SRU: The Wicked Stepmother
part 1 of 4
By Morpheus
The clear sound of her high heels clicking against the hard floor was
comforting to Stephanie Miller as she walked through the crowded mall,
grimly intent on her purpose. The sound repeated in her head, soothing
her with its steady repetition. Keeping her eyes open for whatever it
was that she was looking for, she continued walking through the mall.
Stephanie was a beautiful blonde woman who knew how striking she was,
and was not afraid to show it. In fact, she often used it to her own
purposes. Ignoring the admiring looks of the men she passed, she only
felt contempt for them, thinking them all lower class scum. Stephanie
had been raised with some wealth, but after her family had gotten in
trouble with the IRS some years earlier, she'd had to do without, though
it greatly pained her to do so. That was why she married her husband
Greg Miller.
Greg Miller had enough money to keep him and his son very comfortable,
thanks to the hard work he'd put in at his job as a mid ranking
executive for his company. Though he earned enough to live very
comfortably, and even support Stephanie, that wasn't the main reason she
married him. Instead, she'd married him because of his mother. Greg's
mother was rich. She was very rich, and better yet, she was old and
would probably die soon, leaving all her money to Greg. That was the
main reason Stephanie had married him. As an investment against future
wealth.
Unfortunately for Stephanie, she found out only after she'd married Greg
that even though his mother was wealthy, he wouldn't accept any of it
from her. As much as Stephanie nagged him to borrow money for a new car
or other luxuries, Greg refused to take money from his mother, insisting
that he could manage fine on his own. Stephanie snorted at that idea.
That foolish husband of hers had plenty of money available should he ask
for it, his mother having made that clear, but he still refused to. No
matter how much Stephanie tried talking him into it.
That problem was the reason that Stephanie was currently at the mall.
For a while she'd considered finding some way of speeding up her mother
in law's death, but decided that the old woman was too clever for that.
And Stephanie didn't want to take any chances of being found out.
Instead, she focused her attention on finding some way of getting Greg
to accept some of the money early. Before she died. That was what
Stephanie wanted at the moment. That would at least keep her
comfortable and happy until Greg's mom died, which she thought was
taking too long.
When Stephanie had confided her problems to a sympathetic friend of
hers, the friend had suggested with a smile that she come to this mall.
She'd told Stephanie that there was a particular store, which Stephanie
would know when she saw it, that could help her with these problems.
She'd said that there were rumor's about a store here. Stephanie snorted
at the idea, sure that her friend had been having fun with her, and
annoyed at that friend for being so mysterious. Stephanie Disdainfully,
she looked around at the stores in the mall, thinking that what kind of
store in a place like that could possibly be of any use to her. They
were all so....common.
Finally Stephanie found herself stopping, though she was confused as to
why. Looking around, there didn't seem to be anything of interest,
making her wonder why she stopped. Then she noticed the store. There
was a sign that read Spells R Us, sitting right above a door. The very
sight of it stood out since smaller doors like that aren't common in
malls. Stephanie didn't know why, but this store seemed to draw her
attention. Somehow, she was sure that this was the place she'd come
looking for. Smiling smugly to herself, Stephanie went in.
As the door closed behind her, Stephanie heard a small bell tinkling.
"How quaint" she mused to herself, then glanced around the room, not in
the least bit impressed by what she saw. There were antiques, toys,
clothes and other odds and ends. As far as Stephanie was concerned,
this place was little more than a dump. Scrunching her nose up, she was
about to change her mind and leave, when someone touched her shoulder
from behind, making her jump.
An Old Man stood there as Stephanie turned around, and much to her
disgust, he seemed to be wearing little more than a bathrobe. "Thing's
aren't always what they seem, Stephanie." he said quietly, then quickly
went over behind the counter. "Now, what are you looking for?"
Stephanie noticed that he'd called her by name, and was annoyed that
he'd presume to act so informally with him. She snorted to herself,
sure that her friend had told this old man to expect her. Still, for
some reason this old man made her hesitate from leaving. "Who are you?"
she asked him instead, determined to regain the upper hand.
The Old Man chuckled, "Who I am isn't as important as what I am"
Feeling annoyed, Stephanie asked, "And just what are you?"
"I, my dear child, am a wizard." Stephanie snorted, and he chuckled,
"Oh, but it's true. Now, tell me what your problem is." It wasn't a
suggestion, and Stephanie found herself telling the Old Man what she
wanted.
He nodded now and again as she told him. "So," the Old Man said,
scratching at his chin, "you want to control your husband, to have
access to all the money in his accounts that he keeps sealed, and to
have him ask his mother for money whenever you want?" Stephanie nodded,
not liking the way it sounded when the Old Man phrased it like that.
Then the Old Man said, "I believe I can help you."
The Old Man dug around behind his counter for a minute, then pulled out
a wooden box which he set down. Stephanie watched curiously as he
opened it, wondering what he was planning. As he pulled out a small
glass vial of clear liquid, Stephanie wondered if he was going to give
her some kind of hypnotic drug. "Nothing so simple" He said to her,
almost as if hearing her thoughts.
Trying to keep her control, Stephanie demanded, "Well, what is it then?"
The Old Man sighed, saying "Patience. I was going to get to that."
Carefully, he closed the wooden box again, setting the glass vial on top
of it. "This here will give you what you asked for. Providing that you
use it right." Impatiently, Stephanie nodded, wishing that this strange
old man would hurry up. "You must first," the Old Man cautioned, "pour
a glass with something to drink. Coffee, Tea, wine, it doesn't matter
what." When Stephanie nodded, he continued, "You must then pour the
contents of the vial in with it. After this is done, you must drink
from the cup, and you must have your husband take a drink from the cup.
Each of you drinking half of the contents is preferable, but not
absolutely necessary."
"That's all?" Stephanie demanded. This was so stupid. This guy was
asking her to drug herself. There was no way she intended to do such a
stupid thing as that.
"This is not a drug!" The Old Man snapped, beginning to look angry.
Something about him made Stephanie realize that she might not want to
push him much farther. "Do as I say, and your request will be
fulfilled." He said so calmly that Stephanie felt a shudder run through
her. "And finally," The Old Man finished, "You must make sure that you
use only the one cup for it to work."
Stephanie nodded. This sounded way to far fetched for her to believe,
but just by glancing at this Old Man she wasn't so sure anymore. After
debating with herself for several seconds, she decided that it certainly
couldn't hurt anything to just try it. "All right," she gestured to
the vial, "how much is it?"
"Ah, the matter of price." the Old Man said with a bit of a grin. "For
you, its five thousand dollars."
"What?" Stephanie asked shocked. How could this tiny vial of liquid
cost so much.. It was a rip off.
The Old Man chuckled. "That's the special for it this week. If you want
it, that's what it will cost you." Grumbling, Stephanie took out her
credit card, not even asking if he accepted credit. Without a word the
Old Man took the card and went to the register. A minute later, he
handed Stephanie her card back, along with a small paper bag that
contained the vial.
Feeling rather cross, and already planning on taking it out on her step
son, Stephanie started towards the door. As it was closing behind her,
she heard the Old Man chuckling behind her, calling out "Thank you for
shopping at Spells R Us. Please come again."
As the front door slammed, Tony winced, knowing immediately that not
only was his stepmom home, but that she wasn't in a good mood either.
And he knew that meant bad news for him if she caught sight of him.
Carefully Tony crept to his room, hoping that she wouldn't think to look
for him.
Tony was 13 years old, and fairly small for his age. He was often
teased by the other kids at his school not only because of his size, but
because he was thin and wore glasses. Not to mention that he was
probably the smartest kid in class as well. At school he was
immediately labeled as the class wimp and nerd. A somewhat dubious
honor, he felt. His dad had told Tony that he was slow growing as a kid
as well, not having hit his growth spurt until he was 15. Though his
dad assured him that things would change, Tony rather doubted that.
Reaching the hopeful safety of his room, Tony locked the door behind
him, not wanting anyone barging in. Picking up the book he'd been
reading earlier, Tony tried getting back into it. He chuckled, thinking
that it wasn't quite as funny as the first book, but Huckleberry Finn
was definitely one that he enjoyed. Sadly, Tony thought about how Huck
had a couple good friends, thinking that he had none himself. Not only
was he unpopular at school, but he didn't find kids his own age too
interesting. His dad said he was just a little mature for his age, but
that didn't help him make any friends. In fact, it only made it harder
for him to fit in. A fact which his wicked stepmother never got tired
of rubbing in.
Tony hated Stephanie. He wasn't sure why she married his dad, but
thought it probably wasn't love. He didn't think that she could love
anybody but herself, in spite of how nice she was to his dad most of the
time. Tony knew that underneath the nice coating she showed when his
dad was around, she was a total bitch. She hated having him for a step
son, saying how embarrassing Tony was for her. Sighing, Tony knew that
all he could do was avoid her. He'd been close to his dad before she
showed up, but now they barely spoke.
Just as Tony was getting back into his reading, there was an insistent
pounding on the door to his room, with Stephanie's voice calling through
"Get your ass out here." Wincing, Tony opened the door, knowing that it
would be much worse if he didn't. Standing in the hall glaring at him,
Stephanie demanded "My car's dirty, and I want you to get it washed up
before your Greg gets home and has to see it." Then she turned around
and left, leaving Tony groaning.
He hated the way she kept bossing him around and making him do these
stupid things like wash her car. He already knew from past experience
that if he didn't do what she told him to, she'd tell lies about him to
his dad and cost him his allowance at the least. Reluctantly Tony put
down his book and went out to wash her stupid car, knowing that it
probably didn't even need it. What was just as bad in Tony's mind was
that she was only 12 years older than him.
Shaking his head, Tony started to get to work, thinking how he used to
have a crush on her, and in a way still did. She was gorgeous and Tony
couldn't help but admiring her beauty. Before the wedding he'd
especially had a crush on her, but once she'd tied the knot with his dad
and moved in, she revealed herself as the bitch she was. At least to
Tony she had.
With soapy rag in hand, Tony almost wished that she would carry through
with the threat she'd made against him the week before. After all, even
boarding school might be better than having to deal with her all the
time. Sighing in self pity again, Tony started on her car.
Stephanie waited until after Greg had gotten home and they all finished
dinner before she was ready to try what she had planned. While the
housekeeper was in the kitchen doing dishes, and Tony was upstairs in
his room, Stephanie walked up behind Greg, giving him a kiss. Pulling
back, she smiled at him, saying "Why don't you go and get comfortable in
the living room and I'll bring you something to drink." When Greg
kissed her back and went into the living room, Stephanie smiled, knowing
that now was the perfect time to act.
Walking to the kitchen, Stephanie filled a glass with some ice then
headed straight for the liquor cabinet. Pulling out the vial that she'd
bought earlier that day, Stephanie looked at it for a moment, then
pulled the stopper out of the top. She sniffed it carefully, not
smelling anything from the bottle. For a moment she wondered if it
might be just water, then decided that for five thousand dollars it
couldn't be. Hesitating for a moment, she considered that it might be a
poison, but decided it couldn't be. Still determined, she poured the
contents of the vial into the glass, images of her having what she
wanted filling her head. Carefully she lifted the glass, seeing the
trace amount of liquid in the bottom, looking sort of like water, but
with a somewhat oily appearance. Shrugging, she poured the glass full
of bourbon, then used a twizzler to ensure it was mixed.
Stephanie held the glass in her hand, glancing briefly at the empty vial
and remembering what that old man had told her. That she would have to
drink from it as well as Greg. She wasn't sure that she liked the idea
of touching the stuff herself, but she suspected that she'd have to
follow the instructions completely for this to work.
Feeling a little nervous about what she was going to do, Stephanie went
over to her purse, pulling out her pack of Virginia Slims. Absently,
she lit herself a cigarette enjoying its calming influence as she blew
the smoke out. With her courage built up, Stephanie picked up the glass
and brought it into the living room, adding a suggestive swagger to her
walk once she was in sight of Greg.
Greg smiled up at her, and Stephanie thought that she was rather lucky
that he wasn't anything like his son Tony. Instead of being small and
scrawny like his son, Greg was just over 6 feet and decently filled out.
Stephanie thought he could have a little more muscle, but she wasn't
complaining yet.
Stephanie stopped just in front of Greg, smiling pleasantly at him, then
taking a deep drink from the bourbon. It went down as smooth as bourbon
generally did for her, though it wasn't her favorite drink. However Greg
liked it, and for these purposes that was all that mattered. She was
even pleased that she didn't taste anything unusual with it as it went
down her throat. "Mmmmm. Good." Stephanie said seductively, taking
another drag from her cigarette as she handed the glass to Greg.
Snubbing her cigarette out in the ashtray, she watched Greg in
anticipation.
Just as Greg was bringing the glass up to his lips, the phone rang in
the next room. Sighing, Greg set the drink down on the coffee table and
went to answer the phone, much to Stephanie's annoyance. Curiously she
followed after Greg, wanting to know just what was so important that it
interfered in her plans.
Impatiently Stephanie waited for Greg to finish his conversation on the
phone, which by the expression on his face she knew wasn't good news. As
he put the receiver down, Greg turned to her sighing, then said "I've
got to go. They need me at the office to clarify something, and I won't
be back for a couple hours." Stephanie gasped, trying to hide her great
annoyance at her plans delays. She calmly accepted the kiss on the
cheek as he started to walk towards the door.
Going out to the car with Greg, Stephanie said goodbye and glared at him
with irritation as he drove off down the driveway. "Damn" she cursed,
knowing that she'd have to find another opportunity to finish what she'd
started.
Feeling somewhat cramped in his room at the moment, Tony put his book
down and decided to see what his dad was doing. He smiled to himself,
remembering how his dad and him used to go camping together, and wishing
that they still did stuff like that. Having made his mind up, Tony went
downstairs to find his dad.
Walking into the living room, he noticed that no one was there and was
about to check the next room when something caught his eye. Shaking his
head Tony picked up the nearly half empty glass of bourbon, wishing that
his dad and Stephanie would clean up after themselves more. Tony
chuckled to himself, realizing how ironic that thought was.
Unfortunately though, he knew that either Mrs. Lewis, their housekeeper
or himself always got stuck doing it for them.
Carrying the glass to the kitchen, Tony found that it was empty, though
already cleaned up. "I guess Mrs. Lewis went home already." he
muttered to himself. Shrugging, he was about to pour the contents of
the glass down the drain, then hesitated. Feeling a little guilty, Tony
looked to make sure no one was watching, then drank the glass himself.
After all, it was only a little bit and he was curious what it tasted
like.
Tony coughed as he swallowed it, finding the liquid burning as it went
down his throat, though oddly pleasant as well in the way it left his
stomach feeling warm. Wincing at the taste, then smiling to himself
over his warm belly, Tony put the glass into the sink and started back
towards his room.
Before Tony got to his room though, Stephanie intercepted him, pissed
off look on her face. Tony wasn't sure how she could still look so
pretty even when angry. "Get out of my way you freakish brat." she
snapped at Tony, pushing him aside.
"Hey, watch it." Tony growled back, not at all happy about being
insulted or pushed around by this woman. Stephanie turned back to face
Tony, then got a nasty look on her face.
"Watch how you talk to me" She snarled at Tony, pushing one of her
fingers towards his chest, backing him into a wall. "I'm your step mom
and if you don't give me the respect I deserve, I'm going to see to it
that you go to military school where they can teach you right."
Tony gulped, not liking this. First she was threatening him with
boarding school, now military school. He was about to say something
back when she continued with a nasty leer, "But I doubt if even they
could make a man out of you."
Furious at the way he was being treated, Tony snarled back, "At least
I'm not some stuck up snobby bitch"
Stephanie flared at Tony with a look that would kill, ice seeming to
form in her veins. Quickly she slapped Tony hard across the face,
knocking him to the ground with her forceful blow. "If you ever fuck
with me again" she snarled, grabbing the back of Tony's hair and
yanking, "I'll cut your balls off. I'm going to have a little talk with
your dad when he gets back, and make damn sure that you're not going to
be around this house anymore." With that Stephanie let loose of Tony's
hair and stormed off.
Tony winced at the pain in his scalp still, tears forming in his eyes.
Carefully, he reached over and picked up his glasses from where they'd
fallen when he'd been knocked down and put them back on. Feeling angry
and humiliated, Tony stood back up, rubbing the nasty scratch on his
cheek from where Stephanie's ring had torn him, then looking at the
blood on his fingers.
Damn, he hated her. And Tony knew that she would end up convincing his
dad that he'd done something horribly wrong like trying to rape her, and
he'd end up in deep shit. Tony shuddered at that, knowing that if it
was his word against hers, he wouldn't't want to bet on the outcome.
Tony glared in the direction Stephanie had stormed off too. When she'd
hit him, he wanted so much to hit her back, but knew that he couldn't.
It wasn't that she was a little bigger than him, but that he couldn't
bring himself to hit a woman. No matter how much he wanted to. Any
kind of physical violence was normally out repulsive to him, but that
would have been even worse. Instead, he just had to take it, hoping
that somehow he could convince his dad of the truth. Knowing that it
wasn't likely, Tony finished going back to his room, locking the door
behind him.
He was absolutely furious and wanted to lash out at something. Slowly,
he tried to relax, making himself calm down. It surprised him just how
quickly he lost his feelings of anger. At just how tired he suddenly
was. Yawning, Tony felt exhaustion start overtaking his body. Though
he tried to keep himself awake, it didn't work well. He couldn't
understand just why he was suddenly so tired, not having done anything
unusual during the day. Giving in the great weariness that was
overcoming him, Tony crawled into bed and fell asleep as soon as his
head hit the pillow.
Part 2 of 4
When Tony woke up, he was vaguely aware that someone was moving on his
bed, and absently thought to himself that it must be his dad coming to
check on him. Still being over half asleep and far too tired to get up,
Tony didn't even bother opening his eyes, instead letting himself drift
back to sleep.
Later, he woke up again, this time feeling a little more clear headed.
At first Tony didn't want to open his eyes and face the day, but
something was pushing uncomfortably into his chest. Thinking that his
blankets were bunched up Tony rolled over from his side onto his back,
stretching his arms out. As he did this, several things struck him as
odd.
Not quite sure what was going on, Tony realized though that his arms
didn't go over the edges of he bed in the same way as normal. If he
didn't know better, he'd swear that he was in a bigger bed than he went
to sleep in. Something else was wrong as well, though Tony couldn't
quite put his finger on just what that was.
Tony nervously opened his eyes and sat up, only to be confronted with a
shock. Somehow, he was in his dad's bedroom. When he looked down,
trying to figure out why, he was faced with a greater shock. a pair of
woman's breasts pushing out from his chest. Absently he realized that
the weight on his chest was what had felt wrong, and now he knew why.
Horrified, but at the same time curious, Tony climbed out of bed,
looking body. Holding his hands in front of himself, he saw small
slender fingers with well manicured and long fingernails. A gold ring
adorned one of his fingers, diamonds on it glinting faintly in the
available light. Gulping, Tony immediately realized that somehow he
seemed to have woken up in Stephanie's body. He knew that it wasn't
possible, and therefore it must not be. The only explanation he could
think of was that he was dreaming. That was the only thing that made
any sense.
Since Tony knew that he was dreaming, he felt his panic subsiding. He
wondered just how come this dream seemed so realistic, but remembered
that he'd heard about things like this before. Or at least about dreams
that seemed so real that the people could barely tell that they were
dreams. Smiling to himself, Tony decided that this was the answer. He'd
never had a dream like that before, so was starting to look forward to
what this dream would bring.
As Tony stood up, feeling his breasts jiggling on his chest, he realized
that this dream didn't seem about to change just yet. Wondering why he
seemed to look like Stephanie in his dream, Tony grabbed his breasts,
gasping at just how real it felt. He could feel his fingers digging
into the soft but firm flesh.
Since he'd never seen a naked woman before, and this was only a dream,
Tony decided to explore his dream body, finding out what he could about
it. Chuckling to himself, he was only faintly surprised to hear it
sound so feminine.
Carefully he looked at his nipples, which were much darker than his
normally were, and a lot bigger. Touching one, he found that it seemed
incredibly sensitive. Turning away from his chest, Tony couldn't resist
looking at his crotch. As he put a hand between his legs, it felt so
strange not to have something there.
Feeling embarrassed, Tony started to look at it more closely, telling
himself that he shouldn't be since he was only dreaming. That didn't
help too much, though his curiosity easily overcame his embarrassment
and discomfort over the strangeness. There seemed to be a soft mound
there, with a bit of a slit in it. Gently, Tony rubbed a finger along
the soft folds of skin, gasping at the feeling. He couldn't believe
how sensitive that was.
Noticing all the hair around his pubic area, Tony couldn't help but
chuckling. Stephanie was NOT a natural blonde. At least not in that
dream she wasn't, Tony thought amused. He thought that it was
definitely a funny detail to have in a dream, but shook it off,
reminding himself that it was only a dream.
Tony was curious why this wasn't like the other wet dreams he'd had
about Stephanie. About why he seemed to be her in it rather than having
sex with her. Shrugging, he thought that since this was only a dream,
he might as well play along with it and see where it leads him. Having
made up his mind, Tony started towards the private bathroom attached to
the room.
Tony washed himself and got out of the shower quickly, wanting to
explore his dream body a little more, but not knowing just how much
longer the dream would last. After drying himself off, Tony went into
Stephanie's closet, pulling out some of her clothes. He thought it was
strange just how realistic this dream was, and was once again starting
to get nervous, but quickly forced that down.
Since it was only a dream, Tony dressed up in one of the skirts that
he'd found, chuckling at that and knowing that he'd never try something
like that on in real life. Even if that had actually happened to him.
He had some trouble with the bra, but managed to get it on without as
much trouble as he thought he would have if it hadn't been a dream. He
couldn't resist one last pinch of his nipples though before he put it
on. Carefully he slid on a shirt that showed off his figure, and
grinned at himself in the mirror. It certainly looked like Stephanie in
there. Shaking his head in amazement, Tony thought that this was
definitely the most realistic dream he'd ever had.
Once Tony had finished dressing, he looked at all the shoes in the
closet, choosing a pair of high heels. "I might as well do this all the
way" he said to himself cheerfully. Humming to himself, Tony slid the
shoes on, then stood up, finding the balance different than he'd
expected. Relaxing though, he started walking around the room in them
with greater ease after each passing second. Chuckling to himself, Tony
said "This proves that it's a dream. No way would I ever be able to walk
in high heels in real life."
Tony was about to leave the bedroom and explore the rest of his dream,
when he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. Stopping, he looked
closer thinking that something seemed to be missing. It took him several
seconds before he remembered the makeup. Feeling rather embarrassed,
Tony sat down at Stephanie's makeup table, looking over everything
arrayed there and shaking his head in confusion.
Seeing her jewelry box, he thought that maybe he should start simpler so
pulled out a pair of ear rings, a delicate watch and a slender necklace,
putting them on. Once he'd done that he looked at the makeup again,
wondering just what he needed to do. Picking up one of the jars, he
looked at it in curiosity, setting it down in front of him. Tony was
about to give up on that project, but knew that he had to at least try
it if he was going to go along with his dream.
Sighing, he started applying the makeup, afraid that he was going to
botch it badly. However as he was applying it, his hands seemed to
almost take on a life of their own, putting it on him careful. When he
was finished, he gasped at the results in the mirror, seeing that it
looked to be an experienced makeup job. Knowing that he'd never be able
to do anything like that in real life removed the last of Tony's doubts
about this being a dream.
Smiling, Tony blew a kiss at the mirror, deciding to explore the rest of
his dream.
Going downstairs, Tony wondered where everyone was, then chuckled,
thinking again how realistic things were. If the dream was following
reality, like it seemed to be, with the one exception being himself,
Tony knew that his dad would have to be at work, and Mrs. Lewis wouldn't
have arrived yet.
Humming to himself, Tony slowly went around the house, amazed at just
how much detail was in this dream. When he got to the door of his own
room, he hesitated for a moment, the carefully tried to open it, only to
find that it was locked. Shrugging, he thought that was for the best,
thinking that if he had managed to open it, that the dream would
probably end and he'd wake up.
As Tony went back downstairs again, he thought that other than his being
so different, the dream was rather boring. He wondered if maybe that
meant his subconscious was trying to tell him something, though he
certainly had no idea just what. Maybe it was just trying to get him to
see things from Stephanie's point of view, though that didn't make much
sense to him either. But then again, Tony knew that dreams didn't have
to make any sense.
Going back to the living room, Tony sat down on the couch and started
massaging his breasts, just wanting to enjoy the feel. They felt so odd
to him, and though Tony suspected that this was all just his imagination
and that the real thing probably wouldn't feel that way, he couldn't
help but like it. Absently, he began to rub at his crotch through the
skirt he was wearing as well, finding that it felt rather interesting.
Before it went too far though, Tony pulled his hands away, not knowing
why, but feeling rather embarrassed. And suspecting that as soon as he
had an orgasm, he would wake up all sticky in his bed. He wasn't quite
ready to end his dream just yet.
Ignoring the strong temptation to explore his body further, Tony got up
and started to walk through the house again, wondering if maybe he might
have missed something earlier. He smiled as he walked, finding the
slight bobbing of his breasts with each step rather distracting, though
not in an unpleasant way. Walking in the high heels amused him as well,
especially with the ease he was doing it. They made the whole way he
walked seem different. It was like his whole rear end was swaying a bit
with each step, though he wasn't sure if that was from having the wider
hips instead. Maybe some mixture of both, he suspected.
When Tony stepped into the room with the liquor cabinet, he leaned
against it for a moment, wondering if he should try something to drink.
He remembered the stuff he'd drunk the night before, and wondered if
that was what made him dream this. Tony thought about it for a minute,
and decided that the unfamiliar alcohol must have been what was causing
such a vivid dream. With that, he wasn't sure he wanted to try anymore
at the moment, though he did feel tempted.
Just as Tony was debating with himself over having a drink, something
else caught his eye. Turning his head, Tony saw Stephanie's purse set
off to the side, with a pack of cigarettes on the counter next to it.
Somewhat hesitantly, Tony picked up the pack of Virginia Slims and just
stared at them.
Stephanie only smoked a couple times a day as far as Tony knew, though
he knew he could be wrong about that. Holding the cigarettes in his
hands, he looked down at his breasts and smiled. "What the hell?" Tony
muttered, deciding that since he was dreaming that he was Stephanie, he
might as well go with the flow. Besides, it was only a dream.
Tony pulled out a cigarette and put it between his lips, while at the
same time reaching for the lighter. Hesitating for only a second, he
cupped the flame in his hand, lifting it to the end of the cigarette.
Putting the lighter down, Tony gently sucked in, feeling the warm smoke
filling his mouth and being drawn down into his lungs. He was slightly
startled to realize that it didn't feel rough like he would have
expected or hurt in any way. It didn't even taste bad, which he
shouldn't be surprised at since he knew he was dreaming.
Licking his lips gently, Tony held the cigarette between his fingers,
staring at it, then blowing the smoke back out. Smiling to himself,
Tony watched the smoke floating in the air, then took another puff from
the cigarette, finding it oddly comforting.
Beginning to feel a little good, Tony started walking towards the
kitchen with the cigarette smoldering between his fingers, held in the
same manner he'd seen Stephanie use. Once again Tony looked through the
kitchen, trying to see if anything looked worth eating. When nothing
caught his eye, just stood and stared out the window as he finished
smoking the cigarette.
After he'd finished the cigarette, Tony went back to the living room
then stopped as his eyes fell across the piano that Stephanie had
brought in when she'd married his dad. Tony smiled to himself, walking
over to the piano and gently running his hand over it. He didn't know
how to play, and as far as he knew, didn't have any musical talent at
all. Tony had always envied people who could play instruments for their
ability to make beautiful music.
Carefully Tony sat down at the piano, imagining himself playing it. Then
he chuckled to himself, remembering that this was only a dream and that
you could do anything in dreams. Gently he put his fingers on the keys,
once again noticing how nice and manicured they looked. How feminine.
Trying to keep himself more focused, Tony began to push the keys, making
just noise at first. As he began to relax, his fingers once again
almost seemed to take on a life of their own, knowing just which keys to
press.
Slowly and hesitantly at first, then more confidently, Tony began to
play. He amazed himself with how good the music sounded, knowing that
he'd never be able to do such a great job in real life. He didn't know
where it was coming from, but he let his fingers have their way, doing
what felt natural. As he played, he found it easier and a little more
natural, almost as if he actually knew what he was doing.
Tony delighted himself by playing for awhile, then finally pulled
himself away from the piano, breathing rapidly from the excitement.
Joyously, he decided that maybe it was time to end this dream and wake
up. Wanting to do it all on a good note, he hurried back upstairs to
his dad's bedroom, then stripped himself naked before hopping onto the
bed, hands already massaging his breasts.
The feelings he received from his breasts amazed him, especially from
those very large and sensitive nipples. Tony's nipples hardened between
his fingers, feeling even better to him. As he slid a hand between his
legs, he felt that he was getting wet there. Taking his time, Tony kept
masturbating with his new body, feeling the sexual tension building
until finally it exploded in an orgasm that sent waves of pleasure
through his body.
Sitting up again, Tony wondered why he hadn't woken up. He smiled at
the warm pleasure and how good he still felt, but was confused about why
his dream hadn't ended. Feeling a little nervous, though refusing to
admit it to himself, Tony cleaned himself off and put the clothes back
on.
Once again the idea passed through Tony's mind that what if it wasn't a
dream? What if this was real somehow? Shaking his head, he reminded
himself that it couldn't be. In real life he wouldn't be able to walk
in high heels or know how to put on makeup, much less play the piano.
No, it had to be a dream. Convinced again, Tony knew that he needed to
find something else to do before he woke up. As tempting as it was to
just dream about masturbating until then, he wasn't sure he wanted to.
There might be something else that he needed to see in his dream.
Tony thought about it for a few minutes and decided to leave the house.
After going downstairs and grabbing Stephanie's purse, making sure he
put the cigarettes back in it first, he went outside to her car. Just
as he was about to open the door, Tony got an idea. "Why drive when I
can fly?" he asked himself.
Concentrating, he imagined himself flying, and jumped up, only to jump
no more than normal. He tried it several more times, trying various
things. "Up up and away" he said hopefully. Still nothing. Sighing,
Tony decided that this dreams following reality was going just a little
too far. "What's the good of dreaming of you can't fly in it?"
Sighing, Tony pulled the keys out of the purse and sat in the front seat
of Stephanie's Mercedes. He looked at the steering wheel and the stick
shift, hesitating a bit as he put the key into the ignition. He'd
watched his dad drive quite often so had a good idea how to do things.
Tony was fairly confident that he could make due in an automatic, but
this was a stick shift, and wasn't completely sure could manage. Then
he laughed at himself, reminding him that this was a dream and that it
would come to him like with the piano.
After the engine had started, Tony said "Well, here goes nothing." And
tried to move the car, only to have it jerk, then die on him. Pursing
his lips together, he started it up again. This time he relaxed, trying
to do what he'd done while playing the piano, letting his body just do
it. This time it worked and the car started moving smoothly.
Feeling greatly pleased with himself, Tony decided that since he was
dreaming he was Stephanie, he might as well do what she'd do, and go
shopping. With his mind made up to take advantage of this opportunity,
Tony pulled out of the driveway, completely unaware of someone else
waking up inside the house, and screaming.
Part 3 of 4
As Tony was driving, it got easier and easier for him to control the
car as he learned to control it more consciously rather than just by
letting his hands and feet do the work for him. Pleased with himself,
Tony wasn't even bothered much when he got lost several times.
Eventually he managed to find his way to where he was going and parked
the car in front of the expensive store. Smiling to himself, Tony
checked his makeup in the car's mirror, amused that it felt so natural
to do so. Once that was done, he went into the store.
Inside the store, a Saleslady greeted Tony, calling him Mrs. Miller and
acting as if she knew him. Or knew Stephanie, he realized. Curious,
Tony went with the saleslady and told her that he was just looking for
the moment. She seemed to accept that, suggesting that he check out the
lingerie first. Tony smiled at that. Normally lingerie was one of those
forbidden things for him. Something that he was never allowed to see.
Now he not only got to look at as much as he wanted, but was wearing it
as well. Absently he hoped that this dream didn't mean he wanted to be
a cross-dresser.
Over the next several hours, Tony tried on several types of lingerie,
deciding to buy several very revealing pieces. Since he was convinced
that he was only dreaming, Tony didn't care how much money he spent.
After all, it wasn't real. With that in mind, he tried on several
dresses, skirts and other outfits, pulling a number of them off to the
side to buy. The sales lady went with Tony, helping him the entire
time. Finally he was finished, feeling rather tired from the long time
he'd spent just trying on different clothes.
Going to the front to buy the clothes, he waited until the sales lady
told him how much it would be, then handed her one of the credit cards
that he'd found in the purse. She didn't hesitate to take it from Tony,
which only made him smile. A minute later, she asked Tony to sign
something, handing him a pen. Just before Tony was about to sign his
name, he reminded himself that he'd have to use Stephanie's name,
though he wasn't sure if it would really matter in the dream. As he
signed Stephanie's name to the paper, he wasn't even startled to see
that it came out smooth and flowing, just like Stephanie's handwriting.
His own handwriting wasn't bad, but it wasn't that. At least not
normally.
Pleased with himself, Tony left the store as the sales lady said "Come
back again Mrs. Miller." Looking at the watch on his wrist, Tony
realized that it was lunch time, and that he was beginning to feel a
little hungry. Looking around quickly, he noticed a small cafe just a
couple doors down and went to it.
After a small sandwich, Tony sat back enjoying the wine he'd ordered.
Tony couldn't resist ordering a glass of wine when he saw that they sold
it with lunch, and was thrilled when they gave it to him with no
problems. Taking another sip of the wine, he thought that it actually
tasted rather nice. Since he was already finished eating, Tony lit
himself another cigarette, thinking that he should do this right.
Blowing the smoke out and taking another sip from the wine, he thought
that this was actually rather interesting and somewhat fun.
When Tony had finished, he checked his watch again, realizing suddenly
how much time he seemed to have spent in the dream. He knew that time
didn't run the same in dreams, but still, it made him nervous. Tony
decided that he'd better get back home, having a feeling that something
was wrong but refusing to acknowledge it.
Tony hurried home, finding his way much easier than hen he'd left. As
he pulled into the driveway, he saw that Mrs. Lewis was there to start
cleaning the house. This struck him as odd, not in that she was there
since she usually was around lunch, but that his dream was too real.
Leaving his bags of clothes in the car, he went to the door, and walked
in.
"Hi, Mrs. Miller" Tony heard Mrs. Lewis call to him as he went into the
kitchen. After saying "hi" back, Tony went into the living room still
feeling as if something was wrong. He knew that this was far too
realistic for a dream, and was beginning to have his doubts again.
Doubts that he once again tried forcing down, refusing to believe
something as strange as this could happen in real life. Tony hadn't
believed in magic since his Mom had died 5 years earlier, and wasn't
about to change his mind now. No, dreaming was the only explanation
that made sense, even as strained as that explanation was becoming.
Nervously Tony looked around, only to suddenly find himself being pushed
back without warning. Regaining his balance, Tony gasped, seeing
himself angrily standing there. "Give me back my body!" Tony's other
self screamed at him, a look of hatred in his eyes, and hands clenched
into fists.
Tony stared, mouth open at the 13 year old kid in front of him, who was
a bit shorter than him, especially since he was also wearing high heels.
"What the....?" Tony asked, confused by his doppleganger.
The other Tony screamed again, "Give me back my body!", then hit Tony,
catching him in the stomach and making him bend over. Gasping, Tony
tried standing straight again, realizing that he hurt. This couldn't be
a dream. Horrified, Tony realized that this was real. That this was
happening. Apparently his confusion and horror was visible on his face,
as the other Tony backed up a little.
"My God," Tony muttered, still holding his stomach, "it's real. It's
not a dream." Then Tony stared at his other self, hesitantly asking
"Stephanie? Is that you?"
Stephanie snapped back, "You know damn well it is you punk. Now give me
back my body!"
"I......I didn't take it." Tony stuttered, still shocked to realize
that this was real. "I woke up like this. I thought I was just
dreaming." At the look on Stephanie's, or actually Tony's old face, he
realized that she might have some idea of what was going on. Carefully,
Tony reminded himself that he'd been like that all day and had managed
fine. He felt a little embarrassed at some of the things he'd done, but
shrugged that off. Whatever this was obviously hadn't really hurt them.
Tony realized that things could defintitey have been much worse.
Feeling much calmer and self controlled, Tony asked her directly, "What
happened?"
Stephanie turned to walk away without answering, but Tony grabbed her
arm and insisted "Tell me!"
"I just got real tired last night and went to bed." Stephanie said,
sniffing a little, "And I woke up this morning like this." Tony nodded.
That sounded just like what had happened to him, but it didn't make any
sense. Why did it happen to them? Something didn't sound right, and
Tony glared at her, asking what else. Stephanie hesitated, then started
to look a little more angry than afraid. "Wait till I tell your dad"
She snapped, "Then I'll get my body back, and you'll be sent to military
school."
Tony looked at her. She was obviously hiding something. Before Tony
could say anything else, Mrs. Lewis came in, then looked at Stephanie
saying "I've got your laundry done and sitting on your bed Tony." Then
she smiled at Tony, which looked a little forced. Tony knew that Mrs.
Lewis wasn't very fond of Stephanie, and for good reason. Stephanie was
always a little insulting or patronizing towards her. Now he seemed to
be stuck with that dislike, "And what would you like for dinner, Mrs.
Miller?" Tony felt himself blush a little bit, finding it rather odd to
have somebody else thinking he was Stephanie. It was different earlier
when he thought it was a dream, but he forced himself to smile back and
told her that he'd think about it.
When Mrs. Lewis left the room again, Tony turned to Stephanie. "Do you
really think that Dad will believe you. As far as he'll be concerned, I
am his wife, and you'll be his son." Tony looked Stephanie in the eye,
then forced a smile, "Think about that. We can't tell him what happened
or he'll think we're both nuts." Stephanie looked pale suddenly, and
Tony walked away, leaving her there worried. Smiling to himself, he
knew that she'd tell him what else she knew about what had happened.
Stephanie wouldn't have much other choice.
For the next several hours, Tony mostly avoided Stephanie, and when he
did run into her, he smiled and said "You know, military academy might
not be so bad." He loved the way she paled when he said that. Tony
liked having the shoe on the other foot for a change. He knew that
Stephanie absolutely hated being stuck as him and didn't want to spend a
minute more like that than possible. Tony on the other hand had already
become rather comfortable where he was. He certainly didn't want to stay
as Stephanie, especially not when he thought about what that would mean
between him and his dad, but he didn't mind being her either. It was
better than being picked on by everyone, he thought. Smiling to
himself, he thought he'd let her stew for awhile, then find out what she
knew and if it could be reversed. Tony hoped it could be.
When Tony's dad came home, Tony felt slightly embarrassed to be seen,
but refused to let it show. Instead he smiled at his dad, saying "Hi
da...um Greg" He corrected himself, "How was work today?"
Tony's dad came over, and kissed Tony on the cheek, making him feel
rather odd, then said "It was all right. We managed to close the Olsen
deal and finish a few things up." With that, they both went into the
dining room for dinner.
Tony's dad pulled a chair out for him so he could sit down, which Tony
thought was rather strange though nice. He rather liked the attention
that his dad was showing him, usually just being ignored instead. Mrs.
Lewis brought the dinner in, setting the rest of it on the table, and
Tony smiled thinking that it looked good. He smiled even more when he
saw the way Stephanie was glaring at him.
Throughout dinner, Tony had to remind himself to use the proper manners
and to be careful with his long fingernails since he wasn't very
experienced with them. However, like his earlier experiences, it
quickly became extremely easy for him. Stephanie on the other hand kept
looking up at him and glaring, which Tony thought looked rather out of
place on his face.
Stephanie looked at her already emptied plate, then looked towards Greg,
asking "Can you pass me the potatoes, Greg?"
Tony's dad looked at her sharply, "Since when did you start calling me
Greg?"
Looking uncomfortable, Stephanie said "I'm sorry....dad." Tony smiled to
himself as he watched her looking in her plate, humiliated at being
corrected. Then she looked up and saw the look on Tony's face, and
suddenly got angry, snarling at him "What the fuck is so funny?"
Tony watched his dad pale, then reminded himself sharply that he'd have
to think of him as Greg until he changed back, just to avoid mistakes.
Greg glared sharply at Stephanie, then stood up. "Don't you talk to your
step mother that way young man!" He almost yelled. "Now, go to your
room." Tony was amazed to see the look of anger and hatred on his old
face as Stephanie stood up and sharply turned around, walking out.
"I'm sorry for that." Greg apologized to Tony. Forcing a smile, Tony
put a hand on his dads, saying that it was all right. Things were
definitely getting interesting, Tony thought as he looked in the
direction Stephanie had gone.
As he finished with dinner, Tony knew that he'd have to keep up
appearances until they could change back. He didn't want his dad, Greg
he reminded himself, to notice anything out of the ordinary. Sitting
back, Tony eyed the purse, thinking about the cigarettes inside.
Stephanie usually smoked one of them shortly after dinner, though Tony
was sure that he could get away without. Still, he'd already smoked a
couple times earlier when he'd thought he was only dreaming, so shrugged
to himself and thought "Why not?" It wasn't as if he hadn't done it
already.
Tony got up and walked over to the purse on the counter, pulling the
pack of cigarettes from it. Without hesitating, he took a cigarette
out, and lit it, sucking the smoke down. Smiling to himself, Tony blew
the smoke out, amused at how easy it was. At how easy it had been so
far to impersonate Stephanie.
Greg walked over and gave Tony another kiss on the cheek, and they went
into the living room, arm in arm. Tony sat down on the couch, close to
Greg and leaning up against him, just as Stephanie often did. Quietly
Tony smoked his cigarette, enjoying just being close to his dad. Somehow
though, it didn't feel the same as it used to, but he still felt good to
sit so close to him.
After awhile, Tony got up, wanting to go check on Stephanie and see if
she was ready to tell him what she knew. Going upstairs, he went
straight for his room, knowing that was where Stephanie would be.
Stopping at the door, he was about to open it, when he heard something
from inside.
Carefully, he listened to what Stephanie was saying to herself. "I'll
kill that bastard as soon as get back. I'll send that twerp to military
school in Alaska, and I'll kill that fucking old woman" Tony gasped,
realizing what she was saying. Nervously, he listened to her rant for a
few more minutes, saying how she should have just killed Tony's grandma
in the first place instead of trusting in magic potions. Tony was
horrified to hear her saying that she was going to rectify that as soon
as she got back to normal.
Numb with shock, Tony quietly turned around and walked away from his
room. He'd known that Stephanie was a cruel, manipulative and self
centered bitch, but he'd never thought she would try murdering his
grandma. And after hearing the tone of her voice, Tony had no doubt that
she would do it either.
Tony went back to the living room, silently thinking to himself.
Wondering just what they could possibly do. He wasn't sure, but he sure
as hell wasn't going to let that bitch kill his grandma. No matter
what.
That night when it was time for bed, Tony felt rather uncomfortable
going to sleep in the same bed as his dad, especially since Stephanie
apparently liked to sleep naked. Still, he had to try to keep up
appearances, so ignoring Greg's advances and claiming a headache, he
climbed into bed, pretending to fall asleep.
Tony felt a little guilty when he saw how disappointed Greg was, but he
wasn't about to go all the way. Maybe if he still thought he was
dreaming he might have, but now that he knew it was real, he had no
intentions of doing something like that. Even so, as he laid there in
bed with Greg's warm body pressed close to his, Tony could feel his body
responding. He could feel his nipples hardening and his groin getting
wet.
Forcing himself to stay where he was, Tony tried to ignore the building
temptation to turn over and start kissing Greg. He knew that it was
wrong, but his body was becoming aroused just by the close proximity to
Greg. Tony bit on his lip silently, trying to keep from playing with
himself at the very least. He wondered how could he be reacting this
way? How could he feel like this?
Then Tony realized that it was the same thing that had been happening
all day. His body was just responding the way it always did. Even
though Greg's mind was in it, the body still had all of Stephanie's
muscle memories, reflexes and habits. That was what had happened to him
all day long. Whenever he let the body's habits take over, they only
got easier for him, and more natural as he acclimated to them.
Tony realized that it wasn't just walking around in high heels or
playing the piano. He had even started feeling so comfortable in that
body that he hadn't noticed the breasts as much. Hadn't noticed how
differently he walked and moved. He'd gotten so that it just felt
natural. It felt normal. Tony told himself that his being aroused was
just another example of this body's normal reactions being carried over
to him, though that didn't make it go away.
Eventually Tony drifted off to sleep with these thoughts running through
his head, and still feeling aroused.
Part 4 of 4
Tony woke up feeling very good. Something tickled between his legs,
feeling very warm, and very nice. Not sure what was going on, Tony just
sighed, amazed at how good it felt. Without thinking about it, he put a
hand to one of his breasts and started rubbing, almost moaning at how
good it felt. Finally Tony opened his eyes, only to find that Greg's
head was between his legs, licking him.
Tony wanted to protest, knowing that this was wrong, but he couldn't
bring himself to open his mouth. He felt too good. All he could do was
moan as he was caught up in his pleasure, building until he orgasmed.
Gasping for air, Tony stayed where he was on the bed and soaking up the
warm afterglow he felt. Looking at Greg who was smiling pleasantly at
him, while starting to get dressed, Tony found himself noticing things
about Greg that he hadn't before. He was smiling pleasantly while
thinking about these things until he caught himself, and felt
embarrassed. Disgusted with himself, Tony tried to focus on something
else, but couldn't help thinking how nice it was to the attention he
normally lacked.
Greg smiled at Tony again, then said "I've got to make sure Tony gets
off to school today. He seems to have skipped it yesterday for some
reason and I'll have to talk to him about that." Tony wanted to say
something back, but just stayed where he was.
As Greg left the room, Tony remembered that he'd had some dreams the
night before, though he couldn't recall what they were. Smiling to
himself, he remembered that they were rather nice though, but not as
nice as what he'd just had. Catching himself thinking of Greg again,
Tony tried to turn over and go back to sleep, a smile still on his face.
When Tony got up again later, Greg was already gone to work. And after
going to his own bedroom, he found that Stephanie was gone as well, and
assumed that she'd been forced to go to school in his place. The
thought of that brought a smile to Tony's face as he went about
Stephanie's morning routine.
For most of the morning Tony tried on various outfits of Stephanie's and
the things that he'd bought the day before. Eventually though that
bored him and he went downstairs. Going to the living room, he slowly
drank a glass of wine, having enjoyed it when he'd tried it the day
before, and smoking a cigarette.
Shortly before Mrs. Lewis was supposed to arrive, Tony went to
Stephanie's car, deciding to go for a drive. He didn't have any idea
where to, he just wanted to drive around while he was able to.
The rest of the day passed quickly for Tony as he went to several stores
and even bought himself some jewelry, though he knew he wouldn't be able
to wear the any of it after he changed back. He shrugged, telling
himself that it was Stephanie's money he'd spent, forgetting that it was
Greg who would actually pay the bills.
Going back home, Tony waited for Stephanie to return from school. He
had a bad feeling about her and decided that he had to find out more
about what caused their exchange. He already knew from overhearing her
that it had something to do with a magic potion, which he was no longer
willing to deny existed, but he wanted to know more. Like where she got
it and if it could be reversed.
Finally Stephanie came home, looking pissed off. Tony wasn't surprised,
having expected it. He thought it was hilarious that she'd have to go
through all the shit he did at school on a daily basis, knowing how much
she'd hate it. She glared at him when she walked in, but kept her cool
enough not to insult him. That actually impressed Tony a little, though
not too much.
Since Tony was sure that she'd had enough, he looked around to make sure
that Mrs. Lewis wasn't listening, then got straight to the point. "All
right, tell me what you know." he said simply. Tony could see the
conflict inside Stephanie as she debated on whether to fix things
herself or whether she really needed his help. She realized that she
would probably need help, so finally told Tony.
Tony listened as Stephanie reluctantly told him about the store she'd
bought the potion from, and how surprised she was at the results. She
told him that she'd gotten it as a love potion to use on Greg, but Tony
rather doubted that. Not unless it was supposed to turn Greg into her
love slave.
Sighing, Tony knew that Greg wouldn't be back for at least an hour, and
that was if he wasn't working late. That would be perfect he decided.
After telling Mrs. Lewis that they were going to run a quick errand,
Tony went out to Stephanie's car, with her reluctantly following behind.
Tony chuckled at how bad this must be for her, and especially at how
hard she was working to keep from insulting him more, since she knew
that she needed him to reverse things.
Once they got to the mall, Tony started following Stephanie as she tried
finding the store that she'd bought the potion from. He wasn't quite
sure he believed her claim that she didn't remember where in the mall
the store was, but he didn't have much choice. It was either that or
wander around aimlessly, though that thought appealed to him as well.
They found the store they were looking for almost immediately, which
seemed to surprise Stephanie. As they looked at the Spells R Us sign
above the door, Stephanie muttered, "I was sure that this place was on
the other side of the mall."
After hesitating for only a second, Tony followed Stephanie through the
door. Just as Tony stepped inside, a strange old man, dressed in some
kind of robe appeared next to him, smiling. "Hello Tony. Stephanie."
He nodded at her. "I see that you failed to follow the instructions I
gave you."
"What?" Stephanie asked, looking angry, "You knew?"
"Of course I know." The Old Man said calmly, "I am a wizard after all."
Tony looked at this strange old man, feeling a little unsure. "Can you
change us back?" he asked cautiously. Then remembering that can and
will are not the same thing, Tony rephrased his question, "Will you
change us back?"
The Old Man smiled, "Clever boy." Then he chuckled, "Or at the moment,
Clever woman." The Old Man scratched his chin as if thinking then, said
"I gave you a fairly powerful elixir. However, I do have a stronger
version of it as well that should work."
"Well?" Stephanie snapped impatiently, "Where is it? This was not what
I asked you for."
The Old Man glared at Stephanie, obviously not impressed with her. "If
you would have followed my instructions, you would have gotten exactly
what you asked for. You asked to have complete control over Greg, being
able to make decisions for him. If you had become Greg, you would be
able to." Stephanie gasped. The Old Man looked at Tony again, smiling
faintly and saying "I'm sorry that you got caught up in this. If it
were just her I wouldn't bother."
Tony watched a little nervously as the Old Man went behind the counter
and pulled out a wooden box. Carefully the Old Man set the box down
and opened it, pulling out a small green bottle. "Here's the one." he
muttered, closing the box up again. "Here" the Old Man said, holding
the bottle out to Tony, "This is a slightly stronger version of what I
sold Stephanie. It will work much quicker, but works the same way."
Carefully Tony accepted the bottle, gently holding it, afraid of losing
it or breaking it somehow.
"Um...thank you, sir." Tony said gratefully. He wasn't sure exactly
what it was or how to use it, but he could find out from Stephanie.
"You're welcome." The Old Man said with a smile. After a quick glance
at Stephanie, who seemed to be having a hard time keeping herself from
interrupting, the Old Man continued, "You pour the contents into a cup
of some liquid. It doesn't really matter what it is much, though I
wouldn't recomend using some of those soft drinks. Then both of you
drink half of it. After that, you'll switch back."
Tony thanked the Old Man again, then asked how much for it. The Old Man
chuckled, "For you, it's free." Stephanie gasped, though the Old Man
didn't seem to notice. "There's only enough for one dose, and the
effects will be permanent, so use it carefully." Tony nodded in
understanding, then gently put the bottle into his purse. He certainly
didn't want to lose that.
Feeling somewhat relieved, Tony left the store with Stephanie following
right behind him. As soon as they were back out, Stephanie demanded that
they go to the food court and get something to drink so that they could
change back immediately. Beginning to really get annoyed at Stephanie,
Tony refused. He thought that it might be better to do something like
that at home, where Stephanie wouldn't be able to just drive off and
leave him, which he suspected she might do if they changed back at the
mall.
The trip back home was rather uncomfortable for Tony since Stephanie
kept glaring at him. Fortunately, she knew not to push him until after
they'd changed back. That made Tony even more nervous. He couldn't
help but remember what he'd overheard her saying, and was already
dreading what she'd do as soon as she was able.
The more Tony thought about it, the more convinced he became that he'd
need to do something before they did manage to change back. He wanted
to make sure that his grandma was protected from the bitch, and