Elizabeta caught Chun Yan's shoulder as they left the maths classroom. "Chun Yan, I kind of need to ask you something. You don't have to answer if you don't want to ... maybe we should go somewhere more private."
As Chun Yan followed Elizabeta, Francis peered around the corner and poked Antonio.
"See, see? Elizabeta suspects too!" He looked at Chun Yan's back as she walked away, noticing the outline of bandages under her shirt. "Oh, I hope she doesn't start binding her stomach too, that could hurt the baby ... still, she doesn't seem to be showing a lot, maybe she won't need to."
In the girls' toilets, Chun Yan leaned against the wall, trying to look nonchalant.
"So what is it?"
Elizabeta took a deep breath. "Are you a boy?"
Chun Yan was silent for a long time, looking everywhere but at Elizabeta's face, and finally responded with an almost-silent "... Not enough of one." It was really quite a relief to tell someone.
Elizabeta relaxed. "Okay, sorry I had to be so blunt, but I thought you could do with a friend."
"What do you know about it?" Chun Yan asked, trying not to sound as defensive as he felt.
Elizabeta shuffled her feet. "Um, remember how I always get changed in the shower cubicle?"
Chun Yan stared at her until the penny dropped. "Holy crap! You have a-"
Elizabeta clasped a hand over Chun Yan's mouth and hissed "Keep it down! Yes. Very understanding parents, I've been on hormone blockers since I was seven."
Chun Yan pulled away. "Does anyone else know?"
"The teachers do, it's down in my files, and they're all okay. My parents picked this school because it's one of the most progressive they could find."
"Heh, that's kind of a relief. My uncle's okay with it, but I was worried about everyone else."
"Uh, I wouldn't recommend spreading it about just yet. Just because school policy's okay with it doesn't mean the students will be," Elizabeta warned. "I still haven't told anyone else about me, not even Roderich."
"Huh, guess the Ice King's celibacy pledge has its uses," Chun Yan chuckled, and clutched his cheek as Elizabeta slapped him.
"Don't talk about my boyfriend that way!"
"Ow! Okay, sorry. Uh, thanks for everything. I won't tell anyone if you don't."
"Cool. Now we should be going, we're late for lunch and you probably shouldn't be in the girls' bathroom," said Elizabeta, grinning.
The two headed for the cafeteria, laughing and chatting as they went.
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"So what do you think of the name Yao for a boy?" Chun Yan asked, wiping vanilla pudding off his lip.
"Been watching Mulan?" asked Elizabeta.
"Not just that! It means 'glorious'."
Elizabeta thought. "Mm, yeah. Sounds nice." She glanced around and whispered quietly enough for nobody to overhear "Mine was just Eli. Parents wanted something similar enough not to confuse me, since I was so young." Chun Yan, or Yao, nodded sympathetically.
Gilbert, hiding unsubtly behind a Superman comic at the next table, kicked Antonio in the ankle.
"Ow! What was that for?"
"Weren't you listening? Chun Yan's asking about baby names!" Gilbert hissed. "Francis was right!"
"Of course I was!" said Francis smugly. "See, we'll be having a visit from the stork soon enough."
"Hm, pity she's not naming it after the father, then we'd know who it was. How far along d'you think she is?" Antonio mused.
"Mm ... I haven't seen her with anyone since she broke up with Arthur last year, so if it's his, four or five months? No, maybe not, she'd be showing more by now ..."
"Well, seems like she's decided to keep it, if she's naming it." Antonio sounded worried. "I hope she's up to it. Babies are hard work."
"She'll be fine!" Gilbert assured him. "I don't know her that well, but Kiku's known her for years and he says she's tough."
"Yeah, but what do her parents think? Being tough can only get her so far if she gets kicked out of her home. And what's the school going to think?"
"... That's a point." Gilbert tapped the straw from his juice carton on his teeth, nervously. "I know it's not our problem, but I feel bad leaving a lady in distress."
"Oui, we can't leave the poor girl to fend entirely for herself," Francis said, nodding sagely. "Babies aren't my area of expertise, though - I lean more towards making them than raising them, hahaha." He wiggled his eyebrows knowingly and both his companions jabbed him in the ribs. "Ow! Hey. Seriously, we should probably try to direct her somewhere she can get some real help."
"Yeah, that's nice and all, but we can't let her know we're onto her! She'll kill us!" Gilbert protested.
Francis stroked the fluff on his chin; he tended to grow it until the teachers caught him and instructed him to start shaving again. "Hmm ..."
~
"Okay, who left American Pregnancy Association printouts all over my classroom?" said Mrs Karpusi the art teacher, scowling uncharacteristically and tapping her foot. "If it's some kind of smart-aleck comment about my weight, I don't appreciate it."
Yao had sat beside Elizabeta instead of Ivan for once, and so didn't notice that there were three printouts instead of one at his usual seat.
Gilbert, Francis, and Antonio looked at each other and exchanged grins.
"Ain't No Hollaback Girl" (Gakuen AU, FTM!China), 5/?
"Oh, and I got you the permission slip. You can start wearing pants now." Mr Long handed over the slip to Yao, who looked at it as if it was made of gold. Happy tears came to his eyes, and he smiled in thanks. "You sure you don't want me to ask about moving you into the boys' dorm yet?"
"No, let's go one step at a time. Like you said, this is a pretty big thing. I've only told Liz so far." Yao got up and threw his arms around the counsellor's neck. "Thank you, Uncle Wei, thank you!"
"Hey, hey, remember what I told you about professionalism, kid," said Mr Long, smiling and gently pushing Yao away. "Nice to know you're still not too manly to hug your old uncle."
Yao laughed. "Okay, same time next week?"
"That's fine. Your T shots should have arrived by then, right?" Yao nodded. "Okay, they'll come through my mail and I'll give them to you here. Can't really inject yourself in the dorms. Well, see you then, and good luck. Oh, one more piece of advice, kid; rolled-up socks aren't convincing."
Yao looked down at the groin-level bulge under his much-hated skirt and blushed. "Yeah, but I can't afford a proper packer yet. I just wanted to see what it felt like."
"Fine, but at least stick to one pair. You're fooling nobody."
Yao headed to the door, and stopped with his hand on the handle. "Um. Uncle? If I tell Mama and Dad and ... things don't go well ... can I stay at your place?"
Mr Long looked at him sympathetically. "Of course you can, kiddo. But let's not worry about that yet, okay? You don't have to tell them till you're ready."
"Okay." Yao swallowed the lump in his throat. "Maybe I should tell the twins. They've already noticed something's up, I'll have to tell them some time ... Think I can trust them not to spill?"
"Hm." Mr Long sat back in his chair, tapping the desk thoughtfully. "Xiang, yes. I don't know if he'll like it, but he'll keep quiet if you ask him to. Heck, it's hard enough to get the kid to talk in the first place. Mei ... I don't know. She's not a bad kid, but she might let something slip if she gets mad at you again. If I were you, I'd tell Xiang first."
"Okay. Yeah. I can do this ..." Yao breathed deeply. "Well, maybe I'll give it a few days."
"Take as long as you need," said Mr Long, standing up to show him out. "And good luck."
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"Ain't No Hollaback Girl" (Gakuen AU, FTM!China), 3/?
(Anonymous) 2012-03-18 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)As Chun Yan followed Elizabeta, Francis peered around the corner and poked Antonio.
"See, see? Elizabeta suspects too!" He looked at Chun Yan's back as she walked away, noticing the outline of bandages under her shirt. "Oh, I hope she doesn't start binding her stomach too, that could hurt the baby ... still, she doesn't seem to be showing a lot, maybe she won't need to."
In the girls' toilets, Chun Yan leaned against the wall, trying to look nonchalant.
"So what is it?"
Elizabeta took a deep breath. "Are you a boy?"
Chun Yan was silent for a long time, looking everywhere but at Elizabeta's face, and finally responded with an almost-silent "... Not enough of one." It was really quite a relief to tell someone.
Elizabeta relaxed. "Okay, sorry I had to be so blunt, but I thought you could do with a friend."
"What do you know about it?" Chun Yan asked, trying not to sound as defensive as he felt.
Elizabeta shuffled her feet. "Um, remember how I always get changed in the shower cubicle?"
Chun Yan stared at her until the penny dropped. "Holy crap! You have a-"
Elizabeta clasped a hand over Chun Yan's mouth and hissed "Keep it down! Yes. Very understanding parents, I've been on hormone blockers since I was seven."
Chun Yan pulled away. "Does anyone else know?"
"The teachers do, it's down in my files, and they're all okay. My parents picked this school because it's one of the most progressive they could find."
"Heh, that's kind of a relief. My uncle's okay with it, but I was worried about everyone else."
"Uh, I wouldn't recommend spreading it about just yet. Just because school policy's okay with it doesn't mean the students will be," Elizabeta warned. "I still haven't told anyone else about me, not even Roderich."
"Huh, guess the Ice King's celibacy pledge has its uses," Chun Yan chuckled, and clutched his cheek as Elizabeta slapped him.
"Don't talk about my boyfriend that way!"
"Ow! Okay, sorry. Uh, thanks for everything. I won't tell anyone if you don't."
"Cool. Now we should be going, we're late for lunch and you probably shouldn't be in the girls' bathroom," said Elizabeta, grinning.
The two headed for the cafeteria, laughing and chatting as they went.
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(Anonymous) 2012-03-18 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)"Ain't No Hollaback Girl" (Gakuen AU, FTM!China), 4/?
(Anonymous) 2012-04-09 12:12 am (UTC)(link)"Been watching Mulan?" asked Elizabeta.
"Not just that! It means 'glorious'."
Elizabeta thought. "Mm, yeah. Sounds nice." She glanced around and whispered quietly enough for nobody to overhear "Mine was just Eli. Parents wanted something similar enough not to confuse me, since I was so young." Chun Yan, or Yao, nodded sympathetically.
Gilbert, hiding unsubtly behind a Superman comic at the next table, kicked Antonio in the ankle.
"Ow! What was that for?"
"Weren't you listening? Chun Yan's asking about baby names!" Gilbert hissed. "Francis was right!"
"Of course I was!" said Francis smugly. "See, we'll be having a visit from the stork soon enough."
"Hm, pity she's not naming it after the father, then we'd know who it was. How far along d'you think she is?" Antonio mused.
"Mm ... I haven't seen her with anyone since she broke up with Arthur last year, so if it's his, four or five months? No, maybe not, she'd be showing more by now ..."
"Well, seems like she's decided to keep it, if she's naming it." Antonio sounded worried. "I hope she's up to it. Babies are hard work."
"She'll be fine!" Gilbert assured him. "I don't know her that well, but Kiku's known her for years and he says she's tough."
"Yeah, but what do her parents think? Being tough can only get her so far if she gets kicked out of her home. And what's the school going to think?"
"... That's a point." Gilbert tapped the straw from his juice carton on his teeth, nervously. "I know it's not our problem, but I feel bad leaving a lady in distress."
"Oui, we can't leave the poor girl to fend entirely for herself," Francis said, nodding sagely. "Babies aren't my area of expertise, though - I lean more towards making them than raising them, hahaha." He wiggled his eyebrows knowingly and both his companions jabbed him in the ribs. "Ow! Hey. Seriously, we should probably try to direct her somewhere she can get some real help."
"Yeah, that's nice and all, but we can't let her know we're onto her! She'll kill us!" Gilbert protested.
Francis stroked the fluff on his chin; he tended to grow it until the teachers caught him and instructed him to start shaving again. "Hmm ..."
~
"Okay, who left American Pregnancy Association printouts all over my classroom?" said Mrs Karpusi the art teacher, scowling uncharacteristically and tapping her foot. "If it's some kind of smart-aleck comment about my weight, I don't appreciate it."
Yao had sat beside Elizabeta instead of Ivan for once, and so didn't notice that there were three printouts instead of one at his usual seat.
Gilbert, Francis, and Antonio looked at each other and exchanged grins.
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(Anonymous) 2012-04-14 10:22 am (UTC)(link)"No, let's go one step at a time. Like you said, this is a pretty big thing. I've only told Liz so far." Yao got up and threw his arms around the counsellor's neck. "Thank you, Uncle Wei, thank you!"
"Hey, hey, remember what I told you about professionalism, kid," said Mr Long, smiling and gently pushing Yao away. "Nice to know you're still not too manly to hug your old uncle."
Yao laughed. "Okay, same time next week?"
"That's fine. Your T shots should have arrived by then, right?" Yao nodded. "Okay, they'll come through my mail and I'll give them to you here. Can't really inject yourself in the dorms. Well, see you then, and good luck. Oh, one more piece of advice, kid; rolled-up socks aren't convincing."
Yao looked down at the groin-level bulge under his much-hated skirt and blushed. "Yeah, but I can't afford a proper packer yet. I just wanted to see what it felt like."
"Fine, but at least stick to one pair. You're fooling nobody."
Yao headed to the door, and stopped with his hand on the handle. "Um. Uncle? If I tell Mama and Dad and ... things don't go well ... can I stay at your place?"
Mr Long looked at him sympathetically. "Of course you can, kiddo. But let's not worry about that yet, okay? You don't have to tell them till you're ready."
"Okay." Yao swallowed the lump in his throat. "Maybe I should tell the twins. They've already noticed something's up, I'll have to tell them some time ... Think I can trust them not to spill?"
"Hm." Mr Long sat back in his chair, tapping the desk thoughtfully. "Xiang, yes. I don't know if he'll like it, but he'll keep quiet if you ask him to. Heck, it's hard enough to get the kid to talk in the first place. Mei ... I don't know. She's not a bad kid, but she might let something slip if she gets mad at you again. If I were you, I'd tell Xiang first."
"Okay. Yeah. I can do this ..." Yao breathed deeply. "Well, maybe I'll give it a few days."
"Take as long as you need," said Mr Long, standing up to show him out. "And good luck."