𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 6

:  𝐘𝐮𝐮𝐤𝐚'𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 |

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     Mathematics was the worst subject that you could match to the black haired, stoic yet awkward lady writing on her notebook to solve the problem given to her by Arisa. How can you understand mathematics anyway?

  They're numbers.

  If understanding them demands attention on how to solve, calculate, and memorize - it would be better for Yuuka to study english instead. Because no matter how much someone explains math to her, what enters her head was slurred rambles that her brain desperately tries to understand.

   And to be honest, her stone faced expression is starting to crack from frowning too hard. It was an amusing picture infront of Arisa.

  After three days of studying actively; Arisa decided to take a rest and see if what she's been doing to Yuuka is effective at all.

   It's unfortunate that they need to keep quiet inside the library; if not then she would have made fun of Yuuka.

  "How's the tutoring, Arisa?"

  Arisa turned to look behind her when she heard a soft whisper; and there stood Karin with her usual smile.

  "I'm doing my best," Arisa shrugged; pulling the chair beside her so Karin could sit. "It's up to Yuuka if she did learn a thing from me."

  Karin wandered her eyes around the scattered notebooks on the table and back to Yuuka's strained expression as she focuses on her studies.

  "Hmm," Karin stood up from her seat and started gathering all the notebooks on the table, before organizing them on one side; the finished assignments on the other side whilst the unfinished is placed on the opposite side.

"This would help her focus." Karin dottingly smiled; gently patting Yuuka's head.

  "You're right, It did cleared my head when you organized the mess." Arisa chuckled.

Karin sat down again and started bringing out her books.

"Whenever I feel stressed at home I clean the house to help me focus. It's also convenient as it makes your environment clean, right?"

  Arisa raised her eyebrows with a grin, plopping her head on the table. "Not me, when I do feel stressed - I walk around the city or listen to some music."

"Everyone has their own unique way of clearing their head." Karin nodded her head in understanding before she looked up to Yuuka's exasperated figure.

  Karin wondered what subject she was doing to be in that kind of state. She's so pale, white as paper; there's dark circles around her eyes whilst her back is hunching forward. Yuuka's usual stoic face was long gone; it was replaced by a pouting, glaring one.

It sure was a funny picture.

Both Karin and Arisa almost bursted laughing, thankfully covering their mouths in a struggle.

  In pity, they both decided to help Yuuka on solving the mathematical problem. The difficulty of tutoring Yuuka was on another level, it was like teaching a baby at that point.

And at the time they finished, the sun is already setting. Karin decided to end the session when she glanced at the orange hues of lights coming from the window. "Let's end it for now."

Yuuka breathed a sigh of relief when the session finally ended, she's been missing her bed for some time now.

  How many hours has she been spending on her study table instead of her fluffy, soft white bed?

"I want to eat something heavy yo distract my brain." Yuuka muttered; followed after the two females who started to leave.

"What about ramen?" Karin suggested.

"I don't really like ramen.."

"Then let's go to a fast food restaurant!" Arisa zoomed away from the two with a place in mind. Whilst Yuuka was thinking of going to the convenience store to buy some groceries - deciding to cook for herself tonight instead of going to a fast food restaurant.

  "Then I'll go home now." Yuuka said to Karin.

"You're not coming with us?" Karin asked, stopping to look directly at Yuuka's eyes. She nodded, "Yeah. I want to eat my food. Thank you for helping me today, Karin."

  "No, it's okay. See you tomorrow." The two bid their goodbyes before Yuuka separated from Karin. Her current goal set in mind.

  'Should I cook curry.' Listing all the things she would need to cook curry; her eyes wandered around the aisle of vegetables and fruits. Grabbing a few pairs of potatoes, tomatoes, and bell peppers; a hand together with hers landed on the last piece of carrot.

Turning to see the owner of this slender hands, a familiar dragon tattoo on the side of his head was the first thing she noticed before it landed on his face. "Ah. Draken.."

A smirk tugged on his lips at the name coming out of her lips. It has been a while since he last saw her - he heard that she's been studying just like Keisuke; her grades' in danger.

  "How's studying?"

Yuuka nonchalantly snatched the last carrot before turning to Draken with her usual cold, stone, poker expression. "It went well." When he felt that he no longer felt the solid texture of the carrot, his eyes landed on the basket and there's the carrot laying peacefully in it.

"AH— You stole it from me, you woman!" He pointed at the carrot in disbelief.

"I grabbed it first, sucks to be you." She started speed-walking to get away from the beanpole; only to be followed by him.

"You must share some with me! I need that carrot!"

  "I also need this."

"Woman, sharing is caring. Give me some, come on!" Yuuka stopped and stared straight into his eyes. Draken flinched and stayed still - waiting for her to do something.

"Then. Why don't we eat together at my house?"

...

  "Tadaima." Yuuka turned on all the lights in the house, while Draken invited himself inside. His eyes wandering around the white washed walls with paintings of natures hang around in style. The ambience was comfortable and cool.

  "Where's your parents?" Draken asked and watched Yuuka settle all of her groceries into the fridge, while she took out most of the ingredients and laid it onto the aisle.

Yuuka answered, "Work."

  Draken sat on the L shaped white couch while his feet rests on the coffee table. As he sat there all comfortable, he started to think about Yuuka.

He met her in a very unexpected but amusing way. Being chased by a dog - the moment she saw a tall ass person such as him, she clung for her dear life. Suddenly smashed by the softness of her body onto his, he panicked and almost fell down the river.

   She's an unusual girl; bad at studying, reading the mood, blunt, petty. But those are the best qualities of Yuuka. Many misunderstood her as someone unfeeling and cold - but she's just someone who can't express her feelings through her expression, but she does by actions.

  "So, what do you think of our gang? Isn't it cool?" Draken started a conversation, wanting to gauge out her reactions.

"They're normal," She tilted her head and Mikey's face flashed in her mind.  "But that short blonde guy is interesting."

"That guy's not normal, Yuuka." Draken smirked.

Yuuka ignored him and continued cooking. "No comment!?"

Draken sighed. It really is hard to talk with her.

A lot later in silence Yuuka finally finished cooking; her mom arrived home after she cooked the meal so they ended up eating together. The first time Takuma Hirino, Yuuka's mother saw Draken she thought it was her boyfriend. So it got very awkward because Yuuka chose to shut her mouth and Draken ended up explaining that they're just friends.

  A peaceful nights passes by with an exhausted Yuuka from Arisa's tutoring and studying; the torture ended before the day of the exam.

  Yuuka was determined to ace the exam. Her grip on her pen tightened when she read the questions. It was familiar and she was sure she already learned about this from Arisa.

  'I can do this!' Her hands moved on her own before her brain could even process it. Writing all of the answers one by one without shredding a single sweat.

...

  "So, how was the tests?" Shuna's grinning face surprised the tired Yuuka. The school has finally ended and so was the exams - since Shuna and Maika were not in the same study center house, they decided to wait for their other friends outside their school.

Yuuka let out a heavy sigh.

"It ended smoothly. Now that it was over the fatigue is taking over my body."

Miyu hooked her arms around Yuuka and grinned, "Then let's get going and release our stress by beating up some assholes!"

  "Idiot," Maika slapped Miyu's head. "We have a meeting with the gang. We don't have time to lose." The said idiot pouted, not wanting to anger Maika any further since she knows of her temper.

And so, Yuuka's crisis of her failing grades came to an end.

 
  
𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝...

  Uɴᴇᴅɪᴛᴇᴅ/

༆𝚏𝚞𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚜

» For the first time in her life, Yuuka managed to get on the top 50th. It was a shock both for the students and teachers. While the gang praised Arisa for her excellent tutoring.

» Yuuka's mom didn't believed Draken when he said they were just friends because it was the first time Yuuka actually invited a 'boy' into their abode.

» Yuuka's curry was heavenly to the point Draken thought of marrying Yuuka.