chapter twenty-eight;

━━━━━━ "INASA, COME HERE", KISA DEMANDED, to which the male had swiftly arrived with a bowl of golden kiwis and a small silver fork.

inasa took a seat beside kisa, who was coddled up in a fuzzy hello kitty blanket and watching documentaries and theories on what happens after human life.

     "don't you live longer than us? so shouldn't you know what happens to our bodies after we die?", inasa asked, joining kisa under the blanket.

     "well other than your bodies decomposing, I don't know what the fuck happens. maybe your souls go down to hell or something", kisa grinned, intrigued.

"plus...it seems that you humans have brilliant minds...creating things that even us yōkai haven't heard of", kisa mumbled, totally engrossed in her own world.

     "like?"

     "the theory of quantum gravity, or better yet, known as the loop theory", kisa seriously answered.

     "you think that humans live in a loop?", inasa questioned, feeding kisa the golden kiwis.

     "perhaps not all, but maybe some", kisa replied, leaning her head against the crook of inasa's shoulder as she had made her way onto the male's lap.

"I see...I didn't take you as the philosophical one", inasa mused.

"it helps with broadening my mind and creating more plans for the future", kisa smiled, pleased by the kiwis' sweetness.

"speaking of the future, did you still want to go camp on the mountains?", inasa asked, secretly praying kisa would say no.

"well...isn't christmas in a few days? let's stay in instead. can we go get a tree and decorate your place?"

"yes", inasa immediately said, to which kisa raised a brow.

"I-I mean...sure", the male coughed, to which kisa just smiled, cupping inasa's cheek.

"speaking of which, I need to get you and the other three a present...", kisa mumbled, closing her eyes as she decided what to get her four husbands.

     "a present?"

     "oh my. have you never received one before?", kisa teased, to which inasa had slightly frowned as kisa's eyes fluttered open.

     "I get what I want with my own money", inasa coldly replied.

"and plus...people are scared of me", inasa bitterly smiled.

kisa only snuggled closer to inasa, to the point her lips were kissing the male's neck.

"isn't that what you want though? to take revenge on those who made fun of you for your quirk mutation?", kisa asked, gently caressing the left side of inasa's face.

     inasa sighed.

"no one really likes being the outcast do they?", inasa mumbled, knowing that kisa could relate due to being only a half blooded nine-tailed fox.

     "I don't think of it as that way. we're outcasts because we're special. now who doesn't want to be different from others?", kisa smiled, taking inasa's hand and playing with his fingers.

     "it's different when your quirk literally affects half your face", inasa grumbled.

     "to be fair, villains don't really have normal skin do they?", kisa chuckled, to which inasa just frowned.

"seriously!! I mean dabi, kai, and tomura are all valid examples", kisa listed.

"that yakuza leader seems pretty normal to me", inasa grunted.

     "I've mentioned that his skin breaks out in hives when he touches anything dirty. it's mysophobia: extreme or irrational fear of dirt or contamination", kisa briefly explained.

     "pity his skin seems the most normal out of us", inasa said, though not feeling guilty for chisaki in the slightest.

     kisa lightly chuckled. "are you jealous?"

"why would I be? we share the same wife", inasa deadpanned.

"I was talking about—never mind", kisa laughed, peppering kisses all over inasa's face.

it was probably the first time the dark-haired male had ever felt appreciated and loved. even though they both knew that the affection was nothing more than just part of the deal, it felt nice for inasa to feel the touch of someone who at least pretended that they cared.

"do you want to get the tree and decorations now?", inasa asked, enjoying the lingering feeling of kisa's lips pressed upon his jawline.

"mm...I want to stay here with you a while longer", kisa answered as she felt inasa take the girl's hand in his.

"alright", inasa whispered as he brought the back of the girl's hand up to his lips, gently kissing it and making kisa smile.

     "I must say, I'm loving the new affection", kisa teased.

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     "what the hell is this?", inasa scowled, holding up a small picture frame of kisa kissing inasa from the previous few nights.

     the brim of the tiny picture was decorated with a red and white frame, with a green string attached to the back, helping it hang on one of the branches of the tree.

     "it's a picture of us! I thought it'd be cute to hang it on the tree", kisa smiled, draping the silver garlands neatly across the pure white christmas tree.

     inasa clicked his tongue. he supposed that it'd be fine since no one ever visited.

     "ah, and I invited kai, dabi, and tomura over for christmas. you four haven't seen each other in a while right? I thought it'd be a nice time to catch up", kisa suddenly said, making inasa choke.

     "why?", the male asked, annoyed.

     "hm?"

     "why...why can't we spend it alone?", inasa muttered, stuffing his hands in his pocket as he adverted kisa's teasing gaze.

     "it'll only be for a few hours love", kisa assured as she started carefully hanging the silver and gold ornaments around the tall tree, getting a ladder in the process.

"I suppose", inasa sighed, stringing the lights around the railings of the spiraling staircase.

kisa smiled as she pecked inasa's cheek, meanwhile turning on the t.v, to which the news was playing.

"with all might retiring after his gruesome yet victorious fight against all for one, endeavor has risen to become the new number one pro hero!", the reporter announced.

"hm? when did all might fight all for one?", kisa asked, feeling that the timeline didn't match up.

"I believe it was some time after our wedding but before we came back to the human world", inasa informed, not particularly caring, as he didn't exactly respect all for one as much as shigaraki does.

"hm...so he's now kept in tartarus?"

"indeed", inasa answered. "why? you don't plan on breaking him out do you?"

kisa just shook her head with a smile. "if he wants to breakout, he will".

suddenly a knock was heard, to which kisa had swiftly opened the door, revealing a male who was holding a sealed box.

     "um...for miss tamotsu kisa?"

     "yep, that's me! where do I sign?"

     "right here please", the male pointed as he tried his best not to drop the box while balancing it with one arm.

     "amazing! thank you for your good work", kisa smiled as she hastily snatched the box and slammed the door, carrying it over to the living room.

     "what'd you buy?", inasa asked, remembering that he told the girl to buy what she wished for christmas since he wasn't sure what to get her.

"a new outfit", kisa answered, smiling at the stretchy black fabric and matching closed toe strapped heels.

     "can I see?", inasa asked, finally finished with hanging the lights all around the house.

     "absolutely not! it's a surprise", kisa grinned, stuffing the fabric back into the box as she carried it up into her room.

inasa raised a brow, as kisa then quickly reappeared. hobbling down the stairs, kisa jumped into inasa's arms, as she was super thrilled about her new outfit and the present that she's been preparing.

"well aren't you excited", inasa mumbled with a nearly nonexistent smile as he supported the girl's weight.

"of course I am! after all, my lovely husband's been spoiling me", kisa grinned, kissing inasa's forehead as the male carried the girl to the sofa.

"I suppose I have been", inasa tiredly smiled, earning him a kiss to the nose.