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'There is No. Freakin'. Way.' Kagome thought, sneering in distaste at the yellow dress laid out on the couch. When she'd made the decision to attend Ouran over Lobelia, she hadn't expected to get a uniform so quickly. She also hadn't expected to get what looked to her to be the most uncomfortable piece of clothing possible.

"What the hell is it?! A banana suit?! It looks like it came from the 1800's!" she muttered, shaking her head and completely disregarding the monstrosity. Heading out of her room and downstairs, she opted to eat some breakfast first before going back up to brave the tulip dress.

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The miko could only thank the gods when she finally disembarked the bullet train five blocks away from Ouran Private Academy. She was also sure she could thank those same gods for their perverse sense of humor.

"Seriously! It's like the first two weren't enough of an example!" Kagome sneered, a flush on her cheeks as she stomped down the street. As she got closer to the school, the former time traveler began to notice the increasingly expensive tastes around her. The limos, exported European cars, gilded fences, and marbled buildings. The third year swallowed and stopped a block away, observing her surroundings in a wary fashion. This place... It was like a whole 'nother world for her.

She was not going to enjoy this. Schooling her features into a blank mask, Kagome started forward again in the direction of the golden gates of her new school, ignoring the dropping feeling in her stomach as thunder rumbled above her head.

A few minutes later, she was cursing loudly and angrily in a way that Inuyasha would have been proud of as the rain poured down around her, soaking her brand new uniform in a matter of minutes.

"Really?!" She screamed, glaring at the sky. A drop fell into one of her eyes and she cringed, rubbing the offended orb and grumbling under her breath as she sloshed her way through the front gate. Once inside the main building, she was surprisingly reluctant to move from the rug sitting at the door. Several students tittered at her misfortune, and she sent them all an icy glare that had them scattering in fright.

'Stupid sheep,' Kagome thought sullenly, trudging forward and going into the office.

"Yes? Can I-! Oh! My goodness! You're soaked, you poor thing!" the secretary started off in a bland tone, but shock gave way to real concern as she jumped to her feet and skirted her desk, bringing a glittering box of handkerchiefs with her.

'What. Are these people too good for tissues?' the miko twitched when the box was brandished at her. Hesitantly, the shrine maiden took a few and started wiping off her face.

"Umm, I'm the new student Higurashi Kagome. I'm here for my schedule and I was told to speak to the Chairman before I got settled into my classes," Kagome inquired, shrugging her shoulders and squeezing the excess water from her hair into the trash can the older woman brought for her. "Thanks, by the way."

"Oh, it's not a problem. But, why didn't you have your car drop you off under the pavillion? Or bring an umbrella?"

"I took the bullet train and walked from there. And I wasn't really paying attention to the news this morning, so I forgot to bring an umbrella with me."

"You walked here?!" the woman gasped, sounding completely scandalized by the mere idea.

"Yeah. I don't have a car to drive me to school."

"Oh... I see," the secretary murmured, turning back to her desk to sort through a pile of papers before handing the new student her schedule. "If you go across the hall, the Chairman's office will be through that door. He's expecting you, Miss Higurashi."

"Okay. Thank you," Kagome bowed politely, a slight smile flickering acorss her face before she forced her stoic expression back on as she added, "Do you think I could get a dry uniform to wear?"

"I'll get to work on that. What size are you?"

"Actually..."

After explaining her situation to the secretary, whom appeared stricken for a moment, she headed across the hall, dripping on the marbled floor the whole way.

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