Hotaru was floating around clouds and crepes in a strange, but satisfying dream. Her mother walked in the room to see a girl sleeping half off of her bed and drooling. She shook her head and sighed. "Hotaru! Wake up!" She began shaking the girl who resisted waking up. Her mother left the room and came back a minute later with a glass of water. Without hesitating, she splashed the water on Hotaru's face only to be disappointed that she was still deep in sleep. "This girl..." Her mother sighed and left the room.
Hotaru's eyes slowly fluttered open and a small water droplet from her lashes dripped. "Owow," she immediately shut her eye and sat up, noticing her pillow was wet. Remembering that today was her first day of high school, she quickly ignored it and flew off her bed. After getting ready and putting on her uniform, she stared at herself in the mirror. "Starting from today... I, Takano Hotaru, am a high school student!" Hotaru spoke to herself like some cliche anime girl with her eyes practically sparkling. Suddenly she noticed the time. Without any delay, she bolted out of the room and skipped almost half of the steps on her steep staircase. "Okaasaaan! You didn't wake me up!!" She was practically screaming while frantically gathering up her breakfast in her arms to eat on the way there.
"I tried," her mother laughed and continued watching the television. Hotaru dashed out the door and began running to school while eating her toast on the way. By the time she arrived, the opening ceremony was over and people were beginning to head to their homeroom classes. "Agh, too late." She seemed a bit disappointed but sucked it up and began marching toward the school entrance.