Chapter 5: Me and My Classmates

ME AND ME AGAIN / BOKU TO BOKU

ME AND MY CLASSMATES

CHAPTER 5 OF THE FANON STORY

A few days later, early one school morning, two high school girls secretly meet behind one of the sports equipment buildings on campus. Thankfully, nobody is around to see what is about to go down. Money is deftly slipped from girl to girl, and then a shopping bag is handed over from one girl to the other. One girl peeks into the bag, and grins. Both wink at each other, with the silent message between them that is clearly understood; that nobody needs to know what just happened. Both go their separate ways, smiling, because both are satisfied with the success of this clandestine transaction.

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Later that morning, the girl students have just finished their P.E. class, and are in the girl's locker and dressing room, changing out of their athletic outfit, freshing up, and back into their school uniforms. Yuuki is in with them, remarking to herself that she sure is tired from the workout that she had just gone through. She just about to take off her t-shirt, when the door to the changing room cracks open, and Yuuki hears her name being called. It is Izumi, wearing as she has to the male school uniform, and is trying to get the attention of Yuuki. Instead, Izumi gets the attention of several of the nearby girls, who do not take lightly a {boy} seemingly spying on them in their locker room. Yuuki comes over to the slightly open door, as well as two or three other girls, who are in a very foul and nasty mood. Both Izumi and Yuuki get yelled at, and Yuuki is shoved out the door, and stumbles into a very surprised Izumi. The door slams shut, with the girls yelling to **"Get the hell out and stay out !"**

In the hallway, Yuuki is now herself in a very foul and nasty mood, as she untangles herself from Izumi. Why did the girls have to shove her out the door, too ? Izumi is apologetic, but that does not help matters at all. So just why did you, Izumi, have to come to the door of the girl's locker room in the first place ? "Don't you know what kind of trouble that the both of us could get into with you doing something stupid like that ?", yells Yuuki ! Izumi explains that she left her math homework in her bedroom, and forget to bring it to school. It is due this afternoon ! Can I get your homework out of your locker, and copy it during the next class ? That class is a self-study class, and I can hand in the homework at the class after that, the math class. Please ? Pretty please ? I'll make it up to you, somehow ! I know, I'll get you an exclusive designer dress from my Mom, for free. I just need the combination to the lock on your locker. Please, with whipped cream and a cherry on top ? Izumi has such a soulful and pleading look on her face. Yuuki, still in her athletic clothes, a white t-shirt with dark blue trim, and dark blue buruma **(\*)**, is undecided as to what to do.

Suddenly, the 'pitter, patter' of running feet can be heard coming from down the hallway. In an instant, a body comes up to and ends up crashing into Yuuki---

"KIMINO-SAN ! *YUUKI, MY DEAR, MY BELOVED !*"

The unexpected embrace causes the two of them to be knocked off balance, and softly tumble to the floor. Ouf ! A little shaken, both get up off of the floor. The 'long-lost' companion is Asou-chan. Yuuki inquires, what are you doing here ? She states that she is considering changing high schools, leaving her private high school, and transferring to this public high school. This by either enrolling in a Student Exchange Program, or becoming an outright Transfer Student. Why would you do a silly thing like that ? Isn't it obvious ? To be near you, my dear, my lover, quips Asou. Yuuki is aghast ! Izumi thinks it is novel and unique. Asou matter-of-factly states that she is not about to let anything get in the way of her relationship with you, Yuuki. Yuuki only gives her the intimidated look of a caged animal. Izumi 'puts in her two cents' by remarking to Asou to go easy on the possessiveness, as aren't we all in a girl's friendship triangle now ? That we are, comments Yuuki.

By the way, Asou, begins Izumi, I have to believe that you are going to have to register with this school's administration for whatever you are going to do, and you will have to state on the school forms that you were born perceived as a boy, right, points out Izumi ? That is what I had to do when I first registured for this high school, and because of that, I am forced to wear the male school uniform. How is it that you are now wearing the girl's sailor suit school uniform ? Where did you get one, seeing as the school commissary store will not sell a girl's uniform to someone who has an "M" on their school profile ? What's the real 'low-down' ? Asou eyes Izumi with a steely gaze for a few moments. She then confidently relates that it sorta just happened. Knowing the right person, and with the right kind of money, one can get a lot of stuff that they want in rather roundabout means, 'under the table', or on the 'gray market'. Why even sailor suits can be had that way ! You just hand over the money, and what you want gets handed to you in a shopping bag. The trials and tribulations of being wealthy, silently thinks Izumi to herself.

About this time, Josei comes rambling by. Oh, hey, as he turns toward Yuuki. Let me borrow your math homework. I got involved in an online gaming contest last night, and completely forgot to do my homework. My Dad will yank my gaming equipment if I get another bad grade this semester. So, I need your homework something awful ! Plus, why are you out in the hallway wearing your t-shirt and buruma ? You look like a 'fish out of water', ya know ! Izumi pipes up; *Get in line, Josei, I'm going to get Yuuki's math homework first* ! Don't be thinking that you 'rule the roost'.

**"Stop it .... STOP IT !!** Why is all this drama going on, and why does it have to include me ?", cries out Yuuki !

She backs up against the wall, with her eyes become moist, and tears beginning to run down her cheeks. Meanwhile, several girls come out of the door to the dressing room, note that some sort of altercation involving Yuuki is going on a ways away from the door, but merely go about their own business. Feeling helpless, Yuuki sinks down to the floor, folds her legs up so that she can rest her arms on her knees, and lays her head down on her arms. Dumbfounded, the three others are silent, not knowing what to say or what to do. Another group of girls then leaves the dressing room.

Showing an until now unseen streak of compassion and concern, Asou knees down to Yuuki, and gently hugs her. She whispers something into Yuuki's ear, as Yuuki looks up into her eyes. A look of understanding, tinged with a hint of romance, is exchanged between the two, as Izumi and Josei merely look on. Asou seductively nuzzles her face onto Yuuki's shoulder, whispers something else, and slowly helps Yuuki to get up and stand on her own. Then with a stern and commanding aura about her, Asou turns toward Izumi, and orders her as to what she needs to do---

"***Izumi !*** Go to the self-study session when it begins, talk to the Sensei (teacher), and explain what happened to your homework. You forgot to bring it with you today, yet it is due next period. Ask for permission to go home and get your homework during the self-study session. Then go to the hall monitor, explain that you have Sensei's permission to leave the school campus, to retrieve your homework. NOW GET GOING ! DON'T WASTE ANY TIME !" Izumi nods her head, and scoots away.

Next, turning toward Josei, Asou gives him his 'marching orders' ! You, don't be screwing around with Yuuki's homework. Go to the library, and during the upcoming self-study session, study like hell all the math homework, and get it all done in time to turn it in the following class period. Josei, you had better 'buckle down' and '**DO OR DIE TRYING' !** "MAN-UP" like you are always telling everyone to do, and 'Just Do It !!' Blabbering to himself, Josei bobbles away like an old, rusty, sinking battleship. A few more girls leave the dressing room.

Making sure that Yuuki has calmed down somewhat, Asou relates that she has to attend the upcoming self-study session herself. She goes to leave, as Yuuki comes up to the door and tries to turn the door handle. *IT'S LOCKED !* The last girl out the door must have set it up to lock. Yet, Yuuki's school uniform is in there. Once again, Yuuki bursts into tears, and droops down, clinging onto the dressing room door.

Asuo hears the frightful sobbing and wailing coming from behind her. She turns to see Yuuki, again crumpled up like an empty bag of potato chips. Coming over to Yuuki, Asou hears her groaning that the door is locked, and she still has to change out of her athletic clothes and into her sailor suit. Seemingly, all is lost. Two girls are walking by, holding hands with one another, and staring at Yuuki and this new girl, wondering what is going on ? Asou stops the two, and asks if they have a large paper clip ? One girl looks in her pencil case, and produces a brand new shiny one. Taking it from her hands, and thanking her, Asou deftly unwinds the paper clip, and effortlessly slips one end of it into the round key slot set above the door handle. Inside of about 45 seconds, Asou pulls down on the door handle, the door unlocks, and she swings the door open. "*There you go, My {Prince} !* Your humble servant beckons you onward !", quips Asou as she holds the door open for Yuuki. Yuuki only silently and shyly smiles at Asou with her dripping wet face, winks ever so provocatively at Asou, and goes inside the dressing room. Asou's heart flutters, as the door closes.

(End Chapter 5)

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**Chapter Lookback, Commentary, and Opinion**

**(\*) T-shirt and buruma**

Just what are 'bloomers' ? Known as buruma in the Japanese language, bloomers were introduced in Japan as women's clothing for physical education, in 1903. After the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, a newer style of bloomers which fit the body closer, similar to female volleyball uniforms, and similar to the heavy, tight-fitting panties that cheerleaders wear under their pleated mini-skirts, became commonplace. Almost all of the schools in Japan had polo shirts and bloomers as the official girl's athletic uniform and clothing for school sports. (Picture left and below) Around the mid-1990's, however, schools and individuals began to choose to wear sports shorts instead of bloomers, citing modesty concerns. (Picture right) But many Japanese schools still have polo shirts and bloomers as their official girl's sports uniform.

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