It took Nate a couple moments for the reality of what exactly happened to him to truly sink in. The crystal had not only worked but he was now decidedly no longer human. His emotions were yo-yoing between giddy and sheer panic. He knew one thing, he needed to get back to the relative safety of his dorm room. First though, he carefully stood up in the shower and grabbed the shower sprayer. He worked his way around the shower washing off as much of his Satyr spunk as he could and sending it down the drain.
He leaned out of the shower and grabbed a bottle of shampoo. He popped the top and poured a large amount into his hand and then set the bottle on the shelf in the shower. He proceeded to work it into a lather up and down his now densely furry legs up to his waist. He chuckled to himself thinking he was going to have to start buying his Shampoo in the Economy Size. He rinsed off and then grabbed the bottle of conditioner and repeated the same process.
He turned off the shower and grabbed his towel from the bench outside the shower, toweling off in the shower stall and then wrapping the towel around his waist. He slowly stepped out of the shower, still trying to get used to walking on his new hooves. He bent over and collected his toiletries and clothes and carefully walked out of the shower area. He paused and peeked around the corner to make sure the bathroom was empty. Once he determined the coast was clear, he made a break for the dorm room door and opened it, once again peeking out to make sure the coast was clear and then making a break down the hall to his dorm room. He quickly rushed inside and closed the door behind him.
Nate opened the closet door and put his toiletries inside before pausing to take in his new transformed self in the mirror on the inside of the closet door. He still looked mostly the same except his nose was a bit different and he now had horns. He marveled at them, starting thick at the base of his scalp and curving back until they ended at a point. He ran his fingers through the thick fur that now covered his legs all the way up to his waist. The reality of what he had done began to set in. How could he possibly go out in public like this? He walked over to his desk and picked up his cellphone, texting Jamie.
It wasn’t a dud, he typed. He paused for a moment trying to decide what else to text. He added, You’ll have to come over and let me know if I really look cooler with horns.
It was only a few moments before Jamie burst through the door, clearly out of breath. She walked into the room and closed the door behind her as she looked in shock at her newly transformed friend sitting on his bed.
“Oh my god,” she whispered. “You look…”
Nate swallowed and was nervous about what she was about to say. “Yeah?”
“You look incredible.”
Nate let out a sigh of relief. “Right? This is awesome! There is just one small problem though.”
“You can’t go out in public like this, obviously.”
“Exactly. I’m not sure what we can do though.” Nate was starting to feel a little anxious again.
“Well, it’s dark out. We can pay a return visit to my Aunts and see if there is anything they can do. We’ll just have to keep a low profile as we walk back over there.”
“Right.” Nate walked over to the closet and pulled on a pair of black workout shorts and a simple t-shirt. He grabbed his keys and wallet off the desk and shrugged. “Ready when you are.”
“Good thing it’s night out. If we stick to the shadows and keep moving we might be okay.”
Nate let out a deep breath and they walked out to the hall. It was a good thing it was the weekend and the dorm was near deserted, either at the soccer match or those not at the game were out partying or at the bars. He was suddenly grateful that he had decided on attending a party school, despite his grandfather’s warnings to the contrary.
They made their way to the elevator and thankfully it didn’t take too long to get to their floor. Nate was still a little weary walking on his hooves, but he was learning quickly. Once they got into the elevator and the doors closed, Nate let out a sigh of relief and leaned against the wall of the elevator. The relief was short lived as the doors to the elevator opened and the two of them quickly exited, looking around for others, but the halls were mercifully clear. They two quickly exited the dorm through a side door so they wouldn’t have to pass the front desk. But now, they would have to make it through the neighborhoods back to Jamie’s Aunts house.