"Normal dialogue."
"Telepathic dialogue."
Thoughts.
Of course Kusuke knew as soon as he saw the beautiful girl beside his brother that she liked him, and meanwhile Kusuke couldn't read minds, he was a genius, of course he would notice something as silly as a crush. For a while it didn't occur to him the many ways he could use this against his brother, due to the fact that Kusuke knew Kusuo didn't care for many people, with the exception of his parents, but when he got to London, that day a plan was concocted in his mind.
Sadly, plan K would have to wait, Kususke had to gather information on Kokomi Teruhashi before he could do what he had in mind. In the meantime, there was of course many other game plans he had for his beloved little brother.
By the time plan K was ready to be used, Kusuo had made the decision to seal his powers, which was complete bullshit if you asked Kusuke, but anyway he supported his brother's search for normalcy, he wasn't that much of a bad big brother.
When Kusuo destroyed the meteor once regaining his powers, Kusuke was elated, finally, it was time for plan K.
"I hope you won't be too mad at me, baby bro." Smirked the elder Saiki.
"Oh my GOD!" Chiyo said excitedly, Kokomi turned to her friend.
"What's the matter, Chiyo?" The perfect girl asked, closing the locker with her indoor shoes inside.
"Kaido left a letter in my locker!" The other girl explained. "He wants me to go with him and the other boys to eat ramen at Saiki-kun's house." The huge smile in Chiyo's face turned to a smirk when Teruhashi muttered 'Saiki's house? '. "But I couldn't possibly impose like that, maybe if someone went with me it wouldn't be as awkward."
Kokomi rolled her eyes but smiled at her friend. "Ok Chiyo, I'll go with you, but only because I want you to be comfortable," They giggled their way out of school.
"Kaido-kun!" Cried Chiyo, running after the boys.
Jet-black wings turned to look at her. "Chiyo-san?"
"I received your letter!" The girl exclaimed as she handed the piece of paper to the pale blue-haired boy, who looked at it confused.
"…I-" Kaido started, but was interrupted by Nendo, who had been reading the letter over the other boy's shoulder.
"Pal!" Said Nendo, looking at Saiki, who returned the look with disinterest. "Why didn't you tell us there we were eating Ramen at your house?"
"Because we aren't" Came the pink-haired psychic's answer in a dry tone.
"No need to be shy, Saiki." Aren smiled. "Next time tell all of us, instead of just Shunn." He smiled, putting his arm around Saiki's shoulder leading them to the Saiki household.
The girls followed behind, making small talk with the others, while Saiki stared ahead frowning. Of course, he was suspicious, why was a letter inviting Chiyo to his house allegedly made by Kaido, when the other boy was confirmed, via telepathy, not to have done it?
It was all too suspicious considering that guy was home too, Saiki was on edge since his brother arrived at his parents' home, and he obviously knew that Kusuo didn't trust him. Why would he make such a bold move knowing Kusuo would suspect?
The teenagers got to the Saiki residence with no incidents, a tidbit of mercy Kusuo greatly appreciated.
"Oh Ku-chan, I thought big Ku was joking when he said all your friends would come!" Kurumi said softly as she opened the door. "Good thing I made a lot of food just in case, please come in!"
Kusuo spotted his brother by the staircase, casually resting his back against the wall, he glared at Kusuke as if to ask what he was planning. The other man was wearing the telepathy blocker on his head; thus, the psychic couldn't ask.
The others made their way to the table as escorted by Saiki's mom, Kusuo continued to glare at his older brother.
"Don't look at me like that, little bro!" Kusuke smirked. "I swear I have a legitimate reason."
Kokomi was right behind and before she entered Kusuke called her attention.
"Teruhashi-chan," The elder Saiki said.
Kusuo, was about to take her away, but his mother called him, the pink-haired man looked at the girl. "Call me if he does anything."
The beautiful girl turned to look at Kusuke with mild apprehension. "Yes, Saiki-san?"
"I just wanted to personally apologize for behaving so rudely last time we met." Kusuke explained. "I shouldn't have said such hurtful things."
"Oh, it's ok!" Kokomi said quickly, he had to be nice to her possible brother in law after all.
"Please, Teruhashi-chan, there must be some way to make it up to you." He said, and the blue-eyed girl was about to respond, but Kusuke didn't let her. "You like my little brother, right?"
Kokomi choked with her own saliva. "Wha? I-I-I don-!" She panicked.
Kusuke chuckled. "It's alright Teruhashi-chan," He smiled. "I want to help you," He took out a small box. "I know for a fact Kusuo likes girls who wear geranium earrings, that's why I got you ones."
Teruhashi received the box opening it instantly, there sat a pair of beautiful blue earrings. "T-thank you Saiki-san."
"Not at all! They'll look beautiful with your eyes." Kusuke smiled. "Now let's go back before Kusuo murders me for taking you away for so long."
They enter the room where everyone else was gathered, and Kusuo eyed Teruhashi carefully as if to ask her if she was ok, and throwing a suspicious look at Kusuke.
"Sorry, Mom," Kusuke smiled innocently at his mother. "I was just apologizing to Teruhashi-chan since I was so rude the last time, we saw each other."
"Kusuke!" Reprimanded the elder woman at her son.
"It's alright, Kurumi-san." Teruhashi said as she took her seat.
The evening continued as usual, and thankfully Kusuo's mother didn't out his son as a psychic…again.
"uh…big Ku? Little Ku asks, 'what did you do to her?'" Kurumi said to her oldest son.
"Oh, nothing, I just gave her an apology present." Kusuke replied and strolled up the stairs as Kusuo continued to glare at him.
The following day Saiki teleported home as soon as class was finished, just so he could watch over his brother, so he does not do anything, of course, when he got there Kusuke was nowhere to be found.
"I wouldn't be so carefree little bro!" Said Kusuke's image on the TV. "I sent a clone to your school."
Saiki scoffed, was his brother running out of ideas?
"And I know what you may be thinking, 'but Kusuke, haven't you done this already', yes, but this time your clone is asking sweet Teruhashi-chan on a date!"
The image changed to that of a bored-looking Saiki-clone and a blushing Teruhashi, Saiki gritted his teeth.
"If you fail to destroy the clone, it will do something terrible to poor Teruhashi-chan," Kusuke laughed. "I wonder what you will do, baby brother?"
Kusuo teleported to where Teruhashi and the clone were as soon as the three minutes were up, he would just send Teruhashi away with telepathy, but soon he noticed the geranium earrings that Teruhashi was wearing and swore.
Each time he attempted to get closer, the clone lifted up a rock toward an oblivious Teruhashi, and Saiki was getting progressively more concerned as his plans continued to fail, unlike last time neither Toritsuka nor Aiura were near enough to help.
Saiki stared at the pair as they sat in a nearby café and continued to talk.
Kokomi on the other hand was confused, she had been elated when Saiki asked her out, but as the conversation continued, she could not help but feel like something was off about Saiki.
"I can't believe we haven't done this before Teruhashi-san." Saiki said toward the end of the date.
That was something weird. "Go out for coffee?" She asked, they had gone once before, so she found it weird of Saiki to say that.
"Yes, if that would be alright with you." He said, and Kokomi got more suspicious but decided she had to ask further before making any conclusions.
"Yeah, sure." She answered quickly. "Remember, on the last school trip, when we went to see that action movie, god, what was it called? The Last Hope!"
"Yes, of course," Saiki said. "Though I can't recall if you liked it."
Kokomi looked at the clone with wide eyes. "You are not Saiki-kun!" She concluded.
"Starting protocol B13." Said a robotic voice emanating from a rigid Saiki.
A cold hand grabbed the other girl's forcefully and pulled her into a standing position, dragging her out the coffee shop, throwing a stack of yen at the waitress that attempted to stop them. As they left Kokomi noticed another Saiki trailing behind them, who she knew intuitively was her Saiki.
Kokomi stretched her hand toward him and opened her mouth to scream, but Saiki gestured to her ears mouthing 'take them off!' as he too rushed through the streets.
She struggled to do so as she was forced to run by the other Saiki, who she baptized Bad Saiki for the sake of distinction. Once she disposed of the earrings, she was screaming Saiki's name as they doubled on a desolated alley.
Suddenly she felt as if though she was floating, or more like her whole being was disintegrating into thin air, just as the real Saiki was reaching to her. Then she was in the forest, and the robot (?) had thrown her to the ground.
"Apologies, Teruhashi-chan." Said a new voice emanating from Bad Saiki, who looked even less alive than normal. "But I really didn't think you would figure me out"
She recognized the voice as Kusuke's. "What do you want?!" Kokomi demanded.
"To lure Kusuo here."
Just as he finished saying that the pink-haired psychic appeared (out of nowhere! Kokomi thought) with a furious expression.
"Move and the clone blasts her" Kusuke's voice sounded through a speaker, Kusuo stopped dead in his tracks glaring. "It seems like I won this one little bro." A compartment opened in Bad Saiki's stomach where a small screen showing Kusuke's victory smile was shown.
Then Saiki relaxed and smirked. "It seems like you didn't research as well as you thought, the only one who can beat me, is Teruhashi-san." Saiki said, just to infuriate his brother, whose smile disappeared. "She is, after all, God's favorite creation."
Just as He said that a huge boulder loosened and fell onto the clone, crushing it completely.
Saiki ran to Kokomi's side, where she stared at him with shock. "Are you ok?" He asked.
Kokomi couldn't take it and broke her perfect girl persona. "What. The FUCK was that?! Y-you have powers?! I-I-I…"
Saiki grimaced. "Let's get you somewhere safe, and I'll explain, is your house alone?"
Teruhashi nodded dazedly. Saiki teleported them safely to her room.
"So," She started. "care to explained what happened." Kokomi was calmer though confused.
"I have psychic powers, ever since I was born." Saiki said shortly.
"Ok…" She answered as her brain processed what he said.
"That's it? No doubts or questions?" He raised an eyebrow.
"I mean it's hard to deny considering you appeared out of thin air and also got us to my room out of nowhere." Kokomi reasoned. "And for the record I do have plenty of questions, I just wanted to thank you, you really did save me back there."
"Technically, this is my fault so, no need to thank me." Saiki said guiltily.
"Saiki, this is not your fault!" Teruhashi said vehemently. "Obviously, your brother is insane, that has nothing to do with you."
Saiki gave her a rare small but genuine smile.
"What kind of powers you have anyway?" She asked.
Saiki patiently explained to her, he owed her as much, considering what she had gone through today.
"So you-?" Kokomi turned bright red as she realized Saiki had been hearing her thoughts all along.
"Yes." Saiki smirked.
"God! That's so embarrassing!" She exclaimed as Saiki chuckled lightly at her embarrassment. "You know, you can erase my memory if that would make you feel safer."
Saiki looked at her in surprise, she knew he would still be able to read her thoughts even though she was unaware and she would still let him erase her memory just so he would feel more comfortable. Saiki smiled. "I can only erase a minute's worth of memory or else I could accidentally make you forget all your life, so no can do."
I will not tell anyone. She said mentally and smiled at him.
"You better not." Saiki smiled back.
-It has been stated that the clones have the same abilities as the real Saiki, that is why the clone can talk telepathically.
-I feel like Kusuo does not talk directly at Kusuke because he refuses to stoop down to his level, I guess if it were any other person
-There is sooo few Saiteru fanfics so I decided to try a hand at it, hope you liked it :)