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HiMERU was the first one awake, he always was. it was strange how he always managed to open his eyes and lay in bed exactly two minutes before their alarm clock went off every day. his eyes would open and he’d take two minutes to either look through his phone or reflect on his sleep quality (other times he’d be recovering from a nightmare but those occasions were rare). strangely enough, those two minutes were the most peaceful two minutes in his entire morning.
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“ughhh…”
the alarm clock going off followed by coupling groans from niki and rinne’s bunk were basically routine at this point. HiMERU didn’t know who’s oh-so- genius idea it was to buy an old school wind up alarm clock, but it surely did get the job done in waking them up. or at the very least interrupting a good nights sleep.
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HiMERU grimaced, sitting up in bed and blinking the sleep out of his eyes a few times. he noticed niki in the other bunk doing the same, rubbing his eyes with a few smacks of his lips and a disappointed sigh. whatever food he must’ve been dreaming about probably tasted nice. as usual, niki then punched the underside of the top bed, rinne’s, a few times as HiMERU stood.
“rinne-kun, get up.” the chef mumbled, his eyes not quite open yet. HiMERU noticed the arm hanging over the top bunk and tapped it gently a few times.
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“oukawa, oukawa. it’s morning.” HiMERU watched as the boys fingers twitched before he heard a sharp inhale.
“just a few more minutes…” a concerned frown crossed HiMERUs face, but he couldn’t bring himself to disturb the boy again. kohaku turned the opposite direction as rinne began shifting a lot from the other side of the room, making HiMERU turn around. the…admittedly funny sight of a huge pile of blankets moving around met HiMERUs sight.
seemed like it was time to move onto phase two.
HiMERU grabbed a change of clothes and a towel and left niki to finish waking up the other two in favor of showering, the sound of the alarm clock still somehow audible over the sound of the shower spray. HiMERU thoroughly but quickly showered, taking note of the fact his shampoo bottle felt lighter. he could’ve sworn it was heavier two days ago, but it seemed like he would have to buy a new bottle soon.
“dude, get up! everyone else is getting ready and you’re still in bed!”
“alright, i get it now shaddup!”
that was HiMERUs queue to finish his shower, quickly dry himself off, put on his boxers as well as his pants, and throw a towel around his shoulders because any minute now, rinne would—
“jeez, where the fuck is my towel?” there it was. HiMERU didn’t pay rinne much mind as he stood in front of the mirror. HiMERU did, however, brush his teeth while he waited for the lughead to step in the shower carelessly before he picked up the missing towel and placed it in an easy to see place. better to keep his mouth occupied with something instead of scolding the readhead not only for barging into the bathroom without knocking or stripping completely nude without warning but for being so damn loud at eight in the morning. he didn’t want a headache this early in the day after all. HiMERU ducked to rinse everything out of his mouth, but he was feeling a little petty this morning.
“it wouldn’t kill you to knock, amagi.” he said.
“my bad, i didn’t know you were in here.” an obvious lie. “we’re almost out of shampoo by the way.” HiMERU stared incredulously at the shower curtain behind him through the mirror. so he was the reason HiMERUs shampoo was running out so fast?! the younger idol didn’t say anything, HiMERU simply took a deep breath before grabbing the face wash and turning on the water as rinne turned off the shower spray.
“kohaku-chan, could you start up the coffee machine for HiMERU-kun?” niki was stepping into the bathroom as he spoke. HiMERU leaned forward with a shake of his head and washed his face with product as he heard the shower curtain slide open, already knowing what would come next. “oh jesus, rinne-kun, cover up would you?!”
“ah?” rinne asked dumbly. HiMERU patted his face dry as he righted himself, pointing an absent minded finger in the direction of rinne’s towel. “oh thanks.” the younger idol simply plugged in the hair dryer and grabbed his comb with a grimace at amagis careless behavior. HiMERU clicked on the hair dryer and focused on carefully styling his hair, keeping his gaze trained on his task in the mirror to avoid getting an eyeful of something he shouldn’t.
“breakfast is almost ready, so hurry up and get out of the shower already so that me and kohaku-chan can use it!” niki scolded.
“right, right.” rinne said, taking his clothes and stepping off to the side to get dressed. HiMERU caught a whiff of something charred, causing a split second of genuine worry that he’d singed his hair before he realized what it was.
“shiina, the food.” HiMERU informed him. niki sniffed the air before jolting.
“gah! you’re right!” niki rushed out of the bathroom. “kohaku-chan, the showers empty!”
“about time!” kohaku huffed, walking into the bathroom dressed in a robe and his clothes bunched in his hands. the boy placed his clothes on the shower cart before stepping behind the curtain with his robe on.
“why’d we wake up so early anyways?” rinne grumbled. kohaku put his robe on the shower curtain, and the redhead replaced it with a towel as the water started a third time.
“HiMERU warned you three times yesterday the president wanted all of cospro’s units to meet in order to plan out the month’s events.” HiMERU answered, clicking off the hair dryer and unplugging it. “the meeting is at 10am, HiMERU thinks we should’ve set the alarm for 7am since you’re falling so far behind.”
“when did the shampoo bottle get so empty…?” HiMERU caught kohakus mumbled question and his fingers twitched around his makeup bag. well, he didn’t think he would have the heart to tell kohaku not to share with him but HiMERU made a mental note to definitely tell rinne off.
“are you kidding? even you don’t wake up at 7am.” rinne snorted, eyeing his chin and face in the mirror. he then grabbed shaving cream and made a show of smearing it on, making HiMERU shoot him a glare whenever bits would fly in his direction.
“you’re making a mess.” he complained.
“yeah, and?” rinne said with a cheeky grin as he began to shave his face with a surprising amount of efficiency and care. rinne looked at him in the mirror. “ever think about growing a mustache?”
“HiMERU personally hates the idea of growing one himself. don’t tell him you were thinking about growing one.”
“it crossed my mind once or twice. it’d suit me.”
“it would not. your fans would probably dislike it as well.” HiMERU stated, noticing kohakus arm trying to reach for his clothes from behind the curtain. he pushed the cart closer to the boy before he looked around for his accessories and frowned.
“HiMERU-kun! you left these on your bedside table!” niki, dressed in a robe, came into the bathroom holding a small box. oh, there they were.
“thank you.” HiMERU hummed, moving the cart back out of the way when kohaku stepped out fully dressed and a towel wrapped around his head. niki quickly took his chance to step in the shower.
“what’s for breakfast, niki-han?” kohaku asked, taking the hairdryer from where HiMERU was standing and clicking it on as he moved his towel from his head to around his shoulders.
“i made a whole bunch of things because our fridge was getting cramped so it’s like a breakfast all you can eat!” niki answered cheerfully from under the shower spray. “ah, are we almost out of shampoo?” HiMERUs grip tightened menacingly on his makeup brush. so all three of them were using his shampoo, that explained a lot.
“heeeh, how long do we have to eat?” rinne asked.
“what time is it?” niki called. rinne looked at kohaku.
“isn’t it 9:30 or something?” kohaku mumbled, patting himself for his phone with no luck before looking at HiMERU, who peeked out into the living room at—
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… that godforsaken alarm clock, still ringing from its new place on their shared table. it read 9am. HiMERU was almost impressed that it’d only been an hour.
“it’s 9am, we have plenty of time.” he informed, putting his makeup belongings away before taking his shirt off its hook. HiMERU mentally clicked his tongue at the fact that he’d done his routine out of order, but put the article on anyways. he smoothed it out and inspected the cloth for wrinkles or imperfections as the shower spray turned off for the final time.
“niki-han, where’d you put your towel?” kohaku called, looking around with a confused frown.
“isn’t it out there? it should be on the bottom shelf of the cart.” niki answered before whining. “come on, it’s cold!”
“the only one here is rinne-han’s.” kohaku said. HiMERU didn’t flinch or move any sort of odd way. he simply put on his light grey overcoat knowing he’d accidentally provided rinne the wrong towel.
“arrrrgh! rinne-kun you’re the worst !” came the complaint. “just give me his, someone remind me to wash both later!” kohaku shook his head and followed the instructions, putting away all of the bath items while he was at it.
“what’s wrong with my towel, eh? think you’ll get cooties?” rinne joked, rinsing the shaving product off his face. the curtain flew open—
“shut up! i don’t even want to think about where this towel’s been!” HiMERU quickly stifled a laugh with a forced scoff.
“your shirt is on backwards, shiina.” he said, his expression stoic. niki stepped out of the shower, putting himself between kohaku and rinne at the mirror.
“oh yeah you’re right.” niki sighed before taking his shirt off again, earning aggravated slaps from both kohaku and rinne when he accidentally bumped into them. after fixing his shirt and letting his damp hair out of the towel, niki grabbed the hair dryer. he passed it quickly through his hair a few times before he dropped everything rushed out into the living room as rinne tossed the towel in a hamper, leaving kohaku scrambling to turn off the hair dryer while HiMERU unplugged it with a disapproving look. after a beat of silence niki came back with a hair tie around his wrist.
“breakfast?” rinne asked, tying his jacket around his waist.
“ready!” niki cheered, putting his hair in a ponytail.
“schedule?”
“only the meeting.” HiMERU noted, clasping his last earring into place.
“the nearest pachinko parlor?”
“they banned you last year.” kohaku berated, buttoning his forest green shirt (and triple checking they were buttoned correctly).
“alright! looks like we’re all set!” rinne cackled, ushering them out of the bathroom. if any stranger with no knowledge on idols were to look at them, standing around the table and preparing for breakfast, they would tell you there’s no way they could be friends. nevermind being friends, there’s no way they could possibly affiliate with each other.
here they were though, for better or worse. didn’t matter who tried to go against them or who tried to bring them down, they still worked through it together. like bees flying free, that’s what made them crazy:b.
“hey, kohaku-chan pass the rice!”
“give me a sec! HiMERU-han wanted some of the eggs!”
“oi, niki! isn’t there any soy sauce?”
“there’s plenty next to the juice amagi, get it yourself.”
“hey wait rinne-kun did you take that sausage off of my plate?!”
“arrrgh!”
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the four of them had reached for the troublesome alarm clock at the same time, but kohaku’s hand was the one that slammed loudly on the little hammer. they all blinked in unison, all of them caught off guard that they all had the same thought, before kohaku removed his hand. a concerning clink of glass could be heard from the alarm clock. rinne poked at the watch face, deflating at the glass pieces falling out of place as HiMERU pinched the bridge of his nose. niki was the one that broke the stupefied silence.
“i think we might…need a new alarm clock.”