Two days later, after school, Katsuki and Ochako were together. They stood in front of his family's house. She found it to be impressive. It was much nicer compared to her family's home.

"No need to be nervous," he assured her.

She merely nodded her head along. She didn't need to be nervous with her soul mate around.

Katsuki opened the door and stepped inside first. "Oi!" he called out.

A pleasant aroma drifted through the house. Dinner was being cooked.

As he and Ochako took off their shoes, a woman holding a wooden spoon stepped into view from the front hallway. Mitsuki Bakugo was in her late thirties but could fool anybody with her looks. Fair skin was wrinkle-free, and ash blonde hair had volume to it. Her crimson eyes had a calm before the storm vibe brewing in them. With her genetics, she couldn't deny she was related to Katsuki.

A scoffing noise slipped past her lips. "You finally come home for a visit, and you have someone with you? Tch, as if you could fool me with that illusion spell!" She threw the spoon.

Before it could hit Ochako directly in the face, Katsuki reached out and caught it. He promptly burnt the spoon to a crisp and lowered his arm. "She's not an illusion," he growled.

Mitsuki arched an eyebrow. "Oh? Who is she, then?"

"Ochako Uraraka."

As if taking that as her cue, Ochako smiled at Mitsuki. "It's nice to meet you."

"Yeah, meet the hag that birthed me," Katsuki grunted.

"Meet my ungrateful spawn," Mitsuki said with a sweet smile.

A man came down the front stairs. Masaru Bakugo was in his early forties, and he had an average height and build. Brown hair was spiky, and a short mustache lined his upper lip. Rectangular glasses were in front of brown eyes.

"What a surprise!" he commented.

"And that's my old man," Katsuki told Ochako.

Ochako hoped a calm evening was ahead of her.

xXx

The four sat around the dinner table. Ochako's dish wasn't as spicy compared to the others.

"It's nice you could bring a friend to visit with you," Masaru commented.

Ochako was more than that, though.

"Are you two dating?" Mitsuki asked without batting an eye.

"We're soul mates," Katsuki said, not skipping a beat.

Mitsuki and Masaru froze.

"My brat has a soul mate?" Mitsuki asked in disbelief.

"Looks like that geezer lied," Katsuki huffed.

"We learned about it at UA's gala," Ochako began to explain. "There was a potion that allowed the drinker vision to see—"

"—the red string," Mitsuki and Masaru said together with Ochako.

"Does everybody know about the damn thing?" Katsuki asked.

The married couple looked at each other and then at their son. "There's something we haven't told you about us," Masaru said.

"Don't tell me," Katsuki groaned.

On the other hand, Ochako grinned with excitement. "Are you two soul mates?"

Masaru's lips curved into a smile. "We found out during our time at UA as well. We were already dating, though." He gasped. "Wait, you're soul mates, but not dating?"

It was something unspoken between them, really. Neither had made the first move in saying they were dating. The words "boyfriend" and "girlfriend" had yet to be used by them.

"We're going at our own pace," Ochako assured them.

"You deserve better than this brat," Mitsuki chortled.

Katsuki made a face. "Oi!"

Ochako attempted to hide her giggle behind a hand.

His eyes shot daggers at her. "I heard that, Cheeks."

"You should probably ask her out soon," Masaru stage whispered to his son.

"Shut up," Katsuki grimaced.

Ochako brushed a foot against Katsuki's closest foot. They had gotten good about being discreet.

"Don't ignore your father's advice, you brat," Mitsuki scolded.

"Whatever, hag," Katsuki scoffed.

One of her eyes twitched. "What was that?"

Masaru knew he needed to defuse the situation quickly. "The food's wonderful, dear!"

"It really is," Ochako agreed.

Easily as flipping a switch, Mitsuki smiled at the brunette. "Help yourself to more!"

xXx

After dinner, Katsuki and Ochako left before they could be bombarded with more questions.

"I like your family," she said as they walked along.

He merely grunted in acknowledgment.

"I'm excited for you to meet mine."

He whipped his head to look at her, nearly giving himself whiplash. "Ha?"

"I met yours. It makes sense that you meet mine."

"I brought you to the house because the old hag woulda kill me if I didn't do it any sooner."

She pouted. "But I want you to meet mine..."

His resilience began to crumble. He sighed in defeat and grabbed her hand, lacing their fingers together. "Just not today."

She grinned from ear to ear, squeezing his hand. "I'll call them soon and see when a good day is."

Katsuki yawned. "I need to recharge after being around the hag."

"If you go to bed when we get back to UA, you're going to throw off your sleep schedule."

"Relax, Cheeks. It's just gonna be a nap."

"Should I wake you up to make sure you don't oversleep?" she teased.

"It'd be better if my girlfriend napped with me."

"G–girlfriend?" she squeaked, caught off guard.

Crimson eyes looked into a pair of brown eyes. "Yeah, know anybody who fits that?"

Ochako couldn't control herself. She threw her arms around Katsuki's neck and tightly hugged him.

"I'll take that as a yes," he softly chuckled, hugging her back.

xXx

A/N: Finally got them officially together, woo!