We, 5/10
Wednesday, May 10th/ Morning.
During homeroom, Ms. Goodwitch makes an announcement. "Listen students. I must remind you that we will be having the Midterm Exams the week after next." A few groans follow, but Goodwitch remains indifferent to the complaints. "It should go without saying that you need to take your time to study what we've covered so far if you don't want to fail. That includes the additional readings I've assigned, so make sure to review those again."
More protests and grumbling comes from the students, but a quick glare from the teacher manages to quiet down the room. The lecture has a tense atmosphere for the rest of the morning.
Wednesday, May 10th/ After School.
When the last bell rings, Jaune walks up to my desk. "Hey Ruby, I was wondering if we could hang out to review for the exams. It'd suck if any of us gets caught off guard with Goodwitch… so, preparedness for the win, right?" He offers.
"Sounds like a good idea," I reply, before I have an idea too. "I'll ask Velvet to see if she wants to join."
"Alright," Jaune says before turning to see Weiss leaving the classroom. "I'll ask Weiss too. The more the merrier!" he adds before following her out the classroom.
I walk up to the back of the room, where Velvet is finishing packing up her things. "Hey Velvet, doing any better?"
"Hi Ruby. Yeah, kinda. Wha's up?"
"Jaune and I are going to the library to study for a while. Wanna join us?"
Velvet seems to wilt a little, though she's still smiling. "I'm sorry. But I already have plans for today."
As if on cue, a door slides open and a second year student with short brown hair with caramel-colored bangs falling down the right side of her face steps in. She's wearing a cappuccino-colored scarf around her neck (even though it is still hot outside) and stylish sunglasses. She sees Velvet and confidently walking up to the two of us. "Hey Velvs. Ready to go?" She asks.
"Jus' a second," Velvet announces before slinging her bag over her shoulder. "Oh! This is Ruby, the classmate I talked to you about," Velvet explains to the girl before turning to me. "Ruby, this is Coco. She's been my friend for a really long time."
I look at her with an amiable smile. "Nice to meet you, Coco."
For her part, Coco pulls her glasses down and does a once-over of me before smiling. "Likewise. Love your hair, by the way."
"I… uh, thanks! Yours is, um… pretty, too."
Really smooth, Rubes.
Coco chuckles a bit before pushing up her glasses. "Okay Velvs, let's get going," she says before walking to the door. Velvet turns back to me as she's following.
"Sorry. We can meet up again some other time."
"Sure, no problem," I tell her. As Velvet leaves the room, Jaune comes back in, looking a bit dejected. "Weiss didn't want to come?" I ask him.
"No," he sighs before quickly adding, "But it's cool, though. She says she studies better on her own, so I didn't want to impose."
"Well, guess it is the two of us today, then," I say. I pull out my phone and type a quick text to Dad and Yang before heading with Jaune to the library, where we spend most of the afternoon reviewing past lessons. We both decide to put off the mid-year report research for when we're done with these exams.
Wednesday, May 10th/ Evening.
Yang is studying in the living room, so I help Dad out with the food and cleaning up around the house. There's nothing much else to do after dinner, so we all sit around the TV and watch a dumb comedy or something before heading to bed.