Koda's mom opened the door and smiled brightly. She seemed pleased with the appearance of the man who stood there. "Hello, are you the new private tutor?" she asked, waving him inside. "Koda locked himself in his room after he got home from school. I'm sorry about this!!"

It took a minute, but she did manage to get Koda to open his door. He came out, his black hair shaggy as if he'd just rolled out of bed and a pair of headphones was hung around his neck. His expression was bored and annoyed as he looked down the hall to see who he new tutor was. His eyebrow instantly twitched up. Was this guy trying to get the dork of the year award?! He had to suppress a chuckle as he walked up to the man and gave him a small wave in greeting.

"Hey. I'm Koda. You?"