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A Semester Abroad- Part 6

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A Semester Abroad- Part 6
by RogerGirl

  The next day, Sasha woke up around noon and went to the bathroom.  She looked in the mirror at the bearded woman staring back at her and laughed.  She checked in on Tara and found she was still asleep.  Making sure not to make too much noise, she went to the kitchen and poured Tara a glass of water.  She brought it to Tara's room and gently woke her up.

"Oh, what time is it?" Tara asked in a daze.

"Past noon," Sasha said.

"Shit," Tara said jumping up, "I missed lecture."

"Don't worry," Sasha said, "I'm sure you can get the notes from a friend."

"Why are you still wearing that beard?" Tara asked confused.

"You were too drunk last night to help me take it off," Sasha replied.

"Oh yeah," Tara said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry about last night.  Seeing Leo brought back all kinds of negative feelings.  At the end of our relationship we were fighting constantly.  Also, sorry for kissing you so much."

"I understand," Sasha responded, "Breakups can be tough."

"There's something else," Tara continued nervously, "When I was kissing you, I really liked it.  I've kissed girls before as a dare and never felt any sexual energy and I've never felt any attraction toward you.  When I saw you as a guy last night though, I felt a sexual energy I've never felt before.  I'm really confused."

"Listen," Sasha said trying to relax her, "Help me get this beard off, then we can go to Susan's apartment and I think I can help you understand things better."

  Tara helped her remove the beard, then they got dress and went to Susan's apartment.  When they got there, Sasha told her to wait in the living room.  She transformed herself back into a guy and returned wearing a pair of boxers.  Tara looked stunned and Sasha told her what he had been doing.  

"Who else knows about this?" Tara asked.

"Only Katie, Susan, and Susan's brother," Sasha answered.

"Do you want to be a woman?" Tara continued.

"No, I like being a guy," Sasha replied, "This is really just an experiment."

"Are you gay?" Tara asked.

"No," Sasha responded, "I'm straight."

"Oh no," Tara said, "Now I feel bad for all the guys I've tried to set you up with."

"Don't worry about it," Sasha said, "Todd was a cool guy."

"Well now I feel better about kissing you last night," Tara said, "and all the strange feelings I've been having.  I wish I had known you were a guy sooner.  You must have been pretty uncomfortable with your boobs bound and having to walk around with a sock in your boxers."

"It did feel pretty weird," Sasha said laughing, "I had to find a weird place between my male and female identities."

"Is it OK if I kiss you again?" Tara asked, "The real you is pretty hot."

"Sure," Sasha said, "but then I have to change back into a girl.  I have a seminar class soon."

  Tara put her arms around his neck and they stood kissing for several seconds.  Sasha had liked Tara since he met her, but had held back his attraction to keep his identity secret.  Now that she knew he was a guy, he found himself torn between his feelings for Tara and Crystal.  While he had only been on one date with Crystal, he wasn't sure how far their relationship would go and didn't want to carry on a relationship with Tara at the same time.  He knew he'd have to make a decision very soon.  They broke the kiss and Sasha went to change into a girl.  Sasha the girl returned a while later wearing her usual casual look.  

"I'm a little jealous of you," Tara said jokingly, "You can look hot as a boy and a girl.  Save some hotness for the rest of us."
A Semester Abroad- Part 6