Kougo Yuugi - Volume 1
C. Jirardesu
Disclaimer: Tamahome, Nuriko, Hotohori, and other Fushigi Yuugi characters are property of Yuu Watase. I do not claim ownership over any of the character, nor do I claim ownership over Fushigi Yuugi. I do not plan on turning this into a manga and selling it.
Word from the Author
Yes, it's been a long while since my last chapter, but it's the summer so that means I have a little extra time to write versus the school year. I also have some news for you, my readers; I'm officially a high school graduate. I graduated on 23 May 2003. Isn't that so cool?! Now, if only I could find a job. I'm looking really hard, but no one wants to hire me! Oh well, some desparate employer out there wants me--I just know it!
Anyway, in news of the story, there are six chapters per volume. I just thought that the readers might want to know that. What that means is that after this chapter, there will be only one chapter left before the second volume! Kind of weird huh? The second volume should come faster than the first. So my readers who were getting impatient for the fifth chapter, you're in luck.
Concerning Chimou's sudden acceptance, it was odd when you think of it. But Chimou's mother is the type of mother who is always worrying about her children. So she was so happy to see Chimou back, that she didn't really care about her gender, just that she was back and unscaved. And Shannon is more than less happy to see Chimou as a girl now. Why? Well, if you haven't figured that out yet, than I just don't know how I could help your type. I hope that clears up some of that confusion. Onward to the story!
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Chapter Five
Lost Within Myself
There was something that Chimou just did not understand as she sat in her first class. No one was really giving a big deal about her sex change. More than that, most people didn't even seem to notice. Either Chimou was a lot more unpopular than she thought, or something weird was going on. Whatever that thing was, it shouldn't be a surprise to Chimou; considering that the night before she had been sucked into a book. Then she remembered how her mother and best friend reacted to her change. She had thought that it had something to do with the stress that had been placed on them from her disappearance, but there had to be something else. It all just added up to an aching confusion on Chimou's part that left a very bad taste in her mouth.
Chimou spent most of the day working on a drawing. A drawing of some random guy. She never thought much about it as she drew it. But it took a lot of her concentration away from the class, which was very unlike her. Shannon noticed that she was drawing something, and then quickly took the notebook off of Chimou's lap. They were sitting by the drinking fountain near the administration office, the best drinking fountain in the school.
"Hey! Give me that back!" Chimou shouted as she jumped up, trying to get at Shannon's vertically extended arm. But it was no use because he was taller than Chimou.
Grinning, Shannon looks at the picture as he holds it above Chimou. "What do we got here?" he says mockingly. And he recognized it fromt he moment he put his eyes on to the paper. "It's that guy in...that dream...or something..."
Finally, Chimou grabbed her notebook back because Shannon had lowered his arm in shock. "What are you talking about?! It's..." she trailed off as she looked more closely at it. It was definately him: Tamahome. She must have been drawing him without thinking about it. Her cheeks flush. "Err... I guess it is Tamahome."
"Tamahome?" Shannon perked an eyebrow. "You actually named him?" he said with disbelief and then shrugged. How Chimou and himself had nearly the same dream yesterday was beyond his understanding, but for some reason he felt threatened by this "Tamahome" person. He kept thinking to himself that the guy doesn't really exist, so there isn't any competition. And now that Chimou was a woman, nothing could stop him from asking her out.
And that was when he decided to dive right in. "Umm... Chimou?" he asked nervously.
"Hm?" Chimou tore her eyes from the image on her notebook and looked at her best friend. "What is it?"
"I was wondering... Maybe...you and me...could...err..." Shannon began to trail off and he was blushing with embarrassment. The teenage female looked at him with confusion, and then he continued, "Ummm... You wanna...do something...? Like...a..."
Then Chimou figured it out and she went pale. "Are you...asking me out on a date?"
A nod answered Chimou's question and she didn't know what to say, or what to do. "Ummm... I don't know, Shannon." she said softly. "You're my best friend, you have been for the longest time, and I just became a girl last night. I don't know if I can take that step yet."
"I see..." It was the only thing that Shannon could manage to say. And the tone was like a dagger going through Chimou's heart. She had hurt her best friend, and it was more than she could bear.
She spent the rest of the day avoiding Shannon, and Shannon didn't really seem to notice or care. Then that night, she came to the conclusion that avoiding him had been the wrong move to make, so she decided to call him to apologize.
The phone rang and Shannon picked up, "Hello?"
"Hi, Shannon, this is Chimou..."
"Oh, hey."
"Don't do that..."
"Do what?"
"You know what."
"Uhh..."
"Anyway, I wanted to say that I'm sorry for avoiding you at school today. I shouldn't have."
"It's okay. It was understandable."
"But it wasn't right. It's just...I don't know if I can have a relationship with a guy yet...or ever. It's just...I liked girls yesterday, and I still like girls today."
"So...you're...a lesbian?"
"I guess... I don't know!"
"Heh! I guess your confusion shouldn't be surprising. And I'm sorry for asking such a big question before you were sure of yourself." Shannon seemed relieved, and that made Chimou feel better.
After the phone call, Chimou put the phone down and collapsed on to her bed. She was so relieved that things can be normal between her and Shannon once again. Then the book seemed to be looking at her, calling out to her. She couldn't resist it, but she couldn't be stupid like last time. She wnated to go back to see Tamahome, but the smart thing to do, was to write a note.
"Dear Kaa-san, I went out for a bit. Don't know when I'll be back, so don't worry! Chimou."
She thought that it might be weird that she was leaving a note instead of telling her mother, but she guessed that no one would read that much into it.
It was then when Chimou heard the front door close. She knew that her sister was home. Groaning, she thought that it would be the decent thing to do was to greet her--especially after her change. So she got to her feet and left her room to greet her older sibling at the door. Mia was putting down her bag on the bench in the large entryway when Chimou was walking up the stairs. She thought that her sister was going to have a heart attack when she saw her.
"Chimou-chan?!" Mia gasped in surprise.
"Hai, Onee-chan." Chimou answered and then Mia went over and touched Chimou's cheek to see if she was real or not.
Mia looked Chimou over and then put her hands on her hips and said, "Have you been taking hormones or something?"
"No, Mia..." replied Chimou flatly.
"Then how else could you have gotten those!" her sister yelled as she pointed at Chimou's breasts. "Guys don't grow those, Chimou-chan."
Chimou's face was red with anger, this was a bit too soon to be interigated in such a way. "I know what I should have and what I do have, Onee-chan." Too angry and confused to bare anymore of her sister's questions and taunting, she turned and began to walk down the stairs. "That's what I get for trying to be nice to you. Remind me to hate you from now on." And then she went back to her room.
Now steaming, Chimou said to herself, "Yes! I'm a girl now. What does it matter to her?!"
Grabbing the book on her bed, Chimou began to read from the beginning. She read the various things that happened to her during her second trip into the book, and then found the place where she left off. There was a familiar whipping crack as the book jumped out of her grasp and opened wide in front of her. The next thing she knew, she was falling from the sky. And then the ground greeted her with a welcoming smack. Groaning with pain, she knelt up and looked around her. She was in Hong-Nan Market.
Suddenly she is grabbed from behind and a knife is placed to her neck. Chimou gasped in horror as she felt the cold steel pressed against the soft skin of her neck. "Now, come with me, nice and slow..." a voice hissed from behind her. But he didn't pull her "nice and slow", it was quick and rough. Chimou found herself in a dark alley and a hand was touching her leg and another was attempting to pull her khakis off.
"N-No!!" Chimou screamed, and tried to struggle. But the knife pressed tighter, and it was a miracle that it didn't pierce, and the man held his hand over her mouth. It was then that Chimou realized that this man couldn't possibly have more than two hands. There were others around in the shadows. Other men that wanted to have their way with her.
"Now shut up!!" another man yelled and someone slapped her.
C. Jirardesu
Disclaimer: Tamahome, Nuriko, Hotohori, and other Fushigi Yuugi characters are property of Yuu Watase. I do not claim ownership over any of the character, nor do I claim ownership over Fushigi Yuugi. I do not plan on turning this into a manga and selling it.
Word from the Author
Yes, it's been a long while since my last chapter, but it's the summer so that means I have a little extra time to write versus the school year. I also have some news for you, my readers; I'm officially a high school graduate. I graduated on 23 May 2003. Isn't that so cool?! Now, if only I could find a job. I'm looking really hard, but no one wants to hire me! Oh well, some desparate employer out there wants me--I just know it!
Anyway, in news of the story, there are six chapters per volume. I just thought that the readers might want to know that. What that means is that after this chapter, there will be only one chapter left before the second volume! Kind of weird huh? The second volume should come faster than the first. So my readers who were getting impatient for the fifth chapter, you're in luck.
Concerning Chimou's sudden acceptance, it was odd when you think of it. But Chimou's mother is the type of mother who is always worrying about her children. So she was so happy to see Chimou back, that she didn't really care about her gender, just that she was back and unscaved. And Shannon is more than less happy to see Chimou as a girl now. Why? Well, if you haven't figured that out yet, than I just don't know how I could help your type. I hope that clears up some of that confusion. Onward to the story!
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Chapter Five
Lost Within Myself
There was something that Chimou just did not understand as she sat in her first class. No one was really giving a big deal about her sex change. More than that, most people didn't even seem to notice. Either Chimou was a lot more unpopular than she thought, or something weird was going on. Whatever that thing was, it shouldn't be a surprise to Chimou; considering that the night before she had been sucked into a book. Then she remembered how her mother and best friend reacted to her change. She had thought that it had something to do with the stress that had been placed on them from her disappearance, but there had to be something else. It all just added up to an aching confusion on Chimou's part that left a very bad taste in her mouth.
Chimou spent most of the day working on a drawing. A drawing of some random guy. She never thought much about it as she drew it. But it took a lot of her concentration away from the class, which was very unlike her. Shannon noticed that she was drawing something, and then quickly took the notebook off of Chimou's lap. They were sitting by the drinking fountain near the administration office, the best drinking fountain in the school.
"Hey! Give me that back!" Chimou shouted as she jumped up, trying to get at Shannon's vertically extended arm. But it was no use because he was taller than Chimou.
Grinning, Shannon looks at the picture as he holds it above Chimou. "What do we got here?" he says mockingly. And he recognized it fromt he moment he put his eyes on to the paper. "It's that guy in...that dream...or something..."
Finally, Chimou grabbed her notebook back because Shannon had lowered his arm in shock. "What are you talking about?! It's..." she trailed off as she looked more closely at it. It was definately him: Tamahome. She must have been drawing him without thinking about it. Her cheeks flush. "Err... I guess it is Tamahome."
"Tamahome?" Shannon perked an eyebrow. "You actually named him?" he said with disbelief and then shrugged. How Chimou and himself had nearly the same dream yesterday was beyond his understanding, but for some reason he felt threatened by this "Tamahome" person. He kept thinking to himself that the guy doesn't really exist, so there isn't any competition. And now that Chimou was a woman, nothing could stop him from asking her out.
And that was when he decided to dive right in. "Umm... Chimou?" he asked nervously.
"Hm?" Chimou tore her eyes from the image on her notebook and looked at her best friend. "What is it?"
"I was wondering... Maybe...you and me...could...err..." Shannon began to trail off and he was blushing with embarrassment. The teenage female looked at him with confusion, and then he continued, "Ummm... You wanna...do something...? Like...a..."
Then Chimou figured it out and she went pale. "Are you...asking me out on a date?"
A nod answered Chimou's question and she didn't know what to say, or what to do. "Ummm... I don't know, Shannon." she said softly. "You're my best friend, you have been for the longest time, and I just became a girl last night. I don't know if I can take that step yet."
"I see..." It was the only thing that Shannon could manage to say. And the tone was like a dagger going through Chimou's heart. She had hurt her best friend, and it was more than she could bear.
She spent the rest of the day avoiding Shannon, and Shannon didn't really seem to notice or care. Then that night, she came to the conclusion that avoiding him had been the wrong move to make, so she decided to call him to apologize.
The phone rang and Shannon picked up, "Hello?"
"Hi, Shannon, this is Chimou..."
"Oh, hey."
"Don't do that..."
"Do what?"
"You know what."
"Uhh..."
"Anyway, I wanted to say that I'm sorry for avoiding you at school today. I shouldn't have."
"It's okay. It was understandable."
"But it wasn't right. It's just...I don't know if I can have a relationship with a guy yet...or ever. It's just...I liked girls yesterday, and I still like girls today."
"So...you're...a lesbian?"
"I guess... I don't know!"
"Heh! I guess your confusion shouldn't be surprising. And I'm sorry for asking such a big question before you were sure of yourself." Shannon seemed relieved, and that made Chimou feel better.
After the phone call, Chimou put the phone down and collapsed on to her bed. She was so relieved that things can be normal between her and Shannon once again. Then the book seemed to be looking at her, calling out to her. She couldn't resist it, but she couldn't be stupid like last time. She wnated to go back to see Tamahome, but the smart thing to do, was to write a note.
"Dear Kaa-san, I went out for a bit. Don't know when I'll be back, so don't worry! Chimou."
She thought that it might be weird that she was leaving a note instead of telling her mother, but she guessed that no one would read that much into it.
It was then when Chimou heard the front door close. She knew that her sister was home. Groaning, she thought that it would be the decent thing to do was to greet her--especially after her change. So she got to her feet and left her room to greet her older sibling at the door. Mia was putting down her bag on the bench in the large entryway when Chimou was walking up the stairs. She thought that her sister was going to have a heart attack when she saw her.
"Chimou-chan?!" Mia gasped in surprise.
"Hai, Onee-chan." Chimou answered and then Mia went over and touched Chimou's cheek to see if she was real or not.
Mia looked Chimou over and then put her hands on her hips and said, "Have you been taking hormones or something?"
"No, Mia..." replied Chimou flatly.
"Then how else could you have gotten those!" her sister yelled as she pointed at Chimou's breasts. "Guys don't grow those, Chimou-chan."
Chimou's face was red with anger, this was a bit too soon to be interigated in such a way. "I know what I should have and what I do have, Onee-chan." Too angry and confused to bare anymore of her sister's questions and taunting, she turned and began to walk down the stairs. "That's what I get for trying to be nice to you. Remind me to hate you from now on." And then she went back to her room.
Now steaming, Chimou said to herself, "Yes! I'm a girl now. What does it matter to her?!"
Grabbing the book on her bed, Chimou began to read from the beginning. She read the various things that happened to her during her second trip into the book, and then found the place where she left off. There was a familiar whipping crack as the book jumped out of her grasp and opened wide in front of her. The next thing she knew, she was falling from the sky. And then the ground greeted her with a welcoming smack. Groaning with pain, she knelt up and looked around her. She was in Hong-Nan Market.
Suddenly she is grabbed from behind and a knife is placed to her neck. Chimou gasped in horror as she felt the cold steel pressed against the soft skin of her neck. "Now, come with me, nice and slow..." a voice hissed from behind her. But he didn't pull her "nice and slow", it was quick and rough. Chimou found herself in a dark alley and a hand was touching her leg and another was attempting to pull her khakis off.
"N-No!!" Chimou screamed, and tried to struggle. But the knife pressed tighter, and it was a miracle that it didn't pierce, and the man held his hand over her mouth. It was then that Chimou realized that this man couldn't possibly have more than two hands. There were others around in the shadows. Other men that wanted to have their way with her.
"Now shut up!!" another man yelled and someone slapped her.