Music played in the background, president Arisada stood at the podium on the stage and the spotlight was shining brightly on him.
"Thank you for showing all of your support today! We have finally come to the main event" he announced into the microphone hyping up the ceremony that was forthcoming.
"Let me introduce the Eastern princess Shihoudani Yuujirou!" The spotlight turned off on president Arisada and shined brightly on Yuujirou who was on the right of the stage.
"Next, let me introduce the Western princess Mikoto Yutaka!" The next spotlight appeared on the left of the stage shining on Yutaka.
"Thirdly, introducing princess Kouno Tooru!" The third spotlight lit up the middle that shone brightly on Tooru.
"Finally, the moment you've been waiting for… I am pleased to announce the newest princess addition, Kazuhiko Kanade! " The last spotlight was high up on the curtains.
Being close to stage you could hear soft mechanical gears turn and click together. Being strapped in tight, she was lowered from catwalk up above, white feathered wings were strapped to the back of the harness. Cheers from the male student population outraged, she waved and smiled to everybody in the audience. She was left suspended in the air to be showcased, after all the ceremony was about her joining the princess brigade.
"Here the four princesses together will continue to enrich the lives of the student body population! We will now let them go around and greet everyone in the audience. Remember not to get too excited and refrain from touching the princesses! There safety is our utmost importance." Arisada emphasized the last part of his speech.
Kanade was lowered all the way to the ground where the student council members unstrapped the harness on her, she walked over to join the other three princesses were. Instead of the red convertible car that was used in Tooru's princess ceremony, the budget was increased to a medium sized parade float. The four princess all gathered onto a center pedestal that was adorned with luscious red to pink roses and lily of the valley. Due to their costumes, they stood out beautifully while the spotlight tracked the movements of the float.
Each princess took a direction to wave and smile. Yuujirou at the east, Yutaka at the west, Tooru at the north and Kanade at the south. Every few minutes, as they practiced in rehearsal they were to shift to the right. Flawlessly switching their positions, the float drove to the end of the assembly hall and out the double doors. In the distance, the four could hear president Arisada make the final announcement.
"Thank you for joining us today! If you want to commemorate this moment, we have photos on sale just right outside the assembly hall!"
"Figures he would try and make a quick buck" Tooru rolled his eyes.
"What do you expect Tooru, they're raging teenage boys they'll buy anything stimulating" Yuujirou shrugged his shoulders.
"P-Pictures?!" Yutaka stuttered. Half a month away from summer break he was worried that the pictures would make it outside the school and into his girlfriend Megumi's lap.
"I wouldn't worry Miko-chan, they're probably plenty of pictures circulating outside the school already" Yuujirou teased.
"Eh?!"
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The float parked around the back of the long assembly hall building, coming to a complete stop the safety gate was opened and the princesses were allowed down one by one. The last person to get off was Kanade, Tooru outstretched his hand in case she needed it.
"Can you get down?" He asked.
Waving off his hand, "yeah, I'll be fine" she replied while holding on to the railing, she had to admit it was a bit of a drop down.
"You're probably not used to maneuvering in costumes like we are, here Kanade" Yuujirou advanced, outstretching his own hand in place of Tooru's. "Just take my hand."
"Okay! Okay! Geez Mr. Insistent" She teased him, grasping his hand she jumped down. A shock ran up through her legs, spiked heels and jumping do not mix.
"I'm just trying to be nice!" Yuujirou countered, letting go of her hand and crossing his arms over his chest. Turning away from her, his cheeks dusted pink definitely slightly embarrassed.
"Ohhh wow, the great eastern princess trying to be nice to me? I'm surprised you're not trying to tease me about not wanting to jump down!" She replied hotly crossing her hands over her chest, leaning over to Yuujirou antagonizingly.
"You know what Kana-chan?" He retaliated turning back around to her, lowering his eyes to her. For he was a decent amount taller than her.
"What is it? Yuuko-chan?" She dared, staring back up meeting his gaze. A small smirk was growing on her lips, she was having plenty of fun seeing how much she could jest with the blond princess.
Tooru stood still and watched the pair banter and tease each other back and forth, awfully confused how this situation turned out. Just like that other time, it was like a bad case of déjà vu. Yutaka also watched and nudged Tooru, his time he saw it too.
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Moving on from the ridiculous banter back and forth, the four princesses walked through the back door of the assembly hall. It led behind the stage where they had gotten ready for the announcement ceremony. By then the student population filed out of the assembly hall, and back to their classrooms for the rest of the planned school day.
The princesses were wiping away their makeup at the professionally lighted mirrors when president Arisada came in with Akira in tow.
"Good job work today you four, the photo sales were a hit! I'm sure everyone bought one to remember this day" He told them.
"E-Everyone bought one?!" Yutaka exclaimed, disturbed from the news.
"You guys looked great out there, especially you Kazuhiko-kun" Akira told her.
"O-Oh thanks Sakamoto-san, I was nervous the whole time" She gave an embarrassed laugh and rubbed the back of her head.
"Alright princesses, go ahead and change out. Classes will be starting in 20 minutes, don't be late" Arisada informed them, letting them turn their attention again to the professional lighted mirrors. He walked off dragging Akira with him.
"Say… Kazuhiko-kun? Is that what you really look like as a girl?" Yutaka curiously questioned her.
"Huh? Well yeah. Before I came here I had to cut my hair short to look more like a male student. It was a little shorter than this wig though, and definitely not with this heavy of makeup. Maybe a little concealer, lip tint and eyeliner?" Kanade thought back to how she would get ready each day for school before attending Fujimori elite all-boys school.
"I will say, I didn't think I'd have to wear makeup at an all boys school" She laughed.
How ironic.
The other three male princesses grimaced, they didn't think they'd have to wear makeup at an elite all-boys school either.
