"Jesus Aspen calm down!" Keith said watching her rummage through her closet. "I'm going to be seen my millions live and I don't have shit to wear!" Aspen yelled. "What about that white dress you wore to the restaurant on your birthday last year?" Claire asked. "I don't want to look slutty" Aspen replied. "I don't think it looks slutty. More like elegant" Claire said. "People were staring" she said. "They were staring for two reasons Aspen. First, you're naturally pretty and second Claire was dressed nicely too. It's weird for some people to see a borrower with such nice clothes on" he said. "You sure I won't come off as a slut?" Aspen asked. "I'm sure" they replied in unison. Aspen nodded and neatly folded the dress in her luggage. She chose a pair of open toed white heels to match. "Now for you little lady" Keith said handing Claire a special dress. "Why does she get a new dress?" Aspen asked. "Because she is pregnant and we're going for a particular look. This will show off that adorable baby bump" he replied. "When do we have to leave?" Aspen asked him.

"The reservation time has the train leaving in three hours. So get packing and clean up" he said leaving the room. "He seems better today" Claire said. "I think Oberon shed some light on a few things. Namely it took the blame off him about his sister's death" Aspen replied. Claire quietly nodded. After she was done, Aspen went downstairs to get some coffee. "Hey Rebecca" Aspen said getting her Keurig ready. "Hey kiddo. Big day huh?" Rebecca asked climbing on top of the nook. "Don't remind me. I'm nervous as it is" she replied. "Then that better be decaf. Be a dear and pour me a drop when you're done" she said. "Where's Lily?" Aspen asked. "Exploring your backyard. It's in the blood" Rebecca chuckled. "And I hear you and Thomas are trying to have another kid?" Aspen said watching the cup brew. "Yeah, I guess baby fever infected us" Rebecca laughed. Aspen petted the woman. Rebecca could feel her finger twitching slightly. "What if I fuck up and make things worse?" Aspen asked softly.

"Honey. When you walk to that podium and look for the words, just look into your heart. It will tell you what to say and do" Rebecca said patting her fingertip. Aspen held her to her face and kissed her. "Thanks auntie" she said. "You know if this works out and you and she get married, you’ll have to call me mom" Rebecca said. Aspen laughed. "Guess I would. Couldn't have a better mother in law. Thanks Rebecca. I love you" Aspen said. Rebecca smiled warmly at the young giantess hearing that. After everything that happened recently, she had come to see Aspen as a daughter. Aspen got an eyedropper out and used it to fill Rebecca's tiny cup. "To think the fate of the world lies in your womb" Rebecca mused. "No pressure" Aspen said. As the two shared a cup of joe, Keith was knocking on the door of a dollhouse. "Morning...Ruth right?" he asked. The woman nodded. "May I come in?" he asked. She opened the door for him and he stepped in. "What do we owe the pleasure?" Ruth asked. Ruth, like the others chose to stay behind.

Her body was that of a middle-aged woman. African American by blood and with that blood came old memories. Ruth was gay and by her reckoning, the deal the Menehune represented had no appeal to her. That and me of her roommates was sweet on her. "I came by to see Chen. Had some time to kill and I was worried as she didn't take the deal" he replied. "Chen!" Ruth yelled. Chen came trotting out the makeshift kitchen. Her tiny feet made little pattering sounds on the plastic floor. "Morning!" Keith waved. Chen blushed furiously as she only had on a bathrobe. She chirped cutely and dashed upstairs. She returned in a simple sweatshirt and sweatpants. Keith held out his hands. In them was a device on a necklace. He had her slip it on and motioned for him to press the center button. "You understand me?" he asked. Her eyes lit up. "Yes!" she said. "Cool huh? Translates the loaded language in real time. Meant to give this to you when you chose to stay behind. Why did you?" he asked. Chen sat down on the shrunken sofa he provided for them. "Like it here" she simply said. Keith knew there was more to it but left it alone.

"You want to play chess?" he asked. Chen politely nodded. Keith not only have them furniture and set things up to be as normal as they could be for them but provided entertainment for them too. Old refurbished phones were tv's. Board games shrunken down for them. He even activated those phones so they could call one another's house and him. They were surprised to see him come up with something new every few days. Keith set the board and pieces up. "You're white so you go first" he said. "I know. I've played before" she said softly. Keith watched her move her second pawn from the right.  He countered with a similar move. "You ever see borrowers in China?" he asked. "Only on television. Only the affluent has them. Chinese don't like tiny people at all honestly" she said after moving another pawn. "Whys that? Surely there are some that like them" he said. "Well borrowers are seen as a western thing. Not everyone is on the capitalist bandwagon. But more importantly they remind us of Mogwai too much" she replied. 

"That name. Oberon mentioned them. What are they?" Keith asked. "Meddlesome creatures that are about the size of a borrower. Dangerous to humans. They hate them as they see them as threats to their lands. They range from being pranksters to killers. It's just a fairy tale though" she said moving her knight. Keith countered moving his bishop. "Fairy tale? After all I've seen I doubt it. I think your people just haven't seen them for a long time. I bet they're still around" he said. "Word spread of the child in the giantess Aspen" she said. Keith dropped his pawn hearing that. "What have you heard?" he asked. "She's a savior. What are your thoughts on this?" she asked. "Still trying to wrap my head around it. Savior? I just want the kid to be healthy" he replied. Chen got quiet. She moved her rook. "There is something I've been mulling over. If borrowers get equal rights, that's going to open up a whole avenue of new things. I haven't spoken to Aspen about it, but I thought we could turn this home into an orphanage for borrowers. A lot of tiny kids out there with no parents. Kids like me..." he said softly.

Chen said nothing and moved her queen. Keith countered with moving his bishop. "Check. Chen...you closed yourself off to me" he said. "Will you ever marry?" she asked. "I don't know. Aspen and me have grown extremely close but I can't tell her to marry me" he replied. Chen angrily moved her king. Keith moved his queen. "Check. You're angry with me. Why?" he asked. Chen moved her king again. Keith moved his rook to the far back. "Checkmate" he said. Chen swiped the board clean with her hand. She quietly cried. "You still want me" he said. Chen looked away. "I gave you time to think it over so you can answer me this. Why me specifically?" he asked. "Kind, loving, thoughtful. Protective. I am fine with being a mistress to her! Just be with me!" she yelled. The shuffling of feet upstairs said they could hear them. Keith stood up and had her walk with him out the dollhouse. He grew back to normal size and carried her to his room. Keith placed her on his bed and stripped naked.

"We're going to play one last game. You can ask me any of five questions and I swear I'll answer Truthfully. But be warned. Your opinion of me might change" he said. She looked at his gigantic cock with awe and nodded. "Do you love me more than a friend?" she asked right off the bat. "Yes. I really want to fuck you" he replied. She blushed as her heart beat rapidly. "Why?" she asked. "I love women with nice feet but furthermore I have a soft spot for girls that need protecting" he replied. That was interesting for her to hear. More than a few men she's known had stared at her feet before so that wasn't a shock. But the rest of his answer supported her ideal of him. "How far would you go to protect someone you loved?" she asked coyly. Keith saw she wasn't taking this seriously enough.

"I've killed plenty of people already that threatened those I love. Don't feel bad about it either. I think I have a talent for it. I just loose it and someone ends up dead" he replied. Chen was shocked at his candidness. Although, thinking about it, she did remember him as he was back in that lab. "Have you ever been tempted to eat someone?" she asked. Keith hesitated. There was something that Keith had not told anyone about the day after the incident in Switzerland. Before they left the hotel, he took a shit so he wouldn’t have to on the plane. It bothered the hell out of him with that hole in his memory, but a cold horror overtook him as he went to flush the toilet. In his waste was a tiny skull. Somehow, he had eaten someone during that missing hour. It weighed on his mind. Was it a man, woman, a child? Did they scream or beg? Keith had sucked on Aspen and Claire before and the thought of swallowing them had crept in his mind for a fleeting moment. The temptation was always there somewhere. And on quiet nights he would have nightmares of accidently doing it. Working tirelessly for the homunculi was a way to keep awake but that was a catch 22 of sorts.

"Yes" he replied. "Would you eat me?" she asked fascinated. "Sorry. You used up all your questions" he said. Chen pouted. "Well, what do you think of me now?" he asked. "Not all that different. I've seen you kill before" she muttered. Keith paused. "...you have?" he asked. This was a taboo subject for them to speak of that time. "Keith you were under her control. We understand that. You should too" she said. "You saw what I did. Chen, tell me what I did" he said. Chen reluctantly did. "But you didn't see me ear anyone?" he asked. She shook her head. "Thanks for telling me the truth" he muttered. She petted his leg. Keith placed her on his bare chest as he lay on the bed. "You alright?" she asked. "I did something so terrible and have no memory of it. What else did I do? Do I still have that in me?" he asked softly. Chen looked at her feet. Her tiny toes played with a strand of chest hair.

"I learned to stop focusing on the past and concentrate on the here and now. The person that killed those two isn't the same guy that gave us homes, food, games and lives. Can you focus on that?" she asked. Keith looked at her softly. He began pulling her pants off. "Don't say anything" he said. Chen smiled and nodded. She took her own top off and stood bashfully on his chest. "You're very pretty. No need to be embarrassed" he said pushing her arms away with his finger. "You're so erect" she muttered looking backwards. "Because of you. Chen...I should warn you. Borrowers are more...passionate than humans. If you want this there's no going back" he said. "Break me. Eat me I don't care. I just want this moment" she said. He held her close to his face as he stood up slightly. Planting gentle kisses on her belly and licking her breasts, Chen cooed. Holding her legs, he smelled her tiny feet to get her scent. "I haven't showered this morning" she said. "I know. And you smell very nice. No brace yourself" he said before opening his mouth. Her heart beat faster as her body slid in feet first. His lips clamping around her waist.

He held her hands to calm her. He feared that she's thought he would devour her after all. Gentle sucking on her lower body and he used his tongue to part her legs. Chen's feet could feel the hard and smooth sides of his teeth. She let out a cute yelp as the tip of his tongue found her little pussy. Chen was a virgin...mostly. Eliza had molested her in the name of science and lost her hymen cruelly to a cotton swab. This...this was so different. The thrill of being in a giant’s mouth and being sucked on as food. The passion of it being her love doing it and the trust given to him. Chen went to grab his nose and kissed the tip before moaning. Keith tasted her sweet cum on his palate and let her fall into his hands. He placed her on the bed. Chen looked to see the giant straddle himself over her. His cock looming titanic over her miniscule body. Keith pressed his watch and shrank to her size. He pushed her legs open and slid into her. Her groans silenced by his deep kiss.

Keith was admittedly rough with her. Her body could easily take it so he let himself fuck her hard enough she would never experience such an act again. Sucking roughly on her nipples. Biting her sensitive toes. Even slapping her little ass to hear her squeak. Chen took it in stride as best as she could. She had to make sure she didn't bite her tongue as her heard rocked back and forth as Keith pounded her. He folded her legs behind her head and bore down hard pushing her frame into the bedsheet. Chen didn’t dare complain. He fairly warned her. And just before she hit her limit Keith pulled her upright and held her down on his shaft. He went still and looked into her eyes as he came filling her up. "Chen? Chen!" he said as her head lulled to the side. She hugged him and panted. "That was amazing" she said. "You scared me. I didn't break anything did I?" he asked. "...no. Just hold me for a moment" she said. Keith did as she recuperated. "Ehat changed your mind?" she asked.

 "You made me remember something. Aspen and me aren't meant to marry but...the first time we made love gave me the courage to deal with that truth. Being in a relationship isn't the defining thing. It's the intimacy of it all. I see me in how you pine for me. That same longing you have is what I had for Aspen. And giving in to her didn't ruin our relationship or the relationship with Claire. Why would it with you?" he asked. "Hmm...okay" she replied. "Chen. Come to me when you feel lonely. Not just because you need to fuck. You know here to find me" he said. Chen gladly nodded. "Now I have to shower. Scoot off home you tiny Asian troublemaker" he grinned. After she felt Keith got into the shower. "Jesus, I did it again. But fuck she smelled so good..." Keith muttered.

"Never been on a train before. Have you? Aspen said looking out the window. Keith was thinking of Chen and wondering if he did the right thing. "Keith?" she asked. "Oh no I haven't either. Got planned what you're going to say?" he asked. "Speaking from the heart. I did have a video I want to play. Two actually" she said. "What kind of videos?" Claire asked sipping a drop of apple juice. "Eye opening ones. Doing alright down there?" Aspen asked her. "Right as rain. Don't need to pee yet and the baby stopped kicking. Whoa! Spoke too soon" she said flinching. Aspen placed her finger on her belly. "I felt it! Not long now" Aspen said. "And remind me who organized this" Keith said. "Joseph Chow. The assistant to our senator. Why?" Aspen asked. "Just seemed so out of the blue. There are other advocates" he said. "But Aspen does have millions of subscribers now" Claire pointed out. "True. I guess Oberon has me spooked. I once worried all the time something would happen to you but now...I'm absolutely terrified" he said. Aspen held his hand. "I'm be alright if you're with me" she said. Keith grinned and nodded. "Ahem!" Claire coughed. "Don't be jealous. Tonight in our hotel I'm all yours. Body and soul. I'll even shrink real small for you" Aspen whispered to her. "I'm going to suck on you after your worship me. I'm serious. I'm going to give you a workout" Claire said tapping her foot. "Just don't swallow. As much as I love our baby, I don't want to end up as nourishment for it" Aspen smiled. "Lily should be the godmother" Keith said. "Makes sense. She is a fairy. You know fairy godmother" Aspen said. All three chuckled at the thought. "Who'd have thought that me sneaking out to see a crying girl would lead to this moment?" Claire asked. "Some things happen for a reason" Aspen said cuddling her. "Yeah..." Keith said thinking about the timing of this trip.

"I'm Joseph Chow and welcome to Washington D.C. Please get in the limo and we can go to your hotel" he said. "You work for the senator?" Keith asked. "His right-hand man" he replied. "So you picked Aspen for this speech?" Claire asked. "Yes indeed my lovely lady. Aspen here has a huge online following. It's the 21st century. If it ain't digital nobody pays attention. Do you know what you're going to say?" he asked. "Pretty much. Can I play some videos before I speak?" Aspen asked. "It's been done before. Don't see why not. They are...appropriate right?" he asked. "To this venue...yes. One will be extreme though" she said. "Fair enough. These old farts probably seen it all by now. Here's the hotel you'll be staying tonight. Get settled in and I'll come by in an hour" he said as the limo pulled up. They got out and went into the hotel. "Wow. You can smell the dirty money, hookers, and hypocrisy" Keith muttered. "Behave" Aspen said elbowing him as the receptionist came to the desk. They were given their key and they went to their room.

"Not bad" Aspen said. "Fluffy!" Claire said jumping up and down on the expansive bed. "Careful Claire. This is a D.C. hotel. That sheet probably has all kinds of politician semen on it" Keith said chuckling. "Nightstand! Put me on the nightstand!" Claire yelled. Keith placed her on it. "If you two are done goofing around, we need to get changed" Aspen said.  "She's mad" Keith muttered. "No, she's scared" Claire said as he handed her a dress. "Guess I should stop clowning around" Keith said changing his clothes. He put on an odd necklace. "What is that?" she asked. "An infrared cloak. It emits an infrared pulse to block my face from infrared cameras. I won't be in the room but I will be outside with the protestors. Don't want a camera seeing me" he said. "You ever ugh about leaking what happened to you?" Claire asked as she pulled her clothes off. "Won't make a difference unless we get rights. Hold still" he said picking her up and placing her on the bed. He shrank down. "I'll get the back" he said zipping up the back of her dress. Claire had trouble bending to slip her sandals on.

He slipped them on for her and looked at her toes. They were painted glittering white to the point they sparkled. "I'm Aspen's today" she said. He patted her belly lovingly and kissed her cheek. "Wasn't going to interfere with that. Just thinking how much you guys mean to me. Makes my suffering kind of worth it" he said. Claire hugged him. "How do I look?" Aspen said coming out of the bathroom. "Like a goddess" Keith said looking at the beautiful giantess standing over them. He grew back to his normal size and finished dressing. They had time to kill and went down to the bar. "Two scotches" Aspen said. "Uh no. I'll have a scotch and you'll have a Coke" he said. "I need something to chill me out" she said. "Then out a lime in your Coke. Your drinking days are over for the next 8 months" he said. Aspen stuck her tongue out at him. "Guys. Look at the tv" Claire said sitting on the bar table. "Damn" Keith said. "Decision vote today. Guest speaker Aspen McCormick to appear later" the ticker said. "Who is Aspen McCormick people are asking. We found out that Aspen is a 21-year-old woman living in Ipswich Massachusetts and is a big advocate for borrower rights" Thr announcer said. "Damn right!" Aspen said toasting. "How is this obscure woman qualified to even take the floor? No charities or marches. Just some podcaster" another said. "Fuck you dude" Keith said. "I for one like her. Her jaw dropping piece on koonago exposed a horrible practice in Japan. Not to mention her piece on fairies renewed hope for little girls wanting to meet them" another announcer said.

"Well I doubt it's a coincidence they chose an attractive woman to be their centerpiece right when they find out their short on votes to pass the bill" the second man said. "Don't listen to them Aspen. You deserve to speak in congress" Claire said taking the skin of a peanut. "You're that lady they're talking about?" the bartender asked. "Yeah that's me" Aspen said. "I for one applaud your convictions. My girlfriend is a borrower. Got a whole lot of scorn from my family for seeing her" he said. "What's she like?" Aspen asked looking at her soda. "Take a look for yourself" he said pointing to the cash register. Next to it was a small girl moving bills and counting. She was nicely dressed and apparently well taken care of. "Honey? Care to meet someone special today?" he asked. "Just let me finish counting the 20's" she replied.  "There. Now who am I meeting?" she asked. The man picked her up and sat her on the table. "Aspen McCormick. She's supposed to speak out for borrower rights today" he said. "Pleasure to meet you..."

"Regina but everyone calls me Reggie" she said shaking the giantess' finger. "So you two are an item?" Aspen asked. "For three years running" she smiled. "That's sweet. How did you two meet?" she asked. "Found her rummaging through a sack of pretzels one night. Poor girl was terrified and malnourished. Fed her, cleaned her, and we fell in love from there" the man replied. "I'm Claire. Nice to meet you" Claire said. "You're expecting and ready to pop!" Reggie said. Claire smiled at her. "My mother doesn't approve because we can't have kids" he said. Aspen and Keith looked at one another. "How good are you at keeping secrets?" Keith asked. "I'm a bartender in D.C. Comes with the job. Why?" the man replied. "If you had the chance to make a child secretly, would you take it? Catch is you can never tell anyone how she got pregnant" he said. The man was very much intrigued by his question. "We love each other. Starting a family is a farfetched dream of ours" he replied. "Is that a yes?" Keith asked. The man and tiny woman looked at one another. "...yeah it is" he replied. "Let's go somewhere more private" Keith said. The man led him to his office in the back.

"What's this about?" The man asked nervous holding Reggie. "This watch I wear can shrink people. My pregnant borrower friend out there carries my child. What I can do is shrink you down so you two can have sex. Real sex not the...well you get the idea. I know what you're thinking. I'm not drunk, high, or crazy. This is a real offer" Keith said. "Will it hurt?" he asked. "Some tingling and a bit of nausea for a first time" Keith replied. "Then I accept" the man said. He motioned for him to set his girlfriend down on his desk. Keith placed his hand on his shoulder and shrank him. The man stumbled at his new height. "Easy. It'll wear off in a few seconds" he said picking him up and placing him next to her. "Robert..." she said touching his face. "Reggie...you look so beautiful now. I can see your eyes so clearly" he said. "I'll give you...20 minutes to do what you need to do. I'll knock on the door when I return" Keith said before leaving them.

"Hey love guru" Claire said fiddling with her sandals. "That was a nice thing you did" Aspen said. "You know...if borrowers do get rights maybe and I say maybe I will leak out the shrink tech" Keith said. "That's change everything Keith. Good and bad" Aspen said. "I know. It's a matter of time before someone else comes up with this tech" he said. "Who knows? It could open up a whole avenue of humanitarian things. Housing, food shortages, transportation, and shitload of other stuff" Claire said pounding her fist on a peanut shattering it. "You alright squirt? You've been eating a lot of protein lately" Aspen said. "Milk production went up too. Had to pump my breasts three times this morning" she said. Keith nervously tapped his finger. "Let me know if you feel warm" he said. "Something the matter?" Aspen asked worried. "Borrower girls go into a prep stage just before giving birth. Eating and lactation ramps up again and a slight fever promotes blood flow and immunity" he said. They all looked worried. Minutes ticked by until Keith went to the back and knocked on the door. "One minute!" Robert yelled. Keith waited till he got the all clear.

"I trust it all went well?" Keith asked. Reggie blushed and nodded. "Good. Hold still" Keith said placing him on the floor and bending down. Keith unshrank him and caught him before he could fall. "Thanks...for everything. Amazing thing you have. And nobody else knows about that?" he asked. "A few but as for others no. You can imagine the implications of such tech" Keith said. "I bet. Abductions, murder, smuggling" Robert said. Keith rethought exposing his technology to the world. "We have to get going. Take care you two" Keith said. "Sir...tell Aspen we thank her for all she does. She's got people rooting for her" he said. "Will do" Keith said before leaving the room. "There you are. Got a text that our ride is pulling up" Aspen said. "Things went well?" Claire asked. "Judging by the smell I'd say yes" Keith said leaving a tip. "Team Aspen. Changing lives one person at a time" Claire chuckled. Keith led Aspen by the arm out the limo pulling up. He opened the door and they left.

"Let me out here driver" Keith said as they neared the Capitol building. "But we're two blocks away" he said. "I know. I don't like being on camera. I prefer to help out of the limelight" Keith said making up an excuse. "Alright buddy" he said pulling over. "I'll watch live from my phone. Knock em dead" Keith said before kissing Aspen. Keith watched them drive off and slowly walked to the crowd gathered at the steps. He couldn’t help but be worried. Aspen was almost knocked over as reporters rushed the car. She guarded Claire carefully to her breast. "Ms. McCormick! Are you confident you can persuade the congressmen not supporting the bill!" someone shouted. Aspen scanned the crowd. Young and old. Clearly divided as signs saying "borrowers are people too" or "God created man in his image not tinies". "I don’t know but I do know nothing is gained by not trying. Now excuse me. America needs to hear and see something extraordinary today" Aspen said smiling. She turned to walk away as security blocked followers. "Nice job" Claire said. "Fake it till you make it" Aspen whispered.

She handed a usb drive to John and he motioned for her to approach the podium. "Wait here until they call you" he said. John disappeared into the crowd. She tapped her heel nervously and jumped as the gavel was pounded to call order. "We're gathered now to hear from the guest who will speak about the rights of borrowers. Please come to order. Sen Markey you have the floor" the Vice President said. "Thank you. As you all know, the Borrower Bill is the legislation that's become the hot topic of just the nation but of the world. All eyes are on us on what we will do. This is not a partisan issue as both parties can’t come to a consensus within their own ranks. To resolve this, a hope to resolve this, I have asked for Aspen McCormick to speak today. She's the advocate for borrower rights and shares the opinion of my constituents back in Massachusetts. Ms. McCormick. Please take the podium" Markey asked. Aspen nearly stumbled as she approached it. "Easy girl. Just take it nice and slow" Keith said watching from his phone.

"Thank you. Before I begin, I want you all to see a video" Aspen said. It was cued up on screens pointed to the congressmen. A girl of 16 or 17 appeared. A flowery dress with pretty brown hair going to her shoulders. She leaned on a car. "So what's your name?" a male voice asked. "Stacy" she replied. "And do you like borrowers?" he asked. "Of course I do! You know that!" she giggled. "Sorry but I had to ask for the camera. So Stacy, what’s your favorite food?" he asked. "The spaghetti you make" she replied. "Thanks. Stacy...do you think borrowers should have rights?" he asked. "Well...it would make life easier wouldn't it? We could get married" she said sitting on the hood of the car. "Yeah we could. As it is, society wouldn't approve of me marrying you" he said. "Your parents already think you should see girls size" she said slipping her flip flops off and putting her feet on the hood. "But I love you so much. I can't just abandon you. Who would take care of me?" the male voice said. "You're funny" she giggled. "It's true. You do everything I ask" he said. "Because I love you" she said. "Stacy...can you close your eyes for me?" he asked. Stacy closed her eyes smiling. Suddenly, a hand snatched her up. "Aiden? Aiden...you're scaring me." she stammered off screen.

"Stacy...give me a kiss" he said. "Oh that's what you want? All you had to do was Mmmpgh! *crunch....crunch....crunch*". On the screen was splattering of blood no a severed foot fell to the fake street. "Oops..." he said picking it up and eating it. "Goodbye Stacy...guess I should buy another girl to have fun with" he said before the video ended. The audience was visibly sickened. "Fuck me Aspen. I think half of America...no the world just puked" Keith said. The crowd outside was stunned into silence. "OBJECTION! I can't believe this woman would tarnish this rock with a porn guro film!" a man yelled. "It's not a porno! This video was ripped off of YouTube just yesterday. Look at yourselves. You can barely hold your breakfast down. Up until the last moment you though the girl was a human and the boy a borrower. What happened to your liking of her? I have another video an I assure you it's tamer. Play it" Aspen said.

"Hello. My name is Claire Thimblekin, and this is my life. I start off the day either in my own bed back at my parents or with the person I love the most...Aspen. In case you haven't figured it out...I'm a borrower. When I first met Aspen, she was a 11-year-old girl grieving for the death of her parents. I was 9 years old myself and was always taught that humans would squish me or eat me up if I was found. When I looked at this crying girl I didn't see that. I saw a girl just like me except bigger. So I came out of hiding and stared. She found me and as you can see I'm still alive. We became friends right then and there and we grew up together. First as best friends...then sisters...and then lovers. Yes, I said lovers. We love one another, and we have found that our difference in size is not enough to keep us apart. My mom and dad love Aspen like she was their own daughter. I...excuse me...I can safely say that I love Aspen enough to marry her. Why...why do you enjoy killing us so much? Because we're small we don't matter? We matter! We have feelings too! We..." Claire was saying until a hand picked her up. "It's okay sweetie. It's okay" Aspen said offscreen.

"Today you won't just meet me. You'll meet her. Say hello Claire" Aspen said after putting her on the podium. Cameras zoomed in on her making her anxious. "Uh...hi America" she said smiling. "As you can see she's pregnant. Like many gay couples, we dreamed of having a child and by a surrogate (by his own decision) gave us that miracle. Claire wanted a family. She dreams of making it big as a model. She cries watching sad movies. Laughs at jokes. Loves pizza and has an unhealthy obsession with Game of Thrones. Sounds human doesn't it? Her birthday is July 22 and her favorite thing in the world...well her favorite thing is me. Borrowers are so much like us it boggles the mind. They want their kids to be safe. A good home and even an education for them. Her father is an avid reader of historical novels and her mother likes to read parenting magazines. They...they became parents to me when I lost mine. They saw past the stereotypes they have of us even though we cannot say the same. Well some of us have and that's why we're here today aren't we?"

"See, it's easy to discriminate if they're different from us. But are they so different? Claire has ten fingers and toes like us. Blue eyes like that congresswoman there. The only thing different is her size. Are we so petty and cruel as a species that it is all it takes to justify killing them to the point of extinction. Yes extinction. For every one birth ten of them die one study showed. Mankind has made countless species go extinct but this one can actually plead for their lives. This is a house divided as I'm told. One side would give them a helping hand, the other the sole of their shoe. The argument I hear is how complicated it would be to give them rights. Well that's an argument that's circled this room once before. Last time it did concerned the issue of slavery. My grandmother once told me that doing the right wasn't always the easy thing. Do you want to condemn her species because it's easy? Do you? Or you?"

"America leads by example is what I heard back in school. Well we fell behind when it came to the rights of tiny people haven't we? Germany recognized the rights of gremlins. Koonago for Japan. Even the UK put fairies as a protected species. Why are we different? If anything we have an advantage. We have the resources to do this. We have the time to save them. There's one last thing I want everyone to see" Aspen said pulling a photo out of her pocket. "I took this photo of a borrower girl at a retail store some months ago. Thought she was super cute but it got me thinking. If we as a people seem it alright to sell a 6-year-old girl for $200 because she is smaller than your pinky, then who is truly the weaker species? Thank you..." Aspen said finishing her speech and taking her and Claire back to her seat. "Well...thank you Ms. McCormick for that eye-opening statement. Now we go into vote" the Vice President said. "That was very moving" a man said touching her shoulder. Aspen politely nodded. As Claire sat in her hand content, she noticed she felt oddly warm. She began to worry. "Shit...not now" she thought. Claire didn't say a word to Aspen and prayed the baby would wait for a little while longer.

"Damn she rolled them over" Keith said seeing the opposition shamed into silence. "Hmm..." Oberon muttered. "What? That was magnificent" Keith said. "Not that. Aspen did excellent. Something has been bothering me since we got this invite" Oberon said. "Like what? Wait...are you responsible for me feeling so anxious? " Keith asked. "I am. Keith, do you have the train ticket stub?" Oberon replied. Keith pulled it out of his pocket. "Right here" he said. "Why would they send two tickets?" Oberon asked. "Well for Claire. She was the second invite" Keith replied. "Have you ever known any company to charge a ticket for a borrower?" Oberon asked. "...no. No I don't" Keith replied feeling a dread. "This ticket is for you" Oberon said. "But nobody really knows who I am. You saw that John guy surprised I came along" Keith said. "Was it surprise? He never even asked who you were" Oberon said. "But how could he possibly know to send a second ticket?" Keith asked. "A trap! Keith this is a trap!" Oberon said taking over. He quickly looked around. "Oh no" he muttered seeing a crow staring right at him perched on a stoplight. "Aspen! We need to get her!" Keith yelled. He went to move and was nearly run over by a bus. "Morrigan..." Oberon hissed.

"Out of the way!" Keith yelled pushing through the crowd. He was quickly stopped by officers. "We can't draw attention. Look around. Something is amiss. Ebonheart wouldn't draw us out unless she had a plan" Oberon said. Keith began looking at everyone carefully. Peeking in trash bins and glancing at passing cars. Meanwhile the clock ticked. "We have a final tally. 362 yea and 173 nay. The bill is passed by supermajority. Voting for ratification of amendment will conclude on Friday" the Vice President said. "Did we just win?" Aspen asked astounded. "Yes we did!" John shouted. "Claire! WE DID IT!" Aspen yelled kissing her tiny lover. "Thank you so much Ms. McCormick. You changed some minds today. Enough to get the supermajority we needed" the senator said shaking her hand. Aspen sat down crying as she held Claire. Claire was exuberant but began to feel most uncomfortable. "Aspen...we need to go...now" Claire said. Aspen's eyes went wide. "John! I need to get her to a hospital! She's having her baby!" Aspen yelled. John rushed her out of the building. Throngs of reporters mobbed her as she's tried to get to the limo. "Keith!" Aspen yelled motioning for him to approach.    

"Something is wrong. Aspen looks like she's panicking...oh fuck! The baby!" Keith yelled. He threw trying to stay incognito to the wind and rushed to her side. They piled into the limo and took off.  Unbeknownst to them, the crow flew off the stoplight and followed. John weaved in and out of traffic and made a sharp turn down an alley. "Claire?" Aspen asked. "My water hasn't broken and the contractions haven't started yet. I'm still good" Claire said sweating. Suddenly, the car came to a stop. "John? Why did you stop?" Aspen asked. John didn't reply as he opened his door and got out. Keith went for the door only to find it locked. "What the fuck?!" Open the door man!" Keith yelled. With his adrenaline now pumping, his senses were dialed up a notch. Aspen, and Claire's scent was prevailing but there was another scent, a scent that made him nervous. A scent reminiscent of wet copper or rust. A familiar one. "Blood...I smell blood" he muttered. As he did, Oberon took over. "Where is it?! Where...no!" Oberon said seeing an arcane circle written in dried blood on the floor glow brightly. At first it seemed nothing happened until they looked outside to see a cigarette butt nearly as big as them. That wasn't all, Claire has become their size as her natural bloodline shielded her from the spell.

"Don't panic! Don't..." Oberon was shaking until a series of small tremors shook the limo. A shadow looked overhead and two huge feet slammed down on either side of the car. Massive black pumps bigger than one story homes filled their gaze out the windshield. "You did well John. I'll take it from here" a female voice said. Claire held Aspen tight as a hand came down on them. They screamed as a fingernail smashed the car window effortlessly and the car groaned as another hand pushed it down. The finger latched onto the door and tore it right off. "Come on out you three. It's time we got acquainted" she said. Oberon went to draw a spell to break the one that shrank them. the car made a horrible sound as weight pushed it hard enough the roof began to cave in. "Don't bother Oberon. I'd rather not kill you all but I will if I have to" she said. "Ebonheart" he muttered. Oberon was the first to get out. "Them too" she said. Aspen and Claire got out but Oberon stood in front of them for perfection. "It's been a few years. You look different" he said staring up at the giantess.

"Well I decided to have some children not long after we met last. I would need a Fae host eventually with these mortals growing old and dying. The results were good don't you think?" she said. "You had children just so you could possess them later? That's low even for you" Oberon said to her. "Actually my daughter was more than happy to accept me. With the power I granted her, she was more than gracious. Of course when the time came for me to assume control, she was hesitant. I let her out when she obeys" Ebonheart said. Aspen and Claire was scared silent looking at the blonde giantess towering over them. Aspen was probably the worst off. She knew she was the prime target and Oberon had made it clear he was no longer a match for her. As far as she knew, she was fucked and Claire and Keith were going to suffer for it. "If you're going to do it then do it. Just...just let them go. They're no threat to you" Aspen said looking at her. "...no...no!" Claire yelled holding Aspen. Aspen pushed her away and took a few tiny steps forward.