"Ne, Sempai, why'd you insist on meeting me in this empty classroom and
locking the doors?" Otaru asked cluelessly.

Keiko gulped. Anji's gonna kill me for this, she thought. But she just had to
tell Otaru her secret, and there was only a week left until Christmas break...

"Otaru-kun," she said, her voice a bit shaky. "I have to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"It's a big secret..."

"Oooh, I love secrets. What is it?" Otaru smiled expectantly.

Keiko took in a deep breath. "I'm not...I'm not who you think I am."

"Huh?" Otaru's face went blank. "Sempai?"

With one hand, she undid her ponytail, letting her brown hair fall to her
shoulders. With the other hand, she removed her glasses, letting Otaru see
her unguarded feminine eyes. She stood up straighter, so that the shirt's
curve was clearly visible.

"I'm not Fujishige Kei," Keiko announced, using her natural, high-pitched
voice. "I'm Amuro Keiko."

Without her glasses, she couldn't really see her best friend's reaction. She
put them back on. "Well?"

Otaru blinked, swallowed, and took in a deep breath of his own. "Well,
then...I have something to tell you."

"Hmm?" Keiko asked, puzzled at his lack of reaction. Is he that upset? Oh
no...

He unbuttoned his black uniform jacket and straightened up himself. Keiko's
eyes bugged out.

"Keiko...my name's really not Chinen Otaru," her best friend announced in a
distinctly feminine voice. "My name's Aiuchi Otoe. I'm pleased to make your
acquaintance."

Keiko facevaulted to the ground with a 'thunk.'

---

When Keiko came to, she was looking up at Otaru's -- Otoe's -- puzzled face.

The other girl looked at her curiously. "Mouu~u, how tight did you have to
make those ace bandages?"

Keiko moaned. "You - you never told me!"

"Well, you never told me," Otoe said, sounding slightly disgruntled. "And I
thought I was the only one..."

Suddenly, there was a rattling noise at the door.

"Hello? Hello? I left a book in here..." The door was suddenly forced open by
none other than Shiranui Kakeru. Kakeru's eyes went from the still lying-down
Keiko to the now female-looking Otoe. His eyes widened. Then he started to
yell.

"HOW MANY DRAGQUEENS ARE IN THIS SCHOOL, ANYWAY?"