She was sleeping heavily on his chest when he blinked awake. All through the night he woke up to claim her as his. As much as he wanted her again, he decided to let her sleep. She earned it with the appetite I had for her!

:Mr. Saitama? Are you awake?: Inichi asked.

:Hmm? Oh. Kinda. Mitsumi is sleeping, though. What's up?: he asked.

:Miss Himiko was escorted back home an hour after you retired. She may return later today. It is still early morning, but breakfast is being made. Also…we may be getting company from the Hero Association…: Inichi said with mild irritation. :I have been trying to stall, but it will not work.:

:No.: Saitama said with a mental growl. :Mitsumi is sleeping very deeply. I won't wake her up. If it's for a mission, ask another hero if they would like to help.:

:They believe it is a monster that can be saved. It…may be possible…: Inichi said with intense thought.

:Rendor's girl has a flower. See if that works.: Saitama said.

:Ah! She does! I'll see what Rendor thinks.: Inichi agreed fully and left his mind. Saitama sighed heavily and closed his eyes to sleep a bit more. He mentally groaned when he felt Mitsumi shift against him. Damn it! I wanted her to sleep!

"Saitama?" Mitsumi said softly.

"Hmm?"

"Is everything okay?"

"Yeah," he smiled and kissed her forehead. She pressed her face into his neck and relaxed in his protective embrace. All he did was hold her now. It was all he needed right then and there.

"When should we get up?" she asked.

"Later. Sleep more. Okay?" he said gently and yawned.

"I have a lot on my mind, though," she admitted.

"Oh? Wanna tell me?"

"I feel worried for some reason."

"Why?"

"I don't know," she frowned. "I think we need to head down to the restaurant soon. Something's…off today."

Saitama sighed and reached out to Inichi for insight. Now he groaned. "Okay. Inichi reached out to me earlier. Said someone from the Hero Association wanted to come over and say hi for a mission. I said you were sleeping. Get someone else. Apparently, it's not just a mission. So, I just found out we need to go the restaurant within the hour. But, if you are not awake enough, we aren't going. You do need sleep."

"Damn it, Saitama!" she grimaced.

"What?!" he asked and sat up when she started to move.

"You weren't going to tell me?!"

"You were sleeping!"

"If it deals with a monster that we can possibly save-!"

"Wait. I thought about it. Rendor's girl also has a flower," he reminded her. She paused at this and sighed. "Don't think I haven't thought about this. I kept you up almost all night. If they really need help, Inichi will tell us. My main concern is you, Mitsumi. You know this. Yeah, I wasn't going to say anything, but I knew there were others here that could easily step in to help."

"You are absolutely impossible," she sighed and chuckled.

"How can I make you happy right now?" he asked. He blinked when she took her finger and poked his chest to move him onto his back. Then she got on top of him and bent down to make him growl.

"Help me sleep," she grinned softly to get him grinning back at her. "If we're still awake after…well…we'll see if we need to take a bath and get up."

"Fine," he agreed and let her use him to her heart's content. It was thirty minutes later when they agreed to get up and bathe. They scrubbed each other down and spent another ten minutes rinsing each other off.

"Still newlyweds?" she mused and got squeezed by him in the tub.

"Always," he grinned and kissed her cheek from behind her. He loved holding her with her back to his chest.

"Hero suits?" she asked and got kissed ravenously.

"I'd think so," he muttered and kissed her again. He kissed her forehead before finally letting her go to dry off and start getting dressed with him. When they finished dressing, she moved to wrap her arms around his neck to get a rewarding squeeze in return.

"I do want to ask, though," she said.

"Ask away," he grinned.

"What was the hottest bath you ever had?"

"Hmm. Oh! I took a bath in lava. I think…yeah. I did."

"What?!"

"Yeah. I took off my clothes and bathed in molten lava. Also why when I got punched into a volcano it did nothing to me."

"No…way…" she gaped.

"Not lying to you," he grinned a bit more. "And I didn't feel anything except that it was a nice, hot sauna. I even squirted some in my hands like how kids do in the pool. That was fun."

"That is absolutely insane!"

"I was fine with it. Just shows I can stand in front of you and protect you that much more," he said with intense affection. "I'll take the heat of anything to protect you with all I have."

"I love you," she smiled and he kissed her gently.

"I love you," he said back and squeezed her.

"I do worry about the days we would be forced to be alone in our bedroom, though," she admitted. "I almost think that…when it comes time for you to feel the need for it…I don't want you to get hurt."

"I won't know until I experience it," he said with a shrug.

"I know you tell me to tell you things. But I mean this, Saitama. If you feel anything weird or out of the ordinary…tell me," she said and gazed into his eyes.

"I promise," he nodded and kissed her.

"I want to protect you as much as you protect me, you know?" she smiled. He smiled back and nodded again.

"If what I've been understanding, it may be next week," he said. "So, we'll be on alert. Okay?"

"Okay," she agreed and got led out of the bedroom to the main room. She looked at Inichi to relay a secret message to him from where he hovered over Fubuki. He blinked at this and looked right at her. :Of course, Lady Mitsumi! The moment I notice anything off, I shall inform post-haste!:

"So, what's the plan for today?" Fubuki asked from where she ate.

"We go to the restaurant and see what the fuss is all about," Saitama shrugged and sat down with Mitsumi in his lap to eat.

"I had plenty of meat left over from last night. Inichi will assist with transporting it to the restaurant," Orotsu said. "Also, Child Emperor collected blood from me to analyze it. We should have results later."

"Wonderful! Even though you may not want to change back, it's still good to have the option," Mitsumi smiled.

"Inichi was able to find my canteen, too, last night. Child Emperor is running tests to see if the inner contents still have anything," Tsuruga nodded. Mitsumi beamed at him and looked over to see Kamikaze carrying Tacki in.

"I was told we had plans," Kamikaze said and yawned. "Too damned early. Again. But we're here."

"Where's Zenchu? We haven't seen him since he went off with Wind Crane," Tacki blinked. "Oh! Do you think they had sex?!"

"Tacki…I do not want to envision that. Thanks," Kamikaze said to get her grinning at him.

"Well, he did say that if he was missing he's likely regenerating something," Saitama said. "As to what…I don't want to know."

"Please no?" Mitsumi cringed to get small chuckles from the others. Five minutes later had the door open to see Zenchu walking in a bit slowly to settle down on the couch. He rose up his hands and motioned for them to keep quiet.

"You had sex?" Tacki asked to get Kamikaze to glare at her.

"I don't know if you would call it that…" Zenchu sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Um…did it feel good?" Fubuki asked.

"I honestly can't explain what I felt," Zenchu muttered.

"Would you try again?" Inichi asked carefully.

"We're gonna wait a day and see what happens," he said.

"Just be careful," Mitsumi said softly. He nodded and closed his eyes to rest a bit. Saitama actually felt bad for him now.

"If I slap you…will it make it better?" Saitama asked.

"Fuck no," Zenchu said with a small glare.

"I was just asking!" Saitama said and shrugged while the others snickered.

"Really?" Mitsumi frowned and lightly flicked Saitama's nose.

"I still can't get over the fact that she can flick you and gets no pain rebound," Zenchu chuckled and accepted a plate of food.

"I told her my body just…knows. She's the only that doesn't need to get that from me. I can be somewhat normal with her. Any others? Eh…don't touch me," Saitama said with a nod. When she tugged on his zipper, he gave a playful glare at her. "Are you telling me you want to go back to bed?"

"I'm wondering how much you can resist the urge," she winked. He growled and kissed her possessively.

"Playing with fire," he muttered.

"Would you rather swim in lava?" she grinned.

"What?" Kamikaze blinked at them.

"Oh. Yeah. I took a bath in hot lava once. I was fine," Saitama shrugged.

"That's…just…wow…" Kamikaze said.

"Is there anything you can't do?" Tacki asked.

"Well…he can't beat King in a video game…" Mitsumi said with a small grin. Saitama gave her a blank stare to get her laughing hard at him.

"Quiet," Saitama grunted out and squeezed her to him. They looked over at Genos and Kamiko walking in to wave at them. "Hey, Genos. We need to go to the restaurant shortly. Hero Association crap."

"Ah. Very well," Genos nodded.

"Hey, Genos! I got a question!" Tacki said. Genos nodded at her. "You've been around Saitama for some time. Is there anything he can't do other than play video games right?"

"Not funny!" Saitama glowered at her to get Kamikaze dying with laughter.

"I beat him at a noodle eating competition after we trained," Genos said.

"So, when it comes to physical strength and such, you are unmatched. But…everything else…" Mitsumi mused. "Must be why you can last as long as you do in bed…"

"Unless fully exhausted from lack of sleep," Inichi chuckled.

"I get it!" Saitama said with roll of his eyes.

"You know, I'm glad you have some weaknesses in areas like that. It lets me know that you're still human in some way," Mitsumi admitted. He looked at her and pressed a long, loving kiss on her mouth before taking up the offered breakfast bowl of egg fried rice and slivers of deer meat mixed in.

"We need to finish up here and head over," Saitama said and was quick to dig into the tasty dish. Suiryu walked in to wave and get served up breakfast. Then Siren walked in after him to eat with him.

"Are the two of you dating now?" Tsuruga chuckled.

"We're talking about it," Siren chuckled back. "If it works out, then that's fine. He may practice train with me. I know a few things, too. I would watch humans while invisible and learn techniques."

"Huh. You should see if Bane can teach you stuff. If it works, then you could train others in Mitsumi's dojo when it's done," Kamikaze suggested while eating his grilled eel. Siren mused at the idea now.

"Does Bane plan to be at the restaurant?" she asked.

"I can request for him," Inichi said.

"You done?" Saitama asked Mitsumi. She finished off her last bite to nod and drank down the offered tea. He lifted her up with him to keep her in his arms, and he started to walk towards the door. He glanced at the others and said, "We'll meet you there."

"Okay," Zenchu nodded and watched the fans zip out of the bedroom to settle on Mitsumi's belt holders.

"I will say this," Saitama said to Zenchu. "You're pretty calm right now. I think you did have sex."

"Shut up. Go away. I'll see you there within ten minutes," Zenchu muttered irritably while the others started laughing like crazy. On stepping outside, Mitsumi could only pause with shock at Wind Crane.

"Zenchu! Come here, please!" Mitsumi called out.

"Ah…Lady Mitsumi? What…ah…why is Wind Crane in a nest…?!" Zenchu seemed to gape on stepping outside to heed her call.

"Admit it. You both had sex. You might be a dad now," Saitama said blankly. Zenchu was completely speechless. Wind Crane only ruffled loose more feathers and continued to create the massive nest.

"Did you…know…?" Zenchu asked and approached her. "Oh. You didn't. Oh! This is in case…okay. Well…we don't know if anything…right. Should we put a shed over this? Fine. We'll work on that later."

"Anyways, we gotta go to Neutral Grounds. We'll see you there," Saitama said and continued to carry Mitsumi out of the apartment complex.

"You have the keys to the doors?" Mitsumi asked.

"I think so…" he said. Then he saw the blue bubble with the keys that Genos had. "Ah. Thanks."

"I wonder if we can make a card reader that can let us in at a distance," Mitsumi smiled. "It can also be a hidden defense mechanism. If someone tries to pick the lock, they get jolted with electricity."

"Oh! I like that!" he smiled.

"We'll see if it can be done," she chuckled and now realized he was running with her. He took out the keys to fit in the lock on getting there, and she ended up taking them to unlock the door. "Are you always this clumsy with small objects?"

"Do I have to answer that?" he asked with a blank face to get her sniggering. "And on that topic, I am not small. Not with the way I make you-!"

"Stop!" she hissed and got him grinning a touch wickedly. Once inside the restaurant, they turned on the lights and made it to the back of the room to sit in their usual seating. "Hmm. Should we have gotten Fumio?"

"Eh…he should be fine. We're just meeting the Hero Association to see what they want. I'm sure we'll be back home after the others get here," Saitama smiled. Now Mitsumi looked over at the small stage. "Hmm?"

"Go sit in front of the stage so I can dance for you," she smiled. He smiled back and let her go to do just that. "I need to test this, anyways."

"Oh! Look! We have a karaoke box to select a song! Hmm…this one…" he said and pressed a button on the small machine in front of the stage. Now there were lights that came on when the beat did, and her fans flew out to swirl around her to match the beat. He chuckled and knew he could watch her dance like this for hours. He also knew that karaoke was a very popular thing, too, and it would be a good idea for karaoke nights with small prizes. Inichi picked up on that and would see about including a restaurant event schedule for funding. Heroes singing with fans could be a major event…

"I think…I should try something at home. Maybe…" she mused and twirled slightly in the air with the fans.

"What's that?" he asked.

"Do you know what a…strip tease is?" she asked softly. He blinked at her with a touch of confusion before watching how her hand began to teasingly go under a strap that crossed around her neck as though to take it off.

"If they don't show up here within the next five minutes…we are leaving…" he growled. "And I really hope the cameras are not catching you dancing like this. Oh! You have fans hovering in front of them. Good."

"Really?" she laughed softly and let the dance come to an end to let her fans return to her. He got up to help her down from the stage and kiss her hungrily. They glanced over at the entrance when Chikao came in and paused at how the door was unlocked. On seeing them, he quickly stammered.

"It's okay," Saitama said. "We arrived early. Business. I guess."

"Ah! Okay," Chikao nodded.

"There will be a specialty menu today. Orotsu has the details," Mitsumi nodded. "As Saitama has said, we are expecting visitors again."

"Got it! I'll prep some tables now," Chikao nodded.

"Oh! You've been working very hard for us. Thank you," Mitsumi smiled softly and reached into a small purse at her side that was attached to her belt. She pulled out a gold coin to give him. "Here. Think of it as bonus pay. You can pawn it or even keep it."

"Wow! This is real?!" he gaped.

"Yep," Saitama nodded. "Mitsumi…when did you have gold coins?"

"Ah…we sleep in a treasure bed, dear," she chuckled. "I had plenty of opportunity to sneak a few coins in my purse. And no, I don't flash them around. I am as discreet as you."

"Right," he smiled and kissed her softly.

"Sai…ta…ma…" she whispered his name out slowly and put her arms around his neck. He put his arms around her waist and hugged her close. He pressed his face against her neck, closed his eyes and sighed deeply now. He had forgotten that Chikao was there. He forgot he was standing with her in a restaurant. All that he knew was that she was in his arms. She's safe. With me.

"We'll go home after this. We'll rest, too," he muttered. "No plans tonight. We can stay in."

"Ah, Mr. Saitama?" Chikao said. Saitama opened his eyes and looked over at him. "I heard there was a fireworks show at the night market tonight."

"Really?!" Mitsumi gasped with delight. "Oh! I always wanted to go to one! I could never go."

"Why not?" Saitama frowned.

"My upbringing. Sure, I went to staged firework shows. But ones in crowds and such? It was a dream of mine!" she sighed. "And with me always on the run…I only saw from a distance. It was nice with Inichi when he was able to bring me closer, but I could never just be 'right there' in front of it. And with my friends, too? It would be amazing!"

"Date night. We have plans," he grinned and kissed her. Then he looked at Chikao to nod his thanks at this. "When does it start?"

"Usually after sunset. I'm sure you both can rest after your business is done here," the server chuckled.

"Oh. I had an idea," Saitama grinned.

"Hmm?" she smiled.

"That machine that plays music is a karaoke machine. We should do karaoke nights on certain days. Also, we could have heroes sing with fans for even more Hero Association funding," Saitama said.

"Oh! But…would you sing with someone?" she asked.

"Eh…" he grimaced to get them laughing. "We'll see."

"If it's karaoke, then it won't matter on the singing voice," Chikao grinned. "We would need a decent microphone, though. Even a screen for words."

"Master Saitama!" Genos said on walking in with Kamiko. "I shall see about setting up the karaoke equipment! Leave that to me!"

"Inichi told us your idea. I'm surprised we didn't think of it sooner! Sweet Mask has also been informed, and he is going to take it right to the management team. It would be an amazing fund raiser," Kamiko grinned. "Tacki plans to make props and small costumes to make it even more fun!"

"It will keep her busy and out of the way," Kamikaze snorted when he walked in and overheard the conversation.

"Where's my fabric?!" Tacki demanded and got set at a back table to get to work. Kianna and King showed up shortly after, and Kianna darted over to help Tacki get started. Orotsu, Suiryu and Siren showed up now and moved into the kitchen to start prep work.

"Tsuruga is staying home to keep watch over Fumio. Zenchu is almost here," Inichi said when he arrived with Fubuki. "Rendor and Tatsumaki are sleeping in today."

"That's fine," Saitama said. He turned his head to see Zenchu walking in to wave at them. Then he pointed to the meeting room. Saitama nodded and scooped up Mitsumi to carry her there.

"We have a secret entrance here. It was agreed to. We don't have a normal guest," Zenchu said and ensured no cameras were in the room still. A panel in the floor now lifted to reveal an elevator and a man was revealed when it opened. Inichi was quick to float in, and he sealed the meeting doorway to ensure no one else could come in for secrecy.

"Hello, Metal Knight. Or would you prefer Bofoi?" Inichi asked.

"Bofoi is fine," the elegantly dressed man said. He looked like the usual man in a clean-cut business suit. He was also a bit nervous, but the room was darkened a bit to hide his features to keep him at ease. "This is the first time I have ever willingly come out like this."

"I am aware," Inichi nodded. "However, this is needed to build trust. As you are able to come here, we know we can meet you in your place of residence. Or an agreeable place."

"I can agree," Bofoi nodded and sat down. Saitama sat down with Mitsumi in his lap. "I have yet to eat."

"What would you like?" Zenchu asked. "I'll get it for you."

"We do have specialty deer meat for a while," Inichi chuckled. This was now ordered, and Zenchu went to collect the meals. When he returned with Inichi's helpful bubbles, they were all able to eat heartily.

"I thought we were meeting the Hero Association?" Saitama asked.

"We still are. This was the other meeting that had to be done first. We had to be cryptic to keep talk down," Inichi explained.

"Now that you are here, Bofoi, we did bring something for you," Zenchu said and took out three small vials. "This is the poison that made up the venom. Next time we meet, we will give you the antidote to this for study. This is our act of trust with you. If you abuse this trust, just remember that you pissed off the wrong set of monsters and people."

"I saw how Saitama punches," Bofoi agreed and set the vials in a specialized case he had with him.

"He also bathed in hot lava like it was a basic sauna," Mitsumi sighed. Now Bofoi looked over with complete shock and disbelief.

"It was nice," Saitama shrugged.

"You can…take a bath in lava…?" Bofoi asked with confusion.

"Yeah. Of course, I did have to take off my clothes. But it felt good," Saitama nodded. "Want me to do it again?"

"You're serious…" Bofoi blinked. "Ah…not right now."

"It's been said that you have some intense firepower at your disposal," Inichi said calmly. "Very unfortunate that Mr. Saitama destroys all of it."

"I had designed that training room that he initially destroyed. My best battle robots could make dents, but…the way that room was torn apart? Nothing could compare to it. It was why I wanted to test the strength of the punch done. Nothing I have will work. Right now," he said. At the knock on the door, Inichi signaled it was safe to let the knocker in. On seeing it was Siren, she made her way right to Mitsumi, hugged her and burst into tears. Zenchu sealed the door again and frowned hard at this.

"Siren?! What happened?" Mitsumi gasped and hugged her newest family member back tightly. Siren pointed at Inichi to talk for her.

"Suiryu…" Inichi sighed with intense disgust on the thoughts given to him. "Apparently, he went outside to handle some supplies and ran into a few of his female fans. He let them ogle him and flirt. Heavily. He was eating it up. Siren walked out and saw everything. She treated it neutrally and was totally ignored by him. Even when she waved at him for help. Suiryu doesn't even realize what happened. Needless to say, Siren is no longer going to try and date him."

"He's a fucking playboy!" Zenchu snorted with distaste. "I'll make sure to test him ultra-hard for you, Siren. You have my vow. I'm sure Tsuruga will, too!"

"I'll…see him…as family…but…nothing else…" Siren sniffled. Mitsumi nodded and continued to comfort her. Saitama gave a narrowed glare in thought.

"Zenchu, kick his ass on his next run," Saitama muttered. "Enough to make him realize he lost respect with us. Unless he apologizes and understands that he can't be with Siren again will he gain some of that respect back. She's his sister from now on. Period. And make sure Genos knows."

"We shall inform the others after Bofoi has taken his leave," Inichi agreed.

"I don't recognize…" Bofoi started until Saitama rose up a hand.

"Her name is Siren. We just freed her. She's a powerhouse of a monster. It's up to her to tell you what she can do. She'll have her photo on the wall soon. Grigos is another monster that is also newly freed. As for her right now…it's up to her if she wants to speak for herself," Saitama said.

"Thank you," Siren whispered. "You're the best family I've ever had. That I can ever remember. But I'll never let myself think like that again. I honestly thought…that I had a chance at something real. Genuine. But…I knew he was a famous fighter, too. He loves the crowds. I wouldn't have cared about that. It was how he was with those girls! In front of me like I never existed! That was when I knew that it was never going to work."

"This is tragic…" Bofoi frowned.

"When it comes to us and relationships, we tend to…oh…mate for life. If you think of it that way. Finding a possible life partner is something rare and intimate. Who would even think of being with a reformed monster to begin with? Of course, such a thing should never be taken for granted just to use us for our abilities or to betray others. As it stands, Suiryu lost his chance. Completely," Inichi said and sighed with disgust again.

"I can understand that," Bofoi nodded. He looked at Siren and said, "My name is Bofoi. I am also the S class hero, Metal Knight. This is my…first appearance outside my base in a very long time. It is a pleasure to meet you. Despite the circumstances."

"Oh. Likewise," Siren nodded.

"What can you do?" he asked.

"I'd…rather not say…right now…" she swallowed and leaned into Mitsumi. "Lady Mitsumi…can I sit with you and Saitama today?"

"As long as you want," Saitama said flatly. Then his gaze cut to Bofoi to get the man to pale slightly. "In time, you'll get to know what she does. However, because of what she does, you have to go through me to gain trust with her. I'll just tell you this. Cameras cannot pick her up. Or sensors. She is my newest baby sister. I'll gladly be the big, mean, nasty big brother for her."

"Ah…oh…of course!" Bofoi said.

"I'd say if you get through him, you go through me, but…kinda redundant," Zenchu smirked and flicked his tail. "Anyways, was there anything else you wanted to talk about?"

"I think I'm good for now. We'll arrange to meet again soon," Bofoi sighed and rose up. He bowed slightly with respect to the group and went to the elevator.

:Bofoi, I can sense that your interest in Siren is pure. So, I'll offer this advice. Woo her gently. Yes, from afar, but be gentle. Her heart was just restored and now it is in pieces. Help her pick them up and offer to put them back together. Just do not lose trust with us on using her for your whims.: Inichi warned.

:I understand. There is something about her, though. It…sparks me! I will heed what you say.: Bofoi agreed and was soon gone in the elevator.

"He shows genuine interest in you, Siren. And he is an exceptionally powerful hero. However, I have warned him to be gentle in his advances. So, if you feel threatened in any way, please reach out to me immediately," Inichi said.

"Oh. Um…okay…" Siren said with a small smile.

"He still has to go through me," Saitama said with a small growl. "Let's go sit out there. Come on."

"Yeah," Siren nodded. When they moved out to the main room, Genos was the first one to reach Siren. Inichi had told all of them what had happened.

"I can talk to Suiryu!" Genos said.

"No," Saitama said. "You can kick him, but do not let him think he has a chance with Siren. It's done. He hurt her. He ignored her. He favored other girls over her. It's not gonna happen."

"He will still be your disciple?" Kamiko asked.

"Yes. So, I will allow any monster to rise up to test him. It's part of training. Should he apologize to Siren and vow to see her as family only…then will everything be fine," he said. "It was why I didn't really want Suiryu as a disciple. He's too…full of himself. Until he drops that attitude, he will never advance any further in his mental frame of mind. Physical state? Sure. But mentally? Eh…"

"When are we to meet the others of the Hero Association?" Mitsumi asked and had a chair brought over for Siren to sit with her and Saitama.

"Within the next twenty minutes," Inichi informed them.

"Good. We can wait," Saitama said and had Mitsumi sit in his lap. While they waited, he already knew he was going to be ignoring Suiryu. Let this be a hard lesson for him. And hopefully a valuable one.