Academy Murder Party

~:Chapter 6:~

"Please, don't tell anyone! I-It's not what it looks like." The boy, who Amelia referred to as "Charlie," cowered.

"Wait a minute... You know him?" Yuki glanced over at Amelia and then turned to look at the boy. Instead of the girl,

 Yuki had seen entering the stall, a boy wearing a crimson hood emerged. His hood was connected to a sleeveless jacket, coming to the back of his knees in length. However, just like the girl, his outfit showed just as much skin. He wore a low-cut black shirt with matching black sleeves going from a few inches lower than his shoulder to just above his wrist. The strangest part of all was his black pants, outlined in red. However, the color wasn't what struck Yuki as odd. One pant was an average length while the other was the length of shorts, exposing one of his two pale legs.

"Yeah, I've seen him around the fine arts building. He's helped design a few outfits for random performances." Amelia said.

"Wait?" Yuki raised an eyebrow, surprised.

"D-don't worry about it." He sighed, laughing and Shifting uncomfortably in the girl's bathroom. "I really should be going now, though!" He said, attempting to slip by Amelia, but she grasped him.

"Not until you tell us what is going on," Amelia said as she pulled him back.

"Eep!" He sputtered out, nearly losing his balance. "F-fine... but you need to swear you won't tell anyone. It's embarrassing..." He looked towards the ground. Yuki looked at him in confusion; there was so much happening that she had trouble comprehending what was going on. Not to mention how surprised she was that someone dressed like that seemed so bashful. 

"We promise, Right, Yuki," Amelia said, looking at her.

"Right."

"You can't tell anyone! I mean it." He stared at her.

"Okay, okay, yeah!" Amelia responded, antsy to know what it was that he was hiding.

"Even your boyfriend." He added on, causing her to pause as she hesitated. Finally, she nodded.

"Fine. I won't tell him anything." She nodded.

"W-well.. uhh..." He started, quickly trailing off. "It's so embarrassing..." He sighed, avoiding eye contact with the two of them. Yuki glanced over at Amelia, who shrugged in response, unsure of the situation. "I like dressing as a woman." He suddenly blurted out, immediately covering his mouth as if he had revealed a big secret he wasn't supposed to.

"We're well aware." Yuki sighed. He acted like some big secret to the two of them, even though they saw him dressed like that. Yuki didn't think anything of it; she thought it was pretty cool. Hell, he had a better fashion sense than her! Still, she couldn't help but find it strange that some total stranger opened up to her.

"P-please don't judge me!" He pleaded with her.

"No, no, we're not judging. I think that's great!" Yuki said, placing a hand on his shoulder to calm him down. He seemed to tense up at her touch but soon calmed down as if comforted. "Right, Amelia?" She turned back to Amelia, who was blankly staring at him.

"Right." She nodded. "The only problem with that is your makeup, so allow Professor Snow to give you a few makeup tips and tricks down the line." She snickered. Charlie stepped forward and embraced her, showering her in gratitude. "W-Woah... It's okay!" Amelia sputtered out in surprise. As Yuki watched the scene unfold, she couldn't help but wonder about the rest of the situation, one of which Charlie's sudden confession didn't cover.

"Sorry... I've just never really been open about this." Charlie smiled, which was followed by a sniffle.

"How long have you kept this a secret..?" Amelia took his hands in her own, staring at him directly.