Deep in the mall within the girl's bathroom, Jessica could hardly believe what had happened.
She- well- 'he' was now a man. A member of the male species and not even human at that! He walked slowly to the mirror with larger and wide steps then he was used to casting a rather imposing figure with his new toned body and ill fitting female articles of clothing. His bra had simply broken on his new flat chest and broad shoulders. He looked at his reflection. His skin was red for one with curious curled protruding horns. A pair of them, that cut across his new black hair. There was a brief moment of fear, as he looked at the horns from the side. It was quite distinctive with their curious grey twist of ebony white. He turned swiftly to the sound of the door opening.
"Excuse me, you shouldn't be in here" A young mall-cop explained. "It is the girl's bathroom."
Jessica gasped. Wait- why wasn't he reacting with any fear to his new appearence? "Uh- I- sorry. I was in the wrong place I guess," he spoke quietly not wishing to say much more as he walked out.. catching a quick glance to the bulge of his new genitals with each step. "Tell me something though... um... you don't think my red skin is.. strange do you?"
"Hm? Well no.. why should I?"
"Hm..." This was just getting weirder by the minute. Jessica needed to find an answer to all this.
Michelle groaned as she felt like she had just fallen out of a window. The slighty fox-like woman was no longer in the mall... She seemed to be lying in the dirt.. in some ill-fitting clothes no less from her latest changes. She looked up and could see birds and a light blue sky, the great out doors greeting her with a breezy confusion to her confounded senses. She turned her head left, and she could see trees spanning the distance. "Urgh, Tiffany.." She must have used her magic. She bolted upwards to a sitting position as her instincts made her immediately look for any potential threats. Now where was that girl... "Hey Tiffy? You here?"
There was a groan from somewhere and an awkward mumble in the bushes. "Yeah... don't.. call me.. Tiffy..." her light voice whispered.
Michelle giggled merrily, her fox tails swishing behind her as she got up. She glanced back at her new appendages to make sure they were comfortable.. it was curious, that both of them somehow magically shifted through her jeans like they were not there. She looked to Tiffany and pulled her up from the bushes. "So, that was fun. What the heck happened? My head feels like last Friday night..."
"I.. I think... I teleported us out..." Tiffany looked bewildered as she realised she too had a strange magic power. Though Unlike Michelle's it didn't feel like it could be controlled. Or was she just worse at magic? That was always a possibility. She scratched her ears slightly.. the itch however didn't go away.
"Wow.." Michelle said staring at her finally, her face beaming into a smile.
"What? What is it?" Tiffany demanded tensely.
"Your ears.. hehe..."
Tiffany's ears continued to itch.. then the ears began to grow, making Michelle gasp as she watched with curiousity and interest. They became larger, tugging and shifting into a new position as they slid to the top of her friend's head. The itch continued as a number of fine short red hairs began to grow.
"W-What's happening!" Tiffany cried out as she felt the changes with her fingers. "My ears!"
"Looks like using magic changes us.." Said Michelle. "I got these fox tails... and you got those cute ears now. Shame about your clothes though, they don't fit you... and right after I fixed it too." She huffed then gave a mocking teasing look. "I can totally see your chest- oh right you got rid of that bra as well. Well arn't you a silly sod." Michelle continued to watch delighted by the change... maybe even getting a bit hot. Who could have known watching someone change could actually be kind of.. erotic?
Tiffany looked with confusion as her hearing distorted then.. she started to hear better then she ever had before. Her new ears twitched a little. "Ah! They- they're on my head! Why!" She wasn't sure how to react to Michelle teasing her like this.. she just wanted to clam up and push her away. This was horrifying to her.. wasn't sure how long she could keep it together inside her welled. With incredible will she closed the door to those feelings of betrayal.. betrayal of her body, her and her friend mocking her for each change.
Michelle waved her tails. "Hey you got off easy. I think you're also shorter now too." She sized herself up to her little friend... "Yeah, you're only.. what.. five feet three now? I'm a lot taller then you." The fox-girl was rather pleased with how this was going.
Tiffany sighed. "So... let's teleport back home then..." a familiar setting would be a good place to get back to.
"Sure..." Michelle responded casually and clicked her fingers mockingly. "You really want to give it a go?"
Tiffany looked at her hands but.. didn't feel the same energy. It wasn't a power she could call up at will. "I- I can't. I don't feel any magic" She admitted. "You've got magic though too.. can't you?"
"Eh... I suppose..." Michelle began to draw deeper into her power. Instantly she could feel it. This felt.. really good. She had pure and raw power, and she could command it at will! Slowly she tried to find the method to get themselves home... somewhere... it had to be somewhere... the magical path that lead them home. There was a sudden blaze of light as a powerful field of energy enveloped around them.
Tiffany glanced at the forest. The forest looked like it was disappearing. Is this what her teleportation looked like? It felt like they were being... beamed away. Next they were on a field- no they were in the sea- Oh crap the bottom of the sea? Now they were in Tokyo? A forest again- Wait wasn't that their house? Tiffany was starting to get ill as the magic bounced them from place to place at random. "S-Stop! You're changing more! Don't!"
Michelle vaguely heard it. "Am I? Oh that's... bad.. isn't it..." though one wondered if she actually meant it. Using the magic felt good.. using it to finish her own transformation felt even better. She was once just an ordinary male.. then she became an amazon of a woman... now she was a fox-like one... what would she be at the end? She wanted to know... it felt so close!
The strange energies continued to change her form even more as it cascaded around her. She felt her hands first change becoming akin to paws. Her clothes disappeared, but as they did she gained a soft sheen of fur. It was blue to match the colour of her tails and strange ethereal white hair. She fell to the ground as her body compressed.. finally the muzzle of her face began to form, turning her into a pure fox... a fox with two tails though, with bluish white fur.
Was this her final form? Her magic felt like it had given out.. she used up all she had for now... the two were now in the forest. The same or a different one though, she couldn't be sure.
Tiffany looked in quiet concern not caring for the moment where they were. "M-Michael? You in there?" She looked at the fox... part of her wondering if it was about to attack. Michael was now a fox.. a real fox, though clearly different with her two tails then any normal fox.
"Yes." she 'said' somehow in Tiffany's head. Oh.. I'm .. a fox? hm... I didn't think I would go this far..." she tested her new paws. Walking.. yeah this was going to take some getting used to. The wind brushed against her fur. She could even see a muzzle below her vision. The smells! So many.. here... hm... she looked up to her friend awkwardly.
"Yeah... you um.. you did." Tiffany said sympathetically, her new ears twitching. She hoped she wasn't going to end up like that...
Michelle gave a foxy shrug. "Well, I guess we'll just have to walk then." Said Michelle bounding on her four legs. "Stop staring at my butt."
Tiffany blanched. "I- I wasn't. I mean you're a fox.. what.. am I supposed to think?"
"Well, I don't know. I'm not sure how to feel being naked and furry, but I think asking you to not look at my butt is at least reasonable."
Tiffany shook her head. This was so crazy! No.. she had to.. she had to just keep it together. Her Michael was going nuts and they were alone in the woods.. She shifted about to adjust the clothes she did have, not that they fit her particularly well now. She then felt a strange zap of power. Magic? Oh crud what was she doing...
The fox looked up to her in curiosity. "Trying a spell?" she asked tilting her head.
"I- no- it just came out I- ooh!" Tiffany squirmed.
The magic seemed to be going down her clothes. She could feel them tighten a bit, becoming more.. comfortable? Yeah, they seemed to be shrinking to match her. Well.. maybe she could control this after all- oh no! Her jeans... The tough denim material started to merge together, becoming softer, smoother. It began to shrink. Just enough to to fit her slim waist perfectly. Flowing together, the two separate leg-holes vanish, replaced instead by one large opening... a dress? A denim dress at that. A soft breeze teased her mostly bare legs as the socks lengthened into stockings. "Crap!" Tiffany screamed. That wasn't the worse though as her shirt changed, becoming a bit tighter. The shirt lost some material down her front, as it was now only held up by the straps of her shoulder. She was wearing some kind of sweetheart top.. Fortunately her large jacket didn't seem to get affected by the magic, and she quickly pulled it around her feminine articles of clothes.
The fox at her feet snickered. "Hey it's a good look for you. If I were any judge, I'd say its better to be walking around in fitting clothes then struggling with those over sized stuff you were wearing. Trust me you look cute."
"What the hell man!" Tiffany nearly exploded at this. She stamped her foot.
"...adorable." giggled the fox again.
Tiffany did -not- have time for this. "Let's just... get out of the forest. I need to get back home, talk to a doctor or something."
"Yeah.. I'm sure that will go well. Doc I woke up wearing a dress and tank top, and have fuzzy ears at the top of my head. My friend is a fox walking around the woods with magic tails that go through clothes. Actually no don't mention me, I don't want to be dragged into the asylum."
Tiffany glanced around and picked a direction. Any direction.. she wanted to get out of here. Michelle bounded behind her, walking around and sniffing at the plants. She seemed to be enjoying this...
" I'm going to lose it..." Tiffany whispered as she walked on in her new dress.
Jessica looked about the mall in confusion. Nobody seemed to be acting strange to her- well- his odd appearance. Then he saw a strange light in one of the shops.. he had never seen that shop before. Wasn't that just a blank wall before? It looked like it sold some clothes and nobody else was in it.. so he decided to go have a look.
"Ah hello there sir," said the shopkeeper. He seemed to be an eager if old fellow.. bookish type with whispy white hair, and a beard. "Not often I get one of the touched here. So what can I do for you?"
Jessica looked blankly. "I- uh- I'm.. I was changed..." he said.
"Oh? Hm, you were not born like this?" He asked confused.
"What? No! People are not born like this! I'm some kind of demon man!"
The man frowned. "Oh dear- oh wait- oh no! You mean a normal human just saw my shop! A normal human has walked into it?! Oh my license is going to be revoked! The council will hear of this- I'm in so much trouble!" he looked in a panic. "You didn't see anything you hear me!" He started to fumble for a book. "I must have an amnesia spell here somewhere... but if you could see through the veil its not going to do much.."
Jessica tried to make the man calm down. "Wait- look- please you're the only one I can ask what the hell is going on! Why don't other people react badly to me..."
"Hm? Oh.. Oh well.. I suppose I best introduce myself. My name is Vincent Spellbinder... I'm.. . what you would call a wizard."
Jessica looked at him dubiously. "A wizard..."
He sighed. "A human changed into a demon and you don't believe me? Yes well, I know you wouldn't believe me. Humans... Magic has been around this world a long time, as have people of similar form to you- hidden anyway. Most just get on with their lives and live amongst humans. Not that.. many of course. There's about one or two familiars in most towns... Four in the biggest cities. Sheesh I really should -not- be telling you this. I am going to get into trouble..."
"Fine so- why is it that nobody is reacting to me..."
"Oh... well you see, that's my doing. I recharge the um.. how do I explain this.." He slumped onto a chair. "I suppose I have no choice but to tell you everything since you are part of this world now. The touched have objects.. jewellery, something they keep on them... it's a charm. It keeps humans from thinking about things too much.. but they require a recharge now and then, so while that's going on my customers get to walk around the mall without worry thanks to an area based charm."
"So... if I have one of these charms I can look human?"
"Oh certainly! Hm.. that might work. I'll put you as an unknown touched person so neither of us gets into any trouble and give you a charm, then you can be on your way."
Jessica looked hopefully as she watched the wizard fashion a bracelet. He placed a stone inside.. glowing with strange energy.
"There we go, just think of your original form and put this on..."
Jessica glanced down at her body. "I- I havn't changed back!"
"Of course not. It's just a charm. Here, look in the perception mirror."
Jessica looked into a mirror set on the corner. She glanced back in surprise as around her there was nothing but grey stone and concrete. The shop didn't exist inside the mirror.. but more then that it looked like her normal female body was there. "So.. what do I do now?"
"Hm? Live your life? I dunno.. you have a charm to protect you from the sight of others, I could introduce you to others in the Family... though... they might get suspicious. I'll have to look into why you ended up changed.. can you tell me anything about it?"
Steven did his homework but.. distracted. The whole situation was messed up... he didn't know what to think. Something happened to his body and he didn't know what to think.
"Hey brother," said a voice. "I'm hungry. Feed me."
Steven blinked and looked down. "Selena?" His.. pet cat was... talking to him.
"Feeeed me!"
Steven bolted up on his bed scared as hell. "Get away from me!"
The cat looked at him oddly then jumped in the bed. "What's got into you-" then she sniffed at something. "Oh! You're my sister now? My 'little sister?' Well, that's different. I get the bed now." The cat started to push at Steven's leg. Steven of course was just terrified that a cat was talking to him that he ran off the bed, yielding the territory to the cat.
"How are you even talking!" Steven screamed.
The cat gave a very strange look. "I've always talked. Don't be silly sis." she then started to curl up on the bed sleeping on the pillows. "You may go..."
" I may go?" Steven muttered. "Just- what the- I-" he looked blankly... then walked out of the room. This just got weirder for her. His cat just stole his bed!
