Chapter 9: Me and My Makeover

ME AND ME AGAIN

ME AND MY MAKEOVER

CHAPTER 9, AND THE CONCLUSION, OF THE FANON STORY

These days, it is not uncommon for Izumi to approach Yuuki after school has ended, and ask her what she is going to do for the rest of the afternoon, and if she wants to go do something together ? This afternoon, Izumi inquires if Yuuki would like to go somewhere ? Yuuki assumes that means that Izumi wants to go shopping, a favorite pastime that Izumi enjoys. Why, Yuuki can look for a new pair of skinny jeans. She agrees to go with Izumi. Leading the way, Izumi makes her way, not to the shopping district downtown, but to her home. Surprised, Yuuki muses that she doesn't have very good feelings about being in Izumi's home. Nevertheless, Yuuki is invited inside.

Coming into the front room, once again, Yuuki is met by Izumi's Mom. And as before, she is dressed in a high-fashion, extremely attractive ladies business suit and skirt, and wearing tastefully done makeup. Yuuki's hopes for an enjoyable time are taken down a few notches, as Mom asks Yuuki if she is interested in wearing girl's clothes ? Well, Duh .... !?! Yuuki is a girl, after all ! "But you want to look better, more cute than you do now, don't you ?", inquires Mom. Yeah .... I suppose ...., drones Yuuki. Then just leave it to me, gushes Mom !

Meanwhile, Izumi had gone upstairs to her bedroom, and changed out of her male school uniform, and also into an attractive, designer, teenage girl's stylish dress. Coming down to the front room, Yuuki quietly asks her what is going on ? Confessing, Izumi says that she has already talked to Mom about your situation and circumstances, Yuuki, and the both of us decided on what was the best way to help you improve your fashion style and sense, as well as have you feel good about your own fashion presentations. You are always complaining about ones pegging you as a cross-dressed boy, aren't you ? You are always correcting people that you are actually a girl, aren't you ? You don't have to stress out that you were born with somewhat masculine features. All you have to do is just to nudge your fashion style from masculine looking, to confirmed feminine style. That will do the trick. What do you two have in mind for me, a skeptical Yuuki slyly asks ? It's a secret, replies Izumi. "Well then, let's get started !", coos Mom, "Just go in that room, and take off your school uniform .... " "What the hell .... ?!?!?", barks back Yuuki.

After a while, a 'beautiful butterfly emerges from her ugly cocoon'. She silently stares at herself in the full-length mirror for quite a while. "This is me ? IS THIS BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN FRONT OF ME ....... REALLY ME ?", stammers Yuuki. She is wearing a pure white dress, styled like and reminiscent of a simple yet stylish wedding dress. The dress has a low-cut 'V' neckline, cap sleeves, a huge pink bow on the back of the waist, and a just-below-the-knee hemline. Yuuki is wearing the dress with a padded bra, beige pantyhose, and black pumps. Yuuki is also wearing a long-haired pale blonde wig that Izumi has given to her earlier.

This is one of my exclusive, one-of-a-kind fashion designs, states Mom. It was done solely for you, Yuuki. There is not another like it anywhere. So of course you would look attractive and adorable in it, Yuuki. Now you will look your very best for that one special person in your heart, the one who you wished all along that would pay attention to you and look upon you fondly. "Who do you mean ?", asks Yuuki ? The one who you are lovingly attracted to .... replies Mom. Yuuki tries to picture in her mind who Mom might be referring to .... Izumi ? Asou-chan ? Aishi, the girl who she talked to at the club exhibition ? Josei ? Just WHO ??? Mom sees the puzzled look on Yuuki's face, and states that whoever that person is, they are bound to see you as the beautiful person that you really are, both fashion wise, and personality wise, too.

Some time later, two pretty teenage girls are walking toward the downtown shopping district. "Why do I have to go downtown with you ?", asks the one girl. "I want everyone to see how beautiful you are after your makeover !", states the other girl.
"That's the problem, I don't think that I can handle all this new attention and popularity that is coming my way !", retorts the first girl, "I haven't yet developed my personality enough to react in a natural way to my new looks and makeover."

Soon, a familiar voice is heard behind the two. "Hey there, Izumi ! You're not with Yuuki today, are ya ?" It is Josei-kun, out hanging around but doing nothing important. He states that he has never seen this attractive girl with you before. Who is she ? I've not seen her around before ! Izumi begins to say that they are, Yu - Yuu ...." Quickly, Yuuki slaps her hand across Izumi's mouth, and whispers that she is embarrassed to have Josei see her this way, showing off her new makeover. She is not even used to it herself ! Izumi resets, and says to Josei that this new girl is her 'childhood friend' who she has not seen in a while. Her name is Yuyo. And Yuyo, this is my schoolmate, Josei. Pleasant greetings are exchanged. Izumi then whispers to 'Yuyo' (Yuuki) that since you know who Josei is, but right now he does not know who you are, why not go around with him the rest of the afternoon, and enjoy yourself as a girl that is so cute and likeable, that Josei thinks that you are the 'new girl in the neighborhood'. It will be like you can be safe with your new looks and fashion style, and have a trusted bodyguard with you for companionship and protection. A sweet deal all around, don't you think, Yuyo ? Then, speaking to Josei, Izumi asks, are you okay with escorting Yuyo around, Josei ? He jumps at the chance to be seen with such a lovely girl. You bet, I would be pleased to do so, affirms Josei.

Izumi states that she has some things that she has to get done today, so she is going to leave you two together for the rest of the day. Yuyo has a somewhat frightened look on her face, like she is going to be 'abandoned to the wolves'. Izumi pulls her aside, and again whispers to her---

"Look, Yuuki .... I mean Yuyo .... You were, more or less, okay when we went out together that day that you saved me. Then you went out with Asou-chan on a date, and that wasn't so bad, either, was it ? So let Josei take you around and have some fun as your new self ! Josei may fancy himself as a 'playboy', and he tends to be somewhat clumsy socially speaking, but he is not some creepy male perv and jerk who will cause you any trouble. Use this time to acquaint yourself with this new feminine you, that you have been hoping and praying for all this time. If Josei eventually guesses that you are Yuuki, so be it. If he doesn't, then no problem, either. You are prettier and more attractive than I have ever seen you. Just 'roll with it' ! Just go have some fun, Yuyo !"

A weak smile manages to come upon Yuyo, as Izumi leaves her in Josei's care and keeping. It was somewhat awkward at first, but as the afternoon wore on, and into the evening, Josei and Yuyo became ever more likeable to one another. Yuyo's heart and spirit kept telling her that this is the path to girlhood that she had been seeking all this time. Despite her masculine upbringing, Yuyo began to understand that both her new looks, plus her adjusted personality, are more in line with what she had hoped for all along. She is closer to being her real self, the person who she always wanted to be, but was held back by her own lack of self-confidence, and ingrained masculine looks and habits. But all this is changing 'right before her eyes' !

The impromptu date turned out well. The two had dinner at a casual restaurant, then took in a movie. Afterward, the two sat on a bench at the public park, and just talked for a while. If Josei figured out that Yuyo was actually Yuuki, he never let on to that knowledge. Plus, Yuyo never volunteered that information, not when she was trying to distance herself from her former self. When they finally parted for the night, both were in a very good mood. Josei because he had the company of a cute, likeable girl for a change, and Yuyo, because she had a taste of what it is like to be freed from the chains that had held her back from presenting as the kind of girl she always knew herself to be. Josei even gave her a 'good night' hug, nothing more. Quite modest of him, after all.

That night, in her bedroom in bed, Yuuki secretly admitted to herself that the makeover turned out even better than she had ever dreamed possible.

(End Chapter 9, and the conclusion of the Fanon story.)

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