Chapter Fourteen:

Small ponds

He wasn't peeved. Oh, he was pissed. The man was sitting in the living room waiting for her to return home. Long lanky arms crossed with the look of disappointment on his face; even with Pumpkin rubbing against her leg as a greeting. Didn't settle the butterflies fluttering in the pit of her stomach. The young woman's legs felt heavy almost led-like giving her trouble stepping through the door.

"Um…H-Hi, Toshi" Fable smiled weakly as she shrugged off her jacket and hung it up

"Where were you!" The blond asked, causing Fable to inwardly flinch, he went straight to the point, "Hachiko said you left hours of ago"

"I…uh…decided to walk home and ran into a villain" the woman sighed

"A VILLAIN!" all anger on the man's face was washed away as he went to comfort his lover, "thank goodness you're okay"

"Eh," Fable shrugged. "The police let him go and arrested me instead." She couldn't help but to sound bitter about it.

Fable saw the confused look on the older man's face and decided to continue. "I was using my quirk to stop him…they thought I was using it illegally even though I'm still with my agency back in the states. No, agency in japan haven't picked me up yet…so I guess…since I haven't 'debut' here as hero…they don't know about me…but I still think it's stupid"

"Oh, …at least it's cleared up now…right? The older man tried to hide the worry in his voice.

"Mhm~" Fable nodded weakly, he doesn't need to know the detail of that evening he has too much on his plate already, "if it was anything serious I would tell you, dear" she placed a light kiss on his lips, "let's get you to bed"

She took the man's hand and lead him into their shared room, the young woman didn't feel like showering tonight. She was too tired and would do it in the morning before starting out her day. Stripping down to her panties she slipped on one of Toshi's shirts since they were one of the only things she could wear to bed comfortably. Crawling into the bed she curled up next to her lover with a dry sigh.

"Night, Darling" the older man kissed the top of her head while he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her body flushed against his. The woman let out a sound of contentment with a small smile on her face before drifting off.

But sleep never came, Fable sighed as she rested her head against her pillow. What Hachiko said from earlier kept repeating in her head. Is that what people really think when they see her with Toshi? What would her family think? They won't assume the worst they know her better than that. Or that's what she tried to tell herself, her family had been deeply disappointed when she announced her hiatus from the hero life.

"One that lasted six years going on seven," the young woman thought bitterly, every time she went back, Fable could feel their judgement radiating off them.

Fable rolled onto her back in the bed she shared with Toshi, the blonde had already gotten up and left for the day. Fable reached over to the nightstand for her phone to check the time, it was almost noon and she haven't eaten since last night. As if her stomach was trying to make a point it growled loudly.

"Fine" she patted her belly, "only because I have two little dumplings cooking" rolling out of bed she slipped her slippers and headed to the kitchen to see what Toshi left her. Turning on the kettle she rummaged through the fridge, taking out a container with her name on it. Setting it in the microwave she sat at the kitchen table waiting for both the water and food to heat up. The young woman yawned as she swung one of her legs back and forth leaning back against the chair. Her phone rang, with a slow blink she picked it up.

"Moshi, moshi Miller Fable speaking" she answered professionally

"Ah, Miller-san I haven't interrupted anything important, am I?" it was Principle Nezu, Fable immediately.

"Hello, Principle Nezu…no…no you haven't interrupted anything" Fable bite the inside of her cheek, why was he calling her? Did she did something wrong? Did she offend a student without knowing, shit?

"I'm looking at a transfer student from, and I wanted your insight on it" her hummed on the other side of the phone.

"Ah…um…okay…I'm willing to help…do you want me to come down there?" she pushed herself back about to get out of the chair.

"Oh no, don't need to put stress on you or your unborn children" he paused for a minute "the name of applicant is Miller Moesha, do you know of her?"

"Ah…" Fable licked her lips, "yes she's…she's my niece" Fable racked her free hand through her hair, "s-she…really applied?". The young woman couldn't believe it, she knew Moesha wanted to attend Yuuei. A smile broke out on her face, the only reason her brother would allow this was because she was living her now.

"Yes, she seem like a good fit for our school…but as your niece what do you think?"

"Hmm…well as her aunt I seen her grow and master her quirk…but as an educator I must admit I haven't thought her personally, but if you're worried that I might flavor over the others; I assure you that won't happen" Fable shifted in her seat pulling at one of her curls.

"I'll keep that in mind while I make my decision, have a good day Miller-san," Nezu said before hanging up.

She wondered if Toshi had narrowed down the properties she ended up picking out from listings their realtor. That should be the subject of their next conversation when he returns from his training with Midoriya. She could help train him after the twins are born she had more than enough experience to give to the young hero. That is if Toshi doesn't mind her inserting herself in his private life. The young woman stifled a yawn, as tears prickled into the corner of her eyes, she was tired no, mentally exhausted. The beeping of the microwave pulled her back into reality, Fable blinked a few times before glaring at the house appliance. She closed her eyes once more and breath deeply through her nose, finally getting up to getting her food.

Sitting at the table Fable poured herself tea, red raspberry leaf tea, everyone, and their mother had been telling her to drink it. She even asked obgyn, and she said it does have benefits for her and her child, why not it? With a sip she was disappointed on the spot, it didn't even taste like raspberry but like black tea. She doesn't have a problem with it, but she'd prefer something more not like her mother's tea. In mid sip she hears the doorbell go off, furrowing of eyebrows she got up.

"ugh, coming!" Fable called out as her feet shuffled over to the door, she wasn't expecting anyone to be coming. Maybe Toshi had left his keys behind, or one of the teachers had come over. She hurried over to the door and opened it, revealing a short older man with a head of white hair, with a thick walking stick, "uh…hello?"

"It's seems that my old age is finally getting to me, I've got the wrong apartment" he glances around.

"Oh! Maybe I can help you then sir…who are you looking for?" Fable smiled down at him.

"Yagi Toshinori, I'm his father" the older gentlemen answer returning his own smile.

"Toshi…never told me that his father was still alive" Fable furrowed her eyebrows before stepping aside, "come in you do have the right place". Fable grunted as she rubbed her chin why would Toshi hide the fact that he still had his father in his life? She glanced over that the elderly man, could it be that they had a strain relationship, "would you like some tea, sir?"

"I would love some…and if you have any taiyaki by any chance" he asked turning towards her on the couch.

"Yes, I believe we do" she shuffled back to the kitchen pouring out another cup of tea and placing the taiyaki in the microwave after removing her food. Only returning when the microwave went off, placing the tea and food on the table she sat next to him. She notices him staring at the fish tank across from the living room.

"I'm Miller Fable by the way" the young woman introduced herself, fist clenching and unclenching in her lap.

"You can call me Sorahiko" he took a sip of his tea "Are you Toshinori's friend, is that why he left you alone in his place"

"He hasn't told you" Fable turns towards the elderly man, she sucked her bottom lip into her mouth, "he and I are dating…"

"Oh!" Sorahiko sat up and took a good look at the young woman in front of him, brown eyes landing on her swollen stomach, "I know it must be hard having a child, but don't you think you should get back with the father?"

"He is their father" Fable crinkled up her nose in disgust, "I didn't just sack up with him because he's a nice person"

"To me it sounds like you are" the elderly man took another sip, "you're using him just because you can't live on your own…or you don't want to" he placed his cup down "and why would someone like you sleep with someone like him anyways…are you trying to get close to All Might"

Fable bit the inside of her cheek, she wanted to tell his old bastard off but he's Toshi's dad. You can't just yell at your boyfriend's father just because he was being a huge prick. She could deal with this, she just has to keep her cool and not offend senior Yagi.

"Clearly you don't know Toshi at all, or you've would had known who I am" she crossed her arms "I've known your son for years, he's one of the first people I've meet when moved here"

"Well, I've haven't heard one single thing from him about a Miller" he rebutted glancing back at her.

"I wonder why" she huffed gripping the couch cushion irritation mixing into her voice, "you don't seem to pleasant to be around"

Fable frowned deeply, as she trained her eyes on the older man. He's rubbing her in all the wrong ways, her stomach let it be known that it was still hungry. She decided to ignore it in flavor for the staring contest with the older man. They haven't even notice when the front door opened.

"Darling, I'm home" Toshi closed the door behind him, "Gran Torino?"

"Don't you mean 'dad'?" Fable furrowed her brows in confusion, glaring at the white-haired man.

"He's not my father" Toshi muttered, "he trained me when I was younger"

"Not. Your. Father" Fable exhaled, before getting up, "I see…I think I need some air" she got up and grabbed a jacket. She stood on her toes and gave him a small kiss on the cheek, "I'll be back soon enough"

Hey, I'm back again after like maybe half a year of being dead? Give or take, I'm so happy to be back and would like to thank my new beta-reader stori39