A:N/ Hello readers =]

Thanks for all your reviews, especially HarunaNiwa073 who has been reviewing throughout pretty much the whole story.

I've read all the reviews and Irumi, you're right about the eyes, I'm sorry I'll change it a.s.a.p (thanks for telling me, I totally forgot!) and no, they don't meet up every morning, he gave her the wig and the uniform and she gets changed into them at home.

And to Marina: Thanks lol and I would be glad to make them longer for you! (I already sort of tried but it kinda didn't work out as planned, but I'll try harder! XD) Let me know how this chapter is length-wise.

If there's anything else anyone wants (or if I make another mistake) don't hesitate to ask/tell me, I am after all writing this for the readers, not just myself.

Thanks again to everyone x

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By lunchtime, Robb and his friends had stopped bugging me. I was glad. They finally got the message. They finally left me alone. Yet the feeling was bittersweet, it made me feel no better, but I guess it was an improvement.

I focused as hard as I could in lessons so thoughts couldn't overtake my mind. It wasn't too difficult but every time I heard Natsume's voice my heart sank. I wandered what it would be like when I went back to my original school. I didn't want to be away from him, although he wasn't interested in me, part of me still wanted to be here with him. It was pathetic, I knew it was. But I couldn't help how I felt.

At break-time and lunchtimes I went to the library and read stupid, meaningless things. The books all sucked. I sat in the library every day reading "Captain Under-Pants" There was never really anyone in the library and I was grateful for that fact. I didn't want to get picked on for being a geek.

I called Sanumi and Hotaru every now and then, pretending things were great because I knew if I didn't they would never stop saying "I told you so."

By Thursday, I had read every single adventure of Captain Under-Pants. I was stuck for something else to do. I noticed an acoustic guitar at the back of the room; I had walked past it several times but didn't think much of it.

Now that I thought about it, I wandered why someone hadn't claimed it or something. I walked over to the librarians' desk. "What's the deal with that guitar?" I asked the librarian whose face was half covered by a computer screen.

"It's been there for ages, nobody really knows who it belongs to, take it if you want. I'd be glad to get rid of it. It gets on my nerves." The librarian replied, putting his feet up on the desk.

Hmm…That's not a bad idea…

"Have you got any books on how to play the guitar?" I asked. "No, sorry" he said. "Oh." He stared at me for a bit. "Tell you what, why don't I teach you?" he asked. "What? For real?" I asked doubtfully. "Sure, I've nothing better to do" he replied standing up to get the guitar.

Now that I saw his whole face he looked pretty attractive, he reminded me quite a lot of Natsume only his face was more mature and he was a lot more muscular. He seemed way too young to be a librarian. "How come's you're a librarian?" I asked interested.

"God, you're one nosey kid!" He replied chuckling. "I'm Kai. I'm a sixth former, I did a bit of drunk joy-riding in the vice principals car and they're making me do this every lunchtime for the rest of the year as punishment" he said. I raised one eyebrow.

"Did I mention it was a jaguar and it got crushed to a pulp?" he asked. "Oh right, that makes sense" I said smiling at him. "Does it? I'm bored fucking stupid here, and none of my friends are allowed in and I still have to find a way to pay for half the price of the jaguar. I might have to give up my college funds" He moaned whilst tuning the guitar.

"Oh. Well, only a few months left of this 'librarian' crap" I said. Then I realised how unhelpful that comment was. He narrowed his eyes at me, I couldn't help but laugh. "You're pretty when you laugh" he said to me. "Excuse me?" I asked. "Do you expect me to believe you're actually a guy?" he asked. "Give me some credit, jeez!" he said melodramatically. "So what's your real name? Why are you here?" he asked.

"Now who's being nosey?" I asked. For some reason, it didn't bother me that he knew. It was strange but I had a feeling I could trust him. Stupid of me really, I'd only just met him but looking into his eyes I could just trust him. It's hard to explain.

I ended up telling him everything while he taught me how to hold the guitar which to my embarrassment took quite a while. "Perfect" he said interrupting me. I paused telling my story. "Carry on…" he pushed.

…

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, listen though, you're a great girl, don't ever think otherwise" he said sympathetically. "It doesn't matter what I think, I still won't get him to like me" I muttered.

"Well he's stupid, they all are" he said. I held out my arms for a hug. He put his arms around me awkwardly. "Sorry, I forgot I'm supposed to be a guy" I said as I pulled away. But it felt good. It made me feel better, safe…

I jumped as the bell went. "Aww, you never got a chance to teach me to play" I moaned. "Don't worry, leave it here, I'll teach you tomorrow" he said. "I'm counting on that" I said, damn it that wasn't supposed to be aloud!

The next day came faster than usual; I had something to look forward to this time. I'll admit I still wasn't the slightest bit over Natsume but it was nice to know I had a something to occupy my time with.

At break time, I made my way over to the library at a speed that surprised me. I guess it was because of all the walking to and from the bus stop that has made my legs stronger or something. I opened the door to the library and there was Kai in his usual position (back leaning against the comfy computer chair with magazine in hand and feet propped up on the desk) "Heya!" I called waving at him.

A:N/ I know nothing about playing the guitar so if I get anything wrong please don't get pissed off or anything. I'm totally ignorant on this particular subject so please excuse my faults. Thanks x /A:N

"Hey" he replied putting down his magazine. "Ready?" he asked retrieving the guitar. "Sure" I said. I couldn't help but smile. "Okay, do you remember how to hold it?" he asked. "Umm…let me try." He handed me the guitar, I held it just as he showed me yesterday. "Great, now I'll teach you to play a 'D' chord" he said obviously glad we didn't have to go through the whole how-to-hold-a-guitar process again.

"Why D?" I asked. "Cos I like D chords okay?" he replied. "Okay, okay. Fair enough" I said holding up both hands in defeat. "Good" he replied smugly. He played a 'D chord' while the guitar was still in my hands. "Okay now try that" he said letting me take over. He must have been really talented to be able to play without even holding it.

I tried my best but it didn't sound quite right, he adjusted my finger placing and asked me to try again. This time it sounded a little better. "That was good; just try to hold it down for a little longer this time" he said sounding like a real teacher. I tried and this time it sounded a lot like his. "Great, do it again, just like you did it now"…

By the end of break I was feeling great, I felt like I'd accomplished something and I really enjoyed Kai's company. He was really nice and even though I kept making mistakes he never once got annoyed or angry with me. He was patient and funny and he made me forget all my troubles. It reminded me of the relationship I'd once had with Robb. I wandered if we would ever be friends again. Had I just lost one of my best friends?

"What's wrong?" Kai asked. I sighed. "How do you do that!?" I asked agitated. "Do what?" he asked. "You always know when something's up" I clarified. "Oh…I don't know, I guess I'm just good at understanding people" he replied shrugging casually. I glared at him. "So are you going to tell me or do I have to guess?" he asked. I gave in. "Well, it's just that Robb and I have been best friends for ages, and for the past few days I've treated him like shit and well…I don't know if he will ever forgive me" I said upset.

"He will, don't worry" Kai replied. "It just takes time, you know?" he said comfortingly. "Yeah…I guess so" I said feeling a little better. I gave him a hug before he had a chance to stop me. Surprisingly, he hugged me back. We jumped apart as the door opened. Crap. Luckily, it was only a teacher, but I was still really embarrassed and I was sure I was blushing just as badly as Kai was. "Sorry to interrupt boys" a teacher I didn't recognise said in a voice which suggested he was everything but sorry. "I just came to check that you were doing you're job" he snarled to Kai.

"What's it look like to you? I'm here right? The place is clean as it's ever been and it's still the most boring part of this shithole you call a school" he replied bravely. Woo, go Kai! "Carry on like speaking to me like that and I'll make sure your fine is increased dramatically. You should have been made to pay the full price for my Jaguar in the first place. Also, next time you set foot near my new car, you will go to jail, I'm getting a restraining order."

I pressed my lips together to hold back the laughter. What a dick! "You do that" Kai replied examining his nails as if he didn't have a care in the world. The teacher grunted and walked out, slamming the door behind him. Their argument reminded me of me and Mrs Lowing. She was prejudiced against me, the same way this teacher was to Kai. I knew how he felt.

It's stupid and unneeded but it sure as hell is obvious when a teacher picks on one particular student. It was horrible, getting in trouble by someone who hated you so. It was ten times worse then getting in trouble by anyone else.

I looked at Kai's face; he looked like he was trying to hold back a sad expression but he didn't fool me. I gave him a hug and told him it would be okay. The bell went and we both said goodbye and went to our lessons, I was sad to be leaving him but I was feeling quite good about myself as I walked into class.

It was history and we were learning about World War II and more specifically 'Hitler's motive for the holocaust' if it were me, I would have loads of perfectly good reasons for massacring stupid, prejudiced teachers. I laughed darkly to myself at the thought of killing Mrs Lowing and the teacher who hated Kai.

I realised I was thinking pretty insane thoughts so I stopped and tried to focus. Natsume was behind me and he tried to get my attention by coughing loudly. I didn't stir and then the teacher told him in no uncertain terms to "shut up" ha-ha.

It was tempting to see what he wanted but I managed to resist. At the end of the lesson, I went to P.E a.k.a theworst subject ever. Physical education my arse! More like pointless exercise! It was awkward because I had to get changed in the toilets and some of the other guys called me stupid names like "poof" and "retard". They even tried to knock the door down.

To my amusement, they couldn't get it open. They obviously weren't as strong as they thought they were. I felt like being incredibly childish and saying "na na na na na" but I decided against it, it would only aggravate them more.

It took me a while to get into the kit but I managed it eventually. Now that I thought about it, a little while ago there had been a load of shouting and at least 19 different conversations, now the changing rooms were silent. The change startled me, what was going on? What if they knew?

I stepped out of the toilet and realised what had happened. Everyone had already gone over to the field. Shit.

Wait… what am I saying? This is great! Now I don't have to endure football with a tonne of boys. I didn't even want to imagine what would have come of me if I did. Hmm…A whole hour to myself... What to do, what to do…

I decided to call Sanumi and Hotaru, I knew it was break time at my old school and I wanted to hear their voices. Click, click click.

"Hello?"

"Hey! It's Mikan" I said using my "girl voice"

"I know stupid, I've got caller ID"

"Oh…I knew that."

"Whatever"

"Put it on loudspeaker, I want to speak to you and Sanumi"

Click

"Hey!"

"Sanumi? What's wrong? Why are you so happy?

"Am I not allowed to be happy anymore?"

"No you are, I'm glad you are but why? What's brought this on? Tell me everything"

"Well..." she hesitated. "Promise you won't laugh?"

"You have my word"

"I think I'm in love"

"Oh my God! For real? Wow! I'm so happy for you! That's great news!"

I began whooping and jumping on the spot, not caring how stupid and childish it was. She was always so against dating…I wander what made her change her mind. I was thrilled for her.

I heard laughter on the other side of the phone. "So anyway…How's life as a boy?" Sanumi asked. "It's awesome, I'm learning to play the guitar and everything, the guys here are so nice…well most of them anyway"

"I'm proud of you Mikan, I never thought you'd last this long. We secretly made bets, I gave you three days. Hotaru gave you eleven minutes." My ears went into shock right after she said "I'm proud of you" I didn't care about the rest. She'd never said something like that to me.

I tried to remember the last time anyone had said something like that to me. My mind was blank. "Aww th.." "What the hell?" I heard a boy say as he came around the corner and stared at me. Oh crap…