Chapter 3: She's a Boy

I think...I just saw something I wasn't supposed to see.

As if in water, I could faintly hear the voices of people talking. My head hurt badly.

"How could you let her see you?"

"It's not my fault, I thought she was asleep."

"It's called locking the door, you idiot."

"Don't call me an idiot you transvestite-Ugh!"

"What...did you just say?"

"N...Nothing."

"I thought so."

"So...what do we do now?"

"I'm not sure, should we try blackmailing?"

"I prefer a threat."

"Forget that, you're too violent."

"Well, then what do you suggest we do?"

I immediately sat up after having heard enough of the conversation.

Haku-san and Uchiha-san stood there, staring straight at me. The looks on their faces said "Uh-oh."

"Haku-san, why are you-ow!" I winced at the sharp pain that shot through my head.

Another blackout?

"Are you okay, Hinata-chan?" Haku-san sat down on the edge of the bed and rubbed the side of my head tenderly. "Setsuna-chan told me you fainted, so I-"

Hearing the name, my gaze went to Uchiha-san. "Y-You're a b-boy!" I pointed my finger at him, trembling. The memory was clear as day in my mind. The flat chest, clinging wet hair, and everything else that I saw. My head was ready to explode.

"It's rude to point," Uchiha-san said, pulling off the wig. He ran a hand through his slightly spiked hair, causing it to be swept back only to fall down in place. "Too bad, looks like she remembered."

Sighing, Haku-san placed a hand on my shoulder. The once gentle presence suddenly became ominous. A chill ran through my body.

"HI-NA-TA-chan," she said in an overly-sweet voice. "Would it be possible for you to keep this a secret?"

"Haku-san? B-But why are you helping him?"

"Well…that should be quite obvious," she said, pulling at the buttons of her blouse only to reveal a flat chest. "-since I'm a boy as well."

I began to feel dizzy again, my vision fading.

There are two boys.

At an all girls school.

Cross-dressing.

It was all too much.

I was about to fall over only to be caught by a pair of thin arms.

"Don't try that fainting crap again." Uchiha-san, if that was his real name, glared down at me. "Do you know how much trouble it took me just to carry you over here?"

My face started burning. I then remembered I had gone in with only a towel.

Oh my god.

As if reading my mind, he said "Whatever it is you're thinking, forget it. It's not like you had much to look at anyways."

Haku-san suddenly laughed. "Yeah right! When you called me on my cell, you sounded so flustered since you weren't sure about what to do. By the time I got here, you were already carrying her in your arms, plus, your face was red!"

Uchiha-san's face reddened at this. "You-!"

"Setsuna-chan's so shy!"

"Shut it!" Angered, he grabbed a coat from the closet and slipped it on. "I could care less if we were caught. The sooner I get out of this hellhole, the better. So spill the secret if you want." With those last words, he left the room.

Sighing, Haku-san pouted. "The guy can be such a prick sometimes, I swear." Turning to look at me, he said "Sorry about this, but I would really appreciate it if you kept this a secret." Standing up, he scratched the back of his head. "To tell you the truth, I had wanted to keep this gender thing hidden from you the most." A faint blush appeared on his face suddenly. "Bu-But I don't mean it like that! A-After all, you were the first person we met here, plus, o-our first friend," he added hastily. "So...yeah."

Embarrassment seemed to be really contagious since I found myself blushing as well.

"I-Is that so...?"

"Yeah...so...think you could help us out here? Well I mean keep our gender a secret that is."

"B-But why are you doing this in the first place?"

His face became grim at this point. "God, please, don't even ask that.

"Why?"

He covered his face with one hand, peeking from behind. "Because…it's embarrassing," he muttered.

"O-Oh."

"So…you won't tell?"

I nodded.

As usual, I spaced out during English. The class was boring and all the teacher did was give lectures.

My roommate…is a boy.

The truth of that still hadn't sunk in enough.

During homeroom, I would sneak peeks at him, trying to determine from an unknowing person's point of view what he looked like in their eyes.

He really looks like a girl!

He had a bit of a foul mouth, but when he didn't talk he looked incredibly beautiful.

What I'm most worried about though is that I agreed to help them and keep their secret.

I just can't seem to say the word "no" to pretty faces.

I hung my head low and sighed.

What am I going to do now?

"Hinata-chaaaan!"

The door to my room was pushed open, slamming into the wall.

"I brought some yogurt for us to eat together!" Haku-san said in a cheerful voice. He jumped on the bed, bouncing beside me. My homework papers began to move as well, some of them mixing up. I quickly reached for them and placed them under my Geometry textbook.

"Y-You brought yogurt?"

"Yeah," he said reaching into the bag and pulling out a strawberry flavored one. "Here you go, this one is for you."

"Thank you."

We sat in silence eating; the only sound heard being the plastic spoons hitting the bottom of the cup. Haku-san was the first one to speak.

"Sorry about that, were you doing homework before I came in?" he asked.

"Yes, but you don't have to apologize. I was about to stop anyways."

"Hm? Why?"

"I… had trouble figuring out the problems."

At this, his brown eyes sparkled. "Is it math?" he asked. "I love math, plus I'm really good at it! Do you need help?"

"If...that's okay with you."

"Of course! No problem at all."

I turned to the page in the text and handed it to him. He looked over it for a bit and then scooted in closer to me, holding the notebook in front of us.

"For this section, you have to…" His voice trailed off.

Unknowingly, I found myself staring at his features once again.

"So pretty…" I immediately put my hand over my mouth, realizing that I had voiced my thoughts aloud.

Haku-san merely stared at me, his face slowly turning red. "Um…what?"

"I-I'm sorry, I have to go somewhere!"

"H-Hinata-chan?" He called out to me. I ignored him and left anyways, deciding it best to take a quick walk around campus.

What was that? I can't believe I just said that out loud! Oh god, he probably thinks I'm some sort of weirdo now.

A/N: Okay, this is not the full chapter of chapter 3, but I didn't want to leave you guys hanging with nothing. I'm REALLY sorry about not updating last week. I showed my dad my report card on Friday and he grounded me, but I don't know how long for. I'm sneaking on right now before he comes home so just bear with this much. I'm really, really, really, REALLY sorry everyone!

Btw, this is still a rough draft of chapter 3, might be changed as soon as I get ungrounded. Tell me what you thought about it and whether I should change anything in it or not.