--Sunday, July 26, 2172
Due to the rays of light hitting her face, Momo opened her eyes and looked around, finding herself in a large and elegant room full of burned-down candles and her clothes scattered everywhere. Remembering what had happened, Momo covered her exposed chest with the blanket that covered her, then looked at the beautiful ring on her ring finger, which shimmered with a blue-green light, putting a tender smile on her face.
"Did you sleep well?"
At that moment, Kai's voice resonated from beside her, so Momo turned to look at him, finding him lying next to her beneath the sheets with his chest exposed. With that smile full of happiness, Momo slipped under the covers to embrace her beloved and feel his warmth, then spoke cheerfully.
"Better than ever. Did you give me a massage last night?"
"Yes. I also healed you so you wouldn't walk funny today." Kai hugged Momo back under the covers, who couldn't help but make an adorable pout and reply.
"You took away part of the process of becoming a woman…"
"So you wanted to limp today at your outing with the girls?" Kai asked with a playful smile, which caused Momo to look at him in surprise, then shake her head and reply with a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Thank you for healing me…"
"Hehe, that's more like it."
Kai replied in amusement, which made Momo's pout worsen. But at that moment, Momo glanced at the wall clock and, realizing there was still plenty of time before breakfast, smiled lustfully and climbed on top of her beloved, then murmured like a hungry succubus.
"Since nothing hurts, we can make good use of the time before breakfast."
"What a great idea—you're quite the genius, my dear wife." Kai replied with a smile as he raised his hands to squeeze that pair of luscious fruits before him. Momo smiled, filled with desire, and replied in a seductive voice.
"Let's get to work, my dear husband."
…
After a while, Momo stepped into an oversized bathtub and settled herself on top of Kai's body, then rested her head on her beloved's chest, who tenderly embraced her by the waist. Feeling her beloved's hands on her stomach, Momo felt a pleasant warmth that reminded her of something important, leading her to ask with a slight blush on her face.
"Kai… What birth control pills should I take?"
"Ah, I'll have someone bring something to you later, but don't worry too much about that—thanks to my quirk, I'm basically sterile."
Kai commented in a relaxed tone while moving his hands up to play a little with those tempting fruits. But before he could make it, Momo jumped like a cat and turned to grab him by the shoulders and comment visibly in a panic.
"What?! Sterile?!! Can't Angel's Breath cure you?! We have to consult a doctor and follow some fertility treatment, or maybe look for alternative methods if that's not possible…"
"Calm down—I'm not really sterile. I just use my quirk to manipulate my body to prevent sperm production, but it's completely reversible. A very effective and safe contraceptive method."
Kai explained in a calm voice, which allowed Momo to let out a sigh of relief. Then, Momo hit Kai on the chest and turned to throw herself back against him while murmuring with an annoyed pout.
"You did that on purpose to scare me."
"Of course not—you were the one who jumped to hasty conclusions."
Kai replied in amusement, which only made Momo's sulky expression worsen as she simply huffed in irritation. After a while of comfortable silence, Kai hugged Momo a little tighter and asked in a serious tone.
"…Momo, I want you to tell me everything about your dreams."
With her head against her beloved's chest, Momo looked up at the ceiling to reminisce for a few seconds before replying in a calm and relaxed voice.
"… There really isn't much more to tell. It started when I was about 7 years old. At first I didn't really understand what was happening, but I could see my room or have lucid dreams, so I used it to fly in my dreams and things like that. But when I saw you sneaking out at night, I wished with all my heart to be able to follow you—and it simply happened.
"Somehow, I was able to move like a ghost to follow you, and you never noticed. But there are limits. At first I could only move around the second floor of the house, then the whole mansion, and currently I can move around the entire property—though without 'moving,' I can only sense what's happening in my room. Also, it only works when I'm asleep; while conscious, I'm not able to do it.
"After running some tests, I realized I can only do it when I enter REM sleep, right when I start dreaming. Perhaps because of that ability, I can know exactly when I'm dreaming and can create lucid dreams or move around the surroundings. But that causes me to often lose track of you before I can follow you.
"That's why I never realized how you were sneaking off with Nemuri and the others—you'd leave right before I entered REM sleep, and you'd come back just before I woke up, when I was already in light sleep. Besides, since I never tried to follow anyone other than you because I once saw Nemuri 'pleasuring herself' at night, I also never noticed that the others weren't in their rooms…"
"I see… It seems your ability appeared more or less at the same time as Nejire's… It's possible that, just like Salem's great size, you were somehow affected by me." Kai commented in a serious and reflective tone, which led Momo to look at him over her shoulder and ask with curiosity.
"Is it possible that the others also have similar abilities?"
"I still don't know. Until you told me, I never realized you were capable of that, so it's possible. I'll ask them today." Kai replied seriously, at which Momo nodded and asked with seriousness.
"Can I help you with anything?"
"Yes—when we return to Japan, I want to examine you and Nejire closely to see if I can find anything." Kai nodded with a smile. Momo nodded with determination.
"I'll do whatever you say."
Just at that moment, Momo's stomach let out a powerful growl, which made her blush greatly. But at that precise instant, Kai's stomach made an even more terrifying noise, which caused the pair of young people to laugh in amusement.
"Let's go eat something." Kai said with a smile, at which Momo nodded with a happy smile.
"Mm."
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"Fufu, how does it feel to be a woman, Momo?"
In the entrance of the Onyx Hotel, Nejire, hands on her hips, commented with an enormous smile on her face upon seeing Momo walk in hand-in-hand with Kai. Momo couldn't help but blush and bury her head in Kai's arm, which caused the beautiful ring on her left hand to come fully into view.
"Ara? What's this…?" Nejire commented with curiosity as she approached to look at the ring, at which moment a realization came to her and made her exclaim out loud.
"An engagement ring?!"
"Exactly." Kai replied calmly, which led Nejire to look at him with a deep light shining in her eyes. Kai smiled calmly and asked.
"Do you want yours now or at a more special moment?"
"A special one!" Nejire immediately replied, full of enthusiasm, which made both Kai and Momo laugh—Momo finally managing to shed some of her shyness as she asked with a smile.
"Is everyone upstairs?"
"Yes, I saw you walking this way, so I came down to meet you!" Nejire nodded with an enormous smile, then took Kai's arm. As they walked to the elevator, Kai asked in a calm tone.
"By the way, Nejire—Momo has an ability very similar to yours, but she can move around in her dreams. Can you do something similar?"
"You too, Momo?!" Nejire couldn't help but ask in surprise. Momo nodded seriously.
"Yes, I was surprised to learn you could do something similar too. It seems Kai's quirk affected us somehow."
"So you could see me when we slept together? What did you see?" Nejire asked, full of curiosity. Momo replied calmly.
"Nothing unusual—I'd just see you sleeping and mumbling."
"I could also see you sleeping and mumbling, but I never saw you move. How do you do it?" Nejire spoke with bright eyes. Momo replied after thinking for a moment.
"I'm not entirely sure. I just think about moving, and somehow I end up outside my body and can move around like a ghost—I can even see myself."
"That's so cool—I can't do that. Tonight I'm going to try it!" Nejire commented full of enthusiasm, and after a few moments they finally arrived at the suite where the others were gathered.
"Good morning, sleepyheads."
As they came through the door, Shino, who was sitting with Nemuri and Keiko drinking tea, turned to look at them and commented with a smile, while Nemuri and Keiko grinned mischievously.
"Good morning." Kai replied with a calm smile while Momo blushed, at which moment Keiko stood up and walked to her daughter and embraced her.
"Good morning, sweetheart."
"Good morning, Mom." Momo replied somewhat timidly, but Keiko noticed the ring on her daughter's finger, which led her to look at Kai with a strange light shining in her eyes before commenting with a smile.
"It seems we have a lot to talk about."
"Before that, I want everyone to gather—I have some questions for you all." At that moment, Kai commented in a serious tone. Keiko's, Shino's, and Nemuri's expressions hardened considerably, and Nemuri quickly asked with solemnity.
"Did something serious happen?"
"It's not serious, but it is strange. Let's all get together, and I'll explain."
Kai answered seriously, and soon the whole family—including Chatora and the cats—gathered in the largest sitting room of the suite. In a serious tone, Kai explained Momo's and Nejire's abilities, which left everyone looking at the pair of beautiful girls in surprise.
"That's a wonderful ability… But I can't do anything similar." Chatora commented in a voice laden with surprise. Nemuri, for her part, brought a hand to her chin before commenting thoughtfully.
"Now that I think about it, some years ago—roughly 5 or 6 years ago—I started having lucid dreams, and over time they became more and more frequent. Nowadays I have lucid dreams two or three times a week, so I usually use them to simulate scenes from my books, but I can't sense anything around me."
"I also tend to have lucid dreams quite frequently… Although I've had them since my youth, about 4 or 5 years ago I started being able to control them better, and now they occur several times a week." Keiko commented in an equally thoughtful tone, which led Kai to look at Shino, Tomoko, and Ryuko, the latter of whom commented pensively.
"I can occasionally realize that I'm dreaming… It started happening about two or three years ago, but it was very infrequent—this year it started happening several times a month."
"Same with me. Lucid dreams aren't something unusual for me, but lately they've been quite frequent." Shino commented with a serious expression. Tomoko tilted her head and commented in a confused voice, looking at the others.
"I almost never have lucid dreams… Is there something wrong with me?"
"Same here—I have lucid dreams every now and then, but they're rare. Could it have to do with the amount of time we spend with Kai…? Or maybe sleeping with him…?"
Yumiko commented in a serious tone while looking at the pensive Kai. After a few seconds, Kai raised his head and seemed to read something in the air before commenting reflectively.
"It's too early to draw conclusions. For now, start keeping journals to write down all your dreams—lucid or not—what you see in them, and your general feelings. Do it right when you wake up, when your memories are fresh. When we return to Japan, I'll conduct a thorough examination of each of you to determine what's going on."
""Understood."" The group replied in unison with serious expressions, at which Kai nodded in satisfaction before adding.
"Then that'll be all for now. That said, avoid mentioning this for the time being—we don't know who might be listening, and it's better to keep this private."
"Alright, but for that we need Momo to show us that beautiful engagement ring in detail." Ryuko commented in a mischievous voice, which caused a blush in Momo, who soon replied with a happy smile.
"Kai gave it to me last night… We're now officially engaged…"
"How did it happen?!"
Tomoko quickly jumped to Momo's side and took her hand to admire the ring, something all the other girls did as well. At that moment, Nemuri and Keiko began pushing Chatora and Kai out of the room. At the door of the suite, Keiko looked at the helpless Kai and the amused Chatora, then commented with a smile.
"Sorry boys, but this is a girls' conversation—you're in the way. Go play around the island for now."
"We'll prepare something delicious for you all later."
Nemuri commented with a playful smile before blowing a flying kiss to Kai and closing the door. Completely helpless, Kai could only look at Chatora and asked in a defeated tone.
"Shall we go eat something?"
"Haha, let's go—a couple of blocks away a pretty good café just reopened."
Chatora replied in amusement, at which Kai could only nod before walking together to the elevator, feeling exiled from his own castle. Fortunately he had several more castles—he wouldn't worry about where to sleep tonight.
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