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Tsuna had sworn to himself not to expect anything from other people, as Nana had always told him, "Expectations lead to unnecessary disappointment," but just this one time, he thought that maybe, he would've...

Maybe, he would've called. Like he said he would.

Sighing, he leans into his arms that are forming some sort of small barrier between him and his class on his desk, resting his eyes for a little and then opening them up again. He'd been in some sort of daze for the whole morning, which had caused him to bump into a lot more people than usual.

Tsuna runs his tongue along his teeth - maybe he was assuming too much. Well, he gave the right number... Pressing his lips together, he glances at the blackboard and flips foward a few pages of his textbook, noticing that he was a few pages behind.

I'm really out of it today, he thinks, feeling a bit hot despite his sleeves already being rolled up halfway. "Sawada, have you read the novel?"

His teacher's voice rings abruptly into his head and he jolts up, confused. "Ah, no, I..."

Tsuna gulps under the eyes of each of his classmates - except for that girl at the back who's always asleep - and feels himself heating up, his palms getting sweaty. "Y-Yes, I have..."

Truthfully, he was about seven-eighths through, and he already knew what was going to happen. Nevertheless, Tsuna disliked lying, but he was scared of what they'd say, and what the teacher would make him do.

The teacher doesn't believe it for a second, judging by Tsuna's shaky, nervous voice and fidgeting in his lap, plus the avoidance of eye contact - but he gives a sigh of exasperation.

"Finish it by tonight and I'll let you off. This lesson, however, you won't be able to understand to the fullest. I hope you've realised what happens when you slack off, Sawada," he says, folding his arms, chalk in one hand.

"Y-Yes, sensei."

A little miffed by Tsuna's dodgy eye contact, but not wanting to stall the lesson any longer, he continues on with the lesson, erasing all the text on the board and writing a new sentence.

This was the first time in the whole school year that he'd been called upon by one of his teachers. It was entirely his fault - he thinks so, at least, but it's partially true. Feeling a lot more tired out than how he felt about a minute ago, he weakly copies down the writing on the board.

Stupid, he thinks to himself; I'm really stupid... I'm the stupidest of the stupid. His grip on the pen subconsciously clenches, and he feels queasy in the stomach, suddenly. Shocked, he gasps softly and tries to continue writing, but is struggling due to the searing pain in his insides.

He'd be willing to go to the infirmary to have a rest, but after that small interrogation not a while ago, he didn't have the guts to ask. He hunches over his desk, his eyes shut tight and a sharp gasp escaping his mouth - though not loud enough for his seat neighbours to hear. /But it really hurts..!/

"Excuse me, Sawada Tsunayoshi has been requested."

The sliding door rattles as this is said, and all thirty eyes in the classroom flickers to the student in the door. Tsuna's out of his seat before the teacher can grant permission. As they walk down the corridor, Tsuna asked him what he'd been requested for.

"Well, beats me. I know about as much as you do."

"O-Oh, I see..."

"Well, I gotta get to class. I was running an errand. See you."

They both give a polite nod and turn on their separate ways - though Tsuna is already in front of the principal's office door. Closing his eyes, he rests his fingers on the handle and breathes in deeply - opening his eyes, he presses down and opens the door, being welcomed by the already-seated principal.

"Good morning, Sawada-kun."

"A-Ah, morning..."

"Take a seat."

Tsuna takrs a few steps forward, making sure not to bump into the hat stand next to the door - and he finally notices that there's a student sitting in the chair he's walking to. Wanting to get this over and done with quickly, he slides into his chair, his arms tensing as he avoids the other student's eyes.

"Sawada-kun, I ran into your mother in the supermarket recently."

"That's..." Tsuna mouths under his breath, not sure how to respond. He takes it that the principal hadn't noticed, as he continues talking.

"Nana and I are relatively good friends, as you would know. We had a small chat, and she started talking to me about how worried she was about her son, and how he was coping with school.

"Now, I looked at your previous test results, they're not very satisfactory... Sorry to say. I don't know how I hadn't noticed earlier, and I'm not saying you're... Stupid, precisely, but I just think you need a bit of work on your subjects. I hope you understand that much, at least... Am I right?"

"Yes, that's right... Um, but I'm not sure where you're going with this, sorry."

"Of course. So I hope I've clarified what happened the other day."

"Y-Yes."

"Now, what also happened... You do know Hibari Kyoya, the head of the Disciplinary Committee?"

Tsuna's eyes widen and he quickly looks over to the student sitting beside him - and it's Kyoya, sitting rather calmly and looking ahead at the principal.

"Y-Yes, I do... Know him... Uh..."

The principal gives a light-hearted chuckle, "So I can see. Hibari recently personally paid me a visit, where he addressed to me his concerns about the average test score and behaviour of several students in the school... About a week ago. Isn't that right?"

"Yes, sir."

"Right. I'd been dwelling on the subject, myself, at the time, and I was thinking of the best possible way to ease the worries of both Hibari and Nana - I'm a kind-hearted man, after all.

"So I wanted to try something out. I've called the both of you here today to confirm if the decision I've made is okay with the both of you. Hibari-san, I'd like you to tutor him until the start of next year, just to see if his grades go up any."

The principal had unknowingly taken what the pair had been thinking about for the past few days, and had spoken their thoughts out loud. Both unable to believe it, Tsuna and Kyoya glance at each other hastily. Kyoya makes a small beckoning motion to the side, as if to say, "Is that okay?", to which Tsuna responds to by nodding.

The exchange doesn't go unnoticed by the principal, but he sits still, wanting to hear the answer from Kyoya's own mouth.

"Yes, it's fine with me." Kyoya says.

"And Sawada?"

Tsuna nods, finding himself a little too shocked but buzzed to speak. The principal smiles with his mouth closed, forming wrinkles by the corners of his eyes. "Alright, then. I don't expect to see results immediately, but any positive change would be great."

Tsuna stands up to speak, but Kyoya beats him to it. "We won't let you down."

He nods, "So I hope. You two may go back to class."

The duo glance at each other once more and look back at the principal, thanking him before exiting. Of course, they both had the same idea in mind: skip what was remaining of the lesson - they had the opportunity.

A little embarrassed and short of breath from excitement, Tsuna says, "Um, let's go to the infirmary. I'm feeling kinda sick..."

"That's a good idea. We... We'll talk first, though, so you can rest until the next lesson. I hope... That's okay with you?"

"Y-Yeah..! T-That's great! But, uh, we..." Tsuna raises a wavering finger, pointing down the corridor - gesturing that they should go quickly. Kyoya leads the way as they pace down the corridor, Tsuna just barely managing to keep up.