Red Roses: Ciao (hello/goodbye) my readers. Thank you for waiting this long for another chapter of mine.

LightSpeed Athlete24: thank you so much for the compliment. Can you imagine Tsubaki as a dad? xD Anyway, like my uncle says, trust your instincts. You got the pill question right the first time. Good for you.

YamadaHikari: I'm so glad you like Shinako. If she read your review, she would be blushing and thanking you over and over again. We're both so happy!

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The answer for the question from the last chapter. The answer was...a Hypno pill. Shinako actually took a hypno pill when she tried to turn back to normal. Here are the hint I gave.

Through coordination, the two took the pill simultaneously and waited for a reaction.

"Although, it was quite fun when Shinako-chan acted like Bunny-chan" Unyuu commented happily, probably the only one enjoying the day.

I guess it wasn't such a great hint so, for those who guess it right, I congratulate you with an invisible "you're smart" badge. For those who didn't, well I probably should have given a better hint. Looking back at it, I probably wouldn't have guessed it. I love you all anyway! I would give you a cookie but I'm scared you'll end up dying from food poisoning.

Now, the disclaimer.

Captain: Sket Dance does not belong to Red Roses but she's a nice person.

Red Roses: Thank you so much, Captain!

Captain: *smile* How about a snack break?


"Are you sure nothing is going on between you two?"

"Yes, there is nothing between us! Nothing!"

"...Really?"

"REALLY!"

Ever since the "Bunny" incident, Katou and Shinako swore never to talk about it as if it never happened. But, that doesn't mean the rest of the school can't talk about it. Harumi, as Shinako's close senior and natural romantic, immediately bombarded the dark-haired samurai with embarrassing questions.

"So, what happened yesterday was..."

"A misunderstanding." Shinako clarified, trying her hardest to push down her embarrassment but her rosy-red cheeks were a dead giveaway.

Since the incident, Chuuma pleaded that the students involved in it not to tell a living soul to anyone about his pills. If the school were to find out, he'd be kicked out of the school for sure. No sane school would want a mad scientist teacher working on weird experiments while using the students as lab rats.

"So, you and Katou-kun aren't together?"

"Of course not!" Shinako said confidently and angrily. Her and Katou? How ludicrous!

Harumi stared at her junior for a while before letting out a disappointed sigh. The brown-haired girl was honestly hoping for a little spark between her favourite junior and the good-looking General Affairs manager. With Shinako being a modern samurai and the fact that Katou was a ninja wasn't a secret, Harumi was secretly hoping for a little Romeo and Juliet scene.

Shinako heard the usually cheerful student's sad sigh and asked what was wrong. Harumi looked to Shinako with a cute pout.

"I was hoping for a connection." Harumi admitted, shrugging her shoulders.

The long-haired samurai raised an eyebrow questioningly. "A connection? Of what kind?"

The confused junior saw that knowing look on Harumi's face and that mischievous gleam in her jade eyes, Shinako felt her skin grew hot once she finally figured out what the older girl was hinting at.

"O-OF COURSE NOT!"

"Aw... Why not?" Harumi was not satisfied. She was going to get her Romeo and Juliet scene one way or another. "What's so bad about him?"

Shinako let out a bitter sound with a click of her tongue. "Absolutely everything!"

"Aren't you overreacting just a little bit?" Harumi placed her fingers in a pinching manner to emphasis her words. Shinako huffed in annoyance at the thought of a certain white-haired nuisance to her.

"He is the devil in a delinquent's clothing." Shinako said with bitterness dripping from her tongue.

Harumi has seen Shinako annoyed at best but seeing the bokuto on her waist, she is reminded that her dark-haired girl is called "the female samurai" by almost everyone and how there could be a raging beast underneath those innocent brown eyes. The curious brunette has to be careful not to accidentally unleash it.

"What exactly do you hate about him?" She asked cautiously and Shinako took a deep breath and lean her head back as if she's going to have a lot to say.

"He is rude, brash, cold, bitter, disrespectful..." Shinako listed down all the words she feels fits Katou's persona and as far as Harumi was hearing, the list had little to absolutely no positive remarks.

"How...expressive." Harumi smiled sheepishly with a sweat drop dripping down her temple. "He can't be all that bad. "

The brown-eyed samurai was about to argue about that statement but then her mind started running through her head like a film projector. She remembered how she grateful she was to him when he saved her several times, not that she'll ever admit it, and how Katou could be nice once every blue moon. Unknowingly, a smile formed on Shinako's face as she recalled those memorable memories.

Harumi gave her own sly smile when she saw Shinako's smile. "So, there are good moments~"

Shinako immediately snapped out from her daze and her smile fell when Harumi said that. She turned to her senior with a red face from either embarrassment or anger.

"No, he is a jerk!" Shinako said quickly. A bit too quickly as it perked the jade-eyed romantic's suspicion.

"Oh, really?" Harumi voiced out her suspicion through her voice. "What exactly about Katou-kun is your pet peeve?"

Shinako thought for a while. "He...is not a gentleman."

Harumi raised her dark eyebrow. "He's not a gentleman?" Shinako nodded her head.

Shinako's family were pretty old-fashioned. Shinako's father still follows the traditions of the Japanese samurai and of course passed down those traditions to her. Her mother was a strict teacher, teaching both Shinako and Hibiki to be perfect children in her eyes and Shinako's father had to be a gentleman if he could handle her mother. To make things simpler, Shinako grew up with only one idea of man.

"He's rude and has no chivalry. What sane woman would want to befriend a man like that?"

"What about Hibiki? He said I act like a tv host of a kid show." Harumi recalled when she and Hibiki had to work shifts together and he suddenly commented on her childish gleeful personality. "And his icy blue glares are kinda scary"

"Hibi-kun is blunt but he never meant it to be an insult. Plus, he makes excellent tea."

"Point taken." Harumi shrugged her shoulders. "But you know what they say, looks can be deceiving."

Shinako tilted her head in confusion. "What makes you say that?"

"Even though he may look like one, he may be the perfect gentleman."

"Who are we talking about now?"

Harumi opened her mouth to reply but a slam of the door interrupted her and startled both girls. Takeshida walking grumbling something under his breath. Judging from the messy (well messier) bed head and grumpy, annoyed eyes, both girls can tell that he was sleeping somewhere all this time and someone must have disturbed him.

"Stupid old coots." He grumbled angrily before giving the girls a stare that clearly showed his annoyance. He grabbed a first-aid kit and tossed it to Shinako who, though confused, caught it. He then grabbed hold of the confused samurai and tossed her outside. "Some brats are clearing the snow outside the entrance. Those old coots said to send a medic."

Shinako, startled, nodded her head and rushed to the school entrance. The grumpy school doctor then turned his direction at the short-haired brunette and pointed to her a large stack of paper.

"Finish up those paperwork, we need to get this done." He ordered to which Harumi reluctantly obeyed. She glanced at the maroon-eyed grump and sighed.

"You are definitely not a cheerful person."

"Good work, Sherlock. Now, get to work." Takeshida sarcastically replied as he counted the medicine bottles for inventory.


Shinako walked towards the school entrance, careful not to slip on the icy floor. She rubbed her palms together in an attempt to feel heat as she thanked Lady Luck that she wore a thicker turtleneck and longer socks. She won't be no use to people if she was shivering from head to toe.

The obsidian-haired samurai heard loud voices coming from the entrance and she quickly rushed to the source. When she reached there, she saw the Sket-Dan crew and her own master and her rival. They were too busy arguing with each other to notice Shinako there. From what she'd heard, the Sket-Dan and the Student Council were both going to shovel the snow but didn't one the other one to stay. Now, it seems they were going to decide it with a snowball fight. Shinako decide to watch from afar for now. Her job was only to aid the injured and her black-haired leader seemed to be really pumped to do this game. Shinako leaned against a nearby tree and silently watched over the fight.

Minutes into the winter war, Shinako was really getting engrossed into the game. Bossun showed impressive accuracy and skill and Shinako thought, not willing to admit out loud, that Katou was a formidable opponent. Shinako kept her eyes on the snowballs like a spectator watching a tennis match and giggled a few times when the two brothers bicker. Shinako would never find friends as crazy fun as these people.

But, Shinako's glee turned to a halt when she saw the goggle-wearing leader was directing his attention to his younger brother and she knew Tsubaki won't be able to avoid it if Bossun throws a snowball at him. Luckily, Katou picked up on Bossun's intention as well. He carelessly threw his own snowball as he rushed to block Bossun's attack just before it hit the unsuspecting president.

The black-haired medic sighed in relief and she looked up to notice that the snowball Katou threw carelessly unintentionally hit Himeko in the shoulder, causing both her and Katou to be eliminated.

The two losers step away from the war zone and watched the battle from a safe distance. Shinako was praying for Tsubaki's safety and victory but she glanced to see Himeko talking with Katou. The blonde fighter was smiling gleefully as Katou stood there, avoiding making contact but replying to her now and again.

Watching Himeko and Katou, Shinako felt an uneasiness within her. She had never seen Katou so calm with someone before. She and the charcoal-eyed ninja were always glaring and arguing with each other. To see Katou being (somewhat) friendly to Himeko makes her feel...odd.

Then, Himeko accidentally slipped on the wet floor and was about to fall backwards. When Shinako was about to run to her friend's aid but Katou beat her to it when he quickly caught her before she fell. Shinako's eyes widened as she looked on from afar. Seeing at how chivalrous Katou looked and the surprised but grateful look in Himeko's eyes, they looked kinda like...

a couple.

"Oh My Goodness, are Katou and Himeko a couple!?"

During her shock, Shinako missed the chance to see Tsubaki emerged victorious as he successfully hit Bossun with a snowball. Tsubaki's face lit up when the snow made contact with his brother's face.

"I WON!" Tsubaki was jumping with joy and kept repeating his words over and over again, tears of joy were literally coming from his eyes. His pure joy snapped Shinako out from her shock and she happily ran from her hiding spot towards her master.

"Congratulations, Tsubaki-sama!" Shinako cheerfully congratulated the black-haired preside who was surprised to see her.

"Kikuchi, you were here all this time?"

Shinako nodded her head. "I was sent here to aid any injured students but you were having so much fun with that game I'd decided not to intrude."

Tsubaki blushed but tried to act serious. "It wasn't a game. I'm not that childish."

Shinako giggled a bit and nodded her head.


The Student Council won this battle of this never ending war between the Sket-Dan and the Student Council. The two teams went their separate ways and Shinako followed Tsubaki and Katou back to the Student Council Room. Tsubaki walked confidently through the hallways with a big grin on his face while Katou and Shinako stayed dilligently behind him. Distracted by his overwhelming joy, he didn't notice anything strange between his two proclaimed followers.

Shinako glanced up to Katou and her curiosity was building within her. She really wanted to know about Katou and Himeko's relationship.

Katou noticed the glances the brown-eyed samurai were giving him and he was getting annoyed. "What?"

"Eep!" Shinako accidentally let out a small squeak. Now that she unintentionally captured Katou's attention, she has the perfect opportunity to ask him but the words were stuck in her throat. Her face naturally heated up in embarrassment as always.

"Well?" Katou glared, getting impatient.

Shinako took a deep breath and came out with it although stuttering a little bit. "A-Are you in a r-relationship with Himeko-san?"

Katou raised an eyebrow in surprise. "What?"

"Are you in a relationship with Himeko-san?" Shinako repeated with more confidence but a pink tinge was visible on her face.

The stoic ninja paused to look at her for a while. Shinako looked away nervously, afraid that Katou could see her blushing pink face.

Finally, he answered. "No."

Shinako's eyes widened and turned to look at him. "Really?"

"Relationships are worthless and troublesome." Katou said with a uninterested expression.

Shinako pouted. "I wouldn't say that."

Again, Katou raised his eyebrow. "Are you in a relationship?"

That question immediately turned Shinako's soft blush on her face into a volcanic red heat, her eyes widened like saucers and her jaw dropped like a nutcracker's mouth. She turned to Katou with a hateful glare but her eyes ended up showing clear embarrassment instead.

"OF COURSE NOT, I'M MUCH TOO YOUNG!" She screamed at him and Katou flinched slightly.

"Quiet, you troublesome samurai."

Shinako glared daggers at him and she huffed. "You delinquent ninja."

The black-haired samurai felt all normalcy coming back to her life again. But, she still had to wonder. What was that painful feeling she felt during the snowball fight? What exactly about that event made her feel so abnormal and uneasy?

Did it had something to do with Katou?


Red Roses: Whew, what an eventful week. This is all done. Now, I like to mention a few things so read carefully.

First, I'm not going to do a Christmas special because instead of following our timeline, I'm following the manga's timeline. I'm sorry if this disappoints you but if it makes you feel any better...

MERRY CHRISTMAS! MAY LOVE AND PEACE BE WITH YOU!

Second, I'm thinking of starting another story project. Don't worry, I'm not stopping this fanfiction. I just feel like "His Yin and Her Yang" looks kinda lonely being the only fanfiction I put up.

So, I'm gonna make a poll for my readers, you, to decide with fanfiction should I make. The stories that I planned are on my profile so go there and then choose the story you want to see come alive.

If you don't like or don't know the anime/manga I put up, message me on an anime suggestion I could make, provided it's an anime/manga I know. It's all up to you readers.

Lastly, my cousin got married this week and I'm so happy for him! I know this is very irrelevant to the story but John has been with me since I got out from the hospital and to see him about to make his own family makes me so happy.

That's all for now. Ciao (hello/goodbye)