Casually walking into the living room, we were met by stares from everyone, until Beth decided to break the silence. Mia was still at the other end of the house dealing with her mountain of laundry.
"Look who decided to show up, where have you two been?" Beth asks us suspiciously, falling for our innocent approach for now.
"We've been playing pool in the games room, we heard a lot of noise upstairs, what was that about?" I reply, never once flinching under Beth's judging stare.
"Well, Mia lost her diary, so we were trying to help her look for it." Beth answers, relaxing back into the couch.
Me and Travis approach the couch, which Faye and Kathryn were sitting on, since we hadn't greeted them yet.
"I thought Mia kept her diary in the same place, how come she lost it?" I ask, feigning interest.
"Well, that's what we've been wondering, Mia seems to suspect you two were behind it, but you've been downstairs this whole time." She answers, deciding that Mia is just being her usual unorganised self.
Beth and Faye's parents start talking between each other, while me and Travis are lifted into Faye and Kathryn's laps.
Kathryn sets Travis down on top of her black skirt, creating a small canopy for him. Travis resembles a family cat as Kathryn starts to stroke his back with her thumb, never once taking her eyes off of him.
Meanwhile me and Faye sit in silence enjoying each others company for a little while, but something about Faye's demeanor seems off, she seems distant as opposed to her usual chirpy self. Whenever she glances at me, she looks away quickly, sometimes with a sigh, as if something is troubling her. I decide to break the silence, hoping find out whatever is troubling her.
"Hey, wanna go up to my room? We can talk there without everyone listening." I suggest, hoping to catch up on the things we've missed over the past two weeks.
"Sure." She replies, making her way to the stairs with me in her closed fist.
Faye always loves to marvel at the opulent decorations that line the walls of our house. There are paintings in golden frames and the walls are a mixture of dark bergundy and cream, giving the place a comforting warm feel. The staircase is made of sapele and mahogany, covered by a soft red carpet which spans the length of the hallways downstairs, ending at the last step on the top floor. The floor is a mixture of marble and wood adorned with random etched patterns which spread out in thousands of directions.
Finally reaching my bedroom we walk in, with Faye closing the door behind us. She puts me down on my bed, before getting comfortable herself with her head resting against a pillow, her legs stretched out in front of her. Picking me up, she drops me in the hammock created by her stretched-out skirt. The material is soft and comfortable, heated by the warmth of her thighs, for a moment I felt I was in heaven.
Again, an uncharacteristic silence enters the room, where we would usually be talking about anything for hours and laughing. Instead, Faye gently ruffles my hair, looking at me as though I'm a priceless piece of jewelery. She is building herself up to tell me something, I can just tell. I become nervous, my palms sweating, thoughts racing as I try to read her calm expression.
Her short blonde hair is done up, with small wispy curls of hair cascading down either side of her face, her complexion is flawless and her blue eyes are like polished marbles. This girl is my friend, sometimes I consider myself the luckiest guy in the world, but I only need to remember my condition to forget that. If only she were more than my friend.
"What's wrong?" I ask cautiously, as she sways me from side to side using her hips, a slight smile escaping her lips revealing her pearly white teeth.
"Nothing." She replies simply, enjoying the relaxing moment of just me and her together, the smile leaving her lips this time, only to be replaced by the same distant expression as before.
"You don't seem yourself." I add, hoping to get something out of her, because the silence is killing me.
Faye looks away, glancing out of the window at the setting sun, the light in the room constantly dimming. She wipes her right hand against her skirt just above me, trying to make it as discreet as possible. Her palms are sweating too, what is she not telling me?
"It's nothing, really. I just don't know how to say it..." She trails off, leaving me unable to say anything else, forcing me to wait until she can say what is on her mind.
A few minutes pass as she contemplates how to deliver whatever information she has that is troubling her so much. I watch her movements, occasionally she clamps her teeth together, grinding them almost until she finally sighs, releasing all her tension.
"Leo... I have a boyfriend now, and I know we've been friends for years, but... I thought about it, I really did, it's just..." She confesses, unable to bring herself to say it would never work because I'm 3 inches tall.
Despite everything, I knew this day would come at some point and I had already decided in advance that this wouldn't affect our friendship.
"It's ok." I answer, stroking her thumb. "This doesn't affect anything, we can still talk and hang out, right?" I was wrong, she had decided the entire opposite.
"No, we can't, my boyfriend doesn't know about you and we both know what it's like when you let someone else into your life." She replies, pained by my reaction.
"Oh. Well, what's his name?" I ask, trying to appear as unfazed as possible.
"Leo... it won't be the same now, you realise that. Stuart, he can't know about you and I'll be spending most of my time with him." Faye once again shuts me down, while her thumb continues to stroke my hair.
"What about when you're not around him, surely we can spend time with each other then?" I'm clinging to the edge of hope here, I'm losing my only friend to some guy I'll never meet.
"Leo. I know you like me, I can see that. I liked you once, but I've been talking to people, my sister in particular and I realised we just can't be together." Faye explained, her arms by her side now, making me feel about awkward sitting on her lap. "My sister was right when she told me I couldn't have a relationship with someone like you, she set me up with Stuart, and I like him..." She trails off.
"But what do you think? Is it because I'm tiny, does that mean I can't be your boyfriend instead of him?" I asked, hurt by how blunt she sounded.
My anger was mostly directed towards Kathryn, because she is known to be very protective of her younger sister and in this case it cost me my friendship with Faye. Kathryn doesn't see me and Travis as normal people, she always used to treat Travis like a pet, often she would ignore me when I was trying to talk to her. At first I thought nothing of it, but over time it became apparent that unless we were around other people, she would simply ignore me.
"Leo, you know the answer to that, we just need to move on with our lives and try to stay apart." She reasoned, regarding me with the most sympathetic expression.
I didn't know what to say, years of friendship was suddenly coming crashing down around me, my one and only friend wanted to move on.
"What happens if Stuart breaks up with you? Who would you talk to then? Do you think we would just become friends right away?" I questioned, my tone full of sarcasm, venting my jealousy and anger.
"I don't know Leo, but for now, we should stay apart and maybe things will change." She adds finally, before getting up and leaving. It was time that they left, but the worst part is, she didn't even look back. There is still a chance she will rethink this, I only need to convince her.
I kept telling myself that she will forget about all this, but I knew there was barely any chance. Faye knows that trying to spend time with me as well as her boyfriend would be near impossible. This is because if he knew about me, it would change everything in her life and not just mine, as her boyfriend could become more interested in the miracle kid who is only 3 inches tall than her. She must be worried that I would affect her life too much and there's nothing I could do about that, she can't hide me from her other friends, so she has to stay away from me.
Just then, I'm snapped out of my thoughts by someone standing in the doorway. I look up and notice that it's Kathryn leaning against the doorframe, her long blonde hair shielding her face from most of the indoor light. Why is she just standing there? I can't make out her expression, but I know she's looking right at me.
"Um, hello?" I call out, uncertain what to say.
Kathryn doesn't respond immediately, instead she continues to stare at me. The awkward silence sends a shiver down my spine and I suddenly feel threatened by her for some reason. This is something I've never encountered before.
"I hope Faye crushed your feelings, really, really hard. Stay out of me and my sisters' life, you aren't worth the time or the effort. You know, she used to talk about you all the time and I used to sit there, disgusted by how she can be friends, let alone attracted to someone as weak and insignificant as you. I would try to convince her that you aren't worth her time, but she wouldn't listen. We shouldn't have to live and put up with this secret - your secret. You are the secret which we have no choice but to keep from our friends, it's not fair on any of us!" Her tone is cold and harsh. She continues.
"Your brother is cute though, he makes a great pet, I'm actually surprised you're even considered human, I mean someone could just step on you without even knowing. Anyway, stay away from Faye, she told you she has a boyfriend. If you don't stay away from her, I'll make sure you do." With that, she left the room.
After saying goodbye to everyone, they left, leaving me on my bed speechless. My thoughts were racing and I couldn't believe what just happened. I never would have expected the night to go like this. All I knew was that I had to let Travis know, because he would love this kind of thing. I don't know whether to tell Mia or Beth since they're good friends with Kathryn, plus it wouldn't be 'Staying out of her and Faye's life', like Kathryn told me to.
What am I supposed to do? I'm 3 inches tall, incapable of anything without the help of someone else. Things suddenly became extremely complicated with Kathryn showing a side I never knew she had. I can understand why she said those things, because she considers me a threat to her and her families safety, although not strictly true, she is partly correct. Me and my brother have always had a huge affect on our friends and families lives, we are after all the first of our condition and expert scientists don't know what to make of us.
Everyone remembers when one of the kids from our homeschool group started telling other kids about me and my brother. He wasn't allowed back to the homeschool group and his family were then forced to move miles away from us just to preserve our secret. To me, this doesn't mean I still can't see Faye, I will not give up on her over one conversation, she's just worried her boyfriend will find out about me.
The time was already 10PM and I hadn't eaten yet. I wondered why nobody had called in on me yet. Regardless of the time, I was still hoping there would be some leftover pizza.
Making my way downstairs, I notice all three of them are sitting watching TV, with two pizza boxes left open on the armrests. Deciding to join them, I head up to the couch where Beth is sitting with Travis. They haven't seen me yet, since the room is only being lit by the TV, with the dancing shadows helping me camouflage. Having second thoughts on talking to them, I climb up to the pizza box which is out of sight and I'm relieved to find that there is a fully untouched slice still in the box.
I rip off a large portion from the tip of the slice, coating my hands in tomato, grease and cheese. The portion is enough for me to be full without finishing it.
Turning my attention to the TV, I notice they're watching some movie and by the look on Travis' face it's probably awful, but Mia and Beth seem to be enjoying it. After finishing my tiny piece of pizza I relax and watch TV with them for a while, still unnoticed by anyone. Then after a couple minutes Beth reaches over to finish the last slice and I think of a funny idea. I lie down on top of the pizza, which in the dark disguises me completely as I cover myself in the greasy cheese and tomato.
Beth without looking picks up the pizza, casually bringing it towards her awaiting lips, ready to sink her teeth into the tasty treat. I time it perfectly, right before the slice enters her watering mouth.
"Beth!" I shout, instantly being launched into the air as Beth is almost scared to death by her talking pizza. Me and the slice fly a good distance across the living room, with the slice hitting the TV with a loud slap. I however, land silently on top of a cushion next to Mia, who had her attention drawn to Beth after the pizza hit the TV. Luckily it's dark and I landed out of sight, otherwise Beth would have probably substituted me for the part of her meal she missed out on.
"Aw shit, the TV has tomato and cheese all over it, that's gonna take hours to clean!" Mia exclaims, glaring at Beth for her carelessness.
Ignoring the fact that Mia is annoyed, Beth immediately starts looking to see where I landed, apparently really pissed off by what I did.
"Leo! That was not funny, I could have hurt you, or worse!" Beth shouts, standing up and searching the floor for any sign of me.
I realise that I can't stay in the open for too long without anyone seeing me and I especially would not like a lecture from my sister about how dangerous that was. She has a tendancy to be very overdramatic whenever me or Travis pull a prank on her.
The gap in the middle of the couch between the two cushions is a spot me and Travis often hide in, with lots of space behind the cushions to walk around in. With Mia sitting extremely close to me, I have to go slowly and quietly in order to avoid getting caught. Making my way towards Mia at a crawl, I gradually get closer and closer to the middle, constantly keeping an eye on Beth as she keeps her eyes on the floor.
Now an arms length away from the gap, I'm about to slip inside when all of a sudden Mia reaches down and grabs me before bringing her hands together in her lap. Her hand is gripping me very tightly, making sure I don't slip away. All sound is muffled while she has me in her grip, planted firmly against her jeans so Beth can't see me.
"I'm gonna go to bed, goodnight." Mia says, standing up and leaving the living room.
"Wait! Aren't you going to help me find him?" Beth asks despairingly, frustrated at having her night ruined by her younger brother for the hundredth time.
"Hmmm." Mia brings her hand to her chin in mock thought, keeping me concealed in her left hand. "I'll pass, good luck finding him though." She adds, before running up the stairs with a victorious smile.
She runs into her room and locks the door behind her, letting out a long sigh of relief. Opening her hand, light floods in and my eyes take some time to adjust to the brightness. Mia finally got me, no doubt this is going to be about her diary, which I will not disclose the location of no matter what she says or does. The possibilities her diary brings is worth any form of punishment, plus I would be letting Travis down if I gave in.
Jumping onto her bed, Mia sits back against the pillows and drops me on her chest in between the two mounds concealed by her tight shirt.
"I've been looking for you all day, where have you been?" She asks, beginning her interrogation.
"Me and Travis have been playing pool in the games room, then we went into the living room afterwards." I lied, keeping a straight face the entire time. Mia frowns, her green eyes assessing my body language while her brain registers my lie.
"I didn't see you in the living room before we started watching TV, where were you before then?"
This is way too easy, at this rate I'll be off the hook in a matter of minutes.
"I was there the whole time, just waiting for the right moment to spook Beth." The lie flows out like water from a fountain and Mia is just lapping it up.
She stifles a laugh, before regaining her composure and becoming serious again. This time she picks me up and holds me above her head so that I'm facing down into her eyes, suspended by her thumb and index finger, completely weightless. With her other hand she brushes her long brown hair behind her ear.
"Well, how else has my diary gone missing?" She enquires, her eyes narrowing.
"I have no idea Beth." I tell her, worried about how determined she sounds.
"You and Travis were up here, not in the games room. You took my diary somewhere, where is it?" Mia has decided that I'm lying, but there's no chance I will give away the diary's location.
"Mia, I'm afraid you've gone insane." I reply flatly, making a joke out of the situation.
"Don't play with me Leo, my diary has some pretty important things inside of it, things for my eyes only." She answers, now almost certain we took it.
I try to think of something to say, deciding on whether to own up or keep it a secret for a little longer. It's already getting late and I doubt Mia will be able to keep this interrogation up for much longer, so I decide to keep her guessing for as long as I can.
"Okay Mia, you caught me, I hid it underneath your bed in the corner behind one of the posts." Her eyes widen in surprise, not expecting me to reveal the location or even admit to having done it.
My plan is to distract her and lead her into a false sense of hope while I run for the real location unseen.
Mia drops me on top of her bed before getting down on all fours, stretching out on the carpet to look underneath her queen-sized bed. In that time, I had already jumped down onto the carpet and was halfway towards the secret hiding place behind her dresser.
"What the hell Leo, it isn't th-" Mia stops mid-sentence as she is now staring at the space where I was sitting only a few seconds ago. "Leo?" She calls out, anger slowly starting to creep in to her voice.
Just then, the door opens and in walks Beth with Travis in hand, immediately staring at Mia who is on her hands and knees looking underneath all of her furniture.
"So you took Leo to your room without telling me? Mia, you can't just hide my own brother from me like that, especially when I thought he might have been hurt from the little stunt he pulled earlier." Beth lectures, scolding her careless younger sister.
Mia looks guilty, while she figures out how to tell Beth that I managed to escape from her in her own bedroom.
"Yes I took Leo, I figured you wouldn't let me talk to him about my missing diary if you found him first." She explains, hoping Beth leaves her alone to avoid the embarassment of losing her 3 inch brother once again.
"Mia! That is so selfish of you, don't you ever think about how Leo and Travis might feel? I was going to explain to Leo how what he did was dangerous, is that not as important to you as finding some stupid diary?" Beth adds, her tone is very condescending as it often is when talking to Mia.
Beth's harsh words have made Mia upset as memories of similar incidents come flooding back, reminding Mia of how her older sister is always right in these situations. Holding back tears, her anger and frustration subsides, replaced by the determination to find her little brother currently hiding somewhere in her room.
"So... Uhh, Leo got away, he's still somewhere in the bedroom." She informs Beth who quickly shuts the door behind her so as to prevent me from escaping.
"How the hell did he get away?" Beth asks incredulously.
"He told me that my diary was under my bed somewhere and in that time he slipped away, I have no idea where he went." Mia explains, holding her hands up in defeat.
"Mia, if you still can't find him then I suggest we just wait for him to come out, it's not like he can keep it up all night." Beth decides, sitting down on Mia's bed with Travis in her hand.
All three of them continue to talk while I'm holed up in my hiding spot beneath the dresser, determined to stay here for as long as possible so that I don't lose out on the diary.
An hour passes and the two sisters begin to get impatient, while Travis has been keeping as silent as possible because he knows exactly where I am. At one point, Beth starts to fall asleep, but Mia nudges her awake, her eyes also becoming weary.
Two hours later, Beth and Mia are fast asleep having finally given in to tiredness. They ended up sharing the bed fully clothed and almost spooning each other.
Meanwhile me and Travis are still awake and plotting what to do next. With the room almost totally dark apart from the moonlight streaming through the gap in the curtains, there was no way we could read the diary.
This kind of opportunity almost never presented itself to us, so we knew we had to take advantage of it regardless of the time.
"I think we should climb up there and see what we can do." Travis suggested, pointing towards our sleeping sisters.
Seeing no harm in approaching them while they're static, I agree, letting Travis lead the way. We use the hanging blanket to scale the side of the bed, digging our hands into the soft fabric and making our way up in less than a minute.
Upon reaching the surface of the bed, we can see that Mia is closest to us her chests rising and falling rhythmically. Both of them are lying on their side, Mia with her legs tucked up to her stomach and Beth with one arm draped over Mia's body.
I sit and watch from behind a ridge in the blanket as Travis scouts the area for anything of interest. Since they might wake up at any moment, I need to stay hidden for a while, after all they were not looking for Travis, only me.
The only sound is that of Mia and Beth's slow rhythmic breathing, which is oddly in sync. Travis is currently walking along the length of Mia's front, paying close attention to a lose thread in her shirt. Intrigued by what could happen if he pulled it, he gives the thread a quick tug to see if it comes loose or becomes an even bigger thread. Neither of these things happen, but instead it causes Mia to move slightly, almost like a shiver but more noticeable.
I'm about to tell him to come back, but he turns to me and shrugs his shoulders, apparently feeling safe enough to continue.
He continues to follow her shirt up to her neck, having to walk around her obtrusive chest to get there. Finally Travis stops by her chin, interested by her smooth lips and her two nostrils blowing air at him and ruffling his hair every few seconds. He spends a few minutes doing this and I start to get impatient with him, wanting nothing more than to do something other than watch my brother mess around.
Then in an instant, Mia's body jerks forward knocking Travis to the ground. He scrambles to get up, losing his footing on the moving surface before Mia rolls to her side. Immediately after rolling onto her front, her chest completely evelopes his body pinning him flat between her left breast and the bed. She repositions herself, resting her head in her arms while lying on her front so that she's more comfortable.
Running to Travis' aid, I go prone where he is being pinned down. There isn't a single sign of him, but I know he's underneath her chest. My immediate reaction is to wake Mia up, fearing that Travis could be in pain or running out of breath.
"Mia! Wake up! You're hurting Travis!" I shout, but to no avail. There's not a single response from her as I continue to shout before becoming desperate.
With all of my strength, I punch the yielding surface of her left breast in the hopes of getting some sort of reaction. However, her reaction is not what I expected, instead she starts to gyrate slightly as if trying to push Travis even harder. Regardless, I see this as progress so I continue to punch and kick her, only to notice that the movement gets quicker and more intense.
At this point I have no idea what to do. My brother is pinned underneath my sister and she won't wake up to get him out of there. With one last attempt, I run along her body until I reach her face where I intend to scream in her ear. All of a sudden, her arm which was stretched above her head begins to move back to her side, threatening to pin me against her if it gets any closer. With nowhere to run in time, I prepare for the impact, silently hoping she wakes up at any moment and realises what is happening.
Giantess World
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