Beth and Nick left the doctor�s room, both still nude. As they entered the next room, they saw a pile of clothing on a table. Both walked to the table and began to dress.

�Did it hurt much?� Nick asked.

�Huh?� Beth questioned.

�When he did that stuff to you. You said �Ow�,� Nick explained.

�Yeah, a little,� Beth blushed. �Did he hurt you?�

�No, not really,� Nick answered, now blushing too. �I can�t believe he did that in front of you�

�Well, they told me everybody was treated the same here but I didn�t think they meant that,� Beth stated as she pulled up the provided panties.

Suddenly the door opened and a man walked in. Beth gasped and covered her still exposed breasts with her hands. �Oh, you�re not dressed yet. As soon as you are, come out and I�ll take you to your room.� The man then left.

�Doesn�t anybody get privacy around here?� Beth complained.

�They told me everything was open here� something about training,� Nick said.

�I suppose� they told me that too. I guess we�ll get used to it,� Beth mumbled as she put a bra on.

They finished dressing and went out to the waiting man. He led them out of the administration building and into one of the dorms. Opening the door, he told them, �This is your room. Your clothes are in the closets and bureaus. Nicolas, your bed is there and Elizabeth, that one is yours. The meal will be served in 15 minutes. Just go to the end of the hall. Your dining area is there.� He then left the two alone.

Beth and Nick didn�t talk but instead went to their respective closets and drawers to inspect their clothes. Beth was amazed to find everything was the correct size. Although there were a variety of items, skirts, pants, tops, and jackets, they all seemed to be blue, yellow, or white. Blue and yellow were the school colors though. She opened a drawer and the dresser, which was evidently an underwear drawer. In it were a few simple white items and a note:
�Where there are a variety of underwear styles, we have only provided you with a few items. You may stop into our school store and order the styles you wish. As always, both you and your partner must come in together.�

Beth blushed at the prospect of going with a boy to pick out her underwear. She had never even bought any on her own; her mother had bought for her. �I can�t believe it! We have to go get my underwear together!� she complained.

�Yeah, I got the same note,� Nick replied. �Let�s go eat.�

The two walked down the hall and into the dining room. It looked more like a restaurant than a dining hall. Tables were set up seating 4 at each. The only indication it was a dining hall was the serving line. Beth and Nick went through the line and then sat at one of the empty tables.

As soon as they sat down, another couple came to the table. �OK if we join you?� Beth and Nick agreed and the other two sat down. They explained they were the floor leaders and if Nick or Beth had any questions, the leaders were the ones to go to first. �Today�s your first day here, right?� The girl leader asked.

�Yes,� Beth answered.

�You had your physicals then�� the girl replied. Beth blushed. �I remember mine,� the girl continued. �I actually fainted. I woke up completely naked with not only my partner and the doctor standing over me but also the lead partners. I wanted to die I was so embarrassed! After a while, though, I got used to it. You will too. You�ll see naked students, and they�ll see you, all the time. It�s not like people just walk around nude though. The school has strict rules about that. Everybody has to be �decent� all the time, but if you take a shower or something, someone other than your partner could see you then.� Beth�s jaw dropped. �Don�t worry about it,� the lead girl chuckled. �No one will do anything to you or touch you if you don�t want them too. I felt the same way at first. Some do stuff and some don�t. It really gets weird when a girl or boy has a lover that�s not their partner. There is a strict rule about going somewhere without your partner with you, so��

�They have orgies here?� Beth blurted. �I�d never let a boy touch me!�

�Hey, lighten up. There are no orgies,� the lead boy commented. �Some engage in sex and some don�t. It�s up to you what you do or don�t do.�

�They could get pregnant without precautions. Do they give those things out?� Nick questioned.

�No need to. Everyone here is screened very closely. Besides, the bandage they put on Beth; every girl gets one. It�s a birth control patch.�

�They put me on birth control??? Why?� Beth gasped. �I don�t need it!�

�Every girl gets a patch,� the lead girl explained. �It does a lot more than just keep you from getting pregnant. Besides, it�s required once you graduate into the program. You wouldn�t want to get pregnant in space when you�ll be away for a few years or maybe more, right?�

�You mean they expect you to do it when you�re on a mission?� Beth naively commented.

�No, they don�t expect it but it does happen. Some are even married and in the program,� the lead girl explained.

�I didn�t think of that,� Beth admitted. �I don�t like the idea of everyone being able to see me though.�

�It�s all part of the training. On a mission, there might not enough space for separate living quarters for everyone. It�s just a fact of life. Part of your training is so you can still function under those circumstances,� The lead boy added.

The four had finished eating and the lead partners stood. �If you have any more questions, we�re in room 1 of the floor. Feel free to stop in any time. �and don�t worry about things. You�ll be fine,� the lead girl said as the lead partners walked away. Beth and Nick remained at the table for a while talking, about everything except their day and the subjects the lead partners had brought up. The dining room was emptying so they too left and went back to their room.

They continued talking for a while. Beth felt nature call and announced she had to go to the bathroom. �Do you know where the girls� room is?� she asked Nick.

�No, why don�t you ask the leads?� Nick suggested.

Beth headed down the hall and knocked on the leads� door. The girl answered the door and Beth asked her question. The girl smiled. �First of all, you�re not supposed to go anywhere without your partner. Naturally, if you wake up in the middle of the night or something, they don�t expect you to wake up your partner, but during �normal� hours, you two are supposed to be together. There isn�t really a girls� room or boys� room. The bathroom is just down the hall from your room. It�s the one with the yellow door. �and he has to go in with you too.�

Beth thanked the lead girl and went back to her room. She still had to go but was too embarrassed to tell Nick he had to not only go with her but she had to have him there when she went. The two began chatting again with Beth attempting to delay the inevitable as long as she could. Finally the urge became too great.

�You know how they said we had to be with our partners all the time?� she said to Nick, knowing he knew the answer but not knowing how to say what needed to be said. Nick acknowledged he was familiar with the rule. �Well, I really have to go�� Beth commented.

�So? Go ahead,� Nick said, very puzzled.

�You gotta go with me,� Beth blushed.

�Oh,� Nick answered. He followed her out of the room to the floor bathroom.

Nick stood to the side as Beth opened the door. She walked in and quickly realized Nick wasn�t going to follow her. She had already been warned about him having to actually go in. �You gotta come in too,� she said meekly. Beth moved aside and Nick stepped inside.

Beth was so consumed with her own plight she hadn�t yet become aware they weren�t the only ones in the bathroom. She saw Nick�s jaw dropped and turned to see what he was looking at. She gasped as a boy just getting out of the shower smiled at her. Next to him was a girl and both were still completely naked except for the occasional cover provided by their towels as they dried off. Beth�s eyes widened; the boy was hard. Of course, she knew what erections were and had even seen drawings. She had also seen Nick earlier that day but he was soft then. She had no idea boys got so big. He seemed huge to her.

Suddenly Beth was knocked off balance by being hit with the door. She managed to stay on her feet and another couple walked passed her muttering, �Sorry.� �Hey, you guys coming to our room tonight?� one of the girls asked the nude couple as her partner walked up to a urinal.

�Yeah, give us a half an hour, OK?� the nude boy answered as he pulled on a pair of boxers. �Hi,� he said looking at Beth and Nick. �You�re the new partners, right?�

Try as she might, Beth couldn�t find her voice but did manage to nod. �Come on,� the recently nude girl said. �I still have to dry my hair.� With that both couples left.

Beth was still in shock. She had just seen the second nude boy of her life and he had talked to her like nothing was unusual. Although obviously upset, that urged made itself aware again. Beth looked around the room. There was a large, evidently community shower on one end. Along one wall were a row of sinks. Across the front were a few urinals and along the remaining wall there were toilets. None were in stalls though; just lined up along the wall and open.

Beth shuddered at the prospect but knew there was no choice now. She walked up to one of the toilets, turned, and looked at Nick, who was now watching her. He turned away from her and walked to one of the urinals. Beth nervously looked around once more. Only Nick and she were now there. Quickly she pushed her pants down, sat, did what had to be done, and stood up. As she did, Nick turned and caught her with her pants still at her knees.

�Sorry,� Nick muttered as he quickly turned away.

�It�s OK,� Beth said as she pulled her pants back up. �I know you�ve already seen me, much more than I would have liked maybe, but I�m still a little shy.�

Nick remained facing the wall until Beth tapped him on the shoulder. �Let�s go back to the room. I�m tired.� Nick smiled at her and the two walked back to the room.

Another awkward moment happened back at their room. They had been sitting on their beds, facing each other, and chatting some. Beth was getting very tired though. The stress of the day had taken its toll on her. She had been provided nightgowns. They were in her drawer. In the school handbook it had stated students were to place the garments they had worn during the day into a chute in the room. A laundry serving was provided. The problem was changing into her nightgown with Nick there.

After stalling for as long as she could, Beth had to face the inevitable � changing in front of Nick. She walked to the drawer, pulled a nightgown out, and turned to face Nick again. �I guess we�d better get ready for bed.�

�Yeah, it�s getting late,� Nick commented.

The moment of truth had arrived for Beth. She took a deep breath and reached for the buttons on her blouse. Slowly she began unbuttoning. Her knees were shaking as she reached the last button. Nervously she looked up at Nick as she began to slide the blouse off her shoulders.

Nick watched as Beth started to undress. This was different than before. It was just the two of them now. He felt his erection grow as her buttons opened to reveal her bra covered breasts. By the time her blouse hit the bed, he was rock hard. Out of embarrassment from his predicament, he stood and walked to his drawer and pulled out a pair of pajamas. He too was embarrassed to undress in front of Beth but knew there was no way to avoid it. As much as he wanted to see her naked again, he couldn�t let her see his erection so he changed facing his dresser and away from her.

Beth undid her pants as Nick walked to his dresser. Resigning herself to the fact she had no choice but to change in front of him, she pushed her pants down to the floor and stepped out of them. She stood for a moment in just her panties and bra mustering the courage to remove those final barriers. Nick stood in front of her, still facing away, with his shirt off. Beth watched as his pants fell to the floor.

Taking a deep breath, she reached behind her back to her bra strap and unhooked it. She hesitated again, knowing she was about to reveal her breasts with a boy standing just a few feet from her. Her heart was beating so hard she thought Nick might be able to hear it. To her it was drowning out the muffled sounds of the dorm. Her face flushed as Nick pushed his underwear down, revealing his naked ass to her. His apparent courage gave her the needed boost to let her bra slide down her arms. She caught it with her hand and tossed it onto the bed.

Nick bent slightly, giving her a brief look at his ball sack before pulling up his pajama bottoms. Knowing he would soon turn around and having her courage waning, Beth grabbed her nightgown and hastily pulled it over her head. As it dropped, Nick turned. He buttoned his pajama top as he looked back at Beth. She smiled nervously as she reached up and grabbed the waistband of her panties. With a quick pull on them, they crumpled at her ankles. She bent down and picked them up. Turning away from Nick, Beth gathered her clothes and proceeded to put them in the chute. Nick was right behind her.

The two, in silence, climbed into their beds. Beth was the first to turn out her light. Once settled, Nick turned his out also. For a moment the two remained quiet in the darkness of the room.

�Nick?� Beth said softly.

�Yes,� he answered.

�Thanks for not watching me get undressed,� Beth whispered.

Within minutes both had fallen asleep.