(This takes place in middle school, maybe about 5th grade.)

Chihiro looked at himself in the mirror. He was extremely uncomfortable by how short his skirt was... He twirled in front of the mirror. With a sigh, he thought... This was the beginning of his new life as a girl.

He picked up his purple back back and spared a glance at himself in the mirror. His black skirt stopped just above his knees, his thigh high white stockings just barely showing his thighs. He wore a white long sleeve shirt and black Mary Jane shoes.

It was embarrassing.

On his walk to school, he got lots of looks from people. He prayed no one recognized him under the skirt...

He kept on walking, ignoring the looks from the people he passed by. No one laughed so he assumed they weren't staring because they knew him. Tears pricked his eyes.

My disguise is convincing.

"Hey! Hey! Girl with the short hair!"

Chihiro turned and saw a kid on a red mountain bike, being followed by a teenager on a blue one. They were... An odd pair. The kid had blonde hair that stuck out in front of his head like a horn, but the back was black and shaggy. The teenager had similarly styled hair except it was all black.

"H-Hi..." Chihiro mumbled. He flinched at how girly his voice was...

"Some kids were staring at you." The teenager stated. "Some were saying some nasty things about a little girl like you."

"No one gets away with disgusting talk about women! Especially when the Crazy Diamonds are around!" The kid shouted, gritting his teeth.

Chihiro blushed slightly and frowned when the teenager whacked the kids head.

"Enough of that, offer her what you said you would. Be an honorable man and keep your word." The teen said.

The boy gave a curt nod, stood from his bike and walked to Chihiro, towering above him. Chihiro tried his best not to be scared but... This kid was huge! Gathering up his courage, Chihiro tilted his head back so he could look up at him.

"I'm Mondo Oowada. That's my brother Daiya Oowada. I would like to offer you a ride to school on my bike. It would be an honor." The boy puffed his chest out, looking down at Chihiro expectantly.

A brighter blush went on Chihiro's cheeks. "I-I-I'm Chihiro Fujisaki... I-I'd appreciate that..."

Mondo grinned and ran to his bike. "Stand on the pegs!"

Hesitantly, Chihiro walked over. He tried standing on them but almost flipped him and Mondo down.

"Have you ever been on a bike before?!" Mondo shouted.

Trying his best not to cry, Chihiro said. "N-N-No... I-I'm sorry..."

"Mondo, allow her to sit in your lap if she can't properly balance." Daiya insisted.

"But-" Mondo began, blushing.

"Mondo." Daiya hissed. "Don't be rude, she tried her best and we promised her a ride and that's what we'll give her."

Mondo sighed and got on his bike. "Come on up. Yer small so I can see over your head."

With a sigh, Chihiro climbed up into the boys lap, very bashful. He squeaked when Mondo started peddling.

"I won't let you fall. You have my word. And that's a promise and true men always keep their promises!"

At lunch, Chihiro tried sitting alone, because this was what he was used to. He unpacked his lunch cheerfully. As he put a straw in his milk, a tray was slammed down next to him. Hesitantly, Chihiro peeked up to see Mondo.

"Hey, Chihiro!" Mondo said with a grin. "So, since I gave you a ride here, yer my friend, right?"

Hazel eyes flickered around. "...Sure?"

A brighter smile fell onto Mondo's face. "Great! A lotta kids here seem to be scared of me just cuz my bro's the leader of a biker gang. They know not to mess wit me and they'll learn not to mess with you, too!"

"Ah... O-Okay..."

Chihiro sat silently as Mondo rambled on about his brother's gang and how cool it was. He said, sometimes, Daiya would take him on motorbike rides. The small boy smiled as Mondo explained how amazing the gang was and how excited he was to be apart of it.

"Sadly, you can't join cuz yer a girl. Buuuut, if you're MY girl, you can come visit and stuff!" Mondo explained. His face reddened a bit and his gaze flickered down.

Chihiro choked on his milk and blushed brightly. Oh goodness... Mondo's girl...? What on Earth did THAT mean?

Mondo continued on proudly speaking. "If you're my girl, I'll protect you for sure!" He set his head in his hands and smiled at Chihiro. "I bet we're gonna get married one day, huh?" He teased, laughing when Chihiro coughed on his sandwich.

Looking at Mondo with a red face, Chihiro squeaked out. "W-W-Why though?"

"You're a lot different than other girls." Mondo began. "You don't talk a lot, AND you're so small and pretty, so I can carry you around and lift you up over puddles and stuff like that!" He murmured, smirking. "You're so different and I can't handle it! Can we like, go out together NOW?!" He yelled, making Chihiro flinch back.

Fearfully, Chihiro stared at him and trembled. What was with him yelling all of a sudden? Was it his fault? He hardly noticed the tears that tumbled down his face and the hiccups that rose up in his throat.

Mondo stared at him. "H-Hey! Stop that! I really didn't mean to make you cry!" He apologized, holding his hands up defensively. He held his napkin up and began aggressively rubbing the tears off Chihiro's face.

"Ow!" Chihiro wailed, his cheek feeling raw.

"Shit! Sorry!" Mondo hissed. He jumped back when Chihiro swatted at him. "Hey, hey what the hell?!"

"Stop cussing!"

"I'm a strong, independent 12 year old man!" Mondo urged. He huffed. "I don' need girls bossing me around... It's not like you get my manly emotions."

Chihiro's shoulders drooped. Actually, I do. But he said nothing and continued munching on his food. He squeaked when Mondo threw his arms around him.

"I... I'm sorry..." Mondo grumbled, eyes tight shut. "I really need friends and you're so nice..."

"It's okay. I need friends as well. A-And I'm very happy you're mine." Chihiro said softly.

Mondo's chest puffed out proudly and his face lit up in red. However, he still looked confident and his arm remained looped around Chihiro, but was sliding down Chihiro's waist.

"I'm glad you're my friend because one day, you're going to be my wife!" Mondo laughed. "And we gotta start off somewhere before that happens!"

Giggling and blushing, Chihiro gave him a shove in the side. "You're a weirdo..."

But not as weird as me. He thought sadly, gazing back at the floor as he worried about the lie he was living to start off his first friendship...