6/19/99 Spells R Us: Understanding by Brad Miller "Jesus do you two have to constantly fight like this?" my girlfriend Sarah screamed. "But Sarah, I wanted to take you to the movies tonight", I whined. "Yeah well I planned to take her to the mall tonight, so you'll have to go to the movies another time", Sarah's best friend Ashley said. "It's true Mike, I did plan already plan to go to the mall with Ashley", Sarah said. "Fine. I'll just go hang out with Sean tonight", I said frustrated. I looked at Ashley who was sticking her tongue out at me. "I'm sorry sweetie", Sarah said, running her hand through my hair. "I'll make it up to you later" "Ok babe", I said kissing her on the lips. I turned to Ashley and said, "See ya bitch" "Eat me!", she screamed. "Not even if you let me video tape it", I remarked as I walked out the door. "God I hate your boyfriend!", Ashley said. "You two will become better friends soon enough. Don't worry", Sarah said. "Yeah whatever" ---------- I got in my car and started driving over to Sean's house. When I got to the door Sean answered and let me in. I saw Dana and Paul sitting on the couch watching TV. Dana was a cute girl I hang out with. She's short, brunette, brown eyes, adorable, and athletic although she is extremely skinny. People have asked her if she is anorexic which she denies. In fact she gets really upset when people ask her that. Then there is Paul. He's one of my really good friends. The only problem, he's Ashley's brother. Twin brother actually. They are both in the same grade which means they are constantly getting on each other's nerves. I'm so glad I don't have a sibling in the same grade. It would drive me crazy. "Hey Paul, why is your sister such a bitch man?", I asked. "Ah she's not always that bad. Sometimes she can be cool. In fact, you're the one that had a mad crush on her last year!", Paul exclaimed. "That's the past my friend. She's turned into such a bitch. She's stolen my girlfriend for the night. Now I have to come hang out with you losers", I joked. "Yeah your real cute Mike", Dana said. "So what should we do guys?" "I dunno. How about we go to a movie? Like Wing Commander?", Paul suggested. "No that movie blows. I saw it a couple days ago", I said. "Fine, how about Forces of Nature?", Dana asked. "I can't, I promised Sarah I would see it with her", I explained. "You are so whipped my friend", Sean joked, making the sound of a whip cracking. "Ha ha ha, fuck you! At least I've got someone", I said. "That's true", Sean hung his head. "Well we're gonna go see Forces of Nature whether your coming or not", Dana said. "Fine, I'll just go home and chill at my place tonight. You can go on without me", I said, a little upset. "Your loss", Paul said. "I'll talk to you all tomorrow", I said, as I left the house. When I reached my house I immediately went up to my room and turned on my TV. Star Wars was on TV. I'm always in the mood to watch a little Star Wars. I mean it's one of the greatest movies of all time in my opinion. While watching, I slowly drifted off to sleep. ---------- I woke up the next morning feeling like a pile of shit. Why is it that on Sunday mornings you always feel like shit. I know I always do. And once I'm awake I realize today's the day I have to do all my homework and crap like that. God I hate Sunday's. I got up from my bed at and got dressed. Since I didn't plan on going out today I dressed in sweatpants and a t-shirt. I went downstairs to fix myself a sandwich. My mother was making lunch for the family. When she saw me she turned and said, "You know it's 1:30 in the afternoon? You should really go to bed earlier" "I'm fine", I mumbled as I staggered to the refrigerator to get some food. I made myself and sandwich. I walked over and sat at the kitchen table with my older sister Katie and my father. When I sat down I immediately slammed my forehead on the table and started drifting to sleep again. "Your mother is right. Go to bed earlier son", my dad said to me. "Hey Mike, your girlfriend called this morning but you were asleep", Katie said. That woke me up a little. I had better go call her. "Thanks Katie", I said as I walked up the stairs. When I got to my room at jumped on my bed, picked up the phone, and called Sarah's house. She was happy to hear from me. We got to talking about how I didn't go see the movie with the others cause I wanted to see it with her. She thanked me and started talking about her experience at the mall. Just then someone flashed through on the other line. I clicked over. It was Ashley. She's never calls me! She hates me! She said she had something important to tell me and that I should get off the other line with Sarah. So I did. "So what's this all about?", I asked Ashley. "Ok now I've been thinking about what Sarah said to me yesterday about how we need to get to know each other better. If you and I don't get along we might lose Sarah. And that's something I don't want to happen", Ashley told me. "I'll agree with you there" "Well anyway, yesterday at the mall while Sarah was in the bathroom I noticed a shop that I had never seen before. It was called Spell's 'R Us. I had never heard of it. I decided to step in while Sarah was in the bathroom. The place was filled with old junk that looked useless. Then an old man behind the counter started talking to me. He said he could help with the problems that are occurring between you and I. He handed me a vile and said we had to put it in a container of liquid and each of us had to take a sip from it. After drinking, we have to make physical contact with each other. Nothing much, just touch hands really", she explained to me excitedly. "So what exactly is this stuff supposed to do?", I questioned. "I'm not sure. But I say we do it. For Sarah's sake", she said. "Yeah, I'll do it for Sarah", I agreed. ---------- The next day during 6th period, which was both mine and Ashley's lunch, I was told to meet her at the vending machines. Although we had the same period lunch we never spoke to each other. The main reason I hate her so much is because she rejected me. Last year when we were freshmen I had a huge crush on her. I really did. And everyone knew about it. When I finally had the balls to ask her out she turned me down. Didn't even think about it. After that I saw Ashley from a different perspective. The only time we ever talked was when we we're both hanging out with Sarah, and we're not really talking because we are at each other's throat. Oh well, what are you gonna do? Ya know? Hopefully whatever it is that Ashley has planned will work out. Just then Ashley walked into the room. I was standing by the Pepsi machine just like she asked. "Did you get the soda?", she asked me. I held up a Mountain Dew. "Good. We'll have to do this somewhere else, I don't want other people to see me with you" "Gee thanks", I said. We walked to a corner of the room where no one else could see us. Ashley grabbed the soda from my hand and pulled out what appeared to be the vile she was talking about. I was a clear bottle with red liquid in it. "Now the old man said to put it in the drink, then each of us take a sip, and then we touch each other" "Are you sure you wanna touch me? I mean, others could see us", I joked. "Fuck you. Come on lets get through with this", she said as she poured the liquid into the soda. She shook the bottle a little making sure that the liquid had mixed with the soda. Then she took a drink and handed it to me when she was done. I took a sip as well. Then I looked at her. "Hold out your hand", she ordered. "Um alright, but do you have any idea what this is going to do?", I asked. "All I know is that its will help us get along better. That way Sarah is happy. And if she's happy, I'm happy", Ashley said. "Ok, if you say so" We both closed our eyes. I had to admit I was a little worried about what were doing. I mean, Ashley got this stuff from a crazy old man at the mall. Who knows what it is! But then I remembered I was doing it for Sarah. The girl I love. So I reached out my hand and tried to grab Ashley's hand. Since my eyes were closed I accidentally grabbed one of her breasts instead. "Ouch!", I screamed in a high pitched voice as I felt a sharp pain in my chest. Wait, why did I scream? It felt like someone grabbed my chest. And what's with my voice. I glanced down to see a hand placed on what looked like a breast! A breast? It couldn't be. I looked to see whose hand it was and noticed it was a boy. A boy that looked exactly like me! It was me! I smacked the hand away from me. But how can that be me if I'm me? I looked down at my chest again. There were two generous breasts sitting on my chest. They were covered by a black tank top. Ashley's black tank top! I grabbed a handful of hair. Sure enough, long brown hair with blonde highlights was there. I ran my hands down my arm. My skin was so soft and tan. Could it be that I'm actually Ashley. This was all to much for me, so I did what anyone would do. I screamed at the top of my lungs. ---------- Ashley, now in my body, grabbed me and covered my mouth to stop me from screaming. She dragged me into the corner. "Ok now Mike, I'm gonna take my hand off only if you promise not to scream, ok?" I nodded. She let her hand off. I didn't scream I just started to cry. "What's happened to us Ashley?", I asked while crying my eyes out. "Mike would you keep it down?!", she hissed. "Now I'm afraid I haven't been entirely truthful to you. You see, I knew the potion would switch our bodies. The old man told me so. He said I would get to know you better if I agreed to walk in your shoes for awhile. So I agreed. I want Sarah to be happy with both of us. So I figured this was the best way to help us out. I figured if I told you that you would be walking around in my body for awhile, you wouldn't want to go through with this. So I kept it a secret. Now it's too late. Your stuck in my little body until I'm satisfied that you understand what its like to be me. Do I make myself clear?" "Yes Ashley", I responded, holding back the tears. "Oh yeah. Your going to have to call me Mike from now on. You will be Ashley", She said. "No I wont! I'm Mike. Nothing will change that", I screamed in my high voice. "I'm afraid not Ashley. Get used to that name. It will be yours for awhile. Oh before I forget, the schedule for my classes is in the back pocket of my book bag. We only have two more periods left in school so it shouldn't be that hard. I have a test 8th period so good luck. Oh yeah, I'm supposed to go to Sarah's house after school so you'll have to go for me. And don't try any funny business like trying to tell her your Mike", she said as she ran out of the room. I can't believe she did this to me. I can't be her! I'm a guy for Christ's sake. I looked down at my tits. I poked one with a finger. It jiggled. Damn this is eerie. Just then the bell rang. Oh great! I have to actually go to her fucking classes. This is unbelievable. I grabbed the Mountain Dew and put it in my backpack. Then I grabbed Ashley's schedule and looked at it. It said I had Spanish now. 'Well it looks like my pretty ass is going to Spanish then', I thought to myself as I wiped the tears from my face. As I walked down the hall I noticed I uncomfortable it was walking around with these huge ass tits bouncing around. Jesus they were a pain in the ass. Maybe this is why Ashley is always so bitchy. I would be too if I had to carry around these things everywhere. When I finally reached the Spanish room the ball had rung. I had just made it! I looked around and didn't have a clue where to sit. So I just sat where ever. "So why ya late Ashley?", I heard a familiar voice ask. I turned to see Sean sitting next to me. I knew Sean had a crush on Ashley which just made this whole situation even worse. I just rolled my eyes. "I'm don't know Sean, I guess I got lost" "Lost? If only I was there it escort you", he said, a sad attempt to flirt with me. "Look, I'm not feeling well and I'm not in the mood to talk right now so do you mind?", I said in my snobby Ashley voice. "Yeah sure Ash, sorry", he apologized. As the class went on it got more and more boring. God I hate Spanish class! While sitting I started checking myself out without even knowing it! I started running my hands down my arm. God this skin was so unbelievably soft. No hair at all, just smooth. Then I looked at my tits. God that sounded funny. MY TITS. For some reason I felt like pinching them. I mean, they are sitting right there, why not touch them? Sean noticed that I was enjoying myself a little to much and stared at me in disbelief. I didn't even notice him staring. When I finally did, I jumped up startled. I was so embarrassed! "You Ok Ash?", Sean asked. "Yeah I'm fine", I blushed. "Cause if your tits hurt I'd be glad to rub them for you", he joked. "Eww your such a pervert", I said smacking him in the arm. "Here have a Mountain Dew, I don't want it anymore" "Thanks girl, I needed this", he said taking a sip of the soda. The rest of the class dragged on. Blah blah blah. The teacher wouldn't shut up. It's hard to concentrate in class when your sitting in the body of a beautiful girl. The only thing I could think about was stripping this body naked and fingering myself. I know it sounds disgusting but it's true. Then the bell rang. It's about fucking time. This school day was almost over! AS I was leaving the room I noticed Sean sharing his soda with Dana. As I walked down the hall I heard I high pitched scream from behind me. Well, that'll teach Sean to flirt with me. As I sat in Ashley's 8th period Government class, the door opened and a very frightened Dana walked in slowly. She looked like she had just seen a ghost. I guess Sean wasn't used to being female. A huge smirk spread across my beautiful face. Serves him right. "Your just in time Dana, we were about to take out test", the teacher said. "Yes, test", Dana said as she sat in her seat. Oh great! I don't wanna take a test. Wait a minute, what does it matter to me? Hell it's not my grade. I can flunk the thing if I want to. That would really screw Ashley over. So I blew the test. Ashley deserves it anyway. She left me in this feminine body, I didn't ask for this body. When the bell rang for the end of school I jumped up a screamed, "Thank the fucking lord!" Everyone in the class stared at me. Blushing, I ran out of the room. I went to go look for Sarah. I found her getting her books out of her locker. In my best Ashley voice I said, "Um, so are you ready Sarah?" "Yeah Ash! Hold on one sec", she said as she packed up the rest of her book bag. I stood and waited patiently. I felt uneasy being with Sarah in this girly body. What the hell was I doing here? How did I get into this mess. I just have to keep thinking that I'm doing this for Sarah. The girl I love. While she was packing her bag I couldn't help but stare at her. She was such an adorable girl. I loved her to death. I really did. But lately she seems to of been pushing me back. As if she's starting to lose interest in me. She's been spending a lot of time with Ashley which really hurt me. I cant lose her. I can't. I think one of the reason's she's been pushing me off is because I've been so rude to Ashley. They've been friends their entire lives. I think that if I'm a little more nice to Ashley. Maybe this whole experience is for the best. "Ok I'm ready", Sarah said. "Good lets go then" Sarah lived pretty close to the school. But since I don't have my body I cant drive her home. Bummer. I had to walk home with her. Which wasn't that bad. We got to talking about girl things. I decided to ask her about our relationship. "So how are things going between you and Mike?", I asked. "They're going great, why do you ask?" "I dunno, it just seemed like you two were drifting apart. I was talking to my brother today and he said Mike's been upset lately. Like you don't love him like you used to", I said. "Oh my god! He's thinks that?", she exclaimed. "Oh my goodness, I cant believe he thinks that" "You mean, you still love him like you always have?" "Yes! Oh my god I haven't loved Mike this much in a long time. I think our relationship is the best it's ever been. He buys me stuff, things he knows mean a lot to me. Last year we were talking about watching the movie Stand By Me. I told him that it was my favorite movie when I was little girl. When I went to his house so we could watch it together I noticed someone had taped over it with an X-Files episode! I was extremely upset by this. Mike knew I was upset. So last week, when it was my birthday, I opened my present from him. Sure enough, it was Stand By Me. I couldn't believe he remembered something that happened a year ago! He is such a sweetie", she said with tears forming in her eyes. "Yeah, I remember the look on your face when you first opened that present", I said smiling. "What did you say?", she said. Then I noticed my error. "I..um, look..there's something I have to tell you", I stammered. When we arrived at Sarah's house I sat her down on her bed. "Ok, now I know this is going to be hard to believe, so bare with me", I explained. She nodded her head. I could tell she was a little worried about what I was going to say. "Ok", I said as I took a deep breath. "I am not really Ashley. I may look like her but I'm not. I'm really Mike. I'm just inside Ashley's body. I'm actually inside her! Me and her switched bodies earlier today. She tricked me in to switching bodies with you because she figured we'd get to know each other better if we switched places. When you two were at the mall she purchased a vile that could switch people's minds. We tried it and it actually worked. I'm now inside Ashley. Now I know this is a lot for you to take right now but it's true. And if you don't believe me, ask me anything" She seemed stunned. She really didn't know what to say. I couldn't tell if she believed me or not. After about five minutes of silence she finally spoke up. "What did you get me for my birthday last year?" "I got you that Hobbes doll you said you always wanted. Remember? We were talking on the phone that one night and you said you were a big fan of Calvin and Hobbes and that you thought Hobbes was really cute. I searched high and low to find that fucking doll but I did it. I did it for you. Because I love you", I said as my eyes started to water. When I rubbed them I had smeared my eye makeup. "Mike is that really you in there?", she asked. I nodded. "Oh my goodness!" She hugged me. She hugged me really tight. I have never felt this close to her in a long time. Then she broke the embrace and looked me in the eye. The she did something I didn't expect her to do. She leaned forward and kissed me on the lips. Ashley's lips! I bet if someone walked in right now this would look REALLY weird. "What was that for", I asked. "I love you Mike. It doesn't matter what you look like", she said. After she said that, I knew she was still in love with me. She just kissed me on the lips while I'm in the body of her best friend. That really means a lot to me. We both held each other tight on the bed and eventually drifted off to sleep. ---------- We woke up suddenly after someone barged in the room. It was Sarah's little brother Alan. He stood there and stared at me and Sarah with our arms around each other. "Oh god I knew you two were a pair of dykes", he said as he closed the door and left. "Oh great, now my brother thinks I'm gay", she joked. I couldn't help but laugh. The situation was pretty funny. I looked at the clock. We had only been asleep for an hour. Not bad. I decided I'd better call Paul to see if he would pick me up. I picked up the phone and called. Ashley's mom picked up and she said Paul was at Mike's. Great! SO I called my house and a familiar voice picked up. I told Ashley is was me. "Oh hey! How you enjoying my body? I'm starting to love this whole guy thing", she said. "Yeah well don't get to attached to my body. I want that thing back", I demanded. "Yeah whatever", she said. "Well here's Paul" Paul picked up the phone. "Hello?" "Yeah Paul it's me, Ash. I need you to pick me up at Sarah's please" "If I must", he sighed. "I'll be over in a couple minutes" "Sweet! See ya", I said hanging up the phone. While waiting for Paul to arrive I talked to Sarah some more. She asked me what it was like being in Ashley's body. I explained to her that it wasn't that bad actually. I was kind of enjoying it. Then Paul arrived. While I was leaving Sarah gave me a quick kiss on the lips. "I love you" "I love you too", I responded. Then I jumped in the passenger seat next to Paul and we drove off. When we got home I walked up to Ashley's room. Oh this was going to be great! I could get naked and feel my beautiful body all over. Oh jeez the possibilities! The thing was I was tired. So when I got to my new room I stripped down and gave myself the once over in the mirror. What a body! I was starting to get hot just looking at myself. I looked at the clock. It was 9:00. Why was I so tired? I went through Ashley's drawers. I found a cute shirt. It looked like it had shrunk a lot! I slipped it on. It was really tight! It also made my tits look huge. I also grabbed a pair of skimpy shorts. They really showed off my legs. Wait, what am I saying? I don't dress like this. I'm a guy! Oh Jesus just being in this body is affecting my mind. I'm starting to think like Ashley. Well at least this body wasn't making me horny over guys. That would suck. For some reason I still don't find men attractive in this body. Boy did I luck out. I was startled by some loud laughter coming from downstairs. It was Paul. I walked downstairs and joined him in the living room. He was watching Who's Line is it Anyway? on TV. "I love this show!", I screamed. "I totally forgot it was on" "What the hell are you talking about Ash? You said you hated this show" "What the fuck do you care you cock knocker?", I hissed. "Cock knocker? Who are you Mike?", he joked. My heart stopped. Did he know something? "What's that supposed to mean?", I asked in a worried voice. "It's nothing, I was just joking", he laughed. "Yeah your real funny", I said. I started watching the TV again. After about five minutes of not talking, Paul decided to speak up. "Ya know, if I switched bodies with a girl, I'd probably be upstairs right now fingering myself", Paul said. "Excuse me?", I screamed. "How did you know?! Did she tell you?" "Yeah Mike she told me today after school. I have to say, this whole situation is pretty damn funny. I mean, you're in my sister's body!", he said. "Oh my god I cant believe she told you! That bitch said not to tell anyone!", I shouted. "Hey babe it's ok. Is it that time of the month again?", he joked. I grabbed a pillow and smacked him in the face. "Hey, think of it this way", he said. "You can still sleep with chicks" "What's that supposed to mean?", I wondered. "Didn't Ashley tell you why she switched bodies with you?", he asked. "Yeah, because she thought it would be a good idea to get to know each other better", I explained. "She said that? Boy Mike you are an idiot", Paul teased. "What, why am I an idiot?" "Didn't Ashley tell you? She's gay!", Paul screamed. A sudden horror dawned over me. Oh god no. ---------- Part 3 She's fucking gay?! I cant believe this. Does this means she plans on keeping my body? Oh god I hope not. "Do you know if she plans on keeping my body?", I asked in a frightened tone. "From what I know, yes. I thought you had agreed to this whole thing?" "No! She fucking tricked me. Oh my god I cant believe that bitch" "Well is there anyway to change back?", Paul asked, beginning to get concerned. "Well Ashley was the last to have the vile. Maybe she still has it. Wait!", I said as I had a thought. "Before we drank the vile Ashley put the rest in her backpack!" "Well lets go check", Paul suggested. We ran upstairs to Ashley's room. I started searching through my backpack. It wasn't there. Had I taken it out? I looked around the room. There it is! I saw it sitting on my dresser. I opened the cap. Empty! "Fuck!", I screamed at the top of my lungs. Just then my new mother walked in the room. "Ashley, I don't want you using that kind of language in the house", she explained. "I'm sorry mom. Did you by any chance drink any of this?", I asked Ashley's mom while pointing at the vile. "No, but Steven did. I walked in your room and he was gulping the stuff down" As if on cue, Ashley's 4 year old brother ran in the room and grabbed his mother's leg. They must have switched bodies instantly. "I want food mommy", the body of Ashley's mom said. Then she realized how tall she was. She looked around the room and then looked down at the small body of Steven. "Steven?", Steven's body asked. "Mommy?", Ashley's mom asked. "Oh this is just great!", Paul screamed. "We have to go find Ashley and quick" He hopped into Paul's car leaving Steven and his mother to observe their new bodies. Steven seemed to be enjoying himself before we left. He was extremely amused by the breasts on his chest. Anyway, we drove out asses over to my house. When we rang the doorbell Ashley, in my body, answered the door. "You tricked me!", I screeched as I lunged myself toward my old body. Ashley easily knocked me to the ground. Boy was I a pussy now. I looked up at her. "How could you do this to me? You lied to me!", I hollered. "Well if I told you the truth you wouldn't of done it now would you? I didn't think so. Ya see, I need this body Mike. I'm gay. I like being with women! So I figured that if I became male, a good looking male, that I could get any girl I want! But theirs is only one girl that I really want and now she's mine" "Who?", I asked. "Sarah of course!" The plot thickens. A part of me couldn't believe what she had just said, but another part saw it coming from a mile away. "Your shitting me right?", I asked. "Nope, Sarah is all mine after all these years. I have to thank you for this body Mike. It's a great one!" "Well I'm sorry to rain on your parade but Sarah already knows that we switched bodies", I said. "She does? Your kidding right? I mean, I thought we weren't gonna tell anyone?", she asked, starting to get worried. "Listen, you fucked me over by leaving me in this body, I fuck you over. Fair is fair", I said as a huge smirk spread across my beautiful face. "I guess you'll be wanting to give me my body back now" "No! Just because I cant have Sarah doesn't mean I'm giving up this body. Ican still get any girl I want!", she screamed in rage. She was definitely losing her mind. "Now calm down Ashley. We can work this out. All we have to do is go back to the mall, find that store, buy another vile, and switch back", I explained. "We cant!", Ashley screamed. "Why not?" "Because it doesn't exist anymore! I was just there earlier today. Gone! The whole store just vanished. No more Spells 'R Us" My heart sank. Why me? I was now destined to live the rest of my life in this God forsaken body! I'll have to live the rest of my life as a girl. Periods and makeup and squatting to take a piss and doing my hair. Oh God why? I couldn't help but cry. "Things just aren't going your way today are they Mike?", Ashley laughed. "At least I have Sarah. That's all that matters to me", I explained. I got up and started walking toward the door. "She really means that much to you?", Ashley asked. I could tell by her voice that she was starting to feel sorry for me. When I approached the doorway I turned my head and said, "More than anything in the world" And with that, I left. 2 Months Later Well I'm still in Ashley's body. I'm starting to get used to it now. Having Paul for a brother is pretty damn cool. Our father is a little concerned though. He wonders why Paul and I get along so well now a days and why his wife and 4 year old son have been acting so strange. As for Ashley, she's now in jail. A month ago she was accused of raping a 15 year old girl. I hope she's having fun in my body. Sarah and I still hang out. We are like best friends now. Although I do wish we were still boyfriend and girlfriend. One day after school she gave me the shock of my life. She kissed me right on the lips, in public! I couldn't tell if anyone saw us or not. "What was that for?", I asked. "I just wanted a kiss, that's all" "But I'm in a girl's body" "Yeah but deep inside, your still my Mike" THE END