Katsuro received his test, dejected. He had no doubt his dad would be mad. He sat down next to Kotori and nearly broke down. He showed her the measly 25 percent he got on the test. "My dad is going to kill me," Katsuro said.
Kotori gaped at the score. "W-well, I got worse," she lied, in a feeble attempt to comfort her friend. This lie was fairly good - Kotori looked sad and worried, but not for herself - for Katsuro. She hid her test in her bag. "Don't worry, it's just one test," she said. "A-and, and, I'm sure that you'll do fine in EVERYTHING else, Katsuro, don't be sad, please," she said. "Eat lunch with me, and we'll study for the lunch break, and I'll come to your place after school, we'll study math ALL day," she promised.
"Thanks, Kotori," Katsuro said,"You're a good friend." He prepared for Biology as well. He was a little more confident in his Biology knowledge, and skimmed through his textbook before the start of the class.
Kotori rushed going through her Biology textbook as she went back to her seat behind Katsuro. She almost always got at least an A in this subject, but now she was not so sure. When had the last test been? She couldn't remember. Hopefully there would not be any tests today in Biology. She took some extra notes to be sure.
Kyo read his test and smiled. He almost aced it. Then he looked around the class to see the reactions of the other classmates. Aiko looked top notch, Kotori was okay, but Katsuro? He looked depressed. "Did you get a bad test score?" He felt bad because he had gotten such a high score "If you did, I'm almost sure there's going to be a retest, for those who need it." He looked at Katsuro encouragingly.
Kotori glared at Kyo menacingly. Anyone who hurt her friend or put him in a bad mood would definitely pay. She was afraid of losing Katsuro to the isolated world where she felt like she could almost never reach him. She didn't want him to go through that again, didn't want him to leave again. He was practically her only friend now, excluding Daisuke and Mizuki, who she now did not maintain a close relationship with. As for Takuya, she was still friends with them, but she knew it'd never be the same again.
"I wasn't trying to patronize you. I was just trying to make you feel better." He knew that was somewhat patronizing but he didn't say anything.
Instead of saying anymore, he started to skim through his Biology textbook for anything important or useful. While he was skimming through it, he noticed Kotori look at him, like how those rude high school girls do. "What was that for?" Kyo said boldly. He didn't like being hated, but when people did things like that, it bugged him.
Kotori stared at Kyo. "What was WHAT for?" Kotori snapped, angrily. "Huh? Oh, I suppose you're talking about me staring at you, hmm? Well, tell me: what harm is it to want to care for a friend? You don't KNOW what he's been through, so don't make him feel any worse than he should!" Kotori glared at Kyo. "Please," she added, quietly.
"It's fine, Kotori, he meant well," Katsuro said,"I blame myself for this. Of all things, I forgot to study math! That was my mistake, and Kyo doesn't deserve to be shouted at for it. I'm sorry how I reacted."
Kotori felt a little guilty. "No, don't blame yourself," she whispered, ruffling his hair a bit. The next class was going to start soon. "It wasn't your fault. You blame yourself for almost everything, but don't. You don't deserve to carry those problems with you," she said.
He was shocked at the defensive remark. "Yes, I am talking about you staring at me. There's no harm for wanting to care for a friend, but when someone else tries to help and get rid of the problem you don't like it, do you? And I wasn't trying to make him feel worse." He ended the conversation and went back to studying. "Sorry Katsuro, if I have been offensive to you in anyway."
"That's what I'm here for," Kotori muttered, feeling a sudden possessiveness for Katsuro settle over her. She did not want anyone else to help him. What if he took it the wrong way? What if something happened with them and she wasn't there to help things out? No, she was being too selfish. I can't be this overprotective, she thought.
When Biology began, Katsuro closed his textbook in case there was a surprise test, so he couldn't be reprimanded for cheating. He got the information he needed from it, but he was anxious to see if he actually needed it.
Kotori stared at the back of Katsuro's head in thought. She put away her textbook and notebook and watched as the teacher came in. She put on a smile and just focused on the back of Katsuro's head.
Takuya had spent all of Saturday with Mizuki, they had been to the mall where he treated her to some outfits and shoes of her choice; he felt bad about the situation that had gone on between her and her brother so he thought she needed a pick-me-up. They also had lunch in a quaint little restaurant before going back to his home and chilling by the pool where they joked around, talked, and nearly drowned each other before he reluctantly let Mizuki go home.
On the Sunday, Takuya came upon the knowledge that Kisaragi was going to start cracking down on students who were letting their grades go so he decided to spent most of the day studying to better prepare himself for the school's new attitude about grades. He wasn't necessarily bad at Mathematics, Physics, or Geography but they were definitely his worse subject areas by far so Takuya made sure to concentrate his time on them the most while refining his abilities in the rest of the subjects as to not neglect them.
Takuya had gone through his usual morning routine before walking to school and settling into his seat in class 2-B, when he saw the surprise Math test he was relieved to have studied Math the day before. After finishing relatively quickly he felt he actually did alright in the test but he had no time to dwell as he pulled out his notebook ready for the next period of Biology; Takuya was the type of person to interact with others in class but he wanted to feel comfortable with his studies before he could let any possibility of distraction in, the chance of disappointing his grandmother by getting expelled was something Takuya was determined not to let happen.
(Just made a summary post as @PixieDusts was extremely busy so we didn't get the chance to RP the weekend but hopefully this is okay)
Biology began shortly, and a teacher walked. The teacher threw rulers at all three of the students head's for talking. "Ow." Kyo cried. He saw people being hit by rulers, but he himself had never been hit before. It actually hurt a lot. He quickly stopped talking. He felt bad for what he had said to Kotori. He wrote on a note 'Sorry about earlier' and passed it to Kotori while the teacher wasn't watching. He did the same as Katsuro, and put his textbooks away.
Kotori moaned and rubbed her head. She swore she was going to get a dent in the spot where she kept getting hit. Kotori saw the note fall onto her desk. She stared at it before rolling her eyes and throwing it over her shoulder. Unfortunately, it hit Takuya in the face. She turned and saw him and scratched her head. "Sorry about that," she said, apologetically.
"Really just can't get enough of abusing me can you Kotori?" Takuya laughed before continuing his sentence, "You might want to put some cream or something on your head from the amount of times you have been hit by rulers." He nearly got carried away poking fun at Kotori before he realized that he must concentrate on class, he went back to looking at the teacher and taking any notes that were necessary.
Kotori was about to shoot something back at Takuya, probably an insult or something, when she saw the teacher look at them. Nope, she was not gonna get another ruler on the head. That was just another trigger for Takuya to say something 'mean'. She grinned at him and turned back to her note-taking. There didn't seem to be a test happening, which was lucky for Kotori. It wasn't only math she was planning on studying. Biology, too. She hoped Katsuro was good at the subject.
Katsuro got his textbook and notebook out again to take notes in Biology, thankful that there wasn't another surprise test. He definitely needed to try harder, and for a moment he considered the idea of not having friends again. No, I don't want to give up on Kotori, he thought. He rapidly wrote down notes in shorthand, making them as detailed and accurate as possible. His handwriting wasn't neat like Aiko's, but he could read it easily enough.
The rest of the Biology period passed unsurprisingly slowly, but Kotori, having been extremely focused (excluding the moments where she sort of zoned out staring at Katsuro and wondering what he was going to say and whether or not he would leave her), managed to take five pages of excellent notes, decent handwriting and all. She grinned. This was a lot more than just satisfying. When the period finally ended and lunch approached, the teacher left.
Kotori immediately got up from her chair and pulled it up to Katsuro's desk. "I'm sitting here, if you don't mind," she said.