For the first time in days, Yuna is able to get a full eight hours of sleep. She has to pinch herself to make sure she wasn’t dreaming. She rolls over and meets Elise’s eyes.

“Good morning, Yunie.”

Elise hasn’t slept a wink. After they got into bed together, the reality of what she did kept her up from embarrassment. She doesn’t know what’s next. Are they dating? Will they keep it a secret? Will anyone judge her? Would anyone be okay with it? All of these worries go away when she sees how stunned Yuna looks when she wakes up.

“You’re real.”

“Why wouldn’t I be?” Elise laughs.

“What time is it?”

“A bit past noon.”

“Shouldn’t you be at school?”

“I’m right where I want to be.”

Yuna sit up, still in a bit of disbelief. She tries to remember everything that happened the night before but everything after the kiss is a blur. It doesn’t feel real.

“You cut your hair,” Elise sits up too. “I think it’s perfect for you.”

“Oh, uh. Thanks,” she blushes.

“Um. Can I ask something?”

“Yeah?”

“Are we dating now?”

“Yes!” Yuna jolts her head to Elise. The next second she’s on top of her. “This time it’s for real.”

Elise laughs at just how fast Yuna moved. One second Yuna is unsure of herself and then another she acts how Elise has always known her. This is the real Yuna, the Yuna only Elise is allowed to see. “Please don’t hold me hostage here for the entire day.”

“I don’t think I can hold myself back anymore.”

“Yuna, uh, I still want to take it slow. This is all new for me. It scares me just how much I like you. Even now I’m so nervous. I need to get used to this.”

“Wow,” Yuna scoffs jokingly. “You pervert, I wasn’t thinking that at all,” Yuna laughs. “I’m scared too, Elise. I’ve never done this too.”

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Elise wants to tell her that she thought she would’ve but thinks about how Yuna would feel if she said it. Anyone she would have tried with would have rejected her after finding out Yuele is a girl, so Elise holds her tongue. “What are you doing?”

In the dull, Yuna began texting on her phone. “I’m telling Nat.”

“What?!”

“She’s the one who pushed me forward. This whole thing is because of her. It’s her weird little fetish, I don’t know, but she should be the first to know.”

“She’s been so annoying,” Elise rolls her eyes.

“Did it work?”

“Yeah,” Elise grins. She moves forward and kisses Yuna’s unaware cheek. “Can you show me how you make Yuele happen? I’m curious. I want to know about it.”

Yuna sets her phone down and looks at Elise for a second. “Okay, wait here,” she smiles.

Elise pulls the cover towards her face while she watches Yuna rummage around her room. She smells them and thinks there’s no better smell. Yuna never wears perfume or carries a strong feminine smell. The bed sheets smell a bit like Yuele does. It’s faint but sweet.

Yuna gets embarrassed right before she takes off her shorts. She looks over to Elise who’s been staring the entire time. There shouldn’t be a reason to feel this way but she does so she runs over to the bathroom to change. She comes out dressed as Yuele. He decided doing the makeup would take too long so he skips it. His hair is too short to be tied up so he leaves it as is.

“You’re so fucking hot,” Elise blurts when Yuele pops out.

Yuele feels like a different person whenever he’s like this. He sits in front of Elise to see if she makes him nervous about how she does as Yuna. “Is this everything you ever wished for?”

Elise nods being the nervous one this time. Even though she knows he’s the same person as Yuna, his energy is different. She leans in and kisses him. “Do you not like being Yuna? Are you more comfortable like this?”

“I guess,” he answers. “It’s easier. It’s like I don’t have to pretend even though I am.”

"So like, are you trans? Sorry if I'm being insensitive."

"No. I thought I was for a while, but I like Yuna too. I'm sort of in between. I feel like I'm both."

Elise grabs his hands and holds them together. She thinks of the words she told him; the ones she can’t remember. Elise denied his existence without ever knowing it. “I’m glad I was able to meet such a wonderful person.”

Yuele looks down, feeling bad. He also hurt Elise. Even though it’s been resolved, he still feels the guilt. “Are you okay with this? I mean-Is this fine?”

“Of course,” Elise giggles. “I told you. I love you both. I want both. That’s what I decided.”

“What are we going to tell people?”

“We don’t have to tell them anything. You don’t have to explain your existence to anyone.”

Yuele has never once felt like crying. It’s something he’s taken pride in. It’s what makes him a man. Yuele is cold and unemotional. That’s what Yuna’s for. But after hearing what Elise just told him, it’s hard to back. Even as Yuele, Elise manages to break through his walls.

“I fucking hate you,” he laughs. Before Elise can ask why, he kisses her and pushes her down on the bed. “I hate how you make me feel. I’m weak around you, you know that, right?”

Elise grins and nods.

“I’m going to have to punish you for it one day.”

“I’ll be ready.”