Five looked confused when he had walked in the coffee shop, expecting to see Shaw behind the counter. The thing he didn't know was that Shaw actually was. It stung him a little seeing that disappointment on Five's face, but he also liked that her absence could have such an impact on Five's day already. A part of Shaw was wishing that Klaus would be coming in behind him, so he could see a happy face too, but sadly, he wasn't. Five was all by himself.

But then again, Shaw thought that it might be a good opportunity to get him acquainted with this side of her personality. He would have to eventually if things between them went well, right? Okay, maybe that was getting presumptuous, but he really liked Five a lot.

When he reached the counter, Five had made his order then asked, "Sorry to bother, but is Shaw going to be working today?"

"Umm, I'm Shaw." he answered.

"Oh, so you're her brother, I take it?" Five asked, eyeing me up and down as he did.

"And you must be Five." Shaw replied, "Well, she told me about your date tomorrow, so I decided to take her shift for her. And then I sent her to go get a mani-pedi and a facial."

"That's nice." he replied, probably having no idea what a 'mani-pedi' even was. "Well, will you tell her I said hello for me when you see her?"

"Yeah, I can, but... if you don't mind... I have a break coming up, can I sit and chat with you? It'd be nice to get to know the guy taking out my sister, after all." he said, "And maybe get some dirt on Klaus, if you're willing."

Five smirked a little, and said, "Yeah, sure. Why not?"

When Shaw joined him, Five seemed a bit guarded, hesitant. Well, she had broke through those walls a little bit before, so he guessed he would have to do it again. He asked Five a few questions, although he already knew what his responses would be. He noticed his answers were more short and precise than when she had asked them. He wasn't making much eye contact and seemed kind of fidgety as well.

"I'm sorry, but I have to ask, am I making you uncomfortable or something?"

Five responded quickly, "No, no. I guess I'm just nervous for tomorrow. I haven't really been on a date..."

"Like, in how long?" Shaw asked.

"Like... ever." Five replied, "It's a long, really complicated story."

"I might have the time to listen." He replied, hopefully.

"Oh, no. It's alright. I'm already revealing too much. Which, by the way, is very uncharacteristic of me." Five said, before asking, jokingly, "You didn't spike this, did you?"

"Of course not. I wouldn't waste good booze on a stranger. Whoa, wait... You've never been on a date before?" he asked and Five shook his head no, "Well, I don't think that she has been on a date since high school, if that makes you feel any better."

He sat up a bit and said, "It kind of does. Thanks."

"No problem." Shaw replied, "So, how about some funny stories about Klaus? What's the best one you got? Hit me!"

Five spent the next twenty minutes telling him about the time when Klaus was nine, he had found a condom, and thought it was a plastic wrapper for when you wanted to save your candy. He told him about the time that he almost got his ass kicked for trying to sell psychic readings outside of an elderly home when he was twelve. And, my favorite so far, was about the time when they were seven and their brother, Diego, had covered a beehive in crepe paper and told Klaus it was a piñata. And, not only that, but had also tried to get Klaus to burst it open with nunchucks.

This was nice, sitting here and laughing with Five, but he knew that he had to get back to work before Aunt Holly started yelling. Or teasing him again. All he knew is he probably couldn't stand hearing all of that right now with everything that was swimming around in his head.

"Hey, I have to get back to work, but I think that the four of us should do something tonight. Kind of like a pre-date preview, if you will. Maybe it might help you shake the jitters before your big date tomorrow and we can all get to know each other better. Does that sound good?"

"Yeah, that'd be great."

Shaw told him to call him later for the address and made his way to the back room. He shut the door and slammed his back against it, letting out a frustrated sigh. What had he just gotten himself into? Was he ready for this? I guess he had to be now. There was no turning back.

Tonight, he was going to reveal his big secret, and hope they both didn't take off running.


Shaw was so nervous. It wasn't even butterflies in his stomach at this point; it was bats. Huge vampire bats, sucking away all the nerve he had built up to do this. His hands were shaking and he couldn't keep still no matter what he had tried to distract himself. He had gotten the call from Five a while ago that said he and Klaus were on their way.

The knock at the door made him almost yelp out, he was so edgy. He answered it and they both came inside, greeting him as they took off their coats. He took them to the living room, and sat them both down on the love seat, taking a chair across from them. He breathed in deeply, exhaling loudly, trying to work up the courage.

"So, I actually had an ulterior motive for bringing you both here today."

"What?" Five asked, "Where's your sister?"

"Just let me get this out, okay. I'll take all questions and comments at the end of the presentation." Shaw replied, before continuing, "She is here, but... that's the thing you need to know. Have either of you ever heard of zerophilia?"

They both replied in unison, "No."

"Okay, well... a person is born with an X chromosome, sometimes a Y chromosome, and in a really, really rare occasion, they have a Z chromosome. That's zerophilia. That extra chromosome doesn't affect you until you're older, though. Basically, not until you lose your virginity." he said.

"Umm, okay...?" Five started.

Both looked like they were trying to say something, but couldn't find the words. Shaw didn't blame them. It was a lot to take in at once. But he knew he would have to simplify it for them, seeing how confused they already were. So, he decided to just lay it all out, and continue.

"Here it is... She... is me. We're the same person. Whenever I orgasm, I swap genders. Right now, I'm a man, but if I were to go into the other room and jack off, I would come back in here a woman. There are no twins, no Paul and Pauline. It's just me. And I understand if neither one of you want to speak to me again, but you have to understand how hard this is for me to tell people. I kind of have to lie at first to make sure that I can trust them, which I know makes no sense, because then... well, how can they trust me? But..."

"Shaw!" Five exclaimed, cutting him off. He was nervously rambling so he was actually kind of grateful he had.

They sat there in an awkward silence for what seemed like hours, but was probably about five minutes, in actuality. Both were pretty stoic, he couldn't read what they were thinking and it was driving him crazy. Were they freaking out as much as he was? Were they scared? Upset? Angry? Did they not give a shit?

God, he just wished one of them would say something!

Klaus was the first to break the silence. "So, how does that work exactly? Would it be like... cum, boom, you're a guy again? Or is it like a slow progression as you slowly grow a..."

"Klaus, stop." Five replied, when Klaus held out his hand to indicate he was referring to a penis, shutting his eyes in disgust as he pictured it. Okay, well, that wasn't a good sign.

"You know you were thinking it too." Klaus retorted.

Shaw turned toward Five, wanting to reach out and grab his hand, try to comfort him in some way, but he knew that he would most likely reject him while he looked like this. Klaus seemed to be just wondering how it all worked, but Five was still kind of hard to read. Shaw couldn't tell how he was feeling about all of this.

"Five, can you say something... please?"

"Shaw, I..." he began, but as soon as looked up into his eyes, Five couldn't continue. He was just too confused. "I need a minute to think."

A flash of white light exploded in front of them, and he was gone.

Shaw stood up from his seat in a fright, "What the hell was that!?"

"Oh, he teleports sometimes. And, by the way..." Klaus started, before continuing in a great impersonation of Haley Joel Osmond in The Sixth Sense, "I see dead people."

"Seriously!? I thought Holly was yanking my chain when she said that."

"You know, speaking of yanking... I want to see it." Klaus stated, matter-of-factly.

"What, me jack off?"

"Yeah, I want to see you change." he said, and Shaw paused for a second, processing what Klaus had just said.

"Wait... so, you're not freaked out by all of this?" he asked.

"I once knew a guy who crowed like a rooster every time he had an orgasm. Now that was weird." Klaus replied, but soon saw the confusion on Shaw's face. He reached across and grabbed his hand, as he said, "Listen, gender has never meant much to me. Guy, girl, whatever. That's not what matters. As cheesy as it sounds, I care more about a person and what's on the inside. And, yes, I usually prefer it when the outside comes with a penis, but... it's not a deal breaker if it doesn't."

Shaw was blown away. He hadn't been expecting that answer, honestly. He wasn't even expecting Five's reaction. Shaw was expecting a lot more yelling and curse words. Maybe throwing things, possibly violence of some kind, he wasn't really sure. But that definitely wasn't how Klaus responded to it all.

He had to be the sweetest, most understanding human being that Shaw had ever met. All he knew was that he was too lucky to have this person in his life.

Shaw was becoming overwhelmed with emotion, but tried to hold it back, as he said, "You have no idea how much that means to me."

"I'm glad. Because you're starting to mean a lot to me too and I want to keep it that way." Klaus said, before starting to joke again, "So, come on! Show me."

Shaw wasn't sure what came over him, but he got up, leaning across the table, and pulled Klaus into a kiss. It was quick, but both of them had the biggest smiles on their faces as it broke. He grabbed Klaus' hand and helped him to his feet, and they both walked over to the bedroom.

Klaus pushed him up against the door as soon as it closed and his lips were on his again in a proper kiss. When it deepened, Shaw moaned into his mouth, their tongues finally meeting in sinful bliss. Shaw nibbled at his bottom lip as Klaus began palming him through his jeans, slowly. Klaus' lips fainted across his, teasingly, before moving them to his neck, biting down, sucking and lapping at the skin in a heated desire. Shaw's hips jerked out against his fingers as they tried to coil around him as best as they could through the fabric. Klaus then kissed him again, slower yet more passionate. The way his lips felt against his was intoxicating, but soon, he pulled away.

"Come on, I want to see it happen." he said, "Please?"

Shaw walked over to the bed, taking his shirt and pants off, before laying back on the mattress. He took himself into his hand and began stroking it slowly, his eyes never leaving Klaus'. His thumb was moving over the tip, as his pace quickened. He delved it slightly into the slit at the tip, wishing that it was Klaus' tongue. But he knew he wouldn't get up and come over this time. Klaus wanted to see him change, and couldn't stop watching his hand. For some reason that was making it even hotter for Shaw, having the one man show watching him.

He didn't last long. His eyes screwed shut as he came all over himself, panting quietly. He heard his voice rise and felt the change happen, as she relaxed back into the pillow.

"Holy shit." Klaus gasped, stuck in his spot for a few minutes. She wasn't even sure if he blinked.

Suddenly, he stood up from the chair and walked over to her, running his hand up her arm, over her collarbone and down to her breast. He looked like he was dumbfounded, like his brain had vacated the building and his body wasn't sure what to do now.

He cupped her face, his thumb running over her cheekbone, and leaned down. His lips met hers, tentatively, and she responded with the same, finally breaking it a second later. But then, her fingers came up to tangle in his hair as she planted fast, chaste kisses on him. Her forehead rested against his, as she stared into his eyes, taking in everything she could in this moment.

"So..." she started.

"So." he replied, "That was intense."

"Yeah, it's... intense is a good word." she agreed.

Klaus stood up, breaking the gaze, as he said, "I probably should get going."

"Not for good though... right?" she asked, hopefully.

He replied simply, somehow answering yet not answering her question, "I'll call you tomorrow."

He helped her up from the bed, and she threw on her robe, before they opened the bedroom door. She was definitely surprised to see Five sitting on the couch again, in the spot he was earlier. He eyed Shaw up and down, now noticing that she was in her old skin, and his face just drooped in despair now knowing how that happens. Klaus sighed, dejectedly, turning to bang his forehead against the wall.

Shaw started, not sure what she'd say, "Five, wait..."

But she blinked and he was gone again.