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In the comfort of Haruka’s worn down but liveable apartment, the morning shine passing through the gaps of the curtains, was a Haruka that felt…wrong. His chest felt wrong, his legs felt wrong, and his hair was suddenly 𝘸𝘢𝘺 below his shoulders, and his voice…
“Why do I sound like a girl!?” He shrieked, his voice higher than it was yesterday.
The moment he woke up, he knew something was wrong with his body. He immediately got up from his futon, rushing to the bathroom to use the only mirror in this place.
And he was horrified with what he saw. He has… He has b-boobs..! And he's shorter! Even if it's just a few centimeters, and was probably around Nirei’s height—it doesn't matter! And… and..! His face is so…girly!
How is he supposed to get to school like this!?
…
After washing up, he attempts to put his uniform on. His clothes felt big on him, and his pants… His damn pants! He had to wear it high up his waist, with the help of his belt. Oh, what would he do without his belt?
His hair is a pain in the ass though. He wonders how Tsubaki lives with it, especially since he fights. And so does Chika… He guesses he just has to adapt.
Taking in a deep breath, he opens his door. He hesitates for a moment, before taking a step outside. He walks quickly, hoping to maybe avoid anyone he walks by, but in Makochi?
That was absolutely impossible.
“My, what trouble did you get yourself in this time, Sakura?”
“Hahaha! I thought you had a secret sister, until I remembered what happened last time!”
“You're cute as a young boy, but you're absolutely adorable as a girl!”
Why are they treating this as if it's a normal occurrence!? It only got worse when he stepped foot into Pothos!
“Hey, Sakura-”
Nirei paused, his eyes widening. Oh- why does he look like he's gonna faint?! Ignoring his friend’s state—as he doesn't know how to help him, he sits next to Nirei like he usually does, as Kotoha slid his plate of Omurice over to him.
“A girl this time, huh?” Kotoha raised a brow, her eyes scanning Haruka from head to toe. “Well, at least it won't cause too much trouble.” She shrugged.
Haruka looked at the brunette in confusion as he devoured his Omurice in less than a minute.
“Sakura-kun, I think you should button your jacket up.”
Haruka flinched in his seat at the voice to his right, almost falling out of his seat if it weren't Nirei who quickly stabilized him. He didn't notice Suo! 𝘜𝘨𝘩, 𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰..!
“You son of a-!!” He glares at Suo, who has his usual stupid smile on his face. And as if scaring the living shit out of him wasn't enough, Suo went and buttoned up his uniform instead!
He was going to rip it back open, only for the eyepatched boy to grab his wrists and stop him.
“I-I also think Sakura-san should uhm… should keep his uniform buttoned..!” Nirei muttered, weirdly red in the face.
For some reason, this whole thing is pissing him off. “What, is this because I'm a girl!?”
Nirei quickly shook his head, and started to panic as Haruka started looking more and more like he wanted to bash someone in. Suo, the bastard, just calmly sipped his tea. Though, his calm facade started to crack little by little.
Haruka heard Kotoha sigh, and something about boys being idiots. Haruka didn't know whether to take offense to that, considering that he's the opposite gender right now.
“Relax, relax. It's just that,” She points at his chest. “—needs a little bit more covering.”
“... Huh? But it's already covered?”
“Well, girls need to wear something called bras.”
“And how is that supposed to help me with my… with my chest?”
Kotoha just stared at him for a few seconds. Haruka stared back.
“You move around a lot. And if you don't have anything to keep your boobs in place, they're gonna get annoying.” She explained, giving Haruka a few seconds to process.
The bi-colored boy—girl?—nodded slowly, and while he understood what Kotoha was trying to say…
“I don't have… bras.”
“I could-”
“I don't wanna borrow one of yours.” Haruka huffed.
Kotoha shrugged. “Suit yourself.”
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“Quite gawking!” Haruka hissed, glaring at his classmates who were failing greatly at trying to stare discreetly. They quickly turned away, pretending to do other things. They kept sending glances though. So annoying!
“Ah, don't mind them, Sakura-chan! They just find you so cute!” Giggled Kiryu, who was currently helping him tie his hair.
“I'm going to gut you.”
Suo hummed. “My, we're gutting people now?”
“That's… a new one.” Nirei murmured. “But it's not a very fun one.”
“It's virtuous!... In a way!” Tsugeura spoke up from where he was working out. Some heads turned to look at him, because who the hell finds gutting someone virtuous??
“See, he gets it.” Haruka huffed, and Tsugeura let out a hmph of triumph.
Haruka looks back at the rest of the boys, and he wonders if him being a girl is why some of them are talking to literal walls right now. Anzai is talking about cows to Takanashi, who caught Haruka's gaze and offered a small smile and a nod as a greeting. He seems normal but Haruka thinks it's because he's got a girlfriend.
Sugishita is… Sugishita. 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺, 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘜𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘺𝘢'𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯?
Kurita and Kakuichi looked like they were attempting to act normal, talking about whatever they're talking about, but they would steal a glance every now and then.
Haruka felt a familiar sense of insecurity building up in his gut, until his view was blocked by a face far too close for his liking.
Suo's face.
“Now, now. Let them process this, hm? They probably haven't recovered from having three of you yet.” He said, his tone soft, and Haruka wished it didn't tickle his brain the way it did.
Suddenly remembering how close Suo's face is, his eyes darted involuntarily at the one-eyed boy's lips, before he leaned away. He moved his arm, attempting to shove the boy's face away from his but the bastard was quick to dodge.
“Gee, get a room…” Kiryi snickered beneath the sleeve of his uniform, knowing eyes moving between the flustered Haruka and a seemingly pleased Suo.
Nirei cleared his throat, face red for the second time today. But then his freckled face went back to its natural color quickly when he remembered something.
“Sakura-san, have you told your brother about this yet?”
Oh.