"Is it just me, or is Fushimi-san kinda, err, how do you say this… he seems like he has a lighter aura now… Or is it just me, after all…"
"Nah, I actually agree with you. Guess what, I submitted a report late, and he was, like, he just clicked his tongue and told me not to do it again.
"For real? Weird!"
Akira scurries inside the office, accidentally bumping two men in the process. He abruptly apologizes with a grin and follows it with a greeting, the two men returning his smile, although theirs are smaller, not that Akira minds.
One of them pushes a cup of coffee to his hands and it almost spills, but he luckily recognizes that on time. "It's alright if you bring this to Fushimi-san, right? We'll just be taking a short break."
"Eh? Ah, oh-"
This situation feels oddly familiar… Before Akira is able to say anything, the two men that he bumped into are already gone, leaving nothing but a simple wave of the hands and a soft mumble of 'we'll be back quickly'. He doesn't complain, just simply looking at the cup in his hand. He sighs, but he quickly smiles afterwards.
Now that he thinks about it, Saruhiko went to work earlier than him today. He's trying to convince Saruhiko to not be too early, that he can sleep in even just a bit, that he can leave some of his work to the others, but he guesses that some things just don't change, after all.
Saruhiko probably is the youngest member of Scepter 4, the Captain picked him himself, and he is the Clan's third-in-command.
That and he used to be a member of the Third and Red Clan, HOMRA.
Not that Akira minds. He doesn't think that Saruhiko's past matters. What matters is the present and the future, and whatever bitter memories Saruhiko hold from the past, Akira is willing to replace them with better things, much, much better and happier things.
Akira shakes the thoughts off, remembering to put on a bright smile, and walks towards Saruhiko's office, greeting a few colleagues along the way. He actually has a lot of friends here in Scepter 4. His closest is Enomoto, and there was another guy back then named Kusuhara Takeru… Akira thinks that it would have been a good idea if Kusuharu and Saruhiko met each other back then, but that's impossible now, considering that Kusuhara has already passed away even before Saruhiko joined…
Akira admits that remembering Kusuhara's death saddens him, but just like Saruhiko, his past doesn't matter. What matters is the present and the future, and whatever bitter memories Akira hold from the past, Saruhiko can also replace them with better things, much, much better and happier things.
If anything, Saruhiko probably already have done that.
He almost stumbles in surprise as the door already opens before he can even knock, and Saruhiko peeks out, scanning the entire room with his eyes. His eyes fall on Hidaka and he clicks his tongue. "You're late."
"Not too! You're just early." Akira grins and hands him the cup of coffee. "I told you that it's okay to be a bit late."
Saruhiko skeptically eyes him and sips on the cup, handing it to Akira when its contents run out. "…Thank you for this. And no, I have no time for that."
"But you do have time later, right? After work?"
"Well, yes." Saruhiko replies, checking a calendar behind him. "Yes, I do have time."
"Well then, let's grab sushi! My treat!"
Saruhiko eyes him again, before smiling a bit. Or at least Akira thinks it was a smile; he had no time to think and stare, the door was already closed before him before he even realized it.
"Wow, Hidaka! I always thought your crush will be hopeless!"
"Ya still keeping that coffee thing going on, huh?"
Akira rolls his eyes as his coworkers tap him on the back as if he has accomplished a very heroic deed.
Meanwhile, he is still shaken because no matter how much time passes, he thinks that Saruhiko will still be the most gorgeous person that he has seen.
This is the epilogue, guys!
Thank you so much for staying with me after all this time. I know it wasn't very long, I mean, it could have been longer, but I had really fun writing this! Let's keep the love for Scepter 4 and HiSaru! Both certainly need more love! I couldn't thank you guys enough for even reading this, others even going as far as to review! I appreciate it so much, I can't even- hnggg
I'm so sorry for the super long note! ( ^▽^ )
