Yukari knocked for what felt like the hundredth time yet she still received no response from her new dorm mate. It was six in the morning, the world beyond the windows still dim as if it too were just waking up. A sigh escaped from the teenager, it had been Mitsuru's request for Yukari to take Minako to school with her, and it wasn't as if she had minded that certain task, but, she hadn't been aware at the time just how heavy a sleeper the newbie was. If this kept up they could be late; they could miss their ride there. She decided to knock one last time.

"Minako, if you don't get up I'm gonna have to come in!"

THAT earned her a response.

"I'm up, I'm up! Yeesh, I'm just fixing up my hair, hold on one more second please!"

Yukari sighed once again, propping herself against the wall. If Minako was awake all those times she knocked then why hadn't she said anything? Was she trying to mess with her? She didn't get much time to ponder on it as the door burst open with Minako behind it, all cheers and smiles.

"Sorry to make you wait, Yukari! I'm awful with mornings, y'know?"

'Could have fooled me...' Yukari thought as she stared at the girl, baffled by the enthusiasm practically flying off of her. It was much too early for her to feel any emotions akin to that; still she kept a friendly attitude as not to dissuade the perky brunette.

"It's no trouble; it's your first day so I couldn't blame you." She managed a small smile and was met with one of Minako's beams. Yukari made a mental note that she was going to have to get used to those, she'd be seeing them a lot. "Are you all ready now?"

"Of course I am!" Minako heartily laughed. "I'm excited to see what this place looks like, I heard in terms of schools that it's pretty 'fancy'"

"Well, I guess you can say that..." Yukari agreed as she glanced at the clock on the wall. "Yikes! If we stand around any longer we'll miss our ride! I'll tell you more about Gekkokan once we're on the monorail!"

"Monorail! That sounds awe-ack!"

The talkative girl was cut short as Yukari grabbed her arm and made a break for the dorm's main room. Honestly, Minako seemed a little hopeless. She wondered if she were going to have to wake her up every morning, just to make sure she stayed on track. Yukari mentally sighed, she felt like some sort of babysitter.

"I can't believe we managed to make it on time..."

Yukari was breathless by the time they boarded the monorail. She and Minako had ran the entire way there but to her complete astonishment Minako wasn't fazed at all. Not even a tiny bit out of breath. She must be athletic, or perhaps her energy really was just endless. Yukari really didn't want to reflect on what that would mean if that were the case, considering how her own energy always seemed to dry out rather quickly.

"I can't believe we're riding a monorail to school, this is so cool!" Minako was acting like a child, eyes wide with enthusiasm.

"Bet your old school wasn't like this, huh?" Yukari asked, finding herself smiling faintly at the girl's excitement.

"Not at all!" She agreed, facing the ecru haired girl with another of her infamous smiles. "Gekkokan really is something else!"

Yukari nodded. "Gekkokan High is a private school, it's located right in the middle of Tatsumi Port Island, did you know that the whole island was actually man made?"

"I actually did hear that, it's amazing!" The newbie gushed. "I bet the school itself looks incredible!"

"Well..." Yukari pointed towards one of the windows. "We're approaching it right now, you can catch a glimpse if you..." She trailed of when she realized Minako was no longer standing beside her but was barreling aside some other poor passengers in order to take a peek out the window.

"Woah it's big!" The girl's red eyes practically glimmered. The other passengers didn't quite share her enthusiasm, flashing her light glares that she didn't seem to notice.

Yukari sighed; she realized she seemed to be doing this quite often recently. That girl really WAS hopeless, wasn't she?

"And...here we are, welcome to Gekkokan High."

Yukari introduced the building as she followed Minako off the monorail; the latter was barely paying attention however, looking around in wonder at the numerous students milling about.

"There's a lot of people here!" She let out an impressed whistle with her statement.

"Well, yeah, it's a big school after all." Yukari replied to Minako's obvious statement.

"It's almost daunting!" The ruby eyed girl laughed, not looking at all daunted.

"I'm sure you'll be fine." Yukari assured, "after all, with that upbeat attitude of yours I'm positive you'll have no trouble making new friends."

Minako beamed at the statement. "You really think so? Well, if Yukari-chan says so then it must be true!"

Her smile seriously could have put the sun to shame with its brightness. Yukari wasn't fully sure how to react with it aimed directly at her. She decided to glance away as she replied, "Well, that's enough meandering out here, we should head inside and get to class."

"Mmhmm!" The girl was still beaming as she trotted after Yukari into the building that would be her school for the next year. It was a pristine, clean place with white tiled floors that stretched out as far as the eye could see. White columns stood, proud and tall, in the center of the main room, whilst various students, all clad in their black uniforms, milled around and chattered. The atmosphere was rather lively with the students and teachers getting ready to begin a new year. Minako seemed particularly interested with one girl who was standing by the bulletin board, her long, black ponytail hanging limply in the air as she discussed something with another student. Yukari gave the distracted girl a prod to the shoulder to regain her attention.

"Well, I'm sure you'll be ok from here, right?" She asked once she was sure those ruby eyes were on her. "I recommend giving your home room teacher a quick visit first, the faculty office is just over there to the left, any questions?"

"Wait, you're gonna leave me?" Minako gasped eyes wide.

"Well, I have my own things to do..." Yukari replied, quirking a brow at the girl's sudden change in demeanor.

She deflated, pouting. "I liked hanging with you though..."

The ecru haired girl wasn't expecting such a reply, and was a bit shocked upon hearing it. "Uh...well, we'll see each other after school; we're dorm mates after all."

Minako hesitated for a moment, looking as if she wanted to complain some more before putting a smile back on. "Alright, I'll talk to you later then!"

"Seeya..." Yukari mumbled, watching as the brunette ran in the opposite direction of the faculty office and over to the girl she had been gazing at moments ago. The two struck up a chat, Minako's friendly demeanor instantly winning the attention of those around her, soon she was talking with a whole group of students, laughing with that big smile on her face. Yukari managed a small smile of her own as she walked away. Maybe Minako wasn't that hopeless after all.

...maybe.

AN: I apologize for the length of these chapter; writing longer chapters is something I need to work on...as well as editing. Microsoft Word is exactly too reliable lol. Anyways, I threw in a Rio cameo! I like her, so maybe I'll add her again some other time *shrugs*