Prompt: secret obsessions (Amuro's grudge against Akai, as witnessed through Azusa's eyes)

Characters/Relationships: Azusa, Amuro


Amuro was in a bad mood all throughout the morning. It wasn't immediately obvious, but Azusa could tell that he was deep in thought - he seemed distracted, brooding.

"Amuro-san, are you okay?" she asked, when she caught him staring down at a cup of coffee, his brow furrowed.

He snapped his head up and offered her a smile. "Yes, of course." He gave a loose shrug and said, "It's Friday the 13th," as if that explained everything.

"I don't know if anything unlucky has ever happened to me on a Friday the 13th," Azusa said, thoughtfully. "I remember doing well on a high school exam on Taian several years ago."

"Ah, well, I'd say that was your own studying and intelligence at work, Azusa-san," Amuro said with his usual cheer. "You should give yourself more credit!"

Azura laughed. "Maybe. You shouldn't worry too much about Friday the 13th, Amuro-san. It's mostly an unlucky day in the West, isn't it?"

"Yes..." he said.

Azusa thought she heard him mutter softly under his breath - "it's the day that guy just wouldn't die" - but that didn't make any sense. She went back to work.