Caged [BNHA]

Chapter Nine

~Enji's POV~

As the fireworks show came to a close and the rest of the crowd began to head for the exit, I glanced over to see Enya fighting to keep her eyes open. I knew she was exhausted and just trying to hide it. Sighing, I shooed the ridiculous blonde idiot away from her and swung her into my arms. She hugged her stupid bear in her arms and her head dropped onto my shoulder as she drifted to sleep. She must have been more exhausted than I'd thought.

"I knew you were tired." I grumbled under my breath as I gently cradled her in my arms.

All Might offered Rei a smile, "thank you for inviting me-." He paused as he realized he didn't know her name.

"Rei." She replied with a polite smile.

"Thank you. It was nice meeting you, Rei." He offered her a cordial handshake before turning to me.

"Save it." I glowered not wanting to hear what other train wreck of a name he'd come up with in his attempt to remember my hero name which for some reason he was incapable of remembering! I turned on my heel and headed toward the exit. He probably did it intentionally just to spite me.

"It was nice meeting you, All Might, thanks for helping make Enya's day." Rei bid the blonde menace farewell before following me to the exit.

She paused at one of the photo kiosks as we neared the exit. I waited for her impatiently. She was only gone for a moment and returned stuffing a bag into her purse before offering me a smile.

"What was in that?" I asked suspiciously.

"I thought Enya might like some copies of the pictures we had taken today." Rei smiled.

I felt something stir within me. Enya would enjoy that, she'd had a lot of fun today, which is all I'd wanted. "...thanks..." I murmured uncomfortably still not knowing how to act around my forced fiancé.

"I didn't do it for you, but you're welcome." She adjusted the bear in Enya's grip, careful not to wake her as she'd noticed it had started to slip.

We got to the awaiting car and Enya stirred awake. She looked around in confusion for a moment before insisting she wasn't tired and was awake enough to get in the car herself. Rei laughed and slid into the car, Enya hopped in after her and gave her a small side hug.

"Thanks for today, Nee-san." Enya smiled while fighting off another yawn.

"You're welcome." Rei hugged her back.

I felt a small smile tug at the corners of my lips. Perhaps Rei wasn't awful, she really seemed to care for Enya and they got along well. I could tolerate having her as a wife if she made Enya happy. I got in the car and shut the door after me before buckling Enya's seatbelt as she already started to drift back to sleep.

We'd been out much later than I had intended, but I just couldn't bring myself to put the day to an end, even when I saw Enya getting tired. I'd never seen her look as happy as she had today and I wanted to make sure it lasted as long as possible. Her feet were sure to be sore tomorrow but she'd probably still be happy about it.

After about ten minutes into our trip home, I realized Enya wasn't using me as a pillow as I'd expected her to. I glanced over at her and smiled as I saw them both sleeping soundly. Rei had her arms wrapped around Enya who was squeezing her stupid bear. As much as the bear annoyed me, I couldn't help but smile at the scene before me. Moments like this could never happen with our parents anywhere nearby. Enya could never be this relaxed and at peace at home.