Sayori rolled around on her bedroom floor while the club watched her have an episode.

"So how'd we get to this point?" Tridon wondered, "I was just gonna help her study for finals."

"No!" Sayori shouted as she sat up and grabbed Tridon's collar, "Me, studying, and big test no go together!"

"Apparently complete sentences don't go with you either." Monika sighed, "Sayori, you need to study for finals."

"You need to study too Monika." Yuri added, "Remember, you need to get back up in the rankings because the finals will determine if you will or not. You might be living alone again, but you still need to get back up there."

"U-Uh..."

"We'll work on Monika after we deal with my best friend." Tridon moved Sayori's hands from his collar and said, "You told me that you would turn yourself around this year. Yet, you haven't."

"I-I have a little."

"I don't think 2-3 points is a major difference." Yuri retorted, "It's barely much of anything."

"Sayori," Tridon started, "you said you'd be one letter grade up before the end of the semester, but you're sitting at a D average."

"We're just here so you can at least pass the semester with at least a D+ or C- average."

"Mmm..." Sayori puffed her cheeks out and fell back onto her bed, "Fine!" She shouted, "I'll do the studying."

"Well," Monika started, "There's 4 of us and 4 subjects you need to study. So how about we split your study sessions across 4 separate ones. Starting with your easiest, moving down to your hardest."

"That would mean I would have to do English IV first." Sayori uttered, "Who's willing to do that?"

"I mean," Tridon started, "I am number one..."

"No." Natsuki interrupted, "You have to help her with math because you're number 1. Math is all of our worst subjects. But Sayori has an F in Pre-Cal right now."

"Right. I got math I guess."

"I'll help her with English." Yuri offered, "Anyone else?"

"I can help with Chemistry." Natsuki added.

"I guess that leaves me with Reading." Monika stated, "After that, you'll have your study session on Pre-Cal."

Sayori stiffened at the mentioning of Pre-Cal and jumped on Tridon, "Show me the ways of the numbers!"

"After your other study sessions."

"The numbers..." Sayori slid off Tridon while the other laughed at her.


Moments later, Yuri sat with Sayori who was practically flying through the questions for English. This shocked Yuri who didn't even get a chance to even help her.

"Wow Sayori. You're great at English. Why do you have a B- in that class?"

"The teacher sucks!" She shouted, "How can someone who teach English barely speak it in the first place!"

"Have you been teaching yourself?"

"Yes and no. I've been using a lot of the things I've learned during club meetings on tests. But remember, I also have the number 1 in our class as a best friend."

"Right." Yuri chuckled, "English is your best subject, right?"

"Yup."

"That means you don't really need my help..."


An hour later, Sayori sat with Natsuki in her living room while the others nearby in her kitchen.

Monika poured Tridon and Yuri mugs of cocoa while asking, "Have either of you spoke to Jen since our final adventure?"

"I haven't." Tridon answered.

"She told me she would focus on studying." Yuri responded. She then, "However, she told me that would like to leave the literature club."

"Why?" Monika quickly asked, "I thought she liked it there."

"She does, but it's just that in her final semester she wants to focus on studies rather than the club."

"That's understandable." Tridon commented, "Sayori should focus on studying too."

"You want her to go to Lingston with you, right?" Yuri asked.

"Yeah. I know there's a low possibility of her even making in the top 100, but there's also the possibility of her exceeding expectations." Tridon looked over at her and smiled, "She's a smart girl, but she's just been dealt a bad hand of laziness."

"Has she always been lazy when it comes to school work?" Monika asked as she joined them sitting down, "If she's actually pretty smart, she must've done her work when she was younger."

"Yeah no." Tridon quickly answered, "She's always been lazy. She just has someone who's her best friend as a tutor and someone who did her homework."

"Did she bully you?"

"No." Tridon looked from the corner of his eye to see Sayori glaring at him from her couch, "It was a mutual agreement to do her homework." Tridon sweat profusely from his forehead while he slowly sipped on his cocoa.

"You did bully him into doing your homework, didn't you?" Natsuki asked while writing on her notebook.

"No." She answered. Natsuki raised her eyebrow making Sayori say, "Yes. I did bully him a little."

"Did you at least pay him back for bailing you out the last 16 years?"

"I gave him peace of mind."

"Peace of mind?" Natsuki scrunched her face and said, "I don't think peace of mind is suplexing him every time he does something you don't like."

"You do the same thing."

"True, but I do it because-."

"You're a tsundere?"

"Sayori..." Natsuki growled.

"Oh pish-posh." Sayori scoffed, "Let's just keep doing biology."

"It's chemistry."

"Practically the same thing."

"No it's not..."


An hour and a half later, Sayori sat with Monika at her kitchen counter and read through a passage. However, she was reading a little too slow as she has yet to flip the page let alone answer a question ever since she started the practice test.

"Sayori, you know that you can just head to the questions first before reading the passage. You don't have to read the whole passage since the questions will only ask for certain parts of the passage."

"Nobody has told me that."

"Teachers tell you that so you don't waste time on the reading portion."

"That would've been nice to know on past tests..."

"Is this why you've been having low scores on your reading tests?"

"I think so."

"It just seems like the problem with you so far is the lack of good teachers, laziness, and attentiveness."

"But math has always been my worst subject. No matter how Tridon tutors me, I just can't get it."

"Hm and he's better at math than me." Monika mumbled to herself, "I don't know how you're going to do on that aspect then."

"I've always been able to pass math by just a few points. That might be fine in high school, but in college, it won't work that way. It's been bugging me because I'm trying to get into Lingston!"

"Wait what?"

"I want to follow Tridon to Lingston. I told him that I would be fine with him going, but I'm not fine being separated from him." Sayori hugged her legs on her stool and sighed, "I knew about his choice on attending Lingston over the summer."

"How?"

"His sister told me."

"Oh."

"It's why I told him I would turn it around this semester, but like you said, I'm lazy and lack attentiveness. If I paid attention, assessed myself better, and had good teachers, I'd probably be in the top 100."

"Yeah." Monika nodded and smirked, "It's obvious that you won't be able to do too well on this final exam, but let's say this. Why don't all 5 of us study hard enough so that we can all go to Lingston?"

"What?"

"Hear me out Sayori. I say we start next semester helping everyone with their negatives points in school. Then we all take the entrance exam for Lingston and get in!"

"That seems like a pipe dream Monika, but I like that idea and your enthusiasm!"

"We'll talk about after exams and on our final meeting before break."

"Alright."


Just a few moments later, Tridon walked into Sayori's room holding calculators, protractors, paper, pencils, and erasers. Sayori sat on her bed looking on in fear at the impeding math session.

"No!" She yelled as she tried to leap out her window, but Tridon grabbed her before she could, "Let me go!"

"No!" Tridon shouted back, "You need to learn about numbers!"

"No!" She yelled as she jumped back inside and ran around her room, "Numbers bad for Sayori!" Sayori ran back downstairs with Tridon still holding onto her hips.

The girls looked at Sayori practically dragging Tridon around her house while screaming, "No more more numbers! Numbers bad!"

"We didn't even start yet!" Tridon yelled, "Help me!"

Monika sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose, "What a way to transition to what we talked about before."

"I know how to help." Natsuki said as she held her foot out in Sayori's path causing her to trip, "Got her."

Tridon was then launched into the nearby wall and landed upside down. The both of them had squiggles on their eyes while the girls looked at them with pity.


30 minutes later, Sayori was tied to a chair while Tridon sat in front of her with an icebag on his head.

"Alright, let's start on your math tutor session." Sayori tried to burst out, but failed in doing so, "Nice try. We made sure you were trapped so you couldn't break out. We're going to get at this math thing until we think you can maintain a D in the subject."

"No..." Sayori whimpered.

"Even if it takes all night!" Tridon roared.

"No!"


That next morning, Sayori fell asleep while still tied to the chair and the others were sprawled around in her living asleep as well.

Sayori's eyes fluttered open as she took a look around. Her mind took a moment to process everything before they shot open.

"Guys!" She shouted, "We're gonna be late for exams!"

"What?!" The others shot up when she said they would be late.

"We gotta comb our teeth and clean our hair!" Sayori shouted as they picked her up while in the chair and ran into her bathroom.

"Not you Tridon!" Tridon was kicked out of the bathroom and his head went through her wall, "Pervert!"

Moments later, the club carried Sayori to the school, through the halls, and placed her inside her first test area. This confused the students and the test prompter in the room.

"She's ready." Monika sighed, "Our test!" She shouted causing the other 4 to run out of the room.


Later that day, Sayori was carried out of the school while still tied to the chair and by a group of students who set her down in front of the others waiting for them.

She sighed and smiled at them, "Now we wait for our results to come in the mail later this month along with our new class positions."

"Let's get you out of that chair." Tridon snapped his fingers and the tape keeping Sayori down disappeared, "So how did you think you performed on the tests?"

"Well, I know I improved on English and Reading, but Chemistry and definitely math were a little 'iffy' for me."

"That's expected." Tridon nodded, "At least it's over and we can hope that whatever studying we did helped you get at least a D+ average."

Everyone stood around whistling until Yuri asked, "Should we have one of our last short club meetings under the tree today despite it being cold?"

"Yeah." Everyone agreed and made their way to the tree.

They stood around the tree and sighed.

"So," Tridon started, "quite the semester huh?"

"Definitely." Monika agreed.

"Definitely up there on the craziest semesters for people." Natsuki added.

"We've gone on amazing adventures," Yuri started, "had some trouble with people along the way and met the greatest person ever."

Tridon looked around and asked, "Who?"

Sayori punched his arm and said, "Don't be stupid."

"I know..."

"Tridon," Monika walked in front of him and smiled at him, "I think you know what this next week is, right?"

"Uh..."

The other girls nodded and smirked at one another before surrounding him.

"Listen girls," Tridon slowly started back up and laughed nervously, "I know the Winter Dance is next week, but can you please give me some..." Tridon's back hit something solid. He felt behind him for a second before shifting his glance to Sayori who had a massive smile on her face, "Sayori...?"

"I can't believe it!" She shouted, "You're back!"

"What?" Tridon's voice quivered as he heard his best friend shout that.


A/N: The final chapter is nigh! The final is already ready for upload but I'll leave when I upload it to all of you. Should I upload it soon, or I should wait and let the suspense kill you until I do upload it? I'll leave it up to all of you! I've loved every second of this story and will surprisingly be the first ever fanfic that I've actually finished. Yeah I know. I started writing fanfics in 2014 and stopped in 2017, but came back a year later to do more and quit again before coming back to do this story and it was well worth it! Thank you all again and I'll see all of you in the finale!