As Tatsumaki woke up, she remarked at how well she had slept, her insomnia had a tendency to leave her restless and grumpy, but for once she had actually received a good night's rest. She floated to the kitchen and telepathically began preparing her own breakfast, she would have some lowly C or B class do it for her but she didn't like the idea of someone besides her or Saitama meandering throughout her apartment, and even then she was on slightly uneven footing with him.
The two had been dating for a few months now, she felt certain she loved him, in a new, slightly nauseating way, different from how she'll for Fubuki, but she was unsure the feeling flowed both ways. Saitama was strong, and he cared for her, and knowing he was there for her put her mind mostly at ease, but there was a sense of shakiness in the relationship. She tried to forget about it and start planning for their next date, seeing as how last night was planned out by baldy and insanely fun (though she'd never admit that to him), she wanted to one-up him next time.
Just then, her phone started vibrating, she picked it up and entered the pass code to see a text from the HA:
"Hello there, Tatsumaki, this is your new assignment manager, Kana. After the meeting yesterday I got the chance to interview most S-class heroes, I'd like to interview you and Saitama as soon as possible. Please tell me the best time for this and we can set up a meeting."
Assignment manager?! Who the hell did the association think they were? She began frantically typing:
"Ye, right now! We are on our way!"
Tatsumaki was so angry she nearly forgot to change out of her pajamas, after doing so she rushed outside and soared over to Saitama's apartment, it was a shame his home in Z-city was destroyed, but at least he lived closer now. She burst down the door to see Genos making dinner and Saitama watching T.v.. She snatched up her boyfriend and turned to Genos who seemed ready to throw down.
"The association wants to interview us, we'll be back in an hour or two!"
with that, she soared back through the doorway and off to the association, bald boyfriend in hand.
Saitama was just sort of getting dragged along by his psychotic girlfriend, she was super cute, strong, and they had a lot of chemistry, but she was also impulsive, stuck up, and generally fucking insane. It was whatever, though, at least she was interesting and he liked hanging out with her. He was a little upset with this particular escapade, though, he was in the middle of a semi-decent soap opera, and he needed to know: Dónde está la bibliotheca? He didn't understand the language but he was sure it would be super dramatic.
Saitama did wonder what he was going to be interviewed for. He almost certainly wasn't moving up to S-class yet, work had been too slow for that. Maybe a fan club was forming that he needed to sign off on… He doubted it, besides, Tatsumaki probably wouldn't be pleased with a bunch of girls screaming his name. Maybe Tatsumaki just got something wrong and they didn't want to interview him, or she knew they didn't and she just wanted him there for support.
The flew in through the metal doors and straight into the elevator, where the waited awkwardly before Saitama opened up.
"Yo, Tats, I'm still levitating."
"Huh? Oh, sorry."
She let Saitama drop, causing the elevator to stop for a moment and shake before taking off again.
"Hey, Tats, do they really want to interview me up there or what?"
"Yeah, they asked me to bring you a long."
"Why?"
"I don't freaking know, maybe they've got something that'll make your hair grow back."
There was a moment of silence after Tatsumaki's effortless insult. The elevator was so awkwardly silent you could hear a pin drop. Finally, Saitama spoke up.
"Something weird is going on, huh?
"...I think so, yeah." Tatsumaki responded.
"It's got you really nervous, don't worry, we'll get through this together."
Tatsumaki gave Saitama a grateful smile as the elevator slowed to a stop, the doors opening loudly. Someone could be heard from the meeting room, two people conversing. Saitama and Tastsumaki approached the meeting room, Metal Bat and a young girl turning the corner as they did so. When the two groups passed each other, Tatsumaki saw something she had never seen before, Metal Bat was... Happy. It was when the couple turned into the meeting room that Tatsumaki saw him, the red haired man with the devilish but welcoming grin.
He was back.
