"All right everyone, please welcome your new classmate." The teacher exclaimed as she stepped into the classroom.
It was spring and the new school year has already started for two months. Therefore, it was uncommon for new students to transfer at this time so everyone was looking forward to their new classmate.
"N-nice to meet you all," the young brunette shily said as the held a school bad in their hand and stood straight, yet not making direct eye contact with anyone, "my name is Mahara Aoi and I will be attending Ouka high school starting today."
"No need to be that nervous, Mahara-san. Everyone here are good girls." the teacher said in a gentle voice to reassure her students.
It only made the new student more nervous however as they forced a smile before walking toward the vacant seat conveniently prepared beforehand. A sigh escaped their lips as Aoi took a seat and took their copybooks off the bag. 'What am I doing?'
[-x-x-x-]
It all started around 10 years before the present date. Aoi, a 7-years old boy was rather average except for the fact people usually mistook him for a girl no matter what. He had a younger sister of 6 years old and they lived happily with their parents... until,
"Aoi, please decide."
"Wait. This is a bit too sudden." the confused young boy looked between his parent while being forced to take what was about to be the most important decision in his life so far. "Why do you have to separate at a time like this?"
Their father signed and remained silent for a moment before getting on one knee so he could be at the same heigh as his son. "I am sorry, son. You may not understand it right now but you will probably understand when you grow older."
"Nii-san..." his younger sister who was as confused as him just looked from the side.
"I..." Aoi muttered these words, unable to take such a decision.
[-x-x-x-]
"...in this phrase, the author wants to convey his feeling regarding the situation." the teacher's voice echoed in the now quieter classroom, bringing Aoi back to his sense.
'In the end, I decided to live with Mom and Yuri went with Dad.' the now crossdressing boy thought as he continued to take note of what the teacher said. 'Mom and I went to Europe after their divorced and we lived there together for several years. Last year, I caught a severe cold though and was bedridden, unable to attend school so I have to retake my 2nd year of high school.'
His seat was at the back of the class and near the window, allowing him to see the front garden. Another quiet sigh escaped his lips as he turned his attention back to his notebook.
"Aoi-san."
An unfamiliar voice suddenly called out to him and the brunette turned to the girl beside him. She had long silky blonde hair and her skin was as white as porcelain. That person was the definition of 'proper young lady' as she sat straight in her chair, taking careful note and was peeking glance at the new student.
Aoi was stunned for a moment as he didn't know how to react. He didn't want to speak too much in fear of being discovered after all. 'Mom told me to live the next 2 years as a girl and we will go back to Europe is anyone find my real identity. I have to be more careful.'
"Are you allright? You seem like you're spacing out." the blonde girl said with slight concern in her voice. "You must be nervous being thrown into a new environment so if you have any doubt, please do not hesitate to let me know. I am Kadowaki Sakura."
"T-thank you Kadowaki-san." the crossdresser shily answered, deciding to accept the offer for now.
"You can call me Sakura as it is the custom in this school to refer to each others using our first name."
"T-then, Sakura-san..." a slight blush appeared on his face. "P-please take care of me." he quietly commented, to which the other girl answered with just a smile and a nod. 'She is so pretty and kind. I am so sorry for deceiving you; the truth is, even though I am this girly, I am still a boy inside.' he mentally screamed.
[-x-x-x-]
"Aoi, how are you feeling?" a young-looking woman walked inside the hospital room where a 16-years old young boy was.
"Mom..." the boy was bedridden but forced a smile. "the doctor said that I should get well soon." he quietly answered. By that point, his hair was rather long and his girly feather didn't go away as his grew up. For people who didn't know about him, it would have been easy to mistake Aoi for a pretty girl.
"I am happy to hear that." his mother took a pliable chair and placed it by the bedside. She than sat on it and took an apple from her handbag, offering it to her son. "Aoi... would you like to go back to Japan?"
The boy's eyes widdened at that. It has been 9 years since was in Europe and missed his hometown. "Really?"
"I figured that you might miss that place so how about we move there once you get better?"
A smile appeared on Aoi's face as he heard that. "Yes, I would like to."
"Good boy." the woman smiled. "But I have one condition."
"What is it Mom?"
"You have to live as a girl until you graduate high school."
"..."
"Say again?" The confused Aoi asked.
"As I said, you will be attending an all-girl school and crossdress for the next few years. Of course, you have to hide the fact that you are a boy and if anyone find out, we will move to Canada next." the woman happily said. She was not a bad person but her playful character can be bothersome for her son.
"Wait a minute Mom," the boy panicked. "Sure, I might not be very manly but that could be bothersome."
"No need to worry, Aoi. I already made all the preparation. My older sister is currently working as the chairwoman of Ouka high school for girls and she would be more than happy to look after you."
"But Mom."
"No but, Aoi. This is my condition so your choice now..."
The brunette thought for a moment. He really wanted to go back to Japan and reunite his family if possible but he didn't feel comfortable wearing girl's clothes. True, he was cute and crossdressing suited him (as commented by other people), but this matter was a bit too risky. After thinking about it for a moment, he finally took a decision. Showing his resolve, the boy looked at his mother in the eyes. "Mom, I will do it but in exchange, you have to promise me something in return."
[-x-x-x-]
As the bell chimed, signaling the end of class, the students bowed and calmly started tidying their stuff. Aoi mentally commented how refreshing it was to look at this scenery compared to his former school.
'As I thought, proper ladies are totally different.' He mentally commented, remembering how his former European classmates would just rush out of the classroom as soon as it ended. He also didn't want to look improper and took his time tidying his stuff.
"Aoi-san." the brunette looked up as Sakura called his name. The girl was standing behind his seat and two other girls were with her. "Are you feeling tired or anything? If you don't mind, would you like to walk together?"
'This girl is so kind...' he commented as a smile made its way on his face.
"Good day to you, Aoi-san (Gokigenyou)." the brunette beside Sakura took that opportunity to greet the new kid. She was wearing knee-high stockings alongside her uniform and her hair was attached in a side ponytail. "I am Komine Manami, currently working as the class rep for please let me know if you have any trouble or need help with anything."
"T-the pleasure is all mine, Ko-" Aoi paused a moment as he remembered what the blonde girl said earlier about first name basis, "Manami-san..."
"Yes~"
Aoi took the opportunity to stand up so he could properly greet his new classmate and realized something shocking. Out of everyone now present, he was the second shortest. 'I knew that I was very unmanly and not very tall but I never expected that Manami-san and Sakura-san would be taller than me.'
"Hehe. You're a funny one, Aoi-san." Manami commented with a chuckle. "Your face is really expressive. I have the feeling I can somehow understand what you are thinking now."
"E-ehhhhh." the crossdresser panicked as his heart started beating faster in fear. 's-she couldn't probably be...'
"Just kidding~" before he could get a heart attack, the taller girl chucked once again however. "Your expression was a little funny so I couldn't hold myself back. I am very sorry, Aoi-san."
"I-it's okay." Aoi quietly answered, forcing a smile. He then turned to the last individual in the small group and felt as if time has slowed down. 'S-so cute.'
This girl had short honey brunette hair and wore her uniform perfectly. She gave an aura of 'little sister' that would make anyone want to protect and care for her and it instantly revived the 'older brother' switch inside Aoi's mind.
"G-good day to you, Aoi-san. I am Mahara Yuri."
"YURI?!" the boy panicked and said, a bid too loud, causing everyone to turned to them. His face burning due to embarassment quickly turned to everyone and bowed in shame to apologize. Thankfully, everyone was a good girl who did not like listening to other people's gossip so they just continued their previous activity. After seeing that, Aoi turned to the shorter girl who looked as if she was about to cry. "I-I am very sorry for shouting all of sudden, Yuri-san. I was just a little surprised and didn't know what to do."
"I-it's okay. I was also surprised when I heard we had the same last name."
"Eh~" Manami smirked. "Maybe you two are long lost sisters who were brought back together by the red string of fate."
"Sisters?" Yuri was surprised.
"Red string of fate?" Aoi panicked.
"That would indeed be an interesting development." Sakura quietly chuckled.
The air was a little awkward for few seconds before Yuri broke the silence. "Unfortunately, I don't have any siblings so that would probably just remain a fantasy." she looked down at these words.
"I am sorry, Yuri. I didn't mean to make you sad." Manami had a concerned look in her face. "Please cheer up, okay." she took that opportunity to give a light peek on the shorter girl's lips, causing Aoi to overheat.
"K-k-k-k-k-k-kiss..." Aoi couldn't get his mind to work calmly after seing the other brunette kiss the shorter girl. He was used to watching people kiss in movies on TV but it was the first time he has seen something like this in real life.
"Aoi-san?" Sakura managed to quickly catch him before he fell on his knees due to the shock.
Noticying this, Manami was quick to apologise. "I am sorry, Aoi-san. I totally forgot that this kind of action could be seen as weird from outsider's point of view. Yuri was just so cute I couldn't help myself."
The brunette in question made a cute pout. "Manami-chan, please don't start suddenly kissing me in the classroom. I don't want to get scowlded by the student council again."
"My bad, my bad."
'As I thought, proper young ladies (Ojou-sama) are really a thing of their own.' Aoi mentally commented.
[-x-x-x-]
"Today was really a mess." Aoi sighed as he fell on his bed after changing into the night gown his mother has given him. It was a purple silk nightwear with see-thought part on the stomach and back part, which was more embarassing to wear that he thought. By the side of the bed was the uniform of Ouka high school cleanly tidied on a plastic mannequin. "This uniform is really cute though. But I don't think it suits me... or maybe not. I am frightened at how well crossdressing still suits me."
The uniform was composed of a dark gray shirt and skirt plus a pink cardigan and a pair of ribbons on the chest part. A white underskirt was accompanying said uniform and Aoi decided to wear tights alongside it as he didn't want to reveal his legs to everyone.
"As I expected, I can't just wear a skirt without anything inside. However, a tights is far more embarrasing than I thought. Maybe I should start wearing normal socks starting tomorrow."
"Or you could wear knee-high stockings to make your thighs look even cute than they already are." the familiar voice said, surprising the boy who quickly sat up as he noticed his mother was standing by the door.
"M-Mom, since when were you there?"
"Since the 'today was really a mess' part." she chuckled. "by the way, these are really cute underwear. I see that you went all-in on the crossdressing."
Aoi's face turned bright red at that comment as he quickly fixed the skirt part of the nightwear and held it down using both hands. "Awwww..."
"Ehe~" the older woman smirked before turning around. "Anyway, make sure to not stay up too late. I wouldn't want you to get bedridden again, even though I wouldn't mind having to nurse out my cute daughter when she is totally defenceless and so I could could dress her up using the cutest outfit I can think of."
I will be very carefull to not fall ill." Aoi exclaimed in response.
"That's too bad~"
As his mother left, a single thought crossed the boy's mind as he turned the lights off. 'Mom, you already have a daughter, don't you remember?'
[-x-x-x-]
"You want to meet up with Yuri and your father?"
"Yes, that is my condition."
Silence followed as the woman looked around for a moment, probably unsure what to say. "That is the only thing I cannot promise."
"But Mom..."
"Aoi..." the boy listened as his mother started to speak. "I also miss Yuri-chan and would like to see her as much as you do. Right now, I cannot make any promise but once the time is right, I will tell you everything. So, for now, be a good boy, okay?"
"Yes, Mom."
[-x-x-x-]
Aoi's eyes slowly opened up. "A dream?" he pushed his back up so he could be in a sitting position. It was still very early in the morning and the sun is still rising in the horizon. Deciding he won't be able to get back to sleep, the boy decided to stand up. "As I expected, these 'pajamas' are really embarassing." he loudly commented as his day has begun.
[-x-x-x-]
"Good day to you, Aoi-san."
"Good day to you all."
It has already been few months since Aoi transfered to Ouka. At first, he had trouble adapting to this new environment, especially the fact that the girls would easily flirt with each others and they had manners couse where the students are forced to sit on their knees for one hour. He still remembered how troubled he was and how painful the experience was. Fortunately, his 3 new friends were always there to help.
"Yuriiiiii, I did a nightmare last night. Please comfort me~" Manami childishly said as she clung to the shortest girl in their group of friend.
"Jeez Manami-chan is such a spoiled child." she looked around and noticed that no one was looking at them so decided to give a small peek on the taller's girl's lips. As Yuri was far shorter, she had to get on her tiptoes to do so and Aoi who happened to catch a glimpse noted how cute that scene was.
Talking about which, the boy was getting used to girl's affection toward each others and his days were never dull, thanks to his new friends. With that, their day begun and went by like a flash.
"Make sure to properly study this part as it will appear on the mid-term exams." the teacher concluded before dismissing class.
"Mid-term exams, huh?" Sakura has a concerned look in her face. "I have no confidence."
"Same here." Manami sighed. "How about Aoi-san? I heard you scored very high in your entrance exams"
"M-me?" (b-bo... watashi? - boku: first person pronoun used by boys while watashi is the first person pronoun mainly used by girls)
"Bo?"
"P-please don't mind it." Aoi quickly tried to fix his mistake. 'I hope they won't start realizing that I am a boy.' he nervously chuckled. "Since I was bedridden for a year, I had lot of time to study. Even now, I don't really have anything in particular that I would like to do so I mainly study on my free time."
"Aoi-san..." Sakura gave a pitiful look as small tear appeared on the side of her eyes. Manami and Yuri also comically faked being sad. "That's so sad. You should have told us sooner and we would gladly keep you company whenever you want."
"Aren't you overexagerating?" the crossdresser commented. "I like studying and learning new things. Sure, I like hanging out with everyone but when I am at home, it just feels so natural to me to open my notebooks and review everything."
"Aoi-san..."
There was a slightly awkward feeling in the air so Sakura decided to speak up. "In that case, Aoi-san should start go out with me."
"Pardon?"
"To be honest, I am a bid jealous of Yuri-san and Manami-san for their relationship so I was thinking that we could do it as well." the blonde shily explained while fidgetting with the hem of her skirt.
Aoi's mind went into a blue screen of death at that. 'Wait a minute, I am a boy so if I say something, I would be the worse scum in the universe. Sakura-san is honestly asking the girl me to become her girlfriend and I am just here like this. What should I do? I don't want to hurt her feeling but I don't want to lie to her.'
"Aoi-san,"
"Y-yes!" his voice was a little pitchier while answering.
"I am sorry for making sure an impossible request. Please forget about it. If it is okay with you, can we remain as friend?" Sakura looked a little hurt while saying that, yet she was still giving that warm smile. "I spent too many years alongside other high class ladies so I tend to forget that girls going out with girls is not very normal out there."
"That's not true." Aoi quickly exclaimed at that comment. "I think that Sakura-san is a splendid person and liking people of the same gender is not weird at all. In fact, when I lived in Europe, we always attending the marriage of people of the same gender."
"Aoi-san..."
"Sakura-san." the shorter high school student stood up and he cupped the girl's hands between his. "Your confession made me really happy. It was the very first time someone ever said such kind words to me. I might not be able to give a proper answer right away but I promise to do anything in order to give you a positive answer. You can count on it."
"Aoi-san..."
"Such a heartwarming scene~" Manami's voice brought the two back from theri own word. It was at that time that they realized everyone's attention was focused on the two of them. Yes, everyone including the teacher.
"Youth, huh?"
The two teenager's faces went bright red at the realization as their classmates either gave thumbs up or had stars in their eyes. Later that day, several gossips will go around and the rumors would go overboard until it turned into a mess. In the end, the student council would need to get involved but it was too late to stop the fire from spreading and the next day, the school newspaper's big title was.
"Class 2-A's Mahara Aoi and Kadowaki Sakura are gonna get married!"
"This has turned into a mess." Aoi fell on his desk as his classmates were reading the news.
"Please cheer up, Aoi-san." Sakura cheered him up by patting his back. "I am sure these rumors will quiet down after a while."
"Thank you, Sakura-san."
With that, their day went calmly, with occasional teasing from their schoolmates and teachers but nothing too bad happened.
[-x-x-x-]
"Awww... The exams are coming but I have no confidence at all." Manami sighed as she fell on her desk. Class just ended so the little group of friends gathered for the usuall chit-chat.
"Maybe we should have a little group study to help." Yuri offered.
Aoi poundered that suggesting. He didn't think it was a bad idea but thought it would not be wise to bring these girls to his house of his mother would tease him for the next few years. True, his mother told him to act like a girl but she never told him to go out with boys. In face, he was starting to think that his mother was actually a yuri fan (one who likes to look at romantic relationship between girls).
"That is a very good idea." Sakura cheerfully answered the suggestion. "But my younger brother could get in the way if we do it at my place so I don't think I can host it."
"Sakura-san, you have a younger brother?"
"Yes, he is a cheerful one and doesn't get away from me unless forced to."
"I totally understand him." The crossdresser chuckled. "If I had an older sister as reliable and as pretty as Sakura-san, I would never want to let you go. In fact, I might even want to stay by your side forever."
"Aoi-san..." the blonde girls blushed at that. "I am very happy to hear that. I would like to also stay by your side forever."
Noticying the lovely atmosphere, Yuri couldn't help but to admire these two. Thanks to that, Manami hugged her from behind. "Yuriiiii~ we can't afford to lose. Let's also become lovey-dovey~"
"Manami-chan..."
The first to come back to their sense was Aoi who decided to clear his throat. "T-that aside, I can't host it either as Mom... I mean my Mother is working from home and I wouldn't want to bother her."
"Mom, huh?" a smirk appeared on Manami's face. "Could it be that Aoi-chan is a Mommy's girl?"
"A-Ah..." the young boy was left voiceless. He was not totally a spoiled child but he cared a lot about his parents like a totally normal child.
"Hehe." the taller brunette chuckled. "Jokes aside, I can't host either so that leaves Yuri's house."
"I-I don't really mind but." the shortest girl fidgetted a little.
"It's decided in that case." Manami happily said as she hugged her girlfriend. "We'll meet up at Yuri's house this weekend at 07 AM in that case."
[-x-x-x-]
"And so, that's the case so I told them to study here." Yuri shily explained as she sat in the couch. In front of her was a tall woman with long blonde hair, wearing a business suit whose top was showing some cleavage. "Mama, are you angry?"
"I am not." the woman answered as she took a sip from her tea and took the seat beside the young girl who was now wearing a more casual attire composed of a green shirt and greet skirt. "In fact, I am very happy to hear that you made such amazing friends." She happily said and the room then remained quiet for a few moments before the woman spoke again. "How about Yuri? Are you still angry at me?"
The younger girl was quiet after that question. It was already late in the night and the lights in the living room was still on, allowing the older woman to see the distress in her face. "I would be lying if I said that everything was all right. I still miss Mom and my brother and it pains me to have to lie that I have no siblings."
"Yuri..."
"But I understand that you had your reasons."
"I am sorry..." that was the only thing the woman could say before she stood up and left the room.
The next day, the brunette woke up feverish and had to take the day off from school. She spent the day in bed sleeping and only woke up aft the sun has set.
"Yuri, are you feeling okay?" Manami was the first person to greet her as she woke up.
"Manami-chan?"
"I heard that you were ill so I was concerned. Aoi-san and Sakura-san also wanted to come but they were summoned by the student council so I rushed here alone." she said, offering a sport drink, then leaned closer so their forehead could touch. "Looks like the fever has gone down. Did something happen?"
The shorter girl was quiet for a moment before speaking again. "I got into a fight with Mama last night."
Manami just listened as she pulled away and sat on the bed, stroking her girfriend's bangs.
"I know she didn't mean anything bad... in the end, I believe the one wrong is me."
"Please don't say such a thing." The taller girl exclaimed as she crawled over, towering over her young lover. "You are not wrong, you are a girl doing her best for everything she value and I fell in love with you for that trait of yours." she leaned in closer, making sure to not accidentally crush the other girl bellow her, yet pinning her. "Aoi-san, Sakura-san and I are your friend and we will never think of anything bad about you. We won'tt judge you for your family's issues."
True enough, Manami was already aware of Yuri's family's situation. She was the person closest to the young brunette and was her number one confident. It is thanks to that that they became this close.
"Thank you, Manami-chan."
"I am always here for you. I have a condition however,"
"A condition?"
The taller girl nodded as she leaned even closer so their face would only be few centimeters away from each others. "in exchange, you have to allow me to live by your side forever."
"Manami-chan..." the bottom girl whispered, "is that a marriage proposal?"
"It is..." she answered while leaning in even closer and as their lips were about the touch...
*BAM*
The door to the room was slammed open and a woman rushed in teary-eyes. "Yuriiiiiiiiii. I am so sorry. Mama will make sure to take good care of you as I even go tomorrow off and-" she paused while seing the two girls on the bed, whose faces have turned bright red. The woman also felt awkward as her cheeks slowly turned pink. "Oh... Oh my... Sorry for the intrusion... I didn't know that Manami-chan was here. P-please continue where you left off." she said while awkwardly backpedaling and closed the door behind her.
"..."
"Mama..." the two girls remained silent for a few minutes before panicking.
In the meantime, the woman got downstairs and fell flat on the couch, holding her nose. "That was dangerous. My inner yuri fan was almost exposed back then." she commented before a smirk appeared on her fact. "I see... So, Yuri is at that age, huh? I am happy for her."
She then grabbed the remote controller and turned the TV on before looking outside at the window.
"Aoi... I wonder how is doing now..."
[-x-x-x-]
"Midori, you have respected your part of the contract so I will be fullfiling my promise as well." The man seemingly in his mid-30 said as the woman from across him took a seat.
"Yuuki..."
The two of them were married, not because they were in love but because their parents forced them to. They were both from tradition-loving houses and they secretly made a deal beind their parents.
"Aoi and Yuri are turning 6 and 7 respectively this year so I would like to..."
There was a moment of silence. The two children were sleeping upstairs and the two of them were discussing in the living room after a busy day. "Are you planning to transition?"
The man nodded. "I am sorry Midori. I also thank you for making me the happiest person so far."
"I understand. We will process the divorce so you could become a woman and I will fulfull my dream to move abroad. As for the children..."
"We will take one each if you don't mind."
"I don't like the thought of separating them either however. So, let's have another deal."
"What is it?"
"We will ask them with which parent they would like to go and will respect their will no matter what."
[-x-x-x-]
"These concludes the weather forecast for this weekend." as the announcer's voice echoed in the empty living room, the woman know as Yuuki - Yuri's father-turned-mother - took a sip from her cup of tea.
'In the end, Aoi decided to live with Midori while Yuri said she wanted to live with me. It took me few years to explain to her that I wanted to change gender and I am not sure 100% what she is thinking.' she used the remote controller to shut the TV down. 'After that, Aoi and Midori moved to Europe and I went to Thailand for the operation. After I was back, I made sure to raise Yuri with as much love as I could but I am sure she is still weirded out.'
"Mama..."
The woman turned around to the new voice and smiled. "Yuri, are you feeling better?"
"Y-yes. Sorry for making you worry."
"I am so glad." Yuuki stood up and walked toward her daughter and cupped the girl's face between her palm. "Yuri, you are the most important thing in the world in my eyes and I will do anything for you."
"Mama..."
Being Yuri, Manami was just standing there. She didn't want to get in the way of this touching scene so just remained quiet. The older woman noticed and decided to speak up. "Manami-chan, thank you for always looking after Yuri. I cannot approve of your marriage request right away but I will give my full support once the two of your safely graduate from College."
"Auntie..." the brunette smile. "You can count on me.
[-x-x-x-]
"Mama, I want to meet up with my brother and Mom." Yuri said after she calmed down.
Manami decided to go home as her own parents were getting worried. After diner, Yuri and Yuuki deicided to get thing straight and they were now in the living room. The older woman told her to be as honest as possible and not hold back with anything so the brunette decided to be bold this once.
"I want us to be a family once again."
"..."
"I understand." the woman sighed and then smiled. "I just cannot say no to you." she said while patting the girl's head. "I don't know if Midori is still willing to but I do my best to reunite you with Aoi. It's a promise!"
"Pinky promise?"
"Pinky promise." the two of them crossed their pinky fingers with each others to finalize the vow and they smiled warmly at each others.
That day, Yuri had a happy thought as she went to bed. 'Maybe being honest is not all that bad...' she closed her eyes, slowly drowsing away into the land of dreams. 'Nii-san...'
[-x-x-x-]
"Aoi, are you awake?"
The crossdresser opened his eyes at the voice calling for him. It came from the other side of the door and was a familiar one. Usually, his mother would just burst in without asking for his approval but not this time. "Yes, I am awake. Is there something wrong Mom?"
The door was opened and Midori walked in in silence before sitting by the bedside. "Aoi, you remember your request, right?"
"Huh?"
"Yuuki just contacted me and he said he wants to meet up with you?"
"Dad did?"
The woman nodded and Aoi couldn't help a smile from forming on his face. "T-that's..."
Midori couldn't help but to also smile while seeing her son try his hardest to not look too excited. It was probably the happiest he has been for years and she couldn't hold it anymore. She leaned in and took Aoi in a hug, chocking the young teenager in her cleavage. "As promised, I will tell you everything so you could readily meet them this weekend."
[-x-x-x-]
The sun was high in the sky with no cloud in the horizon. It was almost summer and the Mother-Son combo were walking a residential area. As usual, Aoi was crossdressing. He wore a white frilly one-piece dress and a straw hat.
"M-Mom... Why am I crossdressing this time?"
"Hmmm?" the woman who was wearing a matching dress smiled. "Of course, that's because I like it."
'I feel stupid for asking.' this time, however, the excitement to see his sister again was far stronger than the embarassment from crossdressing. The night before, their mother explained the reason for the divorce and how their father has now turned into a she. He was a little confused but remembered the T in LGBT and was quick to understand.
"We are amost there~" Midori said as Aoi's heart started beating faster in anticipation.
[-x-x-x-]
"Mama, I don't look weird, do I?" Yuri questioned as she was fidgetting with the hem of her skirt. She was wearing an orange shirt and a frilly green skirt. Her mother and her were relaxing in the living room.
"No need to worry, you are always the prettiest in my eyes."
"Mama..." the younger girl pouted.
"And I am sure Aoi's older brother instinct will awaken right away the moment he sees you so no need to worry." the older woman checked to reassure her. "But I understand how you feel. I also want to see Aoi as soon as possible."
"Yes." the two of them continued to site there for a couple more minutes before the doorbell rang. Yuri's heart started beating faster as she stood up and the two of them went toward the entrance door.
As soon as said door was opened, however, the two teenagers panicked.
"Yuri-san?"
"Aoi-san?"
"You know each others?" the two older women spoke in unison, and then looked at each others. "It's been a while, Yuuki."
"It's been indeed, Midori..."
'This is awkward.' the found individually thought at the same time.
[-x-x-x-]
After the sloppy greeting, the newly reunited family moved toward the living room and were in a stalemate where no one dared saying a word. Yuuki just quietly walked toward the kitchen to grab tea for everyone to drink and as she is back, Midori finally decided to speak up.
"What a coincidence that Aoi and Yuri-chan ended in the same school. It must truly be fate."
The two teenagers awkwardly laughed at that. "Didn't you say that you were a single child though?"
Yuri backed away at that question as she couldn't find any excuse. "How about Aoi-san. You lied to us about your gender?"
It was now Aoi's turn to back down. It seems this situation will not improve any moment now so the parents eyed at each others before sighing. Yuuki grabed their son's hand and then Yuri's and pulled them closer to each others. "All right now that everything is said, let's make up now." she happily said. "Yuri, I understand that you feel betrayed but I believe in Aoi." she then turned to the crossdresser. "Aoi, please understand that Yuri had her reason for lying regarding this. Won't you please forgive each others."
The two of them pouted for a moment by poffing their cheeks like hamster. Seeing Yuri like this made her brother laugh however.
"What's so funny about it, Nii-san?"
"Sorry sorry. I just think that Yuri was very cute so I couldn't help it."
The four of them broke in laugher following that and the day continued with them learning to know each others.
[-x-x-x-]
"Are they asleep?" Midori asked as Yuuki walked outside and into the veranda. They all decided to stay at that same place for the day.
"Yes. They played a lot and fell asleep together." The taller woman chuckled as she remembered how Yuri fell asleep in Aoi's arms and used his (flat) chest as a pillow. "I am happy that they were able to get along even after all these years."
"Yeah."
"..."
The two of them remained in silence while looking at the starry night. The first to break the silence was Midori as she took a step closer to her former husband. She leaned in to rest her head on the other woman's shoulder.
"Yuuki~"
"What's wrong Midori?"
"Let's get re-married. This time, not because our parents told us to but because we want it."
"W-w-w-what a minute Midori..." the panicked Yuuki tried to step away but stumbled on something and fell butt first on the floor.
"Yuuki." her former wife noticed this and quickly reached out to help but wasn't able to pull so the two of them fell together on the floor. "Ouchie. Are you okay, Yuuki?"
"Y-yeah. I am okay but you really surprised me there."
The two of them looked at each other's eyes in silence before the taller woman tried to aver her eyes.
"Didn't you say that you had no interest in marriage and would rather just travel around?"
"I thought so yes," the other woman commented as she cupped her partner's face with her hands, "but seeing Aoi and Yuri getting along this well reminds me of how close we used to back in high school."
The two of them went to the same school indeed. As their parents were friends, their engagement was made when they were still infants and therefore had no choice but to follow it as they grew up. As their marriage was loveless, it was only normal that it broke down someday.
"You don't need to force yourself for these two, you know. Aoi and Yuri would be very sad if we just get together to please them."
"I am not forcing myself." The shorter woman answered. "I never told you this but I slowly started falling for you after our children were born."
"But I am a woman now so..."
"I don't care. I didn't fall in love with your gender but for you; Mahara Yuuki. Parent of Mahara Aoi and Mahara Yuri and my beloved husband/wife."
"Midori..."
"Yuuki..."