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This is the second and probably last sequel to the story of Emma Smith- Abrams, a young transgendered girl {actually CAIS) from the book 'XX/XY'(originally titled 'Emma') and her adventures and experiences in her small Texas town that I will write. While there isn't much in the way of TG in this story line, none of this could have occurred if she was not. Again, credit for the original story belongs to Felicia Gabriel, who publishes her e-works exclusively for Amazon, to the best of my knowledge. If you like the concept, please consider looking her up and purchasing some of her originals Big Events for Freshman Emma The pretty 15 year old girl knelt in front of the stunning woman in her mid-30s. Both of them wore the loose-fitting white garments known in Korean as Do-bahks, the uniforms used for practicing the martial art of Tae-Kwon-Do (roughly the same as the Japanese/Okinawan systems of Karate, with a few variations). The only difference in the two women's uniforms was the color of their belts (signifying vastly different ranks). Ms. Coretti, the older participant wore a plain black belt, with 6 gold stripes at the end, signifying that she held the rank of sixth degree black belt, a beginning master rank. Emma, the teenager wore a brown belt with three red stripes, meaning she held the rank of senior brown belt, a rare accomplishment for one so young. On either side of Ms. Coretti knelt another person wearing a white uniform and black belt, though of a different style of martial arts. The two were second and third degree black belts in the Okinawan martial art of Isshinryu karate. One was Ms. Alvarez (two stripes on her belt), the female gym coach from Martinsburg High School, the other was an older man from New Jersey who had retired to Texas to take advantage of the tax situation and the much lower real estate costs. He also wore a small patch emblazoned 'American Isshinryu Association', one of the largest and most powerful groups representing that art in the United States. Though the organization was only 15 years old, it boasted several thousand members and almost a hundred dojos in its rolls, and the man's membership card had the number 33, meaning he had been in on the founding and growth of the group from the beginning. As a matter of fact, HIS instructor was one of the most senior and well respected teachers of Isshinryu Karate in the country, and was a multiple term past president of the group. The man had been promoted to third degree just prior to his move to Texas. In addition, behind the girl in the brown belt were five other teen aged girls, all wearing orange belts, signifying the rank of relative beginner. Another woman kneeling in line was the older man's wife, also wearing a brown belt and also wearing an Isshinryu patch. So what were 10 martial artists, (9 of them female) doing that Saturday morning kneeling in the small private gym room in Emma's basement? In a word, it was about to be one of the most difficult and important days in the young girl's life-she was about to be tested for the rank of first degree Black Belt herself, a remarkable feat for a 15 year old. Before the test began in earnest, Emma Smith-Abrams' thoughts went back over the past year. Her freshman year had started as expected-a few kids from the more conservative churches irate over her status, but many more kids either totally neutral about her or on her side (her girlfriends and her brother Garrett plus his football buddies among them). She had found a boyfriend now that she was allowed to date-Chad Cole, one of Garrett's best friends and a killer linebacker. Under her mom's (and Garrett's) nervous eyes, she had gone on several dates with Chad, had kissed him and been his greatest fan in the stands during the games. But then something extremely serious occurred. Emma had gone to the local mall with her friends Becca and Britt to do some shopping. On their way towards the door, they were set upon by a large gang of teens from the (now closed) extremely conservative First Baptist Church, who considered her an abomination and a violation of God's laws. They were bent on humiliating the poor girl and her friends, and possibly cause them serious harm. Emma had been training in martial arts for two years at that point, and already held a TKD Brown Belt, plus an unheard of (for an at the time 14 year old girl, the usual age limit was 16, but private tutoring had something to do with that!) Blue Belt in Brazilian Ju-Jitsu plus a high degree of proficiency in Ninjitsu weapons, and had used her skills to take out two of the attackers, one of whom had actually once been a friend at Fort Hood when their fathers had been in the same unit. The discovery of a severe medical condition and gender reassignment in Emma caused the violent and bigoted reactions from the 'religious' townspeople. After the first two had gone down, Emma resigned herself to a severe beating and hair-cutting by the gang, when help arrived from a totally unexpected source. Almost three years before, when Emma had first transitioned and gone out to a game for the first time as a girl (and wearing a skirt to a school function for the first time in her life to boot!), she and some new girlfriends (by and large the same ones now in the gym with her) were accosted in a Pizza Parlor by two members of the JV football team, who had called the nervous little 12 year old some of the vilest names imaginable. Her brother Garrett and two of his friends (Chad being one of them) had stepped in and convinced Jason and Julio to apologize, without lifting a finger. The high regard in which Garrett was held (and their fear of him) convinced them that they really should comply with the request. They did, and except when absolutely necessary kept their distance from Emma and her friends, though Jason and Julio were reasonably friendly and polite when they DID have to interact. Jason and Julio had seen the attack and had immediately moved to help the three girls, moving in from the rear and throwing the bigots left and right, punching a few others and earning the eternal gratitude of Emma, her girlfriends and Garrett and his group of friends (even though they were on the team, Garrett had not exactly been one of their closest buds up to that point). They soon became part of the group, and even began dating Becca and Britt. The five teen couples double and triple dated, or went places as an entire group on many occasions. They even got a table together (each had 10 seats) at the highlight of the fall semester at Martinsburg High, the Winter Ball. More on that later. After the scene at the mall, some of Emma's girlfriends asked her if she would 'show them a few moves in case some guy gets fresh or something'. Emma patiently explained that learning unarmed combat wasn't an overnight task, you had to put in a lot of time and sweat to become proficient. "So Emma, how about if you teach us in your basement? You're pretty good, and you have the room. Just a few of us, you know, your girlfriends?" "Becca, I'd love to-but there's a few permissions I'd need first- my parents, all of your parents, and most importantly, from Ms. Coretti, my teacher. I'm a Brown Belt, just a senior student, not a certified instructor plus I'm only 14 (though her skill level would have placed her at junior black belt level in many schools). If she gave me permission, it would have to be under her authority. But if we can get past all that, I'd be glad to." When Gia Coretti heard Emma's request, she took a few moments to think about it, then gave provisional permission. "Emma, I'll be by once in a while to check things out, plus we'll still be training together also. And you know the student-teacher relationship, but this doesn't really apply. These are your friends, I expect you to remember that and not go off the deep end with an ego problem." "Ms. Coretti, you know me better than that. I'm just glad to help out- and it would have been so much better to have had help at the mall two weeks ago, maybe the three of us could have scared them off before the boys even got there." Permission from the girl's parents and release forms were forthcoming, and 14 year old Emma began her tenure as a martial arts instructor. Her class consisted of several of her closest friends-Becca, Britt, Angie, Lisa Martinez and Jayne. Their parents bought them uniforms and Emma began by teaching them how to put them on and tie the white belts they came with. While uniforms weren't absolutely necessary, all the girls wanted them in order to fit in and feel like real martial arts students. She started her class with a lesson on TKD courtesy, how and when to bow, how to act if Gia Coretti or any other black belt came by and how to open and close a class. She led them in warm-ups, and showed them various stances and how to move and punch. She explained that all beginners started in this manner, that more advanced techniques and fighting would come later. The girls met twice a week in Emma's basement, with Gia coming by every three weeks on average. She complimented the girls on their progress and Emma especially for her patience and skill in teaching. Near the end of October, the girls purchased fighting pads (hand, foot, head and mouthpieces) and Emma began teaching basic sparring and some self defense moves. She also began teaching her friends the first TKD form (known as Kata in Japanese karate), Chon-ji, which was required for promotion to Orange Belt rank. Emma knew eight of these forms fairly well, and was working on the ninth, known as Chung-Mu, which was required for her Black Belt ("if that ever happens" she thought to herself). There were two events that occurred in December for the close knit group of BFFs. The first was Gia Coretti's 'every now and then' visit. On this occasion, she wore her uniform (which she never did to Emma's class) and carried a briefcase. When class was over she walked to the front of the room where she and Emma exchanged courtesies) and presented each of the five girls with an orange belt and certificate attesting to their new rank and accomplishment. Emma beamed with pride at her friends and congratulated them profusely. After class they changed into street clothes and went to Dino's Pizza for a celebration and usual teen giggle-fest. The second item was (to the average teen girl, and these 6 in particular) the school Winter Ball, the second most important event of the year after the prom. The weeks leading up to it were filled with mall trips, a flurry of teen magazine purchases and other various feminine activities. First and foremost of course, was THE DRESS! The girls had to coordinate so that they didn't buy similar gowns to those their friends would be wearing, make sure they had (or convinced their parents to purchase) the necessary jewelry, shoes, clutch purses, and if necessary, special high end makeup. (Of course, to all of these girls, special high end makeup was an absolute necessity. While Emma, for example, loved her Maybelline mascara in the pink and green tube, it wasn't right for a formal dance such as this). Eventually, all purchases were made, the guy's tuxes were picked out, hair and nail appointments were made and kept, and the evening of the Winter Ball arrived. Angie was going with Garrett of course and Emma would be entering on the arm of Chad. Lisa wouldn't be sitting at their table, she was a senior and would be sitting with some others in her grade, all Hispanic , as she was extremely proud of her heritage, though not chauvinistic about it-she just felt more comfortable speaking Spanish since that was the language she had grown up with. Being part Mexicana herself, Emma understood which was why she was studying the language, though she would never be taken for a native speaker. Emma's mom helped her get ready. After showering and shaving her legs and underarms (which she really didn't need to do, her condition prevented her from growing almost any body hair at all), she donned her special 'Vicki and her Secrets' lingerie, which did a great job of accentuating her now developed teen-aged cleavage. "If Chad could see me in this, he'd lose it right here and now" she giggled to herself. She chose real stockings and a garter belt, and a pair of silver open toed shoes with a four-inch heel. "God, I look like I'm ready to star in a porn movie" she thought, giggling again at the thought. And then came her dress, which was of course a floor-length formal gown. Emma had chosen a deep midnight blue gown, with three-quarter sleeves that hugged her developing figure. The neckline was a lot lower than ANY of her family (mom, dad, Garrett!) would have liked, but they all realized she was growing up and most of the girls would be looking a lot more adult than they really were for this occasion. Garrett, for example couldn't wait to see Angie, who at almost seventeen could definitely carry off this type of look in a more appropriate manner. The two hadn't slept together-yet, but both knew it was just a matter of time. Garrett didn't look upon sex with Angie as a conquest, but a natural expression of the deepening love they had for one another, and would probably share for life. At the same time, he definitely didn't want to be responsible for an unexpected pregnancy, and he most assuredly didn't want to think of little Emma (his BABY sister) being that intimate with anyone, even-or especially his best friend. Though of course, pregnancy wasn't a consideration for Emma. Emma had chosen silver jewelry to go with her gown, in keeping with a winter theme. Several rings and bracelets were first, and then a beautiful silver chain with a pendant Chad had given her for her 15th birthday. She wore dangly platinum and diamond earrings that were a gift from her friend Brianna Marshall (DiMaggio) for the same birthday. She then got started, on her makeup. She had gone to the mall nail salon earlier that day for a mani-pedi, and all twenty of her nails were done in a French Manicure, with pale pink nails and a white strip across each tip. She put her hair up into a chignon, and held it in place with a silver and (artificial) diamond clasp. All that was left was her face, which she had to admit, was kind of cute, considering her history ("giggle"). She started with her (rarely used) matte foundation, which was Clinique like most of her special products, for everyday she wore mostly Maybelline and Cover Girl). She was fortunate that she didn't break out like most of her girlfriends did every month, so she didn't have any pimples to cover up. Over that she used a translucent powder, followed by pinkish blush to highlight her cheeks. On her eyes she began with eye shadow in a pale blue, with a shimmery silver highlighter. Liner on her upper lids only, followed by mascara on both. To coordinate with her nails, she chose a dusty pink lipstick, followed by a squirt of Narcisse perfume in some strategic locations (such as between her breasts) with Chad in mind. She looked at herself in the full length mirror against the wall "wow-not bad if I do say so myself. Chad is gonna be SO bowled over tonight." Again, she giggled at the last part. When Chad came to pick her up, he was indeed awestruck by the vision of loveliness that descended the staircase to meet him. Garrett of course, scowled, but for once was wise enough not to say anything that might spoil Emma's big night. Chad was wearing a black tux (of course!) with a shirt in the same shade of blue as Emma's dress. Emma pinned a small white flower on his lapel, while Chad presented her with a wrist bouquet in basically the same blue as she was wearing. After the same comments that every set of parents trades with their daughter's formal date, and "have a good time" and "drive carefully Chad" and of course "See you in a little while dude (from Garrett of course) the couple left. The group had reserved their table when they had bought their tickets- ten seats, just enough for all of them except for Lisa and her date (NOT her boyfriend, she didn't want or have one. Most guys thought she was a knockout, and badly wanted to take her to bed. Lisa was a devout Catholic, and was saving herself for her wedding night and her future husband, whoever he turned out to be. So she only went on a few dates with a boy, and made her intentions clear to him right from the beginning-only a few dates and absolutely NO sex. They usually got the message and were happy to accept her conditions). The ten teens sat down-Chad and Emma, Garrett and Angie, Jayne and Jack (Garrett's other football friend from the Pizza Parlor incident, Jason and Becca, Julio and Britt. All of the young men were exceedingly handsome and dressed in formal tuxes with shirts that coordinated with their date's gowns. The girls had gone all out and were at their most beautiful. Angie as a junior had been to two Winter Balls previously, and smiled at the four younger girls and their excitement at being at their first 'grown up' function. The initial hour was what would be considered 'cocktail time' at a wedding or other adult function, but for a teen dance meant a time set aside for sodas, meeting and talking with friends, getting table pictures taken and other preliminaries. Dinner was then served-choice of roast beef, fish or a vegetarian plate. Garrett and the other boys of course had chosen the beef as did one of the girls. The rest of the girls, except for Jayne (who was a vegetarian) opted for the fish. Dessert was from a large cake frosted in the school colors, and a large bowl of fruit placed on each table. When the waiters cleared the plates away, the DJ started to spin and dancing began. Naturally, all of the couples spent most of the night in each other's arms, though the faster numbers were well appreciated also. The current favorites were played often, with several songs by Taylor Swift, Katie Perry, Meghan Trainor, Maroon Five and of course, One Direction (though the couples on the floor went wild when the DJ spun 'Gungan Style'. Some older hard rock by Journey, Styx, the Eagles and even the Rolling Stones was also quite popular. During one slow number, Garrett asked Chad if he minded if he could dance with his sister. Emma was pleased with this turn of events, it meant that her brother accepted her as a young woman, not just a little girl, and he said so. When he brought her back to their table (neither Chad nor Angie minded the sibling's dance) the announcement for the Winter Ball Royalty was made. The Queen would be a senior, with a Princess from each of the other grades. The teens chosen would have a special dance with just their dates. Not surprisingly, Emma's friends did extremely well in the balloting. Britt was chosen Freshman Princess, Angie was chosen Junior Princess and the Winter Ball Queen was their friend Lisa Martinez (the sophomore princess was a cheerleader the others didn't know well). A lot of people didn't vote for Becca because she was Angie's little sister (they didn't think it right for sisters to share the honors), and of course, some people still didn't accept Emma as a girl, though no one would say a thing about her. Not with almost half the first string of the football team sitting at her table. The girls gave each other hugs and air kisses, and enthusiastically traded and gave congratulations. Emma was truly happy for her friends and wasn't in the least jealous-she was happy just to be one of the girls and be considered and treated that way by the vast majority of the people in her world. The girls got in line to get to the Ladies Room (several had been opened for the dance attendees) and at their turn entered the stalls and finished what they needed to do. Then of course came the inevitable feminine time at the mirror, touching up hair, blush, mascara and lipstick. Between the girl's need for stalls and the mirror time, it was clear why several of the Girl's rooms were open while far fewer rooms for the boys were necessary. A little while later the clock moved towards the Eleven o'clock hour and the dance began to break up. The group said goodnight to each other and separated to walk to the various boy's vehicles. "Be home soon Emma-hopefully before me, right?" "How come you get to stay out later than I do, big brother? That's not fair" Emma whined. "How about because I'm seventeen and you're fifteen, just! And of course, you're a girl and I'm a guy!" "And just what do you mean by that Garrett?" Emma retorted, with Angie also scowling. "Just kidding sis-about the boy- girl thing anyway. But I am two years older than you are, and so I naturally have a later curfew time. That's all." "Yeah sure Garrett, but I guess you're right. Not waiting up for you though, see you whenever" she giggled. She and Chad walked to his car, her snuggled up close to his side with his strong arm around her. "God, Chad, tonight was the best night of my life. I don't ever want it to end and I was so proud being there with the handsomest guy in the room." "Thanks Emma, I had a fantastic time too. And I was with the prettiest and sexiest girl there." He pulled Emma close to him and gave her a deep passionate kiss. "Want to drive and go somewhere a little more- private?" "Sure lover, we have a little time before I turn into a pumpkin. You know, I really think I love you, and I wish we could really be together. But we can't-I know how Lisa feels. I really hope we always stay together, and when the time comes, well, I really want it to be you." "Wow Emma, you are absolutely amazing. I feel exactly the same way, but you know I will never take advantage of you or try to get you to do anything you don't feel comfortable with. When you're older and ready, and YOU tell me it's the right time, we'll be together. Until then..." the young couple got lost in each other's arms. Both of course stayed fully dressed, and also stayed away from each other's private parts, since Emma especially didn't feel ready for anything that intimate, especially in her boyfriend's car. However, she did shift her position so that Chad's hand came down on her breast (though through her dress) and moved her own hand to keep it there. Chad gently stroked it, providing previously unknown sensations to the rather na?ve and sheltered young girl, and soon she actually felt a stirring and wetness in her groin. At one point she felt like she was exploding, and threw herself at Chad, showering him with kisses. On the way home they made small talk, and arrived home a few minutes before Garrett did, after he dropped off Angie. "Hey Emma, I have something to ask you, ok?" "Sure Chad, what?" He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small gold chain with a gold football attached. "Um, I'd really love it if you would be my steady officially, and wear this for me?" he asked shyly. Emma reached over and kissed him again. "Of course I will, I'd be so pleased and honored to wear it and so proud you offered it to me. God, I love you!" She kissed him again, but with Garrett in the driveway, didn't want to get any more passionate with her new steady boyfriend. He walked her to the door, they gently kissed again and said goodnight, and then separated. Garrett walked up a few seconds later. "Have a good time tonight, sis?" he asked. "Chad didn't get fresh, did he?" "NO Garrett, he certainly did not. But I do have something to show you." She pulled the football locket out of her clutch and dangled it. "I'll be wearing this from now on for my STEADY BF" she gushed. "Oh God Emma-please don't grow up too fast, ok? And I think it's great-but be careful. Chad is my best friend and has been for years, but he is still a guy, and very much of one. And a star athlete to boot. They continued their conversation along the usual paths, as did Emma and her mother and stepdad (who she always called either Dad or Daddy (when she was trying to wheedle something in girl-charm mode). Which she rarely did, usually she was honest and straightforward in asking for something, and generally had no problem taking NO for an answer. Though, since her requests were by and large quite reasonable, she didn't hear that very often). The semester went on, finals were stressed over and administered, and grades were posted. Emma did quite well, earning an A or A- in all of her classes. Christmas came, and Emma exchanged presents with her friends. With the girls, they agreed on a 10 dollar limit (since there were seven of them!), and Emma hit Claire's at the mall for some scarves and earrings her friends had drooled over. Emma was known to be a makeup junkie and her girlfriends gave her some new lip and nail products. But she spent a long time shopping for a present to give to Chad. On a mall crawl with her two besties, she saw it in the window of Zales Jewelry-a beautiful thick gold chain bracelet. It cost over two hundred dollars, and pretty much wiped her discretionary funds out (except for her gifts to her parents, brother and baby sister), but she fell in love with it the first time she saw it. It was made in the form of a gold rope, and closed with a secure clasp. Her girlfriends oohed and aahed over it, and so she went in and bought it for cash. The clerk was frankly amazed to see three teen-aged girls in such an expensive shop, and even more so when one of them asked for the piece and actually paid for it-in cash. The girls finished their shopping and walked home to the area where they all lived, and said goodbye to each other. Chad knew that Emma loved blue, and decided to also hit a jewelry counter. While the items he was thinking about could be considered kind of personal for a high school romance with a 15 year old, he also decided to go all out for the perfect gift for her. On a different night from Emma and her friends' shopping trip, he went to the same mall, but he went to Kays, another jewelry store found in 90% or more of the malls in the country. He saw-and chose-a beautiful diamond and sapphire jewelry set, consisting of a necklace with pendant, a pair of dangle earrings, and a bracelet. This set him back well over $300, but he felt that the beautiful young girl he was going steady with was certainly worth it. While everyone would of course spend Christmas Day with their own families, Emma and Garrett were allowed to host a party for their immediate friends (a total of 13 teens including them!), and they all attended, loaded down with the gifts they had bought for each other, the boys as well as the girls agreeing to keep costs down as none of them were exactly rich. The couples of course had spent considerably more than the $10 they had agreed on for their friends, and sibling teams also broke the agreed upon limit. Emma gave Garrett a 'Dallas Cowboys' jersey from Sports Authority, and he gave her a rather expensive cashmere sweater with a scoop neck in a dusty pink. Jewelry, nice sweaters and perfume for all of the girls from their boyfriends seemed to be the norm. Chad and Emma presented each other with their carefully chosen presents and both were absolutely amazed, as were all of the girls that Emma would receive such an adult and costly gift. They thanked each other profusely, and Emma melted into Chad's arms and gave him the most passionate kiss she had ever bestowed. Garrett decided that he really didn't see Emma's display of affection to her boyfriend, and turned his attention to his exchange with Angie. "Emma, love, I don't know how things will work out in the future, especially since I'm hoping for a scholarship to A&M, which will take me away from here for most of the year. But I want you to know that if things work out between us, someday I'd love to be presenting you with another piece of jewelry-a platinum ring with a diamond on it", Chad told her. "Mmm-could be lover, A&M isn't that far away. Maybe I can get up there on weekends for games, and maybe in a few years I'll be able to enroll there myself. And Chad-when the time is right, you're set and I'm old enough, I'd be so proud and happy to accept that kind of ring from you." The two kissed again, less passionately this time, as they didn't want to make a public spectacle of themselves. The spring semester at Martinsburg High School started after the Christmas Break. It was still called Christmas Break in that part of Texas because even though most people were not rabid, bigoted fundamentalists, Texas was in the part of the country known as the 'Bible Belt', so the vast majority of the town's residents were still conservative protestant Christians of various denominations (though the Mexican population had a large number of Catholics), and they refused to give into to popular 'political correctness' and call it 'Winter Vacation'. It was Christmas and to them, always would be. The boys were on the Basketball team, Chad, Garrett and Jack being starters, and the girls made sure they attended every home game possible. Classes went well, and the group made sure they kept their grades up (Emma managed to keep her 3.9 average), and the teen couples all stayed together and if possible, grew even closer. For Garrett and Angie, they grew especially close. The two decided that after almost three years of dating, and both being juniors and fast approaching their 18th birthdays, the time to express their love completely had finally arrived. Angie knew that Garrett loved her and even more importantly respected her. Garrett told her that he did not want her to go on the pill, as the chemicals and hormones could really mess up her system, and in a small town like theirs, such things as secrets didn't really exist anyway. Garrett drove his Wrangler to a drugstore in another town (Copperas Cove) and purchased the necessary items for her protection. On one of their dates, the two of them drove to yet a third town (Killeen) and rented a nice room for the evening. The two were nervous but enthusiastic, and knew that they would be sharing intimacy again, but Garrett wouldn't let it become the defining item in his and Angela's relationship. At the same time, due to her age, Chad and Emma had decided that they still weren't ready for that step, though Chad was the same age as Garrett and Angie. He respected and loved his beautiful girlfriend enough to not want to put any type of pressure on her, nor would he ever cheat on her with another girl just for physical-or any other-reasons. In a few months, basketball season was over and baseball was still in pre-season practice. Emma was still training with her two main instructors (Chung-Mu was still giving her trouble, though she had convinced the gym teacher to teach her an Okinawan staff kata known as Tokumene-no-kun, just to increase her knowledge). She had taught her students the two green belt forms in TKD, Tan-Gun and To-san. The girl's fighting was coming along, and they all had a well varied repertoire of self defense moves. In late spring, Emma made a decision. One of the largest Martial Arts tournaments in the United States was held every year in Dallas. People from all over the country would be there, from all systems. She asked her instructor and parents if she could go and compete, to test her skills against all of those others. They gave their permission (her parents of course would be driving her) and two of the other girls, Angie and her sister Becca decided to go too. The other three couldn't go that weekend, but certainly sent their well wishes with their friends and hoped that they would have good luck and that no one would be hurt. Garrett and Chad both decided to go to support their friends, especially Angie and Emma, their girlfriends. They all piled in to the Abrams family van, and drove to Dallas. The girls had their uniforms and fighting pads in gym bags, and Emma brought a staff with her. Angie and Becca would be entering the white belt forms and fighting competitions (due to their ages, they would thankfully be in different divisions) and Emma would be entering both those and the Weapons Kata competitions, but on the brown belt level. Becca and Emma would be in different age 14-15 women's groups, and Angie would be in women's 16-17. When they got to the arena, they all piled out and paid their fees to either spectate or compete at the gate. Chad and Garrett were stunned into silence. The boys were star athletes, lettering every year in three sports. But here, their prowess was of absolutely no consequence, they weren't even a part of this world. They saw the girls confidently walk out of the locker room in their uniforms, and saw the consideration that some of the lower ranked participants gave to Emma, due to her senior brown belt rank, though not of course with the deference they showed to the black belt holders. Then the girls saw someone they knew, so they changed direction from their friends and family to the familiar woman they saw on the floor talking to two other people, a man and a woman they didn't know. "Ms. Alvarez, how nice to see you here-we didn't know you were coming too", Emma said as they all gave a courteous bow to the black belt holders, which was returned. "Emma, girls, hi. Well, I haven't competed in a while, and I thought I'd keep my hand in. I saw Sensei and Mrs. Behrens here wearing the same patch I was, and there aren't too many of us in Texas. So, we naturally got together." Introductions were made-he was the older man who had moved from the New Jersey Shore area in order to downsize and save a lot of money due to the lower cost of living and taxes in their state. The other woman was his 3rd grade brown belt holder wife. The group made small talk for a while, and then the girls rejoined their group. Emma explained to them (Jim of course already knew about martial arts courtesy) what they had been doing and why they had bowed to the black belt holders. As at most tournaments, the first event called were weapons, because they had to be finished early-it was dangerous to have people swinging staffs and swords on a crowded floor. There were very few lower ranked participants, and their divisions were completed quickly. Then Emma's brown belt division was called, and almost 30 teenaged brown belts (boys and girls) lined up. She saw forms performed that she had never seen, with several different classical weapons. Many used the staff, as that was usually the first weapon form learned. Emma performed her one and only staff form, the one that she had learned from Ms. Alvarez, and when the event was concluded, she had surprisingly taken 4th place. Her friends loudly applauded when she was awarded the ribbon (the first three places received trophies) and she beamed with pleasure that her skills were considered to be of a level high enough to compete with others. Then of course, the regular divisions were called, by age and rank. As a division was called, the group performed their katas individually, and then those awards were presented. When the division's kata was completed, the same group, with the same judges in the same ring began their fighting competition. Becca was in the age 14-15 white, yellow and orange belt girls group, and she chose to perform the more advanced of her forms, To-San. She did well, and received extra consideration for degree of difficulty. She was awarded third place in that event. In fighting, Emma had proved to be a more than adequate teacher, and after 4 tough fights (by coincidence, 16 girls had entered the event, with single elimination), Becca walked away with a second place trophy (and a black eye from a girl who deliberately hit her in the face rather than accept a defeat when the score was 2-0 in Becca's favor). Angie was in the 16-17 year old group, older and more mature students, though all still relative beginners. She performed the simpler form Tan -Gun. She did well, but not well enough to earn a trophy, especially since she didn't get the difficulty points. In fighting though, she went all out. There were only 10 girls in her group, but she also had to fight four times (6 girls got byes so that the field could be lowered to 8. Angie was one of those chosen for an extra fight). She actually found the first three fights rather easy, but her fourth one (for first place) was much more difficult. Amazingly, the two girls were tied at 2-2 after almost three minutes when she remembered a trick Emma had taught her. She did a 'foot wheel' to her opponent's head, deliberately missing, but staying on guard. A few seconds later she did it again, and the other girl did what was expected. At the miss, she rushed in to throw a punch and take advantage of what she thought was Angie's lack of balance and unreadiness. Angie was ready though-her foot flew up to her opponent's chest for a perfect side kick as she charged-and the last point. First Place to Angie! Throughout all this, the boys sat in total silence. Their girlfriends were proving to be accomplished athletes themselves, and fully able to take care of themselves. However, they were extremely proud of them, and were overjoyed that they had achieved so much and were proving themselves to be the equal of anyone their age in the room. Then they called age 14-15 brown belt girls, Emma's division. Over 20 girls lined up to march to their ring. Most of the students were from one system or another of TKD, and many of them did the same forms. Emma chose to perform her black belt form, and received approval from the judges (all of whom were at least 3rd degree black belts). Several of the other girls were also senior brown belts, and also performed Chung-mu. When the forms competition was completed, Emma was presented with a third place trophy. "Not bad-two for two. This is fun." And then came the fighting. All of the girls stayed to compete in fighting (this was Texas, after all, and toughness was expected). Several 'bye' matches were called (Emma was fortunate-she didn't have to participate in a fifth fight). Her first match was against a girl who had just been promoted to third brown-the lowest grade of the rank. Emma easily defeated her in two minutes 3-0. Her next two matches were more difficult, but she managed to win 3-2 and 3-1, earning her a place in the finals, and at least a second place trophy. Her opponent was from a local Dallas school, and was obviously a favorite with the crowd, given how many spectators were cheering her on. The girl was also a member of the same organization (according to their patches) as three of the judges, though not from the same school of course. And she was both fast and skilled. The other girl scored the first point on a spinning back kick-a technique Emma had rarely seen. The leading foot crashed into Emma's chest (but with control!), and all five judges saw it and called it a point. Emma got it back with a leg sweep, knocking the other girl to the ground, followed up immediately by a front kick as she fell. Tie score! Each girl managed to score another point, while blocking many more attempts by each other to end the match. Then the other girl made a mistake. Both girls had been perspiring profusely, as had all the other girls fighting in the same ring. Emma's opponent momentarily slipped on the slick gym floor, lost her balance, and left an opening. Emma's right foot slammed into the other girl's stomach with no blocking or other obstruction. Four of the judges saw it, and raised their hands yelling 'point'. First place to new competitor Emma Smith-Abrams! As it was a long way home from Dallas to Martinsburg, the family stopped for dinner. Chad and Garrett were frankly, amazed at the skill and prowess shown by the girls, who had demonstrated that they were most certainly NOT helpless little damsels in distress, though they were certainly not any sort of ultra feminist and definitely not 'butch' lesbians. They were simply young women who had decided based on past history that they would never be victims again, and while they certainly loved their boyfriends, they refused to solely depend on them for protection. Though Becca's BF wasn't there, the two couples that were together certainly kissed and the boys congratulated all of them, as they were SO proud of them. Of course, the next big event in the life of a teenage girl is the school prom. Martinsburg High had a rule that the prom was for juniors and seniors, with lower classes only allowed as the date of an upperclassman. This didn't cause any sort of a problem for any of the group, as all of the boys were juniors (as was Angie), Lisa was a senior, and all of the freshman girls would go as dates. In addition, the tradition was that only grade 11 and 12 girls would wear formal gowns, the others would wear 'cocktail type' dressy dresses, unlike the Winter Ball where all the girls wore formals. So, once again (or more than once!) the girls trekked to the mall for the necessary items. Emma as usual chose a shade of blue for her dress-this time a rich royal hue. Over her brother's (and father's misgivings!) objections, it was strapless and extremely figure hugging, though the skirt did flare into a sort of A-line. She decided that she absolutely needed a pair of matching blue slingbacks to go with it, and picked out a pair with a 4- inch heel (that by now she was very comfortable navigating in). Unlike the last time, she decided to wear some color on her nails, choosing a very pretty coral shade, that she had a matching lipstick for (both from Estee Lauder in this case, not her usual Revlon). She went all out on her makeup, actually making an appointment at her favorite salon to do it at the same time as her hair. The salon was swamped with teen girls getting ready for the prom, but squeezed her in, and did a masterful job, especially on her eyes, giving her a deep, mysterious "smokey eye' look. She just knew that she would wow Chad no end (more giggles as she thought of this). Like last time, they would all be sitting at the same table, again, except for Lisa. While she was still one of their closest friends (and one of Emma's best ones, due to their shared heritage), she still spent much of her social time with other Hispanic students, mostly at her parent's request (or more likely orders!). However, Chad and Garrett did decide to save gas and go as a double dating couple in one vehicle, so Emma and Angie sat in the back while the two 'best buds' took the front seat. It was a rule that only 11th and 12th graders could be selected as the Prom Queen and Princesses, and a tradition that a girl selected for the Winter Ball court would not be elected to the Prom royalty. So Angie and Lisa weren't selected this time as they weren't even in the running, which they didn't mind. The queen and the two princesses were all senior cheerleaders that Emma and her friends again, didn't know very well, but they cheered and congratulated them along with everyone else. "At least" Emma thought "they don't hate me. Glad most people don't any more, but I'm still worried about that other fundamentalist group in town that still preaches I'm some kind of an abomination, though they're careful not to actually attack or harass me. Why won't people just leave me alone-I don't hurt anybody!" All the kids had permission to attend post-prom parties (heavily chaperoned of course). Emma had heard that up north on the East Coast, teens often headed to a place called Atlantic City in New Jersey after the proms, where their parents actually allowed them to rent rooms and have unchaperoned parties that lasted the entire weekend! "Like that would ever happen here, right?" Emma said to her friends in Angie and Becca's living room. "I mean, I'd love to be alone with Chad for a weekend, though I don't think I'm really old enough or ready for that yet." "Me either hon" her friends replied, in various ways "but hey, only a matter of time, right? I really love Jack, I can see myself with him forever-lets face it, in this town, relationships start early and keep going" her friend Jayne chimed in. "Too bad Katie can't find anyone- she's really pretty but doesn't stay with anyone more than a couple of dates. She's even out of town tonight-NOBODY misses the prom!" The girls continued on with the conversation about being intimate with their boyfriends and why their friend was having so much romantic trouble. Emma thought she knew from the sleepover at Becca's house almost three years ago when she was still 12, and had just been through her abduction by Dan Buford and her subsequent rescue and mini-vacation at the DiMaggio mansion. Katie had given her a kiss-not a girlfriend 'air kiss', or even a light friendship peck on the cheek, but a real, honest to goodness girl on girl lesbian overture. This was during the period when Emma felt that she hated males (except for a very few such as Garrett and of course Chad), and would never let a male touch her, let alone go on a date with one. "Thank goodness I got over that-though I feel sorry for Katie. She's a great person, and she's so lonely. She was so heartbroken when I had to tell her that much as I liked her as a friend, I was definitely a straight girl, even though I was a little nervous around men just then." In their small Texas town, homosexuality was totally frowned upon, and not just by the ultra-conservative churches and their congregations. Most of Texas was pretty conservative about such things and Emma had enough trouble being transgendered due to a medical condition undiagnosed when she was a baby. Many people still remembered her as a boy named Jeff, though most people understood the term 'medical condition' and accepted her as the girl she was. Except for a few of the aforementioned ultra-conservative 'born-agains' that inhabited every community in their state, especially the smaller ones. The presence of a large installation such as Fort Hood mitigated that somewhat, since there were soldiers and family members from all over the country, but the townsfolk were basically set in their ways. Poor Katie would have been an outcast-and subject to the same harassment and possibly violence that Emma had suffered if her secret ever came out. "Hmm-I wonder why Katie hasn't joined the class? Think I'll reach out to her again and offer an invitation. Lisa will be leaving soon, so there will be plenty of room for her-and she may need it someday." A few weeks after the prom was the big promotion exam in Emma's basement dojang (known as a dojo in the Japanese arts, but dojang in the Korean ones). Gia had the girls begin with their basics, then team up and do one-step sparring. Emma of course needed to demonstrate many more techniques than her friends, due to her more advanced rank. Gia then required them to perform various self defense movements against different grabs and even against some types of weapons, such as a stick or knife (wooden, for the test). In groups of two, they then performed their forms-three of them for the orange belt students, nine for Emma, including the advanced one she had been having difficulty with. After forms came a demonstration of sparring. Each of the students had to fight each other for a total of 4 fights each, while Emma watched. She had taught them well, they were all tough and aggressive in their matches. Then it was Emma's turn-she had to spar with all five of her friends, plus the older female brown belt. None of this was particularly difficult, she was a much more experienced student (and much younger and faster than the other woman, though she did put up a good fight) than any of the younger girls were. Then came the reason the two other instructors were present. Emma was called to fight Ms. Alvarez-who was only a little bigger than she was, but much, much better. They fought for almost five minutes, with Emma taking several hard strikes to her body-but she never gave up, which was the point of the exercise. Then she was told to fight the older man from the East Coast-who was much larger and stronger than she was. He attacked her with several sweeps to see how she would react. Poor Emma crashed to the mat several times, but rose to her feet each time. After several minutes, she was reeling with exhaustion, but refused to quit. The Isshinryu sensei swept her one final time and she almost blacked out, but not quite. Dimly, she heard her friends calling for her to get up, which she managed to accomplish with the last ounce of her strength. Gia Coretti called time, and allowed her to rest a few moments and get some water. She finally called the class to order in a single line, Emma to the far left. All 5 of the girls were promoted from grade 8 orange belt to grade 6 green belt, effectively skipping a rank (grade 7 green belt). Their next promotion would be to the purple belt grades and then finally to brown belt. Ms. Alvarez then promoted the older female brown belt to 2nd kyu, the middle grade of brown belt in their system. Her next promotion would be to the rank immediately before 1st degree black belt, though they needed a third degree holder in order to award a black belt rank. Ms. Alvarez made the award because the woman felt uncomfortable accepting a promotion from her husband, though he had signed several of her promotion certificates through the years, with other instructors from their New Jersey dojo. Emma was told to kneel in front of the examination panel and Gia spoke to her in Korean for 15 seconds. Ms. Coretti then pulled a black belt out of her uniform fold and presented it to the 15 year old. Emma carefully untied her brown belt and placed it respectfully next to her. She then wrapped the new dan symbol and wrapped it around her waist twice and tied it in a square knot. Gia had bought her one with her name embroidered in gold letters on one end and a single gold stripe on the other (with plenty of room for more to be added when necessary). When Gia dismissed them, all of the girls ran to Emma and they had a group hug, as most teen girls do on happy occasions. She received a 'high five' from her brother and of course a passionate kiss from Chad. Emma was now a black belt holder, authorized to teach on her own. She couldn't give out a promotion until she reached her 16th birthday, and then only to middle grade brown belt. Of course, she and her friends would have many more joyful (and of course sad) experiences over the next few years. But for now, with a brand new 1st degree black belt rank, her freshman year almost over and a boyfriend who basically worshipped the ground she walked on, Emma Smith-Abrams was on top of the world. Epilogue So, what happened to the group of people from Martinsburg Texas who were in various ways a part of the life of a pretty young transgendered girl? Let's find out. Garrett got a scholarship to Texas A&M, where he was a first string linebacker all four years. He was a late round draft pick for the pros and was picked up by the New York Giants, where he had a steady if not spectacular career as a second string defensive player. Angie also got a partial scholarship to A&M, and the two married after their sophomore year. After Garrett's pro career was over he became an assistant coach at his alma mater and they reside in College Station, Texas. They have two boys and a girl, who is named Emma Diane. Chad also went to A&M after high school and even though his career was nowhere near as distinguished as Garrett's, the two remained close friends all their lives. This was not surprising, as they were also brother's-in-law. Emma went to A&M after high school, and they married when Chad graduated, after Emma's sophomore year. Chad stayed to earn his MA degree which he received when Emma graduated with her BA. He then became a physical education teacher in Killeen Texas (near to Martinsburg) and is the head football coach. He also serves as department head, with a goal of eventual promotion to superintendent. As stated, Angie married Garrett while they were in college. She majored in business and eventually earned an MBA. She works in private practice in the Martinsburg area, commuting from College Station, specializing in private tax preparation. She continued to take Emma's TKD class through high school, and achieved a 3rd grade brown belt. She didn't have time to continue in college, especially after her marriage to Garrett. Lisa's parents weren't wealthy, and couldn't afford college for her. She did, however attend a school for beauty culture, graduated with honors and now owns her own salon in Copperas Cove (also near to Fort Hood). She has many clients, including most of her old friends from school. She did remain virginal until her wedding night (to a Copperas Cove policeman of Hispanic descent) and has 4 children. She stopped martial arts lessons after high school graduation and remained at the green belt level. Katie joined the class a year later than the others did, after Emma talked to her about her need to be able to protect herself. She earned a 1st grade brown belt by graduation, and attended Baylor University in Waco. She came 'out' in her freshman year of college and was a leading member of the school LGBT organization. She continued to train at the University club and graduated college as a second degree black belt. She attended Law School and is an associate in Bree Marshall?s firm, specializing in gender cases. She and Emma have remained friends and they continue to train together on occasion, with Katie eventually earning third dan rank. Becca?s and Britt?s romances with Jason and Julio ended when they graduated high school. Neither of the boys were offered scholarships, and neither could afford to go to college on their own. Both chose to join the army-Julio became a Ranger and Jason went Special Forces. Both are currently ranked as E-6 Staff Sergeants, though both have goals of becoming Warrant Officers, and have served several tours in the Middle East. Becca and Britt continued Emma?s class and earned black belts by graduation. Becca went to Texas Christian University as did her friend Britt. Both became elementary school teachers in Dallas and as neither is married, they have an apartment together, though they are both ?straight? and neither lacks for dates. Both are also working on their Master?s degrees in Administration, and hope to become principals someday. Emma also attended Texas A&M, marrying Chad after her sophomore year. They did however, become intimate long before that, right after Emma enrolled as an 18 year old freshman. Chad still adores her, and they have adopted two children, a boy and a girl. With the help of medical science, Emma was able to breastfeed the two infants, even though she could not become pregnant herself, a situation that has never mattered to her husband Chad. By the end of high school, Gia had promoted her to second degree black belt, and by the end of college to third degree, later on to fourth, fifth and then finally sixth degree. She also kept up her studies in BJJ with her stepfather and is currently ranked as a second degree black belt in that art. She became the instructor of a martial arts club in college that catered to LGBT individuals who felt the need for protection, and is now the owner of 5 studios in Texas bearing the name ?Rainbow Dragon Martial Arts?, with plans to expand to other states. She has a personal worth of close to a million dollars, though they live completely on Chad?s salary, keeping her assets as a sort of retirement account with occasional withdrawals for vacation travel. While Emma is fully capable of supporting her family by herself, she looks upon Chad as the provider and head of the household and doesn?t want to hurt his feelings or ego in any way. The group still gets together whenever possible, often at Emma and Garrett?s family home in Martinsburg. Emma?s grandfather, the general, unfortunately never got to wear his fourth star on active duty. He suffered a massive heart attack, which forced his immediate retirement, ending his selection as US Army vice chief of staff. He WAS awarded the star upon retirement for his distinguished service, though, known as a ?tombstone promotion?. He and his wife reside in Copperas Cove, in a senior community favored by many other retired officers ranked colonel and above. He sees Emma and her family as often as possible. He consults with the high school ROTC programs at all the schools in the area. He is often invited to various ceremonies and functions at Fort Hood, a base he was stationed at several times during his long career. Billy Compton transferred to and graduated from the private Christian high school in town. He attended a major private Baptist University in Virginia well known for its ultra conservative and anti-gay attitudes. He continued on for a Masters in Divinity from the same school and was ordained as an Independent Baptist, as the mainline denominations were too liberal for him. He is currently a regional director for a ?pro- family? organization headquartered in Mississippi that has strong positions on gay rights and boycotts anyone suspected of being on the wrong side of the ?culture wars?, including store chains that refuse to celebrate Christmas in a manner they approve of or that choose to grant benefits to same sex couples. Wayne Jackson is currently in the Texas State Prison at Huntsville serving a long term for robbery, assault and rape. He also walks with a permanent limp due to having made the mistake of attacking Emma for a third time (the first time when she was still considered a boy, the second at the game), thinking her an easy target. This was prior to his arrest and conviction for rape, so he wasn?t smart enough to learn any lessons from his crippling injury, or from who caused it.