Chapter 5:

Roomates

Nero: Hero In An Unknown World


"WHAT!"

"Yes, we are creating a dormitory for all the students in the school. The head of the school wants us to be able to reach our students at all times, so they believe having dorms on campus will make things easier for them. Also, we are starting our very first school training camp, so the dorms will be helpful in that aspect too. Here are the sheets with everyone's dorm partner on them!"

I get my dorm paper first since I'm in the front of the class and by luck it must have been that I was paired up with Tomo. I like the idea of being paired up with my buddy, but I've never lived with someone other than my sister. I'm almost scared to do it, but I really like knowing that I'm in a dorm with someone I know.

"All right, you guys have all day to move into the dorms, so there will be no class for the rest of the day."

After that, all of the students went to get their stuff out of their homes to move into the dorms. It was a pretty long process to do, but I finished fast and was able to help Masuki get into her dorm as well. She and Sachi are gonna get along well.

Ah, I can finally relax, and enjoy my new dorm. This is so relaxing and peaceful.

As soon as that thought enters my mind, Tomo enters the room without realizing I was already there. 

"AH! Nero-kun that's not nice to scare someone.."

"Sorry haha, how was moving in for you?"

"It was pretty easy honestly, very relaxing to clean everything up."

"Good, I'm very happy to hear that man. Hey, let's go shower together, just us guys!"

"U-Uh, sure lets do it.."

Tomo looked extremely nervous once I brought up us taking a shower together, I'm not sure why but, a shower sounds great after working so hard today moving. Once we arrived there, Tomo still looked even more nervous know then when we were in our dorm room.

"Hey I can go in first if you don't feel comfortable getting undressed in front of me. Even for guys sometimes it's embarrassing, so I'll go ahead okay?"

"O-Okay, I'll see you inside the bath.."

So I went ahead and started to relax in the bath. It felt so relaxing, so soothing, I don't think any baths where me and Masuki stayed at before were even close to this good. 

Man what's taking Tomo so long, it's getting kinda boring being in here by myself. Well I should get out soon, it has been a while.

The door opens and Tomo walks inside the bath. He has a towel around himself though, like hes trying to cover something, but it's just us guys so I can't understand what he is covering.

"Uh Tomo, you do know it's just me and you in this bathhouse right now right?"

"U-Uh, Yes I d-do.. I just uhhh..."

"Cmon man, loose the towel, lets hang it all out there!"

As I stand up to grab the towel off of Tomo he looks at me and starts blushing and turns away and let's go of the towel and it falls. Once that happened, the realization hits me.

"I- Uh- Tomo?!"

"NERO YOU JERK!"

SMACK

"OW! Damnit why'd you hit me?! Wait, are you a... girl? It makes sense if you are, you look so feminine and sound so much like a girl, it only makes sense right?"

He, or well she sat quietly, silently admitting that what I was saying was correct, embarrassed at the fact that she was found out in this way.

"I wanted to tell you but I didn't know how to go about the conversation with you. Now seems better then anything so... yes I'm a girl, and my real name is Tomiko, not Tomo."

Thus, the start to a new view for our friendship, between me and Tomiko.