Chapter 1: I Wish ... I Wish I Were a Girl

NOZOMU NOZOMI

I WISH ... I WISH I WERE A GIRL

CHAPTER 1 OF THE MANGA

It was the All Japan Youth Baseball Nationals. Teams from all over the country came together to see who would rise to the top and become the best youth baseball team. The first day of competition began with the preliminary rounds that would eventually lead to the Final Four, and then to the Grand Champion team. Two all boy's baseball teams from neighboring prefectures entered the Nationals as arch rivals. Both teams were certain to make it to the Final Four, and then one would go on to take the First Place Gold Medal. Both teams were so fired up to win that the two coaches, in the spirit of raw competition, made a bet with one another. The bet was structured so as to be greatly humiliating and agonizing to the losing team. But this particular team, the Griffons, were not about to lose, not by a long shot ! They would bury the rival team, the Titans, and go on to certain victory.

At the end of the competition on the first day, with the first of the preliminary rounds done with, the scoreboard on one of the baseball diamonds tells the whole story for all to see---

TITANS 12

GRIFFONS 0

The 'Thrill of Victory' would go to the Titans, and they would advance to the next round. The 'Agony of Defeat' now belongs to the Griffons, who are now out of the tournament for good, after playing only one six inning game.

Early the next day, first thing in the morning, the Griffons were told to 'suit up' in their baseball jerseys, and to meet at the home of the coach's daughter, who lived near the competition venue where the tournament was being held. The team assembles in front of Ide-san's home, as she would address the team instead of her father, the coach. She meets the team outside. One boy wants to know if this meeting is going to be a review of yesterday's game? Another boy wants to know where is the coach? Ide-san invites the whole team inside her home. Once inside, Ide-san states that the whole team played much worse than usual. And whether they knew it or not, her dad had a bet with the coach of the Titans. Since you guys lost your very first game, and are now out of the tournament totally at this point, you will have to fulfill the terms of the bet made with the coach of the Titans. All of you, the entire team, *will have to **dress as female cheerleaders**, and cheer the Titans on to victory !!!* Since the stadium where the Titans will play will be filled with out of town people, no one should ever know or suspect that the cheerleaders performing are the boys of the Griffon's team. So do your best to get dressed, get fired up, and to cheer your hearts out !!!

Ide-san explains that she already has a large assortment of the Titan's cheerleader costumes that were obtained from the Titan's travel entourage late last night. The regular Titans girl cheerleaders get to sit and watch the game, so much more enjoyable than having to cheer in the hot sun. She also states that there is a box of wigs, for the boys to try on and wear, so that it will be plain to see that they are girls because of their longer hair styles. This goes especially for Tao and Ooshima, who have short, obvious boy's hair styles. Now everyone is told to undress, get changed into costume, and be ready to head on out to the baseball diamond, as the Titan's next game is this afternoon!

Tao expresses a concern, that the boys have to change with Ide-san here in the room, and running around among them after all. Ide-san says that it is no big deal with her being around, and for the boys to stop their whining, and get dressed on the double! With some grumbling and complaining, nevertheless, the boys reluctantly begin to change out of their baseball jerseys, and into the bare-midriff, mini-skirted, cheerleader costumes. Ide-san reminds the boys to change out of their regular boy's briefs, and into girl's buruma (bloomers, cheerleader panties). She goes on to say that the boys do not want to wear their boy's briefs under the cheerleader mini-skirts, as that would be a dead give-away that they are male. Wear the buruma under their mini-skirts, just like female cheerleaders do! Tao absentmindedly stands up, wearing only his jersey shirt and his boy's underwear briefs, and ends up critically staring at the buruma that was handed to him. Ide-san forcefully pulls down his briefs, reminds him to hurry up and change out of his boy's underwear, and get dressed, as we don't have all day !

Tao continues undressing, then once again silently stands by himself, wearing only the girl's buruma, and nothing else. He finally catches Ide-san's attention, as she scolds him to finish dressing! All of the other boys are almost all dressed, and Tao is still only wearing buruma. A hearty round of laughter breaks out among the other boys, seeing and making fun of Tao, as he is mesmerized after putting on a pair of girl's cheerleader buruma, and wearing nothing more. Ide-san yells at the other boys to finish dressing themselves, and not to be paying any attention to Tao, who is seemingly out of it, trying to calm down from his rush of excitement. Ide-san next turns her efforts to a tall boy already dressed in the cheerleader costume. She comments to him that he does not have hips big enough to be seen as a proper girl, however, other than that, he passes inspection as a female Titan cheerleader. Finally, Tao snaps out of his mental quandary, and begins looking around for his cheerleader costume. But one is not to be found. Ide-san explains that she handed out all the available costumes already. There are no more. But not to worry. Ide-san tells Tao that there is a teenage girl's party dress on a hanger on the wall over across the room. The dress belongs to Ide-san, as she has worn it for several modern dance recitals and competitions. It has been professionally cleaned, and has been unused until now.

It is a fancy dress with two spaghetti straps looping over the shoulders. A wide band of lace encircles the top of the dress, wrapping around and covering the bust area. A small brown bow adorns the center of the lace band, between the two boobs. The dress is gathered at the waist, then flares out toward the hemline, finishing with a lower tier of wide pleated panels around the hem. The hemline is short, falling at mid-thigh, obviously above the knee. The lace is of a cream color, whereas the rest of the dress is of a pale reddish brown coloration, giving it a pleasing, but mysterious look. Tao tries on the dress. It is a perfect fit! He sees himself in a mirror, and is more or less agreeable with his appearance.

The commotion outside the house is because the Head Coach of the Griffins has just arrived to escort the team to the competition venue, and to the diamond where the Titans will play their next game. A few of the boys in their cheer costumes have already gone outside. One boy confronts the male coach with a stern---

**" COACH ! YOU'RE SUCH A JERK !!! "**

Another boy chimes in with*---" WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH ALL THIS ??? "*

The coach calmly replies that a bet is a bet. You guys played horribly, and lost. You have to make good on the bet; you have to pay the price. The coach asks the boys if they are cold, seeing as they are rather lightly clad in the bare-midriff, mini-skirted cheer costumes? Everybody is okay, more or less. Soon, the coach announces that if everyone is finished changing, for everyone to come outside, because we, as a group, have to hurry to the train station to ride over to the sports venue. Another boy asks why can't we use the team bus? The coach matter-of-factly states that another team is borrowing the bus, since the Griffons lost, and would seemingly not be in need of it anyway. A few more boys shuffle out of the house, and gather outside. Someone shouts to the coach---

" Are you trying to make everyone find out about us, and make all of us feel bad ? "

Tao is the last boy to come outside. Ide-san greets him and takes his hand in hers. They hold hands together, while listening to the other boys on the team berate the coach for what they have to do today, wearing cheer costumes, to boot ! Tao silently muses to himself that he is actually wearing one of Ide-san's competition dresses ! And somehow it feels really nice to be wearing it !

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That afternoon, before the start of the playoff baseball game, the Griffon boys, as Titan cheerleaders, march single file through the entrance to the ball park, and then down one side of the diamond. They march past the Titan's bench and dugout. One of the Titan boys yells, "Will ya look at them Griffon boys !" Another shouts out, "They sure do make a **purr-dee sight !**" A third boy shouts thanks for losing the game to us ! The Griffon boys shout back with a short cheer. The opposing team, already on the field, turns their attention to the commotion that is going on at the Titan's bench. What gives ? Why is the entire team of Titan cheerleaders *all guys ?* The pitcher of the Titans continues the quarrel, loudly pointing out how awful the noble Titan cheerleader costumes look on such scruffy and degenerate guys ! He goes on to emphasize as to why you freaky, weird guys are doing such a bad job of pretending to be girls, ***when you have two real girls with you, right over there !!!*** He points to Ide-san, and to Tao, wearing the dance dress. Dead silence comes over all the cheer clad Griffon boys, as they intently look at Ide-san, and the other, much cuter and more attractive girl, Tao !

Suddenly, uncontrollable laughter breaks out. The Titan boys want to know what's so funny ? One of the cheerleaders points a finger and says to take a good look at that cute and provocatively attractive girl over there wearing the professional dance dress. The one with the sexy, short hair ! That is our new shortstop, named Tao Nozomu (a boy's name)! The pitcher has his eyes 'pop out on springs' and his jaw 'drops down to the ground' ! *"What the Hell ??? You mean that pretty girl **is a BOY ???*** The cheerleader coos, "Don't you recognize him ? He tagged you "OUT" at the last game !" Tao, for his part, is silently standing still, taking it all in, so surprised, yet so gratified, that he is being seen as a cute, yet sexy teenage girl in a pretty dress. Who would have thought ? Ide-san comments that she thinks that she certainly did a good job of presenting Tao as a real girl ! Tao tries to eject a comment, but the words just would not come out---

"It's.....it's not.....not such.....it's....."

Ide-san immediately perceives that maybe Tao is not comfortable with presenting as a girl. She comes up to him and profoundly apologizes to him, saying that she forgot that some boys might not be okay with doing things like this. Tao is still tongue-tied, "Well.....you see.....maybe.....that is.....maybe not......" Tao then becomes silent. He quietly thinks to himself---

"I had to try and say at least something in front of Ide-san and team, and all the other guys. But the honest-to-goodness truth is that *I am very well pleased and overjoyed to be seen as a girl !!!* What should I do, Coach ? I have found something that I like doing, and gives me so much more pleasure, than baseball !"

(End Chapter 1)

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