This story takes place in my Burke's Virus universe
The Anomaly
By Morpheus
"I want to die," Jordan Morse grimaced as he staggered into the
bathroom, grabbing the wall for support. Every fiber of his body
ached and hurt beyond belief and he'd already emptied his stomach
three times since waking up a few hours earlier. "Just kill me now
and be done with it..."
Jordan splashed cold water on his face and looked into the mirror. He
looked nearly as bad as he felt, though he couldn't see anything
different as of yet. He still had the same athletic build and short
blonde hair as always, though he did look a bit pale and shaky. Of
course that wasn't at all surprising considering how horrible he
felt.
"And to think," Jordan muttered grimly, "this is just the start."
Jordan turned away from his reflection, feeling both worried and
relieved at the same time. Nothing had happened to him...yet.
Unfortunately Jordan was well aware that this was likely to change
before long. He was likely to change before long, though he had no
idea how or how much. All he knew for certain was that he was likely
to get even worse before this was done and over with. When you had
the Burke's Virus....the Bug...that was about the only thing you
could count on for certain.
When Jordan was finished in the bathroom, he slowly made his way to
the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of Bug Juice from the cupboard. It
was a special drink filled with all the nutrients, enzymes and
proteins that someone with the Bug would need to make their changes
faster and easier. The stuff tasted nasty as hell, but Jordan was
thankful that he had it.
"Thank God for Alex," he grimaced as he took a long drink. His
roommate Alex had come down with a bad case of the Bug a few months
back and they'd stocked up on Bug Juice, getting a bit more than he'd
needed. However that meant there was plenty left for Jordan to use
now that he had the Bug.
Jordan winced at the thought of having the Bug and what it might do
to him, once it had run its course. You never knew what the Bug would
do to you, how it would change and mutate your body. He'd had it once
before and had come away with a nice tan and little else. Then there
was Alex, who had been changed from Caucasian to Asian in just
several days. It could do almost anything to him and not knowing what
that would be only made it worse.
As Jordan made his way back to his room, he glanced at his desk which
was covered with his school work. He had mid-term exams coming up and
a couple term-papers to finish, so this was the worse possible time
to catch the Bug. Unfortunately he was going to miss some classes and
have to catch up on everything else later. At least most of the
college professors were pretty understanding about that kind of
thing.
After Jordan climbed back in bed, he almost immediately fell back
asleep, though his sleep was plagued with strange dreams. He awoke
numerous times, once with Alex sitting beside him and looking at him
with a worried expression.
"Man, you look like shit," Alex said with a forced smile. "Don't
worry though...the Bug doesn't kill people."
"No," Jordan grimaced, "but I'm almost wishing it does."
"It'll end in a few days," Alex shrugged. "I'm just curious to see
what it'll do to you. I mean, look at what it did to me." He gestured
to himself, looking a little embarrassed. Jordan knew that Alex was
still a little self-conscious at having changed ethnicities, though
he certainly wasn't the first person to have done so. "I can't really
tell what it's doing yet, so you might be getting off lightly."
Jordan just grunted and went to the bathroom again, cursing the fact
that he had diarrhea. He knew from what he'd read about the Bug that
this might not be a good sign since he was losing body mass. If this
continued, he might end up extremely scrawny or turning into a
midget. Neither of those was pleasant to consider.
Then as Jordan was about to leave the bathroom, he stopped to look at
his reflection in the mirror again, hoping to get an idea of how the
Bug might be changing him. He was still early enough in his bout of
the illness that any changes wouldn't be too obvious, though he still
noticed several. His hair was a little darker than normal and he
looked a little thinner. Of course that could have been a mixture of
feeling like shit and his imagination, but Jordan didn't think so.
"Just great," he grumbled as he scratched under his arm, which was
beginning to feel quite itchy. He scratched for several more seconds
before he realized that there was a lump under his arm. "Oh shit...."
Jordan felt the lump, then under his other arm which had a matching
one. "What the hell?"
"What's wrong?" Alex asked when Jordan came out of the bathroom
again.
Jordan just glared at him, "What do you think is wrong? I've got the
fucking Bug..."
"All right already," Alex shrugged, quickly moving away from Jordan.
"I'm gonna head out for awhile and give you some peace and quiet..."
"Or avoid me," Jordan muttered to himself since he knew that was more
accurate. Just minutes later Jordan was overcome with an intense
exhaustion again and collapsed back into bed, just as he had several
times before. The exhaustion was so total that he wasn't even able to
pull the sheets over him before he was asleep once again.
Jordan alternated between sleep and wake for the next few days,
watching with cold fear as his body changed more and more noticeably.
Each time he would wake up to find that he had changed a bit more,
that his body was increasingly strange. The However, there was
nothing he could do about it except suffer the aches and pains that
wracked his body and wait to see how he ended up once it was over.
Every time Jordan stared at his reflection, he couldn't help but
noticing the changes. His hair had grown longer and darker while his
body shrank, becoming shorter and thinner. All of his hard earned
muscle seemed to fade away along with inches of his height. At the
same time the lumps under his arms continued to grow until they
became recognizable as small arms themselves. The very sight was
enough to sent chills down Jordan's spine, yet even that was nothing
compared to the other changes his body was going through.
Eventually it became obvious that the changes in Jordan's body were
nearly complete and would soon end. Jordan felt nervous about this,
relieved and afraid at the same time. He tried not to think about it
but knew that he would have to before long. He was already feeling
better and would soon be free from the Bug...but not what it had done
to his body.
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Jordan awoke feeling surprisingly refreshed. It was the first time in
nearly a week that he hadn't woken up to pain, nausea and sickness.
In fact, Jordan was almost amazed to realize that he felt good...
just... odd. He tried not to think about it for awhile but finally
climbed out of bed, smiling at being able to do so without the aching
and soreness.
"I guess it's over with," Jordan said carefully, licking his lips
nervously and fighting the urge to look down at himself.
After a moment Jordan stuck his arms up in the air and stretched as
much as he could, knowing that he was shorter than he used to be and
feeling it. Things in his room somehow looked a little larger,
something he hadn't really noticed while he was sick but could now.
He looked at his bed, which now seemed a little larger and roomier as
well.
Only after Jordan looked around his room did he finally look at
himself, or at least his arms. He now had four arms, the new ones
being almost identical to the others. They had grown from small lumps
into full sized and functional arms, which still seemed creepy to
him. He wiggled the fingers on his left hand and found them wiggling
on both his left hands. It took a bit of concentration to get just
the fingers on his new left hand moving while keeping the ones on his
old one straight. This only augmented the feeling of strangeness.
"I'm an anomaly," Jordan said after a few minutes, keeping the
statement flat and without emotion, at least as much as he could.
Anomalies were extremely rare and becoming one was about as likely as
winning the lottery. Anomalies were what they called people who had
been changed by the Bug in unusual ways, such as women gaining male
sexual organs or vice versa. In Jordan's case, it also referred to
people who had extra limbs and ones that just didn't fit right.
Anomalies were people who had become freaks as a result of the Bug.
"Damn it," Jordan grimaced, wiggling the fingers on his new right
hand. It was strange and a bit awkward having two new arms. He wasn't
quite sure what to do with them just yet.
Jordan played around with his new limbs for several more minutes
before finally turning his attention to the rest of his body. He
looked down at himself and saw that he looked the same as he had the
last time he'd examined himself, though this time he could do so with
a clear head unfogged by the sickness. It was a strange sight, but
one that he had actually been expecting.
His hands went to his chest which now had two large B cup breasts.
They were definitely a woman's breasts, looking perky and proud, the
kind Jordan liked to stare at on women though he did prefer them a
little bigger. He was only thankful he hadn't gained the E cup
monstrosities he normally loved to oggle. Then his hands moved
between his legs, finding the space missing his normal genitals. A
careful touch revealed the new slit, and the fact that he was now
female.
"Great." Jordan took a deep breath, running four pairs of hands over
his body. His skin was now soft and smooth, definitely the skin of a
woman. His whole body was obviously that of a woman, though he found
it hard to believe, yet impossible to deny.
After several minutes Jordan slowly made his way to the bathroom and
stared at his reflection in the mirror. He gulped at the sight but
refused to look away. He still resembled his old self a little,
though only slightly. After a moment he thought that he might be able
to pass as his own sister if nothing else, though there were still a
lot of major differences besides the obvious sexy change.
Jordan was still the same age, though he now looked like a 20-year-
old girl instead of a 20-year-old guy. His hair, which had been short
and blonde before was now long and dark brown. His eyes were the same
dark brown as before and he still had his old tan, though his body
was undeniably female. It was a rather attractive body too, though
not as curvy as he liked on his girls, for which he was thankful. His
muscles were all gone as well, though his new body still looked fit
and somewhat athletic.
"I feel so weak and puny," he grimaced, knowing that he wasn't nearly
as strong as he had been before. All his hours in the gym had been
washed away. On the other hand, he had to admit that he felt
amazingly light on his feet.
On an impulse Jordan bent over and touched the floor while keeping
his knees straight. He was even able to reach between his legs and
touch the floor with one pair of hands while intentionally keeping
the other pair back and out of the way. His new flexibility was a bit
surprising, though he's still much rather have his old body and
muscles.
Jordan held all four of his hands up in front of him, staring at the
feminine fingers and long nails. Even his old arms didn't look like
his. He shook his head, trying to tell himself that it could have
been worse. He used to go to school with a guy who'd gone from being
tall and athletic to being a fat midget. Still, Jordan didn't really
think he was much better off than that.
"My friends are gonna laugh their asses off at me," he grimaced, then
gulped as he realized just how much harder his former girlfriend Kate
would laugh. "I'll die of embarrassment."
The idea of having other people see him like this made Jordan cringe,
but he knew he couldn't stay locked up in his room forever. If
nothing else, he was feeling claustrophobic after being stuck in
there for the last week. He looked down at himself though and
realized that as well as not leaving for a week, he also hadn't
showered.
"The first thing I need to do," he sighed, trying to focus on taking
things one step at a time.
Jordan turned on the shower and climbed inside, gasping as the water
hit his nipples and revealed just how sensitive they were. He shook
his head and tried to focus on washing his body and hair, finding it
a little more difficult than he would have expected since his hands
kept getting in the way of each other..
"Damn Bug," he grimaced. "It not only turned me into a chic, but into
a freak chick."
After a moment Jordan came to a solution. He had carefully had his
two new hands hold each other, then used his old ones to finish
washing up. It felt strange to be showering this way, but did keep
his new hands from getting in the way.
"Damn hair," Jordan grumbled, a little annoyed at how it seemed to
keep getting in the way. He wasn't used to having long hair or having
to spend so much time and shampoo on washing it. At the moment the
thought of cutting it all short again was extremely tempting, and as
soon as he climbed out of the shower and started to dry it the
thought became even more appealing. "And to think," he snorted, "I
always liked girls with long hair."
Once Jordan was done getting getting cleaned and dried, he decided it
was time to get dressed...before Alex got back and walked in on him.
Fortunately Alex had seen just how Jordan was changing and had
actually gone out and found some clothes that would fit him. Jordan
winced at sexy lingerie Alex had left as a joke, but was thankful for
the pants and shirt. However he did have to cut the sides of the
shirt so his second pair of arms would fit.
"I'm gonna have to thank Alex for picking up the clothes," Jordan
muttered to himself as he finished getting dressed. This his eyes
went to the lingerie he'd left on the table and he scowled, "And for
that..."
Jordan checked himself over in the mirror, scowling as he did so. It
was strange, seeing some four armed girl standing there instead of
himself. It was hard to believe that this was really him, but that's
the kind of thing people could expect from the Burke's Virus. The Bug
was notorious for messing with people like this.
"At least I can go out in public now," Jordan grumbled, not sure that
he liked the idea of other people seeing him like this, but refusing
to hide because of it. He'd learned a long time ago that when he was
nervous and afraid, that was the best time to charge forward. "But if
any guy hits on me I'll kick his ass."
As Jordan left the room, he began to make a mental list of everything
he would now have to do. He would have to change a lot of records and
get a new drivers license, but at the moment his top priority was
getting something to eat. It had been nearly a week since he'd had a
real meal and he was starving.
Jordan quickly made his way to the campus cafeteria, well aware that
a lot of people were staring at him. He knew that it wasn't because
he was a hot girl, since as a girl he was very pretty, but not
gorgeous. Instead it was because he had four arms and was an anomaly.
Still that didn't make him feel any less self-conscious about the
attention, though he did his best to ignore it.
Almost as soon as Jordan sat down to eat, a girl asked, "Are those
real?"
Jordan blinked and looked at the girl who was several years younger
than him, probably a freshman. She was very cute a in a girl next
door sort of way and she was looking at his arms in amazement,
probably never having seen an anomaly before. That wasn't much of a
surprise since Jordan had never seen an anomaly before he'd become
one either.
"Yeah," Jordan forced a smile at her between bites of his food. "I
just got them..."
"I'm Gina," she introduced herself.
"Jordan," he responded, going to hold out a hand to shake, but
holding out two of them instead. Gina giggled at that. "Sorry," he
quickly apologized, "I just got over the Bug this morning and haven't
gotten used to these damn things yet."
"What's it like having extra arms?" she asked, barely able to take
her eyes from them.
"Weird," he shrugged, "they keep getting in the way. But I guess
that's not as weird as all my other changes."
Gina blinked, sitting down in the seat across from Jordan, "Other
changes?"
Jordan hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should tell a
stranger. Then he decided that half the campus would find out about
it before long so it wouldn't hurt. "I'm really a guy. Or at least I
was before catching the Bug." He let out a sigh.
"Really?" Gina gasped, staring at Jordan with even more interest.
"Wow... I guess I'm sorry to hear it. Burke's can be a real bastard.
I have an older sister who got turned into my little brother because
of it."
"Ouch," Jordan winced at the thought of what it would have been like
for him to have become younger as well, turning into a little girl.
"That can't be easy for her."
Gina shrugged, "It happened a couple years ago so he's gotten used to
it. It's still kind of fun to tease him occasionally though. I mean,
he's old enough to buy beer now, but doesn't even look old enough to
drive."
"It must play havoc with dating though," Jordan chuckled, then
paused, "I guess I'm gonna have that problem myself now."
Gina didn't say anything to that, nor did Jordan expect her to. "I
guess you've got a lot to get used to," she finally said. "And all
the paperwork... I hear there's a support group or club of some sort
on campus for people who've gone through extreme changes."
Jordan shrugged, "I guess. I never paid much attention before but
maybe I'll check it out." However, Jordan had little intention of
going to some kind of support group meeting. Images of standing up
and saying, "My name is Jordan and I'm a Bug victim," just seemed too
weird.
They continued talking for a few more minutes before Gina stood up.
"I've got to get going. I'm supposed to meet some friends in a few
minutes..." But before she left, she grinned, "It was nice meeting
you."
Jordan sighed and turned his attention back to the food in front of
him, a little disappointed that Gina was gone. She had been pretty
cute, but he had to remind himself that he wasn't exactly a babe
magnet anymore. In fact he doubted that there'd be many good looking
girls who'd want him as anything other than a friend from now on. It
was just another thing to depress him about his change, so he tried
not to think about it.
While Jordan was eating, he went through his mental list of things to
take care of, adding several new items that he hadn't really
considered earlier. For one, he would have to go shopping for new
clothes since nothing in his closet would fit him anymore. He
grimaced at the very thought, not only because it would be expensive
and he didn't have much money, but because he hated shopping. He
didn't like going to the doctor's office either, but that was another
thing he would need to do. By the time he left the cafeteria, he was
full but not in a very good mood.
After this Jordan wasted no time in going to the administration
building and informing the school officials about his change, as well
as updating his records and getting a new student ID. To his relief
Alex had already told them about his changes, so it took little
effort to prove his identity. Jordan left the administration building
with his business taken care of in less than half the time he had
expected, which improved his mood a little.
"Clothes," Jordan muttered to himself as he looked at his new student
ID. He grimaced at the picture before stuffing it into his pocket,
"I'll need something to wear."
Jordan scowled as he made his way to a bus stop, so he could catch a
ride to the mall. He wasn't looking forward to this, but knew that it
had to be done, along with several other things. The only thing that
kept him from screaming out in frustration was staying focused on the
things he needed to do, so he made sure to keep doing just that.
"Take things one step at a time," he told himself grimly, remembering
everything he'd heard about the Bug and what people needed to do
after an extreme change. They'd even gone over it back when he was in
high school so he just had remember the steps and follow them. "It's
not like I'm the first guy this ever happened to."
When Jordan arrived at the mall, he walked around for awhile, looking
at the various women's clothing stores, but wasn't able to bring
himself to go inside. Finally he grimaced, took a deep breath and
marched straight into the largest one, going right for the nearest
sales woman.
"I just got changed by the Bug, I need some help," Jordan blurted
out, feeling embarrassed, but knowing that the best thing to do was
just get it over with.
The sales woman was a middle aged lady who stared at him for a
moment, her eyes especially lingering on his arms, then she smiled,
"An anomaly... How wonderful. I've never seen an anomaly before. I
bet you need some shirts that have room for your arms..."
"And other things," Jordan told her, biting back the bitterness. He
took another breath, forcing himself to remain calm and reasonable.
"I had an extreme change and need all new clothes." He looked at the
floor, unable to meet her eyes as he admitted, "I'm really a guy...or
at least I was."
"Oh," the sales woman responded in surprise, though she covered it up
a moment later. "I'm sure we can help you. First, why don't we go get
your measurements, so we know what sizes to look for..."
Jordan patiently stood still and cooperated while the sales lady took
his measurements, then she led him around the store, trying to help
him decide what to get. This kind of attention was more than Jordan
had expected and it made him somewhat uncomfortable. At the same time
he knew that this was exactly what he needed. The truth was, he had
absolutely no idea about women's clothes and needed to be led around
by the hand.
"Since you just changed sexes," the sales lady told Jordan as she led
him to the lingerie department, "you're going to need some under
things. I'd suggest several pairs of white bras and at least one
black to start with."
"Okay," Jordan responded reluctantly, finding himself ushered into
the dressing stall to try one on.
"If you need me to help you with that," she told him from the other
side of the doorway, "just let me know."
"I'll manage," Jordan answered with a shake of his head. The woman
had told him to put on a bra before having him go in, so he just
remembered what she'd said and worked with it. It wasn't quite as
easy as she'd made it sound, but he managed to get it on.
Unfortunately he found it somewhat uncomfortable, though she assured
him it was a good fit. "How can women stand to wear these things all
the time?" he muttered to himself, knowing that he was going to be
able to find out first hand.
"Good," the sales woman nodded relief once Jordan had proven his
ability to wear the bras, "I had been a little afraid your extra arms
would make fitting you more difficult. You just have to be careful
about which ones you get is all."
Jordan was thankful when they finally left the lingerie section and
were able to start looking at more normal clothes. He quickly found
several pairs of pants, including one tight pair of jeans. He felt a
bit embarrassed about getting those, but he liked looking at girls in
a nice tight pair, so hadn't been able to resist getting one for
himself.
"And it's not like I'm getting a skirt or dress," Jordan told himself
defensively.
Next they went and looked at shirts, which was somewhat more
difficult for Jordan due to his extra arms. He looked at some of the
shirts that didn't have much side or back to them, but most of those
were just a little sexier than he was comfortable with. T shirts
would have been much more to his taste, but most of those didn't come
with room for his new appendages. Even the sales lady was beginning
to get frustrated as they searched.
"You know," the sales lady finally said, "there's a good cleaners
just down the street and they do a lot of alterations. I bet you
could get them to alter just about any of these shirts for your extra
arms..."
Jordan thought about it for a moment and then nodded. He quickly
chosed two shirts he could wear right away and a half dozen more than
would need some alteration to fit comfortably. Unfortunately he knew
that he'd need a new coat as well, but that could wait for just a
little longer.
By the time Jordan was done, he had a cart nearly full of clothing,
including a new pair of tennis shoes that fit better than the ones
Alex had found for him. He winced as item after item was rung up,
thinking of how little he could actually afford. Then with a sigh he
reached into his pocket and pulled out the emergency credit card his
parents had given him. They'd told him to use it only in case of
emergencies, but he couldn't think of anything that qualified more
than this.
"Mom and dad are going to kill me when they get the bill," Jordan
muttered to himself as he left the store with his purchases. He shook
his head, knowing that it would probably get even worse since his new
body had other needs he would need to take care of as well. "Catching
the damn Bug sure is expensive..."
Jordan looked at all the bags he was carrying and shook his head,
hardly able to believe how much he'd just bought. He'd never bought
so much at one time while shopping in his life, though he knew he
would still need a lot more clothing as well as other things. This
would do for the moment though, and he still had countless other
things he needed to take care of. In fact he still had to catch up on
everything he'd missed in his classes during the last week as well.
"Just great," Jordan groaned to himself as the mental list grew
longer and longer, "I'll never get it all done." But after taking a
deep breath he continued on his way, knowing that he still had a lot
to do and that it wouldn't get done on its own.
Jordan sat at his desk, carefully focusing on the wooden blocks set
up before him. He grabbed a different shaped block with each of his
four hands, then carefully stacked them on top of each other so they
wouldn't topple. Once this was done, he began removing the blocks one
at a time, using a different hand for each.
"What the hell are you doing?" Alex asked after watching him for
several minutes. "You're like a little kid with those things."
"The doctor gave them to me yesterday," Jordan muttered self-
consciously. "He told me to practice doing this, so I can get used to
using my new arms." Then he sarcastically added, "He said it would
help me with my coordination."
Alex just watched him for a minute before chuckling, "You still look
like a little kid."
Jordan glared at Alex, then raised his hands to flip him off with
four fingers at once. "See, I'm getting better at using them..."
Alex laughed, then stared at Jordan with a strange look. It took
Jordan a moment to recognize the look in his eyes and realize that
his roommate was checking him out. "What?" Alex asked when Jordan
glared at him.
"Nothing," Jordan snapped in annoyance. Having his roommate and
friend look at him like that was just creepy.
"Anyway," Alex said, quickly changing the subject, "you've been up
and about for a couple days now, so have you caught up on all your
work yet?"
"Not yet," Jordan admitted, glancing to the small stack of papers on
the corner of his desk. "I've been working my ass off to keep up.
Thankfully Professor McGlaughlan is giving me a lot of extra time to
catch up."
"Lucky you," Alex grinned. "Or not. So, what's it like?" Jordan
didn't need to ask what Alex meant.
"Kind of freaky," Jordan admitted. "I mean, I feel so different. I'm
shorter, weaker, and I've got these extra arms that seem to get in
the way more than anything else. As for being a girl, I'm trying hard
not to think about it. So far at least, that part isn't quite as
different as I would have thought. I mean, I've got to sit down to
piss and all that, but most of the time I don't even really think
about it. The weirdest part is having the extra arms. Every time I go
to grab something, I end up having two hands reaching for it. At
least these stupid blocks are helping with that."
"What about class?" Alex asked. "Everyone's got to be staring at
you..."
"Yeah," Jordan sighed. "I get a lot of weird looks, but so far
everyone's been sort of cool with it. I mean, just about everyone
catches the Bug and you can't control what it does to you. No one's
messed with me about this," he gestured down at himself, "not even
that jerk Jay. I guess they're all afraid of karma or something.
Maybe they figure that if they mess with me they might be next on the
extreme Bug makeover list."
Alex nodded. "I know what you mean. When the Bug gave me slant eyes,
only a couple guys really gave me any shit about it. Then again,
you're an anomaly, and that makes you sort of a celebrity."
"Or a freak," Jordan pointed out. "I overheard a few people calling
me that when they didn't think I could hear. And you should see the
looks I got at the gym." He shook his head sadly. "I can't even lift
a quarter of what I used to... I think half of them were snickering
at me behind my back while the other half just pitied me."
"You're taking it pretty well," Alex pointed out.
Jordan snorted, "Like I have much choice. I don't like it, but what
the hell can I do? It's not like I can ask the Bug to change me back
or anything. My dad always told me, if you can't do anything about a
problem you should face it like a man until you can."
"Yeah," Alex snickered, "face it like a man."
Jordan gave him the four hand flip-off again. "At least I didn't
start crying about my changes."
"You promised not to say anything about that," Alex snapped.
"My fingers were crossed," Jordan grinned back, holding up all four
hands with his fingers crossed on each.
A minute later Jordan put down the blocks, tired of playing around
with them like a little kid. He glanced over at his homework and
winced, knowing he should get to work on that but not feeling like
it. After a moment he decided that a little walk would help him clear
his head...and give him an excuse to postpone his homework a little
longer.
Jordan made his way to one of the main campus common areas, then
paused when he saw Gina sitting at a table and reading something. He
hesitated a moment, reminding himself that she wouldn't be interested
in him, then he went over to say hi anyway.
"How's it going?" Jordan asked Gina with a smile.
"Oh, hey." Gina grinned at him. "I was wondering what happened to
you." She looked him over for a moment, her eyes especially lingering
on his shirt, "Wow, you had it customized..."
"Um...yeah." Jordan fingered his sleeves. "I had the openings widened
so both my arms could fit through. It's a lot more comfortable than
trying to stuff them both through a normal opening."
Gina nodded, "That kind of thing must be expensive."
Jordan nodded at that, "Yeah...especially since I have to alter just
about every shirt I buy. My folks are gonna kill me when they get the
credit card bill."
Gina burst out laughing at that. "Wow, you really sound like a
natural woman now. I don't know how many times I've said the same
thing."
"It's not like I like shopping or anything," Jordan responded
defensively. "I just had to get some clothes that fit."
Gina laughed even harder at that, then teased, "Sure you don't... I
bet all your denial only covers up the heart of a true shopaholic."
"Definitely not," Jordan grinned back.
"So, other than the horrible chore of shopping," Gina teased, "how
have things been going for you?"
Jordan shrugged, "All right I guess..."
"Just all right?" Gina asked skeptically. "I mean, you've had a sex
change and grew a new pair of arms. I wouldn't think that would be
easy to deal with."
"It has its problems," Jordan admitted, not wanting to sound as
though he were whining. "I've got to get new clothes, get used to all
this, and catch up in my classes. It's a real pain in the ass..."
Gina just nodded and encouraged Jordan to go in more detail. He
hadn't meant to tell her about his problems, but he found it quite
easy to confide in her and describe the things he had been going
through. It was a bit embarrassing to admit some of them, such as the
awkwardness of walking into the men's bathroom by mistake or going
into the women's for the first time. Neither seemed quite right
anymore as he obviously wasn't a guy anymore on the outside, but he
still felt like one inside.
"You'll get used to it eventually," she reassured him once he was
done. "Even my brother got used to it after awhile. You just need to
give it some time."
"I know," Jordan sighed. "But the truth is, in some ways I don't want
to get used to it. I mean, it would be like giving up on who I am and
becoming someone else entirely."
Gina just sat there, not sure what to say. She hesitantly offered,
"Everyone changes, whether they want to or not." Then she abruptly
stood up. "Come on. I bet if you experienced some of the good things
about being a girl you might feel a little better about being one."
"What do you have in mind?" Jordan asked suspiciously. He was trying
to adjust to his new body, but there were limitations.
"You'll see," she grinned, grabbing one of his arms and pulling him
after her.
After Gina had taken Jordan to her car, she drove him a few blocks
away, stopping right in front of a beauty parlor. He stared at the
sign, then gave her an incredulous look, exclaiming, "You've got to
be kidding me."
"Give it a chance," Gina pleaded. "When you look your best, you feel
your best. Besides, your hair's a mess and it looks like you've got
split ends. You need a haircut anyway so why not pamper yourself
while you're at it? It'll be my treat."
Jordan wanted to argue, but he couldn't deny her reasoning. He did
need a haircut and had thought so himself at least a dozen times
since coming out of the Bug, usually when he was washing it or having
it get in his way. He looked at Gina's hopeful face, then let out a
sigh of surrender. "All right..."
Once they stepped inside the shop, one of the women who worked there
stopped to stare at Jordan's hair and give it a look of distaste.
"She just got through the Bug and it made her hair grow like crazy,"
Gina quickly explained, which made the woman smile politely and
become much friendlier. "Take good care of her."
"You have nice long hair," the woman told Jordan, "and its got such
great texture."
"Um...thanks," Jordan responded, not sure how to take that
compliment. "Can you cut it to about here?" He held his hands at what
he thought would be a more manageable length.
"You'll be cutting off eight inches," Gina gasped in surprise. "I'd
kill for hair that long."
"It's too much hair for me," Jordan told her with a scowl. "It keeps
getting in my face and in the way. I figure that it'll be much easier
to deal with if it's only shoulder length. It's not like I'm getting
it cut real short or anything."
Gina seemed a little bothered that Jordan would willingly get rid of
so much length from his hair, but the woman who worked there had
little problem with it. She quickly went to work, washing his hair
out with some special shampoos and then cutting it to a more
manageable length. Only then did she go to work doing something just
a little fancier with it.
Jordan struggled to be patient while the woman took care of his hair,
and he thought he was doing a good job. But when Gina asked for him
to have both a manicure and pedicure included in his care, he
groaned, not sure how much more he could take. Still he did his best
to play along since Gina was going out of her way to be nice to him.
The whole experience took longer than Jordan would have expected, but
once it was done, he had to admit that some of the pampering had been
almost nice. He admired his new haircut in the mirror, thinking that
it looked a little more feminine and sexy than he would have chosen,
but that it looked very nice with his new face. Then he held up his
hands and wiggled all twenty of his fingers, each of which was now
perfectly manicured and painted.
"It feels kind of weird," he admitted to Gina, feeling self-
conscious. "But I guess it looks really nice." He just wasn't
completely sure that he wanted to look nice, but it was too late now
and it wouldn't hurt to try it out for awhile and see if it grew on
him.
While Jordan was busy examining his new manicure and wiggling his now
painted toes, Gina began to argue with the woman who had done the
work. The salon had charged her for two manicures, which she hadn't
been expecting.
"It says you charge manicures by the person," Gina said, keeping her
voice under control, "not by the hand. And you have to admit that you
only gave a manicure to one person..."
"But they did do twice the work," Jordan told her quietly, feeling a
bit awkward with the situation. He thought it was only fair that the
salon get paid for the extra work they'd done for him because of his
extra hands, but Gina was the one paying for it, not him.
A few minutes later the argument was settled with Gina paying for
only a single manicure. It had been surprisingly easy to get them to
drop the second manicure from the bill once she pointed out that
they'd be able to brag about doing a manicure on an anomaly. The only
downside was that Jordan had to pose for a picture they could hang on
the wall, which he thought was a small price to pay.
"Thanks a lot," Jordan told Gina sincerely when they finally left. He
wiggled his fingers and chuckled, "I never would have imagined that
I'd be wearing nail polish...or at least that I'd put it on
willingly. I always figured that if I ever had any on my nails, it
would be because I lost a bet or someone took advantage of me being
drunk and passed out."
Gina laughed at that, "I think that it's better getting it this way,
don't you?"
"I guess," Jordan grinned back. "It does make me feel sort of girlie
though and I'm not sure I'm ready for that."
"Well it's too late now," Gina stuck her tongue out at him, "and I'd
better not catch you biting your nails or ruining them after what I
had to pay..."
"I won't," Jordan rolled his eyes. "I promised you I'd give them a
chance and I will." That promise satisfied Gina, but a moment later
Jordan gulped. "Oh shit."
"What's wrong?" she asked, looking a little worried.
Jordan held all twenty of his fingers up before his face and stared
at them. "Alex," he groaned, "my roommate is going to tease me
mercilessly about this. I'll never hear the end of it."
Gina just laughed at the and teased, "It's the price you have to pay
for being beautiful."
"Great." Jordan shook his head, though he was smiling as he did so.
"Just great..."
--------------------
Jordan sat back his chair, feet on the coffee table, while he
simultaneously watched TV and looked at the grade on his returned
history paper. It wasn't nearly as good as he had hoped, but he'd
been a little too distracted to give it his full attention.
Considering the circumstances, he decided he was fairly pleased.
After all, at least he'd passed, which was the important thing.
Alex came through the door and paused to look at Jordan, giving him a
thumbs up and exclaiming, "Looking good babe."
"Fuck you," Jordan responded, giving Alex the four handed finger,
something which he'd done quite frequently since coming out of his
Burke's induced transformation two weeks earlier. In fact this had
become something of a ritual for them.
Jordan frowned, thinking yet again about changing his living
arrangements. The housing office had offered to move him into a
different room since he'd changed genders and they didn't think it
would be appropriate for him and Alex to still be together. So far
though, he'd put off any decision about moving, until things settled
down a little more. After all he and Alex shared the common areas,
but each had their own separate bedroom, so it wasn't that big a
deal.
Alex went to the fridge and pulled out a Red Bull, then came and
settled down in the broken down recliner he'd long ago claimed as
his. "So," he mused after taking a long gulp, "you hear about the big
party this Saturday?"
"Yeah," Jordan nodded, "I'm not sure if I'm going yet. You know how
wild they can get. I don't want some guy getting drunk and trying to
grope me."
"You prefer to be the one doing the groping, eh?" Alex laughed.
"Damn straight," Jordan grinned back. "And with these," he held up
all four of his hands and winked, "I can do a lot of groping."
"Including yourself," Alex chuckled, "it almost makes me jealous."
Jordan shrugged and turned his attention back to the TV, tossing his
history paper behind him and grabbing the remote control. He absently
wondered if he could work four remotes at the same time, though it
wouldn't matter as he only had the one TV. Alex sat back and watched
as well, not caring what was on, only that something was.
It was just a few minutes later when the phone began to ring. Neither
of them bothered to get it, waiting for the other to do so. Finally
Alex grabbed it, being the closest. He listened to it for a moment
before turning to Jordan, "It's for you."
Jordan frowned slightly, wondering who it could be. About the only
one he could think of was Gina, who he'd been spending some time with
lately. However, when he took the phone, he was horrified to
recognize the voice on the other end. It was the one person he wanted
to avoid talking to the most.
"Hi dad," he said nervously. Jordan hadn't talked to his parents
since a few days before he'd caught the Bug, so he hadn't gotten
around to telling them about his changes. In fact, he'd gone out of
his way to avoid doing that. Unfortunately, he couldn't delay that
news any longer. "Yes, I know I don't sound like me but I am. I
caught the Bug..."
Alex just stared at Jordan for a moment and snickered, doing so even
harder as he listened to Jordan's conversation with his dad. Jordan
hadn't wanted to tell his parents about his sex change, knowing that
it wouldn't be easy. His dad took it a little better than he would
have expected, but that didn't make the conversation any easier.
When Jordan hung up the phone a half hour later, he let out a long
sigh of relief. "I'm glad that's over," he muttered. "I'm just not
looking forward to the next time I go home..."
"I know what you mean," Alex chuckled. "My folks didn't even
recognize me the fist time they saw me like this, and I didn't change
as much as you did."
"My mom wants me to get an alter name," Jordan groaned, closing his
eyes and shaking his head. "She wants me to start using Jennifer.
It's what she would have named me if I'd been born a girl. I don't
think she's happy that I'm sticking with Jordan."
"What about your dad?" Alex asked.
Jordan was silent for a moment before sighing, "He's not happy about
it and almost sounds as if he thinks I intentionally turned out like
this. My mom on the other hand almost seems happy. I think she always
wanted a daughter. I am NOT looking forward to going home..."
"I kind of wish I could be there to see it," Alex snickered. "I mean,
from what you've told me about your dad, he sounds pretty macho."
"Yeah," Jordan sighed. "Ex military and all that."
"I wouldn't want to be you," Alex grinned. "For one, like having my
johnson too much..."
Jordan flipped him off again, this time using only his two right
hands. Then he got up. "I need to go get some air."
With a shake of his head Jordan left the room and made his way
outside. He didn't have a particular destination in mind as he walked
across campus. He noticed some people looking at him, staring at his
extra arms. He even noticed a few guys looking at him for another
reason entirely, though he shrugged it off. After several weeks he
was beginning to get the knack of pretending that he didn't even
notice.
After a few minutes Jordan found himself in a large common area that
many of the students referred to as the park. It was a pleasant
grassy area with a few trees and several benches. The park was a
popular place to sit back and study in peace, or to just hang around
and goof off when you didn't have anything better to do. At the
moment, it was the perfect place for Jordan to sit down and just
think.
Jordan remained where he was, leaning back in a bench and watching
the people who went past. Most were other students, but there were a
few professors as well. He liked to watch people at times, especially
cute girls of which there were many. Unfortunately he was well aware
of the fact that most of them no longer had any interest in him at
all. Being able to walk into the women's locker room any time he
wanted was kind of cool, but he could have done without the price he
paid for that.
Just as Jordan was getting so relaxed that his eyes began to droop,
he suddenly realized that someone was coming towards him. He turned
and saw a very pretty girl with short red hair, one that he
immediately recognized. After all they had been dating for several
months, at least until she dumped him for another guy.
"Kate," Jordan said cautiously, not sure if she'd know about his
change or not. Since she was walking straight towards him, he
suspected she did, though he couldn't imagine why she'd want to talk
to him.
Kate stopped just a few feet away from Jordan, staring at him with a
hesitant expression. "Jordan?" she finally asked, sounding as though
she wasn't sure. "Is that really you?"
For a brief moment Jordan thought of telling her no, of pretending
that he had no idea who she was. It was an amusing idea, but he
shrugged it off and cautiously responded, "Yeah." He gestured down at
himself and gave a self-conscious smile. "As you can see, I've gone
through some changes."
"I heard," Kate said, looking almost nervous for a moment.
Jordan waited for a moment, then asked, "What's up?" He watched her
suspiciously, trying not to seem too hostile.
"I wanted to see if you were all right," Kate said, though Jordan
didn't quite believe her. "I mean, this must be hard on you."
"I'll survive," Jordan shrugged, sure that she had another reason for
coming over.
Kate stared at him for a moment, a dark gleam in her eyes that she
quickly hid. For a moment Jordan almost thought that she looked
jealous of him somehow. Of course he knew that was completely
ridiculous.
"Have you started liking boys?" she asked, a faint edge in her voice
as she watched him with something hidden in her eyes.
Jordan stared back. "Why are you really here?"
"What do you mean?" Kate demanded defensively. "I come over here to
offer my sympathy..."
"No," Jordan shook his head, beginning to get angry. "You didn't seem
very sympathetic after I caught you screwing another guy. In fact, if
I remember right, you screamed at me and acted like I was the one
who'd cheated on you. I mean, that is what you told your friends. So
why are you here now?"
Kate glared at him with a look of undisguised hostility, reminding
him again of the night they'd broken up. She could get viscous when
angry, a fact he'd found out after she'd broken every CD he owned in
half. He hadn't even been sure why she'd been so pissed at him when
she was the one who'd done the screwing around.
"So, have you changed sides completely?" Kate sneered. "Do you like
guys now?"
"That's none of your fucking business," Jordan snapped back, fighting
the urge to strangle the bitch.
"I knew it," Kate exclaimed both triumphantly and angrily at the same
time. "You do like guys now."
"That's not..." Jordan started to protest.
But Kate continued, "Greg said he thought you were really cute,
especially with those freaky arms... But if I catch you near my new
boyfriend, I'll cut off your tits."
"WHAT?" Jordan gasped, hardly able to believe what he was hearing.
"You heard me you freak bitch," Kate snarled menacingly, "you better
stay away from my boyfriend...or ELSE." With that she turned around
and stormed off, leaving Jordan to stare at her in disbelief.
"She's a total psycho," he gasped, as though he hadn't realized it
before. Of course having her accuse him of trying to steal her new
boyfriend was something that he never would have expected. He had
absolutely no interest in the guy and had probably never even met him
in the first place. "Like I'd really start chasing guys just because
the Bug turned me into a chick." He shook his head, "She's fucking
nuts."
Jordan stared after Kate for a moment, wondering how he could have
ever dated her. Of course she'd been damn cute, a lot of fun to be
with, and great in bed. He hadn't realized that she was a complete
and total psycho until she decided to end their relationship in such
a final way. Not only had she been the one to cheat on him, but she'd
also been the one to say they were through...after she'd gone through
a destructive rampage in his dorm room to make sure he got the point.
After a minute Jordan shook his head, deciding that it wasn't worth
dwelling on. He'd never figure out Kate or how her mind worked, nor
did he think he wanted to. Still, how could she have gotten the idea
that he'd ever be interested in her boyfriend, even if his body had
changed? It didn't make no sense, which was part and parcel for Kate.
Instead of worrying about his crazy ex-girlfriend, Jordan decided
that it might be a better use of his time to go talk to Gina instead.
She was nice, fun to be around, and a girl who made sense. In fact,
if he could change just one thing about her, he'd make her into a
lesbian since there was no way she'd be attracted to him as he was.
As it was, he'd just have to settle for being friends.
Jordan smiled faintly as he stood beside Alex, both of them staring
at the house in front of them. The party was already going on and the
music was so loud they could almost feel pressing against their skin
like a physical force. This was definitely going to be a wild party,
of that they had no doubt.
"Thanks for coming as my date," Alex grinned to Jordan.
"I'm not your fucking date," he snapped back, flipping his roommate
off with three of his hands while his forth still held a paper with
the address on it. "We just happened to be going from the same place
to going to the same place."
"It seems like a date to me," Alex winked, earning a scowl from
Jordan. He laughed, then hurried into the house, leaving Jordan
behind.
"Little bastard," Jordan muttered, shaking his head in annoyance. But
after a moment he grinned and went to join the party himself.
It was loud inside, so much so that Jordan couldn't hear a thing
other than the music and a faint hum of raw noise and talk in the
background. He didn't care though, since this was a party and it was
supposed to be noisy. In fact he remembered his last party like this
when he'd had his ears ringing for three days afterwards. The noise
had been so bad that it dwarved the last concert he'd been too. And
though this party was loud, it didn't quite measure up to then.
Besides the noise, there was also a lot of alcohol going around.
Jordan knew that at least half the people present were under 21, but
that had never been a real problem before and he doubted it would be
this time. After all everyone knew that a real party had to have the
booze flowing.
Jordan just walked around and watched for a little while before he
accepted a beer from someone and began to move with the music. He
didn't really consider it dancing since he just bobbed around, but it
was close enough to pass in a party like this and no one else cared.
He grinned as he looked around, watching some of the real women who
were dancing around and becoming uninhibited.
"Great scenery," he grinned to himself lecherously.
As Jordan looked around, he saw two girls talking to each other in
the corner, recognizing them as Melissa and Claire. He didn't know
either of them very well, but he knew a little about them. Melissa
was extremely busty, looking as though she were a stripper or might
fall over for being too top heavy at any moment. Just a year earlier
she'd been on the small side, though not quite flat-chested. The Bug
had given her a boob job that no surgeon could match.
Claire on the other hand was now tall, skinny and flat as a board,
looking nearly anorexic. He frowned at the sight, feeling a bit sorry
for her since she used to be one of the hottest girls on campus
before the Bug got to her. The two young ladies had been changed in
nearly opposite ways from the virus, so Jordan wasn't sure if it was
appropriate or ironic that they'd be talking to each other at the
party.
He looked around, trying to see if he could find Alex anywhere, but
he couldn't see where his roommate had gone. A minute later Jordan
saw him talking to a petite Asian girl and decided not to bother him.
Alex seemed to be having a good time and Jordan didn't want to get in
his way or give that girl the wrong idea about them.
Jordan found his way to several girls he knew from one of his classes
and was in the middle of talking to them when he felt a tap on his
shoulder. He turned around, startled to see a boy he didn't recognize
standing there. The other boy was tall and athletic, with the kind of
looks most girls found attractive, but did nothing for Jordan.
The newcomer gave Jordan a nervous smile and said, "Hey, that must
have hurt."
"What?" Jordan blinked, wondering if the boy was talking about his
transformation or the growing extra arms.
"When you fell out of heaven," the boy finished, making Jordan groan
and feel a little sick to his stomach as he recognized the old line.
"I'm not interested," Jordan snapped in annoyance, suddenly wondering
if he'd annoyed girls that much when he'd been flirting with them. He
hoped not because it was pretty damn embarrassing.
The boy shrugged, "I just wanted to tell you that you're pretty nice
looking. You're really exotic..." His eyes went to Jordan's arms.
"Thanks," Jordan responded sarcastically, noticing that the girl's
he'd just been talking to had backed away and were snickering at
this.
Jordan started to turn away from the boy when suddenly a girl's voice
screamed, "YOU BITCH!"
"What the hell?" Jordan snapped around, shocked to see Kate charging
straight at him with a furious expression on her face.
"You bitch," Kate screamed as she threw herself at Jordan. "I warned
you not to mess with Greg..."
"Greg?" Jordan gasped, trying to block Kate's vicious attacks and
glancing at the guy who'd been flirting with him at the same time. He
gulped as he realized exactly who this annoying pest was. "I
wasn't..."
But Kate wasn't in any mood for words or reason. She just attacked
Jordan even more viscously, lashing out with her arms to slap him,
scratch him and punch him as much as she could. He frantically
blocked her attacks, noticing from the corner of his eye that Greg
was actually amused by this. He probably thought it was great that
two women were fighting over him.
"I'll teach you to try stealing my boyfriend," Kate snarled. "I can't
believe you'd try getting even with me like this..."
"I'm not," Jordan tried protesting again, but it did little good as
one of Kate's punches got past his defenses and hit him straight in
the cheek.
Jordan was getting tired of this and more than a little pissed. Who
the hell did Kate think she was accusing him like this? After all,
she was the one who had a history of screwing other people over, not
him. He glared at her furiously, wanting to strangle her scrawny
little neck except that the years of conditioning prevented him from
doing so. His dad had always impressed on him that a man NEVER hits a
girl. Then Jordan paused in realization. With a quick glance down at
himself, he realized that limitation no longer applied to him. And
with a broad grin, he did what he'd been dreaming about since
catching Kate with another guy...he punched her in the face as hard
as he could.
Kate went sprawling backwards, quickly getting back to her feet and
exclaiming, "You hit me," as though surprised. She probably hadn't
expected him to hit her back since he'd never done so before, even
though she loved doing that to him whenever she was upset at him for
any reason. In hindsight he should have realized that this was a good
indication their relationship wouldn't work out.
As soon as Kate was back on her feet, she launched herself for
another attack. And even though nearly everyone in the room had stood
back to make room for them, no one made a move to stop her. Instead
most seemed to be grinning, laughing or even taking bets. Jordan
didn't have time to worry about them though as he had to deal with
his psycho ex-girlfriend.
This time Jordan found Kate a little easier to deal with, since he
was prepared for her attack. There was also the fact that he had four
hands to work with while she had only the two. He used two of his
arms to block, and then to grab hold of hers while used his other two
to punch her and hold her tight, eventually throwing her to the
floor.
"I have nothing to do with him," Jordan nearly yelled at Kate as he
shoved her to the floor. "I don't want anything to do with either him
or you, you psycho bitch."
Kate started to scream and yell threats as she stared at Jordan with
a look of near fear in her eyes, realizing that this time he would
not only fight back, but that he was more than capable of doing so.
Around this time someone finally decided to step in. A couple of guys
grabbed Kate and started pushing her towards the door. She fought it
for just a moment before pulling away from them and rushing out of
the party on her own.
"Very impressive," Greg said, apparently not concerned that Jordan
had just been fighting his girlfriend. "I think you deserve a
reward..." He winked at Jordan, nearly making Jordan sick to his
stomach.
"The only reward I want," Jordan glared at him, "is for you to get
the fuck away from me."
He glared at Greg even harder, blaming him for the encounter with
Kate. At the same time though Jordan couldn't help but enjoying the
irony of Kate's boyfriend trying to cheat on her this way, not that
it made it much easier to deal with this pest.
"You don't need to be like that," Greg wheedled, making Jordan wonder
if this guy had some sort of fetish for women with extra limbs. He
just wouldn't let it go.
Jordan took a step towards Greg, his eyes narrowing. "I used to have
a pair of balls so I know exactly what it feels like to be kicked
there," he said threateningly, "and if you don't leave me alone, I
won't feel any guilt about doing it to you."
Greg gulped and stepped back, his eyes darting towards Jordan's
looks. He took another look at Jordan, finally realizing that he
wasn't just playing hard to get, but that he seriously wasn't
interested. Greg frowned in disappointment, his eyes lingering on
Jordan's arms for a moment longer, before darting quickly back to his
legs. After a moment of indecision Greg finally turned and hurried
away, trying to keep as much dignity as he could.
"Finally," Jordan muttered, shaking his head.
"Man, that was one great show," Alex said as he came over, slapping a
hand on Jordan's shoulder.
Jordan glared at him. "I wasn't trying to entertain you."
Alex just laughed, "That's what made it so great."
Jordan glared at him again, giving him the one fingered salute with
four hands, or the four fingered salute as he had come to think of
it, then announced, "I need another beer...or two."
When Jordan left the party a few hours later, he was more than a
little tipsy and had to lean on Alex for support. He'd never gotten
so drunk or giggly from so little beer, but he'd never been so small
either. Jordan hadn't considered the fact that he'd been transformed
by the Burke's Virus, he'd lost a lot of body mass and tolerance for
alcohol with it.
"You know," Jordan grinned foolishly when they reached their dorm
room, "I think I'm drunk..."
"Really?" Alex grinned back in mock surprise. "I hadn't noticed."
"Yep," Jordan nodded proudly, "I'm tot...totally shit-faced."
Alex nodded, being somewhat drunk himself. He stared at Jordan for a
moment with an appreciative look, then exclaimed, "You know...for a
guy you make a good looking girl."
"Jus...just beer goggles," Jordan laughed. Then he couldn't resist
making a sexy pose, or at least the best he could in his unstable
state. Still, it was enough to make Alex stare even more intently.
"Yeah...I'm real sexy..."
Jordan just plopped down in his chair while Alex continued to watch
him for a moment, fantasies beginning to run through his mind. "Have
you thought about doing it with a guy yet?" Alex asked after a few
minutes, half teasing him, "I mean, you've got to be curious..."
"Curious?" Jordan blinked, then laughed self-consciously. "A
little... Fingering myself like this feels REALLY Good." Then he
paused, his eyes going wide as he realized what he'd just said, "I
shouldn't have said that..."
"Man." Alex shook his head. "Think of the possibilities... You've got
the chance to actually see what it's like from both sides."
"Yeah," Jordan nodded agreement, thinking about Alex said and
becoming more curious by the moment. Then on impulse, he suggested,
"Let's do it..."
"What?" Alex asked in surprise, sure that Jordan was just joking.
However Jordan was both serious and stubborn, and now that he'd made
up his mind he was determined to see what sex was like from the other
side. "Let's do it," he whispered, standing up and moving closer to
Alex. He tried to look sexy and seductive, which didn't quite work
out in his drunken state.
"You're just drunk," Alex protested, suddenly feeling nervous.
However, as he stared at Jordan, his body began to respond.
"Yeah," Jordan agreed, "and you like me." He pointed to the bulge in
Alex's crotch. "C'mon...I wanna try it out. C'mon...be a buddy..."
Alex had never been one to turn down an opportunity, especially not
when a girl was involved. He quickly gave in to Jordan's suggestions
and began to do what he normally did with a girl, putting the
identity of this particular one out of his mind and focusing entirely
on what came naturally.
Jordan didn't really find Alex very attractive or interesting, but
when he touched his body, it began to respond almost eagerly. Images
of sexy girls ran through Jordan's mind, helping him overcome the
mental image of who it was that was actually touching him. Whoever
was touching him, he knew without a doubt that it felt pretty good.
He was soon completely lost in exploring his new body in ways he
never would have even considered had he still been even halfway
sober.
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Jordan awoke with a pounding in his head and a strong feeling of
nausea. He winced at the hangover and brought four hands to his head
in order to stop the world from spinning. It was all he could do to
keep from turning over and emptying his stomach, though he somehow
managed to do it.
"I'll never drink again," he muttered, making the same pledge that
many college students made in the throes of a bad hangover but
somehow never managed to keep. He himself had made this very promise
before and now regretted not keeping it. "I feel like crap."
After a minute Jordan sat up and looked around, finally noticing that
there was someone else in bed beside him. He blinked in confusion,
then gasped in horror as he recognized his roommate Alex. It was only
then that the flood of memories from the previous night flooded
through his head, reminding him of what he'd done.
"Oh shit." He scrambled out of the bed, falling out and hitting his
knee painfully on the floor. Jordan's mad scramble awoke Alex who
looked around blankly, "What...?"
For a moment Jordan just stood there, staring silently at Alex as he
remembered what they'd done together the night before. He'd done
things that he NEVER thought he'd do with a guy, much less with his
friend. But he had done them and he couldn't deny it, though he
certainly wanted to. And even worse, he'd enjoyed them at the time.
The very th