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                  Chapter 3: No Encore?

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Serena had a surprising amount of trouble finding Bonnie. But perhaps it wasn’t too surprising, being as though she tried her best to bury herself when in crowds... and the stadium was certainly packed... With eager fans waiting for the show to start, which was only a few minutes away. But soon, she found Bonnie, and immediately raced over.

“Sorry for the wait, Bon! I hope I didn’t keep ya waiting too long!” Serena ran up, got right in Bonnie’s face.

“Yup, you did take a bit... At least you didn’t miss Hana! It would’ve been so lame if you weren’t here...” Bonnie grinned before playfully pushing her friend.

“Aww, you wouldn’t have even been able to enjoy your favorite singer if I wasn’t here? You’re all too sweet Bonnie!” Serena teased.

“Dude, I didn’t say I wouldn’t enjoy it! Don’t give yourself too much credit!” Bonnie playfully defended herself before childishly puffing her cheeks and letting out a deep sigh.

The introverted girl then looked at Serena with wide eyes “You know... Ophelia...” 

“Oh, Bonnie... I’m sorry, she won’t be hurting you again.” The brunette muttered, as though she was disappointed in herself for letting Bonnie get hurt.

“Huh? No, no that’s not it... She didn’t hurt me. She talked about leaving her boyfriend... but I never heard what she said after. She was acting weird... Why was she acting that way towards me? And what was she even gonna say?” The shut-in hid her face down. Serena couldn’t clearly make out her expressions.

“She was rubbing up against you a lot. I’ve seen how those types of girls act. To me, it totallyyyy seems like little miss perfect is just beginning to discover something’s about herself thanks to you.” Serena bent down to get a clearer look at her friend. Just a brief look gave it away, Bonnie was red as a tomato.   

Serena reached her hand out and poked Bonnie’s nose, causing the girl to jump up in surprise. “And to me, it seems like she might not be the only one... huh?”

The embarrassed, inept girl covered her face with her hands “W-what does any of that even mean?” 

All the extrovert could do was smile, Bonnie truly was clueless, but she loved her for it. “Don’t worry about it, I’m just glad Ophelia didn’t do anything to hurt you. If you think she’ll be nice to you, you could always try talking to her. And if she doesn’t...” 

“W-what?! Why would I do that... I mean- maybe.” Bonnie shook her head back and forth, all this thinking hurt her head.

“Whatever, Bon, just ask me if you ever need advice... Don’t ya go replacing me!” Serena joked. 

“Whaaat?! Don’t even joke about that! Like I’d ever! You’re family!” Bonnie sounded offended, as she softly slapped Serena's shoulder.

“Maybe I went too far with them...” Serena considered, before she shook it off. Even if Ophelia wasn’t going to hurt Bonnie, the two sisters could’ve... But now she had welfare in knowing they wouldn’t dare consider it.

“It doesn’t matter, anyways!” The flustered dark haired girl unnaturally switched subjects. Before Serena got the chance to linger on it anymore “When does Hanako even get here... If she takes any longer I might miss the new episode of ‘The Indigo Killers’.... Then everyone’s gonna spoil it, like always” She pouted.

Serena raised an eyebrow “What?” 

Bonnie jumped at the chance to talk about whatever this anime she was obsessed with was, as she adjusted her large glasses. “Okay so basically, it’s about a demon god named Indigo who kills the god of light and takes over his body, then when it seems like all hope is lost and he’ll take over the world... BOOM! The 13 rainbow girls ba-….” 

Serena sat there with her eyes in a blank stare, as all the words Bonnie said sounded like gibberish, as she spouted off about her latest anime obsession... all that rang in Serena’s mind was an internal “Huh?” Before she pushed that aside 

“That sounds totally awesome, Bon! And what h-!”

Serena didn’t get a chance to finish her question, The nerd adjusted her wide glasses and unloaded even more information onto her. “And I know that sounds simple, but that’s not even all! When it really gets complicated is when they venture into the realm of the forgotten and have to destroy th…” 

Bonnie seemed to switch into a complete extrovert. It was as though the two girls switched roles. Bonnie was such a dorky girl. Seeing her happy, able to talk about everything she wanted when she was around her, brought Serena so much joy, she could only smile... It was all worth it for her. There was no world where she’d let anyone ruin her happiness, it meant so much to her.

Then, they both heard something they’d been waiting for...

“Ladies and gentleman, apologies for the wait! But she is finally here, please everyone welcome... Hanako Lee!!” The tiny manager, Olivia, rang out into the speaker. The wonders of technology to make her normally insignificant voice ring out to thousands of people.

“N-no way! She’s finally here! Hanako, in the flesh!! She looks so perfect!!” Bonnie screamed out, completely inaudible with the countless others screaming in the stadium.

Bonnie’s eyes were glowing, the girl on the verge of ecstatic tears. Serena had never seen her so happy, it was enough to make Serena herself cry.

“You should totally tell me more about that Indigo Killers anime later... though Bonnie... But let’s enjoy this for now.” Serena spoke.

It was hard for Bonnie to take her eyes off of the woman she idolized for so long. Her eyes widening more and more, with each second she looked at the goddess of a musician. 

But with a head nod, and quivering lips, she only replied one thing “Mhm!”  Bonnie murmured, before the girl stuck her glow stick in the air.

Serena wasn’t even sure she heard her... but if not, maybe it wasn’t so bad. It seemed like Bonnie was a second away from a happiness overload. So Serena turned to Hanako as well.

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Once again, all she heard were the lively cheers she was so used to, the sound of so many people happy... It meant so much to her.

For her loved ones, and for that crowd who she made so happy... She would strain herself once again, then she’d get a break.

Hanako sighed... before taking the microphone, and looking at the crowd. “I’ve been having quite a habit of being late, huh? I’ll give you all a show worth the wait! I promise you!” As she said that the cheering increased tenfold... 

And like many times before, she took a deep breath before starting her first song of the night...

But she couldn’t have been more than a couple minutes in, when she felt a sharp pain throughout every corner of her body. Immediately cutting off her song, and hearing a gasp throughout the crowd.

*Cough*

*Cough*

She went into a brief coughing fit before she fell down to her knees... collapsing to the ground...

Hanako noticed all those joyous smiles quickly flip, and the stadium erupted in frantic screams. Before her vision faded.

Immediately several of Hanako’s assistants rushed to the stage, immediately picking the girl up before running backstage with her.

The tiny woman’s voice once again echoed throughout the speakers, it was clear she had to catch her breath before she spoke “I-I’m sorry to all of the fans... But it looks like we’ll have to cancel tonight’s shows... We’ll look into refunding everyone who requests one... Sorry” 

There was a roaring mixture of emotions from the crowd, but it went unheard, as Olivia disconnected her microphone...

The night had taken a turn.

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“She’ll probably be all right. But who knows, we should still get her to a doctor...” 

A distant voice spoke... before the sound of hanging up could be heard.

Then, with fluttering eyes, Hanako was nearly blinded by the light of her dressing room.

Right in front of her, was probably the only person she felt she could truly trust at this concert.

“Olivia... what happened?” Hanako questioned, adjusting herself on the small couch she was on.

“You passed out... It could be anything, but we won’t know unless you go to the doctors and get some tests done.” Olivia announced, the tiny girl clutching at her arm anxiously.

Before Hanako got a chance to say anything, her phone rang.

Hanako felt relieved when she saw who it was “I’m sorry, give me a minute... It’s my boyfriend.” 

“Okay, but you should still consider the hospital... I’ll go call you some water, I’m sure you’d like the privacy... Stay here!” Olivia ordered, and all Hanako did was nod before holding the phone to her ear, as Olivia walked off, under the tiny

“Hana?! Are you okay? I saw that live, I was seriously worried about you!” Her boyfriend yelled out through the phone.

“Yes, I’m all right. Thank you...” The truth is, she still felt terrible, but she didn’t wanna worry.  It just made her happy getting a call so quickly.  

Hanako chuckled, “So, do you really watch every single one of my concerts?” She asked.

“I wouldn’t miss any of them for the world.” He answered.

As bad as she was doing, he always knew how to make her happy... Hanako hesitated... “I lied... the truth is, I feel terrible. I don’t know if I’m physically able to continue the concert... but, I just don’t wanna disappoint everyone.” 

“Please, Hana, take care of yourself... For me, and your sister. We need you.” The man implored. 

All Hanako could do was cry. Sadness from how hard she worked, only to have the whole night ruined. And happiness, from her boyfriend's kind words.

“Thank you, darling... You better be ready to be my husband someday soon” Hanako teased her boyfriend.

“Hey, I’m helping you! I don’t want you to legally owe me anything! But if you say it like that, I guess I’ll get the ring soon.” The man returned the gesture, giving the love of his life a moment that allowed her to escape from her reality.

“I’m glad I got to talk to you, I wish I could talk here forever... But I’ve gotta go now, I love you.” The singer sniffled.

“I love you too. Don’t go passing out again... You better go to the hospital... please.” The man beseeched, before there was a click.

Hanako put her phone down, looking around for Olivia.

Olivia was still off... 

Hanako sighed... She was lucky to have such a gentle manager, she’d stepped out just for her. Hanako’s body felt a little strange, there was a tingling sensation throughout. But she would be all right until Olivia came back.
 
*BTTTTZZZZZ*

Hanako’s phone went off, but just as she went to pick it up... It dropped to the floor.

Then, before she had time to process, she blacked out once again...

It didn’t take long for her to awaken... 

The idol looked back and forth, realizing she’d lost consciousness again.

“Olivia!” Hanako yelled out, panicked. She couldn’t be alone if she could really collapse at any moment... 

But as she glanced below her, It dawned on her that she was completely nude. And what she rested on...

One by one, all of the over the top glimmering clothes caught her vision... The same glimmering wear that her designers so meticulously chose. Then she looked around her... Everything... Was… Ginormous. 

She’d quickly realized however that nothing had changed, but her... Hanako was sent into a panic.

“How long have I been out? Where’s Olivia? She shouldn't be too far away right now.” She rationalized to herself, climbing out of her clothing, 

The crack of the door that Olivia always crawls through... She could find Olivia likely a bit outside.

Hanako picked herself up, and ran over, desperate to get help she was sure Olivia could provide.

She, too, crawled under. But it would’ve perhaps been useful to her to read the text message she received before... 

“I heard about what happened. I’m close to the concert... I need to come see you... <3” 

A message from her little sister, Akari.

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“Mom said she’d be here soon.” Bonnie’s now doleful voice announced.

“Heyy, Bonnie, it’s okay... I’m sure there’ll be another time you get to see her...” Serena tried to cheer up the young wallflower.

Bonnie briefly craned her eyes towards Serena. “Yeah...” Bonnie choked up.

Serena winced seeing her pseudo-sisters sadness “B-Bonnie, you okay?” Serena tried to console her as she put her hand on Bonnie’s back.

The nerdy girl reached up to her beanie, before pulling it down to cover her watering eyes. “M-Mhmm...” Was the only assurance Bonnie could muster.

Serena couldn’t believe it... Bonnie truly was looking forward to this, she hadn’t seen her this sad in years... It made Serena so upset...

They were almost to the exit, when the already bustling halls of the concert grew threefold, and reporters and fans raced past them all, while all Serena did was hold Bonnie closer while they stormed past them.

What could’ve possibly got everyone so riled up...

That’s when through the front entrance, a face familiar to Hanakos entered. None other than the pop star's little sister who was probably a few years older than Bonnie and Serena.

And everyone from reporters to fans began bombarding her with questions related to her sister.

“Do you have any idea why your sister collapsed?”

“Is Hanako being overworked?”

Several questions shot out as she had microphones and phones shoved in her face.

“I- I don’t know, I’m here to figure that out too...” Akari muttered as she tried her best to push her way through the crowd, to little avail.

It was foolish of the girl to think she could see her sister so easily with hordes of her fans wanting answers

“Your sister’s a jerk! Do you have any idea how long I’ve waited for this?!” A younger girl, clearly close to Bonnie and Serena in age yelled out.

“I-I’m sure she’ll make it up to all of you but I really-” Akari couldn’t get any words in before she was once again bombarded with questions, overwhelming the poor young woman.

Serena couldn’t help but agree with the younger girl at that moment. Just one more show... It could’ve been any, and she “collapsed” on the very last of her tour... 

But as she looked to Bonnie, who was sitting there covering her ears, she realized it was best to just get out of here now through another exit.

Bonnie looked up eyeing the sister of her perfect idol. Akari, out of all the people, locked her own beautiful eyes onto the baggy, tired almond eyes of Bonnie.

Both two people who were completely overwhelmed by their current situations, there was a silent understanding. Before Bonnie quickly buried her face back in her beanie, completely flushed from locking eyes with her favorite star's sister, even if it was for a second.

Akari then found herself looking in the eyes of Serena, and she saw the same aggravated look that the young girl who trashed her sister had. Akari then found her vision obscured by more people trying to catch her attention. Then a rush of Hanako’s own security ran over to Akari to try and help out her crowd troubles, while Serena and Bonnie walked away.

It didn’t take long for them to find a better exit, and sure enough Bonnie’s phone buzzed.

“She’s a few minutes away...” Bonnie silently opened the door and held it open for Serena.

Serena felt ashamed, almost as if it was her fault the show was canceled. “Bon, you know...”

“It’s all good, dude. Really, I shouldn’t have tried to go here anyways... But I’m glad you were here with me...” The introvert stated, still waiting for Serena to follow her out.

The extroverted girl felt she was about to tear up... Bonnie's sadness was truly contagious... Yet Bonnie still found room to appreciate her while she was sad... 

Serena saw something out of the corner of her eye before she could bring herself to think of a response, she saw something out of the corner of her eye…

She looked over and saw something... Something very tiny. Most shrinkee’s here had someone with them so it seemed strange to her. She wouldn’t have paid much mind, but when she looked at them from the corner they were peeking over, they scurried away... Something told her she had to investigate this

“I gotta use the girls room, go ahead, just wait a few minutes for me!” Serena chimed.

“Mhm... Good luck ” Bonnie simply nodded, before she closed the door and went along.

“What is going on with them?” Serena questioned, as she sped up towards the shrinkee.

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From the second Hanako crept under the crack of the door, she could only hear the rambunctious combined yelling of her fans...

She picked herself up, looking around for Olivia, or security, but none of them were around...

“Do you have any idea why your sister collapsed?”

Those were the first words she managed to make out... 

It couldn’t be... Her sister had come... She came not only to the realization that her sister is likely who messaged her, but that Olivia and her security were occupied by Akari’s arrival... Through the front entrance... 

“Akari... Why did you enter from the front?” Hanako thought to herself.

But at the same time, she was happy, she’d get to see her sister... 

So, so, happy.

She hadn’t really processed what happened to her yet, all she knew is that she needed someone to help her process it. Her sister is one of the only people who could help her right now.

The star scurried over, before she hit a corner... But she didn’t turn it, instead she peeked through.

It was two girls who were clearly high school students, both holding a solemn look on them. Surely fans who were despondent to her collapse.

All Hanako had to do was find anyone who could take her to Olivia or Akari... Yet, those girls seemed like they were guardians of a bridge. She hated to say it, but especially considering how upset the girls looked, she didn’t know if she could trust her fans right now.

So she watched the brunette, trying her best to make out any of the pair's words.

But a sudden shock of fear struck her when she realized something.

Meeting her eyes were the green orbs of the brunette high schooler… And to Hanako, it felt as though their staring contest lasted a million years. She eyed the girly looking student for a few more seconds, before she geared up her body and made the decision to turn around and jet!

It wasn’t much longer afterward that she heard the door close.

“I gotta hide, I gotta hide!” Hanako knew she couldn’t outrun her if she decided to chase her, so she had to take advantage of the only thing that makes her so scared of those teens... her small size! She had to enter the room she’d crawled out of. It was completely locked, and did have guards outside of it before Akari arrived.

Sure enough, she soon heard rapidly speeding footsteps, the clacking of the teens loafers rang out, as Hanako neared the only room she felt secure in. She couldn’t bring herself to look behind her, this was like a real life horror movie to her.

She dived down as quickly as she could, she was free!

Her head was completely in the room and as she lifted her last leg in...

“Nope!”

The girly voice rang out, before she was pulled right out from under the crack, before being slid across the ground. 

Catching her composure quickly, she picked herself up, before looking at the girl of her nightmares.

Hanako looked from the teenager’s cute brown buckled loafers, up to her thigh-high stockings that wrapped tightly around her tree-trunk sized legs, the stockings ending their path tightly hugged around her plump thighs. 

When looking up, catching the view of the girl’s short skirt, Hanako shuddered. She saw the panties of the girl even younger than her sister peeking from the brunette’s skirt. The disgusted star tried her best not to process the teen’s derrière poking out from her point of view, but she was pretty much forced to see everything.

The girl was still wearing a school cardigan, and Hanako couldn’t help but notice the thick, long brown hair in pigtails. She met the eyes of the terrifying giant, who was looking down at her with a smile. Her face hefty in makeup 

“What do we have here?” The colossus bent down, picking the girl up before bringing her right to her face.

“H-Hey! Stop it!” Hanako struggled.

Hanako tried her best to look at the girl in her eyes “I don't know who you are but...”

“Serena!” She cheerfully chimed, as though she hadn’t just chased her down.

“R-right... Serena, I need you to-“  

The younger girl stuttered “Wait! Y-you’re Hanako! You...”

“Listen, you gotta get me to my sister, you don’t understand!” Hanako yelled out as she attempted to cover her nude body. 

Serena looked like she was in utter disbelief “I-.... You made Bonnie cry... you really did it. And now you’re here.” 

“No, I’m not taking you to your sister, sorry... Finders keepers, ♪~! Losers weepers ♫~!” Serena cheered in a sing-song voice. Then she looked behind her, likely making sure nobody was around her.

Serena’s smile slightly faded when she realized Hanako wasn’t saying anything and was only sitting there shaking. “Do you not like my singing...? Kay, professional… got an ego now, I see,” She said with a sarcastic dejection.

The girl, just for a second, looked like she hesitated, before her look of hesitation was replaced with a stern determination.

“You can’t do this!” Hanako tried to scratch at the log-sized fingers. Yet, Serena just giggled.

“Really? Ya think so? Then I guess you got nothing to worry about!” She cheered, before she pulled her close to the top of her head.

Serena used her free hand, and with two of her fingers parting an opening in her left pigtail right near where it was tied.

“What is she doing!?” Hanako thought to herself, as she watched the sea of luxuriant brown locks create a small opening to the cave of lush.

When the giant began inching her closer to it Hanako realized what the girl was attempting.

She was going to bury her in her hair. 

“No! No! Stop it! This isn’t funny! Akari! Olivia! St-!” Hanako caught a mouthful of the extroverts' locks. Looking up she saw the giant's hand, she saw the girl shuffle her hair around, before the opening she’d made had closed.

She didn’t think some girl's hair could be her worst nightmare, but here she was.

How could her world shift so quickly in just an hour? That was what she wondered to herself. While the giant began to swiftly skip to the exit. Each exaggerated bounce the childish girl put into her skipping bobbing her around in accordance to the pigtailed titans will. 

“Nice and snug in there arentcha?” Serena elicited a slight chuckle “You said it yourself, ‘You can’t do this’ so you should be fine. Isn’t that rig- Whoa! Whoa! W—“

*THUD*

Hanako’s world was rocked about as she noticed the giant fell. She too, followed the girls tumble, in what to her was a much more violent fall, through the unregulated roller coaster of her cutesy pigtails

“Ouch... Where’s my shoe...” 

The giant wasted no time picking herself up. Hanako almost felt like she got whiplash at that moment. 

“Here!”

She heard as the giant picked her stray shoe back up.

And she could swear she heard some noises outside... But everything was so muffled.

Everything but the brunette who’d captured her.

The goliath opened the door and proceeded to walk out of the building.

Such little light managed to peek through the hair, the hair that had entangled Hanako’s tiny form... Hanako tried her best to hear her sister's voice one last time, hoping she heard the sweet little angel she’d pretty much raised... But she couldn’t make out anything. Not over Serena

Right after the sound of a car door slamming, all she would hear is talking. The talking of voices she’d never heard in her life... 

“Sorry for the wait, Bon... Hey, how about you tell me about that anime you were talking about before” 

She heard her captor speak to the girl from before, who she’d never even gotten a clear look at.

“I- I don’t know if this is the time...” The shy girl quietly proclaimed.

“If it wasn’t the time, I wouldn’t ask ya... C'mon Bonnie!”

“Mm, Okay... I guess if you reallyy want to hear about it”

Those were the last words Hanako could consciously process before she spaced out...

It felt as though she couldn’t process any thoughts besides everything she felt from the brown tendrils.

The smell of the girl's hair took over her nostrils... The overwhelming scent of a familiar fruity shampoo... It smelt just like the kind her little sister used when she was the age of this girl... 

It was as though she was tied up by a million different ropes... She tried her best to move around, but the strands were so strong, she felt the unforgiving locks tear into her skin as payback for each time she tried to fight against their master's will. The girl's hair tightening each time she tried to break out of Serena’s submission, they made sure Hanako knew her place... Forcefully clawing into her if she tried to move at all... But she couldn’t bring herself to stop. She kept trying to claw out.

The smell of the girl's hair took over her nostrils... The overwhelming scent of a familiar fruity shampoo... It smelt just like the kind her little sister used when she was the age of this girl... 

It made her tear up, her sister was in there, waiting to see her... Waiting to cheer her...

She tried to scream, getting the exact result she’d expected.

“MmMmmph!”

The ever so quiet sound of muffled screams couldn’t have possibly been heard by anyone outside of just maybe Serena. All Hanako managed to do was catch mouthfuls of the girl's hair... Any words she would’ve cried out, instead were silenced, while she was gagged by the teens harsh locks.

She briefly felt Serena's fingers brush over her, as Serena ran her fingers through her hair... It almost felt as though she was silently mocking her, letting her know that she won’t escape, that they’ll get to business later.

Serena swung her hair back and forth, teasing the tiny as Hanako was put in a brief daze. 

Then there was the sound of a car door slamming, and the tiny star could hear an engine starting before it quieted down, and she felt the unmistakable motion of driving forward.

She cried to herself... But she came to one conclusion.

“I-I’ll get back home... I’ll see them all again. You won’t hurt me...” She silently affirmed, trying her best to hold onto any hope she would be free, as the hair tightened around her anytime she tried to rest her body. She sat there, holding her body in the perfect position to where she would be in the least constant pain.

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“I hadn’t expected Akari to come all the way here... I shouldn’t have gotten distracted. Ms. Lee is probably worried.” Olivia thought to herself as she walked throughout the concert halls that were now isolated, everyone had flocked to Akari.

Olivia put her finger to her chin. “I’ll just tell Ms. Lee about her. I’m sure she’s not too worried about the water anymore.”

Her thoughts were interrupted, when she heard a door close, then immediately heard the fast clacking of shoes. 

“W-What was that?!” She thought to herself, as she raced over as fast as her tiny form could.

It took her a while to catch where the running was going, but she turned a corner and saw what looked to be a high-school student, and she was holding something in her hand.

Olivia squinted her eyes as much as she could... And she just barely made it out. It was Hanako Lee! Olivia couldn’t believe it, Ms. Lee was a shrinkee! In the tens of minutes she was gone, she’d completely shrunk.

“Goddamnit, I should’ve forced her to go to the hospital immediately” She chastised herself.

She was now held in the hand of what Olivia could only assume was an upset fan. 

“Really? Ya think so? Then I guess you got nothing to worry about!”

She heard the girl say to Ms. Lee before she stuck the little struggler right in her hair.

“O-Oh god... She’s trying to kidnap her! I gotta get out of here and get her help!” Olivia panicked as she turned around and immediately began jetting and fidgeting for her tiny phone.

The girl was likely going to the exit, she had to get Hanako help as quickly as possible while not risking interacting with the girl.

That’s when she heard those cursed sounds again.

*CLACK*

* CLACK *

*CLACK*

She could hear the giant skipping, looking behind her for a moment just to make sure the girl wasn’t going in her direction. As long as she doesn’t see her, she should be all right!

Olivia could hardly focus on what the girl was saying in the background, but she did make her words out when they switched to panic.

*CLK*

* CLK *

*CLK*

When the kidnappers' skipping began to grow increasingly frenzied, all Olivia could make out were the same words “Whoa! Whoa! W–” She heard the girl yell.

That’s when Olivia swore she heard increased clacking behind her, and right when she turned around...

She was face to face with the teen's brown loafers, sliding right into her at speeds she couldn’t comprehend. She immediately put her hands up and screamed, before the leather beast scooped her up, then landed right into a wall with her still inside.

“No!” Olivia yelled, as she was scooped up by the shoe, her phone flying out of her hand and into a corner in the hallway.

Olivia had the wind knocked out of her, and she didn’t come to, until she heard the muffled voice of the giant complaining “Ouch... Where’s my shoe...” The titan groaned.

The shrinkee manager immediately shot up, and began to try and get out of the shoe. But there was one small problem. It was hugged right against the corner of the wall! She couldn’t get out like this!

“Here!”

She heard the giant cheer...

“Oh no...” She thought to herself. She was going to have to come face to face with the girl.

As the shoe was flipped around, she expected her to look inside of it, but she briefly saw the girl's face... Before it was replaced by a black stocking covered foot.

“Oh no! Wait! I'm here! I’m right here!” Olivia yelled as she tried to jump up and down. But the teens encompassing sole wasted no time making itself comfortable in their home.

In an instant, she found herself pinned down, while the energetic giant adjusted her foot briefly, as she slammed her foot down a bit.

“Ah! It hurts! Stop it!” Olivia cried out. Then the teen stopped, and she could feel her walking forward.

With each step, each damned clack of these shitty loafers reminded her of her position. It was like she was being literally hammered into the ground each time the brunette moved. 

“O-Ow! Please! Please! You have to get me out of here!” All her words were completely muffled, and it seemed like a complete waste.

A face full of the peppy girl's foot, all the while she was constantly slammed into the sole of the shoe, the shoe that had collected an excess of sweat, that she disgustingly felt soak around her body with each step. She prayed to any god she’d ever known that she would be able to get out of here.

Her yells only added to the already humid environment of the teenagers worn-out loafers. It was so hot in here... And the smell...

There was a strong scent of some sort of clearly sweet moisturizer the girl used on her feet. Yet it was mixing with the stale scent present in the shoe from its overuse... All it succeeded in creating for Olivia was an even more unpleasant sour scent as the girl's natural built up odor that made its shelter inside the shoe battled against the sweet lotion. 

Perhaps if the sweet scent wasn’t battling the stale teen must in its home turf, then Olivia wouldn’t have to deal with the sour crossfire of their war.

She couldn’t remember ever smelling anything this bad... It was utterly repulsive. A little moisturizer meant nothing when it was faced with years of built up sweaty foot funk inside the teens overused shoe

Eventually, she felt the teen no longer moving around, and could hear a car engine. She was going to end up just like Ms. Lee. Completely at the mercy of this monster...

She kept trying to struggle, as the sweat started building up in waves. All the while she could hear the muffled, incomprehensible conversation the peppy girl was having, giggles and laughter being traded.

This girl clearly didn’t notice her, and clearly didn’t care about the fact she just kidnapped one of the most famous stars in the world. What was wrong with her?! 

The sweat from the stocking covered sole started to soak through, slowly rinsing Olivia’s form, baptizing her, as if her sole was marking the tiny manager as her territory. 

*Cough*

She tried to cough out the rancid fusion of moisturizer and sweat, but no part of her body was safe. She couldn’t wipe the teen's sweat from her lips, or everywhere on her face for that matter, because it was beginning to cover her entire body.

“I have to get out of here! I can’t let this happen to me!” Olivia thought to herself as she began clawing and pulling at the stocking, in an attempt to pull herself out of her situation.

She resumed this behavior for what felt like hours to her. Before she noticed, the girl was moving again!

Sure enough, she heard a door close, and she internally jumped in joy at her opportunity.

Then, when the giant lifted her foot out of the shoe, she’d realized her mistake.

While she was fighting, clawing and kicking at the sole, her feet had gotten stuck in a hole in the stocking. So when the girl lifted her foot out of the shoe... She was carried right with her. While her upper body was free, her lower half was stuck against the bare sole.

She didn’t get much time to react before began moving around. She’d dealt with a lot of things as a shrinkee, but nothing would be more horrifying and painful than everything this girl was going to force upon her.

That reality dawned as her foot hit the ground.

*SLAM*

“AH!” Olivia screamed out as loud as she could, the teens foot briefly slamming her into the ground before lifting itself back up, and repeating the process.

*SLAM*

“AH! GOD, NO!” Olivia felt one of her legs break, completely contorted, but that wasn't something she got time to acknowledge. 

*SLAM*

“STOP!” More bones broke, with no more than a second break between the one by one decomposition of her bones.

*SLAM*

Olivia couldn’t even hear her own screams, as all she could focus on was the pain, each time the foot lifted up and spun her around, she was slammed back down into hell.

This happened several more times, before she felt the girl sit down, finally.

“T-Thank you... Please...” She internally pleaded. Olivia had gotten trapped deeper into the hole of the stocking. However, her head was free, and this time she wasn’t facing the sole. She was looking at the back of the girl.

The giant brunette was sitting on her heels, just a bit higher than where she was, at the center of the girl's soles. And she noticed her talking to someone else.

Olivia didn’t know what to do, she could hardly bring herself to yell. But maybe it was the only thing she could do, she’d have to exert herself... If this girl had something in store for her, it would be better than this.

But as she took a deep breath, without batting an eye, the girl reached her finger’s over to Olivia, and in an instant, lifted her butt off of her heels before adjusting her stockings. 

When the girl's finger’s touched her, she felt she was going to cough up blood. The somewhat lengthy, purple-painted sharp nails poked at her, before pushing her back into the dark stocking.

Olivia cried out, as she was put in a prison almost equal to that of the one she had in the shoe. This time, she was completely enveloped by the stocking, and her back was against the clammy, bare sole of the teen.

“Hm, what’d you say Bon?”

The all mighty voice questioned. Meanwhile Olivia tried her damndest to move her battered body back up towards the hole of the stocking. The black stocking was completely soggy with that detestable scent of moist perspiration.

Yet even through the obscured vision of the stocking, she could see what was happening as her captor moved around a bit.

She lifted up her skirt, and now was about to rest her rear right on top of her heel... exactly where she was imprisoned in the stocking.

“NO! STOP IT! GET ME O-” Olivia was silenced, as it felt like she was slammed between two gigantic piles of dough. 

The cold air of the outside world was blocked out completely, after Olivia hadn’t even gotten a few minutes with it. Then it was replaced by warmth, which was almost immediately replaced by a sweltering heat. She thought the shoe had no air, but there was somehow even less here... And it was decreasing each second

“Get off me... please, get off...” Olivia repeated in her head.

Caught in a violent hug between the girl's cheeks and her sweaty sole. A situation that many boys and even girls from the rich brats school would probably kill to be in... But Olivia is unfortunately not one of those people. Just a few hours ago... Things were amazing, managing Hanako Lee was a dream come true, a dream that still hadn’t felt real to her at times.

And this felt like waking her up, each time she was ground between the sole and cheek of a little teenage brat, she was reminded... No one like her could ever be anything... This girl's very existence, the power she held over her, served as complete evidence to her.

Olivia whimpered, as the sweat soaking out of the foot began to enter her mouth, she was forced to take gulps of it so she wouldn’t suffocate.

She could feel it travel down every inch of her tiny throat, her belly brewing with this stranger's perspiration. She was so disgusted... Why? Why couldn’t she have been normal? She’d been a shrinkee for so long, she couldn’t even remember anything before. All she knows now is side eyes and fear. Fear she’d tried to convince herself she didn’t have to feel. But like always, she was wrong. 

She should’ve been scared; fear was the only reason she lasted this long. She was insignificant; she couldn't live like them. Dominated by a spoiled girl who had the privilege of being handed everything, the privilege of being born normal.

Sweat soaked into her hair, she’d spent so much time caring for and as her breaths grew heavy she’d realized that the air in between the high schoolers' clammy foot and doughy cheeks was growing thin at a rapid pace.

Olivia began to panic even more, but she couldn’t even move her body, all she could do was cry.

She tried to rearing up her battered body and screamed again.

“MmMmmMPhhH!!!”

A futile scream, catching a mouthful of the soggy stocking, which then took the opportunity to slide the sour fluids down her throat.

“I can’t even get a single word out! Nothing!” Her thoughts raced.

This was it, she was going to suffocate here... this young girl held complete dominance over her. This is what it meant to be born a “nobody,” like everyone had always called her from the second she’d gotten the virus.

Hanako Lee was one of the only people to show her respect, and the only one to ever give her an opportunity. And this is where it led, dying, buried under a peppy brats butt. 

She wept, still trying to scream, and only getting muffled. The shocks of utter pain she got each time the brunette grinded her rear back and forth, her bones crippling apart enough to cause her hell, but not enough to set her free. 

Olivia hated to admit it, but as the scent of the girls rear surrounded her, filling the small bits of breath she could catch, it actually smelt nice, relaxing. It clashed itself against the lotion through the sweat-soaked stocking just like before, yet, it clashed nicely this time. 

The strong smell of the teenage brat's femininity was so naturally pleasant and mollifying, she couldn't help but feel her eyes go droopy, as her breath lightened.

Olivia's brain couldn't even manage to think of how degrading it was that she'd been reduced to actually giving in to this, to submitting to her fate. If she still had some sense, she would've retched a million times knowing what she'd become. The air grew thinner, only catching gasps of the musk-scented air of femininity. She was starved of any memory of what outside, fresh air could even begin to smell like. Too starved of it, to think about how deluded her current thoughts were, she couldn't comprehend how this wasn't her -- nor how far she fell, how disappointed she'd be in herself. 

Her vision began to fade, but she felt the pigtailed giant no longer grinding about, but instead rocking back and forth, ever so slightly, while she heard little giggles outside. Sweat continued to pool around her body.

“Hehehe”

“Something piqued her interest? That’s good for her...” Olivia thought to herself as everything grew darker and darker. Between her bones poking at her internal organs, on top of the fact she was growing blue from lack of air, she’d realized this was it. 

What was it even like? She couldn’t remember how it was not to fear for your life every single day.

It felt like she’d been here for so long. What had her life been like before she’d ever even encountered this girl?

She didn't bother to find an answer for what her tongue felt like before the only taste on it was the salty sweat purified straight from the exuberant girl's stocking -- nor what it felt like to breathe in full breaths of fresh air. Full, healthy lungs that weren't surviving off small gasps of air, fresh from the high school brat's body. 

“I’m sorry...” Was all she could manage to mutter to herself; it was virtually a whisper, but it was all the air she had left. 

“I deserve this... for existing...” She couldn’t move a finger; the sweat pooling around her, the pattern of the girl's rear compressing her body had grown so repetitive to her she could no longer process it.

“This is my fault... Hanako...” The shrinkee whimpered, briefly thinking about what would happen to her friend afterwards.

“Hehe”

One last giggle could be heard from the giant ball of energy that was the extroverted brat.

“Did I make you laugh? I hope so... I’d like to have some use for someone... I’m grateful.” She groaned as her vision began to fade.

“I... wouldn’t want to inconvenience you...” were the last words she managed to think before her eyes began to permanently close.

But right as they began to rest, the giant leaned all the way back, plating her full weight on her heel before...

*SQUELCH*

For one instant, she surely felt the sharp pain, before her body burst into a violent amalgamation of guts that stained the rich girl's heel. 

Some of her remains even managed to soak past the stockings, onto the girl's rear... And that was the best burial she’d get, insignificant smudge on the heel and rear of the teenage girl who’d made her last moments so disgraceful.

“Ew, Bonnie, do you have bugs in here!?” The girl shouted. She was certainly inconvenienced by Olivia.

“Gross, Serena! Dude... it literally got all over your butt!” A nerdy voice yelled out.

“And why’re you looking at my butt?!” The girls playfully argued.

Maybe Olivia’s existence was good for a few laughs. 

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“Why’d you just wash it off? It could’ve been alive. I wanted to see it...” Bonnie jokingly suggested.

“Trust me, neither of us wanna see the little guy now. Not everyone's butts are as forgiving as yours,” Serena chuckled, as she leaned over to Bonnie and poked the flustered girl's nose. “It definitely went all… SQOOSH!” 

Serena washed most of the bugs' remains off, no longer able to feel the disgusting bug guts. She decided it was safe to look at her foot without feeling disgusted. “Poor guy, I did feel like something was in my stocking...” 

The ravenette leaned over to look at Serena’s foot as well, “...Wow. What a way to go… under the buns too? Kinky little dude prolly did it on purpose.” 

Serena rolled her eyes, scoffing at her friend's sultry joke, “Watch it, or you’ll be next!” She teased.

It was a good thing Serena chose to stay over at Bonnie’s house until they had school tomorrow. She was worried about her after all this. She’s gotta make sure she doesn’t get too sad.

She entertained the girls desires, and had to hear about all the comics she read for awhile, now Bonnie wanted her to watch some anime. She was gonna have a long night until they slept.

“That’s about it... But I gotta change clothes first. I don’t wanna wear disgusting bug guts for longer than I have to. I’ll be in your room in a few, Bon,” Serena said as she reached for her bag, shuffling through for spare clothing.

“Mm, I promise you'll be hooked on this anime from episode one!” Bonnie cheered as she marched to her room.

Serena smiled, it was good that this was able to make her a little happier. But she knew Bonnie was still upset deep down.

“I’m parched though...” she thought to herself, as she opened the fridge, finding one stray cup... Everything else in the fridge was the usual sugary drinks Bonnie survived on. Not Serena’s thing.

It was some fruit juice... Better than all the soft drinks. Serena thought, as she lifted it up to her lips, and downed it in an instant. It probably wouldn’t be missed.

Right as she finished downing it, Bonnie’s mother entered the kitchen.

“Oh, dear! You didn’t wanna drink that. That was Mia’s...” The woman warned far too late.

“O-Oh! Sorry... I was really thirsty. And I’m not a big fan of soda.” Serena apologized as she wiped the red juice from her lips.

“It’s not too much trouble. I was going to get more drinks tomorrow. But that is about the only way I can get her to sleep. There’s pretty good sleeping medication in that drink.” The woman announced as she gently took the empty cup from Serena and proceeded with washing it out.

“Huhh? My fault...” Serena groaned.

All Bonnie’s mother did was chuckle, not too bothered by it, but it was a bit of an inconvenience. 

“I hope it’s not too strong... Bonnie’s gonna be mad if I fall asleep,” She thought to herself, as she went to the bathroom and proceeded to change her clothes.

Looking at herself in the mirror, she looked at one of her pigtails and noticed excessive wriggling.

She hadn’t forgotten at all, she was just waiting for the right moment...

Reaching into her pigtails, she pulled out Hanako Lee.

She brought her right up to her face, her lips curving into a smile.

The tiny girl had several visible cuts from her time in her hair. Hanako was also shaking and trying her best to cover her nude body.

“Oh, c’mon... No need to be embarrassed about being in the nude, we’re both gals. Though, personally, I prefer not to walk about naked... but I won’t judge.” She teased, poking at the tiny woman’s body.

She could hardly make it out, but when she really focused, she could make out the shaking woman’s words, “Y-you don’t know what you’re doing... You’re young, you can s-”

Serena placed her towering finger right over Hanako’s mouth. “Ah-ah-ah, shush—none of that. It won’t work on me. You’re going to listen to me, not the other way around.” 

Hanako did just that, surely knowing Serena wouldn’t give her a chance to speak until she did first.

“Goodie! I’m glad you get it. I’m not a fan by the way—not me. But I know someone who is... The greatest fan you could have. She means the world to me, and you made her cry. Why’d ya have to go and do that when it was her turn to be truly happy… hm?” The extrovert winced as she asked that

Serena reached into her bag, pulling out a bag of Doritos

“So, what I’m going to do... is teach you a little lesson! Kay?” She cheered, immediately opening the bag. Serena threw the kicking Hanako in the bag, before reaching inside, pulling one out, and eating it.

“Yuck, those cheesy little things were never my thing, but I know someone who feels differentlyyy~!” She smiled as she forced herself to swallow it down. Shaking the bag around to shuffle Hanako around in it.

She left the bathroom and let herself right into Bonnie’s room.

“Sorry for that, I took a bit. But I had something for you in my bag,” Serena announced to her friend.

The shut-in immediately turned around. “All good... Whaddya got Serena?” She turned her chair around.

Serena just gave the bag to Bonnie, whose eyes lit up.

“Ooooh! Thanks Serena! Is this how you go about cheering me up for Hanako?” The awkward girl jokes.

Serena took a seat on Bonnie’s bed. “Partly. But c’mon let’s start watching whatever this thing is now.”

Bonnie did just that, and their ears were immediately overtaken by the sound of the overly cutesy opening of whatever Bonnie had them watching.

What Hanako hadn’t known was that Serena wasn’t actually going to let her get eaten. 

“All I need is for the absolute hell to be scared out of her. So she won’t ever harm Bonnie again... She better get another show here too, tiny or not,” Serena thought to herself with a smile.

She would wait for Bonnie to start chowing down, and she’d stop her right before she got Hanako, that was the plan. But Bonnie wasn’t eating. 

Then as the first episode went by, she felt herself growing drowsy.

“I’ll just lie down. Just watch, and lie down...” She thought to herself, lying her body on the bed.

But her vision began to blur, and she thought about what Bonnie’s mother had said before about the sleeping medication.

“She wasn’t kidding...” She thought to herself. Hardly having any strength left to keep her eyes open, all she saw was the ravenette finally reaching into the chip bag, but she couldn’t do anything by that point. She drifted off into a powerful drug-aided slumber.

Leaving no one but Bonnie and Hanako, all alone.