TOMO’S TALE: PART III

Tasuki lay in bed that night, dreaming about how Nuriko had helped him. He sighed in contentment.

"Ah, now I have no more damn girls chasing me." he said happily. "And you know", he thought critically. "Dressing up as a woman isn’t really that bad after all." He got up, and walked cautiously over to his closet, made sure that no one was spying on him, and then he cautiously opened the door. Inside were about ten female outfits. He tried each one on, parading about his room, and humming his song an octave higher than it should be. He then took some makeup, and---

"God dammit, Tomo!" Soi exploded as she saw this. "What did I tell you about those illusions? We’ve already received 26 hatemails, and I’ve heard that two broken-hearted girls committed suicide!"

"But doesn’t it just make sense to you", Tomo argued. "Tasuki ‘abhors women’, he wears jewelry, and you must admit, he does look cute in a dress." Soi peered into Tomo’s shin, and watched Tasuki parade around. In spite of herself, she chuckled.

"Ah-hem, well, uh", she stammered.

"If I’m ever going to become more popular, I have to knock out the competition," Tomo explained. "And it does appear that our little fanged-friend here is one of the most popular."

"He is not!" Soi protested. "Nakago is by far the most popular!"

"Then why was my shrine to him defaced?" Tomo asked her.

Soi couldn’t answer. "Well, just give me the shin, and let me do an illusion for once, please??" Soi pleaded.

Tomo gave up. "Oh fine. Have a blast." he told her, as he tossed his little clam shell at her.

Soi happily planned to herself. "Boy, am I going to have some fun!" And Soi began her story.....

here (just scroll down to "Universe of the Four Frauds" by Tetris no Miko...)