ALTERED FATES
COMING TO TERMS
by Kathryn Nelson
(c):Kathryn Nelson, 1998
Summer was ending in New England and the warm days in combination with
the cool nights were having its affects. The leaves were beginning to change
to their autumn colors. It was Friday afternoon and the masses were getting
out of work and starting their commute home.
Stuart Miller was a Systems Analyst for a local tool company. In his early
40's, he had never been married or even came close to having a long term
relationship with a woman. At 6'1" and a bit on the heavy side, he could best
be described as your typical nerd.
After a long, tough week at work, Stu looked forward to a couple of days
alone with his PC. He was making his way out of the office building and
across the parking lot to his car. Just as he reached it, he heard a few angry
cries several rows down. He looked over and spotted Barbara trying to
punch out her car.
Barbara Conners was his department's administrative aide. She was in her
late 40's, 5' 4" with average looks and short, dirty blond hair. Stu walked
over to her to get a closer look at what was going on. She had locked her
keys in the car and was trying to get in somehow. She had tried every door
and window, but could not gain entry and reduced herself to kicking the tires
and screaming at the automobile.
Stu was a little hesitant to approach her. Since he had known her, she never
smiled and always looked a bit depressed. He always thought that was
because she wasn't married and she felt frustrated about it.
"Hey, Barb. What's wrong?" He finally spoke up. "I locked my damn keys
in the car, that's what's wrong! Do you think you can open it up for me?" "I
don't know. I'll try."
Stu tried all the doors and windows just like Barbara had done. He even tried
to squeeze his pen in between the window and the frame, but he too was
unsuccessful in getting in. When he gave up, he turned to her and saw the
desperate look on her face. When she said that she only lived fifteen minutes
away, he decided to offer her a ride home where she had a spare set of keys.
The ride to Barbara's house was quiet and a little awkward. The only
conversation was that of Barbara calling out directions to Stu. Even though
they had worked together for over two years, they really didn't have much in
common.
Barbara's three bedroom house was in a quiet residential neighborhood on a
street which had been developed thirty years earlier. Not at all like Stu's
condo and not what he expected Barbara to live in. But then again, he didn't
pay close attention to much of anything outside his work environment.
Once inside, Stu remained in the living room while Barbara went into her
bedroom to search for the spare car keys. While waiting, he began to look
over the many photographs spread out over the fireplace and on an end table
nearby. He recognized Barbara and a man who might have been her
husband. There was one photo of a little blonde girl and several pictures of an
another older girl with brown hair at various ages.
Barbara came back in with keys in her hand and saw Stu staring at the
photos. She walked up close to the mantle and pointed to one of the photos of
the girl with brown hair.
"That's my daughter, Shelly." "I thought you weren't married." Stu replied a
little shocked. "I'm not any longer. I'm a widow, my husband died many
years ago in a car accident." Stu looked over at Barbara and saw that she is a
little teary eyed. He came behind her and put his hands on her shoulders, but
she moved away from him quickly. "Please Stu, I'm not interested in
getting involved with a younger man."
Even though both had no one in their lives for sexual pleasure or even
personal comfort, he dropped his hands and began to walk out of the room.
Barbara thanked Stu for the ride and offered him a cold drink before they
headed back out to the car. He excepted the offer and followed her into the
kitchen. He felt that was probably the only offer he would get that night.
Standing at the kitchen counter, Barbara began to loosen up a little and talked
about herself a bit.
She began by explaining that she lived with Shelly who is getting married at
the end of the next month and is a bit depressed about living alone soon.
There is a real possibly that she would be selling the house since it would be
empty without a family. Barbara went on to say that Shelly is a bit on the
wild side but admitted that it was her fault for not disciplining her enough and
the lack of a father figure. There had been men in Barbara's life, perhaps too
many, but none of them stuck around for a permanent commitment.
As Shelly got older and more independent, she was never around to help
since she needed to work full time to support them both. Presently, Shelly
was off camping with her fiance for the weekend. Barbara continued to
unload on Stu. "There are so many things to take care of before the wedding
and Shelly just runs off leaving me with all the arrangements. I swear
sometimes that girl needs to be put in her place. I only hope her husband can
handle her better."
Barbara then picked up something off the kitchen counter to show Stu. It
was a necklace that Shelly bought the other day at a pawn shop. "Look at
what she spends her money on. Is this the ugliest thing or what?". "I don't
know, it seems all right." Stu replied in a typical male non- committal
fashion.
She took the necklace and put it over her head and showed him how it looked
right on her. "You think this looks nice?" She asked him.
Stu reached out to grab it and moved it closer to get better look. There was a
medallion with what looked like an angel or a fairy engraved into it. Just as
he gently touched the medallion, he felt really strange. There was a tingling
in his groin and his skin felt like it had goose bumps everywhere. He felt a
little dizzy and sat down right back at the kitchen table. The first thing that
caught his eye was that his watch was banging around on his arm. Looking
more closely, his arm was getting thinner and shorter. All the hair was
getting lighter and much thinner to the point of disappearing. It felt like the
chair, no the table, no the whole room was changing size. Everything was
just slightly bigger to him. His clothes started to irritate him. They weren't
sitting on his body properly. Mostly they felt too big everywhere.
Everywhere except his chest. 'My god', he thought, I'm growing breasts!
Stu was so totally absorbed in himself, he hadn't realized that Barbara was
changing too. Sitting in the next chair over, Barbara was experiencing all the
same tingles except that it all looked smaller to her. Her clothes were getting
so tight in the shoulders and her feet were starting to hurt. She quickly
kicked off her heels under the table before it got too painful. She watched her
hands get larger as the hair on her arms got thicker and darker.
The elastic waistband of her wool gray and pink plaid skirt felt tight as she
saw the bulges on her chest get smaller. It got to the point where the cups of
her bra felt empty while the straps seem to cut into her more. Stu and Barbara
had each been totally engrossed in their own changes to notice each other.
When the tingling started to subside, they looked over at one another and
gazed in amazement as they realized that they changed into forms of each
other.
After 30 minutes had passed, Barbara began to speak. She tried to clear her
throat several times as the sound emanating from her mouth came out much
deeper than she was used to. Her new voice sounded just like Stu's did.
"What has happened to us?" She asked. "I don't know. This is sure weird."
Stu responded in a soprano tone. They looked over at each other intensely
while subtlety trying to access their own changes. After several minutes,
Barbara suspected that the medallion was the cause of everything and asked
Stu to touch it again. He reached over and tried to handle it again the way he
did before. His hand was now a different shape and his fingernails were
longer, but after holding it, there was no change that affected them.
Barbara gave the necklace to Stu to put around his neck and she tried to touch
it this time. Again, nothing happened. "Once more." She said as she
grabbed the necklace and returned it to her own neck. But, as they both
expected, they remained in the same new forms.
Night fell as both Stu and Barbara began to feel very uncomfortable with the
clothing they were wearing. Barbara's bra straps were really pinching into
her skin so she was the first to suggest swapping their clothes. She removed
her pantyhose which were now completely stretched out along with her skirt.
Stu's shoes and pants practically fell off him as he rose up out of his chair.
He unbuttoned his shirt and pulled his T-shirt over his head. Barbara was
only too happy to remove her pink v-neck sweater and bra.
Neither one wanted to remove their panties or underwear just yet. Stu calmly
put on the sweater and skirt. He passed on the bra and pantyhose, preferring
to remain in his bare feet. Barbara wore his T-shirt, and button down shirt
along with his pants and socks.
At that point, with the exception of the hose and bra on the table, the scene in
the kitchen looked fairly normal to an outsider. But, Stu and Barbara knew
better. Neither one felt they could leave now, so Barbara decided to fix
themselves some dinner.
As Barbara began to move around the kitchen, she realized that she felt a little
awkward moving about in her new body. It was so much larger than usual
and there was definitely something extra moving between her heavy legs.
After dinner while Barbara cleaned up, they continued to talk about what
happened to them. Most of the conversation revolved around their new
feelings and emotions, but Barbara talked a lot more than Stu did.
She spoke more about Shelly and about the burden that the up coming
wedding had put on them. Financially, she was living now from paycheck to
paycheck. All her savings were going toward a very expensive affair for her
only daughter. Her biggest fear was selling the house to provide some much
needed income. She really loved her home and didn't like the thought of
moving. But after the wedding, she would be alone and that terrified her the
most.
Meanwhile, all this time without the support of a bra, the extra weight on his
chest started to have an annoying effect on Stu. His breasts were feeling
every slight movement of his body against the soft sweater. His large nipples
were very sensitive as he kept looking down into the crevice between his
breasts which were exposed by the v-neck style. When he could stand it no
more, Stu moved to touch his breasts. They felt so warm and nice that it
made him experience a twinge between his legs, something that he never felt
before as a man.
While Barbara was putting some pots away, she glanced over in Stu's
direction and noticed immediately what he was doing to himself. Rather, to
her body which she was intimately familiar with. As she watched him in
silence, slowly fondling her former breasts, she felt a stirring between her
own legs. Looking down at the bulge in the front of her pants, she realized
that she was getting hard. In fact, real hard and it was a terrific sensation.
She reached down to stroke herself, but recognized she would have to open
her pants. At that very moment, Stu looked up and gazed into her eyes. He
saw the passion in his own reflection.
Stu got up and walked over to her and grabbing the pot from her hand, he
laid it down on the counter. "Who's the younger one now?" He asked in
jest. They embraced in each others arms and lost themselves in a long kiss.
Barbara suggested they move to the bedroom where they explored each other
into the night. Naked, in bed with the lights off, they each experienced a
level of love making that neither one had ever dreamed of. Being familiar
with ones body made the encounter for the other most enjoyable. It was
many hours later before they drifted off to sleep.
Barbara woke up with a smile on her face and glimpsed over at the alarm
clock. It was a little before 8AM but she felt wide awake. It was Saturday
and she thought about how she always slept late on the weekends. Why not
this morning? She must have inherited Stu's sleeping patterns. She
wondered what else she would pick up now that she was in his male body.
Barbara looked over at Stu and saw what she remembered as her former self
sleeping soundly. Knowing how cranky she was in the morning, she
decided to let him rest and quietly headed toward the bathroom.
She took a long, hot shower while she again explored her new framework.
There was now a lot more of her to wash and most of it was hairy. She
toyed with the idea of shaving her legs, but something inside told her that it
was too weird. After soaping all of her body, she began to pay more
attention between her legs. All the rubbing and soaping had made her hard
again. Quickly she began to pleasure herself and thinking that she could get
very use to this.
After a most enjoyable shower, she looked for something that would fit her
larger body. Stu's old clothes were sitting in a pile at the foot of the bed, but
they were a bit smelly and needed to be washed. From the back of her closet
she pulled out an old bulky sweatshirt which she hadn't worn in years since it
was always too large for her.
As she pulled it over her head and down her flat, hairy chest the sweatshirt
touched the medallion that she still wore. She immediately felt the same
tingling all over her body that occurred the night before. As she stood frozen
in the closet doorway, she went through the transformation just like the day
before, only this time in reverse. After 30 minutes, she had changed back to
her former female body.
Barbara looked herself over again and theorized that you must have to wait
overnight to change back. She was never one to experiment much so, she
never took the time to investigate that the Medallion of Zulo only required 12
hours between changes.
She perked up thinking about the possibilities of her new found magical
necklace. She ran over to the full length mirror to check herself out and saw
that she was younger then she remembered. She looked about the same age
she did, the last time she wore that sweatshirt. Her body felt great, energetic
and she even weighed several pounds less. Her hair had a softer texture and
a richer color.
Feeling excited, she went to get dressed in her bra and panties again. As she
adjusted the straps over her shoulders, she noticed less sag than before.
Reaching into her closet again, she put on an old pair of black jeans which
she remembered as being too tight, but now they fit perfectly. Off a hanger,
she pulled out a T-shirt and from the floor, she took her black shoes with a
low heel.
Just as she was finishing getting dressed, the phone rang and she ran inside
to answer it.
Stu was woken up by the ringing of a telephone. He was still a bit groggy
from the long night of passion and few hours of sleep. He heard Barbara's
voice talking in the distance as he tried to arouse himself. He was quite
happy about the night before until he reached down to scratch himself. He
opened his eyes very startled to be missing his vital body parts. He tried to
remember all that happened last night as the thoughts of the mysterious
changes quickly filtered into his head.
Barbara walked into the bedroom and the two looked almost like twins. Stu
was startled to see that she had changed back.
"How come you're back to normal, but I'm not?" he asked. She explained
that she found out how to change herself back and that she was pretty sure
she could change him too. "Great!" He said. "I want to change back now."
"Ok. First take a shower and I'll get things ready."
While Stu was in the shower, Barbara cleaned up her room and went about
taking care of a few things. Stu finished his shower quickly and came out
with just a towel around himself. He decided he needed to cover his breasts
now and held his towel higher than he normally would.
He met up with Barbara who had a devilish grin as she put the medallion
around his neck and touched something to it. He started to change, but with
less tingle than he remembered from the night before. He got taller, but only
by a few inches. He felt hair touching his shoulders as it got even longer and
turned brown. His breasts had become even larger when the change stopped.
In his amazement, he cried out. "Why haven't I changed back. Barb, what
did you touch me with?" She revealed a pair of white nylon panties with lace
trim. "I need you to do something for me first." She explained the phone
call was from the bridal shop and that Shelly's wedding gown was ready for
the first fitting. She knew Shelly was away and didn't know when she
would be able to make it. Shelly was always flying off on the weekends so
she decided that Stu would go in her place.
He was now Barbara's 24 year old daughter.
Stu complained bitterly that he wanted to go home and demanded that Barbara
change him back now. She told him that he can't change back till tomorrow
morning and he owed it to her after last night. Stu conceded the battle was
lost and went looking for his clothes.
"All your clothes are in the wash I started while you were in the shower.
Besides, they wouldn't fit you now anyway." She pointed to the full outfit
laid out on the bed. "These are from Shelly's closet and it's what you're
going to wear today". He saw that some of the items still had their original
tags on them from the store. These were things that she had bought for
Shelly. The two women definitely had different tastes in clothing and
because of this, Shelly had never worn them.
Barbara removed the necklace as she handed him the panties and a white bra
with large lace cups. She helped him put them on as she removed the tags
from the rest of the clothing. He put a ribbed, white knit sleeveless top over
his head and smoothed it out over his breasts.
She handed him a pair of beige pantyhose. "How do you work these?" He
asked, just staring at them. She had him sit on the bed while she gathered
them up, one leg at a time and guided them up his legs and over his panties.
Next she handed him what looked like a pair of peach colored shorts with
extra material. He put them on and she showed him how the material pulled
around the front and buttoned over his left hip. He walked over to the full
length mirror on the back of the closet door and stared at himself. From the
front, it looked like he had a skirt on, but from the rear, they were shorts.
"Why can't I wear pants like you are?", he asked. She gave him some
explanation that it would be easier to change at the bridal shop. He didn't
buy it, but he didn't complain either. She handed him a pair of white flats
and told him to put them on and to hurry up. They still had to eat some
breakfast and be at the shop before noon. Stu was thankful that she didn't
make him wear heels. Barbara was actually considering it, but she figured it
would have taken a lot longer to get through the day. She had lots of plans
for him and didn't want to have to start with a lesson on walking.
After breakfast was cleaned up, Stu went into Shelly's bathroom to brush his
teeth. He felt funny at first using someone else's toothbrush, but it seemed
somehow like it was his.
After finishing up in the bathroom, he met up with Barbara in the kitchen.
She looked at him and grabbing his hand, led him back into her bedroom.
She sat him down at her vanity and began to brush his long brown hair. She
finished by pulling the hair from each side just above the temples and
fastening it around the back with a barrette. The rest of his hair fell at
shoulder length. She stuck a pair of pearl earrings in his pierced ears and a
single strand of pearls around his neck.
Stu, about to get up, was informed that he wasn't finished yet. Barbara
turned Stu away from the vanity mirror and began to apply some dark eye
liner and mascara. She continued with some light eye shadow and then some
blush for his cheeks. She finished off by lining his lips with a pencil and
then applying lipstick in a strawberry red.
She fussed with his hair again and did a little more touch up on his makeup
before she turned him around to let him see the final results. Stu stared at his
reflection and tried to find an image of his former male self. Instead, he
found that of a beautiful young woman. As he gazed in the mirror, and
thought of himself to really be Shelly, he got the feeling that Shelly doesn't
usually wear make up or even wear her hair this way. He was about to say
something about it to Barbara when he noticed that she wasn't even in the
room anymore.
"Honey, you look lovely, but we have to get moving now." Barbara said to
Stu as she poked her head back into the room. Barbara had grabbed a box
and her purse. She had to pull on Stu's arm to get him to move out of the
chair.
Barbara drove Stu's car to the bridal shop since Stu had no license. In fact,
he had nothing with him at all. His skirt had no pockets and Barbara hadn't
given him a purse of his own to carry anything. He felt very vulnerable and
at the mercy of Barbara for all his needs and that was just the way she wanted
it.
On the ride over, Barbara explained the new rules to Stu. "Listen, you're
going to have to get use to the name Shelly from now on. That's what
everyone is going to call you and you'll be referred to in the feminine form of
'her' and 'she'. And while we're at it, stop calling me Barbara. It's Mom
now, got it?" "Okay, I got it, MOM." Stu replied in a sarcastic tone.
As she parked the car, Barbara turned to Stu. "It's scary. Sitting there with
your ankles crossed and your little mannerisms, you are my Shelly. Now
let's go in there and have some fun!"
As the two ladies walked in the shop, a woman came from behind the counter
to greet them. "Hi Shelly, I'm glad you could make it today." "Hi Sarah, I
brought my Mom with me this time." "Yes, we spoke on the phone this
morning. Come with me, you can change in the back.
They all headed to the back of the shop where there was a large fitting area
and a small changing room.
When they were alone in the changing room, Barbara asked Shelly, "How
did you know that woman's name was Sarah? I never told you." "I don't
know. I can't explain it. I just looked at her and the name came out like I
always knew it."
Barbara was beginning to think that Stu's mind was slowly becoming more
like Shelly's. Things were going better that she planned.
Stu removed his shorts and top and headed out to the fitting area in just his
bra and panties. Sarah and her assistant arrived from the storage area with
the gown and helped him into it. The dress was a beautiful floor length silk-
faced satin gown in ivory. It was sleeveless with a Chantilly lace bodice and
a full skirt.
"Did you bring your shoes with you?" Sarah asked. Stu looked puzzled for a
second as Barbara opened the box she had brought with her. She handed the
ivory satin pumps with three inch heels to him and motioned him to slip them
on.
Standing on the platform, in front of a wall of mirrors in the corner of the
room, Stu was mesmerized by his new reflection. He barely noticed Sarah
and her assistant busy with their pins, making the necessary adjustments.
"This gown has quite a deep scooped neckline." Sarah commented. "The
lace from the cups of your brasserie is showing. You'll need to wear a
different kind under this."
Barbara agreed and told Sarah that she would take care of it. Sarah asked
'Shelly' how she will wear her hair because she needs to decide on the veil.
"You're right." Barbara said. "We'll take care of that too."
Stu had a feeling that meant more of his involvement today. He also knew he
shouldn't be enjoying this as much as he was. Sarah asked Stu to turn around
a few times so she could see how the dress moved and to walk around a bit to
get an idea on the length. He was real worried about walking in such high
heels, but after a few wobbles, his natural balance took over.
Looking over to Barbara, he saw a few tears on her cheeks. He stepped
down and walked over to comfort her. Barbara admitted to him that she was
so proud of her 'daughter' and secretly wished Stu could stay that way
always. She reached into her purse and used a hankie to dry her eyes.
After they had left the shop and got back in the car, Stu turned to Barbara.
"That was fun Barb, but I'm glad it's over with. Let's head home." "Shelly,
remember its Mom and we're not done yet."
In fact they were just beginning.
Next stop was a corset shop where Barbara had him trying on various bras
and slips. Stu felt so strange getting felt up by the saleswoman who was
measuring him for the proper fit. He felt like he was in the try-on room for
hours while Barbara and the saleswoman kept handing him different styles
and colors. When Barbara asked about a peignoir set, the woman returned
with something lacy and red.
"This one would look really cute on her don't you think?" The saleswoman
asked Barbara while holding it up against Stu. "Yes, but for her wedding
night, I think she needs it in white." "Oh, this is for her wedding? Well then,
I some new things that would make her night very special."
An hour later, they left the store with several full shopping bags. "Mom, I'm
really hungry and my feet hurt." Complained Stu. "All right, let's stop for a
quick lunch then."
The two went into a small restaurant and ate a light meal. They were engaged
in conversation about the days events and the up coming wedding. Stu even
asked Barbara about the dress she would wear. She said that too much
money had been spent by that time and she would wear something she
already owned. Looking over at Stu, she gazed at his pose. Both his hands
were up behind his head as they played with his hair and adjusted the position
of the barrette. Barbara was amazed at these unconscious motions. They
were identical to what she had seen Shelly do hundreds of times before.
Barbara got up and motioned Stu to join her in the ladies room. They went
into adjoining stalls where Stu was now familiar with undressing and sitting
on the toilet. "Don't forget to wipe!" Barbara called out jokingly.
After washing up, Barbara opened her purse and reapplied her lipstick. She
took out a second tube and handed it to Stu. "You need to touch yourself up
too you know." He was a little nervous doing it himself, but after just a few
well placed strokes across his lips, it felt like he was an old pro at it.
Once again in the car, Stu thought his little adventure was over until Barbara
pulled into Dawn's Salon. "This shouldn't take long honey." She said as
they entered. "Why don't you wait here."
Stu took a seat and looked around at the beauty salon he was in. He took a
magazine off the table in front of him. It was 'Glamour' and he was about to
put it back to look for a computer magazine instead when some of the photos
caught his eye. 'Could I look like that?' he thought as he skimmed through
the ads for cosmetics. He was busy reading a feature article on picking the
right outfits to wear at the office when Barbara returned.
"Shelly, you remember Dawn." Pointing to the beautifully made up woman
next to her. "Hi Shelly. I haven't seen you in years. Probably not since you
came in to get ready for your senior prom. Come on back with me and we'll
see what you want to do with your hair."
On the way back to her station, Dawn asked one of her workers to bring over
the bride's book. Once Stu sat down again, Dawn started to show him
photos of different hair styles to wear with a veil and asking his opinion. He
was a bit nervous about it and kept looking over to Barbara for some
guidance. He was very non-committal about the choices and Barbara was no
help. She was enjoying seeing him squirm.
"I'll tell you what Shelly." Dawn said as she removed his barrette and began
to fuss with his hair. "While Michelle gives you a complimentary manicure,
let's try a few things and see what we like. Okay?" Stu never really had a
choice. He sat patiently, while Dawn went about trying many styles.
A half hour had gone by and Dawn had another appointment. Stu and
Barbara each settled on their own favorite style and said they would decide
the final one later. He knew that by tomorrow it would be the real Shelly's
decision and he would be back to himself.
He thanked Dawn and as he rose from the chair, he noticed his nails were
glossy and smooth. They were now a light pink, similar to the color of his
skirt.
Once again in the car, as he kept looking at how pretty his nails were, he
didn't notice that they pulled into one of the area's largest shopping malls.
Barbara led Stu into the women's clothing section of one of the more upscale
department stores.
"Mom, what are we doing here?" Stu asked. "What are you wearing to the
rehearsal dinner and after the reception?" She asked him back, expecting an
answer. Stu was dumbfounded. Surely she didn't expect him to respond.
Barbara was about to say something when it struck her who she was really
talking to. "Oh, I'm so sorry, I was so caught up in it all today. Just help me
out a little more here and then I'll buy you a nice dinner." She apologized.
That 'little more' took them into the evening. Stu had tried on numerous
styles of dresses from three different stores. Of course, Barbara insisted he
buy matching shoes and a few other accessories. Both of them had their
arms loaded with packages when they finally departed the mall.
They stopped at a nice restaurant. Because it was Saturday night, they had to
wait in the bar area until a table was available. While there, they were both
hit on many times, but Barbara politely declined all offers for the two of
them. Stu could not believe the lines they were using on them. After a
couple of drinks, Stu and Barbara were giggling like school girls with each
new line they were approached with.
It was late by the time they got home. Barbara led Stu into Shelly's room and
gave him a pair of flannel pajamas to wear. She helped him remove his
makeup and then tucked him into bed. As she sat on the side of the bed,
Barbara thanked Stu for the wonderful day they had spent together. He had
given her some of the closeness to Shelly that she had been missing for quite
a while.
"In the morning we'll change you back. Then we can finally retrieve my car
from the office lot and you can get back to your life." She said. "You bet...
Goodnight Mom." "Aw, that's sweet of you. Goodnight Shelly."
Stu woke up to the high pitched sound of a woman screaming. He was very
groggy and disoriented but he thought he recognized the voice. He opened
his eyes to see someone standing over him. The sight of a person so close
had him quickly jump out of bed where he found himself looking at his own
twin.
It was early Sunday morning and the neighborhood was very quiet and it was
just after sunrise so there was a little light in the room.
Barbara came running in quickly to see what all the noise was about. "Mom,
who is she. What's she doing in my bed. And why does she look just like
me?" The real Shelly asked. "Oh honey, I didn't expect you back so early.
Lets all go into the living room and I'll tell you all about this." Barbara said,
clutching her daughter to comfort her.
Barbara introduced Shelly to Stuart and began to explain about the necklace
with the medallion and its ability to change people. She went on about the
call from the bridal shop and how she had tricked Stu into going. "Yuck!"
Shelly exclaimed. "She was wearing my wedding dress?" "No, HE was
wearing it!" "Ew, that's gross." "Stuart was going to change back to himself
this morning before you got home. By the way, why are you home already?"
Shelly explained that it started to get cold and rainy so they packed up early.
Shelly however, still didn't believe her mother's story. It all sounded a little
too far fetched.
Barbara went into her bedroom and returned with the medallion. Stu opened
up the top few buttons of his pajama top, took the necklace from her and put
it over his head. Shelly stared at her twins image and looked for it to change.
"I don't see anything different happening." "I told you that you have touch a
piece of clothing to it." Barbara explained as she left to go down to the
laundry rooms to get Stu's clothes.
While she was gone, Shelly grabbed a piece of clothing off the top of a pile
sitting next to her. "You mean all you have to do is this?" As she pushed it
up against Stu. He began to feel the familiar tingle once again, but it seemed
much stronger than last time. "Hey, what did you that for?" He screamed. "I
wanted to try it out and see if it was for real."
He explained that Barbara had left out the part about there being a time limit
involved and now he would have to wait overnight again. Shelly just
watched in amazement not believing her own eyes.
Barbara came back in carrying Stu's clothes and noticed Stu was quickly
getting smaller. "Oh my god! What happened?" She yelled. Shelly explained
to her mother that she wanted to see what would happen for herself.
Meanwhile, Stu grabbed the clothes from Barbara and touched them to the
necklace but it had no effect. He still continued to shrink.
Stu looked now like a teenager as his hair kept getting lighter. Barbara asked
Shelly what she touched him with and she pointed to the pile of clothes.
Barbara looked again at Stu and just stared at him with her hand over her
mouth.
He looked about 10 years old now and the pajama bottoms fell right off his
hips and on to the floor at his feet. "What's wrong?" Stu asked seeing the
expression on Barbara's face. His voice was now much higher than a few
minutes ago. Both women could only stare as the transformation continued.
After about 10 more minutes, the tingling stopped. Stu looked way up to the
two women now being just waist high to them. He looked at his skinny arms
and tiny hands. The short sleeve pajama top he was wearing was very loose
and practically fell to the floor looking more like a nightgown.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" He asked in the squeaky, high
pitched voice of a very young girl. Barbara responded with only one word,
"Kelli!" as she ran out of the room crying.
"Oh, my god Mom. It is Kelli." Shelly said with surprise. "Who's Kelli?"
The little girl asked. "She was my little sister. She was with Daddy in the car
when they were killed by a drunk driver. But that was a long time ago."
Shelly again looked for a long time at the toddler before speaking. "I better go
check on Mom." Shelly said when she heard crying coming from the other
room.
Stu finally went to move too and fell down immediately. He had tripped over
the pajama bottoms still gathered at his feet. Long strands of golden blond
hair fell in his face blocking his sight. Shelly helped him up and held his
hand as they walked together toward Barbara's room. Stu noticed that he had
to hold his arm almost straight up to reach her. With his other hand, he held
up the hem of his pajama top, to keep it from dragging on the floor.
Once in the room, Shelly sat down on her mother's bed. Barbara explained
that she was just starting to empty out some of the closets and preparing to
give them away to Goodwill. It was the first step toward selling the house
once Shelly was married and moved out. The pile in the living room was
from Kelli's closet.
Shelly understood that her mother was coming to terms after many years that
Kelli was gone. Seeing her back, brought all the emotions forward at once.
Barbara wiped the tears from her eyes and looked at her little girl standing at
the foot of the bed. She got up, walked over to where Kelli was standing and
lifted her up in the air and into her arms.
"My baby. You're back with me." Stu felt himself close to Barbara's breast
and sensed an inner warmth and peace. He was about to ask for assurance
that he would be changed back tomorrow, but he realized this probably
wasn't a good time. It was still morning and he had the whole day to work
on it.
When Barbara finally put Stu down, he went to take his first step but lost his
balance as his foot was tangled in the oversized pajama top. He fell back on
his rear into a sitting position. The two women started to laugh hysterically.
"What are you laughing at?" He cried. "You look so cute. Let's get you
dressed." Barbara said as she picked Stu up in her arms. She held him at her
hip with one hand under his bottom so that Stu's legs straddled her side. He
instinctively held one arm around her back for support and together they
walked down the hall.
The door just beyond the hall bathroom was closed. Stu knew this was a
room in the house that he had not seen yet. When the door opened, he saw a
room that was definitely decorated for that of a young girl. The walls were a
cream color and the matching bedspread and curtains were done in pink lacy
ruffles. The small bed was loaded with stuffed animals and the white table
and shelves were lined with dolls and toys.
There was still an infants changing table in the room which is where he was
placed. After Barbara picked out some items from the closet and drawers,
she removed Stu's top and the medallion which she put safely in her pocket.
Stu was dressed in a T-shirt and white panties with a flower print. Then
came a pair of pink corduroy overalls with fuzzy white teddy bears on them.
The overalls had snaps going from the bottom of one leg up to his crotch and
down the other leg. Barbara reached under the table and placed pink anklets
with lace trim and white sneakers with Velcro straps and cartoon characters
on his feet.
After she finished fastening them she looked at him and announced, "You're
all set. How do you feel?" "Comfortably numb." He replied sarcastically.
She helped him down off the table when he turned to her with a question.
"Barb, how old am I now?" "Oh god. I don't really know. I would say that
you're about three, maybe even three and a half." "But I feel so small. I have
to look up to everything and it all looks so much bigger." "Well, at birth you
were a preemie and you've always been on the petite side of the scale for
your age. Look, I have to get dressed myself. Be a good girl and keep busy
for Mommy, Okay?"
Left alone, Stu looked some more around the room. From his new angle, he
couldn't see much. Even the bed would be a real struggle to get into. He
found a red stool and carried it over to the bed. He climbed up and sat
amongst a sea of stuffed animals. The bed had a protective railing on the side
that was open to the room to prevent someone from falling off. He guessed
that someone would be him for tonight. At least it wasn't a crib.
As he held a bunny in one arm and a monkey in the other, he thought about
the events which led up to this morning. He was having a really hard time
remembering details of his former life.
He spotted a giraffe poster on the back of the door with a height chart on it.
He laid down on his stomach and inched himself backwards off the bed till
his feet hit the floor. He walked across the room to measure himself. By
putting his hand flat on his head, he placed his tiny fingers against the poster.
In his sneakers, he was about 34 inches tall.
Looking through the drawers at some of the clothes, he discovered that most
of them were marked either 24 months or size 2T.
Stu felt some mounting pressure between his legs and decided to go to
bathroom. After spending the last two days as a female, he knew the signs
and he knew that he would have to sit down to take care of things. He stood
next to the toilet and struggled with the overalls. He couldn't manipulate his
fingers well enough to unhook the straps.
Shelly appeared in her bathrobe with a towel wrapped around her hair. "My,
don't we look cute today. All pretty in pink." She had a very wide grin on
her face. "Kelli, Do you need to go pee pee?"
She helped him pull his overalls and panties down and picked him up to place
him on the toilet".
She removed her towel and proceeded to blow dry her hair. She stopped for
a minute and took some toilet paper off the roll and handed it to him. "Don't
forget to wipe." God, he thought, she sounds just like her mother. Stu was a
little nervous with Shelly right there so it took him a while before he was
done. He hopped off and she bent down and helped him get snapped again.
"You know, you could just undo the snaps around the legs here, but usually
that's just for changing your diaper." 'A diaper' Stu thought, he hoped that
wasn't necessary.
He saw a bathroom scale in the corner and walked over to weigh himself. He
was only 30 pounds and that was fully dressed!
Shelly finished her hair and looked over to Stu. She brushed it out a few
strokes and patted him lightly on the head. As she left, he followed her into
her room.
Shelly hung her robe in the closet and stood naked in front of him. Normally,
this would have driven him crazy with desire, but now it was the same body
he was in for the last day. He was just looking at it from a different angle
and he felt nothing. It was more like being with his sister. Shelly put on
panties and a bra. She stood, staring at the closet, trying to decide what to
wear that today and looking through her choices, she questioned Stu.
"What did you look like before anyway?" He thought about his response a
bit. "Gee, I've changed so many times this weekend I don't remember clearly
anymore."
Before Shelly had a chance to make her decision, her mother entered with all
the bags from her purchases the day before. Shelly looked through the pile
and tried on some of the clothes. She knew her mother's tastes in clothing
and disagreed on the styles. A few of the items she refused to even try on
and after an argument with Barbara, they decided which to keep. The others
Barbara insisted they return that day.
That afternoon, when Stu walked outside, there was a second car on the
driveway next to his. Barbara came out of the garage with an old child's seat
and locked it in the middle of the back seat of the other car. He knew that had
to be for him so he climbed in the back and into the special seat. She
maneuvered the harness over his head and buckled him in. Shelly drove
them to the mall where they returned to the same stores as the day before. Stu
recognized some of the same saleswomen, but it was no longer his place to
explain about the returns.
Because of his little legs, it was taking Stu too long to walk between stores so
Barbara and Shelly took turns carrying him. Barbara made the comment that
they definitely would need a stroller next time. Stu thought 'what for, there
won't be a next time, will there?'
They took a dinner break at the food court since they found a table with a
high chair and put Stu in. He asked Barbara for a steak sandwich and a coke.
She returned with a slice of pizza which she cut into small pieces and a cup of
milk with a straw. Stu began to protest, but from his mouth, it sounded more
like whining.
"Sounds like someone didn't have her nap today." Shelly commented. He
gave her an icy glare and started eating. He found he got full very quickly
and ate only half.
When they got home, Barbara and Shelly were busy putting things away and
Stu looked for something to do in his new room. It was dark outside and the
room had no clock. He thought about looking for his watch when Barbara
came in. She told him that it was past his bedtime and he needed to get ready.
She picked him up and laid him down on the changing table again to remove
all his clothes. She reached under the table and this time pulled out a diaper.
She lifted his legs up and slid the diaper under him and began to fasten it.
"I don't need dat." "Yes, you do need dat." She said, mimicking his little girl
voice. "If you can get through a week and stay dry, then we'll go without it.
Okay baby?" He hated being called baby almost as much as he hated the
thought of wearing diapers. 'Wait a minute, a week?', he thought. No, he
would be out of diapers and back to his old self by morning he believed.
She slipped a yellow, one piece sleeper around him and snapped it up. He
looked down and saw Winnie-the-Pooh characters on it. "Do all my clothes
have aminals on dem?" "No, not all. But the ones you really like do! Now,
come on, time for bed. Go give your sister a kiss and I'll tuck you in."
As Stu laid in bed, he began talking out loud to himself. He was trying to
make his voice sound more like and adult. He had to say the words very
slowly and concentrate real hard to do it. He heard Barbara and Shelly
talking and giggling inside. The two were planning something as he heard
his name a few times. It had been a long day and he made a big yawn as he
drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, Shelly came into the bedroom. "Get up sleepyhead, we
have to get moving". "Where's Bahbwa?" Stu asked, still a little disoriented.
"Mom's already gone to work."
Stu began to cry and screamed that he had to change back NOW and ran
inside looking for the medallion. He looked all over Barbara's room and
even jumped on the bed to see on top of the dressers. He couldn't find it or
any of his clothes anywhere.
Shelly had come in and dragged him out of the bedroom by his arm. He had
gotten really hysterical and was putting up a big fuss. In desperation, she put
him over her knee and began spanking him. After a few well placed whacks
on his bottom, his screams turned to those of pain. She picked him up and
held him tight in her arms until his cries turned to whimpers. He was
shaking and the tears were still running down his cheeks as he started to calm
down.
After a good scolding by Shelly, he agreed to behave and listen to his big
sister. Shelly ran a bath and removed his wet diaper. She put him in the tub
and gently washed the little girl who had on a very sad face.
Shelly carried Stu out of the bath and into his room. She dressed him in a
lavender top with lace around the neck and short puffy sleeves. His
underwear were very fancy with rows of lace ruffles. Over his head, she
pulled down a denim jumper with flowers embroidered across the front. On
his feet, she put socks and saddle shoes.
Shelly combed his hair back and pulled it into a large ponytail with an elastic.
She opened one of the drawers and removed a large bow which she fastened
around the elastic. "Why I hafta wear dis?" Stu asked, pointing to his hair.
"Because, this is what the other little girls wear and the bow will keep the hair
out of your face while you play today. Now, remember to keep your dress
down or you'll be showing everyone your panties!"
Stu was lost in a daze again as he tried to get his words out right. "Shelwy, I
don't wemember what I wook wike anymore."Shelly took him into the
bathroom and placed him in front of the full length mirror on the back of the
door. "Here Kelli, this is what you look like." It's not what Stu meant, but he
stared so intently at his image and tried hard to see his old self in it as Shelly
disappeared to get herself ready.
While Shelly was busy, Stu decided to sneak inside and picked up the phone
to call his office. He asked for Barbara's extension and after it rang many
times, a voice he recognized as one of the secretaries came on. "Helwo, I
wanna speak to Bahbwa pwease." "Oh, I'm sorry sweetie, she's not here.
She called in sick today." She said trying to suppress a chuckle. "Let me
speak to your Mommy or Daddy." She added.
Stu hung up without responding as Shelly came inside with her purse.
"Okay, I'm ready. Let's go." Stu looked up at Shelly. She was wearing
baggy tan corduroy pants, a brown T-shirt and sneakers. Nothing at all like
the outfit he was made to wear just the day before.
"I don't dink I'll be pwaying today." Stu told her, thinking back to what she
said about the clothes she had him wear. Shelly just picked Stu up and put
him in the car seat.
As they drove away, she told him that he will be going to work with her.
She worked at a day care center with a nursery school and that he will spend
the day there with her.
On the way to school, Shelly drilled the first lesson into his head. "Listen,
you're going to have to get use to the name Kelli from now on. That's what
everyone is going to call you. I'm your big sister now and I know best."
Where had he heard that before. It was almost like deja-vu! "You're just a
little girl now and you must behave like one. Any stories about being
changed and you will be punished. Besides, no one is going to believe you
anyway. Got it?"
'I guess I'm Kelli now' Stu thought, as 'she' agreed and sat quietly the rest
of the way to her new school saying to herself over and over, I'm a little girl
now, I'm a little girl now.
Shelly took her sister out of her car seat and led her by the hand into the
building. They entered a large room filled with children. Kelli was
introduced to her teachers, Miss Susie and Miss Karen. As Shelly turned to
leave, Kelli ran to her to see where she was going. Shelly told her that this
room was for the three and four year olds and that she worked upstairs with
the infants.
Kelli had her arms wrapped tightly around Shelly's leg until Susie came over
to release them. Susie told Kelli that it was still free time and to go ahead and
play with the others.
As Kelli stood alone, she looked around the room and saw in one area, a few
boys playing with toy trucks. On her right, there were more boys building
something with plastic tools. In the other corner, was a girl playing alone
with some building blocks and on her left was a group of girls playing with
some dolls.
Her first instinct was to play with the boys and the tools. The boys there had
no interest in her and told her to go away.
She walked over to where the girls were and tried to fit in. She was ignored
by most of them and only allowed to hold the dolls which were broken or had
no clothes.
Feeling very sad and lonely, she went into the corner near the blocks.
"Would you like to play blocks with me?" The other girl asked Kelli. "Okay.
My name's Kelwi". "Mine's Katie."
For a reason unknown to either girl, the two hit it off instantly. They felt
they had so much in common and spent the entire day playing together. They
sat jointly at lunch time, put their cots next to each other at nap time and ran
around on the playground all afternoon together.
By the end of the day, they were best of friends and when Katie's mother
came to pick her up, Katie asked her if Kelli could come to her birthday party
tomorrow. Katie's mother said she would have to ask Kelli's mom just as
Shelly was coming down the stairs.
"Hi, I'm Shelly Conners, Kelli's sister." "Oh sure, I've seen you before.
You work here don't you." "Yes, I'm with the little ones upstairs in the
nursery." "I'm Marsha, Katie's mom and she is going to be four tomorrow.
We would love to have Kelli come to her party. It will be right after school."
"Yes, thank you, that would be lovely. I'm sure Kelli would really enjoy it."
"Great! We'll see you tomorrow Kelli. Bye."
As they pulled up to the house, Kelli recognized another car in the driveway.
It was hers or at least hers when she was Stu. She ran inside looking for
Barbara and bumped right into a man that looked like Stu.
"Hi baby, how was nursery school today?" the man asked. She was
stunned. "Who you?" "Don't you recognize me baby? I'm Stuart Miller."
"No you're not! Dats me." "Oh Kelli, you're so cute. It's really Mommy."
Barbara explained to the very confused Kelli that she used the medallion to
change into Stu that morning. Then she went to work to attend an important
meeting. It was decided that Stu was to take a business trip to Pittsburgh and
that he had to leave that evening.
Kelli, who couldn't think about the situation well, said she can't go until
morning and asked why she had to leave. Barbara said she handled
everything. The travel authorization had been approved and she was just
packing up some clothes. That's when Kelli noticed one of Stu's suitcases
near the door. Kelli pleaded that she wanted to change back in the morning.
Barbara explained that there would be two Stu's and it wouldn't look right.
"Besides, you're going to Katie's birthday party tomorrow and you wouldn't
want to upset her by not showing up!" Shelly chimed in. Barbara was so
happy that Kelli had made such good friends all ready.
Kelli saw Barbara hand Shelly a large amount of cash as the two older
women walked away to have a few words in private. Barbara explained that
as Stu, she had gone to personnel and changed the information on some of
his forms. She had left work at lunch time to collect everything she needed at
his condo including his bank books and all his financial account information.
Most of this, she left with Shelly and gave her a hug goodbye.
On her way out, Barbara picked up Kelli and said she would be back in a
couple of days and kissed her goodbye.
The next morning, Kelli again was woken up by her big sister and had her
wet diaper removed before being bathed. Kelli was told that she needed to be
dressed for the party since Katie's mother will be picking her up directly from
school.
For this day, she wore a white, blue and yellow floral patterned dress with a
lacy white petticoat underneath. White tights were pulled up over yellow
panties and shiny black Maryjanes with a T-strap adorned her feet. Shelly
turned Kelli around to tie a big bow in the back of her party dress.
Her hair was then parted down the middle and gathered into two ponytails.
Bright yellow hair ribbons were attached to each one, holding them high on
her head. Her bangs were combed down and curled slightly inward just
above her beautiful blue eyes.
Kelli had a great time at school and also at the party. She was with other
classmates and some girls she had never seen before, but they all got along
well. When Shelly came after dinner to pick her up, Kelli told her all the fun
she had and showed her the goody bag full of toys and candy.
When they got home, Kelli was very tired and went in to bed early without a
fuss. When the phone rang, she overheard Shelly talking with someone but
couldn't tell who. She heard her name come up a few times and when Shelly
hung up, Kelli called out to her and asked what it was all about. Shelly said
Mom was checking in to see how they were and that she would be home
tomorrow.
The next morning, Shelly again dressed Kelli and was excited to see that her
diaper was dry. Wearing a fleece top and leggings in an animal print, Kelli
hurried off to her now familiar morning routine and ride to nursery school.
When she came home after school, she saw Barbara's car there in the
driveway. She ran inside to greet Barbara and quickly answered all her
questions about her day at school. "I wanna change back now." Kelli
demanded. "Oh baby, I'm so sorry, but you can't. Barbara apologized.
She handed Kelli a newspaper and showed him the obituary section. Kelli
had a hard time reading it and asked her what it said. She told her that there
was a terrible car accident and Stu was killed late last Monday night on his
way to Pittsburgh for a business trip.
The article said that he fell asleep at the wheel in the wee hours of the
morning and that the car left the road and rolled down a steep embankment.
By daylight when the police arrived, Stu was found dead.
"But it's not twue. I'm here. How could dat be?" "No, you're Kelli
Connors, a little girl and you will forever stay that way." "But I can use the
medalwion to change back." Barbara told Kelli that she no longer had the
medallion. The body was thrown from the wreckage and when she went
down the hill in the dark, she couldn't find it. It must have been thrown off
the body and into the nearby creek.
Kelli ran into her bedroom and cried herself to sleep, sucking on her thumb
for comfort.
Shelly asked Barbara how she managed it all. She explained that after
midnight on Monday, she used the medallion to turn herself back into
Barbara's old body. Then, driving through New York City, she picked up
an old drunk man off the street and offered him some alcohol and money. He
was so drunk that he had passed out on the ride. She pulled the car over and
put the medallion on him. Using the clothing she had on before, she changed
him into Stu. After that, she changed the rest of his clothes with Stu's,
propped him up in the drivers seat and sent him off the road.
She caught the bus into the city the next day and spent the time shopping for
some new outfits. Now that she had plenty of money to spend, she bought a
very expensive dress for herself to wear at the wedding. She stayed one
night in a hotel there and got a train back that morning. There was just
enough time to get a taxi and show up for work that day and drive her own
car home.
The two women were very excited as Barbara led Shelly into her room to
show her the clothes she had purchased.
Five weeks later, on a Saturday morning at the local church, a wedding was
in progress. The mother of the bride looked at her daughter up in front of the
altar reciting her vows. She was pleased at how beautiful she looked in her
gown and how truly happy they all were. She no longer had to worry about
paying off her large debits and the cost of the reception.
Thanks to Stuart, whose life insurance policy paid out. It was triple the
normal amount because he died while on a company business trip and she
had been made his sole beneficiary. She had a rather large nest egg now
when she included his retirement account and all his other major assets which
came her way.
Then, she glanced over to the little blond girl on the side, looking like an
angel in her white flower girl dress. Yes, she had come to terms with Shelly
leaving her alone. She no longer had to sell the house now that she had her
daughter Kelli to share her life with.
The End.