2 years ago..

Narin sat atop the roof of his home.. thinking..

The Slum District in which he lived wasn't exactly as the name described. The truth was, it's appearance was like that of an ordinary 21st century Japanese neighborhood. With rusty old gas stations, ordinary houses with walled off yards, ordinary streets and sidewalks..

The only instance of different it had in our sense of different, was the fact that all the cars possessed no tires.. instead, they used high powered magnets on their bottoms that synced with metal filaments and computer monitors below the asphalt to keep afloat.

The Real Varus City.. was above, where the rich people lived.

Varus City was basically a two floored city, with a massive ground floor, and a high tech top floor. This was called the Varus Tree.

The bottom of the tree.. which was the Slums, were also called the Roots. The Roots, containing the lower class, was around 30 percent of the entire city.

The top, which was a high tech wonderland of technology, and artificial forest environments full of great residences and biological wonders, was the Treetop. In fact.. a giant spread of artificial branches covered up some of the city's more secret areas such as the Military Development center, giving the Varus City the actual appearance of a tree. The luminescent energy crystals that made up these artificial branches would glow a different color depending on the season. This spring, it was Sakura Pink.

The high class area was made up of 20 percent of the city.

Then came the rest of the 50 percent. The Trunk. A massive tower that was 40 miles in diameter, filled with high speed elevators, malls, shops, and tourist destinations, as well as artificial environment safaris that housed mutant animals and normal endangered species alike, as well as revived dinosaurs that in the 21st century, would've merely been a dream of Steven Spielberg's John Hammond.

The trunk was where schools were, businesses, and pretty much where everyone went to work. It was also where RB Inc. was housed.

The higher up in the Trunk you worked, the more likely you were to make lots of money, and also the more likely you were to live in the Treetop.

Because of this, Slum Class people rarely ever met the upper class within the Trunk.

Narin's family worked near the bottom, on the 40th floor, where his father ran a kendo dojo.

Jin Jousuke, being one who was very strict in his Japanese roots and traditions, was very intolerant of RB Inc and of the technological advancements of the current era. However, Narin's mother Landry, was much more tolerant, having grown up in the environment of the Treetop.

Narin thought about his place in the world class as he looked up at the giant branches in the sky, as his childhood friend Nina, a girl with long black hair and bright blue eyes, climbed up to greet him.

"So.." said Nina. "You're really going to do it someday? Get rebirthed?"

"Uh-huh." said Narin. "Me and Stoor promised each other. We'd become heroes!"

"The heroes of the 21st century, they were humans who accessed the Super Human gene." said Nina. "But.. haven't you ever wondered why nobody after the 21st century ever accessed that gene? maybe it's dangerous being  a super human.."

"Nina.. I'll be fine." said Narin.

Nina sighed. "Okay.. but you've got to promise me one thing when you do this.."

"What?" said Narin.

"Don't forget that you're still Narin Jousuke." said Nina. "Because as long as you remember that, you'll remember I'm still your friend, whatever you look like.."

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Present day..

Narin woke up, blinking for a minute as he stared at the ceiling of his room. Wait, correction.. as SHE stared at the ceiling of HER room.

Narin groaned as she smelled her undershirt, she hadn't taken a shower the previous night.. she couldn't.. not when she had the body of some girl now.. it just felt wrong..

It felt like peeping..

Of course the real Shocker Girl had been dead for a long while, so she probably wouldn't care, but, Narin still felt that Chivalry should not leave, even in death..

Narin had snuck through the window of his house that night, after hastily texting his, or rather HER mother to not wait up on him, and just go to sleep.

She didn't know how her mother would react to this.. and.. well.. her father, who initially didn't even want the boy Narin to go and change himself.. would probably react even worse to seeing that his son had turned into his daughter..

She couldn't afford for this to go haywire, she needed help..

Narin clicked her phone open and began texting hastily.

Before long.. her window opened as Nina scrambled through, with Stoor following close behind.

"Alright, Narin, what's the big emergen-" Nina began.. but then she saw Narin and instantly became confused. "Okay.. who are you? And where's Narin?"

Narin took a deep breath. " Umm.. Nina.. it's me.. I got the RB procedure yesterday.."

Nina's jaw dropped. Then she began to snigger. "N-Narin!? You... you're... a GIRL!!"

Nina fell on her butt, laughing. "OH DEAR GOD NARIN!! Wow!! I didn't know you had that kind of fetish!!"

"IT'S NOT A FETISH!!" Narin roared. "IT WAS A MISTAKE!!"

"Oh my gosh! She just blushed!" said Stoor, his eyes sparkling. "Narin buddy, you're so cute when you're angry now!"

"Oh shut up you pervert!" Narin stammered.  "Come on! I need your help here!!"

"Well.." said Nina. "First thing's first, we need to buy you a bra, cause the sides of your boobs are poking out of that undershirt. And.. well.. *kofff koff* you reek, haven't you taken a shower yet?"

"How could I!?" Narin growled. "WHEN I'LL BE LOOKING AT A NAKED GIRL THE WHOLE TIME!!"

"Narin! If you're going to live as a girl, you're going to have to get used to seeing yourself as one!" said Nina. "Sounds kinda wrong, but it's the truth.. "

"Well never mind that, I'll deal with that part as it comes.." said Narin. "What I need, is for you to help me hide this from my parents.."

"Eh?" said Nina.

"How?" said Stoor. "The only think I can see working is you somehow passing yourself off as a very pretty boy."

"That's EXACTLY what I'm going to do." said Narin. "And that's why I called you Nina."

"I've got a bad feeling about this." said Nina.

Narin took out a roll of bandages. "I want you to wrap this super tight around my chest. Flatten it out, and then, I can put on some jeans and a t-shirt and look like a very pretty guy! Better then being a flat out girl right?"

"Why me!?" said Nina.

"Because I still can't look at myself naked!" Narin said, putting a blindfold around her head.

Nina sighed. "Stoor.. leave.."

"I'm not afraid of seeing her naked." said Stoor.

"WHAM!" Nina kicked Stoor out the window.

"OW!" Stoor yelled out. "Come on! if it wasn't for this bush, I'd be dead and you know that!"

Nina gulped and shrugged. "Well, here we go."

Nina helped Narin take off her shirt and took out the bandages wrapping them around her friend's chest really tight. "You know..  this is really painful.. I've pretended to be a boy to get into summer camp before.

"Oh come on.. how bad can it.. OWWWWW.." Narin squealed. "Eeeeeeee! Oh great, now I scream like a girl too..  eeeeegghh! Wh-why!?"

"Well guys have their.. junk.." said Nina. "And girls have their boobs. Punch us in the boobs and we'd be groaning for weeks, just like if we kick a guy in the crotch, they'd do the same..  Okay.. there we go.. looks flat as a desert."

Narin removed her blindfold and looked down at the bandages on her chest, flattening her breasts against her chest.. "Thanks.. that should hold.. "

"You can't hide forever Narin." said Nina.

"Yes I can." said Narin. "Easy! I just never take my clothes in front of my parents for the rest of my life. And I never go swimming with them for the rest of my life.. or the beach... or.. any outing that would require me shirtless."

"Depressing." said Nina. "You sure this will work?"

"Positive!" said Narin.

12 minutes later..

"ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU ACTUALLY THOUGHT I WOULD THINK YOU WERE JUST A VERY PRETTY BOY!?" Narin's father roared. "WHAT IS THIS!? A CROSSDRESS ANIME!?"

Narin hung her head. She was wearing a t-shirt and jeans, but her bandages hadn't stuck, meaning, the moment she walked downstairs and said "Good Morning" her chest had erupted into two little hills.

Narin's father was a strong heavily built man with a strong jaw. He always wore his kimono anywhere, even when not on the job. He had the habit of ambushing his son at random moments, with the intent of trying to toughen up for later life.. this had resulted in Narin having to constantly fend off Mr. Jousuke.

Jin put his now daughter into a headlock like he usually did, yelling. "NOW I WAS BARELY TOLERANT OF YOU GOING OFF AND CHANGING YOUR BODY JUST SO YOU COULD GET YOURSELF A BUNCH OF DUMBASS SUPER POWERS!! BUT A GIRL!?"

"Sh-SHUT UP DAD!! IT'S NOT LIKE I WANTED TO END UP AS A GIRL!!" Narin yelled back, grabbing her father in a headlock and throwing him over her shoulder.

Jin got up quickly and pinned Narin to the ground. "WELL YOU SHOULDA THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE GOING TO GET THAT DUMBASS PROCEDURE!!."

"JUST DEAL WITH IT DAD!" Narin yelled, kicking Jin off.

"Oh my.." said Narin's beautiful long black haired mother, who dressed in Yukatas,  with a giggle, while she set a tray of tea on the low traditional Japanese coffee table.  "Do you always have to start your mornings like this Jin?"

"Yes!" said Jin, getting up and dusting himself off. "It builds character. But since my son is now my daughter, I guess I didn't build enough character over the years.."

"Well.. I think she looks beautiful." said Landry, smiling still. "Come on Narina.. I made tea."

"Narina!?" Narin stammered.

"Your new name." said Jin. "If my son is going to act like a girl, he's going to be treated like one! And as you know.. we always dress traditionally for tea!! NOw here!! This was your grandmother's Yukata!!"

"OH COME ON!!" Narina screamed.

She didn't know what was worse.. dressing in that thing.. or the fact the Author was labeling her as Narina in the book meant that it might become a permanent name change.

In the end.. it wasn't as bad as she thought. Besides the rather different clogs she had to wear, and the belt, the female version of traditional Japanese clothing didn't feel much different. The hard part was the awkwardness as she knelt on the mat and sipped tea, and Jin glared at her..

"By the way Narina.." said Landry.

"Mom, please, just Narin, it's a sexually neutral name.." Narina said.  (damn that author, she's still spelling my name like that!)

"But it's such a cute nickname for you." said Landry cheerfully. "Anyways, the Hero's Academy called. they're requesting that you register as soon as possible."

"I'm not signing up.." said Narina grumpily. "I'll just buy a girl's uniform and keep going to my normal school."

"Hmm?" said Jin. "Why? Wasn't becoming a hero always your dream?"

"And it was. but.. " Narina shook her head. "I can't go.. not now that people will just laugh at me.."

"Narin.." said Jin. "Or Narina, or however your mother wants to refer to you from now on.

I won't tolerate you giving up on something you have strove and worked so hard for, even for something like accidentally giving yourself a sex change, you've dreamt of this for years, continue striving for it.."

"Easy for you to say.." Narina said.

"All you need to do is reinvent yourself." said Landry. "Nobody at your new school has to know what you used to be. That's what going to new school is all about, a clean slate!"

"A clean slate huh?" said Narina. "Okay.."

That night, Narina spent more time thinking then she ever did when she was a guy.. On her desk, she would stare at the letter of registration from Hero's Academy.  Until, finally, she came to a decision..

Narina paused her pen next to the name section of the registration form. Then she began to write.

Reinvent hmm? Okay, she could do that.

"Name.." Narina muttered as she wrote on the registration form. "Narina Yukata.."

Okay, not exactly good at making names, but hey, she wasn't an artist.

Narina then paused her pen again.. this time... at the gender check box..

Narina took a deep breath.. steeling her courage.  And then checked the female portion.

"Real Legal name.." Narina muttered. "Withhold.. in exchange for Citizen registry number.. there.."

Narina put the registration form in an envelope, licked the seal and closed it.  She tapped a buzzer on her desk, and on her windowsill, a small robot with electromagnetic levitation pads landed there. Narina slid the envelope through the slot on the robot's body, and it flew off into the night.

There was now just one thing left to do..

Narina stood up and walked to the bathroom door next to her bed, opening it. 

She walked in.. and closed her eyes. A girl had to do.. what a girl had to do.. or was it a guy had to do what a girl had to do? Or was it a girl had to do what a guy wish he could do.. or was it the guy doing what a girl needed to do in the presence of himself as a girl.. or... eh forget about it.

Narina closed her eyes and stripped off all her clothes. "Okay.. time to take a shower.. now.. GO!!"

Narina opened her eyes.. and looked in the mirror.. only to have blood suddenly splurt out of her nose and send her sprawling.

"Curses.." Narina stammered as blood poured out of her nose and onto the floor. "I'm gorgeous."

After an awkward shower.. Narina managed to dress herself in pajamas before falling to her knees, breathing hard, and trailing blood from her nose as she dragged herself from the bathroom.

As Narina dragged herself into bed, she suddenly remembered. Her powers! She had been so distracted by the fact she was a girl now, she hadn't even bothered to take a look at what her new awesome abilities might be..

Narina held out a hand. Hmm.. she knew that the memories of how to use her powers were supposed to be imbedded in her mind.. so.. hmmm..

Narina held out a hand to a dart board on her wall, taking aim. "Okay, time to give this a shot. Storm Arts: ELECTRON CANNON!"

Electric energy converged on a single point near Narina's  palm for a second.. then..

"ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZAAZAZAAAAA!!" A massive white beam made of highly charged electricity exploded from Narina's palm and blasted a hole through the wall.

"The blast kept travelling into the night sky, till it exploded into the distant city.. somewhere somebody shouted. "MY ROOF!! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY ROOF!?"

Narina shut her mouth awkwardly, and put her hand behind her back awkwardly. Well.. that was something...