It took allot of effort from Keroro and Tamama, who had heard the gunshot and come running outside to see what the yellow Keronian was doing to Giroro this time, to stop the raging corporal from killing Kururu right where he stood. The sergeant major hadn't done anything since he had hit the light blue Keronian, who was still lying on the floor, unconscious. He simply stared at Giroro, who was still shouting about how he was going to beat the living daylights out of him when he got the chance. A faint glimmer of sadness flickered in his eyes, his glasses hiding it from the outside world, and he turned and walked back into the Hinata house, heading for his lab and ignoring the furious shouts from the red Keronian. When he was sure that he was out of sight, he started picking up the pace a bit until he got to Keroro's room and he ran towards the fridge, tripping over and tumbling through it. He landed on the stone cold floor of one of the corridors in the base and let a single tear form in the corner of his eye and slide down his face. While hitting his fist on the floor in frustration, he wondered; why the hell did Giroro's words hurt him so much? It was the same reaction as always, why was it making him feel so different? He just liked teasing him a bit, it wasn't as if he actually loved the hot headed idiot...was it? Kururu forced those thoughts out of his head. Of course he didn't love Giroro, that wasn't possible, no way! Satisfied with himself, he pushed up onto his feet and took off his glasses, wiping the tears off the glass and then his eyes before putting them back on and walking towards his lab again, making sure that no emotion was present on his face.

Meanwhile, back in the Hinata house, Dororo had been moved onto the couch and Keroro, much to Giroro's annoyance, had gone to his room along with Tamama to build more Gunpla models. How could they act like Dororo wasn't there at a time like this? Giroro, on the other hand, was sat next to the ninja's unconscious form, hoping that he was going to wake up sometime soon. He would sit there, no matter how long it took for him to wake up. He just wanted to know that he would be okay. After what seemed like forever, the light blue Keronian's eyelids began to flicker open and, as his senses began working again, he flinched from the immediate pain. Giroro was instantly by his side, seriously worried about his friend's condition, and swore to Keron that Kururu would pay for hurting Dororo like that, and simply not giving a shit about it either. Dororo's reaction to seeing him rush to his side like that wasn't what he expected as the lance corporal flung his arms around the corporal's neck and pulled him into a hug. Giroro's first reaction was to pull away but, as he felt tears hitting his skin he stopped and hugged the crying Keronian back, trying to comfort him as best he could. However, the words that the lance corporal then whispered into his ear made him freeze in shock. "D-Dororo... What did you just say...?" "I said that I love you, Giroro-kun..." was the ninja's quiet reply that was met with a stunned silence from the corporal. Dororo loved him? What did he think of this? He thought about it for a few moments, but he just couldn't seem to find an answer. His emotions were all shaken up. Surely he only loved Natsumi...or did he? When it finally hit him that, in fact, he did harbour hidden and unnoticed feelings for his childhood friend, his mind went calm once more. "G-Giroro-kun...?" came the ninja's voice again. He wasn't just afraid of rejection, but also of losing his best, and only true, friend. However, it was his turn to be shocked when Giroro turned to him and lightly kissed his cheek, making him gasp and blush light pink. "G-Giroro-" The rest of his words were cut off by Giroro's hand, which was raised to his masked mouth in a 'shhh' gesture, only making the ninja blush more. "...I love you too." Giroro, who was now also blushing, removed his hand and smiled softly at his new found love and blushed even more as his smile was returned.
Meanwhile, in Kururu's lab, the sergeant major had recovered from both the emotional breakdown in the hallway and the emotional breakdown he had had just as he walked through his lab door. The second one, being the worse of the two, involved him getting a loaded grenade launcher from his storeroom and blowing quite a few holes in the walls. Not that it mattered, it was bound to happen someday, and he figured it might happen again soon as he sat in his chair, looking up at his computer screen which was showing a live feed from his security camera placed in the Hinata house's living room, with a look of contempt on his face. "So, that's what Dororo-senpai thinks is going to happen, is it? Kukuku~" he said to himself as he got out of his lab chair and walked towards to the storeroom once again. There was a new weapon he wanted to test out, so he needed a guinea pig, and he knew just the Keronian for the job...