"Fumio! Find a stopping point. We are going to eat dinner and then go for a walk," Saitama called out when he walked into the main floor of the complex with Mitsumi in his arms to carry her in. Inichi was seen bringing over the extra monster part crates for Wind Crane to eat. He was also working on getting her a meal of fish, too, from the ocean to ensure she had all she needed.
"Fumio isn't home yet. He was coming back from the restaurant with the others," Rendor said when he walked in. Tatsumaki sat on a couch and brought him over to sit with her and cuddle.
"We'll go change, then," Saitama nodded and watched Mitsumi's fans boomerang into the bedroom to rest along the shelf.
"If I'm going to be randomly attacked, then I may want Tacki to make me a set of belt strands to keep the fans on me," Mitsumi sighed. "I can have Inichi ensure that it's done for me."
"I can agree. To a point. It would make it faster for us to get around," he mused and pressed a loving kiss to her mouth. He found himself going still when she ran a hand up his chest to loop her finger in the zipper. Now he looked at her with a small grin. "You're playing with fire."
"Should I not?" she mused and got pulled close.
"How bad are things?" he asked.
"Almost gone. At this rate, it may be gone for sure by tomorrow," she chuckled and squeaked when he scooped her up to carry her to the treasure bed. Ensuring the towels were in place, he began to leisurely undress her and let her undress him.
"I will never get enough of you," he muttered and worked his mouth over her skin. "If anyone even says so...they lie."
"I can believe that..." she whispered and gasped out softly. He rose himself up over her after their clothes were fully removed and gathered her up in his arms.
"I love you," he said softly.
"I love you," she whispered back.
"I take you as my wife," he said solemnly.
"I accept you as my husband," she shivered and let him have full claim to her. With them occupied in the bedroom, the others were getting back in from the restaurant. Fumio was informed to get ready for a walk, and Tacki was quick to start making a casual set of fan holders from Inichi's report. Kamikaze was sitting on the couch and eating a plate of teriyaki grilled eel.
"Where are we gonna go?" Fumio asked and sat down to get fed dinner.
"I heard it was just a casual walk. I'll go with you to ensure safety," Zenchu nodded. "Everything will be fine."
"I wonder if we can all go in our own quiet ways," Kianna smiled.
"I don't think it would be too bad," King said.
"What do you think, Tatsi? A nice walk along a street with me?" Rendor chuckled and got a kiss pressed to his cheek.
"It sounds nice," she agreed.
"Inichi?" Fubuki asked his hovering form.
"I was also highly considering it," Inichi agreed.
"Genos and I were planning for it," Kamiko smiled and leaned into Genos.
"I may do so just to keep track of the surrounding areas. We were informed that the Secret Skins are getting bolder. Seven of them tried to infiltrate the Hero Association. We need to be alert," Genos frowned. They all agreed and settled to eat dinner and watch the television.
Ten minutes later, they all looked over when Saitama and Mitsumi emerged from the bedroom in civilian clothes. She was wearing a cute, purple crop top with white shorts. He was in a grey t-shirt with a zipper on it and wearing matching grey shorts. Mitsumi was being cradled in his arms in a rather loving and protective way. He nodded to the others and moved to recline on the usual couch with her to eat on a lap table.
"Here!" Tacki said and showed off the casual fan belt holders.
"Thank you," Mitsumi smiled and put them on to ensure they fit.
"We all decided to go walking around with you. Maybe not close together, but like our own form of date night," Tacki grinned.
"We are?" Kamikaze asked.
"Do you want to?" Tacki smiled.
"I guess..." he shrugged and let her move over to snuggle into him. "Still getting over the fact that I gave you twins..."
"Scared?" she asked to get the others laughing.
"Nope. Just shocked," he nodded.
"Well, the pregnancy is real. Inichi helped me find my book that I used to keep track of my cycles. I was supposed to get one two days ago. I looked over the dates that would have happened from when I got cured from being a monster. And, eh...my cycle never showed up. Those weird, shivery feelings are still there, too. So...yeah. It's official to me," Tacki smiled. "And this..."
"What?" Kamikaze asked and took the small, plastic stick from her when she took it out of a pocket to hand over. Then he realized he was holding a pregnancy test that was testing positive. "Ah...shit...!"
"Still keeping you on your toes?" she grinned and squeaked when he pulled her into his lap to cradle her.
"Yes, you do. And yes, we can go for a walk. You can ride on my shoulders. Just don't mess with the hair," he grinned at her and kissed her softly.
"I wonder if I can ride on your shoulders," Mitsumi thought and looked at Saitama. He looked back at her and thought about it.
"We can try," he nodded and fed her a piece of Wagyu beef.
"Mitsumi," Kamikaze said. "I wanna know. Those fan blades can be like swords, right?"
"Possibly," she mused. "More like daggers, you would think. I don't know how to handle a sword, but in a fan? You can see that I clearly can."
"Hmm. I think...well...I may need your help with something. Eventually," Kamikaze said. Now Inichi moved over to him.
"Say nothing. I heard your thoughts. I have not heard of the item you seek, and I do give my most sincere condolences on the loss of your fellow council members. As long as you live, so does your association. Do you know what it looks like?" Inichi asked. The others in the room frowned, but Kamikaze rose up his hands to show they were trustworthy.
"I'm pretty much the last one of the Council of Swordmasters. Our goal was to find the legendary Moon Blade. I have the Sun Blade. But the Moon Blade...we never knew what it looked like or where it is. So, of course, this explains why we want to find it," Kamikaze sighed. "You could say that, eh...the two swords together could easily rival what Mitsumi and Saitama can do together. From what I know and heard. Two parts of a whole. The Sun Blade I have is sentient, too. Extremely powerful on its own. And it can easily drain me if I attack with it. It's why I don't bring it out for show and tell."
"What happened to the others on the council?" Saitama asked.
"They got killed by monsters from that damned Monster Association! One of them got crazy and became one of them. I had to kill him. Then the others...some acid one killed...well...I don't wanna think about it too much. They were friends. Brothers in arms. As to who else is left, well...Spring Mustachio was a disciple to the oldest one of us. He sacrificed himself to save Spring Mustachio. Then we have Iaian. My disciple. Yes, Tacki, I know you're also my disciple, too. You're more than that now. You know it."
"And making more disciples for you," Tacki smiled softly and took his hand to rest over her belly. He went silent and hugged her tight to him.
"Yeah. You are," he nodded. "I love ya, girl."
"I love you, too," Tacki said and hugged him tight. "Gotta admit, I'm impressed, though! We pretty much made it through a week and you're still here!"
"Hey! I said I wasn't leaving!" he said to get her grinning at him. The others started laughing at this to relieve the somber mood.
"That reminds me. You won't believe who showed up to try out to be a hero..." Mitsumi said with a wicked grin. "It was someone that Kamikaze punched out for you, Tacki..."
"No...!" Tacki gasped with shock.
"Are you shitting me?!" Kamikaze grimaced.
"Tanktop Master looked at him. He didn't like him," Saitama nodded. "He's gonna be watched."
"I informed him of everything. Including what he did with Tacki," Inichi said. "We shall see how it unfolds."
"Ugh..." Kamikaze grimaced. "I'd better not see him on our walk. Or anywhere. He makes my blood boil!"
"Eh...he can't touch us," Zenchu snorted and collected empty dishes for Orotsu and Richoo to wash. At a knock on the door, it was answered by Tsuruga. He let in Sonic, much to the surprise of the others.
"Hey. Um...I'm ready to sign the contract and collect the payment," Sonic said. "I didn't know if I could walk in..."
"It's fine. It's a big step you're doing, and I'm pleased with your decision," Mitsumi said with a small nod of respect to him. That surprised him.
"I have it," Rendor said and moved to where his pack of tube containers were. He went through them and found the one for Sonic to unroll carefully and present to him. A pen was given over for Sonic to take up, read and sign. Inichi was just amused that Sonic didn't bother to read it.
"Good. Collect your pay from the bank when they next open," Saitama said.
"If you wish to stay in your current room, you can. If you need your own place of residence, you can find a spot on the grounds I own. Or you can find your own land, I will help purchase it in your name, and I can further assist with building you a decent home," Mitsumi said.
"Where are you going now?" Sonic asked and moved to lean against a wall.
"We plan to go for a date night walk. I will have my family with me, so there will be no need for you to follow. If you feel you wish to, I will not object," Mitsumi smiled. "The Secret Skins are everywhere now. Saitama and I were at the Hero Association to evaluate new recruits. Seven Secret Skins were recognized and killed. They are trying to infiltrate everywhere."
"Hmm..." Sonic frowned. "How does one know if someone is one?"
"You have a feather. It's supposed to vibrate around them. That's how you know," Saitama said and accepted a soda to drink. Sonic pretended to ignore him.
"Stop that childish behavior!" Inichi scowled at him. "He gave valid information to you! It's truth!"
"Oh..." Sonic shrugged with indifference.
"Out of respect, if someone offers you advice, acknowledge them with a nod. That's all you have to do," Mitsumi said. Sonic looked at her and sighed.
"I'll listen and take orders from you. I don't have to listen to anyone else," Sonic said with a small smirk.
"Actually, not true," Rendor grinned and pointed at a paragraph in the contract. Sonic blinked and moved to read it. His jaw dropped. "It is your choice to not follow instructions from anyone else. However, in dire circumstances only, you are to heed and act on any orders to safeguard the family. That means all of us. Including Saitama. Also, if anyone answers a question for you, you do need to acknowledge it out of courtesy. You could have read the contract before signing it. You had ample time before just signing it."
"That's...not what I signed up for...!" Sonic scowled.
"I got married to Mitsumi by Wind Crane and her fans. Technically, she's my wife now," Saitama said and sipped his soda. "I'm official in her family. We still plan to have a public wedding done, but I'm her husband now."
"Do you ever burp with those?" Zenchu had to ask.
"I can. But I'd blow out all the windows. Be glad I don't fart in enclosed areas," Saitama said with a nod. That got Mitsumi dying with laughter. "I'm serious! The last time I did, I blew out the walls of the place I was at!"
"That's gross! And I actually believe it," Kamikaze grimaced. Sonic just looked at him with solid disbelief.
"Master Saitama can sneeze and knock things over," Genos nodded. "He did that to Zombieman. We thought he got killed."
"Oh! Was he ever sent home?" Mitsumi asked.
"He decided to pick a room to stay in for now. He chose the eighth floor and opposite corner from Rendor and Tatsumaki. He decided he can fall down for quick escapes. He regenerates as quickly as Zenchu can," Genos nodded again. At another knock on the door, Sonic surprised them all by answering it.
"Excuse me," Zombieman said and frowned when Sonic wouldn't let him through. "I live here now."
"He does. Please get familiar with those that live on the grounds," Mitsumi said. Sonic looked back at her and made the door accessible. She looked at Zombieman and smiled. "He's a new guard now."
"Ah. Okay," Zombieman nodded. "Where did you go earlier?"
"Recruit assessment to check if any of them were Secret Skins. It was boring. But...we found some. Inichi can tell you," Saitama said with boredom. Now Zombieman looked at Inichi to get the report.
"I'm going with you next time," Zombieman nodded.
"It will be in nearly two weeks," Mitsumi said.
"Good. What's the plan for now?" he asked.
"Date night stroll," Saitama said. "After we finish dinner."
"Okay. I'll explore and see if I can find some buildings worth salvaging for repurposing," Zombieman said.
"Why are you so helpful?" Kamikaze asked. "Half the time you just don't want to do anything."
"Let's just say that I feel...at home here. Weirdly enough," Zombieman shrugged. When Saitama's phone rang, it was quickly picked up to be answered.
"Hello?" Saitama asked. "Oh. Your name again? Himiko? Ah. Mitsumi's sister. Hi. We do plan to be at the restaurant tomorrow. Okay. See you there."
"Himiko wants to visit? Huh. Okay," Mitsumi smiled. Another knock on the door revealed Lightning Max.
"Hey! I took a room on the sixth floor. The right corner for now. I was going to go over more security measures," Max said.
"That's fine," Mitsumi nodded.
"Starting to get crowded. Yeah...I think we need our own place," Saitama sighed. Mitsumi snuggled into him and got a rewarding kiss for it.
"How old is your sister?" Zombieman asked.
"She's twenty-six," Mitsumi smiled.
"Really...?" he mused.
"She was almost killed," she frowned.
"Yeah. Shenjou told me about that," Zombieman nodded. "What all does she like?"
"Are you really gonna try and make a move on her?" Zenchu grinned.
"I don't know. Maybe," Zombieman shrugged.
"I don't know if Daiki, my older brother, will be with her. I'm the youngest of five. Of course...Fumihiro had to be killed..." Mitsumi frowned.
"Hey! He made his choice to become a monster. Himiko refused," Saitama said. "We did what we had to do. He tried to kill you in front of everyone at the restaurant! He was bad!"
"I know..." she winced and now got cradled protectively. "Because that fat thing tricked him...and we couldn't save him..."
"Don't think of that!" Saitama said quickly. Inichi pulled the lap table away quickly to let Saitama hug and rock her in full. She pressed into him and shivered with sorrow. He looked at the others and sighed. "Yeah...she's still messed up over this. It's...gonna take some time. She had a lot happen in over a week. It's rough right now."
"We know," Inichi nodded.
"What can I do to make you happy? Right now?" Saitama asked.
"Can you slap Zenchu?" she asked.
"What?!" Zenchu gaped to get her dying with laughter with the others.
"I get to?!" Saitama asked with a wide grin.
"No," she laughed and pressed into him. "I just needed to laugh."
"Damn..." Saitama pouted, but he pressed a kiss to her mouth. "Did you finish eating? Or need to?"
"I should eat more," she said. He turned the television to cartoons for the others to watch while he helped her finish eating.
"Mom? Dad? Where do we plan to go?" Fumio asked and sat with them.
"Just a nice walk around," Saitama smiled and ruffled his hair.
"Okay!" he smiled and was given a piece of Wagyu to eat. "I love this!"
"Have some," Orotsu chuckled and prepared a plate. "Sonic, did you want something to eat?"
"Hmm? Oh. Ah...okay..." Sonic blinked and found himself eating some of the best food he ever had.
"Master Saitama, I set up an online application system. I'll monitor it daily to see who we get. Oh. We just got one in!" Genos blinked. "Ah...hmm..."
"Can you tell who it is?" Kamiko asked and pressed into him.
"One by the name of...Hammerhead? I'm unsure," Genos frowned. Then he paused. "Ah. He was a villain at one point."
"At one point?" Saitama frowned.
"Hmm...ah! You defeated him," Inichi said. "He is bald and wore a power suit. You destroyed the suit. I found him and gleaned some information."
"Oh. OH! That guy! Eh...do we want him to work for us?" Saitama grimaced. "I mean...if he's trying to do work in a good way..."
"We shall question what he can do. If he does not mind working with monsters, then we may be able to utilize him in various ways. We shall see," Genos nodded. Mitsumi was able to finish off the rest of her dinner and drink down some water. She whispered to Saitama to let him escort her to the bedroom to use the bathroom. After that, she had slipped on her sandals with him to show she was ready for the walk.
When they got to the door, her fans were quick to fly to her and settle along her fan belts. Sonic just gaped at that and Mitsumi laughed. "They're sentient. They always love to be with me."
"Let's go," Saitama said in his neutral way and moved to carry Mitsumi out the door. The others were now able to follow and spread out to have their own joyful walks alone.
"Should we figure about an hour?" Inichi asked. Saitama nodded at him.
"Oh. Am I going with you?" Zenchu asked.
"I don't think you need to, actually. You should take this time to be with Wind Crane," Mitsumi grinned.
"Ah...huh. Okay. If you need me, I'm sure Inichi will send me to you," Zenchu smiled and nodded.
"That's fine," Saitama nodded and looked at Fumio. "I'm going to run somewhere. I'll have Inichi bring you to me."
"Okay, Dad!" he grinned and watched Saitama suddenly bolt off with Mitsumi. Within five minutes, Inichi was given the location to take Fumio to. He was quick to do so before turning to tend to Fubuki and their outing.
"Where are we?" Mitsumi asked and blinked at the mossy forest scene with a small, clear pond. The moon wasn't as full now, but there was just enough light to make out everything. "Wow..."
"Genos was checking out some good spots. This was when he learned I wanted him to find an engagement ring for you. One of the things he told me outside on giving me the ring for you was this location. I had him write it down for me. I made sure I knew where it was. Thanks to Inichi. Anyways...you like this place?" Saitama smiled and got a heavy kiss given to him.
"I want this place on our grounds. One like it. That's what I want," she whispered and smiled. "I thought we were going to go for a walk, though?"
"I thought about it. But...with so many out there now, I really just wanted time to be with you and Fumio. To be together as a family. This one," Saitama said and pulled Fumio into a hug with Mitsumi when he arrived.
"Dad...this place is awesome!" Fumio gaped.
"I know. So, we are going to hang out here for a while. Okay?" Saitama chuckled. "You can explore, just don't go too far."
"Saitama, I want to try something," Mitsumi smiled and had her fans come out and circle them. "Grab on to me?"
"Okay," he said and found himself hovering with her.
"Act like you're sitting down," she said. He did that and found her sitting in his lap. The fans easily kept them levitating, and now she moved them over the clear pond to simply hover over it. He hugged her to him now and watched two of the fan sets swirl around them protectively. When Fumio sat near the edge of the pond, the fans split into their three parts to circle in a wider range. They all laughed when a fan set even landed on Fumio like a set of large butterflies.
"You are amazing," Saitama said softly and kissed her. "Absolutely amazing. I am so happy that you're in my life."
"You are just as amazing, Saitama. You rescued me. Helped me realize a hidden skill I never knew I had with the fans. You encouraged me to pursue it when it scared me. You inspire me to be brave and continue to protect those I love. I'm so happy that you were able to reach me in that cave of crystals. That we are married by Wind Crane and the fans. It's true, though, that we need a public, notarized wedding for legal things. But..."
"We're married. In some way."
"Yes."
"Now I want a full pregnancy from you."
"And with Fumio?"
"He's our son. He was rejected by his family. We took him in. They can continue to think he's still a monster. When he's an adult, he can reveal the truth to them after we adopt him when he is a consenting adult. I've been thinking a lot about it. We can adopt him then."
"I'd like that," she nodded and got kissed passionately. Then she looked at Fumio. "We discussed this before, but did you want to try and be adopted now? Or as an adult?"
"Oh? Um...I don't know. I want you both as my parents. No matter what. I heard what Dad was saying. So you know...I never really had a dad. He walked out when I was younger. Like...five years ago. I think. My then mom said she saw him with another woman. That he got tired of the family. Something like that," Fumio frowned.
"Did you have brothers or sisters?" Saitama asked.
"No. Just me. Inichi just told me she's living her own life now. She seems happier. Apparently...I reminded her of my father. In looks. So...I guess it's best for me to just...not bother with it..." Fumio grimaced. The fans swirled around him to lift him into the air now to bring him to his new parents. He hugged them both to him when the tears fell, and he got hugged tight by them both in return.
"It's a crappy situation. I'm sorry for it. But you have us now. You have the others now, too. Even if Mitsumi and I have our own place, we will always have a room for you. You are my son," Saitama said with a stern nod and hugged him with Mitsumi. "Should that woman have a change of heart and try to find you, I'll be the one to confront her. You let me do the talking. Just like with Mitsumi's family. Okay? I'll handle it."
"And with your parents, Saitama?" Mitsumi smiled.
"Eh..." he shrugged to get them laughing. "I was told they were fine. I'll write them a letter that I got engaged to a girl after I get their letter. Just to keep things normal. I'll also send them a card for the restaurant and let them know to drop by whenever they want. We'll see if they do."
"Sounds good," Mitsumi smiled. Saitama kissed her fully and kissed the top of Fumio's head before sighing. After ten minutes of just enjoying his family, it was agreed to head back home. They had a restaurant to tend to in the morning. He knew that Himiko planned to be there. I want to see what she has to say after all this time. If she insults Mitsumi in any way, I won't hesitate to slap her. Well...maybe I'll glare in warning first. She did apologize after we saved her life. She owes Mitsumi that much for a form of respect. I'll make sure to remind her of that.
*Author's Note - The song inspiration scene for Saitama and Mitsumi, pretty much any intimate scene for them, can be found on YouTube. It is: Lineage 2 Soundtrack - Freya login theme "Tragic Love"*
