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Little Sister's Girlfriend (cd, teen, romance)
by J R D (jrdss@micronet.net) 
Date: 4/15/00 







This story contains scenes of an erotic and/or controversial nature, and
is not intended for the perusal of minors.  Further if perusal of such
material is considered illegal in your area or immoral by your religion
or personal beliefs, you should likewise bypass this story.

This story remains the property of the author.  Permission is granted to
download, photocopy, copy and repost so long as any such action contains
these disclaimers, and no attempt is made to profit from this story.

All characters in this story are the creation of the author, and any
resemblance to real persons, alive or dead, are purely coincidental.

This story may contain aspects of fantastic science or magic.  The
parameters of what this science/magic can accomplish are completely at the
discretion of me, the author, and, as such, I make no apologies for any
rules of "real" physics, chemistry, biology, or magic that may be broken
within the story.

***

Suzie sat in the cafeteria talking with her best friend, Amy.  Like most
teenaged girls, they weren't discussing anything in particular, and still
they managed to add to the din of the lunchtime crowds.  They were still
chatting away when Suzie felt a hand on her shoulder.  She turned to see
Dean Stanton, the quarterback for the school's football team.  He looked
down at her and gave her a smile.  Suzie was sure that he intended it to
be attractive, but it really just looked sleazy and creepy.

He said, "Hey, babe, I've decided to do you a favor and take you out on a
date this Friday."

She gave him a disapproving look.  "Not interested."

"Everybody knows what you're interested in, but I'm sure I can turn you
around, unless you want everyone to know exactly what you do in your off
hours."

Suzie rolled her eyes.  This guy was so pathetic.  He was trying to
blackmail her with revelation of her lesbianism, but it was a waste of
time.  Suzie made no secret of her lesbian tendencies (at least around
school) and anybody who cared already knew.  She turned back to Amy,
saying, "Go away."

Dean, not used to being rejected by any girl, almost growled, "Now look
here!"

Before he could go on, he felt a hand clamp down on his shoulder and lift
him up into the air.  He turned his head to see who was doing this.
Despite the fact that he had been lifted six inches into the air, he found
himself staring right into the eye of a six and a half foot tall girl who
was built like a brick wall.  Dean had seen this girl around the school,
but since he was a senior and she was a freshman, he had just ignored her
despite her large size and fantastic physique.  The girl, rather angrily,
said, "Perhaps you didn't hear my sister.  She said, 'Go away.'"

Suzie, without looking back, said, "Allow me to introduce my little sister,
Jamie."

Jamie said, "I think you have somewhere else you need to be," and flung him
one armed off to the side.

Dean got off his ass and briefly considered making a scene, but then
thought better of it.  Jamie had lifted and thrown him one armed and didn't
look even slightly strained.  He did make a pretense of recovering his
dignity by taking the time to brush himself off before walking away.

Jamie sat between his sister and Amy.  Suzie said, "You know, kiddo, you're
not too bad to have around," and playfully shouldered her.

Jamie smiled, knowing her sister meant it.  A few years ago things had been
hugely different.  To begin with, Jamie had been a boy, and despite being
brother and sister, he and his sister had never gotten along.  Then he had
received an unmarked envelope in the mail.  Inside there had been a
medallion with no note of any kind saying where it had come from.  That
same day, his sister, a bit of a bully, had forced him into a dress
(discovering the medallion in his pocket when he undressed) and made him go
with her to a weight lifting expo to act as a gopher for the female
participants.  Despite being in a dress, he had fun that day.  He also
found out that his sister was a lesbian, and that they shared a common
attraction in the hard-bodied participants.

Finding a bit of peace in that, they went through the warm-up area looking
for leftovers they could claim as trophies.  While there, they found a
weight bar with 300 pounds on it and Suzie wished she could see who could
actually use it.  When her gaze fell on Jamie, he was transformed from a
small male to a six and a half foot tall woman who was physically strong
enough to lift that 300 pound weight.

Now, two years later, Jamie was bigger than ever.  She was actually a
couple inches taller than when she was transformed, and physically stronger
than ever.  Her breasts were a little larger than before, but because of
the large muscles they rested on, they still looked small on her.  She was
also a freshman in high school.  Despite that, thanks to her body, few
people ever tried harassing her, and nobody tried more than once.  Jamie
also spent a good deal of time with her sister, despite the fact that Suzie
was an upper-classman.  At home, the two of them (with occasional visits
from Amy) were lesbian lovers; at school, just two close sisters.

The three girls spent a little while chatting before they heard a commotion
off to one side.  Jamie looked over and saw Dean and a bunch of his jock
friends harassing a smaller boy.  Remembering her own days as one of the
smaller boys, she stood up.  Suzie put her hand on Jamie's arm.  "Leave it
alone, Jamie.  Those jerks aren't going to take too much of a freshman
interfering with their fun, no matter what kind of a body that freshman
has."

Keeping her voice low, Jamie said, "I can't, Suzie."  Dropping her voice to
barely more than a whisper, she leaned in close and said, "I used to be
him."

Suzie nodded.  "Just be careful.  Okay?"

Jamie walked over to where the boys were making a scene.  She yelled out,
"That's enough!"  The entire cafeteria went silent.  "Don't you have
something better to do with your time than harass freshmen?"

Dean just said, "Oh, go away, little girl, before you get your hair mussed."

Jamie ignored his taunt and stepped between him and the boy he and his
cronies were messing with.  "You've had enough fun for today.  Why don't
you go find a tackling dummy and beat on that."

Dean, not to be intimidated, stepped right up to her and said, "Look here,
girl; if you really want to wrestle, meet me later and I'll oblige you,
but, right now, just get out of my way."

"Look here, BOY, the only way you're going to touch him again is to go
through me, so either try or go away."

The two entered a brief stare down before Dean said, "You're lucky I don't
hit girls.  Come on, guys, we're finished here."  The guys, in a show of
machismo, dropped the boy and swaggered off.

Jamie bent down and helped the boy to his feet.  "You okay?"

He said, "I think so," but he didn't look it.  His face was relatively
untouched since Dean had mostly worked his body, but he looked like he had
been put through the wringer and seemed about ready to fall over.

He tried to stand on his own and started swaying on his feet.  Jamie took
him and said, "I'm going to take you to see the nurse."

"That's not necessary."

"Maybe, maybe not.  Humor me."

As they walked down the hall, the boy said, "Thanks.  My name's Will."

"My name's Jamie."

"Jamie, could I buy you a soda or something to thank you?  After school, or
something?"

"Sorry, I've got plans with my sister at the mall later."

"Tomorrow, then?  A soda at lunch?"

"Sorry, Will, but I'm not interested in guys.  Not socially, at least."

"Not even just as a friend?"

"Will, if you need a protector, someone to run interference from those
bullies, you can call on me, but we're just not in the same social circles
here.  Maybe I'm trading on my sister's grade, but I run with an older
crowd.  An all-girl crowd.  No offense, but I don't think I should be seen
socially with a boy.  Not at this time in my life."

"Sorry to bother you."

"Now you're just getting snitty.  It's nothing personal.  You seem like a
nice enough guy.  We're just not in the same places right now."

"Okay."

Jamie showed Will in to see the nurse just as the warning bell for the next
class rang.  She excused herself, passing the nurse on the way out.  The
nurse said to Will, "I hear you got into a bit of a tussle.  How are you
feeling now?"

Will thought about it and said, "A little woozy.  I think maybe I'd better
go home."

************

LATER THAT DAY AT THE MALL...

Jamie, Suzie, and Amy were at the food court having a light snack.  Suzie
and Amy were finishing up their fries and a soda, but Jamie was still
eating her foot-long turkey sub when Amy said, "Damn, girl, I wish I could
eat like you do."

"Hey, this is a low-fat sub."

"Even so, I couldn't eat half what you do without ballooning up like a
beach ball.  How do you pack it away?"

"You could do the same.  All it would require is twenty-five hours a week
workout time, minimum."

Amy replied, "No, no, no, no.  Not me.  I'll be satisfied with sharing your
hard body," and winked suggestively.

Suzie wiped her mouth and said, "Come on, girls, if we're going to make the
four o'clock sale at the department store, we better get going."

Jamie said, "You two go ahead.  I'm going to finish up here."

"You sure, little sis?"

"I'm sure.  The department store never carries any good clothes in my size.
I'll meet you at the Big and Tall in a half hour."

"See you then.  Don't get undressed until we get there."  Suzie moved her
eyebrows up and down suggestively.

Jamie just laughed.  "See you then."

A few minutes after Amy and Suzie had left, Jamie was finishing her meal
when she heard a voice say, "Excuse me, could I sit here?"

Jamie didn't think anything of it.  The food court was pretty packed, and
she was alone at the moment.  She looked up, about to respond in the
affirmative, but was frozen cold.  Standing there was this five and a half
foot tall, brunette cutie.  Jamie's nipples got hard just looking at her.
She wasn't super-model beautiful or anything like that, but she had that
"girl next door" cuteness that Jamie, even as a boy, had always found
utterly entrancing.

The girl was carrying a bag of clothes in one hand and a soda in the other.
She waved the soda at the empty chair across from Jamie and asked, "Could
I?"

Jamie finally broke her stupor and said, "Sure.  Please, have a seat."

"Thanks."  The girl sat, saying, "My name's Mina Benson."

"I'm Jamie.  Rough day shopping?"

"Kind of.  New heels," she said rubbing her feet.

"Just skip them then.  I almost never wear them.  Just special occasions.
Besides, haven't you heard, mall cruising's been declared an official
sport.  You're allowed to wear tennies."

Jamie's heart leapt as the girl laughed and said, "That's funny.  I like you."

"So why, if you don't mind me asking, all the formal wear?  Not that I'm
complaining, you look great in that blouse-skirt combo, and the heels do
great things for your legs, but it does seem a little dressy for a night at
the mall."

"Do you really like it?"

"I think it looks great."

"Thanks.  I'm an amateur designer and seamstress.  I actually designed and
made this outfit.  That's why I'm wearing it."

"Really?  It's fantastic."

"Thank you."

"So what school do you go to?  You seem familiar, but I don't think I can
recall your face."

"Actually, I'm home schooled.  You may have seen me around the mall,
though.  Mom insists on me spending a couple evenings a week here since I
don't get more 'normal' socialization at a school."

"What days?"  Realizing how forward she was beginning to sound, Jamie
quickly said, "I mean do you have a regular schedule or anything?"

"Not regular or anything.  I suppose that's why I've never formed any solid
friendships yet."

"I could be your friend.  If you want."  Jamie wondered if she sounded as
desperate to Mina as she did to herself.

Mina didn't seem to notice and said, "I'd like that, but..."

"What?"

"I want you to know that I'm... only interested in girls.  When I'm
interested at all.  I mean I'm not trying to proposition you or anything,
but some girls get weirded out by being around me.  I just wanted you to
know up front."

"That's okay.  Since we're doing true confessions, I also like other girls."

"Cool.  Are you propositioning me, though?  'Cause I'm not looking for a
relationship right now.  A girlfriend type, I mean."

Jamie's heart dropped a bit.  Lying, she said, "Neither am I, but I'd
really enjoy just hanging out with you."

"I'd like that, too."

Jamie looked at her watch.  "Oh, geez, I promised to meet my sister at the
big and tall store."

"Can I come?"

"Sure, but there's not much to look at."

The two got up and started walking to the big and tall store.  "Call it
professional... semi-professional interest.  I want to see what kind of
clothes designs they've got."

A bit sardonically, Jamie said, "Then there's even less to look at."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"The selection of clothes that the big and tall store carries isn't exactly
expansive, much less fashionable.  There just aren't enough girls my size
to make carrying a large selection profitable."

"That's too bad.  You're a pretty girl.  You deserve pretty clothes."

"Thanks."

The two arrived at the store and Jamie started going over the racks of
clothes.  After a few minutes, Mina said, "You're right.  This selection
sucks."

"Yeah, but what are you going to do?  No other stores carry a thing that'll
fit me."

Mina thought about it and said, "I could design a few outfits for you."

"You could?"

"Yes.  You'd have to model for me in your lingerie while I get your
measurements."

Jamie's nipples tensed up thinking of being in the nearly nude in front of
Mina.  "I thought you weren't propositioning me."

Mina blushed.  "I didn't...  I mean I wasn't...  I..."

"Relax.  I was just teasing.  I do semi-professional body building and
parade myself around in nothing more than a swimsuit.  Being in lingerie in
front of you can't be much different."

"Just to make things easier, you could wear your swimsuit for modeling.
It's probably more decent anyways."

At that point, Suzie and Amy walked in.  Suzie walked up and hugged her
sister.  "Choose any clothes yet?" she asked.

"Not yet.  Suzie, Amy, meet Mina.  She's an amateur clothes designer.
She's agreed to design some outfits for me."

While Jamie selected some outfits, Suzie gave Mina a visual once over.  As
Jamie started back towards the dressing room, Suzie said, "I'll give you a
hand," and followed her back to the dressing room.  Once there, she said,
"Jamie, I think there's something you should know about your friend."

"Please don't tell me she's some kind of drug dealer or something.  I
really like her."

Suzie listened not only to Jamie's words, but also her tone, and said, "No,
nothing like that.  What's she told you about where she goes to school?"

"She said she was home schooled.  Why?"

Suzie considered something for a bit before saying, "Well, I think I know
her.  If I recall, the reason she's home schooling is because she had some
problems with pushy bullies, so go easy with her, or you might scare her
off."

"Okay, thanks."

Jamie tried on a few outfits with Suzie's help, then went out and paid for
her clothes.  After they left, she asked Mina, "Can you really make me some
nicer clothes?"

"Easily."

"When do you want to get together?"

"How about this weekend?"

"Sounds great."

************

FOUR WEEKS LATER, AT MINA'S HOUSE...

Jamie posed in front of Mina's full length mirror.  She turned back and
forth, swirling her dress's hem a bit.  "This is incredible!  I can't
believe you managed to finish all these clothes in just a month."

Mina, pins in her mouth, regarded Jamie with a seamstress's eye.  "Not
quite finished yet.  I've still got some minor alterations to get them just
right."

"Why?  They're great as is."

"They're off-the-rack great.  As the designer and seamstress who made the
clothes, I'm allowed to insist upon tailor-made great.  Now stand still
while I make some adjustments."

Jamie held herself in place while Mina made some adjustments and pinned the
fabric in certain places.  Then she said, "Okay, shimmy on out of that, and
I'll get started on the alterations."  Jamie reached back and unzipped her
dress.  As it fell from her shoulders, Mina blushed and said, "Geez, Jamie,
I meant in the bathroom.  You're not decent under that dress."

Jamie gave her an amused smile.  "You're so cute when you get overly
modest.  I don't know what you're complaining about.  You've seen me in
that two-piece I wear; it covers a lot less than the slip and underthings
I've got on now."

"Yeah, but what you're wearing now isn't supposed to be seen by strangers.
The bathing suit is at least a public outfit."

"Certainly you've seen more in locker rooms when you were attending school
with others."

"I haven't been in a girl's locker room...  In a while, I mean.  I've been
home schooling for a while now."

Jamie handed the dress to Mina.  "What about beaches or pools?  Haven't you
ever been swimming?"

Mina shuddered.  "No.  I've got an extreme fear of the water.  I can't even
step into a public pool, and I can't get within twenty yards of the water
at a beach."

"Too bad, it's great exercise."

"Are you saying I'm fat and need exercise?"

Jamie blanched a bit.  "No, I...  I didn't...  I..."

Mina smiled.  "Gotcha.  I know you were just commenting."  Mina took the
dress over to her sewing machine and started working on it.

After a bit, Jamie said, "I wish you'd let me pay you for this work you're
doing for me.  I feel a little guilty just buying the fabric and thread and
letting you do all the work."

"Nonsense.  Up till now, the only people I've been designing for are me and
mom.  You give me a lot of good practice."

"Still, I'd like to do something for you.  I know; I can take you out for
pizza and a movie later."

"Sounds fun."

"Yeah, it'll be our first date."

"Jamie, I told you-"

"I'm kidding.  You are so easy to tease."

"Sorry.  I guess I should be used to your teasing by now."

"Want me to stop?"

"No, it's part of your charm."

Actually, Jamie hadn't been just teasing.  Over the last month she had been
dropping hints, some subtle, some not so, that she wanted more than just a
friendship with Mina, but the smaller girl had either not noticed or made
it clear that she wasn't interested.  Jamie had covered herself by always
saying she was just teasing, and Mina seemed to accept it, but Jamie
couldn't help wanting more.

Mina finished up the work she was doing on Jamie's dress then handed it
back to her.  Jamie put it back on then posed in front of the mirror.
"This outfit is so incredible.  The way it lifts my bosom alone would make
it worth any price.  It actually makes it seem like I've got breasts."

"What are you talking about?  You've got a C cup size.  That's pretty big."

"A 36C is a large bra size.  My 42C combined with the rather large muscles
my breasts rest on make them seem a bit smaller, relatively speaking."

"I think they're plenty large."

"Yeah, but you've seen me in the next to nothings."

"So has anyone who has gone to one of your shows."

"Then I'm posing, making my muscles even bigger.  My breasts then look even
smaller.  Now, I know I look good, but your dress actually make me feel
like a sexy woman instead of a sexy weight lifter."

"Thanks.  I don't know what to say."

"Say you'll be my girlfriend."

"Jamie...  Oh, you're just teasing again."

Jamie smiled, not wanting to say she hadn't been.  "There is something you
could do, seriously."

"What?"

"Get ready to go out for that movie I promised you earlier.  I want to show
off my new duds."

"Okay."  Mina grabbed a sweater and some heels.  The two of them went out
to the movies, then stopped by the local pizza parlor.

Afterwards, Jamie asked, "Feeling a little adventurous?"

"Why?"

"There's this place I want to show you."

"Is it far away?  I've got a ten o'clock curfew."

"Not too far away, just a quick bus ride."

"I'll give it a try."

The two took a quick bus ride to a park on a hill overlooking the city.
Jamie took Mina to a secluded part of the park where they could sit on a
hill and see the lights of the city, just coming on for the evening,
twinkle in a delicate pattern.  Sitting there, Mina said, "It's beautiful."

"Yeah.  My sister's friend, Amy, brought me up here.  She called it the
most romantic spot in the city."

Mina just stared in awe for a while.  Jamie finally decided to take a
chance and leaned over and kissed Mina.  She expected the girl to pull
away, but was pleasantly surprised when Mina wrapped her arms around her
shoulders and pulled Jamie close.  The kiss was deep and lasting, and Jamie
expected it to go on for a while, but Mina surprised her by suddenly
breaking the kiss and shoving Jamie away.

She crawled back on her butt, saying, "Jamie, I told you; that's not what
I'm looking for right now."

"Mina, I'm sorry.  I...  No, I'm not sorry.  Mina, I love being your
friend, but I want more.  We both prefer girls, neither of us is seeing
anyone, and that kiss tells me you're interested.  Am I really misreading
things?  Do you like me or not?"

Almost in tears, Mina said, "I do like you, Jamie.  I think you're the most
incredible girl I've ever met.  I'd love to have you for a girlfriend."

"Then what's the problem?"

Mina seemed almost ready to break down.  "You don't understand.  There's
something about me you don't know."

"What is it?  Whatever it is, we can work through it."

Tears streaming down her face, Mina said, "I doubt that."  Before Jamie
could say anything else, Mina slid her fingers into her hair, then
surprised Jamie by pulling the wig that was her hair off her head,
revealing a rather unisex style haircut underneath.  She looked up and
said, "My real name is Will.  About a month ago, you saved me from a bunch
of bullies who were beating on me.  I tried to talk to you then, but you
wouldn't even give me a chance."

Jamie was growing angry by the second.  "So you dressed up like a girl to
trick me?  Make me want you?!"

"No!  I just wanted... needed a friend.  I didn't expect it to go this far."

Jamie advanced on Will.  "But you hid who you were!  Purposefully hid it to
see me in my underwear!"

She expected Will to deny it, but he instead just cringed.  "Don't hurt me!"

Jamie looked down at herself.  Her hands were clenched into fists, and her
entire body seemed ready to pounce.  She purposefully relaxed, saying, "I'm
not going to hurt you.  I'm just... disappointed.  Come on.  I'll walk you
home."

After he put his wig back on, Jamie escorted Will back home.  Neither said
a word.  Will was too afraid of making Jamie angrier than she was.  Jamie
was too confused.  After she dropped Will off, she tried to piece together
her thoughts.  What was going on?  She had been really attracted to Mina,
but Mina turned out to be a guy.  Jamie didn't like guys, not in that way.
But even now she still wanted to be with the girl she had spent every
weekend with for the last month, even knowing she was really a he.

She was still confused when she walked into her home, barely acknowledging
her father and sister as she went up to her room.  She was laying on her
bed, trying to sort out her thoughts, when Suzie knocked on the door frame,
asking, "Can I come in?"

"It's your room, too."

"Yeah, but if you really want some alone time, I can come back later."

"Naw, come on in."

Suzie stepped in and sat on the edge of Jamie's bed.  "You look like you've
got something on your mind.  Care to talk about it?"  When Jamie said
nothing for a bit, Suzie asked, "Perhaps something to do with that boy in
girl's clothing you've been chasing around with for the last month?"

"Boy in...?  You knew?!"

Suzie nodded.  "He's good, but there are things to notice that gave him away."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Why?  Like you said, you really liked him."

"That was when I thought he was a she."

"So?  Is he a different person than he was before?"

"But he's a guy!  I'm not into guys."

"You were into him."

"But I'm not gay."

"Of course you are.  You're a girl who likes doing it with other girls."

"But inside I'm-"

"What?  Still a little boy?  Jamie, you're growing up.  You're a different
person now than when you were when you changed.  That'd be true even if you
were still a boy.  Now maybe whatever changed you into a girl made you bi.
Maybe it just opened the door to new urges.  Maybe you were always bi and
just couldn't admit it.  But I do know one thing.  You'd be stupid to throw
away someone you care for just because of what you once were, but no longer
are.  Particularly since society will approve far more of this relationship
than it does of your usual choice of bed partner."

"Strange words from you."

"Maybe this is partly my fault.  When you were changed, your sister was a
die-hard lezzie, so maybe you just followed along.  But even though I've
never had a sexual interest in boys, that doesn't mean I think they're
despicable or anything like that.  Give this boy a try.  He may surprise
you."

"Thanks, sis."

************

THE NEXT DAY, AT WILL'S HOUSE...

Jamie knocked on Will's door and waited.  Soon Mrs. Benson opened the door
and Jamie asked, "Is Will here?"

"I'd guess from that question, you know about Mina and Will being the same
person.  I'd also guess from his actions last night that things didn't go
well when you found out?"

"That's part of what I wanted to talk to him about.  Is he here?"

"No, but could we talk?  I'd like to discuss some things first."

"I.. guess so."

Jamie went inside and sat down as Mrs. Benson got some tea.  Finally she
sat beside Jamie on the couch and said, "Will didn't tell me what happened
last night.  May I ask you?"

"I guess I got a little amorous and kissed him.  That's when he told me
about who he really was."

"Right in the middle of the kiss?"

"No.  He broke the kiss off early, then told me."

"Good to see he told you before it got too serious.  I'd've tanned his hide
if he had taken advantage of you.  You know, he really does like you."

"Likes me so much he lied to me about who he was."

"I wasn't too fond of this plan when he told me about it, but he tells me
he tried to just be friends with you, but you wouldn't even give him a
chance."

"I suppose I should've at least been friends.  Given that a chance."

"So now that you know him, what do you think of him?"

"I don't know.  Mrs. Benson, all my life I thought I was just gay, and I
was really attracted to Mina.  And even knowing that Mina is really Will,
part of me still wants to be with him."

"So what's the problem?"

"The problem is, am I attracted to a fake person he was pretending to be,
or the real person he is?"

"I see your problem.  Maybe I could help by telling you about him.  Will
was always different from the other kids.  Even at the age of five, he had
a fashion sense that put adults to shame.  He knew how to sew by age seven,
and was designing his own clothes' lines, both boys' and girls' clothes, at
eight.  Problem was, we weren't a rich family.  His father and I tried to
encourage him wherever we could, and we bought him material and goods, but
he needed a modeling dummy.  He solved that problem by using his own body.
His father wasn't happy when he found out his son was wearing dresses, but
he didn't want to discourage Will.  Now Will would deny it, but he's as
much Mina as he is Will."

"Mrs. Benson, no offense, but your story doesn't jive.  You're not poor.
This isn't a cheap house."

"Not poor anymore, thanks to Will.  He's sold some of his designs.  He's
good.  You know that from the clothes he's made for you.  But he's also
very shy.  On top of being so small a boy, can you imagine what the bullies
would do if they found out he designs and wears dresses?"

"I can imagine.  But if you can afford it, why not just buy him a modeling
dummy?"

"Will's idea.  He claims it's because he's used to using his own body as a
dummy.  I think he likes dresses more than he wants to admit."

"I still don't know."

"Jamie, all I can ask is that you stay his friend, even if you don't want a
romance.  Since his father died, Will has been really withdrawn.  You've
helped to bring him out of his shell."

"I'll try.  Where is he?"

"He's at the mall, in Will's clothes."

"Okay.  See you later."

"I hope I do."

Jamie went straight to the mall.  She went to the food court, hoping to
find him there.  She did, but also saw a bunch of boys harassing him,
trying to push his face into his food.  Jamie grew enraged, and it wasn't
just her regular rage at bullies.  They were touching her friend.  She
stepped up and angrily yelled, "Hey!  Let him go!"

The lead bully looked back and asked, "What's he to you?"

"He's my... boyfriend.  So unless you want me to do to you what you're
doing to him, get lost."  The bully contemplated it for a while before
letting Will go and walking away without a word.

When Jamie sat beside him, Will said, "You didn't have to say I was your
boyfriend."

Jamie put her hand on Will's.  "Don't you want to be my boyfriend?"

Will stared at her for a few seconds before saying, "I thought you didn't
like boys."

"I was thinking of all boys as being like that bully.  Don't get me wrong.
I'm still not happy you deceived me, but I understand why you did it.  And
part of me is glad you did.  I like you, Will, and I'd like to try a
serious relationship.  If you want to."

Will was too stunned to say anything and just nodded.  Jamie leaned over
and kissed him.  They sat together for a while before Jamie asked, "Could
you do me a favor?"

"What?"

"Don't give up being Mina.  I liked being with her."

Will smiled.  "I can do that."

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