Changes

Sitting nervously under the bleacher Eric was again able to get a sense of the smell coming from Jessica, it was potent enough to cut through the smell of the shampoo, deodorant, residual toothpaste... but for his part he tried instead to focus on Jessica's face; as gorgeous as she was and as much as he wanted his gaze to go down to her chest he didn't want to ruin this like a creep though there seemed to be some nervous energy on her part as well.

"So... You um... you got a lot bigger" Jessica said as she tried to break the ice with a nervous smile.

"Yeah, um... I grew about a foot and nearly tripled my weight. It was awkward because nothing in the house fit me and Mom had to go out and get new clothes. Umm... you also seem to have changed" he said.

"The change... kind of did a lot of things with me. I got the horns, hooves, the tail, wings.... it umm grew my chest... umm... did you get any powers? I can apparently fly with my wings... and heat doesn't seem to bug me" She asked, fidgeting with her hands.

"Powers? I'm, I'm not sure exactly? Like I'm strong but I don't know if that's a power or just being big, and I see better in the dark but it makes normal light hard on my eyes... and I can smell everything. Umm... That's kind of how I knew that there was someone under the stands" he hesitated for a moment as he saw the girl's cheeks flush before continuing "Also... I'm like... mixed up inside."

Jessica waited for a moment before replying "I'm kind of... mixed up too. What's it like for you?"

Eric could feel a million impulses going through him. He'd tried talking to his parents about this and they'd done there best to be sympathetic but Jessica was... almost a stranger really. Past experiences told him that this was dangerous, a mistake and that he should get up and run... but she was the first person who he'd met who had any idea what this was like and as socially awkward as he was even he could see that she seemed as nervous and... **** as he was.

"You promise you can keep a secret?" he asked.

Jessica reached over with one hand a gently gave his knee a squeeze "I promise I'm not going to tell anyone If you can make the same promise."

He paused, considering the implications of her words before he slowly nodded his head. "I have... I think it's like a lot of adrenaline that kicks in like, anytime I'm stressed or annoyed or whatever it's like having everything being cranked to 11 and... I'm scared that I'm going to hurt someone just by impulse. It *really* doesn't help that I'm in the most stressful place I can imagine and I forgot the walkman that had the tape of ocean sounds that my mom gave me back in my locker and I'm babbling and-"

To his surprise Jessica was suddenly hugging him, and even though part of him was acutely aware that a gorgeous woman was smooshing her chest into him at that moment Eric just reflexively put his arms around her and hugged her back, grateful for the simple act of kindness.

"So you told me yours, I should tell you mine... you promise not to tell anyone?" she whispered into his ear.

"I said I would already" he replied.

Letting go of the Hug, Jessica looked him in the eyes with an odd look. He wasn't sure what it was but there was traces of fear coming off of her, strong enough that they were starting to bury the good smell. "This is really, really important Eric; it's like... a bunch of things so I need you to promise."

Whatever this was, he got the impression that it was big, and that the cheerleader both needed to talk about it and also that whatever it was seemed to scare her as much as his impulses.

"I promise."

Running her fingers nervously through her hair, Jessica just nodded her head before beginning. "So... I'm thinking about where to begin with this... Both me and Paul changed and it's complicated things... a lot."

"Wait, what does Paul have to do with your mixed up stuff?"

"He and I.... I love him so much we made plans to... lose it together after graduation... with each other but... the change... it... it made me really, really horny. Like all the time and I don't want to cheat on my boyfriend because I love him so much but we can't... and I'm scared that I'm going to just find some random guy or guys and just never stop... It's like it's trying to make me a slut-" The fear was pouring out of her now, just burying everything else around her and The girl he'd always seen as above it all seemed to be on the verge of descending into tears.

"Wait hold up, Why don't you and your boyfriend just do it?"

"We *can't*" she hissed.

"Why not? You're in love, you clearly have a need and you can't possibly be so obsessed with this date that you're willing to go through this much-"

"Paul turned into a talking dog."

Whatever reason she could have given the young man couldn't have predicted that in a hundred years.

"Like... an anthropomorphic dog? A furry?"

"No. Like a corgi. That flies. And can apparently teleport if he's excited and blinks"

Eric just stared for a moment before the sheer absurdity of the situation got to him and he couldn't resist laughing at the sheer absurdity of the situation. He'd never had a problem with the man, but something about hearing this in this context made it impossible for him to not bust a gut... and after the past few weeks the laughter might have been the single best feeling if he hadn't been having a conversation with someone who was dealing with her own bevy of problems with the change. Mercifullly, Jessica apparently realizing the ridiculousness of the situation when she said it out loud also couldn't help but start laughing at the situation.

When the two of them were able to calm down a bit, Jessica looked over at him with a slightly different expression and quietly asked "So... Eric... do... do you think you can help me with my problem? I... I need someone I can trust and who can keep a secret."