Date: June 24, 3008
When Fuji Yuuta transfers to a boarding school to be closer to the girl he likes, twin brother Fuji Syusuke tries to follow. Unfortunately there are no more boy dorms available.
Gender Bender
Chapter 3
Double Disaster
"So Fuji-kun likes to play video games?" Tachibana Ann repeated with an expression of one in deep in thought, "You sure are different from Syu-chan, ne?"
"Yea." Fuji Syusuke muttered dully watching as his precious twin brother Yuuta chatted away with none other than Tachibana Ann. To think, within a week's time Yuuta had gotten close to his dream girl through his twin who at the moment wasn't all that pleased.
"You know, you don't have to call me Fuji-kun, you can call me Yuuta if you want." Yuuta let out a small goofy laugh.
"Oh! Okay then Yuuta-kun. I guess you can call me Ann." She smiled brightly.
"Disgusting. Yuu-chan would agree." Fuji hissed.
"What was that Syu-chan?" Ann questioned.
"Say something Syu?" Yuuta blinked.
"Nothing. Nothing at all. Just talking about the sweet and innocent unlike someone I know Yuu-chan." Fuji explained hastily.
Yuuta frowned in confusion.
"You know how Syu-chan has that problem where she can't sleep alone? Well, in home economics she made herself a ridiculously huge 3 foot bear she named Yuu-chan." Ann further explained.
"Is that why your hands are all bandaged up? Are those kind of needles really that sharp?" Yuuta questioned.
Fuji glared, "It's as sharp as the feeling of betrayal by your only twin brother."
"Well, it looks like I lost my bed buddy." Ann chuckled.
"Looks like I lost my stabbing knife." Fuji muttered monotonously with a dark expression in his eyes, "Well, I've got to meet up with Tezuka-kun at the library for another study session. I'm already half an hour late."
"Half an hour late? That's no way to treat your boyfriend." Ann replied in mock sternness.
"He's not my boyfriend." Fuji muttered.
Ann widened her eyes, "Oh? He isn't?"
"No." Fuji sighed and slinked away feeling not at all dejected (sarcasm). His bad mood seemed to follow him as he practically crawled and slugged his way into the seat next to the tall dark haired brunet.
"Fuji-san?" Tezuka questioned looking down at the mess next to him.
"…Sorry I'm late." Fuji muttered.
"Are you okay?" Tezuka asked.
"No." Fuji mumbled, "It turns out the girl Yuuta likes is Tachibana Ann, my roommate. My sweet innocent Yuuta has turned rotten because of that female devil. To think… I shared a bed with her. He actually used me, his beloved twin bro- sister, to get closer to… her. The caring and loving Yuuta I know would have never used me like that in the past… She really turned him into something nasty. I wonder what mama would say if she saw her son acting this way."
Tezuka frowned, "I have to sympathize with Yuuta, the way you're acting-"
"You're right!" Fuji interrupted with a loud gasped as the aura around him changed completely.
"Eh?" Tezuka blinked.
"I have to separate them no matter what. I can't have that demon queen corrupt my precious Yuuta any longer!" Fuji announced.
"That was the exact opposite of what I going to say." Tezuka frowned.
"Come on. We have to find them." Fuji urged.
"We have to study, and then we have to head over to the tennis club. There's a meeting today." Tezuka reminded.
"No problem. Don't mind. But first thing's first: Yuuta." Fuji replied taking the taller boy by the hand and dragging him out of the library, down the hallways, outside, and finally behind some bush. Fuji growled, "Look at her. Laughing at my sweet brother's lame jokes."
Tezuka blinked. The girl next to him was definitely showing a different side to her.
"We need to get closer." Fuji whispered.
"The tennis meeting starts in ten minutes, we're going to be late." Tezuka replied sternly.
"Tennis isn't important right now." Fuji stated.
"Fuji-san…" Tezuka warned.
"You can go if you want." Fuji replied.
"I find your love for you brother very admirable, but I want you to understand that my passion is tennis. So, don't think that I don't care about your situation." Tezuka explained.
"Appreciate it. Please make up an excuse for me to the coach. Thanks!" Fuji grinned as he crawled away behind a few other bushes, the up some tree that was right above the action.
"Syu-chan and Tezuka-san always looked so close so I assumed they were dating… strange, ne?" Fuji overheard Ann say.
"Yea, I guess they're not dating." Yuuta grinned, "In fact, Tezuka-san's just helping her catch up on work given to us at the beginning on the year."
"Oh. They're not even friends?" Ann questioned.
"Yea, they're friends. I guess that happens when you spend a lot of time with a person. Did you know that people who spend a lot of time together also could fall in love?" Yuuta replied as suavely Yuuta could get, which isn't very suavely at all. And above laying a top of a tree branch, Fuji couldn't help but to wince at such a cheesy come on. The Yuuta he knew would never say disgusting things like that and the Yuu-chan he made with his sweat and blood would agree.
"It could happen." Ann shrugged, "So Yuuta-kun, what do you usually do for fun?"
"Me? Well, I've always loved going to the arcade and stuff." He chuckled.
"Arcade?" She questioned.
"Yea. In fact, there's a place that all the guys in class are talking about in the city. It's about a fifteen-minute walk. We can check it out together if you want sometime in the future, you know… and maybe later we can have dinner together or something." Yuuta suggested in all the subtlety that he could muster (he's not a very subtle person).
"Don't you dare!" Fuji yelled and attempted to stand up in a rather dramatic pose on the branch he was lying on, only to hear a small crack and fall into the rather large lake the school and dormitory building were built adjacent to.
"Did you hear something?" Yuuta questioned.
"Probably a bird or something." Ann shrugged.
"Well, I've got some homework to do." Yuuta stated.
"Same. So… I guess we'll do this tomorrow?" Ann asked.
"Of course! Dinner, arcade and stuff… for tomorrow." Yuuta grinned as the pair walked away.
"W-Wait! Yuu!! YUUTA! I can't swim!" Fuji cried out after them as he flopped around the water. He continued to kick his legs and flail his arms around only to find himself sinking further and further downwards. He knew he was deadweight in water, but this was just ridiculous. Worst of all there were tiny fish in this water! And tiny fish could swim places he didn't want to think about… namely his beautiful and perfectly coiffed wig!
Fuji Syusuke winced when he opened his eyes. The last thing he remembered was flopping around rather unsuccessfully in a large lake. How did he end up in a white hospital bed? He sat up and let out a small cough.
"Oh, Fuji-chan!" A redheaded lady with glasses greeted cheerfully, "It's a good thing you didn't drown. This brave student over here saved you, and from the looks of it, you're going to be just fine."
"Eh?" Fuji blinked.
"Oh! I'm Hanamura-sensei." The redheaded woman winked.
"What happened?" Fuji questioned.
"You fell into the lake that this gorgeous young boy here saved you." Hanamura-sensei explained.
"Right! Yuuta! I've got to get Yuuta!" Fuji gasped.
"Don't worry sweetie. Just relax. That can wait. You just focus on getting better. And if I leave now maybe I can run into that work of art masterpiece Kajimoto-kun at the coffee machines. I'll leave you two lovebirds alone." The redheaded woman laughed, while practically skipping out of the room.
"Don't I get a 'thank you'?" The light haired, teal-eyed boy in front of him smirked.
"Oh… Um… Thank you I guess." Fuji shrugged.
"The name's Atobe Keigo." He introduced in a suave voice as he picked up Fuji's hand and kissed the top of it, "But you can call me anything you want." (Oh my! How charming!)
"Right…" Fuji gave a slow uneasy nod.
"I've heard of you. Fuji Syusuke: the beautiful young lady who followed her twin brother to Shukuen Gakuen. Such devotion is stunning." He offered a very charming smile. Oh so charming.
"Finally! Someone who understands where I'm coming from. The love between twins is beautiful, ne?" Fuji replied.
"Yes… it is. You're very beautiful too." Atobe complimented.
"To think… My sweet Yuuta's probably using disgusting cheesy lines like that on that pig-faced demon queen…" Fuji sighed in defeat as he threw off the white sheets and stood up.
Atobe arched a brow.
"Thanks for the help… Um…" Fuji frowned.
"Call me anything you want dear." Atobe grabbed her hand and made sure to stroke her arm before she pulled it away. He smirked, "You're feisty aren't you?"
"Yea… Well, thanks again… you…-san." Fuji smiled.
"It's senpai. I'm a year older than you, which means you should let your senpai take care of you." He corrected with a very princely and just absolutely charming smirk making its way onto his face, "You're quite the treasure you know that?"
It was Fuji's turn to arch an eyebrow as he slowly backed out of the nurse's office and ran down the hallway. In fact, he continued to run all the way until he reached his twin brother's room, kicking the door open and sweating profusely. To his relief his brother was there without that female leech hanging over him… But then again there was this repulsive purple monster that should be attended to.
"Syusuke?" Yuuta blinked in confusion.
"Yuuta. Your beloved twin sister almost drowned today!" Fuji gasped for breath.
"Guess what?" Yuuta grinned.
"Then there was this horrible senpai who attacked me with love-love quotes. And you should see his aura! It was all sparkly and glittery! It felt like that time all we did was eat gummy worms and you ended up vomiting from the sweetness." Fuji continued.
"I believe I was force fed real worms, and more importantly I have a date tomorrow with Tachibana Ann!" Yuuta's grin widened.
"…"
"Syu?" Yuuta questioned.
"Repeat that?" Fuji ordered, his voice dead serious.
"Um… I have a date tomorrow with Ann-san?" Yuuta replied.
"That harpy has already gotten her claws into you…" Fuji growled.
"You're going to have to help me pick out an outfit for tomorrow… I want to really impress her, and Mizuki here doesn't really have the same taste in fashion as me. You've always been the fashionable type. What do you think?" Yuuta questioned, previously ignoring his twin's rather sharp comment.
"Hey! I protest!" Mizuki Hajime blurted out.
"Oh Yuuta… Precious Yuuta." Fuji sighed as he flopped himself down onto his brother's bed.
"Do you like the blue shirt, or maybe I should go with the red and stand out more." Yuuta frowned as he tossed the two articles of clothing on his bed on top of his alleged sister.
"Hold on." Fuji bolted right up, "Yuuta!"
"Huh?"
"Yuuta!" Fuji carolled, "Let's turn it into a double date."
"What? No way!" Yuuta protested.
"Think about it. If I'm around there won't be any awkward silences. Right? A double date is the best, ne? Not to mention I can always be close by to keep an eye on you." Fuji grinned.
"Now that I think about it… You're right. It does sound better, but you better not interfere with anything. Promise?" Yuuta replied sternly.
"I promise." Fuji grinned.
"By the way, who are you going to bring as a date?" Yuuta questioned.
"Hm… I think Eiji said he was going to be busy tomorrow… So I guess I'll force Tezuka-kun to come." Fuji shrugged.
"Whatever. Just remember our promise." Yuuta warned.
"So Syu-chan? Are you two really dating?" Tachibana Ann questioned as she looked from her roommate to the tall brunet, then back to her roommate.
"More importantly, how about you? Don't you think we're all a little too young to be dating? Unplanned pregnancy is a big problem these days and both Yuuta and I are against abortions. In fact, we're both against sex in general. And kissing… Hugging too. Things like that are bad, ne?" Fuji smiled all too innocently. Yuuta felt like bashing his head against the table for agreeing to this double date.
"Well, hugging, kissing and sex are just an expression of love, right? I don't think there's anything wrong with that if you find the right person." Ann replied.
"Right…" Fuji let out a small chuckle, "Well, I'm going to order another smoothy."
"Watch your weight." Tezuka cautioned.
"Tezuka-san!" Ann frowned, "It isn't nice to tell a lady to watch her weight."
"I'm sorry, but she's part of the tennis club and needs to keep fit." Tezuka retorted.
"Right now, all I want to do is drown my sorrows into something sweet…" Fuji sighed as he ordered a wasabi flavoured drink much to the abhorrence of those around him.
"Well, hurry up and drink… that. It's getting late and we have to meet curfew." Yuuta lectured.
"It's already done." Fuji sighed.
"Well… That was fast." Yuuta replied with a hint of astonishment in his voice.
"Now to find my wallet." Fuji muttered solemnly as he searched through his purse. Taking this moment to his advantage, Yuuta quickly grabbed Ann's hand and darted out the café doors whilst dragging her along. It took Fuji only a second to shriek, throw some money down on the table and go bolting right after them. However, as he pushed the door open and ran down the block he felt something holding him back. He frowned at the hand gripping his wrist. His eyes slowly trailed up the arm that was connected to that hand, then found himself staring into Tezuka's eyes.
"Fuji-san…" Tezuka began.
"Come on Tezuka! I though you were the athletic type and all with the constant tennis talk! The least you could do is run a tab bit faster! They're getting away!" Fuji roared, but was quickly silenced by warm lips over his own. It seemed like time had stopped. When he finally realized what was going on he widened his azure eyes and pushed Tezuka back.
"Fuji-san. Since the moment I met you, you've been so interesting and special. There's something about you that attracts me. And I'm sure you must feel the same way otherwise you wouldn't have invited me on this double date. I would feel honoured if what we have could be made official. I really feel like I'm falling in love with you." Tezuka explained in a calming voice.
Fuji let his jaw drop, "WHAT?"
To be continued.
Note: Another chapter done! I bet by this point most of you know where this plot is going. But I assure you, there's going to be a pleasant (I'm not sure if this is the right word… horrifying?) surprise next chapter. Well, thanks for reading and I hope you all enjoyed this chapter!
