Ch.1
Hikaru opened his eyes to see Touya's green ones looking at him with startled fear.
"Are you all right?" The boy asked, his voice thick and weird sounding. Hikaru wanted to say yes without thinking but he didn't. Instead he looked around, wondering why he was on the floor all of sudden. Hadn't he been talking to Akari… telling her that she should have been warning him about that… Akari. Akari hadn't been feeling good. Akari had fainted. He sat up straight fast and found himself suddenly clutching at Touya's shoulder to keep from falling back.
"Oh… that hurt!" He groaned… except it wasn't his voice. It was strange. Softer for one, a bit higher pitched for another. "What happened?" He opened his eyes again to see Touya blushing and looking at him open mouthed. Very unlike Touya.
"I…have no idea." He finally stated. "How are you feeling, Shindo?"
"My head hurts." He answered. "How's Akari? She wasn't feeling well either."
"Oo-kay." Touya sighed and wished he could sit back but the hands that were holding onto him wouldn't allow for that. "Are you sure that's all that hurts?" He asked, trying to keep his voice from sounding hysterical. Apparently it worked somewhat since his rival just looked confused and then irritated.
"No." Hikaru started tartly. "If it had I would have told you." Why was he still holding onto Touya? And why was the other boy allowing it? "You're not answering my questions!" Damn… was that really his voice? "Is that really how I sound?" Touya blinked.
"Yes… for the moment it is. I hope." Well that was cryptic. "Can you sit by yourself?" He watched his rival carefully and then helped Shindo peel away his cramped fingers on his shirt. "Good… good. I think A-akari should explain what happened. I'm still a bit lost myself."
"Oh? Is she ok then?" Hikaru asked, allowing himself to be gently maneuvered into the couch. Hadn't Akari been laying there? God his head hurt. "Quit staring at me like that!" He snapped as he found his eyes focusing on Touya's green ones again.
"S-Sorry." Again… blushing. "Her painkillers kicked in a few minutes after you blacked out." Touya was looking at the ground. "She went to get water or ice to see if we could wake you up."
"I blacked out?" That hadn't happened since the arrival of Sai. He looked around himself with hope in his eyes but the friendly spirit was definitely nowhere to be found. He sighed. "You guys didn't call the doctor did you?"
"No." The word was said quickly.
"Oh good. That's the last thing I need."
…
Akira didn't know whether he wanted to scream or to start laughing as he continued to stare at the carpeted floor. His rival… was a… a… girl? Oh god. He bit his lip and tightened his hands into fists.
And Shindo was oblivious of the fact. The boy… argh… girl was always oblivious. But for this one time, he was thankful for it. He did not want to deal with a hysterical Shindo by himself and he had a pretty good feeling that he would be soon if Akari didn't come back. He found himself staring at Shindo's face again without meaning to and had to jerk his head the other way. "Maybe I should go check on Akari-chan." He found himself saying softly.
"Hmm…Tell her to bring aspirin as well." He nodded and as he got up, he heard the other whisper, "god… why must people be sooo weird." If only he knew. His heart had stopped beating for a moment when Akari and Shindo had fainted at the same time. And then to have felt his rival's body transform into a girl in his arms after he had caught him/her… His heart had stopped again. He had dropped Shindo, which probably explained the headache the other had. But he couldn't have helped it. It had been too much.
Nothing…
Nothing was ever simple with that boy… girl.
Nothing.
"I got the ice… Is he…Hikaru you're awake!" Akari ran, the ice falling to the ground as she lunged herself at her friend.
"Oof! Get off of me Akari! That hurt!" And then… "Hey… why are you crying? Hey stop! Stop! Touya, help Why is she…!"
"Oh Hikaru, I'm so sorry." The girl sobbed. "I'm so sorry. It's all my fault. I didn't mean to make that stupid wish. If I'd known… I mean… it was just a silly wish… I didn't know…that… I didn't know you'd be the one to turn into a girl!" Akira winced. That was not the way to handle that. The only noise in the room was her sobbing, Shindo's frantic tries to comfort and get the girl off of him… her had died with that statement.
"A… girl?" The voice croaked. "A girl?"
"Shindo…" Akira started gently. He brought his hands up in a motion of peace. "…we'll figure something out."
"A GIRL?" The scream echoed in the room and Akari's sobs strengthened. The girl was pushed aside as Shindo jumped up, apparently her headache had been forgotten. "YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!?"
"Shindo don't…" There was a strangled scream as Shindo grabbed his own breast. "…" Akira was at a loss for words. The hysteria that had been gnawing at him was growing.
"…ohmygodohmygodohmygod…OH MY GOD! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!"
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An hour later saw the three teens staring at each other with strained faces with two of them that were tear stained. A lot of wishing had been done after the first wish to turn Hikaru back into a boy but not one had caused any change. Shindo, Hikaru was still a girl. One with wide green eyes and fine tanned skin. The hair that had been chin length had grown a bit, until the tips touched the girl's fine shoulders that at the moment were hunched over as if to hide the growth of a new and unwelcome chest. The waist had thinned out and the hips had grown a tad bigger. At the constant sight of a girl Shindo, Touya had finally had his little fit of hysteria and had for a small time removed himself from the two friends, locking himself into a nearby bathroom until the fit passed. Now though… they needed to be serious.
"What am I going to do?" Hikaru thought he was going to cry again, as if crying the first time hadn't been bad enough. He… he…The girl with blond bangs shook her head and clenched at her too baggy shorts until her whole small frame shook. "I can't go home like this! My parents would flip!" Then there was a louder more scared moan. "What if I'm stuck like this forever?!" Touya pressed his knuckles deep into the sides of his head. God… if only he'd stayed in bed this morning.
"My parents are gone for the week. A Go match in China. You can stay there and tell your mother you need to practice for an upcoming Go Match." Hikaru's eyes got wider and her lower lip started to tremble. "Oh don't do that…"
"What?" Hikaru snarled then. She sniffed loudly and used the back of her hand to wipe her nose and face, eliciting little noises of disgust from the other two. She acted as if she didn't hear them at all and then another pained look spasmed on that face. "Oh god… Touya… how am I gonna attend any of my Go matches?" Akari looked shyly at her friend.
"You could call in sick."
"I can't do that!" Hikaru yelped in dismay at the same time as Touya muttered his own "He can't do that!" Akari looked at them wide eyed.
"Or he could bind hi…her chest." The two blinked at Akari.
"You can do that?" Hikaru asked then without waiting for an answer he continued. "But that means I can just bind my chest now and go home and act as if everything's ok!!!I mean… after I get a haircut and everything."
"And after you learn how to lower your voice." Touya added. "You sound…" He stopped short and glared back at his rival who was glaring at him.
"Ano..." Akari cut in. "Hikaru if I were you I wouldn't do that! Binding hurts! And anyway… what if your mom walks in on you when you're taking a bath or something…" That made Hikaru blush prettily and shake her head.
"I get it. I get it… oh man…" She shook her head. "Why do these kind of things always happen to me?!" The girl exclaimed. Touya blinked.
"Because turning into a girl is a natural occurrence for you, Shindo?" The slightly tart question was met with giggling from Akari and a glare from Hikaru who then stuck her tongue out at her rival. "Very mature." Touya muttered. He sighed. "We might as well get you clothes from home now and tell your mother you won't be back for some time. And then…"
"Haircut. Yes. I know." Hikaru waved his hand.
"You might want some girl clothes too Hikaru. I mean… cause… well…You're hanging out!" Akari sputtered finally.
"Excuse me?" Touya asked, almost afraid to inquire. He'd kept his eyes focused only on Shindo's face and was now suddenly glad for it.
"Hanging out? What do you mean by that? I'm fully clothed!" Hikaru nearly shrieked. "Akari, there is no way in hell that I'm going to wearing girl's clothes. This is bad enough!"
"But-but Hikaru! You can't go out on the streets without a bra!" Akari wailed. "It'll show!"
"I'm not hearing this." Touya whispered tiredly. "I am not listening to this conversation."
"A bra?!" Hikaru shrieked again. "NO! I refuse!"
"Hikaruuuu!!!" Akari was adding to the noise level, her face pained. They went back and forth for awhile like that as Touya started to massage his temples, eyes closed.
"Enough!" Finally, Touya snapped, his hands slapping the ground palms flat out. The sharpness of his voice cut through the screaming match between Hikaru and Akari, causing the two of them to sit back down with shocked looks on their faces. "Akari-chan, please… get what you think is necessary for Shindo to go outside. Shindo-…if you do not want to wear them, then don't. I don't care. You are the one who will have to deal with people looking at you." He took in a deep breath. "I'm guessing that we don't have too much time until your parents come home, Akari-chan…" He glared at Hikaru, daring the other to say something. "So we should probably be on our way." And since it was only pure logic that Touya was using the two were left to do as he had 'suggested', Hikaru grumbling the entire time. 'Damn… I really should have stayed in bed, today.' Came the thought again but this time it wasn't just Touya's… it was Hikaru's and Akari's as well.
A/N- My never ending stupidity and randomness has reached new levels. Grins. But its fun that way and… I know I'm exaggerating a bit on the pain that Akari felt in the first chapter, it's a humorous fic! Plus its based off of anime where characters faint from getting colds, I hope the exaggeration won't bother people too much. I hope you're enjoying the fic even if it is weird.