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Makoto Niijima wasn’t one to break rules, but as it was her senior year of high school, she suddenly felt the will of rebellion growing inside her. You only get to be in high school for three years, after that, you enter the real world. The consequences for breaking school rules were insurmountably less than those of the real world. She stood atop the school roof during lunch, pondering if she should just slip out the school gate and go to big-bang burger, or go to the arcade, or do something fun for once in her life. I mean, she was a teenager after all, shouldn’t she escape and play hooky at least once!
“Hey Makoto.” a voice called from behind, she turned around and there stood her good friend, Ann Takamaki.
“Hey Ann.” Makoto smiled at her friend, though it was a rather sad smile.
“Why so glum, Makoto?” she asked, as she drew closer to her friend and began to show light affection. She played with Makoto’s beautiful, soft brown hair, it smelled magnificent– like lavender and strawberries.
“I wouldn’t say glum is the word…” Makoto said, ignoring Ann’s physical affection though very much enjoying it. “I just… Realize that I’ve wasted a lot of my childhood.”
“What do you mean?” Ann asked, as she moved her hand to Makoto’s shoulder, embracing her into a half hug, pulling her close.
“Well…” Makoto played with her fingers and fidgeted, trying to think of the best way to explain. “I just… Have always been a goody-two-shoes, teacher’s pet. I never really got in trouble or have done anything ‘rebellious’”
“Is being a Phantom Thief not enough for you?” Ann joked, but Makoto didn’t break her sad expression.
“Aw, calm down. How about we go do something fun?” Makoto perked up slightly, her frown reversing in cautious optimism.
“Right now?” She asked, excited to hear Ann’s answer.
“Yes, silly! Let’s go have a girls trip!” Ann cheered, Makoto smiled thinking to herself: ‘I get to be rebellious AND a date with Ann? Today just gets better and better!’ Ann took Makoto by the hand and began to run down the stairs.
“Ann! W-Wait just a second!” Makoto stuttered, as Ann sprinted down the staircase pulling Makoto behind her.
“No can do, Makoto! We have to be quick! Let’s get to the practice building.” Ann whisper-yelled as the two descended two staircases, getting to the second floor. They sped through the halls, making it into the practice building. There, Ann slowed down and pulled Makoto into a close huddle.
“Now, here’s where it gets tricky. When we get downstairs, we’ll have to pretend we’re going to the gym, but instead of turning into the locker room, we’ll turn the other way to the exit.” Ann explained.
“Sounds risky. Have you done this before?” Makoto asked, Ann didn’t respond, just gave her a wink. This didn’t inspire much confidence in Makoto. Ann began to walk speedily down the hall, Makoto jogged to her side to catch up.
“Just act confident, Makoto. That’s half the battle.” Ann whispered to her. ‘ Act confident… ’ Makoto thought to herself. As they approached the turning point for the gym, Ann took a sharp right turn, quietly sprinting away and out of sight. She opened the door, ushering Makoto outside.
“A-Are you sure?” Makoto stuttered, Ann scowled and pulled her through the door before responding. Ann shut the door, looking around for any cameras nearby. They seemed to be in safe view, though time is of the essence. She held Makoto’s hand as they ran in the direction of Aoyama Station, avoiding any of the police on the way there. They managed to slip onto a train heading to Shibuya, Makoto was seriously anxious at the thought of being caught.
“Say… Ann.. Shouldn’t I not be wearing this? It’ll be obvious I’m in high school.” Makoto explained, Ann always wore a sweatshirt over her usual uniform which disguised where she was from when playing hooky.
“Good point, Makoto! We’ll need disguises! Let’s head to Harajuku!” Ann exclaimed, Makoto haphazardly agreed, still teeming with anxiety. The two made their way to Harajuku, checking out each clothing store on the way. Makoto was still anxious, holding on to Ann’s hand, though neither of them seemed to mind. Unsatisfied with most of the clothes, Ann looked rather pensive, Makoto dared to speak.
“What’s wrong, Ann?”
“I’m just not seeing anything here that catches my eye. How about we head to Kichijoji?” Ann suggested, though Makoto was not sold on the idea.
“I-I don’t want to travel around more until I had a proper disguise.” Makoto said, her face turning pink due to blushing.
“Yeah that makes sense.” Ann continued to look at clothes on the rack, she picked up a T-Shirt that had the words “I <3 MILFs” in english. Ann snickered, knowing what a MILF was. “How about this Makoto?”
“Ooh… A T-shirt, let me see. It says ‘I Heart Milfs?’ What is a Milf? Is it a common expression in English?” Makoto asked with no thought that Ann would make her wear something with such a provocative statement on it. Ann giggled mischievously, preparing herself to answer.
“Yeah, it’s the name of a famous band in America.” Ann said, lying through her teeth.
“No one will suspect a thing if you’re wearing that.” Ann then picked up a pair of sunglasses. “Especially with these.”
Makoto nodded in agreement, preparing to check out. She had no idea what she had just bought, but figured it was better than walking around in a Shujin uniform. She changed her clothes after buying them, placing her school uniform into her backpack. She wore the sunglasses to conceal her identity further. She looked in the mirror, pleased with her purchases, then walked out of the changing room.
“Alright, I think I’m ready.” Makoto said beaming, Ann smiled, it was nice to see Makoto happy for once. She was quite well known for having a stick up her ass. Ann then headed in the direction of the crepe restaurant.
“I’m hungry, let’s snag a bite in here.” Ann said, taking Makoto by the hand and pulling her in the direction of the restaurant. Makoto’s anxiety slowly eased up, she too had a sweet tooth. The two emerged into the restaurant and were promptly seated. Ann ordered a chocolate covered strawberry crepe, and Makoto ordered a chocolate covered banana crepe. They ate them, having a wonderful time.
“This is so fun. I can’t believe I’ve never done this before.” Makoto mused, Ann nodded, happy to see that even Miss goody-two-shoes student council president was capable of having a good time. Suddenly, Makoto heard a familiar voice at the entrance. She looked past Ann, it was her sister along with Akechi!
“Ann.. We’re boned.” Makoto said quietly, she rummaged through her things trying to grab her sunglasses.
“What’s up?” Ann said confused, albeit a bit too loud for Makoto’s liking. She motioned for Ann to turn around. Sure enough, it was the ice queen herself- Sae Niijima, and annoying ace detective, Goro Akechi.
“Oh shit…” Ann said, she looked down at the table, Makoto joining her in that stance. Sae and Akechi would definitely recognize the two of them playing hooky if they weren’t careful. “Wait, Makoto-”
“Let’s use our code names!”
“Right, right. Queen, let’s switch hair items. I’ll give you my two hair bands and you give me the braided headband.” Makoto nodded, taking it off and then stealthily putting her hair in pigtails. Ann definitely looked different with her hair down, good different. Makoto’s hair wasn’t long enough for the pig tail look, but it still did a justice. Suddenly, Sae Niijima was walking in the direction of the two girls.
“Act natural.” Makoto said, facing downward. Sae walked right passed the girls without looking, though the girls could feel Akechi’s gaze. ‘ That rat better not snitch.’ Makoto though to herself. They quickly finished their food, paid and left the restaurant.
“I’ll tell you what, that’s more scary than being a phantom thief” Ann said to Makoto, terrified after what just happened. Makoto laughed lightly, an out of character mannerism for the girl.
“You look really pretty with your hair down, Ann.”
“You don’t look too bad yourself, Makoto.”
“Can I admit something to you?”
“Yes?”
“I think I’m in love with you.” Makoto said sincerely, her face blushing profusely. Ann smiled, and kissed her, much to Makoto’s surprise.
“I love you too, pookie.” She said, the two walked off, satisfied with their date.
In the restaurant
“So you saw them, right?” Sae said to Akechi.
“What do you mean?” He said, trying to bring the heat off of Makoto and Ann.
“Makoto and that Takamaki girl were here. And Makoto was wearing… A suggestive T-Shirt.”
“Oh, haha. I didn’t notice” Akechi lied to Sae’s face.
“Well, I guess it’s only natural to have a little bit of rebellion.” Sae looked out the window, seeing Ann kissing her sister.
“Well, that’s one way to find out my sister is gay…” Sae said calmly, she took a bite out of her crepe.
“Indeed.” Akechi confirmed.