The Holiday That Changed Everything

[Norm43]

   Christmas is the most celebrated holiday between the close knit Kelly sisters.  After all that had transpired this year, sisters Margaret and Sharon were happy to get their kids together again. 

   Life had been a little hard to Margaret.  Her husband moved the family cross country for a new career in the oil fields.  The change of scenery had been tough on her 14 year old son Brian.  He began acting up and longed for the day he could move out of that podunk town.  Daughter Stacy was a quiet, studious 12 year old that fully embraced stereotypical feminine activities.  Unbeknownst to the family, Margaret's husband had just drawn up papers for divorce.   

   Sharon and Jack had 2 daughters, Jacklyn “Jackie” (15) and Katie (13).  They moved to a McMansion in the suburbs where Jack could run his insurance business.  He had made a small fortune but sold after he had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and couldn't continue on.  Money was no issue, but MS had left Jack dependent on Sharon and the girls.  With Jack's chronic disease,  Jackie and Katie convinced their parents to homeschool them and maximize time with their father.  Because of Jack selling the insurance business, there was now ample room and supplies to turn his former office into a class room.  Sharon had a degree in education and could teach the girls while tending to Jack in the between time.  They even found a program which allowed them to use their homeschooling towards college credits! 

   Back in Podunk USA, Margaret told Brian and Stacy to pack their things for the annual trip to Aunt Sharon and Uncle Jack's.  Dad lied and stated that he wouldn't be joining them due to a conflict at work.  While the rest of the family wasn't religious, It was always tradition to attend church services with Aunt Sharon.  Everyone was to wear their best,  Margaret always went along with it knowing how much it meant to her sister.  Stacy packed according to her aunt and mother's wishes while Brian had other ideas.  There was no way he was going to attend those stupid church services this year!  If he happened to misroute his suitcase, he figured he could just hang back with Uncle Jack.  Or more realistically, hide in their mansion and play his game boy.  They were rich, It was Christmas, he figured he'd get new clothes anyhow.  It was a perfect plan, now how would he pull it off?

   The taxi picked them up and drove them to the airport for a red-eye flight.  Brian hatched up a plan to botch his suitcase's arrival.  This ensured he wouldn't have to deal with Aunt Sharon's all day church and brunch.  When the lady at check-in handed the family their bag tags, Brian just barely stuck his together.  He felt pretty good about how rough his bag was going to be handled and figured the odds were in his favor for that tag falling off!  The overnight flight back to the city was uneventful.  Margaret read up on the latest gossip before trying to catch some sleep, Stacy slept the entire flight, and Brian tried in vein to beat his game.  Brian was so engrossed in his game, he completely forgot about his soda on the tray.  On the last level, he died and slammed his game boy down sending soda all over his only set of clothes.  Oh crap, he really hadn't planned for this to happen!   

   Brian kept his composure as he tried to sop the soda off his clothes.  Annoyed, Margaret reassured him that they'd be on the ground soon and he could change at the airport.  Brian now hoped that his tag would barely hold on instead of off!  At the carousel, Margaret and Stacy's bags came down and not surprisingly, Brian's did not.  Margaret's patience was wearing thin, she was exhausted from the trip and now had to deal with a lost suitcase. 

   The gig was up.  Brian admitted to botching the tag on purpose.  “YOU DID WHAT?!” Margaret yelled!  Brian stated “I'm sorry! I can't stand Aunt Sharon's stupid church and brunch!  It suc-ks!”  He continued “They're just going to buy me new clothes anyway!'  It took everything within Margaret's power not to strangle her son right there!  Instead she gained her composure and stormed off to arrivals where her sister would be waiting.  Stacy looked at her brother slyly.  Deep down, she actually appreciated his plan, but saw no way it would've worked for her.

   Margaret found her sister waiting in arrivals.  Sharon knew her sister was livid as soon as she saw her, but was unsure why.  “What in the world is wrong?! It's Christmas!” Sharon asked.  Margaret shared the entirety of what Brian had done with a few profanities thrown in.  Brian sulked meekly in the back seat while Stacy tried her best to stay off the radar.  Aunt Sharon told them all not to worry about it, It was Christmas, she was sure there was something at the house he could wear!

    Jackie and Katie were in their classroom completing their studies when their Mom, Aunt, and cousins arrived.  They had already purchased new uniforms for the school year before deciding on homeschooling, so it made sense to wear those for designated schooling hours.  Their uniforms were typical of a private school;  A grey pleated skirt, A plain white button down shirt, A black tie, and thick black tights.  They were studying government when Aunt Sharon walked in.

Aunt Sharon: “Girls, there's been a mix up at the airport and I need you to find something for your cousin to wear”
Katie: “It's the school day, She can wear my skirt from last year.  Stacy knows where it is”
Aunt Sharon: “Not Stacy, Brian”
Jackie: “Well, like Katie said, It's the school day, He can wear my skirt from last year!”

   Both girls fell into a fit of laughter at the thought of it! This caught Stacy's attention. 

Stacy: “Hey! What are you guys doing and what's so funny?” 
Katie: “We're studying the concept of Democracy!  Mom says we have to find clothes for Brian because of a mixup at the airport.  It's the school day and this is the uniform, so we told her he can wear the same uniform as us!”
Jackie: “But according to this, we need a majority to rule here.  So Stacy, care to join us on this lesson?  You'd have to abide by our uniform policy!”
Stacy: “Sure!”
Katie: “Ok, last years uniform is in the bottom 2 drawers of my dresser, You remember where my room is at right?”
Stacy: “Yep! Be back in a minute!”

   If things weren't bad enough for Brian, they were about to get a lot worse.  Margaret hadn't yet turned her cell phone on from the flight, when she did she was met with an email initiating the divorce and signing the kids over to her!  She came undone and began sobbing uncontrollably.  Aunt Sharon brought her upstairs and away from the kids.  Brian made the untimely mistake of walking in on this looking for clean clothes.

Margaret “I'm at my wits end with you!  You will go downstairs and beg your cousins for something to wear!  I better not hear a peep out of you for the rest of the day!”

   Stacy overheard this exchange from Katie's room and knew she had to get downstairs before her brother did!  Stacy finished throwing on her cousin's uniform and sprinted down the stairs to tell her cousins what she had just heard.  The joke was going to be on Brian today!  She ran into the run to spill the beans to both Jackie and Katie.
Stacy: “You're not going to believe it, Mom just told Brian he had to wear whatever you give him and he better not complain about it!  Sounds like its a skirt for him! Hahahaha!  Ok, when he comes down in a minute, tell him the rules.  This is a Democracy and the majority has voted this as the uniform! Shhhhh, I hear him coming!”

Brian: “Hey Jac!, Kate!, I need your help!  Wait, Why are you dressed like them lil' sis?”
Jackie: “Well lil' cous' we are studying democracies and Stacy wanted to join us.  This is the uniform of the majority, so she followed suit.  See right here in the book, majority rules.”
Brian: “well, see, thats what I came down here about.  I spilled soda all over myself.  It's really uncomfortable and I need something to wear, can you help me out?”
All 3 girls grinning: “SURE!”
Jackie: “C'mon upstairs, you're a year younger than me, you should fit into last years uniform just about perfectly!”
Brian: “Wait, What?!?!”
Katie: “Majority rules bud!”
Brian: “NO WAY!”
Aunt Margaret(from upstairs): “I SAID NOT A PEEP BRIAN!”
Jackie: “Sorry pal, it's either the uniform, or Aunt Mags wrath!”

   Defeated, Brian followed the 3 girls upstairs to get cleaned up.  He had been covered in sticky soda residue for several hours by now.  Brian was stressed and wanted it all off,  Jackie came up with a cruel joke to really get him.

Jackie: “Here's a special soap from the Amazon, It'll get all of that sticky-ness off!  Use it everywhere including your face, just don't get it in your scalp!”
Brian: “Umm ok?  Why?  What's a depilatory?”
Jackie: “Like I said, It's from the Amazon, it'll take everything off! Just trust me here!”
Brian: “Fine!”

   A few minutes later, a scream could be heard coming from the bathroom.  This sent Aunt Margaret into an absolute rage!  She barged down the hall to the bathroom to let him really have it!

Margaret: “I thought I told you to keep quiet! What don't you understand?!?”
Brian (sobbing):  “MY HAIR, IT'S GONE! IT'S ALL GONE!”
Margaret: “Well that wouldn't be the first thing you've lost today, is it smart guy?!?”

Margaret (turning to the girls): “Get him fixed up! Find something of Jack's, I don't care how you do it but do it!  You got it?!” 
All 3: “Yes Ma'am!”

   A defeated Brian opened the door.  He was as bald as a sphynx cat! 

Brian “What did you do to me Jac?!”
Jackie (Playing dumb): “You said you wanted it all off!, All includes hair, I thought that's what you meant!” 
Brian: “What am I going to do?!”
Stacy: “Like Mom said, find something of Jac's and get fixed up!  We've already got a uniform picked out!, Plus we're studying which will keep Mom off your back!”
Katie: “Don't worry, We've got makeup and a wig, we'll get you looking normal in no time!”
   At this point, Brian was too tired from not sleeping on the flight to care.  He sulked down to Jackie's room where they dressed him as one of the girls.  He was fine until Katie brought over a pair of tights.

Brian: “C'mon guys hasn't this gone far enough?!  I don't want to wear pantyhose! At least I can tell myself that this is a kilt!”
Jackie: “Not in the cards bud!  Also, these are tights they're thick.”

   All of the girls picked up on this disdain for tights.  It was nothing for them, but was obviously a bone of contention for him!  Little did Brian know, the girls would ensure tights would be a staple of his life for the foreseeable future!  Jackie and Katie taught Stacy all sorts of tips and tricks to applying makeup.  They gave him new eyebrows, gave him fake eyelashes, and gave him a posh, mature look.  Katie grabbed an old wig which looked surprisingly good and styled it on him.

   Brian was shocked when they walked him to the mirror.  He looked just like his family!  The 4 cousins walked downstairs to the office and got back to work.  Brian was surprisingly interested in all of this government stuff! Uncle Jack and Aunt Sharon had a few hours to calm Aunt Margaret down.  By this time it was getting to be late in the afternoon and everybody was hungry.  They called for the kids to come to the kitchen and when they did, they got a surprise!

Aunt Margaret: “Why on earth are you dressed as a girl Brian?!”
Katie: “You told us by the bathroom to give him something of Jac's to wear, so we did.  He's been studying with us since you told him to!”

   Margaret was about to point out that she had meant Uncle Jack and not Jackie, but thought better of it.  He had been quiet all day, and seemed to be more controlled dressed as he was. 

Aunt Margaret: “Well, now's as good of time as any.  Your father and I are reevaluating our relationship.  In the interim, we're going to be staying here for the foreseeable future. Since Brian didn't want his clothes to join us, it only seems reasonable to keep you dressed as such.
Brian: “But you..”
Aunt Margaret: “Not another word!,  Since I am not sure of the specifics of our future, Uncle Jack and Aunt Sharon have graciously allowed you two to join this year's curriculum.  While I certainly wasn't expecting to find you in this situation, I'm beginning to think this arrangement might work”
Brian “I am not a girl! I'll call Child Services!”
Aunt Margaret: “Go right ahead smart guy!  Complain all you like!  You're being provided a private education, 3 meals a day, and a room to call your own!  You don't like the clothes? You purposely lost yours!  Good luck getting the system to come down here for that!”

   Brian knew his mom was right.  Even worse, he knew that church and brunch were likely going to be a lot worse than had he just packed his suit!  The more pressing issue now was food.  What were they going to have for dinner?

Aunt Sharon:  “You 4 are too much for this house, lets go downtown and get pizza!”
Brian: “Like this?!”
All: “Yeah why not?!”

[Sissy Little Girl]

Norm43, nice start to this story.  You painted a picture with your writing.  Brian thought he was being smart by loosely applying his tags to his luggage causing it to be lost.  Now, he get to wear Jackie's uniform.  I guess Karma has struck Brian. 

Keep up the good work and I can't wait for the next chapter.

[babycakes]

Great story so far.  Divorce seems a bit extreme for a means of keeping them there for a while but, hey, it's fiction.  Otherwise, this would all be cruel, fiction aside, with Brian "losing" his father.  Otherwise reasonably realistic except for two items:  1. Why would Brian admit to aiding in the loss of his luggage?  After all, the  premise of his stunt was based on airlines habitually losing luggage.  No one would have questioned him.  2. Margaret told Brian to find something of Jack's to wear.  Brian would need the IQ of a plant not to think of Uncle Jack rather than Jackie, his female cousin.  Nevertheless, the writing is good, the story enjoyable and the effort is always appreciated.

[Norm43]

Part 2

   With Uncle Jack being bed-ridden all 6 of them could easily fit in Aunt Sharon's SUV.  Brian sat quietly and fidgeted with his skirt.  He hated the compressed feeling of his tights!  He wondered how was he supposed to stay warm with just tights coving him up? 

Brian:  “I'm going to get cold!  How are we supposed to keep warm in just these stupid tights?”
Katie:  “Firstly, they're not stupid they're incredibly practical.  Secondly, If you're so cold put on a second pair!  You haven't even walked outside yet!”
Brian:  “Why on earth would I want to wear 2 pairs of these stupid things?”
Stacy:  “Beyonce wears 4 for her performances?! It's called modesty Bri, you'll get it soon enough!”
Jackie:  “You're going to have to layer up when we go to skating lessons!  Speaking of!  We now have 4 girls and can put together a synchronized skating team!  This is going to be great!
Brian:  “I DON”T WANT TO WEAR STUPID TIGHTS!”
Aunt Margaret:  “That's enough out of you Bri!  You're cousins have been more than gracious in trying to help you out!  First with purposely losing your clothing and secondly by doing whatever it is you did to your hair!  I don't know what your issue is lately, but you're going to be mirroring your cousins and sister for the foreseeable future!”
Brain: “But mom!”
Aunt Margaret: “NO BUTS!”
Jackie (under her breath): “he's going to be really pissed when he finds out about ballet.”

   Brian overheard this comment and his eyes nearly popped out of his head.  Sharon wasn't sure what to make of the situation but went along with whatever it was Margaret was up to.  Margaret smirked to herself as she thought about what her husband would say!  He signed the kids over, plus Brian seemed to be a lot more subdued in his current state.

Stacy:  “Ohhhh I've always wanted to do ballet!  Can you teach me! Katie? Jac? This sounds awesome!”
Jackie & Katie: “Sure!”
Aunt Sharon: “Actually, we were thinking about applying to the school to count skating and ballet as electives!  P.E. is required, but so is the arts.  I know you girls have traditionally done skating in the winter and ballet in the summer.  But you girls have been great with your school work so far!  I'm comfortable paying for both so long as your studies don't slip!”
Stacy: “I can't wait!”

   Sharon quietly asked her sister if she wanted to enroll Brian the same as the girls?  Margaret quickly shot down the idea of preferential treatment for the little troublemaker.  He had deliberately put himself into this debacle.  Sharon agreed to herself that he was behaving, and the clothes were keeping him in line. 

   The 6 of them got to the pizza restaurant.  Brian sulked behind the rest of them and fidgeted nearly uncontrollably.  Stacy held back to figure out what was wrong.

Stacy “You OK?”
Brian: “Seriously?  No! No Way! I mean, look at me! I look like an idiot”
Stacy: “You look like me, Jac, and Kate.  What do you mean idiot?  That's mean.”
Brian: “Oh come on sis', you know what I mean!  I should be wearing pants, not tights!”
Stacy: “Yea, but didn't you purposely loose your suitcase?  I brought mine and I'm wearing the same thing as you?  How's that fair?”

   Brian was exhausted from the flight and was in no mood to argue and failed to grasp that she willingly was wearing the uniform of their cousins.  Stacy tried to reassure him, not fully grasping the impending permanence of the divorce and their situation.

Brian: “You're right”
Stacy: “You'll be fine.  Just play along until mom and dad figure everything out.  But we've got to stop calling you Brian or everyone will know.
Brian:  “Brianne?”
Stacy:  “That makes sense.  In case I call you Brian, we'll pretend its a joke!”
Brian (sighing) “Brianne it is”

   The pizza was good but uneventful.  Jac and Kate ran into a few friends from their old school.  They introduced their cousins Brianne & Stacy and promised to hang out soon.  It was time to go home and sleep.  Uncle Jack and Aunt Sharon fortunately had plenty of room.  Brianne and Stacy had one of the guest rooms while Margaret stayed in the former Mother-in-law suite.  Tomorrow was Christmas Eve,  Brianne dreaded whatever it was going to be that the next 2 days had in store. 

[Norm43]

      Part 3

   Today was Christmas Eve.  Brianne woke up surprisingly early.  He was jolted awake after feeling his head and forgetting about the debacle with his (now missing) hair!  He composed himself and internalized that yesterday was all a big joke.  He was going to be given plenty of Christmas presents that were filled with replacement boy clothes.  He would get a suit from Uncle Jack and this would all be a memory. 

   Until his cousin Jac' came in!

Jackie: “C'mon Bri, get up, Mom's going to kill me if you're not ready.  We're going out for Breakfast and for a family picture.  It's mom's thing we do.  Get Up, Lets Go!  Take a shower and hurry!”

   Brianne got out of bed and went to the the bathroom.  He looked at his cousin's long sleeve velvet dress and cringed.  His shower went surprisingly fast with no hair!  He toweled himself off before realizing he had no idea what he was going to wear!  (un)Fortunately Jac' was ready,  she had conspired with Kate and Stacy to keep poor Brianne wrapped up tight!

Jackie: (handing a pair of black spanx tights) “Here put these on” 
Brianne (pulling them on):  “Why are they so high? And tight? Oh my god!”
Jackie:  “They're spanx kiddo!  Mom finally caved and bought them for me last year.  Be glad I have a few 'cause they'll help hide... you know... downstairs.”
Brianne (catching his breath and adjusting himself)  “This is horrible!”
Jackie:  “No this is step 1, step 2 is horrible!  You're supposed to be a girl.  Girls have a bust, you don't; yet.  Meet your new friend shapewear!  This bodysuit will suc-k you in and push you up.  You should be happy my mom let me get these and you can have a little something in your dress!”
Brianne: “Dress?!  I can't breathe in this!”
Jackie (lifting her dress to the side) “Yes you can, I wear these tights and a bodysuit everyday and so will you!  I read all about it in teen vogue,  it's slimming!  And again, you probably want to smooth out yourself out down there before you get into a leotard.  Trust me, this is a practice run!”
Brianne: “A leo-what”
Jackie: (grinning) “Just like your bod... nevermind.. Don't worry, you'll be in them 24/7 soon enough with dance and skating becoming classes.  Heck, we'll probably make that the new school uniform!  Once we get back from breakfast and mom's photo, we'll get you your first leo.  For the mean time, lets get going!”

   Brianne sighed as heavily as he could.  He thought to himself, This stuff should be called sausage wear 'case thats what I feel like!  In Jackie's room Kate and Stacy were already wearing similar velvet dresses and black tights.  Brianne knew he couldn't beat them, so he might as well join them.  In no time he was in Jac's long sleeve black velvet dress from last year that zipped all the way up the back to his neck.  Stacy grinned, knowing from experience that nobody could take a dress like that off by themselves!  Katie was also grinning at his shapewear and spanx under his dress.  She had tried her sisters on before and knew how crushing those suits feel.  She was thought to herself, he better get used to it!  She had been pestering her mom for spanx for awhile too,  now with Brianne in the picture she could try it again.  The 3 girls helped Brianne with makeup and the wig,  they were ready in record time!   

   The 4 cousins came downstairs together.  Other than color, Jackie and Katie had identical long sleeve velvet dresses.  Jac's was a festive pink and Kate's blue.  Brianne and Stacy wore their cousins dresses from last year, both were black.  Brianne tried to catch his breath, he knew Jackie had on the same spanx and tights as him but wasn't struggling.  This was going to take practice! 

   Aunt Sharon met the cousins in the dining room.  She was pleased the 4 kids were dressed similar, but was put off by the 2 sets of dresses and mis-match of shoes.  Jackie wore stylish black flats.  She had taken pity on Brianne and loaned him her Black Ugg boots.  Kate had on black kitten heels, and Stacy wore similar flats as her oldest cousin.  Sharon thought to herself, this isn't going to work for the services and brunch tomorrow,  I need to get to the store so they all match!  Margaret chucked at the tights on her son. 

Aunt Sharon:  “Alright, change of plans girls.  We're going to do breakfast, then Aunt Mags and I are going to head out to get you guys something that matches.  We'll do a photo tomorrow.” 
 
   Jackie and Kate were annoyed that they were going to be dressed the same as 3 others.  Hopefully their mom would pick out something decent!  The 6 of them went to breakfast at the local 5 and dime.  Sharon and Mags dropped the cousins off at home with explicit instructions not to bother their Uncle Jack.  They could either play in the basement, or go to the local park.  The girls had an area that had been converted into a small dance studio.  Either way, Jackie knew Brianna was getting into a leotard.

Stacy:  “So what are we gonna' do guys?”
Katie: “I think we should go to the park!  The ice rink is open and we can go skating”
Jackie: “What do you think Brianne? You've been quiet!”
Brianne:  “I'm just trying to breathe in these tights” 
Katie: “What do you mean?”
Brianne: “They're tight!”
Stacy:  “Well duh silly, they're called tights!  They're supposed to be tight!”
Jackie:  “soooooo.... Ice Skating it is?”
Brianne: “Sure, Anything!  So long as I can take off these tights!”
Jackie (looking at Kate) “Do you want to fill him in or?”
Katie:  “Bri, remember that conversation on the way to the pizza joint? Beyonce? No? Anything?”
Brianne:  “I was super tired, not really.”
Katie:  “Ice skaters pretty much only wear tights!  A lot of tights! Sometimes 2-3 pairs of tights just to keep warm.   Haven't you seen the olympics? Didn't you play hockey?! How did you not notice?!”
Brianne: “I was focused on hockey!”
Stacy “Well now you get to focus on Figure skating!”
Katie: “Don't forget about ballet!”
Jackie: “We wear tights in ballet too”
Brianne:  “Can we please do something that doesn't involve wearing tights?!?”
All three girls grinning: “NOPE!”
Jackie:  “C'mon lets go, I have the perfect dress you can wear!”

   Defeated, Brianne walked inside.  Stacy quietly (and falsely) reassured him that this would all be over soon!  Jackie went straight to her closet and pulled out her bin full of tights and assorted hosiery.  She had a couple of ideas! The other 3 cousins moped around her room waiting to see what she came up with.

Jackie: “Kate! Where's grandma's old girdles?”
Katie: “What?! Why do you want those old things?”
Jackie: “Brianne is going to look pretty stupid in a skating dress with a little package for all to see!”
Stacy: “What's she mean by that?!”
Brianne:  “Nothing lil' sis'! Wait, Why do I need something of grandma's to go Ice Skating?!  I don't want anything like that on my conscience!”
Katie: “Fine! Jac, Bri doesn't want anything of grandma's!”
Jackie:  “Beyonce style it is!, Stacy, help him out of that dress 'cause I've got just the thing!

   While Stacy unzipped her brother, Jackie had everything she needed to keep Brianne's true gender a secret.  She gave him a pair of footed body tights to put on.  She told him to push everything back and to put the bodysuit back on!  He wasn't sure there was anything to push back after wearing spanx for the last few hours but he'd give it a shot.  Brianne pulled the body tights up and put the body suit on top.  The bodytights were comfortable compared to the spanx tights that he had been wearing.  He stepped out of the bathroom to meet his sister and cousins.

Katie: “Oh cute!  You cant even tell!”
Jackie: “That's perfect!  From here on out, consider this outfit your underwear!  Think of it as your blank slate!  We can do anything with this!”
Brianne: “What do you mean?”
Jackie: “'cause dummy!  This keeps everything nice and secure and helps give you the look and shape you need!” 
Brianne:  “But... That means... what exactly?”
Katie: “Skating and Ballet!”
Stacy (getting into the swing of this): “Sounds like a plan to me!”
Brianne (sighing) “Not me”
Jackie:  “Alright Bri, we're starting to get a little tired of your attitude!  We get it, You don't like our outfits, you don't like being one of us, you don't like any of this! Well guess what?!  You're the one that screwed up, not us!  Stacy has supported you every step of the way even though she brought her own clothes!  So you better get it together and not screw this up for me!'
Brianne: “Screw what up exactly, Jac?! You've been way too into making me a girl since this whole thing started!  What're you trying to do?!”
Jackie: “We're going to win the summer ballet recital and take gold in the synchronized skating competition this spring!”
Katie: “She already told you all this in the car Bri!  Can we please get dressed and go?”
Jackie:  “Yea, Sounds good Kate!  Can you take Stacy back to your room and get her taken care of?  I'll finish up with Bri and throw something on!  We should have some extra skates in the garage they can borrow!”

    Jackie gave Brianne an additional 2 pairs of thick nude tights to wear over his “underwear”.  While at first he found comfort in the bodytights, he was having second guesses with 3 pairs of tights on his legs!  The second (third) pair of tights had gigantic feet and straps which confused him.  Jackie told him that they were to boot-tights that protected the white figure skates.  She told him to tuck the excess materials into his ugg boots until they got to the rink.  She then dressed him in a black, turtleneck, skating leotard.  Knowing they'd work up a sweat, she reassured him, a hoodie would be more than enough to keep him warm.

   A few minutes later the 4 cousins reconvened.  All 4 had on nude skating tights, a skirted leotard dress, and hoodie.  The 4 “girls” walked to the rink for an afternoon of skating!  Bri and Stacy picked it up fairly well.  Jac and Kate were feeling pretty good about their chances in the upcoming synchronized tournament.  Brianne was actually feeling pretty liberated to be back on the ice.  The couple of hockey jerseys he saw made him miss being a boy.  But he was able to blend into this crowd, which was a welcome relief!

   After a few hours, the “girls” headed back to the McMansion to see what the plans for dinner were.  The 4 of them had so much fun that they completely forgot about their Mom's going out for matching outfits!  When they walked in, they were shocked at mound of boxes and bags what they saw!

Stacy: “Mom? Aunt Sharon?  What's all this?!”
The other 3 “girls”: “Yea?!”
Aunt Sharon: “Well remember all of that talk about uniforms? Democracy? competitions?
The 4 “girls”: “Uh huh”
Aunt Margaret: “Well we went down to the department store to try to find something that would match all 4 of you for the annual family photo!  We had no luck”
Katie (pointing): “So what's all this?”
Aunt Sharon: “Like I said, the whole uniform thing you guys were all about yesterday.  We'll the only thing that would have what we needed from Jac's junior size down to Stacy's petite size was the costume shop!”
Jackie: “Oooooook, and?”
Aunt Margaret:  “We went with a costume so you guys can stay uniform!”
Jackie:  “BUT MOM! I'M 15!, I DON'T WANT TO WEAR A COSTUME!
Aunt Sharon:  “That wasn't your attitude yesterday young lady!”
Jackie: “Yea but Bri..”
Aunt Sharon: “Yea but Bri what?  Bri seems to be the only one appreciating how much money we just spent on you 4!  Bri hasn't said a thing!”
   Brianne, knowing full well he was resigned to embarrassing clothes for the foreseeable future found a little bit of solace knowing his older cousin would be wearing the same thing as him moving forward.  With nothing to lose, He fully embraced his position in the group!

Brianne:  “Excuse me Mom?, Aunt Sharon?  Did you guys get us matching shoes, tights, undergarments, and accessories?  I'm really sorry for losing my suitcase! I feel terrible!
Jackie: “ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW BRIAN!?!?”
Aunt Sharon “Calm down young lady!”
Stacy: “Can we see what you got us?”
Brianne: “Yea, I only have 1 body suit and 1 pair of bodytights!  Jac' said these bodytights make a great blank slate and should be worn everyday like underwear!”
Aunt Sharon: “Did she now? Lets show you what we got!”
Aunt Margaret: “Should we wait for tomorrow morning?
Aunt Sharon: “Nah!  Obviously Jac's been talking up poor Bri's outfit like a used car salesman!  Lets show 'em what they got!”

   They then showed the “girls” what tomorrow's outfit was.  It was a sequin green dance dress, with red and white tights!  It was truly something to see!  Stacy was giddy, Kate was strangely ok with it, and Brianne couldn't care less due to Jackie's mortification!  There was nothing left to do but embrace the situation and see what else their mom's had bought! 

   Both Kelly sisters continued to unpack what seemed like an endless supply of dancewear!  Jackie now felt terrible about what she had done to her poor cousin, but there was no going back now!  Thank god they were homeschooled!  After the final dance dress had been unpacked, the two sisters had the “girls” take their things to their rooms to be hung up. Both sisters told their children to come back, there was still more.  When they returned, they were met with a case of tights in various colors.  Aunt Sharon had remembered what Brianne had said about his bodytights and bodysuit.  She instructed Jackie that she was to mirror everything that Brianne was to wear.  At least he wasn't going to suffer alone!

[Norm43]

The velvet dresses!

https://www.themimiboutique.com/products/kelly-velvet-dress-black

And the dreaded christmas dress!

https://www.baumsdancewear.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sleigh-bells-green.jpg

[Sissy Little Girl]

Norm43, You have got a gift.  The way that you paint the picture is amazing.  I could just imagine seeing Brian's expressions with each mortifying piece of clothing.  The only time that he felt a bit of normalcy was when he was ice skating.  Now he will have to wear the outfit that his mom and aunt bought for all of them.  This is exciting.