While Nick was left all alone, James continued walking with his new homies. Nick sort of just wandered off to try and do his own thing.
Josh was an uptight closeted gay. He was 25 and still hadn't come out to anyone besides one or two close friends. He had gone to the mall that day looking for a new video game that would come out today. He was dressed in a button up shirt and jeans. He was kinda nerdy and it showed. But he didn't care, that was at least a part of him he felt comfortable with people knowing.
As he was walking he passed by the group of Mexicans. "Look at this overdressed Chico" one of them said pointing at Josh and laughing. Josh just tried to walk past but looked at them for a little bit.
"Why you lookin' at us like that? You some kinda fag?" The former James said. And that was all it took to transfer the curse now too. Josh felt a weird tingle but didn't think anything of it and just kept walking with his head down. The guys kept trying to get his attention but he had learned by now it was way safer to just keep walking.
Once he ducked into the game store the Mexicans stopped their chase. He bought the new game he wanted. Then he waited until the Mexicans left. Then he wondered back out.
He eventually left the mall and headed back to his car. As he was unlocking his door he saw a group of skaters go by. He had always had a personal fetish for skaters. He loved everything about them, their cocky attitudes, their lean toned bodies, they way they dressed, everything. They were maybe 17-19 years old so he felt a little embarrassed looking at them, but it was just a fantasy, he wasn't going to do anything.
He felt himself getting turned on and once again felt a flush of shame, he wanted so badly to either not be gay or live in a world where it wasn't anything shameful. He got into his car before anyone saw his boner. He sat there upset and angry with himself.
Then he started to feel a weird feeling. It was the same tingle as before. He started to feel weird like a fog was settling on his mind. "I can't believe those Mexicans thought I was a fag, hell no I love the pussy" he thought to himself. Then he shook his head, wait that wasn't right, where did that thought come from? But he felt like they were right.
He felt as his bones shifting and cracking into place as he started getting shorter and younger. His spine and shoulders cracking into a sort of permeant slouch. He was now about 15 years old, he lost 10 years! He felt a sharp pain in his abdomen as his muscles felt sore like from a workout, his pecs became more profound and his stomach first became flat, then turned into a slight 6 pack. His arms got some muscle but only a little bit. His biggest amount of muscle was in his legs and torso, what he used for balance during his skating.
He also got shorter but even shorter than he had been when he really was 15. He felt itchy as hair erupted all over, his chest, his arms and legs. The hair on his head grew out longer to his shoulders. His eyes turned bright green and his skin tingled as he got tanner.
He looked at his reflection in his rear view mirror and gave a cocky grin. The thoughts flooded his mind, he was hot and great at skating. He kinda sucked at school but who gave a shit. He started to feel a love for hot women, and likewise a hate for gays. They were so stupid and weird, why like dudes when there are so many hot babes, it's almost an insult, he justified in his mind.
He struggled against it because the part of Josh that was the real Josh was freaked out. He didn't wanna be so dumb homophobic skater punk. His clothes changed to a black element t shirt, and a pair of jean shorts, slightly sagged, but not ridiculously so. His jeans also got looped by a vans belt, and his shoes morphed into a pair of Osiris skate shoes.
He looked around and wondered who's car this was and got out, a worn out skateboard appearing in his hands. He half ran and half skated over to the group of skaters. He remembered they were his buds, he always hang out with them and got hot skater chicks. One of his buds, Mitch handed Josh a joint and he started smoking weed. He laughed and joined up with his friends, he noticed his boner, must be time to get some ladies in bed. He grin as he went off to his new, possibly temporary, life.