Usagi and Urufu stood outside the former's homeroom – Classroom 2-1. "Hah… Hah… Phew, looks like we made with two minutes to spare." The older blond said breathlessly, she was a bit winded from the run they had to take in order to avoid being late, Usagi herself was in a similar state if not worse.

"Thank goodness, I couldn't run anymore." Usagi replied, the younger girl was hunched over, face red with exertion.

"You should work on your stamina more, you're faster than me, but you get tired more easily." Urufu observed.

"I really don't want to talk about exercise right now, OK Urufu!" Usagi stated loudly as she tried to recover her breath.

"Sorry, Sorry." Urufu apologised, "Bad timing, bad timing". "Well I'll be going now. See you at lunch Usagi."

She turned and headed down the hallway in the direction of the stairs, in order to get to her own homeroom on the third floor.

"Ok, bye Urufu." Usagi said, waving goodbye.

"And don't fall asleep in class, Usagi." Urufu called back, a knowing tone in her voice.

"OK MOM!" The odango haired girl snapped back; obviously, Usagi was feeling much better.

The ribbon haired girl chuckled at her friend's retort and she continued sniggering as she turned the corner at the end of the hall.

She's always teasing. Usagi sighed mentally, sliding the door open and heading into the classroom. But boy does she know me, so much for catching few Zs during one of the classes I do understand.

"Wow Usagi, you're here on time again today." Said a girls voice.

Said statement came from a girl with wavy, brownish-red hair, it stopped just above her shoulders and was accessorised with a teal bow in the back. She also had teal coloured eyes, a shade darker than her bow.

This is Naru Osaka, and other than Urufu and her sisters; she has known Usagi the longest and is her best friend.

"I suspect Urufu was involved, did she come to school today?." She asked

"Yay, Urufu and a glass of water… which she unapologetically poured on my head, while I was sleeping. And yes she did come to school today."

"Whoa, that's some way to wake someone up in the morning."

"I know right."

"But…" Naru considered.

"But what?" Usagi asked, giving her friend a look.

"You know how you are in morning; she probably went with what she thought was most effective."

"Naru, not you too." Usagi moaned. "You're supposed to be on my side."

"I am; and part of that is wanting you to improve on your faults, whatever they are." Naru explained.

Usagi only groaned in reply.

Naru sighed. "Anyway, I'm guessing since your oldest friend woke up early today you least ate breakfast?" she asked, deciding to change the subject.

The topic of food immediately perked blond girl right up. "Yep, chocolate chips waffles with butter and maple syrup. There were so delicious, I had eight of them, although I wish I could had more."

Naru eyes widen for a second, before settling into a pointed look. "Really Usagi you need to learn some self control and get a handle on that appetite of yours."

Usagi sweat dropped. "Naru you're my best friend, you know I don't have that kind of self control. Beside I'm a growing girl, I can't help." Usagi whined.

But Naru wasn't going to let her off easy.

"Maybe, but doesn't Urufu have the same huge appetite and a little more restraint." Naru stated. "So gaining a little self-discipline is well within your capabilities."

"She barely ate less than me at breakfast today."

"But did she go for seconds?"

Usagi didn't answer, which pretty much confirmed Naru's suspicions.

"Yay that's what I thought." Naru said to herself.

"Well at least there's no risk of you eating during class today, so that's a plus."

Usagi was about to tell her russet-red haired friend what she thought of that plus. But at that moment the classroom door opened and in walked a woman.

The woman was dressed in a magenta suit with a similar coloured skirt and heels; she had turquoise eyes and hair similar to Naru's, but it was a bit more brown than red and it reached down to the small of her back.

This is Miss Haruna Sakurada, Naru's and Usagi's homeroom, her students have the privilege of calling her by her first name.

"Alright settle down everyone, and please take your seats for attendance." The young teacher said.

Miss Haruna began calling names, in alphabetically order using first names. So this means that Usagi was among one of last names to be called and when she was, her homeroom teacher was surprised when she responded.

"Usagi, you're here on time again, that's the fourth time this week." What she said mirrored Naru's earlier statement almost word for word. Some of her classmates also looked in Usagi direction, disbelief on their faces.

Why does everyone always say that, it's not my fault that all the other kids always got to school on time. She mentally whined. And please quit staring like your witnessing a miracle. I've already been early multiple times!

"Well whatever you're doing dear; please keep it up." The auburn haired teacher said with an encouraging smile.

Maybe you wouldn't say that if you actually knew what I was going through every morning. The ponytailed girl mentally cried.

Usagi played over the past four days in her mind, during the first three days Urufu had physically removed her body from her warm bed using strength that Usagi never knew her friend possed until then. Today's soggy wake up had been something completely different, Urufu explanation for that had simply been, "I want to keep it fresh and exciting."

Usagi signed eternally, the girl I consider my oldest friend is a weirdo.

With attendance over, the homeroom teacher reached into her desk and pulled a stack of papers.

The sight of them caused Usagi to swallow nervously, "Oh no, please don't tell those are…" she mumbled.

"Yesterday English tests have been marked."

I knew it! The blond girl screamed on the inside.

In-addition to being their homeroom teacher, Miss Haruna also teaches English Language; unfortunately English is a school subject Usagi has much difficulty with.

"Please go over them in your free time and then try to improve in your areas of weaknesses." Miss Haruna said as handed out the marked papers.

Usagi watched the reactions of her classmates closest to her desk, judging by Naru and Umino faces they had passed with no issue.

That's not surprising; Umino's a nerd and Naru is smart, pretty and rich. She's practically a princess. She observed. Usagi placed her head in her hand and looked out the window, her mind drifting back to the dream she had this morning featuring the princess in a beautiful white dress.

The princess in my dream was so beautiful; someday I going to become a princess and then I'll never have to go to school again.

So caught up in her vision of princess-hood and freedom from the mercilessly education system that it would bring, that Usagi wasn't aware that her teacher had already arrived at her desk with her test paper in hand.

Miss Haruna held out the marked script, waiting for the ponytailed girl to look up and take it from her hands.

But with no response from the daydreaming blond, her patient soon ended.

"Miss Tsukino!" she yelled.

"Yes!" Usagi's head shot up as she was pulled from her fantasy.

"What are daydreaming about?" The teacher asked.

"N… nothing, Miss Haruna." Usagi stuttered

The auburn haired woman's anger evaporated and she signed. "Seriously Usagi, you can be better." She gently criticized placing Usagi's test on her desk, blank side up. "And this proves it." She said.

Nervously, Usagi turned the test over, expecting the worst. What she saw stunned her into silence.

"Now usually I would ask you to do better next time." Miss Haruna explained. "But considering how different this score is from what you usually get, I'll just say keep on going." And with that she moved on to the next student.

Usagi had been quiet through her teacher's explanation and was still was after she gone. Her silence was starting to worry her friend. Naru reached out from desk behind Usagi and shook her shoulder.

"What happened Usagi, did your test go badly?" she asked concerned. Naru was worried that friend had gained a score so abysmal that that it had rendered her speechless.

Instead Usagi stood up and pointed her test paper skywards, then yelled at the top of her voice.

"65 PERCENT, ALRIGHT!" her shout was full of elation.

The sounds of Usagi joyous cries were loud enough that they reached all the way to the third floor above, specifically classroom 3–1, Urufu's class, which was located right below the Usagi's class.

A number of Urufu's classmates, including Urufu herself, looked down towards the floor; wondering what the source of the disturbance was.

Urufu, having quickly figured out the reason, gave them the answer.

"It is the sound of one bunny celebrating." She told them in sagely voice, a knowing smile on her face.

Not too surprising, her reply really didn't resolve any of their questions. But this was Urufu, so many of them were use to it.

Success, much like Beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. I think many of us have been in Usagi's shoes, now and again.