Fitting In

The two of them walked side by side. One a foot or so shorter then her companion. They both had black hair but the shorter one's hair was shorter then her friends. A wild mane of a style it almost seem boyish. While the taller figure had a simple cut that had his hair falling straight and just a little past the bridge of his nose. His posture was slumped and they each carried a black atache case on one hand though the taller one fished in his pants pocket absently.

“Don't worry well sort everything out. It's not that big a deal.” the girl said reassuringly.

The pair were dressed in similarly colored clothes, a simple pairing of black and white however the choice in clothes clearly delineated their gender. Both wore the same flat round dresses shoes and knee high black socks to start.

“Not a big deal?” the boy said irritably as he pull a small plastic id from his pocket, his own face smiling back at him. “How could they get this wrong?”

The card seemed quite average and unassuming but after a moments look one would notice a single letter that was out of place on a boy's ID card.

The letter was F.

Possibly related to the same typo a thin, barely visible rose line traced the perimeter of the card.

“We'll fix it right away Alex, don't worry.” the girl said as she brushed Alex's hand, with the card, back into the pocket of his black dress pants.

The girl wore a skirt of the same color, loose and light. While both wore a white dress shirt, neatly tucked into the waistline.

Alex forced a smile as they stood outside of the iron wrought gates, a couple other students vanishing from view behind the oakwood doors leaving them alone to cross th threshold and enter the school.

They stepped past the gate. Pausing a moment beyond it for the girl to make some final adjustments to her sleeveless vest and the red-pink boy tied around her neck while Alex adjusted his Chinese jacket and blue tie.

The bell rang, school had begun.

“Come on!” the girl took Alex's arm, “We're going to be late!”

Alex nodded, but as they ran toward the double doors Alex slowed, “Why didn't you cut your hair before school.” he said in passing.

The girl stopped cold, drawing a small compact from her bag, “What are you talking about I cut it yesterday.”

Looking at her own reflexion though gave her room to pause, he hair was indeed at least a inch longer and seemed to be loosing the fight to gravity. But she had little time to ponder such things as her gaze returned to Alex and she gasped.

“Alex you look pale!”

Alex fumbled for the compact as it was offered to him, and a startled gasp escaped his lips, not only was his skin pale but a cursory stroke revealed it was baby soft. But there were even more disturbing quirks. He blinked 3 times and each time his lashes seemed to get longer, fuller and his lips were already plump and full. His face as well seemed softer, rounder.

His friend dropped her bag and gasped.

Alex did not see what she saw, he could not see as his shoulder pulled in closer, slopping more and more  as his neck became slender. After a moment he lost sight of the compact as it vanished inside his sleeves which now seemed to easily fold over his hands.

“What's going on?” he said in a panic, his voice cracking as he held up his hands and saw the sleeves slid back to reveal well manicured, sender digits.

“I...I don't know,” said the girl, her eyes transfixed on Alex as she saw his hair grow out longer and longer, ignoring that the same was happing to her.

Alex's clothes seemed baggy, loose like a child wearing her older siblings attire but as his pants began to slid down he reacted on instinct, dropping the compact to the ground as he reached down to hold them in place. His mint momentarily distracted from the fact his legs felt much smoother and longer under the fabric of the pants and more disturbing was the fact his hips and ass seemed to be growing to fill out the seat.

“Alex your chest!” the girl exclaimed.

Releasing his grip Alex left his pants to fate, by some miracle they continued to hang precariously on his wide hips as his hands cupped his chest and felt the two large melons come into season in his hands. He wasn't even aware of the fact his sleeve had not dropped down and now seemed just the right length for his mew arms. Nor did he care that the sleeves of the jacket were receding.

It was then their attention was draw back to his pants where the material had begin to knit together until it more resembled a long...

“Skirt?” Alex said with surprise.

“It's changing again!” said his friend.

And she was right, the hem rose higher and higher, revealing more and more of Alex's legs until the skirt settled at the same length as his friends, no more, no less.

By now the jacket had finished its own transition into a vest like his friends and in moments the blue tie had undid itself and inched upward, tying it self into a bow even as it's color changed.

The last of the changes came unseen as Alex's undershirt and boxers shrank into a petite white bra and pair of panties with a small white bow in their centers.

The girls could have been twins with their identical black hair they reached their nipples and matching uniforms. Only the shapes of their faces were different. After a moment of looking at each other confused the heard a second bell and quickly Alex looked around picking the compact for the dirt and handing it hurriedly over to his friend as she turned for the double doors picking up the pace.

“I can't believe we're going to be late on our first day Aisha.”

“You head to the principle, don't worry I'm explain to the teacher.”

Alex smiled as they passed the doors, “Thanks, I owe you one!”

“What are friends for!”

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“I'm sorry for the wait,” a older woman said as she entered the main room and approached Alex wit ha warm smile.

“It's alright Ms. Reiko,” Alex gave a respectful nod, “I'm just glad you could fix this so fast. I thought I'd have to go around with a bad Id for a week.”

'Don't be ridiculous,” Mr. Reiko smiled, “We take thinks like this very serious, now which card would you prefer as your permanent ID?”

Alex looked down at the two card curiously. One showed a boy named Alexander Laughin, he seemed vaguely familiar. The other showed herself Alexandria Laughin, and had her name correct to boot. Without hesitation she tossed the first one in a near trash bin, “This is fine Ms. Reiko, thanks!”

And she hurried out of the room.

Ms. Reiko shrugs, “I suppose it doesn't really matter anyway.”

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Alex and Aisha waved to the girls and boys as they passed the gate, running down the street on their way home. The girls laughing among themselves as they causally and slowly made their own way toward the gate.

“So she really was going to give you a Boy's ID?” Aisha laughed. “Wow that's weird.”

Alex laughed, “I know, did I look like a boy to you?”

The final bell rang as they passed the gate and once more their conversation stopped dead. In moments Aisha had back her short spiky hair Alex was once more a boy looking past the gate to the school grounds.

“Did I just...” Alex said confused.

“Spend your first day at school as a girl?” Aisha nodded, “Sure seemed so.”

“What happened?”

“How should I know?”

Alex paused a moment then pointed at Aisha, “Hey your hair is short again.”

She took out her compact and confirmed the observation just as another student, a girl with long hair like they had had ran though the gate in a huff and down the street. As she ran Alex and Aisha noted clothes changing into a tube top, mini skirt, and platform shoes as she continued to run.

Alex looked to Aisha, “You don't think?”

“We'll find out tomorrow I guess,” Aisha said confused, “but if your right that's some strict uniform Policy.”

Alex laughed, “no doubt, the weird thing is I remember everything, including the times I had to use the ladies room. It seems weird now but...”

Aisha nods, “This is going to be a interesting school year.”

“Amen.”

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