A new lease on life

Ami's eyes fluttered open and she sat up, naked in her bed. Her head felt fuzzy. She had the strangest dream but it was fading quickly. Something about a bird, or a dog... images of cages and leashes... No it was gone. All that remained was the color green.

She slipped from her bed and stretched her arms and back, reaching high above her head, turning her head to admire her own reflection in her mirror.

Some motion caught her eye and she turned her attention towards her desk. Her chemistry set was out, mysteriously. She had no recollection of setting it up, but something bubbled and cooked in the various tubes and bottles. It dripped lazily into a small vial, collecting the final product at a slow pace.

"What... Is this?" Ami scrunched her face and gave the concoction an experimental sniff.

The scent hit her like a fist, flooding her with good feelings, calm feelings. Oh yes, this was something she wanted. It was fine. No cause for alarm.

She turned from the desk to look over the data processing from the night before. Dead end. It was just as well. Ami was losing interest in such things anyway. Sitting at a desk, studying math and computers and statistics and such hadn't gotten her very far in life.

Sure, she had a tight-knit group of close friends, but she attributed that more to their shared superhero gig. No, her whole nerd thing hadn't brought her any kind of fulfillment.

She grabbed her bathroom basket and strode out her of her bedroom into the hall. She'd never been in the main areas of the apartment without any clothing, but she found she enjoyed the way it felt. So free, almost powerful.

Mina's door was still closed, but she'd always been a bit of a late sleeper.

She entered the bathroom and set about shaving her legs while the water in the warmed up and filled the room with steam. Ami loved the steam. Water vapor. Where it touched her skin she felt alive. Water was her element, after all.

Ami recalled the image of the blonde beauty pleasuring herself the night before and smiled. She would love to witness that again, maybe from a much closer vantage point. Ami drew the razor up to the space between her thighs and shuddered as the sharp blade caressed her tender skin, removing all traces of hair.

An image of Minako flickered across Ami's mind. Not a memory, Ami thought. Maybe? The blonde girl was naked on all fours, her wrists and ankles shackled to the floor. A heavy metal collar encircled her throat. Ami stood over her, stroking her fondly like a pet.

Ami blinked. The image turned her on more than she'd ever have admitted out loud and she spent half of her shower with the detachable head between her legs, moaning and squirming her way to a delightful orgasm. The water jets felt incredible on her freshly shaved pussy.

Yes, it was time for some changes in her life, she decided, starting with her boring old self. Shaving was just the beginning. It was time for poor, quiet little Mercury to rise up and take what she was due.

Past time.

She shut off the water and stepped out of the shower, wiping the steam from the mirror so she could inspect her body critically. Hm, what to change first?

She could start small, like her shaved vulva, and stick with wardrobe changes only or maybe a small tattoo or some piercings, or dye her blue hair another color.

Or, if she were feeling more adventurous, she could go more drastic with tattoos, piercings, maybe breast augmentation.

There were some black market magicians Ami had heard about who could do pretty much any kind of drastic body modification.

According to the Moon's law, such magics were outlawed, but if she went to them as herself and not as Sailor Mercury, she didn't see any reason they wouldn't take her money.

Ami examined her reflection as the mirror gradually fogged over again. She smiled. She knew just the thing.