Author's Note: In this chapter somebody reacts stressfully to being caught with someone of the same gender. I thought it neccessary as part of the story but I do not want to bring back bad memories for anyone so I'm writing this caution. I hope I'm writing this in vain and being melodramatic.
Thank You for reading this note - Freya

The next morning she again awoke to a bouncing bed but at first her brain was too fogged by sleep to remember her plan. When the covers were pulled off and she heard a soft feminine “eep” she remembered. She opened her eyes, sat up, and hoping her morning breath wasn’t too bad she kissed Kim right on the lips. This actually went rather well until Linda came in to see what was keeping them.

“What’s keeping … oh sorry,” Linda said.

Asuna blushed and leaned back from Kim but before she could say anything Kim virtually erupted into a flood of denials and excuses, “I didn’t do anything! I was just teasing! Nothing happened! She grabbed me, I’m innocent! I was doing it to entice a boy!”

Asuna started giggling at that last one.

Linda looked pointedly at Kim’s hands which were still on Asuna’s breasts as she spoke, “There are no boys anywhere near here Kim and it certainly looks like you were an equal participant.”

Kim followed her eyes down then looked absolutely horrified briefly before running out the door very fast.

Asuna’s eyes widened, “Oh crap!”

Linda sighed, “Yeah, I didn’t think she’d react like that either.”

Asuna shook her head, “No, I mean that as she exited the room she was moving faster than anyone I’ve ever seen except TV footage of supers.” As she was saying this a loud sound of breaking glass was heard from inside followed almost immediately by a loud splash through the open window to the backyard. Both of them started running for the backyard.

Asuna passed Linda by leaping over the banister and dropped down to the last step before taking off again at full sprint. One pane of the sliding glass doors had been destroyed and there was blood on the some of the shards littering the floor. What really made Asuna’s heart want to stop beating was the sight of Kim floating face down in the pool with red seeping out in to the chlorinated water.

Hoping this was the result of suddenly going too fast to stop rather than a deliberate act Asuna turned her momentum into a leap and jumped into the pool creating another giant splash. She reached the bottom then came up under Kim with considerably more gentleness and carried her from the pool. “Do you know CPR too?” She asked Linda as she set Kim down on a lounge chair laid flat, “I’m worried I might break ribs being this strong.”

Linda just nodded and started in on it. First she pushed on Kim’s back to get water out of her lungs then rolled her on her back to check her airway and start chest compression. “You can breathe for her while I pump safely,” she said.

Asuna was glad to help and soon Kim was coughing weakly and groaning, “What happened?”

Asuna blushed and stepped back, “I’ll just go get the first aid kit for those scratches.”

When she came back she started with Kim’s feet and moved upward, checking for and removing glass, cleaning and disinfecting cuts and bandaging them. “I’m sorry,” Asuna said. “This is all my fault. You took me in and I repaid you by almost getting your sister killed. As soon as I’m finished here I’ll go unless you want to arrest me. I’ll come quietly if you do.”

Immediately after saying that she got a bloody hug from one and a swat from the other. “You shouldn’t say things like that! It’ll give you a guilt complex,” Linda said. Then she turned and hugged her sister, “You don’t get to feel guilty either! I could have handled that a lot better and I’m the adult here so any guilt should be mine. I guess I just thought you knew it was okay. I mean you’re a very tolerant person so I thought you’d find it easy...” She sighed, “I’m sorry I scared you but please never do that again!”

Asuna nodded, “I was so scared you were dead! I swear I’ll never touch you again if you want. Just don’t ever do that again.”

“Ouch,” Kim said as Asuna started up first aid again. “What happened anyway? I was running then suddenly I’m hurt and something hit me in the head.”

“I think you manifested as a mutant,” Asuna said blushing. “My stupid stunt made you want to get away so badly it gave you super-speed and it being your first time you couldn’t control it and smashed through the glass doors then hit your head it and fell in the pool. Or fell into the pool and then hit your head. Either way you have about two dozen small cuts and a bump on your head.”

“Go get an ice bag for her head Sue. I’ll take over the first aid,” Linda said.

Asuna nodded meekly and went to go find it. As she was putting ice in the bag she saw the two sisters whispering to each other and briefly considered not going back out. She decided that would be too cowardly. Besides she would need to make sure Kim was fine first anyway. Squaring her shoulders she took the full ice bag back out, “Here’s the ice bag. Are you feeling any better Kim?”

Kim was actually looking pretty healthy as Linda placed the ice bag gently on the bump on her head. Her body as a whole was looking much more toned and her legs in particular were now well muscled with thick tendons standing out at the ankles. Her wrists had also gotten thicker but she was still very feminine looking in Asuna’s opinion. “Wow,” Asuna said then covered her mouth. “Sorry,” she said.

Kim started to giggle then winced, “Thank you. Maybe you should go put some clothes on before we talk about this though? You’re very distracting naked.”

Asuna felt like her whole body turned red as she realized she was still as naked as she’d gone to sleep. She made a sound like a squeak and ran back to her room to get dressed.

When she came back out Kim waved her over. “Just so you hear this from me,” Kim said blushing but looking determined. “I'm not angry and you didn't do anything wrong or anything I didn't enjoy.”

Linda nodded, “I think it would have happened whether you were here or not Sue, and if it had been one of her other friends it might have been much worse. You kept your head and helped with the CPR. I do know it but not only did you get to her first and pull her out of the pool another girl might have gone hysterical and made the situation worse.” She smiled even if it looked a little sad, “So what I'm trying to say is if this had to happen this way then I'm glad it was you. Thank you for your help.”

Asuna blushed, “Anytime. I can offer moral support as she learns her powers and maybe help her learn martial arts once I've gotten fully zeroed in on this new body. Are you going to offer her a job too?”

Linda shook her head, “No, I doubt they will. But I can get her tested at work and save her the hassle of dealing with an MCO testing center.” She looked at Kim, “You'll need to be tested and get a card soon in any case. Would you like to get tested at my job and then we can all go out to eat?”

Kim smiled as she held the ice-bag to her head, “Sure, I'd love a dinner out on you but just not right now.”

“Oh, of course not!” Linda replied. “Tomorrow at the earliest. Just don't leave the house until we go, there are bastards who'd love to pick you up and arrest you for not having an M.I.D. just so they could get back at me or take a poke at the agency. Not sure how they'd know but it's not worth taking the chance.” She looked thoughtful, “Kim I have a school to tell you about. I think it'll be best if you go there and learn all about your powers including how and when to use them. Even if you become a business woman or an artist knowing how to defend yourself and get the most out of any abilities will help. I'll see if I can't get the tuition paid by Uncle Sam.” She smiled at her sister, “No worries though, I can afford it if not. No need to burden the folks with the cost or with any detailed stories of today either.”

“Thanks sis,” Kim hugged her. “I really appreciate that.”

Asuna said, “I guess we'll need more supervision.”

Linda smirked, “At least I don't have to worry about you getting her pregnant.”

Asuna blushed furiously, “I'll just go … get her some juice! She lost blood and needs fluids.” She stepped carefully over the broken glass, “After that I'll sweep this up and hose down the tiles.”

“Thank you Asuna,” Linda said. “If nothing unusual happens in the next hour I'll go in to work and start a few balls rolling. You make sure she doesn't exert herself.”

“I will Linda,” Asuna called from the kitchen.

“And make sure she doesn't eat for a few hours,” Linda called out. “She might be nauseous after that knock on the head.”

“I will Linda,” Asuna agreed.

“And at least try to keep her off coffee until after the testing as it hits some speedsters oddly and some exemplars too come to that,” Linda said.

“Hey!” Kim protested. “No coffee until tomorrow afternoon? That's cruel!”

“Sorry,” Linda said. “But until you get your blood tested you're off stimulants of all kinds. You don't want another incident like this right?”

Kim pouted but agreed, “Yeah.”

“I've dumped the pot that was made,” Asuna said. “Do you want me to hide or dump the rest?”

Linda sighed, “Dump it. I'll buy more when we know it's safe.”

“Done,” Asuna said and grabbed the broom and dustpan. “I'll just start on the glass now.”