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*BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
He rustled under the covers, getting annoyed by the second at his alarm clock. He slowly reaches for it to turn it off. Groaning, he slowly gets up to wash his face in the bathroom. He notices something different but dismisses it thinking he was still asleep.
He washes his face and stares blankly into the mirror. He touches his face and touches the mirror.
Did he let his hair grow out? How has he not noticed? Maybe he's been spending too much time with his boyfriend? Nah. That can't be it. He looked down and noticed what he was wearing.
Girls'........clothes?
He knew he had a girly face, but girls clothes? That was going too far.
He goes back to his room to get ready for school and stares at his uniform.
There's a skirt.
'What are the guys thinking...?'
He sighed and takes off his shirt to change and stares at the mirror beside him.
His eyes go wide as he touches his chest.
"..........."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH"
Miyano jumps back in fear.
He had….boobs???
He was a girl?!?!
He runs to his books and grabs one. It's the same story……but it’s GL and not BL.
What on earth was going on?!
*ping*
He heard a text come through on his phone. He picks it up and reads it.
(From: Sasaki Shuuko
Morning Miya-chan!!💕
I'm not going to be on the morning train 😭
Dad asked my brother and I for some help in the bakery 😖
I'll see you at lunch break in the usual classroom and I'll bring your favorite pastry🥰
Love you!💕)
"Of all the times he had to skip the morning train!! Hang on...'Shuuko'? 'Brother'? Is this some sort of alternative universe? NO WAY!!"
He hurriedly types on his phone. If this 'Shuuko' was his 'Shuumei' then she had to know something, right? But if she's working at the bakery, then she won't see the message till she's done.
That is….if she was the female version of Shuumei….
All that changed was their genders….right?
“....Shuumei-san……”
(To: Sasaki Shuuko
Morning!
Alright! I will wait for you then!
We need to talk! Something happened and I don't know what to do! I know you won't see this till you're done, so please hurry!)
And sent!
He reluctantly puts on the uniform and heads to school.
He had to know if everything else was the same!
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He was right.
Everything was the same, except they were the opposite gender.
Even Hirano. Her hair was in a tight high ponytail with a small braid mixed in.
Hirano stared at Miyano with a raised eyebrow. “I'm surprised you're not fangirling right now. And to answer your unasked question, yes, my roommate styled my hair.”
Miyano smiled, laughing nervously. “I-I wasn't going to ask t-today.”
“Hmmmm. Somethings off about you…” Folding her hands across her chest, Hirano looked up and down at Miyano trying to figure out what was wrong. “You don't have that ribbon in your hair today. Did you leave it at Sasaki’s? Where is that girl anyway?”
A ribbon? He hadn't seen a ribbon anywhere in the room this morning. Where would female him put a ribbon if she wore it everywhere? He would've thought she would have it where she saw it everyday.
“Ah! Maybe? I didn't see it this morning. And Senpai said s-she would be here later. Got asked to help with the bakery.”
“Ah.” Hirano looked at him again. In her eyes, he was the female version of him. “Let me ask you a serious question. Are you sure you want to date Sasaki? She didn't pressure you to date her, right? I know you were pretty desperate to find her the day you two got together. I wanna make sure you're with her for the right reasons.”
Miyano smiled softly. It was exactly the same. Hearing about that day, how their female counterparts got together the exact same way they did, helped calm his nerves.
“I'm positive, Hirano-senpai. It was an awkward situation when she walked away, but we managed to talk it out. You knew how Senpai felt about me?”
“Yeah? She wasn't very subtle about it in either case. That and she told me.” She looked out the window remembering something as a soft smile formed on her lips. “It was kinda sweet but idiotic telling me that she'd wait forever for your answer. She said it would be worth it for her. No matter what you said.”
He could imagine the amazing soft smile his Sasaki had. If his female counterpart was the same, her smile would be just as amazing.
He couldn't wait to see her.
Miyano isn't sure about what Sasaki could even do. He's hoping that just being around her, it'll help him figure out what to do.
How to get home to his Sasaki.
“I hope Senpai will get here soon…..” He mumbled.
Hirano smiles softly and pats Miyano's head. “She knows you're here. I'm sure she's getting things at the bakery done quickly to see you. Whether she's doing everything correctly, that might be another story.” She shrugs.
“Yeah….”
“Well, I got things to do. Make sure you're not late for class. I'll be in the library if you need any help.”
Miyano nods. “Thanks.”
“Anytime.”
Miyano watches as she walks away. ‘I thought she'd walk bow-legged or something to match the bad-boy thing he does.’ He chuckles to himself. ‘Hirano wouldn't like that I ask his female self the same questions about her roommate too. She gives off a motherly vibe too.’
He sighs, looking out the window, twirling a strand of hair.
“I want to go home and see you….”
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The first few classes flew by as usual.
He had to remember to keep his legs together since he was wearing a skirt. It was so awkward.
The odd thing was everyone kept asking about a ribbon that his female self always wore. Everytime someone asked about it, they looked worried for him. He'd just wave his hands and say he accidentally left it at Sasaki’s house.
The more his friends asked about it, the more curious he got about it and wondered why he couldn't find it that morning.
Eventually, everything got so stressful for him that he ran to the classroom he met up with Sasaki during lunch breaks. He sat there, curled up in a ball with his bag, trying to stop the tears from falling.
He wanted to go home.
He wanted HIS Sasaki…
His ears perked as he curled up even more. The sound of someone running in the hall coming even closer. Anxiety crept in as he thought it was a teacher coming closer.
The door to the classroom slammed open.
His teary eyes widened as he saw the familiar color hair.
“MYAA-CHAN!!” The girl huffed out. She was panting as if she had just run a marathon. The best way Miyano could have described her outfit was that it was the same as his boyfriend's, just for a girl. Her hair was long and was tied partially up with a blue ribbon.
Before he could say anything to her, he was already in her arms in a tight hug. Even though she was a girl, she still had his scent.
He buried his head into her shoulder, letting the tears fall freely.
The girl kissed the top of his head, combing her fingers in his female self's hair. “Why are you crying, Myaa-chan? Everyone kept asking what I did to you. Was it something I did or said?”
Miyano shook his head. “No….”
“Did something happen?” Her voice was soft and gentle.
“Yeah….but it's hard to explain…”
The familiar girl pulled back to get a good look at him. “Ah! You really don't have your ribbon! Do you remember where you put it?”
Miyano shook his head. “No. But there's a reason for that….”
She takes his hand in hers. “You know you can tell me anything.”
“Even if it's really crazy?”
“What's crazy is you like spicy stuff…”
Miyano huffed out a laugh. “What about your sweet tooth?”
Sasaki giggled. “Rude! You said you like my sweet tooth and how I smell like the bakery when I help out!”
“I do!” Miyano laughs, only stopping at the soft smile Sasaki was giving him.
She wipes a stray tear from his cheek. “Good. I got you laughing. Wanna tell me what the weird thing is? Does it have something to do with your manga?”
“No. But it sounds like this situation SHOULD be in a manga or something…”
“Oh? This gotta be good then.”
Miyano sighs. “Well, I don't consider this a good thing…”
Sasaki tilted her head. “Did you start your period or something? I got pads and tampons if you-”
“THAT'S TOTALLY NOT WHAT THIS IS, SENPAI!”
“Are you gonna spit it out? You're starting to worry me.”
Miyano looks down and sighs. “I'm…..just scared about how you'd react….”
Sasaki looks at him with tears starting to form in her eyes. “You're…..not breaking up with me….are you?”
Miyano shakes his head and grabs onto her hands tight. “What? No! Why would something odd but bad be about breaking up with the person I love?”
“I don't know! I panicked!”
Miyano giggles softly. “You really are him…”
Sasaki blinks. “‘Him’? ‘Him’ who?”
Miyano stares into her eyes nervously.
“I'm not your ‘Myaa-chan’.”
Sasaki tilts her head again in confusion. “Okay….now I'm lost..”
He sighs. “I really don't know how to explain this….I'm not a girl…atleast not in my universe…”
“Your…..’universe’....?”
Miyano nods slowly. It was a slim chance that this Sasaki was going to understand. He looked down again. There was no way-
“....seriously….?”
He nods again slowly looking up at her.
The sight made him want to laugh at her.
Sasaki looked like a mixture of disappointment and confusion.
Miyano panicked. “S-senpai? Are you-”
Sasaki snapped into a realization. “No one's on this hallway right now..” She stands up, about to yell before Miyano jumps up and covers her mouth.
“There may not be anyone on this floor, but yelling doesn't help!”
Thinner arms wrap around his waist, pulling him into a tight hug. He sighs, letting her embrace him while wrapping his arms around her neck. “You're taking this better than I thought, Senpai.”
“‘Shuuko’. Call me ‘Shuuko’, please.”
“I'm not her though…”
“I know you're not my Yumi. But, I'm pretty sure calling me by my last name is awkward for you.”
“A little.” Miyano holds her close. “Mine's ‘Yoshikazu.’”
“It's weird hearing you're a boy with her voice. What's his name?”
“Your male self?”
“Yes.”
“Shuumei-san.”
Sasaki giggles. “Adding the ‘san’ after his name? Yumi adds ‘chan’ to mine. She says it makes it sounds cuter which I agreed. She does drop it when we're intimate with each other..”
“I've started that too.”
“Are you scared?”
Miyano nods slowly.
Sasaki places a kiss on his forehead and holds him tighter. “Makes sense. If you weren't scared, I'd be surprised.”
“I'm more surprised you're not freaking out and pushing me away.”
Sasaki shakes her head and nuzzles into Miyano's hair. “I'm sure your Shuumei would have the same thoughts as me. You're you no matter what universe you're in. I just wish time travel was real too….” She sighs.
“How come?”
“Did Shuumei tell you he likes you during a sports festival?”
Miyano giggles. “Yeah.”
Sasaki giggles and lets go of Miyano. “Did you happen to bring your bag?”
Miyano nods and grabs his school bag. “Why do you need it? It's not like I mind you going through it.”
Sasaki takes the bag and sets it on a nearby desk, rummaging through one of the pockets, taking something out of the bag showing it to him.
Miyano’s eyes widened when he saw it.
An orange ribbon.
“I get you're originally a guy, but it's so weird not seeing her with this.”
Miyano nods slowly, sitting in the chair in front of her. Feeling Sasaki's fingers comb through his hair felt nice. “Why does she put it in there?”
Sasaki giggles again. “She freaked out when she couldn't find it one day and decided to put in in her bag so she wouldn't lose it.”
“The ribbons look familiar….”
“I'd be a little salty if they didn't. Before Yumi and I started dating, we bought each other a Valentine's Day bag of chocolates. Surprisingly enough, we kept the ribbons that were on them. Started putting them in our hair sometime before we started dating. It was her idea actually.”
“Kind of like you had a piece of each other?”
“Yeah. Back to the festival, I said I liked the thing she was insecure about but didn't explain why.”
“Yeah. Shuumei-san did that too….”
Sasaki giggled. “Then I think he wished time travel was real too.”
“Why though?”
Sasaki finished tying the ribbon in his hair. He turned around, seeing her look at him with that sad smile he's seen his boyfriend wear sometimes.
“We were thinking that we lost our chance with you. Hirano scolded me when she found out and threw her phone at me when Yumi got sick.”
“Did you tell her that you liked more than what she was insecure about?”
Sasaki nods. “Mhm. She said she'd think about how she felt. Waiting was super hard.”
“Can I ask you a question?”
“Of course.”
“What would happen if she rejected you?”
“He never told you?”
Miyano shook his head.
Sasaki sighs and sits on the desk, pulling him close to her side. “I was a loner before I met you. I would've gone back to that and left you alone. Let you live your life without me. Cause seeing you would feel like I was being stabbed.”
“I'd notice though.”
“Would you?”
Miyano nods, grabbing her hand. “You were everywhere I was. I love your baking. The way you listen to me when I talk about my hobbies. You're so supportive and I love that about you.”
“Heh…probably just being selfish though…”
“Even so, you're the one I want to be with.”
“You think Yumi thinks that too?”
Miyano nods. “I'm sure of that, Shuuko-san.”
Sasaki hugs him close. “Thank you, Yoshikazu. And I'm sure that Shuumei thinks the same of you too. We love you. So much.”
“Us too.”
Sasaki places a kiss to the top of his head and hops off the desk, holding her hand out. “It’s the weekend, so we'll go to your place and cuddle till you have to go back. You could even look more at her manga and compare them to yours.”
“But I don’t know when I'm leaving…”
“I know. I want to make things comfortable for you. Plus, cuddling sounds super nice right now.”
Miyano smiled softly, taking her hand. “That sounds good to me too.”
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The light shone through the curtain, hitting his eyes making him stir awake.
He sighs. “I wonder what time it is……”
“7am…” The familiar husky voice answered.
Miyano's eyes widened as he sat up, feeling his own chest.
He heard a yawn beside him. “Do I get to say ‘welcome home’?” The husky voice asked.
Miyano turned and hugged the man beside him, tears flowing from his eyes as those big arms held him close, comforting him. “...yes…”
Sasaki sat up, still holding his boyfriend. “Welcome home, Yoshikazu.”
“I-I'm happy to be home, Shuumei-san…I missed you so much….”
“I missed you too. It is the weekend, so I can be here for a few days if you want me to.”
Miyano nods quickly. He pulls back just a bit to take Sasaki's face in his hands, planting a kiss to his lips. “Please do that…”
“Of course.” Giving Miyano a soft smile before kissing him again. “You gotta tell me what happened later though.”
“I will. Just…let me enjoy this.”
“Happily.”