Chapter Seven- Complete

Atticus happily hummed to himself as he headed to dinner Friday night. He listened to his voice as he hummed. He had woken up yesterday morning to his female voice and it didn't go down the entire day, leading him to conclude that his voice change was complete. All that's left is my body. According to the book, that will be instantons. That's good as a gradual change would be too weird.

"Uh, Atticus?" Mindy asked a little later as dessert was being brought around. "When will you finish changing?"

"Good question. I really can't say. The book says it's different for each person."

"Oh. You still got a crush on Zane?"

"I'd say it's a little more than that. Why?" he asked, noticing the look of concern on her face.

"Well, I say Alexis leave with Zane Tuesday morning. It's possible she likes him too."

Atticus shook his head. "She doesn't. She likes someone else."

"Really? Who?"

"Sorry, she swore me to secrecy," he lied. He knew Alexis well enough that she would want to tell Jaden herself. Besides, my mind tells me girls tend to keep secrets about crushes until they're ready to confess. My mind wasn't all female when I admitted to having a crush on Zane.

"You're right," Alexis said in their room as they prepared for bed. "I want to tell Jaden myself without anyone else knowing about it. The thing is, Jaden's a bit oblivious in matters of love."

"Really? What makes you say that?"

"There was a third-year Obelisk that thought of me as his girlfriend. Maybe you know him: Harrington."

"Oh, yeah. I know him."

"I thought you might. Anyway, he saw Jaden casually talking to me 'cause at the time Chazz was missing. Harrington became jealous and challenged him to a duel, saying the winner would become my fiancée."

"I'm guessing Jaden won."

"He did, but he didn't know what fiancée meant."

Atticus face-palmed. "Oh, boy."

Alexis giggled at his reaction. "I know. I told him it meant friend, at least at that time. I found his naiveté charming, actually. Plus, he's a good friend."

"I've noticed and I bet I'll really notice over the next two years." He stood and headed for the bathroom with the intention of brushing his teeth when a bolt of pain went through his whole body. He gasped, sank to his knees, and wrapped his arms around his stomach.

"Atti!" Alexis cried in alarm.

Atticus gasped again and bowed his head. He saw his dark hair fall over a shoulder; it had gotten a little longer and was continuing to grow! It's happening. My body is changing! His eyes looked down further to see breasts growing and a tingle ran down his body from scalp to the toes before it and the pain ended. Atticus Rhodes was now a girl.

Alexis went to Atticus' side and knelt down. "Atti, you okay?"

"Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine Lexi."

Atticus pushed herself up and swayed slightly as her center of balance readjusted itself. She was soon stable and noticed that she hadn't lost any height, however she needed to change her pajamas as the top was straining against her chest. Alexis noticed this and said nothing as Atticus grabbed her new pajamas and went into the bathroom.

She removed her clothes and looked into the mirror to see herself properly. Her face was soft and curved with delicate eyebrows and full lips. Her neck was slender and bare as the necklace had fallen off when her body completed its change. Her slightly wider eyes trailed down to her full firm breasts that were a bit bigger than her sister's. Her arms and fingers were slender and slimmer and her legs were slender as well and bare as she had shaved last night. Her stomach was flat, her waist was curved, her hips were firm, and her feet were smaller. Her dark brown hair had grown to her waist. She smiled as she put on her pajamas pleased that they fit, brushed her teeth and hair before tying back the latter. I look great. I only hope Zane thinks so, too.

Atticus came out, put her old pajamas in a nearby crate and proceeded to put her old clothes in it. Her new uniforms had arrived in that crate Wednesday and she had wasted no time in putting them away. She straightened up and faced Alexis. "Well, what do you think?" she asked, arms straight out and turned in a slow circle.

Alexis studied her before a grin came to her face. "You're beautiful. Zane is lucky you're interested in him. We will definitely have to go shopping tomorrow to really shop for clothes."

"Sounds great. I can hardly wait." Atticus stifled a yawn.

Alexis smiled as she stepped up to her sister and gave her a hug. "Sleep tight, Atti."

"Thanks, sis." Atticus climbed into bed as Alexis went to brush her teeth. She attempted to get comfortable with her new body parts. She eventually succeeded and snuggled into her pillow and covers and falling asleep.

"Whoa! Atticus, is that you?" Lauren gasped the next morning when a tall brunette girl sat beside her.

"It's me," she answered, amused by the looks of the girls around her.

"You look wonderful," Jasmine commented.

"Yeah and the guys are taking notice," Mindy chimed in.

Atticus blinked at her statement before looking around herself. Mindy's right. I'm attracting a lot of looks, Zane included. She looked down at her plate, blushing.

Alexis smiled at Atticus being a true girl after thinking and speaking like one for two weeks. She saw Atticus attracting a lot of admiring looks from some boys, especially the ones that snubbed her after Sheppard made the announcement. She kept an eye on the room while Atticus ate and chatted with their friends. There were lots of stares directed at her sister and she noticed that Zane kept looking up at the brunette throughout breakfast. She was torn from her observations by Atticus saying, "I'll see you girls later. Alexis and I have some shopping to do."

"Have fun," Lauren said.

"Oh, we will." Atticus stood and Alexis was about to follow when she saw Zane stand up. He might want to talk to Atticus alone. She sat back down and said, "I'll be a few minutes more, Atti. Go ahead and wait for me."

"Uh, okay sis." She left the room and stepped to one side before pulling out her lip gloss and re-applying it. She put it away and turned to find Zane in front of her. "Oh! Zane, you startled me."

"I'm sorry. I wanted to talk to you. You remember we agreed to discuss our feelings after you changed.'

"I remember. My feelings for you got stronger since then. I'm actually in love with you, Zane." Her cheeks reddened.

"I couldn't stop looking at you this morning. You are so beautiful and I am definitely interested in dating you and being a couple."

Atticus' heart began to beat faster and she felt her cheeks grow hotter. "You would?"

"Yes. Meet me at my favorite spot after dinner tonight, okay?" Zane planted a quick kiss on her cheek before walking away, failing to notice Atticus' bright red cheeks and happy smile.