Touching the Moon
By Morpheus
Part 1
All through history there have been stories of beings who could do
things that that were far outside the normal, things that would be
considered miraculous or even impossible. Nearly every culture has
legends of people who could transform into animals or perform
unbelievable feats of magic. Gods... demons... monsters... witches...
There were almost as many names for these beings as there were stories.
And as with most stories, these ones contained a grain of truth.
For the most part, these old stories are filled with gross exaggerations
and details which have been vastly twisted from countless retellings.
And of course, there are even bits of intentional misinformation in
order to keep people from discovering the truth.
The truth is that these beings are neither monsters nor gods. The truth
is, they are just people... with all the good and bad that entails.
These people are not otherworldly creatures but are your neighbors...
your friends... and sometimes your own family.
To any outsider, we'd appear to be a perfectly ordinary family with a
working mom, a stay at home dad, and a slightly nerdy sixteen year old
son. And for the most part, that was exactly what we were. However
there was also much more to us, though we were very careful to keep any
normal from discovering this.
At the moment, I was in my bedroom, playing on the new laptop that my
parents had given me for my birthday two weeks ago. I was intentionally
trying to keep myself distracted and not think of what was to come
tonight. Or what might not come tonight. I felt a mixture of
excitement and nervousness, made all the more potent due to the
uncertainty.
"Aaron Erland Morris," I told myself aloud, using my best impersonation
of my mom's tone of voice when she was exasperated with me. "Focus on
your homework and don't worry about tonight." But then I couldn't
resist adding my own side of that argument as well. "But how can I not
worry about tonight?"
With that I leaned back, adjusted my glasses and stared at my monitor
without actually paying attention to what was on it. In spite of my
talk about doing my homework, that wasn't at all what I'd been working
on. In fact I'd just spent the last hour watching Doctor Who... the Tom
Baker version.
After a minute, I decided to go see what my dad was up to. He worked
from home doing editing work for some publishing company, and at this
time of day he was probably busy doing that in his office. Dad usually
got annoyed when I interrupted him while he was working, but today was a
little different from normal and I knew he'd understand.
Tonight was the full moon. Specifically, tonight was the first full
moon after my sixteenth birthday. For most people, that didn't really
mean anything. For a Were... it meant everything. For a Were, the
first full moon after they turn sixteen is their Changing Day... the
coming of age when their special nature is revealed for the first time.
Every Were transforms into an animal under the full moon and has the
ability to change every other night if they choose. However every Were
also changes into a different animal. Their Changing Day... the first
full moon after their sixteenth birthday, is when they transform for the
first time and discover what animal it is that they will become. For a
Were, their Changing Day is very special since it is the rite of passage
that proves they are a Were. Unfortunately I still wasn't even sure
that I was going to have a Changing Day.
My dad is a Were who can turn into a bear. Not a big and powerful
grizzly, but a much smaller and somewhat less intimidating black bear.
My mom on the other hand is not a Were at all, which means that I only
have a fifty percent chance of being a Were, hence my mixed feelings
about tonight. I was honestly uncertain as to whether I wanted to be a
Were or not.
"I hope I don't turn into something stupid," I muttered, knowing how
much trouble it could be to turn into the wrong animal.
Dad always had to be very careful when he changed, because people tended
to get antsy when they saw bears running around loose. That was one of
the main reasons that we lived well away from any other houses. Dad
still had it easy, since one of his friends turned into mouse and he had
to be extremely careful of being seen by cats or owls.
"A bear wouldn't be too bad," I mused, though of course I knew that
wouldn't happen. Weres didn't inherit their animal forms from their
parents and whatever they turned into seemed to be completely random.
I was going to my dad's office to talk to him about my worries when I
heard his voice coming from the living room. Someone else was talking
as well, which startled me since I hadn't realized anyone else was here
besides us. I went to the living room doorway to see who dad was
talking to and then paused as I recognized her.
Dad was sitting in the recliner and the woman sitting across from him on
the couch was about his age with reddish brown hair. Vivian Carrol was
dad's cousin or second cousin... I wasn't completely sure which. She
was also a fox. Literally. Or at least she was under the full moon.
I didn't intend to eavesdrop, but when I heard my name, my curiosity got
the best of me. I took a step back, further out of view, and listened
intently.
"I'm glad you came by for a visit," dad told Vivian, sounding rather
proud. "It's Aarons Changing Day... but I suspect you already know
that."
"I do," Vivian agreed pleasantly. There was a pause before she added,
"To be honest, that's why I'm here instead of waiting."
"What do you mean?" dad asked cautiously.
"Well, you know that group I work with," she stared her explanation.
I peeked around the corner, and though I couldn't see dad's face very
clearly, I could see him nodding his head. "Yes," he responded
thoughtfully. "I remember you telling me about it before. You've been
doing surveys at all the gatherings... recording what other forms we
have and tracking family trees to see if you can find a pattern in what
animal forms we develop."
"Right," she said. "We've been especially interested in mythics."
At the mention of mythics, she suddenly had my full attention. A mythic
is a Were who changes into an animal that doesn't really exist in
nature... a mythical creature. They are very rare, and as a result, a
subject of great interest for most Weres.
"I'd imagine so," dad told her, sounding even more curious. Of course
mention of mythics was enough to do that to most Weres.
"Well," Vivian explained with clear excitement in her voice, "we've
found that over the past ten years, the percentage of new mythics has
increased greatly. This isn't an increase of ten percent... but over
three hundred."
"Three hundred?" dad exclaimed in surprise while I just stood there
gaping. "Maybe there are just more mythics reporting it... "
"No," Vivian assured him. "It's more than that. Most of these new
mythics are actually humanoid mythics... something that was almost
unheard of before this. I mean, we have a dryad, a mermaid, a pixie...
There are twin sisters who became a naga and a centaur respectively.
And just last month, one girl became a satyr on her Changing Day."
"A satyr?" dad blurted out. "I thought satyrs were supposed to all be
male."
Vivian chuckled at that. "They are. From what I hear, she's extremely
embarrassed by it. Not surprising."
"That poor girl," dad said sympathetically.
"Well," Vivian continued a moment later. "We were tracking down the
family trees of these mythics to see if there was any family history of
it... when we found something that caught our attention." There was a
long dramatic pause before she added, "A lot of them... especially all
the ones with the humanoid mythics... intersect."
"What exactly does that mean?" dad asked.
"It means," Vivian responded excitedly, "if you go back just a few
generations... they're related. Most of the mythics in this new
surge... and all of the ones with humanoid or partly humanoid forms are
all descended from the same bloodline. We estimate that the common
ancestor may have lived only two hundred years ago."
"Unbelievable," dad responded while I nodded along, desperately wanting
to step forward and ask some questions, but not wanting to admit that I
was eavesdropping.
"We aren't ready to make this general knowledge yet," Vivian explained
in a grim tone. "Before we release this, we wanted more evidence... not
to mention the identity of the common ancestor. The reason I'm here
telling you this is... well... you're descended from this bloodline
too... on your father's side."
"Aaron," dad blurted out my name, and for a brief moment I feared that
he'd realized I was listening in. Then he continued, "You think Aaron
is going to be a mythic?"
I gasped at that and had to clamp a hand over my mouth to keep from
making a sound. The idea of being a mythic was hard to imagine, not
that I hadn't tried doing so countless times while growing up. Being
able to turn into something like a dragon or a griffin would be
unbelievably cool. Among the Were community, being able to turn into a
mythical creature of any sort meant bragging rights for life.
"I don't know," Vivian admitted. "But if the pattern holds true, then
he'll probably have a higher chance than normal."
"You forget," dad pointed out after a moment, sounding almost
disappointed, "he might not even be a Were at all. He might take after
his mother instead." Then he quickly added, "Not that there's anything
wrong with that."
"Helen is an interesting woman," Vivian responded with a chuckle. "Most
women would kill to have a talent like hers."
"I am a lucky man," dad agreed happily.
I listened for another half minute, but the topic of conversation had
drifted away from me and mythics and was no longer of much interest to
me. I already felt a little guilty for listening in like this so turned
and made my way back to my room, my thoughts still dwelling on what I'd
heard.
When I reached my room, I sat back down in front of my laptop and
removed my glasses to rub at my eyes. "Imagine," I told myself with a
chuckle. "Me... a mythic." The idea seemed about as realistic as
picturing myself as a rock star. Of course that never stopped me from
doing so before. And with that I turned my attention to my laptop and
searching the web again. This time I wasn't searching for humorous
videos or clips from old sci-fi series, but for descriptions on all the
different types of mythical creatures.
Part 2
Dinner consisted of glazed chicken, shallot mashed potatoes, and
brussels sprouts that had been cooked with bacon. It was all completely
delicious, including the brussels sprouts. Of course that was to be
expected, since my mom used to be a professional sous chef before she
decided that she preferred working outside the kitchen and having more
reasonable hours. Now she worked as some sort of supply chain manager
and sourced products for a local high end restaurant chain.
We were all sitting at the dinner table, including Vivian who'd stayed,
probably to satisfy her curiosity as to whether I was going to be a Were
or not, not to mention which kind. When I'd finished looking up the
different types of mythical creatures on the web and came back out of my
room earlier on, I pretended to be surprised to find her here. She
didn't say a word about my possibly being a mythic, nor did dad. I
suspected that he just wanted to keep me from getting my hopes up. As
it was, I only had a fifty percent chance of being a Were at all.
Mom sat across from me, being slender with shoulder length strawberry
blonde hair. She was still very attractive for her age and I knew that
a lot of the guys at school would probably call her a MILF, especially
right now. Mom usually had small breasts, but at the moment she was a
nice D cup... just a bit larger than Vivian. Of course that was no
accident.
Though my mom wasn't a Were, she certainly wasn't a normal either. In
fact my mom was from a people who were known as the Touched. The name
came from the old belief that they were touched by god... or by the
devil.
While most old legends and stories about people who turn into animals or
about animals who act like people are inspired by the Were, the ones
about witches and wizards were inspired by the Touched. And like the
Were, the Touched have been hiding among humans for a very long time. It
is even believed that both races share a common origin and may even have
once been a single race.
The Touched have magic and can do things that would normally be
completely impossible, though no more so than a man being able to turn
into a bear. Every Touched has a single magic power, a talent which
they can perform at just about any time. This talent is different for
every Touched and appears to be almost random. For my mom, her talent
is that she can make her breasts grow larger for about an hour.
Needless to say, my dad absolutely loves it when she uses it.
I glanced at Vivian and then looked back at my plate, thinking about
what she'd said earlier. I also thought of how it would be getting dark
soon and how she and dad would both change. And of course, how I might
change as well... or not. My emotions about that were still mixed since
I thought it would be exciting to be a Were who turned into a cool
animal, especially a mythical one, but it would also be great to have
some other kind of magic talent.
In just a short time, I would find out for certain whether I was a Were
or not. But even if I didn't take after my dad, there was still no
guarantee that I'd take after my mom. If both parents were Were, then
you were guaranteed to be a Were as well. But even if both of your
parents were Touched, there was still no guarantee you would be too.
Most of the time you would be, but it did sometimes skip a generation. I
was a little nervous that this might be the case, that I wouldn't have
inherited enough from either of my parents to take after them and that
I'd be left as a normal. I didn't think there was anything wrong with
normal since all my friends at school were, but considering my family, I
knew that I'd feel ashamed and left out.
"It's only a little bit longer," Vivian told me from across the table.
She gave me an odd look and asked, "So, are you excited? I remember I
was during my Changing Day."
"A bit," I admitted.
"Remember," mom reminded Vivian, "Aaron might end up being Touched
rather than Were."
Vivian nodded at that and then asked mom, "Do Touched have a Changing
Day?"
"No," mom responded with an amused smile. "We don't have anything quite
like it. You see, our talents aren't as predictable about when they're
going to appear."
"The sixteenth birthday is still important though," dad added, giving me
a quick look and grinning. "We discover our other form on the first
full moon afterwards..."
"And we can discover our talent anytime afterwards," mom continued with
a chuckle. "We tap into the source of magic anytime between our
sixteenth and seventeenth birthdays and develop our talent. If we don't
do it before seventeen, then we never do." She shrugged at that. "I
don't know why that is... only that this is how it works."
"I always wondered why it has to be the sixteenth birthday," Vivian said
with a shake of her head. "It always seemed so arbitrary... "
The three adults continued talking about the similarities and
differences between Were and Touched while I just ate in silence. When
I was finished, I left the table and returned to my room, immediately
glancing at the clock when I got there.
"Only a couple hours," I reminded myself, feeling a knot in my stomach.
I'd spent half the day imagining what it would be like to be a Were but
now I found myself thinking about being Touched. If I was touched, what
kind of talent would I get? I grinned as I imagined what it would be
like to actually do magic.
Specific talents weren't inherited any more than Were forms were, but
sometimes certain types of talents would run in a family. In my mom's
family, most of the talents seemed to cause some kind of physical change
or transformation. Mom could make her own breasts grow, grandma could
make people fat, and my aunt June could turn them into frogs. Then
there was my uncle Dave who could turn himself into a raccoon and was
sometimes mistaken as a Were because of that. In fact that very
misunderstanding was what led to him meeting my dad and introducing my
parents to each other all those years ago.
There is a family legend that the reason our bloodline has so much
transformation magic is that we are descended from the powerful
sorceress Circe. However there is absolutely no evidence to prove this
and Circe herself has been dead for a VERY long time. More than likely,
someone had just made it up in order to try impressing other people
with.
"Touched or Were," I mused with a sigh. "I guess in a little bit I'll
be able to check one of them off."
I decided that I'd had enough of worrying about this for now and wanted
to take my mind off of the topic of Weres and Touched. Instead I went
to the table that was set up in the corner of my room and which was
covered with a half complete jigsaw puzzle. Putting puzzles together
was something of a hobby of mine, as demonstrated by the two large
assembled puzzles which had been framed and hung from my bedroom walls.
As an only child, I'd always had to find ways to entertain myself and
this was one of my favorite ways of doing that.
The puzzle I was currently working on was a nature landscape and was a
bit of a pain since so much of it was shades of green and brown, making
the pieces hard to tell apart. Still I rather enjoyed the challenge of
that and knew that I'd feel quite proud of myself once I was able to
complete it. It was a pretty nice picture to so I might even end up
framing it and putting it on my wall as well.
I had been intently focused on the puzzle for a good half hour before I
was distracted the sound of a hesitant knock on my bedroom door. I
didn't even have a chance to answer before the door opened and my mom
stepped into the room.
"How are you doing?" mom asked me with a slightly concerned look.
"I'm fine," I lied, giving her a cheerful smile.
"Well, I know that in your place, I'd be a little nervous," she told me.
"But regardless of whether you end up Touched or as a Were, I want you
to know that your father and I will both still love you the same."
"I know," I responded. Then I hesitantly admitted, "I'm just not sure
which I'd rather be... I know there are some good things about both..."
"Well, I certainly have no complaints about being Touched," she told me
with a faint smirk. "But I'm sure you'd be perfectly happy as a Were
too." In spite of her saying this, I knew that she was really hoping
that I'd be Touched like she was. She was nearly as nervous about
tonight as I was, though she wouldn't admit it.
"I guess we'll find out soon enough," I told her with a wry smile.
"Now come on," mom told me, putting her arm around my shoulder and
leading me towards the door. "We have cake to celebrate your Changing
Day."
"But what if it's not my changing day?" I asked.
She just grinned and answered, "Then we have cake for dessert."
Part 3
I stared at the clock, feeling my heart nearly skip a beat as the digit
for the minute changed. There were only ten more minutes until it was
time to find out if I was a Were or not. I looked to the half eaten
cake and briefly considering having another slice while we waited but
then decided against it.
"What are you doing?" I asked my mom when I noticed her standing there
with her camera.
"I just wanted to get the camera ready," she told me with a grin. "If
you do change, I'm going to want pictures of your first time... "
"That wouldn't be a good idea," dad told her with a sigh. "Would you
want someone taking before and after pictures of you when you use your
talent? Besides, what if the wrong person was to see them...?"
While dad was talking mom out of recording my change, if I had one, I
decided to go take care of some last minute business. I wanted to go
relieve myself so I wouldn't suddenly turn into a dog and then
immediately have to go looking for a fire hydrant. After I finished my
business, I washed my hands in the sink and found myself staring into
the mirror, wondering what it would be like to see someone... something
else staring back.
My own reflection wasn't really all that impressive. I was 5 foot 9 and
had a slender build that I'd inherited from my mom, along with my dirty
blonde hair color. My glasses helped give me a somewhat nerdy
appearance, though my T-shirt probably added to that. It was a black T-
shirt with a picture of a bowtie on it along the words 'BOWTIES ARE
COOL'.
I growled experimentally into the mirror as if I was a dog or bear,
though I immediately felt foolish. "I guess I'll find out in a few
minutes," I muttered, turning away from the mirror and going back out.
Vivian was no longer in the living room, which was a good thing since
dad was in the process of taking off his pants. Mom told me that she'd
gone into the guest bedroom so she could change in privacy. Dad was
just getting ready to go outside and change like he did every full moon.
"You'd better go outside too," mom told me firmly. "I will not have you
turning into an elephant in my house... "
"Good point," dad agreed with a chuckle. "The first time I changed, I
was in the bathroom so I could get some privacy for it. Needless to
say, I accidentally made a bit of a mess. My dad even took the cost of
a new sink out of my allowance."
"And you should take your clothes off too," mom said, looking just a
little concerned. "Just in case."
I nodded at that and then went out the back door and began undressing on
the patio. I wished I had a blanket to cover myself with, but since dad
never bothered with anything like that I didn't either. Still I made
sure to stay turned away from my parents so they couldn't see my front
side.
"If I don't change," I announced, "I'm going to feel ridiculous."
A minute later, I felt it, a tingling that suddenly began to run through
my entire body. I let out a loud gasp, knowing exactly what this meant.
It meant that I actually was a Were and was really going to go through
my first change. There was a sense of relief at that and of excitement,
yet I felt a little disappointed too because it meant that I wasn't
Touched.
Then my body began to transform. I could feel all my flesh and bones
moving and changing, almost as though being reshaped by invisible hands.
It wasn't painful, just a bit uncomfortable and VERY weird.
With my muscles all rippling and changing as they were, I lost control
of them and collapsed to my knees. I was barely able to get my hands
out enough to catch myself so that I didn't hit the ground completely.
From this angle, I could see that my hands had changed. My nails had
turned black and were growing longer and sharper as I watched. Whatever
I was becoming, it had claws.
I closed my eyes under the onslaught of sensations coming from every
inch of my body. Parts of me felt like they were pushing out while
other parts felt like they were stretching, twisting, or pulling. It
was all too overwhelming to keep track of so I just tried to brace
myself until it was over.
The transformation only took about a minute to complete, though it felt
like much longer. When it was finished, I remained where I was with my
eyes closed, taking deep breaths and just trying to make sense of how
different my body now felt. It was already obvious that I'd changed a
great deal.
"Aaron," mom called out, her voice sounding almost afraid. "Are you all
right?"
I opened my eyes and responded, "I think so." However there wasn't much
certainty to that. Then I suddenly realized that I'd just spoken aloud.
Weres couldn't talk in their animal forms any more than the real animal
could.
I slowly got to my feet, finding that it was a bit awkward to do so with
my new body and balance. I still had two legs, two arms, and a body
that seemed to be mostly human in form. However when I got to my feet
and looked down at myself, I couldn't really see past the two large
fleshy mounds on my chest.
For a moment, I just stared down at the mounds of flesh on my chest with
a feeling of confusion, but then I became aware of other new body parts
as well. I had something growing from my back... two somethings. I
turned enough to see that I now had a pair of wings... large leathery
wings somewhat like a bat. And I felt something bumping up against my
legs, something that moved when I thought about it. It took me several
seconds to realize that I now seemed to have a tail as well as wings.
"What the hell am I?" I blurted out in surprise. My voice sounded
strange to my ears.
"You're... you're a Were," mom responded, staring at me with an open
mouthed look of disbelief. A black bear sat on his haunches beside her
and nodded in agreement. "You look like some kind of demon," she told
me, trying to look calm and casual but failing. "And female.
Definitely female."
"I'm a mythic," I whispered, though that had been obvious from the
moment I spoke.
I stared down at myself again, still trying to take this all in. I'd
been prepared to turn into some kind of animal and had even imagined
that I might be some kind of mythic. However the reality was a bit more
than I'd been prepared for.
I was so caught up in my new body that I momentarily forgot mom and dad
were there and grabbed my very prominent new breasts, noting that they
were large, round, and about the size of basketballs. They were also
high on my chest and firm, appearing impossibly perfect to my limited
experience.
"Holy hand grenade of Antioch..." I muttered.
Then my fingers brushed my nipples, which immediately hardened and felt
good. This seemed to send a spark straight down to my groin and set it
on fire... in a good way. A VERY good way. I yanked my hands away,
suddenly remembering I wasn't alone and feeling unbelievably
embarrassed.
Right then a fox came out of the house and stopped just beside the door
to stare at me. And though foxes weren't capable of human facial
expressions, her body language screamed surprise. Vivian slowly came
closer to me, appearing to sniff the air as she did so. Then she
stopped a short distance away and continued to watch me.
"It seems that Aaron is a mythic," mom said with a nervous chuckle.
Then almost under her breath, she muttered, "A very female one..." At
that her breasts grew a couple more cup sizes.
"Oh shit," I blurted out, suddenly realizing that I was completely and
totally naked in front of Vivian and my parents. I started to turn and
tried to cover up as best I could without actually touching my breasts
or anything. But in the process, I lost my balance and toppled to the
ground again.
"Are you okay?" mom asked, starting to come towards me. But then dad
made some kind of low growl and got in front of mom and began to push at
her with his nose, almost as though pushing her away from me. "What are
you doing?" mom demanded of him. Then she paused and exclaimed, "Oh, of
course... We should give him... her some privacy." Dad gave a short
growl of agreement while nodding his head. However mom gave me another
odd look and said, "I'll see if I can find something for you to cover up
with."
A moment later, mom went inside while dad and Vivian wandered away to
give me some privacy with my new body. I was grateful for that since I
was damn curious about myself but couldn't very well look myself over
with them all standing around gaping.
I was about to get back up again when I noticed my feet. While
standing, I hadn't been able to see down past my breasts well enough to
see them, though I certainly could from my current position. My feet
were... not feet. My legs looked normal... for a very sexy woman, but
at about the ankle they changed and I had a pair of black cloven hooves
instead of feet.
I carefully got back to my feet, thinking that with feet like these and
being so top heavy, it was no wonder that my balance was off so badly.
I took several cautious steps, finding that it wasn't quite as bad to
walk as I'd feared. Still I took my time as I made my way back into the
house. Once I was inside, I immediately made my way to the bathroom so
I could see what I now looked like. I was dying of curiosity.
When I was in the privacy of the bathroom, I locked the door and began
to look over my new body. I alternated between looking at it directly
and staring into the mirror. It was a bit of a shock when I actually
saw my reflection.
Though I already knew that I was now female, it didn't fully hit me
until I saw myself. I looked like a wet dream come true. My body was
mostly human looking, and that of an overly sexy girl. I had big round
breasts, a thin waist, and an absolutely killer figure. In fact my
proportions leaned a little closer to a Barbie than to a real woman.
My face was gorgeous, in a dark and slightly scary way. My eyes were
solid black, as black as two pools of ink. My lips were full and very
kissable looking, but were black as well, almost as though I was wearing
black lipstick like some kind of goth. And when I opened my mouth to
see the vampire fangs I could feel with my tongue, I saw that the skin
inside was all black, including my tongue.
"Weird," I said as I ran my fingers through my hair.
My hair had turned raven black and had grown much longer, so that it now
hung to halfway down my back. When I moved my hair aside, I saw that my
ears were pointed.
"I still look pretty human," I thought aloud. "But I'm definitely not."
I twitched my wings but kept from opening them all the way, since there
wasn't room in the bathroom for that. The wings were a dark crimson
color which seemed to turn black in a few spots. My tail... which
looked almost like a classic devil's tail, was about the same color.
"Unbelievable," I said, staring at my hands. They were feminine hands
with sharp looking black nails that looked more like talons. I had a
feeling that they could do some serious damage, especially since I had a
feeling that they were much harder than human nails. "I've got claws."
While I was examining my new body, I was fully aware of the fact that if
I hadn't known for certain that I'd change back with the sunrise, I'd
REALLY be freaking out. But since I did know that my curiosity was able
to take over.
Once I'd looked myself over, I did it again, this time more slowly. I
ran my hands over my skin, marveling at how smooth and flawless it was.
When I reached my breasts, they immediately responded to my touch, as
did my groin.
"Damn," I moaned, feeling very horny.
One of my hands slipped down between my legs to feel my new equipment.
It was already soaked down there and my touch felt fantastic. It was
all I could do to pull my hand away and keep from actually playing with
myself.
"What the hell am I?" I exclaimed in frustration. However one more
glance at my reflection in the mirror and I realized that I'd asked just
the right question. I did appear to be something right out of hell. I
appeared to have become some sort of demon. Then with a sigh, I said,
"At least I'm a mythic."
I left the bathroom, deciding that too much privacy might be dangerous
to my self-control at the moment. When I did so, I found mom waiting in
the living room for me.
I stared at her for a moment and suddenly realized that she looked
shorter than normal. Mom was only two inches shorter than me, which
meant that when she wore heels, she was just a little taller. But now,
she was wearing heels and I was still taller than her by a couple
inches.
"So, I'm taller," I mused in surprise. I hadn't expected that. If
anything, I would have thought that turning into a girl would have made
me shorter. However from standing next to my mom I had to estimate that
I was between six foot and six foot two. "Wow, I feel tall... "
"It's hard to believe that's really you," mom told me with a nervous
smile. She stared at me for a moment and I could see the disappointment
that I wasn't going to be Touched like her. I couldn't help but feeling
a little disappointed by that as well. "I guess we'll just have to get
used to this since you're going to be looking like this every full
moon."
"Yeah," I responded self-consciously. "It feels pretty weird..." I
looked down at myself and suddenly wondered if this was what a Time Lord
felt like after regenerating.
"Well, I did get you something to wear," mom said, holding up a bikini
top. "This should be about your size and you'll even be able to wear it
with the wings."
I nodded and accepted the garment with a wry smile. I wasn't at all
surprised that mom had a top in my size since she had a rather large
collection of bras and such in different sizes.
"I couldn't find anything that would fit," she told me, gesturing to my
lower half. "So, I had to improvise."
A few minutes later, I was wearing mom's bikini top, which was actually
a pretty good fit. She was a pretty good judge of breast size and had
been able to gauge mine with just a look. I also had a large towel
wrapped around my waist and connected with a pin to make a quick and
easy skirt.
"At least you're decent now," mom told me with a nod of approval.
After this I went back outside and stretched my new wings. It felt sort
of good to do so, though I made absolutely no effort to see if they'd
really work or if they were just for show. Being able to fly might be
pretty cool, but I already had enough to absorb without that.
Then I walked away from the house and the light provided around the
porch. As I got further from the house, it got darker out. The moon
was hidden behind a heavy cover of clouds, so there was little light
from that source. But in spite of that my ability to see didn't
diminish at all. If anything, it got better.
I'd already noticed that even though I wasn't wearing my glasses, I
could see with a crystal clarity, without any of the usual blurriness.
Now it appeared that I could also see in the dark. I moved even further
away from the house, going to the darkest parts of the field behind us
and verifying that I could still see as though it was daylight.
"I guess that proves it," I said, pausing to go back.
Then I noticed the fox that was creeping through the shadows, trying to
follow me without being seen. I stared straight at Vivian for a moment
and grinned to show that I saw her there. A moment later, I went back
towards the house.
"So, I can see in the dark," I mused to myself. "I don't feel cold at
all... in spite of the fact that I'm outside with almost nothing on.
And I might even be able to fly. I wonder what else I can do."
However I didn't feel like trying out much more of this at the moment.
I was still trying to just get used to the idea of being a Were... of
being a mythic... and being... whatever it was I'd become.
A couple hours later, Vivian came into the house and went back to the
guest bedroom to curl up for the night at the foot of the bed. Dad went
to the shed which had been set up for him on nights like this and would
be a comfortable place for a bear to spend the night. Mom went to bed
as well, leaving me the only one still up.
In spite of it being later than I usually stayed up, I felt perfectly
wide awake. I suspected that this was because whatever I'd turned into,
it was nocturnal.
I locked myself in my bedroom and tried to distract myself from the
sensations coming from my body. My body felt pretty weird, but at the
same time, it felt kind of good. It was hard to describe, though I knew
it was more than just the vague horniness that I still felt. What I did
know was that it would have been far too easy to start playing with
myself, and I couldn't let that happen. Not when there were two animals
with very sharp senses hanging around nearby.
To distract myself from what I was feeling, as well as to get some
answers, I spent several hours searching online to find out what I'd
become. Lots of cultures had different myths and stories about demons
and strange creatures that resembled sexy women. There was one such
creature that I kept going back to.
"Succubus," I whispered, thinking about my exaggerated sexy body, how I
still felt horny, and of a strange craving that I was beginning to feel.
"I'm a Were succubus."
Part 4
I woke up to the overwhelming sensations of my body transforming. In an
instant, I went from sleep to wide awake, gasping as my flesh and bones
reshaped themselves. I could feel my wings pulling back into my body
and my breasts deflated as well. As I held my hands in front of me, I
could see my nails becoming shorter and lighter. In just a minute, I
was human once again.
"Frell," I muttered, taking several deep breaths. "That is not a good
way to wake up."
Then I thought of last night, shaking my head as I remembered becoming a
Were... turning into that creature. I was pretty sure I'd become a
succubus, but it wasn't like there were a lot of experts on succubi that
I could ask to confirm that.
As I thought about that I began to blush, feeling embarrassed as I
remembered finally giving into my curiosity and playing with myself. It
had felt good... REALLY good. I'd eventually fallen asleep doing that
and when I glanced to my clock, I realized that I'd slept for less than
two hours.
"After waking up that way," I muttered to myself in disgust, "I don't
think I can get back to sleep..."
Since my vision was back to being a little blurry, I put my glasses on
and then wrapped my blanket around myself. I staggered out of my room
and went to the bathroom to relieve myself, wondering if it was going to
be like this every morning after I changed back.
"I only have to do it during the full moon," I reminded myself. Of
course I could change on any other night if I wanted to, but it was only
on the full moon that I'd have no choice. "At least I'm back to
normal."
It suddenly struck me that I was not only a Were but a mythic, the
rarest kind of Were. And though that would normally be worth bragging
about, I realized that I couldn't very well do that. Even if I was a
mythic, every guy would just laugh at me for becoming a succubus. I'd
be a laughing stock.
When got to the bathroom, I dropped the blanket to the floor and then
reached down to do my business. But to my surprise, I didn't feel my
equipment. I grabbed more firmly and suddenly realized that I didn't
feel any of it.
"What the... ?" I started, bending over to look and letting out a loud
gasp.
There was no sign of my bat and balls. Instead there was a little mound
down there with a slit... just like what I had last night. I was still
a girl down there.
I snapped around to look in the bathroom mirror, gaping open mouthed at
my reflection. I looked almost like myself... almost. My hair was now
black and hung to about my shoulders, but other than that I looked like
a girl version of myself. I stared for only a few seconds and then
screamed.
Twenty minutes later, I was sitting in the living room, wearing a T-
shirt and pair of shorts which normally fit perfectly, but were now too
loose. I sat there in silence, staring down at myself and the two small
bumps pushing out of the front of my shirt.
There was no doubt that I was now a girl, though it made no sense.
Weres changed back to normal during daylight... always. But for some
reason, I had changed back to human, but not fully to normal.
As soon as my mom had come running in to see what all the screaming was
about, I found that I was now shorter than before. Last night, I'd been
about 6 foot 1, but now I was only about 5 foot 6. My body was slender
with small but perky breasts that were a large A cup or small B. They
weren't nearly as obvious at the monsters I'd had last night, but I was
definitely noticing them.
Everyone had gotten up, though I was actually more dressed than anyone
else. All three of the adults were wearing robes, which seemed to be
something of a requirement for Weres. In that case, I'd need to get one
myself so I'd have something quick and easy to put on before and after
my changes.
"This just isn't possible," dad exclaimed, staring at me in disbelief.
"Weres always change back... "
"Maybe it's some kind of side effect," mom suggested. "Maybe it just
got kind of stuck and he'll finish changing back later... "
"It doesn't work that way," Vivian said, staring at me as well. "I've
never heard of this happening." Then she heisted a moment before
saying, "Maybe it's because of his Touched blood... "
Mom and dad gave each other a thoughtful look for a moment before they
simultaneously looked at me. I felt self-conscious under their
attention, more so than I had last night when I was changed.
"When we found out I was pregnant," mom said after a moment, "we weren't
sure what would happen. Neither of us had ever heard of a Were and a
Touched having a child together... "
"There aren't very many mixed couples," Vivian agreed. "I've seen
plenty where one is a Were and the other human, but you're the only ones
I've ever met who were Were and Touched."
"We've met a couple others," dad told her with a weak smile. "But
you're right, there aren't many around. We did ask around though and in
every case we heard of, their children were either completely Were or
completely Touched."
"None of the children we heard about showed any complications from their
mixed blood," mom added.
"Then what's wrong with me?" I blurted out in frustration. I pointed to
my chest and spat out, "I was supposed to lose these when the sun came
up."
"At least you changed most of the way back," Vivian said hopefully.
I rolled my eyes at that. Sure, at least I looked human now and could
go out in public, but that didn't exactly make me feel better. I was
scared and confused so didn't appreciate her 'glass half full' outlook
very much.
"I'll make some calls and see if anyone has heard of something like this
happening before," dad said.
"Me too," Vivian added. "The group I work with has been tracking Were
bloodlines. One of the others might have heard of someone not fully
changing back."
I spent the next few hours in my room, trying hard not to think of my
female body and attempting to distract myself. It seemed funny, in a
not so funny way, that I was doing the exact same thing I'd done last
night. Between last night and this, I was able to finish the jigsaw
puzzle that I'd been working on.
When lunch came, we were still without answers. Dad and Vivian had both
made calls without any luck, though they insisted that we just needed to
be patient.
"We need to give people time to get the message," dad assured me gently.
"And maybe do some research."
"Being a succubus was weird," I snapped in annoyance. "But at least I
knew I'd change back to normal."
Mom gave me a look of surprise. "A succubus? I thought you were some
kind of demon."
"Well, she certainly had the right build for a succubus," Vivian
muttered, giving me an odd look.
"Maybe I can change again tonight," I exclaimed as an idea came to me.
"Then I can change back again... Maybe I'm just stuck this way and
changing back again will unstick me."
"Maybe," dad responded thoughtfully, rubbing at his chin as he
considered that. "It would be worth a shot."
"But what if he changes back a little less each time?" mom asked with a
suddenly worried look. "If he changes enough times, he'd be stuck as a
demon... a succubus permanently."
I closed my eyes and groaned at that. "That wouldn't be good..." Now I
was too afraid of that possibility to even try my idea.
While I was sitting there with my eyes closed, trying to think of
another idea, I suddenly realized that I could sense something... odd.
I couldn't make sense of what it was and when I mentally poked at it, I
felt a warm tingling rush through my body.
A moment later, I felt my flesh and bones beginning to change again. I
let out a loud gasp and suddenly all three of the adults froze and
stared at me with looks of shock.
"I think I'm changing again," I exclaimed.
"But that's impossible," Vivian protested weakly.
In spite of Vivian's proclamation that this was impossible, my body
continued to change. My clothes ceased being loose and became tighter,
especially in my chest. I could feel my breasts swelling larger.
After only half a minute, the changes all stopped and I sat there
feeling a little stunned. I jumped to my feet, realizing that I still
had feet rather than hooves. A quick look back revealed no sign of my
wings. In fact my breasts looked to be about DD cup... quite a bit
smaller than they'd been last night.
"I'm still human," I said in realization.
My body had definitely changed again and from what I could see, I'd
become taller, bustier, and sexier... but I hadn't become a succubus. I
just stared down at myself, feeling completely confused by this latest
change.
"You... you just used magic," mom exclaimed, staring at me in surprise
and amazement. "You're Touched."
I stared back at mom and then down at myself, then said, "But I thought
it was impossible to be both... "
"Apparently not," mom responded with a wry smile. Then she reached for
the phone and announced, "I think it's time to call my sister... "
Part 5
My aunt June was a very pretty woman, though she didn't quite meet the
level to be a model. She had a slender figure and breasts that were a
little larger than what my mom's were naturally, though of course, my
mom could cheat. She had golden blond hair that went to her shoulder
and was currently dressed in an outfit with a short skirt and somewhat
revealing top, almost as though she was ready to go on a date.
Even though aunt June only looked to be I her mid-twenties, she was
actually my mom's older sister. Twelve years older. And in spite of
her appearance, she was something of an expert, which was why mom had
called her for help.
"I came as soon as I could," aunt June said, staring at me with a
curious look.
"Thank you," mom told her with a weak smile. "I appreciate it. So, how
have things been going for you?"
"The same as usual," aunt June responded with a grin and a shrug.
"Every time I kiss a prince, he turns into a frog."
Mom and aunt June both chuckled at that old joke. I heard it just about
every time the two of them met up. It was a reference to aunt June's
talent of being able to turn people into frogs for a little while.
Apparently she'd first discovered this talent when she was having her
first kiss and actually turned the boy into a frog.
"But it's still fun trying to find the right prince," aunt June added
before turning her attention back to me. She reached out and gently
touched my face, saying, "Is that really you Aaron?"
"Um... yeah," I responded self-consciously.
Of course I wasn't quite as embarrassed as I would have been if she'd
seen me last night or even a couple hours ago. After only an hour or so
of being sexy and busty, my body had changed back to the plain girl
version that I'd first been this morning.
"I'm sorry, honey," aunt June told me with a wry look. "I'm sure this
has to be a bit of a shock for you."
"Last night was Aaron's changing day," mom told her. "He changed,
proving that he's a Were like his father. But this morning, he didn't
change back to normal... at least not all the way."
"You mentioned that on the phone," aunt June said, giving me an even
odder look. "I'm afraid that I don't really know much about Weres."
"But this morning, he used magic," mom explained. "I think he has a
talent."
"You have a talent too?" aunt June asked. "You're both a Were and
Touched?"
"We didn't think it was possible," dad said while Vivian nodded in
agreement.
"We've never heard of anyone being both Were and Touched," mom told her
with a grimace. "I thought it was impossible... "
Aunt June gave me another curious look and mused, "Just because you've
never heard of it happening before, that doesn't mean it hasn't." Then
she asked me, "Can you show me your talent?"
I gulped at that. "Um... I've only had it happen once. I'm not sure if
I can do it again... "
"Nonsense," aunt June said with an amused look. "If you are touched,
you should be able to use your talent without any problem."
I scowled at that and then reminded myself that I'd have to show her
everything if she was going to be able to help me. With that I tried
repeating what I'd done earlier by accident. I reached out for the
magic and suddenly felt it kick in. My body was changing again.
My flesh rippled and changed, though I was getting used to it enough
that I could actually pay attention to how I was changing. I especially
paid attention to my breasts swelling larger, stopping at a DD cup size.
When I finished changing, I looked down at myself, already knowing
exactly how I looked. After I'd changed like this earlier today, I'd
checked myself out pretty well.
I was now 5 foot 10, a tiny bit taller than I was in my normal male
form. My hair was still black, but had grown longer and now touched my
shoulder blades. And of course, I looked much prettier and sexier.
Then I adjusted my glasses self-consciously, annoyed that even though my
body had changed so much, I still needed the glasses. I looked at aunt
June to see her reaction of my new form.
"Sort of like your talent," aunt June told my mom with a grin. "Instant
makeover... "
"A little," mom admitted. "I only make my breasts grow larger. Aaron
seems to improve his entire body."
"That depends on how you define the word improve," I said, not bothering
to keep the sarcasm from my voice.
"You're definitely Touched," aunt June said, giving me an amused look.
Then she said, "Now tell me everything you can about his Were form and
what happened... "
Since I was the one who'd gone through this, I was the one who explained
what had happened and how I'd changed. I felt embarrassed as I
described my other form and how I'd actually felt turned on while I was
like that. However I did neglect to mention that I'd actually played
with myself. There were some things that were just too private.
"Very interesting," aunt June mused thoughtfully when I was finished.
"A succubus..." She shook her head, gave me a sympathetic look and
said, "I have a few things I want to try..."
Aunt June reached into her purse and pulled out a crystal ball that was
about the size of a baseball, then she reached in and pulled out several
more items. I watched curiously, wondering what she had in mind.
"How in the world did you fit all that into that purse?" Vivian blurted
out, giving the purse a suspicious look.
"Magic," aunt June responded smugly.
"Her purse is bigger on the inside than the outside," mom added, looking
a little jealous.
"Sort of like a Tardis," I explained.
"What's a Tardis?" Vivian asked with a blank look.
"Something from one of Aaron's old science fiction shows," mom told her,
giving me an amused look. "It always surprises me that Aaron is more
interested in science fiction than something like Harry Potter..."
I just snorted at that. "Harry Potter is too much like reality. If you
want something with real imagination, watch Doctor Who or Farscape..."
"Nevermind that," aunt June said, looking like she was trying to keep
from laughing. She handed me the crystal ball and said, "Concentrate on
this..."
I held the sphere and concentrated on it like I'd been instructed and it
began to glow blue. Aunt June nodded at that and then snatched the
crystal ball out of my hand without saying a thing. She then used
several of the crystals and amulets she'd pulled out of her purse,
though I wasn't really sure what any of them did.
When aunt June was finished, she looked at me and said, "I think I know
why you can't change back."
"Go ahead," dad said, obviously trying to remain patient though I could
see the worry on his face.
"You are definitely Touched," aunt June told me, her expression turning
serious. "I'm guessing that you tapped into magic for the first time
last night... maybe even while you were changing. As you know, the
first time you draw on magic, it forms a pattern that is branded onto
your being and which forms your talent. It appears that either your
Were form influenced how your pattern formed... but admittedly, it could
have been the other way around."
"So, his turning into a... a succubus is why he gets... like that," mom
said, gesturing to me. I noticed her breast size increase a cup or so.
She tended to use her talent like that almost unconsciously whenever she
felt too outdone.
"But why didn't he change back?" dad demanded, keeping his voice calm
and quiet, but barely. "Why is Aaron still a girl?"
Aunt June was silent for a moment before she abruptly asked, "How much
do you know about the magic class system?"
Dad gave her a blank look while Vivian responded, "Absolutely nothing."
"Not a whole lot," mom admitted. "Of course I've heard of it, but I
can't pull enough magic to make it very relevant."
Aunt June nodded at that and looked intently at me. "The amount of
magic you can draw is measured on a scale of one through ten. Most
Touched are only a class one or two. You have to be a class three
before you have enough magic to do anything more than just your talent.
It's the very minimum level to become a sorceress..." She paused for a
moment before adding, "You just measured as a class four. You have
enough magic to become a sorcerer."
"You're kidding," I blurted out, staring at aunt June in surprise.
"Me... a sorcerer?"
For the Touched, being a sorcerer was a little like being a Mythic,
though not quite as rare. About one out of every ten Touched could draw
enough magic to become one, though unlike the special talents that
they... that we have, using sorcery requires a lot of training.
"But what does that have to do with his being a girl?" dad asked in
frustration.
Mom stared at me with a sinking look and then she looked to aunt June.
"I think I know. It's one of those sorcerer's marks... isn't it."
"I think so," aunt June said, looking just a little sad.
"What's a sorcerer's mark?" I demanded, getting even more worried than
before because of the way mom and aunt June were acting.
"Sometimes, when a Touched is able to draw enough magic," aunt June
began to explain, "it does more than just give them the pattern for
their talent. Sometimes the extra magic causes unexpected side effects.
They used to say that these side effects mark you as a sorcerer.
They're sorcerer's marks."
"What?" I demanded, grabbing my breasts and grimacing. "These are side
effects? I thought these were from my talent..."
"Well, they are," aunt June told me with a sigh. "But I think the
reason you stayed as a girl is that it's a sorcerer's mark. Obviously
influenced by your Were form and talent."
I stared at her with a sinking feeling as I asked, "Is this going to
wear off?"
"I don't know," aunt June admitted. "Every sorcerer's mark is
different." She paused to give me a wry smile and added, "Mine is that
my eyes tend to glow when I get... excited." Then she blushed a little
before saying, "Probably not."
I stared at aunt June, feeling like my heart was jumping into my throat.
Then I slowly looked down at myself and the bulges which pushed out from
my shirt, muttering, "Frak."
Part 6
I sat on the edge of my bed, silently staring at the alarm clock. At
this time last night, I'd been a sexy demon girl and had been filled
with shock and curiosity. But now, I just felt numb with an underlying
sense of dread.
One of my hands went to my chest and felt the small breasts that I now
possessed. I was back in my normal girl form, since my sexy girl form
seemed to wear off after only an hour or so. Unfortunately this form
didn't seem to wear off at all. I still hadn't changed back to being a
boy.
The last twenty-four hours had been a swirl of shock and discovery. I'd
discovered that I was both Were and Touched, and more than that I was a
mythic and a potential sorcerer. Unfortunately those things came with
some serious downsides.
"I'm a girl," I said, still having a hard time believing it even though
I'd had to sit down to pee all day long.
It seemed absolutely ridiculous that my Were form was a succubus, a
ridiculously sexy demon girl. That was a bit embarrassing, but it
wouldn't have been too bad, since I'd only have to deal with it once a
month. However I then find that my Touched talent is that I can make
myself temporarily become a sexy human girl. And if that wasn't bad
enough, I discover that I have sorcerer level potential, and as a side
effect of that I end up being stuck as a girl even when I'm not using my
talent or my Were form.
Vivian had been absolutely amazed that I was both Were and Touched, but
once she realized that all of my weirdness beyond the succubus thing was
a result of being Touched, she'd decided there was nothing more she
could do and had left. However aunt June had decided to stick around
for a bit longer and had moved into the guest bedroom that Vivian had
left.
"What in the world am I going to do?" I muttered in frustration. "I
can't be a girl for good."
I closed my eyes and I could feel it inside of me. I could feel my link
to the magic that gave me my Touched abilities. I knew that with just a
thought, I could call on my talent and become sexy again. However I
could feel more than just that.
I could feel the succubus inside of me, hiding just beneath the skin.
It would be so easy to let her back out, to transform once again. That
would put even my sexy human form to shame and I knew that it wouldn't
take any more effort. I held back from doing either.
After another minute, I decided that I couldn't really put it off any
longer. I was already late getting to bed and knew that I'd have to
climb under the covers sooner or later. I just snorted at the idea of
actually being able to fall asleep.
"And to think," I reminded myself with a snort, "Yesterday, I didn't
know if I'd rather be a Were or Touched. Now I'm both." I began
undressing as I muttered, "Be careful what you wish for."
I turned off the light and then climbed under the covers where I
remained for a long time, my mind still going too much for me to fall
asleep. Eventually, I began to feel my small but perky breasts, holding
them in my hands and wondering if I'd ever get used to having these.
"At least I'm not too big," I muttered, knowing that it would probably
be a pain I was stuck as big as I was when I used my talent... or worse
yet... when I went succubus.
Still it felt kind of nice to touch my nipples and nowhere near as
overpowering as it had been while I was a succubus. They were
definitely more sensitive than normal though. I reached down between my
legs to feel my new equipment, feeling very self-conscious as I did.
In spite of the placement of my hands, I wasn't really masturbating.
Instead I was just feeling my new parts and trying to absorb the fact
that they were even there. How long would it even take to get used to
having them?
Then out of curiosity, I reached for my talent and flipped the mental
switch. My body once again began to shift and change, becoming taller
and sexier. I went from a plain and slightly nerdy looking girl to one
who was a total babe, all in about half a minute.
My breasts definitely felt larger in my hands, and to my surprise, more
sensitive. In almost no time at all, my nipples were hard and poking
into the palms of my hands. My new equipment was responding as well,
getting warm and wet.
"Damn," I muttered, becoming even more self-conscious as well as
excited.
When I'd started feeling myself up like this, I hadn't intended to play
with myself. All I'd wanted to do was get a feel for my changes.
However that intention was quickly slipping away, especially as I
remembered how good it had felt last night as a succubus.
For a brief moment, I considered changing again, turning into a succubus
like I had last night. But then I decided against it, since that would
just be too much. Still I couldn't help but wondering what would happen
if I used my talent while I was in succubus form. Maybe I'd have to try
it and see some time... but just not now.
I continued playing with myself, loving how good it felt, but also
feeling guilty as well. The orgasm, when I finally came, was much
better than it normally was when I jacked off as a guy, but afterwards,
I couldn't help but feeling even more conflicted.
In spite of my current body, I was a guy inside and it just felt wrong
to play with my girl parts this way. It felt almost like I was being
gay or betraying my male self. It was probably a bit silly, but that
was the way I felt.
"I don't care what aunt June says," I told myself before finally
drifting off to sleep. "There has to be a way to change back."
Part 7
I felt self-conscious at being out in public for the first time as a
girl and I kept glaring at mom and aunt June, blaming them for dragging
me here to the mall. They said it was to get me some clothes to fit my
new body, but I secretly suspected a conspiracy to humiliate me.
As I walked through the mall, I felt as though everyone was staring at
me, and that at any moment someone would point me out as a fraud or a
crossdresser. I knew that this was mostly just my imagination and a
little paranoia. In reality, they were more likely to call me a tomboy.
At the moment, I was in what seemed to be my 'normal' girl form, a
female version of my usual self. I was kind of cute, but certainly no
bombshell. Of course that could be changed with little more than a
thought, but I was already self-conscious enough and didn't want any
more attention.
"We're going to need a variety of clothes," mom said thoughtfully.
"We'll need things to fit you as you are now, since this seems to be
your default, but we'll need some things for when you use your talent as
well."
"And perhaps for his... her Were form," aunt June commented
thoughtfully.
"Good point," mom agreed. "That one will be a little more difficult to
find things to fit for."
"Come on," I snapped in annoyance, blushing brightly as mom gestured to
a lingerie store. "You guys didn't even try changing me back to
normal..." I glared at aunt June and insisted, "There has to be some
kind of spell."
"Not really," aunt June started, but she hesitated so I knew she was
hiding something.
"There is a spell," I exclaimed, glaring at her suspiciously. "Why
didn't you try it?"
Mom looked to aunt June and asked, "Is Aaron right?"
"Well," aunt June responded with a shrug. "Yes and no."
Mom and I both glared at aunt June so she let out a sigh. "There is a
possibility, but I didn't mention it because I'm pretty sure it won't
work and I don't work to get your hopes up."
"What do you mean?" mom asked with a scowl.
"There are spells to change a person's gender," aunt June answered. "I
don't have any of them, but I can get my hands on one fairly easily. The
problem is, any of the ones I would be able to cast would only be for a
temporary gender change... for an hour or so. But I'm afraid even that
might not work well for Aaron."
"Why not?" I demanded impatiently.
"Because your sorcerer's mark is branded to your being the same way your
talent is," aunt June explained. "Sorcerer's marks tend to... resist
any attempts to remove them. They overwhelm any spells that would
change them. Because of that I could use a spell to change you back
into a boy... but it might not work at all. It might only work for five
minutes before your sorcerer's mark caused the spell to break. And even
if it did work, it would only be for an hour or two. I've already
contacted a friend to give me a copy of the spell so we could try, but I
didn't say anythin