The Blood that Ties

*Shina’s POV*

            “I can’t
believe we have to wear these to school!” I grumbled as I looked down at the
white sailor blouse and white skirt that was our spring uniforms.

            “Whatever
just hurry up will you? I need to do my hair!!” Tora
called through the bathroom door.

            “Well, it’s
not my fault that you got that stupid hair cut. Besides, I have my own hair to
do.!”

            “Well, it’s
not my fault that you became Rapunzel!” I hear Tora clear her throat.
“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, finish your hair! Open the door and get the hell out of
there!!” I opened the door and threw my hairbrush at her. “Well Shina you’ve
almost conformed…”

            It was
true, in order for the uniform to even remotely fit my style, I had made some
additions. I wore black fishnet gloves, tall black boots, numerous
chains on my neck, and at least three rings on each hand.

            “Yeah well,
I can’t go to school looking like everyone else. That would ruin my image as a
rebel.” I said pointedly. Tora nodded.

            “I guess
your right. Come on. Lets get your coffee and get to
school.”

            Tora
vanished down the stairs and I could hear her pulling out cups and filling the
kettle. I check the mirror one last time and then joined her.

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            “So this
our new school, huh? Jeeze. I feel like my IQ has just
risen. That’s not good.” I say as I look around at what looks to be a large
private school instead of a public high school.

            “Oh, come
on it’ll be fun!” Tora chirped beside me. She looked like a kid in the candy
store. Her eyes were dancing with the prospect of a new start. I felt like I
wanted to puke. Just before I could tell Tora this, a girl ran up to us. She
had long brown hair that was pulled back with two blue ribbons, she looked kind
of familiar, I wasn’t sure though. Tora on the other hand was.

            class=GramE>“Tohru!” She called waving.

            “Hello,
Tora, was it?” she said after blushing a bit. class=GramE>“And your Shina right?” She said tuning to me with a bright
smile.

            “Yeah you
were the girl from yesterday right? At that Hatori guys
house?” she nodded.

            “How are
you feeling?”

            class=GramE>“Much better. After I got some sleep. Where is everyone?” I
asked looking around. The courtyard was completely deserted.

            “Oh, class
has already started. I was sent by a teacher on an errand.” Tohru said with a
smile.

            “Well now
that you’re here, maybe you can help us find these classes” I said as I handed
her mine and Tora’s schedules. She looked them over before smiling at us class=GramE>a s she handed them back.

            “Oh, that’s
easy. You’re with Yuki, Kyo, and I in 3^rd year B block. So if you’ll
follow me I’ll take you to class.”

            “Cool, I’m
interested in the Sohma’s They’re a pretty interesting
group of people.” I said taking back our schedules.

            class=GramE>“So where to? What class do we have?” Tora asked as we
walked toward the building.

            “Well,
right now we’re heading to home ec. Then we go to
gym.” Tohru said and opened the door. “Welcome to our school.” She said with a
slight bow.

            I pulled
Tora aside.

            “I don’t
remember signing up for home ec, Tora.”

            “class=GramE>it’s time you became more domestic.” I growled at her. She
just smiled and jogged to catch up with Tohru.