Ellie was lost in her world as Andrea drove. She'd never felt anything like that before. There was such a deep feeling of…relief, like true happiness and bliss. She'd never really cared about her appearance before, but seeing herself in the mirror, seeing the girl she was now and would always be, it was the best thing. She still got flutters in her stomach thinking about the moment. She reached up and flipped down the sun visor above the windshield and just looked at herself in the mirror. She turned side to side, looked up and down, really looking at herself. There was an unfamiliar girl staring back at her, but at the same time she was the truest version of herself she'd ever seen. Idly she wondered how she'd look with a little makeup. She could see some of the features she’d had as a boy, but softer and rounder. She was herself, but newer. Better. Herself.

She was so caught up in her thoughts that she almost didn't notice Andrea driving past the road that would lead back to her apartment.

“Uh, Andrea?” she said. “Where are you going?”

“I have a surprise for you, remember?” Andrea replied with a smile.

“You mentioned that earlier. Where are we going?”

“Well, in addition to your first girl clothes I wanted to get you something special, something you couldn't really enjoy as a boy.”

“Like what?”

“You'll see, I don't want to ruin the surprise.”

Ellie looked nervously at her girlfriend. Andrea kept smiling as she drove. Ellie watched the buildings go by, trying to get some sense of where they might be going. It didn't take long for her to figure it out as just a few minutes later they were pulling into the parking lot of a building Ellie must have driven past a hundred times but never entered. The sign out front proclaimed FANTASY FOR ADULTS.

“Andrea, this is a sex shop,” Ellie stated, a bit shocked.

“Yeah, it sure is,” said Andrea, shutting off the car.

“Andrea, why are we here?”

“Like I said, I wanted to get you something you couldn't enjoy before. I thought this would be something fun for us both.”

Ellie looked at Andrea agog. Of all the things she would have guessed this was the last place she'd have expected Andrea to bring them. Andrea had always been opposed to toys in the bedroom, she said they gave her an “ick.” Ellie had already considered trying something like this on her own, but she would never in a million years expect Andrea to have been the one to bring her here.

“What's that look for?” Andrea asked.

“I'm just flabbergasted that you would bring me here,” Ellie explained. “I thought you hated this kind of thing.”

“Yeah, I did, but I thought I could try again, for you. Besides, I thought maybe you'd want to try something out for yourself.”

“Well, the thought crossed my mind,” Ellie admitted, “but still. Are you sure? Are you feeling alright?”

“Yeah, I'm fine, Ellie, why do you keep asking?”

“You're acting differently today.”

“I'm fine,” Andrea huffed, clearly annoyed. “Do you want to go in or not?”

Ellie sighed and thought for a moment. “I’ve been a girl for less than 24 hours, I didn't think I'd be doing any of this so soon. But I guess it couldn't hurt,” she finally conceded.

“Alright. Let me know if you want to leave,” said Andrea, opening her door. Ellie hesitantly opened her door and climbed out. Andrea was waiting for her and reached out her hand, which Ellie took. The two walked to the store and pushed through the doors.

Ellie half expected to see the place packed floor to ceiling with fake dicks, clamps, ropes, leather and latex, costumes, and weird things that went into holes that she didn't want to think of, so she was mildly surprised when they walked in to find neat shelves and a tidy counter. There were certainly lots of things, and in the back Ellie saw a raised platform with display mannequins. Music was playing over the speakers, some kind of heavy metal, Ellie thought. Behind the counter was a woman about her age standing there, hair dyed black, at least a dozen lip, nose, and ear piercings, and a t-shirt with a band logo across the front that Ellie didn't recognize and couldn’t read. The girl looked up from her phone as the two entered and cheerfully said, “Hey, welcome! What can I help you find?”

“Uh, I'm not sure,” Andrea admitted. “We’re just kind of exploring for now, not sure what kind of stuff we want.”

“That's cool,” the girl at the counter said. “We get new folks in here all the time, let me give you the tour. Dildoes up front, plugs and inserts over there, bondage and BDSM up on the platform, impact in the same place.” She pointed one by one to each of the places she was talking about. Ellie blushed as she did and gripped Andrea’s hand tighter.

“Thanks, I think we'll just browse for a bit,” Andrea said.

“Word,” the girl said. “If you need me, my name's Emily, just give me a holler.”

“What if we don't need you, who are you then?” said Andrea with a grin.

Emily snorted. “Still Emily, but less helpful.”

Andrea grabbed a basket and started browsing through the dildoes, pulling Ellie along with her. Ellie tried to browse them, too, but found herself very intimidated very quickly. Some of these things were as thick as her arm and she shuddered at the thought of something like that inside her. Andrea, thankfully, was browsing much more reasonably sized paraphernalia, examining straps and things whose purpose Ellie wasn't entirely sure of. Andrea picked up a strap-on and a dildo and moved on. Ellie shuffled along behind silently.

They methodically browsed each section of the store, Andrea occasionally grabbing one or two things. Ellie found herself looking at restraints, whips, butt plugs, gags, and, most surprisingly, diapers. Tucked in the back corner on the wall were five packs of diapers of various sizes ranging from S to XXL. However, they weren't like the diaper that she was wearing now. These ones were baby pink and had a cartoon bunny holding onto balloons. They were the most infantile diapers she'd ever seen for adults. She looked at them, fascinated.

“Those are cute!” Andrea said, picking up a pack to examine. “I didn't know they made diapers like these. Should we grab some?”

“I don't know,” Ellie said meekly. “We just bought some at the store.”

“Yeah, cheap ones,” Andrea countered. “These ones seem higher quality. Plus, I think they'd look adorable on you.”

Ellie blushed a deep crimson. “Whatever,” she muttered. “If you want to.”

Andrea smiled, then leaned down to give Ellie a kiss on the cheek. “You're so adorable when you're embarrassed, you know that?”

Ellie just blushed harder. Andrea smiled, dropped the pack in the basket and moved on. They spent about half an hour just browsing around and picking things. Emily for her part checked in on them a few times. The second time they had the pack of diapers and she said, “We don't sell a lot of those, but we get a few people asking for them once a month or so. Are you guys part of the community?”

“What community is that?” Andrea asked.

“You know, like the ageplay community. People who dress up and act like kids. I think there's a specific term for the diaper people but I don't remember.”

“No, I've never heard of this,” Andrea admitted. She looked down at Ellie and asked “How ‘bout you?”

Ellie shrugged and shyly added “I’ve heard about the diapers and ageplay, I didn't know it was a whole thing.”

“You guys just curious, then?” Emily asked.

“Oh, no, she’s actually incontinent,” Andrea said, nudging Ellie who squealed in protest.

“Don't tell her!” she yelped.

“Hey, it's cool,” Emily said, raising her hands nonchalantly. “Your secret’s safe with me. I'm not here to yuck your yum anyway.”

Ellie blushed hard. Andrea looked at her apologetically and said, “I think we've found enough. We should probably check out.”

“Cool cool,” said Emily, leading them to the counter. The girls followed her, Ellie self-consciously trying to pull her shirt down to make sure her diaper wasn't showing. Andrea set the basket on the counter as Emily started scanning and bagging. Ellie hadn't really been paying attention to what Andrea had gotten as they wandered, but her eyes widened as she watched the price begin to skyrocket as more and more things were scanned. All told Andrea’s selections totaled nearly $400.

“Andrea, are you sure?” Ellie asked cautiously.

“Yeah, don't worry,” Andrea said. “Like I said, it's a present for you, I don't mind splurging.”

Ellie gave a slightly worried look as Andrea paid for it. Emily said, “Cool, so if anything is broken or you don't like it or whatever, bring it back within 30 days and we can replace it or refund it. Except the diapers, no refunds on those for obvious reasons. Otherwise, you enjoy it, and we hope to see you again.”

“Thanks, Emily,” Andrea said as she gathered the bags. “You’ve been a big help.”

“Any time.”

Andrea passed Ellie a bag and the two of them walked out of the store. Ellie breathed a sigh of relief as she felt the fresh air. “That was by far the most awkward thing I've ever done,” she said as they walked to the car.

Andrea shrugged. “It felt fine to me. I knew it was gonna be awkward so I thought I'd just own it, you know? Just let it roll off me.”

Ellie handed Andrea the bag and climbed into the passenger seat of the car while Andrea placed the newly purchased toys in the back with the clothes and groceries. Her thoughts were on Andrea's behavior today. Andrea had always been the more meek and shy of the two of them, especially when it came to sex, but Andrea had waltzed into that shop like it was no big deal, not to mention how eager she had been to check Ellie's diaper. Ellie couldn’t help but feel like it had something to do with Andrea’s wish that morning. Sisu could take things like names and continence, could she also take something from a personality, something that not having would cause Andrea to act this way? If so, it was her fault this happened. Hell, it was all her fault anyway. She gave a sigh and settled into the seat.

Ellie was still lost in thought and hardly noticed as Andrea hopped into the driver’s seat. Andrea looked over and gave a smile and moved to reach for Ellie, but stopped and pulled her hand back.

“Is…is it okay if I check you?” Andrea asked.

“Huh?” Ellie said, broken out of her thoughts. “Oh…uh, yeah, I guess.”

Andrea reached over and slipped her hand into Ellie’s pants. Ellie blushed as she felt Andrea’s hands squeeze her diaper once, twice, three times before pulling back out.

“You’re pretty wet, I think,” Andrea stated. “At least, you’re wetter than the last time I checked you. I think we need to get you home and changed soon.”

Ellie slipped her own hand into her sweatpants and squeezed gently. There was a bit more of a squish to the diaper than earlier. She sighed and pulled her hand out and leaned back in her seat. “I guess so,” she admitted.

“Good thing we have plenty more for you now, eh?” Andrea teased, nudging Ellie with her elbow. Ellie for her part didn’t respond, just leaned back and looked out the window. Andrea frowned, concerned. “You okay?”

“Yeah…no, actually, I’m not really,” Ellie admitted. “It’s just…I guess I’m still not used to the whole thing. I’m worried this all might’ve been a mistake. I’m stuck like this whether I want it or not. The rest of my life I’m going to be in diapers, and I’m a girl, and you’re roped into everything, too. I feel like I fucked up.”

Andrea regarded her with sympathy. “It’s alright, hun,” she said, reaching over and pulling Andrea into a half hug. “For what it's worth I don't think it was a mistake. I saw how you were at the thrift store, remember? That didn't seem like regret to me. Do you think you'd want to go back to being a boy?”

Ellie leaned into the hug and thought for a moment. “No, I don't think I would. I still have a lot to get used to now, but I don't think I'd trade this for anything. I’m still sorry for dragging you into all of this.”

“It’s fine, hun,” Andrea assured her, stroking her hair. “I care about you and I just want you to be happy. If that means you’re a girl and I have to change your diapers that’s okay with me.”

Ellie sighed again. “You wouldn’t have to deal with that if I had my shit under control. And you’ve been acting weird today and I think it's because of whatever Sisu took from you, and that’s definitely my fault.”

“I’d do it all over again for you if I had to. Whatever that genie took doesn't change how I feel about you, even after all of this.”

The two sat there for a moment, Andrea gently running her fingers through Ellie's hair. After a minute or two Ellie sat up and wiped away the tears in her eyes. “Let's…let's just get home. It's been a day.”

“Sounds like a good idea,” Andrea agreed. She reached over and gave Ellie’s leg one last comforting pat, then took the keys and started the car.