Alan splashed his face with icy cold water from the tap removing the last bits of shaving cream, and examined his now smooth face in the bathroom mirror. He could see Julie's reflection as she stepped out of the shower and stretched, strategically showcasing her full, curvy figure. A cloud of steam followed in her wake, and she squeezed water from her long, auburn hair.
'Oh come on. It'll only be for a little while,' Julie said. 'Just give it a try. For me? Please?'
'That's cheating,' Alan said, trying not to be drawn in by the sight.
'Is it?' Julie stepped closer. 'It's just going to be a bit of fun, I promise.'
She hugged Alan from behind, and he couldn't keep himself from breaking into a happy smile. Her tits were squished up against his back, and Alan could feel the toned stomach, still wet and warm from the shower.
'Darn it,' he said. 'Fine.'
'You'll try it? Really?' Julie bounced up and down excitedly, and Alan turned around.
'If you really want to,' he said.
'Awesome.'
Julie pulled him closer, and they shared a one-sided kiss. Alan gave her a defeated look.
'All right,' he said. 'How do we do this?'
Julie picked up a small plastic case and a piece of paper from next to the sink.
'Hm,' she said, as she began to unfold the paper. 'According to the instructions, they are pretty much ready to go, although we do have to rinse them first.'
Alan took the little box and opened it. There was a click, and a pair of tiny glass lenses were revealed. He took one out and inspected it in the artificial light. It was concave, and had two differently coloured sides. The inside was pitch black, and the outside more of a milky white.
'Give them here,' said Julie.
She had squirted a saline solution into her open palm, and held out her hand. Alan carefully placed the lenses into the transparent liquid.
'Good,' Julie said, and began to rub them with her fingers, careful to submerge them entirely.
'I think that should be enough,' she said, and looked up. 'Nervous?'
Alan tilted his head.
'Kind of.'
'Hey don't worry, this is just a bit of fun. And it's all about trust. You trust me, right?'
'Yeah,' Alan said.
'Great. All right, now look up, and hold one of your eyes open.'
Alan nodded, and pulled apart the lids of his right eye.
'Don't blink.'
'I know,' Alan concentrated.
He'd never worn contact lenses before, and had no idea how it would feel against his eyeball. As soon as he was holding his eye open, he became acutely aware of the fact that he couldn't blink, and curious feeling of dryness made him itch. Julie's finger came into view, the small lens balancing on the tip, and it already started to block out the light coming into one eye. It took quite a lot of effort not to immediately shut his eyes when he first made contact with the foreign object, but he was pleasantly surprised. Even though it felt strangely unnatural there was no pain at all.
'It's in.'
Alan looked into the mirror, and stared into his now mismatched eyes. One iris his ordinary hazel hue, the other wholly white, and a slightly different white than the sclera at that. The lens wasn't quite in the centre, and he could make out a glimpse of hazel around the edges.
'Okay, now blink let it slide into position,' Julie said, looking at the instructions again.
Alan did so, and could watch the lens move with utter fascination. Soon it covered his iris entirely.
'That looks so weird,' he said.
'Amazing,' said Julie. 'How does it feel.'
'Fine,' Alan said. 'It's really not that bad.'
'Great,' Julie leant in closer for inspection. 'Can you see anything?'
Alan closed his other eye, and flinched.
'Wow!' he said. 'No, nothing. It's completely dark. Jesus, that's freaky.'
'Good,' Julie said. 'That was the point, wasn't it.'
'I know, I know, it's just... wow.'
'Ready for the next one?'
'Yup,' Alan looked up again.
He was less worried about it hurting him now, and managed to keep his eye open much more easily.
'Wow,' he blinked again, now in utter darkness.
He waved hand in front of his face, but could not even perceive its shadow.
'These look really cool on you, you know,' said Julie.
'Yeah? I bet I look like a cheap sci-fi monster.'
'Well, I like it,' she said. 'Ooh, this is going to be so great.'
Alan felt her hands on his face, and waited apprehensively. Their foreheads touched, and Alan leant forward for a kiss, but was too slow. Julie had pulled away, and he could hear her taking a few steps.
'Here,' she said.
Alan held out his arms in front of him.
'Come find me.'
He took a careful step, and could hear movement. Even though he'd knew the room's size, the memory of its dimensions was already blurring. He hadn't the faintest idea how big his movements were, or even what direction he was facing.
He listened. A light touch on his shoulder made him turn to the side.
'Here.'
Another turn towards the illusive voice. Alan took a careful step. Away from the mirror? Towards it? He was already having trouble with his spatial awareness.
'Come on,' Julie was giggling.
In his head, Alan could see her face in perfect detail, the little grooves in her cheeks, the little crinkle in her nose, and her broad smile. He was about to call out when their lips met.
At first, Alan was surprised, almost to the point of pulling back, but then he felt it. Felt her.
He leant in for a hug, and the couple kissed like they'd never kissed before. It felt like an eternity, and was over far, far too quickly. Her hand was on his face again, and he reached for it like a drowning man reaches for a life boat, then grasped it firmly, almost desperately.
'That was some kiss,' Julie said.
'Y-yeah.'
'You look calmer now.'
'Yeah.'
She giggled again. Alan now felt utterly dependent on Julie's help. He did not let go of her hand, and Julie led him out of the bathroom. Though he tried to keep up Alan was entirely lost all too soon, and didn't regain any sense of orientation until he was made to sit down, and recognised the edge of their king sized bed. He could only listen to the sounds of Julie moving about in the bedroom, identifying steps, creaking and the unmistakable rustling of paper.
'It says here that you should avoid opening your eyes underwater, also not to sleep with the lenses still in,' she said. 'Other than that, it seems pretty straightforward. Just don't try and take them out yourself.'
'Got it,' Alan said.
He could hear steps, and soft fabric lightly brushed his knee.