Title: It's Twice As Gay If You Say No Homo
Prompt: M/M to het
Rating: T
Pairing: Dekobokko arc f!Yamazaki/Shinpachi
Length: 351 words

Notes: This takes place during the period in Dekobokko Arc where everyone has to live with their changed bodies for a while. Also, Fem!Zaki is a cute.


"Oh, sorry, please excuse me!" he apologized, flustered, bending down to help up the girl he'd bumped into after leaving the convenience store. "Are you OK, er... Miss? Ah, wait! I-I'll help, don't worry..." Shinpachi started helping pick up her fallen shopping with his other hand.

Huh, that sure was a lot of... anpan?

"It's OK, Shinpachi-kun, I'll help too."

"...Huh?" Shinpachi blinked, stunned, as the girl started picking up his own fallen shopping. Wait a second, that voice sounded familiar, and those droopy eyes... "Ya...Yamazaki-san?!"

"Oh... You didn't recognise me at first, huh?" Yamazaki chuckled, taking Shinpachi's hand in his (hers?) and helping him up. Ah. He didn't realise he'd fallen on his butt like an idiot in the shock.

"N...No. Of course I wouldn't, y-you're... er..." Cute! He was cute! Extremely cute, even! What part of Yamazaki-san who was even plainer than himself translated into a twintail girl with a huge rack?! What part? How was that fair? How was that possible? Gin-san was the main character; Okita-san was handsome to begin with, at least they had an excuse to be so well end-

"Shinpachi-kun? Is something wrong?"

"Ah! N-Nothing," he spluttered, feeling his face heat up. He quickly let go of Yamazaki's hand, taking back his shopping. It had been soft... A woman's hand felt nice, even if the person it belonged to wasn't exactly... "W...Well, I'd better get going..."

"Huh? But it's been a while since we last saw each other. I wanted to ask how things have been."

Yamazaki had fallen into step beside him before he could get a word in edgewise, hiding a playful smile behind a pink kimono sleeve as passers-by gave them looks. Did that old lady just say "What a cute couple"?! Imagine him as a guy again and it'll go away, Shinpachi told himself, squeezing the shopping bag tightly and fixing his eyes on the ground.

But no matter how many times he thought it, his face only burned even hotter for the entire walk back to the dojo.