Yuugi stared, eyes wide. "You mean he's...!"
Anzu nodded, shifting to be sitting a bit closer to her boyfriend. "We're going for a 'test run' tomorrow," she smiled. "Dress him up and go over to the shopping district and see how it feels being a girl before he makes the final decision."
Yuugi near flopped against her, head falling in her lap. "But..." he started before shaking his head. "I don't know if I'll be able to get used to this, Anzu," he said almost mournfully. "It's so... strange. I mean, Jounouchi-kun always jokes about Bakura being a bit girly but-- there's a difference between being girly and being a girl!"
Anzu nodded, playing with his hair. "He knows that too. And it'll be weird for everyone at first, even him." She paused a moment, giving a smile. "We'll have to start calling him Bakura-chan now. And calling him her."
"I can't do that..." Yuugi said in a near miserable voice. "Bakura-kun is Bakura-kun. I can't call him Bakura-chan any more then I could call Jounouchi-kun Jounouchi-chan," he said with a sigh. "Would I be a horrible person if I asked him to stay a boy?"
"I think he wants this, Yuugi," Anzu replied softly, her hands still toying with the smaller boy's multicolored tresses. "In a lot of ways, it'll be like freedom for him. No more girls chasing him, no more boys harassing him, no more worrying about what would happen if he let slip he liked another boy. You should have seen him, I've never seen him look that... wistful."
Yuugi blinked up at her. "Wistful...?"
She nodded. "When he was talking about it, he must have gone on for ten minutes when I asked him why he'd want to change. Like how you felt after everything was over. It was strange and a bit sad, but afterwards, everything felt right. You stepped into the footsteps Atemu left for you and continued on."
Yuugi was quiet a long moment, fingers unconsciously tracing over where the Puzzle used to be. "But that's different. No one's trying to kill Bakura-kun for being a boy."
"No, he just gets people bullying him and harassing him for it. Even Jounouchi's teasing gets to him and he feels like he has to change who he is to fit in."
"But he doesn't! He can still be himself as a boy!" Yuugi insisted.
"Did you know he likes you?"
Yuugi blinked. "He's my friend, of course he--"
Anzu shook her head. "No, I mean LIKES you. Like how I like you."
"Eh!" Yuugi blinked, eyes wide. "But--"
"Exactly."
Yuugi fell unhappily silent.
"You should come with us tomorrow," Anzu decided after a moment.
"Eh? Why...?"
"So you can see how he'll be as Bakura-chan," Anzu smiled. "Maybe help you get used to the idea. We'll be getting him a dress too, you can help see if he looks 'hot' enough," she teased.
"..." Yuugi sighed. "I don't want Bakura-kun to be hot," he nearly pouted. "Jounouchi-kun'll make lewd comments and it'll be all weird."
"He won't if he knows what's good for him."
"Scary, Anzu!" Yuugi mock hid behind his hands at his girlfriend's expression.
She laughed. "Don't worry, I won't kill him unless he deserves it."
Yuugi smiled. "So when are you going?"
"Sometime in the afternoon. Have to get him dressed up first and I'm not sure how long that'll take. Did you want to come?"
The smaller boy was quiet a moment. "Do you think he'd want me to come?" he finally asked.
Anzu nodded. "You're his friend, Yuugi," she smiled, toying with his hair again. "Of course he'd want you to come."
Yuugi was quiet again. "I guess... I'm just afraid. Everything's been so... well not perfect, I'll still barely managing to pass math, but-- Everything's been the way I wanted it to be now that everything's over. What if this changes everything? What if Jounouchi-kun hates Bakura-kun and I have to choose between them or if Bakura-kun'll look good as a girl and you'll think I'm cheating on you when we hang out or--"
Anzu put a finger over his lips. "Stop worrying so much, you sound like Bakura-kun," she teased lightly. "Of course things will change. But change isn't always bad. And I trust you," she smiled. "I know you wouldn't cheat on me because you're not like that."
Yuugi blushed a little, giving her a small smile, nodding. "I'll go, then."
"Good. Now, speaking of math..."
"Anzuuu, it's Saturday, we have tomorrow off!"
"And you won't do it. Now c'mon! The sooner we get this done, the sooner we can do something else."
Yuugi sighed. "Can't I just ask Bakura-kun for help tomorrow?"
"He's going to be too occupied with more serious things then math, Yuugi."
Another sigh. "Yeah... I know. Let's get it over with."