Disclaimer: Not mine
Notes: Spoilers for Episode 19. This is a much older fic that I've just now gotten around to posting, so apologies if it seems rough. Also, this is my first (and almost definitely last) time writing Jasmine X Hoji. Er, enjoy?
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"So you have an alibi for interrupting Umeko's bath. Do you have an alibi for me as well?"It was a well known fact at DekaBase that nothing broke Hoji's concentration while he was working but her question-- not to mention the hint of playfulness in her tone-- proved to be a special case. "What are you talking about?"
Jasmine pretended to pout. "I would think you'd remember holding a beautiful girl in a passionate embrace."
Hoji thought about it, still not certain what she was talking about... until it finally hit him and he wasn't sure if he should be flattered or annoyed.
He chose annoyed. "You know I was trying to get you to realize it was me and not an escaped Alienizer."
"I know. That doesn't mean I won't tease you mercilessly about it."
Tomasu Houji did not beg. He was, however, not above cajoling. "Don't you think childish teasing is something someone more like Ban would do, instead of a cool-headed Deka like yourself?"
"Speaking of Ban, what do you think he'd do if I reminded him of the time his beloved partner held another?"
Finally realizing he wasn't going to win, Hoji returned to his work. But he did have enough fight left in him to add a "Don't call me his partner."
