Chapter 4
When Natsuru got into the office, he was surprised that it was not filled with people. In fact, there were only five.
The first two were expected; Hitomi and Sangu were sitting behind the desk watching the other two at the table. The other two were a bit of a surprise; the first was a boy who had black, bowl-cut hair and wore glasses-it was Nakamura Mamoru, the other Blue Kampfer who sat at Natsuru's table—and sitting next to him was a girl with lime green hair that hung down to her shoulders. She was wearing a White bracelet.
Sangu looked up as Akane and Natsuru opened the door. "Ah, well then, everyone's here." She turned to the desk and sat up very straight, looking professional. "I called this inter-team meeting due to a very important issue: the strange Blue Kampfer girl seen three days ago."
Mamoru looked strangely at Natsuru. "But Shizuku-san, Senou-kun isn't even a Kampfer…"
Sangu gave him one of her signature knowing smiles. "Really, well then, Senou-kun, please remove the bandages on your wrist.
Natsuru did so, slowly unveiling the Blue Kampfer bracelet on his wrist.
"But sill, how does he have anything to do with the blue-haired girl?" Mamoru asked puzzled.
Sangu just smiled, putting her finger on her own bracelet. When the glow from Natsuru's Kampfer arm band began to get blinding, she turned to the two who didn't already know.
"Nakamura Mamoru, Sasaki Amaterasu," she directed the second part at the girl with green hair, "meet this 'mysterious' Blue Kampfer," the light began to fade, and Natsuru's Kampfer form became visible, "Natsuru Senou."
The girl with green hair—Amaterasu—appeared unaffected. Mamoru, however, was staring at Natsuru with a mixture of awe and horror.
Natsuru turned on Sangu. "Did you really have to do it in front of him" he pointed at Mamoru "He's one of my friends, I thought we were going to find people completely unrealated to me."
Sangu merely nodded. "We were planning that, but we decided that it would be safer to have someone that would always be around you as your 'lookout'. That is also why we will be placing you in Akane's class."
"WHAT?" Natsuru whirled around to face Akane, who was smiling mockingly. "I don't want to be near her any more than I have to!"
Akane got more offended by this than he was expecting. "Hey, bitch, you think I like this any better than you do? I've got to baby-sit for you."
Hitomi interrupted Natsuru's reply. "We both understand you don't like it, but let us explain how this will work. Natsuru, you will come to school on either side as necessary, depending on what form you're in. If there is a battle and you are in male form, you will find an unoccupied area-with the help of Nakamura—and will transform there."
Sangu took up the explanation. "You do not need to hide your bracelet in either form, we are saying your male form is a very weak Gewehr that in the transformation becomes very intelligent, but does not change physically. This means the Blue team can say you only act as a tactical strategist. Your female form is a powerful Zauber that does not transform at all." She turned to look at Amaterasu. "Now, we brought you here because the whites need to know what is happening so they do not suspect the Blues or Reds of conspiring to something, because it will probably look like we're hiding something. We would have brought Sakura-san, but due to—" she glanced at Natsuru "—the circumstances, I think you can understand why we can't tell your captain."
Amaterasu nodded slowly.
Sangu straightened up. "Alright, I think that's all. You can go, you don't want to be late for class."
Hitomi, Amaterasu, and Mamoru left. Sangu and Akane turned towards Natsuru.
"Now, there are a few thing we need to go over." She said to Natsuru. "First, you are a new student, so you will be…watched closely for the first few days, but—" she stopped when Akane put a hand on her shoulder, smiling cruelly.
"Let's just let her—I mean him, find out about the situation on the girls' side for himself shall we?"
Sangu thought it over for a while, then smiled. Natsuru was beginning to get worried. "You're right, Akane," Sangu replied, then turned to Natsuru, still smiling wickedly. "Now, time for you and Akane to get to class."
That was how he ended up in room 2-4 standing in the front of the class as the teacher introduced her.
"This is Natsuru Senou." She said. "Please don't run off with her umbrella or stare at her like some rare specimen under a magnifying glass…" Natsuru was a bit put off by the half-assed intro. "Now we just have to find you a suitable seat." The teacher continued.
There was dead silence. All the girls were just staring at Natsuru. He was beginning to worry that he had transformed back without noticing when someone whispered. "So cool…"
They all moved at once, as if the whisper were a permission, staring at Natsuru obsessively, and screaming in delight. Natsuru was overwhelmed by their fascination with him. They were attacking him, grabbing at his clothes and limbs. The teacher seemed to be unworried about this, to the point of leaving the classroom.
Then someone ran into the room, crowding ahead of the rest and pushed them back from Natsuru. As he tried to recover, he recognized the girl that had walked in to defend him. It was Sakura Kaede.
"Alright…everyone, that's enough," she said cheerfully. "Natsuru-san just came back from sabbatical, you shouldn't pester her so much!"
Akane, back in her normal form came in behind her. "Ms. Senou is part of our class! I think everyone just wants to be her friend, so…" she hesitated, "for someone from another class to just come in here and say something like that…"
Kaede seemed unfazed by Akane's words. "I'm here as a favor to Shizuku-chan." She said. "She asked me to look after Natsuru!"
Natsuru was a bit puzzled by this. Why would Sangu have Kaede look after him when Akane and Mamoru were already assigned that job? Natsuru wasn't going to question it, though; he wasn't going to do anything that might remove himself from the beauty's presence.
Kaede turned to face Natsuru, still smiling cheerfully. "She asked me to show you around the campus." She said.
This really began to gnaw at Natsuru, he knew the campus, why would he need a tour? But to keep Kaede around, he said nothing.
Kaede dragged Natsuru out into the hallway cheerfully calling "C'mon, Natsuru, I'll show you around the girls' side!"
As the door to the classroom closed behind them, though she stopped, facing away from Natsuru.
"Umm…Ms. Sakura, about that 'looking after me'—" Natsuru was trying to understand what was going on, but was cut off by Kaede, who spoke without a hint of cheerfulness this time.
"Natsuru…I'm finally able to meet you. I've been searching for you all this time…" Kaede turned around to look at Natsuru, her eyes filled with emotion. "Searching and searching, but you were never there… this incredible feeling of loneliness, like I've never felt before…" she trailed off, and Natsuru started feeling guilty about the times on the bus when he stayed silent. If only he had talked to the girl he had loved so much…
Kaede continued. "But I heard from Shizuku-san that you were here, and…since we're together now…" Kaede hesitated, "Will you go out with me?"
Natsuru was shocked. The girl he loved was confessing to him, when he hadn't the courage to confess to her! She liked him! She….
Then Natsuru remembered that he was in his Kampfer form and stopped. If he was a girl at the moment, and Kaede confessed to him, that meant…he tried to avoid thinking about it. What could he do? He was trapped.
"Uhm…um…" he tried to figure out how to get out of it.
Sakura was insistant on an answer. "Well, what is your reply to my confession, Natsuru?" Then he noticed his bracelet was beginning to glow.
He looked around, then out of desperation pushed Kaede out of the way. "Sorry Sakura-san!" he yelled back to her as he tried to get to a place where he wouldn't be seen transforming back. Wait, no, he had to actually get out of the school; when he was a guy, there would be no way out of the girl's side without being spotted.
Finally he got to the exit and shoved past it, preparing himself for the blinding light that would come from his bracelet. After a few seconds, he realized that it wasn't coming. He straightened up, and immediately to shot rang form the tree next to him. He leapt back just in time, and saw standing in the tree, a masked figure in black formfitting cloths. A Black.
The Black raised his pistols again, and Natsuru raised his hands, hoping he could pull off the same thing he had done during the battle. Suddenly, the Black glanced behind him and leapt away, into the shadows.
Natsuru looked behind him. Running up to him was Akane, still in her human form.
She seemed oblivious to what had happened.
"W-what did S-sakura-san ask you?" She said, seeming a bit panicked. Natsuru frowned and ignored her question; he was trying not to think about it.
"There was a Black Kampfer here." He said.
Akane looked up, looking a little peeved that he had not answered her. "A Black?"
"Yeah, it got away, though. It looked like it was just going for me."
Akane, still unhappy about him ignoring her turned and began to walk away.
"Hey, wait! Where are you going?" Natsuru called.
Akane replied coolly, "Class has not ended just because left, Natsuru."
Natsuru's face reddened and he ran to catch up with her.
As he got into his seat, he looked around, noticing that the room was empty, save for him and Akane. Just outside, a large crowd was gathering at the classroom door.
He leaned in to whisper to Akane. "What's with that crowd?"
Akane turned away with a "humpf".
"Akane-chan, is that…"
Akane stood up suddenly, moving towards the door. As she passed Natsuru she stopped.
"Everyone is here to see you. You're the person of the times, Miss Senou."
She left the classroom.
As she left, two people came up to Natsuru.
"The class president and the treasurer? What are you doing here?" Natsuru exclaimed.
A voice came from just below her desk. "The girls' side hasn't been very fun lately…."
"What are you doing down there!" Natsuru almost jumped back. There was the student vice president lying on the ground, and apparently, sniffing Natsuru's ankles.
The class Vice president ignored her comment. "…so a new student showing up is a big deal." The blond haired girl started to stand up. "Especially since you're such a hottie!"
"Yes, but it'll be okay," the class president said. "Senou-chan is property of class 4, and as it's representatives, we three will protect you." Natsuru bristled a bit at the "property" part.
"For a price…" the treasurer added in a quieter tone. The class president waved it off.
"Just a little bit of your time to schedule as we like…"
It didn't seem too bad to Natsuru. "Okay…"
"Great!" The president said. "So, let's begin with the interview!"
"What!" Natsuru exclaimed, supprised. They ignored him and ushered in the first-year editor of the school newspaper.
She cut to the chase immediately. "So where do you live?" she asked in her manic, super-speed voice.
"I-bu-I think that's—personal-" Natsuru began.
"We'll come back to that then. Where did you go to school before this?"
"I—um—here—I guess—"
"Hmm, interesting. Are you in any kind of relationship?"
This made Natsuru stop. "Uh…well…I…" He suddenly thought of Kaede. His female form blushed easily, and color rose in his cheeks. "Well…"
The girl leaned in, suddenly very intent on the conversation. "I'll take that as a yes then, shall I?" she said slyly.
"No—I—but—"
"Time's up!" The class president yelled! Natsuru sighed with relief as the girl left.
"Now for the individual meetings!" the president said cheerfully, and opened the door to the classroom, letting in the eager crowd and crushing Natsuru's hope of escape.
Once school had ended, a tired Natsuru walked out the door, met Akane, and began walking back home. Akane following.
Natsuru turned back to glare at her. "Why are you following me?"
Akane (still in human form) replied shyly, "Well, the president told me to make sure nothing like…" her cheeks reddened in embarrassment "last time happens again."
Natsuru scowled and stalked off, heading home, then stopped suddenly, remembering the incident last night.
He turned to her, trying to figure out how to say this right. He cleared his throat and said, "Last night it…came to my attention that I had no…undergarments for this form…and I should go shopping but…having never looked for…bras or panties…I don't think it would be a good idea to go on my own…and you are supposed to help me, so…" he trailed off.
Akane's eye's seemed to light up a bit at that. "Alright, well then, we should probably get to the shopping district then."
About an hour later and they were at the "women's apparel" section of a department store in the shopping didstrict. Natsuru could not get over his irrational embarrassment; he was a girl in this form, why did it matter? But it seemed it did.
Akane however, seemed to not notice, and was talking about the pros and cons of various brands and types of bra. Natsuru was working very hard not to pay attention.
Suddenly he realized he recognized someone in the store. Two someones, to be exact: Sakura Kaede and Shizuku Sangu. Before Natsuru could react, they noticed him and turned toward him. Soon they were in front of him.
Kaede smiled cheerfully. "You're shopping for bras?" she asked, half interested, half out of courtesy.
Natsuru flushed, at a loss for word. What a messed up situation to be in. "Yeah, um, a lot of them." He said lamely.
Sangu smiled her mischievous smile. "I'm sure we could be persuaded to help you." Natsuru almost screamed at her: You know who I am, are you just trying to make me miserable! The gleam in Sangu's eyes told him that, yes, she was trying.
For the next hour he stood by and tried to ignore the three girls' debates and recommendations about what to buy. He snapped back into reality when one of them said: "Alright, time for you to try them on!"
"Yes, I think that would be a great idea." Sangu remarked, eyes still gleaming.
Natsuru tried to protest. "No—I don't think that's really necessary…"
Kaede responeded. "Of course it is! We aren't quite sure what your cup size is yet!"
So that was how Natusuru found himself walking into the women's changing room, the three girls in tow.
To his horror, as he opened the door to one of the changing rooms and walked in, the girls came in with him! He closed the door behind him and stood paralyzed staring at them.
"What are you waiting for? Strip down so we can try these on." Sangu said slyly.
Natsuru cursed her silently and began to wiggle out of his school uniform. By the time he had gotten his shirt off, the girls had started helping, and they undid the bra strap and took it off him, exposing his Kampfer form's beautifully shaped breasts. He was careful to keep his eyes off the floor length mirror in the room.
Akane bent down and picked up the first bra and between the three girls they got it on him and began forcefully but carefully forcing his body's breasts into the cup. The sensation felt disturbingly good, and Natsuru couldn't force back a small sigh of pleasure.
The girls stood back and admired their handiwork. There was a moment of silence, then Akane said quietly "I told you she'd never fit into a D cup." They began to remove it, and the process started all over again.
Half an hour later found the four walking out of the department store, a large bag in tow. It had been, Natsuru decided, the most disturbing thirty minutes of his life.
Kaede and Sangu turned away from them at the end of the shopping district, Sangu throwing a sly wink at Natsuru as they walked off.
Once he and Akane had reached his house, Akane walked off. As he walked inside, Natsuru's Kampfer bracelet glowed and he reverted back to his male form. If only it could have happened earlier.
He fixed himself a quick dinner and went straight to bed, hoping for respite from his awful day.