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Teruki woke up with his throat dry and could feel eyebags under his eyes. He figured that he should get water and make himself comfortable on the bed he was sharing with Mob. They both were having a sleepover and fell asleep after watching a movie. Teru felt too tired to sort out another bed, so, in the end, he decided to lay next to Mob in the same bed. When he awoke at midnight, he found himself practically cuddling next to Mob. Teru hated to disrupt the cute moment, but he couldn't help but reluctantly get water from the kitchen.
Once Teru entered the kitchen, he turned on the lights and walked to the sink with a cup in hand. He watched, memorized, as the sink's tap water filled the blue-colored glass cup. He took a gulp and another gulp of water when he recognized the cooling water in his throat, sighing with relief when he finished with the cup. Then, he turns on the tap to fill his cup once again. Once he was satisfied, he turned it off and turned to leave the room. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a blue glow. He snapped towards the suspecting glows and saw a spirit.
There was a moment, a pause when Teru saw a spirit on the other side of the room. Teru felt like he had deja vu when he faced the small-looking spirit in the same room because the spirit's presence was similar to a boy. Teru almost wanted to say something about it but decided against it once the spirit approached the blonde esper.
"Hello, tiny spirit." Teru lightheartedly said, resting a hand on his hip. "What are you doing here in an esper's home?"
The spirit didn't respond. Still with its orb-like eyes fixed onto Teru. The blond esper decided to look into close details of the spirit. Its hair waved in the still room, and a blue aura emitted from its tiny body.
Teru smiles at the spirit, "Would you like me to exorcise you?"
The spirit, reasonably, looked startled at the sudden assumption. Its head shook, trying to communicate a ' no.'
"Alright then," Teruki replied to its obviously distressed no. He put his hand out, for a handshake. "As long as you don't disturb anyone in my home or me in the future, you can stay here all you like."
The spirit looked confused but put its frail hand on the blond esper's hand.
Teruki couldn't help but giggle at the attempted handshake, "You are a cute spirit. You remind me a lot like an axolotl."
The 'axolotl' spirit blushed slightly at the comparison but inched closer to Teru's hand. Teru was surprised by the brave action but paid no mind when it rested on the esper's hand.
Teruki's smile became wobbly when he felt his heart clench. He held the spirit and poked his finger at the spirit's cheek. He whispered carefully, "You are a very cute spirit! Just look at you!"
The spirit didn't pay too much onto the compliment or touch. It simply mushed itself onto Teru's hand and enjoyed laying there.
"I would love to have you rest on my hand. But I have to go back to bed." Teru admits sadly.
The spirit perked up, swimming out of the room suddenly, and Teru watched as the glow disappeared into the darkness. Then, the blond esper realized that the spirit might interrupt Mob's sleep.
He placed the cup on the counter, turned off the light, and ran after the spirit, "Don't you dare. This was the one thing I asked you not to do!"
Teru saw the spirit startled but hastily merged with Mob's sleeping body. Teru felt his face grow cold when he realized the spirit had gone to possess Mob's helpless body. Teru nearly screamed at the thought, "Stop! Stop it! Get out of Mob's body!"
"Hanazawa?" Mob spoke, sitting up abruptly, making Teru jump with a yelp.
"Eh?" was Teru's response, still processing everything that happened. He finally spoke, still in complete shock, "Kageyama! There is a spirit possessing your body! I saw a spirit go into your body!"
"That was me." Mob replied with sweat dripping from his face, embarrassed, "I was the spirit, Hanazawa."
"Eh." Teru stilled in absolute confusion and in shock with the information Mob gave. His face slowly became red with embarrassment after piecing the pieces together and realizing that he called Mob's spirit ' cute.'
Mob has a lot to explain that night.