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A Not-So-Disastrous Romance (Book 2) Chapter Twenty-Four

Saiki Kusuo x Reader

Chapter Twenty-Four: Clone Trouble

Summary: Akechi reappears to stalk Saiki, and he tries to find a way around it. It goes sideways, of course.

(Y/N) and Saiki sat side-by-side, watching BBC Pride and Prejudice on the TV. Ever since they watched the movie, they had been seeing an episode at a time together, which was a fun and relaxing activity.

“Kusuo!” called his father from the other room. “Can you an errand for your mother?”

“She asked you. I’m with (Y/N),” said Saiki. “Just go yourself.”

“If I go, your mother will be lonely,” said Mr. Saiki.

“I really won’t be,” said Mrs. Saiki.

“(Y/N) will be lonely if I go,” said Saiki.

“I’ll be alright,” said (Y/N), easygoing like Mrs. Saiki.

Saiki just sighed and snapped his fingers.

Everyone stared as another Saiki appeared before them.

“…Twins?” said (Y/N), tilting their head. This Saiki didn’t look exactly like their Saiki, but it was still pretty close.

“So cute!” said Mrs. Saiki.

“There are two of you?” said Mr. Saiki.

“It’s bilocation,” explained Saiki. “And it’s not just two.” He walked upstairs to a linen closet, and the others followed him curiously. He opened the door to reveal a crowd of Saiki’s that looked less and less like him with every individual they stared at. “There are 37.”

“I’m a little creeped out,” said (Y/N), sweat-dropping.

Saiki shut the door, and Mr. and Mrs. Saiki stared at their son.

“What are you doing in there?!” said Mr. Saiki.

“It’s an experiment,” said Saiki. “I need to master this ability. There’s a few things I’ve learned.”

“Really? Like what?” asked (Y/N) curiously.

“Each of my clones can only make one copy. To make multiple, I have to order my doubles to make doubles,” said Saiki. “Creating a double takes a lot of power, so I need to take off my power limiter to use it. Once created, the clone will remain even after the limiter put back on. While the clone is subject to any weakened state or damage sustained by the host, damage to the clone won’t affect the host. The clone receives most of the powers and abilities of the host, but their appearance will be random.”

“And their appearances get worse?” said (Y/N), looking at the Saiki with grey hair and a beard.

“Yes,” sighed Saiki.

“What is that one?!” cried Mr. Saiki, staring a sludge.

“Number 37. He can teleport you to work.”

“No thanks…” said Mr. Saiki.

“I can take you!” said Number 30, an alien-looking creature.

“They all have their own personalities, too,” said Saiki. He was never that cheerful. “Some of them get mischievous. Although, that doesn’t mean they get violent or hold animosity.”

“That makes sense. They’re all like you,” said (Y/N), smiling. “They probably just get annoyed a bunch!”

“But not annoyed with you,” piped up one clone. He was one of the earlier ones that looked more like Saiki, and he smiled.

“Right. We would never be annoyed with you,” said another.

“You’re too cute and nice!” said a third.

“Oh, that’s sweet of you,” said (Y/N), beaming.

An irk mark appeared on Saiki’s forehead. “You said you needed cooking oil? I can send one of the clones out.” Teach them a lesson for flirting with my partner. “Number 4, go buy cooking oil.”

Number 4 sighed. “But I want to stay with (Y/N).”

“Out!”

And so, Number 4 was sent out on his first mission.

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“How is he doing?” said (Y/N). Saiki’s parents had wandered away, but (Y/N) was curious to see how this would go for Saiki.

Saiki sighed. “Nendou found him, and I need to switch in before he gets me found out.”

“Good luck,” said (Y/N).

“If he flirts with you, tell me,” said Saiki.

“Kusuo…” (Y/N) sweat-dropped. “You’re not going to kill your own clone, are you?”

“I’m going to get rid of them anyways,” said Saiki darkly. And then he teleported away.

Poor clones.

A moment later, the doe-eyed clone reappeared. Number 4 looked around himself. “Why am I back? All I was going to do is knock him out.”

Poor Nendou, thought (Y/N). “Yeah, you shouldn’t do that,” they said.

“But it’s alright, now I get to be back with you!” said Number 4.

(Y/N)’s face turned comically red. “Oh. Uh. Maybe you shouldn’t say that. Kusuo isn’t a fan of you flirting with me.”

“But we’re all him. So we all like you,” said Number 4 matter-of-factly.

(Y/N) smiled slightly. It was sweet to know that Saiki cared that much. “That’s sweet, but I’m with Kusuo, not his clones.”

“I want you to stay with me,” pouted Number 4.

“Sorry, not today,” said (Y/N).

Number 4 groaned and trudged back towards his closet with the other clones. “We’re going to disappear soon anyways…But next time, you and me are spending time together!”

(Y/N) chuckled.

“I’m back.” Saiki’s voice spoke into their head, and (Y/N) smiled, peering out his bedroom window. Sure enough, Saiki stood at the gate of his house about to enter.

(Y/N) walked downstairs and opened the front door. “How did it go—”

“Hey, Kusuo, (L/N).” Akechi appeared behind Saiki. “Sorry to sneak up on you, but do you have a moment?”

This is the worst. Saiki had gotten rid of Nendou and Kaidou’s presence, and now he had to deal with Akechi.

“You don’t seem that surprised? Did you notice I was following you?” said Akechi.

“What do you want?” said Saiki, eager to go inside his house, close the door, and enjoy himself with (Y/N)—alone.

“Sorry, but I followed you,” said Akechi. “To recount your actions, you left school at 3:35 with Riki Nendou, Shun Kaidou, and (Y/N) (L/N), who began debating the strongest character in Jump.”

“I maintain Luffy,” said (Y/N) cheerfully.

“Don’t encourage him,” said Saiki.

“You did not get involved,” said Akechi to Saiki. “You stopped by the store at 3:57 pm, and Nendou bought a rice ball and three batteries. You took all the coffee jellies but returned them to the shelf. You then returned home with (L/N) at 4:17 pm.”

Terrifying.

Impressive.

“There was nothing suspicious,” said Akechi.

“Good. Now go home,” said Saiki, stepping towards his door where (Y/N) waited.

“Not today, anyway,” said Akechi. “I have been watching you every day for the last six months.”

“…You haven’t even been at PK Academy for six months,” said (Y/N) incredulously.

“I’ve come to share my results with you,” said Akechi. “May I have a moment?”

Saiki couldn’t risk Akechi saying anything in public, so he sighed and nodded. He walked into his house, and he, (Y/N), and Akechi headed upstairs to his room.

“I can’t believe it,” said Akechi. “I’m actually in your room. It’s the first time I’ve been invited over anywhere since I transferred. May I take this as a sign of your friendship?”

“No, you made me let you in,” said Saiki.

“Don’t take him to heart,” chuckled (Y/N).

“I have actually been over to your house once before in elementary school,” said Akechi. “I believe it was your birthday, and I drank too much juice and peed my pants.”

“You’ve peed your pants a concerning amount of times,” said (Y/N).

“Are your parents here? I want to apologize for last time,” said Akechi.

“Absolutely not.” Saiki’s parents would accidentally out him as a psychic.

“You have an older brother, don’t you? I would like to meet him,” said Akechi.

“You really don’t,” said (Y/N) cheerfully. “He’s weird.”

“And we have high standards for that,” said Saiki. He would also out me right away.

“That’s enough small talk,” said Akechi suddenly.

Uh-oh, thought Saiki and (Y/N).

“Can I get to the matter at hand?” said Akechi.

“Hurry up.”

“There were four times in the last six months where I found you suspicious,” said Akechi. “I’ve come for explanations. I’m assuming I can speak freely in front of (L/N) since you two definitely at least have unacknowledged feelings that are requited, so you feel comfortable with each other—they definitely know about your psychic powers, even if they acted casual when I spoke to them.”

“Why would you reveal that if you aren’t sure if we’ve told each other?”

“He’s not exactly wrong,” said (Y/N), shrugging.

Akechi just continued. “You have been normal other than the four instances I’ve seen. You go home with (L/N), Nendou, Kaidou, and sometimes Kuboyasu. You stop at the store, pick up coffee jellies, and return them before leaving and going home with (L/N). This has been your basic routine.”

“So much time on coffee jelly?” Saiki had never noticed.

“You do really like it,” said (Y/N).

“It was the same at school,” continued Akechi. “Besides going to the restroom, you spend all your time with (L/N) and the others. You head straight to the cafeteria, glancing at the coffee jellies. You ate your lunch and returned. This was your routine. However, there were four suspicious occasions that I witnessed. The first was November 14th, you were walking with Nendou, Kaidou, and (L/N) when your glasses broke.”

Oh, that was the time he accidentally turned Nendou and Kaidou to stone, thought (Y/N).

“I was following you then,” said Akechi. “You were walking home as usual, then, your glasses broke, and, then, I couldn’t believe what I saw next. A sumo wrestler walked right in front of me.”

Good job, sumo wrestler, thought Saiki.

“After he passed, the four of you were gone,” said Akechi. “I lost you. I couldn’t find you anywhere. That was occasion one. I had no proof of anything, so that was the end of it. But it was the first time I lost anyone I was tailing.”

Of course. You couldn’t have found me. I knew you were watching me. The sumo wrestler was no coincidence. I teleported him in front of you to block your sight.

“This was only suspicious, and it didn’t prove you are a psychic,” said Akechi. “The second suspicious occasion—February 27th. You were walking home with Hairo.”

Oh, that. Saiki stiffened.

“You were involved in a crime and even made the paper,” said Akechi. “You happened upon a convenience store robbery. I was actually there as well.”

He saw that, too? Saiki and (Y/N) exchanged a worried glance.

I was proud of him for helping, thought (Y/N0.

“I saw everything,” said Akechi. “What was most curious was how the robber froze suddenly when he was attacking Hairo? Suspicious, I turned immediately to look at you. That’s when I saw it—You were holding your arm out toward the robber.”

I’m/He’s done for.

“And behind you was a sniper who fired a tranquilizing dart,” said Akechi.

Just kidding. I knew you were following me then, too. So I teleported the sniper.

“…Akechi, both of these instances seem like you didn’t see anything,” said (Y/N) slowly.

Akechi fell silent for maybe the first time in his life. He blinked. “…But it’s still strange.”

“How?” sighed Saiki. He had taken care of everything.

“Why did you make it into the paper when you did nothing?” said Akechi. “The only explanation is that you used your powers.”

Of course I didn’t.

“In any case, this did not lead to any proof,” said Akechi. “But there’s more.”

It’s no use. I’m always on the alert at school or walking home. I can never be caught off guard.

“This time I changed tactics and decided to watch you on your day off,” said Akechi. “Today.”

Uh-oh.

“I waited outside your house for you to leave, and when you did, there was something different about you,” said Akechi.

Number 4, thought (Y/N).

I didn’t notice Akechi because it wasn’t me!

“Looking back now, there was something very off about you then,” said Akechi. “Your face was different, and you were walking pigeon-toed. You didn’t even glance at the coffee jelly.”

For Kusuo, that would be suspicious.

“You were totally different,” said Akechi. “I followed after you when Nendou appeared. I saw a pot fall towards Nendou. Just when it was about to hit him, I saw something unbelievable. The pot changed directions midair. It wasn’t the wind. The pot ignored the laws of physics as it fell. I knew that I finally witnessed you using your psychic powers. That is because there was only me, you, Nendou, and a man who looked like a magician at the scene.” Akechi froze. “Wait—”

Good job, magician. Unfortunately for Akechi, it seems like my clones are on high alert, too. It’s no use. Unlike Kusuke, Nendou, and (Y/N), whose thoughts I can’t read, yours I can. It’s actually easier because of how much you think. Tailing me is useless.

“So that didn’t prove anything definitively either,” said Akechi.

This is a very strange conversation, thought (Y/N). At least Kusuo hasn’t been revealed yet.

“We come the last suspicious point,” said Akechi. “This wasn’t a time I followed you, but it was a lot of trouble tracking them down. I only had my memory to go on.” He pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and unfolded it. “I found the sumo wrestler, sniper, and magician I ran into while tailing you and questioned them. When I asked them about those days, they all said the same thing. They were suddenly teleported somewhere and then suddenly back.”

Saiki narrowed his eyes slightly.

“They all thought it was a dream.” Akechi was growing excited. “That’s no surprise since it’s impossible to appear here hundreds of miles away from where they were. If they could, they would be psychics. Don’t you agree, Kusuo, (L/N)? Let’s not beat around the bush. I want to know the truth. What happened then?”

(Y/N)’s worried gaze went to Saiki.

“What did you to do us that day?” said Akechi.

Saiki was silent. He looked up into Akechi’s eyes. “(Y/N), close your eyes.” (Y/N) listened instantly, and before Akechi could ask questions, Saiki pulled down his glasses. Akechi was stone before he could say another word. “Yare yare. What now? He’s figured it out.”

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