It has been two months since Reika came and it was also time for their quarterly examinations. Eugene, Alfred and Jenny stayed up in his house so that he could tutor them somehow. If Eugene got his back during fights, he got Eugene's back during exams.
"Why don't we just do the easiest way Dennis?", Eugene complained.
"What easy way? You better not be talking about cheating codes!", Jenny warned.
"Yes, cheating codes is the easiest way to pass exams but it is also the easiest way to expulsion", Dennis explained.
"Whatever! I just don't get this stuff! Why the hell should I be studying about the Prussian War or about samurais before!", Eugene complained more.
"Hey, Dennis. So, how is the new student, Reika Hanzo?", Alfred asked.
"Why, what about her?", Dennis asked.
"Well, I have been hearing this rumor that she is pretty brilliant. She actually graduated number one from her junior school. So, I guess you'll be facing difficulty in maintaining your rank in the honor list", Alfred expounded.
"Really? Top honor?", Eugene asked.
"Yup", Alfred confirmed.
Eugene stood up and started for the door when Jenny called him, "And where do you think you are going?"
"I'm going to Reika. I'll ask her to tutor me"
"Oh no you don't!", Jenny shouted as she dragged Eugene back to his seat.
"What is wrong with you woman!"
"Don't you feel ashamed of yourself? You would rather have that girl teach you than Dennis, your friend? Besides, you don't even know her, what makes you think she would just open up the door of her house to you and teach you just the way Dennis is doing? Think Eugene! Think!", Jenny shouted in Eugene's ears.
"Alright, I got it. Stop shouting", Eugene protested.
"If I know, you just want to go to her because she is god damn beautiful", Alfred said.
Jenny looked at Alfred then to Eugene who was pretending he did not hear anything.
"So that is why!", Jenny shouted and slapped Eugene. Eugene yelped in pain as he touched his throbbing cheek.
"Don't worry. It is ok for me if Eugene no longer----", Dennis said but was cut short by Jenny.
"Oh, don't be silly Dennis. Eugene is just trying things so he could finally get out of here and start fights again with those boys at the other school", Jenny said.
Dennis smiled and said, "Ok. Let us go back to the lessons then."
After that tutorial session Dennis became bothered. Basically not because he learned that Reika was a possible rival for the number one spot in the honor list but also he kept thinking why he felt he knew her even she came to school for the first time.
"Don't be silly Dennis. How could you possibly know her", Alfred said as Dennis told them how Reika bothered his thoughts.
"That is the same thing I told myself before. But as time pass by, I continuously feel that we are acquainted already and that we are connected somehow", Dennis said.
It was the last day of the test and Dennis, Eugene, Alfred, Jenny, Charlene and Vincent were all seated at Jeremiah's garden. Jeremiah summoned them due to Jericho's bidding.
After that tutorial session Dennis became bothered. Basically not because he learned that Reika was a possible rival for the number one spot in the honor list but also he kept thinking why he felt he knew her even she came to school for the first time.
"Don't be silly Dennis. How could you possibly know her", Alfred said as Dennis told them how Reika bothered his thoughts.
"That is the same thing I told myself before. But as time pass by, I continuously feel that we are already acquainted and that we are connected somehow", Dennis said.
"You said something about her smell. Can you clear that up?", Vincent asked.
"Well, we all noticed that whenever she is around, the air would just be filled with sweet smell of flowers… jasmine and lilac particularly. At first we did not make a big deal out of it, but after sometime we all agreed it was her doing whenever the room would smell flowers", Dennis explained.
"Hmm", Vincent said.
The others all looked at him with questioning eyes. Eugene asked, "What do you mean by your 'hmmm'?"
"Yeah. It is as if you know something. Do you Vincent, do you know something?", Alfred asked.
"Nothing", Vincent said and was about to open the door and get back inside when the image of Jericho and Michaela emerged from the house.
"You are all here. That is good", Jericho said.
Alfred at the sight of Michaela stood up and shouted, "Michaela!"
Annoyance crept to Vincent's guts but suppressed from knocking Alfred to the ground to avoid any questions and confrontation from his sister.
"So, can somebody finally tell us why the hell we're all here all of a sudden?", Eugene said impatiently.
"You have a case to solve", Jericho said coolly.