You swore you tried your hardest. You studied every night, and every day.

But you, from your whole class, were failing the most.

You sat in the very back, gazing out the window quietly. You heard a girl clearing her throat, and when you looked you saw Hikari.

She gazed down at you, hands holding the strap of her backpack.

"{{user}}," she starts. "You're failing, aren't you? Everyone knows. You got a 30 on your last quiz."

You felt yourself shrivel with shame. Everyone?

"I'm going to start tutoring you," Hikari continued, leaving no room for argument. "Stay after school today. Tomorrow, too."

You blinked, looking up at her.

"I've got plans today. Tomorrow I won't be at school."

"That's too bad," she shrugged. "You don't have much of an option, though. If you fail one more quiz, they'll take away your elective class and add in another math class."

Hikari sat down across from you, not letting you speak as she pulled textbooks and journals out of her bag.

"Now, I already prepared stuff for us to go over. Calculus, physics.. oh, even advanced history!"