Hajime's eyes opened to see his cottage ceiling, realizing that he was in his bed. He doesn't seem to remember how he got there in the first place. After a few seconds, he finally remembered. After everyone finished restocking the restaurant and emptying the barge, everyone left for their cottages because of how late it was. Hajime being the most tired, waking up FOUR people in one day, and doing most of the heavy lifting. Who could blame him for sleeping in?
But... something didn't feel right. He felt hot, just when he was about to get up, Hajime turned to his left to see Akane sleeping in the bed with him. Instead of being shocked like he thought he would be, a small grin appeared on his face. He was happy to be so close to her, though the two of them have slept in the same bed once and kissed once. She must've snuck in last night, how did he not notice?
Without realizing, Hajime's eyes started to wander. He couldn't help but stare at Akane while she slept, his eyes eventually made it to her chest. At that point, he quickly looked away and started to blush, at least she wasn't awake to notice. Unfortunately, he failed to see Akane had her eyes slightly open. She didn't see everything happen, she woke up the same time he turned away, but she could see him blushing. At that moment, she also had a small grin appear on her face. Instead of saying anything, Akane reached out to him with both her arms. The moment her hands grabbed him, Hajime was pulled back into the laying position before he could react.
Once again, Hajime was laying down with his face deep in Akane's chest. It's almost like in exchange for using her breasts as pillows, she was using him as a body pillow. She held on to him pretty tightly, smiling as she did it. Hajime on the other hand was bright red, he then realized Akane wasn't doing this to comfort him like before, this time... she was teasing him. Her grip loosened so he'd be able to pull back and speak without worrying about suffocating, she couldn't help but laugh at how red his face was.
Hajime: "Good morning, Akane."
Akane: "Morning." She was still laughing with a smile on her face.
Hajime: "As much as I'd like to stay in bed with you, we should probably get up and meet the others at the restaurant for breakfast. Unless, of course, you're not hungry."
Akane: "Are you kidding? Don't turn this around." If there's one thing Akane cares about more than anything, it's food. But considering how she was the last time they shared a bed, it was clear that Hajime's wellbeing was more important than food.
Hajime: "Ok, sorry. By the way, did anyone see you sneak into my cottage last night? Might be bad if they got the wrong idea."
Akane: "Nah, everyone was asleep... are you going to wake up someone else today? There's only five people left." She seemed very interested in the matter, most likely because one of those five was Nekomaru.
Hajime: "Yeah... maybe I'll spend the rest of the day by the pool after all that work, I could use a break. Hopefully, everyone will join me."
Akane: "Sounds like fun, I think I'll join ya." Hajime was happy to hear that, until he remembered something important. She once said that she thought being seen in a swimsuit was embarrassing, apparently more embarrassing then being seen naked. She seemed to notice the worried expression he had on his face. "Don't worry, I'll wear a swimsuit."
Hajime: "Oh, good, I was a bit worried since you thought being seen in a swimsuit was embarrassing."
Akane: "I'm surprised you remember that."
Hajime: "You didn't seem to be embarrassed when we were at the diner before the second trial, was it because you fought Nekomaru beforehand?"
Akane: "I guess I forgot about it, my focus was less on my swimsuit and more on the blood pouring from my head." She missed sparring with Coach Nekomaru, and couldn't wait for him to wake up so they could fight again, but she liked sparring with Hajime too. "Should we get up now?"
Hajime: "Yeah, you go to the restaurant and tell the others about the pool, I'll go to the control room and get started. It's best that I'm left alone for that."
Akane: "Fine." They both got out of bed, Akane was about to leave until she turned around to see Hajime changing clothes. He was in the middle of taking his shirt off when he looked at her. The moment she was caught, Akane quickly left with a light blush on her face, all he could do in response was smile.
Hajime: 'This is nice.'
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Sonia: "The pool, huh? I would love to join you." Makes sense that Sonia would want to accompany her friend to something so fun.
Akane: "What about you guys?" Akane turned to face everyone else.
Fuyuhiko: "Whatever." Fuyuhiko didn't seem to care, but at least it was something to do.
Peko: "I'll be there." No one was surprised to hear Peko say yes after Fuyuhiko gave his answer.
Mikan: "I-I'll go too, if you're all okay with it."
Teruteru: "Five girls in swimsuits, I'm in!" Of course Teruteru loves the idea, not a single person there was surprised.
Mahiru: "Okay." Mahiru didn't put up a fight, she didn't want to be the only one not there.
Kazuichi: "Miss Sonia in a swimsuit... finally, the time has come! I'll finally see Miss Sonia in a SWIMSUIT!!!" How is he not embarrassed when he says this crap out loud?
Nagito: "Great, a real bonding moment, let's go and have some fun." Nagito surprisingly gave a normal answer for once. While everyone was about to swim in the hotel pool for the first time, Hajime was doing more work in order to help his comatose friends. With five more people to go, it's only a matter of time before everyone's back together again.
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The more times he does it, the easier it gets. Instead of an hour, waking two people up simultaneously now takes forty-five minutes. He was able to get it done fifteen minutes early because he really wanted to go hang out by the pool with the others. Like before, he made sure that one of the pods would open a few minutes before the next one. Considering who was left, Hajime wanted to play it safe and wake up the two people who would most likely not be a threat, unlike Mikan or Nagito.
Hajime: "Please don't have any side effects, I really don't want to ruin everyone's fun at the pool." The first pod opened and the person inside sat up with their eyes closed, he really needs to do something about the lights, they're too bright.
????: "What... my damn head hurts, what's with the bright lights? Am I dead?"
Hajime: "No, you're okay... I think." Seeing her like this reminded him of how crazy and hyper she was while in the virtual world. "Do you know who I am... Ibuki?"
Ibuki: "HEY, HAJIME!!!" He didn't expect her to jump out of the pod and hug him. He nearly fell over, luckily, he was able to keep his balance during the hug. "I love your eye, it looks awesome!"
Hajime: "T-Thanks, I'm glad to see that you're feeling okay." He did recall that she didn't know or care about boundaries, something that she should really work on.
Ibuki: "Where's everyone else?"
Hajime: "At the pool in front of the restaurant, but you should probably stay here for a little bit."
Ibuki: "Huh? Why?" Interrupting her, the second pod opened, she was shocked to see it open on its own. Ibuki was calm for the most part, but she kept asking questions. Hajime wasn't focused on her, he was focused on the second person waking up.
????: "Ow, my head hurts."
Hajime: "Hiyoko?" She turned to see Hajime and Ibuki standing by her pod, she thought they were watching her sleep.
Hiyoko: "What are you two looking at!?" She sat up and got out of her pod, as she stood up, she realized she was the same height as Ibuki. Hiyoko looked down and saw that her chest was bigger than she remembered, she nearly started to panic. Ibuki was a little bit annoyed with Hiyoko's sudden growth spurt, this pretty much made Ibuki the least developed out of the girls on the island. "What the hell? What's going on!?"
Hajime: "It's okay, I'll explain everything to both of you... by the way, she's alive."
Hiyoko: "What are you talking about?"
Hajime: "Mahiru. Peko and Teruteru are alive too..."
Ibuki: "Really? That's amazing! How is that even possible!?"
Hajime: "First, go to the warehouse near the marina and get some swimsuits, everyone should be by the pool. They'll be very happy to see you two."
Ibuki: "Come on, Hiyoko, let's go!" Ibuki said as she grabbed Hiyoko's arm and pulled her away, heading straight for the warehouse.
Hajime: "I better head down there too, I'll be sure to tell Mikan to apologize to the two of them. Hiyoko probably won't forgive her though, but it never hurts to try." All the girls are awake now. All that's left is Nekomaru, Gundham, and the imposter. He started to get depressed when he realized Chiaki wasn't going to rejoin the group. 'I really need to get it together... for everyone's sake.'