“Do you really think that's possible!”

The question took John back a bit. He knew even less about this then Rina did yet she seemed to seriously be asking him. “I. I don't know but. Well if you're here doesn't it mean that you at least have a chance at becoming the Resonance?”

“Yeah! That's true!” Before continuing Rina reached out and took hold of John pulling him into a hug effectively swallowing up his head between her breasts. “Thanks! And I'm the first one to have a bane actually working with my witch as well! Wouldn't it be wonderful if I did become the Resonance?”

A slight yelp escaped John as he found his head engulfed in Rina's cleavage. With one hand holding onto his pizza he only had his left hand to try to free himself. “Yeah that's. That's great but what about.” A sigh escaped John as Rina released him allowing him to back out. As appealing as he would have normally found having his face smothered by a well endowed woman's chest this wasn't the time for such things and he didn't consider Rina the person. “Now about Julia? I mean if you become the Resonance what happens to her?”

“The part of me placed within her when we made our contract will harmonize perfectly with her being and she'll be born again into. Well you humans might call her a god. She would be able to wield all the harmonics and raise them to any decibel and tempo imaginable.

John was taken back a bit by Rina's words. What did she mean by a god? Just what standards was she using for divinity here? As John considered this he began to think of what Julia had done to him and the possible implications. “Rina how many harmonics can Julia use?”

“Oh she can only use two right now and her command of either is far from perfect. As well.” A slight blush appeared on Rina's face and she covered her mouth with her right hand as if about to admit something she didn't want to. “Two days ago was my first merging!” As she finished speaking Rina gave a delighted squeal and covered her face with both her hands while shifting side from side.

As John listened to Rina he couldn't help but think of a young girl admitting that she'd only recently lost her virginity. That or a shy lady that had just experienced her first kiss. Yet it hadn't been a first kiss. She had apparently absorbed another one of her kind into herself. Yet for them this was perfectly acceptable and expected. “I see. And exactly what happens when you merge with another of your kind?”

“We become greater then either was before! We gain new harmonics, grow larger and take on the best aspects of both of the familiars!” As she spoke Rita jumped up and flung her arms to her sides while rapidly flapping her wings. The excitement radiated out in her voice and overwhelmed her body so that she couldn't simply set still.

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“I'm back!” As Julia stepped into her home she wasn't certain why she'd announced it. Rina knew where she was at all times so she had never felt the need. John would be in the study though it was possible he could be relieving himself. Knowing that John was in the home just made announcing herself feel right. Setting a few bags down she closed and locked the front door.

“He knew!” Rina was practically a blur as she flew down the steps and impacted solidly with Julia's nose the moment she turned her head. “Hey really knew!” Came from the sprite again as she took hold of Julia's nose in her excitement.

Confusion was the dominant thing in Julia's mind at the moment as she looked at Rina. It was clear that Rina was excited about something and happy. She knew that the sprite wouldn't have harmed John so she didn't need to worry about that. “Okay. What did he know?”

“He knew that you were home!” As she spoke Rina flew into the air and through her arms wide. “He's been trying to feel your presence the entire day! He wants to help you find other witches!”

“He does?” While Julia didn't feel the same excitement as Rina did she was glad to hear that he had decided to support her. Reaching down with her free hand she picked up her bags once again and began to make her way towards her study. Rina responded by flying ahead of her.

“Yeah! I've been telling him about witches and sprites while you were gone and he's been working on sensing your presence. He wasn't able to feel any of the other witches in the city but I'm sure he'll learn how. He just wasn't close enough to them and you're the only one he's really familiar with. You're going to have to help him get some practice! Isn't this wonderful! You couldn't ask for a better method of locating a witch then using a bane!”

What Rina was saying was true and good news indeed. As Julia neared her study though her mind turned to other things including her conversation with John that morning. Fortunately the sprite had calmed down a bit by the time she entered the study. She was a bit surprised to find John laying on his back breathing hard. “John are you alright?”

Rather then respond right away John took a moment to set up. “Hey. Did you know that sensing a witch's presence can actually take a bit out of you?” A sigh escaped John as he lay back down and took in a few more breaths.

As Julia neared the table she finally set the bags she'd been carrying down and lowered herself into a kneeling position so she was closer to John. “It sure seems like it.”

“It wasn't so bad. Wasn't so bad when you were staying still but when you started driving around.”

“He couldn't follow you with just his head. He kept moving and jumping around like this.” Rina wasted no time landing on the table and quickly running to the side before coming to a quick stop. She then began to move backwards as if retreating from something them hopping to the side. The sprite then charged forward only to take several steps backwards a few moments later. As she was moving backwards again she finally came to a stop and began to openly laugh. “It was so funny!”

By now a huge grin had formed on Julia's face as she watched Rina do her little dance and imagined John doing the same. She was trying her best not to laugh but it was proving a struggle. “I see. Well I'm glad that you're training. So is it true John? You want to help me hunt other witches?”

Rina, “Of course it's true! Did you think I was fibbing?”

The offended tone was rather clear in Rina's voice and Julia quickly raised her hands defensively. “No! No. Of course not. I just wanted to hear it from John is all.”

“Yeah it's true. After talking to Rina and everything you said it seemed like it's in my best interest to. Besides I'm already involved and if I can help the woman that I love then I intend to.” The speed with which Julia's hand approaching John was a bit frightening whenever he looked up towards her. A result of the disconnect between how far things appeared to him and how far away they actually where. He didn't really have time to protest or think as her thumb and index finger pressed into the sides and lifted him from the table in less then a second and he was raised to Julia's face. It was only whenever he was pressed into her lips that he actually had time to process what was happening to him. The warmth of Julia's lips engulfed the front of his body and he felt himself pulled forward. The soft pink flesh conformed to his body yet holding him securely as a small film of moisture was left on his skin. When he breathed in a slightly unpleasant scent mingled with the smell of Julia's lips suggesting she hadn't had time to brush her teeth.

When John had said he still wanted to see if their relationship could work that morning Julia had been delighted. During the day she had time to think about it and some fears had began to creep up within her once again. The notion that he wanted to help her in the hunt quieted those fears and supported the notion that he cared for her despite what had happened. When he said he loved her it was too much for Julia and she had to kiss him. As she pulled John away from her face and placed him back in her palm she couldn't help but smile and even blush a little. “I'm glad to hear that.”

“So I see.” A slight chuckle escaped John as he worked to make sure his robe was secure. Walking around with effectively a bathrobe on was still taking some getting used to. It was something that John was going to have to talk to Julia bout later. If nothing else perhaps she could get him some instructions and provide some materials for him to work on his own clothing. She couldn't shrink needles but perhaps she could reduce a bone needle for him to use. “Well right now I'm only really able to feel your presence but Rina seems to be certain that if I was actually near another witch I'd be able to detect her.”

“We can worry about that later. For now.” As she spoke Julia set down and lowered John onto her right thigh again. Reaching into the largest and heaviest of the bags she brought out a massive four level bird cage. The intricate metal work made the cage look similar to an old style home. When she set the cage down on the table its weight became rather obvious. “I thought this would be a good base to work from. I needed something sturdy so that it could handle the other attachments and well alterations.”

For a moment John wasn't certain what to say. His first thought was that you could fit a small child into that cage. It was positively massive by his standards. “I see. Well it sure looks like there is plenty of room.” It surprised John whenever he looked to see Rina flying over to the cage and opening one of the doors. It was impossible for him to resist his instincts given what she'd done the previous night. “Now that is mine!”

Rina gave John a quick glance over her shoulder before returning her attention to the cage. “How come he gets a bigger home then me!”

It was impossible for Julia to keep from chuckling as she heard the jealousy in the sprite's voice. “That's because he has more needs then you do. It isn't ready for you to sleep in yet though. I.” Julia actually felt herself blushing as she reached down and picked up John once again lifting him to eye level. “I hope you don't mind but I'm afraid I'm going to have to craft your toilet from some ivory I bought. I know that it's not quite stone but it seemed like the best choice.”

“An ivory toilet? Okay that is something I never thought I'd be crapping on!” John couldn't help but laugh as the image flashed into his mind. He was still a bit worried if such a toilet would function properly or not due to the reduced size and how the water would behave.

Rina, “I want a toilet!”

This time when Juila looked to the sprite she found that her familiar had actually gone into the cage and seemed to be holding one of the doors shut. “You don't poop! I don't know what you do with the food you eat but I know you don't poop. What use could you have for a toilet?”

“I want a toilet to!” As she spoke Rina lightly shook the cage door she was currently holding onto.

A sigh escaped Julia as her head began to hurt. Reaching down with her free hand she picked up what remained of John's pizza and quickly placed it within her mouth. A mixture of surprise and even a little concern whenever she saw how much of it John had eaten while she was away. “Okay now that you've only had junk to eat all day how about I fix you a nice dinner and then I can get to work on your home? Hey! Were you able to change channels?” As she had been speaking Julia glanced towards the television and was quite surprised to see that the channel had been changed.

“Well no. Rina changed channels for me.” The look of surprise on Julia's face nearly made John burst into laughter. Especially whenever she looked towards Rina who was still inside his cage holding onto the door looking defiantly back at Julia.

“Did you find some way of threatening her?” Julia felt a bit silly just asking the question but it was the only thing she could think of. The fact that John responded to her by bursting into laughter only made her feel even sillier.

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It felt kind of strange to be eating a steak and mushroom gravy dinner while Julia worked but much to John's surprise she hadn't fixed herself anything. She claimed to have eaten out while she was shopping and as he thought about her kiss he believed her. It didn't surprise him that she had already cut up the steak for him. Rina had left the cage after realizing it had several doors Julia could use to gain entry and was now setting on the opposite side of the room glaring at them. Why she didn't raise such a fuss whenever Julia had mentioned making him a home he didn't know but she sure seemed mad now. Perhaps it was because she couldn't see it before. Now that she could she realized how badly she wanted one. “I've been wondering. When did Rina decide she wanted a bed of her own.”

“The first night she saw me sleeping in mine. What do you think of this design?” As she spoke Julia held up a tiny wooden door she'd altered with magic creating an intricate flower pattern upon it.

“It's um well.”

“You don't like it?”

“No! I mean it's.” John couldn't help but grin as Julia once again changed the layout this time to a more traditional one. “That's better.” Looking up John watched as Julia slid the doorway in place. He wouldn't have many swinging doors in his home. Julia couldn't work with nails after all. So instead she was fixing things so that they slid together and locked into place. At least he would have some privacy whenever he was using his toilet. His bathroom was being lit by a single decorative light that he wouldn't be able to turn off. A decorative light behind a tempered sheet of glass in the wall to make sure the room didn't get too hot.

As she slipped the door in place Julia took one last look at the toilet. She wanted to create familiar surroundings for John but they were limits. The toilet for example didn't have a simple handle but had more of a pump built into it. In order for it to function it required a little more force then gravity. John didn't seem to mind this addition but part of her feared he just wasn't complaining. The idea that John was simply holding his tongue whenever it came to how upset he was with the situation nagged at the back of her mind. “I picked up a touch pad while I was out shopping. The clerk said it was the most responsive one they had especially when you changed the settings. I'm planning on hooking it up so that it controls the electronics in your home. It may take a while though.”

“You know how to do that?”

“Well! That's why it may take a while.” Julia gave John a grin as she glanced over at him. She had some experience with electronics to draw upon. She'd also received some help while shopping around. She'd told the clerk that she wanted a temperature controlled heating pad for a pet. She'd explained that she wanted her television control and lights to be controlled from the touch pad as well as other things. Once she had began shopping it had been fairly easy to come up with reasons for why she wanted this or that. John had gone from being an extremely pampered pet while she was at the pet shop to being an extremely sick friend that couldn't move around much or even work the television remote.

To this John gave a nod. “Perhaps there are some things I can do. I mean I could. Well.” At first John had thought about working with the wiring but then remembered the wires would be around the same thickness as his arms. Actually binding the wires into the proper form or moving them about was probably beyond his ability plus all the climbing around he would have to do. He didn't have any of the tools he would need either. “I guess I couldn't help much with actually building anything but perhaps I could look over the instructions on how to set everything up.”

Rina, “No! You have to practice locating witches!”

This time John couldn't help but give a slight yelp. He didn't know how fast Rina could move but he knew that one moment she was across the room and in the next she was in his face. A slight bit of pain went through his legs as it struck the edge of his table while he was getting out of his seat. Before he could say anything though a shadow engulfed him and he felt himself being rapidly lifted into the air towards Julia's face.

“John are you alright?” Julia had heard John's leg strike the table and saw him flinch. As she held him between her fingers she carefully pushed his injured leg forward with her left index finger rather then waiting for an answer. She then carefully moved the limb around checking for any markings that might indicate bruising. When she couldn't see where the leg had impacted the table she gave a slight sigh and brought him forward giving him a quick kiss in hopes of easing the pain a bit. “Good you don't look to have been injured.”

The haste with which Julia had picked him up had actually shocked John. He didn't even have time to examine his own leg. That wasn't the only issue though. The way she'd looked at his leg had also meant opening up his robes. Something she didn't even seem to realize she was doing. While Julia had pushed his leg forward and focused on the limb he couldn't help but notice how exposed he was and with her fingers pinning his arms there wasn't anything he could do about it. The fact that she'd taken a moment to examine his leg made it even more embarrassing. “Yeah but Julia. In the future would you be more careful about exposing me? I know that you're a nurse but I'm not a fan of just having my clothes opened up for a quick inspection.”

Julia felt the blood rush to her skin and she began to blush upon realizing what she'd done. For a moment her eyes turned away from John as she lowered him back to the table. “Sorry about that. I just wanted to make sure you were alright. I guess I really need to make you some underwear.”

Rina, “I don't see why. As much as you enjoy the view I'm surprised you made him the robes. It's not like he needs them.”

Julia had wanted to tell Rina to stop. She had wanted to grab the sprite in her hand so she couldn't be heard. Yet the utter shock at what Rina was saying and the ease with which she had said it caught Julia completely off guard. All she could do was stare at her familiar and let her jaw fall open. As her eyes turned to John she felt like a deer in a car's head lights as her blush seemed to grow in intensity while an awkward smile appeared on her face. “John I'm so sorry! I'll see if I can make you some proper underwear right away!”

In response to Julia John gave a slight cough suddenly feeling rather awkward himself. It was nice to know that he had become such an object of desire but the presentation had been a bit much. “Yeah that sounds like a good idea.” Despite her words John suspected that Julia simply wanted to get out of the room for a moment to compose herself. Yet as awkward as the situation was he couldn't help himself. “Why didn't you make me any underwear earlier?”

“Well that is. I was thinking of you sort of like a patient so a hospital style gown seemed appropriate!” Julia couldn't help but hope that John would believe her. In truth she didn't make him any underwear because she hadn't thought of it. As simple of a concept as it would have been she hadn't thought to make him any undergarments. This was likely encouraged by the simple fact that part of her did indeed enjoy the view. “I'll be right back!”

John was surprised that Julia didn't end up kicking the table like he'd done his when she quickly stood up. Apparently she was more coordinated whenever making a quick retreat. Her foot steps positively thundered as she dashed out of the room and he gave a slight sigh. Despite his efforts he hadn't actually voiced his true concerns. As nice as it would be to have some undergarments on again his real issue was with how Julia had simply picked him up and exposed him. If he had been seriously injured he would have understood but all he had was a little bump on his leg. Coupled with how she was cutting his food for him it was like she didn't trust him to be responsible for himself. When he considered his size though he could understand why she might think that.

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John groaned to half awake as he opened his eyes. He didn't know what time it was but it was still dark that was clear. Currently he found himself laying in Rina's bed just a few meters from Julia though it seemed like a much greater distance to him. He could hear Julia softly breathing but that wasn't what had woken him up. Rather in that moment between Julia's breaths he could hear a soft music being played and some light coming from Julia's study. Questions just began to form in his mind but a quick glimpse of Rina and his not quite awake mind began to slip away once again. Julia had mentioned that Rina never actually sleeps and apparently she was doing something to amuse herself throughout the night. Given the sprite's typical behavior he wasn't certain he wanted to know what that was.

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Julia couldn't help but smile as she looked at John's sleeping form. Unlike the previous night Rina had allowed him to spend the full night in her bed which was rather surprising. She had woken up a few minutes before her alarm clock sounded and turned it off in advance so she could wake him. Now she had changed her mind and instead carefully took John between her index finger and thumb. As she began to lift him she was made to halt whenever he gave a slight grunt and seemed to be waking up. He only needed a moment to settle though and she carefully placed him in her left hand. After a moment of consideration she resolved to slip him into her t-shirt pocket and let him sleep a little longer rather then waking him up but not just yet. Straitening up Julia didn't bother turning on the lights as she stepped out of her bedroom and into her study where a surprise waited for her. “Rina.” Escaped Julia as more of a whispered hiss then a word as she looked upon John's home.

Rina had been busy during the night it seems. Vines now grew up around and through the bars reaching into the internal structures. Julia noted that the electronics she had carefully installed had been cast out and in their place were bio-luminescent bulbs. Several new rooms filled the inside of the cage and branches had grown into the form of steps. As she neared Julia looked down at what was to serve as John's pool and noted the clear water. Yet at the bottom of the pool several vines had grown together perhaps forming some kind of natural purification system. Some of the electronics remained as Julia noted the small television she'd placed within the cage as well as the touch pad she intended to use as a control system. It didn't take Julia long to figure out where Rina was as she noted the upper most room glowing. The little door opened too quickly for her to act as Rina stepped out.

“Tada! Isn't it neat! I fixed it up for myself and John during the night. He can have the lower levels. The upper one is mine.” As she spoke Rina stepped to the side giving a clear view into what Julia guessed was her bedroom. A relatively large elegant bed was seen in the room as well as several bits of furniture formed from the vines including some kind of sink.

“Rina that was suppose to be for John.” As she spoke Julia was having trouble keeping her voice down. In truth giving the entire building to John would be like giving an entire apartment complex to a single resident. Even with all the plans Julia had for it there would have been a great deal of empty space. She had hoped to find different ways to fill that.

“He doesn't need all the space. You did the same thing to me whenever you gave him my bed even though I don't need to sleep!” As she spoke Rita pointed an accusing finger at Julia.

“Which you put him out of!” As she listened to Rina Julia couldn't help her frustration. After spending most of the previous evenings shopping for and working on John's home to have Rina suddenly take it over was not welcome. If anything the cage had meant to be a place where he could be away from Rina. Given their initial introduction to one another and Rina's typical behavior Julia felt certain he would need some space given that unlike her his ability to leave the home was impaired.

“I found him a better place to sleep! Besides you'd rather keep him with yourself then have him stay in here. You just got him the cage because you wanted to make him more comfortable but hoped he wouldn't actually use it often.”

Julia immediately turned her attention to John. A wave of relief surged through her body the moment she saw he was still asleep. What Rina said was true but it didn't mean that she wanted John to know. Rina seemed to delight in verbalizing things she didn't want said though. “Rina that is John's home. I didn't give your bed away I just let John use it for a single night and you didn't even let him have that. If he likes what you've done you can talk to him about letting you stay but if he doesn't want you there you're going back to your place on the shelf. Do not make any other changes to his home and don't you dare change it back. You wrecked nearly all the work I did last evening without asking permission.”

“But the upstairs is mine!” As she spoke Rina stomped her right food against the ground and balled up her fist and thrusting them to her sides while looking up at Juila from behind the bars.

“Don't make me give you a time out!” When Rina had first began to live with her Juila hadn't thought much about it. The sprite was honest but that was in her nature and her demands were easy to meet. Over the the last forty hours though Juila had seen time and again how spoiled the little sprite had actually become. Fortunately Rina had some responsibilities to her just like Juila had responsibilities to her. She had bought the cage for John and Rina had altered it without permission. She was the one breaking a rule this time which meant Juila could punish her.

A look of horror and shock crossed Rina's face as she looked up at Julia. “Meanie!”

That was enough for John. Between the change in his environment and the two women arguing he'd been brought back to the waking world. As he set up he was a bit surprised to find he was no longer in Rina's bed but rather in Julia's palm. “Oh come on! Rina we had a deal. How am I suppose to work with you if.” John went silent as he glanced to his side and got a better look at the cage. What he was about to say suddenly seemed far less important.

Rina, “I didn't take you out of the bed this time though! She did.” As she spoke Rina pointed towards Julia though there was only one other she in the room.

It actually took John a moment to realize what Rina was saying as he looked at the redone cage. When he did he glanced up towards Julia. Thanks to the extra light coming from the cage he could see the sheepish grin on her face. Being taken out of his bed wasn't his primary concern at the moment as he looked back towards the cage. “Did I just lose my home.”

Rina, “No! We're going to live here together. I made it all pretty for both of us.”

Julia, “If you're okay with it Rina would like to stay with you. If you're not she can just go back to her space. I know your first meeting wasn't the most pleasant and you haven't had much time to get to know one another. She'll also fix it back to the way it was if you want.”

As John looked at the cage his memories from the last night came back to him. “Was that the music I heard last night?”

“Yeah! Come on inside and look around at all the neat things I did! It's a lot nicer then what Julia was doing for you!” For a moment Rina turned towards Julia and gave her a rather impish grin.

Julia was positively glaring at Rina in that moment. The sprite seemed determined to push her buttons anyway she could. “I was trying to make sure all of his needs were met. I hope that you remembered to keep the toilet working at the very least.”

“I sure did! He won't even need to flush it now. I made the vines so that the poop will fall down into their roots and they'll use the fertilizer. They'll also capture insects and other pest and digest them to. Can you smell the flowers? That's to draw insects to them?”

“Oh? And what's to keep them from trying to eat John?”

“They won't! I remembered to make John's body more durable whenever I put him between your boobies! I'm not a fool that's going to forget something that important! I made the vines so that their defenses won't respond to him! Come on inside John. I'll show you around while Julia makes us breakfast.”

For a moment John wasn't certain what to think as he looked up at Julia. It was rather clear to him that Rina was pushing her buttons and quite skillfully at that. Part of him was curious about Rina's work but Julia was more important then that. “I'd rather be with Julia while she's here. How about you show me around the vine house after Julia goes to work?”

Despite her initial frustration Julia couldn't help but smile at John as her frustration faded. “That sounds like a good idea. Come on John I'm going to fix you a nice breakfast. Rina you can have some bread.”

Rina, “Ah! I want the fancy food to!”

“You're lucky I don't give you the crumbs at the bottom of the toaster.” As she finished speaking Julia turned her back on the sprite and began to walk towards the exit. She wasn't surprised when Rina was out of the cage and flying beside her head a moment later.

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“So you're going to be late getting home again?” As he spoke John found himself eating a mixture of baked fruit, honey, nuts and some light seasoning. Rina was a short distance away and would have been eating a smaller helping of the same thing if she hadn't used her magic to increase it in size. As things were Rina's banana was roughly the same size as her arm. Despite that though John couldn't shake the feeling that if he was to let his guard down she would try to take his breakfast as well.

“Yes. There was a few things I didn't get to finish yesterday. I hope to be home sooner this time. John I know you haven't been here long but have you given any thoughts as to what you'd like to do? If we're going to you know continue our relationship.”

For a moment John went silent and leaned back into his seat. Reflexively he grabbed his plate whenever he saw Rina looking at it. “Would you just eat your own breakfast and leave mine alone!” It surprised John whenever a look of alarm formed on Rina's face as if she'd just been caught doing something she should not and she refocused on her food. After a moment of carefully watching the sprite John turned his attention back to Julia. “I can't say I've had much time to think about it. I'm still getting used to this entire situation.”

“I understand. You just got here after all. If you think of anything let me know. I did have a little time to think about it while I was at the hospital though not much. Mary was pretty upset with me and kept me busy the entire day just about it. I thought she might even try to run me through my lunch break. Well I knew there would be consequences. How about I pick us up something nice to eat and whenever I get home this evening we take some time to really talk? Let's see if we can figure out how we might go about our relationship.” As she spoke Julia chose not to make any mention of them asking for John. She knew such questions would be common in the coming days but there was nothing that could be done about it. It seemed mentioning such things would be more likely to hurt him then help him. For the time being it would be best if he could forget about the life he couldn't be part of anymore.

“That sounds good. You know I guess it hasn't really set in what this is going to mean. I'm probably going to need to take up some hobbies.”

Rina, “Helping locate other witches would be a good hobby.”

For a moment John glanced over at Rina who had already taken another large bite of her breakfast. “Yes I suppose that it could be. I can't do much of that on my own though. Well I can think on that later today. If nothing else I'll have plenty of time to get into better shape.”

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“Now you're sure it's not going to try to dissolve me or cover me in sap right?” As he spoke John lightly pressed his hand into what was suppose to be his bed. The frame was made of still living vines that had been formed into a rectangular shape while the mattress appeared to be some kind of leaf as were the covers. As he ran his hands along them he was rather surprised by how comfortable they felt though part of him said that was just a better means of luring him into a trap.

“I'm certain. Your bed has absolutely no defense mechanisms beyond its own skin. There are no toxins or sharp points to worry about and it can't even grow around you.”

After a moment of consideration John settled back onto the bed and looked up at Rina. “Well it feels comfortable. It's a little strange still but I can give it a try. Now all of this isn't going to start dieing or rotting is it? I'd hate to get comfortable and then find my bed shriveling up.”

“Nope! The plants are quite healthy and as long as they're given water and enough fertilizer they should be fine. They're really slow growing so they don't take much nutrients at all.”

Giving his head a slight nod John stood up and took one last look around. Rina had actually done quite a good job of remembering what he would need. She had included a closet as well as a dresser. As he looked at the layout of his room though one thing did come to him. “You based this on Julia's room didn't you?”

“Why do you say that!”

“Because all the furniture is placed exactly like hers is.”

“Isn't that the proper way to place furniture in a human room?”

“Well as long as it's functional there really isn't a proper way.” As John spoke he couldn't help but look towards what he guessed was meant to be a makeup table. If nothing else it could serve him as a desk. So far Rina had shown him the restroom and the dining area. He could see the pool from outside of the cage and had a set of steps led from his room right down to it. The toilet looked a little off to him and he had asked Rina no less then three times if it could pose a threat to him and even some more specific questions. He didn't want to risk the toilet trying to eat him while he was relieving himself or ever. “It looks nice Rina. It's kind of what I imagine an elfs home well sort of. The ones that are made high up in the trees and well inside of the trees or giant mushrooms.”

“Those don't have toilets!”

“Huh? And how would you know they don't have toilets?”

“They're never mentioned in the books or shown on the television shows. Clearly unlike you humans elfs don't need to poop.”

For a moment John wasn't certain what to say. Should he explain to Rina that typically elfs did need to poop in most stories but television rarely got that into detail? Given that they were a fictional race it wasn't like he could prove they needed to use the toilet. Unless they were real elfs. Given that he was looking right at a sprite he couldn't help but wonder if it was possible. “I see. You make a good point.”

“So you like our home the way it is and you'll let me stay!” As she spoke Rina once again moved to close the gap between herself and John. Unlike in past times John didn't recoil this time but seemed a bit prepared for it.

“Well that depends on what kind of house mate you're going to be. Are you going to be making all sorts of racket during the night time and having wild parties?”

“No!”

“What! No wild parties! I don't see why I should let you stay then.” As he spoke John crossed his arms and gave Rina as serious of a look as he could manage. The look of shock and even panic that appeared on her face was nearly enough to make him burst out laughing.

“But I don't have any friends to have wild parties with!”

The look of panic and the fear in Rina's voice was too much for John and he soon found himself openly laughing. At least Rina seemed familiar enough with human behavior to realize he'd been teasing her and seemed to relax. “Well darn. Okay you can stay if you'll agree to owe me one for telling Julia to kill me whenever we first met. I'm still a bit pissed off over that.”

“What! How big of a favor? I can't just agree without knowing what kind of favor you're talking about. You're not going to demand I give you my bedroom are you!”

So apparently his life was worth about as much to Rina as her bedroom. It wasn't a pleasant thought but after two days of interacting with and observing the sprite John had already picked up on the fact that Rina's values and his were very different. He didn't even think he could say Rina had human values. “Well I consider asking Julia to kill me a pretty big deal!”

“But they're not my rules! I have to enforce the rules of the contract!”

It was a strange moment but John was actually a bit stunned by what Rina said. He hadn't even considered that she might have some watcher. “Rina are you capable of breaking the rules?” It felt a little strange whenever Rina shook her head no. “Now I want you to be clear with me. Are you unable to break the rules of the contract or are you unwilling?”

“I can't! For a sprite breaking a contract is the same as telling a human to fly without an airplane or magic. We can't do it! I didn't do it to be mean. I had to make sure Julia followed the rules!”

For a moment John said nothing but considered this new information. So far Rina had been honest with him. At least to the best of his knowledge. That didn't change the fact that she could have been far less hostile towards him in the beginning. He could still remember the cold tone she'd used when speaking to him. Yet she had also been doing her best to look out for Julia's well being. “Okay you owe me one favor that wouldn't endanger your life or risk serious harm to you or your relationship with Julia.”

For a moment Rina said nothing but shifted her feet and head about. “Well. As long as it can demand no more then thirty minutes of my time.”

“Thirty minutes! That's awfully cheap for calling for my death but. Fine you were only doing what you had to do. Apparently what you truly had to do at that.” John was rather shocked whenever he felt something impact with his body and sink into him. It felt like something was pushing through his flesh and grasping his bones for a moment. There was no pain to the invasion but even as it faded he felt like something was there. “What was that!”

“A contract silly! You just made one with me.”

“Huh!”

“Any mutually agreed upon bargain for goods or services made between sprite and human immediately results in a contract.”

“So if I agreed to convince Julia to bring you back some ice cream if you'd make some changes to our home that would be a contract?”

“Would you!”

“What! No. I mean. Maybe but I don't want to make another contract just yet.” A sigh escaped John even as Rina gave a disappointed moan. He had told Julia that he would try to think of something to do with his time. Now it seemed he'd stumbled upon something. Learn a lot more about sprites before he did anything else with Rina. “I'm not even sure if she'd pick some ice cream up for me if I asked.”

“Of course she would! She loves you and that means she's willing to do nice things for you. Picking up a tub of ice cream wouldn't be a problem at all for her. Hey if she brings back enough we could have a snow ball fight with ice cream!”

“I'm pretty sure I'd freeze if I tried that.”

“Oh yeah.”

For a moment John half expected Rina to offer to enhance his body so that he could handle such cold temperatures. When all she did was give a sad expression and lightly kick the ground it was fairly clear that wasn't going to happen. She had to make sure that he couldn't reveal Julia to anyone and that meant making sure he was too delicate to risk an escape attempt. It felt better knowing that this was something she truly had to do rather then something she simply chose to do though.

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Even if the memories of people were altered whenever she absorbed another witch's power that didn't mean past decisions changed. It didn't mean her shoes got larger either and that was proving to be quite a problem. Julia had planned for an increase in her height but she had not planned for an increase in the size of her feet. The fact that she nearly moaned in relief as she finally tossed off her shoes and allowed her aching feet some room made her grateful that John's room was in the study. A soft ouch came from Julia as she bent down and took a moment to rub the sides of her feet before picking up the takeout she'd purchased and making her way towards the back of her home.

John had felt Julia returning as he continued training to sense a witch. It was odd though. While she'd been gone he'd felt something had changed. Unfortunately with so little experience with such things he couldn't be certain if it was something in him that had changed or her. As he turned to see her stepping through the doorway he knew that it was her. He was having trouble judging scale these days but he knew that her study table came up much higher on her legs whenever she'd left. After spending so much time standing on that table looking at her legs it was impossible for him not to notice. “Hey! Were you out hunting!”

“Surprise!” Julia smiled down at John as she walked over to the table. She made it a point to stand a bit closer then needed both to show off her legs and to give John a chance to notice her relatively short skirt. From the expression on his face she believed he did and couldn't help but grin at him. “I told you that I would have a surprise for you when I got back but that isn't all. Your first night here was a bit overwhelming I know and the second night I spent all of the evening working on your home. Only to have it undone by Rina. I was thinking tonight that you and I could set down to a nice meal and really talk.”

While John hadn't got to do much thinking on his future while talking with Rina he still felt Julia had a good idea. They had confessed their desires to continue advancing their relationship but what did that really mean given their situation? John wasn't surprised whenever Julia proceeded to open one of the cages doors and take hold of him. The feeling of her soft warm fingers was actually welcome. As she took hold of him though John couldn't shake the feeling that something was different. Her skin felt different. At least it seemed to. These thoughts were pushed from his mind for a moment as he got a better look at her dress. “I take it that wasn't the dress you did your hunting in.”

“Nope. It's something I chose to bring with me in the event I put on some extra height. I was kind of hoping to put on some extra up top but that didn't happen.” Julia whispered her last sentence as if admitting to a naughty secret. Even if she, Rina and John were the only people in the room it seemed to have the desired affect.

“Well one can always hope.” As John considered what Julia had said he couldn't help but wonder how much she would change by the time this was all over. If she gained new traits each time she defeated another witch what would she look like after a few more? How would she look after a dozen? The idea of a woman who's beauty constantly increased was appealing in many ways but they were some aspects of Julia's body that he had no desire to see change. As John considered this he couldn't help but look towards her face and note the lovely green of her eyes as well as her short cut black hair. Julia's hair had apparently always been unruly so rather then battle with it on a daily basis she had taken to cutting it short. It had always looked nice on her.

With John in her hand there was an extra sway in Julia's hips as she walked towards the kitchen. “You know I was hoping to get more then some extra up top tonight. I thought about telling you that I had located a second witch while I was searching the first but I didn't want to get you hopes up. I was worried that I might not gain any abilities that would be useful to you.”

While Julia was talking John chose to focus his attention on her rather then his surroundings. Until he could overcome the disconnect between how fast it looked like he was moving and how fast he was moving it was the best way to avoid feeling dizzy or sick. He was also rather curious to hear what Julia had gained. “Hm are you saying you did gain such an ability?”

Rather then respond right away Julia placed her and John's dinner on the table and lifted him higher and closer to her face. “It's more then that. I know things are rather limiting right now but they will get better. As I acquire the power from other witches I'll be able to take better care of you. I'll do my best to make sure you're happy. I love you.” As she spoke Julia brought John in closer for a kiss. Rather then pressing him to her lips as she did before though she held him a short distance from them. She felt her heart positively flutter whenever John leaned in against her lips and pressed his tiny lips against her upper lip.

Before Julia had been giving him a kiss. Now she was asking for one. As John approached her lips he felt her breath wash over him. Unlike before this time it carried hints of mint. She had taken time to prepare for this as her clothes indicated. This made John feel all the more nervous as he wondered how he should do this. Simply pressing his lips against Julia's wouldn't be appropriate given their relative scales. After a moment of consideration he allowed himself to fall forward against her lips and felt his heart rate speed up as he did so. There was some fear in that moment. All Julia would have to do is part her lips and he would have fallen inside of her mouth. Still he pushed his feet into her palm pressing his body more firmly against her lips. He felt his arms and upper body sink into the warm flesh of her lips slightly as it conformed to hold him and he pressed his own lips against hers. Rather then just Julia's lips though John ran his tongue over it just briefly and felt a slight suction from her lips.

“Wow.” Julia's lips parted into a smile as John stepped away and she moved her hand away from her face. She had lifted him to her face but he had been the one to kiss her this time. She would have been content with a quick peck or the equivalent of him hugging her lips. What she had felt from him was so much better then she hoped for. A joy seemed to radiate from her lips and through her entire body making it hard for her to lower him back to the table even as she felt a warmth between her legs.

John walked to the edge of Julia's hand as it reached the table glad that he would be allowed to climb out of her hand rather then being set down. Yet part of him wondered if she did this so that she could hold onto him longer. Rather then step down though as he neared the edge of her hand he turned and looked back up at her smiling face. “Thanks Julia and I mean it but I'm also going to try to find my own happiness rather then wait to be made happy. I also want to make you happy as well.” John could swear he heard Rina say help her find other witches and couldn't resist the urge to look around the room. When he settled down he noticed Julia giggling.

“She's awful isn't she?” It wasn't hard for Julia to figure out who John was looking for. After all the time she'd heard Rina insist he should help her hunt for other witches and the time they spent home together she was surprised John wasn't hearing such suggestions in his sleep.

“She is persistent.” John wasn't convinced he hadn't heard Rina as he climbed off Julia's hand at last and walked over to his table. As he was seating himself he watched as Julia opened one of the carry out plates and began to load a wooden plate he knew was for him down. As he looked at the crab he hoped Julia would remember not to reduce it all the way. He could have quite a feast from just a little bit of food. He watched carefully and listened as she began to transform the crab into something much smaller. He needed to practice listening for the music and listening for the light as often as he could.

“That she can be. Now before I show you anything else did you think about what you might want to do while you're here?” As she spoke Julia finished reducing the plate and crab upon it. Indeed she had remembered to limit the reduction. While the plate was tiny to her to John it was a party platter with a massive crab resting upon it. She worried that it might be a bit too large as she placed it in front of Jack and saw just how much it was compared to him. If he didn't finish it she would just finish it for him though.

“I ended up doing some swimming while watching television but most of the time I was just talking to Rina about sprites. I figure if I'm going to be involved in this witch hunt I need to know as much as I can about every group involved. I dunno. Working is sort of out of the question. How about you tell me what new abilities you gained or better yet how about you tell me how your hunt went?” As John spoke he found himself focusing on Julia. Her hair seemed darker then it had a few moments ago or had her skin become whiter? Her eyes seemed a bit clearer if that was at all possible.

“I take it you mean how I discovered her. Well you know we witches aren't allowed to reveal ourselves to humans without taking responsibility for doing so. Yet that doesn't mean we don't use our powers for our own benefit. I spent a lot of time speaking to Rina about that and learning what to look for. Fortunately just because a witch knows how to create and command lightning or fire it doesn't mean she knows how to simulate their natural behavior. I found Stefanie because of the unusual burns she was leaving on her victims.”

“Was that the first witch Rina was talking about?”

“Yeah. I guess I'm lucky to find two witches so close together but I wish that it hadn't been by studying people brought into the hospital. One of the patients, a dancer, had been complaining about having trouble breathing. John you should have seen the scans of her lunges! I had to resist the urge to completely heal them when she left but that would have brought up too many questions. Still I healed them enough and I figured I could do more healing each time she returned. She came back a few days later and they were even worse off though. When I first saw her I knew something was wrong and talked to her when we had to hold her for treatment.”

John hadn't touched his food but found himself leaning forward listening intently as Julia talked. When Julia had told him that she found the other witches by observing her patients he hadn't given it much thought. Now he realized the full implications of what she meant. These were witches that were using their magic to harm others. It was little wonder that Julia had no issues ambushing them and taking their power from them. They were lucky she didn't kill them. Though now he wondered if Julia might be doing more then she says. “What was happening?”

“She's the lead dancer of the Azalen Theater. Thanks to her I was able to figure out that one of the other dancers had become a witch and was trying to get rid of her. I don't know if she was trying to kill her but she came very close to murdering her! The damage she done to that poor girl's lunges wasn't the type that just heals. I was kind of worried that healing her would reveal me to the other witch but I couldn't just let her die. Now I don't have to worry about that anymore. I'll have her lunges fully healed in a few weeks. ”

As John listened to Julia he couldn't help but feel a little strange. Whenever she'd first talked about the hunt he had only thought about it in terms of her benefiting from it. It seemed that she wasn't content to use her magic only to benefit herself though. It made him feel better about his situation somehow. “Well I'm glad to hear that. So how did you actually defeat her?”

“It didn't go as smoothly as my first one I'll tell you that much. I'm pretty glad that I modified my body before I actually confronted her so that I could resist changes in the air and electrical shock more easily. I still managed to get the drop on her but well if I had been a human I'd been dead.” As she spoke Julia placed her right hand over her chest. She didn't need to tell John that a bolt of lightning had caught her right in the chest whenever she'd dug her claws into Marian. For a moment Julia had feared that she'd be the one defeated despite being the one to ambush her. Fortunately whenever she'd formed her claws she'd made them so they'd do more then cut and pierce flesh. She had also injected a powerful sedative into her to make the fight easier.

“You know leaving out the details like that is only going to make me worry more. Have you ever considered self defense classes? I know they're more for defending then attacking but they could be useful.”

“Already took them.” Julia couldn't resist sticking her tongue out at John as she picked up a crab claw and cracked it. “You are on the right path though. They're a lot of witches that learn magic but never really consider how to fight. I was surprised when Marian responded as quickly as she did to my attack. She did have some prior experience with such things.”

As John listened to Julia he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. They both knew what a defeat for Julia could mean for him and most likely would mean. The fact that she had gained more power should make him feel safe but instead he found himself worrying. From the way Julia spoke the fight had been over extremely quickly and that wasn't comforting. “That has influenced your exercise routine as well?”

“Yes it has. I even managed to spend some time this evening warming up for my hunt. Okay that's enough about hunting.” As she spoke Julia reached out and ran her pinky finger against John's side for a moment. She could see that he was making himself nervous by thinking of the hunt. She was scared as well though more for him then for herself. Fretting about the situation wouldn't help either of them though and she wanted to enjoy her time with him. “I was thinking is there anything that you'd like to study? Perhaps you could work on your medical degree.”

For a moment John went silent and leaned back in his seat. “I don't believe I could get up the motivation to really study knowing that I probably won't be able to turn it into a career I would rather have something to do that would actually help us out.” The words learn to detect witches ran by John's ears the moment he had finished speaking causing him to quickly glance behind him. “Blast it. I could have sworn I heard something.”

Julia didn't respond right away but looked towards the study. Given this was the second time John seemed to hear something she wondered if it may not his imagination. She then turned her attention back to John. “You might have. If you want to help learning to use your natural abilities as a bane would go a long way but I actually thought of another way that you could help. How would you like to be one of the few if not the worse human to conduct a serious study of magic and its affects?”

John could see how having a witch detector could be a very good thing when hunting. He didn't like the idea of just waiting around either hoping for or dreading a signal. Though the more he thought about it the more he realized that was effectively the jobs of some people amounted to. Unlike them he wouldn't have to look at a screen for several hours strait which was nice. If he could do more then that though it would be nice. “How much does the job pay?”

“Oh well!” Julia bit down on her lower lip for a moment and felt herself grinning. “The position comes with full medical and dental benefits as well as room and board. I'm afraid starting wages are only ten dollars and hour but there is room for drastic growth and profit. You would set your own hours and have full access to the spa facilities.” As she spoke Julia was actually having trouble not laughing.

“Ten dollars an hour! My last job paid over three times that much!” John couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at Julia and took a moment to remove some crab from the shell. “I suppose that a lot of my bills have been taken care of though. I don't even have to pay for gas anymore. What would my responsibilities be?”

“Well on top of refining our witch detecting techniques you would be helping with our chief magic expert Rina to further unlock the secrets of the harmonics. You would need to develop experiments to study the affects of mystic harmonics on the world and how the environment affects them as well. While you should look for anything that might improve our fundamental understanding of the harmonics your primary concern is practical applications and use in combat.”

“All of this does sound very nice. Except the ten dollars and hour.”

“I could raise it to eleven.”

“No. Ten is fine.” For a moment John was made to chuckle. “What about equipment though?”

“Rina and I will both help with equipment as we are able. Unfortunately funding for this project is rather limited.”

“Actually I know where you could get some additional funding if you're clever about it. There is this guy John Kavon that would be willing to donate his entire savings if you could get it somehow. Now I happen to already know all of his personal information so if you could just change into another form for a few minutes and make a visit to the bank.” It surprised John whenever he noticed a very serious look on Julia's face. He responded by smiling. “Well I can't spend it.”

“But John that is your money.”

“Money that I can't use. At least this way it'd actually serve a purpose. Besides who says I can't use it? I'll just have to order things through the Julia shopping network rather then buying it myself. Anyway in a few months once it's clear I've gone missing all my stuff is going to be taken anyway. Actually there are a few things from my apartment I wonder if you would be willing to pick up for me.”

A feeling of warmth was positively radiating through Julia's body as she smiled at John. “I would be delighted to. You know I believe it's time I showed you a bit of what I gained today.” As she spoke Julia held her fingers out to either side of herself. Tiny strands of electricity began to flow and jump between her fingers filling the room with a light crackling sound. At the same time a gentle wind began to flow around the room and without using her mouth she whispered in John's ear. “Rina gains the same powers I do. I believe she was whispering in your ear like I am now.”

When John considered the technical difficulties being able to shrink another living person was far more impressive then controlling lightning. As he looked at the strands of electricity jumping between Julia's fingers it wasn't the rational part of his mind speaking. “That is amazing! What all can you do with it?”

“Well for one thing I can command electronics with it. I can also give others a really nasty shock or shred the insides of their lunges with a harsh wind. I also know how to craft a remote control for you now! Well sort of.” A slight giggle escaped Julia as how weird what she was about to suggest might seem actually sunk in. The look John gave her told her he wanted to know anyway. “Between my ability to transform living things and control electrical currents I know how to make a living thing that can produce electromagnetic waves. Once I have one of your remote controls and can gain a feel for the different signals I can make you a kind of control leaf if you will.”

For a moment John was silent but took in what Julia said. After a moment of consideration one concern came to mind. “Okay what is going to happen when the batteries die?”

A slight giggle escaped John after a moment of silence. “Well it's going to be a plant! You're going to have to give it water and let it soak up some nutrients from time to time! I'll tell you what. I'll make you a water and nutrient solution and a few remotes so you always have one good to go.”

“Why does it have to be a plant? Couldn't it be more like a. Oh wait. Yeah a plant is good.”

“Why did you change your mind?”

“I don't want a keyboard or remote control that poops on me or bites me whenever I throw it against the wall in frustration.”

John had officially amazed Julia. Given all that he had lost in just a few days he had managed to hold himself together. Not only was he holding himself together but he was making jokes and coming up with ways to help her. He was actually helping her despite what she'd done to him. Despite the world she'd brought him into. “I promise I'll make it worth it.”

“Huh?”

“Oh nothing. So was there anything interesting on television?”

“I caught up a bit on watching Jeanette. I think that Rina liked it more then I did.”

“I loved that show!” Unlike before there was no whisper in John's ear. Rather where once there had only been an empty spot now set a rather excited looking sprite.

Julia, “Rina what are you doing! I told you I would be having an important conversation with John!”

“Uhuh and you did it. Now you're just talking about television. But it is so neat that you're going to be helping us John! I really hope we can find out all sort of neat things. May I have some crab now?”

As John looked at Rina he was rather surprised. It wasn't the interruption that surprised him but rather that Rina had gone from being a bit over a head taller then him to an even greater height. He imagined that if they were both standing his eye line might have been below her nipple line. Her hair had become curlier and now was a radiant red as well. “Did you grow?”

Julia, “Yes she grew. As I grow in power and she absorbs other sprites she grows and in power and size as well. Rina I'm not done speaking with John. Please go back to your room.” Despite having spoken to John about the important issues Julia wasn't ready to have Rina interrupt their time together. The last few days had been quite busy and she just wanted to spend some time with her friend without interference.

“I want some crab though!”

“Fine.” As she spoke Julia quickly snapped off one of the crab legs and held it up for the sprite. “Here. Now go back to your room!.”

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Mavon 15, 1558 HH

So he had agreed to help study magic and figure out effective ways to use it. It had seemed like a good idea the other day but as John sit by the pool he was beginning to really think about the problem. He had done a few research projects in college but that had mostly involved reading a lot of well established articles and a few books. To actually begin such a project from scratch was a bit different and he wasn't entirely certain of how to begin. Julia had said that he should focus on the practical applications first and he had to agree with her. The fine details could wait until they were in a more secure position. John didn't even know how powerful the other witches were.

“So are you ready to begin? How do we begin? We should begin right now. You never know when another witch is going to show up. Have you spent any time trying to feel for other witches?”

All John did for a moment was glare at Rina as water rolled off his body. The sprite had made her presence known by falling from the top of the cage into the pool below and splashing him. Fortunately he was dressed for swimming even if he didn't have the desire. “That's what I was thinking on thank you very much. If I'm going to do this though we're going to need to start with the basics. Is there any chance I could get some pin and paper to write with or is recording information against the rules?”

“It's fine but Julia will be responsible if you lose it and have to take care of any problems that should arise!” As she spoke Rina rapidly flapped her wings in order to lift herself out of the water. In doing so she sent a massive spray over the edges of the pool and all over John as well.

“Would you please not drench me?” John didn't know if it would work. At times he wondered how much actually got through to Rina and how much just passed through. He was a little surprised whenever Rina gave him a curious look.

“I thought you liked getting wet?”

“I do at times but not all the time and I don't like it when someone else gets me wet.” John was made to tingle as a heat seemed to move over his skin. It was a strange heat though that didn't quite rest on his body but seemed to hang just above the skin. In an instant the water covering him vanished.

“I apologize I didn't know that you didn't like being wet. I thought that sense you were always taking baths and jumping into the water you enjoyed it. How do you know when a human wants to be wet and when they don't want to be wet?”

Despite his previous frustration John couldn't help but feel a bit awkward. His first instinct had been to believe Rina was behaving the way she was to annoy him. He hadn't stopped to think that she might not know enough about human social interaction to behave properly. Unfortunately he wasn't certain how to answer her question. “Well. You use social ques like body language, mood and the environment to decide such things. You need to know what the person is doing there and I can't really explain it all. It's just something that you learn while interact with humans.” As he spoke John had actually began to feel rather awkward as he considered the situation.

“So I'm suppose to learn such things by spending time with you and Julia?”

“Not all your time with us! People need privacy at times and won't want to be interrupted. In general though yes. It must be pretty strange for you being amongst humans instead of other sprites. I guess you have a very different social system there.” Rina hadn't said anything about it but in some ways his situation was similar to hers. She couldn't go out in public and he hadn't seen any other sprites. The more he thought about Rina situation the more her desire to be around Julia and even her selfish behavior made sense. She was in a strange place far away from home in a different world then her own. Of course she'd want to claim a little peace of it for herself.

“Yep! Okay I'll watch you and Julia a whole lot so I can learn about human social behavior. Now you're going to need some pin and paper so that you can write notes on. Just remember that if you lose the notes or reveal them to anyone then Julia will have to take responsibility.”

“I know. At this size I don't believe there is much to worry about. Even if I lost the notes I doubt anyone would even recognize them unless they're walking around with a magnifying glass glued to their eye.” As Rina flew off John stood up and walked towards the chair he'd placed his robe on. The first thing he would need to do is list the magic abilities that Julia and apparently Rina had. He could then begin questioning Rina to see what she knew. Julia had mentioned that after obtaining a power she automatically knew how to use it but he couldn't help but wonder if she knew the best way to use it. Someone who knew how to use a gun might not know the best way to use it in actual combat.

“Here you go.” As she spoke Rina held out a thorn as well as some solid white parchment.

It felt kind of strange as John took hold of the thorn and what would serve as paper. Just by feeling of the paper he could tell that it was rather thick compared to what he was used to using. As he pressed the thorn to the paper a deep black ink came from the tip leaving a heavy blob. “That should do really well. Okay Rina how about we start with the basics. What are the harmonics that you and Julia can use?”

“Is the work day officially beginning?”

“Uh.” For a moment John looked around suddenly feeling rather uncertain. It was a rather strange notion and it took a moment for his mind to catch up with the question. “I believe that it has. Now if you want to talk about benefits you're going to need to settle that with Julia.”

“Okay! We can use the haromics of living change or polymorph, fire, water, wind and lightning.”

As Rina spoke John worked to write down and number the harmonics. He would then designate a few pages for each harmonic so that he could get down the fine details. “Okay now what harmonic would you say is the most powerful?”

“The harmonic of living change! It's one of the rare ones and it was the first haromic that I could use.”

“Oh! I guess that makes you quite a rare sprite.”

“Yep!”

Nodding his head John continued to write making a note besides the harmonic of living change. While he was writing his mind flashed back to what Julia had told him about using transformation magic and how long she could sustain certain affects. It brought up some general questions. “Hold on a moment. Let's talk about some things in general. Julia told me that when it came to witches she could only sustain a transformation for so long. As she takes more power from other witches does that time increase?”

“Yes it does. It really helps if she could take the power from another witch that knew how to use the harmonic of living transformation.”

“Okay and I've seen for myself how different harmonics can be combined. Now tell me this. Does it take more time to cast a very powerful spell then it does to cast a week one?”

To this Rina gave a quick nod. “Yes it does. It's like moving something heavy compared to moving something light. Even if you're strong enough to move the heavy object it still takes a little longer then once it's moving it's a lot harder to stop.”

“I see. Now that seems like a good place to start. We're going to need to come up with some kind of scale.” As he spoke John flipped the book Rina had given him over and began to write on the back page. He wasn't entirely certain how the scale was going to work out and figured he might go through a few pages while working on the rough draft of the concept. “How about we break it down by mass? We can use the mass of a witch and the mass of a human to make too different scales and come up with the best balance of speed and effect for different situations.”

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“Are you okay?” John was actually rather surprised whenever Rina's breathing rate had increased. As he looked at her he could swear that he saw her arms flexing and relaxing as well. The sprite's body seemed to be radiating more light and the flames that composed her hair had began to dance more violently. They had been working on studying the harmonics for a while now though John didn't think they'd done much. Surely Rina had used more energy fixing up the cage then she had on his test. Despite that John found himself documenting the changes in her body as well as the time they began. He didn't know if the information would be of any use but he'd learned a long time ago that when something strange happened during testing you documented it.

“Yep! How is the scale working?”

Rina had been casting spells repeatedly while John had been recording the time it took her to cast them. Each time she cast a spell she had increased the power so that it would influence a larger mass. The mass being a plant that John hoped Julia wouldn't mind them using for experimentation. He had been trying to determine the relationship between the mass Rina was trying to influence or the energy output with the time needed to cast the spell. The concept was a simple one. If spell A would get the job done and only required half the time to use then spell B then in a combat situation it was likely best to go with spell A even if spell B was technically more powerful. Unfortunately the relationship wasn't as linear as John had hoped that it would be. He also had to worry that the reason for the increasing delay in Rina's casting time was due to fatigue. With the changes in her physical condition he didn't believe he could rely upon any data they gathered beyond the current point. “I believe that we need to take a rest. I'm going to spend some time seeing if I can feel Julia's location.”

“Okay. Learning to better locate other witches is really important to after all. Instead of trying to feel Julia though why don't you try to feel other witches? She's going to be at work for a while longer and it's a lot easier to find her when she's staying still rather then when she's moving.”

“Rina I've only been working on feeling witches for two days now.”

“Yeah but you've already become really good at keeping track of Julia besides you had a lot of practice locating her at the hospital. If you count the time you spent tracking her at the hospital you've had several months of practice already.”

It was tempting to argue with Rina but what she said was true. Even if he hadn't realized what he was doing he had been practicing his tracking long before he knew what a witch's bane was or that he was one. It had just seemed so natural at the time. “You make a good point. Okay I'll see if I can feel anything similar to what I feel whenever I'm trying to find Julia.”

“Hey you could hunt for me to! Julia is my witch so our harmonics are the same but they're different enough that you could get some practice. I'll go hide somewhere and you come find me.”

“Okay just make sure you hide somewhere I can actually get to.” It was a strange moment for John. Effectively he'd agreed to play hide and seek with Rina. Between her appearance, her size relative to him and her general behavior he couldn't help but feel a bit off. Part of him wouldn't have felt it strange if he'd found bits of clothing hidden at different locations and clues where the next article might be.

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Yet another night coming home late. Julia hadn't thought of it much but she had been getting home quite late recently. Given John suddenly joining her house hold that wasn't surprising. She couldn't hold it against him either. As she walked through the front door and thought of the weekend she was quite grateful that she wouldn't have to go into work tomorrow. She was also rather excited. Before she could say anything though she found Rina fluttering just in front of her face.

“We made a chart!”

Confusion was the first thing Julia felt having no idea of what the sprite was talking about. The wiser part of her said that she shouldn't even ask Rina about it but go strait to John. “I see. Well I hope you don't mind but I'll let John give me the report. I'm guessing the two of you had a busy day.”

“Yep we did all sorts of tests. He came up with a lot of things for me to do and did a lot of writing in his book.”

Julia just chose to nod her head as she stepped into her study. John was currently in his home leaning against the bars apparently expecting her. “Welcome home. Where all did you go today? You seemed to be moving around quite a bit.”

“Well after I went to the bank and withdrew your savings account. They weren't happy about that by the way. I went to your apartment and picked up the things you wanted me to get as well as some extras. Sense I was already out town I decided that I should do some shopping as well. I'll be back in a moment I still have things to bring in from the car but here's your money.” As she spoke Julia placed a rather thick satchel on the table next to the cage. “Before I go out though. Did you sense any witches?”

“None. I'm not sure what my effective range is of course. I talked to Rina about it and she seems to believe that I'd feel any witches within a few hundred meters of here. I guess that gives you something of a safe zone.”

For a moment Julia froze and considered what John said. “Hey that is true! Actually I bet that will help me sleep at night. I've worried about another witch figuring out who I am and laying in wait before. With you as my guardian I don't have to worry about that anymore so long as you're near. Rina told me that you worked on some charts as well.”

“We did a little work. I was trying to figure out the relationship between the energy used in spell casting and how quickly you could cast it. I'm trying to find the right balance between power and speed. I can tell you about it if you want but my data is pretty incomplete at the moment.” As John spoke part of him felt like he really hadn't done enough. It had seemed like a good stopping point at the time but now when he looked at his notes he couldn't help but feel he should have done more.

“That is a really good idea! Wow. You're really taking your job as magic researcher seriously aren't you?” When Julia had first learned how to use magic she thought she knew how to use it in combat. It seemed that John was thinking of the finer details though and he did have a point. “So what did you find?”

“Well I did find that the more powerful the spell the longer it to cast it. It doesn't scale quite like I expected though. Doubling the power of the spell didn't result in the spell taking twice as long to cast. Plus the data is a bit chaotic. I'm still a little unsure about how much power it takes to actually influence a person as well so.” As John spoke he noticed Julia moving closer to the cage and lowering herself into a seated position as she listened to him. The amount of attention she was giving his words actually surprised him and made him wish that he'd been a bit more professional about his efforts.

“You've already began studying all of that?” When Julia had offered John a job she hadn't been certain what to expect. She already knew how to cast the spells within the harmonic after all and he couldn't use magic himself. Yet he had found a way of helping her just the same. Knowing how to apply the spells could be just as important as knowing how to cast them.

“Well yeah. I hope this doesn't sound too strange but I got to thinking about some of my games. You don't use your most powerful spell to destroy every little minion. You either use an area of affect spell or your quick casting light spells that do just enough damage to finish them off. Knowing when to use the right spells can make an impossible fight easy.” As John had been speaking he'd noticed a large grin spreading across Julia's face. It made him blush a little to see her giving so much credibility to his game talk.

“That's true! Wow. I guess my magic-fu might actually be pretty lacking now that I think about it.”

“Maybe. I'm still not sure after all. Unfortunately I can't see a casting time for each spell you know. I don't even know all the spells you know. Anyway, how about you bring the wrest of your stuff in?”

“Oh right! I picked up some groceries while I was out shopping. I hope that you like grilled salmon. Once I have dinner done I can start setting up your entertainment system.” As she was moving back towards the door Julia found it difficult to convince her legs to move. Part of her wanted to pick John up and take him with her rather then leave him behind. If she had been setting at the cage still she probably would have. For the moment though she willed her legs to continue moving and simply resolved to carry things in as quickly as she could. There was a strange feeling as she stepped outside and thought of John and how he could detect other witches. There was an increased feeling of safety where she hadn't even noticed the fear before. She simply felt better knowing that he was near and helping to look out for her.

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Mavon 16, 1558 HH

“Wake up. Hey wake up.”

John was made to groan lightly as he felt something pushing against his shoulder. Turning his head to the side he set up in his bed quickly whenever he found Rina leaning over him.”What is it Rina?” As John spoke his hand reached out and pressed against the remote controller he'd been using the previous night. Julia had set up his entertainment system for him and even manged to get the controls working after tinkering with them some herself. He had used dinner as time to tell her about his findings with Rina. Despite feeling that they were rather lacking himself Julia had seemed fascinated and even quite excited. The end result was that he had gone to bed late and now suspected he was being woken up early. Now he wanted to know why.

“Want to see something really neat?”

At first all John did was look at Rina. He had no idea what she was talking about and she'd just woken him up so he was thinking a little slowly. “Rina what are you talking about?”

“It's a surprise but you'll like it! I just know you will!” As she spoke Rina began to bounce lightly on the hills of her feet. The fact that this resulted in her breasts bouncing enticingly didn't even seem to register with the sprite but it did result in John looking away.

Despite being tired John was curious what Rina was talking about. He did have some concerns though. “This isn't going to be something dangerous is it?”

“No! You'll be safe I promise now come on before it's too late.”

“Will you let me sleep if I don't go?”

“You can sleep later! Come on! There isn't much time.”

If there wasn't much time it probably wouldn't take too long. Giving a sigh John found himself climbing out of bed. “I'll go so long as you promise this won't be harmful to me or anyone else. Alright!” John was rather surprised when Rina responded by slipping an arm around his shoulders and practically sweeping him off his feet with the other.

“Yeah! Now let's hurry!”

As John was lifted into Rina's arms he couldn't help but notice when he was squeezed against her chest. Instinct took over before he could protest though and he wrapped his arms around her neck as the sprite took off. While before things had only looked like they were moving by quickly this time he was certain of it. He felt a slight delay when they came to the cage door but he didn't actually get to see it open. Rather he could swear he heard the door impact with the wrest of the cage as Rina used her foot to flick it open and take off. The house moved by him too quickly for him to recognize anything that he saw and then he found himself in a flower scented room looking down at a soft pink fluffy object. Dizzy was his primary feeling whenever Rina lowered him to the ground and he began to look around trying to figure out where he was. Vibrations that shook the ground itself drew his attention soon after.

It had not been a pleasant night for Julia. She had John in her home entirely dependent on her and nearly all to herself but they had done so little together. The first two nights she had been able to keep him close at least but now that he was sleeping in his new home she had began to feel truly frustrated. It had been her intentions to place his home in her room once she'd finished working on it but Rina had spoiled her chance at that. A sigh escaped Julia as she shut the door and placed her bag on the bed. As she walked over to her mirror she pulled her arms inside of her shirt and quickly lifted the garment above her head and tossed it on the bed to join the bag. Now looking at herself in the mirror Julia reached up and pressed her hands underneath her breasts and lifted them feeling the weight of each one.

There was a moment when John had been uncertain of where he was due to the speed with which Rina moved. It didn't help that he hadn't been in this position before. As he looked at Julia his mouth nearly dropped open as he realized that he was in Julia's room standing on the light pink table cloth on her night stand and hiding amongst the clock and other nicknacks she kept there. Instinctively he dropped to a crouched position and looked towards Rina before speaking in a loud whisper. “What do you think you're doing?”

“Ouch.” Was all Julia could think to say as she squeezed her breasts before reaching behind herself and unbuttoning her bra. “You're not going to do.” Rina had told Julia that her body would change as she took the power from other witches. Thus Julia had went and bought a variety of garments. Unfortunately it wasn't a precise science and her current bra just wasn't doing the job. It was fine for a little while but soon enough it began to hurt. She had been too tired to worry about it after she got home the previous night but she had went shopping for a few more bras. Reaching into the bag she was made to giggle whenever she took out the first bra and held it up close to her face. “Okay I'm not ready for you yet.” With another chuckle Julia tossed the bra to the side. With each cup large enough to accommodate her face and then some she didn't think she'd be wearing that one for a while.

At the moment John was torn. He didn't want to risk Julia seeing him but he needed to get out of here. Yet despite the risk of being found out he couldn't help but look at Julia. The site of her holding the massive bra up to her head and thinking she might one day grow into it had a profound affect on him. When he looked at her he couldn't help but notice her lips as well and remember what had happened with her breasts. He had to wonder if her lips might have become fuller during the night. When he caught a glimpse of her hand he knew those had changed. Julia took care of her hands but the constant washing with medical soap took its tole just the same. He couldn't see any sign of harsh treatment though and remembered how her skin had felt the last time she'd pick him up. It seemed softer. Now he knew that it was.

The other bras Julia had picked up were far more modest in their size. Indeed she already had a few large ones in reserve but upon seeing the most recent one she couldn't resist purchasing it. Now she found herself holding a smaller white bra better suited to her current curves. She already knew that it fit but she wanted to see how all three looked on her. As she stripped away the labels she tossed them into the trash can and once again came to stand in front of her mirror not realizing she was giving John and Rina a back and frontal view. As she slipped the bra on she took a moment to adjust it then gently squeezed her breasts together and placed a finger just over her cleavage line. “Mm right there. He'd fit right in there so well. Nice, secure and warm but not too tight and where he could get a nice breeze. No need to sleep in that lonely cage anymore.” A slight giggle escaped Julia as she slipped her left hand into her right bra cup and gave her breasts a gentle squeeze.

“Then again maybe he would like it in here better. He could snuggle up against my nipple and rest his head right on it. Let's see how well the material breathes.” Removing her bra Julia held it up to her face and pressed it against the material. As she took a long slow breath she had to remove the bra. “Ah no. Not very well at all. So what about the others?”

For a moment John had been too stunned to talk. Now Julia's words had snapped him back to reality and he quickly turned to Rina. “Rina I want to get out of here right now.”

“What? Why? I was really careful this time and thought about all the time you spent looking at Julia's boobies. I know you like them.”

“Oh this one is nice! He shouldn't have any trouble in there so long as I didn't cover up. I bet he'd keep me hot enough that I wouldn't even need the covers.” A slight giggle escaped Julia as she stood in front of the mirror and slipped a soft blue bra on. As she looked at the garment she lightly messaged her nipples through the material. “My wonderful man safe against my nipple and so near my heart.”

For a moment John went silent and took in a deep breath. He had to fight to keep himself from turning to look at Julia. “Yes. Yes I do but this isn't right. I want to respect Julia's privacy even more then I want to see her boobies.”

“Oh! Is that all?”

John felt like his heart had leaped into his throat and lunged forward in an attempt to take hold of Rina as he saw her wings flapping. He didn't know what was about to happen but he knew he had to stop it. Unfortunately he only got a reminder of the sprite's speed as he impacted with the pink table cloth. By the time he had turned over the sprite was already fluttering in front of a rather surprised looking Julia. “Well blast.” Flashed through John's mind before it seemed to go numb.

“Hey Julia. John wants to continue seeing your boobies but he doesn't want to invade your privacy. So he's right over there.” As she spoke Julia pointed towards a rather stunned looking John.

John wasn't the only one stunned. Julia had been a bit shocked when Rina had appeared in front of her. Though she'd shared her room with the sprite long enough not to be too shocked. It was what the sprite said moments later that truly caught her off guard. Julia felt her skin growing warm and her neck seemed to stiffen as if she couldn't bring herself to look to where Rina was pointing. The very notion that John had heard her talking about him in such a way was almost enough to freeze her in place.

What was he suppose to do now? John could hardly believe what happened but he couldn't take his eyes away from Julia either. Even if she hadn't seen him she knew exactly where he was. It took a few moments for his brain to catch up with what was happening and his mouth to begin working. “Julia I didn't mean to spy on you. I am however sorry that.” John went silent as Julia covered up her cheeks with her hands and lowered her gaze though she didn't turn towards him. After a moment he took in a deep breath. “I would never intentionally spy on you like this. I just didn't know what Rina's intentions were and I should have spoken up sooner. I didn't want to alarm you though and I was thinking. That said if you'd like.” It was necessary for John to take in another breath. He didn't know if he wanted Julia to speak or not.

John had heard everything that she'd said and even seen what she was doing. He'd heard her talking about having him snuggle up to her nipple and even seen her make sure that the bra breathed well. Julia knew that she should have a few words with Rina at least but that wasn't what was raising through her mind. After a few moments of silence she finally managed to lower her hands and turn towards John who was still looking at her and apparently rather nervous himself. “John. I didn't mean. I mean I would never. I would just like to get closer to you is all.”

“So I heard. It's alright Julia. If you'd like and if you're ready some of those things or well all of those things sounded like they'd be rather nice. If you're interested.” John had to steady himself and not just because Julia began to walk over to him. This was not the way he imagined expressing such feelings for Julia. He often imagined it as happening over dinner or during a relaxing evening. Instead he'd been caught spying on her. Granted it hadn't been his intentions but that is how things had happened.

Julia took a few steps towards John and then remembered something very important. Crossing her arms over her chest Julia turned her attention to Rina for the moment. “Okay Rina it's time for you to leave the room and I don't want you coming back in here until I tell you it's alright.”

“Ah! But why?”

Rather then answer her Julia quickly reached out and took the sprite in her hand. Her touch was gentle and the sprite didn't protest as Julia began to walk towards the door. “This isn't the time for such a conversation.” Using her free hand Julia opened the door and then opened her hand allowing Rina to fly out. “Now behave yourself.”

“But I!”

A soft chuckle escaped John as Julia shut the door on the sprite. Yet with Rina out of the room a new mood seemed to fill it. Before when Julia had held him she'd gained a sway in her hips she didn't usually have. As she walked towards him now he was better able to see it where before he'd only been able to feel it in the shifting of her body as she moved. As she moved towards him John stepped out from behind the clock and began to make his way towards the edge of the table yet Julia's legs covered the floor far more quickly then his were covering the table. He had to look further and further up the closer she came to him. “So is there anything I can do to make up for the invasion of your privacy?”

Julia was smiling though her blush had yet to fade. She could feel her excitement building though and the heat increasing between her legs. “Well. Considering how long I let you go around without any underwear and that I shrunk you right out of yours how about we call it even? Still we should do something to make sure this doesn't happen again.”

“I had forgotten about that.” As John spoke he had to look strait up and even then he found himself looking over the curve of Julia's breasts. When he thought about the bra she'd been holding earlier he couldn't help but wonder if he could stand so close to her, look up and still see her face. He doubted that he would be able to unless he could see between her breasts. He didn't have to worry about that long as he felt Julia's thumb and index finger pressing into his sides and lifting him from the night stand. He expected to be lifted to her face and was a little surprised whenever he found himself brought forward towards her stomach. Julia's fingers shifted as he came to the edge of her belly button and he found himself gently pressed into it until his face met with the back of her belly button. Instinctively he spread his arms and legs to avoid falling out as her finger left him. The walls of muscles shifted and flexed around him as Julia moved squeezing in on him from time to time.

There wasn't far for Julia to go. As she slipped John into her belly button she climbed into her bed brushing her bras to the side as she did so. Her entire body was made to tingle as she felt his little hands pressing against her skin while she gathered up a few pillows to lay back against. As she settled down and placed her hands to either side of her John's head poked up from the edge of her belly button looking towards her face. This brought a slight chuckle from her as he seemed to be wondering what he should do. For a moment Julia said nothing but flexed her stomach muscles lightly hugging John with just her stomach muscles.“So where should we begin?”

There was a rush as John felt Julia's belly button closing in around him. The embrace was limited but it was impressive how much she could work her stomach muscles. The answer to her question seemed fairly clear considering where she'd put him. Yet John was a little uncertain of himself given Julia's massive scale. Knowing that he had to start somewhere he lightly squeezed the edge of her belly button while placing a kiss upon it. He felt the ground shift beneath him as Julia gave a deep sigh her right hand came up and took hold of her right breast squeezing it lightly through her bra. This held John's gaze as he pressed his hands into the edge of Julia's belly button and squeezed then relaxed them. With each squeeze John moved slightly to his right while keeping his face close to the edge of Julia's belly button lightly running his lips along it.

John's hands and kisses on her stomach were doing wonders for Julia. As he moved closer to the side of her belly she knew he would soon loose site of her face. That meant he would be looking down into the lower regions of her body soon. Using her left hand Julia quickly unbutton her pants and lifted them up slightly though she didn't make any move to remove her panties or even her pants entirely. With that done she pressed the tip of her left pinky against John's back and began to move it in a slight circle. As she worked she could feel his rear through his clothing and squeezed her legs together in excitement. His toes pushed into the bottom of her belly button and he even managed to squeeze some of her flesh between them. “That feels nice and you fit in there so well. Do you like it in my belly button John?”

“It does provide quite a view.” As Julia's pinky tip ran over his back John leaned back against it. By now he found himself looking over Julia's side as he continued his progress around her belly button. He could feel his own excitement growing and Julai's body heating up around him. A lite layer of moisture was forming on her skin resulting in a slight salty after taste with each kiss. Out of the corner of his eye he could see the edge of her pants and knew that they'd been undone. The impulse to push forward and press his body against the side of her belly button increased especially as Julia's finger tip lingered on his rear teasing it through his clothing. His progress slowed as he took a moment to steady himself and rubbed his cheek against the edge of Julia's belly button for a moment while looking up at her. “Your skin is so wonderful Julia. It's so warm, smooth and soft.”

“I'm glad you like it. Now I know the witch who lost it to me is missing it.” A soft sigh escaped Julia as John turned to look at her panties. Her pinky pushed forward pressing John more firmly against her belly button and holding him still for a moment. Even as she held him she carefully moved her finger though very slowly and only a little bit. As she pinned him she could feel John's lips pressing against her stomach while his hands continued to message it. A low moan escaped her as she felt John's teeth pressing into her flesh and she slowly withdrew her pinky allowing him to continue his progress certain he'd gotten a good view.

John couldn't help his own excitement. As Julia had pressed her finger into his back his penis had pushed into her flesh. Reflexively he'd given a few thrust against her skin before she'd eased up on the pressure allowing him to continue. As he continued to work around her navel he knew her breasts would be coming into view soon. A rustling could be heard behind him and when he looked up at Julia's arm he knew she had reached into her pants. He heard the sound of the shifting cloth and the temptation to look behind him grew even stronger. Yet again he paused and found his resolve so that he could continue onward. When he finally did make it all the way around he could clearly see the outline of Julia's nipples against her bra. He watched as her free hand pulled the cup aside for just a moment allowing him to see her excited nipple before shifting it back into place once again hiding it from view.

There was no jumping out of her belly button for John. Rather Julia felt him press his right foot into her stomach wiggling it around and pushing forward until he had a secure foot hold. He pushed upward with his leg and pulled with his arms. She saw his position shift and his stability was threatened as her flesh yielded ever so slightly under his weight. There was a slight stumble forward and the majority of him fell out of her navel. She could feel moisture just outside of her panties as her excitement continued to build while she felt his tiny weight shifting on her stomach as he finished withdrawing his legs from her navel and finally stood up.

For a moment John did nothing but look at the vast expanse of Julia's stomach. Reaching down he undid the belt that held his robe on allowing it to fall open but not casting the garment aside. A response to the teasing view of her nipple she'd given him only moments earlier. Julia's left arm moved underneath her left breasts while her left hand pressed up on her right breasts raising them both enticingly. Part of John wanted to run to those mounds as quickly as he could and dive in. Instead he pressed his feet against Julia's stomach and looked over the smooth white surface. As he looked he could see tiny marks and indicators were the skin's tone was off and even blemishes could be seen. At full size these would have gone unnoticed.

Julia couldn't help but squirm as John began to remove his robe. When he had left it just barely on she had to fight back a whimper. Then he had began to walk across her stomach. As he moved she heightened her senses to better experience his movements. To conserve energy those nerves that were well beyond his reach were allowed to return to their previous state. Yet the sensual message he'd given her navel seemed to still radiate through her body even as he left it and her nerve returned to normal. Her flesh remembered the attention and in the heat of the moment it was still responding to his touch.

For a moment John went silent but bent at his knees and placed his hand over a tiny spot on Julia's skin. The spot was just slightly darker then the surrounding skin making it stand out yet only to someone who saw in as much detail as him. As he pressed his fingers into this spot he could not only feel when Julia breathed or moved with his entire body but even when her stomach muscles flexed or relaxed. “Do you want me to come up there Julia? I believe that you do. You want to feel me exploring the expanse of your stomach but you want me up there exploring your soft mountains even more.”

Julia felt her excitement building as she listened to John. It was true. She wanted to feel his body pressed into her breasts, climbing over them and then holding onto her nipple. The thought of his legs wrapping around her nipple and squeezing it while she pressed him into her soft flesh excited her. There was a desire to pick him up and take him to her breasts. Yet she resisted this desire in an effort to draw him to them instead. “Don't you want to feel them? Come now just slip right under here.” As she spoke Julia lifted her bra slightly though not enough to offer John another glimpse of her nipple. “See what it's like to experience a breast larger then your entire body.”

The offer was very tempting. Instead of giving into it though John continued to take his time crossing Julia's stomach. Falling to his side John pressed his right hand into Julia's skin and stretched it as far above his head as he could while pressing his toes into her flesh. His lips met with her flesh as his left hand began to move over her skin. He could feel the warmth of her flesh radiating upwards and sinking into his own. There was a slight quake as she moaned. Something damp pressed into him carrying an aroma he didn't recognize but found stimulating all the same and began to slowly roll over his body with alternating levels of pressure. Julia was using the hand that she'd been using to pet her labia through her panties to gently message him into her flesh leaving him covered in her aroma.

As Julia lifted her finger she felt John coming with it for a moment as the light layer of fluids caused him to stick to her finger. He slipped free before her finger had lifted to high and she felt his full weight settle back down upon her flesh. Where he touched heat seemed to radiate from bringing pleasure with it. “That's it come on up here. You know you want to explore them. You want to be safe in the hills.”

John's own excitement was rather hard to deny. As he looked towards Julia's hand and watched her squeeze her nipples between her fingers his own body responded. The fluid that had soaked Julia's finger now added weight to his robe and made it less uncomfortable to walk in. After a moments consideration he allowed it to fall from him leaving him only in his makeshift underwear. She seemed to approve as he watched her hands squeezing her breasts. He felt the ground change as he moved from walking across Julia's stomach and began to move onto her ribcage. “Your nipples want to be touched do they? They want to be ridden. Then want to nurture someone.”

The feeling of John's hands and then lips meeting with the very base of her breasts was electric to Julia. Her right hand was made to push down against her panties more forcefully while her thighs squeezed together. She felt John's body pushing forward against her breasts flesh. Rather then trying to climb the slope of her breasts though he pushed forward into her cleavage. The same cleavage that had held him captive only a few nights past when her breasts had first grown. For a moment they once again held him captive as Julia squeezed her breasts in on his body trapping him in their embrace for a moment before relaxing her hold.

The feeling of Julia's breasts moving in around him engulfing his entire body was a thrill John wasn't prepared for. Before when he'd been trapped in her cleavage he had been that way for hours leaving his body sore and limited in his ability to enjoy the experience. Now he felt her breasts engulfing and molding to hold every part of his body. For a moment he was unable to resist pressing his penis into her flesh even as his oxygen was cut off. As the need to breath grew more intense he began to grind his penis more forcefully against her flesh until it seemed that pain may begin to creep in. A rush of fresh air hit John as Julia relaxed the hold her breasts held on him and he felt himself settle down once again. Leaning to his right he pressed his cheek into Julia's cleavage rubbing it against the soft warm flesh before placing a kiss upon her warm skin and doing the same for the left breasts. On a whim he rapidly shrugged from side to side rubbing his body against both of her breast at the same time.