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Miko tapped her pencil sighing. School was such a bore. She should be out kicking 'cons butts with Bulk! Not taking some stupid test that she would invariably fail. She turned to look at one of her best friends on the North American continent, Jack. He was finishing his test studiously, he actually cared about his grade, and then Miko turned to look at the wiz kid who was already in high school although he was barely 13. Both Jack and the wiz kid Raf were her bestest of friends, and if it wasn't for the autobots she never would have met such awesome friends.

"Time's up, everybody put your pencils down!" The teacher called sharply, and hurriedly Miko finished the last of her questions. "Miss Nakadai, I said pencils down." Our wonderful history teacher Mrs. Won said annoyed and I found her standing behind me with a glare in her eyes.

"But Mrs. Won, I thought you wanted me to do my best, and I had the answer on the tip of my tongue and I just couldn't get it out. And then I remembered! And I wanted to show you so badly I knew your country's history. And- and I didn't understand what you had said. I- I don't fully understand your language, I heard you, but- but I- I- I just couldn't understand what you were saying." Miko defended herself in a rush, playing the confused exchange student card. It worked on almost all her teachers, and just pulling up some fake tears tended to do the trick.

"Well- well just pay more attention next time." Mrs. Won said, clearly taken aback by the little Japanese girl's sudden mood swing. "Please finish the question and hand in your paper Miss Nakadai." The teacher said, walking back to her desk. The minute her teacher's back was turned Miko broke into a smile. America could sure be fun. She thought grinning. Across the room Jack just shook his head and up front Raf just rolled his eyes. If they knew anything, they knew how easily Miko got away with things. Miko finished her paper and handed it up front. With a fake relieved look she headed toward her teacher.

"Thank you so much Mrs. Won, you don't know how much this means to me." Miko said in a rush.

"Just pay more attention next time. OK?" Mrs. Won said with sympathy.

"I will, oh I will." Miko replied, with evident relief on her face. Miko heard the bell and ran out the door smiling. "I love that bell." She told Jack and Raf who had rushed to catch up to her. "The last bell, I can't wait to get out of here!" She smiled, stretching as she pulled her bag out of her locker.

"I bet you do." Raf laughed. "I just don't understand why you don't enjoy school, it is a wonderful thing! Today we were talking about the theory of-"

"I don't really care Raf." Miko said impatiently, not seeing her friend's crumpled face. "But guess what? Metal Death is coming here! To Jasper for a concert! I can't believe it, I am so excited! I just have to wait to get those tickets. I hate waiting." She grumbled.

"Let's get out of here." Jack interrupted, closing his locker. "I can see Arcee outside."

"Yes! Bulk and I will so beat you two back." Miko laughed, slamming her locker and racing outside. Bulkhead opened the door for her and Miko clambered in.

"Hey, Miko. How was school?" The bot asked shutting the door.

"It was great." She replied distractedly, seeing Jack and Raf get into their vehicles. "Just go, go!" She exclaimed, and her protector hit the gas and the two sped ahead of her friends. Miko held onto her seat as the two hit the road, laughing till they hit the desert. "We are so going to beat them!" She laughed.