"Sam!" "Laddie!" Sam turned over. "Sam!" "Laddie!" Sam turned over in the bed.

"Take no offense by this Laddie, but ever since Star moved in, she's a pain." The door opened and the blanket was pulled off of the bed.

"Tell me about it."

"Sam!" he looked over. Mike stood in the doorway. "School." He glared and turned over.

"Wait, what day is it?"

"Wednesday." Sam and Laddie jumped out of bed. Mike smiled shaking his head. He dodged and Laddie running while putting his shirt on. Sam was dressed a moment afterwards and ran downstairs.

"Hey Laddie!"

"Alan!"

"Hey Edgar." Sam said as he came downstairs.

"Hey Sammy." Edgar grabbed his hand.

"Alan."

"Hey Sam, you guys ready for school?" Sam nodded. Edgar sat down.

"You ready for that math test?" Edgar asked.

"Yeah, that's going to be no sweat."

"And chemistry?" Alan asked, knowing the answer. Sam looked down shaking his head.

"I'm screwed."

"Well, good thing we've got a study session planned." Edgar said.

"Thanks." Mike shook his head.

"Don't worry Sam, just do the best you can, a D is still passing." Sam looked at him. He shrugged.

"I don't get it; I was fine with everything else why can't I get chemistry?" Alan shrugged.

"Why can't I get math?" Edgar asked.

"Because you're dumb like me." Laddie replied. Edgar ruffled his hair.

"Exactly, Sam's dumb in chemistry, we're dumb in math."

"Except Alan." Laddie pointed out looking at him. "Alan's just dumb in history." Sam chuckled. He looked at Alan.

"You looked at the binder I gave you right?" Alan nodded. "Okay, you'll be fine."

"I hope so Sam, I really do."

"Come on now Boys." They turned to Lucy.

"Hi Mrs. Emerson!" Edgar and Alan called.

"Hello Edgar, Alan." She stirred the eggs. "Now, don't you boys worry, you'll do fine."

"And if nothing else, I'll spend time with whichever one of you gets grounded." They all laughed.

Edgar and Alan walked into school before the bell rang, and went to their respective lockers only to meet up in the basement.

"Okay, so which subject are we studying first?" Sam asked. Alan and Edgar looked at each other.

"Chemistry," came out simultaneously.

The bell rang and they were a little over halfway through history.

"You'll be fine Edgar." He turned to Alan. "Don't worry; as long as you studied that stuff I gave you, you'll be fine." Alan and Edgar nodded.

"Don't worry Sam," he turned to Edgar, "you'll be fine." Sam breathed and nodded.

Their first class of the day was actually English. Sam Edgar only had a few classes together. They all had the same classes, just not at the same time. One of the classes they had at the same time was English. Sam and Edgar had math at the same time, Alan and Sam had chemistry, they all had the same lunch with Michael, and they all had gym together. Otherwise, they were on their own. But because they all had the same classes they studied together.

Edgar and Alan waited by the bike rack for Sam. Sam came out very slowly and got on the bike.

"Sam." He breathed and raised his head.

"I am screwed." Edgar and Alan winced.

"What's up?" Edgar asked.

"There's no way I did good, just no way." Alan and Edgar sighed.

"It'll be okay Sam."

"How'd it go for you guys?"

"I actually knew how to solve some of the problems." Edgar replied.

"I knew the answers, I don't know how; I just knew 'em." Alan replied.

"Good for you." Sam nodded with a smile, and then sighed. "Well, best get started on our homework." They rode home, Sam and the Frogs split up later as they headed home and Sam headed up to his grandfather's house.

He arrived home to Mike getting some milk out of the fridge.

"Hey, how did everything go?" Same walked into his room and shut the door. Star looked at Michael.

"Not good?" Mike shook his head. He knocked on the door.

"Sam?" there was no reply. "Sam, you haven't even gotten the grade back, you don't know how you did."

"I know. I just know that I didn't do well."

"Come on Sam." Sam opened the door, he flopped on the bed. Mike followed suit.

"Why can't I get this?"

"You're just not good at it. But then again, they're not good at dealing with a house full of vampires." Sam looked at him. He had a half smile.

"That's got nothing to do with chemistry."

"But it makes you feel better." He nodded. "Now, come on, let's mope when we see the score." Sam nodded.

"You're right." He got out of bed and went in the kitchen.

"Here you go." Star made him a sandwich.

"Thanks."

"Any time." She looked at Michael. He looked at her and shook his head. She nodded. Sam looked between them.

"Everything okay?"

"Yeah, everything's great. Say, you and Laddie going to go to bed at a sensible hour tonight?"

"Of course." Sam said. He ate his sandwich and looked at the clock; he had forty-five minutes before he had to pick up Laddie.

"I'm going to stop by the comic book shop, pick up something."

"Okay." Mike looked at him. "Hey Sam," Sam turned to him, "don't sweat it, you'll be fine." Sam smiled.

"Thanks Mike." He went out the door.

Laddie looked at the comic book.

"Sam, how did you get it?"

"I told you I'd been saving up."

"Awesome!"

Edgar and Alan waited outside of school.

"How do you think he did?" Edgar asked.

"He had to at least get a D." Alan replied.

"I'll bet you he just missed it." Alan looked at him. He shook his head.

"With how hard he studied."

"Hey, it's not his subject. But it doesn't matter we'll just study a few more hours more for the next one." Edgar sat on his bike. He looked at Alan suddenly. "Hey, maybe he can retake the test."

"You think?" Alan asked leaning in.

"Yeah, see we get the teacher to let him retake it on Monday, and then we just help him study the whole weekend." Alan nodded, he looked and hit Edgar's arm. Sam was coming out of the building staring at the test. He reached his bike.

"Sam, listen, Edgar thought you could retake the test and we'd study over the weekend." Sam looked at them and shook his head.

"I got a C."

Sam was still in shock sitting in the kitchen while Mike nodded. Edgar and Alan pretty much laughed at him. Laddie was picked up by Star and found a way to wake him up.

"So, this means you'll get an A next time right?"

"What?" he shouted turning to him. Everyone laughed, even Sam.