Fire, Ice, and Desire (Endeavor/Enji Todoroki)

Chapter 11: Recovering

*Angelina*

The morning light got into my eyes, stirring me awake. Enji's arm was wrapped around my waist, holding me to his chest. I moved my hand to finger through his hair, the light catching the beautiful diamond on my finger. I had forgotten about it momentarily.

Everything except my ring came off when we got home from dinner, after  we thanked his sons for watching Gingersnap of course. They congratulated us, Shoto admitting that he knew and had helped select the ring.

A light purr met my ears as I reached up, finding Gingersnap curled against Enji's head. I suppressed a laugh as I thought about his declaration that she wouldn't sleep in our bed. I opted to simply pet her a bit before wiggling out of his arms to use the restroom. I put on Enji's shirt from the night before, padding out into the kitchen.

I explored until I found everything I wanted and used my clouds to get high enough to cook comfortably. Enji had been so good at making sure I was taken care of, I wanted to be sure to return the favor. I worked through scrambled eggs, bacon, oatmeal, and a fruit spread. I made plenty, knowing he had a healthy appetite.

"You're not supposed to be up here. You have beds everywhere, fluff ball. You're lucky you're cute." I heard Enji scolding the kitten. She clearly won him over because he quickly talked about how she would at least need to stay off the bed when we were having sex. I chuckled, smiling when the energetic fuzz ball ran across the apartment, jumping up onto the tower in the living room.

I happily sighed as my favorite pair of arms snaked around my waist. "Good morning, Angel." He whispered in my ear, peppering kisses across my neck.

"Good morning, big guy!" He got plates down, moving completed dishes to the island.

"Would you prefer coffee or juice, my beautiful fiancé?" The word sounded so sexy from his lips. I blushed knowing the the world would know I was his now.

"Coffee please! Enji?" I paused, waiting for him to look at me. "I love you."

"I love you too, Angel." He made his way back to me, kissing my nose before he took the last dish from my arms. "I have to go in to the office this afternoon and deal with some paperwork. Would you like me to see if someone can come here to be with you?"

"Can I just go with you?" I wasn't quite ready to share him with anyone else. I plated food for the both of us, snagging the bowl of food for Gingersnap off the counter and setting it beside her. She mewed happily, digging in just like Enji.

"If it were up to me I'd bring you, but you haven't rested much since coming home. You need to stay here and work on recovering. I know Fuyumi would love to come by and spend time with you." I pouted, wanting to go with him.

"I think Aizawa said the kids left for their training camp today, so I can call Toshinori. He'll come over and spend time with me." I still needed to organize my books and painting supplies. Toshi had several of my paintings hung around his house. I could add a few to his collection or hang some here. Now I had an itch to paint a gorgeous, fiery portrait.

"They did, Shoto told me he would let us know when they return so he can come by to meet with you on his progress." He smiled, he was always so proud when discussing Shoto. "I still wish your brother would tell me what injured him to this point. How long has he been that way?"

I felt bad telling Toshi's secrets, but Enji and I didn't need anything hidden between us. "About 5 years. He's lucky to be alive. I genuinely only hesitated to move in with you because I worry about his health." A frown tugged at my lips. I had no idea how long he had. Night Eye's prediction of his death haunted my memories.