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*Ten minutes Later*
ôYou want me to what?ö Keitaro squawked?
Haruka rolled her eyes, ôI just need you to go out and buy a few things for me at the nearby grocery store.ö
The faux-woman put his hands up in front of his chest. ôI don't really know this area that well any more Haruka-san. It's been quite a few years since I lived here after all.ö
The smoker then tried a different approach, ôThen what better way to get reacquainted with the town then by exploring it a littler. Look, I really don't think I'm asking too much of you, you know.ö
Kei relented, ôNo...no, you're right, I'll go. You're right about that other thing too, if I'm going to be living here for a bit, then I should probably know how to get around. But before I go, is there anywhere that I can put my stuff?ö He lifted up the suitcase to emphasize the question.
Haruka blinked, ôHuh? Oh yeah, you can put your suitcase down right by the back door over here.ô She then walked over to a nearby table counter and fetched a piece of paper and a pencil, and began to write on it.
ôHere's some money, and a list of the things I need you to get. Make sure you get it all, okay?ö
ôYeah, yeah, I'll get everything on the list. I sure hope the town hasn't changed too much since I've moved away. Wish me luck.ö Kei-chan groaned.
ôYou'll be fine. Get going already.ö His cousin rebuked bluntly
As Keitaro made his way out the door of the Tea house, sans luggage, his shoulders were slumped, but to an almost unnoticeable degree. If Haruka wasn't already used to her relatives' little habits, she might have felt a little bad. But none-the-less, she sighed deeply and took her apron off.
'Now I've got some time to let the girls know about Keitaro so that it's not a total surprise.' She mused to herself.
*Twenty Minutes Later*
ôSo what's up, Haruka, what did you want to talk to all of us about.ö
ôAlright, here goes. I know I don't talk about my family that much, so I don't even know if you know I have a cousin, but he needs a place to stay.ö
The words were already out of Naru's mouth by the time the older woman stopped speaking.ôNo. No, no no no no no, and an extra helping of no. There will be no males staying in this house, not a chance in hell!ö
ôOh come on! You haven't even met him yet, don't make a decision like that so fast!ö Haruka protested.
ôDon't we already know he's a man? That's enough information for me.ö
ôYeah, I agree with Naru-senpai, this is a girls' dormitory. Who knows what would happen if some lecherous man were to stay here. He'd probably end up trying to take advantage of each and everyone of us.ö Motoko concurred earnestly.
ôWell see, there's a certain reason why something like that would never happen with Keitaro. His mom, my aunt, is a fairly unusual mother...ö She trailed off.
ôWhat exactly does that have to do with anything.ö
ôDue to his upbringing, Keitaro wears only womens' clothes- ô
Naru interrupted, ôSo wait, you're saying that your nephew is a cross-dressing pervert? You're really not helping your case here at all.ö
ôNo, it's not really cross-dressing. Not to him anyways. Wearing girls' clothes is as natural to him as it is to any of you. Far more natural then wearing mens' clothing anyways. I can't really describe what he looks like and have you believe me so I'll wait until he gets back.ö
ôBefore then, I have a question. Is he gay then, if he dresses like a girl all the time? I know a few guys who do that.ö Kitsune inquired with a cheerful expression on her face.
ôAs far as I know, he's perfectly heterosexual. Remember, he was brought up believing that wearing girl's clothing was normal for him, but he's not a girl mentally.ö
ôDoesn't that mean that he'd be just as perverted as any other man?ö Naru wondered out loud.
ôKei-chan is a little bizarre that way. Because he has to go through what a lot of girls go through in public areas, he's got basically the same perspective most of you do on perverts.ö Haruka explained
ôWhat do you mean, the same perspective?ö Kitsune asked.
The older woman went into more detail,ôWell, he doesn't like it when I tell stories like this, but often strangers will try to grope him in a crowded place, like a subway or an elevator." The girls twitched a little at that strange statement.
"He totally hates it, just like any of you would if it happened to you.ö
ôBut...but he's still a man after all!ö Naru protested once again, with an agreeing nod from Motoko.
ôOne night, Narusegawa, just give him one night, okay? If he does anything to you, or to any other girl here, he'll be out on his ass before he can blink.ö Haruka bargained in the closest thing she'd probably ever have to a pleading tone of voice.
ôI'll hold you to that, ya know.ö The Todai examinee let out reluctantly.
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Fixed
Again, a little longer then before, hopefully that becomes a trend with me.
Like the snippet before, I wrote this dialogue first, then wrote everything else after wards, so it might seem a little strange. Please let me know if anyone has trouble reading it, or finds something wrong with it so far.
