Chapter 1- The Strangest Club in the World
Len sighed as he sat down on the concrete bench. He breathed in the cool air and tried not to cry. What was wrong with him? What would his parents think?
He was feeling so sorry for himself that he almost didn't notice a girl walking up to him. When he did notice her he looked up and saw that the girl had teal hair and matching eyes.
"Is something wrong?" she asked. "You look like you want to die."
"Nothing."
"Are you sure? Tell me the truth."
"My… my sister caught me..."
"She caught you doing what?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Okay. Well, you can tell me whatever you want. My name's Miku, by the way."
For some reason Len felt like trusting this strange girl. There was something about her demeanour that made him want to tell her everything.
"Fine. I'll tell you. Rin… that's my sister, by the way… she caught me wearing…. she caught me wearing some of her clothes. I'm afraid that she might tell Mum and Dad."
"Really?" Len was perplexed by the huge smile on Miku's face. "Oh my god, you'd be a perfect addition to my club! Come with me!"
Before Len could ask why, Miku grabbed his hand and pulled him towards one of the classrooms. Len struggled to keep up with her. It didn't take long for the two to arrive at their destination. Len had never been inside this classroom before.
"So what's your name?" Miku asked.
"L-Len," Len replied sheepishly.
"Wow, you're a shy boy! I bet my club can fix that!"
"Why are we here?"
"This is an old classroom no one but my club uses after those new classrooms were built."
"What's this club you keep mentioning?"
"I didn't tell you? Sorry about that. I tend to always get ahead of myself. This classroom is the headquarters of the Trap Club."
Len raised an eyebrow. "The what?"
"We're thinking of changing the name. It's a place where cross dressers can live in harmony. Doesn't that sound great? If you're interested in joining the club, meet me here after school. Got it?"
Len nodded. Miku smiled and walked away, leaving Len dumbfounded. How did he not know that there was such a club at his school the whole time? He didn't remember reading anything about it in the school bulletin.
Should he go and join the Trap Club? He mulled over this question during class until the school day ended.
He met with Rin at their usual spot- the bike racks. She smirked when she saw him. Len frowned, knowing exactly what Rin was going to say next.
"How was school, Girly Boy?"
"It was fine. You didn't tell Mum and Dad about yesterday, did you?"
Rin laughed. "Of course not! I wouldn't dream of doing such a thing."
"Well, you can walk home by yourself. I'm going to a club meeting now."
"Really? I didn't know you joined a club. Well, have fun. See you at home."
"Bye!" Len waved at his sister. When she was out of his sight, he breathed a sigh of relief. He walked up to the classroom Miku led him to.
The classroom must have been really old, with its cracked walls and dirty windows. One of the windows was broken. Len gulped before he walked in.
Inside the classroom were three people, much to Len's disappointment. Then again, how many students did he expect to join a cross dressing club?
Miku greeted him happily before introducing the other members of the club. One of the members gleefully shook Len's hand.
"This is Nozomi Kaede," Miku told Len.
"You can, like, call me Kaede," Kaede, a boy with short blonde hair and pale green eyes, insisted. "What's your name?"
"I'm Len," Len responded.
"Yami, aren't you going to introduce yourself?"
Yami, a young-looking boy with black and blue hair as well as emerald eyes, shook his head. "Well," Miku began awkwardly. "That's Ryone Yami. Okay, so now that everyone knows each other, let's get started. Len, have you thought of a female name yet?"
"What do you mean?" Len asked.
"Well, if you're going to cross dress, you may as well come up with a cross dressing name. Yami's female name is Yamiko and Kaede already has a female name. My male name is Mikuo. I have an idea! How about we call you Lenka?"
"Um… I guess that's an okay name."
"Great! Now, Yamiko, did you buy any cute outfits during the weekend?"
Yami nodded and reached into a bag he was carrying. He took out a pretty white dress that reached his knees.
"What do you think?" he asked.
"I bet that'd look great on you!" Miku complimented him. "Go to the toilets and get changed. I can't wait to see how you look. What about you, Kaede? Did you buy any cute clothes?"
Kaede shook his head. "I spent all my money on my date with Toby."
"Really? How did that go?"
Kaede smiled. "It went great! I think he really likes me."
Len's eyes widened. "You… you're gay?" he asked. Kaede nodded. Len began to slowly back out of the classroom. "I… I'm sorry, but I don't want… I don't want to be associated with people like you." Kaede frowned.
"Are you telling me that you're a homophobe? If you are, you're not welcome here. How dare you-"
"Don't worry, Kaede," Miku interjected. "I'm positive that this club can change Len's views. Oh, sorry, 'Lenka's views'. But firstly we should give Lenka a makeover!"
Kaede walked up to one of the desks. Most of the desks had something on them, whether it be pieces of clothing, accessories, makeup or wigs. He took one of the wigs off the bust it was resting on. The wig was long and blonde. He walked back up to Len and held the wig up to Len's face. He shook his head and grabbed a similar wig.
"This one's better," Kaede announced as he pinned the wig onto Len's hair. "Miku, do you think Len's a summer, winter, spring or autumn guy?"
"With his blonde hair and blue eyes, I think he's a summer boy," Miku replied as she searched the makeup desks for the right makeup. It only took her a few seconds to find the right foundation, blush and lipstick for Len. She grabbed a mirror and placed one of the desks. She pushed Len down into one of the seats. Yami entered the room.
It took Miku, Yami and Kaede no more than ten minutes to apply makeup on Len's face. "Thanks for your patience. You're really good at this, Lenka. Look in the mirror."
Len opened his eyes. He almost forgot to breathe when he saw himself in the mirror. He looked absolutely gorgeous, with apricot lipstick and blue eyeshadow. His wig perfectly framed his face and made his eyes seem brighter in colour.
"You know, maybe we should have given him a dress to change into before applying makeup on him," Miku admitted. "He might mess up the hard work we've done when he gets changed. Oh well. Len, what size are you?" Len told Miku his size. "Okay… well, this dress might fit you. Try it on in the toilets."
Miku handed Len a sky blue, knee-length, halter-neck summer dress. Len nodded and was about to leave the room when he was overwhelmed with fear.
"Sh-should I get changed in the boys' toilets or the girls' toilets?" he asked.
"Well, if you don't want to be kicked out of the toilets, I'd suggest that you get changed in the girls' toilets. After all, you really do look like a girl."
Len smiled and left the room. He nervously entered the girls' toilets. He was surprised to find that the girls' toilets were just as dirty as the boys' toilets. He hurried into one of the stalls and quickly got changed. He rushed out of the toilets with his uniform in his arms and headed towards the Trap Club room.
"Are you new here?" a voice asked. Len turned around to see Ritsu, the biggest bully in the entire school. Ritsu didn't look like the typical bully, with his small stature and thin build, but he made up for that with his cruel personality. He had deep red hair and purple eyes that faded into green. "Why are you carrying the male uniform?"
"Um, uh… I'm giving it to a friend," Len lied.
"So, are you new?" Len nodded. "Would you like for me to show you around?" Ritsu asked in a voice dripping with flirtation. "What's your name?"
Len shook his head. "I'm good, but thanks. My name's Lenka." Len waved goodbye and continued walking towards the club room. He wondered why Ritsu thought he was a new student when he wasn't even wearing the uniform.
Miku, who was now wearing a short wig, smiled at Len. "You look great!"
"That was the scariest thing I've ever experienced in my life," Len replied.
"Let's take a picture of you!" Miku suggested. The club members all huddled together before Miku took a photo of them. "I'm so glad Lenka's now a member of The Trap Club."
Len nodded nervously. "Me too."
