Ellie Rubenstein shuffled into the commons, eyes downcast. She was wearing a pair of skinny jeans and a tank top she'd borrowed from her little sister. She wrapped her arms protectively around her skinny tummy as she fought back tears.
Taylor waved. "Hi there, Ellie! Rough day?"
Ellie walked over to Taylor and Jinx's table, sniffling. "Yeah. I... I just hate being seen in public like this."
Taylor scratched the back of her neck. As the pack's shaman, she figured she should provide Ellie with some kind of guidance. Too bad her mind was blanking. "Uh, you know," she said at last, "most of the school probably thinks you look hotter this way. Man, Monique Robinson WISHES she had a body like that!"
"She can HAVE it!" Ellie vented. "I know most of mu classmates think I'm beautiful. Just half an hour ago, Jennifer Gibson complimented me for ditching the 'Winnie-the-Pooh look,' as she called it. Problem is, I may look like the girl everyone wants to see, but I don't look like myself. I feel like I'm being spotted walking around in a stranger's body, one I don't even like the look of much. I mean, look at these stupid-ass jeans! There's nothing soft spilling out of them!" Ellie hoisted up her shirt to make a point, showing off her toned, lean stomach and its six-pack abs. There wasn't an ounce of fat on it, just rock-hard muscle. Ellie sniffled. "God, I miss my muffin top!"
"Yeah," Jinx mused. "I remember you had a real prominent one. It was so cute!"
"Don't worry, Ellie," Taylor said, putting a comforting hand on Ellie's shoulder. "Kyūri Sensei'll get you your wobbly ol' potbelly back in no time, and it'll make the biggest muffin top ever! And until then, we'll do everything to make you as comfortable in that skinny body as possible."
Ellie laughed. "It really is skinny, isn't it? I look like a muscular toothpick."
"But a sexy muscular toothpick," Harper said, entering the commons. "What's the matter, Ellie? Getting the Skinny Bod Blues again?"
Ellie smiled awkwardly. "Heh, yeah. But admit it, Harper; you miss my big, comfy belly, too."
"Can't deny I wish all those soft curves were back," said Harper. "And that tummy was best damn pillow I ever had. But until you can get your padding back, your body's still got a lot of great features."
"Delicious-smelling blood, for instance," Jinx said, letting her vampiric fangs extend to full length. "I can promise you, vampire bites are erotic as hell!"
"And you've still got really nice tits," Taylor added. "And... wow, Ellie, is that a happy trail climbing out for your pants?"
Ellie glanced down at her belly. Sure enough, a thin happy trail was growing from the hem of Ellie's jeans to just above her navel. Funny, that hadn't been there before her transformation. Ellie flicked her thumb through the sparse layer of dirty blonde hairs. Mmm, that actually felt kind of good. "Hey, this is neat!" Ellie grinned. "I just wish it were a bit shaggier. You know, thicker."
"Wish I knew some remedies for that," said Taylor. "That's the kind of thing a REAL shaman would know about. Oh well, maybe someday. I guess Morgana could always help with that. Hey, that'd give me good opportunity to meet Vivi and see if we mesh okay." She idly ran a finger
ran a finger over her forearm. "Hey, I'm hairy, too! Sweet!"
"Hey, me too!" Harper declared as she felt her own body.
"No such luck," Jinx shrugged after a togen glance at her own arms and legs. "Being hirsute isn't really a vampire thing."
"Ooh!" gasped Harper. "I've got the thickest happy trail! Look, you can hardly even see my belly button!"
Ellie rubbed her fingers over the place where her jaw met her ears, feeling a smattering of whiskery hairs there. "This is so cool!" Ellie proclaimed. "I always wanted to be hairy!" A wicked grin crossed her face. "Hmmm... who wants to see how hairy I am under my clothes?"
Jinx flashed her boobs at Ellie, showing off her erect nipples. "I think I can speak for us all when I say YESSSSS!!!"