As Jon and Kyle walked out of Jon's house, Kyle realized something as he followed Jon. Jon was still walking like a typical teen-aged boy, which meant he wasn't taking well to having his right foot in a high-heeled sandal. In fact he was stumbling a bit, grumbling about how hard it was to walk. He was also self-consciously holding on to the skirt on his right side, almost as if afraid it would fly up.
This won't do, Kyle thought to himself, as he stopped just outside the door of the house. I have to fix that.
"Jon, wait!" Kyle said out-loud.
Jon, who was already halfway down the lawn, stopped and a bit awkwardly turned around. With a sigh, he said, "What now?"
Kyle thought for a moment, then said, "I wish that Jon would move his right half in a feminine manner."
Jon's eyes widened at that. "What the hell! Karyn! Why did you do that?" He stomped over to Kyle, and did not notice that his walk was no longer awkward. His right half was now moving in a more feminine way, able to cope with the high-heeled sandal. While his left half was still moving in a masculine manner. It shouldn't have worked, but somehow it did.
Kyle looked as Jon as innocently as he could. "What? You were having a hard time walking. Just wanted to make it more comfortable for you."
Jon glowered/pouted at him. Kyle realized with a start that while he only meant to make Jon walk less awkwardly, his facial expressions were also being affected.
"Well, better make that the last change, this is too much already," Jon groused. Privately Jon was glad he had set that 6 hour limit. At least this would stop at some point, but while Karyn/Kyle effectively had the stone hidden and under her/his control, there was nothing Jon could do about it now, so he just had to play along. Turning around again, Jon half strode and half glided down the lawn and into the street.
As Kyle followed Jon, he reflected once more that the way Jon was walking shouldn't have worked. It should have looked hilarious, a parody of walking. But the wishing stone made it work somehow. And Kyle had to admit, it was actually kinda hot. Effectively combining the different movements together made Jon's walk look exotic, and enhanced his attractiveness.
Kyle was not the only one to appreciate this apparently. As they walked to the bus stop, they met one of Jon's neighbors, Becky, a hot 20 something, who was jogging towards them. They both noticed that as she passed she was eying Jon in a not so-subtle manner, with a longing but wistful smile on her face. Jon's head turned a bit, to also watch Becky as she ran past, and for a moment Kyle could see the confusion on the profile of Jon's male face, before he faced front again. Kyle remembered Jon telling him about his crush on Becky, and his slight frustration that she never noticed him as they encountered each other. To have her actually look at him was probably new for Jon.
Then they encountered another neighbor, this time Leonard, a teen-aged geek who was mowing the front lawn of his family's house. Pausing his chore and pushing his glasses up his nose, Leonard let out an appreciative whistle as they passed, blatantly staring at Jon's female half. Jon turned his head to face Leonard, and this time the female profile that Kyle could see was expressing annoyance. Jon didn't do or say anything however, and continued walking to the bus stop.
As Kyle continued to follow Jon, enjoying the view, he wondered if he should do something about how Jon was reacting to the looks he was getting.
