Chapter 2 – New School & A Damn Dog Suit

Miharu's POV

The next morning came by and it was my first day going to a Japanese high school. I'm…I'm not really sure how this would go for me. I may have gotten lucky yesterday with running into three people who at least speak English fluently, but I highly doubt I'll find any at this school I'm going to starting today.

I was currently looking in the mirror in my room while fitting on my new school uniform. A dark blue blazer over a white dress shirt with a blue ribbon for a tie. And a short blue skirt to match.

"This…This doesn't look too bad. Other than the excessive amount of blue, it's a rather cute uniform."

*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*

"Yes?"

"M-Miharu-san…" Someone said as the door slowly opened.

"Oh. Morning, Mikuru. Slept well?"

"Ah. Y-Yes. I did. I just…came to tell you that breakfast is ready."

"Really? I don't have to wait for the guests to finish?"

"Mother and I eat first so that we can focus on the guests' needs and requests more."

"I see." I then grabbed my Japanese schoolbag (which looks a lot like a gym bag the more I look at it) and placed the strap over my shoulder. "Alright, I'm ready. Show me the way, Mikuru."

"Ah. O-Okay. I shall show you the way." Mikuru said with a bow.

She took me to the back of the front counter, which was revealed to me along the way that it's where their living space is. Their own little share of privacy inside a small hotel. And since I was invited to it, it kinda of made me feel special. In a way.

"I am back, Mother." Mikuru said.

"Good morning, Yoriko." I said as I followed.

"Ah. Good morning, Miharu. I see you're all ready for your first day."

"Yeah, I am. Although, I am a bit nervous."

"I can understand. Starting school in a completely brand-new country isn't something one would be mellow about. Maybe some breakfast will ease you up a bit."

"Woah. Japanese food. Sounds interesting…"

And it didn't disappoint, either. The stuff I had was rather weird-looking at first. But once I tried them all…man, was my mind blown. I can totally see why Mom ate this stuff every day. She really had good taste.

"So, Miharu. How do you feel about going to a Japanese high school?" Yoriko asked me.

"Oh, yeah. Honestly, I'm a bit nervous. I'm not sure if I'll fit in since I don't speak or understand Japanese."

"Ah, don't worry about that. I'm sure you'll find someone there who speaks English. French...not so much."

"Yeah...I already had that mentally implanted." I said with a sweatdrop.

"Do you speak French, Miharu-san?" Mikuru asked.

"Oh, yeah. It's actually my native language. I didn't learn English until I was in grade school." I then went silent for a bit. "You know...now that I think about it, I'm kinda surprised that you both can speak English fluently."

"Most of our guests are from the west." Yoriko said. "So, learning how to speak English was more so a requirement."

"I see. Makes sense." I shrugged the thought off.

"By the way. Do you know what school you're going to?"

"Right, I got a link for it from my dad. It says that it's called…aw, crap."

"It's in Japanese?"

"Y-Yeah. D-Do you mind?"

"*giggle* Sure. Hand it over."

I gave Yoriko my phone and she looked at the link that my dad had sent me. I never noticed it until now, but Dad knows a lot more Japanese than I do.

...

And I feel left out that neither he nor Mom ever taught me it.

Definitely would've helped yesterday...

"Let's see. It says that the school you're going to is…S-Sakuragaoka?!" Yoriko reacted greatly to that name for some reason.

"Something wrong?" I asked.

"N-Nothing's wrong. It's just…this is the same school your mother and I went to."

"Huh?!"

"Is it really, Mother?" Mikuru asked.

"Yep. Sure is. What a stroke of coincidence that you're going there now."

"It…really is." I said with a sweatdrop.

How many of these lucky breaks am I going to have?

"Oh, my. Look at the time. You're going to be late for your first day. Come on, I'll take you. Mikuru, stay here and keep an eye on the guests."

"Yes, Mother." Mikuru said with a bow.

"Welp, here I go. See you later, Mikuru."

"See you soon, Miharu-san."

Yoriko and I stepped out of the hotel and she began guiding me to the school from here. One of the many things that I have to know…

…If I want to keep my promise to Mom.

Ritsu's POV

"Come join the Light Music Club! ARF ARF!"

"It's really fun! CLUCK CLUCK!"

"We've got tons of sweets! MEOW MEOW!"

"A-And we…play good music…Neigh?"

…

…

...

"Gaaah! Why are we doing this again?! It never works!" Mio yelled in frustration.

"But it's the only idea we have, Mio. We couldn't think of anything else." I said to her.

Right now, the four of us were outside the school near the gate recruiting members for the club while wearing these ridiculous animal costumes that Sawa-chan gave us. As Mio said, this never works. As we've had other students either too scared to interact with us or (in Yui's case) run from us in total fear.

It soon came to my knowledge that people don't take kindly to strangers in animal costumes nowadays than they used to.

And I can see why…

"I just hope we get another first-year to join us." Yui said. "I really don't want Azu-nyan to be alone when we leave next year."

"If Azusa cared that much, then she would be out here helping out. Why isn't she doing this with us, anyway?"

"Because Azusa still has some form of dignity left inside her…" Mio said. Still depressed about wearing the horse costume again.

"Cheer up, Mio-chan." Mugi said. "Even if we don't get a new member, at least we're having fun together. This is almost like a part-time job."

"You really like part-time jobs don't you, Mugi-chan?" Yui asked her. To which, she replied with a giggle.

"*sigh* And it doesn't even help the fact that everyone is already in a club. That just makes recruiting all the more difficult." I said.

"Hmm…maybe if we get a transfer student, we might."

"No offense, Yui. But what are the chances that we'll get a transfer student this late into the year?"

"O-Oh, yeah."

"She does have a point…" Mio added.

"Hey, everyone. I think I found one." Mugi said.

"Huh?!" The three of us yelled in shock. "Where?!"

"Over there. By the entrance."

Mugi was pointing to a girl with mildly long brown hair and light-brown eyes. She definitely didn't look familiar to me. Or to anyone else, really. And the fact that she was wearing our school uniform meant one thing.

"No way. It is a transfer student." Mio said.

"What luck. She looks pretty, too." Yui said.

"Alright. I'm going in." I said as I tightened up my dog head.

"W-Wait! Ritsu!"

"Don't worry, Mio. I'll be fine."

"It's not you that I'm worried about!"

"Good luck, Ricchan." Yui said.

"We know you can do it." Mugi added.

"Don't cheer her on!"

"Alright! Let's do this!" I cheered as I raised my fist in the air.

"This is not going to end well…" Mio facepalmed her horsehead.

Miharu's POV

"So, this is…Sa…ku…ra…gao…ka? Pretty sure I screwed that up. Still...I can't believe this was Mom's high school. At this rate, I'm going to be a complete shadow of her…"

"Hi, there!"

"Gah! What the hell?!" I was then suddenly ambushed by some weirdo in a really creepy dog costume that was up in my face.

Wh-Where did this thing come from?!

"Hey, hey. You're a transfer student, right?"

"Uh…I guess." I have no idea what a "transfer student" is. So, I just ran along with it.

"Then you'll be looking for a club to join, right? Well, I got the purrfect club for you!"

"You just made a cat pun yet you're wearing a dog costume." I said with a sweatdrop.

"Never mind that!" The girl (who I'm assuming is a girl) then took out a piece of paper and shoved it in my face like no one's business. "Ta-da! Introducing the amazingly fun Light Music Club!"

"Light Music Club?"

Do they seriously have light music in this country?

"It's a club where we get together and play some kick-ass music."

"Kick-ass music…that's really vague, you know."

"Ah, don't worry about it. You'll see for yourself when you join."

"Yeah, sorry. I'm not interested."

"What?!" The girl yelled.

"If I'm really a "transfer student" as you said before, then I want to experience this place as normal as possible. And the fact that you're wearing a nightmare-ish dog costume in public makes me think otherwise. Good luck with your search, though." I then turned my back away from the dog girl as I began making my way inside the school.

"Hey, wait! Come on! Just give it a chance! We're desperate here!" The girl whined as she grabbed onto me.

"Yeah, I can tell. Now, let go of me!"

"Wait! Please! Whoa, whoa…"

"*shriek*" I then felt a hard tug on my skirt. Luckily, I was able to hold a harder grip on it so that my panties wouldn't be exposed.

But now…now, I'm mad as hell. And I looked at the dog-faced girl to prove it to her.

"Eh…hehheh. S-So…wanna join?"

"Grr…fichue nuisance d'un chien…"

"Uh…what?"

*POW*

"S'ÉLOIGNER DE MOI!" I shouted with rage as I uppercut this girl with the tightest fist I've ever made in my life. She then landed a few feet away from where I was standing. And didn't get up afterward.

"Tch. Bon débarras." I then made my way inside the school. Hoping I could put this encounter from hell behind me.

Man. Mom never told me that there were crazies here. I feel cheated...

Mio's POV

"Ricchan! Are you okay?!" Yui yelled as the three of us rushed over to Ritsu after witnessing such a powerful uppercut. We then took the dog head off of her…

"Wowie, wowie. I'm seeing stars…Hahahaha."

…And she was completely dazed.

"*sigh* This is what I was trying to avoid." I said as I (finally) decided to take the horsehead off. "Now, the transfer student hates us. Or at least Ritsu."

"Speaking of which…she was speaking a different language just now, wasn't she? Is she a foreigner?" Mugi asked.

"It does sound like it. Although, I have no idea what that language is. It's all new to me."

"Wow. A foreigner with an unknown language. We gotta get her to join!" Yui cheered.

"Yui…didn't you see what happened to Ritsu? There's no way it's happening."

"Don't worry, Mio-chan." Mugi said. "We'll just approach her without the costumes and explain everything normally. I'm sure she'll understand."

"Yeah. I'm with Mugi-chan. I'm sure she'll change her mind about us." Yui added.

How are you both still positive about this?

*INSERT CLASSIC JAPANESE SCHOOL BELL CHIME HERE*

"Aw, geez. We're going to be late for class." I said. "Help me get Ritsu up."

"Upsy-daisy, Ricchan." Yui said as she grabbed Ritsu's feet while Mugi and I grabbed one arm.

"Hey…the stars are moving. Awesome. Hahahaha." Ritsu was still dazed from the punch and continued talking nonsense.

"I gotta admit. That was a really cool uppercut."

"Mugi…" I said with a sweatdrop.

…

*sigh* Who am I kidding? It was pretty cool.

Author's Note: She hasn't even stepped foot inside her new school and Miharu's already experiencing a bad moment. That's gotta be some kind of record.

Meanwhile, the band mates are set and determined to have her join. Well, three of them are. Mio's definitely positive that Miharu wants nothing to do with them. But we'll see.

The third completed chapter might go up tomorrow. Depending on how many views this one gets and, of course, if enough people like the story so far. I am new to K-ON fanfics, you know.

Thanks for reading. Later.