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Nagito Komaeda watched the utter yet expected chaos unleash as his class was given their lunchtime. He loved how the Ultimates had such energy, even though he would prefer a quiet lunch. He glanced to Chiaki's desk and noticed she had left her lunch behind.
Glad for an excuse to leave the hectic room, he whisked her lunch up with two of his Dr. Hopper’s from his dwindling pile and headed out to find his class rep.
Chiaki had spoken in passing about going to the fountain during lunch. He wondered if the steady rhythm of the water jets assisted in her concentration while playing video games. As he walked up to the fountain he found her smiling softly as she tapped confidently into her portable game console.
Nagito stopped in his tracks though when he saw a brown haired boy in a Reserve Course uniform sitting next to her. He brought his fist to his lips in thought, Hmm, is this a boyfriend of hers, what an inspiring hope for an Ultimate to love a Reserve Course student.
Hajime Hinata felt a stare bore into him causing him to quickly look up and catch eyes with a fluffy white haired boy who stood staring at him.
Chiaki looked up as she quickly won the game they were playing from Hajime's distraction. She caught eyes with Nagito who turned his attention to her holding up her lunch.
“You forgot your lunch, Nanami,” he said, smiling at her as he handed her the bag.
“Ah, thank you, Komaeda!” she said as she dug into the bag to procure some chips, ripping them open and popping them into her mouth. “Mm, oh, Komaeda, this is Hinata.”
Hajime gave a quick wave to Nagito who merely smiled in return. “I see… your kindness knows no bounds does it, Nanami. It’s wonderful of you to accompany a Reserve Course student during your free time.”
Hajime flinched at his words. Though Nagito had said them cheerily he still felt a twang of bitterness in them. “Uh… yeah, nice to meet you.” Is it… jealousy? Possesiveness? Is this Nanami’s boyfriend? He did bring her lunch... Hajime thought as he looked the boy over. He looked frail, nothing like what Hajime strived towards when he worked out to keep somewhat in decent physical shape. But… he was pretty. Pretty? It felt odd to think, but he could see why someone would find him attractive.
“Oh, well, I brought a drink for you, Nanami,” Nagito said as he handed her a Dr. Hopper. “I didn’t expect you to have company, but I’m not particularly thirsty. Would you like it, Reserve?”
Hajime cocked an eyebrow at the nickname, not exactly pleased with it. “It’s Hinata, Komaeda,” Chiaki noted, Hajime sent an appreciative smile towards her.
“Right, Hinata the Reserve,” Komaeda stated still smiling.
Hajime rolled his eyes but snatched the Dr. Hopper from Nagito’s hand anyway. “Thanks, you really don’t have to mention the Reserve part though…”
Nagito just looked at him with that smile plastered on his face. Hajime didn’t think this guy took to kindly to him.
“Well, I’ll be off then,” Nagito stated as he stood up gracefully and placed a hand on Chiaki’s shoulder. “You have fun, Nanami, I’ll see you in class.” With that he placed his hands in his pockets and merrily walked away from the two.
Chiaki was already starting up a new game match for her and Hajime to play. Hajime idly brought his attention back to the game console. “So… he seems… interesting.”
“Mm, yes, Komaeda-kun is the Ultimate Lucky Student, interesting is definitely a word for him, I think,” she said passively as she tapped away.
“Are you close with him?” Hajime asked as he watched his screen display GAME OVER.
Chiaki brought down her console and seemed to ponder momentarily. She thought of her classmates and how they tended to avoid Nagito. “Closer to him than the rest of my classmates.”
Hajime thought of how close she was to all her classmates, that must mean she was in a relationship with him. He frowned slightly, not that he thought he deserved to be with Chiaki, but a sliver of a chance would’ve been nice.
Chiaki looked at him warmly with her pale pink eyes. “You seem quite interested in him, Hinata.”
Hajime jerked at her statement. “Ah, sorry to pry.” He shyly rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
“It's okay, I think,” she said. She noted how sweat beaded on his forehead when she confronted him on his questions. Does Hinata like Komaeda? She pondered this and smiled brightly at the thought of playing matchmaker. “He's a really sweet guy, Hinata,” she encouraged him.
A pang shot through his chest at another confirmation that Chiaki was involved with Nagito. “I-I'm sure he is. Hopefully he gets more use to me, I'd still like to hang out with you.”
Chiaki nodded confidently. “Of course!” In her mind, plan ‘Love♡Love HinataXKomaeda’ was set on the right path, she would ensure to hang out with Komaeda and Hinata together more if it helped Hinata!