Little Mr Hero

The time hadn't changed, and it wasn't a new day. Dazai felt that it was growing slow, really slow. Being watched didn't feel right to him. Being stalked. It was a free period, everyone in their dorm building sitting in the lounge on there phones or talking. Dazai was listening in, he could always shut his ears off, it was a very unique skill he had, but he decided to keep them on incase they asked him something, not like he ha any interest in it though. The topic of "dogs or cats?" and "the greatest hero in history" bored him to death.

Ring! Ring!

"?" Dazai peaks his head into his pocket, taking out his phone and opening it. He let's out a groan of annoyance.

"What is it?" Sero asks.

"It's Mori."

"Who?"

"My 'father'. Excuse me for a moment. He doesn't seem to plan on hanging up."

"Okay."

Dazai gets up and walks out the room.

"Can I help you?" Dazai says in a dark tone. Not bright like the one he'd been using before.

"Ah Dazai dear! How are you?" Mori smiles from behind his phone. "I've missed you, and chuuya won't stop complaining about you not being here."

"Seriously? Dog misses me?! Aw so cool! I miss him too! You should definitely send him. Also, I think I messed up."

"What did you do?"

"Well Aizawa-sensei isn't very fond of me. I'm pretty sure he's found out I'm suicidal and I don't actually have a mother."

"Sigh.. I'll see about getting Kouyo to send chuuya."

"Really?! Ah thanks Mori! Love ya!

"Say that again."

"Ew no you pedophile I was talking about Chuu." He hangs up, returning to the lounge. "Sorry about that."

"No problem! Ah— Do you always yell at your father?"

"Yea. When he pisses me off. And he's my step-father. We don't even have the same last name."

"Oh. Isn't it like- law after being adopted?"

"I wasn't adopted. My mum married him and died."

"Ah. Sorry."

The rest of the evening they all just chatted away. At around 7:30...

"—you shouldn't kidnap little girls." Mina finishes of her joke. The class laughing. Dazai didn't understand it, but he smiled. It had been a while since he genuinely laughed, he couldn't remember why.

"Hey what's the time?" He asks.

"Like, 7:30, 7:35?" Somebody replies

"Oh. I think I'm gonna go to bed."

"What?! Already?!" At least 5 students yell in surprise.

"Well, it's late. No?"

"No it's not! Late would be like, 12:00 or 11:00!" Sero speaks up.

"But I always go to sleep at this point."

"Why would you do that? If it's because of your step-father then he isn't here."

"No, it's not that. It's just I have to always wake up early."

"Huh? Why? You didn't wake up early yesterday or the day before that. "

"Yes, but those were exceptions. I didn't have what I needed. Now I do. "

"Should I even bother asking again?"