Eridan walked out off the office, his enrolment complete he would be starting tomorrow at his new school, he looked down at his plain black jeans as he was lead out by his parents and the principle at the school words of how much he was going to love it here and details on what classes he would be taking and other details and when the got to the entrance of the school he was handed several papers including his timetable a map of the school and a guidelines to how to conduct them selfs and after a faked smile he walked out of the school with his parents and into the car not saying anything, he wished he didn't have to move away from his old school, he didn't want to go to a public school he was happy at his private school with his friends and girlfriend whom he had to break up with as he broke the news ripped away from him he was sad, he had real trouble making friends most people found him a little rude but he couldn't help it, it was who he is and he wasn't going to change that so easily.

His parents pulled up in the new driveway of their new house and Eridan shuffled inside looking mopey and ignored his parents when they asked what was wrong he just went to his room and closed the door and sat back against it looking around his box filled room with all his clothes and items and after a little while he stood and looked though one of his clothes boxes trying to find something for tomorrow now that there was no uniform at this particular school and he looked into the box and his eyes widened and a smirk grew on his face, maybe he could fool everyone to see what they were like before they got to know the real him, he pulled out a few items putting them on top of a sealed box and went to bed he had had a bad day and his idea would take time to prepare in the morning.

Eridan's parents had to leave for work before Eridan was up but they got him out of bed before leaving and Eridan waited for their car to be gone before walking into his room and collecting the outfit he had picked out and disappearing into the bathroom to shower and prepare his plan.

When he stepped out he walked over to the full length mirror in his Parents room, they finished unpacking already and spun around re-considering if this was such a good idea or not. He looked over the over the knee high white socks then up a little more the the mid-thigh black and purple skirt he wore, just long enough to show his somewhat feminine legs but short enough to not look like he was prudish with the shorts underneath them just to be sure up a little more, the he looked up to the shirt he wore just a plain black one with the Aquarius symbol, one of his favorites but he had small bra underneath stuffed with some cloth so he looked flat chested and believable his normally styled up and back hair hair was down and straightened and the purple steak he was proud of swept across his face into a side fringe that covered a decent amount of his face as he would do good to be unnoticed, he didn't wear his normal glasses today but oped for his contacts, it would make it easier to look like a new person tomorrow if he needed to that is unless he attracted attention, what if he actually made friends who expected to see 'her' tomorrow, maybe this wasn't such a good idea but hey, worth the try and he already went to the effort of going this far.

He made a convincing girl his slim swimmers figure paying off for the first time in his life other than at the sport he loved, except for that party he had bought this get up for, it was awkward that party noone could even tell who he was under the caked on make up except for his now ex-girlfriend Feferi but it didn't matter as he just found a nice corner with her for most of the time and they watched everyone else dance around like the drunken idiots they were. The last thing Eridan had to consider, they were going to probably introduce 'him' to the class on his first day and his name didn't sound...like a girls but he had no choice and before he could doubt this anymore he walked out of the room back into his own to pull on his purple converse and grabbing his over the shoulder messenger bag and his favorite scarf, but the hesitated if he wore this today he can't wear it tomorrow without an explanation and it was one of a kind but he tossed it back on his bed feeling naked in a way, he was leaving his whole hipster image behind as well as some guy clothes to change into when he got home, he didn't want his parents finding out if they didn't have too.

And with one more look in the mirror double checking his hair could pass for a girls cut it was a little long for a guys it just missed his collar but it still worked as a girls and a guys, with minor styling. Eridan walked out the door before he could doubt himself all his books and paper in his bag as he locked the door and put his headphones in and walked all the way to his new school, hoping that he looked enough like a girl to get away with it and not appear as a freak.

He went directly to his new locker not looking at anyone really wanting today to be over quick and just blend in, double checking the combination and number on it and getting it open he stored his bag and pulled out what he assumed he needed for his first class, computer studies. Don't get him wrong he was an artistic person with a dream of being a professional aquatic photographer but he did need to learn how to use a computer for the photoshop and as he wanted to be an independent photographer to make his website store, also he thought it could be a fall back career for him. Shutting his locker quietly and slipping into the crowd of people map and time table in hand he headed for the class 20 minutes early and waited inside not noticing that there was another boy in the class tapping away on his laptop and Eridan didn't notice him till he sat down in the back of the room and relaxed a little.

"Tho, who are you I haven't theen you around at all?" Came the lisp of the other in the room that took Eridan by surprise. The boy was looking at him though red and blue glasses, like the old 3D glasses but these were glass and oval, he wore a simple military style jacket over a dark colored shirt and jeans and his hair was a messy mop that was clearly a home cut thing. The boy was looking at him like he had the plague or something and Eridan feared that he could tell he was crossdressing and Eridan panicked a little, what if he wasn't convincing enough and was labeled a freak, a homo freak and that would not be a good thing could this guy see though his disguise? He had to play it so he remain almost anonymous so he could be a guy tomorrow and forget this whole deal, why did he think this was a good idea?

"I'm uh w-well my names Eridan." Damn that stutter he only really did it when nervous or pissed off. Eridan told the other looking over at the boy trying to look calm and hoped it was working,

"Its my first day here. W-Who are you?" He tried being polite but hopefully they wouldn't grow too attached to him..her whatever and he was trying to sound like a girl but not overly girly to be obvious to keep the trick up.

"Thollux, you'll have to excuthe the lithp." Sollux told him barring his large braces the bane of his exstiance and speach.

"Tho, where did you move from?" He pressed as a few more students filed into the room, there was still another 10 or so minutes until class but with a room full of computers and laptops, who wouldn't want to come early and exploit the fast and free internet for their own personal gain.

"Tumut, my parents got relocated from their jobs so w-we ended up here I guess." That was true but he was being vague about it trying not to give details just yet, witch was reasonable even if he wasn't trying to be secretive about himself, new people don't need to know all the details.

"Ahh, cool tho." He kept pressing, clearly taking an interest in him...her whatever this was confusing but thankfully the bell rang and the other students scrambled to log off and look like they were doing nothing wrong and the last of them made it just in time when the teacher walked in. A tall and thin man who was dressed in yellow and black with a short well groomed hair cut and it was obvious that he hadn't been sleeping well and he wanted to be anywhere but here from his walk and face.

"Morning class, you know the drill start what you were doing, come to me for help I'll mark the roll." Now that was something Eridan hadn't thought of, the teachers were going to take roll, and know his face...his girl face maybe he could hide and just take the punishment for skipping school.

"If you want I'll give you a hand thtarting the work Eridan." Sollux offered from beside him and Eridan snapped his head around to look at him.

"Sure ...Sollux was it?" Okay good he was calming down again and not stuttering anymore and Sollux moved over so he was next to Eridan now.

"Firtht you need to grab a thcool latptop unlethh you bought your own but if thith is your first day they wouldn't of approved it by now." Sollux told him pointing him in the direction of a tower like thing with a few laptops remaing,

"If number twenty two ith there grab it, I know itth the betht I tested it ageth ago." Sollux called as he stood and started towards the small tower.

"Oh, your that new student aren't you? Eridan Ampora is it?" The teacher butted in as eridan was picking up the computer and about to head back to his seat.

"Yeah thats me, nice to meet you I guess?" Eridan replied giving a smile then going back to his seat trying not to make conversation.

"Sollux you'll help her right, while I set up her login and things?" He requested opeing up his own shiney mac book pro and starting to tak away at the keyboard, assuming Sollux's answer.

"Thure whatever." He replied even though the teacher wasn't even listening causing Sollux to roll his eyes.

"Okay were doing game making, theres this program here called 'game maker' and itth thimple to uthe just gotta get all the steps in there." Sollux started and went on for the lesson and helped Eridan set up his account properly with all the settings he prefered and other smart things.

"Do you have your own laptop at home, itth just easier and you can keep files on it, tho you will have to start this over again unlethh you have a uthb or thomething." Sollux finished up getting Eridan's playable character to walk around the room so far.

"Righ-" Eridan started but was cut off by the bell, recess already. The other students were quick to log off and leave the room and Eridan logged of and shut down the computer and out it back finding Sollux had waited for him.

"If you want you can eat with uth, by that I mean my friends you new and clearly don't have anyone to hang out with yet and itth not all guys either so don't worry about looking, well siad "NP and AA would love to meet you ED." Sollux offered with a smile and Eridan froze for a moment, more people would be expecting a girl tomorrow if he went, but he didn't want to seem rude to someone who was so nice to him, why did he do this again when did it ever seem like a good idea he would have to do this every day.

"Sure if you and your friends don't mind." He smiled, doing his best to get out of it without being rude, he just wanted to go home and change and forget about all this and go back to his male, normal self.

"Its cool where ith your locker?" Sollux asked heading towards the door and holding it open for Eridan, like a gentleman for 'the lady.'

"That way uhhh locker 612." Eridan told him looking on his hand witch had the number and the combination scribbled on in blue pen, it would take him a few days to get the hang of this new school. He stepped out and looked back at Sollux smiling a little in unsaid thanks for the door.

"Mines 222 all the way over this way, I can meet you at your locker and show you where we thit if you want, we do kinda thit in a corner so no one bothers uth and were outta thight." He offered winking at him as he said the last part.

"Sure, if you don't mind that is." He gave a small smile in return, was Sollux flirting with him? It sure seemed like it, that told Eridan one thing, he really could pass for a girl and nice looking one at that, but what if Sollux was gay and knew he was a guy that would not be a good thing.

"Itth fine bethides your new I'm happy to help thomeone ath cute ath you." Sollux smiled and left to go to his locker and Eridan scurried off to his own making sure he didn't make eye contact with anyone as so he wouldn't really be noticed as his face was bright red, this was bad Sollux WAS flirting with him well he didn't know him that well that why Eridan had to think of something, he couldn't do the girl routine forever, he should just come out clean to Sollux, but what if Sollux wound up hating him and telling everyone he dresses like a girl then he would be labelled a homo crossdressing freak and there was a chance he would drag Sollux down with him if he played the 'he was flirting with me' card and drag him down with him.

Eridan had grabbed his food, a packet of Salt and vinegar chips and was giving his phone a quick check when Sollux walked up to him again.

"Thup? You good?" He asked holding a small bag of what Eridan could tell, Honey packets.

"Yeah, lead the way." Eridan smiled shutting his locker and following the slightly taller boy down the thinning sea of people making sure he didn't make eye contact with anyone.

"Thup everyone, thith is Eridan itth her firtht day here and thhes pretty cool." Sollux explained sitting down in a group of, odd looking people next to a girl with thick long hair with some red eye shadow and a maroon shirt and a long dark skirt who smiled at him.

"Welcome then I suppose, you can sit if you want we don't bite." She offered as Eridan carefully sat, doing his best to do it like a lady but not too formal and polite, and succeeding in sitting down he ended up next to a short looking boy in a grey shirt and loose fitting jacket over the top.

"So, what buttlicking hole did you come from?" He asked looking and sounding grumpy in a way.

"Manners Karkitty." Chirped in another friendly voice a girl with the whole anime girl shebang, the kitty hat, bright clothing and eyelashes to boot.

"I'm Nepurrta thats Karkitty thats pawlux and this is purros aradipurr, kannyana and joh isn't here today." She told him with a smile. "So your Eridan...Eridan Eripurr...Erinyan..purrdan ...nope I like Eripurr, you shall be known as Eripurr from now on!" She said excitedly clapping her hands fast and grinning.

"Again with the fucking cat names what is it with you can cat puns Nepeta, we all get yes you have a cat fettish please keep that shit in your private sex life and don't let us all in on your fucking kinks we can keep our bedroom fetishes to our selfs so I think you can do the same!" The one named 'Karkitty' ranted with excessive arm movements and a scowl on his face and everyone just chuckled again as if this was normal.

"Silly Karkitty, its just for fun!" She smiled closing her eyes and bringing a hand up with the over sized coat overing it to her face like a cat paw.

"Whatever I don't even care. So Eridan, where did you come from anyway?" He asked again crossing his arms as he twisted to face him more clearly wanting an answer.

"Tumut, it's up in New south wales." Eridan said hoping they didn't catch onto him for his voice but it didn't seem like they thought it was oveley put on or male, how he was getting away with this astonished him.

"I went there on holidays once, didn't see you around." Came a new voice from behind what Eridan turned around to see who it was.

"So you do actually show up do you now Dave?" 'Karkitty' asked the new boy as he strode over and sat down in the awkward circle against a wall, like he had been saved for him.

"Yeah, Bro made me come again but I didn't wanna fucking come today he was tough last night." Dave replied to 'Karkitty' before turning back to Eridan. "So, do you just not leave your house or something even though we went for Australia day did you just not go?" He pressed curious now.

"I go to all the Australia day thin's I normally photograph them for local papers and things, so I stay out of the action most of the time." He replied, it was the truth at least and he wasn't lying again.

"I notice everyone normally, you must of been tucked away real good to get some shots huh? Roof tops and shit." Dave pointed out though the last of that didn't sound like a question more of a statement.

"Y..yeah actually I was on the roofs a fair bit get some whole party shots but only for a while I had to get some action shots too also I had to have some fun." He replied, man it felt good to start telling the truth even if it was being vague.

"Interesting." Dave shut up after that, he gave off the vibe of a cool quite kid anyway and the less questions the better.

Recess finished soon and they all dispatched luckily enough Nepeta had art with him so she showed him the way and even sat with him and helped him start on the current project, a realistic portrait of someone.

"So why did you move here Eripurr and when?" She casually asked adding little details to the hair of who Eridan identified as 'Karkitty'.

"My parents got a new job here in Violet town so we had to move I guess." He explained starting to sketch the head of Feferi, referencing a photo he had on his Ipod touch of her, okay so it was his wallpaper as well.

"Whos that, shes purrty!" Nepeta told him excitedly looking at he picture taking the ipod and looking at it proper.

"Uhh, my my my best friend back in Tumut." Eridan had to lie, he couldn't say it was his ex-girlfriend, he may of been bi-sexual but didn't want to be labelled anything on his first day at a new school.

"Whats her name?"

"Feferi."

"Wow thats a beautiful name! Now Feferi...Feffurry, Fefluffy, Cateri no no no that one is stupid, Feffurry it is! Right uhh I should explain the name thing your probably confused Eripurr. Well I. Love. CATS! And anime and well I like naming people with cat puns!" She giggled giving the Ipod back, thankfully without going though his photos, there were a few of him and her kissing but mostly of her and other beautiful things.

"Heh I think its a really...reely awesome thin, Fef and I used to make fish puns, she wants to work with fish in the ocean in a few years and I wanna be a marine Photographer so we talked about fish a lot and that turned into puns." Eridan replied with a smile, hey at least he was making friends and noone was an asshole to him so far.

Art finished without the teacher noticing the new student and Nepeta explained that the art teacher was her mother and that she was more or less allowed to do anything she wanted she had done all the course work over last summer with her mother.

Eridan returned to his locker and Sollux met him there again to Eridan's surprise.

"Uhh hey Sollux."

"Thup?"

"Uhh...Lunch?"

"We have a winner you win nothing."

"Ha ha funny Sollux."

"Yeah I'm fucking hilariouth letth go everyones going to beat uth there and KK will take my spot again." Sollux whined turning around and walking down the hall causing Eridan to scramble though his bag for his cheese and bacon roll and shutting and locking his locker again followed Sollux to the same place they sat at Recess.

"Thup guys." Sollux said waving to the small group and sitting down again to "Karkitty' who he learned was really Karkat a little earlier in small talk with Sollux on the way here and sat down next to Sollux this time as there was a spot there but he was also between the boy with the mohawk who didn't seem to speak much and even gave off a shy feeling.

Small talk happened and nothing eventful, Eridan got the thrid degree about where he was from and with some minor gender changes he got away with it, he really was pulling this girl thing off well, too well.

"So what do you have next Ampora?" Karkat asked as the bell finished blaring and they were standing and complaining about the day as per normal.

"I think I have, english maybe?" He wasn't sure but hey it sounded right as he wandered to the hall way and to his locker.

"See you there then shit stain." Karkat said as he waved him off down and attached to his locker combnaton as Eridan kept walking along side Sollux for a few more meters with small talk and maybe sutble flirting from Sollux but Eridan was never good at telling these things so he disregarded them as flirts and just small talk as soon Sollux attached to his locker and Eridan had a little more ways so he hurried up a little, not wanting to be late.

He did in fact have english next and Karkat waved him over to a spare seat on the right of him and Sollux was on the left and thought the room a few more from the little sitting group were scatter with other students and chatting or in Nepeta's case Drawing.

It was uneventful, the teacher spoke to him and got him up to speed with the current project and put him in a group with Sollux and Karkat as it was a group project about Hitler and the holocaust and their topic was, Hitler as a person, oh the fun this would be, he had already done this at his last school and with some forcably quiet 'requests' from Karkat he planed to bring his book tomorrow to make the project easier for them as it was more annoying to do than it should seem.

Eridan was at his locker grabbing his bag out but when he shut his locker there was Sollux, suddenly...Sollux. Eridan jumped back in surprise and then glared at the now chuckling Sollux.

"Not funny Sol." He told him adjusting his bag on his shoulder and facing Sollux.

"Yeth it ith, tho want me to walk you home?" Sollux offered smiling sincerely seeming serious about walking him home.

"W-Well if you w-want to I guess." Why was he stuttering again? Eridan forced a smile he wasn't sure how he felt about this but wasn't going to say no.

"Cool when your ready."

"I'm ready now-w." Eridan said as he stepped away from his locker and Sollux followed immediately coming up beside him. Once the pair were outside and a little aways from the School Sollux spoke.

"Tho, what do you like doing?" He started casually.

"Photography, writin and history. What about you?"

"Computers, if you can't tell."

"Oh no I had no indication that you could even use a computer Sol."

"Thol?"

"Yes Sol, you know a shortened version of your name, its a habit I picked up."

"Cool, I guess you picked up I call people by only two letters, I like things in two its an OCD kind of thing."

"Ahh, I'm not sure what I should say to that."

"No one really does its alright. Tho, tell me more about yourself you have to expect thith, you are the new girl."

"Well, I normally dress a lot more 'hipster' like to be honest I just didn't want to give off an bad impression on my first day and I normally wear glasses."

"Contactth?"

"Yeah, don't like them I'l end up taking them out as soon as I can."

"Ahh cool, tho you have a pesterchum or thomething?"

"Yeah I do actually caligulasAquarium I can write it down if you want."

"That would be helpful yeah." Sollux slipped a texta out of his pocket and handed it to Eridan and offered his arm, they stopped walking as Eridan scribbled his handle onto his arm.

"Cool, I'm twinArmageddonth tho you don't think thome creep ith adding you."

The small talk continued until they reached Eridan's house and he stopped.

"Well I live here, well now I do haha."

"Cool, tho I'll thee you tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I suppose you will, unless you go blind."

"Don't plan on it, I'll thee you then ED."

"See ya Sol." With that Eridan headed though his gate and into his house with his new key and watched Sollux walk off they way they came and Eridan rushed to the bathroom to get the contacts out like he said he was going to then quickly changed into what he would wear normally before his parents had a chance to find out.

He sat on his bed and held his face in his hands before getting up again and grabbing his wallet.

He would have to go shopping for some more girl clothes, everyone was expecting him to be a girl again now.

He did this wrong, he couldn't just show up as a guy tomorrow, it would be strange. He could slowly transition it maybe a little more like a guy everyday? He didn't know but he did text his parents before heading out the door again towards the clothing stores, before they closed he had to think of reasons he was buying girls outfits from now on, and hide it from his parents.