Chapter 7
“Goooood morning, friends! Time to get up! It is now Seven AM! Please enjoy the day to the best of your ability!!”
Harry groaned, sitting up. Jeez, he had an awful dream of Nagito laying dead with a spear in his chest… Ugh…
Hajime almost cried at remembering the dream, and then wondered why he was so attached to Nagito. ‘I mean… Sure, he’s sweet kind, funny, absolutely adorable, but-’ Hajime cut his thoughts off, blushing. Fuck did he already...Fall for someone? Ughhh….And he was probably straight, and he could die, and-
He forced himself to calm down, and headed out to the restaurant to eat
There, he saw Nagito standing casually, talking to Ibuki. He had a mini panic attack about Nagito probably being straight, but forced himself to join Chiaki and Kazuichi for a calming chat and breakfast. Until Twogami had yet another announcement…
“Tonight, I will be holding a party… Everyone is required to join,” Twogami stated.
“A party?” Byakuya blinked
Twogami nodded, “Correct. I believe that bonding is a very important part of staying safe”
“Ah…! How about the old building next to this building?” Nagito jumped in.
Chiaki hummed, “Mmmmhm...That’d work….”
“Yes, yes, that’s all fine and good, but it’s all dusty and under renovation, and it’s rather dusty…” Monokuma said, suddenly there.
“Then we should just clean” Nagito shrugged.
“Eww...Cleaning…Count me out!” Hiyoko huffed.
“Ah.. I have something…” he took out chopsticks, “Whoever chooses the one with the red end is the one who’ll clean….”
Everyone agreed and went forward, taking a chopstick and….
“Huh? I have the chopstick…?” Nagito yelped, “...Oh well, I’m pretty good at cleaning, anyway”
“Aha! I kind of imagined you to be a stay at home dad!” Mahiru exclaimed
“Kehehe..I shall cook a feast with my newfound assistant, Teruteru,” Gundham said dramatically.
“If there’s food, count me in!” Akane grinned.
Everyone started departing to do their thing until there were only Hajime, Ibuki, Twogami, and Byakuya left in the room.
“Ah! Hajime-chan!” Ibuki greeted as Hajime started walking out, jumping off a table to walk out with him.
“Hm…?” Hajime looked over.
“The party’s gonna be great, dontcha think?!” Ibuki asked excitedly.
“Yeah, I guess so,” Hajime nodded.
“Ooo! Hajime if you could date someone here, who would it be???”
“H-huh?”
“I would either date Twogami, Mikan, or Chiaki!” she grinned, “What about you?”
Face burning, Hajime stammered an answer, “W-well- ah- probably- um...Nagito?”
“Oooo! Good choice!!! Well, gotta run! Me and Mikan had some things planned!! Bye bye!” she ran off.
Chuckling, Hajime left to go find something to do with his life, his heart still beating fast from thinking so much about Nagito.
He hung out with Kazuichi for the morning, ate some lunch, and then went to go to the Old Building. Maybe he could help out? He knocked casually on the door.
“Hajime!” Nagito greeted when Hajime opened the door, “You can’t come in until I’m done, you know…”
“I know, I know- I just wanted to know if I could help….”
“Err… Sorry, Hajime, I’m a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to cleaning. I’d prefer it if you stayed out of my way…” he trailed off.
“O-oh! Oh, ok, that’s fine!” Hajime gave a nervous smile, “I was just hopin- wondering if I could help, is all… Continue on…” he turned away as Nagito hesitantly closed the door. Distracted by his thoughts, he didn’t even realize when he bumped into Mikan.
“Ah! I’m sorry!” Hajime yelped
Mikan stumbled back in place, “O-oh! Oh it’s ok!” Mikan giggled nervously, fixing her sword.
Hajime calmed his anxiety before speaking, “Umm...Do you wanna..Hang out? We haven’t talked much, so-”
“U-uhmmm...Yeah, sure,” Mikan nodded.
The two moved to go sit on the grass near the Kuma Corral to talk.
“Um...Umm..Can Iask a strange question…? Mikan murmured
“Hm…? Oh, yeah, sure,” Hajime shrugged.
“What..Um..Sexuality are you…?” Mikan said quietly.
“Ah- Bi. What about you?” Hajime tilted his head.
“P-poly and lesbian,” Mikan said, “Umm...Since I asked a question, why don’t you?”
“Hmmm...Ok, who here would you date?” he took a leaf out of Ibuki’s book.
Mikan’s face flushed red, “U-um..I-Ibuki and C-Chiaki…”
Hajime hummed, “That makes a lot of sense, actually”
The rest of the chat continued on. Mikan explained that the only reason she became so skilled was the sword was to prove that she could, and to scare people away so they’d stop bullying her. She never hurt anyone, of course, since it was proof alone that she could, and that was enough.
As they walked, Hajime told Mikan that if she truly wanted to be in a relationship with Ibuki and Chiaki, she could just ask. If they said no, you could continue trying, and if they continue saying no, then respect their decision. Simple as that. Of course, it was easier said than done….And very hypocritical. After all, he definitely didn’t have the guts to tell Nagito he loved him…