Rotating Birthday Celebration

Happy Birthday, Komaeda!

A/N: A little something I'd written for Komaeda's birthday! Please enjoy! Reader can be either Kageko, my SHSL Witch character, or an unspecified SHSL with a magic related talent! Special thanks to bullet-refutation on tumblr for beta'ing for me!

The agonizing journey from your cabin to the library in the sweltering heat made it too difficult to really concentrate on whatever books Hinata and Komaeda were looking at by the nearest shelf.

Instead, you decided to lay your head on the cool hardwood table and close your eyes for just a second.

"Hey, guys, if the air conditioning ever stopped working...do you think Usami could fix it?"

It was a legitimate concern, and on your few vacation days, these were the types of questions that plagued you.

It was better than worrying about the specifics of your situation, at least, or dreading the next day of cleaning building after building.

The past day or so had been way too hot for comfort; it was unfathomable how Hinata could just go outside every day and look for supplies to build whatever trinket Usami demanded.

This entire situation pisses me off, but it could be worse, I guess.

Komaeda laughed a little. "That's a good question!"

"Well..." Hinata frowned, not at all entertained at the idea of being without one of the few modern privileges the class had been allowed. "She'd better. She's our teacher, it's her responsibility--or whoever is controlling her."

Komaeda put the book in his hand back onto the shelf. "Even if she couldn't, we do have Souda-kun here! Air systems aren't the same as vehicles, but I have complete faith that he could easily figure it out!"

You shifted in your seat a little, the table having gotten too cold for your cheek. "Yeah, maybe...if Sonia-chan asked him to do it..."

Hinata sighed a little and took a seat on the opposite end of the table from you, elbow on the table and face in his hand. "Anyway, what did you want to show us?"

"Oh, yeah! I found it while cleaning earlier!"

Pushing yourself up from the table, you walked over to a shelf a few rows down until you recognized the dusty, old black spine hidden between some agricultural magazines that no one would be looking for.

You grabbed the book, already opening it and flipping to the table of contents. "I hid it earlier just in case!"

"Uh...just in case what?" Hinata raised an eyebrow. Komaeda pulled up a chair next to him with an expectant smile.

Wasn't that obvious? "Just in case anyone else wanted to check it out!"

"But there's not even an on staff librarian, yet alone a hand scanner--actually, none of these books even have barcodes taped on them..."

"That's all the more reason to hide it, if we can just take whatever books we want to our cabins with no return date..."

"Why didn't you do that, then?"

"...I don't know. Anyway!" You plopped back into your chair across from them. "Hinata-kun, when is your birthday?"

"January 1st...why?"

"You're definitely a strong Capricorn! I probably could've guessed!" You turned the book to face him, open on the page detailing his astrological sign.

"What...?"

Komaeda peered over his shoulder. "Ohhh, you're talking about western astrology! Hinata-kun is a strong Capricorn! His realistic nature definitely makes him an Earth sign!"