AN: This is, in my opinion, the hardest chapter I have to create. It's not because of grammar mistakes or the length. It's the lack of inspiration due to not being able to talk to my classmates about this. If you remember the AN last chapter, all the inspiration for their interactions are derived from my classmates' interactions. My class has basically almost all the stereotypes which is amazing to be honest. Anyway, enough about my ranting. For the guy that asked if I will continue this story. Yes, I will continue this. All the ideas my classmates gave me will be for nothing if I give up now. In any case, I hope you enjoy this chapter even if this was not as good as the others.

Disclaimer: All the characters mentioned or referenced here belong to their respective owners.

Unexpected Mess

Minato Arisato's POV

I slowly opened my eyes, trying to remember the events of last night. After the conflict was seemingly over, we went back home only to find it's also in chaos. Riko was so nervous that Mikan had to make her sit down or else she'll just hurt herself from the continuous tripping she experienced. When she saw me enter, she gave a very wide smile, seemingly happy because of my assured safety. And then she saw the injured Zastin who she and Mikan immediately tended to. Zastin just nodded in gratitude to the two siblings.

Lala was just holding on to me the whole time. Zastin then told me that if the engagement must go on, Lala must stay here with us. The siblings were confused at his words so I brought the two of them together to explain my circumstances. They seemed to have calmly accepted the current situation.

We told Lala that she can stay in another room but she was insisting on staying in the same room as I am. After minutes of persuasion, we managed to make her back down from staying in my room. I immediately went to sleep after everything was resolved.

And now I am here, looking at my room ceiling, processing the facts of last night's revelation. I'm engaged to an alien princess. Although that might not be the most mind-blowing event that happened to me, it still feels quite surreal.

I tried to get up and push the heavy pillow away from me… wait, pillow?

I then looked down to know what felt like a pillow. It was Lala, naked like the day she was born, lying down on top of me. I looked at the recently bought clock beside me, it was wrecked. I then decided to look at the curtains to judge what time it is. It's somewhere around 6-7 a.m. I woke up later than usual today.

Did the clock not ring? Oh, Lala is starting to wake up.

"Hyaa… Good morning, Minato." She said while yawning. Since she now has a conscious mind, I could ask her something.

"Lala, did you break my alarm clock?" I asked. Lala then took a confused look, then when I pointed to the pieces on the bedside table, she bumped her hand.

"Ohhh… So that's the alarm clock of Earth. Oops." She said, embarrassed. I simply nodded to her answer. I could just buy a new one easily.

"I better get ready… And where are your clothes?" I asked. She immediately tried to use the excuse that Peke is still charging but she could use Riko's clothes at the very least (even if it is tight.). So I pushed her out of my room, much to her dismay. After hearing the sound of her footsteps slowly recede, I went to my closet and took out my uniform.

After I quickly got dressed, I immediately went out the room and headed downstairs.

When I arrived downstairs, the first person I saw was Zastin, now looking better than before thanks to Riko's treatment. When he noticed me approaching, he formally bowed to me.

"Thank you for allowing me into your humble abode, Minato-dono." He said in gratitude. This guy is way too formal, even more than Hidetoshi back then.

"It's fine, don't worry about it. Just be more careful of your surroundings from now on." I said, sincerely worrying about the man in armor. I went into the kitchen to see what meal they're making. I saw Riko in front of the pot, holding the ladle.

"You're in kitchen duty again? And no supervision too." I said.

"Mikan said that it's fine for me to go by my own now. But she also said that I should make only curry because anything else will go down the drain." She said. She is way too happy about this fact. She was even humming cheerfully while cooking.

"I guess that means I'll have to teach you how to cook more." I said, accepting the fact that Riko is enjoying her newfound usefulness. She seems more upbeat now because of it too. I guess that's a good sign.

I then prepared the table along with Mikan. Our dinner was the same like before although with the addition of Lala and Zastin. When we prepared for school, Lala asked us where we're going.

"We're going to school." I answered. She taught for a moment before asking another question.

"Can I go to school too?" She said. Before I answered her, Riko suddenly ran out of the living room.

"Minato-kun, there's only 15 minutes before class starts! The clock was wrong the whole time!" She said while running out. The clock was wrong?

"Well then, take care of the house and don't break anything!" I said specifically to the Devilukeans as I run outside to follow Riko. I can pay for some damages but even my wallet has limits, expecially when i haven't gotten my pay yet.

Well, this is a great way to start the day.

Riko Yuuki's POV

I thought about my usual misfortune as I run towards my school beside Minato. It turns out that the kitchen clock stopped at 6:34 last night because its batteries ran out of power. As a result of not noticing the problem, we were almost late. The only reason I found out about it was that Mikan told me the time in her watch.

When we reached our classroom, we were just lucky that the teacher was a bit late than usual. Minato and I just breathed a sigh of relief as we walk to our respective seats. A few minutes after our arrival, the teacher arrived. That was way too close.

Minato just fell asleep again in class, not even bothered by Yui's constant pokes at him. You would think he is just slacker but he is actually a genius with top marks in the class. As I think about the sleeping genius, I was reminded about the new resident in our house.

Lala Satalin Deviluke, an alien princess and Minato's fiancé. Even though I am open-minded about this kind of stuff, it's still hard to believe that aliens are real and one of them is engaged to a certain resident of our house. Minato is not even fazed at the revelations.

I smiled at the constant reminder that Minato is an amazing person. I owe him a greater deal than he owes me. He was the one who helped me learn that even a person like me could become helpful to others, one way or another.

"You better write this down because this will be in your exams." At that announcement, I immediately pushed those thoughts to the back of my mind and continued writing down notes. Maybe I'm getting too obsessed with my newfound usefulness.

At lunch, one of my friends, Risa Momioka, gave me a question.

"Yo, Riko. I noticed you looking at the class genius and smiling. What's up with that? Is there something you're not telling us?" She said while grinning at me. Crap, I did not look away when I smiled, didn't I?

"N-nothing important at all…" I said, hoping that she did not think of my stutter as confirmation. She narrowed her eyes while keeping her grin plastered on her face.

"Oh… Did looking at the intelligent and humble prince of the classroom make you happy on the inside?" she questioned. I'm not happy becaus- Wait, prince?

"What do you mean by prince?" I asked, genuinely curious about the title. Risa and one of my other friends, Mio Sawada, were actually surprised by my question.

"You don't know about the way people call Minato?" Mio asked. I nodded, never really bothered about the fact that I don't listen to rumors as much as these two do.

"Well it's partly because of his looks and high grades but it's also because of how he met and befriended Saki Tenjouin." Risa stopped as Mio continued the explanation. "There were some people that saw what happened. They say that when Tenjouin fell from the stairs, Minato pushed himself forward to be the guy who would take the impact instead of her. Very much like a knight in shining armor." Mio said. I guess that does sound like something he would do but why prince?

"Some girls saw it and made a fan club for him for some reason. They're the ones who coined the nickname 'prince'." Saki explained to my original question. Fan club… what the hell? Before I could exclaim my surprise about the fan club, someone made a commotion in the midst of the noise.

"Oi! There is a hot cosplaying chick at the hallway! Come on, man! Even a guy like you would like to see this!" That sound belonged to the perverted boy, Kenichi Saruyama, who was trying to pull Minato outside. Cosplaying chick? Why do I feel like I know who she is? I looked at Minato, he seems to have come to the same conclusion as I had. He just followed Saruyama outside.

Oh, boy…

Minato Arisato's POV

I fell asleep in class again, it seems. Again, Yui woke me up just as lunchtime started.

"Seriously? Even when I already told you yesterday to at least lessen the time you sleep in class?" Yui just said while shaking her head in disbelief. I can't help it, I already went through this class once, no sense in doing it again.

"You know what? I'll give you an exemption this time, now that I know stopping you is useless." Yui said with a tired tone. This means I can sleep in class without limits. Hooray.

Before I could thank her for the exemption, she then stood up.

"I only stayed here because I need to wake you up. I better attend our meeting now or I'll get in trouble because of your sleeping." She said as she started walking out.

"Thanks for waking me up." I told her as she walks out the room. She just waved as a reply of acknowledgement.

After she went out, someone immediately entered the room and grabbed me by the shoulders.

"Oi! There is a hot cosplaying chick at the hallway! Come on, man! Even a guy like you would like to see this!" That was Kenichi Saruyama, a classmate of mine who plans on turning me into a fellow pervert. Cosplay? I only know one who would wear a cosplay outfit in the middle of public. This is going to be problematic.

I just followed Saruyama in the hallway until we reached a crowd. There are a lot of males in the crowd, most of them are also perverts I heard about.

As I expected, Lala was there in the middle of the crowd. Her eyes were scanning her surroundings, searching for something or someone. When her eyes landed on me, she immediately waved at my location. This unprecedented action made the crowd look at me who was walking towards her.

"Lala, what are you doing here?" I questioned, although I already know the answer, I don't want to jump to conclusions.

"I was bored at home and I want to know what your school is like." She said with gleaming eyes. She is honestly like a child at times.

"Oi! Minato! What the hell is your relationship with this beauty?" Saruyama asked (or demanded an answer) while pointing at Lala. Lala noticed his finger that is pointed towards her and answered his question.

"Oh? I'm engaged to Minato, if that's what you're asking." She answered so innocently, she did not even notice the enraged looks at the other males.

"Why, cruel world! First, it was Yui Kotegawa and Riko Yuuki, then it is Saki Tenjouin, now it is this beauty that we witness here. How much more until you're satisfied?" a random male student from an unknown grade level announced. This comment just further increased the strength of the glares from the males. Due to my sharp hearing, I heard some people mumbling 'Let's kill him'. Isn't that overkill? Oh wait, that was what they're going for.

In order to quickly escape the crowd that will soon attempt murder (figuratively), I grabbed Lala's hand and ran with Lala quietly following me. The crowd immediately chased after us when we got a 5 feet head-start. Even though we have high stamina, I better find some place to hide until they cool down.

When I tried to go for the stairs, we encountered a group of girls that are wearing frilly uniforms and one of them is holding a flag with the letters P.H.M.C. and a logo of a crown with a large heart on top of it. The person in front, probably the leader, was wearing a crown with the same design as on the flag.

"Look, my fellow maidens of hearts! There is the succubus that has charmed our prince with her vile enchantments!" The leader said with vehemence while pointing at Lala. What the hell do they mean by prince? They suddenly shot forward, intent on taking the girl I'm holding on to. I pulled Lala again to continue down the hallway and go to the next staircase.

I went up the stairs and after losing them for a moment, I continued up until we reached the rooftop. When I silently closed the door behind us, I realized that we were not the only ones on the roof. The other people were Saki, Rin and Aya. There was an awkward moment of silence before it was broken by Lala.

"That was fun! Let's do that again!" Lala exclaimed.

"Next time." I told her. I looked at the other people at the roof.

"Can we stay here for a while? We are currently in trouble due to some… circumstances." I asked to them. Saki then did what Junpei would call an 'ojou-sama pose'.

"Of course! This queen shall accept your presence here." She even laughed like the stereotypical noblewomen in the anime Kenji and Junpei watched. She then looked at my current companion.

"Who are you?" She asked bluntly, just like the first time we met.

"My name is Lala Satalin Deviluke, Minato's fiancé." After Lala said that, the door behind us banged loudly. All of us immediately backed away from the door towards the roof edges.

We could hear lots of shouting behind the door. As I think of a way to escape, Lala, probably knowing how dire the situation is, materialized a bracelet from her D-Dial. Perhaps it is another invention of hers.

"Pyon-pyon Warp-kun!" What kind of name is that? The eyes of the other people at the roof widened at the sudden appearance of Lala's bracelet. Isn't that the name of the invention that she used to warp herself and lose her clothes? Before I could stop her and look for alternative escape routes, she shouted "Warp!" and I closed my eyes due to the sudden distortion of sight.

Saki Tenjouin's POV

Before I got 'warped' by Minato's fiancé, I remember how it started. I was sitting at the roof, normally eating with my small group of friends.

Aya was still feeling a bit guilty from the accident but otherwise, she is fine. Rin was also acting a bit weird after the accident like when she sometimes space out while I talk to her.

When she spaced out again while I was talking to her, I decided to confront her for this odd behavior.

"Rin. Rin!" I said while snapping my fingers in front of her. When she snapped out of it, I continued. "What's up with you? You keep spacing out frequently. Don't tell me you're guilt-ridden as well?" She then looked uncomfortable, as if she was nervous about something. Aya covered her face with the book she is reading, knowing that I was referring to her in the last sentence.

"It's not that, not at all. It's just that… I realized after the accident that I should strive to be better than what I am currently. If I can't even protect you from daily hazards then what is the use of a bodyguard like me." She answered to my question. She is starting to doubt herself again. I sighed, getting a bit tired of telling her not to worry.

"Haa… we've already had this conversation more than enough times already but I'll say it again. You don't need to worry about it because you are my friend. And that's all that matters." I told her, hoping that she will finally understand. I looked at the other person that I told the same words to and saw that she was still silent. Before I could ask her something, I heard the door to the roof suddenly slam open.

When I looked to see who would intrude on our conversation, I saw Minato and a pink-haired cosplayer(?) quickly enter and lock the door. When Minato looked at us, there became an awkward silence because none of us could find the right words to say.

"That was fun! Let's do that again!" The cosplayer suddenly exclaimed, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

"Next time." Minato said before sighing and looking at us.

Minato then looked at us and asked "Can we stay here for a while? We are currently in trouble due to some… circumstances." I am a bit curious to what circumstances but nevertheless, I shall allow them to.

"Of course! This queen shall accept your presence here." I said before laughing. I looked at his companion and promptly asked her.

"Who are you?" I asked her.

"I'm Lala Satalin Deviluke, Minato's fiancé." Before I could ask Minato about the 'fiancé' part, the door suddenly banged loudly. We all gathered to the fence in response to it. Rin went on front of me and held her sheathed shinai to be ready for unwanted threats while I went behind Minato's fiancé.

Lala then opened her phone and seemingly dialed something in it. As I look at what she's doing, her phone shined and an odd looking wristband popped out. Before I could comprehend what she just did, she shouted out "Warp!" and everything suddenly distorted.

Minato Arisato's POV

The warp honestly felt a bit disconcerting but nothing too difficult to handle. I opened my eyes to see where I currently am. I see P.E. equipment around the entire area which implies that we are at the gym storage room.

As I scan the small and dim room for ways to cover my private regions, I noticed that someone was unknowingly dragged into the problematic situation.

"Minato, what are we doing here?" That voice was undoubtedly Saki's. When I looked at her, she showed me the unnecessary side effect of the warp. She was naked, just like Lala beside her. I immediately looked away as I covered myself with the cloth used for the uniforms lying around.

"Why did you look away, Minato?" I heard Saki say with a tone of curiosity lacing her voice.

"Eh! Where are your clothes, Minato!?" She exclaimed with surprise. What the hell, you just noticed!?

"Where are my clothes as well!? And you! Why are you also naked!?" She said as I hear rustling from her side. She must be trying to find something to cover herself. I threw the other fabrics to her side for my ease of mind.

"What are we supposed to do with this, Minato?" I heard Lala ask me. "Just cover it around yourself." I answered.

"But I don't wanna…" I heard her reply. Her voice sounds so downtrodden, I could already imagine her pouting… while naked. I shook my head. I'm reaching my limit here.

"Just… cover yourself until Peke comes. And Saki, I'll tell you about what just happened after Lala covers herself." I said. I heard Saki weakly humming in agreement. After the sounds of rustling dissipate, I turned and gave Saki a well-deserved explanation.

After finishing my explanation, instead of being skeptical, Saki just nodded in acknowledgement. That went easier than I expected.

"I guess that is a proper explanation on what just happened. But why didn't the warp include Rin nor Aya? They were right beside us." Saki asked. Of course, the inventor herself gave the answer.

"It only warps those in contact with the current user." She answered. Saki nodded and before she can ask another question, something entered the room's narrow window. It was Peke.

"Lala-sama, I'm here and I got your D-dial." Peke said as he gets closer to Lala. Lala immediately removed the fabrics preserving her modesty and Peke replaced the said fabrics, by transforming into her trademark outfit.

"Did you bring our clothes as well?" I asked the costume robot.

"Sorry, but no." Peke said. Well there goes the easy route. I looked at Lala's D-dial. I then got an idea.

"Lala." When I called her, she immediately turned towards me. "Could your D-dial call others as well?" When she nodded, I asked if I could borrow it. She cheerfully accepted. I dialed in Riko's number, knowing that she brings it secretly every day.

I patiently waited for her to pick it up.

Riko Yuuki's POV

After finishing our lunch, I noticed that Minato still have not returned to the classroom. The teacher already arrived and Minato still had not. Minato is not the type to blatantly skip classes. Yui also noticed it as well and looked at me with questioning eyes. As I think about what might have happened to Minato, my cellphone in my skirt pocket suddenly vibrated. I immediately tried to excuse myself.

"Sensei! May I go out? It's an emergency." I said while mentally fingercrossing, hoping that he would buy the excuse.

"You may." He quickly answered. He took the bait! But before I could go out, Yui stood up as well.

"Sensei, I'll accompany Riko to the restroom." What the hell are you joining me for!?

"You may." Our sensei said. You should not just allow students to go to restroom in groups!?

I just went outside the room with Yui coming along. How can I use the phone with the school disciplinarian behind me?

"Well?" I turned to look at Yui. "Aren't you going to check the phone?" I halted and tensed my shoulders. I then forced myself to relax.

"How did you find out?" I asked with genuine curiosity. She pointed towards my skirt pocket… The light is going through my skirt.

"If the call or message is not an emergency, that means I'll confiscate it. But if it is, you can keep it." She said while waving me off. Since when did you become so understanding?

"When did you become this nice?" I asked. She just shrugged.

"I don't know. Maybe because someone proved to me that not all rules are absolute." She answered. The phone is still vibrating. I better pick it up... Whose number is this?

I slowly accepted the call and pressed the phone to my ears. "Hello?"

"Yo, Riko." That voice belonged to… "Minato?" I asked for confirmation. Yui must have gotten curious at my sudden outburst and neared her ear to the phone to listen in. You're actually very intrusive, Yui…

"Yeah, it's me. Can you help me out? I'm kind of in a problematic situation right now." He said.

"Sure but what am I supposed to do?" I asked him.

"Can you to the roof and get my clothes up there." Clothes? Yui seems to have the same thought because her face suddenly took on a baffled expression.

"Before you ask me why, it's a long story that involves our visitor." Visitor? Ohh…

"I got it. So where are you right now?" I asked, pressing him for answers.

"At the gym storage room… And there should be a girl's uniform up there as well. Please bring it as well." I hummed in acknowledgement before he hung up. When I looked behind me, Yui just was pinching the bridge of her nose.

"What the hell was that? And what does he mean by girl's uniform? Don't tell me something shameless must have happened." She said.

"Nah, I don't think Minato would do something like that." I said to her. I started to go towards the roof but there is still one problem.

"Why are you still following me? Isn't your job done already?" I asked to the school disciplinarian as I climb up the stairs.

"I'm not following you. I'm just observing what is happening." She answered.

"That's it?" I said.

"It's not just that, I'm also planning to check and ask for a proper explanation on what happened." Before I could counter her words, she continued. "And you need a witness on why you took so long 'in the bathroom'. Don't tell me you're planning to kick out your only witness?" She finalized with a smirk. I just sighed at her persistence.

"Since when did you become this devious?" I asked to her in particular.

"Why are you making it sound like a bad thing?" She asked with a raised brow as we near the roof. Before I could deny her statement, we came across the 2 friends of one of our seniors, Saki Tenjouin. When they chanced upon us, they immediately asked us a question.

"Do you know where Saki-sama is?" The one holding a shinai asked desperately. What happened to make the passive bodyguard turn into this?

"Why? What happened?" Yui asked with worry. The one who asked us then took a couple of breaths to calm down.

"We were just sitting around at the roof like we usually do until Minato and his fiancé quickly entered into the roof and stayed for a while. They said that they needed temporary protection from some trouble so Saki-sama accepted them. But when their pursuers banged on the roof door, we all panicked for a moment and steered away from the door. I positioned myself in front of Saki-sama so that I could protect her better and it is also one of the reasons why I don't know what happened to them. I suddenly heard Minato's fiancé shout out and when I looked behind me, they disappeared with their clothes serving as the only proof they were there to begin with." She explained quickly while taking the minimum amount of breath at every end of the sentence. It was difficult to understand but I do know the reason for why this happened.

It's all Lala's doing, isn't it? I mean, Minato even said that something happened during her visit. After a moment of silently pondering her words, Yui spoke up.

"Maybe we could find your friend with Minato." At the confused look of the two, Yui elaborated. "Minato called us a few minutes ago and he asked us to get his clothes and a girl's uniform to the gym storage room. Maybe the uniform he was referring to belongs to your friend" The two of them nodded to Yui. Us? You just eavesdropped on his call…

"We have their uniforms so please take us to them." The one wearing glasses said resolutely. Yui and I both nodded to show our acknowledgement to her words.

"If she is indeed there, then we will forever be in your debt." The shinai holder said.

"Don't bother… And what are your names. I can't just call both of you shinai girl and glasses girl." Yui asked. That is almost exactly what I call them as well, at least in my mind.

"I am Rin Toujou and she is Aya Fujisaki." She said as the two of them bowed deeply.

"Then I am Yui Kotegawa and this is Riko Yuuki." I nodded to affirm the truth in her words. After our late introductions, we all headed towards the gym storage room where our missing friends are supposedly located. We silently yet quickly walked all the way there.

When we reached the room's entrance, I knocked on the door as a way to tell them that we arrived. The door opened a little and I heard Minato say "Get in.". We all quickly entered after his approval and the he shut the door behind us. We all looked at the only male when he spoke up.

"Thank God that you got here quicker than I initially thought you would." It was Minato in front of the door with some kind of ripped-up cloth serving as cover for his… I don't wanna say it. I looked away from him quickly after realizing what he was wearing.

"Wh-what a shameless attire, Minato…" Yui said as she covered her red face with her hands. Why are you looking through the gaps between your fingers!?

"It won't be shameless any longer if you just give us our uniforms." He said. That would have sounded wrong if not for the uniforms part.

"Saki-sama! Are you alright?" Rin said somewhere far from Minato's side. I looked and saw another person beside Rin and Aya, it is probably Saki Tenjouin, who was also covering herself with the same kind of cloth Minato has, only bigger and reaches from her shoulders to her knees.

"I'm fine. Rin. Aya." She reassured them. The two calmed down at those words. They gave her uniform back and brought her behind the stacks of equipment to change.

"Good afternoon, Riko." A very cheerful voice said. I looked to the source of the sound (Which was behind Minato) and saw Lala waving at me.

"Lala, why did you come to school?" I asked her, not really knowing her reasons as of why.

"I want to know what Minato's school is like. It seems really fun." She said with gleaming eyes. Great, our resident alien is starting to have an interest in going to school. I could already feel the chaos in the future from this plan. She looked to my side and tilted her head. She looked beside me and I followed her gaze.

"Hi, my name is Lala Satalin Deviluke and I'm Minato's bride." She introduced herself as she hugs Minato from behind. Yui's eye twitched at this.

"Then I am Yui Kotegawa, the school disciplinarian… And please get off of Minato." She told Lala. Lala just tightened her hug.

"Ehh… But I don't want to…" Lala said and pouted.

"But he could feel your breasts… It is just shameless." She said as she looks down at Minato. "And you… You're just enjoying this aren't you?" Minato just deadpanned at her.

"I don't care if he feels it. I just want to feel the warmth I felt when we slept together last night." Lala suddenly said. Those words… Shit. Yui just gaped at her with a red face because of her words.

"H-how shameless!" She exclaimed. Before she could say any more, Minato tried to stop the situation from escalating any further.

"She did not mean it that way! She meant she slept in our house!" He said as he briefly looked at me with pleading eyes, as if he's telling me to help him out. And help him out I did.

"Yeah! She slept at my room last night, not in Minato's room!" While Yui is looking at me, I could see from the corner of my eye that Lala's mouth was starting to move but Minato immediately covered it with his hand. He was shaking his head at her before he resumes his normal sitting position. Yui then looked at Minato. That was close. Any quicker then she would have seen Minato stop Lala from escalating the situation.

"I don't know if you are lying or not but I'll trust you just this once." She said. I silently sighed, happy that the situation did not grow any worse. "But I did not trust you because you're a friend of mine! Not. At. All." She finished while looking away. Isn't that what they call 'tsundere behavior'?

"Thanks, Yui." Minato said as he smiled at her. Yui just muttered "No problem…".

"You can go at the back now, Minato." I heard Rin say behind us. Minato nodded thankfully to the three of them and proceeded to the back. Rin then looked at Lala with a raised eyebrow.

"So… You're an alien." She said. My mind started to go on panic mode when she said that. Saki Tenjouin looked at me and said. "It's fine. Minato said it's alright if I tell them." At her words, I sighed with relief. If Minato trusts them, I'm alright with it.

"Alien?" Yui suddenly asked. Oh right… I forgot about you. We all then sat down on the floor (much to Tenjouin's chagrin) as I took the time to explain to her about Lala's heritage with Lala filling in every now and then. Halfway through the explanation, Minato joined us with complete uniform. He was surprisingly faster than I expected. After our explanation, Yui seemed to gain a look of understanding.

"So that's why her tail could move as if it's alive. I thought it was just a mechanical prop." Yui said as she looks at Lala's moving tail. That was a much more different reaction than I had when I was first told about it.

"So please don't tell anyone else about this." Minato said as he clapped his hands and lowered his head. Yui was taken aback by this response and slowly nodded.

"Understood. I promise that I won't tell anybody about this or else my work as school disciplinarian is forfeit." Yui said. That was honestly the most serious oath Yui has ever done. She takes her work as school disciplinarian seriously. Very seriously. Minato sighed in relief, probably thinking the same thought I was having. Aya looked at her watch and looked back up again.

"Everyone." Everybody looked at her. "2 periods already went past while we were talking here." Saki Tenjouin stood up with Rin following suit.

"Well, we better get going. A queen must always be present in important gatherings. Hoohoho…" What… a very stereotypical laughter.

"Lala, you better go home." Before Lala could answer back, Minato continued. "I promise that we'll let you go to school next week."

"You sure?" Lala asked. Minato nodded to her, which in turn, made her happy.

"It's boring there but I guess I could manage." She said cheerfully as she waves goodbye at Minato. Minato just waved back at her and after she exited the room, he stood up.

"Come on. We better get to class now." He told us as he helps us stand up. When he took my hand, I felt how warm it is. Maybe this is the warmth Lala was referring to.

"Riko, hurry up." Yui said. I realized I was just looking at my hand while the two of them were already at the exit. I hurried after them while smiling.

Maybe a little bit of chaos is not as bad as it should be.

Minato Arisato's POV

After the short-lived but draining incident with Saki and Lala, we quietly entered the class. The teacher just passed off my presence as nothing worth noting, which I was grateful for. I just took a quick nap while class was continuing.

When I opened my eyes once more, instead of the familiar sight of Yui, I see Riko instead.

"She was right when she warned me it would be difficult to wake you up." She commented as I yawned.

"What time is it already?" I asked.

"Classes are already over. We're the only ones here and Yui was too busy with the disciplinary committee to wake you up." Now that I am more conscious, I could see that everyone has already left. Even those who were on cleaning duty were already done, as shown by the cleanliness of the room. I stood up and stretched my arms before I picked up my bag.

"Let's go then. No use waiting around here." I told her. We then proceeded to go home. During the entire walk, I was thinking about what dish I should teach to Riko. I guess miso would do.

"We're back!" Riko shouted as we entered the house. As we enter the kitchen, we see Mikan who was just about to put on her apron.

"We're on kitchen duty today, Mikan." I said as I go upstairs. I could see Mikan from the corner of my eye nodded and removed her apron. I changed clothes in my room and went down again. I entered the kitchen and saw Riko has already changed and put on the apron we bought for her.

"Today, I'm going to teach you how to make miso." I told her as I wash my hands. She then took on a resolute expression. Stop that, you look like you're going to murder the food. It's already dead, no need to kill it again.

"What are you guys doing?" I heard Lala ask as I was getting the ingredients.

"I'm teaching Riko how to cook." I answered as I put the ingredients at the table.

"Why? Can't Riko cook already like she did earlier?" She asked again. Riko then took on an embarrassed expression.

"Actually, that was the only thing I can cook. Hehehe…" She said as she fiddles her fingers.

"Dinner will take a while so please wait for a moment." I told Lala to which she nodded and headed to the living room. She cut the green onions as I boil the water for the wakame.

"The slices are too big. You have to cut them like this." I said as I guided her hand to cut the green onions. Her face suddenly went into a fiery shade of red which was honestly cute. I immediately let go of her hand after demonstrating it to her. She then copied the way I'm doing it but her movements are too tense, as if one mistake can destroy everything.

"Relax." She then looked at me with a questioning look. "You're scared that you'll screw this up, aren't you?" She hesitantly nodded. "Just believe in yourself. You already surpassed me when it comes to making curry and you know what that means?" After a short moment of silence, I continued. "That means you can do it if you just believe that everything will work out somehow." We then got silent for a minute before Riko finally replied.

"Thank you." We then cooked food silently except for the short tidbits of advice I gave her. When the food was almost done, I went outside the kitchen to prepare the table. I noticed that Mikan already preparing the table.

"Thank you for telling my sister that." She said when she saw me.

"You heard?" I asked her. I didn't notice her presence.

"Everything. I passed by and chanced upon your conversation." She said as she finished preparing the table.

"She was too tense. I just calmed her down." I told her as I sit down. She also sat down on the table.

"You teaching her how to cook was a blessing. She became more confident now as well as her amount of accidents have lessened. And it's all because of you. Thank you." She said while bowing her head. I just sighed. What is it with me and mature kids anyway?

"No need to thank me. I'm just doing what a friend should do." I told her.

"Dinner's ready!" Riko said loudly to inform everyone. Lala then quickly joined us after the announcement. We then proceeded to eat dinner. The miso is actually pretty good.

"Wow. Not bad for a first try." Mikan commented. Riko just scratched the back of her head in embarrassment.

"Well… Minato was a good teacher." She said as she looks at me gratefully. I just shrugged. "Not really."

Dinner was surprisingly livelier than usual. Most likely because they are doing what Junpei would call 'girl's talk'. Did they forget that I, someone from the different gender, am here?

We finished dinner and Mikan was the one to wash the dishes because we were the ones on kitchen duty. I went straight to my room, eager to sleep at last. As I lie down on my bed, I remembered that Lala managed to sneak into my room. I stood up and locked my door and window before I closed the lights. Satisfied with my work, I lied down on my bed and went to sleep.

This was a tiring day.

Merry Christmas everyone! Blame my little sister for the late update as well.

Also this is not as good as the others but please forgive me for that.

Anyways, Read & Review.

Weirdo Out.