Chapter 5
September 13th. JNPR dorm room.
"Aw, I only got 59%. Oh well, I still passed. Yay!" Nora exclaimed with cheer as she threw away the piece of paper which was her test. A moment later, she practically teleported beside sitting form of Ren, and had a peek at his result. Well, if by 'peek' one could consider ripping the test straight out of one's hands without any permission, that is.
She sighed dramatically. "Only 95%. I expected better of you, Lie Ren." She even clicked her tongue, but just a moment later, she hugged him, and pressed her cheek to his. "I'm still proud of you!" She beamed in delight, and even though he at first sighed, his eyes then softened, and his lips came to be a smile so minuscule, only she could notice it.
"95% is an excellent result, well done." Pyrrha offered in a way of respect.
"Thank you."
"What about you, champ?" Nora asked as she let go of her friend.
Redhead sported a humble smile. "91%."
"Great job!" Nora exclaimed while Ren nodded in agreement.
"Thanks," Pyrrha said, and then she, as well as rest of the gang, pointed their looks at Jaune.
He was quick to notice, and in response, he lifted his paper for them to see. "88%." He added, sporting a believable grin.
"That's very good, Jaune."
"Way to go!"
He shrugged. "I guess," He said, putting his test aside. And then, when he noticed his friends briefly focusing their attention elsewhere, his grin disappeared.
Ping!
He heard the sound of receiving a message. He quickly checked his scroll, and the moment he noted who the message was from, not only he didn't read it, but he just straight out deleted it. Flashes of utter disdain and bitterness written in his eyes as he did.
But then he sighed, gently shook his head and focused his attention back to his friends.