Jennifer had a lump in her throat as she slowly pulled off her nightgown, and wept softly as she realized that over course of one night her skin had disappeared under the hair.
This confused her, although the hairs had gotten noticibly longer, it shouldn't be enough to hide all her skin. Sniffling she gingerly spread the wiry curls on her left breast.
Underneath the longer, coarser hairs, a new softer, thicker growth had developed, a secondary layer of down. She knew it was growing rapidly now, her skin was alternatively itching, tingling, tickling.
"Oh...m-my...G-god," she sobbed. She didn't dare to look at her face or touch it. She probed her body all over, and all over she found she was covered in the thick down. Jen took the pump, and immediately realized that the soft fluff growing on her nipples would never permit a proper seal. Like a milk cow, Jen kneaded each hairy breast into releasing its milk. That task completed, Jen stepped into the shower.
I need a bath, she thought. I need a good soak. She sat down on the side of the tub, and realized that she could no longer feel the cold porceline on her bottom. When the tub had filled, she slipped into the water's deliciously warm embrace. She held her arms out before her. Only the tips of her fingers beyond her first knuckle were hairless, along with the palms of her hands and soles of her feet. Her pelvis had widened perceptably.
To what end, she asked herself. Childbirth? By what means?? She was also noticing some definite tone to her muscles, but of course nobody would see them anymore.
"Why did this have to happen to me," she moaned softly. No man would ever love her now, she thought miserably.
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While Jennifer wept over her lost comeliness, Kelly drove a trembling Lindsey to school.
Both had missed the day before because Lindsey had awoken that day with two grape-sized lumps on her chest. Knowing that there was a chance that it was simply puberty taking its course...and knowing that there could be complications from the hormones already ingested, Kelly had immediately rushed Lindsey to the doctor.
"You'll be twelve in February, right Lindsey," asked Dr. Perkins.
"February 17th," confirmed Lindsey
Dr. Perkins mused, concerned. There was a strong liklihood that it was merely puberty taking it's natural course. On the other hand there was also the possibility that even with a natural puberty, the BHGHC-12 remaining in her system would be interpreted as her proper hormone.
"Lindsey, I'm going to write you a month's prescription for Zoladex. Goserelin Acetate will delay puberty and hopefully your body will flush the BHGHC-12 enough so you'll grow up as you should. You should continue to experience some swelling and tenderness in your breasts, though, it's a side effect of the drug."
"How will we know if it's working?"
"We won't know for sure for at least a month, Kelly. The goserelin will need to be injected, I'm afraid, and we won't have it for a week. I'd recommend a lower fat diet which may help somewhat."
Lindsey shuddered at the thought of more injections. "What if it doesn't work?"
"If it doesn't work, if the hormones you ingested are working on you, there will be two phases. First, your body will advance rapidly through puberty, over the course of just two or three months. Your height will be affected, you won't grow more than an inch taller than you are now. Lindsey, you can expect your secondary sex characteristics, your breasts, your body hair, will be notably exaggerated, especially considering your heritage.
Their father was Ashkenazi, their mother was full-blooded Mizrahi. Kelly took after her father, with light features, while Lindsey was very dark, with olive skin.
Dr. Perkins continued. "Once puberty is complete, there will be a brief dormant stage, and then your body will change drastically...I'm afraid we don't know what the ultimate result of will be."
Kelly and Lindsey left the office, with a note to come back next week for the first injection. As they pulled up to the school, Lindsey recalled the conversation from yesterday and shivered.
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While Lisa continued to sleep, Carol and Jennifer drove to the dermatologist's. Jen showed Carol the new fuzzy coat, and agreed to have it looked at.
Kira greeted them warmly and escorted them to the examination room.
"Jennifer, don't feel bad about it, a situation like that would shake up anybody. Go ahead and take your clothes off."
Kira stifled a gasp as the clothes came off.
"What I really want to know about, Doctor, is this new growth," showing her the soft down that had appeared.
"Oh, um...let me get a measure of everything else." Kira took the calipers and measured.
Jennifer's stomach was in turmoil as Kira gasped audibly while she probed through the hair. "Four millimeters Jen, it's growing four millimeters per day! Okay, honey, let me look at your face."
Hair covered everything now, but Kira was relieved to find that despite a dense fuzz, the growth had at least stopped on her eyelids. Everywhere else, her forehead, her cheeks, her upper lip, her nose, all of it was producing hair at the same extraordinary rate. And there was something else she needed to check.
"Jennifer, I need to get a blood sample and have it tested by a geneticist."
"A geneticist?" Jennifer was shocked. "Okay...but what for?"
Kira rested a hand on her shoulder. "Jennifer, that hormone...I don't know what, but it did something to your physical structure. Jen...it's not just hair anymore. It's fur."