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The island was always such a peaceful place. Nothing but soft winds, warm sunlight, and the smell of sea salt in the air. Hinata wasn't sure why he felt worried those first days he woke up. Everyone just seemed so happy, carefree. Maybe it was because he didn't know his talent? That may of shaken his mind up, making it go absolutely crazy. Even Komeda had some fun, and he was definitely...something. A mystery perhaps. Komeda aside, the island was no less than perfection.
His cottage was nice and Hinata did not have any trouble falling asleep, ever. It was a bit weird, he felt like a bunch of rocks when he fell onto his bed today, not even bothering to change his clothes. Doing work for Usami while she dealt with the odd black and white bear that continued to be a small pest to the group. Demanding that they killed each other? Yeah no. Hinata was fine with this life, even if he was on some random island away from Hope's Peak. For what he had, he didn't exactly have the right to complain. No one did.
Being extremely tired wasn't new to him, working to collect supplies or cleaning was something Hinata did most of his time here. Then there was free time of course, Usami wouldn't work them to the bone, or else he was pretty sure some of the students would riot. Sleeping was nice, so when he woke up to the sounds of loud screams Hinata couldn't help but groan lifting his head and glanced around.
"Wha?" Who would be screaming this early? Did Souda see a spider or something? Or Tsumiki tripping over something? Hinata moved to push the blankets away only to find himself on the floor. What? Why was he…?There was no time to worry about that, someone just screamed. That always meant trouble.
Hinata lifted himself up with a small groan his foot touching..a game console? Did Chiaki leave her game in here the last time they had visited? If she did he was pretty sure he would've noticed it before… He paused glancing around, only to spy something in the corner of his eye. Something pink slightly moving as he turned his head. Huh? Curiously he reached out for it tugging it slightly. Ow? Hair? He ran a hand through his own hair,finding it to be soft and not...as spiky and pink...?
His heart just stopped. Like time had stood still. What the hell was going on here? He rushed to the nearest mirror, unsure what he would even find. Maybe Ibuki just dyed his hair while he was asleep, yeah maybe that was it! Taking in a deep breath he let out a small squeak when finally getting the courage to look into the mirror.
In the mirror was not him, but Chiaki. Pale pink eyes were wide, her soft mouth open and her hands gripping the strands of hair as he held back a scream. The thing was, he was Chiaki. He. Was. In. Chiaki''s. Body. The reflection wobbled as he felt his knees lock up. His knees, which was Chiaki knees. This...this couldn't be happening. Oh god. He was pulled out of his panicked state when another scream was heard along with a crash. He fumbled for the green jacket he usually saw her wear, his mind was racing his heart pumping as he tried to understand the situation. Don't think about it. Don't look at them, come on Haijme you are better than this.
Taking in a deep breath, he opened the door and walked out only to slam right into..Tanaka? He was fumbling with his scarf shouting profanity nearly tripping over his own feet. Huh? Usually the Ultimate Breeder was fast, graceful like every step counted. Now he seemed a fumbling mess.
"Fiend! Halt right now! Resist speaking such foul cursed things from my mouth you cur!" Was that Souda? Hinata blinked at Souda who had a large frown on his face shouting at Tanaka. His brows were furrowed in annoyance and fury, Hinata never seen the mechanic so angry before. And since when did the guy say things like 'fiend' and 'cur'?
"Hey, hey what is going on?" He asked feeling odd when hearing her voice. Her voice. The soft whisper-like sound that always sounded like bells to his ears. Now it was just odd. His heart couldn't stop pumping. He felt like he may go into a freakin' panic attack because of this!
Souda turned with a deeper frown as he grabbed Tanaka's jacket pulling him closer. Was Tanaka crying? "This...cretin is a body snatcher! The fool being reaped my body for his own!" Souda shouted and Hinata saw little hamsters perched on the Ultimate Mechanic's shoulder.
"I took it?! You took mine! I woke up in this...this body! Ughhhhhh. Give it backk!" Tanaka cried pulling on his scarf with a loud whine tears in his eyes.
Something was definitely wrong here. Very, very wrong. Tanaka talked like Souda and Souda talked like Tanaka…. "Tanaka? Souda? You...switched bodies?" He asked with a tilt of his head, what was going on here?
They paused and Tanaka...er..Souda? Grabbed him and shook his shoulders like a madman. "Chikaki! You gotta help meeee! What would Miss Sonia think if I'm trapped in here!" He shouted at Souda and Hinata felt dizzy from all the shaking.
Definitely odd to hear that name, he was Hinata and yet he looked like small Ultimate Gamer.. Where was she? Chikaki? Was she in his body? It seemed Souda and Tanaka were in the same situation. It was pretty early so no one was exactly up, but with all the yelling these two were doing someone was bound to hear them. He gently pulled away from Tanaka's? grip surprised that he was that strong. Or..was Chikaki just a bit weaker than him? He was now in a women's body. Don't continue with that sentence Haijme, he scolded himself swallowing hard
"Haha…" He starts waving his hand. "Sounds like you're in a predicament. Did you try asking Usami to fix this?" He asked trying his best to sound like Chikaki. Right now he needed to find his body and make sure that he was not dreaming this all up. "Gotta go bye!" He shouted and rushed to his room hoping to find some answers