"I've failed the midterms!"

We all turned our heads to the door, there stood Yui with a sad face, test results in her hands. It was the day after the midterms, and the results were handed to us. The clubroom went to an abrupt silence after the announcement.

"Figures." I muttered, breaking the silence.

"Yamamoto-kun!" Akiyama yelled at me.

"Just take the retest. No need to fuss over it." I said in a bored tone.

"Yeah, but can she succeed in the retest?" Tainaka piped in.

I believe she could. Yui is a determined person, if she put her all into something, she'll master it in no time.

"Hiromi-kun! Help me!" It was the desperate voice of the midterm failure.

"Why the hell would I wanna do that?"

"Because you have the best grades along with Nodoka-chan!"

Well, it's true that I am equal with Manabe in a matter of intellectual thoughts. But that doesn't mean I'll teach you!

"Why don't you ask Manabe?" I asked with irritation.

"I want you to teach me too!" she begged whilst hugging my leg.

"Alright, alright! Now get off me!" I swung my leg and forced her to let go.

"Oh ho, how cute." commented Kotobuki. She put up a hand to her mouth to hide her smile.

"Shut up."

And so, we arranged a cram session located at Yui's house. The teachers will be yours truly along with Manabe. Argh, my gaming Saturday is now ruined.

The promised day came without me noticing. I reluctantly got up from bed and did my morning routine. As I went outside, the warm spring air greeted me once again. It's almost summer, I noted. As the sun glared down on me, I walked towards Yui's house with a cigarette dangling on my lips.

I came across a familiar face as I turned into a corner. The girl who goes with the name of Manabe Nodoka waved at me. Not wanting her to inhale the smoke, I took out my portable ashtray and put out the half done cigarette.

"Good morning, Yamamoto-kun. It's a fine day, don't you think?" she greeted.

That has got to be the most clichéd greeting ever. "Sure is." I answered with boredom.

"Let's do our best today!" she cheered, fresh as a daisy.

"Yeah, let's."

We walked together towards Yui's house, having small talks. In a matter of minutes, we reached our destination.

Manabe knocked on the door, initiating a "Coming!" voice to come out from inside. The door opened after we heard a loud stepping noise from inside, and revealed a familiar face of Hirasawa Yui… wait, something's off.

"Come in! I've been waiting for you guys!" she invited us in.

"Yui's sister?" I randomly asked out of the blue.

Manabe and 'Yui' looked at me with surprise.

"How did you know?" they both asked simultaneously.

"Uh, coincidence. I guess."

"A-anyway, let's come inside. It's quite a scorcher outside."

We went inside and were guided to Yui's room. It was a standard girl's room without anything out of the ordinary. Looking to my left, I saw her Les Paul in its best shape. I'm quite happy to know that she took good care of her guitar. As I looked to the table, there sat the real Hirasawa Yui, with a look of determination on her face. I must say that look is kinda…

Cute. My conscience said to me.

Wait, no, that's not what I meant. Shut up, conscience!

I turned my head to a random direction to get the thought out of my head. Damn it, what the hell is wrong with me?

"Welcome! Are you surprised that I have a clone, Hiromi-kun?" she said as she put up a smirk.

"No," I plainly stated. "And she isn't your 'clone'. She's your sister!"

"It seems that we're discovered, nee-chan."

The look of surprise can be seen clearly on Yui's face. I smirked as I thwarted the trick she had arranged. That couldn't fool me, I am quite gifted with a sharp perception.

Yui told us about her plan of fooling me into thinking her sister, Hirasawa Ui as Yui. Strangely enough, Manabe didn't even notice the 'Yui' that greeted us was a fake until I point it out.

Yui's sister left us after the explanation, and so began the cram session. Not long after a brief problem solving, Yui fell asleep at the table.

"Oi, get up!" I said to her.

She blurted out random words that I can't even decipher. I was about to poke her with my pen before a voice stopped me.

"Now, now, Yamamoto-san. I believe Yui can't handle all these materials at once. Let her rest for a while."

Now that I think about it…

"You have a point, I remembered when I taught her how to play the guitar, she's a slow learner, but her determination is what kept her going."

Manabe smiled another angelic smile.

"Absolutely right. It's amazing that you knew her well for only a few weeks."

"I just happen to be a fast learner in a person's personality." I said to her.

"And what amazed me more was the fact that you could tell the difference between Yui and Ui. I can't even tell a single bit of difference after all these years."

That, I don't know how I do it. It's just… they have a different… what do you call it, aura? Dammit I sound like a hippie.

"Like I've said, coincidence." I lied.

I excused myself to go to the balcony for a smoke. Like any other people, Manabe lectured me about smoking, which I ignored. It's still around 11am as I went out, the sun's still glaring in full force. Few minutes later, I put out my cigarette at the portable ashtray I bought online. I am, in fact, a huge fan of Metal Gear Solid. So when I saw Snake's cigarette tube in MGS4, I lurked the internet and bought it almost immediately.

The rest of the day was uneventful, Yui woke up after a few minutes and continued to study. When the sun sets, I escorted Manabe to her house, and went on my way home.

Now to wait for the results…

"I've passed the retest!"

The clubroom went to a cheer after the door slammed open and the announcement came. It was no surprise for me, I knew she would pass.

I trusted her.

"Let me see that." I said as I snatched the results from her hands.

The members stacked up behind me to see the results. Surprisingly, she got perfect scores, for all the materials.

"Amazing, Yui! Perfect scores!" exclaimed Tainaka with disbelief.

Yui, with her triumphant smile, pointed her finger to me.

"Thanks to Hiromi-kun!"

You might not want to forget Manabe, her teaching is better than mine.

And so, this proves that Hirasawa Yui, a rather unique girl, is capable of anything when she put her all into it.