Ohayou

Ch. 1

Satoshi had never really bothered to acknowledge the presence of others in a verbal manner, particularly those his own age. If someone greeted him, he would usually give a small nod in response—a minimal acknowledgement—then ignore them.

Eventually, most of his classmates stopped bothering to greet him, save for the occasional flustered stutter from some random girl. This monotonous routine was what caused him to be so surprised when Niwa approached his desk one day before school, leaned in close, and said in a cheerful voice, "Good morning, Hiwatari-kun!" Satoshi had been taken so off-guard that he actually looked up from the book that he had been reading. After a brief moment of awkward silence, Satoshi nodded to Niwa, and made a noncommittal noise in response to the greeting. Something seemed off about this to Satoshi, but it wasn't the fact that the reaction he gave to Niwa was more than he gave to others. In fact, Satoshi had absolutely no idea as to what was wrong with his reaction, just that it seemed out of place.

Niwa was always able to unknowingly coax feelings and actions out of Satoshi that he would not normally even consider. The first of what would become an endless list of such things happened the day after, while Niwa was chatting with the Harada twins before class. Satoshi happened to walk by, as his desk was near Niwa's. As if his voice was acting on its own, a "Good morning," had escaped Satoshi's lips before he even realized it.

Niwa had looked up at him then, eyes wider than usual, as if he could sense that this was not normal behavior for Satoshi. "Ah…good morning," Daisuke replied, the corners of his mouth curved into a smile even as he spoke.

This marked the beginning of a new routine for them, and them alone. Because regardless of what mood Satoshi was in, or how much more human he had begun to feel over time, Daisuke was the only one he ever said "good morning" to.

Aki: This short drabble was inspired by a scene from one of the drama CDs. (Though I can't remember which one it was at the moment...) The sound of Satoshi's voice when he said "Ohayou" to Daisuke...it just stood out to me for some reason and demanded to be expanded upon. I wanted to say so many things about Satoshi in this, but I didn't want to say them directly, so I hope that I was able to convey even a little of how I perceive his character.

There will be one more part to this, and it will be Daisuke-centric.