Disclaimer: I do not own Baka and Test or any other manga/anime that might occur.

A/N: Another chapter on this day! This is going too fast! And I got over 100 views, milestone...well, in this chapter love develops! And in the next chapter there will just be a little Iron Man! I like him though.

A little spoiler: next chapter will focus on Hideyoshi and Minami...will be kinda sad...

It was the second night. Hideyoshi had locked the doors of his room to be alone all night, but he awoke with a headache. 'Why does my head hurt so bad...' Donk. Donk. A loud, knocking sound came from the door. Hideyoshi was frozen with fear. Donk. Donk. "W-who's there?" Donk. Donk. "A-Akihisa? That's not funny!" Donk. Then the door broke and a crying bashed in his room. "What...why...Himeji, it's darkest night and we both are tired! You should go to sleep!" 'And leave me alone so I can sleep too.' But Himeji didn't stop weeping. "Yoshii-kun...he..." She sobbed. What could he do? He had to get her quiet! There was just one way.

"Mizuki..." He embraced her. "Eh?" He lifted his blanket. "Come here." "E-eh?" She really stopped crying. "It's cold...in here it's warm and I will listen to all your worries."

"Mmh..." "What's up, Hideyoshi?", asked Muttsurini. "Well, you see...Himeji rushed in my room tonight and needed to talk. After I fell asleep, Akihisa came, chased by Minami, who was chased by Akira...i did get neither sleep nor rest. Muttsurini? Are you listening?" Muttsurini was lying in a puddle of blood, Aiko next to him, nearly dying of laughter. "You should not tell him about your nighttime encounters with girls. This nosebleeds must be world records!"

"G-good morning, Kinoshita-kun." "Uhn? Good morning to you, Himeji. Why are you blushing?" "Be-because...last night...that was really..." She stuttered something, her face was even more red than before. "For the love of God, please stop!", yelled Aiko. "Muttsurini is already out of blood!"

"Ahem! If you want to eat something, you have to score at least 50pts at this test!" Iron Man appeared out of nowhere. "Are you kidding me?" "Yoshii! If you listened you'll get them!"

"His methods are useless. By torturing us he will only achieve growing hatred. We are all hungry, dirty and tired. I might get muscles!" "Oh, you're afraid of looking manly, Hideyoshi?" "N-no! It's just...it feels wrong..." He blushed. "Okay!" Iron Man stood up. "I checked the test! Yoshii, yours is by far the worst...51pts!" "What?!" "Akihisa got 51pts? That's impossible!" "Is it? Shimada, 75. Tsuchiya, 81. Kinoshita, 96. Sakamoto, 114. Himeji, 157. The other are over 200." "And that was just after one day...it's day two! Still three left!"

Revived, with new spirit, they were eager to pass everything. "It's just 75 pushups. We'll get that done. And these 100 situps and the 15km run...I believe I'll survive!" "Himeji-san, fight!" And really, they did it well. "With experience, motivation and a goal you'll overcome every single struggle! Like when I play games!", said Akihisa full of joy. "Do you have any left?" "What do you mean, Yuuji?" "Didn't you sell them to please those girls and your incestuous sister?" "Please don't say it like this!" "You're already admitting it?" Fighting spirit was released by both, but Hideyoshi interfered. "Calm down, stay calm. We have a task that only we can solve! We are the last hope!" "Yeah!" "We are the last trump card! We are the royal flush of summoning!" "Yeah!" "And to stay like this, we have to?" "Stu...dy..." "Wow." Himeji looked amazed at Hideyoshi. "I didn't know you could talk like that, Kinoshita-kun." "Drama club."

"Lets focus on studying. Iron Man is approaching." "Okay! Are you ready for another two lovely hours of studying?"

"No matter how good we are or how eager we work, Iron Mans lessons are still a glimpse of hell...i feel like dying." "D-don't say such things, Kinoshita-kun!" They sat around the fire again; Iron Man was smiling and talking to Akira, Muttsurini slept, the others were chatting. "Yeah, but we have to survive." "Right, Yuuji. But you get comforted by Shouko. Meanwhile I can not even get sleep..." Hideyoshi sighed heavily. "Why can't you get sleep, Hideyoshi?", asked Akihisa. "Because all the girls keep visiting me at night." "D-don't you like it? Th-then I'll stay with Yoshii-kun..." "No no! I did not mean to scold you! I am even grateful, it is so cold and creepy alone! But...could you...kepp the noise down next time?" Akihisa had a nosebleed. "A-Aki! Why are you bleeding?" "Oh, isn't Iron Man quite close with your sister, Akihisa?", said Yuuji. "Wh-what?! Onee-chan, stop talking with Iron Man!" "Why, Aki-kun?" "He's my teacher!" "No need to be jealous, I'll always only love you, Aki-kun!" "Nooo!"

The fire had burned down, the warmth was gone. Himeji still sat there, staring in the ashes, thinking, when a blanket was thrown over her shoulders. "You should not be here, it is cold! You might catch a cold or even a flu! Go sleep now, Himeji." Hideyoshi was still awake. "K-Kinoshita-kun! What are you doing here?" "Same question to you. I could not sleep, it was too lonely. I am a little afraid of the dark." He laughed, a bit embarrassed. "You looked like you were thinking really hard. Did you think about Akihisa?" "E-eh? How did you know?" "Himeji, everybody knows that you are in love with him. Except for him. He is really an idiot." "I think I'm stupid too.", whispered Himeji. "Why that? You are the smartest person I have ever met, you are gentle and beautiful..." "Th-thank you..." She blushed. "But it's always me who causes trouble. You started a war because of me! I'm just a nuisance, ain't I?" "No!" Hideyoshi looked her deep in the eyes. "We do this all voluntary! We do this for you, because you are very important to us! You are one of my dearest friends!"

'Why is my heart beating so fast?' Himeji was hypnotized by Hideyoshis gaze, a honest expression of his feelings. Her emotions overwhelmed her. "I...I..." She started to cry. "Please stop, Himeji!" She looked up to Hideyoshi, his eyes were filled with tears. "Seeing you sad hurts me...so please smile!" "E-eh? O-okay...from now on...I'll be strong...for you..."