Mission Accomplished. Sort of?

I arrived to my calculus class with a few minutes to spare. The professor was at his desk, preparing the PowerPoint lectures. This is your chance, Facet. You will not take 'no' for an answer!

I walked up to his desk in full confidence mode- one that was quickly shot down when he looked up at me, exasperated. "Yes, Miss Facet?"

I felt my face grow hot, "uh, well…see. I…uh, I don't think it's very fair that I have a B in this class only because I refuse to work with a bunch of clo- students. Is there something, anything that I can do to bring it up to an A?" I felt out of breath after the words left my mouth.

"Miss Facet, I don't know what to tell you. It is specifically stated in the syllabus, which we went over, that you must have at least one group assignment completed," I was ready with a response but he put his hand up to stop me, "yes, I know that you have completed the group assignments. By yourself. Which isn't the point."

I sighed, "Yes, sir. I understand, sir." I hung my head and began to turn away to return to my seat when I heard him sigh.

"Miss Facet."

"Yes?" I said with eyes full of hope.

"I will give you the opportunity to raise your grade. Miss Lazuli?" Huh? Who?

"Yes, professor?" Asked a voice behind me. I turned my head and saw an almost familiar face. I recognized the girl who sat a couple of desks in front of me, but I had never really had a chance to study her.

"Miss Lazuli, meet Miss Facet. Your new tutor."

We both looked at each other, wide-eyed. "Sir, with respect, I don't think I can do this…" She said. I may have looked a little taken aback because her face turned apologetic, "no, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that," Like what? I gathered myself and put my hands down on the professor's desk.

"Look professor, I agree with Lazuli. There must be another way to go about this."

"Listen, both of you. Both of you need to bring up your grade. I offered a solution. If you do not accept within the next five seconds, I will recant my offer."

I looked at her, nervous. She looked like the popular type. The type that hung out with the other pretty people on campus. They always seemed to know each other. Of course she didn't want to me to tutor her, I was the complete opposite! She was only taller than me by an inch or two, but she seemed to have a graceful nature whereas mine was frantic and clumsy. I was thin but soft, her torso was lean and tight, giving away that she was either involved in a sport or just consciously worked to stay fit. I preferred Taco Bell and Skyrim at three in the morning. The main thing that stood out about her was her dark hair. Whenever she moved, her hair would catch the sun's light through the window and it would glisten to a blueish color. She was definitely cooler than me.

My thoughts were interrupted by her outstretched hand. "Fine," she said. Surprised, I slowly grasped her hand in my grip and shook it once. "Fine," I whispered.

We walked to our desks in silence. The class was beginning to fill and the professor made his way towards the door, ready to ruin a poor soul's day. I took out my phone, ready to text Amethyst the not-so-exciting news when I heard feet shuffling next to my desk. I looked up and saw the girl. Her hair gleamed its deep blue as it caught the sun off of the window next to me.

"Lapis."

"Huh?"

"My name is Lapis. Let's talk after class." She said as she turned to move back to her seat.

Nice to meet you Lapis, I'm Peridot. Do you need help getting that stick out of your ass?

I rolled my eyes and took out my phone to text Amethyst.

Peridot 9:05am: Amethyst, you will not BELIEVE what I just endured. It was…insufferable!

Amethyst 907am: Woahhh dork. Cool it. I wanna hear this story face to face. I'm gonna get some popcorn

Peridot 907am: Amethyst! This is serious! Sigh. I'll see you at home.

I stared at my watch and counted down the minutes. Maybe she'll forget? Maybe I should sneak out and just say I forgot? NO, Peridot. You need this grade. This was the midterm review and all I could focus on was my meeting with Lapis after class. I slunk into my seat and carelessly went back to taking notes.

Students slowly started putting their books away. The professor dismissed the class and I saw Lapis pick up her back pack and head towards the door. She moved next to the frame and paused just outside the door. I gathered my belongings and dragged my feet to meet her.

She seemed to have gotten a phone call and I awkwardly stood outside of the door, waiting on her to hang up.

"Yeah, we can meet for lunch. Yeah, cool. Bye," she put her phone into her pocket and turned her attention to me, "The midterm is in two days. Let's talk about this tutoring thing."

So she does want me to tutor her? I hastily replied, "Sure. Um. Well, I'm pretty much free whenever. I'm usually done with classes by 1 so we can meet at the library or -uh- something."

"I have swim practice later, like at 6. Can you meet me at the library at 8?"

"Sure, uh yeah, that's cool. I like to be on the second floor," I replied.

"Ok, sure. Meet me by the café." Lapis went to turn towards the south exit, but my voice stopped her, causing her to turn to face me again.

"Peri."

"What?" She tilted her head and raised her eyebrow in question. I don't know why, but this made my face feel like somebody had just set it ablaze. The genuine questioning in her voice made me feel a brief second of calmness.

"My name is Peri. Well, Peridot. But most people just call me Peri." I gave her a quick smile and wave and swiftly turned towards the west exit before I could embarrass myself anymore.

I stepped into the chilly air of the autumn day and basked in the brisk wind kissing my cheeks. I replayed the scenario with Lapis and decided that it probably went the best it could have gone. This whole tutoring thing might not be so bad afterall.

A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed the first three chapters! I do have a big girl job and work for 8 hours a day plus go to school. I'm going to do my best to update regularly. If I feel inspired, I can knock out two chapters a night but that writer's block likes to hit out of nowhere sometimes.