"We can definitely do this! If you just try you can!" I tried to persuade my fellow classmate, Nagisa.

"It's no use Rin, we won't ever beat Class-A." Nagisa sighed sadly.

"None of you are trying! If we just believe in ourselves then maybe we can-"

"Shut your bullcrap about trying! This isn't some fairy tale world where there's pixie dust!" Terasaka, the bully of the class, fumed.

"We don't even have a teacher anymore Rin, there's no use." Nagisa reiterated. I clenched my fist, and looked at the gloomy class in anger. How could they just give up without even trying? It's ridiculous!

"If that's how it is..." I murmured in frustration. I sat down in my seat, and cracked open my Japanese Lit. textbook to study. I'm going to prove to them that if I try, I can make it into the top fifty. I'll show them, then they'll believe too, even if it's only a little bit.

"There's no use in you studying Rin." Nagisa stated.

"But there is. I'm going to study so hard that I beat Asano Gakushuu, even if it kills me." I replied, reading the textbook.

"Beat the principals son? That's impossible fairy tale woman!" Terasaka yelled from his corner of the room.

"Why do you care then!?! If I'm studying so I can show those Class A assholes that being in Class E doesn't mean shit, then why do you care!?! You've given up anyway!" I screamed. Everyone fell silent, an almost angry aura coming out from Terasaka.

"You've all given up! You won't get anywhere if you give up at everything!" I continued, slamming my textbook shut. I stuffed it into my bag and got up. "Forget it. This place isn't quiet."

I walked out of the classroom with Terasaka yelling at me. It was another typical day in Class 3-E for me. My daily badgering about trying, their gloomy faces and Terasaka yelling. It had been that way for a week since Yuki-sensei left the class. We had always teamed up, trying to convince the others that we could do it if we tried. We had a fighting chance, and now it's just dissipated into nothing because she left.

"Why Yuki-sensei? Why did you leave us?" I mumbled as I clutched the strap of my bag. I heard the main school bell ring, signaling that I might be bullied just walking to the train station. I walked down the trail and saw all the main building kids filing out of the school, laughing and smiling. I bit my lip in frustration, the anger welling up inside of me at the sight of their snobby faces. I let go of my lip and gritted my teeth, walking alongside the crowd.

That's when I started to hear the murmuring. The insults hurled. The silence as the bullies came up. It was a trio this time, and they were assaulting me on school grounds. I'll have a riot with this.

"Oi, Class E bitch. Why're you walking alongside us?" The leader snarled, his lips going into a sneer. I ignored him and continued walking. I noticed that the 'Five Virtuosos' I had heard about were walking this way, the girls and guys admiring them as they walked. The bullies seemed distracted by them, so I made my escape, slipping away. I managed to get to the train station without any further delays, noting that a few of the main building students were loitering around the station.

I started to hear the murmurs from them, the comments about me as if I were deaf. I started to ignore those too, until the train flew by, stopping so that the door was a little bit away from me. I walked to the door and went to the nearest pole, touching the black headset around my neck. I guess I could listen to music to pass the time, because music is life. But I won't sing, because I sound like a turtle choking on peanut butter while trying to imitate Terasaka when I do. It's not pretty. I put on my music, making sure my headset was plugged in.

I'm gonna play Core Pride by Uverworld, cause it's the opening of one of my favorite animes, Blue Exorcist/Ao no Exorcist. I listened to various other songs during the duration of my ride, keeping one ear open for my stop. When my stop came half an hour later, I got out and put back in my other headphone. Hm, I'm actually going to have to start walking back home again since I don't have enough money from my part time job.

"Tadaima!" I called out to my uncle as I walked in to my apartment a bit later, which was around 20 minutes.

"Ah, Rin! How was school today?" My uncle questioned from the kitchen.

"The usual, but it was a lot more depressing since Yuki-sensei left." I replied as I took off my shoes. I set them next to the door of my apartment, which was on the second floor of the apartment building. It was small, but nice with 2 small bedrooms to the right of the house, one full bathroom connected to both of them, a kitchen connected to the dining room, and a living room that was connected to the other side of the kitchen in front of the door. Each bedroom was only big enough to house a dresser, a full bed, and a body sized mirror that was hung up on the wall. We had closets in our rooms, but we couldn't fit too much in it. I was given the smaller closet since I mainly wore my school uniform.

"So I've heard. Did you manage to convince your friends today?" My uncle asked as he came in with a small bowl of pistachios. Yum, I love pistachios!

"No. I don't get why! They're not trying!" I sighed in exasperation. He set it down on the table and took one, opening it with his hands.

"Hm. You know Rin, not everyone is born with the tenacity you have. Sometimes, they have to work to be that way. Give them time, I guarantee they'll come around." he advised before plopping the pistachio into his mouth. I took one and popped it open with my hands as well, eating it after.

"I don't think they can with the way the main building is to us." I explained, taking another pistachio.

"That is true. But you know, there is a hatred growing in those kids. It'll find an output one day. Trust me, that day will be the day they grow better than Class A."

Little did I know, he was right after a weeks' time.

"Nrufufufu, hello class."

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