Finally, we have Kaimu and Alti to finish up the round of first day fics. Next begins random drabbles.

First Day: Kaimu and Alti

"Kaimu! Kaimu!"

Kaimu could hear Alti's shouts and footsteps long before she saw her sister in the doorway. She continued to shove the small teddy bear in her backpack, making sure it didn't wrinkle up the papers inside. She snapped the top closed just as Alti skipped to a stop outside of the door.

"Kaimu! Mommy says it's time to go!" shouted Alti. Her backpack was already on her back, but it was half zipped. The arm of a chocolate brown teddy bear peeked out.

"Your backpack is unzipped," commented Kaimu, calmly putting her bag on her back.

"Oh?" Alti pulled off her backpack, looking at it in surprise. "Teddy might have fallen out! You saved him, Nee-san!"

Kaimu rolled her eyes. "Of course." She didn't like starting school with her sister. Her sister acted like such a baby, and always followed her around.

Walking down the stairs slowly didn't waste too much time. In the distance, she saw Alti waiting eagerly for their mother to put on her shoes. One of the maids stood nearby, listening patiently to her mother's instructions.

"Ah, there you are, Kaimu. What a lovely outfit you chose," stated her mother softly.

Kaimu blushed, looking at the floor. She'd picked out her favorite dark green jumper, the one with a lighter green shirt underneath. "Thanks."

"Do you like my outfit, too, mommy?" asked Alti, going to stand by her sister. Alti had chosen a frilly pink dress. Kaimu knew it was one of her party dresses. She thought her mother would scold Alti for wearing such nice clothes to school, but her mother only smiled.

"Of course. You're all dressed up for school." She took hold of each girl's hand, and together the trio walked out the front door.

On the way to school, Alti happily chatted with their mom about all the things she saw. She'd go from talking about the birds to the flowers to the sky and back again. Kaimu was silent, wondering what she might do when she arrived at school. Perhaps she could get away from Alti. She didn't mind her sister, but she didn't always want to be with her. She couldn't even escape her in the big house they lived in; Alti always managed to find her.

As they walked in the door, they were greeted by the teacher. "Hello, girls. Welcome to kindergarten!" The teacher gave them a big smile, grinning from ear to ear. "You're the last two to arrive. Go ahead and put your things in your cubbies and we'll get the day started, all right?"

Both girls took the remaining two cubbies. Kaimu made sure her things were neatly placed away. Alti did the exact opposite, haphazardly throwing her things in her cubby. Their mother was speaking to the teacher. Kaimu sighed. "Alti, you can't throw your stuff in there!" she scolded.

"But I wanna go play," replied Alti.

"I'll help you put everything away correctly. You don't want to be a slob."

"Thank you, Kaimu!"

Once everything was neatly hung and Kaimu was satisfied, Alti ventured over to the edge of the cubbies, looking into the classroom. Kaimu gave their mother a hug before she left and then went to stand by her sister. "I thought you wanted to go play?"

"I do…but…I'm scared," whispered Alti.

"Why? We came here before. Remember? You drew that picture of the duck."

"I know…but mommy was with us then." Her voice started cracking and she sniffled.

Kaimu knew Alti was on the verge of tears. She reached out and took Alti's hand. She felt her sister grip her hand tightly in response. "Why don't we go in together, okay? I'll be with you and you'll be okay."

Alti sniffled, wiping at her nose. "O-okay," she agreed. "Thanks," she added.

Kaimu smiled at her sister and they walked into the classroom together. It was not long after that that the teacher called for them all to go sit on the big circle rug. Alti never left her side, sitting beside her happily. Kaimu knew there would be other chances for her to play by herself in the future. She just didn't want her sister to be upset on their first day.