Qilin's lips wobbled as he said "I didn't know what to say and besides, he saw me on my period but I don't think I can tell him the truth but I don't know what excuse to give and now that I know he likes me makes the situation even worse"
Sean sighed "This is kind of complicated but no excuses will work now so you have to tell him the truth"
Qilin whined "B-but won't he look at me weirdly or treat me differently than others?"
Sean said "He already treats you differently than others but in a good way and besides, since he likes you, it actually makes it easier but I want to ask, how do you feel about him?"
Qilin stammered "I-i.. uhm.. it's a bit to take in but I guess I like him but not enough to say I fell for him totally like he has for me"
Sean patted his head "But you feel positive about getting together with him, right?"
Qilin was taken aback "G-getting together? Like official? Like letting everybody know? Won't that make people hate us?"
Sean said "No you don't have to let everyone know but as long as you two know each other's feelings and also care for each other, that's alright. Me and Andre will be the ones to know and that's enough, right?"
Qilin pouted "But Lin probably doesn't want to talk to me anymore"
Sean shook his head "Of course he does, he's just trying to give you the space he thinks you need. I'll tell Andy to bring him up, you two have a good talk while me and Andy go get breakfast. Text me when you two have patched up and if you don't patch up, no breakfast for the two of you"
Five minutes later, Andre and Azlin appeared at the door then Sean looked at Qilin and patted his fidgety hands "You'll be fine. You two will be fine"
Andre pushed the frozen Azlin inside the room then Sean remembered one thing as he was about to leave with Andre "Your key, you two, hand them over"
The duo reluctantly handed their room keys over and Sean said "So that none of you compromising duo would get out also by the way, neither of you two slept a wink last night"
Then Sean locked the door from outside and Qilin fidgeted with his fingers as he looked down
Qilin and Azlin said in unison "I'm sorry"
Both of them looked at each other in surprise and asked again in unplanned unison "What are you saying sorry for?"
Azlin froze up because he was tongue tied and Qilin then took a deep breath "Lin, I'm gonna try to be straight up with this talk so we won't be going corners on this. What do you want answers to first? Your confession or what you saw last night?"
Azlin gulped "Last night first"
Qilin sighed "The truth is going to be a bit shocking which is why I overreacted last night but I realized that I was the one being unreasonable since you were sincerely being worried for me and I took it personal but here it goes. Even though I am a male, I was born with a vagina and it's probably part of the reasons why I sorta resemble a girl, the thing is then my Dad didn't have the finances to get me into a organ exchange surgery or whatever they call it and my mum died after giving birth to my sister which weighed down on my dad and i decided to accept myself for who I am. It wasn't a pretty experience getting my first menstruation and the menstrual cramps still hit me well not immediately I get my period but a while later like last night which didn't let me sleep because maybe for some reason, it felt way more painful than usual and I had a lot on my mind too. It's only bad on the first day and it lasts just three days.
Azlin looked at Qilin "You didn't tell me last night because you thought I'd hate you?"
Qilin nodded then Azlin sighed in relief "Well I have another confession to make, my facial paralysis already healed about a year ago through natural unbearable exercises but since I'm not used to making facial expressions so I keep a poker face and just tell people I have facial paralysis so as to not be seen as cold but I only tell the people that matter"
Qilin was shocked and happy at the same time that he stood up with glee and pulled Azlin's cheeks "Really?! You're not joking, right??"
Azlin gently tried to pry Qilin's hands off his face "Yes, but making expressions still sting a little and you pulling my cheeks kinda hurts too"
Qilin softly caressed the place he pulled "Sorry"
Azlin's eyes looked at Qilin's eyes which was filled with care "It's fine"
Qilin looked up and accidentally made eye contact with Azlin
Then his body acted on impulse and he pecked Azlin's lips which surprised Azlin who looked taken aback
Qilin realized what he had done then felt shy and covered his face in embarrassment "Uhm.. that's my answer to your confession"
Azlin pursed his lips and teased "I didn't hear it well, tell me again"
Qilin lightly punched his shoulder "Since when did you become such a tease, did Andre's bad habits rub off on you"
Azlin remembered something "Oh yeah, you never did tell me what Andre did to make you dislike him though"
Qilin scoffed "Yesterday, when you left, he barged in and demanded to know my gender to the extent that he stripped me half naked without my consent and almost found out my little secret"
Azlin furiously stood up "What!?"
Qilin placed his hand on Azlin's chest "Calm down, I already forgave him so you should too besides I already treated it like nothing happened"
Azlin blurted out "But he saw your body before me"
Qilin raised an eyebrow "Is that really what you're raging about?"
Azlin looked to his left as he replied "No"
Qilin rolled his eyes "You're blatantly lying right now"
Azlin sighed "Fine, yes that's one of the reasons why I wanna put Andre down"
Qilin teased "Like a dog?"
Azlin just pursed his lips and said nothing
Qilin took his phone and wanted to text Sean then Azlin hugged him from behind which kind of alarmed him "Uhm, what's wrong?"
Azlin placed his chin on Qilin's shoulder "Nothing. I've always wanted to hold your small waist like this"
Qilin chuckled slightly "But I haven't taken my bath yet, don't I stink?"
Azlin replied "No you don't and besides, neither have I. Wanna take a shower together then?"
Qilin tapped Azlin's hands "No now release me and let me go bath, I'm starting to feel uncomfortable"
Azlin immediately let him go and asked with worry "Is it because I hugged you all of a sudden? I-"
Qilin turned around and caressed Azlin's furrowed eyebrows "No I just want to take my bath and have my morning skincare, that's all"
Azlin then held his hands "Let's take a bath together then"
Qilin shook his head again and Azlin furrowed his eyebrows again "Why?"
Qilin smiled softly as he gently pressed down on Azlin's furrowed eyebrows again "I have my reasons please try and understand"
Azlin realized that although Qilin told him about it, he wouldn't be comfortable showing it and he agreed "Okay you go in first"
Qilin said "No you go in first, I still have to text Sean and get my stuff ready"
Azlin obediently did as he was told
Half an hour later, Azlin had taken his bath and was done dressing up while Qilin was still in the bathroom when a knock sounded at the door then he thought it was probably Sean and went to open it
But he met Andre by the door instead and Azlin asked "Where's Sean?"
Andre entered and Azlin closed the door "Still in the bathroom busy with his so called skincare morning routine or whatever. I was the first one to take my bath so he had just finished bathing when he saw Qilin's text and he told me to tell you guys that we'll all just go get breakfast together instead"
Azlin said "You've texted Lake to bring the car over?"
Andre nodded "Yeah, he's gonna be here in the next half an hour"
Azlin pursed his lips "Will that be enough time for them to get ready?"
Andre shook his head "Don't try to give yourself hope because they won't be"
Ten minutes later, Qilin came out of the bathroom in his bathrobe when he saw Azlin and Andre sitting pressing their phones all dressed up then asked "Where's Sean?"
Andre replied "He's probably getting ready right now"
Qilin rushed off to get ready too
Another ten minutes later, a knock sounded on the door and it opened to reveal Sean dressed in a blue sweatshirt and skinny jeans with flip flops carrying a tote bag too which drew the twins' attention
Andre asked seemingly puzzled "Is this what you're wearing?"
Qilin popped his head out "Did you think that we would dress like a girl from the dorm?"
Andre nodded "Yes"
Sean and Qilin chuckled and said in unison "You know nothing"
Send entered Qilin's curtain and left the twins in their silence again
Azlin sighed "Better tell Lake to get some snacks on his way"
Andre said as he typed something on his phone "Already did"
Qilin wore a brown pullover and black knickers "Wouldn't that be hard to change out of?"
Sean shook his head "Nah I'll be fine. We should match like twins"
Qilin was curious "Are the boys even matching?"
Sean and Qilin looked at each other then peeked through the curtain together
Azlin was wearing a green shirt with a black sweat vest on top and black pants while Andre wore a white tank top and a blue sports cardigan with blue jeans
Sean and Qilin closed the curtain back tightly then Sean said "They aren't as usual so I'll wear something white and blue while you wear something green and black but our outfits should still match just the colors would be different"
Qilin inquired "So we wear skirts or shorts or trousers?"
Sean deeply thought about it "I never really liked trousers before and since we want to look like girls, skirts would be more preferable"
Qilin then asked "Petticoats or slit short skirts or just mini skirts?"
Sean placed a finger on his chin "I can't seem to pick well we can't wear mini and what if the slit is too small or too big"
Qilin snapped his fingers "Then let's go with a knee length petticoat skirt"
Sean squealed with excitement "Yes that's it"
Qilin pulled out his suitcase from under the bed "So long sleeve or short sleeve top?"
Sean replied "Short sleeve. What about the shoes? I can't use high heels to walk for long"
Qilin scrunched up his face "Neither can I, they hurt my feet"
Then the duo screamed in unison "Glittery sneakers!"
The twins glanced at the curtain and shook their head with two words popping up in their mind 'Those two'
Qilin brought out the clothes they were to change to later out of a secret part of the suitcase "This was how I was able to bring some girly stuff without my sister knowing"
Qilin took out his makeup kit and jewelry box then placed it with clothes and wigs "We'll need these too, did you pierce?"
Sean shook his head "I don't like needles"
Qilin showed his piercings "I hate them too but I got these anyways"
Sean looked at Qilin with a sparkle in his eyes "Waow, you're so brave"
Qilin blushed and waved his hand "Oh no, it's nothing and not to worry, I have studs too so you can pick from those ones"
Sean was happy when he heard he could wear earrings too "You're like a big sister that has everything ready for any situation"
Qilin hid his face because he was shy
Sean asked "So we're all set, right?"
Qilin nodded then looked around "Just let me look for a bag that can encompass all of these things"
Sean took something out of his tote bag "I brought my duffel bag, is it big enough?"
Qilin nodded "It's just the right size. Oh you brought two mini bags?"
Sean smiled "I thought we could place our phones and money in it, what else can we put inside?"
Qilin pursed his lips "Lipstick, powder, handkerchief, sun shades, comb, hair brush, etcetera. But we don't need to since it's girls that magically shove all that in such a small space"
Sean nodded "It's fascinating though"
Qilin and Sean came out with the duffel bag and Sean said "We're ready to go now"
Andre complained "Finally, I'm starving"
Qilin scoffed "It's because you have nothing to do, why don't you come help us with bag then, right Sean?"
Sean nodded and Andre snorted as he collected the bag "Oh please, this is nothing"
They got downstairs and a guy with slicked backed jet black hair and silver grey eyes wearing a leather zipped jacket and ripped jeans "Yo, Az and Dre, you guys are finally here"
Azlin smiled apologetically "We didn't mean to take so long. We got delayed by some very important issues"
Lake waved his hand and passed the car keys to Azlin "You don't need to explain yourself, while waiting for you guys, I was able to hit on a few pretty girls and it was worth the wait. I was even hoping you guys wouldn't come down yet"
Lake patted Andre's shoulder "You still dyed your hair in the end ay, no problem the colour suits you now I won't be mistaking you for Az"
Sean and Qilin were still puzzledly looking at the stranger who was conversing so happily with the twins when the guy looked at them
Lake asked "You two must be Sean and Qilin, right? Dre mentioned you two in his text anyways you guys have fun. Ciao"
Lake boarded his motorbike and zoomed off
Sean asked as they entered the tinted window car "Who was that?"
Their seating arrangement was Azlin in the driver's seat, Andre in the passenger's seat while Sean and Qilin were seated the back
Andre replied as Azlin started the engine "Our cousin, Lake Royce. He's a full blown Casanova and hits on any girl he sees. He's in his final year but not in this university. He runs a car dealership so you can tell he has a lot of cars and definitely girlfriends"
Azlin asked as he drove away from the dorm area "Where to first?"
Qilin said in unison "Qiuxue Restaurant for breakfast"
Sean cooed "Aww, you still remember my wish for a Chinese cuisine this morning"
Qilin smiled "Why wouldn't I?"
Sean then spoke up when they got off campus "So this is the thing, you boys go in the restaurant first while we change in the car-"
Andre suddenly said as he opened a secret compartment under his chair "Or we could just wait outside the car and when you two are done changing, we could all go in together "
Sean raised an eyebrow "I thought you said you were hungry?"
Andre passed snacks around "I found the snacks. We can be patient"
After about twenty minutes of driving, Azlin got to the place with the use of GPS of course then they entered the parking lot which was an underground one
Azlin said as he and Andre got out of the car "Don't rush yourself, we are not in a hurry"
Andre immediately popped his head back in "Don't mind him, even we aren't in a hurry, my tummy is"
Qilin rolled his eyes "Get out already, Andre"
Andre pursed his lips "Fine fine"
Qilin and Sean got excited as they were about to change and squealed in excitement
Half an hour later, Andre complained to Azlin who threw him a corn dog "Where did you get this?"
Azlin replied "Under my seat"
Andre eyes sparkled "Do you have more?"
Azlin side eyed him and threw him one more "The remaining two are for Linnie and Sean"
Andre sighed "Two will probably hold me for about ten minutes"
While Andre was eating the second one, the car door beside him opened to reveal a girl with glossy black hair, side swept bangs, mesmerizing black eyes, pink lipstick, a white short sleeve blouse tucked in a shimmering blue knee length petticoat skirt wearing glittery blue sneakers with shooting stars on the sides holding a pretty black mini bag shyly moving aside to let the other one come down