AN: hey hey hey it's 6k reads already woot woot- sorry for late update i got sicc lol

Iida Tensei doesn't really know what to think of Sai.

She's... okay- wait, actually she's more than okay. Because not only did she help Tenya in finding him (which he still thinks should be the opposite, but he doesn't want to damage his pride even more so...) but she also comforted him when his little brother was at his low moments; when Tensei himself wasn't there for Tenya.

So he has to admit, he was angry- no, furious. Not with Sai, no- the kid earned his respect, actually -but with himself. He wasn't there when Tenya needed him. He wasn't there when someone needed help. Hah, and he thinks that he has what it takes to be a pro hero? When he couldn't even be there for his brother?

But then Sai confronted him about it.

"You probably still felt shitty-" He flinched at how easily she managed to utter those words for a child, "-about how you we're being an irresponsible big brother." She said, her words stinging him more painfully than he expected. Still, he couldn't blame her for stating it so harshly. After all, it was the cold hard truth; he was an irresponsible big brother. He couldn't really defend himself at that (if he even wanted to) so just he nodded wordlessly at her remark.

Tenya (thankfully) wasn't with them right now, as the child was taking a break in the restroom. So that means that he could have a talk with Sai, privately. "Thank you for being there for my brother." Tensei said, his voice full of honesty. "I... I don't know how to make up to you, so..." He swallowed, bowing in a complete ninety degree angle, "If you ever need any help, please, don't hesitate to ask me for help!"

...Judging by her reaction- mouth open in shock, her cheeks blushing in a deep red -she probably didn't take his gratitude that well. He later learned that it's actually quite the opposite, and that he's just really bad at reading people, but he'll get to that in a moment.

"O-oh, no!" She stuttered. "It's no big deal, really!" Her eyes widened, realizing that she had probably phrased it the wrong way. "A-and I didn't mean that Tenya losing his brother isn't a big deal- it actually is-! I-" She paused and groaned, ducking her head down in an embarrassed manner. "Y-you know what? Ugh..."

To her (and his own) surprise, Tensei laughed at her flustered state. "Ah, I get what you mean." He said smiling as Sai stared at him like he had done something that we wasn't aware of. "And really, I mean it. If you really need help, don't hesitate to call me." He said, as he handed her a piece of paper with his number on it. The spiky haired girl took it (albeit with some hesitation) and inspected its content, before looking back at him, her eyes narrowed and cheeks flaming red.

Tensei blinked. Did... he do something wrong?

(Inside an exquisite restaurant, Yagi Toshinori sneezed.)

"Y-you-" She stammered, "Are you hitting on me?!" She exclaimed, pointing her finger at him accusingly as Tensei stared at her in a puzzled manner, before making a confused noise.

Wait, what...?

As soon as those words left Sai's mouth, she knew.

She fucked up so bad she wants the ground to eat her right now and drag her into the pits of hell-

Sai couldn't blame herself for getting into that conclusion, really. After all, she was a teenage girl stuck in a child's body. Of course she'd think like that! Not to mention that fact that it's the same as how the guys previously tried to hit on her.

Still, it doesn't change the fact that she fucked up.

'ASDFGHJKL-'

"...Um, are you okay?" She squeaked at Tensei's question, startled by the sudden noise. She faced him, her face blushing as the guy- who, in all honesty, looked kinda cute (you're not making it any better, Sai) and charming -smiled at her. Oh god is she seriously developing a crush at this fucking time? Ew, that means that she has feelings. Sai internally shuddered at that thought.

And then sweet, sweet Tenya saved her from being utterly embarrassed (if she wasn't already) just in time as he stepped in on their awkward situation. "Uh... Did something happen while I was gone?" He curiously asked the both of them, as Sai mouthed 'You're my hero' while he thankfully wasn't looking.

Wait does this mean the bro code applies to her- Oh shit. 'Sorry Tensei-kun, you may be hot, but you know what they say,' Sai thought as her mind suddenly had one of their moronic moments, 'Bros before Hoes.'

Both of the brothers stared at her in varying degrees of reactions, with Tenya being confused and Tensei looking mildly horrified. Sai blinked, before realization came to her.

She groaned loudly, too embarrassed to even look at them in the face anymore as she covered her face with her hands. "Ugh. You can throw me to the sharks now." Sai said, her voice slightly muffled. "Please don't come near me again- I'm just gonna make it even more awkward."

It was silent for a while (but it felt like hours to her what the fuck-) before Tensei burst out laughing, as Sai even groaned louder, her face already as red as a tomato. Meanwhile, poor Tenya looked lost and confused.

Bless that sweet child.

"You're funny, you know that?" Tensei said, as Sai fought the urge to flip him off. But instead of doing that, she just merely nodded jerkily. She felt like her dignity- or whatever's left of it -was just stripped away from her.

Even in her embarrassed state, Sai still managed to throw in a sarcastic reply (which just made their situation even more awkward) at Tenya. "Right. I always knew that I'm gonna be a great comedian someday." She rolled her eyes, scoffing as she harrumphed and walked away from the two of them as fast as she could because she literally couldn't take the awkwardness anymore fuck-

"Hey, where are you going?!" Tensei yelled at her, as she yelled back, "To a place where I belong in!"

Sai calls bullshit in that statement, by the way. There's literally no place that she belongs in. She's supposed to be dead for fuck's sake!

...Gah, way to bring down the mood immediately, Sai.

As they watched Sai disappear off into the distance, Tensei turned to his little brother. "Well, she's pretty... interesting."

Tenya looked up at him, pouting adorably. "Hinata-san is awesome!" He said in an attempt to defend her, as Tensei raised an amused eyebrow. "She's really smart and- and she helped me in school earlier too!"

Now that statement peaked Tensei's attention. "Oh really? How so?" He asked Tenya, slightly curious. It's unlike of his little brother to talk about someone like that, especially with how Tenya sometimes judges people too harshly.

"Yeah!" Tenya responded enthusiastically, doing another one of his weird (yet still cute) hand gestures. "She helped me color my artwork! She's really good at it!" He grinned, as Tensei raised an eyebrow in slight surprise. Sai was the one who helped Iida paint his work? That's... impressive, actually. In fact, he almost thought that it was Tenya's teacher who did the work.

Tensei whistled, impressed. "Wow. That's a cool friend you have there, Tenya." He has to admit, Sai's a little bit eccentric, but she definitely is dubbed awesome in his book.

His little brother nodded in agreement. "I know, right?"

"...Nii-san?"

"Yes, Tenya?"

"What's a hoe?"

"..."

Oh, crap. He forgot about that.

"Sai. Are you happy with what you did just now?" Yagi suddenly asked Sai, as they were both eating inside the restaurant. It was nice, to be honest. Toshinori, for once, really thought that they were father and daughter. The back of his mind whispered that they were already destined to be father and daughter as soon as Sai was born but he didn't pay attention to any of that.

Sai blinked at him, startled by rather strange question. "Um... Yeah, I am." She answered after a while with a puzzled tone. "Why do you ask?" She muttered at him, raising an eyebrow as he smiled at her.

He leaned back in his chair, as he finally finished his meal. "Nothing, really. I was just curious."

"Oh." Sai didn't comment anything on that. "So, um... this weekend," She started, idly playing with her utensils, as he prompted her to continue. "Can we... um... go visit Gran Torino-san?"

...What? Did he hear that right?

As if sensing his shock, Sai waved her hands hastily. "A-ah! We don't have to if you're comfortable with it!" She said, as Yagi finally processed her request. He immediately shuddered at the thought of his dear mentor, the memories of the old man training (torturing, his mind unhelpfully supplied) him while he was in his youth.

Seeing his reaction to her question, Sai lowered her hands and dropped the subject. But not before commenting his irrational fear for Gran Torino. Irrational, his ass. The man is a menace! Yagi had to remind himself that Sai hasn't experienced the horrors yet. And he sure hopes she never does. But then... It's not like there's a reason for her to be trained, anyway. After all, she seems to be having signs of being quirkless.

Toshinori... doesn't know whether it's a good thing or not.

AN: why was i struggling with this chap rip-

GOOD NEWS GOOD NEW ERRYBODY- I will be making longer chapters from now on (hooray for productiveness)