Hikari reflexively ducks her head down and covers the back of it with both arms, whining in a high-pitch tone, "Iiiieeeee!  Yukiko-sempai, I wa-wasn't trying to--"  Thud!  Another tiny plaintiff wail erupts from her.  Even though she could probably handle the older girl if she stood up for herself, the thought of fighting on school grounds isn't particularly appealing, and there's no chance she'd be free from blame if a fight started under their current circumstances.  No, in her mind, the only way to possibly handle the bully is to placate her.<br/><br/>"G-Gomen nasai, Yukiko-sempai," she sniffles a bit, pouting in an almost exaggerated fashion.  "I didn't mean to get you in trouble, please don't hit me!"  Obviously, she doesn't expect the plea to have much impact, because she immediately ducks her head back behind her crossed arms as she raises them defensively, cringing her eyes closed to gird herself for the next thwapping.