Genos had woken up quite early, considering Saitama was still snoring away on his bed. The blonde was busy making some plans for what he could possibly do to make it up to Fubuki, as well as what he could do to help Saitama with his love life. He sighed as he clicked off the built-in browser he had Kuseno install. Despite his extensive searching, the cyborg just couldn't find enough advice on how to handle a scenario as specific as his Sensei's.

"Perhaps you were right Sensei. Your own character might be all you require." he wondered to himself as he glanced towards the baldy.

As quietly as his metal body would allow him, Genos stepped outside of the room, gently shutting the door, but not before leaving a note informing Saitama he had gone to get breakfast. It was a simple task really, considering he had already informed the staff the night before that his Sensei would require a warm cup of tea along with only the best the place had to offer in terms of breakfast.

Thanking the staff member, Genos turned to head back to his room. As he was about to round the corner, he was surprised to hear the shuffling of what seemed to be slippers against the hard wood floor, considering none of the staff members could be that unprofessional. He was further surprised when he saw Tatsumaki just standing outside his room, staring at the door with her fists lightly clenched.

"Tatsumaki." The ESPer let out a small gasp, confirming to Genos she was, in fact, deep in thought. About what, he could only guess.

"Oh, it's you. What do you want?" replied Tatsumaki.

"To bring Sensei his breakfast." Genos plainly replied. This caused Tatsumaki to glance back at the door, before letting out a small 'oh', and moving back to create space for him.

As Genos entered the room, he held it open with his one free hand. "Would you like to come in Tatsumaki?" he asked.

"What? Why the hell would I want to do that?" snapped the woman, folding her arms and looking away. "I was just thinking if I should remind you two to get ready soon."

"If you say so, miss." deadpanned Genos, as he closed the door and carefully placed Saitama's breakfast on the nearby table. It took about a whole 3.5 seconds before there was a knock on the door. Smiling to himself, the blonde unlocked the door, letting the ESPer in.

"Would you like something to drink, Tatsumaki?" enquired Genos as he once again locked the door.

"No. Just do me a favour and wake up egghead."

Resisting the urge to ask why she didn't just do it herself, Genos walked over to Saitama's bed. Standing at attention beside it, he took a deep breath. "Sensei!"

Saitama made a snorting sound as he slowly opened his eyes. He very lazily sat up and let out a loud yawn. "What's up Genos?"

"Sensei, I have brought breakfast. Please consume it while it's at an optimal temperature."

"Oh, su-*yawn*-sure. Just gimme 10 more minutes." Saitama collapsed on the bed again, pulling the blanket over himself.

"Also, Tatsumaki wants to speak to you." continued Genos.

A muffled hum came from beneath the blankets as Saitama rolled around, trying to fall back asleep.

"She is currently at our table waiting."

"Mmm...Wait, what?" Saitama kicked the blanket off quite quickly as he ran straight into the bathroom to brush his teeth.

"Unbelievable." muttered the ESPer, as she unlocked the door with her powers. "Cyborg, I want to talk to baldy in private. Do you mind?"

Genos nodded as he heated up Saitama's tea with his palm. Once he was satisfied, he walked towards the door. The instant he stepped outside, the door was slammed shut on him and locked. Shaking his head, the blonde made his way to the psychic sisters' room. After all, if Tatsumaki could 'take the initiative', why couldn't he?

It didn't take long for Genos to find the room. Unlike Saitama, he had an excellent sense of direction. His built in GPS helped too, really. So did his radar. And the fact that he could detect the heat signature of Fubuki and Bang. But yeah, an excellent sense of direction.

Genos stood at the door, trying for the 5th time to decide if bringing nothing and just barging in would be considered good enough. He would've done more, but he remembered his Sensei's words.

When Fubuki opened the door, she was rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, wondering just who would come knocking so early in the morning. When she realised it was Genos standing at attention in front of her she stared at him for a few seconds.

"Oh. Uhm, hi, what are you here so early for?" she finally asked.

"Good morning, Fubuki. I was wondering if I may speak with you."

"Oh. Sure, come in." Fubuki held the door open, letting Genos in. She closed the door and led the blonde to her table. "Make yourself at home. I'll go get us some water. Or would you rather tea?"

"Just water is fine, thank you."

By the time Fubuki placed the two glasses of water on the table, Genos had already calculated over a hundred ways he could screw it up, and was trying to determine what would be the perfect route. Seeing the cyborg so intensely in thought, Fubuki sighed and tapped his shoulder, causing the blonde to look up.

"Genos, if you're worried about what I think of you after... well, that, don't be. I'd be perfectly happy if we resume dating. Just... not as a task and an object, but an actual date." said the ESPer.

"I see. Thank you for this chance, Fubuki." beamed Genos, his own smile causing Fubuki to smile back.

"You know, you should smile more. It definitely beats your usual scowl." she commented.

"I... if you wish, I shall." replied the cyborg, blushing a bit.

"But only in private I guess. Gotta live up to your name, right 'Demon Cyborg?" joked Fubuki, eliciting a small laugh out of Genos.

The two started to discuss what they could do the next day, finally deciding on a simple meal and perhaps some shopping. As Genos thanked Fubuki for her time, and proceeded to head back to his room, he couldn't help but wonder if his Sensei had as much luck as he did. Not that he would ever need luck, of course.


Saitama spat out another mouthful of water as he wondered what he could say. There were so many factors though, and he was getting a headache from thinking so much. "Ugh, this was so much easier before." he complained.

He stepped outside to find Tatsumaki sitting at his table, her arms crossed. The breakfast set he could only assume was his was glowing green.

"Eh, are you holding my food hostage?" joked Saitama as he sat down.

"No, I'm just trapping the heat so you don't eat it cold." said the ESPer plainly. She pushed the set towards Saitama, gesturing for him to start eating. "Here, you might as well finish that as we speak."

Surprisingly, Saitama managed to gulp down everything before Tatsumaki could say another word. He let out a burp as he placed his cup of tea down, making sure he drank only a little so it could last him the whole talk.

"I said AS we speak you..." Tatsumaki sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "You know what, this is probably better. Now I want you to answer me honestly, egghead." she demanded, crossing her arms on the table. "What... happened last night?"

Saitama's eyes widened in surprise. "You don't remember?"

"No," Tatsumaki replied, shaking her head. "Bang only told me I stabbed Zombieman. After that, I fell asleep drunk. But... I'm sure he's keeping something from me."

"Oh." Saitama thanked the gods above for this amazing luck. He wouldn't have to deal with too much emotional crap after all. "Eh, there really isn't much, Tats. In fact, I think Bang gave you a great summary."

Tatsumaki furrowed her eyebrows. "I said honestly, you idiot."

Scratch that. Of course Tatsumaki was too smart to fall for his lie. Saitama rubbed the back of his neck as he broke eye contact with the ESPer, thinking of what he should say.

"Uhm... I don't think you'd like hearing it Tats."

"I don't care. I just want to know what the hell happened for Bang to think you like me."

This caught Saitama off guard, his eyes widened in shock.

"Oh my god... are you serious?" exclaimed Tatsumaki.

"Ok, look, you were drunk, and you told me what happened to you when you were a kid ok? That just... I dunno, seeing you all sad just... I..." Saitama looked down, sighing, "I'm sorry. I know how you feel about friends, much less a relationship. I won't mind if we go back to being strangers." Saitama kept his head down as he waited for the ESPer to simply walk out, when instead she simply clicked her tongue.

"Well, at least you're not weak."

"Huh?" Saitama looked up, utterly confused.

"I mean... it could be worse. It really could." the ESPer grimaced in disgust.

"So..." Saitama was wondering if he was being played again, because god knows luck was never on his side. "you're saying you want to... d-"

"Oh, of course not. I was going to murder you you DENSE EGG WHAT ELSE COULD I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SAY?!" shouted Tatsumaki.

A few seconds of silence went by as Saitama stared at the ESPer with his usual blank expression. Except it really wasn't that blank. Not now at least.

"Oh. If you- if you're sure about this, then I guess we could-*gulp*-date"

Tatsumaki chuckled, much to Saitama's surprise. "Oh, so NOW you're scared. A massive beam of energy that looked like it could vaporise you, no biggy, but dating me, you're gonna start gulping like you're in the presence of god?" she quipped, her smile smug. "Am I really that amazing?"

Saitama gulped again as he found himself interested in the nearby wall. "Well, that's kinda the reason..."

"You going to elaborate, cue ball?" asked Tatsumaki, frowning.

"I just... I don't think I'm good enough for you. I mean, you're like the most looked up to hero, and I'm just some nobody doing this for the kicks. And I don't want to taint what people see you as just because you're... you know, with me." conceded the baldy, scratching the back of his neck.

It was at this point Tatsumaki remembered the first time she met Saitama. The cafe, the people... the whispers. Not to mention the whole mess with the meteor, further worsened by the Sea Folk Invasion. All the crap about how Saitama was just some fake, and how she was some gullible, or perhaps far too kind, heroine who offered a hand. All because some, no, most of the people judge a book by its cover. Or in this case, a hero by their looks. And Saitama... well.

Tatsumaki had never met a more plain looking human being. Aside from the fact that he was of average height and weight, his bored, consequently boring, face was emphasised by his lack of hair. Really, if it weren't for his muscles, which his jumpsuit actually showcases, yet somehow only sometimes, she'd have written him off as some weirdo. Oh, the fact that he casually one punched a dragon level threat too. Even then, his muscles were constantly hidden by his excessively baggy clothing and lazy demeanor. It really didn't help that the one time the public witnessed his strength, it was downplayed by the damn test the brainless trash controlling the Hero's Association came up with. And the fact that the punch was pulled off so... simply.

"*sigh*-Goddamn it baldy..." muttered the ESPer as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "weren't you the one who told me not to act on others' words? Who fucking cares if they think you're using me, as long as you prove otherwise, it'll be fine. Go take down some demons on your own or something, actually make sure you report it so you get the credit."

"You really wouldn't mind?"

"It's either you, or I fly solo. And while I won't mind the latter... Well, I feel like I'll disappoint Bang."

There was some silence, then Saitama sighed. "Well, if you really don't mind," he stood up, stretching a hand out to the ESPer, "Tats, will you go on a date with me?"

The ESPer floated up, taking the Baldy's hand. "Very well. You have the honour of calling the great Tornado of Terror, S class Rank 2, your girlfriend." she replied smugly.

Saitama finally smiled over something other than sales and free food.


The rest of the day was surprisingly quick, with the heroes taking one last soak in the outdoor springs before a simple breakfast was had, and they parted ways, awaiting their next only ones going off together were Bang, Fubuki, Tatsumaki, Genos and Saitama.

"Oh, so a date then, Genos-kun?" chortled Bang, as he jabbed the blonde's chest with his elbow. "Try not to have too much fun, eh?"

"Jii-san!" exclaimed Fubuki, lightly punching the old hero on the shoulder, eliciting a chuckle. "You're making Genos overheat!"

True enough, Genos was blushing, not steaming like Saitama witnessed on that first kiss, but definitely enough to be noticeably red. Especially with his perfectly toned skin.

"Tsk, you two are so cheesy," complained Tatsumaki, "at least I picked the simpleton. God only knows how much lovey dovey I can take before I have to go on a killing spree."

Bang, Fubuki and Genos suddenly came to a halt, and Saitama and Tatsumaki had to turn around to see their differing expressions. Bang looked like he just witnessed the greatest feat of strength he had ever seen, and it was far superior to that time the meteor went boom, Fubuki was basically catatonic, ready to fall over if the wind was too strong, and Genos had an ever growing grin, ready to humble a cheshire cat.

"What?" Both Saitama and Tatsumaki questioned simultaneously.

"Oh my god... they're even in sync." Fubuki had returned to the world of the living, and was already halfway to catching up with Genos' shit eating grin.

"Sensei, I always believed you could do it! I must speak to Doctor Kuseno about holding a banquette in your honour!" exclaimed the cyborg, already whipping out his phone.

"And after that, we must have a celebration at my dojo!" chipped in Bang.

Both Saitama and Tatsumaki deadpanned. In sync.

"Guys, it's our first date."
"You're acting like it's a big deal."

Bang slapped a hand on Saitama's shoulder hard, silently cursing himself for forgetting what the Caped Baldy was made of. Finally, after all these years, someone managed to get to Tatsumaki. Finally, he could properly say he has no regrets. Finally, they could be truly happy.

Fubuki hugged her sister hard. And after so many years, Tatsumaki returned it. Finally, the two could stop being nothing more than blood related. Finally, they could be sisters. Finally, they could be... Family.

Realisation dawned on Genos hard. All this time, he had thought what he sought was revenge, the death of the Mad Cyborg. Finally, he realised that what he sought was, in fact, a family. And he realised, all this time, his Sensei, Saitama-Sensei, was trying to show him just that. Finally, he understood what the wise man planned for him. Truly, he was blessed to have such a Sensei.

Tatsumaki smiled, it was hard as hell to keep herself from crying along with her Imouto. Finally, she returned the hug, it was about bloody time. Finally, her Imouto has a reason to break free from the weaklings in B class. Finally, she could stop being so hard on her. And to think it was because of some stupid baldy who thought his even dumber disciple would be a good date for Fubuki. Hah, it was ridiculous.

Saitama was finding it harder and harder to stay nonchalant. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, he wasn't bored. He actually felt great. Perhaps, just perhaps, emotions really aren't that bad. Finally, he could say, he got a kick out of life.

"Sensei, we should take a picture to commemorate this moment!" chirped Genos, completely destroying the 'Demon' in 'Demon Cyborg'.

The group came together for a selfie using Genos' high grade camera phone. From left to right, Genos, Fubuki, Bang, Tatsumaki and Saitama were striking poses. The first two going for the simple bunny ears over each other, Bang noogying the shit out of his daughters, Tatsumaki was pouting with her arms crossed, and Saitama just went with a basic 'cheese' pose.

And for the second time in recorded history, the Tornado of Terror was caught smiling in a photograph.


EDIT almost immediately after posting: Forgot to reply to some reviews, I'm tired.

Okay, can we pretend chapters 17 to this chapter was all one chapter, and I just split it because?

Welp, I'm back, and oh dear, it seems the chapter is extremely short. Yea, you can blame that on me writing this super late in the night, no thanks to the ISP only installing the router just hours ago, and because I really couldn't continue without dragging this chapter for a while to reach a satisfying ending. Anyway, here's the conclusion to the whole "Outdoor Springs" part of the story I guess.

First of all, I wanna apologise for the long wait. The ISP just kept delaying the installation of the new router. I honestly couldn't bloody wait to get back to writing this, especially after the manga updates and all the hype with *Spoilers*. I actually have a sort of plan for how the whole 'this vs that', but somehow not whatever happens before. Heh, that's what I get for having such a picky brain.

Next thing, when I do the rewrite, should I do it as a new story? No no, I mean, same plot, same name, just instead of replacing the chapters here, I go make a new one. My thought process for this was I want to keep my mistakes here so I can always go back and reflect. And also, I really don't think it would make sense if I just... replace the whole thing and all the reviews go to waste. Also because I plan on adding a few more things I really should have added here, like for example more bonding between egg and toaster. No, it's purely platonic.

Also, because we all know it would eventually get there, should I write smut? Lemon? TO be more blunt, sex? I as a teenager with zero dating experience already find it hard to write these romance scenes because I have no idea how a real couple would talk, so imagine if I tried writing sex. I mean, I'm not averse to it, I'm just not sure if I can write it without being all cringy. Maybe I'll stick it in the filters if I really wanna give it a go. I mean, there's always the option of just cutting to the aftermath, am I right?

Anyway, it's close to midnight, and I have a Geography test I need to study for, not that it matters since it won't affect my final exam this year, so, I guess I'll talk to you all next chapter.

Once again, thank you all. Here's hoping I can improve my writing enough to do a rewrite of at least the first 10 or so chapters by, say, my birthday. Cheers!


Hektols: Not in this story. I can't possibly write it without feeling guilty about messing up the whole point of ONE's story.

Scarletrailgun: I've been waiting for it too. To be honest, I didn't even think about Zombieman getting stabbed until Hektols mentioned it, so go thank them :D

Ander Arias: Eh, I kinda had mixed feelings about this part. Might bring it up again some other time when the ship has gotten some distance. Oh, and yea, it has sailed.

TbagTheGreat: No biggy, I kinda got what you meant from the first review *cough* look at A/N *cough*.

FanficMation: I suppose everyone has it, just depends if they want to unlock it. Hopefully through the guidance of my far more experienced readers, and hopefully if my note taking finally works out, I can at least be adequate. Thanks!

TakatoMakino: I'm bringing this up again because I felt awkward replying with a review, and I can't find out how to delete it, stupid me. Yea, I'm gonna go back to writing *sigh*, it was getting annoying when I reread the story to remember where I left off. Dunno what part of me thought that was a good idea. I hope you can enjoy this one a bit more.

Phantom Renegade: Same as Takato's review, it felt weird to reply with a review.
-Yea, as I mentioned, I really have to get around to fixing chapter 7. That is bugging me the more I look at it.
-The shortening of repetitive names, I will keep in mind.
-As mentioned, I'll start using *sigh* again.
-The reason I have this section is because I want people to know I'm willing to learn, and I don't know why, but replying to the review with a PM is just... I find it weird, don't know how to explain it.
-As I mentioned, I don't mind blunt reviews, they're great to learn from. I just don't like blatantly obvious flamers, because not only do they not help me to improve at all, I just feel if the person wasted their time reading the story if they hated it, and decided to waste more telling me that without telling me how to improve it.
-Thank you for your recommendations.

The Observer: Eh, I kinda feel like there's quite a bit of OOC. But still, thank you, it's kinda relieving to know I did something right.

Guest: I'm assuming you're referring to how hard it is to follow the dialogue in the first half. Yea, that I apologise for, I really have to fix that soon.

Zane Alias: Money for shit? First time I heard it. Seriously though, thanks, but no thanks. This is more of a hobby, and I don't write good enough to get paid. Quite a few do deserve it though, say for example the stories mentioned below.


My inspirations:

The Bald and The Esper: Fanfiction

The Strongest Hero: Fanfiction

Icebreaker: Fanfiction

An Odd Kind of Love: Fanfiction

Threat level: Tornado: Wattpad

There is definitely more to the list, please let me know if you read anything similar! It could be from this here site, ArchiveOfOurOwn or Wattpad. Yes, it unfortunately includes many of the now forgotten stories.


Stories I've been trying to learn from, including the above.

Secter and Tatsumaki: Fanfiction

Love is like a blizzard: Fanfiction

Empty Heart, Meet Aching Heart: Fanfiction

An Odd Kind of Love: Fanfiction

Flight of the Silverbird: Fanfiction

For The Love of a Favour: Fanfiction

Hit me Like a Truck: Fanfiction

Call me home: AO3

The Pain of me and you: AO3

Boundless more I should probably get around to taking notes from.


The names given to the HoE's creations belong to "The Lone Lobster".