"Today class," Mrs. Ichoru said, "we're going to have a spelling bee! Now, I want all of you to line up in front of the class, and I'm going to give each of you a word to spell. If you get it right, you'll go to the end of the line for another turn. If you get it wrong, you have to go back to your seat."
The kids all lined up, most of them eager to try. Kuwabara was one of those, certain he had a good chance of winning. And just think how proud his parents would be if he came home and told them he'd won a spelling bee!
"Kuwabara, your word is fence," Mrs. Ichoru said when she got to him.
"F-E-N-C-E," Kuwabara confidently.
Mrs. Ichoru smiled at him. "Correct!"
Kuwabara watched as Mrs. Ichoru went down the line, eventually making her way to Urameshi. Kuwabara grinning, thinking, I bet I'll make it longer than him!
"Urameshi, your word is friend," Mrs. Ichoru said.
Looking bored, Urameshi said, "F-R-E-N-D."
Mrs. Ichoru frowned. "I'm sorry, Urameshi, that's incorrect. Please have a seat."
The other students giggled as Urameshi made his way to his chair, but Urameshi didn't seem bothered at all as he took his seat and laid his head down for a nap. Watching him, Kuwabara found himself wondering if Urameshi had really messed up, or if he'd misspelled his word on purpose because he just didn't care.
Kuwabara couldn't imagine not trying to succeed. I hope I'm never like that.
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