Almost perfectly manicured fingernails adorned the hand that slowly turned the bathtub faucet. The hand belonged to a young woman named Fubuki and her nails were lacking perfection after being involved in a scuffle with a bald caped hero.

The esper sighed at the soothing sound of running water. She contemplated taking a bath to relieve her sore body, but the idea of hot water cascading onto her sounded more appealing. She got undressed and stepped into the shower, closing the curtain behind her.

Instead of making an attempt to clean up, Fubuki let the water run down her curvaceous body as she leaned against the wall. She closed her eyes as her thoughts trailed to earlier that day. She thought about the bald man, the cyborg who was apparently a student under the bald hero, and the speedy ninja.

No, she's getting ahead of herself. She needs to think back to before the other two interfered; when it was just her and Saitama.

Saitama. Her fists clenched as she thought of the insufferable man. First he mocked her powers, then he called her hysterical, then he questioned her newbie crushing scheme, and then he completely ignored her background story when she and Genos went back to his apartment.

Just who does he think he is?! The thing that seemed to upset Saitama the most was her newbie crushing. But she and her team had done that for a while! Who was he to insult something she and the team had been accustomed to?

Her team. He had also belittled and refused to join her team. His remark about not wanting to be one of her henchman irritated her. He criticized that she only used her members to make herself feel stronger and that they would be too weak to help her if someone strong came along. Well of course they were weaker compared to her, but she would defend them! They were Team Blizzard, after all, and she looked at them as her family and would protect them at all costs.

But maybe she was missing the point Saitama was trying to make. She wracked her brain as steam filled the bathroom, but she couldn't understand what he was trying to get at. She opened her eyes and came to the decision that she would just have to confront him about it later.

"Ape? Lashes? You out there?" She called out to her right hand men. They typically stood outside the door when she would shower or bathe. For what reason, Fubuki never knew and she never bothered to ask.

"Yes Miss Blizzard?" The duo questioned in unison.

"I want you to dig up as much dirt as you can on the man we dealt with earlier."

"What kind of information do you want?" Eyelashes questioned after a moment of silence.

"Mostly his fighting style. When I fought him earlier, all he focused on was defense. If you can find a news article or footage online or something..." Fubuki trailed off, hoping her subordinates understood where she was going with this conversation. Even when Saitama fought against that ninja, all he did was a lightning fast defensive move. Although his speed was, in itself, rather impressive.

"Yes Miss!" The men yelled in unison and left their post.

The esper sighed and grabbed a bottle of shampoo, figuring she should probably wash up while her men searched for information on the man known as Caped Baldy.

so yeah, I'm stuck on this damn series. I tried to watch a different anime that I was into before One Punch Man, but nothing is holding my interest. should I consult a shrink? =P

soo, this is just the beginning to a short story I've got planned out. the main focus will be on Fubuki...I love that girl! err, woman, I mean!

anyways, please enjoy! leave any comments, questions, or suggestions as usual! xoxo

EDIT 11-8: wow I'm so embarrassed to realize I forgot the scene back at Saitama's apartment when Fubuki explains her past and King barges in. I know it wasn't much, but yeah. I still feel like a dork for forgetting it. so I tweaked a little in this chapter. (returning readers might not even be able to notice...)