A/N - Btw, I have never stated the four main male characters' ages right? So let me list it down here!

Kai - 23
Hari - 23
Shin - 22
Toya - 20

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Izuku's room,
Evening...

Third Person's POV

Oh God.

That was Shin's reaction when he was left alone with Izuku in her bedroom. Toya had left the room first since he couldn't bear with Deidoro's stinky breath, while Deidoro had ran off to who knew where.

'.... This is awkward and suffocating... ' he thought in defeat, his eyes fixed on the girl sleeping in her futon. Her eyebrows were still furrowing, as if she was seeing a horrible nightmare in her slumber, or experiencing a painful sensation.

'Where is Chronostasis? It wasn't like he has that much work to do. Tch, just because he is Young Master's right-hand man, he can order us around like he is the boss?' Shin hummed in annoyance at the thought popping up in his mind.

"...ai...ari..." Izuku mumbled weakly in her sleep, catching Shin's attention. He turned to look at his young lady back, silently watching her.

"...Kai..."

'Kai... That's Young Master's real name.'

Izuku's eyebrows furrowed closer, before her eyes shot wide open. She was sweating bullets, eye grew wide with fear. She hurriedly sat up herself, her breathing laboured from anxiousness.

"Young Lady—"

Hearing a man's voice, Izuku immediately turned to her right side. Beside her sat a bowler hat-wearing man, with black plague mask covering his whole face.

A drop of sweat rolled down the side of her head. Tears began trickling down her cheeks. She surged forward and hugged Shin, shocking him. He gripped her small shoulders, attempting to pull her away from him. But something stopped him from doing so.

Her body was trembling heavily.

Out of the blue, Izuku cried in his arms. This caused Shin to become slightly panic, considering that Kai would get mad if he heard her crying.

'I need to stop this... Before it turns out much worse.' Hesitantly, he hugged Izuku back, wrapping his arms around her shoulders and waist, pushing her closer in the embrace.

Izuku shuddered a little bit when she felt his arms gently locked around her body. Her lips quivered and then she buried her face in his chest. Her crying had decreased, which was a good news.

Izuku clutched on his black cape, her whole being shivering in fear. The bad memories from her past started to traumatize her again, little by little.

'What should I do now...? Certainly, I don't want to stay like this forever...' He bit his bottom lip in turbelence, desperate to get out of this awkward situation.

Footsteps outside alerted the yakuza. His head snapped to the door that was slowly slid open by someone.

"Perhaps she is traumatized by that inci......" Kai paused there as soon as he saw this... Unpleasant sight of his underling hugging the female teenager. The young boss narrowed his piercing golden eyes at him.

"Nemoto, what...are you doing...?" Kai asked, voice husky and deep. Behind him stood still his aide— Hari, who had a shock expression on his face, under his plague mask.

"Young Master, please don't get it wrong! I simply want to comfort Young Lady!" Shin defended himself strongly, hoping Kai would comprehend the situation.

Hearing the word "Young Master", Izuku lifted her head up. She shifted her gaze to the masked man. Their eyes met each other. Oh, how painful he felt when he sensed the sadness in her gaze.

"K-Kai..." Izuku sobbed, tears threatened to spill out again. "Nemoto, Chrono, you two can leave now." He commanded, and his two subordinates nodded their head. Izuku untangled herself from Shin.

Shin stood up and he along with Hari exited the bedroom. The door was instantly closed the moment they left.

As they walked back toward the underground facility, Shin kept staring at his palm.

'Young Lady... Is so warm....'

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Several moments later,
Izuku's flower garden...

Third Person's POV

"Are you feeling better now?" Kai asked as he stroked Izuku's curly hair with his bare hand. Izuku hummed, enjoying his comforting touch.

The teenager was leaning her head against his broad chest, while he caressed her hair lovingly to assure her. "That dream... Is terrifying..." She confessed her worry. Those traumatizing memories flashed before her eyes.

The memories from her kidnapping incident.

"Kai..." Izuku murmured his name sadly. She suddenly sat on his laps, now facing him. Kai stared at her with slightly wide eyes, not expecting such a bold action. Izuku was clueless though.

Izuku surged forward and wrapped her slender arms around his neck. She started sobbing again, but sounded much more heartbreaking than before.

Kai heaved a deep sigh, his hand cupped the back of her head. "Well then, cry your heart out. I'm here all day for you, Izuku." He whispered before pulling down his cloth mask, letting it rest under his chin.

Izuku's tears drenched his top, but like he cared. All he wanted now was to see her happy and smile again.

'Damn it... It hurt so much to see her in this state. This is all my fault... Because of my carelessness, Izuku was traumatized to this point...' He tightened the hug, not wanting to let her go.

'I want to keep her safe all the time...' He buried his face in her fluffy hair.

"Izuku..."

"Kai....?"

Izuku raised her head up, gazing at his face silently. Kai wiped off her tears gently. She mustered a small smile for him

"Thank you, Kai... You are always there to comfort me..." She said gratefully, her warm hands cupped his cheeks. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"Kai, what's wrong? You look sad..." She asked concernly. Kai placed his palms on the back of her hands.

"I want to protect you... But I fail. What happened back the was entirely my fault... Sorry, Izu." He exclaimed in frustration, his teeth gritting firmly.

"Kai, it wasn't your fault... Everything thay happen is a fate... You can't change the past. So, don't blame yourself, okay?" She whispered sweetly into his ear, hoping this would comfort him.

"Nonetheless, it had done a great damage to yourself... So please... At least let me fix my grave mistake, Izuku.."

Kai gazed into her emerald eyes, their hands holding together. He leaned closer to her face until their forehead touched.

"Izuku..." Kai uttered her name in seriousness.

"Yes...?"

"... I love you."

Her heart started to pound faster in her chest when she heard the sudden confession from him. Her face turned bright pink, not expecting him to say those three words.

"K-Kai, what are you—"

"I have always loved you... Ever since the first time we met, Izuku. So..."

Kai studied her face carefully, preparing himself to say the sentence that would probably change his life from now on..

"...will you be my bride?"