Chapter 15: Boy or Girl?

UNBALANCED SCHOOL LIFE

BOY OR GIRL?

CHAPTER 15, AND THE CONCLUSION, OF THE MANGA

At the lake, on the school's campus, most of the girls are in or under the water looking for a small container of some sort. Shiori, underwater and wearing a ruffled bikini, investigates an unusual round globe at the bottom of the lake. Suddenly, the curved hatch that had been open and laying on the lake floor, closes, catching the ruffles of Shiori's bikini bottom in the door jamb. Shiori struggles to free herself. In the violent movement, she shakes off her snorkeling mask and tube, and it begins to float to the surface of the water. Just then, Shinya comes swimming by underwater, and sees the solo snorkeling equipment rising to the surface. What gives ? Then he then remembers that Shiori was wearing this earlier. Where might she be without her equipment ? He then catches sight of Shiori sitting atop the strange globe, trying to free herself from the closed hatch.

Shinya goes immediately to help her, but he also can't free Shiori's ruffled bikini bottom from the door jam. He desperately thinks to himself that he had better hurry, or she will drown and die. He can't tear the ruffled fabric, and he can't get her to slide out of her bikini bottom, as the swimsuit fits so, so tightly. Shinya then abandons his efforts, and heads to the surface of the water. Shiori looks at him, silently crying with all her mind, heart, and spirit for him not to just let her die ! How sad ! However, just as soon, Shinya is back ! He is in front of Shiori just as she exhales the last of the air that she had been holding in her lungs. Shinya presses his lips to hers, and blows the air inside his lungs, into her lungs. She can live with this one more breath, for however long it will last. Shiori closes her eyes, thinking that the two of them will die together, right here and now. Such hardcore Fate and Destiny !

The next thing that Shiori remembers is that Shinya is holding her in his arms, and they break the surface of the water together. Both are huffing and panting something fierce, trying to get air into their lungs as quickly as possible. They stay hugging onto one another for quite some time. Shiroi finally is able to squeak out a soft, timid 'thank you' to Shinya. Shinya becomes red with embarrassment, but says nothing. Finally, he comments that even though it was a brand-new swimsuit, the bottom got ripped to shreds. So sorry about that ! Right, utters Shiori. Shiori, somewhat composed now, mentions that something shiny was next to that strange capsule-looking thingy, half buried in the lake's floor mud. Shinya speculates that it might be the container that everyone is looking for, the container that holds the drug that Myuu-chan talked about. Shiori says that it's sparkling caught her attention, and that is why she did not notice the hatch door closing. Not until she felt the water moving around her, but by then it was too late ! Shinya suggests that they both go back down to search for the container. Shiori explains that when her scuba mask came off, she also lost her contacts, and she can't see very well without contacts or glasses. Shinya says that he will go down alone, and for her to return to the shore and rest. This she does.

Just before the two parted company, Shiori gave Shinya a most impressive smile, so unlike her regular personality. Shinya, as he swims back toward the capsule, can't get her smile out of his head. So sweet and innocent, full of gratitude, yet hardcore erotic, dripping with passion. He tells himself that he was so surprised by her flashing such a very rare, heart-retching smile. When he comes upon the alien capsule, he takes note of the torn ruffles still clinging to the hatch door jam.

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Late that afternoon, in the Infirmary, are Myuu-chan in bed under the covers, asleep, with Haru-chan watching her, and Midori. Shinya, wearing wet swim trunks, and an unbuttoned hoodie, plus Shiori, wearing Shinya's beach bum shorts and a hoodie, are also in the room. Midori is asking if they really found something ? Yes, Shinya did, as Shiori is holding a perfectly round crystalline globe in her hands, about the size of a small musk melon. The surface is incredibly smooth and slippery, with the globe having a translucent shell. However, one can not clearly see what is inside. Shinya says that, indeed, it was near the alien capsule, half buried in the lake floor mud. Also near the capsule was a flashlight, still softly glowing, apparently waterproof. The light from it may have been the sparkling that was seen on the water's surface. Shiori is holding the globe, cupped in her two hands. Midori comes up to Shiori and intently stares at the globe.

Shinya remarks that inside is probably the drug that Myuu-chan had said would change one's outward sexual appearance. Myuu-chan had said that the drug would override the alien's internal bodily instructions, so as to allow the alien person to select their own sex, rather than the sex that would have already been pre-programmed into their body, to manifest itself during and after puberty. This is probably what Myuu-chan had been searching for all along. If this drug can open Myuu's eyes and bring her out of her deep sleep, even that much will be so good. Shiori questions if this drug could be administered to humans, would it bring everyone back to being males ? Everyone looks at Shiori in silence. Finally, Midori speaks up, declaring that even if it were hypothetically true......it should instead be used on Myuu-chan as quickly as possible. Midori goes on to say that she had thought about turning back to being male, but helping Myuu-chan is more important. It is her drug, after all. Shiori wonders out loud how do we use this globe ?

Suddenly, Midori bursts out, yelping at Shiori, "You're wearing Shinya's shorts, aren't ya.....*did something happen between you two........???"* Shiori is quite startled by the implied allegation, as a shock wave ripples through her body. A shock just enough to jar the slippery globe from her hands. The glass-like globe falls to the floor and shatters into a thousand shiny pieces..........

When the globe hit the floor and broke apart, it made a sound like a time bomb going off. A thick, dense plumb of white smoke powder, and a white fog, blasted out of the globe and quickly filled the Infirmary room. Instantly, nobody could see more than a foot in front of themselves. Haru-chan strongly called out for everyone to stand still until the powder and fog dissipates. Is everyone okay ? Yes, everyone was coughing and breathing heavily, but was otherwise okay. Eventually, ones could see the hazy outline of the other people in the room. Haru-chan remarks that what it feels like now, is the same as what it felt like at the Welcoming Party when that drug was dispersed from the crippled and disintegrating space capsule. Midori remarks that she was expecting some sort of change, like last time, an instant change, maybe back to being male. But alas, no change seems to be forthcoming this time around. Bummer. Shiori offers the thought that to someone like herself, born a girl, there appears to be no effect at all, just like last time. Shiori also takes note that Midori did not change in any way just now.

Suddenly, a blood-curdling shriek is heard from behind the curtain that was around the bed. Myuu-chan is out of bed, standing upright, unclothed, and going over to the full-length mirror in the Infirmary, begins to stare at herself. Although the dust and fog was still swirling around the room, she could see that her body was no longer that of a little girl, but she is now seeing a body of that of a tall, thin, beautifully figured, wonderfully remade *teenage girl*! The drug did, indeed, cause Myuu-chan to wake up, as well as instituting an immediate transformation of her body by instantly causing her to go through her puberty. Myuu-chan loudly cries out in her anguish and stark realization of what her body coding had directed during her puberty as to her sexual appearance (Myuu begins talking in the third person)---

"MYUU BECAME A WOMAN !!! EPIC FAIL !!! MYUU WANTED TO BECOME A MALE !!! That was the drug that was supposed to change Myuu, or anyone else, into a male. Why didn't it work ??? Myuu will be female the rest of her life !!!"

Haru-chan tactfully points out to Myuu-chan that at least she woke up. Shiori earnestly tells Midori that the drug apparently did not do anything to anybody. *Everybody and everything remains the same.* Shiori then says that she is going to change out of her wet clothes, and go to bed.

A year later, the time when Myuu-chan had predicted that something may happen to the ones who were changed into females, Shiori observes that, still, *everybody and everything remained the same......* Consensus was that everyone would remain as a female for the rest of their lives....

**(THE END)**