"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?"