Your and My Secret - Volume One
Alternative Title: Boku to Kanojo no XXX (Japanese)
Written by: Ai Morinaga
Japanese Publisher: Mag Garden
Licensed in English by: ADV Manga
Release Dates:
2002-12 (Japanese vol. 1)
2004-06-10 (Japanese vol. 2)
2004-06-22 (English Volume 1)
2005-09-10 (Japanese vol. 3)
Genre: Adventure/Comedy/Romance
Alternative Title: Boku to Kanojo no XXX (Japanese)
Written by: Ai Morinaga
Japanese Publisher: Mag Garden
Licensed in English by: ADV Manga
Release Dates:
2002-12 (Japanese vol. 1)
2004-06-10 (Japanese vol. 2)
2004-06-22 (English Volume 1)
2005-09-10 (Japanese vol. 3)
Genre: Adventure/Comedy/Romance
Chapter 4 - Excitement
Classmates: (Getting up to leave) Bye!
See you tomorrow, Nanako!
Momoi: (With a smile) Bye bye!
[From across the room Senbongi had seen the pretty smile and turns to Uehara.]
Senbongi: Hey, Akira. Has Momoi always been that cute?
Uehara: Of course! Beautiful, virtuous girls like her don't ... Just grow on trees... Y'know! You're just realizing this now?
Senbongi: Hmm, I don't know about all that...
[At this point Shina has come into the doorway.]
Uehara: (Calling out to her) Hey, Shina!
[She panics a bit.]
Uehara: (Continuing) You feelin' better?
Shina: Y... Yes.
Uehara: Good! Be careful goin' home, ok? (With a big smile and a wave) Bye!
Shina: (Blushing) Goodbye...
(Girls in the class: So ... Dreamy)
(Senbongi: (Thinking) Momoi...)
Momoi: Sigh. (Thinking as he's walking home to Nanako's house) It's depressing, but still... This is Momoi we're talking about. Even before we switched bodies, she was manlier than most guys. Or at least, more violent.
[He pushes a few tears away.]
Momoi: (Continuing to think) I've got to snap out of this. This is no time to be getting depressed! (Gets a determined look) That's right - There is something that I must do!
....
The bathroom
Momoi: (Thinking, his eyes closed as he sits in front of a mirror) Today is the day... (Oh, my!) That I can enjoy this body to my heart's content! (Now that This* guy isn't in the way...)
* Arrow pointing to a picture of the Grandpa.
Momoi: (Continuing) I'm sorry, Momoi, but you've been doing whatever you want to my body. It's only fair.
{Flashback}
[Uehara's gleamming with a big smile]
Momoi: (Thinking) What has she been doing to get my skin all glowing like that?
{Flashback ends}
Momoi: (Continuing as he cleans the mirror) This mirror sure fogs up so quickly. I'd better wipe it down... There we go. Now!
[He drops the towel... but keeps his eyes covered with his hands.]
Uehara: (From behind, sounding pissed) What do you think you're doing, facing the mirror with your legs all spread like that?
Momoi: (Screaming as he tries to cover himself) EEEEEK! NOOOO! You pervert!
Uehara: (Also yelling) What're you screamin' about? Be a man, for God's sake! I thought you'd be up to something like this.
Momoi: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I haven't seen anything yet.
Uehara: scream You're damn right you haven't! Even I've never gawked at myself like that!
Momoi: (Calming down somewhat) R... Really? (Thinking) What a waste.
[As he was thinking that Nankako pulles a blindfold on him.]
Uehara: I'm gonna wash that body for you! You just keep your eyes and mouth shut!
Momoi: (In a panic) Wait! Stop! (Thinking) No... Stop. Not there...* (Outloud) Stop!
* There's an arrow that points to him that reads "Twice In One Day" (Re: Girl's Locker Room, Chapter 3)
Momoi: AAAAAAA!
Uehara: (Getting pissed again) HEY! Cut out that weird-a** moaning!
Momoi: (Trying to catch his breath) I can't help it! Not being about to see makes me more... sensitive.
Uehara: (Turning around) Jeez! I guess I don't have a choice. You're gonna have to see some parts of my body whenever you take a bath. I can't very well come here and wash you every day.
(Momoi: Momoi...)
Uehara: (Continuing as she turns to him again) BUT! If I catch you doin' something like this again, you're showing up to school naked except for a pair of socks! Got it?!
Momoi: I understand! You have my word!
[The shower door slams shut.]
....
[A "Ding Dong" is heard as the doorbell goes.]
Delivery Person: Special delivery for Momoi!
[Uehara goes to the door wearing nothing but socks as Momoi tries to stop "him".]
....
The classroom.
[Momoi is stareing off into dreamland... as the boys in the class take note.]
Guys in the class: Hey, what's up with Momoi today?
Her eyes are teary and her face is all flushed.
[Momoi chuckles to himself as "she" opens "her" Bento*, not noticing the guys in the class looking at "her".]
Guys in the class: (Continuing) Yeah, and she hasn't hurt anyone hince yesterday. Weird.
Momoi: (Thinking) Father... Mother... (The female body is... so full of marvel.) Your little Akira is one step closer to being an adult.
Senbongi: Hey Momoi. Your face is all red. Are you okay? Got something on the brain, huh?
Momoi: (Turning to him with a smile) Oh, I'm fine! Thank you for asking!
[All the guys in the class just stares at her, blushing.]
Guys in the class: (Thinking) She's... (My heart!) SOOO CUTE! I can't believe that's Momoi!
[At this point Momoi notices a few guys talking with Uehara.]
Guy 1: C'mon, Uehara! You can join the Go Club too, can't you? Please? I guarantee you'll be made one of the regular players soon!
Uehara: Forget it. And I can't join the basketball club either. I've already decided which one I really wanna join.
Guy 2: Huh? Which one?
Uehara: The Karate Club! If you're a man, you gotta know how to fight!
Momoi: (As he rushes to get up, panicking) Whaaat?! Wait just a...
Uehara: (Continuing) Actually, I really wanna get into pro wresting!
[Momoi collapses]
Senbongi: (As he catches "her") Momoi!
[Girls start fawning over Uehara.]
Girls: Uehara!
Why don't you eat with us?
Shina: (In the background, thinking) Oh!
(Wow!
I'm eating at the cafeteria today.
Whaat? But we all brought extra food so we could share!)
Guy 3: Wow!! All of a sudden girls are just crazy about him!
Guy 4: It's like up 'til yesterday, Uehara was a completely different person. Yeah. I don't get it, either.
Shina: (Thinking) ...................
[Meanwhile, Senbongi is still holding onto Momoi]
Senbongi: You are feeling bad, aren't you? Are you going to be alright?
Momoi: (Weakly) No. I don't think I am. (Thinking of Uehara going Karate) He'll break his knuckles. He'll try to break tiles with his head. He'll kill me.
Senbongi: (Thinking) Momoi. Her shoulder. She's more slender than I imagined. Up to now she's always been more like this.*
* Pictures Nanako as King Kong, tearing the city apart.
Momoi: (Thinking) Momoi. (Outloud, as "she" clears the tears away) Senbongi?
[Uehara notices Shina.]
Uehara: (Calling out to her) What's up Shina? You need something?
Shina: (Twitching) What?! (Starts to blush) I, um, uh...
Uehara: What is it?
Shina: (In a panic by now) N... Nothing. Sorry, forget it.
Uehara: Why do you always hold back like that? Geez! That's a habit you really oughtta break, you know?!
Shina: exclaim
Uehara: Now come on. Tell me.
Shina: (Holds up a bag, still blushing) Well, this... This is... I made these for you. It's my way of saying "Thank You" for yesterday. This worked out well. Now you can eat them together.
Uehara: (Whoopee!) Yes!! Your cooking is awesome, Shina! heart
Shina: (A bit confused) Huh? Have you eaten something of mine before?
Uehara: (Flinching a bit) Um... Sure! Momoi gave me a bite of somethin' you made once.
Shina: (Oh.) I see! heart (Smiling now) Well, I'm glad you liked it.
[Uehara just looks as her for a second.]
(Uehara: (Thinking) Uh-Oh)
Shina: ........... ? (Thinking) Uehara... heart
Uehara: (Thinking) What the hell just happened here?
I ...
Senbongi: (Coming up behind Uehara) Akira...
Uehara: (Startled) Waaaah!
I didn't have a clue what Senbongi meant...
Senbongi: I'm sorry.
Uehara: question
(Momoi: question )
When he said, "I'm sorry" yet.
-End of Chapter 4-
* A Bento is a Japanese boxed lunch.
