Three Universes Away From Home

Chapter 4

Noire at dinner had talked at length, with Nepgear helping and Neptune interrupting, about schedules, clubs, sports, and anything and everything that involved the school they were to attend tomorrow. She said she had made sure applications were processed, but wouldn't say the means through which she did that or created her falsified vaccine records and transcripts. Sawako had supplied her own schedule to assist Noire when class request forms were filled out. Nepgear had helped make last name for the four girls to utilise. IF had helped make card rings with basic English for everyone to use until they learned enough, which Kyou and Yuki already had made a battle of with Neptune providing commentary. This of course almost came at the cost of the dining table until Yuki walked outside again.

Sawako had just finished cleaning dishes when Momiji came up and hugged her tightly.

"What are we gonna do tomorrow?"

Sawako's parents always bought loads of school stuff or had obtained freebies from events and sales, so backpacks were quickly made up and packed. Clothes had yet to be sorted out however. Sawako hadn't gone over rules either for the next day. She held a single finger out as she set the pan in the drying rack next to a small pot she made corn in. Sawako rached under the sink for a dish detergent pod in the box below the right side, and shut the door gently, unwrapping the tablet and placing it in the cup while Momiji watched from behind. He made a soft noise, seemingly from excitement, when Sawako placed the tablet in the detergent cup, sealed it, and locked the dishwasher, starting it.

"That thing does dishes for you?"

"Yeah." Sawako felt cool, like an older sister might. She left the kitchen and saw that IF had gathered everyone in the living room for Sawako. First was rules.

"You can hang out with me if you want to when you can. I can ask the teachers in case anyone shares a class with me, since no one can speak English well. Mostly, I want to warn you all. You may have shown me, but please don't transform into an animal or another person entirely. People won't react well. Anyways, moving on. Tomorrow, I'll show you around the school in the morning. We need to get up at 6 so that we can leave at 6:55. If we do that we can get to the school right when it opens, so we can get the front of the school. at 7:20, the doors open to the rest of the school. The schedules we printed are in your bags. You will want them then. We can look around then. First bell is at 7:45, and the hallways get crowded then. Very crowded. I know none of you are likely used to that. Second bell and tardy bell is at 7:50. Bell schedule is written on the schedule."

A hand was raised. "What if we are late?" Tohru seemed worried.

"Just be careful to get to class on time. It's really easy. If the teacher is late, then it isn't your fault. If you feel like you can't visit your locker during a passing period, then don't. It's fine." Sawako had talked about lockers already, and how the school worked in general, being that it was very different from what half of them were used to.

Shigure, who had sat in for reasons unknown, spoke. "Please don't start anything Yuki-kun, Kyou-kun. I don't want calls." He had a pouty face, and resembled a small child.

"Right, don't be stupid either, anyone. Shigure will be getting all calls since he is the emergency contact on everyone's student files."

Sawako looked at her phone in her hand for the time. 9:41. "It's already late. Yuki-kun, Kyou-kun, Haru-kun, Momiji-kun. You can wear my dad's clothing. It might be a little big on Momiji-kun, but that's alright."

"But I wanna wear Sawa-chan's clothing!"

"M-mine?" Sawako was a bit taken aback, but recovered quickly with a smile. "Okay, you can wear my clothes." She thought he was cute, and it was fine if he wore her clothes, as long as it wasn't something too out there.