"Oh no, I'm laaaate!" Lumina shouted as she ran to her first period class, the tardy bell ringing out. Nearly tripping several times, the childish girl held back her tears as she fell into the ams of a certain man standing in the middle of the hallway.

"H-hey! Miss, you really should watch where you're going and you - " the spectacled student said, lifting her up just enough for her to get her balance. He was abruptly cut off by the girl who squeezed her way out of his grip.

"Waaah, I don't have time for this!" she shouted and ran into her history class. The student barely had time to get her name or to return her music book which had slipped out of her bag in a hurry and shook his head in irritation, "Lousy freshmen..."

"Ah, I-I'm sorry, Jack - I mean teacher!" Blushing, she took her seat in the front row, hurrying to pull out her notes.

"Don't worry about calling me teacher anymore. I recently got my PhD which means I'm a doctor now!" The teacher said, a youthful smile coming to his face.

"So I have to call you Doctor Teacher now?" she asked with a tilt of her head

"No, Dr. Jack will suffice." Flipping through his book, he proceeded to write on the board in bleak and boring chalk. The lesson went on without any interruptions or problems until the tests were given out.

Though Lumina meant to study more, she often found the material boring and would usually find a way to waste time. Truth be told, she was easily amused and often spent the time playing with her two cats. It wasn't much of a surprise to her when the test score she recieved was a 70.

Frowning, she shoved the paper into her bookbag and as the bell for the changing of periods rang, she worked up the nerve to approach the teacher.

"Dr. Jack?" She asked hesitantly, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear, her fingers lingering on her cheek. "I got a bad test grade, do you think you could tutor me during lunch or something?"

The teacher laughed, "Lumina, a 70 isn't that bad you know -"

"I know!" She interjected, "But Auntie Romana will yell at me otherwise..."

There was silence for a moment or two but then the teacher nodded, patting her head, "Fine, meet me after school at my place and I'll go over some things. Sound good?"

A chill ran through her spine. After school? With him? Sure she had been to his house before, after all, he still lived on the farm in the Valley, though his son worked it now instead of him. Her cheeks pinkened at the thought of being alone with him, but then she realized his wife, Celia would likely be at home.

"T-that sounds fine," She glanced at the clock on the wall. She had roughly two minutes to get to her next class. Breathing in deeply, she shouted as she ran out,"Ah I've got to go now! See you later!"