Hey, there! Thank you for the continued follow/favorites. I was originally gonna post this on Friday, but I finished it up today in case hurricane Matthew screws with our power. Sorry that it's so short. If my power stays intact I'll post the next one soon, I'm nearly done with the edits! Please enjoy! If anyone else is in the path of the hurricane, stay safe.

Saitama

Genos was on my mind quite a bit. Ever since that damn weird lesson he asked for, it was a bit strange to be around him for a little while. Especially after our conversation about how he felt about his third kiss with that random woman in comparison to our lesson.

At first I believed I was the strange one, panicking when Genos or I touched one another on occasion. I wouldn't let it show on the surface, but my heart would beat faster, or I'd tense up the slightest bit. One time, after we had dealt with some monster that really enjoyed throwing some spiked bombs around City C, I held my breath while Genos simply dusted some remnants of rubble from my shoulders.

But even Genos was a bit off. Whenever we were outside he seemed to be more…alert. This was most obvious around fans. He would never linger near them and he was more blunt if any got too close. Shaking hands was still on the table and small talk, but they had to speak to him at least three feet away, "so there are no unforeseen incidences". His words.

He also seemed to be thinking before he spoke around me, which was the strangest thing. Right from the moment I meant him, Genos has had no filter. He took everything very seriously and spoke his mind, and so he sometimes came off as abrupt or rude, but that was just Genos. I had gotten very use to it and it was kinda nice knowing he didn't hide anything. But since the lesson, it felt like he was hesitant to say somethings sometimes, like he thought he shouldn't say them.

I roused from my idle thinking when Genos was struck by the monster he was fighting. He crashed to the ground before swiftly getting to his feet and bracing himself for the fist that was swung at him and expertly blocked with effort.

Even today, I decided to go out and see if I could do any kind of hero work. Genos would always speak up about joining me or simply come along without a word if I didn't tell him to hold back. But when I announced that I was going out this afternoon, Genos glanced at me from across the table, he was writing in his notebook again, and then went back to writing. When I got changed I stopped on my way out and called back, "Aren't you coming?" He shouted back an affirmative and raced to join me.

As we were about to head back home, some giant weird bear with a tortoise shell attacked. Genos quickly offered to handle it, as training, before leaping at the thing. I shrugged and hung back, but it looked like the thing was causing him some difficulty. Its shell was very tough it seemed and it relied on it to stave off Genos' attacks. Not even his incinerator couldn't damage the thing.

As Genos strained to hold off the last attack, the bear swiped at him with his other clawed hand, ripping into Genos' right side, exposing wires and circuits. When Genos faltered from the blow, the bear turtles other claw retreated and came down swiftly to smash Genos right into the asphalt. Genos raised his arms, but I didn't think his damaged body would be able to withstand the force of the blow so I quickly stepped before Genos and blocked the large paw.

"Sensei?"

I easily knocked the hand away and blew through both sides of the bears shell with one punch. It landed backwards, shaking the earth with its dead weight.

I turned to Genos. The right side of his torso was sparking and his face was cracking like porcelain. "You okay?"

"Yes, sensei." Genos answered rather quietly. "Thank you."

I crouched down next to him. "You gonna head over to that doc of yours?"

"Yes. The repairs may take a few days, sensei."

"That's fine." I said. "You think you'll be alright getting there?"

Genos got to his feet and I followed suit. He didn't look to be struggling when he did so, nor did it look like he was in pain. "Yes, sensei. You can return home. I should be able to rejoin you before the week is out."

"Okay." I turned and headed home.

...0000….

I woke up on the third day to food being cooked in the kitchen. I found, I felt happier than usual upon Genos' repair return. The last few nights without him had dragged on tediously. I slept in and I hadn't wanted to leave the house as much as I didn't want to be in it. It had been hard to fall asleep too without the usual sound of Genos next to me.

I got to my feet and paused in the kitchen door frame.

Genos looked to me, apron on, and smiled. "Good morning, sensei. Breakfast is almost ready."

I smiled a little. "I'll put away my futon then."

I used the toilet and brushed my teeth before straightening up the living room a bit. Genos placed breakfast on the table not a minute after and we both sat down to eat.

I gestured towards him with my chopsticks. "It's good to see you fixed up."

"Thank you, sensei." He replied. "Once again my life was saved by you. I am extremely grateful."

"Ah, quit it." He was always saying unnecessary things.