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Midoriya Nui knew when she woke up that this would be an important day.
It’s her fathers’ anniversary! Which means she and the twins need to spoil them.
Nui looks at the clock. 4:30am. Okay, that’s really early, but it’s also before Chichi or Otouchan get up to do their morning exercises, which is perfect! Now she just has to be careful not to wake them when she enacts her master plan.
Nui slides out of bed as quietly as she can, pulling on her Froppy Slippers to match her Froppy PJs. She loves her Tsuyu-obachan a lot and it was thanks to her that Nui knows what to make for Chichi and Otouchan. She does her pink hair up using her Froppy scrunchies.
Then she sneaks into the twins’ room: Ryuuji and Jinzou.
“Ryuuji, Jinzou.” Nui calls out, closing the door behind her.
She wouldn’t want Chichi and Otouchan to hear her.
The twins just keep sleeping.
Nui sighs and shakes her head.
I guess I’ll just have to be more forceful.
Nui calls on her Quirk, her hands glowing green and so do the blankets on Ryuuji and Jinzou’s beds. She yanks her hands back and the blankets go with the pull, going to the bottom of the bed. Ryuuji is in her Ingenium PJs with her messy orange hair all over the pillow and Jinzou is in her Uravity PJs with her just as messy purple hair all over the bed.
And they’re still sleeping!
Nui huffs and raises her voice just a bit. “Ryuuji! Jinzou!”
Ryuuji grumbles and Jinzou groans. The two of them turn to her.
“Nui-nee?” Jinzou yawns and pouts. “Why are we up this early?”
Ryuuji groans and pulls her pillow back over her head. “I don’t care, I’m not staying up.”
“Oh?” Nui smiles and folds her arms. “How can you help me make Chichi and Otouchan’s anniversary breakfast if you’re in bed though?”
That gets both of them to gasp and sit up, blinking at her with wide red eyes.
“It’s Chichi and Otouchan’s anniversary?” Jinzou asks.
Ryuuji asks. “Is it really?”
Nui nods with a grin and unfolds her arms. “And if you two don’t hurry up, we won’t be able to make them breakfast in bed.”
The two of them gasp.
Then they jump out of bed, pulling on their slippers, tying their hair back and then they’re tip-toeing out into the hallway with her. They make it to the kitchen, pull out their stools and look at the recipe that Nui practised with Tsuyu-obachan for the last week.
Ryuuji and Jinzou mix the flour, baking powder, salt and caster sugar in a big bowl, taking turns holding the bowl and mixing. While Nui handles the wet ingredients, whisking milk, egg and butter together. The three of them work together to combine the wets and the dries, then each of them take turns to mix. Then Nui takes care of the frying pan, as the oldest and the one most trusted in the kitchen, while Ryuuji and Jinzou pull out the honey, strawberries and raspberries and start chopping them up.
Soon, the 3 of them have made a masterpiece. Two plates of thick, fluffy pancakes covered in honey with strawberries and raspberries for Chichi and Otouchan.
“It looks so yummy.” Ryuuji smiles.
Jinzou smiles. “I wanna eat some.”
Nui puts it all on a tray. “Well we only made enough for Chichi and Otouchan. We can make more for ourselves after they eat.”
The tray is a little heavy, but it’s nothing for Nui. She’s a big girl after all, at 10 years of age! Much bigger than Jinzou and Ryuuji who are just 5, so of course she has to carry the tray.
“Can one of you carry the orange juice and the other open the doors?” Nui asks.
Ryuuji runs over to the counter. “I’ll carry the juice.”
“I’ll open the doors.” Jinzou salutes.
Okay, so far so good. They made breakfast. Now they have to transport it without spilling anything!
“Midoriyas!” Nui calls. “March!”
With Jinzou in front, Ryuuji behind him holding the juice and mugs and Nui at the back, they make their way down the hallway. Jinzou opens the doors and keeps them from bumping into things.
Then they’re in front of Chichi and Otouchan’s bedroom.
“Chichi, Otouchan!” Jinzou calls out, knocking on the door loudly. “Can we come in?”
There’s a bit of a grumble, then Otouchan’s voice saying. “Sure kids.”
Jinzou opens the door.
And the three of them start singing as they walk into the room. “Happy birthday to love~ Happy birthday to love~ Happy birthday Chichi and Otouchan… Happy birthday to love~”
Nui, Jinzou and Ryuuji look up at their parents, waiting for their reactions as they hold their hard work.
Otouchan raises his eyebrow in confusion. “But… it’s not our birthday.” He turns to Chichi. “It isn’t, right Izuku?”
Chichi’s eyes widen and he laughs, smacking his forehead. “Shouto, it’s our wedding anniversary. I completely forgot about it with how hectic work has been lately, I can’t believe…” Then he turns to them, with tears in his eyes. “You all made this for us?”
The three of them nod, smiling.
Otouchan narrows his eyes. “But it’s 5:10am. What are the three of you all doing up so early?”
“We weren’t sure if you would go into work today, so we wanted to make sure we could surprise you with breakfast in bed on this very important day.” Nui explains, smiling. “That’s why all of us went to bed very early last night.”
Jinzou nods. “We wanted to surprise you all. This is the first anniversary you’ve had since we got here so…”
“We wanted it to be special. We wanted you two to know how happy we are that you took us in.” Ryuuji adds.
Nui smiles wider. “We love you Chichi, Otouchan. We want you to be happy on such an important day and we want you to know that we want to be together forever.”
Chichi and Otouchan stare at them.
Then Chichi starts crying. “Nui-chan, Ryuuji-chan, Jinzou-chan…”
Otouchan has tears appear in his eyes and he rubs them away. “Thank you, everyone.”
Nui, Ryuuji and Jinzou smile at each other.
Mission: success!
Nui passes the tray to Otouchan, who settles it on his lap. Chichi takes the juice and mugs from Ryuuji and sets them on the dresser by the bed. Then the three of them climb onto the bed, joining their Chichi and Otouchan for their anniversary breakfast in bed.
“This looks delicious.” Chichi looks over it, smiling. “Did you really make it all on your own?”
“Tsuyu-obachan helped us practise at her house.” Ryuuji explains. “Nui-nee did the hot parts though and we cut the fruit.”
“But we were really careful with the knife for the fruit!” Jinzou adds. “Tsuyu-obachan helped us practise again.”
Chichi laughs around a mouthful of pancakes, swallowing them, then adding. “We better send Tsuchan a gift basket, huh, Shouto?”
“Yeah.” Otouchan says as he eats some of the raspberries.
Nui cheers, trying not to bounce in the bed and make anyone spill anything. She just bounces in her head.
“Shouto, say ahh.” Chichi calls out, holding some fruit and pancake on his fork.
Otouchan blushes, looking at Chichi and then at them. “Izuku, the kids are here.”
“And? They helped us have a very romantic breakfast in bed.” Chichi giggles. “I’m sure they want to see something romantic.”
Otouchan’s blush gets even redder and he looks at them again. “Are you sure?”
Nui, Ryuuji and Jinzou nod, grinning.
Otouchan blushes and turns to Chichi, opening his mouth. “Ahh~”
Chichi blushes and puts his fork in Otouchan’s mouth, smiling. “Tasty, right Shouto?”
Otouchan finishes his mouthful and nods. “Yeah. Your turn?”
Chichi’s blush gets darker and he nods. “Sh-sure!”
Otouchan cuts up some of his pancakes and offers them to Chichi. “Here.”
Grumble.
4 heads turn to look at Nui.
She blushes and covers her tummy. “Hehe, sorry for ruining the mood everyone.”
Otouchan puts his fork down. “Did you not eat before you made us pancakes, Nui?”
Nui blushes more and looks down. “I, I didn’t want to get distracted or take too long.”
Then Ryuuji and Jinzou’s tummies grumble too.
The twins blush and grin awkwardly, rubbing the backs of their heads.
“Oh Nui-chan…” Chichi smiles, reaching out and petting her head. “That was very sweet of you, but it’s important for you to eat too.”
Otouchan nods, moving the tray to Chichi’s lap. “In that case, we can eat the rest of this in the living room after we make you all your breakfast.”
Nui gasps and turns to him. “Otouchan, you don’t have to stop your breakfast in bed for us!”
Otouchan slides out of bed, putting on his slippers. “Nui, I’m very grateful that you would take the time to cook for us. But I can’t enjoy my food if I know you’re hungry.”
Chichi nods and sets the tray down where Otouchan was sitting, sliding out of bed. “Your Otouchan is right, everyone. We’re going to make you some yummy breakfast now.”
Ryuuji and Jinzou cheer and Nui smiles.
She knows her family doesn’t look like the ones on TV. But…
Chichi and Otouchan carry the 3 of them to the sofa, setting up an anime they all like, then they work on making pancakes for the 3 of them. They come back with plates for everyone and they all laugh and watch the TV together in their PJs.
But it’s a family full of love and that’s more than Nui ever thought she’d get. So she’s happy.