Please read the previous chapter if you haven't all ready. I forgot to post the actual fourth chapter before posting the fifth --"

But now you get two chapters in one day! Yippee!

Chapter05

Shopping

The rest of the week had passed with Hermione trying to avoid Ro, and trying to learn more about Miiro. However, neither seemed to be working. Ro was the most clingy (and not to mention, sex driven) person she'd ever met, while Miiro was the most secretive. While bored one morning, Hermione decided to mentally list the differences between Ro and Miiro.

Ro Clingy, Miiro Distant

Ro Sex kitten, Miiro Satisfied with her own body

Ro Doesn't care about education, Miiro Top in all of her classes (She discovered this when she noticed Miiro in her Advanced Users' Magic Class)

Ro Party girl, Miiro Laid-back (Though she's still gone late at night most of the time)

Ro Magazines, Miiro Books

Ro Cute, Miiro To drool over

Hermione had quickly pushed the last thought into the back of her mind, though. She repeatedly reminded herself that it was because she was homesick, and homesick only.

I'm not like…THAT…

Sighing, she wrapped her arms behind her head. It was her first weekend here and she had been in her dorm room all day. Miiro had never come back from wherever she was last night, so Hermione had been alone, leaving her a strangely disappointed feeling.

She'd been thinking about Miiro all morning, trying to analyze the other girl as if she were one of Hermione's most important subjects. She also thought that Miiro knew what Hermione was up to, and simply took pleasure out of seeing the frizzy-haired brunette try to figure her out.

Sighing again, she flipped over onto her stomach.

I shouldn't keep myself inside today, She thought. I should be out doing something…

Suddenly, there were loud knocks from her dorm door, making her jump up in fright.

"Hime-san, open up now!" Hermione was pretty sure it was Keiro, and she sounded both excited and angry. So, she quickly made her way to the door and opened it quickly.

"What is it? Is something wrong?" Hermione said frantically.

"Why didn't you tell me…us!" Keiro yelled, making Hermione stare at her wide-eyed.

"Wh-what? What are you talking about?"

"You never told us that you were going to the entrance dance with Ro Kato!" Kara grinned as she spoke. However, as Hermione looked at Keiro again she noticed the true anger on her face. Keiro had hateful feelings toward Ro Kato, and now Hermione was going to a dance with her.

"Gomen nasai, Keiro."

"Don't apologize, Hermione! This is great!" Shiori tried to assure her, but Hermione wasn't convinced. She was mostly going only because she didn't have the guts to say no, and now Keiro was angry with her for it.

"Don't mind Keiro," Shiko said, nudging Keiro. "Don't worry. It's not like Hermione is going to sleep with Ro, right Hime-san?" Shiko smiled at Hermione, who nodded in agreement.

Keiro sighed. "Fine. But you know," She said, a grin beginning to spread on her face. "We do have to go somewhere before the dance."

Hermione's brow furrowed. "Where?"

"SHOPPING!"

Hermione sighed as she was pulled to various shops around Japan. She was glad that she could finally get to see the country she was in, but literally being pulled to a million different shops with dresses wasn't her idea of "seeing the country".

After being to who knows how many stores, she finally spotted a dress she liked.

It was when she was in a store called "Bijin Wear" that she saw the long, crimson dress. It wasn't at all like the dress she wore to the Yule Ball. This was long, but not too long. It went to a little passed her knees. It had spaghetti straps, and a v-neck, while the bottom had a slit up the side of the right leg. Immediately after trying it on, she bought it. Though she wasn't looking to really impress Ro, she could at least look nice on the night of the dance, right?

Hermione sighed as she fell to the floor of her dorm room, a single silver bag holding her dress in it was draping from her shoulder, and she heaved out a long sigh.

"Hey," She heard, making her eyes snap open and meet Miiro looking at a magazine.

"How is it," Hermione began, calming down from the sudden shock of seeing Miiro again. "That I never notice you when you're here."

Miiro looked toward Hermione with an amused look in her light brown eyes. "That's not very nice, Granger."

Hermione sighed again and stood up as Miiro focused on her magazine once more. Hermione sat the silver bag on her bed, and then made her way to the bathroom that her and Miiro shared, trying her best to ignore Miiro's presence completely.

What was it about the girl, anyway? She was, after all, just another girl that Hermione had happened to meet. In Hogwarts, though Hermione didn't have many friends, she had Ginny and the Patil twins, and Luna. Even here in Goukaku Magic School she had Keiro, Shiko, Kara, and Shiori. There was also Ro, but even Ro wasn't as complicated as Miiro seemed.

Sighing again, she turned the hot water on in the bathtub and stripped before stepping in, feeling the warmth ease her stress-filled body. When did she become so easily up tight from someone, rather than something such as studies?

"Looking to get laid?" Hermione jumped as she noticed Miiro leaning against the sink, which was across from the bathtub, with Hermione's red dress in her arms.

"Miiro, what are you doing in here!" Hermione yelled, trying to cover up every single piece of flesh on her body, but wasn't very victorious.

Another hint of amusement crossed Miiro's face, and then she shrugged. "I didn't think you were so shy, Hermione."

"I-I'm not! I just…well, do you like it when people are in the same room while you're taking a bath?" Hermione said, lowering her voice slightly.

Miiro just shrugged again. "I don't find it a big deal."

Hermione grumbled. "I can see why…" She mumbled.

Miiro arched an eyebrow, clearly finding pleasure out of Hermione's nervous nature. "Ah, now what do you mean by that, Hime-san?"

Hermione froze. It was just a nickname, but hearing it from Miiro somehow unnerved her.

"Your friends call you that, don't they?" Miiro continued. Then opened the bathroom door, looking back at Hermione. "I don't like it much." And then she just left.

Suddenly… Hermione thought, sinking her entire body into the hot water. I feel as if I would love to leave this place…

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I've decided to put previews at the end of each chapter to keep you guys anticipating what will happen next I hope you like.

"Is it required for me to have a girlfriend instead?"

"In this place, there is no limit to gender within love."

"Pucker up, Granger."

Jaa ne!