All Because of You Chapter 9

ALL BECAUSE OF YOU

CHAPTER 9 OF THE MANGA

(Part 1 of the Coming Out and Making of a Pretty Trans Girl Story Arc)

Standing still and staring at each other, both wonder just who the other person is ? Ryou-chan, holding a push broom like a sword and shield, is looking at a young man at a sewing machine. The young man is looking at a high school girl in her school uniform, Ryou-chan, and holding up a push broom. The young man pulls a curtain across himself, and loudly announces that he is not doing anything ! Ryou-chan observes that the young man is a friend of Rui-chan, right ? The young man replies that he is Rui's childhood friend, his name is Iori Yaegashi, and he works here part-time. Ryou-chan relaxes, and putting aside the broom, mentions that she has not seen him here in the Café before. Iori mentions that he is not good around other people, and works alone in this back room making costumes.

Inquiring, Ryou-chan wants to know if he made all the costumes on the racks in the dressing area ? Iori states that the Owner buys most of them, but he does many alterations, like adjusting the hemlines, and embellishments, like adding lace and frills, to those costumes. However, he has made several costumes from scratch, assembling them to be a complete outfit. Thinking to herself, Ryou-chan remarks that he has the abilities to make complete costumes from nothing more than bolts of cloth. Wow ! Iori says that he likes to make the store-bought costumes even more cute and attractive. Yet he is uneasy about his work; he says that it is because he was born as a male, but what he likes to do is not masculine. Ryou-chan counters with, why do you feel that way ? She thinks that his tailoring abilities and clothing construction are nothing short of amazing ! Ryou-chan continues; if you, Iori, feel bad about your inclinations and your work here, where does that leave me ? I wear different outfits and attire every time I change between gender expressions, between male and female, and back again ! Iori replies that you look good in what you wear, especially cute female attire. I envy you.....! Ryou-chan suggests that if he, Iori, wants to try out various gender expressions and female gendered outfits ... ? Iori goes strangely silent.

Later, Ryou-chan is talking to Rui. Rui speculates that after you, Ryou-chan, told him that, about trying out a female presentation, he ran away, didn't he ? "Yeah, afterward, I felt awful for making that suggestion to him.", comments Ryou-chan. Rui says that he runs away whenever he feels the least bit embarrassed. Ryou-chan says that she can't apologize to him if she can't even catch him to talk to him. Ryou-chan, begins Rui, you asked him something that I have been meaning to ask him for years now, but never could bring myself to do so. That is about his hidden desire to dress and present as a female. "Well, just leave Iori to his good ole childhood friend, namely me!", declares Rui !

Moving on to more pleasant things, Rui shows Ryou-chan a poster advertising the Summer Festival at the Shrine. Last year, everyone from the Café went and had a good time. Nagisa-chan's yukata was so cute ! Do you want to attend this year, Ryou-chan is asked ? She does ! In that case, Rui asks her to invite Nagisa-chan to go with her and the group (sure sounds like the set-up for a date)! Rui tells Ryou-chan that she has to be the one to ask Nagisa-chan, no other. Why her, inquires Ryou-chan ? Because it is written all over her that she has romantic aspirations toward Nagisa/Nagi.

When Ryou-chan enters the school dormitory room that evening, she wastes no time in directly asking Nagisa-chan if she wants to go to the Summer Festival ? This even thought the two have not talked all that much together in the last several days, because of the unexpected kiss. And sure enough, Ryou-chan asks if the two of them can go together as a couple on a date ? Nagisa-chan is quite taken aback, thinking that Ryou-chan had come to not like her at all. Not the case ! Yet, Ryou-chan states that thinking about being alone together at the Festival is making her too hot and excited. Therefore, she is going to take a cold shower right now. She drops the Festival poster on the floor, as she heads for the shower. Nagisa-chan picks up the poster, and examines it. Meanwhile, Ryou-chan did not make it in time, as they began transforming from female to male even before the cold water began soaking them.

Also this evening, Rui is visiting the home of Iori, something that she rarely does these days. Once inside, she gets right to the point. She recalls past times when they were much younger and the best of friends, and had no secrets between them. Confessing, Rui says that she has always been cute and pretty, despite being a perceived male child. As a child, Rui recalls that she always wanted to wear cute girl's clothes, as it made everyone happier, including herself. Why, you, Iori, would repeatedly remark how cute and attractive I was wearing a kid's dress, or a little girl's blouse and skirt. You would tell me how much I looked like a girl, and not a boy, like how I was born ! However, most of that part of my life, I had to wear boy's clothing, and I told myself that it was okay, for the time being.

While the two of us grew up, I knew for the longest time that you, Iori, also wanted to try on and wear girl's clothing. Many times I would see you holding up an adorable child's dress in front of you, while looking in the mirror. By now, Iori sees where this conversation is going, and true to his nature, tries to hide. He sits down on the floor, with his back propped up by the wall, and his side leaning on a bookshelf. Rui comes up to him, and standing, puts one foot on the wall next to his other side, thus blocking him in. She 'doesn't pull any punches', as she speaks to him earnestly---

**"Iori ! I need to tell you something.....!"**

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(End Chapter 9)

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