THIS WAS A DISASTER!

THIS WAS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED!

WHY TODAY OF ALL DAYS!?

All his meticulous planning, his carefully drawn up timetables and study plans, his perfect collection of stationary, and well researched maps of all the routes to the exam venue, and his preparations down to the last detail didn't matter one bit when Jyou woke with a start at 8:50 AM and realised that he only had ten minutes before the start of his first exam.

He scrambled out of bed in a wild panic and dashed into the bathroom. He barely brushed his teeth, pulled on last night's clothes and searched frantically for his glasses. It was a good thing that his exam bag was already packed and ready because he certainly didn't have time to make sure he had all his stationary in order now.

Jyou thudded down the stairs and ran out of the house. His school bag hit him painfully with each step but he didn't have time to do anything about it. He wasn't usually this irresponsible! He'd never been late for an exam before! He'd never been less than completely prepared for anything ever! Oh, why today of all days?!

By the time he reached school, he was horribly out of breath and gasping painfully. Even his seemingly exhaustive list of worst case scenarios hadn't accounted for his fitness level and stamina if there ever arose a situation where he had to run all the way to the exam venue. Gathering his remaining strength, Jyou forced himself to hurry down the corridor. At long last he burst into Room 2-B. The classroom number had been burned into his brain since the moment they'd received their finals schedule three weeks ago. And Jyou Kido wasn't one to forget things.

The classroom was empty.

Jyou looked around bewildered. Had everyone already left? Had they finished the exam? That wasn't even possible! He wasn't that late!

He dashed back outside and started in the direction of the school office. He needed to find out what was going on! It was only by chance that he spied a small, white notice on the notice board in the hallway.

FINAL: BIOLOGY 101 - POSTPONED TO NEXT WEEK.

Jyou slumped against the wall and groaned in relief. He was so tired that he could hardly stand any more. Eventually, he just slid down onto the floor and sat there miserably.

The instructor should have sent out an email about this! Or put up a huge sign outside the school in bright neon letters informing them of the change. Either would have saved him the near heart attack that he'd just had.

Ignoring the odd looks from other the students, Jyou closed his eyes and rested his head against the wall. He knew that he couldn't sit there forever. There was still so much studying to be done. He had left the house in such a rush that he hadn't even brought notes for his next exam in a few days. And he needed to devise a few more back up plans to prevent a near disaster like this happening again. But for now, he was just content to rest against the wall and be thankful that he hadn't managed to single-handedly end his medical career before it had even begun.