Ch. 3: Kneed By Sleeping Beauty

'Looks like I wasn't the only one that needed a nap. It's not common to find a girl sleeping in a classroom.' After that thought, I slowly walked up to the girl, so I didn't wake her. Her head was tilting to the side a bit, so I kneeled down in front of her, to get a better look. But with her long and dark curly hair falling over her face, I couldn't really see much. 'Let's see who this Sleeping Beauty is.' I cautiously reach out to grab a few strands of hair and place them gently behind her ear. Being that her head was slightly tilted, I did the same with mine, to get a parallel view of her face. 'Well well, look at that. You really are a Sleeping Beauty.'

'It's not the first time I've seen a woman sleeping. But I don't know…there's something about her that's different.' As I tried to come up with an answer for myself, a sudden draft of cold wind came in through the window, causing the pretty girl to shiver in her sleep. And as she trembled, her face also scrunched up. Without thinking, I immediately took off my jacket and covered her. Doing that must've helped, because her face went back to being relaxed.

"How are you still asleep?" Not realizing I said that out loud, I stayed there, staring at her, as if she were doing something worth watching.

'She's cute. I'll give her that, but a little too trusting. Now that I think about it though, with my jacket on her, she kinda reminds me of…' I suddenly have a flashback of the dream I had last night when I placed my jacket over the unconscious girl, just as I did now. 'She does look similar to that girl. But there's no way. Her hair color wasn't this dark. It has to be a coincidence.' I tried convincing myself that, but deep down I felt different. I felt like I had to figure out who this girl was, no matter what. But why do I feel that way? After all this time? I grabbed a strand of her hair and examined it closely. But if she does end up actually being that girl from 3 years ago, what then? Lost in my thoughts, a cell phone starts to ring.

Noticing that the ringtone wasn't mine, I stood up and took a step back from the "Sleeping Beauty" that was now about to waken. Without opening her eyes, the girl rubs her eyes and starts to yawn. Should I just leave? I have all day to run into her during school. I looked at the door behind me and just as I was about to leave I felt something grab my hand. 'Haha, someone's bold.' I wasn't going to lie to myself. I liked that she grabbed my hand. Makes meeting her a lot easier this way. I don't have to make the effort in breaking the ice between us.

"Thanks for covering me up, Kikyo. Did I sleep too long?"

'Wait…What the hell?! Did she just say Kikyo? I know we're twins, but there's distinct differences about us that people can clearly see! And she's still holding my hand. I know my sister's hands aren't manly. Or, wait…are they?'

She stands up, using what she thought was Kikyo's hand to help her, and says, "Did you guys finish up?"

'Although this is oddly entertaining, I'm gonna have to ruin her reality for a second.'

'Sorry, for sneaking off, I was…"

Cutting her off, I say, "Excuse me, but how about you actually look at me?" Still holding my hand, she fully wakes up and stares at me without saying a word. "She's still holding my hand? Haha, okay. I wonder what she's thinking inside that pretty head of hers.' "As you can see, I'm not Kikyo. But I'm actually…" Catching me off guard, she suddenly pulls me towards her and knees me in the balls. In pain, I fall to my knees and drop my head to the floor, between my legs.

"A pervert who impersonated Kikyo to take advantage of me, right?"

'What the fuck?! Did she really just do that?!'

"I'm assuming this is your jacket? Well, as compensation for watching me sleep, I think it's only right if I keep it for myself, don't you think?"

In too much pain to look up, I hear footsteps distancing themselves from me. 'Seems like something bad happens every time I actually try helping someone out.'

"By the way, thank you for being so generous. Maybe next time you'll think twice before creeping around someone while they're sleeping."

After the classroom door opens and closes, my phone starts going off. It was probably Kikyo, trying to find out where I am. I didn't feel like talking to her after what just happened. She did have a part in my getting hit in the balls, after all. A girl has never treated me like this before, but why am I not entirely mad about her hitting me? Maybe, it's because I'm still trying to comprehend that it actually happened? 'I should probably see the nurse.' Attempting to stand, I felt a sharp pain and went back to the first position I was in. I lightly chuckle to myself and say, "I liked Sleeping Beauty a lot more when she was asleep."

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"Wait a second. Haha, So…a girl, ONE girl kicked you in the scrotum AND took your jacket?"

"Yes."

"And you're sure you weren't jumped? Because you're usually the one taking people's things."

"I wish that were the case, because you seem to be very amused by this." Sitting in the school nurse's office, holding an ice pack against my penis, while explaining everything that happened to my sister, was very emasculating. And Kikyo didn't really make an effort to hide her amusement towards my pain.

"I'm sorry. I know this isn't funny. I do kinda want to meet this girl though. We'll be the best of friends."

"Well I'm sure you know her. She did grab onto me thinking I was you."

"Wait, what? She thought you were me?"

Kikyo's demeaned suddenly went from laughing uncontrollably to being her serious self again.

"Yeah? That's why she grabbed my hand in the first place? Did you not listen to the story?" Kikyo stared at me, but it didn't exactly feel like she was looking AT me. More like she was looking through me, going through whatever thoughts that were coming to her mind. 'Did I say something wrong again?' "Hey?" She finally jolts out of her thoughts and really looks at me this time. "I know, it's weird. How could she have thought I was you, right?"

"No. It makes sense. We are twins, after all. It's an honest mistake."

"Yeah, but still…"

"Haha, I just wish I was there to see it."

Seeing Kikyo genuinely enjoying something really meant a lot. Even though I was in pain, it was nice to see her actually smile. But knowing that girl knows my sister, Finding out who she is from Kikyo will make my search easy. "So? What's her name?"

"Haha, who?"

"That girl? The one that we've been talking about this whole time?"

"I'm part of the student council, Kaname. Meaning that I know a lot of people. So how do you expect me to tell you exactly who 'that girl is'? You didn't really say anything that would make her stand out, you know."

"How many girls sleep at school?"

"Oh, you'd be surprised. Besides, why do you want to find out so badly? She sucker kicked your manhood and took something of yours?"

'Is she patronizing me, right now?'

"Unless, that's exactly the reason why you want to find out who she is?"

"Obviously. I would like to have my jacket back."

"Good luck with that."

Kikyo mumbled something just now, but I didn't really hear what she said. "What did you say?"

The nurse suddenly barges into the room before Kikyo could respond. "Alright, Mr. Takahashi. Are you feeling better?"

"Much better, thank you."

"Great, now let's get to class. We already missed out on a lot." Kikyo says, looking at her watch.

"Good morning, Ms. Takahashi. You two really do look alike, huh? It's quite remarkable!"

"Thank you, so much." I try not to laugh as I watch Kikyo turn into the model student, at just a flick of a switch, as she bowed in thanks to the nurse.

"You two run along to class, now. No more playing hooky. And Mr. Takahashi, you should be sure to be there for your sister. She's done nothing, but count the days that you'll…"

"Ookay! Here's the ice pack, thanks again, byyyye!" Kikyo quickly pushes me out of the nurse's office and closes the door before the nurse could finish what she was saying. It was fine though, seeing how red Kikyo's face was when I looked back at her as she pushed me, I think I have a pretty good idea what the nurse was going to say.

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'Wait.' This whole time, I was contemplating about how I was going to find "Sleeping Beauty" so I could find out who the hell she actually is and eventually get my jacket back. But I never actually thought this would be a possibility. 'We're in the same class?!'