That tone, she<em>wasn't</em>happy.  What a hole to have to dig himself out of.<strong>"Ehheh...well..."</strong>he said, using the back of his hand to push his glasses back into their respective spot,<strong>"...the bell rang, so I just thought..."</strong>he managed to say before his explanation was interrupted by an announcement.<em>"Nice timing!"</em>he thought to himself.  As the announcement went on and the voice behind it became more and more hysterical the dark haired boy's hazel eyes narrowed from behind the two panes of glass that shielded them.<em>"Is it...the Senior prank?  I can't look surprised, don't look surprised, Naoki!  No..."</em>his internal monologue continued as he thought about the time of the year,<em>"...it's far too early in the year for something like that."</em><br/><br/><strong>"What..."</strong>Naoki began.  Although the field itself was at the back of the campus, away from the front gates leading to the main road, he could still hear the various screams of pain and panic echoing throughout the entire school.  It sounded like an avalanche, the various fear-driven footwork of countless students.<strong>"Anko, something's wrong.  This doesn't sound like a joke."</strong>he looked back toward the stretching senior, trying not to show his own rising anxiety.  Within his grip, the bamboo of his yumi felt the tightening of his clenching fingers.