Liar, Liar, the Mage's Desire Vol. 1 (A New Oumeno)

Kokichi and Himiko's "Switchuation" (End)

         "Wh-What did you just say?" Tenko asked, sniffing and staring at Kokichi in disbelief. She now felt terribly confused.

   "I'm really Kokichi," Kokichi replied. "Himiko and I have just been pretending to be switched." 

  "I...I don't know what to believe," Tenko sighed heavily. "I'm just...so confused right now." Kokichi tried to remember a time where he and Tenko could recall an event that Himiko might not have been present for. 

   "Did you ever tell Himiko that time when you body-slammed me and threw me down the stairs?" he asked her. Tenko looked up at him in shock.

   "No!" she replied. "I didn't want to tell her I did that because I know she would have been upset with me and I know that she...really likes...oh, no..." Tenko's voice quivered as she realized what just happened. Back at the house that morning, Himiko had been herself all along, which meant that Tenko just revealed Himiko's secret to the real Kokichi. "I CAN'T BELIEVE MYSELF!! I'M SUCH AN IDIOT!!!" She looked up at Kokichi with tears streaming down her eyes. "Please don't hate Himiko, Kokichi! She's not a weirdo, honest! She just really admires you, really!"

   "Tenko, I know," Kokichi replied. 

   "I know it sounds a bit extreme, but it's only because she just wants to be with you," Tenko went on, not hearing Kokichi. "Sure, a shrine of you is really freaky, but if you look more deeply at it, it's actually-"

  "TENKO, SHUT UP!" Kokichi demanded. Tenko gasped and shut her mouth, scrunching her arms close to her chest. "Tenko...I already know about Himiko's crush on me," Kokichi said.

  "You do?" Tenko asked. Kokichi nodded. "S-So, did you know about the shrine, too?"

  "Well, no," Kokichi replied. "But, I mean, I don't find it all that surprising. Isn't it a girl thing to do that, anyways?" 

  "Well, I suppose so," Tenko replied, sniffling. "It's definitely a lot less creepy if a girl does it than a degenerate male." 

  "Uh-huh," Kokichi replied sarcastically. "Anyhoo, Tenko, I don't hate Himiko." He paused and sighed. "As a matter of fact, I like her back, 'kay?"

  "Wait...you like her back as in you like her, ALSO, or you like her...actual back?" Tenko asked. Kokichi slammed his head into the palms of his hands in disbelief and frustration.

  "I LIKE HER ALSO, TENKO!" Kokichi said, grabbing Tenko's face. "Stay with me, please!" 

  "Thorry," Tenko replied through squished cheeks from Kokichi still grabbing her face. He released her face. "Well, if you like her, too, why don't you ask her to be your girlfriend?"

  "I want her to confess her feelings to me, first" Kokichi simply shrugged. 

  "Why should she do it, first?" Tenko asked. "If a degenerate male likes a girl, he should have the guts to tell her about it first!"