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Fall has arrived, and you all know what that means, pumpkin spice food. That’s right, pumpkin spice, a favorite holiday staple in the fall, especially for a four-year-old girl who just loves anything pumpkin. Mina and Katsuki were taking their daughter, Aki, to the International House of Pancakes, commonly known by their acronym IHOP, so she can have her festive treat.“Mama, Papa, I want pumpkin waffles!” Aki said, holding onto Katsuki’s pant leg as they got out of the car. “With butter and maple syrup!”Katsuki gave Mina a warning glance, who just smiled like she didn’t do anything. “Aki, we told you, the doctor doesn’t want you to have anything with a lot of sugar. Maple is one of them, it makes you sluggish.”Aki pouted. “Mama gives me maple pops, so I want maple syrup!”“Mina.” Katsuki growled, looking at his wife. “The doctor told us no sweets, so why are you giving them to her?”“She wasn’t having a bad reaction, and I only did it maybe twice.”“You gave me five this week, Mama.”Katsuki inhaled deeply, trying not to lose his temper. “Mina, she is intolerant, and it spikes her blood sugar too much. She can’t handle the glycerin when they are concentrated.” He opened the door, letting the two in. “Besides, Aki has been having mood swings, lately, I don’t need her too riled up. You need to keep an eye when she gets cranky. Trust me, when I went ballistic at four, I nearly destroyed a playground.”“Stop overreacting, babe. She’s a good girl.”Katsuki rubs his face in exasperation, knowing this was going to come back to bite them in the ass.“Welcome to IHOP, would you like a table, booth, or half?” A girl asked, before looking up to see the two pro heroes. “O-Oh, DynaMight and Pinky! It is a pleasure to see you here.”Katsuki grunted and Mina smiled. “Sweetie, we aren’t on duty, you don’t have to call us by our Hero names. A booth is fine, and we will need a high chair for our daughter.”Aki pouted, “But I am four, Mama.” She resisted a bit when Katsuki picked her up, whining irritably.“Yes, you are four, but you are still a runt. Just wait a couple more months, and you’ll grow out of it, Pumpkin.” Katsuki said, carrying her to the high chair once they sat down. “Alright, Pumpkin, what do you want to drink?”Aki whined still, her irritability lasting longer than it should be. Mina now realized this, looking at Katsuki as if saying that he was right in the mood swings. “I want….pineapple juice.”The waitress looked empathetic. “I am sorry, we don’t have pineapple juice. We have orange juice, apple juice, tomato juice-”“But I want pineapple!”“Aki, you are at a restaurant, you can’t have a tantrum here.” Katsuki said, sighing as she got a little red from anger. Great, this will be an interesting day, he just hopes she can hold off until they leave. He turned to the waitress. “We’ll have the orange juice for Aki, water for me, and what would you like, babe?”“I think orange for me as well, please. Might as well set an example, right? Besides, it tastes great anyway.”Aki huffed, but there wasn’t much she could do. “I want the pumpkin waffles.”Katsuki sighed, she was being too demanding. “Are you able to make pumpkin waffles?” He asked the waitress, having a strong feeling they wouldn't be able to, but he had to ask.“They are made for pancakes, but I can ask the cooks if it can be done.” She said, seeing the two nod. “I’ll be back.” She left to the kitchens, leaving Mina and Katsuki alone with the ever-increasing moody four-year-old.“Mina, for now, no more sweets, Aki is getting more agitated, and last I need is her having a tantrum.” Katsuki said, though his inner dad would love to see his daughter with an awesome quirk like his, the volatility of when it emerges is high, especially with Mina’s Acid quirk. Another waiter brought their drinks, Aki drinking the orange juice in a lidded cup as he sips the water. Moments later, their main waitress returned, looking calm. “So what’s the verdict?”“I had asked the chefs, and...they said this is IHOP, not Waffle House.” The waitress flinched, expecting Katsuki to yell at her for the comeback, but he just chuckled.“Yeah, I figured, but I still had to ask.” he looked at his daughter, who was beginning to whine and growl. “Aki, you will deal with the pumpkin pancakes today, later I will make those waffles.”“B-but, I want the waffles now!” Aki yelled, Katsuki looking stoic while Mina looked around and apologized as the surrounding patrons began to stare in either worry, disgust, or curiosity.Katsuki was skilled in letting his daughter burn herself out, but it was different when they were in the restaurant. He picked her up and put her on his lap, shaking his leg a bit to try to soothe her down. “Aki, relax. If you don’t calm down now, you won’t get those waffles.” He sighed when he saw her face turn red, and realized that she was about to explode.Aki’s face turned red and screamed, her hands slapping the table in anger. “I WANT PUMPKIN WAFFLES!!!!”The next second, she slammed the table again, and the window next to them blew out, filling IHOP in a plume of fire and smoke. Patrons screamed as they flew back from the impact. Katsuki was holding his daughter close to avoid her getting recoil, and laughed, his irritation giving way to pride as he witnessed his daughter’s quirk. Mina, however, cried, her mind thinking of the damages and medical bills they may have to pay. Now she knew what Katsuki meant by not giving her sweets.Aki looked surprised, seeing the smoke and devastation, as she stared at her hands. They were still crackling, but noticed her palm had some ridges. “I-I did that?”“Aki! You ruined the restaurant!” Mina cried, bowing profusely at everyone. “I am sorry, her quirk just activated, please forgive us!”Katsuki kept laughing, but knew they were in hot water. “That’s my girl, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t in trouble.” He then looked at Aki with a small smile. “You shouldn’t have had that tantrum, they weren’t able to make those waffles. Sometimes restaurants can’t do that, Pumpkin.”Aki looked down, now trying to act innocent. “But I wanted the pumpkins in waffles...”Katsuki sighed, before getting up to dust themselves up as the manager arrived. His face was ranging from pissed red, to shock gray. “M-my restaurant...” He said, staring at the Bakugou family.They bowed as Mina responded. “I am so sorry, our daughter had a tantrum and her quirk activated for the first time. We’ll pay for the damages, just please don’t ban us...”“I know it was an accident for quirk awakenings, but still it can be a shock.” He said, sighing as he looked at the girl. “We’ll set up the paperwork, come to my office. Good thing I got accidental quirk insurance. You’ll never know what would happen.” He then smiled. “Though, we haven’t had that much entertainment in a while, so it was a surprise.”“S-sorry, mister...” Aki said, and some people around them cooed. “I just wanted pumpkin...”“Sweetie, it’s okay, things happen.”