Masaomi stood in front of his full length mirror, the corner of his right eye twitching as he stared at his reflection. He may have been the only one in his apartment, but that didn't stop him from blushing. He was, after all, wearing a yellow, knee length dress… Granted, he didn't look too bad in it for a guy. He didn't know if it was good to have curves or not, but he did. He didn't know if it was good to have hot legs for a guy, but again, he did.
"Oh boy…" Grimacing slightly, he tugged at the front of the dress, attempting to make it longer. Instead it just came up more in the back. He felt so awkward at the moment, but he knew he would have to get used to this if things were going to work according to his plan.
In order for things to work, Masaomi had to go all out. It wasn't just the yellow dress he was wearing, but yellow heels and a slightly padded bra so he looked more womanly. His hair was still the usual style, though he had taken off his clip-on earrings and exchanged them for real ones. In other words, he had pierced his ears as well. As much as he still looked like Kida Masaomi, he also looked completely different with the new outfit, boobs, and a light dusting of makeup. Hopefully no one would be able to tell the difference since it had been quite some time since his last visit to Ikebukuro…
March 9th
Mikado yawned as his class ended and break started. He shifted sideways in his seat and stretched, feeling tired since he stayed up half the night texting with Mina. The girl was interesting and while their conversations were often odd they were funny nonetheless. Everyone in the class either left or they spent some time hanging around and chatting. Mikado gave a small wave to Anri as she left to go eat lunch but he wasn't feeling very hungry so he didn't follow.
After all, things for them were a bit awkward now.
But it seemed it wasn't Mikado's day to be alone. As soon as Anri was gone, Mina peeked into the room and waved before she skipped over to him with a cheerful, "Hello stranger!" Mikado blinked but vaguely remembered something about the ninth being her first day at the school. Grinning, Mina hopped and sat on the desk right Mikado, swinging her legs until she seemed to realize that wasn't a good idea to be doing in a skirt. "Don't look so surprised, Mikado-kun. I told you I would come to your class." She reached out and patted his head with a laugh.
"R-Right, sorry," he said with a smile. "I just thought you would have gone to get lunch."
Mina shrugged as she swayed back and forth instead of kicking her feet. "I would rather spend time with you," she said brightly before sighing melodramatically while placing the back of her hand against her forehead. "You don't know what it's like to be the new girl at school! It's horrible, I tell you! No one treats you well and you feel like you have no friends. All the conversations are horribly awkward." With a gasp she turned to Mikado and locked him with a horrified gaze as she took his shoulders and gently shook him. "Nobody understands me, Mikado-kun!" Then she let go and gave a short sigh. "It's really horrible."
Mikado couldn't help but laugh at her bubbling energy. "Is it really that bad?" he asked.
To which he got an immediate, "Of course! Do you think I was overreacting or something?" They both chuckled at that.
"So Mina-chan, what was your old school like then?" Mikado decided to ask.
For some reason the girl stiffened a bit. "Um… It was kinda like this one," she said slowly, as if choosing her words carefully. "Kind of but not really, if you know what I mean." It seemed like she didn't want to talk about that, because she quickly turned to Mikado and asked, "We've been talking a lot but I hardly know anything about you. Why don't you tell me about yourself?"
"Hm… There's not much to tell," Mikado answered with an embarrassed laugh. "I've lived in Saitama my whole life until I moved here to go to Raira with an old friend of mine. Kida Masaomi. You remind me of him a little bit, but he left awhile ago. Basically, I've been trying to live here as unnoticeable as possible. What about you?"
Mina seemed to hang on his every word until the question about herself popped up. Then she turned away and shrugged. "Um… You know, I'm not that interesting," she said quickly. Turning back to him with a bright smile she added, "Why don't you introduce me to a few of your friends here? I'm sure a guy like you must be pretty popular with the ladies, am I right?"
"Oh, n-not really…"
Mikado noticed how easily she dismissed information on herself and it made him wonder. Just what was in the girl's past that she didn't want to go into detail about? But he knew he had no right to wonder that. After all, there were a lot of things in his past he wouldn't tell Mina. There was a lot of things in his present he wouldn't tell her either.
[Today was my first day at Raira. Or Mina's first day, anyway. I'm still in the same class and I felt so nervous! People kept glancing at me and I thought the whole school knew who I was. They had to! But they didn't. Heh, I'm telling you, I'm good when it comes to hiding my identity.
I went to Mikado's class to eat lunch with him and happened to pass right by Anri. She didn't notice me but then again she was completely in love with me as Masaomi so maybe looking at the girl version of me was just too much for her to handle. Funny thing, though. I thought she would grab her lunch and come back up to eat with Mikado but she never did. I wonder if they're fighting or something.
So it was just Mikado and I sitting there talking. You know, it's really hard to get used to a dress. I keep thinking it'll be fine if I sit with my legs open or kick my feet but as soon as I feel a draft… Dang! I really have to be more careful with that. I guess I really didn't plan things out well. Mikado asked about Mina's past and her old school which I never thought about. It was a good thing I changed the subject pretty quick. And that Mikado was never one to pry into someone's life. The kid's a little dense but that's okay. I did find out something, though.
Despite all my teachings, he's still horribly awkward around woman.
Not just Mina but according to him he's not popular with the ladies AT ALL. Can you believe that? I tried so hard to teach him everything I knew but none of it wore off on him! I must be a failure as a teacher.
After that the rest of the school day was just awkward. I couldn't go to the bathroom because I wasn't sure if I was supposed to use the girls' room or the boys' room. It was just easier to wait until I got home. And don't get me started about gym class. Every boy's dream is to spend time in the girls' locker room. But they never think about what would happen if they're actually there. I don't mind joking or wishing I could be there while hot girls change around me, but dude, I'm not some sick peeping tom. I ended up changing in the bathroom and then sat there the rest of the time facing my locker with my head ducked, not looking up.
That wasn't the only thing that made it awkward. I was ogled all day. I had boys in the hall looking me up and down like a piece of meat. Even one of the teachers! It was the same one that had been bothering Anri before. Needless to say I gave him the dirtiest look I could. If he comes near me I'm kicking his ass. Not like he wouldn't get a surprise when he saw under the skirt anyway.
After school Mikado walked me home with Anri. He looked pretty cool escorting around two girls but he seemed really nervous. So did Anri. I think something must have happened to them because they hardly talked the whole time. Mikado introduced me, we said hello, and the rest of the walk was in silence. Maybe they really did get into a fight. Who knows? Maybe they just grew apart. But she left and then we went over to Russian Sushi for a quick snack before I headed home. It was a good first day besides the awkwardness.]
Izaya stood outside the school gates of Raira when the bell rang to dismiss the students. He wasn't treating this like a real job, so he didn't bother disguising himself. He was merely tailing the two kids for fun. And what fun it was. Masaomi had even enrolled in Raira as a girl, so when he walked out with Mikado and Anri, he was in the female uniform. Smirking wickedly, Izaya pushed off the wall and followed the trio.
Things were awkward between the kids, that much was obvious.
"Anri-chan, this is Kishimei Mina. Mina-chan, this is Sonohara Anri," Mikado introduced while they walked. The two girls bowed to each other and murmured some uncomfortable conversation before Anri had to go, then the tension seemed to leave with her.
They headed to Russian Sushi for a bite to eat and Izaya slipped in with them. He was soon sitting in the back corner with a magazine in front of his face like someone from those old spy movies. Kishimei Mina, huh? So that's what Masaomi was going by. The information broker could easily guess why Masaomi was dressed up like that since it was no big secret Mikado had told him to leave. The boy merely wanted to get close to his friend again without being dismissed. But now Izaya was curious. Would Mikado find out? Did he already know? If not, what would he do when he realized the truth? This story had so much intrigue to it and Izaya didn't want to miss a single thing.
