Free world - Short stories

True Self

(Note! I'm not trans myself, and not every trans person finds out this quick or like trout did in this story)

"Trout! Watch out!" Screamed a voice rushing

And crashing into Trout.

"Sorry dude!" Said Kelp. Trout's ears pinned,

"All good" He replied. Turning back to his fish.

As Kelp trotted away, Trout buried their head into

Their paws, too disappointed to continue eating. He

Wasn't mad about the fact Kelp crashed into him,

Rather the fact Kelp, and Nearly everyone called him

Dude, Tom, look at him, he's so handsome. It made

Him feel wrong, and he never felt comfortable with it.

He glanced up from his paws, and starred ahead, looking

At the group of young Mollys playing and joking around.

He glanced aced and imagined he could be hanging out with

Friends, cats that understand him, he shifted his gaze over

To the gang of toms, play fighting and ignoring the prey

That was brought over for them. They never invited him

To play, calling him weird for not taking battle training

More serious than swimming and hunting. He saw

Pike exit their healers den, most likely leaving to grab

Some prey. He got up and padded to the healer, wondering

If they could help them.

"Hello Pike" trout said smiling.

"Oh, Hello Trout! What could I do for you?" The healer

Replied kindly, picking up a rabbit that was left in the prey

Pile.

"Do you know what I can do if I don't feel like, myself?" He

Asked, hoping he didn't sound crazy.

"Well I don't know much about it, but one of the magma

Colony cats just came out as trans male, his name is Stone,

Maybe he can help you!" Pike informed trout, gathering his

Rabbit and walking away.

"Oh, okay! Thanks!" Trout called to pike as he walked away.

Trout walked out of the camp and headed near the cold and

Dry mountains, where the Magma Colony resides. The

Colony lands was so dry it made them sick. As they where so used

To the wet and watery atmosphere of the Sea colony. They

Found a Taller Tom resting on a rock just outside of the

Magma colony's territory.

"Uh- hello! Are you Stone? Or do you know him?" Trout asked

The cat, hoping he didn't disturb him.

"You got the right cat, what do you need?" Stone replied

Smiling.

"Do you know how you, find yourself? Like how you truly

Know you're who your supposed to be?" Trout asked him.

"Well for me, I imagined different things, and I'd imagine myself

As who I truly wanted to be, and that included changing my

Gender, and it made me happier, why don't I help you try?

Ima say some different sentences and you think which one

You like better. Then imagine your true self, then

Desire to become that, and make that dream come

True. You'll feel better once you find your true

Self." Stone told trout, making him shake but also

Very excited.

"Okay!" Trout smiled.

"Okay, Look at that Tom! He's so handsome!"

Stone mimicked the sentence, as Stone said that his

Ears pinned and his smile turned into a frown.

"Hm, okay. Look at that moly! She's so pretty!"

That sentence was the exact same as the one before,

But trout looked but and their face glowed with a

Smile.

"Hm," stone smiled "okay, now imagine yourself

As the cat your really want to be."

Trout closed their eyes, imagined they where back

In the Sea colony cat, and played though a day.

"Did you see trouts catch yesterday? She is really

A good hunter!"

"Trouts so beautiful, her mother must be happy."

"Oh I just loved her swimming practice yesterday,

She's such a good swimmer, and an even better listener."

"So, how was it?" Stone asked trout as she opened her

Eyes.

"I- I think I'm trans." Trout said, glancing up at

Stone.

Stone chuckled a little. "I'd hope you figured it out,

Now go on and tell others! I'm glad you know who

You are now."

"I will thank you!" Trout smiled and dashed off into the

Wet and watery land if the sea colony. Trout looked

Around and walked up to her mother.

"Hey mom," trout started

"Oh hey darling! What do you need?"

Trouts heart starting beating, as she let out the words

"I think I'm trans.." she told her mother.

"Her mother smiled and hugged her. "That's great

Darling, I'll support you, would you like to tell Mackerel

For them to announce?" Her mom asked.

"Yeah, that would be great. Will you come with me?" She

Asked her mom.

"Of course honey. Let's go" her and her Mom went up

To the, chiefMackerel and told them about trout.

"Glad you found that out trout, I can make that

announcement now, don't sweat a thing."

For once Trout felt like their self, they they truly

Are who they were meant to be.