chapter forty;

━━━━━━ "WOW, VIP? YOU'VE SURELY outdone yourself inasa", kisa complimented as the five were seated at a round table that was in a separate room, away from the peasants.

     "I assumed that most of us...wouldn't want to show our face in public, especially in front of so many people", inasa responded as he took of his diving helmet, to which chisaki had shed his mask and shigaraki had took off father.

     meanwhile dabi just sat there, shrugging.

     "hm~ what should we have for dinner tonight? any suggestions?", kisa asked as she picked up the menu.

"for appetizers I suggest the sweet and spicy jalapeño poppers and the savory party bread", inasa said, to which no one had chimed in.

     with a knock on the door, the manager suddenly came in with four waitresses, who each wore a tight fitting pencil skirt and held a tray with a variety of drinks.

     "I want the grilled rib chop", dabi stated, to which the manager had started scribbling down the orders while the waitresses had placed a drink beside each of kisa's husbands.

     "so straight to entrées, and no appetizers I see", the manager smiled as he looked up to see who was to order next.

     "I'll take the special shrimp stir fry", inasa said.

     "good choice", the woman standing beside him commented, to which inasa just gave a curt nod.

     "I'll have the classic cheese ravioli", chisaki ordered.

"stuffed chicken", shigaraki demanded.

"and for the lady?", the manager smiled.

"grilled rib chop too", kisa smiled as the manager just nodded, putting his notepad back into his pocket as him and the rest of the waitresses left.

kisa then took a sip of champagne as she sighed with content.

"now, before we relax, let's talk about business first", kisa started.

"kai, I've successfully gotten someone to manufacture your bullets. you can ask the shie hassaikai to pick it up at tomura's bar in about a few months, maybe even as quick as a month", kisa said, to which chisaki just nodded.

"and now that machia's on our side, you four should be all set.

we will head back to claim my throne, and I'll have someone momentarily rule as we come back the create some fucking chaos", the girl grinned.

"but in the meantime, I need to retrieve some power from the inari ōkami, and tomura, you still need to inherit all for one", kisa reminded.

     shigaraki just nodded as he honestly didn't want to leave kisa meanwhile the other three men got to spend time with her.

     even if it wasn't necessarily spending time, and just working together.

     "I think you should stay here too kai. you and the shie hassaikai should try to distribute the quirk-canceling bullets as soon and as much as possible", kisa suggested.

chisaki just nodded as he also felt a bit dejected, deeming inasa and dabi as lucky.

"which means inasa and dabi will be coming back with me. oh! and eri", kisa smiled, making chisaki even more solemn.

just as kisa was about to speak once more, the door had suddenly opened without a knock like previously.

"mommy?", a little boy meekly called out, to which all five adults had turned around to witness a child with the same dark hair as kisa, except his eyes were bright blue.

dabi clicked his tongue. "man, you didn't tell us you already had a son", the scarred male dejectedly sighed, to which kisa had just shot him a glare before turning back to the little boy.

"child, I'm not your mother. you must've gotten the wrong person", kisa said as she stood up, walking over to the little boy as she kneeled down in front of him.

     observing his petite little face, a man with blonde hair and blue eyes suddenly appeared behind him, looking down upon the girl.

     "my sincerest apologies miss, but when I took my son to the restroom, it seems that he had ran away when I wasn't looking", the male explained as he picked the little boy up.

     "and there also seems to be a striking resemblance between you and my wife, so it was only natural that my three year-old son got a bit confused. so if you'll please excuse u—"

     before the man could leave, a woman with shoulder length dark hair and brilliant yellow eyes had appeared.

     indeed, the woman held much similar features to the younger girl, who immediately recognized the woman as her own mother.

     "what are you doing here love?", the man asked, to which the woman had snapped out of her trance to reply.

     "I...you two took so long that I went out to find you guys...and it seems..you've accidentally inconvenienced someone", the woman breathed out, pretending not to know kisa.

     "I see, well, we have caused you all enough trouble now. so if you'll excuse us..."

     "actually dear, may I have a moment with this lady please? I have a feeling...that I've seen her before", the wife smiled, to which the husband had just nodded as he took their son away.

"may I speak with you alone?", the woman politely asked, to which the four men had peered over kisa's body that was blocking the majority of the woman.

"actually...you can say what you have to say in front of my husbands and I", kisa answered, feeling her heartbeat quicken as she knew she wouldn't be able to talk to her mother alone.

the woman just nodded as she stepped inside the room, to which the four men had gotten a good glance at kisa's mother and how ridiculously similar they had looked.

"well? what did you want to say, mother?"

the woman guiltily looked down at her shaking legs, as she witnessed teardrops on her slightly wrinkly hands.

     lifting her head back up, the woman's lips parted as she croaked out an apology.

     "I'm..sorry kisa", the woman softly spoke out as kisa looked quite indifferent.

     "is that all?", kisa asked, to which the woman was a bit baffled.

     "is that all you've wanted to say after 10 years of abandonment? is that all you've wanted to say after leaving me with those fucking bitches that've looked down upon me since birth because I wasn't a full-blooded yōkai just like the rest of them?", kisa calmly yet intensely asked, making the woman flinch.

     kisa's four husbands quietly watched as they've never seen the girl so upset, genuinely upset.

"well? got nothing to say? then I'll see you out, madam".

kisa aggressively swung open the door as the woman hesitantly stepped out, having the door slammed in front of her face as she knew that that would be the last she ever saw of kisa.

inasa stood up as he made his way over to kisa, who's bangs had overshadowed half of her face as she leaned against the doors.

"quit crying, it doesn't suit you", the dark-haired male softly mumbled, lifting kisa's face as he momentarily stopped, witnessing a tear stained kisa who was biting her bottom lip to stop the quivering.

chisaki came over with a napkin and wiped the tears away, meanwhile inasa had carried the girl back to the table.

     leaning against inasa's shoulder, kisa sobbed as she muttered curse words beneath her breath.

     "fuck..."

     "honestly, it's all in the past", chisaki mumbled, combing through kisa's hair. "what matters now is that you're here with us".

     "and you're the one that said that it's okay to be different", inasa whispered, kissing the top of kisa's head.

     "we're all here...for you...", shigaraki murmured, embarrassed to admit it but all four men knew that it was true.

"plus, you still have my mother don't you?", dabi grinned, to which the other three were more annoyed than confused by that statement.

kisa just nodded as inasa caressed the girl's cheek, soothing her as he held onto her tightly.

the five just stayed there silently until a knock was heard, and the door opened revealing the waitresses and manager.

awkwardly setting the plates and food down, one waitress winked at one of the four men, to which kisa had clicked her tongue in annoyance.

     abruptly standing up and slamming her hands on the table.

"we're having a fucking moment here! so if you'll excuse us, I don't appreciate you flirting with my damn husbands while I'm in the middle of a pathetic meltdown!", kisa shouted as the other girl had flinched at her harsh tone.

"why're you all still here? want me to burn this place down?!", kisa threatened as a ball of black flames suddenly appeared in the palm of her hands, to which the manager had quickly apologized and rushed everyone out.

sighing, kisa sat back down on inasa's lap as the male continued caressing the girl's cheek, meanwhile the rest started on dinner as if none of that had happened.

"you know princess...jealousy suits you pretty well", dabi smirked.

"fuck you".

"I sure hope you do", the scarred male replied as shigaraki and chisaki choked on their meal.