Please excuse any errors. I was out running this morning and then went for a bit of retail therapy! Hurriedly went to edit, hit save and fanfic logged me out and did not save my changes! Don't you just hate it when that happens?

Warning: Quite a bit of smut and some swearing. Boys being perverts and a 'girl' behaving badly.


Chapter 4.

Awkward Moments.

The gang finished drinking their tea and prepared to leave Bakura's apartment.

Discreet or introverted had never been traits that could be applied to Jonouchi and they were all more than a little worried that he might do something that would draw too much attention to himself and blow his new identity wide open.

Anzu was already anxious about lying to her parents, and with their concerns that Jonouchi might behave inappropriately weighing far more heavily on her than it was her friends, she was becoming very nervous indeed. She had been brought up to show integrity and respect and to always be honest, but this situation with Jonouchi was not really something she could easily tell the truth about.

She tried to hide her concern but Yugi could almost see her quaking. He took her by the hand and could feel how clammy it was. "You okay?"

She shook her head in quick jerky movements. "Not really! I'm sure my parents will be okay about having Katsu to stay, but I just hope they don't contact the school to confirm it!"

"I'm sure they won't call the school," he said, hopefully. "There's no reason for them to suspect anything." He was trying to sound as reassuring as possible.

"But what if Jonouchi gives the game away? I mean... look at him!" Yugi turned around, just in time to see Jonouchi pulling at her crutch trying to adjust the boxer shorts, so that they were not uncomfortable.

"What?!" Jonouchi grumbled, "It feels weird. I'm not used to having a girls parts. It feels wet!"

Everyone pulled disgusting faces.

"Just try not to say anything else gross!" Anzu sighed in defeat.

They were just getting ready to venture outside, when Honda received a phone call from his sister, reminding him that he was supposed to be looking after his nephew today and that he was already late. He was not happy about being forced to leave Yugi and Anzu with the responsibility of getting Jonouchi home, but had no choice.

Jonouchi was mortified. "I was relying on you to give me a ride back to Anzu's! What if someone sees me like this?!" He looked down at his ill fitting clothes. His change in shape meant that his boxer briefs felt bunched up and pinched in all the wrong places and his jeans were now far too tight across the bum and hips, preventing him from doing the zip up, while the waist was now too big! Jonouchi's favourite tee-shirt hung like a baggy rag off what had once been broad shoulders and was far too long in the body – but at least it covered where he, or rather she, could not do up the zip on the jeans.

Jonouchi looked down at the two mounds that were very noticeable underneath the front of his/her tee-shirt. "Oh man! I'm a freak! What am I gonna do? Can't you at least find the time to give me a ride to Anzu's? Tell your sister the traffic is bad or something."

Honda shook his head apologetically. "Sorry! I'm already late as it is. And the traffic jam excuse doesn't cut it on a bike! If I'm not there in ten minutes, my sister will refuse to pay me for looking after Koji." He pulled his helmet on and hurriedly jumped onto his motorcycle and rode away, leaving Anzu and Yugi to console a despondent Jonouchi.

The trio glanced at each other for guidance. Yugi was quick to try and convince his friend that it would be okay walking home. "Just act normally and they won't even know it's you," he suggested, supportively. However, it was difficult for him not to look at Jonouchi's chest. His best friend had big boobs and wasn't wearing a bra. He could also see outline of nipples showing through the cotton shirt.

Jonouchi growled at him. "How can I act normal when you're staring at my tits Yuge!" Yugi cringed and his face went bright red. He quickly averted his eyes.

"I.. I.. was not!" He squeaked. "I was... was.. looking over your shoulder at the flashing sign on the street crossing!"

He knew it was a terrible fib when Anzu and Jonouchi both whined at him accusingly.

Yugi shrunk inside his hooded top. "I'm sorry," he mumbled. "I tried not to look, but... Jonouchi isn't wearing any.. hmm.. support." He touched his own chest to indicate what he meant. The chastising look he got from them both, made him cringe further at the knowledge that they thought he was being a pervert.

Despite feeling a little upset at Yugi for looking at Joouchi's breasts, Anzu continued on unperturbed. "Yugi is right about it being noticeable Jonouchi. We need to get you properly measured and fitted with a decent bra." She then added, "-we must also try to remember not to call you Jonouchi."

Yugi felt very sorry for his friend and tried not to laugh at the mortified look on Jonouchi's face at being told he would need to wear a bra.

The walk home was stressful. Jonouchi walked with his/her bag held firmly against his/her chest and was convinced that everyone they passed was staring at him, or her– he was already beginning to wonder if he was even thinking like a boy anymore!

"Come on Jonouchi! No one is looking at you." Yugi blurted out his name, far too loudly for Jonouchi's liking. Jonouchi glared at him.

"Stop calling me Jonouchi. I'm Katsu now," he hissed at Yugi.

"It doesn't matter what he calls you. If you keep acting like that, people will start to stare and wonder what's wrong," Anzu scolded. "Now, walk normally."

Scowling, Katsu straightened her posture and tried to blend in.

As they rounded a corner, they came face to face with two people they really did not want to see.

Yugi nearly snarled when when he heard the nasally snort. "Hello Yugi. Long time no see," sneered the short, bespectacled boy. Beside him, Ryuzaki chuckled obnoxiously.

Yugi was relieved that he had grown an inch or two recently and could now look down on the insect duelist. "Hello Haga, Ryuzaki."

"What's a runt like you doing with two hot chicks, Yugi?" Haga snickered.

"Yeah! And that hot chick wot looks like Jonouchi's sister, isn't wearing a bra!" Ryuzaki leered at her, while chortling and pointing his finger within an inch of Jonouchi's chest.

"Why you fucking little..." Jonouchi snarled and clenched her fists. But before she could launch a right hook at Ryuzaki, Anzu stepped forward.

"Back off you pair of weirdos. Unless you want Jonouchi to come and find you, I would suggest you leave Katsu alone. She's his cousin."

Both boys startled. "C..cousin?!" They stammered, simultaneously.

"Yes, cousin." Yugi stepped up beside Anzu and tried to stand as tall as possible, in an attempt to look intimidating. Yugi suddenly heard his other Self chuckling mischievously in his head. 'I just had a thought! If Jonouchi is now female but still prefers girls to boys, does that make her a lesbian?" Yugi was a bit taken aback.

"What?! You mean... she's gay?!" He accidentally shouted the last part, drawing shocked looks from them.

"Who's gay?!" Anzu shrieked, horrified by Yugi's outburst.

Katsu almost shrieked as well, but a devilish smirk appeared on her face as a wicked idea came to her. "Yeah, I'm gay. I like girls," she proudly announced. "And even if I was into guys, I wouldn't go near ugly little twerps like you." He was actually starting to have fun with this gender mix up thing!

Mumbling that it was not fair that such a hot chick preferred girls, the pair shuffled past. "Bloody lesbian," Haga sneered, elbowing Jonouchi as he passed. Jonouchi was quick to retaliate.

"Homophobes!" Itching to punch the sneer off Haga's bug eyed face, she raised a fist but Anzu pulled her back.

"They are not worth bothering with Jo... Katsu." She breathed a sigh of relief. She had almost slipped up and called her Jonouchi!

"Neah... You should have let me punch their lights out. Being beaten up by a girl would be the ultimate humiliation."

"Girls don't throw punches," Anzu scolded.

"Says the girl who packs the meanest right hook," Katsu retorted, making Anzu bristle in response. Anzu could not think of a comeback to that.

"Come on Katsu." Anzu grabbed her arm. "We should get home before we meet anyone else we know."

Meanwhile, Yugi was mentally scolding his other Self for causing him to say something embarrassing. But the spirit was unrepentant. "It got rid of those two idiots though, didn't it?" Hovering beside Yugi, he smirked smugly. And if he had been corporeal he would have walked slap bang into a lamp post. He blinked in surprise, happy that it had passed straight through him. Yugi rolled his eyes in amusement.

They reached Anzu's house without any further hitches. Thankfully, Anzu's parents had both gone out. They had left a note on the counter to say that they had gone to visit Grandma Mazaki and would be home by tea time.

"That's good. We can work on teaching you how to be ladylike while they're out." Anzu took them upstairs to her bedroom. Katsu smirked.

"I've never been in your bedroom before. Have you Yuge?" The leer looked strange on Jonouchi's now feminine face. Yugi pulled a face that was somewhere between a cringe and a smile.

"Yugi has been in my room lots of times, haven't you Yugi? And not to do what you think, pervert!" She threw a cuddly toy at Jonouchi.

"Hey! That never even crossed my ladylike mind! Bet it crossed yours though Yuge, huh?!" Just as he often did when they were larking around, Jonouchi grabbed Yugi in a headlock. Yugi was immediately confronted with a face full of breasts. He felt himself heating up. Luckily, Katsu was not as strong as Jonouchi and Yugi easily freed himself.

Alarmed and red in the face, he stumbled backwards. "Please Jonouchi! It kind of doesn't seen as funny now that you are a.. a.." He could not quite say it.

"Girl!" Anzu finished for him. "And if you want survive the next month as Katsu, you have to stop doing things like that!"

Yugi squirmed. "I'm sorry, but I don't know how I'm supposed to behave around you anymore Jonouchi. You're still behaving like Jonouchi but you are a girl now and it feels all weird and wrong." The reality was really starting to sink in for Yugi. This was not something to make jokes about; it was awkward, and it was difficult for them all to grasp the true implications of this new situation. In all honesty, he was a upset about his best friend's condition. It would be impossible to be friends in the way that they usually were. Female Jonouchi might have the mouth of a fishwife but she had really nice breasts. Her golden hair felt so much softer than Jonouchi's usual straw-like mane and her brown doe eyes were much prettier. Yugi was embarrassed to admit it, but if he did not know who she really was, he could easily fancy her.

On the other hand, as Katsu, Jonouchi seemed oblivious to the effect that he had on boys. Confused, Yugi slumped down on the bed and watched as Anzu took Jonouchi's measurements.

"Okay, I think I have one or two things that will fit you," she told Katsu. "They will have to do until we can get you some clothes of your own. Unfortunately, you have large feet so my shoes won't fit you. And your bust size is bigger than mine." Anzu was envious about that.

Before anyone could say anything, Jonouchi had pulled off her tee-shirt and was standing, topless in the middle of the bedroom. "Okay, may as well get this over with. Gimme your girls clothes?" She held out her hand.

"Jonouchi!" Anzu screeched, hurriedly scrabbling to find a top that would cover her up and holding it over her exposed chest. "I didn't ask you to strip in front of Yugi!" She turned and glared at said boy, who was gawking, eyes out on stalks and mouth hanging open. "Yugi!" She bellowed. "Don't stare like that!"

"Oh my God! Sorry!" He clamped his hands over his face and turned away. "Sorry! Sorry!" The poor boy was nearly beside himself with a mixture of guilt for staring, and with horror that his friend was so... shapely!

"Sorry Yuge," Jonouchi smirked. "Nice aren't they? Bet you wouldn't mind a handful of these babies." He cupped his hands around his breasts and massaged them, jiggling them up and down. "Might as well make the most of them while I can." She smirked, but stopped when she saw the filthy look that Anzu was giving her. "What?! I still got a man brain inside my head!"

"You are unbelievable sometimes Jonouchi," Anzu snapped, irritably. "This is a serious matter. You are a woman now and yet you are behaving like it's all some hilarious joke! I know it's not easy for you – hell! It's not easy for any of us! But if we all stick together we can get you through this mess. If this is going to work we need you to take it seriously and.. and.." She huffed and almost tore her hair out in frustration.

There was an awkward silence between the three friends as they tried to avoid eye contact with each other.

Jonouchi was first to speak. "I know," she muttered, slowly and sadly. "It's not hilarious at all. But if I think about it too seriously, I might break down and spend the next month crying my eyes out. If you want me to be real honest wit you, I'm shit scared and totally freaked out. I thought if I make lewd jokes about groping myself, it would help me hold onto my masculinity. But I think I'm already losing myself. What's gonna happen in the next month?!" Her voice was starting to raise in pitch and become more stressed.

Yugi was lost for words. He sat on the bed, staring at his feet, with his elbows on his knees and hands clasped together.

"Say something Yuge?" Jonouchi pleaded, tearfully. "You'll still be my friend, won't ya?" What was she going to do if the female hormones took over and became so dominant they completely drowned out her male ones? Would it ruin her friendship with her male friends?

Anzu rushed to her side and put a comforting arm around her shoulders. "It's okay to be frightened. We're all frightened. But we are here for you and we will all get through this together. Won't we Yugi?" She looked over at her spiky haired friend for some support. Yugi did not look up right away, but when he did, he looked unsure.

"Y.. yeah, we will." It was embarrassing to see his best friend behaving and looking at him so... differently. His best friend had breasts – beautiful, perfect breasts. He wanted to see them again. Oh God! What was wrong with him? "I should be getting home." He stood up abruptly. "I nearly forgot that Grandpa wants me to help in the shop this afternoon." He hurried to the door. "See ya later Jonouchi, Anzu."

"Yugi?" Anzu called to him. His sudden eagerness to escape was a concern. "Wait? I will see you out." She told Katsu to stay there, and she followed Yugi downstairs.

She bit her lip as she watched him fumbling with his shoelaces. He seemed distressed.

"Are you okay Yugi?" Anzu asked, concerned.

"I don't know..." He mumbled, barely audible. Having tied his laces, he stood up, trying to avoid eye contact. He hurriedly made for the door.

Anzu reached for his arm to stop him running away. "Please? Yugi! I know what's happened to Jonouchi is difficult for you. Believe me, I'm struggling with it too. But Jonouchi really needs you to stand by him, or rather, her. Out of all of us, you're the one who always stays strong."

He nodded and sagged against the frame of the front porch. "Don't worry, I will be okay. I won't let you or Jonouchi down. It's just... strange to see my best friend with... things... on his..." he shook his head. "I mean her chest. I know I shouldn't have looked at them, but I wasn't expecting Jonouchi to expose them like that. I didn't know what to do! The other me is feeling just as confused too."

"I know Yugi," Anzu smiled warmly and stepped closer to the boy she held so dear. "It was a big shock to me as well," she chuckled. "I was actually a bit jealous of them. I could see that you were unsure how to react, but I think that you behaved very honourably."

"You do?! I thought I behaved like an idiot." At the talk of breasts, Yugi was trying very hard not to look at Anzu's chest. He did not want Anzu to feel insecure about Jonouchi's breasts being bigger and wondered if he should tell her that he still liked her breasts more than he liked Jonouchi's. But before he could open his mouth and put his foot in it, he heard his other self in his head. 'Aibou! It would be unwise to tell Anzu that you enjoy looking at her breasts."

Yugi jumped slightly and nearly fell sideways off the step from the porch.

Anzu had no idea why had nearly stumbled and she instinctively reached out to grab his him before he could fall.

"It's okay," he cringed. "Forgot about the step." He gave her a cute, bashful grimace.

Unable to resist him when he looked at her like that, she leaned down slightly and kissed him on the cheek. "I will call you later to let you know how Jonouchi is getting on with her elocution lesson."

Blushing deeply, Yugi floated home on a cloud. All his other worries seemed to vanish because...

Anzu had kissed him!

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Thankfully, Anzu's parents did not suspect anything and said that they were happy to support the school's student exchange programme. Katsu was welcome to stay for the month.

Anzu made up the bed in the spare room and reminded Katsu not to do anything uncouth in front of her parents.

Dinner went as smoothly as expected. Katsu, as Jonouchi was now known, surprised herself by behaving quite eloquently at the dining table. When asked about her family and home town, she used Shizuka as her role model and gave them the name of the place where young Jonouchi had spent the first twelve years of his life. She was not sure if it was a good thing, but she was actually starting to feel comfortable with being female. The next month might be easier than she first thought.

Back in the guest bedroom, Katsu breathed in the faint scent of the clean bed linen. It smelled of roses. In fact, the whole room smelled nice – not like the room in the flat Jonouchi shared with his dad, which had dirty, torn curtains and bed linen that smelled of tobacco, stale booze and old chip pans.

Katsu sighed and lay down on her back. What would her father be doing right now? He was probably drunk and not even bothered that his son had gone missing. He would only notice when he was too drunk to get up and wanted Jonouchi to go and buy him more booze.

Katsu got up and made her way to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready for bed. This was the part she had initially thought would be a bit of fun – feeling her female parts in the shower. Now, however, she was thinking what a pervert Jonouchi had been for thinking something like that. Was she beginning to think more like a woman than a man?! The thought that she might be, was both normal and frightening at the same time.

She stripped off and caught a glimpse of her figure in the bathroom mirror. Why did the Mazaki's even have a full length mirror in the bathroom?! Katsu turned her back to the mirror and twisted round to admire her shapely hips and bottom. Her thighs were so much rounder and softer than Jonouchi's lean muscular butt.

Running her hands down her legs, she gasped. Those hairs on her legs would need to go!

Turning round to face the mirror, she ran her hands over her smooth tummy and over her pubic hair. Her stomach lurched at the absence of male reproductive organs. Down below felt very differently to what was there before. Running her hands back up her body, she examined her breasts. Who would have thought she would have the sort of breasts, that as Jonouchi, she had fantasised about nuzzling and fondling. What a pervert that boy was!

Katsu looked at her face. The masculine features looked softer. The small amount of facial hair that Jonouchi had been so proud of, was gone. It was then that she noticed her eyes were full of tears.

Small sobs started to escape as her male brain fought for dominance over her female thoughts and feelings.

Katsu fell to her knees and thumped her fists on the fluffy pink bathmat. "Why? Why? Bakura you bastard! Why me? It's not fair."

After several minutes of meltdown, Katsu composed herself and stood up. As a man, Jonouchi was not a quitter and neither would she be as Katsu. If they could not reverse the spell – and she doubted that the thing that possessed Bakura would allow Ryou to even try – she would just have to suck it up and get on with life as a female. Screw what anyone else said or thought.

Turning on the shower, she stepped in and attempted to wash away the remnants of Jonouchi and his male attitude.


Next chapter; they have an encounter with a certain frosty CEO.

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