"We're here." Soma suddenly says while walking up to the Polar Star Dorm. After getting no response he looks down to see a cute sleeping princess cuddling in his shirt while holding on to him.

Soma can't help but smile after seeing it. He manages to open the door despite holding Erina in his arms and he sets her down on the sofa.

"W-w-what is N-N-Nakiri Erina doing here?!" the Polar Star Dorm members exclaim seeing another person of such high status in their home.

"I need her to stay here for a while, are there any rooms available Fumio-san?" Soma says while grabbing a blanket for the sleeping beauty.

"Of course, she's welcome here anytime. She deserves this after what happened with her father" Fumio responds while preparing some tea.

Somas eyes widen and he is surprised the dorm mother new what happened.

"You knew?" He asks while still shocked

"Of course, I've been in Totsuki for a long time you know" Fumio says.

"What do you mean you guys know? What are you guys talking about" Yoshino asks barging into the conversation.

Before Soma and Fumio could respond, Erina wakes up and sits up from the sofa.

"S-S-S-Soma where are you?!?!" Erina suddenly shouts.

Soma immediately barges out from the kitchen to comfort his nemesis now turning to childhood friend.

"I'm here, I'm here" Soma says in a comforting tone while rubbing Erina's back.

Erina calms down and looks up to see the dorm members staring at here, but she also sees a familiar face, Tadokoro Megumi.

"Tadokoro-san?" Erina asks.

"It's good to see you here Nakiri-san, here have some tea" Megumi said while handing the tea that Fumio made.

"T-thank you" Erina said while shivering because she just came from the cold night.

"Erina-chan you should also take a shower, it was sprinkling a bit outside when I carried you here" Soma says in a commanding tone.

"Y-yeah I suppose I should so I don't get sick." Erina responds getting up while finishing her tea.

"Here Erina-cchi I'll show you our bath!" Yuki says in a happy tone while leading Erina to the bath.

"Erina-cchi?" Erina thinks.

"Sakaki do you have any spare nightgowns for Erina? Soma asks. He believes Sakaki has the best fitting nightgowns for Erina out of the polar star girls.

"Yes, I should. Let me go to my room to get some" She says walking up to her room.

Yuki and Ryoko come back down and Soma is ready to tell everyone about Erina's past.

"Great, everyone is here. Let us tell you what Fumio and I were talking about earlier" Soma says.

ZAQ - Braver

"Umm, thank you everyone for letting me borrow you're bath. I really appreciate it" Erina says standing in front of the door.

She looks up and suddenly sees a bunch of crying teenagers.

"Nakiri-san!!!!" The dorm members shout. Erina is surprised and confused on why they are crying.

"I hate that Azami guy, hes such an asshole!" Daigo exclaims while blowing his nose.

"I agree" Soma says in his head.

"Why the hell is he our headmaster damn it!" Shoji says soon after.

"You are welcome to stay here as long as you want Erina-cchi!" Yuki shouts in the backround.

Isshiki enters the room amidst the commotion.

"Nakiri-kun I don't think you've eaten yet. Fumio-san made dinner for all of us" Isshiki states luckily wearing clothes.

"Ah- Isshiki-san. I haven't yet. Thank you." she responds.

They spend the rest of the night talking and getting to know each other and Erina... kind of enjoys it, hanging out with other people.

Meanwhile with Azami.

"Azami-dono, Erina-sama is not inside her room. We're trying to investigate who did it" Azami's aide said.

"I think I have an idea on who got her. For now, just find out where they are" Azami orders in a calm manner.

Night finally arrives and everyone heads to go to sleep. The showering outside turns into a loud storm with heavy rain.

A loud crash is suddenly heard and a scared princess in her room.

She gets up from her sleep and thinks.

"What was that warm feeling earlier? Was it because I was with Soma-kun?"

She wants to feel like that again, so she gets up and walks quietly to Soma's room after drinking some warm tea.

She sees an ajar door and slowly opens it to see a sleeping Soma in his bed. She can't help but think he looks a bit cute when he is sleeping and smiles.

"Soma-kun, Soma-kun..." Erina says trying to wake him up.

"Mmmm... What is it Erina" Soma mumbles half awake.

"Y-Y-YOU LOOK LONELY HERE ANYWAY! I SUPPOSE YOU WOULDN'T MIND ME S-SLEEPING WITH YOU RIGHT?" Erina exclaims as her tsundere side comes back.

Soma can sense her intentions and chuckles.

"Of course Erina here, get in the blanket" Soma offers while lifting up the blanket.

Erina finally calms down and flashes a warm smile as she goes in the blanket.

"Feel better?" Soma asks.

"Mhm" Erina mumbles

A period of silence passes by until Erina finally breaks it.

"Soma-kun, thank you for this" Erina suddenly says as she wraps her arms around her now savior and childhood friend and rival.

"Haha, no problem Erina" Soma replies as he too wraps his arms around the blonde and pulls her closer.

Let's just say they had one of the best sleeps they ever experienced.

Erina wasn't used to waking up feeling good.

She woke up experiencing that warm feeling again as she keeps her hold on Soma and Soma's hold on her.

"Ohayo Erina" Soma states while waking up and sitting up on the bed.

"G-Good Morning Soma-kun" she greets back.

They get ready for the morning and Erina can hear Soma talking to someone. Soma comes back with his phone in his ear.

"Okay. Thanks your a lifesaver" he says while putting his phone at his desk.

"Who was that Soma-kun" Erina starts.

"I called Hisako to get all you're necessities and other belongings." He replies.

"Ah, I see".

They enter the dining room and had breakfast with the other dorm members.

"Nakiri-san, did you enjoy breakfast?" Megumi asks.

"Don't worry, I liked it. The grilled mackerel however was a but under-seasoned." she says impressed by the Polar Star member's cooking abilities.

"I also have something for you all to try with that mackerel!" Soma suddenly shouts. "Strawberry jam mixed with mackarel!"

"What did I tell you about those crude creations Soma-kun!" Erina butts in.

"What their not crude!" Soma retorts.

And here it is again the two high profile first years of Totsuki arguing yet again while the dorm members are watching the scene with a sweat drop.

"Stop arguing brats! It's cleaning day!" Fumio intervenes.

"Cleaning day?" Erina asks confused.

"Get ready Erina! Days like this make things really hectic and busy around the dorm!" Soma tells her.

"Its time to clean the dorm again. Nakiri-san you can just stay back while everyone cleans" Fumio states.

A part of Erina is glad she isn't doing it but she also can't help but ask what it feels like to work and clean.

"U-um I'd like to participate in the work too" Erina shyly asks.

"Sure Erina-cchi go ahead and vacuum the front entrance!" Yuki explains.

Soma however was confused because he has never seen Erina do household chores.

"Huh?" Soma mutters.

nano.RIPE - Kyoko Jitsujitsu

Chapter 2 is here! Thanks for reading!