My second not-completely-failing attempt at a multi-chapter fic! I'm still very inexperienced with multi-chapter fics, so I'd like people's opinions on this!

This fic is based on a request on the clampkink meme. The request asked for Syaoran-twins in the situation of a rather classical shoujo story, where someone has to cross-dress at school for one reason or another. This one is based specifically on the manga Mint na Bokura (although I obviously have my own twist. Reading it isn't necessary to understand this fic at all). The school situation is distinctly Horitsuba-ish, but it's an AU either way. It will be like ecchi, but a male being the victim instead of a girl~

Warnings: Puberty strikes and I have a graphic writing style (but not smutty like my oneshots), cross-dressing, failing English on the writer's part

Disclaimer: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and Shiritsu Horitsuba Gakuen with all of their characters belong to Clamp, Mint na Bokura belongs to Yoshizumi Wataru.

"Syaoran, I'm back!" Syaoron pushed through the door leading to their shared bedroom, throwing his duffle bag in the corner before even bothering to look up.

The room was eerily empty, his younger twin's side practically cleared out. His own side was the usual mess, meaning it hadn't just been his mother having a cleaning spree.

"Syaoran...?"

He turned on his heel, checking the bathroom and kitchen first. When no twin brother was to be seen he finally moved to the living room, greeting his parents absentmindedly.

"Hi dad, mom... Have you seen Syao?"

He had expected to be reprimanded for not giving them a proper greeting after returning from two weeks basketball camp, but not the sudden guiltily averted eyes from both of them.

"How was the camp?" his mother asked awkwardly, ignoring his question.

"It was fine. Where's Syaoran?"

"What's the rush?" His father stood, spreading his arms placatingly, "give your brother some space. Tell us about the camp."

Syaoron's eyes narrowed suspiciously. "No. Where's Syaoran? I want to see him first."

"Well, you see..." His mother looked at his father, lost for words. Syaoron was feeling more and more suspicious. And decidedly impatient.

"You're brother moved to the dormitories," his father finally stated, having made up his resolve.

"Dormitories? Our school is just down the block!"

"He changed schools," his mother muttered.

Syaoron's eyes widened. Changed schools? Why? And why didn't he know this?

His mouth opened and closed a few times, his expression incomprehensive.

"He said he fell in love with this girl in the cheerleading team of a school he was playing against last year, and he had to go after her no matter what. We tried to change his mind, but he had everything settled before he even told us."

Why? Why didn't Syaoran tell him? They always told each other everything! Did he do something to make his brother angry with him?

Girl of a cheerleading team?

"I'm going after him," he stated with finality.

"It's too late to change schools for the next semester," his father tried slowly.

"I don't care!" He practically exploded in his father's face – but the man had probably seen that coming the moment he heard Syaoran would leave without telling his brother – "I will go after him, even if it's the last thing I do! I'm not going to let some nit-brained cheerleader break his heart far from home! I'm going after him and make sure he wants to return home with me before we change grades!"

Not allowing for any objection he turned around and stomped back to his room.

If it wasn't for his mother sliding a note with the school's name under his door he would probably have started banging his head against a wall.

...

"So, if I understand correctly," he drawled lazily in a way he knew sounded slightly threatening, "in this entire, enormous school, there's not a single place left in the dorms."

"Well, there is a single place left in the dorms," the lady responded over the phone, not sounding impressed by his threatening tone at all, "but you can't have it."

"And why would that be?"

"Because it's a girl's spot. The only place left in the dormitories is in the girls building."

"How come there's no room for guys anymore?" Syaoron felt rather impatient as he could clearly hear the woman taking a long drag from some cigarette or something.

"Because the school is expanding so fast we had to close one building to add a new wing. One of the boys dormitories became mixed, but with the amount of students already present it's full. We didn't expect so many transfers halfway through the year."

Syaoron gritted his teeth.

"Of course there is one way for you to get in after all, but there will be a price to pay."

Syaoron perked up, "I'll do anything!"

He could practically hear the woman smirking, "never promise to do anything so lightly. Are you really sure?"

He hesitated for just a moment, before realising there wasn't much the principal could do which would really be a problem. "Yes."

"In that case... As you seem to be so highly motivated to join our school, I'll give you that spot."

"That spot...?"

"Of course we do require you to hide your gender. It will be a scandal if anyone finds out we allowed a guy in the girls dorms."

"Hide my..." It took Syaoron a few seconds to connect the dots, "I have to pretend to be a girl?!"

"Naturally! As it is a girl's spot. Now, I'll be sending you the registration forms. Same address as your brother, I suppose?"

"Uhuh," he responded, not very coherent at the sheer horror of just committing to at least half a year of permanent cross-dressing and hiding his gender to even a roommate.

"I'll be looking forward to your arrival next semester," the woman chirped, "make sure to come to my office when you arrive, I'll introduce you to your roommate. See you then, Miss Li!"

Syaoron spent at least ten more minutes frozen with his phone at his ear, the tone of being disconnected penetrating his non-functional brain like a hypnosis.

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