Brotherly Hatred | ✔️ | Blue Exorcist

Home Sweet Home

I woke up early the next morning and I tried my damndest to sleep for at least another hour, but I couldn't. As soon as my eyes opened, I was on overdrive, more than ready to go home. However, Mephisto wouldn't be here until after school was over and it took half an hour to get here. So Yukio and I were stuck here until at least four in the afternoon. The thought was agonizing as I counted down each minute.

I decided to take a shower before getting dressed, maybe it would take up some more time. I was right, because by the time I was dressed and fully ready for the day, it was a little past ten thirty. I went and got breakfast for both Hito and I and a sudden thought occurred to me; would he be all alone after I was gone? I felt horrible for not thinking about that sooner, but I quickly shook off my guilt.

I walked back up to my room and repeated the process of waking up my roommate. "Hey," I stated, a small sense of deja vu from yesterday flashing through my head. He hummed in response and I bit my lip. "What will you do when I'm not here anymore?"

He didn't look up at me, but he continued to eat. "I don't know, do what I did before you were here, I guess." He seemed nonchalant about it, but I had a feeling he cared more than he let on.

I dug out my phone, "what's your number?" He looked up, confusion in his eyes. "Your phone number, so I can text you after I leave." He blinked a few times before slowly rambling off a number of digits. I added his contact and smiled as I put my phone down.

He was acting... off. "What's wrong?" He glanced up to meet my eyes, and I saw a cautious barrier built up behind his own.

"Why are you so nice to me? I figured you were just being pleasant because you were my roommate, but no one has wanted to hang out with me... except you."

I was silent for a moment, "because you're my friend. I want to be nice to you because I want to make you happy. You're a cool guy, I don't know why anyone would shun you, their missing out."

He bit his lip and looked away, I was about to ask if he was okay, but he suddenly got up. He grabbed a shirt and walked out without saying a word, leaving me in shock. Did I say something that might have upset him? I tried to think if I was being rude and realized that the shunning comment might have triggered him. I don't think I should track him down to apologize, that might make things worse. However, I didn't want to leave him with a sour taste in his mouth once I've left.

I sighed and flopped down on my bed, feeling like an complete asshole.

.oOo.

Hito didn't come back, even as noon came and went, he was nowhere to be found. He hadn't taken his phone with him, so I had assumed he would be back fairly soon, but I was dead wrong. Sometime around two o'clock, I decided I would go and look for him. The thing was, I had no idea where to start. I checked the main lobby and then the fitness room. When I couldn't find any trace of him, I started pacing through the halls to see if he was just blowing off steam. That, of course, ended with me being empty handed.

Yukio spotted me on my way back, "hey, school at True Cross gets out in less than twenty minutes, do you have your things packed?"

I nodded, "I packed yesterday, if there's anything else I'm forgetting, I have about an hour to figure it out."

Teal eyes looked me up and down, "what's wrong?"

"Is it that obvious?" He nodded and I sighed, "I think Hitoshi-kun is mad at me, I might have said something to upset him and I can't seem to find him anywhere. I'd really hate to leave without saying goodbye at the very least." I gnawed on my lower lip as I pondered where else he could be. "Maybe he's in the cafeteria, it's a little late for lunch, but whatever."