Xemnas rubbed his eyes as he looked up from the exam papers. The student body had actually made him mad enough to have them take his exam three weeks early. His amber eyes flicked over to a slumbering Aqua, her grade book open to a random page after it fell out of her hands when she nodded off. A soft smile formed on his lips and he continued to mark problems off this exam in red ink from his pen.

After adding up the numbers in his head the Chemistry teacher turned to the first page. Who ever it was didn't to well at all. He wrote a medium sized forty-six percent and circled it. Xemnas froze completely as he read the name on the paper. 'Kairi'. There was no way she could have scored this low, not with all the A's she had in his class.

He allowed the packet to slip from his hands and join Aqua's grading book on the floor. The silver haired man reached over to the television remote and clicked it on. He was no longer in the mood to grade now. The TV came on with a blur of hash light before the news came on. A lovely woman appeared and she talked as if she would have been if the television was on the whole time.

"In words of the war another two hundred soldiers were killed in a car bombing. This-"

Xemnas violently clicked the red power button as he fought back tears at the woman's words. He didn't need Aqua to hear this. He bowed his head and waved his fingers though his silver locks. There was still no word on... No, he shouldn't even think about it. He clutched his shirt where his heart was.

A bright light came from his cell phone, a small star charm dangling off it. Xemnas reached over as the phone silently screamed out he was getting a call. He hit the green talk button and pressed the phone to his ear. The choked words and emotion heavy tone filled the now silent room.

"I heard Demyx...and I'm scared too." Xemnas paused and listened as his friend continued to stumble over his words. It was going to be a long night now. But, Xemnas admitted he needed comfort as well, and he didn't have the heart to wake Aqua and burden her that another two hundred soldiers were dead.


Amber eyes met warm sapphire as a familiar forty-six was placed in front of Xemnas. He let out a long sigh, he knew this would happen. His heart shattered as tears ran down her slightly tanned face.

"Sir there has to be a mistake! I-I study hard for this! I reviewed every chapter! I understood the material and..." Kairi trailed off as he stared hopelessly into Xemnas's eyes. "If it's true then there has to be something I can do to get my grade up."

"You know my rule on extra credit Kai-"

"Please professor! I've had an A in your class since the beginning and now it's borderline on a F. I'll do anything to bring it back up! Please!" The redhead was flat out begging him, and she sounded so much like Demyx did last night. Xemnas felt his heart break even more for a reason beyond him. His eyes flickered over to the photo that stood proudly on his desk. Three of the seven pairs eyes that stared at him were blue. Just like Kairi's.

Xemnas looked back at Kairi quickly. Her whole body was shaking as she waited for him to speak. He let out a long breath through his nose; Aqua was rubbing off on him. "Come by Friday and we'll see what you can do for-" The man's sentence died on his lips and Kairi's arms wrapped around his sitting, and now tense, form.

"Thank you Xemnas! Thank you so much!" Xemnas felt his body relax and he softly pat her on the back.