The next morning Asuna awoke to happy chatter and a bouncing bed. She opened one eye and looked at the grinning Kimberly, “Are you sure you are fifteen and not five?”

“Yes! Breakfast is ready and I’m hungry! Rise and shine it’s after eight!” Kim said with such a happy look on her face that Asuna found it impossible to be upset.

She tried though, “You mean it’s eight o’clock on a Saturday morning and you want to get out of bed?”

“Yes! I’m hungry and in this house we don’t eat until everyone is at the table. It’s a cruel and heartless rule but it’s unfortunately very firm. So if I want to eat you have to get up and go downstairs!”

Asuna knew that normally she’d be barely coherent this early and she rather missed her morning fogginess but apparently her body had other ideas. Her stomach growled and she gave in, “Okay, I’ll get up. Get out while I get dressed and I’ll meet you downstairs.”

The covers were pulled off her and she shrieked a shocked protest as she scrambled to make sure her sleepshirt hadn’t ridden up in the night.

“Oh c’mon! You weren’t naked under there I checked first!” came the incredibly cheerful admonition.

“You checked!” Asuna didn’t want to believe her ears and wondered how long it had taken to wake her up. She tugged her shirt down more and blushed.

“Oh please!” Kim rolled her eyes. “You saw more of me yesterday and I was a good sport about it so you owe me. Besides I was curious to see if you’d fully switched from AC to DC. Now are you getting out of bed or did you want me to starve?”

Asuna was afraid to ask but did so anyway for some reason, “AC to DC?”

Kim grinned, “You know, from Mars to Venus? Plug to outlet? Zucchini to …”

Asuna interrupted hurriedly, “I get it! Not that it’s any of your business but I’m all girl on the outside I just haven’t finished developing all the … umm, …   internal parts.” She sighed, “You found the espresso machine I guess?”

“Nope,” Kim frowned, “that’s still hidden but I did get a cup of Kona with lots of sugar and heavy cream so I’m good for a bit.” She grinned, “Hopefully long enough for you to get your newly female butt downstairs.”

Asuna got out of bed, “Okay Svengali, you’ve convinced me. Lead the way.” She made a mental note to start locking her bedroom door at night. As she walked down behind Kim she wondered if the girl had been really worried about Asuna having boyparts. Kim had changed in front of her and might conceivably be worried about sharing the house with a “he” of some sort. The last thing she wanted was to make her uncomfortable in her own home so she decided to talk to her and try to put her at ease, well as soon as she could figure out what to say.

Before she could think of anything good they were at the dining room table and Linda spoke, “I see she got you up. I hope she didn’t bully you or anything?”

Asuna shook her head and Kim spoke up, “Bully her? I never bully anyone I just share my enthusiasm! Besides she’s a superhero, how could I ever bully a superhero? I’m going to get another cup of coffee.” Kim wandered off to the kitchen and Asuna sat down smiling. It was very hard not to like Kim.

Linda had cooked a Spanish omelet and sausages along with some ready to bake biscuits, “Wow! This look great. Thank you Linda.” She started to serve herself as Kim came back in with a huge mug of coffee with some guy’s face on it.

She noticed Kim only took a small piece of omelet and one biscuit, “You should eat more breakfast. I’m sure you’ll burn it off by the end of the day as fast as your metabolism seems.”

“I’d love to be able to do that but I just got into shape for swimsuit season and I’d hate to bulge in the wrong places. You may not want to attract male attention but I sure as heck do and a padded belly in a bikini is not the way,” Kim said.

“I’m sure some guys are that shallow but I wasn’t and neither were my friends. Don’t go starving yourself just for some vain prettyboy,” Asuna replied.

Kim grinned and her eyes sparkled, “Ooh yeah, I’ve got an expert on boy thinking right here and beholden to me.” She looked to her sister, “Do you two need to do anything today or can we go do the girltalk thing by the pool?”

“Nothing scheduled until Monday when the mage will get here to test Asuna but she might not want to do that you know.” Linda looked at Asuna and said, “We have a computer with a T1 connection and all sorts of videos as well as the TV if you’d rather stay in. I’m going to swim a few laps to work off breakfast then get some paperwork done. It is a nice day out but don’t let her bully, alright pressure,   you into anything.”

Kim took Asuna’s hand, “It’ll be fun! We can work on our tans and I’ll paint your nails and I’ll tell you about how girls think while you tell me about how boys think. Okay? Fair deal?”

Asuna nodded, “Yeah, fair deal. Besides this new body seems to want exercise so I guess I’ll be swimming laps too but sharing info is fine. I want you to be at ease with me being here and I need to get used to this sort of thing before school.” She shook Kim’s hand, “You’ve got a deal. I’ll go change after I eat and help your sister with the dishes.”

“You do dishes too? Awesome! Now I won’t need to worry about ruining my manicure with detergent!”

Linda shook her head, “I like that you’re thinking ahead but I hope you actually take time to have fun as well this summer.”

“Don’t worry sis,” Kim enthused, “I’ll make sure of it!”

After the dishes were done Asuna showered, then headed back to her room to change. She was planning on locking the door while she changed but Kim was already inside and frowning at the one piece suit Asuna had been planning to put on.

Asuna grinned and decided to tease a bit, “Are you sure you’re straight? You seem to be taking a lot of interest in seeing me naked.”

Kim snorted, “I came to steal clothes not ogle and I find granny suits.” She held up the black one piece, “This is too old for Linda much less you! I could see your mom buying it for you or maybe a maiden auntie but you actually bought this for yourself?”

“I wanted something that covered everything,” Asuna replied. “Besides I’ve seen girls where suits like that before.”

“Yeah and did you notice anyone paying attention to them? Male or female?” Kim replied. “I thought not. You want to be popular don’t you? New start and all that? Then you need to be fashionable. I’ll help you, don’t worry. I refuse to be seen with anyone frumptastic so I’ll make sure you are made of awesome whenever you dress.” She balled up the suit and chucked it at the trashcan. Shrugging when she missed she pulled a bikini off the bed Asuna had made. “Try this on Sue!”

“Hey!” Asuna protested. “Why are you chucking my clothes? Who made you the boss of me? Sue?”

Kim giggled, “You are getting the hang of that!” She tossed the bikini to Asuna who caught it automatically. “After a month with me nobody will be able to tell you from a born teenager girl! To answer your questions in order, because they’re ugly, I did, and it’s a nickname.” She grinned at Asuna look, “It’s a good nickname! It fits you and even teachers can’t screw up the pronunciation of Sue. So put that on. I’ll even wait outside if you’re really worried I’ll ogle.”

Asuna sighed , “I guess there is no chance you’ll let me walk out of here in that one piece?”

Kim shook her head, blonde hair flying, “Nope! Now get changed, the pool awaits!”

Asuna shrugged and dropped the towel, “Look if you want to, the video is all over the internet apparently.” She tossed the top back on the bed and put on the bottom.

Kim blinked, “There is a video of you on the net? A naked video?”

“I was fighting the vampire who attacked the hospital,” Asuna explained. “She ripped off my hospital gown and bit me then dodged the gunfire of the DPA agents and jumped out a window. I jumped out after her and we fought out front. I didn’t notice when the news vans arrived and they broadcast live footage of me fighting her … naked.” She sighed, “When I went to pick up my new ID I found out that not only was it news it’s apparently gone out on the internet. So I’m out of the closet, as a super at least, and any perv with an internet connection can see me naked if he wants to and looks for it.”

“Aww, that sucks,” Kim says. “Maybe it’s just the supergeeky types that can find it? I mean anybody who mentioned it to you while you were getting your official stuff has to be more than just your average ‘net perv so maybe it’s classified or some junk and he just had to clearance to see it?”

Asuna perked up at that, “Yeah maybe, I’ll have to check with Linda, see if she knows but thanks. That helps.” She struggled with the top briefly, “Aren’t there any ways to keep these things put? If I move wrong I’m showing.”

“You didn’t tie it tight enough,” Kim said. “Here let me help you.” She went around behind her and fixed things. “There now you should stay in unless you cannonball in to the pool or something.”

“I guess I’m as ready as ever then let’s go,” Sue led the way down to the backyard and gingerly slid into the pool when they got there.

She was still swimming laps when Linda came out and sat by her sister, “How did you get her into a bikini?”

“The old fashioned way,” Kim said and winked. “Peer pressure. She wanted to ask you something though. About how many people saw that video of her fight outside the hospital. She’s worried it’s gone viral on the internet.”

Linda nodded, “That would be bad for more reasons than her modesty. Fortunately we were on the ball and did what we could.” She shrugged, “We couldn’t save her modesty but everyone thinks she’s just a really well trained martial artist and we recruited her for that reason. Governments will know better and so will NGOs with sufficient juice but because she’s signed up for Whateley more than anything. I’ll tell her the deal when she gets out of the pool. You just make sure you’re careful anytime you two are out of the house. I don’t want anything happening to you because you got careless but I honestly think it won’t be a problem.”

“Because if you did then you wouldn’t let us out of the house?” Kim asked.

“Exactly,” replied her sister.