Tensei Iida didn't expect any visitor today, but apparently his doorbell had different ideas. If he were to be honest, he really was bummed that he had visitors today. He wanted to just sit back and relax today; it was his only day off after all. Even if he couldn't physically get out and do field work anymore he still had an organization to run. He also had to schedule a date with his girlfriend soon to give her some much needed rest. Tensei still couldn't believe that somehow she was much lower on the hero rankings than him despite the fact that all four of her limbs were working.

Guess that training camp incident really soured the public's perception of them

His doorbell insistently rang again Tensei chuckled "Geez, looks like this guy is in quite the hurry"

The former Ingenium quickly rolled towards the door to give his unexpected visitor a warm welcome but he was more than a bit shocked to see that the number 2 pro hero was at his doorstep.

"Whoa, it's Hawks! If i had known that someone like you was at my door I would have gotten to the door quicker!"

Hawks nervously scratched the back of his head nervously "Yeah...Sorry for being so impatient. It's a bad habit of mine. I shouldn't have rang your doorbell like that…"

Tensei stopped him before the rising star could give him a pity party "Aw, don't be guilty! So, why did you stop by this has been's house?"

"Don't say that!" Tensei was surprised to see such a notoriously laid back hero yell "When I was younger, you were like the coolest hero in my eyes!"

Tensei raised an eyebrow in interest "Really?"

"Yeah! You had the coolest costume and the coolest name. You were also low-key enough to be underground you know? There aren't thousands of fake Ingenium fans out there who are just fans of you because you're popular. I wanted to be a hero like you but somehow I went all the way up to number two."

"Damn...I thought my little bro was the only person who fanboyed over me so hard. If it means anything to you, I think that you're setting a good example of what heroes should be like. Sure you're a little rough around the edges but it's good to see a hero that stays positive. Between you and me, but I still don't think Endeavour is "number one hero" material."

The truth is that Tensei knew more about Endeavour than quite a few people. His brother is friends with Shouto Todoroki; the number on hero's supposed "pride and joy". He was introduced to his siblings. The former holder of the Ingenium title became fast friends with Shouto's sister Fuyumi and after a particularly heavy drinking session she spilled the beans on her family history but only if he promised not to tell anyone. Tensei couldn't believe the cruelty Endeavour subjected his entire family to and he hated that he couldn't talk about to anyone other than Fuyumi.

"You don't like Endeavour too, huh? Well at least I'm not the only pro hero that thinks that."

"Former pro hero." Tensei Hastily amended 'Can't exactly do anything like this…"

"Yeah, but you still run your office and make sure everything is going smoothly. Being able to help in any way you can makes you a hero in my eyes. I heard you recruited a former vigilante a while back, what was his name, Mauler?"

"The Crawler is what he calls himself. I actually helped him out a few times back when I was on the field. I was impressed with his skills so I told him to give me a call once he got his hero license."

"Holy crap, employing a former vigilante?! That's super sick!"

"I guess. Anyway, I still don't know why you're here…"

"I need advice...for something."

"Sure, ask me anything!"

"So I recently started working with Endeavour a lot and we went to his place to get something, his daughter was there and she's...really cute"

"You...want dating advice?" Tensei's tone was dripping with confusion

"Yeah...I tried to put on the ol' "Pro hero charms" and it failed miserably. I don't know why, women usually chase me and not the other way around."

Tensei could tell that this guy had no idea what he was dealing with. Of course "pro hero charms" wouldn't work on someone whose father is a pro hero herself. Tensei couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the poor guy. Since he rose up to stardom so fast this was probably the first time he got rejected. Tensei could only imagine what it had done to the guy's confidence.

"That's...quite the problem you there. I don't know how I can help you though…"

"Well I saw some pictures of you and her being cool around their house so I figured you two would be good friends. I know you're not dating her because apparently you and Pixie-Bob are an item so…"

Tensei briefly wondered why Fuyumi would have pictures of them together but then he remembered all the visits to her school his organization did. He really respected that fact that she was a teacher and felt that it was an underappreciated job. Teachers shape the minds and ideals of future generations more than any hero. He loved seeing the kids be so excited whenever they arrived. Hell, he even put on his old costume a couple of times so that some of her disabled students could feel like they could be heroes too.

Tensei looked at Hawks again and just started laughing out loud.

"What's the matter?"

"Nothing. It's just that you're supposed to be the coolest hero in Japan but right now you're acting like a nervous wreck. I just find it funny, that's all."

Hawks realized that the former hero was right. He was acting like a complete goof because he liked some woman. He tried to regain some of his confidence by busting Tensei's balls.

"So, you're dating one of the Pussycats, huh? That must be pretty awesome…"

Tensei answered without missing a beat "My girlfriend wears a cat costume to work, what do you think it's like dating her?"

Hawks took a moment to process the implication of what Tensei just said to him. He had to fight the urge to give him the biggest "bro" fist bump ever.

"But seriously, do you really like Fuyumi Todoroki?"

Tensei looked at Hawks with a stern expression on his face. The number two pro hero could tell that she really was a close friend of his and wanted to know his intention for her.

"Yeah...I really do…"

"Well the only sound piece of advice I could give to you is that you have to assure her your feelings towards her are serious. She's not gonna fall for any of that celebrity crap. You really have to put yourself out there, you got me?"

Hawks chuckled mirthlessly "God...this is going to be a hard."

"I think you could pull it off. Good luck."

"Wait, that's it? You're not going to tell me any grand romantic gestures that could win her heart?"

"If you're gonna need one of my ideas to win her over, chances are you're going to keep needing my ideas to keep her. I just told you what you need to be to win her heart- be genuine. And if she rejects you after you pour your heart out then it was never meant to be."

Hawks opened his mouth to protest but closed it when he realized what Tensei said was completely correct. "Thanks man...You really helped me out on such a short notice."

"Good luck out there Hawks. You're a good guy and Fuyumi deserves someone like you"