"Tomorrow is finals!" I grinned, looking over all the subjects, taking last minute notes, and rereading the literature.
I had a clever plan; and it all depended on my test scores. I will make a wager with Keiko and pass my tests and increase my allowance!
The plan was almost too easy!
I walked over to Keiko's bedroom, knocking gently.
"Come in, Nanami." my sister answered as I slid open the door with a sly smirk on my face.
"I wanted to thank you for all the bento's that you have made for me." I said as she smiled, but wondering where this was truly going "But I will soon not need any for a while! Kikiki!"
"Oooo...I now get it." she answered "So it is already exam week, hmm?" "Okay," she smiled "let's make a deal: if you get a B+, I will raise your allowance—"
"Yay!" I cheered "I love you Onee-chan!" as I didn't even need to make a deal with her.
"But!" she warned "If you get a B- or anything lower, no allowance and you will have to take another dosage of the drug and do a service to the community. So, do we have a deal!?" she asked me.
"You have a deal!" as there was no way that I could lose this bet!
***
Kaori and I walked to school as she were busily looking over her flashcards, cramming.
"I really do hate test day!" she worried. "How long did you study for, Nanami-chan?"
"Uhm, about 30 minutes." I replied.
"30 minutes!?" she snapped at me.
"Yep!" I nodded.
"Of course, you could afford to slack off!" as she sighed "You're so smart!"
"Well, uhm...kikikiki...I could tutor you again if you like!?"
"Tutor me!" she wrapped her arms around my chest and fondled my breasts, squeezing me as I squealed and struggled to get away from her.
"Kikiki..." as my body still tingled and trembled.
'Not again! What is up with the fascination that girls have with touching other girls' breasts!? My own breasts!?'
Behind us, Ashly and Mira walked together as Mira was all flustered with her daydreaming. And Ashly, she looked like her dog just died!
I glanced behind as I worried about her "A—Ashly-chan!? What is wrong, dear!?"
"Do not worry Nanami-chan." Mira softly said "It is testing day, and tests are her natural enemy."
I tried to comfort Ashly as I took her hand with my left hand, and right hand, lifting her chin "There, there, aww you poor thing! I know just how you feel. Tests can be overwhelming! You just need confidence in yourself. Go into the test saying: I already got this!"
"Ooooo....Nanamin....chan!" Ashly whined as she grabbed my head and smothered me into her chest again, holding me as a child holding a stuffed bear. "Let's both take the supplementary lessons together!"
"Humph...?!" as I wondered why she expected me to fail.
"A—Ashly-chan, I can't breathe!" as she was squeezing me tightly against her. For a 13-year-old girl, she was incredibly strong!
"Uhm, Kaori-chan?" Mira asked her friend, watching Ashly pressing me into her chest as a few people walked on by, passing a glance at us "Aren't you not going to separate them?!" as she was blushing really hard, wishing that she was in either Ashly's or my role.
"I also feel really bad for Ashly." Kaori said, watching her best friend smothering her newest friend "If this might help her with her test, then I will let her have her today." she began walking to school as she glanced back at Ashly, hollering "Ashly-chan, Nanami-chan... We are going to be late! Hurry up!"
***
Test time!
Manzoku Sensei, my homeroom teacher, had allowed us time to prepare for the tests as many of the students double-checked to be certain that they had everything that they needed. Some slept for a few minutes, and some—like myself—sat at our desks, waiting patiently.
With the chime of the bell, Manzoku Sensei left the classroom as my math teacher came in next with a pile of blank tests. He was a strict, no nonsense type teacher that I admired. With the class standing and bowing for a moment, we all sat down and sensei handed out the tests.
With my test laying on my desk, in front of me, I glanced down at the first page, smiling.
'This is going to be very easy!' As never in my life was I so excited to take a test. With this new life, I could finally excel, get into a prestigious High School, and finally get ahead.
Though, to be honest, I still did not know what I wanted to do in this lifetime. I only knew for certain that I did not want to go into the field of science...career options were very limited and I would most likely end up having to study the ocean or serve in some seismology lab! Besides, being a girl now made it a hundred times much harder to be taken seriously as a scientist.
My heart was set on public service...like taking care of children or teaching. Those jobs seemed fulfilling and safe.
"Begin!" sensei says as I immediately write down my name and read the first question on the front page. These equations were very simple...and in a way, this sort of felt like cheating.
I worried that a perfect score might draw some unwanted attention to myself, so I planned on purposely getting some of them wrong to help maintain the illusion that I am just an average middle-schooler.
With the first page of equations all answered, I started on page two, making great time. I was posed to be the first student done as many were still struggling with the first page of around 30 equations.
I began answering the second page as an odd sound broke my concentration.
I glanced from my page as the girl in front of me had laid her head down on her desk and was snoring. It appeared she was having a pleasant dream that would turn into a nightmare if she failed this test.
Being exhausted and a Japanese student seemed to always walk hand-in-hand; but this was certainly not the time to be sleeping during class! Her grade and her future were all on the line!
Since talking wasn't allowed during test time, I took my pen and poked her twice in the back. That was enough stimulation to wake her as she looked groggy and confused. Even awake, she was as clueless as she was asleep. It took her a moment to realize that it was test time as she took her pen and began to do her work.
I continued to page three as the sun emerged from the clouds and warmed my soul. And with the grueling task of doing simple mathematics...it was only a moment before I sank closer and closer to my desk as my previous night of playing Kuraokami had left me tired and prone to sudden nap-attacks...
...I heard something echoing in the classroom as I snapped awake, thinking 'Wait! Why is sensei talking...?' as I finally woke up from my nap.
"That is time!" He said in a firm, yet clear voice "Will the student who is responsible for collecting the tests, please do so right now."
"Waaa...?" as I felt like it was only a moment that I had dozed off.
