Hey guys, Fear's Blade here. Sorry for the wait, but after Christmas and New Year's passed, I've finally been able to get back to the story. Thank you so much for your support from the first chapter. The reviews have been of SO much help. Because of you guys, I feel that I can improve my stories. If you read this chapter, please leave an honest review and tell me what you think. I am open for suggestions, so feel free to flame if you want to. Feedback is my goal here.

Ichika stood there shocked, to find his childhood friend, Houki Shinonono, standing in front of him with nothing but a towel wrapping around her torso and hips.

"I-I-Ichika!?" He gulped and nearly fell flat on his ass turning away.

"Houki!? What are you doing here?" Houki walked past Ichika, although not without Ichika noticing her extremely red cheeks.

"It's my room, what else would I be doing here?" Ichika was about to forget what she said, but then the realization dawned on him.

"WAIT! That means you and I are sharing the SAME ROOM!" Houki's expression went dark as she reached for a bokken sticking out of her bag. When she grasped the handle of it, Ichika realized that the smartest thing to do now would be to run. Ichika yelled and ran out of the room. The door closed behind Ichika. He leaned on the door, feeling safe, but only a few moments afterwards, the tip of the bokken broke through part of the door, half an inch from his right ear.

"AAAHH! Houki, what are you doing!?" Ichika yelled as the bokken repeatedly broke through the door in various places where Ichika's limbs once were. Had he not dodged Houki's strikes, he would have been a shish kabob right about now. After a final attack for the center of Ichika's back, the strikes stopped. Ichika fell to the floor nearly landing on his face. After catching himself, Ichika flipped himself around and yelled towards the room.

"Houki, are you crazy!? I would have been dead if I hadn't dodged that one!" It was only after his little dance with death that he notice a crowd of girls around him in the hall. One of the girls closest to him leaned down to look at him, then at the extremely broken door.

"Oh, so this is Orimura's room? That's a good thing to know, right girls?" The response was a chorus of giggles, sending multiple chills down Ichika's spine. He quickly scurried over to the door, hoping to persuade Houki to let him in and NOT kill him.

"Houki, Miss Houki, please let me in. This is getting bad right now. I apologize, so please let me in, PLEASE!" The last thing Ichika expected to happen was for the door to reveal Houki in a white kendo uniform. Once again, her hair was tied back into her long ponytail. Ichika hurriedly stood up and stepped inside as the door closed once again, although it didn't help much with all of the chunks missing from it.

Ichika stood there in front of Houki, who was still gripping the bokken in her hands.

"Thank you so much Houk-"

"Yeah whatever. So, you're my roommate. Look, if we're going to be living in the same room, we're going to need to set some ground rules." Houki walked over to the bed by the window and sat down. Ichika sighed to himself. 'Well, so much for sleeping on the bed next to the window'. Ichika was pushed out of his thoughts by Houki as she seemed to have realized something.

"Wait... you...you..." Houki was looking down at the floor, trembling with rage. Ichika's eyes widened. 'Oh no. Did I do something? If I did, I'm DEAD!' Houki looked back up and spoke.

"You requested this room didn't you? You asked them to put us in this room together!"

"WHAT!?" Without warning, Houki jumped off the bed, bokken in hand, and swung down towards Ichika's head. If he hadn't put his hands up and catch the 'blade', then a serious concussion would have been in store for him. 'Jeez, what's with Houki? I know she's violent, but this is just crazy!' Houki was growling, much like an angry tiger.

"I get it! You put us in this room! I get it! I GET IT!" Her face had contorted to an expression of blood shedding rage. Ichika was almost genuinely frightened. 'Oh no. Scary face. Scary face is not good!' Ichika finally decided to speak up.

"No, I did not request this room! Why do you think I was surprised when I saw you?"

"Because I just got out of the shower!" Ichika realized his mistake. 'Damn it. I need to be careful with what I say when Houki is angry.'

"Houki, you have to trust me! I did not request this room! Besides even if I did, the school would have said no!" At this, Houki seemed to relax and let off her attacks. Ichika was about to say something else, but decided that he's good with the situation at hand. He doesn't even know how his next words will affect Houki's reaction.

"Aww, and it was just starting to get good." Ichika looked over in the direction of the voice to find a few girls peeping in. Houki closed the door, and walked over to Ichika.

"Look, if we're going to be sleeping in the same room, then we're going to need to set some ground rules first. First, regarding shower usage hours, I'll use it between 7 and 8 pm, and you can use it from 8 to 9." Ichika relaxed. 'Well, at least she calmed down.'

"That works. Although if possible, I'd like to use it earlier." At these words, Houki frowned.

"Are you asking me not to shower after my club activities?" Ichika's shoulders dropped as he sighed.

"No, I'm asking if I could use it from 6 to 7. I'd like to use the toilet in my own room. Wait... there are no toilets in these rooms are there?" Houki simply shook her head.

"Unfortunately not. Only restrooms at the end of each hall." Ichika sighed and propped up his chin with his hand in thought.

"You know. Whoever put me in this school ought to remember that it's an all girls school. I'm going to have to talk to Chifuyu about this." Houki pointed her bokken at Ichika, frowning.

"I see you've become quite the pervert while I've been away." Ichika sighed and pulled the bokken away from his cheek.

"You're mistaken. I'm still the same Ichika I was when you left. I still believe in the same morals, you know." At these words, Houki relaxed once again. Ichika sighed, 'Jeez, why is she so tense? Oh yeah, she just learned that she's going to be roommates with a long lost childhood friend of the opposite gender. Duh'

_oOo_

The next morning, Ichika was the first to get up out of bed. His first sleep at the academy was very peaceful, the polar opposite of a few moment before they went to sleep. Ichika opened his eyes to find the sun's light shooting into the room in powerful rays. The first few seconds of light was a little too much, but after those seconds, Ichika was able to get out of bed and get ready for the day. In the bed opposite of him lay Houki. He had considered waking her up, but saw that she had set an alarm on her bedside night stand.

Ichika smiled at the still asleep Houki, recalling childhood memories of him and Houki. He was glad that she was his classmate and secretly, his roommate. Ichika went into the bathroom to brush his teeth and take a quick 3 minute shower, making sure to wash himself thoroughly. After he was finished and dressed, Ichika made a few last adjustments and looked in the bathroom mirror. At that moment, Houki's alarm went off blaring.

The sound greatly annoyed Ichika, so he walked over and turned it off. By then, Houki was barely awake and rubbing her eyes. Ichika smiled and sat on his bed.

"Good morning, Houki. Did you sleep well?" Houki stopped rubbing her eyes, and looked at Ichika. Suddenly, her cheeks turned a rosy color.

"Y-yeah, I slept fine." Ichika chuckled and stood up.

"Well then get ready. We have another day ahead of us." Houki sighed and pulled her covers off, revealing her black and white kendo dress. Ichika noted that she slept in her kendo dress, although he didn't know why. Ichika grabbed his bag and headed towards the door.

"I'll wait for you outside, Houki." As Ichika turned the handle of the door, he paused and looked at Houki.

"By the way, sorry about last night, I guess I should've knocked first." Houki looked back at Ichika, and after a few seconds, chuckled lightly.

"It's okay. Just make sure to knock first. I don't want a repeat." Ichika laughed and opened the door. Before closing it and waiting outside, Ichika replied to Houki.

"Don't worry. I'll be careful."