"Talk about a heart pounding day huh? between those horrid monsters appearing in City J to Sweet Mask being here on the show it has just been nonstop excitement!" The host of a talk show exclaimed before the TV was promptly turned off.
A few hours had past since Saitama had gone home, and as the sun began to set over the city casting it's glorious orange glow as it did, it seemed as though that there would be nothing left to worry about for the remainder of the day. That is unless you were Saitama, as the moment he had gotten back home something that had been on his mind ever since he killed The Deep Sea King refused to go away.
"Why is this bothering me so much?, I mean I used to cry a lot before I became a hero...okay not a LOT but as much as a normal guy was expected to..." He thought as he laid down on his floor to stare at the ceiling "So why am I so weirded out about shedding a SINGLE tear earlier? is it because I barely feel anything anymore?...actually..." He paused as a theory was coming to mind "Maybe that IS why it's getting to me, I used to feel things all the time but now that I barely feel anything any time I actually do feel something it's strange..." He pondered before releasing a sigh "Whatever, I've had a long day I really don't feel like having any deep thoughts." He admitted as he got to his feet.
Walking from his living room to his kitchen Saitama was about to open his fridge and start cooking but stopped as he heard a knock at his door.
"Who could that be?" He asked aloud as everyone he knew was busy being treated back at the House of Evolution.
Walking over to his door and opening it he was stunned to see who was standing on the other side. Standing there which wasn't really accurate but it was the only real way to describe what they were doing was Kaemon, though as said they weren't actually standing as they were STILL missing their lower half and were only able to "stand" thanks to their seaweed hair.
"Kaemon?!" He questioned "What the hell are you doing here?!" He added.
But instead of getting an answer to his question he would instead receive a hug from the other where even in their current state they managed to make the hug fairly tight.
"THANK YOU SAITAMA!" They cried out as they buried their face in his chest "THANK YOU!" They repeated unable to keep a flood of overjoyed tears from escaping them.
Being able to somewhat imagine what the relief of having your worst fear be dealt with for good Saitama simply smiled and patted the other on their head.
"It's no problem Kaemon, really." He assured.
Letting them cry themselves out as he was still in his costume and was going to wash it later anyways, once Kaemon was through crying they pulled away and wiped an arm across their face.
"You okay now?" He asked receiving a nod in response.
"Yeah, thanks." They answered with a slight sniffle and smile.
"Good, now what the hell are you doing here when half of your body is still missing?" He asked as he lightly hit the other on the head as to berate them for their recklessness.
"Ow!" They sounded though it was a bit in mock as he truly only bopped them and not really hit them "Well, when I woke up they told me they were gonna keep me there until the rest of my body grew back, but since I only need water for that I decided to sneak out and come back home." They explained.
"How did you manage to sneak past everyone?" He asked.
"Hehe, I didn't exactly sneak out alone~" They mused as they looked over their shoulder at the still open doorway.
Waiting a few seconds for something to happen Saitama felt his eyes widen once more as King, Tatsumaki, Fubuki, Mutsuko, and Genos all came into view. And while for the most part they didn't seem worse for wear at the same time King and Fubuki both had bandages around their heads, Tatsumaki the same though with a few more band aids applied to her face, and Mutsuko at first didn't seem like she had any sort of medicinal applications applied to her but upon closer inspection Saitama could see her wings seemed to be bandaged as best as they were able. As for Genos though he was already pretty much back to normal earlier and was no doubt only still there so his core could charge.
"Guys..." He sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose "You do realize you were there to rest and get better right?" He asked.
"Yeah well the food sucked just like it does in a real hospital, so we thought why sit here and eat this garbage when Saitama's got a loaded fridge?" Tatsumaki asked playfully as she put her hands on her hips.
"I just really wanted to get out of there, I might be used to a lot of things but seeing the same guy multiple times in the same room is something I might never get used to." King admitted.
"I didn't feel as though mine and King's injuries were all that serious by this point, even though we still have these bandages the worst thing we have is just mild headaches." Fubuki explained.
"I simply followed them." Genos admitted.
"And I just wanted to see you Saitama!" Mutsuko beamed as she suddenly pulled him into a hug.
"HEY! WE AGREED TO NOT DO THINGS LIKE THAT!" Both ESP sisters shouted as they began to try and pry her off of him.
However before this whole scene could continue any further the sound of someone clearing their throat came from behind them causing them all to look towards the doorway once more. And sure enough the one who had made that sound wasn't any of them but in fact a brown haired man wearing glasses who seemed to have a bit more bandages than they did but was still didn't look too bad.
"I'm sorry to interrupt but I kinda followed all of you out and have been following you since." He admitted as he rubbed the back of his head awkwardly.
"Who's this guy?" Tatsumaki asked with a raised brow as they all continued to stare at him.
"Wait..." Saitama began as the man's attire looked oddly familiar to him "...You're that guy! the one who gave me the ride!" He recalled causing the other to smile.
"That's right." He confirmed with a nod of his head.
"Okaaaaay so you two somehow know each other, that still doesn't explain why you followed us like a stalker." Tatsumaki chimed in.
"Oh! right, well you see I just never got to thank you for saving my life and all, and since everyone here seemed to know you I figured they were sneaking out to come and see you, so I followed them so I could give you my thanks in person." He explained.
Now of course being the hero that he is Saitama was no stranger when it came to receiving gratitude for simply being the way he was. But as this man stood before him and instead of gushing like a maniac or obsessing over him like a lunatic he instead was humble, modest, and above all NORMAL. And as he continued to appreciate the way he acted towards him it made him think back to how he and King first met and how King had thanked him for saving his life in this exact same manner.
"Hey." He spoke as he pointed to his living room with his thumb "Wanna stay for dinner? I've got a little of everything, so variety isn't an issue." He offered causing the other to smile.
"If it's really no issue." He replied as he entered the apartment.
"Saitama, what the hell?!" Tatsumaki questioned as she hit him over the head "What if this guy's like some sort of psycho murderer?!" She berated.
"You do realize there is nothing he could do to me that would actually be able to hurt me right?" Saitama asked with a raised brow.
"THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE WON'T TRY SOMETHING WITH THE REST OF US!" She argued.
"Oh come on Tatsumaki, we have some of the strongest people in the world in this room, you just don't want to share Saitama's cooking more than you already have to." Fubuki said which only set her sibling off more.
"THAT IS SO NOT TRUE!" Her sibling argued now turning to shout at her sister.
And so as Saitama was released from Mutsuko's iron clad grasp he went on to make them all a very well cooked, varied, and of course tasty meal and besides getting to know their guest, Mumen Rider a bit more they all had to agree that this was by far the best way a day like this could have ended.