Eriko's P.O.V.
I froze in place. She was kidding, right? Why would she let ME, the cursed cat, go to a school, let alone a public school with boys!? She plastered that wicked smirk of hers that always appeared when she got me to remain speechless. I wanted to slap it of her face so bad, I almost did.
"Surprised, my little poor neko? You should be, but I will explain," she smirked again.
"You see, I've decided, under the whole Zodiac's begging, to let you spend your high school years in a real school, with actual people," she explained.
I knew something was up. Even under the whole Zodiac's begging, which surprised me, she would never let me out of her sight unless there was a catch that made me suffer. I was about to demand for her to spill it, when she continued, proving my guesses to be correct.
"Of course, Hisoka will have to accompany you so you do not escape…" she trailed, grinning a devilish grin.
I felt my breath catch in my throat. I knew it. I knew there was a catch! And of course it would be Hisoka, the dumb nezumi!
"Hi-Hisoka will be accompanying me to Kaibara High?" I stuttered as politely as I could, because if I snapped like I wanted to, I would get slapped, and probably denied the only chance of freedom I had.
She nodded, clearly enjoying watching me suffer. "Yes, isn't it grand?"
I didn't reply. I mean how could I? Of course it wasn't freaking grand!
"You will start tomorrow, I already had Sora sign you up, and your uniform and book bag are laying on your bed in your room. Make sure by tomorrow you are ready at precisely 8:00. Sora will drive you to school and you will arrive at 8:45. Oh, and your schedule is also on your bed. Make sure to stop by Sora too, and she will inform you more," Aimi explained.
I was trying to filter through her fast explanation of what she wanted me to do when she shooed me away with a hand, not wanting to talk anymore. I stood up, and with a forced respectful bow, walked out of her room and walked to mine. As I stepped into the light orange room, I saw the book bag with my uniform and schedule on top of my bright orange bed. I walked over to my bed, and with a gasp of horror, got a better look at my uniform. The top was a dark blue and white, and it kind of looked like a sailor top. The bottom was even worse. It was a dark blue pleated MINI SKIRT. And it would be even worse for my tall 5'7 frame, it would only reach mid-thigh. I opened and closed my mouth in horror, no sound coming out. There was NO WAY I was wearing that. NO WAY IN HELL. I was about to scream at the top of my lungs I was NOT going to wear this, but then I realized if I didn't, Aimi wouldn't let me go, and I would be denied my only chance of freedom. With a heavy sigh of defeat, I laid my neatly folded uniform on my white dresser with a mirror, and grabbed my book bag off of my bed and laid it there too. I plopped onto my comfy bed and studied my schedule. Before I knew, I had fallen into a deep, dreamless sleep, the most peaceful one I've had since Aimi told me about the cage.