Disclaimer: I don't own Baka and Test: Summon the Beast :(

A/N: By the way, this chapter is in Akihisa's point of view. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Akihisa, Acquaintances, and Awareness

It's been 5 years since I decided to study abroad with my sister and I'm finally going back to Japan, alone. And it's about time! Do you have any idea what it's like to spend 5 years with a sister like mine? Anyways, I wonder how everybody's doing. Yuuji, Hideyoshi, Kouta, Shouko, Himeji, and... Minami. Lately, I haven't been able to get her out of my mind. I mean, I still like Himeji but I sort of have mix feelings for Minami now. Instead of imagining long flowing pink hair, I see dark red hair tied up in a ponytail. Instead of imagining big blue eyes, I see sharp emerald green eyes. I don't know what triggered these feelings towards her but, I've been able to brush it off. For now.

"We have arrived Tokyo, Japan. Thank you for flying with us and have a nice day."

Wow, did 14 hours really go by that fast? I just shrugged my shoulders and grabbed my luggage from the overhead bin. As I exited the airport, I called up Yuuji.

"It's been a while since I've seen 'Baka' on the caller ID."

"Shut up, man. Where are you at? I don't see you anywhere."

"Yeah, about that... I'm sort of in a bind with Shouko. Literally. I'm forced to take her out to dinner again but I asked Hideyoshi to pick you up."

"That's okay, dude. Good luck with your bride-to-be."

"Don't let her hear you say that!"

With that I hung up, snickering.

"Hey, Akihisa!" a voice called out.

I turned around to see that same feminine face I made fun of 5 years ago.

"Hideyoshi! It's good to see your features are still as girlish as ever, even after all these years."

"...You know, I don't have to pick up you."

"Kidding," I said with a nervous laugh.

"Well, it's good to see you're still as stupid as ever."

"Hey, I did to get smarter over the years!"

"Then what year did the Taiga reform start?" Hideyoshi shot at me.

"...6...25?"

"It's 645, you idiot."

"Damn it!"

"I'm starving. Let's grab a bite before I drop you off," he suggested.

Out of all the places this "guy" could've taken me, he takes me to a noodle restaurant. At first, I was thinking- thinking, shocking isn't it- why did he take me here? I've been eating cup of noodles all my life! But when I slurped up those few strings of wet pasta, I had tears of joy running down my face. It was amazing! This bowl of pure bliss had instant ramen beat in a long run.

"Any-*slurp*-way, how is-*slurp*-everyone?" I asked with a mouth full of noodles.

"Well, Yuuji and Shouko are still together."

"No surprise there. I'm invited to their wedding, right?" I joked. Beep, beep!

I pulled out my cell phone and saw that I got 2 text message.

Yuuji: Don't even joke about that.

Shouko: You're seat is in the 3rd row, second to the last.

"O...k?" I replied.

"Kouta is a professional photographer."

"I bet he takes pictures for dirty magazines. When and where can I buy them?"

"He wishes he took those kind of photos. Aiko won't let him."

"You mean that chick with the green hair? Those two are dating, too?"

"No but they act like it. Himeji is a teacher at the academy. The A class, of course."

"That's makes sense, seeing how she's so smart and all."

"And I teach the Arts and Theater class over at Tokyo University. Overall, we're doing good," Hideyoshi said then drinking the rest of the soup in his bowl.

"That's great, man! I was worried you guys would be lost without me," I said dramatically with one hand on my heart and another on my forehead.

"Leave the acting to the real professionals," Hideyoshi said, making both of us laugh.

"What about Minami?" I asked after catching my breath.

Hideyoshi didn't say anything and just stared at his empty bowl.

"What?" I questioned, not really feeling as cheerful as I was a few seconds ago.

"I- well we haven't heard from Minami in a while, actually. She transferred back to Germany around the same time you left for abroad with your sister. Sure, there were cards sent on Christmas and on birthdays the first few months but contact became less and less over the years. She'll give one of us calls to let us know she's still breathing but that's like at months at a time. To be honest, I think she was impacted the most about you leaving. However, rumor has it that she'll be arriving Japan tomorrow."

Minami was impacted the most? I feel really bad now.

FLASH!

"What the-? Kouta? Is that you? Wow, you haven't changed much either!"

What a mood-changer. Everything went back to being all happy thanks to him. Hideyoshi scooted over so Kouta could sit down.

"Kouta," I said wiggling my eyebrows. "I heard about you and Aiko-"

Before I knew it, Kouta was on the ground surrounded with blood.

"I forgot to mention that there was a little 'incident' about a week ago between him and Aiko," Hideyoshi added.

"What happened?"

"Let's just say, Kouta needs to learn how to knock before he enters a room."

"That's it? He walked in while she was changing? What colors were her panties, dude?" I asked.

"Skin...I saw...skin..." Kouta mumbled while trying to stop his nose from gushing out anymore blood.

"Yeah, she was changing alright... out of her bathing suit. But what made it worst, she winked at him and asked if he liked what he saw."

When Kouta recovered, he ordered a bowl and we had another round of noodles ourselves. After devouring our noodles, Hideyoshi finally took me back to my new apartment. He also let me borrow his car for the time being until I can buy myself a car and Kouta drove him home. Inside was nothing but many different sizes of boxes. I sighed. Looks like I'll be sleeping on the ground tonight. I opened one of the smaller boxes and pulled out a blanket and a pillow. I laid the blanket down and collapsed face first into the pillow. On the edge of falling asleep, my cell started ringing.

"You've got to be kidding-! Hello?"

There was no answer.

"Hello?" I asked again.

"Hey, Yoshii..." a female voice whispered.

If that voice hadn't been haunting me for the past few months, I would have thought it was Himeji.

"Minami! Is that you?"

"Yeah. Yuuji said you'd be back in Japan today and I was wondering..."

"What is it?"

"Could you pick me up from the airport? I got here earlier than I expected..."

So the rumors are true- I'm glad she called me though. Although, she sounds different. Something's off... Well, I haven't heard from her in 5 years so that could be it. It's probably nothing to be concerned about.

"Yeah, sure, no problem," I said a little too quickly. I didn't want her to change her mind.

"Thanks." Click.

Hideyoshi's words replayed in my head.

"I think she was impacted the most about you leaving..."

I shook my head, trying to get rid of the thoughts and got up.

Within record time, I was at the airport. When I got there, I saw a woman that looked very much like Minami but with breast. They weren't as big as Himeji's but they were big enough to notice. And that shirt sure was doing them justice. She had the same red hair and green eyes and everything. Said woman then waved in my direction. It turns out, it was her!

"Hey, Minami. How are you boobing-I mean-doing?"

"Just a little jet-lagged," she said cutely. Cutely?

"Well, my apartment is nearbust-*cough*-by. You can stay there for the tight-night, if you want to," I offered.

"Can I? That would be great. It sure would be a lot better than staying in some cramped hotel room," she said and then yawned.

Has she always been this adorable?

"Let's go, you could use some breast-I mean-rest. It's like 10 minutes untit-UNTIL midnight!" I screeched.

For some strange reason, Minami wasn't affected by my constant stuttering. I don't think she even noticed! She must be really out of it. She only had a backpack on her; that's all the clothes she brought with her? She got in the car and I drove back home.

The next morning I went down stairs and I was expecting to see Minami still sleeping on her own makeshift bed that she made; but she wasn't there. The blankets were folded neatly and I didn't see her backpack.

"Minami? Minami!" I called out.

I started search the place frantically. I checked under the blankets, kitchen sink, the trash can (did you even read the title), and in the fridge. A light coming from the bathroom caught my eye. I rushed over and barged in (I'm serious, READ IT!).

"Minami?!"

"Yoshii? GET OUT!" she screamed.

Before my brain processed what she said, I was just staring at her. She was shirtless, braless and pantieless. She was in her fame and glory. I swear I was probably drooling.

"Uh-sorry! DON'T KILL ME!"

I quickly shut the door and I waited for the pain to come. I stood there with my chest puffed like a man... only I had tears waterfalling down my face and I was crying for "mommy". But the pain never came. I thought for a moment and noticed something was different about Minami. She seemed a little... fragile. A lot fragile. Like Himeji fragile. She seemed... scared. Scared of what? Me? It can't be me. It's supposed to be the other way around. Did something happen in Germany?