“Uh…what?” Jake asked.
“You may not be able to give the curse back to either of us without repeating the same statement you said to me,” Chris reasoned. “I don’t think I have to do that since you didn’t dare me to say it to anyone else.”
“I hope you’re right,” Mark said. “Dare.”
“I dare you to know and then tell me the name of the person who had called Jake this morning on the phone before I left for school,” Chris said, making sure to be as detailed as possible. He said nothing else.
“Kyle Perkins,” Mark immediately answered. Jake was surprised by his answer. But not even remotely as surprised as Mark. He sat there shocked before frowning. “He's my little brother.” He stood up. “I’m going to go have a chat with him.”
“Are you sure you want to go by yourself?” Chris asked, also standing up.
“I’ll be fine,” Mark replied. “I have the curse. What could he do to me?”
“Okay,” Chris said. He kissed Mark. “Good luck. We’ll stay here.” Mark turned and placed a hand on Jake’s shoulder.
“He’s not going to get away with this,” Mark said. “I’ll be back, hopefully with him.” With that, Mark unlocked the bathroom door, ducked around the “Out of Order” sign, and was out of sight. Chris locked the door behind him while Jake remained seated on the floor, trying his best to stay calm.
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Mark walked through the halls of the school. He noticed the groups of guys in various states of undress making out, grinding their crotches into each other, or aggressively massaging hard cocks either through clothing or not. It was surprising to him to realize that the world wasn’t supposed to be like that. A part of his mind reminded him that this was just how everything was. But hearing how adamant and sincere Jake was had convinced Mark that this was all wrong. And it bothered him immensely that his little brother decided that it was okay to play God. These guys did nothing wrong to Kyle. Why did he change them? Why did he change Mark? They got along fine as it was. Was this because Mark had said no to giving Kyle a blowjob?
Mark shook his head and reminded himself. Evidently, that wasn’t what really happened. So he tried to determine what Mark himself had actually done to Kyle to warrant him changing with the rest of the world. Being gay was supposed to be controversial. Maybe Kyle confessed to being gay, and Mark wanted nothing to do with that? That seemed likely. But illogical if he was still Chris’s boyfriend.
He didn’t have to think about it for much longer. He soon found his brother. Kyle was leaning against one of the theater geeks as he nipped and kissed Kyle’s neck. Mark grabbed the guy’s bare shoulder and pulled him away from Kyle. Kyle fell to the floor ungracefully.
“Get lost,” Mark growled at the geek. The guy fondled his crotch a little before scampering away. Mark glared down at Kyle.
“Uh…hey, Mark,” Kyle said with a nervous smile. “What’s up?”
Mark sarcastically returned the smile and said, “I was thinking of asking you the same thing, bro.”
“Huh?” Kyle asked. His eyes seemed to zero in on Mark’s package with interest.
“Get up,” Mark ordered. Confused, Kyle stood up. “Why did you do it?”
Fear flashed in Kyle’s eyes, but only briefly. “Why did I do what?”
Mark snarled, “Don’t play games with me. Why did you change everyone?”
Kyle’s eyes grew wide in realization and he said, “Jake used the curse on you.” Mark shook his head. His brother just admitted to it.
“Was this some kind of twisted fantasy of yours?” he asked. “What did I do to deserve getting changed? What did the whole world do to you to deserve that?”
Kyle seemed curiously emboldened and replied, “So what if it is my fantasy world? Can’t I indulge in it?”
“Not when it almost nearly traumatizes someone,” Mark retorted angrily. “You should have seen Jake earlier. He was shaking and trembling in fear. He didn’t even want to hug his own brother out of the fear of his own feelings! What did he do to deserve that?”
Kyle matched Mark’s scowl. “He embarrassed me in front of the entire school! He and his friends collectively pulled my pants down, and everyone laughed!” Mark glanced down at Kyle’s bare legs.
Kyle did not miss the irony. “Oh, come on! This is different. Practically everyone here is like this! It’s not embarrassing anymore.”
“So what you’re saying is that because someone played a prank on you, a mean prank but a prank nonetheless, that warrants making him become so afraid of everyone around him?” Mark asked. “That’s almost worst, if you ask me.”
“Well, I’m not asking you,” Kyle spat. “Now, if you don’t mind, I’m going to go find my math teacher. He has a delicious bod that I’ve been wanting to try since I arrived at this school.” He tried to walk past Mark. Mark pushed him back against the wall.
“You’re not going anywhere,” growled Mark. “Transform or Dare, little brother?”