[ WP ] The technology is created to swap consciousness with another person . You make a deal with your little cousin . You go to 5th grade for a day , and he goes to 11th gade .

Eleven years ago, I swapped my conciousness with my little cousin, Albert. I agreed that he would enjoy a freshman year of high school as me, Chris, and I would take a history test for him in seventh grade. At first, I thought it was impossible, but Chris showed me otherwise... 
 
 
 
 `` How? What the-'' I exclaimed, my voice unusually high. 
 
 `` I know it feels weird,'' my cousin Chris explained, `` but I promise you'll get used to this. See, I'm not really your cousin Chris. I'm actually an ancient Chinese emperor from 373 AD. I've been swapping bodies with people for a long time...'' 
 
 `` What? Really? What happened to my real brother?'' 
 
 `` No, it's just a prank,'' Chris laughed. `` You should have seen the look on your face! But seriously, I'm actually your cousin Chris. I found a weird book in my garden and looked through it. I actually wanted you to see it through my eyes.'' 
 
 `` Why? Do you have some special power or something?'' I asked sarcastically. 
 
 `` Yes, actually the book sort of *glows* when I look at it.'' Chris was looking a little nervous now. `` It was what made me want to look through the book in the first place. Take a look.'' Chris walked awkwardly ( *Maybe he was n't used to my body* I thought ), picked up his backpack, and took out a dusty book. He laid it on a table and told me: `` Go ahead and touch it.'' 
 
 I reached my hand out. *What's going to happen? Is this a prank or someting? * I placed my hand on the book. Then everything went black. 
 
 
 I woke up back inside my body. I was fatigued, and I could n't move at all. Suddenly, Chris appeared in my vision. 
 
 `` Extreme fatigue, bloody nose...'' I realized that I had blood around my face. ``... and by the looks of it, a concussion.'' Chris started chanting some words in a deeper voice than I remember him having, and he commanded me to get up. I obeyed, forgetting my condition, and stood up. Then, I remembered that the fatigue I had. *Had* is an important word. I no longer had it. I checked my bloody nose. Nope. No longer bleeding. 
 
 `` Is this from that book?'' 
 
 `` Yup. There's a spell for everything. But you can only read it with my eyes, and the spells only work with my soul. Otherwise, it will reverse all the effects. That's what happened with you, but you did n't expect to switch bodies, so you fell. It also wasted your energy to keep me, the original owner, safe. 
 
 `` So... The only thing that could have reversed the spell, once I was in your body, was me?'' 
 
 `` Yup, and all you had to do was touch the book,'' Chris explained. `` I just wanted to introduce you to my body for a little bit. I need you to take a history test for me, first of all, and I also want you to ask somebody out for me.'' 
 
 `` WHAT? I ca n't ask anybody out in your body! That would be-'' 
 
 `` You will. Her name's Ashley.'' Reading my expression, he added, `` If you do n't cooperate, there are ways to force you to do it. Do n't make me.'' 
 
 `` Okay, okay. Just do n't threaten me. I'll ask her out. But why ca n't you do it?'' 
 
 Chris looked at me awkwardly. `` Well, I'm... I'm a bit nervous. But I like her a lot and just ca n't bring myself to ask her out.'' His expression changed. `` Look. If you want' I'll do something for you too.'' 
 
 I took the opportunity the second Chris said it. `` Yes. But not right now. I'll ask you in the future sometime, when I really need it.'' 
 
 `` Okay. Then I'm going to switch our bodies again.'' Chris opened up the book. For the first time, I saw the inside of the book, which was inscribed with strange symbols, none of which I could understand. But Chris seemed able to read it. He glanced at the book for a second and chanted some words. Everything went black again. 
 
 
 I woke up in Chris's body again. This time, my body was unconscious. I decided I could n't help, for two reasons: I could n't touch the book, and because I wanted to explore what it was like to be Chris. But mostly because I wanted to explore what it was like to be Chris. 
 
 I unlocked his phone with his fingerprint. I felt a rush of excitement as the phone unlocked, and decided I would start with his instagram. I opened up instagram and looked through his dm's. I noticed a few from his friend brett, which was typica, one from his friend Elly, and one from Ashley. I decided to look at the one from Ashley. `` Do you want to hang out later?'' it asked. `` Sure,'' I replied. *He'll thank me later*, I thought. 
 
 I heard a crash in the kitchen that sounded like broken china. I sprinted to the kitchen ready to throw a cup towards someone ( which sounds lame in hindsight ), and was about to throw it until... 
 
 `` Chris?'' 
 
 `` Wha- oh, you. I just woke up and wanted a cup of water. What are you doing?'' 
 
 `` Oh, umm...'' I could n't tell Chris that I just went through his phone and asked out Ashley for him. `` I just woke up too,'' I lied. In my defense, it also sounded stupid in my head. 
 
 `` Okay sure,'' Chris said, seeming unconvinced. `` So, you ready to go to my school and take my history test? And ask our Ashley?'' 
 
 `` Sure. You can drive me.'' I motioned to the car. `` I'll guide you. You'll look out of place if you do n't drive me to school, and you can hang out at the starbucks for a few hours'' 
 
 `` Okay,'' said Chris. `` But I'm going to drive slowly. And tell me in advance what to do. I've never driven before, and I'm still not used to this body'' 
 
 
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 Part 2 coming soon if anybody wants it, because I'm going to class now.
