Ronald followed Jon to the bathroom. Although Jon was clearly walking fast, Ronald had no problem keeping up. Jon reached the bathroom first and immediately left once Ronald went inside. Ronald waited a moment and then continued his pursuit.
He found Jon on his hands and knees looking underneath the vending machine, his butt in the air. He had a nice butt. At that thought, Jon's behind swelled and became slightly more round and shapely. Oh, right, Ronald thought, my thoughts affect the changes.
"Are you looking for something?" Ronald called out. Jon let out a high pitched squeak and hit his head on vending machine.
"Ouch, ouch ouch," Jon exclaimed as he held his head, sitting in a very feminine matter with his knees touching and lower legs apart. "Ron-Ronald!? Wh-wh-what are you doing here?" Jon stammered, his voice cracking and his face turning bright red.
Ronalda hid a smile. "Sorry for startling you. I was going to grab a snack and I saw you down there. Here, let me help you up." Ronald offered his hand; Jon accepted reluctantly. Ronald easily pulled him up as he was extremely light. Before, Ronald and Jon were about the same size; now he was a good head shorter. While still obviously a guy, his whole frame was much more slender. His hips did have volume to them, but his oversized clothes hid them pretty well; if Jon wasn't bending over, Ronald probably wouldn't have noticed it. Jon's hair had grown out about an inch, not enough to be considered girly, but enough to style (however, Jon left it a mess). "So, you're looking for something?" Ronald asked again.
"Oh, yeah," Jon said. "I'm looking for a memento from my grandfather. He passed away recently and I lost it today. I really want to find it."
"Want some help? What's it look like?" Ronald offered, thinking an excuse to stay with Jon as he changed. It also wasn't a bad idea to get to know the new Jon as well, as he was a potential girlfriend.
Jon looked a little conflicted. "You sure you're fine skipping class?" Ronald nodded. "Sure, I could use the help. It's a rock." He gave the description of the rock in Ronald's pocket.
Ronald and Jon chatted as they looked for the rock. At the beginning, Jon was very quiet and spoke in short sentences; he was also very clumsy, continually tripping over his own feet, running into trash cans, and biting his tongue while talking. However, as he became more comfortable with Ronald, Jon became much more expressive and talkative. Ronald was surprised how entertaining Jon was at telling stories.
". . . And then Karyn was like, BAM! and hit the dog square in the head." Jon giggled so hard, he had trouble finishing the story. "I'm not sure . . . who was more surprised . . . Karyn or the dog." Ronald didn't have to fake laugh in response; he was genuinely funny. The giggle was quite contagious too. Jon had a childlike wonder and innocence to his personality. Ronald felt a pang of guilt for hiding the rock from him. He knew he wouldn't give it back to him, but maybe he could create a workaround.
