Chapter Five- Day Two

Atticus awoke to a beeping coming from her pad. She sat up, stretching and rubbing her eyes before reaching over and hitting the message button. Jaden's picture told her who the sender was. "Alexis, meet me on the roof of the school after lunch." She checked her pad before springing out of bed. She barely had enough time to change and eat before meeting Jaden. Thank goodness Obelisk dorm is close to the school. Atticus changed her clothes, not the least self-conscious about her body as she had changed clothes last night and took the time to examine it. She had to admit that she was damn attractive. It's no wonder Alexis attracts the attention of most of the boys at school, she had thought.

She quickly brushed her hair and hurried out of the dorm to the cafeteria. She was moving so quickly, she almost collided with an Obelisk boy. He put his hands on her shoulders to avoid the collision. "Whoa, slow down Lexi," said a familiar voice.

She looked up. "Atti," she said.

Alexis looked around to see they were alone. "What's the rush, Atti?"

"Jaden wants to see me, well you, after lunch today," she said, blushing.

"He does? How come?"

Atticus didn't answer. She just looked down and blushed harder.

Alexis felt his face pale before saying, "Oh, Atti, you didn't."

"Jaden confessed first," Atticus protested. "I simply reciprocated."

"He did? So, he likes me?"

"More like love. He also kissed me."

Alexis' mouth dropped. "Whoa," he said in amazement. "Just like that?"

"Yeah and I gave him a kiss on the cheek when I left the dorm."

Atticus climbed the stairs, curious about why Jaden wanted to meet here. Does he want to talk or just enjoy my company? She looked down at her body, only it wasn't really her body. It was Alexis' body; she was just inhabiting it right now. I should tell Jaden what happened, but first a call. She pulled out her pad and called Alexis.

"Atti? What is it?"

"Lexi, I'm feeling guilty about meeting Jaden. He thinks he's meeting you, but he's not. I feel he should know. I know we agreed not to tell, but-,"

"Attic," Alexis cut in and she could almost hear the amusement in her brother's voice, which was actually her real voice. "Go ahead and tell Jaden. I should warn you: He may not believe you."

Atticus sighed in relief. "Thanks, Lexi. I feel better now."

"Glad to help. Enjoy your date." The call ended.

"Lexi!" she exclaimed, even though Alexis didn't hear her. She sighed as she put the pad away. Well, at least she'd be able to tell the truth. She got to the roof to see Jaden standing in the center. He turned and gave her a shy, sweet smile. "Hi, Alexis," he said as he came up to her and put his arms around her waist.

Atticus couldn't take it anymore. She sighed and stepped away. "Jaden, I have something to tell you. I'm not really Alexis."

"Huh?" Jaden tilted his head. "You look like Alexis."

"It is her body, but I'm not her. I'm Atticus."

"A-Atticus?"

Atticus nodded. "Alexis doesn't like my flirting with girls and I didn't like Alexis' lack of romantic interest. So under the light of the full moon and the nebula combined with the words, 'If I were you', we switched bodies. In order to change back, we must understand the other by tonight or be stuck like this."

"You're serious?"

Atticus nodded again. "I'm serious. I woke up yesterday like this. You were talking to me the whole time."

"Oh, man. I was talking to you, Atticus! I, I love Alexis, not you. No offense."

Atticus laughed. "I know that and no offense taken. Don't worry, he knows how you feel and he told me about having a crush on you. What I said yesterday was true. You could say I was delivering his message."

"His?"

"Yeah. While we're switched, I'm female and Alexis is male."

"That's confusing."

"A little. I hope we switch back. I understand his view on my flirting. I hope he understands that he can have a romantic life while studying and dueling. I plan to meet him under the moon and let him know I understand now. Oh, I better tell Mindy and Jasmine about that."

"Do they know what happened?"

Atticus shook her head. "No, you're the only one. I felt you had a right to know."

"You're meeting up with Atticus?" Mindy asked.

"Yes, just for a bit. I'll join you girls afterwards."

"I recall you having a conversation with him the other night," Jasmine said.

"More like an argument. I just want to make sure he picked a report subject and that he'll work on it. Tomorrow starts the three day deadline."

Mindy nodded. "And since classes are cancelled tomorrow, a lot of the work can get done then."

Meanwhile, Alexis was surrounded by the usual group of girls and he was doing his best to flirt. He was having trouble thinking up compliments, but his body language made up for it. How does Atticus do this practically every day? I'm having trouble doing this two days in a row, he thought as a joke brought a round of laughter from his audience.

"Atticus, please join us tonight," one girl begged.

He flashed a charming smile. "Oh, I will ladies after a planned meeting with my sister tonight. I need to assure her that I picked a subject for that report."

"We'll be waiting." The girls drifted away and Alexis murmured, "I know you will. I just hope it's the real Atticus that joins you."

I now understand my sister's flirting and really, no harm comes from it. I will apologize for being so hard on her and I should go first as I'm the one who started this mess in the first place.

Atticus adjusted the telescope while Mindy and Jasmine pored over her astronomy books for their reports. "Alexis, do you think we could borrow a book each for our reports?" asked Jasmine.

Atticus noticed that her book was not among them and nodded. "Sure, just make sure to return them."

"No problem," Mindy said. "You're the best, Alexis."

Atticus saw the sky darken and said, "Well, I'm going to meet Atticus. See you later, girls." She left them behind and into the spot where the moon would be. She waited only a few minutes before Alexis came up.

"How did it go with Jaden?" he asked.

"Quite well. He kind of overreacted when he realized he had been confessing love to me."

Alexis laughed. "That's Jaden for you."

The siblings fell silent as they waited for the event to start and hopefully switch back.