He should have known. He shouldn't have stayed up all night with Ayame and Shigure. He knew it was a stupid idea. And as a result? Hatori Sohma saw a big fat 'F' on his health assignment. He let out a great tormented sigh and wondered what on Earth he was going to tell his father. He had never failed a test. Ever. Not once. And when his father would ask how... what was he supposed to say? "Sorry, I was out all night with my weirdo Zodiac friends playing cards and acting like a drunken idiot, even though not a drop of alchohol passed my lips." Yeah. That would go over real good. Especially since Hatori knew his father didn't like the fact that he was born a Sohma, and within the Zodiac curse. He was afraid, for some reason, that being different would dumb him down and stand in the way of his father's only son becoming a doctor. Now, Hatori wondered if this could possibly be the case.

With his keen ears, he heard a whispering behind him, where Shigure sat. He turned and saw his best friend comparing answers with a cute girl and obviously flirting. Hatori rolled his eyes. At least Shigure wasn't as bad as Ayame. "Oh, sensei! I have returned from the bathroom safe and refreshed as a cool morning in spring!!!" Speakof the devil. Ayame gave a flamboyant curtsey and flopped down in the seat next to Hatori, automatically trying to attract the cute girl's attention. Shigure gave him a death glare and stuck his tongue out at him while the girl wasn't looking. Ayame leaned over into Hatori's personal space. "So what'd you get?" "I... got a twenty nine." Shigure abandoned the girl and leaned over Hatori's shoulder. "Out of a hundred?" "Apparently." "Wow." Ayame turned in his seat so that he was facing the other two, resting his head in one hand. "Have you ever failed a test before, Haa-san?" Hatori shook his head. "Wow, so not only did you fail, you also got the lowest score in class history! Congratulations!" Hatori snapped. "This is no time for congratulations. This was a semester test. I can't make it up." "Well..." Shigure began. "Wait!" Ayame interrupted. "Look at your paper, Tori! That doesn't look like it's written in your hand!" Hatori looked his paper over. "Hey, you're right!" He raised his hand. "Sensei, you've given me the wrong paper." "Oh?" Their teacher grabbed Hatori's paper and looked it over. "Shigure-san, can I see your test also?" "Huh? Oh sure!" Shigure handed his paper over. Their teacher observed both papers, frowning. "I see the problem here. I accidentally switched your papers." She returned them to their rightful owners. Hatori looked at the top of his real paper. A ninety eight. That was more like it. "Oooooh...that explains it!" Shigure exclaimed. "I was wondering why I got such a good grade!" "Glad that's back in order." "You can say that again.