grunts in acknowledgment before looking for the coffee pot to fill with water, noticing the fancy coffee maker with a drawer labelled coffee pods underneath. “Ooh, fancy coffee. Dad, look.”
“You had me at coffee.”
“Hai,” Koko greets everyone and goes to sit with Nico and Ami.
“Ma’ll meet us at the ski lodge,” you tell everyone and flick the kettle on to make tea. “Why am I so tired still?”
“Did you stay up late?” Sika asks.
“No?”
“When was the last time you got to relax?”
“Uhh before I started working at Kurume. Keeping twenty kids with crazy quirks in check is ridiculous.”
“Oh, Y/n, no,” Sika sighs. “You need to relax this week.”
“I’ll try.”
“If you want stress-free hang out with Eri for a bit. She’s pretty chill,” Hitoshi suggests and rests his chin on top of your head.
Eri smiles at you.
You smile back. “That would be nice.”
After breakfast, you put on a new outfit you’ve been meaning to wear for a while.
“Okay, do you hate it?” You ask Hitoshi. “Say no or I'll cry.”
Hitoshi looks up from his phone as he sits on the edge of the bed and his eyes widen. “Wow…”
“I look horrible, don’t I,” you groan.
“Y/n, c’mere,” he sighs as you walk over. He pulls you closer so you stand between his legs. “You’re beautiful. This outfit is adorable and the colours suit you. Makes your ass look nice too.”
“Hitoshi!” you gasp when he playfully squeezes your ass and grins at you. “I got Koko a matching jacket too but what if he hates it.”
“If it’s from you, he’ll love it.”
Kokoro runs in, flopping on the bed. “Hai!”
“Woah, toddler attack!” Hitoshi chuckles as Koko flops next to him.
“Hai Daddy! Hai Mama!” he giggles. “What you do? Ooh, Mama pebby!”
“Thank you, Koko,” you smile and walk up to your suitcase on the floor. “I have something for you.”
“Me?”
“Yup.” You take out the mini version of your jacket. “It’s a jacket like mine.”
“Wowee!” He gasps. “I lub it!”
Hitoshi helps him out of his regular purple jacket so you can put him into your olive green one.
“Ooh, you look so handsome,” you giggle and zip it up.
“Now I has Mama and Daddy jaket! I go show ganpa?”
“Yeah, go show him.”
He holds your hand. “We go show ganpa.”
“Oh, you want me to come? Okay,” you giggle, walking with him towards the living room where Shouta’s watching cat videos with Hizashi on the big screen.
“Ganpas! Lookie.” Koko stands in front of them to show his jacket. “Mama gots me jaket like hers.”
You fan your face as your cheeks warm, waving softly as Koko does a little proud pose.
“Wow Koko, you look so handsome,” Shouta chuckles.
Hizashi nods, looking at the olive green. “You look so cute, little listener,” he chuckles.
“Tank yew,” he giggles. “Now we show Ahtee Eri and then Nico!”
You try not to laugh as Koko drags you around the cabin showing everyone his gift.
“Not you stealing my boots,” Sika huffs and shows you her same red moon boots. “Of course you would.”
“I had these first,” you scoff, sticking your tongue at her before walking with him back to Hitoshi’s room.
“Mama?”
“Yes Koko?”
“I lub you. Tank yew for my gif,” he smiles,hugging your waist.
You try not to cry at the display of affection. “Love you too.”
*
“What took you so long!” Hina yells when your little group approaches the lodge.
“We’re tired, Ma,” Sika sighs.
“What’re you wearing? Ya look like a hooker.”
Sika adjusts her coat and dusts off her bodysuit. “Good.”
“Ya look fat. Ya pregnant again?”
“Ugh! Ma!”
Mitsu hugs Sika sideways. “Ya look perfect as always, darlin’.”
“Thank you Daddy,” Sika smiles.
“You look good Y/n,” Hina smiles. “Wait, did you get this little man a matching jacket?! It’s so cute! His purple hat too,” she squeals as Koko shyly hides his face in your leg.
You pat Koko’s head and smile softly. “Thanks. Now let’s go.”
“We ski?” Nico asks John.
“It’ll be the first time, but yeah. Let’s go to the rental shop.”
“Have any of you skied before?” Hitoshi asks.
“We used to as kids,” you tell him. “Cause Ma thought it’ll look good in pictures.”
“It did!” Hina scoffs.
“I broke my arm and had to skip my highschool summer trip,” Sika scoffs.
“But you were both still cute.”
“They still are,” John smiles as Hitoshi hums in agreement.
“Very.”
After getting mini ski gear for Eri and the kids except for Amelie who gets a small sled, a ski instructor is assigned to your group.
“Aren’t you skiing?” He asks Sika outside.
She puts her sunglasses on. “Ew, no. I came here to look cute, that’s it.”
The instructor’s eyes wander along her body. “Well, you're doing a great job at that.”
She hums in acknowledgment and walks away, unaware of the gaze on her body.
The instructor gasps when he feels something grasp his neck.
“I can break your neck in three places right now if I wanted to,” John growls. “Don’t ogle my wife.”
“Y-yes sir, I’m sorry!”
John lets go and pats his head before following his wife.
You zip up Koko’s jacket and tighten the strings. “Be careful, okay?”
“Okie. You watch me?”
“I’ll go with you and watch from the benches over there.” You point at some benches at the bottom of the kiddie hill.
“Promise?”
“Mhm, I’ll take lots of pictures too.” You adjust his hat and goggles. “And don't forget to have fun.”
“Okie!” He waves and runs to the ski instructor waiting with the other kids.
You walk to the bottom and sit on an empty bench, taking your phone out to record Koko as he gets ready. He waves at you and you wave back, snapping a few pictures. Sika plops next to you, holding her jacket closed with one hand and holding a cup of warm cup of warm cocoa in the other. “Fuck me it’s cold!”
“I know you wanted to look cute but that's not a mountain outfit.”
“And that’s why I forced John to give me his jacket.” She waves at John tugging Amelie in her sleigh as Ahimitsu takes pictures.
“Sis, he’ll freeze.”
“He has a second jacket and thermal clothes. He’s fine. He’s trained for this,” she smiles. “Where’s your boo?”
“I think he went to go rent something.”
You look back at your phone and smile as Koko skis down the shallow slope, almost hitting a tree but gets to the bottom. You stop recording and grin when he calls out to you.
“Mama, you see me? I do it!”
“Yes you did, Koko! I’m so proud of you!”
Sika cheers when Nico slowly skis down and comes to a halt at the bottom. “Good job, baby!”
“Yay! Hai Koko!” Nico calls out waving at Koko who’s barely twenty feet away.
“Hai Nico!” Koko giggles, waving back.
“They’re so cute,” Sika smiles.
You look up as Hitoshi walks over, slightly covered in powdery snow with a yellow snowboard in hand. “Hey Toshi,” you smile. “I didn't know you snowboarded.”
“I learnt a while ago for an undercover mission in Switzerland. Broke my leg but it was fun.”
“What other secrets are you keeping from me?”
“Wouldn't you like to know?” he smirks. “Koko come down the hill yet?”
“Yeah, he’s talking with Nico. Oh shit I'm supposed to be taking pictures.” You take a few more and pocket the phone.
Loud laughter from the direction of the rental lodge gets all your attention. Hina and Hizashi walking arm in arm, cackling about something while Shouta looks annoyed walking next to them.
“C’mon Sho, just go down one mountain with me?” Hizashi pleads.
“Stop being so loud,” Shouta groans.
“So grumpy,” Hina mutters. “But we’re gonna get you outta that sour mood.”
“Please don’t.”
“Your mom’s great,” Hizashi grins at you.
“Thank you, Mr. Aizawa,” Hina smiles.
“Call me Hizashi.”
“Now, let’s get this grumpy guy to the lodge bar. They have mulled wine and the best dumplings.”
Shouta gives Hitoshi a look that screams, “save me!”
“Have fun dad,” Hitoshi smiles and waves trying not to laugh at Shouta’s glare.
You look over the boys and smile when you see them hugging before snickering when they fall backwards and flail. “Oh no. Sika, the boys fell again.”
“John!” She yells.
“Yeah?” he calls back.
“The boys!”
John looks over and sees the instructor help them up. “They’re fine.”
“Ami’s running!”
As soon as her father is distracted , the toddler waddles away as fast as she can towards a man with a fluffy husky.
“I’ve got her!” Hitoshi calls out, dropping his snowboard and running after the toddler, picking her up before she gets to the man.
“No!” she squeals, flailing around before looking at Hitoshi. “Wan Doggy!”
“You have a doggy, little one. You can’t go running off like that,” he chuckles as she pouts. “Time for you to go back to your Daddy.”
Ami lets out a ‘hmph’ and pats Hitoshi’s cheek.
“Hey! Don’t hit me,” he chuckles, playfully trying to bite her mittened hand.
Amelie squeals and flails her tiny hands.
“Thanks,” John sighs and takes her back. “Little troublemaker, no candy for you today.”
“Nooooo!” she whines.
You giggle at their antics before feeling Koko patting your leg. “Hmm? Hi, Koko, are you done skiing?”
“Yah, was fun. Wanna be wif you and Daddy.”
“Well, I might go inside to get some cider and I think your Daddy’s gonna go snowboard.”
“We go watch Daddy then get hot joos?”
“Hot juice?”
“Yah hot appa joos!”
“Oh, the hot cider. Yeah we can.”
“Yay!
You, Koko and Hitoshi head to the big slope and wave at Hitoshi getting on the ski lift to the top.
“Can we do that?” Koko points at the lift.
“One day when you’re an expert skier,” you promise him.
“I be best ski!”
You pet his head and walk with him towards the benches near the bottom of the hill after getting some nice warm cider.
“Why daddy ski different?” Koko asks you.
“Because he’s snowboarding, Koko,” you explain.
“Woah! I do?”
“When you’re a little bigger.”
“What I do now?”
“You can sit with me and we can cheer him on?”
“Okie,” Koko grins.
You and Kokoro cheer Hitoshi as he weaves his way between the trees, and not much later skids to a stop near your bench.
“So, how’d I do?”
“Daddy coolest!” Kokoro cheers and runs to hug him. “So amazing, daddy!”
“Definitely the coolest,” you agree and stand up to give him a sip of your cider.
“Mmm, this is good.”
“Right?”
Hitoshi unclips his boots from the board, shaking his leg out. “Harder than I remember.”
“Didn’t look that hard.”
“Really? Try it then.”
“Gladly,” you grin.
He takes off the ski boots and hands them to you in exchange for his regular ones.
“Your big ass feet,” you grumble as you put the shoes on and stand on the board. “Push me.”
“Okay.”
Hitoshi gently pushes you forward and you yelp as you pass over a small rock and wobble, grabbing Hitoshi’s jacket. Unfortunately you fall into the powdery snow with him on top of you.
“Oh no!” Koko yells. “Mama!”
“This feels familiar,” you say between laughs. He can’t help but laugh either, hiding his face in your neck.
“Told you it’s hard.”
“The rock fucked me up.”
“You’ll get the hang of it babe,” Hitoshi chuckles before groaning when Koko plops onto his back.
“Cuddle!” he squeals.
You start laughing as Kokoro nuzzles the other side of your neck.
“Lub you!”
“We love you too, Koko.”
*
At the lodge restaurant, you all sit at a large table near the fireplace for lunch.
“Koko, do you wanna try my venison?” You cut a small piece of the meat and hold it to his mouth.
“Wat dat?” he asks and sniffs the meat.
“It’s wild deer.”
His face drops. “What?!”
You giggle at his expression. “It’s yummy, try it.”
“No!” He huffs and turns his face. “No eat deer.”
“It’s like eating chicken,” Hitoshi reassures him. “You like chicken. And sushi is fish.”
“It kind of tastes like beef, if that helps. You like beef, right Koko?”
“Beef yummy. Maybe I eat deer,” he mumbles, opening his mouth for you to feed him. “Oh! It guf!”
You smile softly as Koko talks with his mouth full. “Swallow then speak, hun.”
“I likes it!”
Hitoshi ruffles Kokoro’s hair before going back to his chicken ramen.
“Daddy, I has your eggie?”
“I thought you weren’t hungry,” Hitoshi chuckles.
“Peez?”
“Why do you want it, anyway?”
“Share wif Nico.”
You take one off the shrimp tempuras from the plate Nico and Koko are sharing. “But you have your own food with Nico.”
“Ahtie!” Nico whines.
Hina laughs and puts half of her boiled egg on Koko’s plate. “You can have mine, sweetie.”
“Tank yew, gamma!” Koko giggles before giving Nico the yolk while he eats the egg whites.
Hina coos softly and fans her face.
“Ma, you okay?” Sika asks.
“Ahm tryin’ not ta die of cuteness,” she coos.
“What’d she say?” Hitoshi asks.
“Koko’s being too cute for her to handle,” you snicker.
After lunch, the six of you, except for Hina, Ami, Shouta, Eri, and Hizashi who stayed behind for a nap, went on a tour of the forest held by the lodge in hopes of seeing a deer or a bunny.
“Mama, we see bunny?” Koko asks as he holds your hand.
“Maybe hun, but they’re very hard to see.”
Sika points at a snow covered log between the trees at something darting between them. “There’s a weasel over there.”
John flips the guide book open. “Apparently they’re really common here but we can’t touch them.”
“Woah!” Nico gasps.
The tour guide points out the many species of trees and animals living at the bottom of the mountain, encouraging you to stay on the path.
“Wanna see bunny,” Kokoro pouts as he trudges along. You hold your hand out and make a small bunny for him. “Real bunny, mama.”
“Okay, Mr. sassy pants. I’m sure we’ll see one, hun. But if we don’t we can go to the Shibuya petting zoo for a field trip and you can see all the bunnies.”
“Okie,” he pouts.
Further down the path, you walk with Hitoshi, trying to cheer up Koko by showing him some of the birds and squirrels before stopping.
“Hey Dad, look over there,” you snicker, pointing towards a figure in the distance.
“Ooh, Sika, sweetie, look,” Ahimitsu points at some deer walking in a clearing.
“Oh God…” Sika groans.
You crouch down to Kokoro’s level to watch. “Koko look at the deer over there, don’t yell out they’ll run away.”
“Pretty but I want bunny…” he mumbles.
“I know but you wanna know something? It’s a Sika deer.”
“That my mommy name,” Nico giggles. Sika rolls her eyes. John takes a few pictures.
“Dad thought it would be funny to give me that name.”
Mitsu puts his arm around her. “They’re my favourite animal so it makes sense to give my first born their name.”
“And now I always get ‘like the deer?’ whenever I introduce myself,” she scoffs.
“But they’re cute and I don’t mind the love of my life having the same name as a deer,” John smiles, before looking back into the book.
“Thanks babe.”
You follow your tour guide and look back at Hitoshi when he groans. “Hmm? What’s wrong ‘toshi?” you ask.
“Look up ahead,” he sighs.
“Is that Phantom Thief?”
“Kendo’s here? At least he won’t be an entire ass…”
“Shinsou? What a coincidence running into you here!” Neito grins before looking at you and Koko who hides his face in your leg. “Who’s this?”
“That’s my son.”
“Son? Since when do you have a son?”
“Five years ago as of November…”
Neito stares at Koko then you. “Wow, your genes completely hogged him. He looks nothing like mom over here.”
“I’m…not his biological mother,” you explain. “I’m…” You look down at Koko looking up at you expectantly. “His stepmom.”
“No, you Mama,” Koko huffs.
“Thank you, honey.”
“So you got married?”
“No, Monoma, she’s my girlfriend.”
“Right. So why’re you all the way in Hyogo?”
Hitoshi gestures to your family. “Family time. What about you?”
“Same. Itsuka’s from here too so we’re visiting her family.”
Hitoshi looks around for her familiar orange hair. “Where is she?”
“Think she went ahead to see some deer.”
Sika clears her throat. “We’re gonna do the same, see you two at the bottom.”
John scoops up Nico and follows Sika down the trail, Ahimitsu behind them.
“Well, now that we’re alone, we can look for the bunny,” you smile, making Koko squeal. “Let’s go.”
Kokoro runs ahead and falls down, flailing his feet.
“Koko!” You right him back up. “You okay?”
“Mhm. We see bunny!”
“Let’s try and look for bunny tracks, if we’re lucky we can find a den.”
“I’m gonna go with them. It was nice seeing you and tell Itsuka I said hi,” he nods before following you and Koko.
You walk further up the trail looking off to the side and stop when you see something rustle in the bushes near a clearing. “Koko, ‘toshi, c’mere!” you whisper-shout, crouching and taking out your phone. “I see one!”
Koko waddles over and crouches beside you as you see a white blob hop out of the bushes into the snow, digging in the ground for food before wiping its nose and scampering away. You quickly take a photo.
“Mama! Bunny!” he squeals. “I sees it!”
“It’s so small and cute.”
You smile and pet his head as he hugs you then holds your hand. “Thank you Mama. You the best.”
“You’re welcome, baby. Let’s go back down the mountain.”
“Mow hot joos!”
“We’ll get some after we see them light the Christmas tree in the square,” Hitoshi tells him and takes his other hand.
You and Hitoshi swing his little body, smiling when he squeals as you walk down towards the lodge.
After watching the tree lighting and setting Koko down for bedtime, you rest on the outdoor couch, cuddled in Hitoshi’s arms by the fire pit, soft music playing from one of the speakers.
You look up at Hitoshi as he kisses your temple. “That tickles,” you smile as he kisses along the side of your face.
“Hey, babe?” he mumbles as he squeezes your waist gently.
“Hmm?”
“When we were on the mountain…you called yourself Koko’s stepmom.”
“Did I? Oh. I didn’t know what else to call myself, I hope you don’t mind.”
“I don’t, honestly. I think it’s sweet how much Koko loves you and I’d hope that you would be his mother someday,” he hums, kissing your cheek.
“Oh god, is this a proposal?” You laugh.
“Not yet, babe.”
You snuggle more into him, tilting your head for kisses. The sliding door to the porch opens. “Ew, get a room,” Sika gags.
“Go away,” you huff and throw one of the small pillows at her head. She catches it and throws it back, nailing Hitoshi in the face.
“Ow.”
“Whoops! Sorry, Toshi.”
“It’s fine, it makes me feel like I’m part of the family.”
“You are family. You and Koko.”
“Thank you,” he smiles.
John steps through the door with a tray. “We come with hot cocoa and mini marshmallows.”
“Ooh, I’ll take one!” you call out and pick two of the christmas themed cups and give one to Hitoshi. “These cups are ugly as fuck though.”
“It’s all they had here,” he chuckles.
“This cocoa’s good.”
They settle into the second couch, cuddling up under the red blanket. “Finally put the kids down so I can relax.”
“Nico’s been so energetic lately,” John sighs. “But it makes it easier to put him to bed.”
“I bet you can’t wait until you have one of your own, right sis?” Sika snickers.
“Yeah, I guess. At least I'm getting practice with Koko.”
She hums and stares into her mug of cocoa. “Ahm pregnant again.”
You choke on the cocoa and start coughing, putting the mug down on the glass table.
“Are you okay?” Hitoshi asks and pats your back.
“Fine,” you wheeze and turn back to Sika. “Really?”
She nods. “Found out last week…”
“Oh mah goodness.” You notice her lack of excitement. “What’s wrong? Ya don’t look happy.”
“Ah am, we started tryin’ in late September and ahm excited but ahm nervous too. Ami took a lot outta me and ah dunno if ah can do it again.”
Hitoshi gently shakes you. “What’re you guys talking about?”
“Shh,” you dismiss him. “Y’dont haveta have tha baby, Sika. Does John know?”
“Mhm.”
“It’s okay to get cold feet about another one until yer ready.” You scooch over to hold her free hand. “Ya don’t have ta keep it if ya don’ wanna.”
“Yer, right. John and me will talk about it but don’t tell Ma, y’know how she gets.”
“Ah won’t, ah promise.”
“Thanks.”
“Babe, what happened?”
“Don’t worry about it, Toshi. She was asking for fashion advice,” you lie and settle back on him.
Hitoshi stares down at you before squinting suspiciously. “If you say so.”
The fire is doused close to midnight and after a nice warm bath, you say your goodnights and head to bed, snorting quietly at Koko and Nico sprawled out on the pullout bed for their mini sleepover.
“You smell nice,” Hitoshi murmurs when you climb into bed.
You giggle softly as he reaches over and kisses your neck. “Toshi,” you giggle as he bites softly and starts on a hickey. “Oh.”
His fingers work you open until you’re wet enough for him to climb over you.
You hold back a moan as he pushes into you, trying your best not to wake up the house.
“Fuck, ‘toshi, harder,” you whisper. Your body rocks forward with his thrusts, your fingers linking at the base of his neck for purchase, softly gripping the hair there.
Hitoshi places a pillow between the wall and the headboard before gripping it for leverage to fuck you harder, squeezing your thigh with his free hand.
“Shit, you feel so good, baby,” he groans. “Fuck, keep squuezing me just like that.”
His mouth locks with yours when you cum, swallowing your high moans and cries.
“Good girl,” he whispers into your neck as he feels his orgasm draw closer.
“Toshi, fuck, give me your baby,” you whimper between kisses.
Heat flashes through his body. “What?”
Your ankle locks behind his thigh. “I want your baby. Cum in me.”
“Y/n, do you mean that? You know what happened last time…”
“I’m not her. I love you Hitoshi.”
“You…you do?”
You nod and gasp when he kisses you passionately while thrusting faster. “Oh, fuck, ‘toshi! I’m gonna cum again,” you gasp as he grips your neck.
“Go ahead baby,” he grunts. “I’m not too far behind you.”
You grind your hips up against him as he cums, sending you both over the edge.
“Fuck,” you both shudder.
“I love you too,” he whispers and rolls off you onto his side of the bed. “Damn my back hurts.”
You chuckle tiredly and adjust your crooked bonnet. “Wow. I’m sweating.”
“So…a baby?”
You sit up with a groan, stretching your arms over your head and cracking your back. “I was kidding, Hitoshi. I’ve had an implant for months.”
“Oh…”
“I’m not saying I don’t want one with you ever. Just not now,” you explain. “But it’s fun to pretend to wind you up.”
“You’re a brat,” he chuckles and pulls you back down to playfully bite your cheek. “But you were serious about loving me?”
“Of course. You’re amazing and you come with a cute little bonus,” you giggle.
Hitoshi chuckles and kisses your cheek before going into the bathroom to get a rag to clean you up.
You sigh contentedly when you’re back in bed, clean, snuggling against his chest. “Merry Christmas.”
“It’s midnight already? Wow. Merry Christmas, babe. I love you.”
“I love you too.”
The next morning, you gently shake Nico and Kokoro awake. “Boys, wake up, it’s christmas.”
“Huh? Ahtie?” Nico mumbles.
“It’s Christmas. Santa came and left you all a bunch of gifts.”
“It Crimmas!” Nico gasps before trying to wake up Koko who groans softly.
“Koko wake up, Santa came to gve you gifts last night,” you smile, shaking the little boy.
“Santa?” Koko mumbles as he wakes up.
“Mmhm,” you smile.
“Santa!” He cheers and both of them jump up. “Where presents?”
“They’re at my moms house, let’s get you both dressed so we can go.”
“I wear Mama jaket!”
Sika peeks her head in. “Better hurry then, come on Nico.”
“We go!” Nico giggles before running towards Sika’s room to get his clothes and to get a bath from John.
Hina is trying to get you in an ugly christmas sweater as soon as you’re through the door.
“Ma! Stop!”
“It’s tradition! Get in the sweater!”
You begrudgingly take it and put it on, frowning at the red ‘Ho Ho Ho’ in the front. “It’s itchy.”
“Ya look cute, stop complainin’. I got some for the kids too. And Hitoshi and John.”
“You what?” Hitoshi asks, crouching by the tree to help Koko open his present.
Hina holds up a matching sweater.
“Oh shit…”
“No ba wa!” Amelie whines.
After she squeezes all of you into the sweaters, Hina takes a million pictures as you open your presents.
“Ooh, a new iPad,” Sika smiles as she tears the wrapping. “Thanks, Daddy.”
“You’re welcome sweetie,” he smiles.
“Open mine next,” you giggle and give Hitoshi a big box and a smaller one.
He stops scratching his itchy sweater to unwrap the first one. Opening the box, Hitoshi grins when he sees the small purple humidifier and box of essential oils. “Wow, this looks cool.”
“It’s to help you relax after patrols. You can put it in your office too when you do paperwork.”
“Thank you, Y/n,” he smiles. “I love it.”
“Open the other one!”
Kokoro helps him rip open the big one, peeking inside. “Ooh, wat dat?”
“It’s a shiatsu shoulder massager. Your weighted scarf is always around your neck so I thought it would help.”
“Wow, thank you, Y/n,” he smiles.
You kiss his cheek and look at him as he holds out a medium sized gift wrapped box. “This is for you,” he smiles.
“Ooh, I wonder what it is.” Unwrapping it, you gasp excitedly at the pink chocolate mould set. “This is so cute!”
“I know how much you like baking so I got that for you.”
“I love it, thank you.”
“There’s two more, but they’re kinda back in Tokyo.”
“Well, I can’t wait until we get back,” you giggle.
“Daddy, look what ganpa zashee and ganpa zawa get me!” Kokoro giggles as he runs over wearing a new set of gray winter boots.
“Very cute, Koko,” Hitoshi smiles. “They go with your new jacket Y/n gave you.”
“Yah! And Ahtee get me acta figah of you and Wed Wiot.” He holds up the two toys proudly. Hitoshi takes the mini version of himself. “Why do they always make my hair so dark?”
“I think it’s because the reference photos of you are always at night, son,” Shouta chuckles. “They used to make my goggles this mustard yellow and it looked so bad.”
“I think it looks good,” you smile, looking at the figure. “Got the suit just right.”
“Maybe I’ll look into one of those photoshoots…”
After the gift exchanges you sit with Sika as Koko plays with Nico while Ami plays with Shouta, Eri and the dogs.
Hina slots herself next to you and Hitoshi. “So, remember my proposal?”
“I don’t know about five, Ma. Thassa lot. Even fa me,” you laugh nervously.
Sika sips her water nervously.
“But we need lotsa grandbabies runnin’ around! Okay, three’s mah last offer.”
“Y’already have two!”
“An’ we need more,” she counters.
You pinch your nose bridge in exasperation. “Ugh, Ma.”
Shouta nudges you. “What’s she saying?”
“She still wants us to have lots of kids. Ma, we ain’t even married yet.”
“I don’t think I have it in me for more than three,” Hitoshi mumbles. “That’s a lot of tiny feet running around. Koko’s enough of a hassle as it is alone.”
“But yer not alone! Y’got my baby witcha!”
“What?”
“She said you’re not alone cause we’re together,” you translate.
“Ohh.”
“We’ll see how life plays out, Ma.”
Hitoshi nods and kisses your temple. “Hopefully it goes well.”
*
The day before new years eve, you say goodbye to your parents as they load your suitcases.
“Y’better come an’ visit me again, y’hear?”
“Ah promise, ma. Ah’ll bring ‘toshi an’ Koko too.”
“Ah wan’ mo granbabies, Y/n.”
“We’ll see,” you giggle hugging her before hugging your Dad. “Come an’ visit us in the city, Daddy. Sika an’ I would love ta have you ova.”
“I’ll try mah best,” he smiles. “ Maybe in a month or two.”
“Jus’ lemme know when.”
‘15:09 train to Shibuya departing now’ the intercom crackles above.
You hug them both before entering the train with Hitoshi carrying Koko.
“Bai gamma,” Nico waves.
“Bai!” Koko waves too.
“Bye babies!” Hina shouts as the doors close. “Toshi, the next time I see you there better be a ring on my baby’s finger!”
“Ma!”
Back in Shibuya station, you wave goodbye to Sika’s family as they pile into their car left at the parking garage.
“Good luck, sis,” you tell her. “I’m behind you no matter what.”
You smile as she hugs you and enters the car.
“Let’s get this one home,” you coo at the sleeping Kokoro in the car seat holding his new action figures.
Hitoshi says goodbye to his parents and sister, promising to visit soon then all of you go your separate ways.
You wave at them before helping Hitoshi put the luggage in the trunk and climbing in the passenger seat. “This was fun. I’m sorry about my mom though. She’s a lil pushy when it comes to us and relationships,” you sigh softly.
“It’s fine. Honestly, My pop’s been like that since I told them about us. I really like your parents though, they’re fun.”
“Yours too, well Mic is fun, Eraser is fun in a lazy cynical cat way.”
“The cats do follow him around though,” he smiles.
You laugh and look out the window as he drives, watching the snow covered landscape. “This really was nice though, maybe next year we can do something with your parents.”
“Oof, they’re the stay home and chill type so i think Christmas vacations should be a your parent thing.”
“My mom will flip but yeah, that sounds cool.”
He reaches over to intertwine your fingers together, bringing it to his lips to kiss your knuckles.
You decide to spend the rest of the break with Hitoshi and Koko. Of course the toddler is ecstatic, spending his week off with his Dad and his favourite teacher.
“So what’s the gift you promised me? I’ve been itching to know what it is,” you ask Hitoshi after you’ve gotten the kitties from the daycare, unpacked and settled down for the evening.
Hitoshi gets two small black boxes from the kitchen drawer and sits next to you on the couch. “Pick one. They’re both for you.”
The size of the boxes makes you a little nervous. You hope there’s not a ring in either of them. “This one.”
You take the box and start unwrapping the bow before lifting the lid. “A key? What does this lead to?”
“I’ve been thinking,” he starts. “It’s really inconvenient for you to take the trains all the time to come here or go home from work. So I was wondering if you wanted to move in? Totally fine if you don’t want to, but I feel guilty whenever I'm stuck at work and you have to bring Koko all the way here or all the way to your apartment. So…yeah.”
You stare at the silver key, smiling wide. “That’s so thoughtful, Hitoshi. I would love to.”
“You mean it?”
You laugh softly and hug him tight. “Of course I do! Thank you!”
Kokoro walks in with the cats, hoping to get a juice box from you or Hitoshi.
“Daddy, want joos.”
“It’s too late for juice, bud. You can have tea if you want.”
“Bleh! No tea. Wat dat?” He points at the box.
“Koko, I’m gonna live here from now on,” you tell the toddler. “Isn’t that exciting?”
“Mama live wif me?!” Koko gasps before climbing on the couch between both of you. “Yay! Mama stay!”
“And you’ll be coming home after school with me.”
“Yay! I lub you!”
“I love you too, baby. You and your daddy, very much.”
“Wat about da kitties?”
Onyx hops in your lap, purring happily.
“Also the kitties,” you giggle as Onyx rubs his face in your chin.
“Open the other one, babe.”
You unwrap the second one and there’s an electronic key inside with a Mercedes logo on it.
“Hitoshi…”
“Yes, Y/n?”
You start to scream in excitement and shock, scaring the cats and Kokoro. “You’re serious?!”
“Yup.”
“Daddy, why Mama scream?” Kokoro asks, holding onto Hitoshi.
“She loves her gift, bud. She’s happy,” Hitoshi chuckles.
“Can I go see it?!”
“In the morning. The parking lot’s pretty dark right now…”
You tackle him in a bear hug and kiss all over his face. “Thank you thank you thank you! I love you!!!”
“Mama lub Daddy!” Koko squeals.
“Yes I do,” you smile before giggling when he joins the hug. “I love you.”
*
Unfortunately, Hitoshi is summoned to court again after the new year. But it's good news this time.
‘This court finds that the prosecution no longer needs to pay child support to the defendant Akibimi Nezama. And the defendant must sign sole custody of the child. We are adjourned.’
The sound of the gavel hitting the block brings a smile to Hitoshi’s face. ‘It’s over,’ he thinks. Outside the courtroom, he quietly celebrates and thanks his lawyer.
“I can't believe you,” Akibimi grumbles, mood sour from the verdict.
“Maybe now you can get a job and stop mooching off of me,” Hitoshi glares
“I’m quirkless, no one's gonna hire me,”
“There’s thousands of jobs you could apply for. As much as you irk me, you're still Koko's mom, so as a sign of good faith, I’ll get Deku to put you in that quirkless program he started.”
“What about Koko?”
“He’ll be fine but he wouldn’t mind seeing you if you were nicer to him. But with my or y/n’s supervision,” he offers.
“Why that bi–woman?”
“That woman is my girlfriend. The only woman that Koko trusts as his mother, so that’s why she has permission. I doubt she’d let you considering what happened the last time you met.”
‘Fucking deserved it if you ask me.’ Akibimi thinks. “Fine, I’ll call you.”
“You need to give me at least a week in advance when you want to see him. No popping up. Understand?”
“Whatever. Bye.”
Her heels click as she walks away. Hitoshi doesn't even feel bad. Instead, he feels relieved.
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