"Baby bird? You ready to go?"

Cursing under my breath, I take one last look at my reflection to make sure everything is as perfect as it can be before leaving the comfort of my bedroom. A little pitiful whine leaving my lips. My stomach twisting uncomfortably, my mind already dreading how tonight is going to pan out. A small sigh leaves my lips as I head down the stairs, my feet forcing me toward the front door before my mind can even tell them not to go.

Why couldn't I just have a quiet night in with my boyfriend and dog and have cuddles and watch movies all night until we fall asleep?!

At the bottom of the stairs, sending me a reassuring smile and trying to convince me that tonight will be alright, stood Keigo. A small smile plays on my lips as I meet him at the bottom of the stairs and we share a soft tender kiss, the male squeezing my ass playfully to try and make me relax. Giggling, I impishly hit his chest and stick my tongue out before admiring my hunk of a boyfriend.

God he looked hot... No wonder he's a model...

The male had dressed himself in his best formal but casual attire. He wore some jeans that hugged him just right, a simple white polo shirt and a black suit jacket. The polo shirt deliciously hugged his shirt (which made him look extremely attractive to me right now!). In his arms, a beautiful bouquet of flowers ready to gift to my mother to give himself a good impression. He even bought my mom a box of chocolates! A grin stretches across his face as my teeth dig into my bottom lip.

Couldn't we just stay home now?! He's dressed up so good~

Chuckling gently, Keigo presses a kiss to my cheek and mumbles something dirty into my ear making me groan and shiver gently. A playful smile stretches across my lips as I pat his pert ass gently before heading toward the kitchen to grab myself a little reliever. My hand wrapping around the neck of the bottle and pulling it from the rack making Keigo ogle at me with wide eyes.

"Do you really need to bring that bottle of wine?" He asks, his tone slightly reprimanding yet the grin on his lips tells me differently as I slide it into my bag, "Is that for dinner?"

"No, it's for me," I reply simply, grabbing my lip gloss and quickly applying it, puckering my lips toward my reflection before taking a deep breath, "Tonight's going to be a train wreck so I need to bring my happy juice,"

"You're adorable, baby bird," he coos, pursing his lips toward me for a kiss before whining as I push him back by his face so my hand presses against his lips, "So, do we have plan?"

Humming gently, I tuck a strand of Keigo's hair behind his ear before letting him leave my home. Once I know all the doors are shut and Angel is only restricted to the hallways and the kitchen, I kiss my furry baby goodbye and leave too, locking the door behind me with a small sigh. My heart in my throat as I walk toward the car and let Keigo climb into the passenger seat. The male gently rests his hand on my thigh as I begin our journey to my moms home.

"Right so, the plan," I begin, taking a deep breath as I manoeuvre out of my driveway and onto the public road, my stomach whining as I drive, "So... hopefully, my step dad —"

"Step dad?" He asks tilting his head, looking toward me as I nod softly, a giggle leaving my lips as he frowns gently, "Am I not meeting your dad too?"

"My dad isn't alive, Keigo... he hasn't been since I was little," I explain softly, smiling weakly as he squeezes my thigh, "My mom has a boyfriend, his name is Damien and he's super understanding. If he opens the door, then we'll be okay... if ma opens the door then we're fucked,"

"Sorry about your dad," Keigo says softly, sighing to himself as he leans back into the chair and hums, "I feel like such a dick... shouldn't have treated you the way I did... I'm sorry... and I know I keep saying that but I really do mean it..."

"What matters is that you're fixing your mistakes and you make me happier than I ever could be," I reassure him, lacing my fingers around his and kiss his knuckles softly, giggling as he hums, "I love you, feathers,"

"Feathers?" He asks with a chuckle, smiling at the new nickname as he places his hand back on my thigh so I can turn into a junction and drive down the motorway with a small hum, "What about bird brain?"

"I can call you dickhead if you want," I reply, laughing as he gawks toward me with wide eyes and his mouth agape, "I'm joking! Jokes! You're beautiful and I love you, favourite hero other than Fat Gum because Fat Gum is superior and deserves more love,"

"I love you too," Keigo hums clearing his throat before grabbing the aux cord and connecting it to his phone that totally does not have an Endeavor themed phone case like the little fanboy he is, "Now! Enough talk, let's have some fun!"

Giggling to myself, I watch as Keigo plugs the aux cord in and files through his playlist. The male grinning to himself as he presses onto some upbeat music with a catchy tune and plays it through the speakers. Without a second thought, Keigo turns the volume up as loud as he can without making me crash the car and headbangs to the music. The male practically yelling out the lyrics as he jams in the seat to it.

Like the dork he is, as there's a music break between the lyrics, he begins playing the air guitar and the drums. The male grinning to himself as he plays the air, rocking his head back and forth and tapping his foot against the carpet of the car. As he plays the air guitar, he does music sounds making me laugh. Him making an absolute fool of himself made me relax slightly.

As the lyrics start up, the pair of us belt out the lyrics with big smiles. My head gently bobbing to the beat as I speed down the motorway, giggling as Keigo sticks his tongue out. The two of us rocking out to the music, laughing between each other as I turn into my mother's driveway and park up beside Arata's car with a smile. Keigo presses a kiss to my cheek as I switch the car off and he pulls his phone from the cord. The male sending me a reassuring smile as I take a deep breath.

No turning back now...

Already dreading how this is going to play out, I push myself out of the car and shut the door after getting my bottle of wine. Please, god, let this go well... Before we get to the front door, Keigo wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me in for a quick kiss. The male sending me a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry about this too much," Keigo hums gently, poking my nose making me giggle and scrunch it up with a smile, "I have flowers and chocolates, if that doesn't work. I will bring out the big guns,"

"And that is?" I ask arching a brow, watching as he winks playfully toward me and taps the side of his nose making me scoff and roll my eyes, "Keigo Takami, tell me what it is and tell me now or I will let my mother beat you with a sandal,"

"If worst comes to worst," he begins, rubbing circles on my backs of my hands, taking a deep breath as he looks toward me, "I will fake a call from the agency and leg it out of there,"

"And leave me to the wolves?" I ask, crossing my arms over my chest making Keigo chuckle and shake his head, "What? You're gonna drag me with you?"

"Yes! And then we'll move to America and own a little bookstore away from civilisation," He replies making me snort which results me in covering my mouth as I laugh, "What? Don't beat it til you try it! And we'll have the company of our pet cows Bessie and Daisy and have a chicken farm,"

Rolling my eyes at my dorky boyfriend, I clear my throat and head toward the front door. My eyes widening slightly as my mothers dog, Frankie, bulldozes toward me and tackles me to the ground making me laugh. The dog barking happily and licking my face, his tail wagging happily as he nuzzles my cheek before looking up at Keigo who sends the dog a smile.

Without a second thought, Frankie jumps up at Keigo and pulls him down to the floor making the male squeak and laugh. The dog being as friendly as ever, greeting Keigo with sloppy kisses. The blonde male laughing gently and smiling as I sit up.

"Frankie! Off the poor boy, come on," Damien hums, whistling toward the dog who dutifully trots off and heads back into the door. My pink haired step father sending an apologetic smile toward Keigo and helping him to his feet, "I apologise, Frankie doesn't understand the concept of personal space,"

"It's fine; Angel's always trying to get my attention all the time too," Keigo replies with a small smile, shaking Damien's hand as he composes himself, "I'm Keigo Takami, I'm (Y/n)'s boyfriend, it's nice to finally meet you,"

"Of course, I'm (Y/n)'s stepfather, Damien," Damien explains with a smile before running his fingers through his pinned back hair and arching a brow, "You never told us you were dating the number two hero, (Y/n)~ Look at you go!"

"Ha!... Yeah, I know," I hum anxiously, rubbing the back of my neck as I look toward him with a nervous smile, "Where's mom?"

"She's in the kitchen, grumbling as per usual," Damien hums with a small chuckle, arching a brow at the wine bottle I clutch in my arms before beckoning us in, "Make yourself at home, dinner should be ready in about twenty minutes. Amai and Arata are already in the living room, I'll be in the kitchen helping your mom if you need me (Y/n),"

Nodding softly, we both slip our shoes off and shut the door behind us. The tension between us riding high as we lace our hands together and walk into the living room. My eyes narrowing toward my sister who's sending me a sickly sweet smile that makes my stomach coil. Taking a deep breath, I sit on the couch with Keigo beside me. The blonde not so subtly sneaking looks at my childhood photos and grinning to himself.

Biting my lip, I lean into Keigo and ignore the pointed stares my sisters sending me; snuggling into my boyfriend for comfort who holds me close and presses a gentle kiss to my forehead. Please let this go well. Please, god, don't let my mom throw whatever she can at him. And, please, please, please, don't let my mom curse him out. That's the last thing I want...

Family dinners always go wrong... it's a disaster waiting to happen!

Trying to calm my nerves gently, I turn my attention to the tv, a groan leaving my lips at the boring documentary my mother must have put on thinking it was interesting when it clearly isn't. Ignoring my sisters whines of protest, I grab the remote and switch to something much better. To a simple game show instead (so mom doesn't rip my head off about putting on a comedy or something). Educational and interesting.

"What's his name?!" I hear my mother shriek, making me wince slightly as I look toward Keigo who's still looking as chill as ever however his wings tell a different story, "Damien Joshua Horsgrave, please, for the love of god, tell me you're joking!"

"Let the fun begin," Amai hums, sticking her tongue out toward me as I glare at her and uncork my bottle of wine, "Ooh! Wine, can I ha —"

"No," I spit out, taking a swing of the wine from the bottle so she doesn't try to pour herself a glass and swallow down the beverage while Keigo rubs soothing circles on my back, "You're the reason we're in this fucking mess in the first place, you don't deserve shit,"

"Damien! You're clearly lying, there's no way she's dating that —" My mother begins before walking into the living room and freezing in her tracks; the woman's hands curling into fists as she stands there staring at my boyfriend. Like a gun honing in on its target, "Why the hell is he in my house?"

"Hi, Miss (L/n)," Keigo says calmly, pushing himself to his feet and picking up the chocolates and the bouquet with a small smile and holds them toward her, "I'm (Y/n)'s boyfriend, thank you for inviting us to dinner tonight. I bought you a bouquet and some chocolates as a thank you for your hospitality,"

"Please tell me he's lying," My mother hisses, looking toward Amai who shakes her head before looking toward me; making me bite my lip nervously, "(Y/n) (M/n) (L/n), why is he in my house?"

"You asked me to bring my boyfriend," I reply clearing my throat to try and sound more confident than I was feeling, pointing to Keigo who's still standing there politely trying to hand my mother her presents that he bought in hopes of sweetening her up, "There he is,"

"Get out of my house," My mother growls glaring toward Keigo, hitting the bouquet and chocolates out of his hand making him sigh gently, "Now! I do not need people like you in my daughters life! Get out of my house!"

"As you wish," Keigo hums, clearing his throat and grabbing his coat as he slides his shoes on, the male not wanting to provoke my mother further and possibly ruin our future, "Thank you for your hospitality, I do hope you don't treat all your guests like this, I'll be waiting in the car baby bird..."

As he leaves, I glare toward my mother who glares straight back toward me. The pair of us having a stand off as I stand up from the couch and curl my own hands into fists.

"As for you!" My mother yells, ignoring the faint giggles leaving my sister as her boyfriend hits her arm softly and shakes his head, "What the hell were you thinking?! He ruined your childhood! What? You thought that since I'm trying to get you to go out dating you'd get back at me by dating someone as vile as him!"

"Mom! He's not like that anymore!" I reply, matching her volume and her tone, tightening my grip around the neck of the wine bottle, "I would have told you in due time but I wanted it to be a slow process because I knew you'd act like this! But no! You wouldn't let me back out of this stupid dinner!"

"You wanted —"

"No I didn't!" I cut her off, my yelling getting louder as she looks at me with wide eyes. Never in all my life have I raised my voice at my mom. I'm a dead woman once this is over. If not, I will be soon, "Amai wanted this fuck up of a dinner! I didn't! I tried to reject the offer and you wouldn't let me! Keigo's been nothing but supportive and trying to show how much he's changed! He bought you fucking flowers and chocolates and you had the gall to slap it out of his hands when he had done nothing wrong?!"

"Don't you dare talk to me like —"

"I can and I will! I'm not a little girl anymore and I know my own mind and I know my own heart!" I yell back, trying not to let the fact that she's grabbing a sandal affect my mood, "I'm not brainwashed! I'm not being tricked into anything!... I'm leaving, and if you step a foot into my house for the next week, so help me Amai, I will murder you. He's not the bully anymore, if anything, you two are the bullies!"

Taking a nervous breath as I finish, I bend down and pick up the chocolates and the bouquet from the floor and glare toward them as I leave the house. My eyes widening as a red feather flies past my ears and pins the sandal to wall as it flies throw the air. My mother standing there shocked while Keigo shakes his head toward her before looking back at someone...

Was Damien outside with him?...

Shutting the front door behind me, my eyes soften seeing Damien leaning against the bonnet of my car sending Keigo a reassuring smile. Keigo smiling back toward him before pulling me into his arms as soon as I'm within his reach making me snuggle into his chest with a small sigh.

"I know it's not what you want or the reaction you're hoping for but give it time," Damien tells him, patting my boyfriend on the shoulder gently before looking toward the house where my mom is yelling at him through the window to come back inside making him shake his head, "I apologise for her behaviour... she just wants what's best for her girls and sometimes what she wants isn't always what the girls want. As for Amai suggesting this, I'll have a word with her about it. You shouldn't feel pressured into doing something you weren't ready for,"

"I was kind of expecting the screaming and the yelling," Keigo says honestly as he rubs the back of his neck with a nervous smile, "I would have been concerned if she didn't if I'm being all honest..."

"Maybe but she does need to realise people are capable of change. You're also the number two hero and being a bully would dampen your reputation," Damien hums with a chuckle as he ruffles my hair gently, "How about we ditch those party poopers and get takeout? I can get to know your boyfriend better and talk him up to your mom,"

"You'd do that?" I ask looking toward my step father who nods gently and pokes my nose making me giggle, "You're the best Damien,"

"Hey, you're happy and that's what matters, you're finally in a relationship too which is an added bonus," Damien teases with a smile before opening the car door for us to get in, "I'll drive, you two can cuddle in the back,"

"What about mom?" I ask nervously, seeing her glare toward my boyfriend who simply blows her a kiss with a cocky grin making me bite back a laugh, "Keigo; she will throw a sandal at you if you're not careful,"

"That's if she can get the sandal off the wall," Keigo hums with a small chuckle, kissing my forehead before ushering me into the car and opens the window of the living room with his wings, "Hey, Mrs (L/n), I'll see you at Christmas! I'll make sure you buy you a book on how to treat your guests because clearly you need to brush up on your mannerisms!"

"Keigo!" I scold with a giggle; pulling him into the car as my mom goes to storm out the house, however, Keigo's feathers beat her to it and locks the house from the outside as we snuggle in the back seat, "You know she's going to leave a very long and loud voicemail on my phone now,"

"Don't worry; I'll answer the phone, I can teach her how to greet people properly too," Keigo teases making Damien shake his head with a smile and get into the drivers seat, "I do hope this doesn't affect your relationship with their mother, Damien,"

"Oh don't worry, she just needs time to cool off," Damien explains pulling out of the driveway and driving off toward a takeout place making me smile, "I know she seems a bit over the top and protective but she really is a sweet woman, give it time and she'll be loving you. I have to say, kudos for not freaking back at her,"

"Well, if I did, no doubt Amai would tape it and send it to the papers and ruin my reputation," Keigo explains with a small smile, "I pick my battles; sir, like saving my girlfriend from a sandal to the head,"

"And I thank you dearly for that, you saved me from receiving a concussion,"...

"Do I get a reward later?~"...

"Well... maybe, depends how I'm feeling,"...