It’s been a long time coming for Belle as he sat at his workstation. A rge desk, its surface made from the hardest to cut mineral maple, several drawers and a small shelf near the back. A needle case sat to the right, thin zto thread rested an inch away and Several napkin sized cutouts y on the shelf above. Using a small doll, he slowly moved his glowing hands and the doll mirrored with only a millisecond dey. He picked up a metal needle and slowly motioned with his right an imaginary thread, a thread that the doll was feeding into its own miniature needle. He flicked three fingers and a small navy blue dress with a golden thread lining floated before the doll. The skirt portion was made shorter in the front with a what looked like leather pauldron, shoulder cape combo.

  He motioned his needle hand in quick swishes making the doll finally sew the side skirt into pce. Finally he was done with his gift, he looked at his calendar hanging on the wall. There under the cool anime guy, Pan and his red jacket, he marked M B-day. Ok, maybe he was early by a couple weeks, buuuuuutt his project might’ve been deyed! Heh, butt.

  Although…. He eyed the dress, floating before him. His eyes narrowed and a very deep frown creased his lips. “What if she doesn’t like it? Maybe grass thread could’ve looked better or maybe I should’ve just went with Pnet Pirates?” He looked over at the doll, not as fshy as his incarnation at school but its fingers were pretty dexterous, even the thumbs could bend and rotate better than his real hands. He sighed. “If only……”

  “Belly!”“Billy”

  His ears twitched at the voices of two very sweet jelly beans called out to him. Looking back at his door stood his dad and the twin incarnations of hugs, held under each arm.

  “Hey kiddo, the twins wanted to say something~.” His dad nodded at the pudgy cheeked twins.

  With starry filled eyes, they both nodded. “Nmm.” “Hmm.” They said before turning to Belle, one had a frown and a determined gre while the other smiled and eyed Belle like a giant cake slice.

  “Break fish is ready!” The determined one proudly announced.“Broke fist is ready~.” The smiling one happily cheered.

  “Aww~! Thank you Ameile!” He kissed the smiling twin. “Thank you Bonito!” He kissed the determined twin’s forehead. Bonito gred at Belle but his cheeks turned a sweet red while Ameile giggled and held her kissed cheek like a prince kissed her.

  “Woah. save some for your dad.” He chuckled before Belle wrapped his arms around them and hugged all three.

  “Don’t worry Dad, I make sure I always have more stock.” Belle grinned up at his dad.

  “I love you too.” He kissed his forehead before turning and hauling the twins down the hall. “But don’t take too long or you’ll make us all miss you.” He winked and started to rush as Bonito tried to wiggle out of his arms and Ameile started munching on his shirt colr again.

  Belle turned back to his desk, quickly putting away the gift in a drawer. He held up an egg shaped stone to it which made the drawer glow and click, now locked. He finally double checked that his backpack had everything for css and his morning club meeting. With everything accounted for he pulled his bag from its hook and rushed off to eat with his family.

  On his drive to school, Belle looked around in confusion. “Where did little Albert go~?” He looked for the cleverly hidden baby, not seen by all, behind his small hands.

  “Heheh~!” Albert giggled, not revealing himself to anyone while his little cat ears twitched above his head.

  “Is he over here?” Belle looked at the back roll of seats before making an exaggerated sigh. “Where ever did he go?” Belle looked under the front seats, only finding a toy car which he quickly pced in a bag. “He’s not here either.”

  It was as Belle looked away was when Albert pulled his hands of invisibility away. “Ohhhhhhhggggg~!” He cried in excitement.

  “Uh! You got me~!” Belle looked at him with big eyes while bouncing back in surprise.

  “Hehehehe-haahahaha~!” Albert giggled while his little tail slowly curled side to side.

  They pyed like that until they were almost at the school. Albert masterfully vanishing behind his hands of mystery and Belle none the wiser.

  “Belle. Don’t forget to tell your friend that your sister will be joining.” His mother reminded him with a soft voice.

  “No problem~!” He called before he went back to kissing and tickling his little brother. When they finally pulled up, he gave little Albert a head pat and gave his mother a kiss on the cheek. “Bye Mom! Bye~bye lil Albert!” He waved at them before rushing off to school, almost bumping into a passing centaur girl.

  Belle’s mother watched as he left only to start gring murder at the passing centaur which spooked her when she felt her mana frosting her over. The centaur quickly ran away trying to hide her tears, away from her son. Belle’s mother then eyed every student that got within a meter of Belle. Luckily for them, they didn’t do anything stupid to warrant a stern lecture that would make their parents piss themselves. She stayed there in the lot, even when Belle was already inside, she watched the doors he went through. Just waiting for something. Her eyes narrowed as if something was going to happen. Something about the air felt off. A soft buzzing seemed to float around but nothing ever happened.

  “GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!” Even little Albert was acting up as he looked up at the window like it just insulted his mother, brothers, sisters and father with the worst insult imaginable.

  She was about to step out, catch a breather when her phone rang. Her rge phone showed it was a text from her husband.

  ‘Twins ate something again, taking them to dr.’

  With that, she turned the car on and drove out. Wishing there were six of her. And hoping her brother Phil was right.

  “Oh my goddess! I thought she was going to skin me!” Cried the centaur. She had fallen ft on her belly and clung to her bondling.

  “It’s alright.”“She seems to have left.”“And we’re almost done here.” The vulvaflora said with two male forms and one female. The female form patted the centaur’s head, smoothing out her messy hair.

  “Really?” The centaur asked, her face turning away to hide her tears. “Well that’s good.” She stood up and huffed. “We’ll finally get our pay back from that dumb dragoness and show others not to mess with our garden!”

  As they spoke, a group of students had quietly followed Belle while he was heading out to the gardens. Slowly encircling around him, with him unaware of just what was going to happen.

  “It’s never right to mess with nature.”“It always bites back.”

  “Shit! Shit-shit—------shit!” I rushed over to my dresser only for my chest to tackle it and sending an annoying jolt up my back. “RRrrrrrggggg!” I growled my feelings as I was forced to retreat far enough to not sp my chest with the door. Quickly going for a t-shirt, baggy pants combo, I tried to confine my balloons in a sports bra. Only for it to only slightly minimize the shape and size. I threw on the rest of my clothes, a few bouncing to slide my rear into my pants before rushing for the door just to end up wobbling to the left. My right thigh felt rger than my left and something felt smooshed in my spine. A quick look showed me my trapped tail wedged into my pant leg like some rge fish. Trying to move it even made it flop like one too.

  With a grumbled sigh, disguised as a threat, I pulled my pants down and allowed the tail to slide into the waistband hole before yanking my pants back up my legs and into that stubborn ass. One that in some sense made my waist look like a neck to shoulders! I bounced a few more times before they finally slipped on which allowed me to finally rush out the door only to stop with Mom in the hall.

  “No running Oly. you don’t have dog boots for those cws.” She reminded me.

  I looked back to see the floor was riddled with scratches, dents and a few ssh marks digging an inch or two into the floor. I turned back with regret painted all over my face. “I’m sorry. How do I fix it?” I quickly asked, ready to owe her either money or some future favor. One that might turn me into her model in….dresses………

  She looked ready to stare me down, her eyes narrowing into a gre. But she quickly shook her head. “Insurance will cover it. Now come on, I’ve got to get you to school.” She waved her hand at me to hurry up.

  As we drove, we passed the house under construction I saw yesterday. And wow. It had rge stone pilrs that held up the skeleton of a roof, thick sbs of wood that had glimmering specks like plywood made up the walls. The oddest part of it was the entrance. It looked like a disc of a giant redwood trunk, rings that sparkled like rainbow gss even had a rust red color.

  But I noticed what looked like a giant mantis step around the corner. Walking on four thick light poles for legs ending in two toed ostrich like feet. Its chest was shaped like the pects of a man which ended in a ft bde like left arm and a more thorned right arm. Even its face looked like the lower part of a human’s lips and chin crowned with huge sungsses like eyes that wrapped around the head.

  I stared in disbelief as it began to saw away at a sb of wood, quickly turning it into a wall with a window. My head followed it as we drove farther and farther away. All it needed to do was shoot electricity and it’d be a kaiju! It was already half a head above the house, its short antenna giving it a little extra height. It was even bigger than those huge Oni, definitely taller than Amanda too!

  My head followed the giant even when it was out of sight. Mom giggled at my single minded focus but I just ignored her. It was really giant. Big. More than I am! I could end up that tall. Yet that guy had work… Then maybe I could still manage. I could manage.

  I sat back into the seat feeling a little lighter. Still a bit heavy but maybe……

  “Sooo, how are you going to fix the floor?” I asked. Mostly to see if I should do anything. And to distract her from my dumbfounded face.

  She shrugged. “Memory foam magicians.” She eyed me with a raised brow. “Guess it’s been a while since you saw one. Don’t worry Oly, they exist.” She smirked, her voice sounding like she was telling me santa is real.

  “Ha, ha.” I said ftly. “Look, I just wanted to know if there was something to do.”

  She hummed with a smile as she thought for a moment. “Weeeeellllllll~. If you’re that worried then maybe I could hear more about your friend Belle?” She pyfully teased.

  “Belle?” I looked outside the window at a buff red demon posing to a crowd. “I think he’s a good guy. He wasn’t afraid when I came back looking like, this. He even seems to look out for us.” I said, not telling her of his scary eyes. He was easy to get along with and I’ve almost flooded my thoughts onto him. What kind of magic does he have to do that!? I shouldn’t be this easy!

  “Really? Then maybe I’ll ask him if he’s noticed anything~......” Mom grinned like she was just about to hit four birds with one stone.

  “Mom. what are you pnning?” I asked with fear in my voice.

  “Nothing-nothing……….” She fshed teeth in her widening grin.

  “Don’t you dare show him anything weird! Or make strange pns with him!” I begged her.

  “Pns?” Her eyes widened. “With him? Of course not. Hehehehehee.” She began to giggle menacingly as she turned back to face the road.

  Oh no. Oh god. Why do I have a mouth?

  “Now Mom, you don’t have to go there. We can all be friends without being…..” I wanted to say scary or creepy. “Mischievous.” I went with the less provoking word.

  She pulled the car up to the curb of my school, unlocked the door and looked at me. A teasing smirk on her face. “I could be bribed not to conspire with your cute friend.”

  I gave her a ft, ‘really?’ face. “You know I already love you and we watch shows together.” I reminded her.

  She gave me the sweetest, innocent maiden smile that she could. “For one kiss goodbye, me and Belle wont do anything…….. unscrupulous.” She bargained, her eyes glinting with excitement.

  “Fine.” I rolled my eyes as I leaned in and gave her a kiss on the cheek. “I love you Mom.” I added before getting out of the car.

  She leaned over the seat, her face now sweet and with none of the tease in it. “If things get too difficult today-or any day then you can come to me. See you soon.” I said before pulling the car out and driving to work.

  I watched her drive down the busy street, competing with other parents to leave. Did she know what was supposed to happen today? I shook my head. No way………. I looked back at the crowd of students that watched me with nervous looks, some gred at random directions. Too afraid to direct it at me or anyone else.

  Maybe.

  As I made my way to the entrance I noticed a few of those giant flower monsters. They were near the back of the crowd and every now and then one or two of their human bodies would gre at me before quickly looking away or closing their flower petals.

  I wasn’t sure why they were even here but I knew their actions meant only more trouble for me. Trouble that I’d have to handle. Just great, more stubborn morons.