A/N: I'm sorry for the late update, I've been terribly busy lately.

~Chapter 10~

FINAL

'Somehow..' The cyborg thought to himself, swallowing hard while staring down at his udon bowl in silence, 'We all ended up coming here..'

All four heroes were now sitting on the udon place's counter, neither of them saying a word, making it almost unbearably awkward.

Genos glanced to Lily, who was sitting right next to him.

The girl had her hands resting calmly on her lap, yet her posture seemed to be incredibly tense. She raised her gaze to him as she noticed his stare, her expression troubled.

It was as if only by the look on her face, he could hear her thoughts telling him that they have to do something in order to somehow break this awful silence.

The cyborg's expression turned determined as he nodded quietly down at the girl beside him.

Quickly glancing to their far right, both teens simply stared at Saitama as he was nonchalantly eating his food, completely unaware of what was going on around him.

They then turned their gaze to the remaining woman sitting to their far left, She had her hands crossed, her hair and outfit still in a mess, and an incredibly displeased look on her face.

Both teens sighed deeply.

Lily turned in the cyborg's direction once again, asking him to lend her his ears for a moment.

Genos quickly complied and slightly moved down closer in her direction.

"-Start talking about something!-" She whispered, her blue eyes fixed on him.

The cyborg straightened up and pondered her words.

'Lily's right. I must think of a conversation topic to somehow ease this strange atmosphere.' He thought to himself, his expression turning determined.

Then, he cleared his throat.

"This udon sure is delicious!" He suddenly declared, making Lily raise an eyebrow at his strange choice of words.

Saitama suddenly turned in his direction.

"Yeah! This place is the absolute best!" He called happily, his bowl almost empty.

Lily blinked, amazed by how simple it was to grab the bald man's attention.

"Do you come here a lot?" She asked, smiling while internally praying that this topic would somehow last and save them all from the terrible awkwardness.

Saitama nodded.

"But we should totally come here more often. This stuff is great." He answered her, turning back to finish his dish.

Lily turned her gaze to her own bowl of udon. She was so bothered by the unnerving silence that she somehow forgot all about eating it.

"I've never tried udon before, to be honest." She suddenly said, surprising both Saitama and Genos.

The cyborg's eyes widened as he just watched the girl sitting next to him pull the bowl closer to her and then use the chopsticks in her right hand to lift some of the noodles into her mouth.

For some reason he was suddenly strangely anxious.

"It's so good!" She determined, turning to look up at him, her expression surprised and her blue eyes wide with excitement.

Genos smiled down at her.

"Try it with this sauce on top." He said, presenting her with his favorite addition to the dish.

The girl did as suggested and took another bite of her food.

She lifted one hand to hold the side of her face as her expression turned to pure happiness.

Then, she turned to her superior, who has yet to even touch her bowl of udon.

"Miss Fubuki, you have to try this!" She called to the tall woman sitting next to her, "It's amazing!"

Fubuki let out a sigh.

"I know what udon tastes like. It's nothing new for me, Lily." She answered, her hands still crossed.

Lily's expression turned determined.

"It's nothing like I ever tasted!" She pressed, clenching her free hand into a fist, "You absolutely have to give it a try, especially with this sauce on top!"

The tall woman raised an eyebrow at her excited underling, then released both of her hands to rest on the table before her.

Lily smiled as she watched her superior try the dish.

Fubuki's green eyes widened at the flavor. She then took two more bites and straightened up, quickly using a napkin to clean her mouth.

Her expression turned serious once again as she shifted her gaze to look at both men's direction, "At least you have good taste." She determined through the silky fabric.

Saitama chuckled.

"Good to know we agree on something!" He smiled at her, beckoning the restaurant owner to come closer, "One more, please!"

Fubuki narrowed her green eyes at him.

"Don't let that get to your head." She said, crossing her arms once again, looking at the opposite direction while trying to hide the faint blush in her cheeks.

Lily turned to Genos, who was watching everything that was happening just like her, and smiled wide up at his direction.

The cyborg's expression turned proud as he now felt extremely accomplished.

'She seems to have relaxed, now.' He thought to himself, shifting his attention from Lily to his food, with her quickly doing the same.

Finally, everyone were enjoying themselves.

After finishing their meal, all four thanked the restaurant owner, then stepped out from the shop.

It was already evening, and gradually getting colder by the minute.

"Lily." Fubuki suddenly called, shifting her gaze to her underling.

The girl straightened up at the sound of her name.

"Yes, Miss Fubuki?" She asked, her full attention on her superior.

"I've called the Blizzard Group's driver, he'll be here shortly." The tall woman answered.

Lily blinked.

"Oh, okay." She said, glancing over in the cyborg's direction.

Hearing this, Genos blinked.

'They're leaving, huh.' He thought to himself, lowering his stare down to his feet as he realized the only time he'll be able to meet Lily now would be at the Hero Association meetings. Unfortunately for him, those meetings were unpredictable, and could be held from twice a week to even once in two months, depending on the situation.

He swallowed hard and kept silent.

Watching everything that was happening before him, Saitama suddenly stepped forward.

"Lily can stay with us if that's okay with you, Fubuki." He said, placing one hand on his waist and smiling, "We live really close and Genos could walk her home later, or to your secret base or whatever."

All three heroes' expressions turned surprised at his sudden suggestion.

Genos lifted his head to stare at his master.

'Sensei..?' He asked himself, confused at how could his master read into his thoughts like that.

"What are you talking about, Saitama?" The tall woman started, her expression turning irritated, "I won't let you have a chance to poison my precious Lily against me any longer, especially when I'm not around."

Lily's eyes widened at her superior's words.

"Miss Fubuki...?" She said, feeling the blush cover her face.

Genos stared at the girl for a few moments, then his expression turned serious as he shifted his gaze to her superior.

"I'm afraid you are mistaken." He said, grabbing the tall woman's attention, "Sensei doesn't have any intention to turn Lily against you. He suggested that for my sake."

Fubuki crossed her arms at him.

"Your sake?" She asked, raising an eyebrow at his direction.

Lily only blinked at his words.

"I value the girl as my close friend." He admitted, clenching both of his metal hands into fists.

Neither of the heroes present said a word for a few moments.

Then, Fubuki shifted her gaze to her underling, lowering herself to whisper something in her ear.

Confused by what was going on before him, Genos tried reading Fubuki's lips in order to understand what she was telling the girl. Unfortunately for him, it was swift and he didn't have a clear look in order to process the movement.

The girl blushed and only nodded at her superior's direction, as she straightened herself back up.

Suddenly, a loud screech of tires was heard from behind them, making all four of them turn around in their direction.

It was a brand-new, shiny, black colored car with dark windows.

'That car..' The cyborg thought to himself as he quickly examined it, realizing it had a matching plate number to the old, busted-looking one the Blizzard Group owns.

Fubuki smiled and walked over to the fancy vehicle, opening the door to its back seat and turning back to look at the three heroes remaining.

"That girl is a skilled B-Class Hero, Remember that." She said, shifting her gaze to both Genos and Saitama, then stepped inside. The engine roared loudly as the vehicle drove away from the area, quickly disappearing into the distance.

Saitama shifted his attention to the girl.

"Nice car." He said, his expression impressed.

Lily giggled.

"Yeah, took a while but we were finally able to afford it." She said proudly.

Suddenly, her expression turned troubled.

"I'm sorry about Miss Fubuki." She apologized sincerely, joining her hands together, "She just cares a lot about all of her underlings."

Saitama smiled kindly.

"Ah, don't worry about it." He said, shifting his gaze to his disciple, "I guess I should pray for you, though." He patted him on his back a few times.

Genos' eyes widened.

"Sensei..!" He called, narrowing them at his teasing master.

"Oh!" The bald man suddenly called, surprising both teens, "We didn't even manage to buy any groceries in the end 'cause we totally destroyed the place! We got nothing to offer her."

Genos nodded at his master's words.

"That's true." He confirmed as he ran the events of the last few hours through his mind.

The bald man pondered his options for a few moments.

"Alright, I'll head up to the supermarket next to the apartment and I'll meet you guys there." Saitama said, suddenly lowering himself into a running stance.

Then, he disappeared in a flash, causing a strong gust of wind to run through the area after him.

"Wow.." Lily said as she fixed her hair, her expression surprised.

Genos shifted his gaze to the girl.

He suddenly recalled his opinions about Blizzard Of Hell and the way he talked about her, causing him to swallow hard and feel incredibly ashamed of his obvious misjudgment.

"I'm sorry about doubting your leader, previously." He apologized, his expression serious, "I can see she now puts her trusted subordinates in top priority."

The girl stared up at him for a few moments, then broke into a sincere laugh.

"It's okay, Miss Fubuki just takes a while to trust someone, but when she does, she would do anything for that person." She started, tucking her hands into the pockets of her light blue hoodie as a faint smile spread on her now blushed face, "I'm sure she'll come to completely trust you too, eventually."

Genos stared down at her for a few more moments as they both began stepping in the apartment's direction.

"Why is it, that every time you talk about her, you make that expression?" He suddenly asked her, his golden eyes fixed on her.

Lily's eyes widened.

"What expression?" She asked, staring up at him.

The cyborg leaned closer to her, making her flinch.

"You seem to blush a lot, and have this dreamy, unexplained look in your eyes." He determined.

The girl's mouth opened slightly as her whole face turned red.

"W-what!" She stuttered, stepping backwards, not noticing a biker coming fast in her direction.

Genos moved quickly and grabbed the confused girl's arm, pulling her closer, away from the sudden danger.

"Be careful." He said, raising an eyebrow at her reckless reaction, as Lily quickly pulled away from his grip, her face still incredibly red.

'Will I ever understand what's going through this girl's head..?' he wondered to himself, fixing his eyes on the girl walking beside him as neither of them said anything for a while.

"Miss Fubuki is just great, that's all." She suddenly said, glancing up at his direction, "I'm sorry if I made strange expressions or whatever."

The cyborg processed her words for a few moments.

"I didn't find them strange.." He answered her, shifting his gaze away.

Lily's expression turned confused at his words.

Then, she narrowed her eyes up at his direction.

"What about you?" She asked, grabbing his attention, "You always seem so incredibly worried for your precious master as if you guys are married or something."

Genos swallowed hard.

"Sensei is a great Hero, but too many people fail to see it." He started, his expression determined, "I have to speak my mind when I hear injustice towards him, this has nothing to do with that sort of thing."

Lily broke into a giggle.

"I know, I was only teasing. When are you ever gonna not fall for it?" She admitted, smiling playfully up at him.

Genos' expression turned displeased.

"I think you understand by now that I take things very seriously, Lily." He said, crossing his arms.

The girl smiled wide.

"I know, it's cute." She said.

The cyborg's eyes widened at her sudden statement as he stopped right in his tracks.

'Was I just called.. 'Cute'?' He tried processing what had just happened as his expression turned into pure shock.

This was the first time he had ever heard anyone describe him as such.

Lily stopped as well, simply staring at him in confusion.

He fixed his gaze on her, his expression turning into a mixture of determination and confusion.

"I'm S-Class Rank 14, also registered as 'Demon Cyborg' by the Hero Association itself, I cannot be 'cute'!" He protested, lowering his arms back to both of his sides and clenching his hands into fists.

Lily simply tucked both of her hands back into her hoodie.

"Yes, you can." She said, sticking her tongue out at his direction, "Also, being so serious while admitting I was your valuable friend earlier - I was touched." she smiled wide at him.

'This girl, really.' He thought to himself, narrowing his eyes at her direction, 'One minute she's flustered and shy and the next one she's calling me 'cute' and teasing me..'

"C'mon already, you don't wanna keep Saitama waiting, do you?" Lily suddenly asked, then continued walking.

'Unpredictable as ever.' He thought to himself, quickly catching up to her.

He didn't completely understand why he was enjoying her company so much, but if he learned one thing from this girl, it was that its okay not to know all of the answers, all the time.

END

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