Azumi and Neymuri were in charge of the food and baked goods. Hizashi and Ectoplasm set up the decorations. Yuuta and Shouta were keeping the children entertained while Katrina had last minute reports at the school. Katrina rubbed her brow. She had to write up the injuries of the students due to the joint training exercise the first year teachers decided to do. Luckily there wasn't a lot but one thing did worry her. It was about Midoriya. Her and the faculty didn't know how to describe the incident or how to put it into her files. She started to keep files on injuries of students to make sure something isn't overused or have been wounded multiple times before. If one thing gets done over and over, it would and could be the end of these kids' pre-pro hero career. A ringtone interrupted her stare down at the file. She glanced to her side seeing her cell phone lit up. Shouta's name was written across the screen. She picked up the phone, "Hello, my love."
"You do know what time it is right?"
Katrina shook her head but remembered her husband cannot see her. She answered, "No, I do not. Please do tell me the time, Sho."
"The students already arrived against my will. It's fifteen minutes before the part-."
Katrina closed the file and shoved it into her locked filing cabinet as she cursed, "And I'm here working on files about injuries that happened during the joint training exercise when I should be there for my babies' first birthday! God, I'm such a terrible-."
"Don't you finish that sentence, Katrina. Everything is fine. I was just wondering where you are at. I can get Hizashi to stall till you get here."
Katrina's face perked up at the sound of Hizashi stalling. Katrina answered quickly as she grabbed her keys, "Yes! Please do that! I'm on my way now! Love you, bye!"
With that, she hung up and shoved her phone into her purse. All things about Midoriya forgotten as her main priority was her babies.
Katrina felt out of breath by the time she made it to the now older Aizawa's residence. She took in the balloons tied up front. A small smile played on her lips. She couldn't believe her twins were already one years old. Katrina entered the home with Eri running towards her not ready. Eri tugged on Katrina's shirt, "I waited till you got here! I want you to help me get ready, mama."
Katrina placed her purse at the door while slipping her shoes off. Eri grabbed the woman's hand and dragged her to the room where the grandparents were at. Katrina felt relief when she saw the twins were dressed in their attire. Azumi breathed a breath of relief when she saw Katrina come through the door with the seven year old, "Thank goodness you're here. She wouldn't get dressed for the party unless you were here. She ran away from us and Shouta. Hizashi tried but this little girl is quick on her feet."
Katrina raised her brows at the young girl. Eri glanced up at the woman. Katrina knelt down to Eri's height. She moved the girl's grey hair behind her shoulders, "Now Eri... You can't always wait for me to help you get ready. When you start school next year, you have to get ready on your own."
Katrina could see the little girl's eyes start to water. Eri hugged the woman tightly, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Katrina placed a comforting hand to the girl's back. She rubbed in soothing circles. The mother spoke softly, "It's okay, Eri. I'll help you this time but I cannot hold you back when it comes to these things. You have to be a big girl especially for Julieanne and Youta. They're going to look up to you as their big sister. A big sister is a big role but I know you can do it. You already help me take care of them when I needed. You anticipate their needs before I can. If you haven't noticed Julieanne has been following you everywhere and Youta follows her everywhere. They look up to you."
Katrina felt her shirt get lightly wet due to Eri's tears. Katrina pulled the girl lightly away. Her thumb wiping away any fallen tears. Katrina soothed the girl, "Now I want to see you smile. For me, please? Papa would be sad if he saw your tears."
Eri nodded sniffling. Through her teary eyes, Eri gave a smile towards her adopted mother. Azumi handed her daughter-in-law the dress Eri picked out for this occasion. Katrina helped the seven year old change into her dress. The slight glance at the horn on her forehead looked slightly bigger but it wasn't concerning. It made the mother think of her son.
The parents of twins and one scared child didn't feel the need to worry if their son didn't develop his quirk. It shouldn't be a worry. It was their first birthday and he still showed no sign of a quirk. Of course, if he did inherit his father's quirk it would be difficult to test that out. The parents didn't want to be harmed or try to test it out on his students while they are training. It was best to see within the next few years if he will catch up with his sister or not.
Streamers were hung outside at the now the older Aizawa's residence. Shouta brought up to his parents that the two of them thought it would be best if they moved into their old home to help out and see their grandchildren whenever. If Shouta had his way, he wouldn't have invited his students and Shinso but his wife insisted as they were part of the family. The twins were in their highchairs. Julieanne and Eri were dressed in matching dresses. Eri insisted she had to look like her adopted baby sister. Eri wore a red dress as it reminded her of her favorite fruit. Eri picked out the dress for Julieanne at the store. It was a raspberry color. Eri mentioned how Julieanne kept making raspberries. It suited her. For the little boy of the hour, he wore little jean pants with a little button up shirt. A blue sweater was over the plaid button up shirt. Azumi fixed his hair to the side to give him a more polished look. Eri placed Julieanne's hair into mini pigtails ontop of her head.
Cake sat between food and a punch bowl. Shouta's students were mingling and had their turns to greet the birthday twins. The only reason the two were in highchairs was that they would run around and get into everything. Shouta had to scoop up Julieanne before she pulled the cake onto herself. If it wasn't for Iida's quick reflexes in catching the cake, the cake would've landed on her. If one had to get corralled then the other had to too. Youta wasn't complaining as he gummed at his teething ring. The poor boy already going through hardships.
Katrina clapped to get everyone's attention, "Alright so first we are going to do cake then presents. Sound good?"
A chorus of yeses went through the group. Hizashi wrapped an arm around Katrina's neck pulling her to his side. While moving his hand around as if he was conducting, he started to count in English, "1! 2! 3!"
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to Julieanne and Youta!
While the singing continued, Shouta came out with two cupcakes. Each brandished a lit candle. The twins' eyes widened at the light. Katrina wiggled out of Hizashi's grasp to be next to her babies. Shouta was on the other side next to Julieanne. By the end of the song, we tried to get the twins to blow out the candles on their own. They tried but it earned some spittle coming down their chins. Katrina and Shouta blew out their candles and removed the candles. The twins now noticed the little dessert was free of fire and reached over mashing their hands into it. Luckily we placed their bibs on them to protect their clothes. Icing got all over Julieanne's face.
Yuuta snapped some photos of the whole interaction. Katrina was secretly glad for that as she didn't think of it. Eri bounded up to Katrina and pulled on her shirt, "Mama, can we have some cake too?"
Katrina swooped up the girl. Katrina snuzzled her face into the girl's cheek, "Of course! Those two can't have cake all by themselves."
Azumi and Hizashi were already giving out the cake to the students and other faculty. Katrina headed to the food table with Eri on her hip. Azumi handed Eri her plate, "Now don't drop it, missy."
Eri smiled, "I won't!"
Katrina grabbed her own before heading to the table next to the twins. Eri sat on her lap happily eating the cake. Katrina found her husband with his own slice but sitting on the other side of their twins. Her eyes met his. A smile graced her features. A soft small one was returned.
A/N: Here's the official last chapter of the fic! Now I'll be posting the epilogue soon. I already have a few ideas bouncing around about it. Course the epilogue would be off time line of the series as I'm not caught up in manga nor I think it would go that far in where I am going to place it time wise.
