***Tomoyo***P.O.V
The next day everyone at school was talking about the festival. I guess it was pretty amazing. Right when I walked into class I spot Kanou.
I had to quickly look away. I couldn't dare look Kanou in the eyes after he ruffled my hair. I don't know why I feel this way but now when I think of Kanou my heart starts skipping a beat.
"Hello class!" The teacher says to all of us cheerfully. I wonder what the teacher is so excited about?
As you all should know exams are next week so be prepared for them. I wasn't worried I was good at every subject except math. I then raised my hand.
"Yes Tomoyo!" she said pointing at me.
"What subject will the exam be?"
"Oh that would be..." She starts shuffling through her papers.
"Writing." She finally responds.
"But isn't the writing exam in winter?" A student blurts.
"Oh yeah that's right but that means it's the math exam."
I drop my mouth wide open dang that student and their big mouth.
I'm gonna fail why out of every subject does it have to be math? Ugh I only have one option I would have to find someone to tutor me.
Only question is who? As I'm thinking Yuichi comes up to my desk with his usual smirk.
"What's the matter Tomoyo, you look troubled. If you need a tutor I wouldn't mind teaching you a few things." He said in a flirty tone.
"No thanks." I say truthfully not knowing if he meant math or something else. I know I kinda shot his self esteem down but It would be worse if I actually lied to him and said yes. I learned my lesson from not being direct the first time.
"Ow I'm hurt Tomoyo." he said putting his hand on his chest pretending to be hurt. Yuichi begans leaning forward until I can feel him breathing on me.
"Just remember this...you will come crawling to me soon enough." He said whispering in my ear. I blush, he was super close to my face.
"See I even made you blush easily." He said before walking off.
I really hate Yuichi, that manipulating jerk. Let me rephrase that, that cute manipulating jerk.
But back to my bigger problem...I'm gonna fail this exam unless I find a tutor. Maybe after school I'll see if I can find Misaki and ask her if there's any tutors she knows.
Yeah that's what I'll do! I think to myself grinning like a fool.
"Ew why is that girl smiling to herself?"
"Yeah it's creepy." I turn my head to the directions of the two girls who were talking about me and give them a mean glare.
"Why are there two annoying girls behind me gossiping about stupid stuff?" I say imitating their voices. The two girls shoot me a look and turn away from me.
Two can play that game. I think to myself as I turn back to the front. I won't be pushed around anymore.
Right at the end of school I rush to see if I could find Misaki. I finally spot her near the student council room talking to Yukimura.
"Um..excuse me Misaki but I really need your help with something."
"Of course, I'll get right back to you on that later Yukimura." she says before directing me inside the student council room.
"So what do you need help with?"
"I need a tutor for math, there is an exam soon and I'm having a hard time."
"Oh I see an exam huh...well I happen to know the perfect tutor." she said.
"Who may that be?"I say excited.
"Kanou..." Misaki answered with her voice trailing off.
"What? Are you sure that he is suitable to be well...a tutor?" I ask.
"I'm pretty sure, Kanou may not look like it but he is a very smart person when it comes to academics."
"Well I don't know about that." I said looking at the ground.
"Just give him a chance Tomoyo. Remember you can't judge someone you hardly know anything about." She said.
"But-"
"I have to go take care of some business right now I'll see you later." She says before walking out of the room.
Great my only hope might be Kanou well I guess that's better than having someone like Yuichi tutor me.
As I walk out the school I see Kanou walking along the sidewalk with Yukimura chatting away. I don't know why but he seems to be the more comfortable around Yukimura than anyone else.
Would this be the perfect time to ask Kanou to be my tutor?Nah! I decide in my head.
I kept walking past them it would be easier to ask Kanou at school I just don't like the idea of asking him to tutor me in front of Yukimura.
Ew I sound like I'm nervous to confess to him or something. The truth is that I am kind of nervous to ask him to tutor me but I can't explain why.
The next day came around and I was going to ask Kanou to be my tutor because the exam was only a week away and I haven't studied at all.
I walk up to Kanou's desk he seems to be writing something down in a notebook.
"Umm..Kanou?" Was all that could escape my lips. He snaps his head in my direction where I can see his purple eyes.
"hmm..?" He says puzzled.
"Would you umm bemytutorfortheexam" I say really fast.
"What?"
"Will you be my tutor?"
He doesn't respond at first instead he starts thinking. There he goes with his cute thinking face again. What in the world am I saying?!
"I was suppose to study with Yukimura... but I guess you could join us." He finally says.
"Oh thank you!"
"No-No p-problem" he said turning his head away. I can tell he still isn't comfortable around me. Part of me wants to ask why he is afraid of me but the other part says it's best to just let it go for now.
After school I looked for Yukimura it was no surprise that he was walking with Kanou. I noticed something, they seemed to not care that I wasn't with them.
If I'm not mistaken I'm pretty sure Kanou said I could study with them. My first thought was to just follow close behind them but I didn't wanna seem like a stalker.
"Hey guys wait up!"I yell across the hall causing them to turn around. Yukimura is the only one that waved, Kanou just stared. But what did I expect Kanou to do anyway?
We all walk side by side I am walking next to Kanou. For some odd reason I can't bring myself to look at him I just feel nervous.
When I finally get the courage I look over at Kanou. He sees me staring at him so I quickly dart my eyes to the floor.
Why was I acting this way? Kanou looked like he wanted to say something to me but instead he just continues talking to Yukimura as we're walking.
We finally stop walking and I notice we're at the door to the library. We all find a table to sit at together.
"OK everybody take out your notebooks." Kanou states. I can't help but think it's a little cute when Kanou tries to sound like a teacher.
"Umm...Tomoyo take out your notebook." Yukimura says finally snapping me to all of my senses.
What is wrong with me that was pretty embarrassing for me to daydream staring at Kanou. My cheeks turn red as I finally take out my notebook.
"OK let's start with simple math "Kanou says.
"What's 4x plus 5x?"
"9x!" Yukimura answers right away.
I feel really dumb right now. Kanou keeps asking questions like that and Yukimura gets all of them before I have a chance to think of the answer.
"OK Tomoyo try and actually get this one before Yukimura does."
I don't know whether I should take offense to that or not but either way at least he said it gently.
"What's 1x(5x+4)?"
Yukimura doesn't answer he was looking at me. I'm assuming he was expecting me to answer this time. The truth is I didn't know the answer it was all a bunch of numbers and letters to me.
"I-I don't know I'm sorry." I say looking at my feet. The room is silent partly because it's the library after school but something about this silence makes it awkward.
"Yukimura you can go home now I think you're ready for this exam I have to stay a little longer to help Tomoyo out." I hear Kanou's voice say.
The fact that he was willing to stay longer just to help me out made my heart beat a little bit faster.
"Ok" A voice said I assumed it to be Yukimura's voice and I finally look up.
"OK Tomoyo let's break the problem down slower." Kanou begins showing how to do the problem step by step.
"Oh I get it now!" I say as he shows the steps and explains them.
"Good now...um solve this one." He says. Without realizing our hands both reach for the pencil causing our hands to touch. We both blush and look away stopping our hands from touching.
"Umm that-that is right." he said looking at the answer in my notebook.
"That umm is enough studying for um today." He says the running out the library.
What was that about? Was our hands touching really that bad?
***Kanou***P.O.V
I know it was wrong for me to leave Tomoyo like that but the truth is I couldn't get that tingling feeling out of my hand after it touched Tomoyo's.
I hope that this weird feeling in my hand goes away because I don't plan on falling or hanging out with any girls anytime soon.
***Tomoyo***P.O.V
It's been about three days after the big math exam Kanou has taught me and Yukimura a lot to prepare for it.
Today is the day we get our results back I'm so nervous I can feel sweat dripping down my head.
As I flip over my test paper I bite my nails to see the result I recieved. A shock of relief washed though my face as I stared at my 82/100.
This is the first time I ever got an 82 on anything math before I really have to thank Kanou when I see him.
When I see Kanou during passing period I run up to him and we both stop just facing each other.
"I just wanna umm say, thank you for tutoring me for the exams."
"No-No problem." he says stuttering both of our cheeks turn red. Kanou takes one last look at me before walking off.
Maybe just maybe if I'm around him long enough he will be comfortable around me. Wait why do I care if he is comfortable around me?
At the end of the day I walked to my locker to change into my outdoor shoes when I noticed a small bag.
I take out the small bag and realize it's some small chocolates. That's really weird because it isn't even Valentine's day yet. I check the tag to see who it was from.
The tag didn't have a name on it instead it said from anonymous. I taste one chocolate and it melts right into my mouth. I know I shouldn't take food from strangers but the chocolates were so good I couldn't resist.
I decide to leave the chocolates in my locker so tomorrow I can have a little snack if I want.
As I'm walking on the sidewalk I noticed Yukimura and Kanou weren't around. They must of already went home. Wait why do I care if they are around or not?
Every time I think of Kanou now I get this tingling feeling inside of me and my heart skips a beat. I only know one thing...
I never want this feeling to end.
The next day I eat another chocolate from my locker and walk to my homeroom.
Nothing unusual happened just this really painful feeling in my stomach. As time went on my stomach started to feel worse and worse.
People stopped and asked me if I was alright including Yukimura and Misaki. I told everyone I was alright but the truth is the pain was getting unbearable.
I wonder how much longer I can take the pain. I started thinking in my head of what I could of ate well all I could think of was my lunch. Then I thought more deeply, I did eat a chocolate this morning.
During passing period I open my locker to see the chocolates I turn it over to see it expired over a week ago.Who in the world would give me expired chocolates?
As I try to head back to class Kanou sees me walking crouching low from the pain.
"Are-Are you umm OK?" He asks which surprised me. A wave of pain washes through my stomach and I crouch low on the floor holding my stomach and groaning in pain.
"T-Tomoyo?" He says once more concerned.
***Kanou***P.O.V
"T-Tomoyo?" I say getting a little worried now.
I see Tomoyo crouching on the ground holding her stomach. Something in her stomach must really be bothering her because next thing I knew I was yelling for help.
Everybody was already in class but no one came out to help Tomoyo. I did the only thing I could think of to do I carried Tomoyo to the infirmary.
Tomoyo owes me big time because the teacher will think I skipped class.
"Is she alright?" I asked the nurse.
"Yes she is she just had a really bad allergic reaction to something she ate."
A wave of relief washed over my face to know she would be it hit me this yesterday I saw Yuichi put some chocolates in Tomoyo's locker.
Could it possibly be the chocolates she reacted to? As I begin to to leave the infirmary I am surprised to see who is walking in.
It was Yuichi and we both stop in our tracks once we see each other. OK Kanou just leave already. Part of me really wanted to say something to him but the other part of me didn't.
Unfortunately my body decided to do the first choice.
"W-Why do you need t-to be here?" I stuttered out I can tell he was taken back by me asking be honest even I was surprised I said that.
"Pardon me?" he asks raising an eyebrow.
"I-I s-said why do you n-need to be here your the one w-who caused this mess in the first place!" It's like I'm looking for trouble or something.
"If you really must ask me I'm here because me and Tomoyo are friends."
Even I'm not that clueless to not realize they aren't friends.The question is why was I defending Tomoyo?
"If I didn't know any better I'd say you're jealous of us." He said with a smirk interrupting my thoughts.
"No it's not lik-"
"Exactly so I should have a right to see her." he says pushing past me.
As I finally walk out the infirmary I can't help but think something just isn't right about Yuichi but I just can't put my finger on it.