In Dreams

Disclaimer: If I owned Azumanga Daioh there's me more Mrs. Kimura, Kimura daughter, Ouyama, Kaorin's mom, Chihiro, Yuka, Michiru, and the braided-haired girl.

Pairings: Multiple.

Chapter one – Chiyo-chan Mihama

Like with everything them else I do, I am always eager to go to sleep early.

Partly because despite being 13, I still need as much sleep as a little kid.

But mostly because in my dreams I have control.

Miss Sakaki's and Miss Osaka's talk of my daddy being a big kitty must've affected me because in my dreams, that's who he is. But I'm happy… unlike my real daddy, this kitty is always here. We have tea together, cook together, and fly together. He plays Santa Clause for me, even though I know he isn't real and brings me and my mommy presents from all over the world.

My real parents are in California. I haven't heard from them since they left Japan, which is when I started school. My butlers and maids are always around during the day, and I still have Mr. Tadakichi and Maya-kun and I do feel like I can tell them anything but still… it'd be nice if I had my real family to talk to.

For now the line of friends and family is gone.

My friends are my family and my parents are my friends… fair-weather friends.

At first I wondered if everyone thought of me as one because I was a reach girl who looked like an 8-year-old rather than a 10-year-old. I still look 8… I always thought that since I always acted happy they would think I was strong. But they see me as a…

A BABY!

Even Miss Sakaki doesn't understand! Miss Sakaki – the one everyone thinks is perfect. The one I'm too young to ever get the right attention from…

At least, I look too young.

I hate it.

I just wanna grow up.

In my dreams, I'm tall, pretty, and classy. I tried to keep a little cute though, so that in dreams it was still 'logical' for Sakaki to love me too… Kaorin-chan thinks she has it bad.

I don't blame her though.

I just wish I were someone else. Someone who Tomo would respect more, at least the way she does everyone else which although not by much is more than she offers me. Someone who Yomi-chan couldn't joke about when they're being looked down upon by freshmen. Someone who Miss Osaka and Kaorin couldn't 'aww' at. Someone Kagura wouldn't feel uneasy about. Someone who Yukari and Nyamo couldn't pity. Someone Chihiro wouldn't be ashamed to ask for help from.

Someone Miss Sakaki wanted.

Someone with parents who were around.

Someone people were proud to be with.

Someone other than Chiyo Mihama.