Satomi blushed a little and smiled when Haru praised her. "Thank you." she replied softly as she made here way by him. "Good luck. Do your best." She added in the same soft voice and a shy smile, taking her place with the other students. She actually hoped he would do well. She felt bad for him, the way Hibiki and some of the others often made fun of him. She watched as he gave it a shot and, while he didn't hit most, he at least hit a few. That was something, right? The others laughed at him, but she didn't. She simply stood there, silent, watching him.<br/><br/>Next was Hibiki. He was the popular guy in class. Everyone loved him, all the girls had a crush on him. Truthfully, she was guilty of the same thing. He was cute and cool and good at everything. He was the only one in class with better scores than her, but she wasn't really that competitive, so it didn't bother her. She wished she could be that good without a lot of practice like he was. She might be right behind him in class, but she had to try harder when it came to the skills. The knowledge based written tests were easy. She excelled at those without trying, but the physical stuff she had to train really hard for.<br/><br/>She watched as he effortlessly succeeded, feeling envious of his ability, but mostly admiring him and his abilities. She smiled and blushed a bit, thinking once again that he really was cool. The others all seemed to flock around him and she almost did, too, but she was a bit shy and she noticed Haru by himself, muttering to himself and decided to talk to him for a moment. She didn't want him to feel alone or left out, after all. "Ummm... You did better with your shurikenjutsu this time, Haruki." She offered quietly, standing near him but not too close, feeling a bit shy, as usual. But she wanted to be nice, even if no one else was. And she admired that he didn't give up, even if he didn't always succeed. She thought he might if he didn't goof off so much.<br/><br/>At least he wasn't shy and unsure of himself like she was. He didn't seem to mind going up there and giving it his all, even if he didn't succeed. She gave it her all, too, but she hated to get up there in front of everyone and try. She was nervous and unsure of herself. And most of all, she was afraid of the things that might happen to her in the future if she overused certain abilities. She was afraid of becoming like her father. Of losing herself and becoming a monster, hurting the ones she loved. And that held her back more than anything. So she admired those with the self confidence she didn't have. She hoped that one day she might have that kind of confidence, too.