Scarecrow Challenge #6: Genderbent Challenge

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The Adventurer had been sleeping quite soundly for a change, without nightmares or insomnia... At least, until the sun came up and hit his face through the window. The blonde moved hair from his face as he groggily turned in his barely-awake trance to look at the mirror nearby. What he hadn't expected was a female face to stare back at him.

In his barely-awake trance though, he was a bit too sleepy to realize that was a mirror he was looking into... And he'd been mistaken. "Selene....?" he murmured sleepily. "By the Goddesses, you're fucking early..." he muttered quietly. He remembered faintly making a new ground rule when the two had arranged to hang out for the day... Today. If he remembered correctly, after that whole sick incident of his, he'd told her that if he was badly late again, to just let her into the house in case he was dead or sick or something. Better she knew what was going on, then be waiting outside for him, for hours on end. But she wasn't supposed to be here for another hour, he thought as he eyed the clock.

Then he looked at the "person" again and realized something. The girl had blonde hair. Selene didn't have blonde hair. But wait, who the fuck was in his house? IN HIS BED!?

That woke him up.

He sat up in bed instantly, wide awake. He frantically looked around the room... No girl. Then his eyes settled on the mirror. His eyes widened with a look of horror as he looked at the female face that stared back at him. Then he looked down at himself. Where the hell had the bazookas come from?

"GAH!" he let out as he fell off the bed in a fright, instantly shocked and fearful of what in the world was going on. "What the fuck..." he muttered as he got up, scantily dressed. He wasn't even wearing a shirt, just a pair of pajama pants.

"Okay, what... In the HELL... Is going on?" he let out as he looked around at the room, then at himself. Selene was going to show up in an hour, he had to find a way to fix this before it was too late. How the hell was he going to explain to Selene that instead of Josh DragonsFlame taking her out for dinner, she was instead being taken out by Joshalina? It'd be way too awkward... But how had this happened? How in the world had he just turned into a woman overnight?

The free samples.

Josh's eyes widened as he remembered taking free samples for a new nutrition drink from a shady guy not too long ago, in a stall in Clock Town. How could he have been so foolish? Clock Town was known for it's shady sorts... He should have known that this guy was a little TOO friendly! But potions like that must wear off soon enough, right? Maybe by the time Selene showed up, it'd have worn off? He looked over at the clock...

He'd read the damn thing wrong. He'd slept in! Selene was going to be here in about 10 minutes! Josh's eyes widened and he cursed violently to himself as he threw the blanket off him. "CRAP!" he let out, cursing his inability to wake up properly on what's usually considered a day off. "Damn you, force of habit!" he let out irritably. Normally, he knew Selene wouldn't be mad if he slept in and took a bit of extra time to get ready. He knew she understood the exhaustion from guard duties and adventuring, and sleeping in was normal to him thanks to it. But HOW in the HELL was he supposed to explain THIS!?

He let out a groan, flopping back onto the bed and burying his face in the pillow. He'd had a long shift yesterday... Maybe Selene would think he was tired and asleep, and she'd come back later in the day, having understood? He could explain this situation later then, although he doubted Selene would believe him. He heard a knock on the door, and buried himself in blankets. Crap, she was here!

"Josh, I'm here!" Someone would call. Of course, he knew who it was. Selene Merrows, a close friend of his. He didn't answer, and a minute or so would go by without an answer as the silver-haired maiden would wonder just what he was up to. Maybe he was getting ready? Or maybe he'd just slept in. Thinking perhaps the latter, Selene would decide to abide by the "Open Door" policy they'd instated in case of a situation like this, and would walk in, looking around. Nothing seemed amiss in the house, but she also didn't hear the blonde getting ready at all. She let out an amused sigh, he's probably still sleeping. She would decide to check his bedroom to wake him up. "Hey sleepyhead~" Selene caw'd playfully as she opened the door. "You're la-"

She was cut off when she saw the mess of long hair on the bed, that wasn't Josh's hair... But a female face would move from her place buried in the pillow to look at Selene. The bumps in the bed made it look like there were two forms in the bed, and the female one was scantily clad, seeing as Josh hadn't gotten a chance to dress...

The silver-haired mailgirl let out a gasp, her hands reaching her mouth as she backed up, her cheeks a deep crimson. Josh hadn't told her he had a girlfriend, or had company! "I-I'm so sorry!" She managed to get out, wanting to get the hell out of there as soon as she could after having, what she assumed, walked in on the two after something she didn't want to imagine. At the same time, she felt incredibly upset. It was here she realized that she had clenched her fists and her knuckles had turned a ghostly white. She felt incredibly sad upon seeing it, but she just couldn't understand why. Maybe it was because Josh had accidentally slipped up and stood her up for their plans to spend the day together? No, it wasn't that... But she couldn't fathom why. Still, she was seconds from backing away when the female would speak. "Selene?" Josh would call over to her. The jig was up, all he could do was explain...

"H-huh?" Selene would respond, looking back over. How did the female know her name? "I-It's me.... Josh...." Josh would shyly say, looking down at the ground, his face red. This was horrifically embarrassing, he thought to himself.

"W-what?" Selene responded, not truly believing it. "I-I don't know what happened!" Josh claimed, holding his hands up. "I woke up like this! I don't know if it'll wear off, and I was too embarrassed to come out afterword... I was kind of hoping it would wear off and I'd be back to normal before you arrived, but I'm still like this..." He said, scratching his head. "I'm so confused, I don't know what to do, and I feel horrible for making you think I'd stood you up. I'm so sorry Selene..." He whispered, closing his eyes.

Selene's gaze would soften as this set in, and she sighed, sitting on the bed beside "her", pulling her genderbent friend into a hug. "It's okay" She whispered. "Hey, on the bright side, now I can take you shopping!" She suddenly burst out with an almost cheeky look. Josh would stare at her, wondering if she was serious or kidding with him. He had snarked Selene so many times, he wouldn't be surprised if she took the opportunity now. "I'll... I'll pass" He said, taking a breath. All of a sudden, a cloud of smoke would emanate from Josh, obscuring him from Selene's vision. Once it cleared, the male frame of Josh DragonsFlame that Selene knew had returned to normal. Josh would look in the mirror and take a big breath in relief.

"Thank Hylia... I didn't know how long I could handle that" He said. "I thought I was going to have a mental breakdown" He explained. "Well, if you're not too down... Can we still hang out for the day?" Selene would ask. She'd come all this way after all, and had made the plans... He wasn't going to stand her up, was he? Though she would understand if he was a bit too exhausted from the ordeal to do it... They could do it another day, right?

Josh would smile faintly, and nod. "Aye, just wait for me downstairs. I'll go get ready" He promised as he went to go grab his things.

Thank Hylia that was over.