Don't Drink The Gene Juice

12

Jenna was completely absorbed by swimming with her tail. She didn't worry about being a girl, or school, or anything else.

She was a mermaid, and it felt amazing.

When she'd first transformed, for some reason, becoming a mermaid had felt even more distressing than becoming a girl. She'd become some half human freak.

But no...  in reality, it was nothing like that. Her whole life, she had loved the ocean. She loved swimming. Only now had she realized how much she'd subconsciously wanted to explore it without bounds.

She swam around with Tommy, and his serious attitude from before now turned to glee. He loved this just as much as she did. For years, she'd felt a bit embarrassed when people had remarked how weirdly obsessed she was with the ocean, but now she felt like she had someone who understood. Someone who was just like her.

They swam further and further out into the ocean. They swam quickly with their tails up towards the surface, and then burst out of the water, diving back in. They continued this dolphin jump a couple of times, and then Jenna flipped over, laughing uncontrollably.

Tommy drifted down to the ocean floor, and extended his tail out to rest. She sat beside him, taking deep breaths.

"I'm sorry I ever doubted this," Jenna said to Tommy. "I... I can't believe I was going to try to keep myself from exploring this. It... it's just..."

"The coolest thing ever?"

Jenna grinned. "Yeah."

"Well I'm glad you like it," he said. "You've taken to it very naturally. You look beautiful when you swim."

Jenna felt her face go red, and she fidgeted with some strands of her billowing hair. "Thanks. Really... thank you for getting me to do this... I... I feel so alive. I'm... I'm kind of dreading going back out of the water."

Tommy laughed. "I've dreamed about getting to stay down here. One week when my parents were away on a trip, I snuck out and tried to see how long I could stay under. It was a couple of days. Going to the bathroom underwater is terrible. Well, no more terrible than when you go camping."

"You'd really want to live underwater?" Jenna asked.

Tommy smiled, and drew a line in the sand, which kicked up a cloud of dust. "Maybe someday, if tech people figure out some stuff to make it more comfortable. But right now, I'm... I'm content that now I finally have someone to share this with."

He smiled at her, and she felt herself melt. His eyes were a deep crystal blue, like the ocean itself.

She felt a feeling stir in her. She didn't know exactly how mermaid anatomy worked, but she knew that it was completely functional. Especially at the moment. Right now, her anatomy wanted her to kiss him.

Jenna pushed back against the thought. Although she was only now becoming friends with Tommy, she had known him for a while, though not always by name. She had decided that her type in boys was kind of what he looked like.

But this was happening a bit fast, and...

Oh, she thought, What the hell.

She moved in, and he'd clearly been waiting for the opportunity. Her first time kissing a guy was actually really good. So good, that neither of them wanted to stop.

They basically had a make out session that lasted a few minutes. Jenna was feeling crazy, and had to restrain herself. Removing her inhibitions about being a mermaid was making her a bit hasty.

But even after they kissed, she couldn't let go of him. She cuddled up to him, resting her head against his chest. Tommy ran his fingers through her hair, and lightly massaged one of her shoulders.