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After thinking about it for a while, Gwen replies, “sure, Bena. I’d love to spend some time with you. When do you want to meet up?”

“The show starts at 8pm tomorrow,” Ben says, “let’s meet up at 6:00pm. It takes an hour with the bus, and they start letting people in at around 7:30pm. So…, in order to get the best seats, let’s make sure to be there at 7pm, so that we’ll be the first in line”.

“Sounds good,” Gwen says, “I’ll see you tomorrow, Bena”.

“Stop calling me that,” Ben grumbles.

“Um… noooope,” Gwen says and ends the call.

Ben shakes his head and sighs, “I swear, if she doesn’t stop calling me by that strange sounding name, I’m going to hit her,” he mumbles to himself, “then again… it is not like it’s a girl’s name… Soooo, I guess I can live with it,” unaware that the name IS a girl’s name.

Gwen arrives at 6:00pm the next evening, “hey, Bena,” she greats Ben, “ready to go?”

Ben rolls his eyes, he then sighs, “yeah,” he says, so both head to the bus stop and after an hours drive arrive at the theater.

Gwen turns to Ben, as they stand in front of the doors, “have you thought about volunteering, if the guy asks for volunteers?”

Ben tilts his head, “I am kinda anxious,” he admits, “having someone able to control me, is rather creepy”.

Gwen rolls her eyes, “come on, Bena,” she says, “you know all to well that hypnosis is a bunch of BS”.

Ben turns to Gwen, “no, I believe it is legit,” he says, “if magic is real, which you are a perfect evidence for, then hypnosis has to be real to”.

“Keep it down,” Gwen says, “no one is supposed to know. Having said that: magic is something completely different than hypnosis”.

Ben is about to say something in return, but he senses that an argument is brewing, and he really did not want HIS evening to be ruined by Gwen’s bitching, “okay, okay,” he says, “you win. So, I guess I would volunteer”.

Gwen grins, “I can’t wait to see you down on all fours, barking like a puppy,” she giggles.

Ben rolls his eyes, “yeah, yeah,” he says, “I know you’d love that”.

The doors then open and a man steps out, “tickets please,” he says.

Gwen and Ben give the guy the tickets, then head inside and find two chairs, right in front of the stage.

Ben heads to the snack bar and gets some snacks for him and Gwen, at exactly 8pm the curtains pull back to reveal a small old man.

“Good evening,” the man says, “I am Sublimino, I welcome all of you to my show, a show, I promise, you’ll never forget!”

Gwen leans over to Ben, “this guy is so full of himself,” she whispers.

Ben turns to her, “that is how shows like this go,” he says, “now, stop jabbering and let me enjoy this”.

Sublimino looks around the room, ‘someone in here as huge magical powers,’ he thinks to himself, ‘but I also sense, that they don’t know any spells of their own, they relay on a book to guide them. Hmmm… if I find the person, I could manipulate them into helping me and I’ll teach him or her how to use their powers, without having to use a book’. The small man continues to scan the room, until his eyes land on Gwen, ‘hmm… that little girl, I think that is who is giving off this energy,’ he then turns his attention to Ben, ‘that must be a friend of hers… hmm… looking closer, I do see some resemblance, must be her cousin, she looks at least 16. She looks beautiful, only issue is she seems to be flat chested, maybe she is just a late bloomer?’

The hypnotist is unaware that the “girl” is actually a boy, it is thanks to Gwen’s spell that Suplimino mistakes Ben for a 16 year-old girl. Suplimino then hears Gwen and Ben arguing, the orange haired girl saying that hypnosis is not real, while the “older girl” seems to believe in hypnosis. A grin appears on the man’s face, “hey, orange head,” he then says.

Ben nudges Gwen, “I think he means YOU,” he says, grinning.

“My name is Gwen, NOT orange head,” the young girl huffs, causing the room to fill with laughter.

“My apologies, young lady,” Suplimino says, “I couldn’t help but hear that you do not believe in hypnosis”.

“I don’t,” Gwen says.

“Well, then you might have no problem to be my first volunteer,” he asks.

“Um…,” now Gwen is silent.

Ben grins, “come on, Gwen,” he says, “let’s see you prove to us believersm that hypnosis is… how do you put it? Oh, yeah! BS!”

Gwen scowls at Ben, “FINE,” she says and stands up, “I’ll show you that all this is BS,” with that the girl walks onto the stage.

Sublimino grins inwardly, ‘let’s see if she still thinks like that, AFTER I am done with her,’ he thinks to himself, ‘then her cousin will be next. She has a great body, but her hair is to short, looks to boyish, and her flat chest is also a turnoff. BUT… with the help of my soon-to-be little witch-helper, I’ll be able to fix the girl’s body’.

“Okay, weirdo,” Gwen says, “let’s see what you got. Go on! Try to hypnotize me!”

Sublimino grins, ‘this girl, she really thinks hypnosis is not real,’ he thinks to himself, ‘hehe… how wrong she is. Now, let’s get to work!’

The man takes out a watch, which is dangling on a golden chain, “pfff… a watch,” Gwen snorts.

What no one knows, is that the watch is no ordinary watch, that it has some dark magic stored in it. Sublimino grins, “just look at it, don’t take your eyes off of it,” he says, starting to move the watch from side to side in front of Gwen’s eyes, “that’s it, follow it with your eyes… you start to feel sleepy and relaxed”. As he says this, the magic starts to seep out of the watch, not visible to the naked eye, “I will start to count, when I reach three, you will totally be under my control… one… feel all your thoughts flow out of your mind, like water… two… feel yourself slip further and further into a relaxing void… no more worries…. You are totally at peace… three!”

Gwen’s body suddenly slumps forward, a blank expression on her face, her eyes blankly staring in front of her, “you are not a human, but a dog,” Sublimino says, without hesitation, Gwen gets down on all fours and starts to bark.

Ben takes out his phone and films his cousin, laughing out loud with all the others.

“Now, Gwen,” Sublimino says, “now, you are a chicken!”

Gwen starts to cluck and pick at the floor, Ben is holding his tummy, he is laughing so hard that he is starting to get a tummy ache.

Sublimino continues this for a while, having Gwen become various animals, before commanding the girl to stand still and await further orders. The man leans in to the girl’s ear, “listen carefully, Gwen,” he whispers, “I can sense your huge magic power. With my help, you will become the most powerful witch. In return, you will do whatever I say, you will act as normal, but you will be unaware that I still have power over you. You belong to me now,” he then straightens himself, “I will count down to one… you will return to normal, but won’t remember what has happened. Three… feel the strength in your body return… two… feel your mind fill up with your old thoughts…. One… awake!”

Gwen blinks a couple of times, she then looks at the man, “are you just gonna stand there and stare at me,” she asks, then she huffs, “some hypnotist you are! I knew this was BS!”

The crowd explodes in applause, Gwen looks around in confusion, “you may return too your seat,” Sublimino says, “thanks for volunteering”.

Gwen huffs, she then returns to her seat, when she approaches her chair, she sees Ben grinning at her, “WHAT!?”

“You really have no idea what happened,” he asks.

“What are you talking about,” Gwen asks, taking her seat, “NOTHING has happened!”

Ben grins, he then holds his phone up to Gwen’s face, “you think?”

Gwen’s eyes widen in shock, she then scowls, “okay, okay… I guess hypnosis is real after all!”

“Told ya,” Ben says triumphantly.

“Pfff…,” Gwen says, she then grins, “I can’t wait to see what he’ll do to you, Bena!”

Sublimino continues to hypnotize other people, it does not take long before even Gwen joins in the laughter.

“Now, before we head into an hour break,” Sublimino says after a while, “is there anyone who wants to be next?”

“Me,” Ben says, raising his hand.

Sublimino smiles, ‘perfect, I was hoping she’ll volunteer before the break,’ he thinks to himself, “well, then step right up”. Ben gets up from his seat and walks onto the stage, “now then,” Sublimino says, “what is your name?”

“Ben,” Ben says.

Sublimino tilts his head, “I thought I heard your… cousin call you “Bena”,” he says.

“Only my cousin calls me that,” Ben says, glaring down at Gwen, who just shrugs.

Sublimino shrugs, ‘I guess she does not like the name,’ he thinks to himself, “I assume, you don’t like being called that?”

Ben shakes his head, “not really,” he says, “it just sounds weird”.

“I see,” the man says, ‘I’ll make you like the name, it is a pretty cute name,’ he thinks to himself. Sublimino then smiles, he holds up his watch, “well then… Ben,” he says, “ready to make the audience laugh?”

Ben nods, “I… I guess,” he says.

Sublimino has Ben become various animals, Gwen, seeing Ben making a fool of himself, can’t help but admit, that hypnosis really is fun. After a while, Sublimino has Ben stop, he then leans into the boy’s ear, still thinking that Ben is really a girl, “now Ben,” he whispers, “I want you to accept that your name is “Bena”, it is such a beautiful name, just as beautiful as you. You a such a pretty girl, you should not hide what you are since birth. Only your hair has the wrong length, your breasts have not yet developed and your style of clothes don’t match your gender, they do not show off your perfect body. But, don’t worry, I will help you, but for now, I want you to meet me behind the stage. Tell your cousin you need the toilette, then head backstage and knock on the door that has my name on it. You and me, we will have a nice private hour together”. The man the raises his voice and counts down, soon Ben is himself again, he heads back to Gwen, scratching his head.

Gwen grins at Ben, “you really made a fool of yourself,” she says.

“Man… I wish I could remember,” Ben says, “hey, I need the toilette. I’ll meet you back her,” he then says.

“Okay,” Gwen says, “and Ben? Thanks for inviting me, this is more fun than I imagined… so, thanks”.

They both smile at each other, Ben then heads out the room, he then heads straight to the door that leads to the backstage. He opens it and walks down the hall, until he reaches the door with Sublimino’s name on it, and knocks.

The door opens and Ben is greeted by the small man, “welcome,” he says, “please, come in”.

Ben steps into the room, “thanks for inviting me,” he says, “it’s an honor. I really am enjoying your show”.

Sublimino smiles as he closes the door behind Ben, locking it, “I’m glad you are enjoying yourself, Bena,” he says, he then walks over to a pair of armchairs, “please, have a seat”.

Ben sits down on one of the armchairs, while the small man takes the other, “why did you want me to come, sir,” Ben asks.

Sublimino chuckles, “please call me Sublimino,” he says, “as for why I invited you: I would like to get to know you a little… closer. If you don’t mind me asking: are you single?”

“I am,” Ben says, but being only a ten year old boy, there is no surprise that Ben is single, he does not even know what a relationship is nor has he any experience in… the other “thing”.

Sublimino smiles, “I see,” he says, “this might come as a weird question, but: are you a virgin? I mean, have you got any experience when it comes to sex and relationships?”

Ben blinks in confusion, “no,” he says.

‘A virgin, nice,’ Sublimino thinks to himself, “that is a surprise,” he then says, “I thought such a pretty girl like you should have had at least some experience and even have a boyfriend”.

Ben raises an eyebrow, “um… I am not a girl,” he says, “I am a boy”.

‘Hm… it seems that her parents have convinced her that she is a boy,’ Sublimino thinks to himself, ‘I guess that is why she is acting so tomboyish. I see I have a lot of work to do’.

“Sublimino,” Ben asks.

“Oh, sorry Bena,” he says, “I really doubt that you are a boy,” he then says.

“How so,” Ben asks.

“Well, for one: your name,” he says.

“What about it?”

“It is a girl’s name,” Sublimino says, “it actually has it’s origin with native americans”.

“Really,” Ben asks, “I… I didn’t know!”

“The other reason I doubt that you are a boy, is your body,” Sublimino continues.

Ben looks down at his body, “wh-what do you mean?”

“Well, you have a big round butt, wide hips and a slim waist, in other words: you have the typical hourglass figure every girl has”.

“But… I don’t have any boobs,” Ben says, “and… and I have a penis!”

“You are probably just a late bloomer, they’ll grow eventually,” Sublimino says, “hmmm… maybe it is some miscarriage, you were probably born with the wrong genitals, so your parents assumed you were a boy, so they raised you as one”.

“How can you be so sure,” Ben asks.

“It’s just a feeling I have,” Sublimino says, “I am pretty good at telling what gender someone has”.

“I feel so confused,” Ben says.

Sublimino smiles, “don’t worry, Bena,” he says, “it will become clear soon, you are only confused, because your parents have raised you wrong for so many years. It will take time, but I’ll be there to support you and always be there for you, that is if you allow it”.

Ben thinks for a while, ‘it… it actually makes sense,’ he thinks to himself, ‘that would explain why my body is shaped like a girl’s’. He then looks over at Sublimino, “I… I’d be happy if you’d help me,” he says, “but… how should I tell my parents? They think I am a boy, who simply has a feminine body”.

“That is up to you,” Sublimino says, “you decide if you want to tell them or not. You are old enough to make your own decisions”.

Ben nods, “I… I got to think about all this,” he says, “it’s… it’s a lot to take in”.

Sublimino nods, “I understand,” he says, he then checks his watch, “time is up, we should head back”. Ben and Sublimino get up from their seats and walk to the door, “Bena,” the man says.

“Yes,” Ben asks.

Sublimino holds out his hand, “if you ever need me,” he says, “here is my private phonenumber. Just call me whenever you need me”.

Ben takes the card, “thanks,” he says, “and thanks for opening my eyes to what I truly am. I better head back to Gwen”.

“You do that,” he says, “but keep our little conversation a secret from here, this is something only between you and me”.

Ben nods, “yeah, best not to tell her,” he says, “I think I’ll also not tell my parents, thinking about it, it’ll be fun continuing pretending to be a boy. Besides, if I’d tell them that I am really a girl, they won’t believe me anyways and think it is just a “phase” or that I am transgender, which I know I am not. And my dad hates transgender people, so he’d probably beat me up, so, best to just let them think I am a boy”.

Sublimino smiles, “if that is how you decide,” he says, “then it will be our little secret”.

Ben smiles, “I personally think it is enough if only we know about my true gender,” he says, “thanks again, Sublimino. I’ll see you around I guess”.

Sublimino smiles, “you definitely will,” he says.

Ben smiles back, he then turns but then stops, “Sublimino,” he says.

“Yes, Bena,” the man asks.

Ben walks back into the room and finds a pen and paper, he then writes his number down and hands the note to the man, “my number,” he says.

Sublimino smiles, “you can bet that I’ll call you every day,” he says.

Ben smiles, “that would be nice,” he says, he then heads back to Gwen and Sublimino heads towards the stage, grinning to himself.

“Bena is mine,” he says to himself, “I’ll make sure of that”.

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What should happen next?

1. Sublimino Uses His Mind Control Over Gwen To Have The Girl Come To Him
2. Ben Wakes Up The Following Morning As He Wants To Get Dressed He Finds His Clothes Suddenly Boring And Ugly, He Feels A Desire To Go Out And Buy "Pretty" Clothes

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After thinking about it for a while, Gwen replies, “sure, Bena. I’d love to spend some time with you. When do you want to meet up?”

“The show starts at 8pm tomorrow,” Ben says, “let’s meet up at 6:00pm. It takes an hour with the bus, and they start letting people in at around 7:30pm. So…, in order to get the best seats, let’s make sure to be there at 7pm, so that we’ll be the first in line”.

“Sounds good,” Gwen says, “I’ll see you tomorrow, Bena”.

“Stop calling me that,” Ben grumbles.

“Um… noooope,” Gwen says and ends the call.

Ben shakes his head and sighs, “I swear, if she doesn’t stop calling me by that strange sounding name, I’m going to hit her,” he mumbles to himself, “then again… it is not like it’s a girl’s name… Soooo, I guess I can live with it,” unaware that the name IS a girl’s name.

Gwen arrives at 6:00pm the next evening, “hey, Bena,” she greats Ben, “ready to go?”

Ben rolls his eyes, he then sighs, “yeah,” he says, so both head to the bus stop and after an hours drive arrive at the theater.

Gwen turns to Ben, as they stand in front of the doors, “have you thought about volunteering, if the guy asks for volunteers?”

Ben tilts his head, “I am kinda anxious,” he admits, “having someone able to control me, is rather creepy”.

Gwen rolls her eyes, “come on, Bena,” she says, “you know all to well that hypnosis is a bunch of BS”.

Ben turns to Gwen, “no, I believe it is legit,” he says, “if magic is real, which you are a perfect evidence for, then hypnosis has to be real to”.

“Keep it down,” Gwen says, “no one is supposed to know. Having said that: magic is something completely different than hypnosis”.

Ben is about to say something in return, but he senses that an argument is brewing, and he really did not want HIS evening to be ruined by Gwen’s bitching, “okay, okay,” he says, “you win. So, I guess I would volunteer”.

Gwen grins, “I can’t wait to see you down on all fours, barking like a puppy,” she giggles.

Ben rolls his eyes, “yeah, yeah,” he says, “I know you’d love that”.

The doors then open and a man steps out, “tickets please,” he says.

Gwen and Ben give the guy the tickets, then head inside and find two chairs, right in front of the stage.

Ben heads to the snack bar and gets some snacks for him and Gwen, at exactly 8pm the curtains pull back to reveal a small old man.

“Good evening,” the man says, “I am Sublimino, I welcome all of you to my show, a show, I promise, you’ll never forget!”

Gwen leans over to Ben, “this guy is so full of himself,” she whispers.

Ben turns to her, “that is how shows like this go,” he says, “now, stop jabbering and let me enjoy this”.

Sublimino looks around the room, ‘someone in here as huge magical powers,’ he thinks to himself, ‘but I also sense, that they don’t know any spells of their own, they relay on a book to guide them. Hmmm… if I find the person, I could manipulate them into helping me and I’ll teach him or her how to use their powers, without having to use a book’. The small man continues to scan the room, until his eyes land on Gwen, ‘hmm… that little girl, I think that is who is giving off this energy,’ he then turns his attention to Ben, ‘that must be a friend of hers… hmm… looking closer, I do see some resemblance, must be her cousin, she looks at least 16. She looks beautiful, only issue is she seems to be flat chested, maybe she is just a late bloomer?’

The hypnotist is unaware that the “girl” is actually a boy, it is thanks to Gwen’s spell that Suplimino mistakes Ben for a 16 year-old girl. Suplimino then hears Gwen and Ben arguing, the orange haired girl saying that hypnosis is not real, while the “older girl” seems to believe in hypnosis. A grin appears on the man’s face, “hey, orange head,” he then says.

Ben nudges Gwen, “I think he means YOU,” he says, grinning.

“My name is Gwen, NOT orange head,” the young girl huffs, causing the room to fill with laughter.

“My apologies, young lady,” Suplimino says, “I couldn’t help but hear that you do not believe in hypnosis”.

“I don’t,” Gwen says.

“Well, then you might have no problem to be my first volunteer,” he asks.

“Um…,” now Gwen is silent.

Ben grins, “come on, Gwen,” he says, “let’s see you prove to us believersm that hypnosis is… how do you put it? Oh, yeah! BS!”

Gwen scowls at Ben, “FINE,” she says and stands up, “I’ll show you that all this is BS,” with that the girl walks onto the stage.

Sublimino grins inwardly, ‘let’s see if she still thinks like that, AFTER I am done with her,’ he thinks to himself, ‘then her cousin will be next. She has a great body, but her hair is to short, looks to boyish, and her flat chest is also a turnoff. BUT… with the help of my soon-to-be little witch-helper, I’ll be able to fix the girl’s body’.

“Okay, weirdo,” Gwen says, “let’s see what you got. Go on! Try to hypnotize me!”

Sublimino grins, ‘this girl, she really thinks hypnosis is not real,’ he thinks to himself, ‘hehe… how wrong she is. Now, let’s get to work!’

The man takes out a watch, which is dangling on a golden chain, “pfff… a watch,” Gwen snorts.

What no one knows, is that the watch is no ordinary watch, that it has some dark magic stored in it. Sublimino grins, “just look at it, don’t take your eyes off of it,” he says, starting to move the watch from side to side in front of Gwen’s eyes, “that’s it, follow it with your eyes… you start to feel sleepy and relaxed”. As he says this, the magic starts to seep out of the watch, not visible to the naked eye, “I will start to count, when I reach three, you will totally be under my control… one… feel all your thoughts flow out of your mind, like water… two… feel yourself slip further and further into a relaxing void… no more worries…. You are totally at peace… three!”

Gwen’s body suddenly slumps forward, a blank expression on her face, her eyes blankly staring in front of her, “you are not a human, but a dog,” Sublimino says, without hesitation, Gwen gets down on all fours and starts to bark.

Ben takes out his phone and films his cousin, laughing out loud with all the others.

“Now, Gwen,” Sublimino says, “now, you are a chicken!”

Gwen starts to cluck and pick at the floor, Ben is holding his tummy, he is laughing so hard that he is starting to get a tummy ache.

Sublimino continues this for a while, having Gwen become various animals, before commanding the girl to stand still and await further orders. The man leans in to the girl’s ear, “listen carefully, Gwen,” he whispers, “I can sense your huge magic power. With my help, you will become the most powerful witch. In return, you will do whatever I say, you will act as normal, but you will be unaware that I still have power over you. You belong to me now,” he then straightens himself, “I will count down to one… you will return to normal, but won’t remember what has happened. Three… feel the strength in your body return… two… feel your mind fill up with your old thoughts…. One… awake!”

Gwen blinks a couple of times, she then looks at the man, “are you just gonna stand there and stare at me,” she asks, then she huffs, “some hypnotist you are! I knew this was BS!”

The crowd explodes in applause, Gwen looks around in confusion, “you may return too your seat,” Sublimino says, “thanks for volunteering”.

Gwen huffs, she then returns to her seat, when she approaches her chair, she sees Ben grinning at her, “WHAT!?”

“You really have no idea what happened,” he asks.

“What are you talking about,” Gwen asks, taking her seat, “NOTHING has happened!”

Ben grins, he then holds his phone up to Gwen’s face, “you think?”

Gwen’s eyes widen in shock, she then scowls, “okay, okay… I guess hypnosis is real after all!”

“Told ya,” Ben says triumphantly.

“Pfff…,” Gwen says, she then grins, “I can’t wait to see what he’ll do to you, Bena!”

Sublimino continues to hypnotize other people, it does not take long before even Gwen joins in the laughter.

“Now, before we head into an hour break,” Sublimino says after a while, “is there anyone who wants to be next?”

“Me,” Ben says, raising his hand.

Sublimino smiles, ‘perfect, I was hoping she’ll volunteer before the break,’ he thinks to himself, “well, then step right up”. Ben gets up from his seat and walks onto the stage, “now then,” Sublimino says, “what is your name?”

“Ben,” Ben says.

Sublimino tilts his head, “I thought I heard your… cousin call you “Bena”,” he says.

“Only my cousin calls me that,” Ben says, glaring down at Gwen, who just shrugs.

Sublimino shrugs, ‘I guess she does not like the name,’ he thinks to himself, “I assume, you don’t like being called that?”

Ben shakes his head, “not really,” he says, “it just sounds weird”.

“I see,” the man says, ‘I’ll make you like the name, it is a pretty cute name,’ he thinks to himself. Sublimino then smiles, he holds up his watch, “well then… Ben,” he says, “ready to make the audience laugh?”

Ben nods, “I… I guess,” he says.

Sublimino has Ben become various animals, Gwen, seeing Ben making a fool of himself, can’t help but admit, that hypnosis really is fun. After a while, Sublimino has Ben stop, he then leans into the boy’s ear, still thinking that Ben is really a girl, “now Ben,” he whispers, “I want you to accept that your name is “Bena”, it is such a beautiful name, just as beautiful as you. You a such a pretty girl, you should not hide what you are since birth. Only your hair has the wrong length, your breasts have not yet developed and your style of clothes don’t match your gender, they do not show off your perfect body. But, don’t worry, I will help you, but for now, I want you to meet me behind the stage. Tell your cousin you need the toilette, then head backstage and knock on the door that has my name on it. You and me, we will have a nice private hour together”. The man the raises his voice and counts down, soon Ben is himself again, he heads back to Gwen, scratching his head.

Gwen grins at Ben, “you really made a fool of yourself,” she says.

“Man… I wish I could remember,” Ben says, “hey, I need the toilette. I’ll meet you back her,” he then says.

“Okay,” Gwen says, “and Ben? Thanks for inviting me, this is more fun than I imagined… so, thanks”.

They both smile at each other, Ben then heads out the room, he then heads straight to the door that leads to the backstage. He opens it and walks down the hall, until he reaches the door with Sublimino’s name on it, and knocks.

The door opens and Ben is greeted by the small man, “welcome,” he says, “please, come in”.

Ben steps into the room, “thanks for inviting me,” he says, “it’s an honor. I really am enjoying your show”.

Sublimino smiles as he closes the door behind Ben, locking it, “I’m glad you are enjoying yourself, Bena,” he says, he then walks over to a pair of armchairs, “please, have a seat”.

Ben sits down on one of the armchairs, while the small man takes the other, “why did you want me to come, sir,” Ben asks.

Sublimino chuckles, “please call me Sublimino,” he says, “as for why I invited you: I would like to get to know you a little… closer. If you don’t mind me asking: are you single?”

“I am,” Ben says, but being only a ten year old boy, there is no surprise that Ben is single, he does not even know what a relationship is nor has he any experience in… the other “thing”.

Sublimino smiles, “I see,” he says, “this might come as a weird question, but: are you a virgin? I mean, have you got any experience when it comes to sex and relationships?”

Ben blinks in confusion, “no,” he says.

‘A virgin, nice,’ Sublimino thinks to himself, “that is a surprise,” he then says, “I thought such a pretty girl like you should have had at least some experience and even have a boyfriend”.

Ben raises an eyebrow, “um… I am not a girl,” he says, “I am a boy”.

‘Hm… it seems that her parents have convinced her that she is a boy,’ Sublimino thinks to himself, ‘I guess that is why she is acting so tomboyish. I see I have a lot of work to do’.

“Sublimino,” Ben asks.

“Oh, sorry Bena,” he says, “I really doubt that you are a boy,” he then says.

“How so,” Ben asks.

“Well, for one: your name,” he says.

“What about it?”

“It is a girl’s name,” Sublimino says, “it actually has it’s origin with native americans”.

“Really,” Ben asks, “I… I didn’t know!”

“The other reason I doubt that you are a boy, is your body,” Sublimino continues.

Ben looks down at his body, “wh-what do you mean?”

“Well, you have a big round butt, wide hips and a slim waist, in other words: you have the typical hourglass figure every girl has”.

“But… I don’t have any boobs,” Ben says, “and… and I have a penis!”

“You are probably just a late bloomer, they’ll grow eventually,” Sublimino says, “hmmm… maybe it is some miscarriage, you were probably born with the wrong genitals, so your parents assumed you were a boy, so they raised you as one”.

“How can you be so sure,” Ben asks.

“It’s just a feeling I have,” Sublimino says, “I am pretty good at telling what gender someone has”.

“I feel so confused,” Ben says.

Sublimino smiles, “don’t worry, Bena,” he says, “it will become clear soon, you are only confused, because your parents have raised you wrong for so many years. It will take time, but I’ll be there to support you and always be there for you, that is if you allow it”.

Ben thinks for a while, ‘it… it actually makes sense,’ he thinks to himself, ‘that would explain why my body is shaped like a girl’s’. He then looks over at Sublimino, “I… I’d be happy if you’d help me,” he says, “but… how should I tell my parents? They think I am a boy, who simply has a feminine body”.

“That is up to you,” Sublimino says, “you decide if you want to tell them or not. You are old enough to make your own decisions”.

Ben nods, “I… I got to think about all this,” he says, “it’s… it’s a lot to take in”.

Sublimino nods, “I understand,” he says, he then checks his watch, “time is up, we should head back”. Ben and Sublimino get up from their seats and walk to the door, “Bena,” the man says.

“Yes,” Ben asks.

Sublimino holds out his hand, “if you ever need me,” he says, “here is my private phonenumber. Just call me whenever you need me”.

Ben takes the card, “thanks,” he says, “and thanks for opening my eyes to what I truly am. I better head back to Gwen”.

“You do that,” he says, “but keep our little conversation a secret from here, this is something only between you and me”.

Ben nods, “yeah, best not to tell her,” he says, “I think I’ll also not tell my parents, thinking about it, it’ll be fun continuing pretending to be a boy. Besides, if I’d tell them that I am really a girl, they won’t believe me anyways and think it is just a “phase” or that I am transgender, which I know I am not. And my dad hates transgender people, so he’d probably beat me up, so, best to just let them think I am a boy”.

Sublimino smiles, “if that is how you decide,” he says, “then it will be our little secret”.

Ben smiles, “I personally think it is enough if only we know about my true gender,” he says, “thanks again, Sublimino. I’ll see you around I guess”.

Sublimino smiles, “you definitely will,” he says.

Ben smiles back, he then turns but then stops, “Sublimino,” he says.

“Yes, Bena,” the man asks.

Ben walks back into the room and finds a pen and paper, he then writes his number down and hands the note to the man, “my number,” he says.

Sublimino smiles, “you can bet that I’ll call you every day,” he says.

Ben smiles, “that would be nice,” he says, he then heads back to Gwen and Sublimino heads towards the stage, grinning to himself.

“Bena is mine,” he says to himself, “I’ll make sure of that”.

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What should happen next?

1. Sublimino Uses His Mind Control Over Gwen To Have The Girl Come To Him
2. Ben Wakes Up The Following Morning As He Wants To Get Dressed He Finds His Clothes Suddenly Boring And Ugly, He Feels A Desire To Go Out And Buy "Pretty" Clothes