Hi, I'm back! Thanks to all those who reviewed my story, your comments are greatly appreciated. Anyway, here's Chapter 2. Enjoy!

Note: sentences in (' ') are thoughts and sentences in (" ") are spoken aloud.
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Chapter 2
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The next day, Ken was in the library at lunchtime studying for his exams on the following Monday. Although he had been there for only a half hour, he was both physically and mentally exhausted. He could not concentrate at all, and the page he was on kept wavering in and out of focus.

'I can't believe this,' he thought to himself, ' I'm a Physics mastermind, yet I can't comprehend anything in this book!'

Conceding defeat, he closed the book, put his head on the table and closed his eyes. After a few minutes of heavenly rest, he was very cruelly interrupted.

"Hey Ken." Davis said plopping down in front of him.

Ken groaned aloud. 'I can't find peace anywhere.' He sat back and looked at his friend, annoyance clearly written across his face.

"What do you want, Davis?" He said, exasperated.

"What's your problem?"

"Exams. They start next week and I can't seem to study. Speaking of which, shouldn't you be doing the same?"

Davis waved off the suggestion. "I'll start tomorrow. I always manage to make it so I don't bother about it."

Ken shrugged. "It's your life. Just remember that these finals decide what happens to us next year. And next year is our most important one. You cannot afford to play around then."

At that instant, the bell rang, signaling the start of their last classes.

"I'm late for my advanced trigonometry class," Ken said as he hurriedly packed up his books. This confused Davis.

"Ken you don't do trigonometry, advanced or otherwise," he said.

"I'm not taking this class," he said, "I'm teaching it. Mr. Hatenori asked me to while he is on leave." He and Davis both left the room.

"Ja ne." Ken said and started down the left corridor.
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Adrienne Turiko sat at her desk in the back of her classroom. She checked her watch. Their teacher was ten minutes late. She turned to address her classmates.

"Guys, it seems that Mr. Hatenori isn't coming so I officially...."

"Don't declare a free period yet," Ken said as he entered the room. "I'm Ken Ichijouji and Mr. Hatenori asked me to take his class while he's out."

"Ken," Adrienne said derisively, "You're at least two years younger than we are. What makes you think you can teach us anything?"

Ken met her gaze levelly. A satisfied smirk graced his lips. "I am a genius." He said. "That is why I'm teaching this class, and you are failing it."

Thoroughly embarrassed, Adrienne sat lower in her chair. A few persons snickered.

"Any other questions?"

Silence.

"Good. Now turn to page 70 in your text."


Ken leaned back in the chair and relaxed his tense muscles. Class was over and everyone had left. To him, teaching was a challenge he would rather not face everyday. This had helped influence his decision to be a police officer when he finished school.

Sighing, he stood up to leave. He headed for the door. Suddenly, his head began spinning; he felt very faint. Stumbling, he sank to his knees on the wooden floor. Then, everything went dark.

When Ken came to, he found himself in the nurses' office. He sat up in the bed; a wave of dizziness overtook him sending him to lie down again. He closed his eyes, waiting for it to pass. He placed a hand over his eyes to shut out the irritating sunlight.

When he finally opened his eyes, he saw the nurse sitting across from him.

"What am I doing here?"

"Someone saw you on the floor of a classroom and brought you here." She replied. "What happened?"

"I guess I stumbled and hit my head on something. I'm fine now." He swung his feet over the side of the bed and stood. "I should be going home."

"Are you sure? Maybe I should call your parents to come for you." Miss Shino said.

"That's alright. I feel perfectly well, there's no need to worry my parents." He picked up his backpack and left the room.

As he walked home, Ken wondered what had really happened. He was almost completely sure he had not hit his head. He only told Miss Shino that so she would let him leave.

'I must be studying too hard,' he thought. 'I'm going to work myself to the ground if I keep this up.'

Yet, he still wondered if he was right.
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