More time passed, but it was hard to be certain if it was days, weeks, or (gulp) months. Samantha's 'sense' developed to the point that she could 'feel' how people looked like. It would be hard to explain, but she was glad of it. She nudged Chelsea away from a few unpleasant-looking guys, because, even though her survival hinged on Chelsea having sex, if she had to choose who her father was going to be, she wanted him to be good-looking!
But she could sense that Chelsea was depressed and feeling lonely, something Samantha could relate to all too well. Despite her young age, she could sense Chelsea desperately wanted someone special to come into her life. The poor kid.
And then, something unexpected happened. Chelsea was at a friend's house (Samantha didn't know her name, but she was a cute girl a few years older than Chelsea) and Samantha could feel that the two were close friends. She sensed Chelsea's depression reaching a breaking point, and her potential parent was soon crying.
Samantha felt bad for her, and tried to will Chelsea to open up to her friend more. And got more than she bargained for, when, after awhile, she felt strangely warm...and then could 'feel' Chelsea becoming very aroused!
'Oh shit!' Samantha thought. 'They're having sex?'
Samantha herself had secretly been attracted to other women for a long time, but she had always been afraid to act on those feelings. She never thought of herself as bisexual, but the idea of the two teen girls having sex excited her.
Wait. She couldn't be aroused, she was only a cell! That meant...she was feeling Chelsea's arousal!
Indeed, her special sense was tuned into Chelsea, and she could feel everything the young girl felt. And it felt good, very good. When the two girls were done, and cuddling close together, Samantha felt very happy for Chelsea...even though this put a real wrench in the gears.
'If Chelsea likes girls now, how am I going to be born? If only I could make a wish!'
And that's when it happened. She knew exactly where the ring was. Or wasn't, as it apparently had slid into a parallel dimension, waiting for her to once again claim it.
'Ring! I know I can't talk, but you have to listen to me! Hear me, please?'
I HEAR YOU, MY MISTRESS.
'Holy shit! You can talk?'
I AM THE SPIRIT OF THE RING, AND YES, I CAN COMMUNICATE WITH YOU, BUT ONLY IF YOU DEMAND IT. WHICH YOU HAVE NOW DONE.
'Please, you have to help me!'
YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND, BUT AS YOU HAVE LEARNED, THOSE WISHES THAT I GRANT CANNOT BE UNDONE.
'Yes, I know now. So if I want to grow up, I'm going to have to do it the hard way.'
THIS IS TRUE, THOUGH IF YOU ARE CAREFUL, YOU CAN MAKE THINGS EASIER ON YOURSELF IN THIS NEW LIFE.
'First I need a new life! Spirit, the girl, Chelsea, she's going to become my mother, but I need a father! But she just found someone special, and I don't want to ruin that for her.'
AND THAT SPECIAL PERSON IS ALSO A FEMALE. WHAT IS YOUR WISH? I COULD CHANGE THE OTHER GIRL INTO A MAN.
'I...no. That wouldn't be right. Is there any way...to allow that girl to impregnate Chelsea?'
There was a pause.
IT CAN BE DONE. I PRESUME YOU WISH FOR HER TO REMAIN FEMALE IN ALL WAYS. I WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE REALITY TO PREVENT UNDUE CHAOS. AS IT STANDS NOW, WHAT YOU WISH FOR IS IMPOSSIBLE. WHILE I CAN MAKE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS HAPPEN, IF NO ONE BELIEVES THAT A GIRL IS YOUR FATHER, THERE WILL BE MUCH PAIN AND HEARTBREAK.
'Change...you mean, you would have to make it so that all girls could...you know?'
I AM GUESSING AS TO YOUR MEANING, MISTRESS. NOT ALL GIRLS, BUT SOME, YES, WILL RARELY BE BORN WITH A MUTATION THAT ALLOWS THEM TO IMPREGNATE OTHERS. THIS WILL BE THE CASE FOR CHELSEA'S LOVER. FURTHER, I CAN MAKE IT THAT BOTH OF THEM ARE FULLY AWARE OF YOUR PARENTAGE, SO THAT NEITHER OF THEM CAN DOUBT THAT YOU ARE THE CHILD OF THEIR LOVE. THIS OF COURSE MEANS THAT YOU WILL BE OF THEIR BLOOD, AND ALL THAT WILL REMAIN OF YOU IS YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS IN THIS NEWBORN BODY.
'Then the only problem is how young they are. They can't marry, and they might not even get to keep the baby...me.'
I COULD MAKE THEM OLDER.
'Bad enough they're going to be parents in high school, taking away the rest of their childhood would be terrible.'
YOU ARE VERY KIND, MY MISTRESS.
'Well, I...I had a lot of time to think. I got myself into this mess because I was jealous and selfish. At least let these two have a shot at happiness.'
I CAN MAKE THEIR PARENTS ACCEPTING OF THEIR SEXUALITY AND RELATIONSHIP. THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY GOOD PEOPLE, SO THIS WILL NOT BE A GREAT CHANGE. I CAN CAUSE YOUR PARENTS TO INHERIT GREAT WEALTH, SO THAT YOUR FAMILY WILL BE SECURE. I CAN MAKE IT THAT THESE BIRTHS, WHERE BOTH PARENTS HAVE THE SAME GENDER, ARE SEEN BY SOCIETY AS A BLESSING, AS IT IS SUCH A RARE EVENT. THAT WAY NO ONE WILL HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THEIR CHOOSING TO KEEP AND RAISE THEIR CHILD.
'You...you're being very helpful, thank you. I wish it so.'
I AM HERE TO SERVE. YOU WISH IS GRANTED.
And just like that, Samantha could feel another cell...not a sperm cell, but something like one. A mutated egg, the proverbial one in a million shot. She could feel herself moving to intercept the cell. It collided with her, merged with her, bringing with it new genetic information, and life. Within moments she began to divide, as her new body began to form, within Chelsea's womb...
Now as to Sam's 'father'...