*Rouge the Bat wasn’t exactly the type of person you’d call “mean,” but you wouldn’t know it by the way people treated her. With her impeccable sense of fashion, her cool, confident demeanor, and the effortless charm she wielded like a weapon, Rouge had become the undisputed queen of Sega High". She could make or break trends with a single comment, and people seemed to follow her every word when it came to style.

It wasn’t that she went around bossing everyone around—she was far too smart for that. No, it was simply that when Rouge spoke, people listened. And when she walked into a room, all eyes were on her.

Today, she was sitting at her usual spot at lunch: a table in the corner, draped in her favorite designer coat and perfectly manicured nails resting on her iced coffee. She had a reputation to uphold, and that meant she had to look flawless at all times.

Around her, her friends and followers crowded in, discussing the latest gossip, the upcoming school events, and, of course, the Sega High Spring Fashion Show. Everyone was buzzing about the upcoming event, but no one was more excited about it than Rouge. It was her chance to be in the spotlight once again, to make sure everyone remembered who set the trends.