"I'd like to be older, if that's possible," Vic finally said. "I want to be able to be my own person, and live my own life."
Kevin smiled. "That's true of pretty much everybody at your age," he said, "but knowing what you're going through, I can hardly blame you."
Vic gave a half smile, then looked away, nervous. "I guess that may be too much to ask, though."
"Well," mused Kevin. "I can make you as old as 18. At that point, my powers don't apply anymore, so I wouldn't be able to change anything else about you. Are you sure that's what you want?"
Vic looked at Kevin intensely, and Kevin noticed how deep and pleading his brown eyes were.
"Okay, then," Kevin said, "but since I can't change you any more, I'm also going to make it so that you don't remember any of this."
"What?" Vic asked. "Why?"
"Look, I want you to be happy," Kevin said as he put his hand on Vic's shoulder. "If you know that you're whole life was changed all because of some other person, you'll probably always have that kernel of doubt or regret in the back of your head. But I can make you think that you were supposed to be that way, that this is the only way for you to be. You may not be grateful, but you'll be content. And that's what you want, right?"
Vic's eyes were starting to tear up. "Wow, man. I've never met anyone like you before."
"Don't worry," Kevin said. "I'm not the only good guy out there. As long as you stay true to yourself in here," Kevin said as he pointed to his heart, "then you'll find someone else that you might spend the rest of your life with."
Kevin stood up, helping Vic up too. Vic embraced Kevin, wiping the tears away. "I'll never forget you, man."
"Yes, you will," Kevin said, chuckling.
He patted Vic on the back, and then walked away. Without looking back, he knew Vic was looking after him, wanting to go with him, but resisting. Kevin concentrated, making sure the first thing he did was wipe Vic's memory of him, so that he could turn around and watch from a distance as he made the changes.
When he did, he noticed that Vic was now lying down on a beach chair, socializing with a couple of girls and a guy around his own age, laughing and having a good time. Kevin smiled, then focused again on Vic, and started to make his changes.
First, Vic started to grow taller, until he was around 6 foot 3. His facial features started to get more defined, losing the last bit of baby fat. He still looked like a skinny 14 year old, so Kevin started adding muscle, starting at the top and working down. He expanded Vic's shoulders outward, and shaped his chest until his pecs were firm, forming a V-shaped torso. He then added a six-pack to his abs, and increased his arm muscles until they were twice as thick as before. His thighs and legs slowly expanded outwards, and Kevin made sure that they had just a tiny bit of hair. Finally, to top it all off, he gave Vic a thin layer of stubble on his chin.
Kevin relaxed his concentration, and took a look at his work. Vic was now with three other guys around his new age, one of which he seemed to be really close with, flirting and holding hands. He also had lost the board shorts in favor of a sexy black speedo. Kevin looked closer and noticed that the guy who he assumed was Vic's boyfriend actually held a strong resemblance to Kevin himself. He smiled. "I guess even my powers can't clean his memory of everything."
Satisfied with his work, Kevin turned and walked away from the pool. He knew in his heart that he had done good, but also, that there was much, much more work to do.
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