Chapter 3 pt:1
Setsu's pov
We sat on the floor as we faced the people we had saved. Agni-san was groaning as he adjusted his foot and tried to sit up, Aouli-san tried to help him but failed miserably, and Amaris-san has her hands on her hips as she smiles broadly.
"Thank you so much for helping us!" She said as she bowed.
"Uhm, your welcome." I said as I avoided her bright smiles. I felt shy all of the sudden in front of her, well, she had been unconscious all the time I helped her. She looked at her brothers and smacked Aouli-san on the shoulders, he protested and rubbed the spot she had hit him.
"Thanked them too!" She said and laughed.
"Thank you..." He said and looked away. I just smiled at him. It's pretty different that they're awake now, I feel shy and quiet. Mizuki squirmed beside me as Katsumi got up from sitting and walked towards Agni-san to sit beside him.
"I'll introduce them, I guess." Agni-san said as he probably felt the awkward atmosphere between us and his siblings.
"This cute child here is Katsumi." He said as he patted Katsumi on her hair, she giggled as she touched his hands on her hair.
"His brother there is Mizuki, he's a nerd when it comes to quirks." He said and chuckled when Mizuki blushed and hid behind me, I tried to maintain my composure but sometimes my eyes found themselves on the ground, it's my turn now.
"And she's Setsu, the big sis and the one who patched us up." Agni-san said with a smile directed towards me. I tried to smile back without making it a grimace and I guess I succeeded because he chuckled once again.
"Ohh! She's also a big sis like me!" Amaris-san said as she took both of my hands with hers. She was suddenly close, it made me blush. She looked me in the eyes and I saw her beautiful purple eyes once again. It's really hypnotic to look at and this is the first time I saw a scar running at the top on her nose. It's faint but it's one big scar.
"You've got some cool dual colored eyes there, Setsu-chan." She marveled. I gaped my mouth as I tried to form words but I was speechless, I just looked away as I processed what she had said to me. No one, outside of our family, thinks of my eyes as cool and all, they just think of it as nothing and I'm really really happy right now. Dual colored eyes are pretty common, you see.
"I...I got them from our Papa Shoto." I mumbled.
"That's awesome!" She said. I just smiled as she backed away but she's still holding my hands. Mizuki had long since gone up towards Aouli-san as he tried to talk to him.
"They looked happy." Amaris-san suddenly said. I looked towards the others to find them talking.
"You read books?!" Aouli-san asked Mizuki, he nodded so much I thought his head would come off.
"Yeah! Especially the books with some thrillers and horrors!" Mizuki exclaimed and Aouli-san grinned.
"Heh? That's amazing!" He laughed. "I remembered when I read one I got so spooked even though I'm just reading." Mizuki laughed with him as he started discussing an author who writes horror that he loves. I giggled on how cute he acts with Aouli-san. Normally, he is introverted and will observe others silently like any other bookworm but finding a person who is the same will really make him voiced out everything about the interest they both share.
"THIS IS SO COOL AGNI-SAMA!!!" I looked at Katsumi and saw a shocking sight, she was engulfed by orange flames and it almost made me faint. I tried to run towards her at a frantic speed to save Katsumi, but before I could stand up, Amaris-san held tightly on to my hands. I looked at her and was about to protest but she cut me off.
"It's okay Setsu-chan, Agni knows how to be careful, so please calm down." She said. I frown as I look at them once again. Agni-san has some flames on his hand as Katsumi tries to do some moves and I even saw her imitating Papa Shouto. I trust Agni-san but that really nearly gave me a heart attack.
"Okay, I'm calm." I said as I squeezed her hand for comfort and sighed. She grinned at me and removed her hold just so she can pet my hair.
"Good." She said. I smile at her and we both proceed to watch our siblings enjoy themselves, I honestly feel jealous, they all get to bond so quickly and and I'm just here watching it, maybe I can try and get the confidence to talk to her.
-Timeskip-
I get up from my seating position as Amaris-san looks at me.
"Okay, everyone, we're gonna move them to the storage room now." I said. Mizuki and Katsumi protested but they soon got up and walked towards me.
"Aww, but I like this room more." Amaris-san whined. I awkwardly smiled as I roamed my eyes in my room. It is a mess, compared to the state it looks when the trio are not yet here, my room is very messy.
"It's more comfortable there, and spacious." I said. Amaris-san just hummed and pouted.
"How can we carry them?" Mizuki asked as we both looked towards the wounded siblings. I hummed as I think of any possible sort of solutions, everything I think of sounds too much work.
"We can shape shift." Aouli-san suggested. His two siblings nodded in agreement.
"But, like, they'll be sooo BIG!" Katsumi said as she threw her hands on the air trying to measure their height.
"Don't worry, Katsumi-chan." Agni-san said, "We can convert our sizes." He smiled as he closed his eyes. His form starts to change once again but as his transformation finishes, his size is like a puppy.
"Woah!!" Katsumi shouted as she ran towards Agni-san and pet him. Aouli-san chuckled as he too changed into a creature like Agni-san but with blue colored feathers.
"Of course, he's also a griffin." Mizuki giggled as he crouched down and pet Aouli-san. I look towards Amaris-san to see her grinning.
"Watch, Setsu-chan." She said as she began transforming. Her purple eyes had dominated her orbs as her iris became slits. Her face changed shape as black and white furs started sprouting. She also grew two tails where it's full on white and the other is black. My eyes are wide the time she starts shifting, she looks cool and beautiful.
As she finished transforming, she was laying on the ground as she looked up at me.
"Heh, This can be exhausting with a wound." She said as she chuckled. I huffed a laugh as I squat and swiftly but carefully lift her up.
"Don't overdo yourself, Amaris-san." I said. She just smiled at me as I pat her soft furs. I looked towards my siblings as I saw them lifting up the brothers too, they were full on petting and caressing them like they were some sort of puppies.
"Be careful, Katsumi." I said, she might harm Agni-san. She gasped as she carefully patted Agni-san's head as he closed his eyes and started a deep rumble. I blink my eyes as I hear him purr once more when Katsumi scratches his chin. She giggled as she enjoyed giving pets.
"Woah, Aouli-san, do you purr too?" Mizuki asked as he started petting him too.
"Uhh..no..stop, Mizuki..." Aouli-san protested but it's clear he likes the pets. He tried dodging and stopping himself from purring but when Mizuki scratched at his belly, a purr rumbled on his body. Mizuki laughed as Aouli-san grumbled at him.
"Purring...sounds weird." I mumbled. I heard a laugh come from Amaris-san and look down on her.
"They look cute, though." She said, and I couldn't agree more. I pat her once again and look up towards my siblings.
"Okay, let's go to the storage room." I said.
-Timeskip-
We lay them down on the futon we had prepared beforehand. They were back on their human form as they lay their bodies and sigh in relief. Amaris-san had snuggled on the pillow and seemed to fall asleep.
"Setsu-nee, we're gonna find some foods to eat." Mizuki said as he stood up.
"Yeah! I'm hungry. Agni-sama is probably hungry too." Katsumi said as she caressed her tummy.
"I want to sleep though..." Agni-san said as Aouli-san followed it with a big yawn. His brother followed suit with another yawn.
"Ehhh, we're still gonna eat!" Katsumi said as she dragged her big brother with him and exited the storage room.
"Imma just get some few winks..." Agni-san muttered as he slowly closed his eyes. The two brothers had fallen asleep making me breath and quickly check their wounds.
I first looked at Agni-san, checking the bandage on his leg to see it is still tightly tied, I smiled as I put the blanket back over his legs. Next is Aouli-san. I checked to see that his bandages were still in place, a sigh of relief came out of my mouth, at least I did a decent job in keeping their wounds shut. Finally, it was Amaris-san's turn. As I slowly reached my hand to reach over her blanket, she all of a sudden turned towards me, making me yelp and fall on my butt on the floor. I didn't really notice that her ears were still perked up, indicating that she was still up. She had a cheeky grin on her face making me huffed and pout.
"Seriously, Amaris-san." I said and sighed. She just laughed and slowly sat up on her futon. I hesitate on getting closer to her as I fix my seating position and straighten my body. She raised her brow as she folded her arms.
"Don't be shy, Setsu-chan, come closer." She said and it only made me anxious more. I nervously clenched my hands as I stood up, Amaris-san looked at me and watched with amusement.
I slowly approached her and sat, adopting a formal seating position. She giggled at my unease as she patted my shoulder.
"Alright, no need to be nervous around me so much." She said. I clenched my fist more as it became white because of too much force.
"I...can't be nervous when I'm being watched by a hawk or fox in this case." I said as I lifted my gaze at her, she just has that smile still as her eyes are not seen because of how wide it is.
"I'm sorry about that, Setsu-chan." She said with a genuine apology in her tone. "I can't help it sometimes, and even though it's some cute kids that help us out, I still manage to be scary." She said with a laugh. I just chuckled as I looked down on my hands.
"It's just, I felt like being drawn and then at the same time unease by how you look at me, Amaris-san. Even though it felt scary at first, I was just really drawn." I said, not even sure if what I'm saying can even explain the feeling of that eyes boring on mine. She managed to completely make her power known and at the same time comfort you with it. I just can't seem to explain the feeling of something that manages to make you frightened and comforted at the same time. It's too new, too broad to explain.
"I just want to make sure that my lil bros are safe, you get what I'm feeling?" She asked and I nod. I completely agree with what she is saying.
"I heard that you guys are the children of the three greatest heroes? Am I correct?" I slightly jolt to her question. Jeez, she's very nice but there is that tense vibe that she always gave off. I keep quiet to not make any mistake by asking anything about their secrets after. She looks at me for a second as she slowly cups my hands into her own, I look at her and she just made me catch my breath in my throat, she continued to speak.
"Is there anything wrong with my question?" She asked with a calm and soothing tone. I shook my head as my back had slumped.
"Uhm...yes, we are the children of three greatest heroes." I said. She voiced out her amazement as her eyes suddenly had a gleam of hope, but she shook it as her smile was in place again but it was strain.
"So this country also has good heroes, huh..." She muttered. I shouldn't have heard that I supposed, nonetheless I remained silent as she has that far away look on her purple eyes. It looks sad and that made me have the courage to speak once again.
"Well, having three pro heroes as your parents can have it's own pros and cons," I said, her attention snapped at me as she leaned a bit to listen closely.
"They can be fun dads, like showing you some cool tricks with their quirks." I said as I smiled remembering the times our dads show off their quirks and just being plain lovable fathers.
"Papa Shoto is the best with his ice and fire quirks. I love his ice quirk more because it's cold and I love cold things." I said as I giggled. "He's a quiet dad and also patient with us when we sometimes screw things over." She chuckled as she indicated to me to continue.
"Papa Izuku is cool because when he does that parkour thing it makes us excited and experience what he is experiencing! He would carry us and jump high." I stated. "He's also a good story teller when Katsumi and Mizuki had a hard time sleeping."
"Papa Katsuki has an explosive quirk," I said. "He wouldn't use his quirk because we might get in an accident. He's a caring and loving dad despite him being so strict and he's also a great cook! I love his curry!" I'm really happy that they managed to be there and just enjoy their free time with us.
"Though, sometimes they are busy." I said as my smile turned into a furrow. "I was left to be in charge of my siblings when they have problems with some villains. I lost count how many times this happened." I looked down and stared at our joined hands. I should be happy that they are our fathers, that they care for us and that they are still alive. But I can't help to just have these thoughts that they shouldn't be a hero anymore, that they should only be normal dads and we have a normal family.
I took a deep breath and sighed. It's just a hidden and fleeting thought, but it always bugs me whenever they are out and fighting. I fear for their lives, but I should believe them that they will be back home alive and well. They are strong, I know it, that's why we are safe and no one in my family is dead.
Then, by some chance, as if Amaris-san knows what I'm thinking, she took me in her arms and hugged me so tight. I gasped as I tried looking at her face but she just tightened her embrace. I had to sit on her lap and embrace back.
"Amaris-san...?" I asked as she then started stroking my hair.
"It's going to be alright, Setsu-chan." She whispered as I blinked.
"It's tough but you'll manage, you are a good big sis to your little siblings and you're a brave little girl." She said. I can feel her smile on my hair making my eyes blurry once again. I can feel myself starting to cry.
"Sometimes it's going to be unbearable but remember that Mizuki-kun and Katsumi-chan also support you." I nodded as I buried my face on her shoulder. She hushed a little as she kissed my head and stroked them.
"They are often away but don't let the loneliness of it get you, you said so yourself that they are loving parents." I hummed an answer as I hugged her tightly.
"Thank you, Amaris-san." I murmured. She hummed as she caressed my hair once again. I feel calm and peaceful. My eyes slowly got heavy, I tried to keep them open to try and talk to Amaris-san. I wanted to know more about them and maybe even know why they ended up in that bad state. But the soothing silence and her gentle hands stroking my hair, my sleepiness was slowly winning. Amaris-san looks at me and softly laughs. She moved us into a more comfortable position to sleep and I didn't even have the willpower to protest. As the darkness took over I heard Amaris-san.
"Sleep tight, Setsu-chan." She murmured as darkness finally took over.
-Timeskip-
I don't know how long I was sleeping, but surprisingly it felt good for once. That is until Mizuki and Katsumi ran into the room slamming the door open and making all of us wake up in shock. Agni-san had screamed like a woman seeing a rat in the kitchen. Katsumi was startled but soon she was laughing hysterically. Mizuki wanted to join in on the fun but he looked troubled and serious.
"Onee-san!! They're home!!" He blurted out. We all stopped their antics as they processed what Mizuki had said. My skin paled. I looked at the other three, they seemed to have tensed up, Amaris-san squeezed me just a little tighter, I looked at her and saw her nervous face, and her hands were slightly shaking, my heart sank just seeing her scared.
"Don't worry Amaris-san." I get up and look at her with a calm smile, "I will make sure you guys stay here." I tried to reassure her and I think it worked, she looks at me and smiles genuinely.
I walked towards Mizuki and indicated Katsumi to follow us, we all went out of the room and gently closed the door, I faced them with a determined look.
"Let's go." I said, they all, both of them looked determined and ready to face our father.
"Yeah!! Let's go!" They say in unison pumping their fists up in the air, we walk downstairs, we are all ready to greet them.
I walk down slowly as Katsumi and Mizuki run down the stairs, as we settle we see that they have not made it inside yet. We sat down on the sofa in the living room to wait a bit longer.
"Are you guys ready?" I asked as I looked at them. Mizuki has a troubled look on his face as he fiddles with his thumbs.
"I....I don't k-know Setsu-nee. What i-if they f-find them..." He muttered, a frown settling on his face. "E-even worse, kick them out." He seems to be on the verge of tears as I felt my resolve weakening. Who knows what would happen if they found out about them.
"They will not, Mizuki-nii and Setsu-nee!" Katsumi yelled as she clenched her fist and stepped on the coffee table. "If they find out about them, we will fight them off!!" She protests, we both chuckle softly. Kudos for Katsumi for cheering us on.
"Find who, Katsumi?" We all froze in our position as we registered Papa Katsuki's voice. All of us have our eyes widened as we stare at our fathers entering the house with groceries on their hands. Papa Katsuki has a serious expression on his face as his arms are crossed.
"OH NOOO!!" Katsumi shouted as she scrambled out of the living room and ran upstairs. I bit my lips as I thought of something to do, just to make this scene settle.
"Katsumi!!" Papa Katsuki and I both called and we looked at each other, he looked confused and also angry while I tried to get the atmosphere of suspicion to disappear. This is getting dangerous, the calm atmosphere I tried to maintain a while ago just to fool our dads into thinking nothing is going on is slowly disappearing at a fast pace.
"This is bad, this is bad, this is bad..." Mizuki muttered beside me. Papa Izuku looked at Mizuki and I in confusion while Papa Shoto had his brow raised.
"Why are you guys troubled?" Papa Izuku asked us worriedly.
"Uh...nothing...it's nothing really." I said, 'Shit, we're all screwed.' I thought.
"I'm going upstairs." Papa Katsuki said as he put the groceries down and walk towards the stairs.
"No! Wait Dad!" Mizuki said as he ran after him.
"What's wrong? Why are you acting nervous?" Papa Izuku asked once again. I bit my lips as I tried to think of something and looked at Mizuku and Papa Katsuki disappearing on the second floor and then at our other two dads. I opened my mouth but I closed it once again as I felt my throat clump closed.
'They're going to find out,' I repeatedly thought as I looked down. 'I failed them.' I blink as I look up. Papa Izuku and Papa Shoto had decided to let go of the groceries as they looked at me worriedly.
"Setsu?" Papa Shoto called and I just burst into tears.
"What the hell?!" I heard Papa Katsuki yell as I cried more.
God, this operation: hide the three is a disaster.
Word count: 3509 words
A/N: okay so I hope you guys love it, lemme know what you guys think will happen next time. until then MONOKUMAFAN226 OUT!!!!!!
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