All Because of You Chapter 13

ALL BECAUSE OF YOU

CHAPTER 13 OF THE MANGA

At the locker area of school, two male classmates are discussing the upcoming the mid-term exams. It is mentioned that they should both begin serious studying right now, so as not to get red marks on the exams, thereby potentially causing them to fail. That would trigger a mandatory summer remeadial session, spoiling all the summer activities. Soon, Ryou-kun comes by, greeting them. He implores the two to let him study with them for the exams. One of the boys tells him not to be ridiculous, as you know that you are not allowed in the men's section of the dorms, since you are a Bigender student ! He goes on to recommend that Ryou-kun study with Senpai Nagi Nagisa. No go ! Ryou-kun states that he can't focus with them around, and it turns out to be a waste of time. For some unknown reason, the two boys take offense at Ryou-kun's comment, and mock him. Ryou-kun states that he is only trying to be careful, socially. The other boy makes an off-handed comment that why not you, Ryou-kun, study in the school library ? Ryou-kun silently thinks to himself, that might be a good neutral place to study. He had not thought of it himself, because he only rarely goes to the library.

Later that afternoon finds Ryou-kun in the library. First thing he notices, is that the library is quite crowded, as many students are 'hitting the books' in prepration of the mid-terms. He passes by two cute girls softly talking to one another, and does not realize that they are mentioning that it is so rare to see him in the library; you wanna go over to him and flirt with him ? Ryou-kun moves on and rounds a corner of a bookshelf, and sees someone at a table, studying. Why, it's Senpai Nagisa-chan ! The chair next to her is empty; should he go and sit down next to her ? His mind toys with that idea, that he wanted to get closer to Nagisa-chan socially and romantically. But there goes the whole reason not to do so ! See, he thinks to himself, you probably would not actually study, only try and flirt with Nagisa-chan. See, I know you 'like the back of my hand' !

Nevertheless, despite the warning from his conscience, he asks Nagisa-chan if he can sit next to her ? "Of course you can !", intones Nagisa-chan with a wide smile on her pretty face ! Studying for the tests ? Ryou-kun acknowledges that, yes, he is. Silence reigns for about a half hour, until Ryou-kun mentally discards his studies, to concentrate on covertly looking at and admiring Nagisa-chan. He remembers back to the time of the festival, and spending time with Nagisa-chan, looking so attractive and adorable in her yukata. Then it occurs to Ryou-kun that it was at that time that an unexpected feeling triggered a transformation. Is Senpai going to treat me like a complete stranger, even though we are sitting next to one another. At least, Ryou-kun silently bemoans, he was able to let go of the feelings that were breaking their heart at the festival.....!

After a while, Nagisa-chan 'catches on' that Ryou-kun is covertly showing her more attention than the books in front of him. She looks up, and then directly at him. "What's wrong, Ryou-kun ? Is there something that you don't understand ?", inquires Nagisa-chan. Ryou-kun covers his abject infatuation and staring, by saying that he doesn't get how to solve this problem right here....! Leaning over, all the more appealing romantically, Nagisa-chan patiently shows him how to find the value of "X". Thankfully, realizing that he was betraying the purpose of his study session, Ryou-kun puts 'nose to the grindstone', and he allowed no further distractions from the pretty Nagisa-chan, or his own troubled heart, to disturb him.

In a seemingly swift time, comes the library's closing. Suggesting that the two of them go back to the dorms, Nagisa-chan takes a manga volume from the top of the table, and puts it in her bookback. But not before Ryou-kun sees the title of the manga---*Wanting to Touch You*. He remarks that it is a popular manga these days. Confessing, Nagisa-chan says that she had borrowed the manga just to have something to read in her free time between study sessions. "I didn't know you liked reading romance manga ?", remarks Ryou-kun. Nagisa-chan says that she was not interested in such, until recently. She wants to understand what typical teenagers do when they fall in love. Knowing all that could be useful in real life ! Coyly looking at Ryou-kun, Nagisa-chan reveals that you are the one who told me that we could socialize together, until I could understand teenage romance. You seemed to be serious with me, and not just playing around with me. That made me so, so happy ! Even if I can figure out the romance in the manga, that does not necessarily mean that I can really understand how it applies to you and me.

The two are silent for a while as they walk together. Ryou-kun muses about the bizarre feeling that touched off the transformation at the Summer Festival. Also musing to herself, Nagisa-chan wonders what does real, honest romantic love feel like ? How would one know it if is happening to them ? "This is so hard!", soon coughs out Nagisa-chan. What, Senpai ? Continuing, Nagisa-cahn says that actually she has already read many romance manga recently. It seems from those stories that touching and holding hands with your partner is a milestone in the relationship. That action seems to be part of the difference between ordinary friendship and outright romance. Countering, Ryou-kun asks, what about dating, without any overt touching ? Just being together. Would agreeing to hold hands automatically advance the relationship ? Asking, Nagisa-chan wants to know if the felling of holding hands is the same as the feeling of obvious love between the two ?

An unusual, particular feeling overwhelms Ryou-kun. He inquires of Nagisa-chan if something like that is going on between us two ? Is it the same or similar feelings as what happened at the Summer Festival ? Nagisa-chan responds with something of a bombshell---

"Since it's you, Ryou-kun, then I don't mind *if you touch me or hold hands with me !*"

Completely unexpected, Ryou-kun falls into a transformation right out there in the school hallway. At least no one else was around when this happened, except Nagisa-chan. Ryou-chan emerges from the transformation as a female, but still wearing the male school uniform.

**"DON'T SAY STUFF LIKE THAT SO EASILY !"**, blurts out Ryou-chan, "I WILL MISUNDERSTAND YOUR IMPLIED INTENTIONS !"

"Is it true that 'Not Disliking' is different from 'Liking' ?, inquires Nagisa-chan.

**"YES, THAT'S SO TRUE !"**, blurts out Ryou-chan.

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(End of Chapter 13)

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**Epilogue to Chapter 13**

For the rest of the time before the mid-terms, Ryou-chan stayed in female mode, and studied together with Nagisa-chan in the library. Two pretty girls, in their female school uniforms, studying together seemed to cure the romantic problems that Ryou-kun had. Senpai Nagisa-chan was a great help to Ryou-chan. Come the day of the mid-term exams, for some unknown reason, Ryou-chan woke up as male Ryou-kun. He dressed in the male school uniform, and preceded to take all the required tests that day. The next day, Ryou-kun saw the 'handwriting on the wall', when the results of all of the tests taken by all of the students were posted on the bulletin board.

**HE HAD PASSED ALL OF HIS TESTS SAFE AND SOUND !!!**

"SUMMER VACATION, HERE I COME !"

On the first day of the Summer Break, finds Ryou-chan in girl mode, and Nagisa-chan continuing for such a long time in girl mode, together at the Cafe. All the angels are dressed in mini-hemline halter dresses with bare backs, pointed tails, and pointy horn headbands. The Owner remarks that she is quite impressed with the atmosphere in the Cafe today, and especially with you, Ryou-chan, this first day of summer. Ichika remarks to Ryou-chan; so Nagisa-chan helped you with your studies, all the way to the beginning of the tests ? Yeah ! How did your tests go ? Ryou-chan says that they aced them all ! They avoided failing, thanks to Nagisa-chan's excellent tutoring !

(End Epilogue)