Tell Sophie

After pondering for a moment, I decided to do just that. No. I can't lie to them. They are trustworthy. I'll see Sophie and explain the situation to her. And then, I'll find a way to turn back.

My own body may have been destroyed, but I still clung onto that sliver of hope. I didn't want to fall into despair just yet, even if the situation did seem extremely dire. "I don't know how, but I have to find something..."

I went inside, quickly put Jane's groceries in the fridge, and anxiously walked towards Sophie's bedroom. I didn't expect to see her again so soon... And not in these circumstances...

Walking as Jane was strange, I could see how my center of balance was different due to her proportions. My hips swayed more than before, my long hair tickled my neck, my chest bounced slightly despite the bra trying to keep them in place, and the flats made clicking sounds with each step I took due to their low block heels. But I tried to ignore that for now, I had something else to do. It was usually the time where Sophie would hang out in her room after taking a shower, at least based on both my own memories of sleepovers with Sophie and Jane's own memories.

Unfortunately, I wasn't exactly right… As I was waiting in front of the door, I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned, surprised.

"Sis? What are you doing in front of my room?" Sophie came from behind me, wrapped in a towel, her skin and hair still slightly wet.

"Oh, hmm…" My eyes were drawn towards Sophie's... curves, and I couldn't help but blush. Damn, I always found her cute, but it was the first time I saw her wearing just a towel... She really was pretty...

Come on, focus… I tried my hardest to look her in the eyes with a serious face. "I... I have something to tell you. Something important."

"You look so serious, sis, what happened?"

Okay, moment of truth… I took a deep breath. "The thing is... I'm not Jane..."

She tilted her head, obviously confused by my declaration. “What do you mean?”

"I'm... Ben."

"What?"

"I know it sounds unbelievable, but it's the truth. I'll explain.” I then remembered what she was wearing right now, and blushed even more, looking away. "Although... I should probably wait for you to wear something else..."

"Huh?" I didn't know if she believed me yet, but she glanced down and suddenly became embarassed. "Ah…" She let out a gasp as her cheeks reddened. "Don't look!” She ran inside her room and slammed the door shut.

Guess I have to wait for her to dress.

After a few minutes, I knocked on the door again. "Can I come in?"

"Y-yes..."

I shyly walked in, Sophie standing in front of me and observing me. Her pyjamas was hastily put on and her hair wasn't tied perfectly either.

"H-hi..."

"W-what was that all about? About you claiming to be Ben?"

I took a deep breath before looking back at her. "Well... I told you I'd explain. Remember that forest I loved to hike to?"

"Yes?"

"Deep inside, there's an old castle, which is supposedly abandoned. During my evening hike, I noticed that people were inside that castle. Men in black suits and security gear. And I decided to investigate about that.” Sophie’s eyes widened slightly as I told her. "I managed to sneak inside to take a look around, and I found some interesting vials and a book that I decided to take back with me… The vials had liquids I couldn't identify. I was examining them when an alarm rang, which surprised me and made me drop the vials, which exploded near me… Somehow, it turned me into a strange gelatinous thing that could possess people…” I sighed and looked back at her. "I came here because I need your help. Both yours and Jane's. If these men find me, I don't want to imagine what they'd do to me..."

Sophie tried to regain her composure after my story. She didn't seem to really believe me just yet. "That sounds... pretty convoluted."

"I can prove it to you, give me a bit."

I knelt and focused on trying to let my real body outside of Jane's mouth, but while still staying partly inside. As this feeling of weakness and insecurity came back, Sophie backed away, scared of me.

"W-what is that?"

I fully went back inside Jane for now, to finish with my explanations. The disgust she expressed towards my new form saddened me, but I understood her. I couldn't exactly see what I looked like, but I seemed fairly ugly. I was just some amorphous goo, after all.

"I... told you. That's what I became…" I closed my eyes, the depression from earlier coming back. “It could have been a great power if I wasn't at risk of dying by staying outside a body for too long..."

"D-dying?" Sophie exclaimed, shock and worry clear in her voice.

“Yeah... On my way there, I... got weaker and weaker. If Jane didn't arrive, I'd probably be dead by now." I grit my teeth and clenched my fists slighty. "I kinda became a sort of parasitic being, because of these vials. One able to take control of people and, apparently, access their memories as well."

"R-really?"

I nodded as I tapped my forehead, or Jane's forehead, to be more precise. "The more time I spend possessing someone, the better access I have to their memories, it seems… I know what Jane did earlier that day and that she just came back from buying some groceries, for example."

"T-that's... creepy."

I nodded. "Yeah, but it's not like I really have a choice anymore. I think that I'm pretty much condemned to either steal someone's life or die painfully. And I definitely won't ask these guys for help… So... I need your help. I know that it's a lot to ask, but... can I... borrow your body? To explain what I've just told you to Jane?"

"I…" Sophie seemed utterly lost in thought for a moment, trying to process everything that she just learned. "Y-you... You can possess me…" She said awkwardly. “B-but... Don't say anything to Jane, please." She continued, more shy in her demeanour.

I wasn't expecting her to ask me that. "W-what? Why?"

She scratched her head, something she often did when she was nervous. A habit I shared with her. "Y-you know how... overprotective of me she is… S-she... wouldn't like knowing you're inside me…" She then became even more shy, which I found really cute. “S-so... Y-you can... a-act like me... until tomorrow... A-and... possess someone at school…" But she regained her composure after that. "Then... We'll... explain everything to her."

"A-are you sure about that?"

Sophie nodded as she warmly smiled at me. “Yes. Don't worry about how sis will react, I'll take care of that, okay?"

"If you think it's the best decision…" I smiled back at her, relief overcoming me. "Thank you, Sophie!"

She blushed and became shy again. "I-it's normal! Y-you're... our friend..."