Title: Uniforms
Author: Ree
Theme: Haruka/Uranus (short skirt: day 8 )
Genre: General
Version: Anime/Manga/PGSM
Rating: G

This complex lady and her friends belong to Takeuchi Naoko. I just asked if they could play for a while.

Uniforms

Haruka waited until Michiru was out before she pulled out her new uniforms. Holding it up, she grimaced. 'And if I don't like it on the hanger, I'm sure I'll like it even less on me.' Trying not to feel to disgusted, she tried it on. Turning around, she faced herself in the mirror. Staring back at her was a tall, lanky person in the uniform for Mugen Gakuen. The only clue that she was a girl was the skirt.

'The shirt is too big and baggy, and this skirt..' Haruka reached down and tried to pull the skirt lower. "It's supposed to be knee length!" When she released it, the skirt rode back up to almost mid-thigh. Glaring at the mirror, she undid the skirt. 'The only skirt that I'll wear that short is my senshi uniform.' A fleeting smile crossed her face. 'I still can't believe that I can transform, and I have such a wonderful partner.' The smile fade. 'Too bad that I had to find out in such horrible times.' Sliding the skirt back onto its hanger, she tried to forget all the attacks, all the monsters, that she had seen so far. But to find the cause, and to find the talismans, that was why they were here.

Refusing to brood, she slipped into a mid-calf length skirt and shirt ensemble that Grandmother Asumi had given her recently. Rooting around the closet, she unearthed a purse that kind of matched her outfit. Slipping her parent's credit card into it, she scooped up all the uniforms and headed back to the store.

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The salesclerk looked up when the door chime sounded. "Welcome."

Haruka smiled breifly at her before replying. "Thank you." She walked closer to the counter, and then set the collection on uniforms she was carrying down. "I need to return these uniforms. The skirts are too short."

The salesclerk immediately looked at the skirts that were on top. "That is the standard length skirt."

Haruka shrugged and handed her the receipt. "Well, I guess I'll have to get the uniform tailor-made." As the salesclerk accepted the receipt, Haruka continued. "Can you refund that in cash, or do you have to credit it back to my card?"

After glancing over the receipt, the salesclerk pulled out a clipboard and a pen. "I can refund it in cash, but please fill out the return information."

Haruka quickly filled in all the required fields as the salesclerk processed the refund. A little while latter, she was back in the apartment changing clothes.

'And now to get a uniform I can wear.' Wearing jeans and a T-shirt, she went in search of another shop that sold Mugen Gakuen uniforms.

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Later that evening, Haruka faced herself in the mirror once again. 'The baggy shirt looks fine now.' She was straightening her tie, and adjusting her coat.