This is a request from HinataLavender.

Ishida Mitsunari x Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Time set: Sengoku Basara High School.

Enjoy!

Tokugawa Ieyasu is a second year student in SB High School. He studies in the front class because he's smarter plus he can work harder than everyone else. He's liked by both the teachers and students because he's helpful and do not boast although he has good grades and is wiling to teach those who are poor in their studies. He's like a small idol in school.

But this one day, can change his life.

Ieyasu steps into the class one morning, as usual, and he noticed that the class is merrier than usual.

"What happened, guys?" Ieyasu asked one of the boys.

"A student is going to transfer here today. And he'll be in our class because he's the top student in his last school he's in."

"Then why does he want to transfer here since he's excellent?" Ieyasu asked.

"His father's working area is around here, so he's forced to move here and join us." The boy said, as the teacher stepped into the class, and everyone scrambled back to their places.

"Good morning, students."

"Good morning, teacherrrrr...." The students said boringly.

"Today we're going to have a new member!" The teacher said and gestured for the student to come in.

The student walked in, and immediately earned the whole class's attention.

He wears a black-framed spectacle, a bag slinging on his shoulder, has pure silver hair, which is uncommon for a high school boy, and he's reading a Science reference book when he stepped in.

So much for a top student..

"He's Ishida Mitsunari. He's the..."

"Yeah, yeah, we know. The top student from another school, is it? And he's forced to transfer into our school because his father had some work issues going on here, right?" A student stood up and said before the teacher could say anything.

"Erm... yeah. So, Ishida, you'll be sitting near.... hmm let's see... There! Beside Tokugawa-san." The teacher said and pointed at the oh-so-coincidencely empty table beside Ieyasu.

Mitsunari walked forward and sit at the place, not saying another word.

"Well. Let's start our lesson now, shall we?" The teacher said and began her lesson. Ieyasu peeked at Mitsunari.

He's special because he has white hair.. It really suits him. And he really studies a lot.... I wonder if he's unwilling to transfer here because he looks so pissed off when he entered our class... Never mind, we'll know a lot about him if we get to know him.. Ieyasu thought, and smiled to himself before listening to the teacher's lessons.

During recess, Ieyasu stays in the class to do all the cleaning work. Sweeping, cleaning the board, adjusting the tables and chairs, wiping the window, and passing up the stack of books to the teacher.

When Ieyasu is doing his work, he sees Mitsunari quietly reading his reference book alone at his place.

"Ishida. Why won't you go out and.. you know, relax yourself?" Ieyasu asked.

Silence dropped between them..

"I could ask you the same question too, Tokugawa. You're doing almost every single job in the class." Mitsunari finally answered him.

Ieyasu laughed nervously. "Because... I like to help others?" Ieyasu answered as he wiped the window.

"I heard that you're the top student in this school."

"No, I'm not... I believe that there's always somebody better than me." Ieyasu said and smiled at Mitsunari.

"Cheh." Mitsunari scoffed and continued reading his reference book, while he tried hard to hide his blush, because no one had ever smiled so sincerely to him. It actually made him feel warm.

A few months passed, and Mitsunari managed to make a few friends in school, that is, only Ieyasu and Tadakatsu without his armor on. (I figured that he may look like Sado Yasutora in Bleach.. just a guess.. :P)

"Say, Mitsunari.. Why won't you be friends with other people?" Ieyasu asked in the library when they're studying together, as he waved with Yukimura and Masamune who walked past them.

"I don't want to. Humans are unpredictable. I don't like trusting too many people in a time." Mitsunari replied simply, not looking up from his book.

"Then... Why are you befriending me...?"

Ieyasu didn't get the answer to that question.

A few weeks passed by, and it's time for the semester test to knock at their doorsteps. Everyone in Ieyasu's class are studying and preparing hard for it. But Ieyasu still does the same old routine. Cleaning the class when recess, helping the teacher in almost every job, and tutoring those students who are a bit slow in their studies.

"Hey, Tokugawa." Mitsunari asked when Ieyasu is packing his bag when school ended a day before the tests. "Have you studied yet?0

"Erm.... I have read some but I don't really master everything.. My brain is filled with..."

"Fine. I don't want to know, either." Mitsunari said and concentrated on his studies, leaving Ieyasu alone with his cleaning.

During the tests...

Everyone in the class is quietly scribbling on their papers, some of them are looking at the ceiling or outside the class, in desperate need of answers suddenly appearing out of thin air.

Mitsunari is extremely confident today, because it's his best part of the test today, Maths.

Counting on his calculator, Mitsunari grinned to himself secretly, as he write down formulas on his test paper.

Ieyasu grunted, and starts to doodle on his test paper, because he had forgotten all of the formula due his lack of study.

I'm doomed!!!! Ieyasu thought, as he wrote down the kanji for die in his test paper.

A ball of paper hit him in a sudden but not noticed by the teacher.

Ieyasu unfolded it, to see a lot of maths formula written down inside. Below the formulas lies a line of word.

"I bet you don't remember anything so I wrote all the formulas that are required for this test. Give your best shot. I don't like seeing you lose to me in such an easy subject." Ieyasu smiled to himself, as he scanned the last sentence.

"By the way. I love you. So that's why I want to be friends with you. Will explain later."

Ieyasu blushed, but smiled warmly after processing his sentence. He turned his head around to look at Mitsunari, to see that he's already resting his head on the desk, obviously he had finished his test paper.

Well. I'll tell him I love him too after this...

Everyone! Is this okay?

Just got a random idea and scribbled it down... :) Hope you like it!