Humming a soft tune to myself, I stand outside the twins classroom, ready to pick them up after enduring a rather long day at school. A big smile playing on my lips as I fiddle with the hem of my shirt. Ready to just take the boys home, get them into their comfy clothes and cook them a nice whole meal. My heart swelling with joy as I look toward my phone and scroll through the array of messages Katsuki has sent me since Friday. The pair of us talking from early in the morning until late at night, talking about anything and everything.

I couldn't believe how amazing it's been...

Still riding from a high from Friday, I can't help sway the smile playing on my lips as I lean against the wall behind me and wave toward the twins through the window as they grin toward me with sparkles in their eyes. Their excitement coming at me in waves as they hastily grab their bags when their teacher allows her class to get ready to go home.

As the door to the classroom opens, I push myself off the wall and into the view of the teacher so the twins could see me properly. A smile playing on my lips as the twins point toward me to signal to their teacher that I'm here to pick them up before laughing as they both race toward me and hug my legs. Their heterochromic eyes glimmering with happiness as I ruffle their hair and hold them close for a quick squeeze before letting them head toward the car with me in tow.

"You two had a good day?" I ask, opening the car door for them and helping them into their car seats while they nod happily and let me buckle them in gently, "What did you get up to today then, boys? Anything exciting?"

"We learnt about rainforests today!" Ryoku chirps happily, smiling brightly as I slide into the drivers seat and turn the ignition on with a small hum, "And! And! And we also got to learn how to paint! I painted a picture of a big dinosaur!"

"Wow!" I coo, giggling as Ryoku nods happily with a big grin while he plays with his Dynamight action figure and making him fly through the air, "What about you, Kōri? What did you get up to sweetie?"

"Uh... I drew a picture of a butterfly," Kōri says softly, looking toward me through the rear view mirror before laughing as I stick my tongue out at him, "Why didn't you pick us up Friday?"

"Yeah! Uncle Toya, (Y/n)! He can't even cook as good as you!" Ryoku complains making me laugh and shake my head as I turn into a junction and roll down the motorway, "Plus, it was so boring! Hiro wasn't even there!"

"Oh yeah? Where was he sweetie?" I ask looking at them through the mirror as I slide down the road and drive to the Todoroki estate, "Was he with his mom?"

"No, he was with Eri," Kōri replies softly, fiddling with the cape of his Deku action figure making me smile gently as I indicate to leave the motorway and drive into the town that the boys live in, "It was just Uncle Toya..."

"Well he's fun isn't he?" I ask, sliding into the driveway of the Todoroki estate and turning the ignition off when the car is safely parked on the drive, "I'm assuming you had takeout,"

"Well yeah!" Ryoku says, giggling as I help him out of his car seat and ruffle his hair when his feet plant onto the gravel of the driveway before watching me as I pull Kōri out of the car too, "So? Where were you? Huh? You tell us now or we'll never speak to you again!"

"Don't say that," Kōri says tapping his brothers arm with a small pout making me laugh gently and unlock the front door to let them into their home, "We won't get yummy meals if we don't talk to her, Ryoku!"

"Oh yeah... poop..." Ryoku mumbles, pouting to himself before rushing off to his playroom and coming out with a toy sword and pointing it toward me, "Tell us now or you can't play dragons and knights with us! We'll get mama to be the princess, instead!"

"Oh no," I gasp dramatically, covering my mouth with my hands before leaning against the wall and resting the back of my hand against my forehead with a dramatic sigh, "I guess I should tell you then,"

"Yeah! Tell us now!" Ryoku yells making me giggle and slide down the wall to kneel down to their level. Ryoku holds the point of the sword at my chest making me smile before clearing my throat, "So where were you?"

"Well, I had a lovely night in with a really handsome prince," I hum, playing along with their little game making Kōri gasp and push the sword away to check my hands making me arch a brow, "What?"

"Where's your ring?" Kōri asks with a small frown. My heart squeezing at how adorable Kōri is being right now while he assesses my hands to check for my ring, "The prince should have given you a ring! Like in the movies!"

"Your prince must suck," Ryoku pipes up making me snort and pull them close for a cuddle. The pair of them snuggle into my arms and kiss my cheeks, "Don't worry! I'll tell your prince to give you a ring! I'm very p... per... press... persavive!"

"Persuasive sweetie," I correct him, poking his nose making him stick his tongue out before letting me get to my feet and head into the kitchen to begin making dinner for the family, "What shall we have for dinner, boys? Curry? Spaghetti bolognese? Chilli con carne?"

"Chilli!" The boys squeal in unison, clapping their hands making me laugh and nod toward them as I grab a hair tie from my purse and pin my hair back into a ponytail, "Chilli!"

Nodding gently, I ruffle their hair before washing my hands and placing my cooking apron on. A smile on my lips as I grab the boys' backpacks and unpack them. Pulling out their bento boxes, I put the remaining food in the bin (although the boys are very good at eating all their lunch) and begin washing the boxes out before setting them out to dry. Once finished with the bento boxes, I grab my phone and pull up Katsuki's phone number to send him a quick text.

Just to let you know, the twins are
appalled that I don't have a ring! XD
Sent 16:43

With that text sent, I set my phone down and begin frying the mince to heat the fat off the meat. A small hum leaving my lips as I wash my hands and begin chopping up some peppers and onions into some cubes and slices. When my phone pings, a giggle leaves my lips as I wipe my eyes with a kitchen towel (the onions were making my eyes sting) and press the home button of my phone to see what Katsuki has to say to my message.

Of course they are. How was your
day, baby face? Get up to much?
Sent 17:03

Not really, just got to do some
pastry work. I made some eclairs and
profiteroles if you want some? Maybe
we could stuff our faces?
Sent 17:05

Ha! Sounds good, I'll pick you
up when you finish babysitting.
What time do you finish?
Sent 17:08

Around seven or eight o'clock.
Depending on when Shoto and Momo
get back home xx
Sent 17:12

Sounds good, text me when you're
done and I'll pick you up. We can watch
that movie you keep ranting about if you
want
Sent 17:14

Seriously?! Hell yeah! Can't wait! Xx
Sent 17:15

:-)
Sent 17:16

Giggling to myself, I switch my phone off and go back to frying the vegetables and the mince with a small hum. Once finished, I drain the fat from the mince and place it into a pot with the vegetables before adding tomatoes purée and canned tomatoes and letting the mixture boil while I stir it all together and add some spices to make it hotter and have a kick to it. Then after adding kidney beans and some stock, I mix it all together and then let it simmer.

Leaving the chilli to simmer, I walk to the living room to see the boys clad in their hero onesies snuggling into the couch with their action figures held tightly to their chests. A smile plays on my lips as the boys watch their favourite movie and mouth the words without realising. Ryoku looks up and makes grabby hands making me laugh gently and slide in between them. Once settled, I pull them into my sides and hold them close.

As the boys watch the tv, I pull my phone to me and scroll through my social media to see what's going on with friends from high school and friends at university. The odd picture from a house party stamping out or a picture of their hero with certain news. Kana especially putting a lot of Dynamight content on her story as I lazily flick through them.

"Hey, (Y/n)," Kōri mumbles gently, tapping my arm to catch my attention making me turn toward him and turn my phone off, "Who is your prince?"

"If I tell you, can you keep it a secret?" I whisper gently, knowing that Ryoku is still fast asleep but he almost hears anything especially when he's in his slumber. Kōri eagerly nods and stares up at me with sparkles in her eyes, "Okay, it's Uncle Kacchan,"

"Really?" He asks with wide eyes, a gasp leaving his lips as a big bright smile plays on his lips, "He's your prince?"

"Yeah he is," I coo, kissing his forehead as he throws himself into my arms and snuggles into my warmth, "Happy?"

"Yeah, because if you're Uncle Kacchan's princess," Kōri begins, fiddling with the hem of my blouse making me smile and ruffle his hair as he takes a deep breath, "Then we get to see you more and then we can have your yummy meals more and Uncle Kacchan will be happy,"

"You're so sweet," I hum gently, poking his nose gently before sliding away from the twins to check up on the chilli to make sure that it isn't burning, "Want to have a sneaky cookie, Kōri?"

Eyes sparkling with excitement, Kōri races through to the kitchen. His black hair bouncing with his movement as I open up the cupboard and pull out the cookie jar. As quietly as possible, I open up the cookie jar and let Kōri take a cookie. The boy giggles and nibbles at his cookie while I stir the pot and turn on the rice cooker to make sure it'll be done on time.

"Hey... (Y/n)," Kōri says again catching my attention, the boy changing his weight from one foot to another while I sort out the rice, "Can I ask a question?"

"Of course you can," I reply gently, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear and grab four plates from the cupboard to feed the Todoroki family so Momo has one less thing to worry about, "What's up, sweetie?"

"Do I have to be a hero?" Kōri asks, fiddling with his nails making me look up from the pot and then down to him, "I — it's just... I don't think I... I wanna be a hero..."

"That's okay. Kōri, you don't have to be a hero if you don't want to," I reassure him, kneeling down to his height and rubbing his arm as he nods nervously and takes a deep breath, "Can I tell you a little secret?"

"What?"

"I went to U.A when I was younger," I explain, running my fingers through his hair and smiling gently as he stares up at me with wide eyes, "I was in the general studies course and I'm now working to become a chef. Just because people go to U.A doesn't mean that they'll become a hero. You do you, Kōri, and I'm sure your parents will support you in whatever you want to become,"

"Really?" He asks with wide eyes, a small hopeful look shimmering in his eyes as I nod happily, "Okay! Thank you (Y/n),"

"You're welcome sweetie," I hum, ruffling his hair before letting him run off as the front door opens and both Shoto and Momo walk in with a bright smile, "Good evening! Dinners almost ready,"

"Hi, (Y/n)," Momo hums before rummaging through her bag as I begin to plate the food. Setting some rice down onto the plate with a small hum and then adding chilli beside it with a plate of garlic bread, "Mina wanted me to give you this, it's her phone number. For asking about babysitting and to, in her words, tease you about Bakugo,"

"Perfect," I hum, gasping gently at the rather big basket full of sweet treats and drinks making my heart swell, "Oh look at that..."

After serving dinner and Shoto wakes up Ryoku for dinner, I have a little look at the gift basket that Mina so kindly presented me. A smile playing on my lips as I look over the little sweet treats bunched up in the wicker basket with a bottle of wine and a cute little pink note with beautiful cursive writing.

Hey (Y/n)~
This is just a little thank you for the other day when you kept an eye on my little princess during our afternoon tea! Plus, a little something to get Bakugo going when you inevitably fuck!
Have fun! XD

Mina Ashido ~

Narrowing my eyes concerned, I filter deeper into the basket before gawking at a rather suggestive pair of lingerie laying at the bottom. A red lacy bra and panties combo as well as a soft black pair too. My eyes widen as I quickly cover it up with the snacks and stuff and look toward Momo who giggles under her breath as she digs into her meal with wink.

"Anyway... I — I'll be going! Say thank you to Mina for me,"...

"Oh I will, honey~"...

"Oh my god..."...