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Fumi TEN!

This was it. The test results. Our teacher passed out our results, mine along with. I had taken it along side my fellow classmates because I didn't want to have to be behind in class. I was worried, yes, but I felt like I could do it.

Our teacher came down our aisle and I started playing with my skirt. Oh, if only she'd hurry up! Finally she did, and the packet of papers fell onto my desk. Tentatively I looked up to the pen markings...

...To see that I had gotten an A!

Yes! I silently cheered to myself. Victory!

 I looked over to see Eri's face smashed into the desk and sweat dropped. Looks like I was going to tutor for a while...

"Hey, Eri-chan, what did you get?" I asked, smiling.

She showed me her paper.

She got an B... So why is she moaning...?

"I didn't get an A... I failed..." she moaned dramatically.

I reached over to pat her head. "There there, Eri-chan... You didn't fail!"

One of her amber eyes opened to look over at me. "Anything lower than an A is failing."

I'm pretty sure that a B still passes... What does she mean? Oh! She must mean that she failed the Suohs!

"Hey, Eri-chan... I'm sure that Suoh-sama will be happy with a B," I soothed.

Again, I got glared at. "If I'm not top of the class then I'll never be able to--"

She stopped abruptly and looked away.

She really was a strange girl. Even so... I did wonder what she would "never be able to" do.

I stretched out across my desk with a sigh and waited for our teacher to call for attention again.

~*~

I stepped through the doors of the music room along side Eri.

"Ah, Nami-san, Eri-kun--How lovely to see you," Kyoya greeted. "How have you been?"

"Good," we smiled. "Hey... Where are the twins?" Eri asked, looking around.

"They went on a quick errand," Kyoya explained. "They'll be back later."

I nodded and sat down at a vacant table, keeping to myself, like always. I never once made an appointment. The only reason why I was there was because I liked watching the twins. Otherwise I'd be back at the dorm.

Someone slid in across from me. Yet again, it was Kyoya.

"You're always alone, Nami-san. Why is that?"

I looked down at my hands. "I like to be alone... You can't hurt anyone, and no one can hurt you."

Kyoya laced his fingers together and propped his chin on them, leaning on the table. "It seems logical. Would you mind if I asked who you hurt, and who hurt you?"

I opened my mouth to reply, but shut it again, slowly shaking my head.

Kyoya leaned back. "Well that's alright. Just know that I'm here if you'd like to talk."

I nodded, still staying silent. But eventually I did speak.

"Kyoya-senpai... Don't you have an appointment?"

He shook his head. "Not today. I try to keep myself free in case Tamaki messes up again."

I looked over to see His Royal Highness surrounded by ladies again. He was saying something and went into the mushroom corner when Haruhi replied. Smiling, I turned back to Kyoya while he was writing in his book.