Last one into the pool is a gaijin!” She turned and sprinted toward the aft deck, where she’d admired the pool while touring the yacht. She leaped...like a gazelle over one chair that was in her way and I was right behind her. As we got out into the open area of the aft deck I gained on her, and it was a very close race as we both dove into the pool! When I came up from my dive Miki was all over me. She wrapped her arms and legs around my torso, and sought out my mouth with hers. Oh, those full. She stayed up late that night with a flashlight, looking at the Valentines from her classmates and chewing the small, chalky candy hearts the teacher gave out. The cards were flat, pink and red cartoons that didn’t really make sense to her. When she thought of a heart she imagined something meaty and hot, not a shape cut from paper. But at least the candy was nice.It was approaching midnight when she heard scratching at the window. And, peeking out of the covers, she saw a man standing there.. But you only respond to spoken commands. Just give me a minute to think, buddy, and we'll see just how much wiggle room you have. If I wish to be male . . ."Blonde," the genie barked suddenly. "You commanded me to make you blonde."The suddenness of the words made Nick lose his train of thought. He giggled, thinking of a tiny train rolling around in his head. "Choo choooo!" he said in his best train imitation. He laughed. It was silly.The genie patted him on the head and Nick looked up. The. Then I could swap places with Jean andgo back to my own body and my own life. For just a moment, I had a thought --what if I didn't go back? If I stayed away from the store and from Room 6,then I could stay here, in this body. I could see this face any time I lookedin the mirror. I could get my hands on these soft breasts whenever I feltlike it. I wouldn't be Gene anymore. I would be Jean. But I dismissed thethought almost as fast as it had come. It was one thing to live in Jean'sbody for a few.