It had been a morning just like any other.  Yori hit his snooze alarm for what felt like the fiftieth time before he actually looked at the numbers upon its face that woke him in a rush of adrenaline.  His shower was quick and started out ice cold before the water had gotten a chance to heat up.  In less than five minutes, he had managed to hastily wash himself; it was more of a means of routine since he’d be showering again after his second period gym class.  After he dried himself as thoroughly as he could in about thirty seconds, he proceeded to brush his teeth and relieve himself before throwing a small mess of books and homework into his backpack.  His loud footsteps thudded down the stairs and continued until he rounded the corner into the kitchen.  Throwing open the pantry, he grabbed a package of Pop Tarts from the box and glanced at the clock on the microwave before he would dart out the front door.<br/><br/>Instead, he scowled at the clock with a low acidic growl.  Yet again his mother ‘acted in his best interest’ by moving his clock ahead half an hour without telling him.  There was no denying how well she knew her only son, though Yori would never admit that this underhanded trick made his day much less stressful.  Doing so would only encourage her to do it more frequently.  He breathed out a deep, calming sigh as he now casually walked out of his house, grabbing his baseball bat along the way and carrying it over his shoulder.<br/><br/>It was only seven blocks to the high school, a walk that was easy to make in the newfound time he had.  He ate his breakfast along the way and made it to his first class just as the bell rang.  There wasn’t enough time for him to stop by his locker to drop off his stuff, but he didn’t mind having his bat on him; just meant one less stop he’d have to make on his way to gym.  First, he would have to make it through his first period history class without passing out.  A challenge that he accused the faculty of arranging as a means of a wicked practical joke at his expense.