A/N: I know Prologue's a bit short, I can't promise a longer one though, but do expect more for the other chapters. Read on, people, I hope you guys like it! :)

Chapter 1: Moral Responsibility

RPOV

The bell rang on cue, and the class was dismissed. At once the raven-haired Alice beside stood up and briskly walked to approach our sensei, ignoring the unruly fuss around us. I sluggishly moved to fix my things, but though I hadn't meant to, her voice still made its way to my ears despite all the noise.

"I'm not going to do it."

"He's your seatmate now." Our sensei said, barely paying her the attention she was demanding. "It's your moral responsibility to help him."

"Ruka can manage."

Either because of the fact that she actually referred to me by my first name, or the annoying fact that she seemed willing to do absolutely anything to get rid of me and her newfound responsibility, I found myself butting in the conversation.

"I-I guess she's right."

I didn't miss the glare that she flashed at me as she glanced my way.

"I-I can manage on my own. Y-you don't have to oblige her to tutor me."

There was a short pause as he raised an eyebrow at me. "But you failed in the last two quizzes; and yet again in this exam."

I flushed. "I-I was just...distracted."

For a split second I felt her eyes on me, but then that seemed ridiculous because at this point her eyes seemed to bore holes right through our sensei so maybe I was just imagining it.

"Ms. Imai, you're an Executive. The student council proposed a tutoring program, right?"

I glanced at her, and noticed the slight furrow of her eyebrows. Sensei nodded, and was about to close the matter when she spoke again.

"In that case it doesn't have to be me. Inchou can tutor him."

There was a vague feeling of rejection poking at my chest, but I pushed it aside. I turned back to the amused professor. "I-I promise I'll do better." I said. "I don't want to trouble other people."

There was a short pause, the man's eyes flashing from me to the Ice Queen. Then he sighed. "Fine." I saw her shoulders relax from the corner of my eyes. "You don't have to tutor Nogi. But I'll take it upon you, Ms. Imai, to make sure he does his job."

She stiffened, and I swear I almost felt the dark clouds looming over her. "That's basically the same thing."

The man smiled. "Exactly."

I gulped, and turned back to our professor. But before I could say something, he cut me in. "Oh, and that's final."

The door shut close and we were left in the half-empty room, and I figured that it was indeed final and irrevocable.

I sighed, turning back to the Ice Queen. "L-Listen. You don't have to—" Her eyes suddenly burned down on me, and I instinctively stepped back. "—do it."

She stared at me like I was some weird specimen, and I gulped back. When she spoke again, she sounded calm, but the words seethed with threat. "I don't care what distraction is going on in that blond head if yours, but get rid of it. You better do what you have to do, Nogi, or you know what."

She left the room after that, and I sighed. Somehow I was glad that she didn't venture on whatever distraction I was having 'cause I was in no way prepared for that. I knew that this was her call—it was really up to her if she's going to do it or not. Honestly, a small part of me thought that maybe this wasn't a good idea. But then again it's going to be her choice. Though by the way she slammed the door, I was pretty sure she'd made up her mind.

She's always been sure of the things she wants…or hates, for that matter; so I thought that if she'd decided, it probably won't change anytime soon. I just didn't realize that whatever her decision would be was going to ironically change everything.

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