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It is currently night time in the Smash Realm. All the smashers in the Smash Mansion have all retired to their rooms to get some well deserved sleep after a long day
Ren is sound asleep in bed with Morgana sleeping under his arms. The teenager is sleeping in a black t-shirt with some red pajama pants. His glasses are inside his glasses case on the nightstand beside him. A pair of arms wrap around Ren’s shoulders. The teenager starts to slowly open his eyes, he sees the arms wrapped around him.
“H-Huh? What?” Ren groggily says. He was still feeling a little tired so it took him a little bit to try and register what was going on. Suddenly, Ren found himself getting pulled by someone and having his head between a pair of boobs. Ren blushes. “Wait a minute…”
Ren turns his head behind him and realizes who was holding on to him. It was his mother Bayonetta who was sound asleep. The Umbra Witch is wearing a white t-shirt and black lace panties. Ren shakes his head and smiles at his mom. He gently removes Bayonetta's arms from around him and moves to sit on the side of the bed.
Morgana wakes up and yawns. He looks up to Ren. “What’s the matter Ren? Can’t sleep? Had a bad dream?” He questions.
Ren shakes his head. “I’m okay. Mom was just hugging up on me while she was sleeping again. It just caught me off guard.”
Morgana giggles. “Still embarrassed about Mama Bayo? You know she’d protect you from any monsters you might run into during your nightmares. You’re also like her little teddy.” He teaseed.
Ren smirks. “Well that’s pretty obvious. I've seen the way she rips apart those Inferno demons. I don’t think the Boogeyman would dare try and fight her. He’ll have to call in sick that day.” He joked. His face turns into a solemn expression as he looked down to the ground. “I’m still feeling weird about all of this.”
“What do you mean?” Morgana tilts his head.
“This new life I’m living. You’d think I would have gotten used to it all by now, but it’s still baffling to me. I come into crazy land filled with people from different dimensions and universes. Then suddenly, I’m getting adopted by this woman who slays angels and demons. I’ve been through a lot of crazy stuff, but this is the one that’s getting to me the most.”
“You know, you could’ve simply said no during the whole process.” Morgana reminded.
Ren shrugged. “Point taken. I just decided to go with it because…” The black haired boy sighs. He rubs the back of his head. “Am I thinking too deep about this?”
Suddenly, Bayonetta wraps her arms around Ren’s shoulder. Ren jumps in surprise seeing his mother awake.
Bayonetta tilts her head. “What’s all the fuss about little one? What are you doing up so late at night? Did you have a bad dream? You know Mummy would protect you from any monsters.” She joked.
Ren shakes his head. “I’m okay Mommy.” He then thinks to himself. “Actually I’m not okay. It’s not because of the Boogeyman either. It’s about you.”
Bayonetta takes her arms off of Ren and sits beside him on the side of the bed. She could by the tone of his voice and somber expression that this was serious.
“Well you can talk to me little one. What’s on your mind?” The Umbra Witch asks.
Ren takes a moment to think. He wanted to put his words in a way that he wouldn’t hurt or offend Bayonetta. He was nervous. He takes a deep breath. He turns to the Umbra With.
“Why did you adopt me?” Ren starts. “I know you told me before about the situation with your future daughter Cana and how affected you. I understand that. But...why me? I was just a stranger to you. You had no reason to adopt me.” He says.
Bayonetta frowns. “Ren, where is this all coming from? I told you I wanted to adopt you so you wouldn’t suffer the grief of not having your parents. I also wanted to learn how to be a good mother so I can be one for Cana in the future. Was my decision too selfish?” She looks away from Ren and looks down at the ground. “I’m sorry I’ve made you feel that way. If you don’t believe I’m fit to be a mother I understand. Not like I believe I'm fit to be one anyways.”
Ren looks at Bayonetta. His plan to not upset her didn’t work. He places his hand over the Umbra Witch’s hand. “No! It’s not you!” The teenager holds his head in frustration. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
“Were you thinking about your birth parents again Ren?” Morgana asks.
Ren nods his head at Morgana. “Yeah. It still bothers me you know. All they did was talk down on me, disapproving of things I enjoyed, trying to push their own agendas on me. We argued a lot about many things. Whether it was school or how I decided to spend my time. I was just an average student back home, but all they did was chastised me for not getting perfect grades because I liked to play games a lot. Blamed it on the games because I didn’t get perfect scores.”
“Hmm. Very strict parents huh?” Bayonetta commented.
“They were hard on me, but I never thought they hated me.” Ren then looks at the ground. “At least that’s what I thought before the incident.”
Bayonetta leans closer to Ren, resting her face on her hand. “Incident? What happened?” She asks.
“One night, I decided to stay out later than usual because I didn’t want my parents to chew me out about not getting a perfect score again. I witnessed this corrupt politician sexually harassing this woman. I wasn’t going to ignore it and let it happen, so I stepped in and stopped it. He framed it as if I attacked him. The police stopped me and I was charged with assault. I told my parents the truth about what happened, but they didn’t believe me.” Ren explains.
Bayonetta’s eyes widened. “What?!” She says in disbelief.
“Yup. They were more concerned about their rebellious and troublesome son getting into trouble with a politician than their son saving a woman from getting assaulted by some bald asshole.” Ren says bitterly as he tightens his fist. He decided to keep Shido's name out of it. He was already locked up for his crimes. If Bayonetta learned of his name, she probably would do a whole lot worse. “To try and save face, they quickly sent away to live with a family acquaintance. Now, here I am. In Super Smash Brothers after a crazy adventure involving me and my friends.”
Morgana pouts. He walks up to Ren and rubs his head on his leg. “It still makes me sad to hear that happened to you buddy.”
Ren scratches Morgana head. “It’s nothing.” He shrugs. “If this didn’t happen, I wouldn’t have met all my friends. The Phantom Thieves would have never happened. Can't imagine the horrible things that could've happened to everyone if that didn't happen. Being a nosey bastard actually benefited me.” He chuckles. In truth, the laughter was just his way of trying to hold back his tears. “W-Woah?!”
Ren found himself in a tight embrace by Bayonetta. The Umbra Witch didn’t say anything. She places a hand on Ren’s head and starts stroking his hair. The teenager wasn’t quite sure how to respond to the action. The feeling was very...comforting. Warm. A motherly embraced. Something he hadn’t felt in a long time.
“I’m so sorry. Sorry that you had to go through that. That’s something no child should ever have to experience.” Bayonetta says softly.
Ren could feel tears begin to well up in his eyes. He shakes his head and shuts his eyes to try and prevent them from falling. “It’s whatever. Really.”
“Don’t say that! It matters!” Bayonetta breaks her embrace with Ren, but still has her hands on his shoulders. She notices the teenager was trying to stop himself from crying. “Normally I don’t approve of crying, but it’s okay for you to cry. You have every right to.”
Ren shakes his head. “There’s nothing to cry over. Why shed tears over people who barely showed any love or attention to you?”
“I think I get it now. You were wondering why I adopted you because of your relationship with your birth parents. You don’t see your worth. Why would anyone want a child like you when your own birth parents were so quick to cast you away? Am I correct?” Bayonetta assumed.
Ren nods. “You practically hit the nail on it. It’s really not you. It’s me.”
Bayonetta takes her hands off of Ren and stands up from off her bed. “Then it’s settled.”
Ren tilts his head in confusion. “What do you mean?” He wondered.
“I’m going to do everything in my power to be the best mother I can be for you!” The Umbra Witch exclaims. “It obviously won’t be easy. Being a mother never is, but I’ll work on it. For you little one.”
“N-No. There’s no need for you to go all the way. I’m sorry that I made you feel like you haven’t been a good mother. I mean, you’ve been more of a mom than my actual mom. Even my caretaker Sojiro is a better father figure. Don’t think it’s you.” Ren tells Bayonetta.
Bayonetta places her hands on her hips. “Nonsense little one. You’re my son now. You’re getting unconditional love from me whether you like it or not. We’ll do a bunch of mother and son things together. We’ll bond like a mother and child should. I lost that opportunity with my mother. I won’t let the same happen to you.”
This made Ren smile. He knew Bayonetta was a very strange and scary individual when she wanted to be. When it came to being a parent, she was willing to be there for him and try. Even if she wasn’t the greatest at it.
“Alright. We’ll do a bunch of mom and son stuff together. I look forward to it.” Ren says. He could feel his bond with Bayonetta deepening.
The Umbra Witch stretches her arms. “Well, looks like we won’t be going back to sleep after this long talk. Why don’t get started on an activity together now? Smash battle. You and me.” She smirks.
Ren shrugs. “I don’t see any other way to spend my late night. Well, besides playing video games or binging a show. Maybe being laid up with a cute girl.” He laughs.
Bayonetta smirks and folds her arms. “What’s her name Ren?”
Ren eyes widened. He accidentally revealed something he probably should have mentioned. He starts to nervously sweat. “I-I’m going to go wash my face real quick and get myself dressed. Excuse me Mommy.” The teenager gets off the bed and quickly walks to the bathroom, shutting the door to hide himself.
Bayonetta turns to Morgana. “What are the details, kitty cat?”
“Mwehehehe. Sorry Mama Bayo, can’t reveal my partner in crime’s secrets.” Morgana answers with a cheeky smile.
“Don’t worry. I’ll figure it out myself. I’m just as nosey as him after all.”