"Your daughter is incredibly brilliant. She leaves nothing to be desired as an honor student here at Ouran Academy. The problem is that she's too brilliant. She went through the advancement and entrance exams all on her own. And when that was done, she said that she would do all of the paperwork up to today's admission, all on her own, and that "Mom, you don't have to come with me." Is that right?" Atsuko said to Yuzuru.
"Uh, Kuri-san, I need to talk to your mother for a moment, so why don't you go look around the academy while we do that? Although, being spring break, there aren't many people here right now." Yuzuru said.
"Go do so. Mom will see to it that all the paperwork is in place." Atsuko said.
"Very well." Kuri said and wandered off.
"Indeed. If the child turns out too well, the parent might get lonesome, huh? I wonder if she'll enjoy herself here." Atsuko said.
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"No doubt about it. That's a rabbit. What's more, it's a stuffed animal." Kuri said, finding Usa-Chan dancing.
She then fell down a hole.
"Whew, I'm safe. Ow-w-w...It's no use, I can't get it off." Kuri said, and tried to pull the pot off. She turned to Shiro who was a mouse playing the piano. "Ahem... I can't seem to get this pot off of me. Could you lend me a hand?" He ate a banana and shrank and ran through a hole. "Hey, wait! He disappeared...or not! Where did that boy come from? Does this mean that the only exit...is that doorway?"
Kuri saw a banana. "Banana? Ba-na-na!"
In the corridor beyond, she slips on yet another peel and down another hole, falling into a pool of water. Unconscious at first, she awakens in time to avoid drowning and notices that the pool is set in an Ouran courtyard with a vacant throne at one end. At poolside sits the Caterpillar resembing Kyoya sitting on a mushroom, blowing bubbles and writing in a notebook.
"You cried so much, huh?" Kyoya said.
"Huh?" Kuri said.
"The water in this pool all comes from heartfelt tears that you have shed. You truly have gone through a lot of hardships and loneliness, huh? Be that as it may, you'd best hurry on out of there. You'll be eaten." Kyoya said.
The ruling council of the The Zuka Club surfaced in alligator-shaped submarines that chased her. Kuri dashed out.
"What were those just now? I-I don't understand this. I have to hurry and get back to my original size..." Kuri said. "Huh? Am I already back to it?"
"One side makes you bigger. One side makes you smaller." Kyoya said.
"What are you talking about?" Kuri said.
"It won't be cheap. Look. We have a guest arriving." Kyoya said.
"Um, may I have a bit of the mushroom?" Nekozawa said.
"Yeah, and settle up with me at the end of the month." Kyoya said.
"You are at least thorough financially, huh?" Kuri said. "What is it that you're always writing in your file?"
"What, you ask? Everything. "Always"? This is the first time we've ever met. Why would you say that?" Kyoya said.
"Why?" Kuri said. "Huh? Why, indeed?"
"Smaller..." Nekozawa said turning into a baby.
"Growing bigger..." Kirimi said turning into a teen.
"No, that's not what's meant by growing bigger... Oh, no! The baby is going off somewhere by himself!" Kuri said.
"It doesn't have anything to do with me." Kyoya said.
Kuri chased the baby and finds herself in a room with the Duchess who resembled Mana, her cat who resembles Hikaru, and her cook who resembles Princess Ayanokoji.
"I am the Duchess. That woman making banana soup over there is my cook. That, lying over there, is my cat." Mana said.
"I had no idea that cats could smirk like that." Kuri said.
"Why do I have to be the cook?!" Ayanokoji said. "I've had it! I'm always the villain, and you're always enjoying yourselves! Tamaki-sama, you idiot!"
"Are you that baby's mother, then?" Kuri said.
"Are you concerned about this boy?" Mana said.
"I'm glad your mother has been found. Really glad... Being with your mother really is the best thing there is." Kuri said.
"Well, I have to be going now. Will you look after the boy?" Mana said.
"Where are you going?" Kuri said.
"I've been summoned to appear before the court." Mana said.
"Court?" Kuri said.
"Did you really think that doll was the Duchess's child?" Hikaru said.
"What's the meaning of-" Kuri said. "Mr. Cat... Um..."
"Over here. Surprised?" Kaoru said.
"Uh... yeah." Kuri said.
"I am able to disappear..." Hikaru said.
"...and reappear like this." Kaoru said.
"That's amazing. So, there's something I'd like to ask. Which way should I go?" Kuri said.
"That depends..." Hikaru said.
"...on where you want to go." Kaoru said.
"I want to go home. Back to where I was before." Kuri said.
"Going home without having an audience with the Queen..." Hikaru said.
"...is not allowed in this place." Kaoru said.
"Who is the Queen?" Kuri said.
"The Queen..." Hikaru said.
"...is the one who..." Kaoru said.
"...you might say..." Hikaru said.
"...rules this world." Kaoru said.
"I can't talk when you won't stand still, so both of you, come on out together." Kuri said.
"Both of us?" Hikaru said.
"What do you mean?" Kaoru said.
"Okay, fine." Twins said.
In another courtyard sits the Dodo who resembles Kanako Kasugazaki, having tea and hoping that her fiance, Toru Suzushima, comes back soon
"I hope he comes back soon." Kanako said.
Kuri entered Ouran's dining hall where a Mad Hatter resembling Tamaki, a Dormouse resembling Mori and a March Hare resembling Honey dressed in an Usa-chan costume sat at table.
"Ahem..." Kuri said.
"There aren't any seats." Tamaki said.
"Yes, there aren't any seats." Honey said.
"We're just joking!" Honey said. "There are lots of seats, see?"
"There's something I wanted to ask." Kuri said.
"Your hair is long, huh?" Tamaki said.
"Huh?" Kuri said.
"I like your hair like that, but unfortunately, you're really going to have to cut it shorter." Tamaki said.
"Would you mind leaving my hairstyle out of this?" Kuri said.
"You're wearing a skirt today, huh?" Tamaki said.
"Despite any appearances, I am a girl. Not that it matters either way." Kuri said. "If you eat nothing but sweets like that, you're bound to get cavities."
Honey's eyes nearly pop out of his head and Mori's nose-bubble bursts, awakening him long enough for him to remind Honey to brush his teeth when he's finished.
"Be sure to brush your teeth." Mori said.
"Mm-hmm." Honey said.
"So nose bubbles do pop..." Kuri said.
"It is always 3:00 p.m. here. That means it's always snack time." Tamaki said.
"Um, where exactly is this place?" Kuri said. "I came here with my dad to do the paperwork to
enroll in Ouran Academy."
"A riddle. What is the bond between you and I?" Tamaki said.
"Is there one?" Kuri said. "This is Ouran Academy, right?"
"What will you do, once you enroll? Once you're enrolled at Ouran, what will you do?" Tamaki said.
"What will I do? I'm going to study." Kuri said.
"What else?" Hikaru said.
"What else?" Kaoru said.
"Are you just going to study?" Honey said.
"Well, yeah." Kuri said.
"Why?" Hikaru said.
"Why?" Kaoru said.
"Why? There's a dream that I want to have come true. I entered Ouran because I want to study to that end." Kuri said.
"That's admirable. What's the dream you want to have come true?" Tamaki said.
"When I grow up, I-" Kuri said.
"Still, there's more to the life of a student than just studying, isn't there?" Tamaki said.
"What else is there?" Kuri said.
"There are other things, right?" Tamaki said.
"Fun things." Hikaru said.
"Fun things?" Kaoru said.
"What's that?" Kuri said.
"Court has begun." Honey said.
"Court?" Kuri said.
"The Duchess is going to be executed." Honey said.
"What for?" Kuri said.
"It's the whim of the Queen, I suppose." Honey said.
"That is absolutely not right!" Kuri said.
"Sure enough, even in dreams, Kuri-chan is Kuri-chan, huh?" Honey said.
"Nice." Tamaki said.
"The accused, the Duchess, came to us by availing herself of an invitation, as we were holding a music festival. Do you admit your crime?" Queen said.
"Is that a crime?!" Kuri said.
"Who are you?" Queen said.
"I am... I am the lawyer for the accused!" Kuri said.
"It is my job to appear at social functions, Your Majesty." Mana said.
"Even while leaving your precious child unattended? Your crime is to leave your child alone, even if it was for work, and to make him feel lonesome." Queen said.
"No, Queen, that is incorrect. When a parent is really busy, a child understands these things. They don't, by any means, blame others. Besides, if you execute her, then what is going to become of the child?" Kuri said.
"This is a court of law, not a place for emotional outbursts!" Queen said.
"If judgment is made without emotions, then you can leave it to a machine! There would be no need for judges, or lawyers!" Kuri said.
"That's pretty insolent. And are you even qualified to be a lawyer in the first place? More importantly, are you not guilty, yourself? Very well, I will expose the crime of this so-called lawyer, first." King said.
"My crime?" Kuri said.
"This is the Renaissance vase that you broke." King said.
"That's the one from earlier... But it wasn't broken. At the time, it was definitely unbroken." Kuri said.
"Maybe not that time, but you are indeed the one who broke it." King said.
"I'm telling you, I'm not the one who broke-" Kuri said. "Huh?"
"Witnesses! If you know anything about the crime of this self-professed lawyer, then testify!" King said.
"I will testify, King." Tamaki said.
"You're that man from earlier..." Kuri said.
"This girl has a mistaken understanding of student life." Tamaki said.
"Huh?" Kuri said.
"Study, study, and more study. She does not even try a little bit to enjoy her daily life." Tamaki said.
"You enjoy yourself too much, Tamaki-nii!" Kuri shouted.
"What is this? How is it that you know my name?" Tamaki said. "And why do you call me brother?"
"You knew that we were twins, too." Twins said.
"You knew about my secret file, too, huh?" Kyoya said.
"And about my cavity, too." Honey said.
"How? Well, I..." Kuri said.
"Don't you understand yet? I'm glad you've made so many... ...fine friends." Yuzuru, the King, said.
"Dad...Then that means...Then that means you're...It couldn't be..." Kuri said.
"You've gotten bigger, huh? I'm sorry to put you through so much trouble. Enjoy your dream-like student life now, to make up for it." Atsuko said. She looked well-dressed, clean, and healthy, something Kuri had not seen in a long time.
"Mom..." Kuri said. "You're awake..."
"Kuri..." Atsuko said.
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"This is unusual, huh? You dozing off... It's almost time for our guests to arrive." Tamaki said. "Hurry and get ready."
"A dream-like student life, huh? I have to admit, around here, there's not much difference whether I'm awake or asleep." Kuri said.