Chapter Twenty-Seven
"It'll be fun, they said."
-The Engineer squad from Warcraft 2
Ruri- no, Natsuki, stared at the porcelain wonder that allowed hygiene.
The toilet.
"HOW DO GUYS DO THIS" he had screamed as the girl turned boy raced to the bathroom after being unable to hold it in anymore.
"Ju-Just hold it, and try to aim as best you can!" Conan guided from the other side of the bathroom door.
"I DON'T WANT TO HOLD IT!"
"You do know you can just sit, right?" Ai commented, walking by the bathroom, cup of tea in hand.
"I CAN?! HO THANK GOD!"
There was a brief moment of silence... and then the distinct sound of flushing.
The sink turned on, and Natsuki emerged from the bathroom, looking quite relieved.
"This is certainly going to be interesting..." Ai smirked, sipping her tea.
Natsuki quickly walked over to the room and promptly collapsed onto the couch, face deeply buried in one of the many fluffy cushions of the Kudo mansion.
"I don't wanna be a boy anymoooooore..." he groaned, voice partially muffled.
"You can get through it. I'll help," Conan reassured, patting Natsuki's back.
"Until and unless we find a cure, you're going to be stuck like that. So you'd better get used to it," Ai plopped down onto an adjacent chair.
"Nooooooooooooo..."
"Where are you going to stay? We need to get that sorted out," Agasa-hakase said, stirring a cup of coffee.
"..." Natsuki was silent. "I don't want to burden you guys, so I'll find some place to stay."
"Where?" Conan asked.
"Someplace in Ekoda, probably."
Ai and Conan exchanged looks.
"Why are we here?" Natsuki whined as Ai looked through the racks of male clothing.
"Because none of your old clothes will fit you now. You need to get new ones," Ai huffed, inspecting a simple white button-down.
"Can I help you, sir?" a young female salesperson asked, coming up behind Natsuki.
"Onii-chan and I are looking for some new clothes!" Ai chirped, before Natsuki could say anything.
"How cute!" the salesperson smiled. "Do you have a certain style or clothing line that you were looking for?"
"Anything is ok, as long as it fits..." Natsuki smiled awkwardly.
"Of course! If you'll follow me, I'll help you find some clothes!" the salesperson gestured for Natsuki and Ai to follow.
Natsuki was quickly handed several pairs of jeans, 2 sweatshirts, 4 t-shirts, 3 button-downs, and 5 different jackets.
"I-I have to try ALL of this on?" he squeaked.
The saleslady nodded. "I picked out what seemed to be your style."
"My style..?"
"Just hurry up," Ai pushed Natsuki into the changing room.
"We're also looking for some underwear," Natsuki heard Ai say to the saleslady.
"Boxers or briefs?"
"What do you think, Onii-chan?" Ai called.
"Boxers..." Natsuki replied, trying not to cry.
"Ooh, not bad," Ai smirked.
The saleslady was blushing.
Natsuki had finally emerged wearing a pair of ripped jeans, a black hoodie, a very dark green turtleneck, and a pair of black biker boots.
"Why don't you go take a look in the mirror?" Ai suggested.
Natsuki obeyed and almost fell down.
"T-This is me?" he wondered aloud.
The saleslady nodded, before subtly taking out her phone and snapping a picture.
"We'll take it," Ai smiled.
"Why is everyone staring at me?" Natsuki asked Ai.
"Because you're good-looking," was her reply.
"But- But even the guys..."
Ai looked up.
Sure enough, even guys were staring at Natsuki with slightly red faces.
Ai looked back at Natsuki.
He had retained the feminine body shape he had had as Ruri and the tight turtleneck certainly accented the curves.
"Home wrecker," Ai snorted.
"What?" Natsuki asked.
"Nothing."
Natsuki stared up at Ekoda High. Suddenly, everything seemed to be oppressive.
"No time like the present," he mumbled, fixing his gakuran*.
*gakuran- the stereotypical black button-down uniform boys wear
What is this? 2 chapters in a day? What is this? Naw, just joshing with ya. Sorry it's a little short, but I just wanted to have like a montage/filler chapter for no reason. I just really wanted to write the bathroom scene. But it was too short to stand-alone, so I added the shopping thing.
Hey, neonkoi, guess what? I wrote the head-turning scene! :D I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. XD
Anyway, the next chapter will be Natsuki's introduction to Kaito, Aoko, Hakuba, and Akako.
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DFTBA EVERYBODY! :)