Staying Best Friends

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Staying Best Friends

"See how much more fun you're having, Maya? I told you we're better off this way!" Rachel ran a hand through her blonde hair. Maya grinned. Rachel had clearly heard her last night with the guy she picked up. Not that she had been trying to keep her voice down. "Now smile for the camera!" The two girls posed as one of their other friends snapped a picture. Maya retrieved her phone and sent the picture to Rachel.

"There Rachel, sent. 'Hanging out at the beach with the bestie!'" Maya posted the picture. Rachel glanced over as she mirrored Maya's actions.

"Gawd, it's totes not fair. I post a picture and get like 10k likes. You post one and get 1 million." Maya grinned and smacked her rear.

"You've got boobs, but you've got no butt. Guys like some junk in the trunk. I keep telling you that you should join me in working out. Can't depend entirely on genetics and dieting." Rachel pouted.

"That's not fair, you've got the best genetics here! I mean your hips and tits are ridiculous! Whenever you're around I can't get any guys!" Maya couldn't help but roll her eyes. Rachel was just as popular with guys as she was. Where Maya was devastatingly beautiful and sexy, Rachel was excessively cute. She just played up her innocent vibe and guys fawned over her.

"Oh hush! Who wasn't who dragged two guys back to her room two days ago?" The two playfully glared at each other for a few moments before breaking down in giggles. "I can't believe we're sunbathing on the beach, drinking, and chatting about guys." Maya let out a content sigh as she lay back. Rachel just nodded in agreement.

Two months ago they had been entirely different people. Literally. Calvin and his best friend Greg had been fretting about how they would hang out. The two 13-year old boys did everything together. A wrench was thrown in their vacation plans when it was discovered Greg's family was going on a trip. The two had spent several days brainstorming when Greg had come with a "solution" to their problems. He'd found a spell online and would swap bodies with Calvin's sister, Rachel.

"I don't know man, that seems weird. You'd be a girl and way older than me..." Calvin was more than hesitant.

"Dude, it'll be fine. I can just hang out with you and then swap back once my family is home. It'll be fine." Greg dismissed Calvin's concerns. The next day Rachel woke him up, "Dude, it's me. We can hang out all month!"

Things started out alright. Greg was able to drive them around, so he took Calvin to movies, arcades, bowling. Just as Calvin was starting to warm to Greg's choice things changed. It was subtle at first: Greg began acting more and more girly. Then he started treating Calvin like a kid. Next he stopped hanging out with him to hang out with Rachel's friends. Soon he was basically Rachel and there wasn't much of his old friend left. Calvin was frustrated. He hadn't even agreed to letting Greg borrow his sister's body in the first place, and now he had lost his friend anyways. He'd finally had enough of Greg gallivanting around in his sister's body, fooling his family and her friends by pretending to be the successful college girl. He confronted her one evening. "Dude, you're not actually my sister. You need to stop. You don't hang out with me anymore. All you do is hangout with Rachel's friends, play around on her phone, and flirt with boys!" Calvin's face was flushed in a mirror of the frustration he felt. Rachel put a hand on his head.

"Look little bro, you might not like it but things are going to stay this way. I'm sorry we're not hanging out, but I'm an adult and you're a kid. I'm also a woman now. We just don't share any interests anymore." Calvin began to cry. It just wasn't fair. He'd lost his best friend and his sister at the same time. He couldn't just treat her like the real Rachel while knowing the truth. Her expression softened and she pulled him into a hug. "I'm sorry. But I love this body and life way too much to go back. You'd understand if you were like me." Calvin sobbed in his sister's arms, feeling even more upset by how comforted he felt.

"I just want to be best friends again. I miss hanging out with you. Isn't there any way?" Calvin looked up into her eyes hopefully. Rachel pursed her lips like she always did when she was lost in thought. After a few moments of mumbling to herself she looked down at Calvin, smiling at him. He felt his heart beat a bit faster at the thought things might get fixed.

"I might have a solution. I'll be right back. I'll join you on the couch." Rachel ran up to her room and Calvin walked over to the couch, still sniffling. He spent the time it took for Rachel to join him calming himself down. She sat down on the couch and opened her laptop up. She pulled up a picture of her happily posing with several other college girls and their pinstagrams.

"I don't understand..." Calvin looked at Rachel in confusion. Was she bragging to him? Rachel just rolled her eyes and giggled.

"These are my best friends. Pick one. Since I'm not going back, the only way to be best friends again is to join me."

"I don't know..." Calvin felt conflicted. He wanted desperately to be best friends again, but wasn't sure about becoming someone else. Let alone a girl. Rachel saw his hesitation and nudged him.

"Come on, you've seen how much fun I've been having." That was true, Rachel seemed way happier than Greg had been. [No, no, no. Don't let her convince you! I mean him, dang it!] But Calvin's resistance was wavering. Rachel smiled and went in for the kill. "I know you're interested in girls. Imagine: you'll have one of these beauty's bodies all. to. your. self. You'll get to touch your boobs whenever you want." Rachel ran a hand over her huge chest to emphasize the point. "And I can assure you, a woman's body feels way better than a boys." Calvin swallowed hard as he took the laptop from Rachel and began scrolling through her friend's profiles. Rachel's smile widened as he did so, but he was too focused on what was in front of him.

All of Rachel's friends were top tier beauties. Rachel described what each of her friends was like, their majors and highlighted their best features as Calvin scrolled through. To be honest, Calvin would be happy exploring ANY of their bodies. But there was one who caught his eye and found himself continuously going back to her profile. Even among the gorgeous women she was in a league of her own. "Maya, huh? Good eye, even I feel ugly next to her. Want to hear what she's like?" Calvin slowly nodded. "Great! Maya is super kind and sweet, pretty much everyone loves her. She's also confident and assertive. Maya knows exactly what she wants. Plus she's super smart and her parents are filthy rich." Rachel moved Calvin's hand and scrolled through some more pictures. "She's a finance/business double major and a fitness freak." Finally found what she was looking for she handed Calvin back control and pointed to a picture of Maya in a swimsuit, "She's the only person I know with natural boobs bigger than mine. Lucky bitch," she muttered under her breath as Calvin found another picture. "Look at her hips. Her thighs. Her ass. I have no idea how she manages to stay skinny and look thick at the same time. You can't really tell from the picture but her skin and hair are flawless. She also has plump lips and gives great head. She's a great fuck in general I've heard. Most guys can't seem to get her out of their heads, though she's single right now. Girl is basically perfect and that jackass SILL cheated on her. If I ever see James I'm going to kick his ass. She cried for like a week." Rachel muttered some more insults towards Maya's ex.

"Why are you telling me that...stuff." Calvin blushed and was glad the laptop covered his boner. Rachel creased her eyebrows.

"You're going to be her, you'll find out all that stuff anyways. Wouldn't you rather know what you're getting into? Anyways, you make up your mind?" Calvin nodded and swallowed hard. His face was flushed as his heart beat rapidly.

"Yeah, I want to be Maya." His voice was horse. He felt a little bit of guilt stealing Maya's life, but he really wanted to be friends with Rachel again. Not to mention he was excited to get full access to a hottie like Maya.

"Good choice! If you picked Kelly there would have been problems!" Calvin nervously eyed her to see if she was joking, but she just continued on. "Now, why don't you head to bed early and I'll talk to you tomorrow Maya," Rachel grinned and elbowed him softly. Calvin had a hard time falling asleep he was so excited. Eventually exhaustion claimed him.

Calvin spent the next month getting used to her new body and life. Her first night of 'exploration' sold her on her new body. She took advantage of her new wealth to get her parents to rent a beach house and planned a trip with the girls. After the trip Maya knew she made the right decision. Her and Rachel were even closer than the boys had ever been and were even each other's maid of honor.