Chapter 2:
Thoru sighed as she handed up her physics exam sheet. She was the last person left in the exam room but felt that she had done a satisfactory job. I'm doing it mum. She thought. I'm almost there too.
Yuki had helped her study in the end. Without his help, she doubted she could even have attempted that paper. She wondered if she had gotten all of the laws of thermodynamics in the right order though. She had definitely got- "Watch where you're going."
"wah?" She had been so lost in her own thoughts that Thoru hadn't even noticed the figure standing outside the door. "K-Kyo Kun, what are you doing?"
"Waiting to use this classroom for extra study."
"Really?" asked Thoru, incredulous.
"No." Chuckled Kyo, "I was waiting for you obviously. I haven't got training today and Yuki had a student council meeting so I thought that I should wait. I was starting to think that you would never finish."
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" exclaimed Thoru, slightly startled.
"Don't apologise – I didn't have to wait for you. If I ended up being stuck here for all eternity, it'd still be my fault. C'mon."
The two made their way down the hall and out the front gates in silence. "How did you go on your exam Kyo Kun?" Thoru asked politely.
"Okay I guess." Thoru nodded.
"I was quite happy. All thanks to Yuki of course."
"Mmmm."
"Kyo Kun, are you okay?"
"Wha? Yeah, I'm fine." The two walked on.
"What are you going to do after high school Kyo Kun?"
"I don't know. I s'pose I don't have much of a choice."
"what do you mean? Everyone has a choice."
"Yeah? Well not when you're me."
Thoru wondered what Kyo meant by this but decided to say nothing.
Kyo was about to walk up the steps when the two heard the sound of heavy feet approaching them on the gravel. He turned abruptly and came face to face with Yuki. Kyo took a step backwards to put some space between him and Yuki; almost falling over the steps in the process. Thoru gulped. Already this was not looking good.
"First out of the exam room hey cat boy." Spat Yuki, "Proud, are you."
"Yuki," Said Kyo, slightly exasperated; similar to if he were speaking to a very small, impatient child, "You know how much I hate exams. I finished and I left. What's wrong with that huh?"
"I suppose It's hard when you don't study." Continued Yuki, ignoring Kyo's remark.
"The hell is it with everyone thinking that I don't study! Like hell I study! What's it to you anyways?" Kyo yelled, suddenly firing up. Kyo swung a blow at Yuki; aiming for his head, but Yuki blocked it. Yuki grabbed hold of Kyo's wrist, swinging himself under Kyo's arm and twisting it around his opponents back, making Kyo wither in pain. Kyo stamped on Yuki's foot who loosened his hold on Kyo's wrist, allowing him to spin around and punch Yuki in the stomach, sending him flying. The two ran at each other and Yuki punched Kyo in the side and aimed a kick at his face, which Kyo dodged and instead, grabbed hold of Yuki's left leg, preparing to trip him over, but Yuki was quick to react, clinging to Kyo's right arm and left shoulder. The two wrestled each other to the ground and before long, Yuki had Kyo in a head lock.
Yuki released his opponent and made his way inside. "By the way," He said, turning to Thoru, "I am expecting Momiji over some time soon. He wanted to come visit. He'll be bringing Kisa and Hiro as well." And he disappeared into the house's interior.
Kyo jumped to his feet, brushing off his dirty and crumpled uniform. "I dunno what that was about. He mustn't've done well on one of his exams."
"Are you hurt Kyo Kun?" asked Thoru, anxiously. She always felt guilty after Yuki and Kyo had just fought; like she should have done something about it.
"Na, I'm fine. 've had worse anyway. I bet he invited Momiji over just to piss me off ya'know."
"L-lets go inside."
"Mmmm."
Thoru busied herself with preparations for their visitors and Kyo made his way upstairs to the roof.
"I take it your exams didn't go so well." Said Shigure from behind her.
"I actually thought that I did okay." Said Thoru.
"I remember when we did our second year exams hey -Gure." Thoru spun around. "Well that is, when we didn't do our second year exams. Ahh. Such a long time ago, but my memory serves me well." It was Ayame.
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