"Ah...  but Ich'go-chan, your o-nii-chan will worry if you're late coming home!" Hikari protests, then immediately forces a brave smile onto her face.  "Don't worry, I'll be okay!  I'm sure Goroi-sensei isn't nearly as bad as everyone thinks..."<br/><br/>And, rather conveniently, said teacher turns to spy the two whispering girls at roughly that moment, prompting Hikari to straighten up bolt upright in her chair and plant her palms flat on the top of her desk, staring straight ahead at the blackboard.  Even if she does believe he's got a soft spot deep down, she's not going to risk getting the other girl in trouble to find out.  Especially since Ichigo hardly seems to need extra instruction!  The bright-eyed young woman spends the rest of the class halfway lost in thought, trying to concoct a daydream scenario where the stern teacher isn't going to dress her down after class for being disruptive when everything is said and done.  Even for someone as imaginative as her, it's not particularly fertile ground to plow...<br/><br/>(But, at least, her imagination doesn't include the sort of situations Jessica's apparently does!  No, surely teachers wouldn't practice that sort of grave misconduct.  Not at<em>this</em>school!)