Book 2: Chapter 18 (1/2)

“No, I have not been disturbed this evening.” Dia raised an eyebrow.

There were two girls standing outside her door. Meanwhile, I was under her bed, my breath slightly ragged as I tried to consider what I could do next. They looked to be the mousy resident assistant as well as someone who appeared to be part of the disciplinary committee, a larger girl built not unlike Brooke.

“Seriously? Are you sure? We swear the man came into your window.”

“I’ve been here the whole time. You must be mistaken. Isn’t the girl’s outdoor windows not matching the rooms inside thought to be one of those wonders of the school?”

“Re-really? Is that so?” The disciplinary girl asked.

“A-actually, I heard something like that? W-was there really a man at all? M-maybe he was a gh-ghost!” the mousy girl started to shake.

“Don’t be ridiculous! His but- ahem… I mean… he was seen by half of the female residents! We’re going to get him!”

“Ah? What for?” Dia asked casually.

“What for? T-to make him pay!” The larger girl said.

“In seed?”

“S-s-seed…” the RA froze, seeming to turn red in embarrassment. “We can’t… we mustn’t… maybe…”

“That’ll be all, Dia.” The disciplinary girl smacked the mousy one on the head, and then shut the door on her.

Dia shrugged and walked back to her desk, sitting down in front of her computer. She started typing something and didn’t acknowledge me at all until I shimmied my way out from under her bed.

“Th-thanks for covering for me.” My voice came out demure and a little weak.

My entire life could have seriously been over after that stunt. Fortunately, no one had seen my face but Dia. Which meant that once I reapplied my clothing, wig, and makeup, it probably wouldn’t be too difficult to march right out of the dorm without any consequences. Dia only responded with a single grunt, continuing to work on whatever she was doing.

I quickly put my clothing back up. After asking for her makeup, she gestured to a meager selection in a drawer. I did my best to reapply my mask. It wasn’t as nice as Brooke or Aiko could do, but it would be passible. Regrettably, I was quickly growing a talent for putting on makeup I’d have rather never had. After finally repositioning my wig, I breathed easier. It’d be difficult to tell if I was a guy even if someone walked into Dia’s room out of the blue. There was only one thing that I was still missing.

“Dia… c-can I ask for something else from you?”

Dia didn’t look away from her screen. “What is it?”

“U-underwear…” I responded, scratching my cheek.

“Underwear? Can’t you wear the pair you had on your face?”

“Ah… actually, that was my sister’s pair. I’m not really comfortable wearing it.”

“You had it on your face…”

“…” I looked pleadingly at her, falling to my knees. “Please! I absolutely can’t put her underwear on.”

“Fine…” Dia gestured to a drawer, without turning to address the scene I was making.

I sighed, opening the drawer and looking in. There were numerous pairs of underwear in there. I immediately picked up a black pair, but they were really lacy. I grabbed a second pair, but they were rather big and didn’t look cute at all. I looked at a third pair and-“

“Do-do you mind!” Dia snatched the underwear from my hand just as my hand was going to bring it up to sniff it. “Take this pair!”

“Ah… thank you…” I blushed, immediately slipping the underwear on while Dia looked the other way.

With my ensemble complete, I finally relaxed. My sister’s panties were safely placed in a pocket in hiding. They would naturally join my collection at home. I already had a pair, but this event also meant something. With my sister and I reconciled, I definitely didn’t want to go without her panties. I certainly didn’t have any thoughts of adding Dia’s panties to the collection. That would just be weird.

“Dia… before I leave, I was thinking we should have the contract hammered out, right?”

“A contract?” Dia’s typing stopped. “It’s not necessary.”

“Huh? But, my promise, I…”

“It’s fine.” Dia cut me off. “My mother said the most beneficial working relationships are those based on mutual trust. If I needed a contract to force you to assist me when I need it, then our contract wouldn’t be worth the paper it was written on.”

“So, you do expect recompense, you just don’t want to tell me what it is right now? Isn’t such an open-ended request really unfair on my part?” I asked with a frown.

“Perhaps… but without a contract, you could always refuse my request. So, if what I want is unreasonable, then you say no…”

“And if I say no…”

“Then our working relationship is ended…” Dia’s voice wasn’t cold, but there was a certain degree of chilliness that exuded from it anyway.

“Oh…”

“So… what do you think of those conditions?” Dia asked, looking at me from the side without turning her head.

“I think… your mother is a terrifying individual…”

Dia suddenly broke into a genuine laugh before covering her mouth, “That… Mother may take that as a compliment. I think we are in agreement then?”

I gave a solid nod. “You’ve saved my life twice now. I’ll pay my debt to you somehow.”

Dia nodded, slower than me. “Then… there is no one in the hallway at the moment. You can leave now without being caught. Do you need me to escort you?”

“No… it’d be better if we weren’t seen together, just in case,” I said, noticing that the screen of her computer had an image from the hallways outside.

She must have set up security cameras… or hacked into them. Dia was seriously a scary woman. When I turned back to her one last time, I froze. The usually placid Dia was blushing while looking down at her knees. For a brief moment, she looked very girly. It completely caught me off guard.

“T-throw them out… when you’re done.” Her usually confident voice was replaced with a strangely shy one.

“Huh? Th-throw?” It took another moment for my eyes to drop down to my skirt, and the panties underneath, I immediately straightened into a more feminine position, bowing my head. “Yes, of course… I will! Definitely… What do you take me for some kind of pervert?”

Dia’s nervousness seemed to dissipate, but her eyebrow rose on her somewhat expressionless face as if she was asking if I honestly wanted her to answer that. Twice she’s caught me dressed as a girl, and once I dived into her room butt naked from a window after breaking into the girl’s dorm. Whether she thought I was a pervert or not was longer a question. I guess, the question I should be wondering is quite the opposite.

“Then… why are you helping me? You may have thought Clarice was different, but after realizing I was a guy, shouldn’t those feelings have changed?”

Dia looked up thoughtfully, taking my question seriously, “It’s true… I found Clarice’s roughness interesting. However, regardless of your parts, I think you weren’t acting when you were Clarice…”

“How so?” I frowned.

“We have spoken of contracts and agreements. You know my mother is a powerful person, and you know that I was present the day you were caught and accused of rape. I was present and could vouch for your innocence. With a small request, I could use my resources to have your sentence removed or at least significantly reduced.”

“You could do that?” My mouth fell open in shock, causing her to chuckle to herself again in a way that felt genuine. “I-I’m sorry… the only reason I didn’t ask is that I didn’t think of it.”

I admitted the truth. Dia was perhaps thinking better of me than that. The reality was that I just hadn’t considered asking her. Dia and I weren’t close, after all, so how could I put such an unreasonable demand on her.

“I know…” Dia covered her mouth, hiding a smile that actually looked very cute if she removed her hand. “Perhaps stupidity is also a form of charm…”

“Huh?”

“The fact that you didn’t think to use me, that is enough.” Dia sighed, turning back away. “You should go, before your window to leave ends. They may decide to start checking women more thoroughly if they become desperate to find the man. I’ve made a small investment in your future, don’t let me regret it.”

I nodded. “Yes, ma’am.”

I turned and left without another word. We had already said what we needed to, and she was right. The more time they had to think, the more time they had to lock down the woman’s dorm. I didn’t want to be stuck in some kind of shut down. I considered trying to jump a fence, but I didn’t think that was the best option. Rather, I needed to leave in plain sight.

If I just blended in with a group of women, I shouldn’t have too much difficulty walking right out the front gate. No one would expect the man who just flashed half the females with his bare ass fifteen minutes ago to come walking out the front gate wearing women’s clothing. Well, they may expect a cross-dresser, but not a cross-dresser with the balls to walk out the front gate. At least, that was what I thought until I got in line leaving the dorms.

The security was definitely pumped up, with purses and various other things being patted down. Simply handing my card and walking out might not be sufficient. I started to sweat as the line grew closer and closer to me. When I finally made it to the front, I started chiding myself for being exactly as stupid as Dia had suspected. However, I kept my face expressionless, even if I couldn’t control the sweat. I handed her my card.

“Did you by chance see any boys during your visit?” The girl asked sharply.

“N-n-no, ma’am!” I declared with a jump, my voice cracking a moment.

“Ma’am?” The woman rose an eyebrow and glared at me.

She was looking at me way too closely! She could tell I was a guy! This was absolutely not fair! She leaned forward and just sniffed me. This damned testosterone! I couldn’t help that I was nervous and it was uncharacteristically hot out. I completely smelled like a dude and this girl was on to me.