SPOILER WARNING: This chapter contains minor spoilers for chapters of the manga that as of yet have only been officially released in Japan. Read at your own risk.

Ohayou

Ch. 2

Daisuke had stared at the empty seat a few rows away from him, seemingly in a trance. Around him, many of the other students had been chatting almost obsessively over the person who had formerly sat there. Despite the fact that he was the only one Hiwatari-kun had said some form of "goodbye" to (and quite the unique goodbye it was, in the form of a white feather left in his bedroom), he couldn't help but wonder if it was his fault that Hiwatari-kun had left. Had it been the wrong decision to take him to the Niwa residence after he passed out? Daisuke couldn't have just left him there…

Was it the words he had said to Hiwatari-kun that night? Did his friend think he was promising something impossible? Daisuke wondered about these things to no end. However, he promised himself that he wouldn't worry. He didn't regret anything about what he had done for Hiwatari-kun then, and he knew it was inevitable that they would meet again someday, somewhere. Still, this didn't make the days spent in school without Hiwatari-kun any less empty. Daisuke couldn't exactly place why he felt so strongly, and he didn't know if he would ever be able to say why.

It wasn't until a few days after the two of them had rescued Harada-san from Argentine, when Hiwatari-kun claimed the empty desk next to Daisuke and muttered a "Good morning," to the redhead that he began to realize why he had moped about the absence of his friend so much. The phrase "the tip of the iceberg" passed through Daisuke's thoughts regarding the matter, though he didn't dwell on it. Satoshi would probably say it wasn't worth worrying about anyway.


A stare, cool and analytical. "Good morning."

A smile, warm and inviting. "Good morning."


Aki: And here's the second half of this drabble. The style differs a bit from the first half, as I've always had a bit more difficulty writing things from Daisuke's perspective, but I think it can still be considered a companion to the first half.