"DANI! IT'S TIME TO GET UP!"

yeah, I rather not...

I pulled the covers over my head and kept my eyes closed. Today is my first day at my new school. I was dreading it already. I've been the new kid so many times before, but this time, things were going to be so different. I don't know if I'm ready...

I heard footsteps coming towards my room. I laid on my stomach and pretended my hardest to be dead.

"Dani, I don't hear you moving around in there." I heard my mom open the door and come over to my bed.

"C'mon sweetie, I have to go to work, so you really need to get up."

"I am physically unable to at the moment mom. I think I'm slowly dying" I responded in a serious tone.

"Yeah right you drama queen. Get up…" The covers were ripped off me at lightning speed.

Jesus, it's freezing in my room! What the hell mom?

I sat straight up and glared at her

"Yanno that was a bit unnecessary, mother. "

"It's your first day of school! Aren't you excited Dani?" She said with a goofy grin on her face, shaking me slightly.

"I would be more excited if you not shake me like that..." I said coldly.

It's wayyyy to early for this mom..

She ignored my comment. "You're breakfast is waiting for you on the table and your uniform is in my room." She dropped my blanket on the ground and headed towards my door. I sat up in bed and rubbed my eyes.

"I'll be home late tonight. Be in bed no later than 10, alright?" she said over her shoulder as she left my room.

"Okay mom. Can do. Love y-" But the sound of a door slamming cut me off. Well then...

I sighed. I guess there is no avoiding the enviable. I got out of bed and opened the curtains. The sun was just coming up.

Weird. I think Mom woke me up earlier than usual. She probably knew I was going to be difficult.

I glanced at my clock, 6:12 AM.

Ugh, jesus mom school doesn't start until 8:30!

My mom is big on never being late, so that equals getting up unnecessarily early at an ungodly hours to get ready for school. Whatever, my mother is crazy. I grabbed my ipod and went to the bathroom. I turned my music and got in the in shower. I use this time in the morning to think and collect my thoughts before another hectic day starts. I can't believe I'm going to this rich kid school. I'm definitely NOT going to fit in. Why is my dad doing this to me?

My dad divorced my mom when I was about 12 years old. He moved to America, got filthy rich by inheriting his grandfather's technology company "PineApple", and thinks sending me to this prestigious school in Japan is the right thing to do. Why he decided to actually do something concerning my well being for once, I really don't know. But I'm not excited to go to this school for two reason. Mainly because this is a rich kid school. I can already tell its gonna be full of snobby rude rich kids. I mean, the school motto is Lineage counts first; wealth a close second for Gods' Sake! It just screams "Dani! You're not going to fit in!" The other reason... Well... It's complicated...

I finally got out of the shower and wrapped myself in a towel. I stared in the mirror.I really need to go see a doctor about my sleeping problems. I've got 50 shades of dark circles under my eyes! I grabbed concealer and powder from my makeup bag and quickly covered them up the best I could. I brushed my long brown hair and put it in a low ponytail. I grabbed my black glasses from the counter and put them on. Meh… I wish I could get all dolled up...

I walked to my mother bedroom to get my uniform. My new school uniform was laid out on my mom's unmade bed, wrinkled beyond belief. I rolled my eyes.

I asked her if she would iron my damn uniform. I gotta do everything myself I guess.

I retrieved the ironing board from downstairs and proceeded to iron my uniform. My mother works at a law firm outside of town. She is always swamped with paperwork and sometimes doesn't even come home for 2-3 days at a time! That just leaves me to do all the housework, as well as schoolwork and my job at the coffee shop near my house to help pay for food and bills.

Soon, my uniform was ironed and beautiful. I put on the white undershirt with the black tie with a purple stripe. I put on the black slacks and the baby blue jacket with the Ouran Crest on the left side. I grabbed the wig from off the bed and placed it on my head, making sure it was secure. When I felt ready, I turned to look at myself in my mothers full length mirror.

By the way, the second reason I'm not excited to go to school? I have to attend dressed as a boy.

I didn't even recognize myself in the mirror. My long brown hair was replaced with a red wig. My girlish physique was covered by the guy's uniform. My green eyes were the only thing that seemed familiar to me. I gotta say… I didn't look that bad. I turned myself into a ginger! My dream! But I wish I could do my makeup and curl my hair and feel pretty. But I want to make my mom happy…I I only do this for her... Tears started to swell in my eyes as I continued to look at myself.

Goddammit Dani don't think of this right now! Just go make breakfast…

I wiped my eyes and looked straight into the mirror. "Hello, my name is Dani, and I'm a first year here at Ouran." I made my voice sound deeper and less girly. It sounded convicing enough. It suck to always do this voice. Theatre and voice lessons weren't completely lost on me I guess...

Inleft my mom's room and went downstairs to eat breakfast. After breakfast, I picked up around the house so I would have time to do my homework after work. At 8:00, I grabbed my small backpack, keys, and phone. I locked the house and started down the sidewalk to school. As I walked out of my neighborhood, past all the empty house, onto the main road, I just kept repeoating to myself "Please just let this day go by smoothly..."