Hidaka wakes up in the middle of the night one time, feeling really thirsty.
He sits up as silently as he can, careful not to wake his roommate up. He glances at that clock placed on his table, lightly rubbing the sleep off his eyes. It's just a quarter past midnight which he is thankful for because that means there is still a lot of time to sleep again.
He walks towards the door and opens it, again, silently, and exits the room. The hall of the dormitory is dimly lit by nothing but small wall lamps, and Hidaka treads carefully, careful as to not accidentally fall on his face because that will just be troublesome.
He quickly reaches the kitchen and opens the fridge, reaching down to grab the first bottle of water that he can reach. He hears the distant sound of someone using the desktop. He briefly wonders if he is being haunted by the Scepter 4 ghost, if there is even a Scepter 4 ghost, as he turns around, water bottle still in hand as if it were a weapon.
He follows the sound, even going as far as to slightly crouch while walking, circumspectly, to be sure. He will not want a random ghost jumping him right now-
"…What are you doing?"
The voice makes Hidaka jump and scream as he looks up, causing him to be even more surprised than he already is. "F-F-Fushimi-san?"
Fushimi makes a face at Hidaka's reaction as he repeats his previous question. "What are you doing?"
"Ah, I heard someone typing and went to check, sir!"
Fushimi curtly nods and Hidaka follows him to the workplace; there is one desktop that is on, and Hidaka realizes that Fushimi probably is still working until this hour… He watches as Fushimi sits on the chair at the desktop and proceeds to work, as if completely disregarding his presence.
"Were you the one typing earlier, sir?"
"Do you see anyone else here?"
"Ah, I apologize…"
It is silent once again, aside from the familiar sound of someone typing.
He then remembers something and he softly gasps, "Wait a moment, sir. I'll be right back."
Fushimi does not look at him as he exits the room. Hidaka heads back to the kitchen and opens the fridge just like he did previously, searching for one particular beverage in mind. He smiles in victory upon finding it, and he takes it, closing the fridge gently with his foot.
"Fushimi-san!" Hidaka is back in the room before he even realized it. "Coffee, sir?"
Fushimi looks up at him with a momentary surprised expression before returning his attention to what he is typing. "…I prefer hot coffee."
"Ah, oh, right!" Hidaka stands straight. "I'll be right back!"
"You call this a report?" Fushimi closes his eyes as if trying to compose himself. His hands curl into fists, crumpling the papers that he is holding. "You seriously call this a report!?"
"I'm so sorry, sir, I'll get it fixed-"
The poor recruit instinctively closes his eyes as Fushimi throws the paper across the room to shoot it directly to the trash can, but Fushimi misses. Some of the people around stifle their laughter as Fushimi clicks his tongue. "Hidaka!"
"Y-Yes, sir!"
"Throw that thing away!" Fushimi clicks his tongue again as he stands up from his seat and proceeds to exit the room.
"Yes, sir!"
"You know, I really don't like that guy." Fuse speaks during one of their numerous mini get-togethers. He opens the can of soda in his hand and momentarily pauses. "You guys know how he clicks his tongue at almost anything, right? Sometimes, it just gets annoying, that's all."
Hidaka looks up to listen more carefully as he chews on some chips. "You mean Fushimi-san?" That is a stupid question, and he himself knows that.
"Yeah, how do you even put up with him? Don't you, like, talk to him at least once a day?"
Everyone else in the room turns to look at Hidaka, each with a genuinely curious expression. Hidaka lightly scratches his cheek and turns away. Somehow, it feels really awkward being stared at by everyone like that… "Well, uh, we're still not close, but I'd like to get closer to him, so yeah, that's why I talk to him everyday… Hahaha…"
Akiyama joins in, "But Hidaka, don't you get ignored or something?"
"Oh, now that you mention it… He actually never ignores someone completely!" Hidaka feels like he has been enlightened all of a sudden. "I mean, he might click his tongue at you or talk in minimal words… but that still counts, right? 'Cuz, I mean, he replied, after all…"
"But isn't Fushimi-san, like, err," Domyouji pauses as if searching for a better word in his mind. "In a bad mood, most of the time?"
"Well, yeah, most of the time, but not all the time!"
"Sure feels weird seeing you like this, Hidaka…" Enomoto comments as he slowly nods his head.
"What?"
"Ah, I think I get what Enomoto means!" Domyouji suddenly exclaims and stares at Hidaka straight in the eyes. "I think you have a crush."
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