Seriously Heroes? Yep!

Brunch & Cookies

The rush of the Sports Festival left the entire family on an unimaginable high which led to them all getting a big hotpot restaurant dinner to celebrate Shoto and Himiko's big wins. Dad even thought ahead by having some dollar store disguises to give to the most recognizable out of them to avoid attention being brought upon them. It resulted in a lovely, hectic dinner with no interruptions apart from Natsuo and Himiko fighting over the soy sauce and fighting to get the biggest piece of meat on the grill.

The only downside that twisted up her stomach was a notification on her phone that informed her that Ingenium had been a victim of the Hero Killer and was now in the hospital.

Her heart has jumped to her throat at the headline, thinking back to the two separate occasions he had interacted with him. There was nothing bad about the turbo hero. He was so nice and such a gentleman. He did not deserve to be hurt in such a way...

But she had to quickly tuck the hero's incident away in her thoughts when Touya leaned half his weight on her to reach the plate next to her.

Right, she had to focus on her family, this was the time to celebrate and rejoice. She could not bring the mood down by focusing on something else.

After dinner, every member of their family ended up staying at the main home. And just like before around the USJ time, the whole family camped out in the living room with futons, roll out beds, and blankets strewn about like a giant nest. At one point, Himiko pulled out face masks for everyone to wear which resulted in some bouts of laughter since Tenko and Natsuo got the animal printed face ones.

The whole weekend was a whirlwind of celebration from what Fuyumi can remember. The next morning, she woke up and started to prepare a brunch to feed everyone. Luckily, it didn't take long for her movements in the kitchen to wake up her dad and her oldest brother.

Of course, her and Touya took care of everything that needed to be cooked while her dad was given the tasks away from the open flame. And by the time everyone was awake, a whole brunch spread was placed around the dining table.

So in the very late morning, all of their family doesn't curl up in the living room with fruit, mini waffles, crepes, eggs, bacon, sliced sausages, rice, and more.

Natsuo and Himiko fought over which television show to watch until the family settled on some animated movie that was playing.

Tenko tore into his melon pieces between bites of his crepes with a tub of whipped cream he grabbed from the fridge. Tenko poked at Natsuo with his knee from where he was laid out on the floor. He said, "So Natsuo, how are you and your little girlfriend?"

Natsuo looked up with his cheeks filled with fried egg. He held up a finger as he chewed until his mouth was empty. He replied, "I'm trying to take things slow and casual." Natsuo paused to take a swig of his fruit juice in his thermos. "We both have classes that we need to focus on most of the time. But we scheduled our times to spend together."

Natsuo would probably be heading back to his university earlier next morning because he had some assignments that he wanted to get a headstart on.

Fuyumi relaxed her back against the couch behind her with Himiko taking the moment to snuggle up beside her with her freshly cut strawberries and plate of crepes.

"Speaking of, we are going to partner up in a dance competition that the college is hosting." Natsuo continued, looking away while awkwardly scratching the back of his neck. He shrugged, "It's nothing big. It's just a small event with a few prizes for the winners."

"Aw." Himiko spoke with a smile, pointing at him with her fork that still had a piece of strawberry speared on the points. "Can we come watch?"

"Um, sure?" Natsuo looked taken aback then looked contemplative. He tilted his head as his thoughts trailed away for a moment. Her brother hummed. "I think you can, but it might not be that exciting."