Chapter 12

Keith groans as he leaves with Rattle, "That like totally sucked! OMG..."

Rattle says, "Heh, yeah. He's kinda the worst of dem. Some teachers are better then others. Ms. Spanner's pretty decent, but then when detention is in the Computer lab, its a very different thing.""

Keith smirks and nods, "Oh, hey, so like... this weekend I'm going out shopping, and I get to pick two people to go with me..."

"Ah, so I guess you're gonna have to figure out who you wanna drag along to keep you sane?" Rattle chuckles"

Keith nods, "Yeah... I'm going with Ms. Spanner... I didn't know if you would even want to go on that kinda thing though..."

Rattle hmms softly "Ah, so not going with one of the Bats then, that's kinda a surprise.

Keith shudders. "I don't trust 'em... and they don't like me. So... it's for the best, right?"

"I suppose so." Rattle comments "I'll think on it, Shopping.... eh... Shopping's not exactly my thing..." There is something about how he says that... "

Keith blinks at the odd tone in his voice, "What's wrong?"

Rattle looks at Keith and then looks away. "Let's just say there are some stores I'm no longer welcome in..."

Keith snerks at that, "Wait... which ones... what happened!?"

Rattle keeps looking away from Keith as they walk, trying to hide that he;s kinda embarrassed by this talk. "If it has a dressing room... I'm probably banned from it..."

Keith giggles and throws his arm around Rattle's shoulder, giving him a sideways 'guy hug' before letting go. "Yeah... that's what I thought. Who caught you?"

Rattle says, "Well... The first time... it was the store owner... a Vixen. But come on, its a lingerie store! It's not fair involving me in a trip with girls and taking me there! A rat can only be so strong!" He says. "And it doesn't hurt that her daughter was kinda cute... for a cat..." He mutters. "

Keith is uproariously laughing as he imagines that, "Oh wow, like... just wow Rattle..."

Rattle's ears droop at the laughing, and then sighs heavily. "I now have a life times supply of lingerie.. and it's not exactly optional..."

Keith slowly stops laughing, "Aw.. man... that like... totally sucks." he wipes his eyes and smiles at his friend, "I figured I would be taking Mina and Zoey, because girls like shopping, but I wanted to give you first shot, you know... cause... you're pretty much my best friend here."

"Its... comfortable at least..." He mutters, obviously not wanting to admit that out loud. "Just, if you go to a place called Vixen's Secret... Be careful, the owner lives up to her name of 'Fyre'." He comments and then blinks as you call him your best friend. "I'm kinda surprised at that..."

Keith blinks, "Why?"

Rattle shrugs, "Well there was that whole 'he did it' thing..."

Keith giggles and slaps Rattle on the shoulder, "Oh come on... I don't hold that against you. You never ratted me out about anything specific to the staff. Tellin' Mina was dumb, but not a betrayal or anything. And besides, you totally warned me that you were a squealer already..." the next words out of his mouth are spoke too fast to think about the ramifications the might have on his friendship, "...though I bet you're a screamer in bed, huh?" elbowing the rat.

Rattle nods and relaxes as you explain himself, he never said it but its clear that he had been worried about those things... and then blinks. "Wait, what?" He asks not completely catching that last bit.

Keith blinks, perking his ears, "What, what?"

Rattle says, "You said something at the end there..."

Keith smirks, "Well, I just figure... you know... like you totally seem the type to have like screaming, and fainting kind of world changing orgasms is all..." Keith's straight. Rattle knows this. But... it sure sounds like he's being hit on.

Rattle blinks at that, he remains silent for a bit but looks a bit shifty eyed at you. After a moment, they arrive at the door to his room. "So... um... Are you hitting on me?" He asks

Keith blinks, ears perking, "Huh? Like... where did you get that idea?" seeming completely confused.

Rattle says, "Because it sounds like you are very much interested in seeing me experience those hypothetical orgasms..." He states as he opens the door to his room. Its a more modern room then yours... and actually looks kinda femmy... Not a girl's room by any means... but there was a Vanity and full length mirror... and even one above his bed. Its likely those weren't there originally. There was a computer in the room and a TV, the usual wardrobe. You can spy a hamper that has clothes in it, as closer look would reveal that while that while his normal clothes were all guy stuff, everything under it looked fit for a girl rat. The room vaguely smells of sex. 

Keith blushes as he glances around the room, "Yeah, well... that... that wasn't what I was getting at, you know... I know we're both... you know, like straight guys... just..." he notices the mirror over the bed and his thought train derails again, "Wow, did you get that for spying on girls too?"

Rattle sits on his bed and huffs lightly. "The mirrors are part of an on-going punishment... The idea being that watching myself all the time... doing um... stuff... will let me know how the girls feel..." He says softly.

Keith smirks, "It just like, totally makes you hornier, huh?"

Rattle blushes brightly. "I'm not exactly the most... um... masculine guy... and I wear lingerie.. and I got a cunt... Its... well... Yeah..." He mumbles.

Keith giggles, "Seems like it will just train you to be an exhibitionist in addition to a vo, vy, ve... peeping tom." frowning a bit as he stumbles over a word and mentally cursing how foggy his brain is, and how hard it is to cut through it.

Rattle blushes and shakes his a bit before nodding as well. "I... I don't really like it..." He says. "It feels wrong..." He huffs. "But... well..." Rattle sighs and strips off his clothing, to reveal what he's wearing underneath, panties that outline that new sex of his... which already had a damp spot... stockings that hugged his legs that made them look a bit longer and curvier then they were, even a corset that slimmed his waist down a bit. He actually does look kinda sexy in it.

Keith nods slowly, and it's only because of his valley curse that he blurts out, "Yeah, I can totally see it, it's like you're peeking in on a Jr High school girl or something..." cutting off there at the end as he claps his hands over his muzzle, blushes and splays his ears.

Rattle squirms a bit, as you can start to smell the rat's growing arousal. "Yeah... well... I think we're both glad you're impotent right now..." He says as he glances to the full length mirror, and for a monet seems to pose in it a bit... which doesn't exactly help...

Keith blushes deeper and gives a pouty frown, "I'm not glad...  my libido is cranked up to crazy-town, and I haven't been able to cum since sex ed..."

Rattle looks to him. There a faint instinctive longing in his eyes. "Yes, but if it did work, then you'd be fucking you're best friend over... literally... And as straight guys, I don't think we want that..." Though even Rattle seems a bit skeptical at the moment of being 'straight'

Keith frowns a little more naturally, "Yeah... right... I should... go..." having to really focus to fight back the Valley girl mindset Selene hit him with. His control fades after those five words and he says, "I'll like, totally see you tomorrow, okay Rattle?"

Rattle nods with a huff, he seems to be trying to keep control of himself as well. He was horny... but it'd become different for him. And those desires filtered more and more into him mind the hornier he gets. He is trying to avoid giving into those until he can be cured... He was a virgin, and he didn't want his first time to be as a girl. "Yes. That is... for the best." He says trying to keep his voice calm and reasonable and not let Keith know that he kinda really wants to be fucked...

Keith nods and turns, heading out of the room and closing the door behind himself, pausing in the hallway as he tries to decide what to do. He finally decides to head for Cyko's room and knock at the door.

Cyko door opens after a moment, The black and purple Hedgehog standing in-front of the door, wearing only a pair of silk purple boxers, they are of course very loose in the front and the fly hangs open a bit. Cyko wasn't an exhibitionist, but he didn't really try to hide either. "Oh, 'eyas mate. I guess yer still 'ere then." He says stepping aside to let the boy into the punk rocker's room.

Keith steps in, "Yeah, I like, totally got stopped on my way out by this bully who was picking on someone, so I had to get involved before things got bad, and then the headmistress totally did this to me, so now I can barely think, and I talk like I'm an airhead, it's totally embarrassing..."

Cyko nods and takes a seat on his bed. "Well, on the surface I'd say that's a good thing. See... If you left 'ere... Any punishments on you... would still have been on you... Selene's powerful, but 'er range pretty much only covers this campus. Leave campus and she can't undo anything. So say, you left while you still 'ad that cuntmouth... and well You'd 'ave that for life. ...or until you came back to see 'er." He states and leans back against several pillows stretching out a bit. "As for the new attitude... well... I think maybe getting outta your 'ead could be a good thing as well. You're a bloke that is way too mental. Not that I blame ya or anything, but you spend all yer time over-thinking everything. You've lived yer life seeing things one specific way... is it really such a bad thing to have a different view of things for a while? I'm assuming this isn't gonna last long term that is.."

Keith shrugs, "It's like, supposed to last until Friday night, along with all the other punishments except my detention, which is so lame, ugh... that's gonna last until Tue... no... dammit, it's like gonna last until Wednesday now..."

Cyko says, "So a couple of days, experiencing life outside your normal mindset. And Certainly leaving nothing to the imagination." He grins softly looking over your nude form. "So, why come see me? I can 'elp any way I can, but I'm not sure if you trust me knowing I'm a 'double agent'."

Keith shrugs, "I like, need a lanyard to carry my card on, while it itches to wear clothes... I was hoping you maybe like totally knew where I could get one."

Cyko hmms and turns around leaning over his bed, almost looking like he's wiggling his ass to you as he opens a drawer and looks through it. "Ah ha!" He says and pulls out a black one with pink stripes and a pink cat face on it. He tosses it over to you, it apparently advertising something or somewhere called 'The Pink Pussy' 

Keith blinks as he looks the lanyard over, "Like... where did you get... this?"

Cyko grins "Strip Club."

Keith ear-flicks, "Oh... uh... thanks."

Cyko chuckles softly "I though you'd like something a bit manly. What's more manly then strip clubs?" He asks with a grin. "The Pink Puss is definitely one of the best around."

Keith smirks and rolls his eyes, "Right... manly... sure." he tries it on, wondering if it will itch like crazy or not.

The Lanyard isn't clothing so it doesn't really bother him. "What, you have something against going to place and seeing sexy girls get naked for your enjoyment?" The hedgehog asks with a soft chuckle.

Keith says "No, I'm commenting on it declaring 'pink pussy' like right there..." he says, pointing on the lanyard where it has the club's logo. "At least I don't like... have one anymore."

Cyko grins very widely at that "Would you prefer 'Blue Balls' or 'Cockmasters'?"

Keith ahs, "No... no... like, one of those is too painfully true...
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Cyko nods. "See, I was right on what one you'd prefer. Least as a completely handsome and straight male, you can claim its what your looking for..." He chuckles.

Keith smirks, but rolls his eyes again, "Anyways, thanks... um... like... any advice on how to treat Rattle? We were just talking after detention, and like all the sudden he asked if I was hitting on him..."

Cyko sits up, looking more serious and pats the bed. "First of all, were you?" He asks, his tone quickly changing from bratty to 'bartender' personality you're more used to seeing.

Keith steps over and sits on the bed, "Eew, no... I mean, he might have a pussy, but like, he's still totally a guy, and I'm like so not gay..."

Cyko replies, "There are some that would argue that point, mate. 'Its not gay if the balls aren't touching' Really, its bullshit but it helps some feel better when experimenting.. especially with those like me or Rattle. Rattle is... Is very confused at this point. He's a guy, through and through... but he's a guy that kinda likes the idea he's cross-dressing in secret... kinda likes how his new sex feels even if he refuses any form of penetration... a guy that kinda likes watching himself get off in the mirror... It can be very hard for us, but for him he's got the punishment of a voyeur on top of the cuntting He might totally be a straight guy, but there is a kernel in his mind that wants to be treated as a girl... and he both fears that and desires it at the same time." He pauses for a moment. "No, he doesn't WANT to be a girl, before you ask. Its just before now he was never aware of his feminine side and now it's kinda being forced on him to make him realize how he makes other girls feel."

Keith nods, "I totally saw the mirror over his bed... whoever thought that up is nuts, it's like... just going to make him get hot and bothered anytime someone spies on him. And then he'll think that all girls get off on it."

"Its a double edged sword." Cyko admits. "Rattle could in fact completely learn his lesson and be free. I mean that, I've seen how Rattle has more and more mixed feelings over spying on girls... But yes, the scenario you present is also just as likely, and this could just become a huge kink in his life where being spied on only makes him more aroused, and makes him more interested in spying on girls since being spied on arouses him."

Keith smirks, "I'm guessing he isn't gonna, you know, repent." he flops back on the bed, "Man, this is all like, so much easier when I can stop and think before whatever I think flows out my mouth like dictionary puke... It's so lame.

Cyko says, "From all my talks with him, Rattle's gonna be coming to a crossroads sooner or later. He could actually repent, and I mean that. He's not the first we've had. Though... well... He is MUCH more addicted to it then most... About the only clothing store that bothers with him is 'Vixen's Secret' and that's mostly because Fyre enjoys presenting him with new lingerie for him to dress up in... So yeah... she's REALLY not helping. I almost think she wants to see him go deeper down this rabbit hole. A good friend can be very important to him. Tell me, would you rather prefer Rattle the pervert as your best friend, or would you prefer a Rattle that respects girls?" Cyko's tone is neutral, unlike most where that would be a leading question, Cyko wants to know which you'd rather have. "

Keith shrugs, "I want him to be happy. I don't care if he's perverted or respectful... so long as he's happy with himself, ya know?"

Cyko smiles at that. "He can be happy on either path, but even supporting him... you might want to choose a side. Because when he gets to the crossroad... he's gonna need help. Just saying you support him, might not be enough. He might actually want your opinion, he could put all his faith in that opinion. So having a side you favor could either help him make an informed choice, or could make him jump on a path he'd already been thinking about."

Keith nods his head, "Okay... I... I'll have to totally think about that when I can like think again."

Cyko is silent for a moment and then look to Keith again. "Also... Don't be afraid to force something on him..." He says with a huff. "I know, that sounds bad but... I do know that from experience. If you know he's in some sort of crisis or he's just hurting himself, even just mentally, Do what you need to even if its against his wishes. When I was a freshman my own best friend ended up having to do the same with me. It ended up breaking a big mental barrier I couldn't get past. In the end, it helped me over come a lot of my own issues.

Keith blinks, "What happened?"

Cyko answers, "I had an issue sorta like Rattle, but worse. I refused to acknowledge my new sex any more then absolutely necessary. I just tried to not make it exist as much as I could. Rattle at least masturbates, I wouldn't even do that. Then I got hit with a libido punishment like yours, which I've mentioned previously. It was driving me mad, because even then I refused to even touch it. My friend realized that if something wasn't done, I was going to snap. So he found a way to force me to masturbate and let off over six months of sexual frustrations and several day of an '11' libido."

Keith nods slowly, trying to think that over, blurting out, "Sounds kinda rape-y."

"Yes, some would probably consider it such." Cyko admits, not even hiding it. "You have to consider my mindset though, I was being driven insane by lusts and my own stubbornness. I needed to be forced. Its a hard decisions, but sometimes you have to do the wrong thing to do the right thing, because the only other choice is even worse."

Keith frowns, "I wish the headmistress agreed with that..."

Cyko says, "She does... to an extent. You fought, and you took down a bully. And yet... you're not really any worse for the wear and even down a punishment."

Keith groans, "Are you kidding? I can't think, and everything I do manage to think about just comes right out my mouth without any ability to control it, and like my friends all totally think that I'm nuts now, and..." he clamps his hands over his muzzle again, flatting his ears.

Cyko says, "Have they said that? I mean, it would see you've learned about Rattle's secret because of it. Would you really think you'd have learned all that, if you thought through what you said to him? Or did it happen naturally because of your lack of control?"

Keith blinks, "His secret? That he has a pussy? He totally told me that before this happened... or that he masturbates to himself, because that was like totally obvious once I saw his bedroom... I'm more worried about the fact that because I couldn't stop talking, he thinks I was flirting with him, and I think I left him wanting to give in, but you know, the bat totally broke my dick, so it wasn't like I could do anything even if I wanted to..."

Cyko taps your nose. "His room. It's totally obvious, *when you saw his room*. He's cross-dresses in secret, he has mirrors that he's always aware of... and he's got an addiction to watching girls in their underwear.. and more... His room is filled with his perversions. You're only the second person I know of that has ever seen his room."

Keith blinks, "Really, because he like just totally led me there..."

Cyko slyly asks, "Before or after he thought you were hitting on him?""

Keith says, "After..."

Cyko says, "So, because of not having a filter... you accidentally make him think you're hitting on him... which gets you into his room... which brings you here, because you're now worried about him..."

Keith groans and puts his face in his hands, "But he's straight... right?"

Cyko huffs softly "'Straight' is a bit of a nebulous term when you're a guy with a pussy." He says, its clear from the annoyance and frustration in his voice, its something he's gone over in his mind many times previously. Hell, he's gone over it a few times with Keith in this one conversation.

Keith nods and stands up, "Okay..." starting to pace, "...now I don't know what to do..."

Cyko says, "Stop, and think for a moment. What do you *want* to do. I know you want him happy, but what do you want to do to make him happy?, take all the time you need to try and clear your head for that.""

Keith gives Cyko a pouty frown for that, "I am trying to clear my head... you try thinking past blue balls, a hyper enhanced libido and a brain full of molasses!"

Cyko pauses and thinks and reaches over his bed and hands him a bottle of whiskey. "Here, try this. I can't promise anything, but its the strongest thing I have on me. It helps clear my head sometimes. I don't know if it will work for you, but it can't hurt."

Keith grabs it and takes a swig of it. Of course, alcohol often has the opposite effect of clearing one's head, so... you know. Who knows how it will interact with Selene's spell? In the simplest terms, even that swig hits like a mac truck if your not an experienced drinker. Its got a slightly sour flavor to it, but that passes quickly as it lights a fire in the throat that seems to burn its way up into your nose. The burn fades slower then the taste does, but you can swear you are breathing better then you were a moment a go. The shock to the system even seems to give some clarity to thought. Cyko takes the bottle away from him, since if it does work he doesn't want Keith becoming dependent on it, and if it doesn't he doesn't want it dropped by accident.

Keith gasps and coughs and blurts out, "Fuck..." in a raspy voice, "What is that... engine cleaner?"

Cyko grins. "Its a sour mash, rye whiskey. Not nearly the strongest stuff I could give you... But it seems like it might have had the right effect for a light weight."

Keith sits down on the bed, taking several deep breaths, "Not that it matters, I still don't know what to do. I think the brain-dead me thinks Rattle is cute, but deep down that isn't real, it's just being so fucking horny and not being able to jerk off..."

"I think on the surface you think Rattle is cute, but will never admit it because you're a straight guy, but right now you're willing to act on those feelings because your horny." Cyko says as he gives a slightly different view of the same perspective, not in a 'you're wrong' way, but just a 'here's what I see'. "

Keith grunts, "Maybe... but that still doesn't tell me what I should do... I mean, I can't just find a girl with a dick and point her at him..."

Cyko says, "Right. But now that you're not just thinking that 'he's cute' and 'I'd like to see him squirm under me', is there something you want to do to make him happy? You know he's happy being the pervert rat he is, and you know that he kinda like his punishment because its enforcing him to see himself in his kinks... You could speed him along down the path of depravity where he fully embraces his pervert side... or you can realize that he is kinda embarrassed and ashamed of always having to watch himself when he's enjoying what he does, and either find a way to stop his lecherous ways... or find a way to stop the punishment..." "

Keith sighs as he sits, "That... is not an easy question to answer, man..."

Cyko says, "It never will be. But some in this school has to juggle those questions all the time... with every student...""

Keith asks, "Dumb question... but what would you do? Help him become a pervert, or help him become all guy again?"

Cyko hmms softly, closing his eyes for a bit. "If it were me... knowing what I do, which is about as much as you do, maybe a little more... I'd probably encourage his fetishes, but not forcefully. I'd try to help him understand that if he accepted his punishments, that its not exactly the end of his world. If he became certain of choosing to be a guy again, I'd still support him, but it comes down to: physical change to enjoy who you are, or mental change to enjoy who you were. And mental changes are always the hardest to accomplish within ourselves.

Keith nods, "Yeah... that makes sense."

Cyko nods some. "And that is why I stick around, mate." He chuckles softly.

Keith nods, "Thanks..." he then says, "Aw man... it's like... already fading..."

Cyko nods. "Yep, its not gonna last forever, and I can't always give it to you. But you needed to be able to think more clearly for this. So I bent your punishment so that you can help a friend." He says and puts the bottle back up. "But keep in mind, you learned this about Rattle because you got no filter currently. So don't see this as the worst thing, maybe you might learn more about your other friends similarly. IF you offend them... Its a punishment... and if they're really your friends they're not gonna hold it against you once you're back to normal.

Keith nods slowly, "Alright... well... I think I am going to head back to my room... thanks for the help."

Cyko nods and gives you a hug, a bit stronger then a 'bro hug' "

Keith oofs at getting pulled in against the nearly naked hedgehog

Cyko smiles "You're welcome here, or in my bar any time. I'm always glad to try and help. Now I suppose your cute ass needs to get to sleep after all this." He says as he walks over to his bed. "I'm probably gonna do the same before work tonight."

Keith blushes at being called cute by the hedgehog, looking away, "Yeah... later."

Cyko waves and lays down as you take leave and head back to your room.

Keith heads back to his room, slipping inside and flopping down on his bed.

Keith is uninterrupted on his way to his room he ends up passing out pretty quickly, but at least sets his alarm for the morning.