Chapter 1: The Shopping Chapter

WHAT MIKI DOES AFTER SCHOOL

CHAPTER 1 OF THE MANGA

THE SHOPPING CHAPTER

Today, Miki Naomasa is doing what she always does just about every day after school. Miki is a 'third year' in middle school, meaning that she is about 14-15 years old. However, today is a bit more dicey than usual. She is by herself, strolling down a street that borders on an area of the city that is for industrial development. Not the best of neighborhoods to be in. Miki, a very pretty and attractive girl, is wearing the girl's school uniform of a sailor suit with a pleated mini-skirt, and carrying her school book bag slung across her shoulder.

Unfortunately, she catches the eyes of a couple of questionable high school boys who are hanging around and goofing off after school. Miki is approached by the two boys who try to strike up a conversation with her. However, the two boys, although dressed nicely, come off as menacing and frightening to Miki. She looks down at the sidewalk, and does not make eye contact with either boy. It soon becomes apparent and obvious to Miki what the two boys are interested in. This by their questions and comments directed to her. You are ***so cute !!!*** What grade are you in ? Are you an elementary school girl ? You sure look like it ! Wanna to come with us and have some fun ? We don't bite ! We like girls like you ! Miki only replies with repeated " Ah " and " Um ". The intimidation continues. Wanna go have ice cream with us ? Burgers ? Candy store ? Miki stammers in her defense, " I'm sorry. I'm in a hurry, so ........ " One of the boys nonchalantly puts his hand on her shoulder, touching and stroking her soft, silky, natural blonde hair, then slides his hand down her arm and grasps her hand within his. " Ple......Please stop....... " , is all that Miki can squeak out. But that only excites the boys for the pleasure that they think is sure to come. All hope for Miki is lost, until .........

**" STOP MESSING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND !!! "**, is shouted out from a boy in Miki's middle school class, wearing the boy's school uniform, who just happened to be walking across the street from Miki and the boys. The boy hurriedly crosses the street, coming up to the threesome. The boy is sweating profusely, but holds his ground, trying to look as indignant and vengeful as possible. " Itsuki-kun! ", pleads Mimi. With one look at this strange boy, the two high school boys back away, grumbling that the boy who yelled at them looks edgy, crazy, and unpredictable. He's acting *freaky*. He might do *anything.* They depart, leaving Miki and Itsuki to themselves. Across the street are public restrooms. Itsuki leads Miki into the men's room, ushers her into a booth, has Miki sit on the toilet lid, and closes the stall door behind them. He stands in front of Miki.

*" What the hell do you think you are doing ? "*, Itsuki gently but forcefully reprimands Miki. Miki, innocently twisting her long blonde bangs with her hands, her face red with embarrassment, apologizes sincerely and profusely. She says that those two guys merely called out to her ........

*" I'm asking you why you are cross-dressing again ? "* , clarifies Itsuki, " What are you going to do if you get caught ? " Miki only mutters, "We.......well......that's .......because.........I though I was going to be okay.........so I just.........because I was all right when you found out about me, Itsuki! "

Itsuki gently places his hands on Miki's cheeks, and softly turns her head upward to meet him eye-to-eye.

" *Are you stupid ? There's no way you would be okay ! ",* retorts Itsuki. Miki humbly apologizes again. The scolding comes to an abrupt end, as Itsuki looks at a silent and repentant Miki. Itsuki thinks back to all that has happened between the two of them since Miki shared her dark secret with him.

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Itsuki ponders to himself---His name is Miki Naomasa. He's plain, quiet, and doesn't stand out. He's just a classmate of mine. A month or so ago, by coincidence, I caught him coming out of a men's public restroom, wearing girl's clothes. What a shock and surprise ! A lot has gone on between us, and I eventually decided to become a friend and ally to him. This solely to give him much needed discipline, correction, and advice, as he sorely needs it. Surprisingly, after one private talk session, wherein she was dressed as a girl, and where I was trying to talk sense into her, and in the course of things, she spontaneously and lightly kissed me as a thank you for my concern about her. Our first kiss together.

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Itsuki returns to scolding Miki. He says that he has been thinking about her situation for a while now. He tells her that she seriously lacks awareness of what it means to be a girl. Out in public, there's nothing but worthless guys left and right. If you are going to dress like a girl, you have to be more vigilant. Even if they call out to you, you have to *refuse them outright.* It has only turned out okay so far, because I was the one who found out that you were perceived as a boy, but are a girl inside. It's going to be really bad if someone else finds out about you, that you are a male to female transgender teen/tween. I mean today, if I hadn't seen you .......

Miki apologizes again with big, soulful, tearful eyes. Such big eyes, amber colored like honeycomb, just like an anime girl, Itsuki thinks to himself! Am I being too hard on Miki ? No ! He has to tell her *upfront* ! This is, after all, for Miki's sake, nothing more. Miki breaks in with a comment, so earnest and trusting---

" If I'm with you, Itsuki-kun, I can be at ease ? I can be my true self of that of a girl ? "

" Wel......well.....I guess so. ", offers Itsuki. He sees that Miki's eyes immediately change from teary to bright sparkles.

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The two friends leave the men's room and take a short train ride to a downtown mall in the next village over. The two begin window shopping. " WOW! ", exclaims Miki with her eyes still sparkling and with a radiant and happy aura surrounding her. Itsuki only remarks to himself, in a bored tone, that this section of the mall has boutiques that are *all girl's stuff !* Itsuki asks Miki if she always wanted to come to a place like this ? Miki responds that she always did want to, but was afraid of coming here alone. But since Itsuki-kun is with her, she doesn't have to worry. With a vexed look on his face, Itsuki silently tells himself that, at least, they are in the next town, so it is unlikely that anyone from school will see them together. Miki sees his facial expression, and apologizes once again. Itsuki tries to lighten up the mood by telling Miki that she can browse any store here. Miki makes a bee-line for the store that she is most interested in, a girl's and women's intimate wear boutique.

Inside, Miki is having the time of her life, wherein Itsuki resumes his bored and dreary look. Eventually, he asks her what she is going to buy ? **" A bra! "**, gleefully announces Miki. Itsuki is quite taken aback. He points out that she doesn't need one because she is as flat as a guy. But Miki wants one anyway. A regular bra would be too big for her, so Itsuki suggests a sports bra. A young woman who is a sales lady approaches the two teens. She asks Miki if she wants to try on the large busted bra that she has in her hand ? " Yes! " Itsuki's mind comes upon a paradox when he thinks about the *perceived boy* wanting to *buy a bra*. His mind sternly and forcefully tells him---" Stop right there ! Don't go any further ! "

Inside the dressing booth, Miki has removed her sailor top, and tried on the bra. Yes, it's about seven sizes too big. What should she do ? Itsuki's words come back to haunt her, " It's not like you need a bra ....... " Miki then pokes only her head out of the curtain of the booth, telling Itsuki that the bra is too big. What did you expect for a perceived guy ? Of course it's going to be too big. MIki doesn't take that comment very well. She says that she is finished, redresses herself, and exits the booth in a huff. Itsuki asks why ? Didn't she want a bra after all ? " It's fine! ", exclaims Miki as she goes out the front door of the boutique. Itsuki shouts after her not to leave him *inside the boutique all by himself !!!* Miki ! MIKI !!!

Miki is by herself, clutching her bookbag, briskly walking towards the train station, in a bad mood over the bra incident. Soon, her expression changes from annoyance to concern for Itsuki. Is he going to be mad with her ? Suddenly, a young man, dressed in scruffy, worn, and disheveled clothes calls out to her. He asks her if she is alone, and does she want to 'hang out' with him ? Miki thinks to herself that right here is another weirdo, and that she has to 'refuse him outright', as she has been told to do.

" I......I'm on my way home now, so, no thank you........", politely remarks Miki.

" Then I'll walk you home. Where's your house ? ", commands the pedo-man.

" T.....Tha.....that would be a real problem for me........ ", Miki implores with her self-confidence draining away by the second.

" Ehhh.....don't be so cold ! ", ventures the pedo-man., as he takes Miki's small hand into his, and begins to lead her away .......

***" HOLD ON !!!!!!! "*** , is screamed from behind the two. Approaching Miki and the pedo-man is a young teenage male who looks edgy, crazy, and unpredictable. He's acting *freaky*. He might do *anything..........*

Miki and Itsuki are now in a small park near the train station. Miki is sitting on a bench, Itsuki is standing in front of her.

*" How'd you get caught up in something like that again ? "*, belts out Itsuki. Miki apologizes again for the umpteenth time, saying that she was sure that she refused the strange man *outright*. It's Itsuki again with the lecture---

" Sheesh, you gotta stop wandering around by yourself, on your own ........ It........It's.......It's because you're so ***incredibly cute*** ......... I've said it before, haven't I ?......... If you dress like that, **people will only see you** ***as a girl*** ......... You have to be more aware of yourself and your surroundings..........! "

" .......... right............ ", Miki sheepishly mutters, as she turns a bright shade of red with abject embarrassment at Itsuki's assessment of her looks.

Moving on to more pleasant things, Itsuki unzipps his own school bookbag, and removes a small, decorated shopping bag with a bow on the front. He hands it to Miki. " Why?", inquires Miki. Itsuki now himself becomes beet red with embarrassment and self-consciousness. He chokes up, but manages to continue---

" A.......A.....Also.....HERE ! Y....You went to go buy ***that,*** right ?!? But you left without ***buying*** ***it*** ........so........ Um.........(Itsuki begins sweating profusely)....... I'm sorry.......for saying something insensitive like that to you in the dressing booth......... (Miki breaks in to tell Itsuki that ***it*** was really, really loose.) ........ If ***it's*** the smallest one that they make, ***it*** should be fine !........***It*** was loose because you chose ***one*** that was way too big, Miki!.........Ah! Geez!.......(Itsuki changes into lecture mode again.).......It......It was a real pain for me to buy ***that!***..........so you had better use ***it!*** ..........( Miki's eyes go wide with astonishment when she looks into the shopping bag. She then begins to giggle.)........Wha.......What are you laughing about ? ........ You trying to make a fool out of me ........ ? "

" Not that ...... ", exclaims Miki. She goes on to say that she was just thinking, that she is so, so glad that it was Itsuki-kun that found out about her precious secret, that she wants to dress as a cute, pretty girl. Itsuki looks puzzled, then barks out that it's like he has been saying all along, that's why you attract those degenerates like a magnet ....... !

" Let's go back, already ! ", commands Itsuki. Miki wants to come again, real soon! " Sheesh! Gimme a break ...... ! "

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Click on the Chapter 2: Friends title to be taken to the next chapter.

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**What Manga Fans Are Saying About This Chapter**

**Sheep in Wolf's Clothing / 1 week ago**

That's some hardcore friendship right there, that the boy would buy the trans girl the bra that she wanted so badly!

**Satoru Suzuki / 2 weeks ago**

Why, Why I'm so hard [set] on this kind of cuteness?!?! As long as I can guess, she is a female actually...maybe, MAYBE....

**Lyndon Acosta / 4 weeks ago / 2 likes**

Let's hope that he[/she (Miki)] gets a gender change pill.

**Thad Sanchez / 7 weeks ago**

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**Giveme Somegold / 8 weeks ago**

I am getting a feeling he would turn into a girl due to h[ormones] change.

**Rayhan Saputra / 13 weeks ago**

Delicious, Thank you Mangaka-san🙏