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Mishi Leona: It's a bit hard to explain.... Hopefully it'll become clearer in the next couple of chapters like I want it to....

Tehe.... I should really be finishing my very late beta chapter but.......

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I held up the black uniform in front of me and inspected it as I waited for Kana to come out of the bathroom.

There was a white button down shirt, it looked like it could be worn over or under the plain black pleated miniskirt. I would decide once it was on and I was in view of a mirror.

The black blazer was more intricate, The seams on it were all sewed over with white piping it seemed. I set it on my lap and traced them absently.

One on each shoulder, sewed in an exact rectangle for the front, turning into more of a collar form in the back. Two white piped triangles jutting out where the front of the collar would. Two more following down either side outside the nearly invisible buttons and button holes, starting right under where I would tie the red ribbon right above my chest. They continued down towards the end then sharply turned to leave a two inch outline of black as it ringed the outfit, turning up into a V where the back parted. There was a slight fold at the side where it matched one of the folds of the skirt perfectly, weird.

Another white piped line started under the arm and moved across the chest to follow the first piped line about three inches apart. It turned sharply like the first one but after going about five inches turned again and lifted over the fold. It turned back down to follow the first piping for another five inches, then it turned up again to stop at the piping on the shoulders.

The sleeves had piping on them too, starting around a fourth of the way down the arm in a V, it fanned out to opposite sides of the sleeves and disappeared under the cuffed ends.

The cuffs had pins with the school symbol on the edge, the fabric had been cut so that the edge where the pins were fastened lifted up off the sleeve a bit. White piping outlined the upper edge of the cuffs and turned to go down right before the cut in the cuffs. You could just see the white dress shirt peek out from under the cuffs.

I sighed and tossed the blazer to the side and looked at the black stockings sitting innocently on the bed. They looked like they would reach about mid-thigh. I wrinkled my nose. I had always been more of an ankle sock and jeans kind of girl.

I glanced down at the shoes that came with the uniform. The brown mid-shin boots looked uncomfortable and stiff.

I groaned and fell back against the covers. 'Why does the skirt have to be so darn short?'

I heard the door creak as Kana came out. "Your turn copper."

I gathered my clothes and mumbled "My name's not copper." under my breath.

Kana ignored me and picked up her brush. I went into the bathroom and shut the door behind me.

I slipped the uniform on quickly minus the boots and looked at the mirror above the sink. 'Meh, looks better inside.'

I tucked the white dress shirt back in and smiled gently in the mirror. Although I hated to admit it, the uniform looked good on me.

I walked out and did a small twirl before I landed on my bed and slipped on the boots. They were very stiff, I was going to have blisters.

Kana brushed the last strand of hair out of her face and put an elastic in her long hair. She then pulled out a long, thin, white ribbon and tied it in a large drooping bow over the elastic.

I coughed slightly to get her attention. Kana turned to me. "What is it copper?"

I smiled at her but I could feel one of my eyebrows twitching as I answered. "I said I would show you what the silver rings were for right?"

Kana nodded and watched as I began to brush out my hair.

"Eh? What does your have to do with them?"

I smiled. "You'll see."

I parted my hair down the middle and quickly braided one side. When I reached the last part, I set the ring in my hair before braiding over it once and tieing off the braid with an elastic.

Kana stared at the braid. "Does that have some special meaning?"

I started on the other side. "Well, you remember last night when I told you that I and Nana were distantly related?" Kana nodded.

I took a deep breath before continuing. "Well, you could say that it was a tradition in my family, we would always wear these rings in our hair to signify that we were a part of it."

Kana picked the braid that went to my mid-back up and looked closely at the ring. "Weird." She muttered.

I laughed lightly and finished the other braid. I pushed the two braids back, the rings clinked together innocently.

They had another meaning, but Kana didn't need to know it.

"Well copper ready to go? class starts in ten minutes."

I sighed and pushed myself off the bed. "Ready as I'll ever be and my name is Ann."

Kana grinned as she held the door open for me. "Whatever, copper."

I fingered the red ribbon holding my key under my uniform to distract myself. Kana sighed behind me and I remembered something.

"Kana, Chairman Cross didn't give me a class schedule. What should I do?"

Kana smacked me on the back, hard. 'Ow.'

"Don't worry, it works different here."

I rubbed at the spot she had smacked, it was hard to reach. "Different?" I felt slightly panicked. Kana nodded.

"There are a certain number of room on each floor. As those rooms fill, so do the classes. Each floor is a class."

I thought about that for a minute. "So, you are in the same classes as me?" Kana slapped my back again. I swore I was going to have a huge bruise.

"Yup, that's about it, copper."

She pulled me back as I walked past a door. We had gone across the main lawn and into the school before I even realized it.

"Not so fast, this is our first class."

I sucked in a deep breath and Kana gave me an encouraging pat. "I'll go in first, just try not to faint on me."

I nodded.

Kana pushed open the doors and walked in, I followed her into my first class at Cross Academy.

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Tada! Yeah I know I went overboard with the uniform.... sorry, just practice for when I have to describe an outfit no one will have seen before.

Tehe, Kana warms up pretty quickly eh? That's partially because I don't really have it in me to make a mean character. ToT

Just a note: There's going to be more about Ann's 'condition' in the next chapter, and more night class. b^^d

So.... what do ya think? Reviews are necessary to read the next chapter.