He was going to have to wait a while longer for an answer, because Souji was still far too busy laughing himself silly to reply just yet. But once he manages to get himself under control a bit, he treats Hijikata to a winning smile, shifting the candy into one hand and winding his free arm around one of his.

"Well, I assumed that's one of the reasons he thought I was a girl. People often think I act like I'm flirting, and most people don't really tend to assume that you're two men if you seem intimate to them - especially if one looks rather girly." And the fact that saying this to a teacher might be rather inappropriate escapes him completely, apparently. "I'm used to people assuming I'm someone's girlfriend."