] the tree's thoughts were yelling at the both of us."Hey stupid!" I yelled back causing the tree to gasp. "In case you haven't noticed I have already...removed thirty of the spells. Plus," here I waved my hand then nodded my head. "The worst two of the curses are gone. Nothing left can kill her. So do us both a favor and bugger off!"Again the tree gasped then I heard it start to chant. Unfortunately for it I had been prepared as I waved both hands causing my wards to seal her mouth shut. I then. It'll be great fun!You can practise your posture, voice, female mannerisms, and so on.Then you'll be perfect tomorrow night."I thought about it. It would be fun, and maybe I would be a littleless inhibited at the party. I wondered if I could fool anyone intothinking I was a real woman?"Well, OK, but not to a restaurant anywhere near here!"But she was already heading for Carol's bedroom, returning shortlywith a beautiful two-tone midnight blue cocktail dress."You're a couple of inches taller. She had assumed, fairly, that I had completely forgotten aboutthe occasion (it wouldn't have been the first time), but this romanticturnaround impressed her even more than if she had known it was coming.Dinner, I have to say, was prepared perfectly. Diane told me it wasorgasmic, and I said with a mischievous grin "That part comes later."We ate our desert slowly, feeding each other and playing with our food. By the time we were done, both of us had already lost our shirts in thehope of making. Taking a deep breath, she quelled it, eyes closed behind the leather blindfold as she attempted the impossible; to relax. A new voice, polite but authoritative, posing questions. The image of a dark cloud seeped into her mind, and a fire rimmed gate, Lucifer rather than St. Peter standing before it. Vaguely she realized he was discussing the rules of conduct and demeanor, some obvious, some eye opening, such as a firm restriction on bloodletting and fecal matter, something she’d never even.