DAYBREAK
Episode 30
"Hi, Mom!" Kurai burst through the door and ran into the kitchen to find her mother by the table.
"Oh, hi honey. I wasn't expecting you until Usagi came home. Um, why are you so wet?"
"It's a very long story. I just…"
"Can I hear it?" Kurai stopped dead at this request.
"Uh, sure, I guess." Kurai sat down at the table opposite her mother. "Well, I was taking a stroll through the park when I came upon this fountain. I was admiring it when this skate-boarder came out of nowhere and accidentally pushed me in. I was soaked, but at least he apologized."
"Those people can be so reckless sometimes. Don't you want to change?"
"I guess…" Kurai got up and pushed in her chair. She trudged up the stairs and opened the door to her room. The room was exactly as she had left it that morning, save for a missing backpack. Kurai strolled over to the closet and opened it. She really didn't need to, but the lack of noise might be suspicious. Kurai rolled the closet door open and shut until she figured the coast was clear. "This might take some getting used to…" Kurai spun her finger over her head and her moist clothes instantly changed into black track pants and a yellow sleeve-less shirt. She also had a black windbreaker over her bare arms. Her sneakers were white, black, and yellow. Kurai noticed herself in the mirror and smiled. "There's something else Haruka's always liked." Kurai then walked into the adjacent bathroom and looked at the cut over her eye in the mirror. "But that's something I could have done without." She opened the medicine cabinet and took out a bottle of rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball. Kurai dabbed the cotton ball in the bottle and then put it on her cut, which caused her to wince. "Sometimes I wish I had been the younger one…" Kurai closed the cabinet and stepped out into the hallway. She could hear the door slam and sprinted downstairs. There was a note on the table and Kurai picked it up. She began to read aloud:
"Kurai: Since I heard you go into the bathroom, I figured you were alright. I went grocery shopping. If you need anything, your father's work number is on the fridge. I'll see you for dinner. Oh, and don't forget to bring Usagi."
"Can do." Kurai put the note back down and saw herself in a mirror. She realized that there was a crescent moon on her forehead, most likely reacting to the cut. Kurai quickly calmed herself down, which caused the crescent moon to disappear. "I'm going to have to be careful with that." Kurai smiled at her reflection then ran out the door.
"Haruka!" Michiru saw the very visible girl slowly making her way down the hall. Students were staring at her, noticing the wet clothes. Michiru ran over to her and pulled Haruka aside. "What happened to you?"
"It's a long story."
"One that involves Kurai, no doubt."
"Of course. Wait…we have to go to class, don't we?"
"Uh, yeah. Come on, the bell will ring any minute." Michiru took Haruka's hand and they walked to their 9/10 class together. But what they didn't know that behind them a group of four girls were watching intently…
Klein made his way into the main office of the school and glanced around at the scene. He saw secretaries bustling here and there. Klein figured he should ask one of them for help, so when one of them attempted to rush past him, he grabbed her arm and stopped her. "Excuse me, but where do I sign up to attend school here?" The secretary stared back at him in shock.
"Um…y-you have to go in there." The secretary nervously pointed to the vice-principal's office.
"Thank you." Klein let go of the woman's arm and marched into the office she had pointed to. As the door closed, a sound of shock could be heard…