<div class="floatright">(http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/7056/asukatoyamato.jpg)</div><br/>Asuka gave Makato a faint but polite smile, her own way of giving gentle reassurance.  "I actually already met up with her," she explained, although it showed in her eyes that her worry for Mizuru wasn't completely gone by any stretch.  However, there was only so much she could do before it became coddling, and Mizuru had never struck Asuka as the type that would easily accept coddling.<br/><br/>Suddenly, it occurred to her.  "Oh, no!  The math test is today!"  Her hands went to her face in frustration.  Ordinarily, Asuka had been a stellar student, always studying, always making sure she was ready for any test.  Why would now be any different?