ordinary (Satou X Saiki)

What our future could look like

'Satou' Kusuo called from the other room- well, not so much called, rather thought, 'Can I get you something?'

"Oh...! Sure, Thank you" Satou approached the kitchen and ended up with a sandwich and juice.

He drinks so... Normally...! And the way he takes bites from his sandwich... The angles he consumes it! Not to mention, the items he picked are so normal!! Kusuo turned rosy while watching him

"Saiki, are you going to eat something too...?" Satou puzzled at him

Right... It'd be untraditional and strange if I just watched him eat without making anything myself!

'yeah, ' He said while whipping himself up the same dish. A ham sandwich and water.

I see... The reason he chose water must be because I didn't explain to him the choices. A standard drink as to not inconvenience the person who is offering hospitality. So incredibly normal!! The psychic gushed as he ate.

He must really... Like ham... Satou thought

No! I really like you!! You're so normal that at the end of your thoughts, the narrator just says "thought" nothing else! So bland!! Kusuo let his mind spin

"Oh, Saiki... Do you have any other friends besides Toritsuka in my class?"

Kusuo shook his head 'not including you, no' Satou let out a short laugh and smiled at him

'...What about you?' Kusuo asked him

"do I have friends in your class? Well, I think Hairo Kineshi is really cool, and Teruhashi is really pretty! So, I'd love to be friends with them, but I'm not close to anyone in particular." Satou searches the air for what he's about to say next, "I used to be friends with Takahashi... But now..." Satou trailed off, not wanting to bad mouth him in case the two might be friends

'I hate Takahashi.' Kusuo said coldly

"I really don't like him either!" Satou agreed

They spent a few minutes discussing their resentment of the green-haired slime ball until the elephant in the room made her appearance

"Saiki... Where are your parents?"

'... My Dad's at work, and my Mom...' Kusuo froze. Where was his mother? The atmosphere got thick for Satou as he watched Kusuo's color drain

'I'll be right back' Kusuo stood up and darted towards his room.

There's no way she could be in the house, he would've heard her thoughts. Unless... She's asleep? She usually has loud dreams, but it's a plausible idea that she isn't in REM right now.

Kusuo sat down. He could be in here for a while if she's not at home. He used his Clairvoyance; the last thing Kusuo wanted was for Satou to see him crossing his eyes like that.

She's not in her room.

He checked the park, the school, his Dad's job,

She wasn't there.

Footsteps echoed from the bottom of the stairs I should check on Saiki Satou thought, worry was growing and swirling in his chest.

"Satou..." Kusuo breathed, comfort coming from just the name itself 'I don't know where my mom is though, I'm kind of worried, '

"Have you tried calling her?"

Oh.

Kusuo treaded downstairs to the home phone and paused 'She'll know I'm home'