“Phew, what a stuffy bus ride. Can't believe you even gave that woman your seat. Nobody tried anything funny on you while you were bumping around, right, Maria?”
“It was the right thing to do. And don't worry, I’m fine.”
Maria Dieu and Lilith Apfelbaum couldn't be more different, even just from a glance. Due to her strictly christian upbringing Maria mostly wore rather conservative clothing to hide the fact that puberty had been rather generous to the shy girl. Her straight, blonde hair fell down the teen’s back and her big, blue eyes were similarly hiding behind thick-rimmed glasses. Lilith was pretty much the exact opposite. She wore much more revealing clothing, willing to show off some skin and flaunt her figure (even if there wasn't much to actually show off). She kept her hair in a shaved sidecut and currently had dyed it blue. Social, outgoing and a bit unpredictable, it's hard to believe that she was Maria’s best friend. In fact, Maria herself doubted her parents would even allow them to interact, if they hadn't been neighbors their whole life.
They stopped before the Apfelbaum’s house. “Well then, see you tomorrow at school, Maria. I’ll give you a call, if I have trouble with math homework again.”
That was Maria’s chance. After many failed attempts the wallflower had finally gathered enough courage to do it. Quickly she moved her head forward and gave her friend a kiss on the cheek. Before Lilith could react Maria was already running over to her own house with a red glowing head and disappeared behind the doors. After locking herself inside her room she was finally able to take a breath and try to calm down.
Maria had always faithfully followed the teachings of the church and her parents. She never skipped her prayers, always wore her rosary necklace and saved herself for marriage. Well, mostly. One night she always looked back to with shame her curiosity (and some of Lilith’s prodding, admittedly) had gotten the better of her and she had tried out masturbating for the first and so far only time in her life. What has bothered her since that particular night was the fact that she couldn't reach her climax until she had started thinking about other females.
Since then the way she started seeing other girls slowly started to change and the kiss she gave her friend was the final confirmation she needed. Maria was not only a lesbian, she was in love with her best friend.
Many different thoughts were racing through her head. Would this affect her friendship with Lilith? Could she even… reciprocate her feelings? And what about her parents? Her father was always going on about how much he was looking forward to Maria finding a nice, christian husband and blessing them with grandchildren. Would they still accept her, even if she couldn't fulfill that wish? These and more kept her up for a while before she finally found sleep. She was unaware that her kiss wasn't the only important body contact she had made that day.
When Maria woke up the next morning she felt like something wasn't right. Her pajamas felt looser than usual. When she was about to take a shower an errant glance to the mirror had her drop the towel in shock. Her breasts were gone. Her chest was completely flat, as if she never went through puberty, with only her nipples left. In fact her whole body’s proportions were somehow more… androgynous. Reluctantly she took a look down between her legs. Aside from her pubic hairs her crotch was nearly completely smooth. There was only a small hole, which she assumed was for peeing. Maria continued staring at her changed body trying to find an explanation for what happened. Was she even still a ‘she’? But then what was Maria and what should she/they do now?