Hikaru smiled a bit as she walked home. Work had been good today. She'd had a number of American tourists and all of them gave her a rather large tip. Her boss had told her not to split the tips among the other waiters and waitresses, since they had been her tables and they did get a good hourly wage. She had made a note to give part of it to
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Hikaru smiled a bit as she listened just outside the door to the ending of the ballet. She had performed her part without flaw and was now waiting for the end and curtain call. She was wearing the full costume and makeup. She sighed as she listened. The ballet was another ten minutes or so, by what she could hear of the music
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Hikaru rubbed her eyes as she set her things down with her free hand. Her father had come in drunk and she had quickly left the house once she was sure he wouldn't kill himself, arriving to school much earlier than most students did, and far earlier than she usually did. With a sigh, she pulled out her ballet point shoes and changed shoes,
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Hikaru walked through the store, looking at different bargain items and disregarding them. She was more looking for inspiration than to shop, though she was keeping an eye out for new ballet shoes if they happened to fall under her gaze. Considering the clothing store she was in, however, it seemed unlikely she would find anything dance related,
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Hikaru kept her head down, a bit nervous at how people would react to the new hair cut. Jiro had said it looked good, but she was still nervous. She pulled out her indoor shoes while taking off her outdoor ones. When she bent down to pull on the indoor ones, she took a moment to see who all was already arriving. It was a bit early, so she hoped
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