With the end of the fun and festive annual celebration marks the start of exams. The mid-term examinations. An exam as important as the final terms especially to the third year students like Konan who is about to graduate highschool. That's why, the day after the events, the students started busying themselves with their studies, as what students is expected to do.
Exams are Konan's favorite time of the school year because by indulging herself with studies, her mind will be too busy to think of unnecessary and illogical things, especially this time, when she's bothered and having an existential crisis. And when exams are nearing, it means students will have less time to hang out with their friends. Well, Konan and her friends is not an exemption.
They only time they see each other is during lunch breaks and going home when they walk together until they separate ways.
Ting! Ting! Ting!
Oh yeah. Now that Konan's circle of friends had widen, her phone had also gotten busier. Now she made an account on WeChat just to join their group chat. Of course, she got no choice, it's either she make an account or her friends won't stop whining about it.
[Amilicious]: Good luck on your studies guys.
[HandsomeHaku]:Yeah, we're going on a University soon, better make our last high school year fulfilled and memorable while making good grades.
[Shiro11]: Well yeah, it's a must. Especially if you guys are aiming for prestigious universities.
[HandsomeHaku]: Well, I guess I'll be going to Tokyo.
[Moonflower]: Me too.
[Amilicious] replied to [Moonflower] : Me three, I'll be going where Hana-chan is.
[HandsomeHaku]: How about you @NakajimaR? Where do you plan to go for college?
typing...
[NakajimaR]: I don't know, it depends on my old man i guess.
Seen. [Ginji07], [FujiokaK]
[HandsomeHaku]: I see. Anyways, how about our two silent members, @Ginji07 and @FujiokaK? Where do you plan to attend to?
typing....
[Ginji07]: Undecided.
Konan stared at her screen. Where does she plan on attending college? Well, it's been planned out that she's going to the big city, became independent and survive the harsh challenges of college. After all, she'll be eighteen in a few months and is long been able to look after herself.
With the tap-tapping sounds of keyboard, she typed her reply and hit send.
[FujiokaK]: Tokyo.
She then turned off her WiFi connection and put her phone down then focused on her study. The clock is fastly moving towards nine and aimed to go to bed before ten. She's been having frequent headaches since the night of the annual celebration. After that strange warm feeling swelling in her chest, her head suddenly throbbed of, as if the warm sensation suddenly travelled to her head. She even almost passed out and got Rui and Haku walk her home. Ami and Hana were also walked home by Ginji and Shiro.
Since studying is never a problem for Konan, she finished three subject at exactly 9:20 and went to bed with her head loaded of information. The next day, with the same routine, she went to school, listen to discussion and had lunch with her friends. An ordinary day, is what she thought. Well, not until...
'I really am excited for our group study tonight guys. Are you all in? No problems?' Ami asked, full of excitement as the group enjoyed their lunch.
'Nothing.' the group answered in unison, well of course except Konan who's clueless. She looked at her friends one by one, with a big question mark floating above her head.
'Group study?' she cluelessly asked.
Ami nodded her head. 'You did not read it last night since you suddenly logged out but we have decided to have a group study tonight. A sleep over actually.' she explained.
Konan stopped chewing and slowly nodded, 'Oh, I see, ' Sleepover. A thing she had never experienced in elementary or middle school . The last time someone told her they had a sleepover is when she was included in a group work. Well not really included since she wasn't invited when the project was made on that sleepover. Not that she really cares. '... Enjoy then.'
Ami nodded. 'Right. That's why you'd better prepare your guest room for the boys cause we'll be having sleepover in your home.'
Konan nodded 'Okay--' *coughs. Did she hear it right?
'---What?'
She asked, confused. Beneath her emotionless face lies a baffled mind. She literally didn't expect the revelation.
'You heard that right, we'll be having the sleepover in your house.' Hana explained before sipping on her banana milk.
'We still have to ask my parents for their permission. I'm really not really sure if....' Konan trailed off. Knowing her parents, they'd probably be too happy to know she'd be bringing friends over that they would throw a feast. '..... they would say yes.' she finished her sentence with a low voice. She opened her water bottle and quickly drank it's content.
'Ah, about that. There's nothing to worry my fellas, Mrs. Mira already agreed. She said they'd be more than happy to have us over.' Rui said, rather proudly that you can see moe flowers floating around him.
FUWAH. Out went the water Konan drank. She spit it out, fortunately Rui was fast enough to evade or he'd be soaking wet. Well, he can't blame Konan. She was getting shocks after shock. Expect that she didn't feel shock. But she is shock. Let's just leave it at that.
'How and when did you get my Mom's contact?'
'The first time I went to your house. She said to let her now if something happens to you. RIGHT. AWAY.' Rui said as he shoved his phone back to his pocket.
'You're really quick huh, Nakajima.' Hana commented.
Rui nodded, his chin up high.
'Well of course, I'd expect nothing less from our Rui-kun. He's got some real Hokage moves.' Haru said, grinning.
'Waah,' Ami's eyes sparkled the moment she heard the word "hokage". '.. Speaking of Hokage made me remember my favorite show Naruto. I love Ino, were both pretty ladies.' she happily said, nothing's better than talking about your favorites.
'But Ami-chan, you were wrong with some parts. I mean it's true that you and Ino are both pretty , but.....' Haku said, rubbing his chin like he's in deep thought.
Ami blushed at the word pretty and gave a quick glance to Ginji who's silently eating, then she look back at Haku. ' but what, Haku-kun?'
'But only Ino is a lady since you're still a child.'
'I agree, Ino has that big future while Ami-chan is yet to blossom.' Rui seconded. 'D-cup I guess.'
FWAP FWAP! The pain of shoes went flying straight to the two boy's faces. Hana cracked into a laugh while Konan watched the event unfold silently. Shiro on the other hand is reading a book and seemed like clueless with the happening beside him and Ginji ate his lunch silently, not minding the commotion.
'It was a joke, a joke Ami-chan.' Haku and Rui said in unison, cowering with fear when Ami apprroached them with a cold stare. She raised her sleeve up to her shoulder and smiled. 'Luckily for you, indoor shoes are soft, but I doubt my fist is.' she said.
'K-chan, help me.' Rui said, giving Konan a puppy eyes.
Konan looked at Rui before shaking her head. 'Experience the wrath of Ami-chan.' she said, in her usual expressionless voice which sent a shiver to Haku and Rui's spine. Her voice even made the situation scarier.
'Kiyaaaah.' Konan resumed her lunch, not minding the marathon happening behind her and Hana casually sipped her banana milk while amusingly watching the two boys run away from Ami.
'I believe you guys learned your lesson now huh, Do not disrespect a midget, midgets are scary when mad.' Hana said as the group walked towards Konan's house.
'Awwe, you're mean Hana-chan. But I forgive you.'
'What that's no fair. What's up with that? Is that gender discrimination...' Haku protested. Konan just listened to the chaotic group as she silently walked behind Rui who led the way to their house.
'The nerves of this guy.' Konan thought.
___________________
Well, all's well ends well. As expected her parents were extremely delighted with the friends she brought home that they nearly haven't got time to group study because her Mother had been interviewing them. If not for Konan's interference, then their group study which is the purpose of the sleepover would not happen.
'I'm sorry dear, we are just excited. Go on go on, I'll bring you snacks in your room later.' is what her mother said.
So that's how they started their study which ended past 10. And now, they are sitting in their respective seat, respective classrooms waiting for their test papers.
A long battle ahead of them, with their minds and pen as their weapons.
'Well, this exams will pass. Then we will have Sports Festival to look forward to.'
' I can get through this.'
'Hope I can remember all I had studied last night and the nights before.'
'Dear God, Please guide me.'
The different murmurs that resonated the room, although a whisper, didn't went unheard by Konan which led her to the conclude that everyone is a little nervous with the exams. Except her.
She glanced at Rui who is calmly leaning on his seat and playing the pen with his fingers.
' I wonder if this guy is nervous like the others.' she silently asked herself.
The room went silent afterwards when the door opened and a teacher walked in. Everyone straightened their backs and took a deep breath.
Here goes the battle.