Zara's POV
I was currently with Hadley. There was something that I needed to know that I knew would determine if I was going to remain friends with her.
"So there's something that I need to talk to you about." I told her. She looked over at me "Bailey is my roommate. I want to be able to talk to her without you having any problems because I don't want her to think that I don't like her."
"Are you asking my permission to be friends with her or something?" She responded.
"I'm more so just asking your permission to talk to her." I remarked. I knew that it sounded kind of stupid, but if she said that I couldn't talk to her, I would stop being friends with her.
"While I don't like you conversing with my ex, I understand that due to the circumstances, it's a little hard to avoid." Hadley stated. "I'm not someone who is going to try to control you, but I hope you would be willing to defend me if she says bad things about me. I want you to know that I don't hate her. I'm mainly just frustrated with how our relationship ended."
"Do you wish that you had done anything differently?" I questioned.
"I mean some things probably could have gone better, but I don't feel like anything that I did was wrong. She was the one who didn't want to put everything into it." Hadley explained. I would have to try to get Bailey's side of the story at some point. Though if she was like Hadley said she was, she might not want to tell me. Part of me also wanted to try to get them back together, but I really wasn't that good at playing matchmaker. Also there was the issue with Claire. She said that she wanted to be with Stacey, but I wasn't entirely convinced.
"So now we should probably head to class." Hadley told me. We had just finished our breakfast. "So are we going to work together after class? Do goth girls work out?"
"I guess I could." I agreed. I didn't know if goth girls worked out, but I knew that I did. I didn't want to stop working out, even though I would have to figure out the best way to do it as a girl. I didn't know how strong I was and I needed to make sure that I didn't hurt myself.
So, after class, I headed back to my room because I knew that I would need to change. It was empty, but as soon as I took my bra off, the door opened and I covered my breasts. I knew it was just Bailey, but I kind of didn't want her to see them, especially since hers were so much bigger. Both Claire and I had A cups. I probably didn't even need to wear a bra, but I wanted to get used to it, just in case they got bigger and it became necessary.
"Sorry." Bailey commented. "I know you don't like me and this can't make it better."
"It's not that I don't like you. I've just been kind of busy." I lied. I didn't want her to know that I had asked Hadley's permission to talk to her. "I'm sorry if you felt that way."
"So is there any particular reason why you're changing right now?" She inquired.
"Hadley and I were going to go work out together." I explained. She frowned when I said her name. Hopefully, I would be able to get her to open up to me pretty soon. "I'm gonna go finish in the bathroom."
I went into the bathroom and changed into black tank top and yoga pants. They were kind of tight, but also felt really comfortable. I couldn't help but notice Bailey gawking at me as I walked out.
"So I guess I'll see you later." I told her.
Claire's POV
I had been thinking about Stacey a lot lately. I'll admit that some of the things that I was thinking weren't entirely PG. I was curious about what it would be like as a girl. I could read all of the things that I wanted about the female orgasm, but I wouldn't know what it was really like until I had one myself. However, it was a bit of a difficult situation because I had only been a girl for a few days and I was nervous. The other thing that I was nervous about was not being good enough, even though it was supposed to be our first time. Maybe it would be best just to wait. I was pretty sure that she was okay with waiting for me. I also kind of felt like I needed to talk to Bailey. I would have to find a way to get myself alone with her.
I decided to go to the library on the off-chance that she was there. One thing that I did have to consider was just because she looked like the Bailey I knew that she wouldn't act like the Bailey I knew. The biggest example was from the other time that we went to the other universe where Maddie was a rich airhead and London was the smart girl who worked at the hotel. I just hoped that Bailey wouldn't be drastically different.
Sure enough, Bailey was in the library. I already knew about her different hair color. Now I just had to figure out if I wanted to approach her. It was a bit of a difficult situation.
Zara's POV
When I got to the gym, I found that Hadley was already there. I kind of felt like everyone was looking at me in my sexy outfit. I couldn't help but wonder if that was something that girls felt all the time. I decided to try to ignore it because I still wasn't sure if anyone was looking at me and walked over to Hadley.
"That girl over there is checking you out." She told me. I looked over to see a girl with brown hair in a ponytail wearing a purple sports bra and grey yoga pants. The two of us locked eyes for a moment before she looked away. "You should go talk to her."
"But won't that interfere with our workout?" I asked her.
"I mean yeah but part of the reason that we come her to meet people." She explained. Did girls really go to the gym to meet people to hook up with? I wished that I had known that because I didn't really think to go there.
"I don't know if I'm looking to just hook up with someone." I admitted. I knew that those words sounded a little odd coming out of my mouth but I was in a new body and I didn't know if I was ready for that yet.
"Well you should go talk to her and maybe you can go on a date with her." Hadley responded. "I get looking for something serious, even though I'm really more just looking to get laid. I'm going to go work out over there."
She left me to go to one of the machines. I would probably have to see how much I could lift later, but I knew that I needed to deal with the more pressing situation at hand first. I nervously walked over to the girl.
"Hi," I greeted her.
"Hi." She reciprocated.
"So I saw you looking at me." I commented. I wasn't sure the best way to do this. I knew how to flirt, but everything was different now. The girl was pretty hot. She also looked like she was a little sweaty already from working out, but that was to be expected.
"I'm sorry." She told me. "I didn't mean to stare at you like that."
I knew that it would probably be a good idea to introduce myself. I would also need to figure out her intentions because I didn't want to lead her on if we were looking for different things. I would also need to figure out her name. I had thought so much about flirting with someone before. It was probably because I still wasn't used to being a girl yet. On top of that, there was also something else that I would have to deal with soon.
"I'm Zara." I declared. "What's your name?"
"Marti." She answered. "So Zara, that's an interesting name."
"It's Swedish." I replied. I had looked it up because I thought it was an interesting name. "My dad's grandfather was from Sweden. His music was really big there too."
"Who's your dad?" She inquired.
"Before I tell you that, can you tell me how long you're going to be on this ship?" I inquired. A lot of people didn't stay on very long and I knew that even if we went on a date, it might not go well, but I didn't want to start something if there was already an expiration date.
"I'm here for the whole year. I'm a student here." She responded. "What about you?"
"Same." I replied with a bit of a smile. "So I need to get back to my friend over there, but if you want, we can go out on Wednesday night."
I wasn't sure why I decided to do so far away, but I had already said it and I supposed it was locked in.
"Yeah, that sounds okay. I will see you then." She agreed before I walked back over to Hadley.
"Well?" She asked.
"We're going out on Wednesday." I told her.
Claire's POV
I walked over to Bailey. I was a little nervous about speaking to her, especially since in this universe, it would be the first time.
"Hi. It's Bailey, right?" I asked. I hoped that she wouldn't confuse me with Zara. She did know that we were twins, didn't she?
"Yeah. You're Zara's sister." She commented. It wasn't a question.
"Claire." I corrected. "So I just wanted to come over and introduce myself."
I realize that sounded a little bit weird. I had to say something else to her.
"So what are you reading?" I asked her since she had a book in her hand.
"Oh it's The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones." She answered. I had never heard of that books before. It was possible that it was one of those books that didn't exist in the universe where I was from.
"I've never heard of that one before." She replied. I was a little surprised that I was having a civil conversation with her."
"Well, maybe after I'm done with it, I can let you read it." She offered before my phone went off. I had gotten a text from Stacey. I also realized that I had forgotten the most important rule of being in a library and quickly turned the ringer off. "Who's that?"
"That would be my girlfriend wondering where I am. I should probably go talk to her right now. It was nice meeting you Bailey." I told her before I left.
I walked out of the library and headed back to our room. I had to go down a few decks. I found that Stacey was there. I decided that the first thing that I should do was give her a kiss.
"Hi." I greeted.
"So you didn't actually answer my text." She pointed out.
"I was in the library talking to this girl Bailey. She's in our class and she's Zara's roommate." I explained.
"What were you talking about?" Stacey asked. She sounded a little suspicious, but I supposed that she had the right to be.
"Just this book that she was reading." I remarked. "So what did you want to talk about?"
"I wanted to ask if you thought about us sharing a bed instead of each having our own." She told me. That was not what I expected.
"Is that allowed?" I questioned.
"I mean yeah. The only restrictions are about boys and girls sharing rooms." She explained. I couldn't help but wonder if they thought about the fact that some boys and some girls were in relationships with each other. "We don't have to if you don't want to."
At that point, I let out an involuntary yawn. I wasn't sure why I was so tired because I was used to getting up early.
"Do you wanna take a nap together?" She asked me. "It would be a good trial of whether you want to do this."
"Just to be clear, you mean just sleeping in the bed, right?" I questioned.
"Yes." She confirmed. At that point, I went to wash off my makeup and the two of us changed into our pajamas. I really had a lot of pink, but that was probably because we wore signature colors to differentiate between each other. I knew that I hated when Zack and I were confused for one another. I got into bed with her.
"Does this feel okay?" She asked.
"Yeah. I think so." I answered with another yawn. I laid down on the pillow and grabbed onto her before I fell asleep.
Zara's POV
So one thing that I learned was that my body was not quite in the best shape. Don't get me wrong, I looked good but I was not exactly for the workout that Hadley and I went through. I found that I couldn't really lift very much, so I went over to the treadmill and started to run on it. I didn't have the easiest time doing that either. I would have to try to do this more regularly so I could build a little bit of muscle. I hoped that wouldn't look weird.
"So you haven't worked in a while, have you?" Hadley asked after we were done.
"I need to get into doing it more regularly." I explained. I felt a little embarrassed to be honest. I wasn't sure why.
"Well you don't have to if you don't want to." She replied. "As long as you continue to look good."
"I feel like I probably should for my health." I remarked. I was a pretty active person before and I wanted to remain active, even though I was wearing a lot of makeup. Claire kind of lucked out because she only had to wear a normal amount.
After I was done in the gym, I went back to my stateroom because I needed to take a shower. This time if Bailey was there I would at least be prepared and I wouldn't change in front of her. If she wasn't there, I would still bring my clothes into the bathroom with me so she couldn't walk in at an inopportune moment. The water did feel pretty good on my skin, even though it didn't really cool me down all that much. Maybe I should have gone for colder water.
I stepped outside of the bathroom fully dressed and found that Bailey was there.
"Hi." I greeted her.
"Hey." She responded.
"So how do you know Hadley?" I asked. I kind of wanted to what she would say. Would she deny being in a relationship with her or would she tell me the truth?
"We were roommates last year." She answered. So she didn't lie to me, but she didn't exactly tell me the whole truth either. I couldn't help but wonder if I should not press it and see if I could get Bailey to tell me on her own.
"Why aren't you roommates again this year?" I asked.
"We just didn't really get along that well." She replied. Now it was sounding like she was lying.
"Did something happen?" I inquired. I was a little bit exasperated by her responses since I knew at least part of the story.
"No, we just didn't click that well." She answered. One thing that I was a little unsure about was how I was going to be friends with Bailey if she wasn't honest with me, despite the fact that she didn't know what I knew about her. It was frustrating.
Claire's POV
I woke up a little while after I fell asleep. Stacey was still asleep next to me and I couldn't help but think that she looked so peaceful. I also couldn't help but wonder if it was weird for me to be watching her while she slept. I decided that the best thing that I could do was wake her up because I knew that I might accidentally do so trying to get out of bed. I shook her lightly.
"Hi." She greeted me.
"Hey." I replied.
"So how do you feel after that?" She asked. "Did you like us sharing a bed?"
I was pretty sure that I actually did like us sharing a bed. It was a little bit weird since while Bailey and I had been together, we had never really shared a bed for sleeping before. I couldn't help but wonder if that was something that the two of us were missing as a couple. Maybe we weren't intimate enough together. Maybe Zara had been right and the breakup really was my fault. There was also something else that I was pretty sure was happening. I was pretty sure that I was starting to fall for Stacey.
So Zara has a date with a girl. Marti is played by Jessica Green. Also Claire and Stacey seem to be progressing in their relationship. Please don't forget to review.
