chapter five;

━━━━━━ "WHY DIDN'T YOU MAKE HIM YOUR LOVER?", inasa asked, actually curious to what kisa had meant when she had asked the man to prove it.

"I told you, I like my men and pawns loyal", kisa simply answered.

"then how is he supposed to prove it to you?", chisaki chimed in.

"he isn't. he'll probably never be able to prove that he's sorry to me...or kasumi", kisa sighed, finding it harder and harder to brush her long hair.

     "dabi can you brush it for me please?", kisa asked, sticking her hairbrush out towards the scarred male.

     a grunt was heard as dabi snatched the hairbrush from the girl's hand and started to gently lace it through her locks.

     "then what's the point in all that?", chisaki asked, not understanding what the meaning of the entire skit was.

     "for him to fear me. it would've meant nothing if I just straight up slapped him out of nowhere. I have a feeling I'll be working with him in the near future, whether I like it or not", kisa answered, to which dabi had promptly finished brushing the girl's hair.

"ah! can you do hair?? I've read in those human magazines..it was like a dutch braid!! can you do one of those?", kisa smiled, to which dabi snorted.

"who do you think I am? a hairdresser??"

     "how disappointing", kisa sighed, to which chisaki had stood up to everyone's surprise and lightly shoved dabi away.

     the male carefully combed through the girl's hair with his gloved fingers, parting three sections at the start of the girl's hairline.

     "I didn't know you knew how to do hair", kisa grinned.

"there's many things you don't know about me", chisaki snappily replied.

kisa chuckled. "you and inasa are the most snarkiest indeed".

"and those two?", inasa asked, clearly referring to shigaraki and dabi.

"ah, well when you say it like that...I'd say shigaraki's quite honest about his feelings towards me", the girl hummed. "he hates being so obedient...well...I suppose you all do", kisa chuckled.

"well...I don't totally hate it", dabi grinned, kneeling in front of kisa as chisaki continued braiding the girl's hair.

"and a smart one you are. earning my favorability so when this all ends, I'll help you the most, isn't that right?", kisa asked, sneaking her hands up to dabi's face, caressing over the staples.

dabi lowly chuckled. "got that right".

     kisa knew, from the very beginning, their relationship was based off of exploiting each other. no true feelings, and kisa was okay with that.

     "is it those heroes? the ones kasumi has?", kisa asked, vaguely remembering those faces.

     "all of them", shigaraki spoke up.

     "hm?"

     "not just those ones. I want to destroy all of the heroes".

     a moment of silence filled the room, to which kisa then started bursting out into laughter, making chisaki click his tongue as the girl wouldn't keep still.

shigaraki started getting irritated, thinking that she was laughing at him.

"what's so funny", he snarled.

     "it's just...it works out perfectly! I knew I made the right decisions about picking you four", kisa widely smirked, wiping her singular tear away.

     "what do you mean..right decisions?", inasa questioned.

     "please, you don't actually think I picked you all because of how you look do you?", kisa scoffed.

shigaraki turned his head as he huffed. "obviously not when I look like this...", the male muttered.

kisa's eyes glimmered for a moment before continuing. "we all have the dream of becoming number one. whether it be in the human world, or the yōkai world".

"you want to be the queen of this world?", dabi asked.

     "no. a queen only rules a kingdom. but an empress...an empress rules an entire empire", kisa grinned, looking like a mad woman.

     though the villains were not fazed in the slightest. in fact, they became more intrigued. truth be told, these three days had been the most interesting events of their lives.

     "and how are we exactly playing into this part?", inasa asked in his usual bored tone.

     "all for one is my supporter as of currently...if a war were to ever breakout, you villains and hopefully that tengu guy—along with his region—will make the right decisions of who to support", kisa bluntly answered.

     "I don't get it. you're willing to overthrow your father for what?", inasa questioned.

     kisa slightly frowned, before replying.

"I'm sure you'll find out soon enough", kisa answered. "anyways, thanks for keeping me company. I'll see you four at the feast tonight", kisa dismissed, crawling back onto her bed.

shigaraki and inasa were the first to leave, meanwhile chisaki glanced at the princess before excusing himself.

dabi stayed a moment longer, leaning against the wall as he observed kisa, who just flipped through another one of her human magazines.

"got something to say, fire boy?"

"can you really destroy all the heroes?", the scarred male asked.

"what I can and cannot do is evaluated once I complete or fail a task. I cannot promise that I'm able to kill endeavor, but I can hurt him...really...really bad".

     dabi tensed at that specific hero, making kisa lightly smirk as she hopped off her bed, inching closer to dabi, who had fixed his own posture.

     "how the fuck do you kno—"

     "how I know doesn't matter now does it? it's how I will help you get your revenge, todoroki touya".

     dabi's breath hitched; he felt his palms start to precipitate as he got ready to burn the conniving woman in front of him.

     "don't worry my love, your secret's safe with me", kisa whispered, going on her tippy-toes as she cupped the male's face and placed a kiss on his nose.

     "as long as you help me, I'll help you too".

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for the third night of the feast, kisa actually showed up on time, to everyone's surprise. no one ever knew what the girl was plotting, which was what made her so sly and cunning.

"it's not a bad idea", all might said, agreeing with the second princess, who had proposed that their fiancées stay with them in the yōkai world until the wedding's finished.

     "in fact, I actually invite some of the others to stay with them, so that they don't feel lonely", kisa smiled, glancing over at the league and shie hassaikai in particular.

     "how sweet of you kisa. I'm sure that they'd love to stay, wouldn't they now?", all for one asked, to which a few nodded and hummed in agreement.

     "although our space is a bit limited. I suggest each fiancé only take one friend", isao offered, not wanting too many humans in his home.

     "thank you for your consideration father", kisa bowed, smiling as she went back to her seat, which was on dabi's lap.

     isao nearly spat out his water at how inappropriate the girl was acting.

     all for one chuckled. "I see you've taken a great liking to dabi, kisa".

     "indeed sir. he's quite the entertaining one", kisa widely smiled, to which dabi had raised a brow as to what the girl was planning now.

     "is tomura not to your satisfaction?", the man questioned, hoping that shigaraki was grasping the chance of having a nine-tailed fox as an ally.

     "that's not the case sir", kisa laughed. "in fact, tomura's actually visiting my chambers tonight", the girl boldly stated, making shigaraki choke on his rice.

     all for one bursted out into laughter as isao's face turned beat red from a mix of embarrassment and anger.

     "w-w-what the fuck are you saying?!", shigaraki harshly whispered, to which toga had just giggled nonstop.

     "what? is it so wrong to call my fiancé into my room late at night?", kisa innocently asked, to which shigaraki was shaking with utter disbelief.

     "tomura, no need to be so embarrassed. make sure you fulfill your duty to the best", all for one advised, though the blue-haired male knew that his master had meant for him to get kisa as an ally as soon as possible.

     "of course, master".

     after the humiliating interaction, the feast began normally and ended without trouble, unlike the other two nights.

     shigaraki hesitantly followed kisa to her room, alone this time.

     "sit and take off the hand", kisa commanded, to which shigaraki begrudgingly had done so.

kisa hummed as she pulled another stool to sit in front of shigaraki, making him feel nervous for some reason.

"look at me".

shigaraki silently let out a shaky breath as he followed, lifting his head up as he witnessed a smiling kisa, who held an expensive cylindrical bottle of lotion.

"what are you—"

"you're a really handsome guy tomura. all you need is some care", the girl giggled, gently rubbing the cream all over shigaraki's face.

the blue-haired male flinched at the contact as he looked away, not moving in the slightest.

"come to my room every night tomura, and I'll give you the care you need".

"I don't need it", he huffed, making kisa smile.

"then I suppose I could tell all for one to take you back", kisa threatened, making shigaraki click his tongue in annoyance.

"fine", the man muttered, to which kisa had just continued caressing shigaraki's face, running her thumb over every line and scar.

'how pitiful'.