Jun & Karou Chapter 1

JUN AND KAROU, PURE AND FRAGRANT

CHAPTER 1 OF THE MANGA

(Story Note---An explanation of how the gender designations next to the names of the two main characters are used, can be found on the front page of Jun & Karou, Pure and Fragrant. Look under the subheading titled Gender Designations.)

On this particular school day, Karou(+F), wearing the female school uniform, is walking to school in the morning. Soon, she meets up with Jun(+M), wearing the male school uniform, and they walk together. Jun has his iphone out, and announces that the weather is going to have a high of 27C ( 81F ). Karou is in a slightly foul mood, and barks at Jun, asking him if he washed the school uniform properly ? He did, but with a different laundry detergent. Eww, gross! In the homeroom class, Jun and Karou are at their respective desks, close to each other.

        Just before class is to start, another male student points out to Jun(+M) that he is wearing girl's fingernail polish. Opps! The student remarks that no one really cares about stuff like that these days. Jun gets out the polish remover, and hurriedly paints his fingernails to remove the bright red color. Karou(+F) looks back at him and has a hearty chuckle. But another female student berates Karou, telling her that she can see Karou's panties right now! She is sitting with her legs apart, in such a way that anyone can see the color and style of her panties, worn under her plaid, pleated mini-skirt. She pulls her legs together, ending the 'free show'.

At the end of the school day, both friends walk home together. They live in houses right next to one another. In fact, the second floor balcony on the side of one of the houses, is within arm's reach of the window of the other house. Darkness has already fallen in the evening,and it is quite late, but Jun is in his bedroom, thoroughly transfixed by his homework. He loses track of time, until he hears a thud, thud on the window facing the next house over. He looks at the time---23:58PM. He gets up and opens the window. Karou, on the balcony, is staring at him with an annoyed look on her face. She reaches out and hands him a plastic shopping bag. " The uniform....." Jun takes the bag, but remarks that he doesn't like doing this through the window. " But we always do it this way! ", counters Karou. Next, Jun hands another different folded up uniform to Karou. " At least put it in a bag! ", barks Karou.

Jun inspects some of the contents of the plastic bag. A plaid, pleated mini-skirt, and a fluffy girl's necktie. He looks back into the room, remarking that the time is going to change shortly. Jun then looks back at Karou, and says his 'good night' to her. Karou only makes a grunting sound. The digital clock shows 23:59PM. A loud 'BEEP' announces that the clock just changed to 12:00AM. Jun(+M) is silent, staring at Karou(+F). In the blink of an eye, finds Jun(xF) still staring at Karou(xM)! Both silently stare at one another, observing the peculiar and weird change that happens at midnight, every midnight. Both are thinking the same thought---

" At 12:00AM, our genders change! "

The next morning, Karou(xM), wearing the male school uniform, is walking to school. Jun(xF), wearing the female school uniform, has her iphone out and announces that the temperature for today will again be a high of 27C (81F). Karou complains that he wants the both of them to have their own separate uniforms. Jun replies that it can't be helped. Buying two whole complete sets of both male and female uniforms, one set of male and female for each one, would be way too expensive.

" Hurry up, we're gonna be late ! "

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