Chapter 4: They Used To Be Guys

UNBALANCED SCHOOL LIFE

THEY USED TO BE GUYS

CHAPTER 4 OF THE MANGA

It is the first Sunday after Shinya rejoined classes at the Kaminomiya Private Academy. Of course, he overslept. Midori, wearing only boy-shorts underwear and a camisole, is trying to awaken him, although she is still half-asleep herself. Shinya lamblasts her for the supposedly rude awakening. He slowly gets up, and wearing an undershirt and a warmup suit, meanders down the hallway toward the boy's restroom. He bemoans the fact that he got woke up so early on a non-school day. Suddenly, the 'clomp, clomp' of running feet are heard behind him. A voice offers him a quick 'Good Morning' and 'Goodby', as Koiwai runs past Shinya in an almighty hurry. She is wearing only a cami and little girl's style star print panties. As she disappears from Shinya's view, she can be seen holding her hands over her crotch, as if to hold back the 'floodgates of heaven'!

Shinya comes to the boy's restroom in this, the all-boy's dorm. He slides open the door, only to get yet another shock and surprise. The men's spacious restroom, in the all-boy's dormitory, is packed with a dozen or more girls, all in various states of dress, or undress, as the case may be. One girl is brushing her teeth, wearing only a bra and panties, with an unbuttoned men's shirt loosely on her shoulders. Another girl is leaning over the sink, having on only a pajama top and panties with a matrix print pattern. A girl comes in behind him, wearing boxer shorts underwear, and a loose fitting tank top. Shinya silently tells himself, with some exasperation, that this is *AN ALL-BOYS DORM*, so the dorm has only *BOY'S RESTROOMS*, and is meant to be used *ONLY BY BOYS*! A girl wearing only a shirt and panties is banging on the door to one of the toilets, yelling out to "HURRY UP"! Shinya tells himself that these boy's facilities have turned out to be the least masculine place of all. How ironic !

Being somewhat dim-witted right now, Shinya meditates to himself that these girls may look like girls, but they are (supposedly) still guys on the inside. That makes everything all right (supposedly). Shinya saunters up to one of the many unused urinals, and begins to relieve himself. Just then, the little girl 'foreigner' comes by and sees what Shinya is doing. She is aghast, and runs out of the restroom in fright. Shinya yells at her from the urinal, barking that this is no place for a little girl to be ! But by then, the little girl is out the door and gone. Shinya wonders to himself, as he moves away from the urinal, if that 'foreigner' is actually a female, a male to female, a bigender, or something else alltogether? Shinya eventually makes it back to his dorm room, only to find Midori asleep on the floor, with only her panties on.

Later that morning, Shinya and Midori are in their dorm room. Both are at their respective work desks. Midori is finally dressed in a hoodie and booty shorts, and reading a manga while sucking on a Pocky. Shinya is doing homework in a valiant but uncertain effort to get caught up with the class, given his one month absence. Suddenly, Shinya remarks to Midori that he won't 'fall' romantically for any of you "guys", not even you, Midori. Midori is a bit nonplussed as to what brings this thought up ? Midori bites off a part of her Pocky, and answers that is good, because like she said before, if you dubiously believe that we are all "guys', then if you are romantically attracted to any of us, that would make you by your own definition--- gay ! Shinya only remarks that he is 'straight', and won't crumble. Zat so ? Shinya then confides that he would only be interested in an older woman. And that being the case, he has no interest in girls his age or younger. Midori comments that she can read him 'like a book', as they have been close and intimate friends together for ages. Shinya tells Midori that she is his "best male buddy". Midori retorts that Shinya has been acting like a 'first-class playboy' around her and the girls. Shinya denies that statement. "You sure ....?", quips Midori.

Just then, there comes a knock, knock on the door. In comes Koiwai and the black-haired ponytail girl. Koiwai is wearing a baby-doll style, pale gray, see-through chiffon nightgown, whereas the ponytail girl is wearing a maternity style top and booty shorts. Koiwai mocks Shinya, asking him if he is studying diligently ? Good luck catching up to where the class is now ! Shinya thinks to himself, why is Koiwai dressed so erotic and sensual ? Looks kinda slutty. Shinya quietly tells her to 'go away' ! The ponytail girl tells Midori that the 'usual stuff' has arrived at the lounge. Wanna go see ? Midori gets up, saying that she wants to go right now. As Midori is leaving, Shinya asks her what are the girls talking about ? Midori answers that someone sends a shipment of women's and girl's clothing and accessories here to the Academy on a somewhat regular basis. Who sends this ? We don't know, remarks Midori, but she has her suspicions. Shinya silently thinks to himself that this answers the question as to why the girls have all the girl clothes, or other things, that they want or need. Midori says that we really don't think too much about these provisions, as that is the easiest way to understand and accept what is happening.

The conversation among the girls now turns to the differences between formerly wearing boy's clothes, to now wearing girl's clothes. Koiwai remarks that once you begin wearing girl's clothes, the mundane clothing for boys begins to feel kinda foreign, or something like that, especially the underwear. The ponytailed girl says that she feels the same way. Midori says that girl's clothes are so, so cute, and feel so different from what boys wear. Koiwai admits that at first she was opposed to wearing girl's clothing, but in a couple of days, she completely changed her mind. Girl's clothes are so much more comfortable. Midori counters, saying that girl's clothes are prettier than boys, so she sometimes spends time deciding just what to wear so as to look as pretty as possible. The ponytailed girl offers that choosing what to wear, and deciding on your individual fashion style, is a lot of fun. Yeah !

Shinya becomes irritated at the thrust of the conversation, although the conversation purposefully did not include him. He barks out---

"There's not a speck of 'cuteness' in any one of you ! So what you wear doesn't really matter ! "

The girls think to themselves that when he says it like that, it is so damn annoying ! Midori gives Shinya a piercing look that 'cuts him down like a big oak tree'. Shinya only looks back at her with a frown on his face.

Another knock, knock comes from the door. As it opens, the Superintendent, Yuuri Shimazaki, walks in. She is here to tell Shinya that she has adjusted the bathroom and spa times more to his liking. However, the Superintendent, by what she is wearing today, sends off a shock wave of admiration and envy. She has on a formal, fashionable party dress. The dress has a low-cut rounded neckline, an empire waist with a belt tied at the front with a cute little bow, tiered layers of ruffled fabric reaching down to mid-thigh, and a final layer of tiered see-through chiffon fabric ending just above the knee. She is wearing a pure white bolero jacket over the dress, with white ruffles around the perimeter of the jacket, and with a white rose on the right front of the jacket. The girls are favorably impressed. But Shinya is 'knocked for a loop', as he is absolutely captivated and memorized. Completely and thoroughly contradicting his own comment just moments ago, he waltzes up to Yuuri, and encircling his hands around her shoulders and backing her up against the door, tells her that she is really gorgeous today ! Midori calls out to Shinya regarding his overwhelming hypocrisy, as Shinya continues to swoon over the Superintendent. Suddenly, without warning, there is a loud "smack" as a fist hits flesh. Shinya spins away from Yuuri, as he brings his palm up to his face. One side of his face is caved in and turning purple. He rubs his cheek, now throbbing in pain. Midori comes up to him and gently asks him if he is okay ? Shinya spits out that he is 'just fine'. Midori asks again, "Really ? But are you okay.....in the head ???"

(End Chapter 4)

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