Exaggerated scenes woo
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Everyone in the room was silent, the only real sound came from Tatsumaki's eating. After the hospital visit came the rather awkward time spent watching Tatsumaki eat nearly everything in Saitama's apartment to the owner's dismay. It wasn't particularly suspicious but it was at the very least a bit disturbing. Saitama didn't enjoy having most of his food taken away like that but at least it was a one time thing, or so he hoped.
"I was hoping to have leftovers, your parents should have taught you about moderation…"
"Whatever you say, Caped Baldy."
The bulging nerve was clearly visible on his shining head. They'd been back and forth like this the entire time but at this point no one was worried about the the two breaking out into a fight, the only thing worth watching carefully was just how much Tatsumaki was eating.
Getting out of the hospital and having a big appetite was excusable but she must've eaten her own bodyweight in food by now, not including any snacks she just so happened to purchase on the way there. Normally her lack of eating was one of the traits many assumed to be the reason for her small size, she did after all prefer to eat sweets and other small things she considered tasty rather than full meals.
"Fubuki, you haven't eaten yet."
Fubuki sat up straight, her sister addressing her so suddenly was a surprise. Since they'd left the hospital she just couldn't stop worrying about the changes she'd seen in her sister, even if they seemed to be beneficial in some way. She just couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong, she wasn't the only one but by now they'd all learned not to question Tatsumaki of all people.
"I ate earlier, I'm not very hungry."
Without delay the bowl in front of her floated off the table and made its way towards the tiny esper, taking on a signature green hue as it went.
"It's been a long day, her appetite is understandable…"
Bang's attempt to give a reasonable explanation was met with more silence, a trend that stayed until Tatsumaki finally finished off whatever was left. No one else got the chance to have seconds.
"I'm still kinda hungry...Guess I'll stop by another place on the way home."
She still isn't done?! The thought crossed all their minds at once, she was like a bottomless pit.
"Sis, don't you think you've had enough already?"
Tatsumaki turned to look at her once more, Fubuki knew she'd stepped out of line. The sisters cared deeply for one another, although an outsider wouldn't be able to tell at all. Tatsumaki urged Fubuki to break away from the trust and friendship she built up "For her own good" and Fubuki, having put up with it almost all her life held her sister in very high regard but at the same time developed what could almost be considered to be a bit of an inferiority complex, you could even say it was why she enjoyed being leader of such a large portion of the B-Class heroes so much.
For Fubuki, saying something like that would definitely get a reaction out of her sister but that was exactly what she was hoping for. A lecture, angry yelling, disappointed sighing, a snarky side comment, a whiny complaint, something, anything that sounded like her sister.
"I guess so...Maybe it's just straight to bed then."
She got up and headed for the door, Fubuki stood in her way, couldn't allow that. Sitting quietly and watching Tatsumaki act so differently put her on edge, not to mention the insatiable hunger.
"Why are you acting this way? Did something happen to you on the battlefield we didn't know about?"
She was quickly reaching her breaking point, the paranoia building up inside her would push her to say rather harsh things.
"It was just a bit of a concussion, Fubuki. If anything you're the one acting strange, did I say something to offend you?"
"You always say something to offend me, that's the problem! Now you go off and almost die and come back a totally different person! You don't harass me, you don't care about your own health and you eat enough to feed an entire family, don't you think I'd find that a bit worrying?"
The tension in the room raised dramatically, even Saitama felt a bit on edge watching the two sisters argue, mostly because he imagined what would happen to his poor home should their words turn into actions. Feeling the atmosphere shift in an unhealthy way, King thought to stand up and announce his departure.
"I should get home now, I have important obligations to fulfill."
By obligations, he meant video games. King felt that around Saitama he might have been able to act a bit more like himself but with other S-Class heroes in room and the intense atmosphere before him he'd just about hit his limit of acting tough for the day. Best to retreat now before he got pulled into something unnecessary, and that's exactly what he did.
"Perhaps it is best we all go home and get some sleep, today was quite stressful."
It was Bang's turn to speak up, like Saitama he knew the disaster that could befall the entire city should these two lose their composure.
"I did not know I was being insensitive, at the time I just wanted to eat."
"Stop talking like that, stop talking like some emotionless doll. I've spent years dealing with the meddling girl who interferes in almost everything I do, having her just up and pretend nothing matters is laughable. My sister wouldn't act this way, my sister is a rude, antisocial brat who gets mad over almost every little detail and can't even see that she's the reason for her own problems, nothing like whatever...You are…"
Her speech began to slow, she hadn't meant to say all of that. While it was true for the most part, Fubuki only stood up to her sister when she saw it as necessary, she'd never snapped at her like that before. As adults problems and arguments such as this weren't as big an issue anymore, in fact the two hardly spoke at all in their daily lives, that's just how life was at this point. But she began to stop her rant not just out of the realization of what was coming out of her mouth but also the effect it seemingly had on Tatsumaki.
The look on Tatsumaki's face was both concerning and terrifying. For a moment it seemed filled with a blind rage, like she would pop like a balloon and just snap at her sister, the usual Tatsumaki. But then her face contorted in an unnatural way, brows furrowed and a deep frown showing her discontent. The speed at which the look came on her face was somewhat startling but it was just as quickly replaced by yet another look, her eyes widening to an unnatural size and her mouth open, as if she'd realized something important. Fubuki was unused to her sister making anything but an annoyed visage and so the rapidly changing expressions caught her off guard, enough that Tatsumaki needed to be the one to break the silence between them.
Tatsumaki went from nearly losing it to deflating back to that uncaring expression yet again. She looked as though she would explode, to unearth whatever aggression she'd been holding back all this time. Fubuki could almost hear the angry rant that she would need to endure, but it never came.
"I understand. Then don't allow me to hold you back any further, you can make your own decisions."
Those lines weren't the bratty yelling she'd hoped to hear, in fact they were the exact opposite. Rather than an insensitive comment from a hotheaded little girl she received subtle resignation from a seemingly mature woman, like a mother who gave up on trying to reason with her child. Fubuki ended up being the one who felt like the child and the comedically small girl in front of her actually looked like an older sister, the whole situation was just...Unnatural.
"Sensei, I think it would be best if you said something."
"Who me?"
"Genos might be right, I think you'd be able to break the two up."
Both Bang and Genos were out of their element, one being too young for any real experience with women and the other feeling that he was a bit too old to try involving himself in a conversation between two young ladies.
"I mean I've never really had a girlfriend so I don't know what to tell them to calm them down."
Both men were in shock, only Saitama could say something like that so casually, and only he would try to settle them down anyway after making such a claim.
"You two are acting pretty grumpy and it's getting late, you should go home and sleep."
A very blunt statement, he didn't even try to sugarcoat it.
"You're right, I'm feeling pretty tired. Thanks for the food, Caped Baldy."
"It's Saitama, and you ate pretty much everything so I have to go the store tomorrow."
"Okay Saitama the Caped Baldy."
"Just Saitama, did you even hear what I said?"
"Yeah yeah, if it's that much then I can cover the expenses."
"Whoa, seriously!?"
An S-Class pulled in a pretty high salary compared to a mere B-Class, Saitama was more than happy to accept the offer.
"Sensei's methods...Are far more effective than I thought they'd be."
"I won't deny the results."
Well to be fair he only managed to convince Tatsumaki of anything, Fubuki was still sitting there in a quiet shock. Was she honestly supposed to just be okay with her sister's change in behavior? Sure she was acting like a better sister now than she'd ever been before but it just didn't feel right to accept her that way, it wasn't the sister she'd grown to hold in such high esteem. If that weren't enough she was deciding to make up for her own mistake through an act of generosity, it just didn't seem like her sister at all.
"I'll swing by tomorrow morning then, if you don't get up then I'll just leave."
"Wait wait, just how early do you plan on showing up?"
No, it just didn't seem right at all, this person, this creature that was supposed to be her sister was anything but. Fubuki clenched her fist, she was at a loss for what to do. Everyone else saw just how strangely she was acting, Bang especially should have known very well what her sister was like but when the two made eye contact he simply shrugged as if he didn't see a problem with it.
It was times like this when she hated the difference in power between herself and her sister, no matter how much she disagreed with the situation she was still the weakest one in the room, nothing she did would make the circumstances any better. Understanding that the gravity of the situation was far beyond her control, she opened the door and left without another word.
"Oh my, it appears she's not feeling too well about this."
Feeling that she'd made a grave mistake Tatsumaki took the time to go after her, leaving the three men to themselves.
"Saitama, you planned to go out with her tomorrow morning didn't you?"
"Well when you say it like that someone might misunderstand the situation, but yeah."
"Then I'd like to ask you this as a favor, please keep a close eye on her. The two of you have not been around long enough to understand why Tatsumaki's behavior is so questionable and it would be dangerous to leave things as they are."
Saitama didn't really understand what he meant, from his perspective she seemed pretty nice as long as you ignored the name calling and hid your food well.
"Um...Ok."
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Fubuki hadn't gotten very far, she knew she wouldn't,. No matter how fast she flew she'd never been able to run from her sister before, it was only a matter of time before she tracked her down, it was nice to see that at least that much was still true.
"Fubuki."
She didn't respond right away, instead she kept her back turned as she continued to stare forward.
"This seems like a cliche scene from a dumb movie, why don't we talk normally?"
Still no answer, Tatsumaki decided to use telepathy. It didn't work out so well.
"You're still horribly bad at that."
"You weren't responding."
Fubuki turned to face her sister, little signs like that were proof that she was still dealing with the same old Tatsumaki who just so happened to inexplicably become a different person in just a day.
"Tatsumaki...Why are you acting so strangely? It's as if I'm not even talking to my sister anymore."
"Actually I was serious about just being hungry and tired, then you went and said you were concerned about my health."
"You aren't just hungry and tired, I've seen you when you get that way and it's not pretty."
"Is it pretty now?"
"You're missing the point."
Fubuki sighed, she just didn't have the patience to deal with this anymore. No one seemed to be worried about Tatsumaki, not even Tatsumaki herself.
"I give up too...Please just try not to get hurt anymore?"
"What do you mean anymore?"
Fubuki was already walking away by this point and Tatsumaki didn't have the willpower to stop her, maybe there was something wrong with her after all. This was the first time Fubuki would get away with walking away from her sister like this, the realization of this came a bit too late.
Finally beginning to realize what her sister meant would take its toll on Tatsumaki, the old her would have never even accepted going over to B-Classes apartment in a nearly completely abandoned part of town for dinner, she wouldn't have even considered it. Now she would be going shopping with that same B-Class tomorrow morning and paying for it all herself.
"I must be...Really tired, either that or those doctors put some kind of drug in me."
The thought didn't even scare her, she could easily imagine the idiots pumping her full of painkillers or something and it didn't even phase her. Her own indifference itself was cause for slight concern. Well whatever happened to her couldn't last longer than a day or so anyway right? She could just sleep it off, with a little luck she would be right as rain tomorrow morning. In just a moment she was in the air and soaring towards home, oblivious to the one who'd been watching her since she landed.
"Man, wasn't that just a hell of a surprise?"
A spiky haired martial artist made himself visible in the moonlight.
"Came looking for the old man and I see the Tornado of Terror out for a midnight stroll? I don't think I can take her just yet, but it shouldn't take too many hunts before I can."
A Sly grin came to his face, another monster was now on the move and his name was Garou.
I think "sister" is my most used word in this chapter.
