Hello everyone and everybirdie, and welcome back to Apostle of the Sun! Yes, I'm saying that still. Anyways, this chapter will contain 100% more Nageki than the last chapter. I did mention this in the previous chapter, didn't I?
Also, I would like to give a special thanks SweetAngelXxX, because she came up with the first name of Hina's mother which is now Ayane. I will also answer any and all questions at the end of the chapter. Just thought you should all know. Please enjoy.
Warning: This is my first Hatoful Boyfriend story so the canon characters may be a bit OOC (at first). Also, I'm going to be adding some things from the manga, the game, and even the Holiday Star game (though Holiday star stuff will come later). So, there will be spoilers.
Disclaimer: I only own Hinata Mori, Ayane Mori, and Daichi Shizuka. All other characters belong to Hato Moa.
Enjoy the chapter!
Important Note: For this chapter, everything that happens in this chapter actually happens within the span of one day, unless the line breaks say otherwise. And Hina's already knows that Nageki's a ghost. It's not that hard to figure out people. Thank you.
Hina was surprised when Hiyoko worked the library shift with her this time around. She was even more surprise to see Okosan in the library. She figured he would be on the track like always. He appeared to be talking to Nageki, so he apparently already knows the freshman. She had no idea the two knew each other.
"Coo! Coo cooo! (Okosan knows this feeling well!)"
And from what we can hear and by my guess, Hina probably has no idea what Okosan is talking about. It wouldn't be a surprise.
"Coo coo cooo, coo! (You only feel it when something… gets in the way of a good dream!)"
Well, I guess Hina has some clue as to what Okosan is talking about. Then again, this is Okosan. I don't think anyone knows him well at this stage.
"Cooo, coo? (What did Nageki Dream of yesterday?)"
And I certainly doubt either Hina or Nageki know Okosan as well as us Hatoful Boyfriend fans so. Let's just let them whatever they want of Okosan or whatever.
While Hina shook her head at whatever nonsense Okosan was saying, she failed to notice Sakuya in between the selves. He had followed Hiyoko since she was supposed to be in the student council room and saw Hina behind the receptionist desk. He managed to somehow sneak in while the two greeted each other; however, his focus completely went from spying on Hiyoko to questioning the sanity of the speedy white dove because, to him, he was talking to nothing.
"That Oko… what in the world is he talking to? Is this the famous Japanese "ochimusha" ghost?" Sakuya questioned to himself. Oh, if only he knew.
~ Line Break with a Fun Fact: An "Ochimusha" is the ghost of a samurai who was on the losing side of a war and, in order to survive, ran away in cowardice and dishonor. We now return to our regularly scheduled program, already in progress. ~
"Coo! Coo cooo! (Okosan will not accept this! It is time for morning practice!)" Okosan yelled. After debating about it with Hiyoko, Hina was sent to try and defuse the situation.
"What's wrong Okosan?" She asked politely.
"Coo cooo! (Okosan needs to run!)"
"Ah. Oh course," Hina simply said, sounding as if that was supposed to make sense. Just so you know, that was actually sarcastic, so… yeah.
"Coo coo? (Will you come with me, Nageki?)" Okosan asked, turning to look at the green-haired boy. Nageki didn't look up from his book or so much as glance at the dove.
"I'll have to refuse. I can't go outside," He replied. Okosan's solution? Running around the group of tables Nageki and Hina were at.
"Coooo! (If that is the case, let us run together in the library!)" The runner exclaimed, jumping onto a book. Hina shook her head.
"Okosan, don't run in the library!" She scolded.
"I agree with Ms. Mori. I also already told you to stop running in the library," Nageki declared. Then, without looking up, he lifted the book that Okosan was on, causing the bird to fall off.
"And don't stand on the books. You'll damage the covers."
Hina sighed. Just an average day in the library.
~ The Next Day ~
"Good morning, Nageki! I came to return the book I borrowed last week!" Hiyoko said as she came into the library with Hina.
"And I came in just to make sure she doesn't cause an uproar like usual," Hina said jokingly, causing the hunter-gatherer girl to glare at her.
"Good morning, Miss Tosaka, Miss Mori. How was the story?" Nageki asked, looking at them. He had a slight, very slight smile. Hiyoko completely forgot about what Hina said as she looked at Nageki with a grin.
"It was really interesting! As expected of one of your recommendations!" She replied.
"Good. I thought you would like it, Mi—"
"Just a moment, Tosaka and Mori!"
Sakuya finally decided to let himself be known in this 'infernal' library. And as usual, he looked displeased.
"What is this nonsense!? Are you saying you two can also see something there!?"
"Of course! Okosan and Hina were saying that Nageki is a ghost, and that we can see him because our hearts are pure," Hiyoko explained. Sakuya was dumbfounded. Then again, when isn't he in the game?
"W-What!?"
"It's true. I read about it in several books," Hina explained briefly. Sakuya now gave her the stupefied look. Just then Ryouta came in with a smile.
"Oh! Good morning, Nageki!"
"Hello, Mister Kawara," Nageki said.
"Wh… what?!" I think you know who said that. Do I even really need to say anything right here? Actually, I'm just stalling because we got a line break coming up.
~ Line Break ~
Told ya.
Anyways. Back to the story.
Ryouta was talking with Nageki and Hina, who was spending her free time in the library to read a bit. It was a while later after the above incident.
"How come you're always reading a book, Nageki?" Ryouta asked.
"Because there's nothing else for me to do here. I can't leave the library. It's because I'm a ghost… or something," Nageki explained without looking up from his book.
"Oh. Right. My bad," Ryouta said. Hina decided to change the subject a bit.
"This library doesn't have a very large collection of books. You must be tired of it by now, right?" Hina asked. Nageki simply nodded. Suddenly, Ryouta had an idea.
"Hey, next time, should I buy some new books in town and bring them?" He asked. Both Nageki and Hina looked at him.
"Really? I'd like that. Thank you," Nageki said with a slight bow of his head. Of course, Sakuya was in the room at the time, and he decided to say something while scanning at the books.
"Hmph. It's just as you said, Kawara. What a pathetic collection!" He yelled.
"Please be quiet in the library," Nageki said, a bit annoyed.
"At this rate, the intellectual level of the academy can only fall!" Sakuya yelled once again. Nageki's breath hitched.
"Please. Be quiet. In the library…" He said, a bit more angrily. Hina was about to intervene when Sakuya yelled once again.
"We shall make radical changes to this oversight! I shall begin by submitting a written proposal to the academy headmaster!"
Hina couldn't see Nageki's face since it was obscured by the book he was holding, but if his fists clenching the book was any indicator, it was that Nageki was pissed.
'Oh no.'
"With that, by the power of the student-" Before Sakuya could continue, Nageki closed his book and threw it at Sakuya's head.
"ACK!"
Hina couldn't help but grin and she definitely couldn't help with what she was about to say.
"GAME! This game's winner is… Nageki!"
And from that day forth, Sakuya vowed never to yell excessively again. It's also from that day forth that he became afraid of ghosts.
~ Line Break ~
It was after school that Hina went to the library to fill out her duties as the receptionist. Hiyoko wouldn't be there today, due to the track team having to get ready for a meet.
"Hello, Nageki. Do you know where the book loan record is at? I'm still new this whole receptionist thing," She said when she entered the library. Nageki didn't look up from his book as usual.
"It's in the bottom left of the counter. It's in order of checkout date," He replied.
"Thank you… so the return stamp should be… here," Hina said as she got the book loan record out and the return stamp.
"Just a moment, Mori!"
Oh no, when did Sakuya get in here? Didn't he learn anything from earlier about yelling?
"Since when have you been in the library committee!?" Sakuya asked, his eyes wide in surprise.
"… Since I could choose what electives I can be a part of. So, quite a while now," Hina answered.
"Aren't you vice-president of the Student Council!?" Sakuya asked.
"Yeah, I am. Doesn't mean that's my only title," Hina answered.
"I will not tolerate my underlings fooling around like this!" Sakuya yelled. Apparently he isn't listening to Hina. She sighed.
"I don't work just for you, y'know. Same with Hiyoko. On cop of being in the student council, we're both in the library committee, the health committee, and Hiyoko's even a part-timer in a lot of other club activities," Hina explained.
"Wh… what!?" Sakuya asked, once again flabbergasted.
~ Line Break ~
"Okay, once the desk is clean, we're done with morning duties," Hina noted the next day. She and Hiyoko were cleaning and tidying up the library before school started.
"Good work, Miss Mori and Miss Tosaka," Nageki said while reading a book.
"Eh? What's this? Something someone forgot?" Hiyoko asked, holding something very thin. Hiyoko and Nageki, both curious, looked at what she was holding. It appeared to be a manga, and if the weirdly dressed figure on the page is anything to go off of, the manga is done by that weird bird Anghel.
""The Dark Anghel Story?" I wonder what this unique thing is…" Hiyoko wondered.
"Well, it's obviously a manga. That much we know," Hina remarked.
"It belongs to one of the members of the manga club. They come here often to draw," Nageki commented. Hina had to agree.
~ Yesterday ~
"Nageki? Nageki, are you here?" Ryouta asked as he and Hina entered the library. As usual, Nageki was sitting at a table reading a book.
"Yeah. What is it?" He asked as Hina and Ryouta approached his table, with Ryouta carrying a bag.
"Yesterday we all got you gifts from the bookstore in town," Hina explained.
"Oh. Thank you, Miss Mori and Mister Kawara," Nageki pronounced. Ryouta pulled out the first book from the bag.
"I got you, "And the Mountains Echoed," the number one best seller."
"This looks like a good one. I'm glad," Nageki said. Hina pulled out the next book, which was none other than Les Misérables.
"This one's from Sakuya. He said…"
"This is basic doctrine!"
"… or something like that."
"But… I can't read French," Nageki stated. Ryouta pulled out another book.
"This one's from Hina. It's called "Tuesdays with Morrie," a very inspiration book according to Hina."
"It's a very good book. I hope you like it," Hina said with a slight smile.
"I'm sure I will. Thank you," Nageki said before he pulled out a book, with a rather odd cover, ""My Little Nicobar Can't Be This Cute" … a light novel?"
"That's from Hiyoko. She said, and I quote…"
"It's got pictures!"
"I figured as much," Nageki said before Ryouta pulled out the last book.
"And this one's from San. It's called, "Pudding God: The Unfathomable Miracle!""
"… A developing religion of some sort?" Nageki asked. Hina shrugged, still not sure herself.
"Well, I hope you like them, Nageki!" Ryouta said, about to leave. Hina stopped him.
"Wait, there's something in between some of these books," She said. She managed to get it out and recognized it immediately.
It was the manga that was left in here the other day.
"This again…" Nageki said once he saw what Hina was holding. Just another day in the library.
A/N: Not my most creative chapter… Meh.
Now, time for me to address a review.
Good- Yes, Hina will get a Hatoful Boyfriend. Honestly, I already knew who her Hatoful Boyfriend her be long before I started this story. I hope that answers your question. And I'll even give you a hint as to who it is. It's not an adult.
Thank you for reading, and please review!
