The Things They Forgot to Mention in Puberty Class
On the morning of her thirteenth birthday, the whites of her eyes turned inky black. She sat in her bed, looking around her hot-pink bedroom walls.
Suddenly, in a very weird way, it had become abundantly clear to Jessica that her childhood had ended.
Under the puffy, multicolored floral comforter that brightened up her sunny room, she felt something ... wet!
She threw her snuggly, giant-sized Tigger across the room and jerked the covers off of herself.
Her bright orange bedsheets were soaked with fresh blood. ... And so were her Spongebob Squarepants pajama shorts. ... And her favorite white panties with purple polka dots. ... As well as her inner thighs -- her perfect inner thighs!
They were all ruined! It was so freakin' gross!
She was most upset about her blood-smeared thighs. She had worked so freakin' hard to achieve that thigh gap that came so easily to all the other girls. She only kept down one meal a week, and it had to be no more than 200 calories. No cute guy would ever want anything to do with her if she had nasty, cottage cheese thighs.
And to see all her hard work covered in menses was like seeing a dog take a piss on an artist's masterpiece. She felt so dirty. She had to become clean again.
Jessica jumped out of bed and, ripping all of her disgusting clothes off, she quickly ran to the shower to cleanse herself of the nastiness that had practically gushed out of her body the night before.
She scrubbed herself vigorously, as usual, putting extra effort this time on her thighs. She had to make sure every bit of the menstrual fluid was off of her.
Her family wasn't there; they went on a camping trip without her. She had been fighting with them a lot the week before.
Jessica sank to the shower floor and cried as she thought about how her bitchy step-mother, Jackie, told her they were leaving her behind because no one in the family wanted to be around her. On her fucking birthday weekend! Jackie cancelled the party she'd been planning for weeks, and told her they'd all go out to celebrate the next weekend, but only if Jessica could behave herself that following week. Her dad felt bad for her, and gave her his credit card so she could treat herself.
She closed her eyes as the warm water poured over her alabaster skin, drenching her raven black hair. Meanwhile, the same dark magic that obscured the whites of her eyes had progressed, changing her irises from hazel green to jet black, unbeknownst to their owner. Jessica just sat for a minute, hugging her knees tight to her chest to stop her stomach from growling.
I can't eat today, she thought. I have to be strong. It wouldn't be time to eat for at least three more days.
Jessica stepped out of the shower and toweled off. Thankfully, her mother had plenty of tampons, and she learned in Puberty Class how to use them. She remembered back to the illustrations and teacher's instructions: Relax. Squat. Insert slowly.
Still, it hurt a little going in. She took a deep breath and pushed it in the rest of the way. She hated the way it felt: this scratchy cylinder of absorbent fibers, so alien in her body.
She wiped the steam off the bathroom mirror to get a good look at herself. Her eyes looked really different. She leaned in closer to get a better look. They were entirely black. It was actually ... cool! I don't know how or what the fuck happened, but this looks really hot, she thought. She smiled at herself, thinking about how much the other girls in school would envy her. Suddenly, her stomach growled loudly in an annoying disruption to her self admiration.
To get her mind off of eating, she decided to clean and redecorate her room. It was time to leave all that little girl shit behind. She had been meaning to do this for a long time, and she wasn't going to put it off any longer.
She grabbed the biggest garbage bag she could find, then threw her bloodstained comforter, sheets, and clothes away. She grabbed everything else that made it look like a little kid's room. The butterfly decals on the wall, the flower-shaped rug, the Care Bear collection on the shelves. Everything had to go.
She texted Serena, her bestie -- who happened to be South Dakota's minimum driving age at 14 1/2, and have the ultimate teenage bragging rights with her very own Cadillac Escalade.
"hA bitch, got NE plans 2day?"
"Not unLS U count masturbating vigorously 2 pix of Ryan Gosling."
"SRSLY?!? U filthy whore!!!"
"U jst don't undRstNd our luv, cuz you're jst a nasty butt slut!"
"LOL! feck u! cum over alredi! I wnt 2 go shopping!"
"k. b rght ther."
Jessica finished getting ready, applying her eyeliner extra thick with a wing at the tip to accentuate her new look. She admired herself in the full-length mirror, nodding approvingly at how her super tiny dress accentuated her super tiny waist. She especially loved the way her eyes looked, and hoped Lance would notice.
The doorbell rang, interrupting her train of thought. Jessica let Serena in, and showed her the new look.
"Your eyes are all black! Are those contacts?"
"Nope. I woke up like this."
"Seriously?!?"
"Seriously."
"Bitchin!"
"So, I just got my first period today. How's that for a birthday present?"
"Congrats, you're finally blossoming into a young lady!"
Jessica threw a decorative pillow at Serena.
"Fuck off! You sound just like that Puberty Class teacher!"
They headed off to the mall to shop for new clothes, and some new digs for Jessica's room. And, just as predicted, Lance was there.
He was always exactly wherever she was, like clockwork, every weekend. And at school, he and his friends spent their free time following Jessica and her friends around. They watched her every move, and whenever she looked back, they made no attempt to look like they were doing anything else. Lance never really talked to her; he just leered at her from across the room.
(To most girls, this would be either really annoying, or creepy, or both. But Jessica, a textbook narcissist, took this as the ultimate compliment. It was like she had a fan club, and he was the president.)
After the desired decorations for her room were acquired, and visits to the requisite tweenage specialty stores were made, Jessica made a point to walk right past Lance and his friends, just to taunt them. She pretended not to notice them, while fully aware of their gawking eyes.
Normally, she and Serena would keep walking, then laugh at the dorks once they were out of earshot. But today was different. Very different.
She stopped suddenly, then turned to face him and, with a smile, greeted him for the first time in his life.
"Hey, don't we have Chem class together?"
Lance stood for a moment like a deer in headlights. He gathered himself enough to muster a logical answer to the goddess' question. He wasn't sure why, but she somehow looked even more beautiful than normal.
"Yes. I sit behind you."
Jessica smiled. If Picasso had a brilliant gift for painting, she had the same level of brilliance in wrapping barely pubescent boys around her little finger.
"Serena and I are celebrating my birthday today, because my family's out of town. I have the house to myself. All weekend."
She lingered on the last two words just a little, to make sure Lance got the point.
"Well, ummm, I don't have any plans for the rest of the day."
His friends echoed the sentiment, responding in a chorus of teenage awkwardness.
She exchanged numbers with Lance, looked him in the eye and said, "I'll see you at 5! You can bring your friends, if you want!"
Lance looked as if he had just won the lottery. His excitement betrayed all efforts to look cool for the goddess and her friend. He would gladly become her acolyte, even if it was only for one night.
When the got back to her house, Jessica and Serena spent the next few hours painting and redecorating the bedroom.
Later that night, Lance and his friends arrived. Jessica ordered pizza (which she herself would not touch), and Serena's had snuck a few liquor bottles from her parents' house.
They all talked excitedly, and Lance caught Jessica eyeing him hungrily. She walked toward him, eyes focused solely on his. Lance felt the bulge in his pants growing, and lowered his plate in attempt to conceal it.
Jessica grabbed the plate and threw it in the trash in one fowl swoop, eagerly viewing his appreciation of her beauty. She took his hand and led him to her bedroom, walking at a fast pace past all his gawking friends.
She pulled him inside, then slammed the door shut. Taking off her shirt, she revealed two perky breasts, nicely framed by her Victoria's Secret push-up bra, a vision of hot pink satin with scalloped black lace edges and a demure bow in the center. Her matching thong was just a makeout session away from revealing itself.
Lance stood nervously, staring at her chest as if it was a profound puzzle to be solved. Jessica smiled and moved in closer, taking his hands and putting them on her hips. Exhaling, he wrapped his arms around her and began to kiss her, running his hands up and down her back.
Suddenly, he stopped, and backed away.
"What's wrong, Lance? Are you a virgin?"
Lance stammered. "Uh ... n-n-no!"
Jessica grew impatient.
"Then what the fuck?"
"Uh, Jessica? ... Look at your back in the mirror."
Jessica turned on the light, backed up to the dresser mirror, and gasped. Her back looked like something was growing out of it. She had no fucking clue what it was, but she would do something about it later.
"I don't know what that is, but let's not worry about that right now."
"Are you crazy?"
Jessica shook her head, and to get things back on track, took off her bra. That was enough to drive Lance -- or any boy for that matter -- to distraction.
He started to say something, but his hormones intervened and his hands found their way to her breasts. He started kissing Jessica again, and she pulled him close, pressing her body against his.
Hunger pangs started up again as she felt her pulse quicken in time with his. But this time, it wasn't food Jessica was hungry for.
With a quick motion, she grabbed him by the hair and pulled his head back. The hunger inside her began to satisfy itself. Lance's weak attempt to call for help came out in a silent scream as his soul was ripped away from his body. Like a discarded locust shell, there was nothing left of him but an empty, lifeless frame.
Jessica released her hold and let him fall to the floor like a rag doll. She tilted her head in curiosity at what remained of her most ardent admirer.
This strange force inside her that had been awakened by her pubescent changes was fueled and strengthened, and ready to complete the transformation. Her canine teeth were pushed out by fangs that begged for flesh to tear into. The raised skin on her back started to break as black feathered wings slowly fanned out to full extension.
Jessica turned to face herself in the mirror and immediately liked what she saw. She touched the fangs, feeling their sharp edges nearly pierce her fingers. She turned to the side, posing, admiring the way her wings accentuated her long legs.
The hunger pangs still lingered, growing increasingly strong and intense.
Flipping her perfectly straight black hair, Jessica headed back out to join the party, eager to be worshipped by the poor souls whom she would soon devour.
