Of Mice and MYZ

Kimma walked out of her dorm building, giggling and skipping excitedly for the day to begin. Many young students like herself dream to be part of the most prestigious MYΣ sorority. For those that have been accepted into it have claimed its amazingness as their excuse not to leave, but keep a vow of secrecy before explaining anymore. The mysteriousness of the group had only increased her eagerness to join them. She just so happened to find a letter slipped under her room containing an invitation to the sorority. It had been signed by graduate student and leader of the group, Abby. She had seen her turn the corner of the hallway, giving her a cheeky smile before disappearing.

The invitation had told her to meet at the park near the docks. Kimma had followed the instructions, showing up at a designated picnic area where she found Abby and two other students standing by her, all giving wide, cheeky grins as she approached.

“Squeaks and salutations, Kimma! I’m so glad you can make it for your initiation~” She says with a calm, smiling demeanor. “These are my two followers, sisters Samantha and Erin” “Squeaks and salutations!” They both greet in unison.

It struck Kimma a little odd, if not somewhat creepy, how they behaved, but she was too excited more into it and shrugged it off as simple initiation attitude. “So you’re really allowing me to join the MYΣ sorority?”

“Of course! That being said, you will have to go through the initiation to be accepted as one of us” She turns to the picnic table behind her, picking up a cup containing a thick, yellow liquid. “First, you must consume the favored drink of ours~”

Reaching out to grab it, Kimma seemed a bit apprehensive about drinking the strange drink, but convinced herself that because of their large profile, they would never try to do any harm. Brining the cup closer, she took a sniff, the drink having a surprisingly delicious smell to it as it hit her nose. Knowing she needed to show initiative, she gathered up the courage tilt the cup into her mouth.

The drink reminded of her of cheese with a slight nutty taste to it, and it was amazing. This caused her to gulp it down faster, eager to have more. As she downed the drink, the trio watched in anticipation, their toothy grins oddly changing as their cheeks began to stretch out a bit, defining their smiles even more while their two front teeth began to grow out, just barely passing over their lower lips.

With the last drop drunk, she triumphantly places the cup back on the table, grinning happily. She soon began to feel a tingling sensation about her face, her cheeks stretching to match the trio and front teeth following until she reflected the same mousey face as theirs.

“Excellent. You have taken the first step to become part of the group! We shall proceed with the next step. Follow me please~”

Abby motions for Kimma to follow, walking along the sidewalk next to the coast. She excitedly follows, unaware of the changes that have taken place. During the walk, she notices the smell and sounds of the ocean seem to become more vibrant to her, unaware that it was because her nose had started to turn pink and shrink, while her ears began round out and soften with a thin cover of fur. She had also failed to notice that Kimma ears poked out of her hair and were moving up her head and that Samantha and Erin were changing similarly.

Soon, Abby stops in front of a strange wooden structure sticking out of the rocks, Samantha and Erin following to be by her side. Kimma stared at the wooden structure, unsure what to make of it, but felt drawn in by it, as though it should have been familiar to her.

“This is the beacon for the founder of the MYΣ, Mother Maisy,” Abby explains. “Mother Maisy founded our group long ago, even before I was here, hoping to establish her family on the land we stand on. She was the mother of the Mus family, and that is what the Greek letters of the sorority stand for. She taught the people the secrets of the Mus family and happily accepted her, as she accepted them as her children. Mother Maisy soon had to leave across the ocean, but assured her new children that she will be back. They built this shrine as a beacon to lead our mother back home when the time has come again.”

Kimma was happily invested in the story, not noticing the changes that had occurred. “But when will mother be back? I feel… almost a longing for Mother Maisy” She asked, unaware that she called her as if she were her own mother.

Abby simply smiled, happy to see her transformation taking a hold of her mind. “Do not worry, initiate Kimma! Mother Maisy will soon return and we will rejoice! But for now, let us go to our home and proceed to your induction~”

With that, a limousine with the MYΣ letters printed on the side stopped in front of them, the passenger door automatically opening for them. The group stepped inside with Abby behind the driver’s seat and Kimma just across from her with Samantha and Erin one each of her side.

Kimma began to shift in her seat, feeling discomfort in the back of her pants. Her seatmates gently held her shoulders, helping her get comfortable while watching happily in anticipation as a bump started to strain against the fabric in her rump.

“It’s okay, initiate Kimma, the feeling will pass,”

“Yes, everyone has felt the same way when first stepping starting, even us!”

Suddenly as the strenuous feeling came, it went with a loud *RIP!* accompanying it. Kimma sighed in relief, feeling less confined as a light brown tail waved behind her, it fitting through the purposefully placed hole behind her seat.

The three MYΣ members smiled as the same feeling came over them, though the tails that trailed behind them happened to fit through hidden holes in their pants. Abby grinned widely at Kimma’s obliviousness to their changes, deciding to push it a little further as the soon to be sister curiously examined the comfy interior.

“Did you know that our sorority goes by a different name? Because of its outward appearance, people have misread MYΣ as ‘mice’. But the fact is, it is true”

Kimma focuses her attention to Abby, tilting her head in confusion. “So you’re saying that… you’re mice?” “Of course! And I hope you have not forgotten you have not it yourself, have you?”

Looking over herself, Kimma noted that she indeed she did have a tail and ears of a mouse. She reach up to her face, feeling her long whiskers as they pushed out of her upper lip with her shrinking paw-like hands. It all felt so familiar to her as memories of her life as a mouse girl replaced her previous, human memories.

Giving the same cheeky grin as her sisters, she looked up at Abby, “I know for a fact that I’ve always been a mouse girl, eldest sister Abby!” *squeak!*

Her fellow mouse sisters grinned happily at the sound she made, squeaking in response as all their mouths pushed out slightly, forming half muzzles on their faces. Soon enough, the limo slowed to a still, stopping in front of a beautiful mansion, the entrance adorned with the MYΣ letters, indicating it to be the sorority house. The location itself was in the middle of the forest near the college campus, keeping it hidden from any outsiders.

Stepping out of the limo, the Abby leads Kimma inside, revealing a large foyer, filled with framed pictures and paintings of the previous and current members of the group. Awaiting them were two rows of mouse girls, all grinning widely with their front teeth exposed, their small paw hands hanging limply in front of their chests and ears swiveling to the four as they walked in.

“My sisters! I have returned with our newest recruit, ready to be part of the Mus family!” All the mouse girls squeaked happily in response to Abby’s announcement as she lead Kimma into the main hall, having Kimma stand in the middle as she approached an altar in the back of the room. Kimma, feeling happy to be ‘reunited’ with her mouse-like sisters, could only comply, her paw hands drawing limply to her chest as it felt natural to do so. Abby soon returned to her with a cheese wedge that seemed to beautifully glow a faint gold light.

“Initiate Kimma, you may now recite the ‘Oath of Maisy’”

Initially confused, she could only stare in panic, before the her scared face slowly crept into her mousey grin as the words began to flow into her head.

“I am a mouse girl. I have always been a mouse girl. I will use my knowledge only to support the Mus family. And I will help spread the word of Maisy and help bring everyone happily into mousedom!” *Squeak!*

Abby smiled, placing the cheese wedge into Kimma’s paws and watched her nibble into it like the mouse girl she was.

“We welcome you, sister Kimma, as a member of the Mus family and MYΣ!” *Squeak!*

One Year Later

Rachel excitedly walk down the path towards docks after receiving a letter from her friend with an invitation to an exclusive sorority, known for its great academics and activities beyond college. It was odd though, knowing that she had lost contact with her in the semesters before but shook it off as she was glad to see her friend again.

She turned the corner to see a picnic table with a glass of strange liquid resting on the wood. In front of it stood Kimma and her fellow MYΣ sister Abby, both giving a mousey grin as she approached.

“Squeaks and salutations, Rachel!”

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